Most entrepreneurs find themselves too busy as they address every urgent issue that pops up. But in doing that, they are unintentionally disregarding the most vital and impactful need they should address.

If you can recognise the vital need you should focus on, then you can successfully grow your business to your vision. The key is having a method to identify that need.

Today, we have best-selling author Mike Michalowicz who just released his new book, “Fix This Next.” We chat about the approach he talked about in his book, his take on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, how business owners can make a profit, and the OMEN Method he uses to fix the next problem.

Listen now to find out about the vital change you need to make in your business.

What We Talked About in This Episode:

The Business Hierarchy of Needs

Fixing More Than One Thing At A Time

Why Entrepreneurs Misunderstand Profit

Revisit Your Vision and Take Steps to Manifest It

Using the OMEN as the ‘How’ Process

Building the Capacity for Ongoing Adoption

His Concern About Falling For the Money Trap

Book Recommendation and Daily Rituals

About Our Guest:

Mike Michalowicz is a passionate advocate for the small business owner. A best-selling author, he has written books such as “Clockwork,” and “Profit First,” with his latest one called “Fix This Next” becoming a Wall Street Journal best-seller.

Get access to resources or take the free evaluation of your business or department at Fix This Next’s website.

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Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang

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How far do you have to go to unlock truly great work? 

As humans, we are conditioned to take what we perceive is true at face value, never reaching past the surface much less the very truth – or as our guest puts it, the bottom of the pool. But what if it’s just what you need to make your work extraordinary? 

Today, renowned author, speaker and business coach Andy Andrews details the power of digging at the very foundation of what you do – to help you realize your potential and achieve incredible results.

If you’re stuck in a rut with your business, this episode is packed with mindset-shifting bits to help you get back on your feet.

What We Talked About in This Episode:

Uncovering what’s at “The Bottom of the Pool”, and why thinking beyond your boundaries helps to achieve extraordinary results.

How to unshackle from the trap of stopping at the surface and not digging at the very foundation of your work.

How a simple shift in mindset helped his clients make $39.1B in one year.

Understanding why the answer lies at “The Bottom of the Pool”.

How can somebody know that there’s more to work on, regardless of where they are in their career.

As a widely successful author, speaker, and business coach, what is it that still grabs and excites Andy?

Andy’s book recommendations and daily rituals

About Our Guest:

Described by Zig Ziglar as “the best speaker [he] has ever seen”, Andy Andrews is a sought-after speaker and in-demand consultant for some of the world’s largest organizations. 

Andy is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including the novel, “The Noticer” and the non-fiction book, “The Little Things”, which unpacks how small things affect our lives in big ways.

Connect with Andy Andrews through the following:

* Andy Andrews’ Website

* Andy Andrews’ LinkedIn

* Andy Andrews’ Twitter

* Andy Andrews’ Facebook

* Andy Andrews’ Instagram

* Andy Andrews’ YouTube

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The Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark

Book of Wisdom by Solomon

The Blue Plate Special by Andy Andrews

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Fear holds you back from reaching your dreams and living a fulfilling life. Like most people, you may even deny being afraid.

But without acknowledging your fears, you could be stopping yourself from taking the next step.

How do we live with fear and how do we use it both positively and negatively? We talk about that today as we chat with Rhonda Britten about labelling our fears to ensure they don’t get in our way.

There’s no need to keep getting stuck. Learn how to move beyond your fears by listening to this ‘fearless’ episode!

What We Talked About in This Episode:

The worst day of Rhonda’s life 

A bid to reinvent herself but instead living a life of self-destruction 

When self-help books aren’t helping and deciding that it’s time to get better 

We fail to acknowledge our denial of fear

How she adopted a kindergarten exercise as the first step to becoming fearless 

The impact of the physical fear and emotional fear in our lives 

Why we are stopped by our fear responses 

Embracing the human reality to manage fear 

Creating unique exercises to help people, one through physical manifestations of what’s in their head

The four parts of the ‘Wheel of Fear’ 

The four parts of the ‘Wheel of Freedom’ 

Why the two ‘Wheels’ are powerful tools 

Making your fears your friends because fear exists to keep you safe

Rhonda’s book recommendations and daily rituals

About Our Guest:

An Emmy Award winner and a regular guest on the Oprah Show, Rhonda Britten is the founder of the Fearless Living Institute. She has been voted “America’s favourite life coach”. She has a lot of other accolades to boot and has altered the lives of many people.

Rhonda is also the author of four bestselling books including “Fearless Loving“, “Change Your Life in 30 Days“, “Do I Look Fat In This?: Get Over Your Body and On With Your Life“, and “Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret.“

Connect with Rhonda Britton through her Fearless Living website.

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* The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

* Letters of the Scattered Brotherhood by Mary Strong

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What does it mean to be truly living a life? How does one define success and legacy? Most importantly, are we living life the way we’re supposed to be?

