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#198 Becki Saltzman:

Will Critical Thinking Make You A Better Entrepreneur?

Becki Saltzman, Chief Curiosity Seeker and founder of Applied Curiosity Lab, is on a quest to create as many good thinkers as possible. She is an expert at helping leaders tap into the art and science of curiosity and critical thinking – to capture hidden insights, spot decision traps, and avoid being blindsided by cognitive biases & unexamined assumptions. If ...

#198

Becki Saltzman:

Will Critical Thinking Make You A Better Entrepreneur?

#197

Ben Easter:

From Broken To Breakthrough

#196

Michael Riscica:

When Your Community Becomes Your Strongest Asset

#195

Patrick Galvin:

How a key pivot supercharged the impact, opportunity, and growth for this mission-driven entrepreneur

#194

Rena Meloy and Ryan Kenny:

How To Turn Adversity Into Opportunity

#193

Ken Marshall:

Doubled Revenue During a Pandemic

#192

Liston Witherill:

How To Enjoy Sales, Even If You Think You Hate Selling

#191

Mikki Trowbridge :

Finding the Joy In Your Journey

What's your breakthrough business model?

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I spoke with Ben Easter of @lucid_shift_coaching a

I spoke with Ben Easter of @lucid_shift_coaching about business mindset coaching and how he filled his coaching business to capacity in less than 6 months.
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🎧 You can hear this episode at www.michaelknouse.com/197
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We get into the nitty gritty on...
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🔹 Why a rock-solid enrollment process allows your clients to sell themselves,
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🔹 If you're positioned well as a coach, you don't have any competition,
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🔹 And why asking someone to invest in themselves is the greatest gift you can give them as they acknowledge their worthiness to receive support.
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This conversation is packed with goodness as Ben and I discuss his path to creating a surplus of high-paying clients. In fact, demand for his coaching has risen so quickly that he created a new group coaching program you might want to check out! 👀

This was a Douglas Fir tree that had fallen across

This was a Douglas Fir tree that had fallen across the trail and needed to be cut to clear the path.
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The light-colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer, while the dark rings represent wood that grew in the late summer and fall.
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One light ring plus one dark ring equals one year of the tree's life.
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Mother Nature keeps a perfect record of the past, demonstrating that through all the storms and sunny days... life has a beginning, an end, and so many cycles in-between.
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As we wrap up 2020, this Doug Fir reminds me that this year, no matter how crazy, is just another ring in the cycle of many years before and many that will follow.
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How will you enjoy every little bit of what’s left of this year and prepare for your next ring of life to begin? 🌲

Wondering if you can design a high-touch business

Wondering if you can design a high-touch business that provides you with ample time off?
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Whether it’s holdover habits from a corporate career or completely subconscious, business owners often fall into the trap of working all the time and forget that they can design a business that provides them with an element of freedom and flexibility.
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In episode 14 of the ‘Better Than Big’ podcast, @ashleygartland and I break down how I enjoy taking 6 weeks off each year.
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We talk about the importance of trading busy work for smart work, about how I was able to take a month off to travel to Africa before COVID was a thing, and about what I wish more business owners would take advantage of when it comes to their schedule.
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Listen now on your favorite podcast platform or at ashleygartland.com/podcast.

My good friend and empire builder, Michael Riscica

My good friend and empire builder, Michael Riscica, joins me to talk about how he quit his job and built one of the fastest growing coaching + teaching communities at @youngarchitxpdx 🏆
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🎧 You can hear this episode at michaelknouse.com/196
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In a year where we’ve all had to deal with a fair share of 💩, Michael explains how he's worked with his team to guide Young Architect to new heights by hosting virtual conferences, strengthening community through virtual speaking and webinars, and adding business coaching for a few lucky entrepreneurs.
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If you're wondering how to make the best of these cray cray times, this episode will show you how it can be done. 🙌

Today... Gratitude. Massive amounts of gratitude.

Today... Gratitude. Massive amounts of gratitude. 🙏🙏🙏
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Gratitude for my love. ❤️
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Gratitude for our pups. 🐾
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Gratitude for fall colors. 🍁🍂
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Gratitude for our home. 🏠
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And, yes, gratitude for all the 💩storms that have given me the perspective, humility, and wisdom that I could only possess because of them.
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Gratitude... because we always have an important choice to make... paying attention to what’s wrong or paying attention to what’s right.
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Albert Einstein said, "The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe."
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I choose friendly. And I choose gratitude.
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What are you grateful for today?

The actions we take in our businesses matters more

The actions we take in our businesses matters more than ever right now. Patrick Galvin joins me on the podcast breaks down the specific shifts he made in his business to not only survive, but thrive, during a crazy year. 🤪
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🎧 You can listen to this episode at www.michaelknouse.com/195
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Specifically, you'll hear Patrick's insights and perspective on the following...
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🔹 The reality of running a client-service business in today's business climate.
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🔹 Adapting your business model to deliver deeper value without adding extra work to your plate.
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🔹 Escaping the time for dollars treadmill that constrains so many service entrepreneurs.
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🔹 Adding group (cohort) coaching as a perfect complement to your services mix.
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🔹 What Patrick did to ensure that his business would survive during the pandemic.
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🔹 Overcoming the uncertainty of investing in a coach.
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If you're being forced to re-think your business, or you just want to be more intentional about creating something that allows you to stay in business without working yourself into the ground, then you'll want to listen to this conversation with Patrick Galvin, co-founder of The Connector's Way. 👀🕺🏻

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