Do you ever struggle with stinking thinking? Let's be honest, we all do from time to time. So how can we fight back and recapture control of our thoughts when we get stuck in a pattern of stinking thinking?

If you are serious about LIVING IT FORWARD and moving from DREAM to DO, the first thing you need to do to stop stinking thinking is to go into business for yourself. Yes, you heard that right...you need to start your own business. And Kent even has a name for your company: Think Inc.

Before jumping in with both feet, here are a few things to recognize about your new business. First, your role in Think Inc. is that of the CEO (Chief Executive Officer). In fact, you're not only the CEO, you're also the owner, president, CFO, and more because you hold every title associated with your company. This means the buck stops with you! Second, you are also 100 percent responsible for the results your company delivers. It’s your job to make sure the company continues to grow and remains profitable. Finally, in case you’re wondering what Think Inc. produces, it manufactures only one thing—YOUR THOUGHTS!

Still want the job?

In Episode 011 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian talks about how important it is to be intentional and proactive with your thoughts because you become what you think about most. He shares five powerful guidelines to help you launch your Think Inc. company so that you can take 100 percent ownership of your thought-life!

Have you heard of PMA—Positive Mental Attitude? The basic premise is that positive thinking, or having a positive attitude, is the secret to how to stay positive in life and work.

If you're like me, PMA can sound pretty hokey. It's easy to have a positive mental attitude when things are going well, but how can you stay positive in the midst of challenging circumstances? Doesn't it take more than positive thinking to be optimistic and hopeful when life throws you a curve ball?

Episode 012 of The Live It Forward Show is very different than past shows. Instead of breaking down specific success strategies, Kent Julian shares a personal story of a difficult experience his family faced. In the story, you will discover key choices Kent and his family made that allowed them to remain optimistic and joyful in the midst of circumstances that were anything but positive.

Wondering how to stay positive in the midst of your challenging circumstances? It takes more than a positive mental attitude. It takes choices! And this episode will show you how to make those choices for yourself.

Did you realize that knowing how to say NO is likely more important to your success than knowing how to say YES? The more success you experience, the more requests you will receive. This means if you get good at something and you have a heart to serve others, your plate will become full very quickly. When that happens, if you say YES to everything that comes your way, you will eventually crowd out the things that are most important.

See why knowing how to say NO and back it up is so important to your success? Remember, the enemy of the best is not the bad, but the good.

In Episode 013 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian shares six ideas that will help you develop the skill of how to say NO to all those things that come your way that might be good, but are not best.

aying NO graciously is a hard skill to develop, especially if you enjoy helping people. Who wants to feel guilty or be considered rude? Yet when you say YES to everything, the reality is you will eventually say NO to something more important. Have you ever thought about it that way?

Since forward is the direction of success, if you want to be successful in life and business, you have to learn The Power of No. You have to learn how to say NO to decisions that will cause you to stand still or move backwards and YES to decisions that will help you live it forward. This does not mean you have to say NO to everything that is not 100 percent mission critical, but you will have to learn how to say NO when saying YES is strategically unwise.

In Episode 014 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian talks about The Power of No and shares three ways to say NO nicely without burning bridges or feeling guilty.

Money. We think about money. We talk about money. And we all want to know how to make more money.

Money gurus abound today. You know their names: Clark Howard, Jean Chatzky, Dave Ramsey, Suze Ormen, Tony Robbins, David Bach, Robert Kiyosaki, Jamie Tardy, Daniel Lapin, and more. Personally, I’ve gained awesome insights and strategies from reading books by all these people and more. (Text the word “FORWARD” to 44222 to get my list of 10 Books about How to Make Money and Build Wealth.)

But sometimes, it seems like all the money experts are saying the same things. That’s not a bad thing, just an observation. In Episode 015 of The Live It Forward Show, I share 5 Different Ideas on How to Make Money. These are “live it forward” ideas that focus on how to invest your life in what matters most while making money at the same time. These aren’t common ideas, and a few of them are guaranteed to surprise you.

There are two words that are guaranteed to mess up your life: “Someday" and “but."

Someday I’ll be a runner.

Someday I’ll lose weight.

Someday I’ll start my business.

Someday I’ll purse my dream career.

Someday I’ll live my dream.

But I’m too old.

But I’m too young.

But I don’t have any money.

But I make too much money to risk.

But I’m not smart enough.

But I could fail.

“Someday" and “but" will mess up your life! “Someday" shrinks your life. “But" stinks up your life.

Yet when you stop using the “someday" excuse, you gain your VISION back and start seeing new OPPORTUNITIES again. When you stop using the “but" excuse, you take your POWER back and start taking RISKS again.

In Episode 016 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian talks in depth about how the words “someday" and “but" disempower you and then gives three specific actions you can take today to gain your vision and power back.

A few days ago Kent posted this on Facebook:

The moment you arrive home after a speaking engagement and find one of your daughters reading the book you wrote. At that moment, she is your favorite child. :-)

Recently, Kent took his three children out to dinner and asked them what topics he should cover on some of his upcoming podcast episodes. The #1 suggestion from all three children was READING. Then together, they came up with the title of this episode in response to Kent's recent Facebook posting.

Episode 017 of The Live It Forward Show is definitely a fun and lighthearted episode. But to be clear, it’s not an episode filled with parenting tips about raising children, although you'll gain a glimpse of the great relationships Kent and Kathy have with all three of their children. Instead, this episode is about the power of great books. Specifically, Kent addresses:

The reason reading great books is so important to your success

How to start your own reading plan

12 great books Kent reads over and over again

While this is a fun, lighthearted, story-based show, there are several poignant moments where Kent talks about things like the power of giving a meaningful gift, the importance of sharing an encouraging word, and more.

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You've probably heard the saying: "Do what you love and the money will follow.” Can you really do what you love and make money at it? It depends on whom you ask. Some people say, “Absolutely!” Others say, “No way, that's unrealistic.”

But here’s the real question: Why settle for either/or—passion or profit—when you can go for both/and?

When you go after both/and, you are empowered to say, “Yes, I can make money doing what I love and yes, I can make a profit by meeting a real need in the marketplace.”

In Episode 018 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian addresses 4 questions you should ask yourself if you want to do work you love and make money at it. This episode is all about embracing a both/and mindset so that you can create work that fits your passion!

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Great leaders ask great questions. Is it because these leaders develop the art of asking great leadership questions, or do people who know how to ask great leadership questions just end up being great leaders? Honestly, who cares...the important thing to remember is if you ask better leadership questions, you will become a better leader.

Want to know the best leadership questions you can ask your team?

In Episode 019 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian shares 7 leadership questions you can ask your team, whether they are your family, a volunteer team, or a group of paid professionals. These 7 questions will, at first, be uncomfortable for you to ask and for your team to hear. But over time, you'll get more comfortable asking these questions, and your team will become more and more pleasantly surprised when you ask them.

Why are some people more successful than others? There are numerous reasons, but here's one truth that is often a common denominator: Successful people are willing to do the things necessary to achieve success that others are not willing to do. Another way to say this is: Successful people are motivated enough to do the hard work that other people simply won't do.

Getting motivated and then staying motivated isn't as hard as you might think, but it does require a counterintuitive approach. In Episode 020 of The Live It Forward Show, Kent Julian shares 3 easy steps for how to motivate yourself. These are simple things you can do today to guarantee you find and keep your mojo!

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