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BE THE BIRD!!!!
Today we are talking about... Adapting To Change!!! ——-- Quote for Topic: ( Adapting To Change ) He who rejects change is the architect of decay. ~Harold Wilson Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better. ~Sydney J. Harris The path of least resistance is the path of the loser. ~H. G. Wells ----- Business Tip: How to be prepared for change: Choose who you listen to. Have hypothetical business plans. Strategize ahead of time for opportunities that may arise. Get feedback on your plans. Then Refine. Always be thinking about what could change, what should change. Be Forward thinking (Don't be married to the process or idea) ---- Book to Read: Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Tony Robbins - https://amzn.to/2wtlNr4 Tool to Try: RESCUE TIME - https://www.rescuetime.com/rp/ITGPodcast RescueTime is a service that helps people understand how they spend their time on the computer. The ability to see exactly how you spend your time. No data entry, no effort-- Your time gets tracked down to the second without you having to actively track it. Instant and easy time-management analytics. Instantly know how much time you’re spending on a particular app (like “Microsoft Word”), site (like "Google.com") or a category (like “Communication”). The ability to set time management goals. _______ Motivational Moment: The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow. ~Rupert Murdoch Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. ~Arnold Bennett It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. ~C. S. Lewis Change might be uncomfortable, heck it's probably scary... you might be comfortable or happy with how things are. And often change can come with setbacks. But if you never adapt to the changes in your business, in your industry, or in your life... you will be unsuccessful. Because change is going to happen... no matter if you want things to change or not. Change will happen and those who adapt early will far outpace those who struggle and resist. "You might be happy with the status quo, but the status quo might not be happy with you... the status quo is never permanent." - Matt Blake Thanks for joining us on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every week for fresh tips and new guests. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate! AND Be The Bird! GUEST INFO: Rachel Castellanos Webupdate House www.WebUpdateHouse.com https://www.facebook.com/webupdatehouse/
Welcome to Inspired to Greatness... on the show this week we are talking about networking and working together. Our guests, Greg & Shirley, are an amazing couple and have a wonderful product that can change your life. We talk about how they help people, how they network, and how we should all work together!
We're all working together; that's the secret - Sam Walton Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence. - Lewis Howes One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. - Reid Hoffman Business Tip: Networking Effectively: Be Genuine and Authentic Have clear goals about why you are networking Ask open-ended and conversation moving questions Be a resource for others Have a clear message about what you do and why you're special Be able to describe your ideal client in 15 seconds Follow through QUICKLY Call people and develop partnerships ---- Book to Read: Adam Grant's Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success. https://amzn.to/2Nc6c5s Tool to Try: Podcasts on Spotify. Listen to positive messages... there are a lot of inspiring and educational shows on Spotify, and any other podcast platform. “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”– Dale Carnegie "I Can Do Things You Cannot, You Can Do Things I Cannot; Together We Can Do Great Things." – Mother Teresa Teamwork and community... that is the key to networking success. It's really the key to any success... it's helping other people be successful, you will have more success simply by focusing on helping others win! Thanks for joining us on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every week for fresh tips and new guests. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate! GUEST INFO: Greg & Shirley Laster 817-770-1494 http://glasterhome.kangendemo.com/
How to be productive instead of busy!
