In this week's episode...

❓How much does your environment dictate your performance? Is it better to remove yourself from this space when planning?

❓How can planning help you become more productive and 'take action' more efficiently?

❓Why is it important to identify what processes and environments work for you, and what are the benefits?

In this episode, Ash and Shirley look at how the environment you work in impacts your productivity, especially when planning. They discuss how removing yourself from your business to take the time to plan could be extremely beneficial and increase work productivity through becoming more self-aware and putting in measures to makes sure to overcome your weaknesses and increase your success.

In this week's episode...

❓How can you take responsibility for mistakes and the actions that follow them? What is the impact of this?

❓What is a 'negative thought loop'? How are they created and how can you prevent them?

Making mistakes is part of being human- we've heard it many times before, but we continue to berate ourselves as a results of these failures. 

In this episode, Ash and Shirley discuss how making mistakes is inevitable when owning your own business, and how solely focusing on the positives can benefit you and your business.

This week, I was chatting to a client when the topic of time management came up, and it reminded me of a podcast episode I recorded a while back with Marcel Petitpas, the CEO of Parakeeto.

In the early days of a new business, we often underestimate how much time it'll take to complete different tasks, where we find ourselves having to compensate by working late nights or weekends. In turn, this often disrupts a healthy work-life balance, which makes it harder to manage not only our time, but also our business.

So how do we prevent this and ensure that we're managing our time effectively?

Well in this episode, Marcel and I explore the idea of 'scoping' and how it can improve our ability to time manage and help restore a secure balance between our business and personal lives.

In this week's episode...

❓How can you help your business stand on its own two feet? What are the benefits of taking a step back?

❓Are you taking your responsibility seriously when helping your business become independent? What does this mean for both you and the business?

❓What does it mean if you 'helicopter parent' your business? What are the impacts of treating your business in this way?

This episode discusses the idea of letting go- taking a step back to let your business grow and make it's own mistakes. Ash and Shirley introduce the idea of your business being like your baby, comparing the various stages of development in both children and a new business.

We'd love to hear from you, so let us know- is there a time that you had to 'let go' of your business a little, and how did you go about it?

In this week's episode...

❓What does it mean to manage people? How do we do this to create a healthy working environment?

❓What are 'check-ins' and how can they benefit both employer and employee? How do they affect yearly appraisals, and is this for the better?

❓How do you create an appraisal-like environment or situation when you work by yourself? Should this be external from your business?

As the academic year comes to a close, Ash compares the nature of exam results day to that of an appraisal, looking at how a lack of warning affects one's outlook on failure and work life itself. 

Is there something you do to manage yourself or your team to make sure that the working environment is a strong and healthy one? Let us know in the comments- we'd love to hear from you!

Whilst recovering from her recent hip surgery, Shirley has found herself comparing her rehabilitation to running a business, as both need clear goals and consistency. So in this week's episode of the Winning At Business Podcast we're chatting about...

❓ What are the benefits to having clear goals? How do they influence the actions taken within our business?

❓What is the principle of consistency? Why do we feel uncomfortable when we don't fulfil a habit?

❓Why are we always looking for quick results? Why doesn't this work and what are the effects?

To be a success, we have to do a lot of tasks repetitively, building habits doing the things that no-one sees. So let us know in the comments- is there a habit that you have within your business or personal life that you believe helps you achieve your goals, whether they're long-term or daily?

In this week's episode...

❓How can you make it harder for possible clients or customers to say 'no'? How will this affect the number of closing sales you're receiving?

❓Are there things you could be doing to keep people 'in the loop' with your business?

❓Is sending customers multiple emails within a small time frame annoying, or a way of increasing sales?

This episode talks all things closing sales, and how you can increase the number that your business is receiving! Are there any methods or techniques that you use to help keep sales high? Let us know- we'd love to hear from you!

In this week's episode...

❓How far would you go to avoid rejection? What impact does this have on the growth of your business?

❓Do you tend to take rejection personally, or see it as a learning opportunity? What can you do to start thinking of rejection as an opportunity to grow?

❓How do you deal with rejection? Is there a 'right' way to deal with it, or does it depend on the person?

Ash is on his own this week talking all things rejection and how he views rejection within his business. Have you ever experienced rejection within your business- if so, how did you deal with this? Let us know- we'd love to hear from you!

In this week's episode...

❓How do you start treating our business like you would a client's? What are the benefits of this?

❓Why don't we implement the skills we utilise with our clients in our own businesses? How can we ensure that we're applying them?

❓How can cyclical, forgetful behaviour impact your business? Can creating habits within your work prevent this?

This episode focuses on implementing our skillset into our own businesses, rather than reserving it for our clients and looking at how this can be beneficial.

In this week's episode...

❓What does success mean to you? 

❓Do you find yourself comparing your success to others, or do you stick to what you believe in?

❓Does money equal success or is it valued in other ways?

❓How has the pressure to be the 'best' changed our perception of success?

In this episode, Ash and Shirley explore what success means to them and their businesses, and how it has changed for them over time. So what does success actually mean to you? Let us know- we'd love to hear from you!