Thinking before you leap IS helpful; but how long before it becomes procrastination, overthinking or talking yourself OUT of doing the things, deep down, you really do want to do?

I dive into this on this episode. to join my free community, click www.facebook.com/groups/SideHustlersHangout/

In this episode I dive into optimism balanced with action and riding the line between optimism and delusion!

Enjoyed this one so I hope you do too!

Your business grows at the rate YOU grow as a person; very often you go through a personal transformation before you become the PERSON that can take your business to the next level!

Make sure you leave a review if you got value from this episode!

The Podcast has officially made it to episode 100! And I'm soo grateful for everyone that's supported the show; either as a guest, or a valued listener!

The show has grown over the last two years and I'm sure it'll continue to grow into the future too.

Thank you soo much to all the guests; from Jane at episode 1 all the way to Steve at 99 and for the listeners and supporters that have dedicated their time and energy to help the show start and stay until today. 

Here's to the next 100!

Steve Anderson (@stevetn) is the author of USA TODAY & The Wall Street Journal's Best Seller, "The Bezos Letters" that teaches you 14 principles that can help you grow your business like amazon.

We dive into a handful of the principles in the book and share how they can help you grow a small business all the way to a business similar to Amazon.

You can grab a copy of the book and check out the free assessment over at thebezosletters.com

Saying NO to yourself can show up in many forms; and saying YES to yourself can have so many benefits to your ability to grow your business and empire.

I share the POWER of saying yes to yourself and some ways you can start doing that.

Let me know what you thought by tagging me on Instagram @michael_mcdonnell1 or Facebook @MichaelBMcDonnell and I always appreciate a review wherever you tune in :)

Marc Mawhinney (Twitter or Instagram) is the host of the Natural Born Coaches podcast and helps coaches grow their businesses!

We dive into the coaching industry and share our thoughts on things like whether you need a qualification or certification to become a coach, Marc's views on "Discovery calls" amongst other things.

If you're a coach (or want to be a coach) then this podcast episode is for you!

You can find Marc over at www.naturalborncoaches.com

Don't leave your success to randomness! Habits and routines give you a predictable system that you can that tweak as and when you need, to get the results you want.

I break it down in this episode and share more benefits of having routines and how to start implementing them.

Let me know what you thought over on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and write a review wherever you tune in :)

Helen Pritchard (Helen on Linkedin) is a "Business owner that uses Linkedin to grow her business." As she became more and more successful, Helen describes it as "they came to me for help."

We break down a lot of myths about Linkedin for business, Helen brings me upto date on best practices and goes step by step as to how to use Linkedin to grow pretty much any business out there at the moment.

And we also cover her "30-mins-a-day" strategy that you can use to grow your business on Linkedin too!

Enjoy! :)

Helen has a FREE Facebook community all about growing your business on Linkedin that you can join by clicking here!

Are you productive? Or busy? I break down my views on this and the difference between the two!

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