Welcome to Inspired to Greatness... the show all about spreading inspiration, motivation, and being great., I am your host, Matt Blake I hope you are having an amazing day, my friends! Today we are talking about ‘Being Productive instead of Busy’!! QUOTE: "Focus on being productive instead of busy." - Tim Ferris Tim Ferris is the author of The 4-Hour work week… a book that changed my entire outlook on running a business and being efficient. If you haven’t read it, I suggest you check it out. I have made thousands of dollars in extra money by employing a few of the techniques I learned in that book. Now… about being productive, instead of busy. We all know someone that is always busy… always has a hundred things to do, but never seems to get anything substantial done… sometimes, maybe, we ARE that person. It’s not our fault… we are trained to be busy, or said better, to look busy. When we are in school and we finish our work we are told to find something else to do… when we get to work if we finish our work we are given other assignments… We are trained to keep busy all the time, no matter what it is we are getting done… if we work productively or efficiently then we are ‘rewarded’ with more work! But, the real money is made in being productive… not busy. Busy work includes things like tiding up your desk, filing paperwork, TPS reports, making lists, etc… I once had a job at a company that was pretty poorly organized. I have always been a quick worker, especially when I was a production designer… So I was able to handle my normal workload in about half the time of other employees in my department… so it often looked like I wasn’t getting anything done because I was often ‘done’ working. So my supervisor asked me to keep track of everything I did for a week… so I did. I made a list of every little thing I did, I started finding little things to do so that I could add them to my list. I even included “listing my daily tasks” on my list of daily tasks… honestly, there were things on that list that only took 15 seconds to do… and that dumb list was something that took longer than most of the things I did to stay “busy”… at the end of the week, I was an expert at being “busy”. But appearing twice as busy for an entire week I actually got less done than a normal week. My supervisor was happy because they had a long list of tasks that I had completed, but in reality, I got about 10% less of the work done on actual projects that week. For the sake of being busy, I was no longer productive. Being productive means focusing on one task at a time, working without distractions, and working on things that create income. Here are some examples of things that make you productive: Checking email at only set times, avoiding meetings, Delegating tasks, and setting a daily schedule. Pick important tasks and focus on those… let the small, meaningless busywork go. If it’s not mission critical then you don’t need to work on it to be productive. Work with the big picture in mind, what tasks will have the most impact on your long-term goals, when choosing what to work on have a macro approach. But, plan based on the micro… plan your day down to the minute. Break your daily calendar, your schedule, down to 5-minute increments, instead of 30 or 60. Know exactly how long you are going to spend responding to email in the morning, then move on, the email will still be there for you to respond to later when it’s time to be back in your inbox. If you can avoid interruptions from email and phone calls during the day, and play to return those messages at set times, then you will be way ahead of the normal productivity curve. Working on things that you are passionate about will also help you remain productive… so as soon as you can move your career into a field or position that you love the better off you will be. And you can also become productive by building systems that shorten the time it takes to do your work. Taking 3 hours to build a spreadsheet might not sound productive… but if it allows you to be more productive in the long run, then it’s time well spent. Once you become more productive you will have more time to complete everything, because you are using your time more efficiently. And one thing this allows is a better work/life balance. Keeping a good balance will help you be productive by lowering stress and helping you focus… which will help you be more productive… which will give you more time for work/life balance… which will help you focus… get it? Don’t work to be busy… work to be efficient and productive. Don’t fill your days with meaningless busy work… delegate or skip things that don’t impact your bottom line, schedule your email and phone calls, and watch your productivity skyrocket. Thanks for joining me on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every weekday for fresh tips and on our Thursday shows for new guests and extended topics. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate!
Today we are talking about Hard Work!!!
QUOTE: "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." -- Vidal Sassoon There are a lot of people out there that will try to sell you a “Get Rich Quick” formula. Just take this course, or buy this system, or subscribe to my masterclass. A lot of people that are selling a dream of overnight success. I don’t mean to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not gonna happen that way! Success doesn’t come overnight, it usually doesn’t come quickly at all. Success is the result of working hard after planning properly. That’s all… it really is a simple formula, the problem is that the key ingredient is hard work. SO many people think that they can game the system, or find some shortcut, or some easy way to this success they are after… and the problem is, that for the vast majority, there is no way to make that happen. And besides, if you did reach the pinnacle of success with some magic shortcut, you wouldn’t have developed the self-control and discipline to deal with it! We live in an amazon prime, text message, same day delivery, I need it now society… but if you can differentiate yourself from that, by being willing to put the work in, knowing that you can build your success much easier than having it handed to you… then you will be all the better and more successful for it! Don’t be scared of working hard for the things you want… and don’t devalue yourself or your dreams so they aren’t worth working hard for! The work we put in is what shapes us into the successful people that achieve their goals! Thanks for joining me on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every weekday for fresh tips and on our Thursday shows for new guests and extended topics. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate!
It's Never Too Late to make a change in your life!
