The No-Code Advantage

Just because someone says you should work out in the morning doesn't mean you should do that. Maybe you are more productive in the afternoon, evening or late-night. Do what fits your personality, your skills and your routines.

Don't try to do something someone else can do just because that is how they do it. Be yourself and recognize where your individual strengths are.

Question: Where in your life do you need to change up a routine or your "focus" time to create more space and power for yourself?

When I say "system" I mean an area of your life. If you take a good look around at one area of your life that might not be working the way you want it to, it might be because you don't have a high level of systemization there.

Example: You want to work out and keep losing weight, but you keep falling off the wagon and quitting on yourself.

Why? Because you don't have systems in your life to stay on track. You might not be part of a gym or a workout group to hold you accountable, or you just keep winging it and hoping for results.

So, inside of your life, where is one area where you can make one small change today to make that area work better as a system?

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There is a problem many of us face without even realize it:

We are constantly trying to get back to whatever the status quo was before a change happened in our life. 

Think about it: 

The point however isn't to return to where you were previously - it's to move beyond that into a new and better place.

A tool I use to pull this off is called The Stack and I use it through a program called Wake Up Warrior. If you want to learn more about the Wake Up Warrior program, you can check it out here:

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Where in your life have you been trying to return to the "status quo" when you now can start thinking about how to move beyond that place instead?

Just as the Bible says, "...to everything there is a time and a place under Heaven..." 

This is incredibly true and relevant in today's world. Why are we experiencing a pandemic RIGHT NOW? Why are we experiencing racial and social justice activism RIGHT NOW? 

You may not understand exactly why something is happening in the world or in your life right now, but there will eventually come a time when you appreciate why that thing happened in that place and time.

One thing I've learned throughout my life is that there is never something thrown at me that I can't handle. No matter how bleak, upsetting, terrible or stressful something might seem, I've always found that it happened for a reason to shape me into who I am today in one way or another.

Where in your life do you need to recognize that there is a time and a place to what you are facing right now (and that it won't last forever?)

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This was such a great interview y'all! You HAVE TO find 30 minutes to listen to this episode! I promise you - this entire show is packed with so much value, tips, tricks and gold nuggets. 

Katrina Julia is the CEO of Fit Life Creation, and among other things, on this episode we talk about:

You can find start your journey with Katrina here: https://www.fitlifecreation.com/creator

You can listen to her podcast here.

You can also follow her on Instagram here.

What comes to mind when you think about the word "risk?" Bad things, death, being broke, leaping off a mountain?

Risk means something a little bit different to us all, but inside of a business & life sense it usually means doing something with both a potential upside and downside. You might end up better or worse because of an action or decision or thing you're doing.

So how do you deal with all the thoughts and worries and anxiety around taking risks and get to a place where you can strategically and confidently take regular, calculated risks?

Walk through the worst-case scenario in your mind and accept that outcome as the default. Think about it - if the absolute worst-case scenario does in fact happen and come to fruition, but you have already anticipated that outcome, where does that leave you? It leaves you in a place to fight another day. 

When you go through and accept the rock-bottom scenario as the likely outcome - anything that happens above that bottom threshold is a win! This shouldn't be confused with negative thinking, but it is truly a powerful way to gain certainty and clarity in your decisions.

Question: Where in your life do you need to take a risk and stop sitting on the fence of indecision?

Do you tell yourself affirmations? Is what you're telling yourself actually true or is it a lie?

Many people use affirmations in their life to affirm truths to themselves or create something different in their life. The problem is that sometimes those affirmations can be blatent lies.

Example: If you tell yourself every single morning, "I'm a multi-millionaire" and yet you make $40,000/year in a job - you are simply lying to yourself. The fact that you tell yourself this daily doesn't make it real. It makes it a lie.

Now, that being said, if the right things are affirmed to us with the right intention behind them, then they become powerful. Simply saying the words doesn't make the results appear - doing the work does.

Question: What are the affirmations you tell yourself, and after further investigation - are they lies or transformative beliefs you are pursuing?

Did you know that "running your day" is actually easy? Weird, right? The only catch is that it's easy once you aren't being held back by anything.

Imagine you were running a marathon with 150 pounds strapped to your back. That would make things much more difficult, right? Now - imagine that you shed that 150 pounds on mile 13-14. Do you think it would make the rest of the race easier, even though you still have half of it to go and are probably pretty tired already? 

All of us have something that is holding us back. Whether it is guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, abuse, childhood trauma - there is something that is preventing you from reaching your full potential in one area of life. Until you identify that thing and deal with it, you'll be carrying around that 150 pound bag.

Question: What is holding you back?

There are two types of lenses you can view each opportunity that comes to you in your life:

A lot of this has to do with our self-identity and how we see ourselves. For example: if you can only lift 100 pounds in the gym, your mind sees yourself as "the 100-pound" person. So if you try to lift 150, there might be an initial freak-out moment or moment of doubt that creeps into your brain, because your mind is telling you that you are doing something that doesn't align with the identity you've created for yourself. 

You're entering the land of worry, doubt & anxiety. But there is a way to break through that - and that is just through simply challenging yourself. 

Do something uncomfortable and scary today - and see how you feel afterwards!

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.Are you an app geek? If so, this episode is for you! The more I've dove into the online world of podcasts and apps, the more I can truly appreciate everything this man has done and accomplished - and at his age - it's truly impressive!

Matthew McGregor, the 22-year old CEO of a company called 22Apps joins us this week and offers TONS of awesome insights and information on:

You can listen to Matthew himself on his own podcast, "The Successful Entrepreneur Show" and you can learn more about the exciting project he has going on now with 22Apps.