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Pablo Picasso said: "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary."
What's unnecessary in your life right now? What keeps you from doing the things that you need to do?
Marie Kondo created a phenomenon with the idea of simplifying, getting rid of clutter, and stripping down to necessities and the things that bring you joy. People have been talking about Kondo-ing their homes and their relationships.
What about Kondo-ing your business practices and processes?
As the CEO of your small business, you may feel compelled to do ALL OF THE THINGS. I'm sorry, my friend, but it's just not possible to take on all of those roles yourself and still give 100% in your most important role!
Believe me, I tried!
Now, instead of doing ALL OF THE THINGS, I focus my energies on my most important contributions to my business with the help of my trusty Must-Do list … and it's been paying off like crazy!
Stop trying to do it all and start walking that CEO walk like a rockstar!
In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover:
Listen below and start really living as the CEO of your life and business!Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!
Highlights:05:48 Pablo Picasso: "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary"
08:05 "What do you REALLY need to be doing?"
09:24 "We think we need to do so much more than we actually do."
10:07 How I figured out that I was on the hamster wheel
11:50 How to write your Must-Do list
14:10 Don't just set goals, work toward them -- and be held accountable!
16:40 "Are you focused on picking up $1 and $5 bills?"
17:57 The two key aspects of building your Must-Do list
20:54 "Leading in your business and your life takes time, energy, and heart"
25:06 Have you done your StrengthFinders assessment? Where are you strong?
29:04 "As you build your Must-Do list, consider the things you must do with your CEO hat on"
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Did you know that, on average, only 2 hours and 53 minutes of an 8-hour workday are actually productive?
That sounds crazy, right?
What does this mean for your own productivity? Where is your time going -- and how can you optimize it to best serve your business??
Time management is a significant factor in my How to Clone Yourself program and in my upcoming book on the topic. By shifting the way that you spend your time, you can create maximum impact while working fewer hours -- leaving you more time to spend with friends and loved ones.
Sound amazing? Let's get started!
In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover:
Listen below and learn how to maximize your time for amazing productivity AND necessary downtime!Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!
Highlights:02:28 "One part leverage, one part how you manage your time, and one part focus"
05:56 Everything happens right-on-time -- even if it's totally unexpected!
08:51 "We've got to understand: where is our time going? How much time do we actually have to be productive and get stuff done?"
09:50 "My goal for you is to get under the 40-hour work week mark"
11:38 The 'slow-down-to-speed-up' concept
11:51 The importance of being intentional in managing your day
13:03 "When you work more than 40 hours a week, you don't actually get 40 hours of productivity"
17:23 "What I want for you is to be able to focus on high-impact activities -- your $100 bills"
18:29 Your first step: Complete your own time inventory
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCueMentioned in this episode:- Clone Yourself
What far could you take your business if you had an army of clones?
This isn't a sci-fi hypothetical question -- this is a very real way to grow your business. And I want to teach you how. No creepy laboratory required!
My idea of cloning myself can be traced back, years ago, to a time when I was in the middle of a very challenging situation. I was in college when I had my firstborn, and ended up bringing her to my classes. I had a full course load and a newborn baby.
People thought I was crazy!
But I managed … even thrived!
And in doing so, I learned some valuable lessons about how to prioritize all of the different aspects of my life, how to set up time-saving systems … and how to ask for help.
Women, especially, struggle with asking for help. You know that ideal of the 'superwoman'? Able to juggle home, work, and self-care effortlessly (while looking amazing all the while)?
Yeah … in reality, that superwoman is getting support from all sides. And that's a GOOD thing!
Asking for help is NOT giving up. Asking for help is NOT failure.
Asking for help is a great way to boost your productivity, strengthen your business, and make fabulous connections. What's important is WHO you ask -- and what you ask them to do.
In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover:
Listen below and prepare for phenomenal productivity!Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!
Highlights:
06:20 How I thrived at college, even with a newborn baby girl!
08:22 "Deciding to delegate -- and letting the person you choose do their job well -- is an entirely different story"
09:52 The myths that hold us back from growth!
11:39 "I know I wanted to have a creative outlet where I could bring business and creativity together"
14:20 How we leveraged the How to Clone Yourself methodology to scale and grow
15:40 "You know there is more opportunity out there for you!"
16:31 "You are the CEO of your business. You are the CEO of your life!"
17:10 Think ahead for your future -- short term and long term
17:56 The four parts to the Clone Yourself process
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCueMentioned in this episode:- How to Clone Yourself
You make countless decisions every day.
Whether you should have a cup of coffee in the morning. How you should decide on setting your pricing. Whether to bundle your services or not. Whether to outsource. Whose family to visit for Thanksgiving. Whether to take up yoga or pilates. Whether to have a kid … or another one. Whether to reach for a smoothie or that giant chocolate chip cookie. Where you should go on vacation. How far you should go to lock down that client. What you should have for dinner.
We spend SO MUCH of our time making decisions both big and small! With all of that pressure, it is super easy to fall victim to a dreaded condition -- decision-making fatigue!
When you're dealing with decision-making fatigue, the smallest decisions can seem impossible -- even choosing what to make for dinner can bring you to a standstill. Believe me, I've been there!
Making a decision isn't a simple matter of weighing pros and cons (although that's a good strategy). The truth is, there are a lot of important factors that go into making great decisions, including your mindset, timing, and technique!
In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover:
Highlights:
04:35 The consequences of decision-making fatigue!
6:30 "It's okay not to decide right now -- that's a decision, too!"
9:00 "What's for Dinner?" case study
14:46 If you don't have an answer, you don't need to ignore the question
16:56 "You're slowing down so you can decide to speed up later"
17:22 "Should we move halfway around the world?" case study
22:42 Are your decisions in alignment with what you want and who you want to be?