We are joined by Maricia Johns from This is Your Best Year to talk about changing your life, no matter your situation, age, or station in life! “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis “If the path you’re walking on seems to be leading you to nowhere, stop and choose another. It’s never too late to change direction.” Anonymous “It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” Joyce Meyer When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. ----- People who didn’t start seeing success until late in life: Martha Stewart had worked on Wall Street and owned a Connecticut catering firm, but her real success came after age 41 with the publication of her first book, Entertaining, and the launch of Martha Stewart Living seven years later Donald Fisher, At age 41, after a series of entrepreneurial ventures, Fisher and his wife Doris Fisher founded The Gap. It's now a $16 billion a year company with more than 3,200 locations worldwide. Julia Child - Her first cookbook was published when she was 39; she made her television debut in The French Chef at age 51. Rodney Dangerfield - The late, great comedic actor was best known for his roles in 1980s movies like Caddyshack and Back to School, but he was 46 before he got his first big break--on the Ed Sullivan Show. ---- Book to Read: The 4-Hour Work Week - https://amzn.to/2MsyH1v Tool to Try: Facebook Creator - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook-creator/id894913642?mt=8&at=10lvcM -------- Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. -- Emma Stone You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. -- Dr. Seuss It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. -- Albert Einstein “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe Fear and doubt will stop us from achieving our goals and will keep us on a path that others have prescribed for us... Making your own way, upsetting the status quo, changing directions is hard and it's sometimes frightening. But you have to know that sometimes things will be worse if you never change anything. I did one of our short shows this week, and the quote was: Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw... The point I made on that show (Yesterday) was that life is a changing journey and it will change you. Maybe you weren't ready to start your own business or change careers when you were in your twenties or even your thirties... but the experience and strength you have gained in your journey have made you a person that CAN follow your passions. If your life isn't going in a direction that you want, then take a look around... what changes can you make that will get you headed in the direction you want. Sometimes it's a few small changes, sometimes it's walking away from everything and starting over... only you can know what needs to change. But you can do it! Don't let people tell you that your dreams or the direction you have chosen for your life is wrong... those people aren't the sort who will help you reach the top anyway. Never be afraid to start over, change directions, or build something new... plenty of people have followed their passions, often while being told they were foolish or with no support. If you truly want something out of life, then all you need is the dream, your goals, a plan, and the commitment to make it happen. You are going to spend a large part of your life working... there is NO reason to spend that time doing something you hate... there is no reason to even spend it doing something you don't Like, for the most part. You can do anything and be anything you want.... at any point, at any age, and in any situation, it's not too late. Go out and build a life, in any direction you want, that you will love. And fill that life with people who will support you. It is never too late to find the right path! ---- Thanks for joining us on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every week for fresh tips and new guests. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate! GUEST: Maricia Johns - This Is Your Best Year www.ThisIsYourBestYear.com HOSTS: Dr. Casey Sanders 817-741-6764 https://www.facebook.com/TSCCFW/ Matt Blake 682-233-2053 https://1qr.com/bqwnvnj
Today we are talking about Creating Yourself!!
QUOTE: "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw You don’t set out on a cross country drive to reach the end, just like you don’t watch a movie just to get to the credits! It’s the journey along the way. The same is true with your life. A journey of self-discovery is a lifelong adventure of experiences that shape you into who you are. And if you spend too much of your life trying to “find” yourself… you are going to miss the amazing experiences that are shaping you into the person you are. You are not an amazing business owner, salesperson, or entrepreneur because you arrived at a job. You are amazing at what you do because of all the work and experiences that have taken you there… because of the lessons learned from failure and defeat. Every battle scar or every time you missed the mark is another set of lessons that made you smarter and better at what you do AND… more importantly, who you are. There is an old saying “Fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice, shame on me”. It’s so well known because it’s so true. We learn and grow from every trial and storm we face. We come out wiser on the other side and all that wisdom shapes us into who we are. The point is to live your life from a position that you are always becoming more… never stop learning or growing.. never be afraid to experience something new. When it’s true in life, it’s generally also true in business… And your business struggles and victories each change the landscape of your business. If you think your business is done changing, and you stop adapting then you are done. Growing a business is about constant innovation and change… updating, revamping, and adapting to meet the needs of your clients and staying on the cutting edge of your industry. In business you are always building if you want to be successful If you want to enjoy your life you have to stop sprinting to the finish line and realize that you aren’t going to discover who you are at the end… you are creating yourself all along the way! That cross-country drive is meant to be enjoyed… Stop and smell the roses, people… enjoy the sights and sounds of your life! Use the amazing experiences to add to yourself and create someone awesome! Show End: Thanks for joining me on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every weekday for fresh tips and on our Thursday shows for new guests and extended topics. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate!
Today we are talking about, Never Quitting!!!