Welcome to the first episode of A Life and A Living podcast. A podcast that aims to talk about the different aspects of life and tackle all the eccentricities of life and how we should embrace them.

In this episode, I will be talking about the shift we decided to make from Winning Teams to A Life and A Living. What is the emphasis of this new show and how will it benefit our listeners? I will also be explaining how A Life and A Living came about and why we decided to come up with the name. We thank and appreciate all of our followers and listeners of the previous podcast but are also looking forward to another exciting journey for all of us and sincerely wish for your continued patronage of our podcast.

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For everyone who is seeking success and significance across all aspects of life, and those who wish to not just earn a living but leave a legacy. For everyone who wishes to build a life that matters and impacts important people in their lives. This podcast is just for you.

Don’t forget to tune in, share and subscribe. After all, this is all about living a life!

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Have you hired someone that showed tremendous potential, but later on failed to meet your expectations? Maybe it was just a wrong hire, but there is also the chance something else is causing your employees not to give you the results you want.

Get ready to hear some straight talk from my guest today, Jeremie Kubicek. He has so much to say about developing leaders and changing your team’s mindset. He gives some great advice too for leaders struggling to manage their teams remotely.

We have a fantastic episode today with tons of valuable tips. So don’t miss out and listen now!

What We Talked About in This Episode:

The 21st Century Way of Leadership Development

The Two Pivot Moments That Changed Him 

The Reset That Leaders Need to Do At This Time

The Shift to Remote Work and Decline in Commercial Spaces

The 5 Gears Framework for Motivating and Engaging Teams

Multiplying Magic to Upskill Leaders

From Clueless to Conscious Competence

Why Leaders Fail to Get the Results They Want From Employees

The Subculture Leader for Personal Growth

Trading Mirrors to Shift the Team’s Mindset and the Credibility Gap

3 Things Leaders Should Focus On in the Next 12 Months

Book Recommendation and Daily Ritual

About Our Guest:

Jeremie Kubicek is the CEO of GiANT, a massive and scalable SaaS development platform. It enables leaders to learn things in a 21st century way which combines personality, emotional intelligence, and leadership skill. He has always been at the forefront of cutting edge technology and the whole developmental space for organisations and individuals.

Get a free 30 days to experience what they have to offer by signing up here.

Reach out to Jeremie through the following:

* GiANT’s website

* Jeremie Kubicek’s Website

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The Supreme Commander by Stephen Ambrose

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Nowadays, technology takes a huge chunk of both your attention and time. It is everywhere and can be a huge distraction. More often, it impacts productivity.

Most would say that it’s all about time management. But what about attention management? You cannot control time, but you are in control of what you give your attention to.

Today, Maura Nevel Thomas gets us into putting our attention into things that create a life of success and significance for us. She tells us how to manage, curtail, and leverage technology to achieve what we want.

So sit back and listen as there’s a load of insights about optimising your attention that you’ll get from this global expert. Tune in to this episode now.

What We Talked About in This Episode:

Balancing the Productivity Paradox of Technology

Marrying Productivity with Living a Life of Significance

The Purpose of the Workflow Management System

What is the Practice of Attention Management

The Four Quadrants Model

Tips for Improving Attention Management

The Important Step for Successful Behaviour Change

Getting to Grips with Distraction

Empowering People to Become Better

The Reboot to the Book “Empowered Productivity System”

Book Recommendation and Daily Ritual

About Our Guest:

Maura Nevel Thomas is the author of the book, “Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity.” She is the most widely cited authority on the whole subject of attention management. She is also a regular contributor to publications such as Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, Forbes, and many others.

Get a free assessment of your own attention management skills and other resources at Maura Nevel Thomas’ website.

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Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki

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There is real power in communities for businesses that have the appetite and desire to tap into it. Imagine having people who constantly come back and support your objectives. Communities act as a moving force that propel businesses forward into success.

The key thing is being able to create your community and make sure people keep coming back. Luckily, we have an expert who knows how.

In today’s episode, Business Book Awards 2020 winner, Jono Bacon, explains the importance of communities to businesses and how to build and sustain them. He also goes over the value of communities as advocates and ambassadors for an organisation.

If you’re a business owner ready to build your own community, then this episode is perfect for you!

What We Talked About in This Episode:

The Fundamental Definition of Community and the Three Types

The Value of Communities

Building Communities

Moving Different Members in their Journeys

Key Factors for Keeping People in the Community

Tools for Building Communities

Pitfalls to Community Building

Reasons Discontent Forms in Communities

The Need for an Internal Owner or Stakeholder 

Aligning Business Goals with Community Objectives

Book Recommendation and Daily Rituals

About Our Guest:

Jono Bacon is an expert on the subject of communities and winner of the Business Book Awards 2020 for his book, People Powered. Connect and reach out to him through the following:

Jono Bacon’s Website

Jono Bacon’s LinkedIn

Jono Bacon’s Facebook

Jono Bacon’s Instagram

Jono Bacon’s Twitter

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People Powered by Jono Bacon and Peter H. Diamandis

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

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Meetings are important. But 72% of senior managers find meetings to be unproductive. It seems only meeting leaders rate meetings high without considering how well they have facilitated the meeting.

