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012: 5 Strategies for Taming Your Distractions

by Mark Struczewski

How effective are you with using your time every day? My guest “Mister Productivity” Mark Struczewski is an expert in helping people reduce overwhelm and increase their daily output by taming distractions. In this episode he shares simple, easy-to-implement tips that will ensure that you get more done – and that they are the right things to achieve the results you want.

You’ll discover:

The one thing you can do to reduce daily anxiety and achieve a greater sense of calmness
Practical tips for handling email and social media so they don’t consume your day
How to maintain focus and get more done
The kinds of activities you’ll want to put on your calendar
Why it’s okay to watch TV and play video games

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011: The Tale of Two Cultures

by Mark Hinderliter

What can go wrong if the leadership of a company changes and the new executives focus exclusively on the bottom line? My guest Mark Hinderliter, Ph.D., lived through this experience with two different companies. He came to understand the factors that can plummet a once-thriving company into one that struggles or goes out of business. As an external coach and consultant today, he describes the approach he takes to identify whether or not a prospective client is focused on these elements.

You’ll discover:

The two superpowers in any business that become their greatest liability if misused
Clues you can look for in determining if a client will be a good fit for you…or not
One skill that helps you create credibility in the first conversation and uncover ways you can be of service to a client
Questions to ask in your initial conversation with a prospective client
The weekly habit you can adopt on LinkedIn to build connections and followers

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010: Add a New Revenue Stream to Your Coaching Services

by Shohreh Aftahi

Have you been looking for a way to scale your business without putting in longer hours and more effort? When she transitioned from corporate executive to business adviser, Dr. Shohreh Aftahi found that she needed to get creative in order to serve her audience of small business owners. She developed a special program that brought her 50+ coaching clients in the first 6 months! In this episode she reveals the elements of her blueprint.

You’ll discover:

How to create a profit center focused on small business owners
Ways to scale your business without increasing hours and effort
A powerful tool and process for impacting more leaders
How conversations at Starbucks and on an airplane led to 6-figure contracts

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009: Take Risks to Acquire Clients Who Pay What You’re Worth

by Marc Mawhinney

Many “gurus” are giving coaches and consultants some bad advice by discouraging them from actually coaching, according to my guest Marc Mawhinney. And Marc should know. He’s worked directly with hundreds of coaches since 2014 and has a popular Facebook group, The Coaching Jungle, with 16,000+ members. In this interview Marc explains why it’s important to first build up a base of client fans who get fabulous results from working with you before you attempt to create other revenue sources, such as online courses. Marc also shares many of the strategies he uses with his own coaching clients to help them achieve their goals.

You’ll discover:

How to keep your business development simple with 3 pillars
5 criteria Mark has created for evaluating his ideal clients
How to identify a niche to focus on
Why your social media efforts may not be getting the results you hope for
Why it’s okay to be controversial in the positions you take

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008: Unleash Your Creativity by Challenging Beliefs and Thoughts

by Steve Chandler

In this special one-hour episode, Coach Extraordinaire Steve Chandler shares brilliant tips that can help you on two levels – with your own personal growth and in your work with clients. Steve is the author of more than 30 books, and Meredith has read 12 of them, each one outstanding in its own right. In this interview, Steve takes a deeper dive into the golden nuggets contained in his latest books, CREATOR and Right Now. You’ll want to listen more than once to capture all the valuable insights Steve shares here about future vs present, being playful vs serious, and other contrasting concepts.

You’ll discover:

Questions you can ask current and prospective clients to go deeper in your conversations
How to help clients remove the labels that limit their identify and actions
Why the concept of an “inner critic” is just plain wrong
How to help someone pull a future event that feels scary into the present moment so it becomes positive and exciting
The best script to bring with you into a sales conversation
How to slow down and see opportunities that are right in front of you rather than striving for the next big thing