QUOTE: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -- Thomas Edison One of the worst things about quitting something is that you never know how close you were to finishing… how much you really had left to give, or how far your REALLY could have gone. In most cases you’ve already suffered most of the pain of doing the thing and all you had to do was push a litter further to realize the benefits of your goal. DO NOT QUIT… DO NOT GIVE UP… No successful person has ever said “I sure am glad that I quit before I finished” The finish line could be right about the corner, or your breakthrough could be one more day away. If it’s important to you, if it is what you want to be doing… if it’s a step toward your dreams and goals… then it’s worth finishing! Show End: Thanks for joining me on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every weekday for fresh tips and on our Thursday shows for new guests and extended topics. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate!
Welcome to a special episode of the podcast!
Welcome to Inspired to Greatness... the show all about spreading inspiration, motivation, and being great., I am your host, I hope you are having an amazing day, my friends! Today we are talking about, Leadership!!! Matt got to have a chat with Shawn Abrams, author of Leading In The First Person... a book all about leadership! Enjoy the interview and the wisdom shared! Thanks for joining us on Inspired to Greatness, please check back with us each and every week for fresh tips and new guests. Visit our website at ITGPodcst.com and Look for us on Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, and Spotify…. I get may earn commissions for purchases made through some of the links in this show. This is to help support the show and does not have any impact on my recommendations If you would like to be a guest on the show or you have a question or topic you can email the show at InspiredToGreatness Podcast AT Gmail Dot Com… You can find the show on Facebook, at Inspired Podcast, and on Instagram at Inspired To Greatness Podcast, and remember, everything is on our website at www.ITGPodcast.com Thanks again, my friends… Go do amazing things, be awesome, Go Inspire, Motivate, and Dominate! Get Shawn's Book here - https://amzn.to/2B6wzbv
Today we are joined by Dee from Just Take 1 Photo booth and Dr. Malcolm Upton to talk about FOCUS! How to get it, develop it, and maintain it... and... Just WHAT should you be focusing on?
Have a mission statement... for your life, for your business, for every project. It can be what you hope to do, what you hope to accomplish, who you want to be.... but have one, and review it. Let that guide all your actions and keep you focused on the end goal or outcome. It's all a part of reaching your goals and being great! I'm not saying you should There are many different types of focus. Just like you can focus your business priorities or you can focus a camera... Focus can mean where you give your attention, and when you choose to focus on the positive in your life, focus on the benefits, focus on being grateful, focus on being kind, then you can really make a difference! Pay attention to what and WHO you are focusing on in your business and in your life. No matter what you do to help you maintain focus: Meditating, doodling, jogging, coffee, music, napping... know that a huge part of success is being focused... focus on staying focused! Be present and focus on the task at hand. When you are working, work hard without distraction. When you are having dinner with your family, eat dinner, put the phone away, talk to your kids. When you are resting, rest, put away your email and work. Being present for your tasks will make you much more efficient and successful. Being present for your friends, family, and for yourself, will make you a better person. Finally, one quote: "The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” Bruce Lee QUOTES: Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” Jack Canfield “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses.” William Arthur Ward “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” Zig Ziglar “When walking, walk. When eating, eat.” Zen proverb Focus and simplicity... once you get there, you can move mountains. - Steve Jobs Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. - Alexander Graham Bell We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Will Durant ---- Business Tip: The "One Thing" Principal. The secret to being successful is one thing. What is your one thing? Are you passionate about it? 5 Tips for focus: 1. Keep a Daily schedule or Routine 2. Set Limits and Boundaries (work-life balance) 3. Take a break from tech 4. Rest and Reset, daily 5. Birds of a Feather ---- Book to Read: The ONE thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller - https://amzn.to/2O2SORc Tool to Try: FOCUS BOOSTER - Based on the Pomodoro technique, focus booster will empower you to maintain focus and manage distractions. Stay focused and fresh to get more done. Download for iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/focus-booster/id1133742592?mt=8&at=10lvcM or www.focusboosterapp.com Guests: Dee Davila-Estelle Just Take 1 Photo Booth https://www.facebook.com/JustTake1PhotoBooth/ https://www.instagram.com/justtake1photobooth/ Dr. Malcolm Upton https://www.facebook.com/membercare.malcolm https://www.facebook.com/NObsDFW/ HOSTS: Dr. Casey Sanders 817-741-6764 https://www.facebook.com/TSCCFW/ Matt Blake 682-233-2053 www.djmattblake.com |
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