Mindset
430: Live the Focused Driven Lifestyle: Remove Distractions, Set Profitable Priorities, Get More Organized and Be Intentional with Lyman Montgomery
Lyman Montgomery from Focused Driven Lifestyle missed out on some great business opportunities due to a lack of focus. He faced many setbacks until he decided to do something different. He learned to clear his mind and focus his energies on eliminating his debilitating beliefs and within a few weeks, he saw dramatic results; that was over twelve years ago.
The key to his success was having a life coach and learning how to build a long-term relationship that balanced work and family. He also helps others to recognize the difference between life counseling (uncovering emotional issues) and personal coaching. Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Wellness Coaching, and Career Coaching are designed to help you develop a plan to achieve focused-driven results.
Quotes:
“Never confuse activity with accomplishment. Just because you're busy doesn't mean you've accomplished anything.” – Lyman Montgomery
“If you fail, fall forward, push yourself back up—even if you have to crawl—but keep moving toward your destiny and never stop.” – Lyman Montgomery
“It's okay to make mistakes, but make sure to learn from them and grow because of them.” – Lyman Montgomery
Takeaways:
00:02 Breaking digital addiction requires setting clear family communication boundaries and creating phone-free zones.
09:39 Being physically present isn't the same as being psychologically present with your family or team.
17:13 Productivity isn't about completing 50 half-done tasks, but focusing on 2-3 meaningful accomplishments.
20:19 Implement a structured approach to task management using simple, actionable steps like the TURBO method.
24:03 Failure is not final - learn to fail forward by growing from mistakes and continuously moving toward your goals.
Resources
- Focused-Driven Lifestyle (Book)
- Focused-Driven Lifestyle (Official Site)
- Lyman Montgomery (Twitter)
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428: Practice Being Happy and Choose to Be Happy to Discover the Opportunities, Possibilities and Solutions You Deserve with Happiness and Success Coach Vernon Brown
Vernon Brown, happiness coach and speaker, has successfully coached over 10,000 people in the last 4 years and is not slowing down. He is focused on solutions and not problems, finding your happi gets you more clear, conscious and intentional. He's direct, fun and engaging as he coaches his clients to greater heights and happiness face to face or virtually, there is never any excuse why you can not be happier in any phase of your life. What's your happi?
Quotes:
“Happiness is not about constantly walking around with a smile on your face, but about understanding that, regardless of the circumstances, you have options, opportunities, possibilities, and solutions.” – Vernon Brown
“Your brain is designed to keep you alive. It is not designed to keep you happy.” – Vernon Brown
“Success becomes something to manage. If you achieve significant success, you'll need to maintain it, and that alone can make people very fearful.” – Vernon Brown
Takeaways:
04:44 Happiness is a deliberate choice you make, not something that happens by accident.
11:14 Writing down your goals and desires creates clarity and commitment to your personal happiness.
17:10 Changing your mental channel through music, exercise, or other activities can help silence your inner critic.
19:12 Conquering negativity frees up mental space to be more productive and successful.
22:10 Entrepreneurs should focus on being productive, not just busy, by simplifying their to-do lists.
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423: Escaping Darkness: End Self-Sabotage, Negative Self-Talk, and Hit Restart to Make Progress with Life Coach Marti Forrest
Marti Forrest Hicks is a life coach and here is her story in her own words: "I mentor/coach people on their journey into loving themselves from the inside out. After a series of monogamous abusive relationships, I learned how to reprogram the messages that sabotaged me in every relationship I entered, because I had no idea how to LOVE me first. How I love me dictates how I am in every single relationship outside of me. How I am with me is how I am with you."
Quotes:
“We're always co-creating with people. We get wounded when we're children by our environment, our parents, or whoever was our caretaker at that time.” – Marti Forrest
“If it's in my best interest, it is also in theirs. Because when I'm authentic and true to me, I'm taking a stand for myself—my esteem, my life, and my purpose.” – Marti Forrest
“We have this idea that at certain ages we should be at certain points, but if our emotional age isn't there, it doesn't matter what our chronological age is.” – Marti Forrest
Takeaways:
00:20 Recognizing destructive personal patterns is the first critical step toward meaningful life change.
19:10 Personal growth happens in a spiral, with each cycle bringing faster insights and shorter recovery times.
37:59 Self-improvement starts with planting seeds of awareness, even if immediate action isn't taken.
39:25 Healing is messy and requires walking through emotional challenges with supportive guidance.
41:03 Emotional maturity matters more than chronological age in personal development.
Resources
- Hello Extraordinary Life (official site)
- Hello Extraordinary Life Coach (Facebook page)
- Loving Yourself from the Inside Out (Facebook group)
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419: From Stuck to Unstoppable: Get the Right Thoughts, Beliefs, Habits and Conditioning with Energy Expert Linda Binns
Linda Binns is an accomplished energy coach and author of seven self-help books, and numerous published articles. She has appeared on television, including her multiple encore guest appearances on Portland, Oregon's AM Northwest News Show, as well as, on the radio, podcasts, and on-line summits.
Being raised not to succeed, Linda discovered early on "you are rarely ready for what life brings." Where most people let life's obstacles stop them, Linda seized this recurring "lesson" and transformed it into her life's work and passion including playing competitive tennis.