24:42 The 'Prioritize Everything' framework
24:51 "What's the 'big kahuna' thing that you do not want to lose sight of?"
27:28 The importance of values alignment in decision-making for hiring
30:42 "What in the world gets your attention right now?"
32:22 Leave a 20% margin of time for magic to happen!
33:42 You're full of ideas -- should you pursue them all?
24:23 "Keep your eye on your goals as you're thinking about if you should pursue a business idea"
25:25 Create your own million-dollar parking lot!
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCueMentioned in this episode:- ambermccue.com/prioritize
If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?
What if you could change five things? Ten things?
What if you could be a completely different person in the way that you approach your family… or your fitness… or your business?
What if you could be a whole new you?
We all change naturally as time goes by -- it's inevitable. But how often do we mindfully and intentionally shift the way that we show up in our relationships and professional life?
Change can be painful, but it's far more painful to stay in a place (or state of mind) that doesn't fulfil you!
Best of all: making a big transformation doesn't need to be a long and uncomfortable process!
In my latest podcast episode, you'll discover:
Listen below and get ready to create the new you! Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!
Highlights: 01:29 What change are YOU looking to make?
03:02 What's more painful than change?
04:05 Step #1: The simplest way to kickstart your transformation!
07:35 Step #2: Build your team of leaders
10:20 "Absolutely everything is right-on-time … because you can't be late for your destiny"
13:00 "Find that joy in the journey"
16:00 Make 're-imagine' your 2019 mantra!
17:55 Get ready to join the Power-Up Collective!
19:07 When your life is full, so are your ideas
20:50 One of my most powerful recent experiences -- and what it taught me
24:50 Big change comes from the micro-moves that you choose to make
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCue Mentioned in this episode: - Clone Yourself
- Power-Up Collective
Are you sabotaging your chances of success without even realizing it?
This week's episode is all about learning to let go of your attachment mindset.
You may have an attachment mindset if you find yourself latching onto situations, ideas, or outcomes SO TIGHTLY that you close yourself off to all other possibilities.
Maybe it's the idea of a new job, a process you want to implement in your business, or a house that you're looking to buy. We all tend to set our hearts on specific outcomes--it's totally human.
Here's the thing, though:
If you're locked onto one specific idea or outcome to the point where you won't even CONSIDER alternatives, you could easily be robbing yourself of some of your most amazing or unexpected opportunities...and shutting down the possibility of real growth or expansion.
Don't worry, my friend. You CAN shift your attachment mindset and learn how to surrender to all of the amazing potential that life has to offer! (And it isn't even that hard!)In my latest podcast episode, I share:
Listen below and get ready to let go!Remember to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!
Highlights:02:53 Be open to being *present*, not just ambitious!
03:44 Shift into a place of surrender & quiet that inner envy
12:57 "The first step is shifting your mindset from attachment to being detached"
13:47 Attachment vs. Detachment
14:50 What does it mean to be attached?
19:00 "Ask yourself: is this an attached way of thinking or am I surrendering?"
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCue
Move over, smoking, gambling, and over-eating ice cream -- procrastination may be the most common vice in the world!
There are a lot of reasons why people procrastinate: fear, laziness, anxiety, complacency, insecurity … the list goes on.
Not only is procrastination something that I hear about from a LOT of my clients, but it's something that I used to be guilty of myself!
That's right, my friend. This productivity champion used to do almost EVERYTHING at the very last minute. And I'm telling you, it was stressful! Because procrastinating on my deliverables is not in alignment with who I am as a person.
My procrastination meant that I was bringing my C-game, not my A-game.
When I had that realization, it threw me for a loop. I knew that I had to make a BIG change! That's what my latest podcast is all about -- how to take your C-game tactics and make the kind of change that leads to A-game results!In my latest podcast episode, I share:
Highlights:02:22 "You are right on time, but you still have to show up and meet your plans halfway"
04:00 Avoid using "right-on-time" as an excuse to procrastinate!
06:50 How I learned that I needed to change my work style
07:35 How do you show up in your business as a leader?
09:27 "The idea of bringing my C-game stresses me out!"
11:42 Procrastinating leads to apologizing
13:42 "If you don't build systems to support you, things are going to be a whole lot harder than they need to be"
15:06 Procrastination v. Right-on-Time thinking
Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCue
Do you ever feel as though you're just on a treadmill or spinning your wheels? Like you're constantly working but don't seem to be making any solid progress?
Hustle for hustle's sake won't do anything for you or your business.
It's time to get intentional!
Focusing your activity in truly productive ways is a lot easier when you're able to cut through the hustle-related anxiety.
And I have just the thing to help!
In my latest podcast episode, I share:
Highlights:
3:10 "Hustle is a state of great activity. If it's not productive activity, you start to look a lot like a rocking chair"
5:14 If you're going to hustle, be strategic
7:10 Guided visualization Thank you for listening! Want more information and tips? Bookmark ambermccue.com/blog and follow Amber on Instagram: @AmberMcCue
What are you going to do this year that challenges you? That forces you to grow and change a little bit? That proves to you that you're capable of more than you thought you were?
Just a little bit of pushing outside of your comfort zone can MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
That goes for your life AND your business!
Making things happen doesn't have to be daunting. In fact, my friend, it can be a lot of fun!
So get ready to start checking things off of your bucket list and let's get your year off to an amazing start!
On my podcast, I don't just talk about business. I talk about life. As a small business owner or entrepreneur, the two tend to have very blurred lines, am I right?
What you want for your life and for your family happens through the business that you create -- and how you run that business.
A better business means a BETTER LIFE.
It means more freedom, more profit, less worry, and more fun! And doesn't that sound like something to strive for?
Getting to where you want to go is easy -- you just need to have a good roadmap!
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