If meeting leaders get better at running meetings, the results for an organisation could be tremendous. All it takes is to identify the gaps and the skills that are lacking.

In today’s episode, Dr Steven Rogelberg tells us how to run effective meetings. With 20 years of research into that space, he knows what is needed to become a brilliant facilitator. With the rise of virtual meetings at this time, facilitation is an important skill to make a positive impact.

Whether you’re doing in-office meetings or doing virtual meetings, this episode offers so many insights you shouldn’t miss.

What We Talked About in This Episode:

The Blind Spot in Meetings

The Mindset of the Best Meeting Leaders

How an Agenda Should Be Structured

What It Means to Facilitate a Meeting

The Notion of Shrink and Separation in Meetings

Using Touchpoints to Keep People Engaged

Book Recommendation and Daily Rituals

About Our Guest:

Dr Steven Rogelberg is a professor of organisational science of management and psychology. He has recently won the Humboldt Prize, one of the highest awards you can get in the whole scientific world. He is also author of the book, The Surprising Science of Meetings.

Reach out to Dr Steven and find links to his book at his website.

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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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The world is changing. After this pandemic, how business is done and how organisations are run won’t be the same. While we don’t know exactly what things will look like, we know it will be different.

Leaders play a key role in this challenge. Businesses should not just stay put and wait for the pandemic to end. This is the time to prepare to face what is coming.

In today’s episode, Donald Thompson shares his views and tips for how companies can prepare for the new world after the Coronavirus pandemic. He talks about the new way of working that will come about, how things will be different, and how to optimize your people.

Organisations are facing a pivot we need to embrace. So if you’re a leader preparing for the future, then don’t miss this episode.

What We Talked About in This Episode:

Marketing Efficiencies Vs. Marketing Cuts

How They Help Clients Move Their Business Online Using Their Resources

The New Business Environment We’re Entering Into

The Need to Coach People and Not Manage People

Focusing on Crisis PR

Reflecting More on Meaningful Things and Not Material Things

The Need to Evaluate Your Team’s Strengths 

Book Recommendation and Daily Rituals

About Our Guest:

Donald Thompson is the CEO of Walk West, a digital marketing agency located in Raleigh, NC and also the founder of The Diversity Movement which was created to educate people from all walks of life on the importance of fostering a community of inclusivity. Donald has written for multiple publications including entrepreneur.com and CNBC.com and has published his own eBooks on both decision-making and diversity.

To reach out to Donald, you can go to Walk West’s website, Donald’s website, or LinkedIn.

Check out our episode on diversity: Ep. 153: Diversity Beyond the Checkbox with Jackie Ferguson

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Harvard Business Review readings on Diversity (https://hbr.org/topic/diversity)

For marketing hacks, visit Gary Vaynerchuk (https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/)

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Organising gatherings is easy. But being able to have gatherings that engage your people and keep them connected while getting your message across requires skills and thoughtful planning.

As social creatures, we all have the desire to connect and to gather. Leaders have the opportunity to leverage that to spark movement or change.

In today’s episode, our special guest, Lindsey Caplan, talks about how to prepare yourself, how to prepare your content, and what are the things you need to reflect on to have an effective gathering. She also emphasises the importance of the environment to gatherings.

Gatherings are powerful tools to any organisation, so if you’re a leader or business owner, don’t wait and tune in now!

What We Talked About in This Episode:

Her Transition from Comedy Writing to Helping People Develop 

Gatherings and Alone Time

Determining the Desired Outcome to Optimise Gatherings 

How to Engage People

Four Types of Outcomes

The Five Key Conditions to an Engaged Gathering

How to Make Gatherings Relevant

The Importance of the Environment

Skills Needed to Leverage Gatherings

Getting the Audience to Connect

Differences With Virtual Gatherings

The Issue With Communication

Book Recommendation and Daily Rituals

About Our Guest:

Lindsey Caplan has been gathering people for over 15 years – first to entertain, as a comedy writer in Hollywood, then to educate for companies like DreamWorks Animation and McKinsey, and now to transform as an organizational psychologist as the Head of Talent Development for successful Silicon Valley companies like Zendesk, Credit Karma, and Flexport. She earned a Masters Degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Creative Writing for the Media from Northwestern University. She helps companies drive organizational change by applying lessons in gathering from entertainment, education, and business. Lindsey is currently writing a book on “Gathering”.

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Lindsey Caplan’s  website

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Give and Take by Adam Grant

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