154: The Success Factor of Extremely High Achievers

154: The Success Factor of Extremely High Achievers

154: The Success Factor of Extremely High Achievers

Want to know what separates peak performers from everyone else? Dr. Ruth Gotian has studied super successful people for decades and shares the four elements that set them apart. You can learn and adopt these same behaviors.

Ruth is the author of The Success Factor: Developing the Mindset and Skillset for Peak Performance and a contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today where she writes about optimizing success. She won the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement “Radar” Award, ranking her the #1 emerging management thinker in the world to bridge theory and practice.

You’ll discover:

  • A definition of success that has nothing to do with money
  • The single sentence from one of Ruth’s mentors that totally changed the focus of her work
  • The four elements that all super successful people have in common
  • What you can do to identify and work with a mentor
  • How the mindset of very high achievers differs from everyone else

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105: Fear Less to Stay Happy and Be More Productive

105: Fear Less to Stay Happy and Be More Productive

Do you have any people who are “tornado magnets” in your life? If you find yourself consumed with too many thoughts about someone who’s creating issues for you, this episode is a must-listen. Dr. Roger Hall shares how to deal with these individuals…along with an amazing number of other ideas that you can use immediately to remove your negative, fearful thoughts and replace them with positive, more helpful ones. Roger is the author of Staying Happy, Being Productive: The Big 10 Things Successful People Do. He is a Business Psychologist with clients all over the country, and he trains leaders to monitor and manage their thinking.

You’ll discover:

  • The underlying fears that people often get paralyzed by
  • How to do an “airtime test” to find out what’s causing you concern or worry
  • What one executive does to make sure he doesn’t “infect” others with his bad mood
  • Why Roger considers worry as malignant advanced planning and how to shift to seeking a positive solution
  • The advantage of focusing on the right process rather than the result
  • Why it’s so important to have people around you who will tell you the truth

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100: Become More Focused, Fearless and Highly Productive

100: Become More Focused, Fearless and Highly Productive

Want to know how you can live your life so you have no regrets? That’s the end-game for my guest David Wood, Founder of Focus.ceo, for himself and for his clients. David works with business owners to help them double revenue, achieve more in less time, and be a more extraordinary human being in every area of their life. You’ll want to take lots of notes because David is a source of amazing insights and tips. Our rich conversation covered topics like how to hold space for another person, exercise more courage to have tough conversations, and structure you day so you get better results in half the time. He’s a very special human being having a deep impact with all who know him.

You’ll discover:

  • How David “holds space” for his clients who are dealing with a tough situation
  • Ideas for handling twice as much of what matters in half the time
  • Four things that keep us from being more productive
  • The benefits of working in sprints of 25 minutes instead of 60 or 90 minutes
  • How to move past your fears to have those difficult conversations

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082: How to Keep Teammates Engaged and Connected While Working Remotely

082: How to Keep Teammates Engaged and Connected While Working Remotely

Have you experienced any challenges when working remotely? You’ll want to capture all the gems offered by my guest Kevin Eikenberry. Kevin is co-founder of The Remote Leadership Institute and has also led his own remote team for 10 years. He offers practical tips that can help you be more productive starting today. Kevin is the author, co-author or a contributing author to nearly 20 books, including his two most recent with Wayne Turmel – The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership (2018) and The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere.

You’ll discover:

  • Why Kevin uses the term “teammate” instead of “team member”
  • A 3P model for work success, no matter where you’re located
  • The kind of mindset a person needs in order to work well in a remote setting
  • The 4 pivot questions that can help you get back on track if your productivity is suffering
  • The kinds of routines you can establish when working from home

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012: 5 Strategies for Taming Your Distractions

012: 5 Strategies for Taming Your Distractions

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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