Quotes:
“Everything is a lesson to me. Lessons are all around us all the time.” – Linda Binns
“If you're struggling, if it feels really hard, then it's not the right thing. You need to take a step back and ask yourself, ‘How could I make it easier?’” – Linda Binns
“The better you treat yourself, the more you actually accomplish.” – Linda Binns
Takeaways:
02:24 Your internal beliefs and energy directly shape your external life experiences and opportunities.
05:20 Personal transformation starts with understanding what you truly want, not what you think you should want.
09:53 Changing your approach from struggle to ease can unlock natural progression toward your goals.
23:18 High expectations are different from unrealistic self-bullying expectations that prevent personal growth.
26:51 Challenging personal narratives requires outside perspective and willingness to recognize self-imposed limitations.
Resources
- Linda Binns (official site)
- Linda Binns on YouTube
- Linda Binns on LinkedIn
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416: Train Your Brain for Better Habits, Decisions and Results with Holistic Prosperity and Mindset Mentor Joan Sotkin
Joan Sotkin helps entrepreneurs and practitioners experience freedom from struggle personally, professionally, and financially. She is THE expert when it comes to understanding how emotions learned in early childhood can affect a person's business and financial outcomes. Thousands have benefited from her groundbreaking book Build Your Money Muscles and her online programs. Joan's latest program is Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom.
Quotes:
“When you're under stress, you can't make good decisions, and it also leads to physical problems. The idea is to recognize when you're in a state of stress and know how to bring yourself back to a more peaceful place.” – Joan Sotkin
“More money does not make you happier, because it just brings a lot of new things you have to deal with.” – Joan Sotkin
“The more you allow yourself to express your feelings—which is an expression of who you are—the more satisfying your life will be.” – Joan Sotkin
Takeaways:
04:08 Worrying about money often masks deeper emotional concerns about resources and personal connections.
06:28 Childhood experiences create emotional habits that unconsciously drive adult decision-making and life outcomes.
08:39 Learning to recognize, release, and replace negative emotional patterns can help build inner peace and make better decisions.
10:11 Personal growth is about changing habits, not fundamentally changing who you are as a person.
16:42 Feelings are learned early in life and can be intentionally retrained through conscious practice and self-awareness.
Resources
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415: Conviction, Customization, and Clarity: Break Out of Your Comfort Zone with Andy Molinsky
Andy Molinsky is a Professor at Brandeis University's International Business School, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology. His new book Reach discusses ways to know yourself better and break outside your comfort zone.
A simple exercise you can implement today is to confront that thing you're fearing, imagine the worst case scenario, then the ideal/perfect version, then the realistic version, and decide on the probability for each of the three.
Andy says that some or all of the five pain points holding you back are authenticity, likability, competence, resentment, and morality. Listen in as you can realize that thing you were procrastination doing wasn't so bad at all, and making progress will get you to break that cycle of avoidance.
Quotes:
“When you take a leap, when you try something, that's where learning happens. You can't learn if you don't actually try.” – Andy Molinsky
“When you avoid something, you get a short-term boost of relief. But over time, it just makes that thing much harder.” – Andy Molinsky
“There's no one-size-fits-all. Whatever you're trying to do to step outside your comfort zone, you can make your own version of it.” – Andy Molinsky
Takeaways:
04:30 Breaking out of your comfort zone requires understanding your personal barriers and creating a customized approach to overcome them.
07:52 Taking small risks creates a positive cycle of self-discovery and increased confidence, replacing the negative cycle of avoidance.
16:51 Personal conviction and purpose can provide the motivation needed to push through uncomfortable situations.
21:22 Most people catastrophize worst-case scenarios, but the realistic outcome is usually far less intimidating than imagined.
24:39 Stepping outside your comfort zone is not a one-time event, but a continuous process of growth and self-improvement.
Resources
- Andy Molinsky (official site)
- Andy's books ("Global Dexterity" and "Reach")
- Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge, and Build Confidence (book)
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410: The Secrets to Money, Power, and Love Prosperity with Lucas Lehman
Lucas Roy Lehman speaks and leads seminars on personal power and intimacy all over the US, Sweden and Canada. He is a certified neurotransformational coach, a certified sacred sexuality educator.
Over the past ten years, Lucas has worked with hundreds of men and women to overcome the obstacles to their financial success and emotional fulfillment, helping them transform old patterns and limiting beliefs, and courageously create the lives of their dreams.
Lucas talks to us about his forthcoming book, Mastering the 7 Principles of Sex & Money & Power for an Extraordinary Life:
- presenence (what is)
- purpose
- passion
- prosperity
- proactivity
- playfulness
- plasticity
If you're ready to shift from "fear & survival" into "desire & fullness" then listen in.
Quotes:
“Desire is the first step to all achievement. So, if we're talking about how to have the most amazing life, first of all, we need to move from lack into desire.” – Lucas Lehman
“My definition of power is the ability to manifest my desires with ease.” – Lucas Lehman
“Prosperity is more than just financial prosperity. It also includes our physical prosperity—because if you don't have health, energy, and vitality, then all the money in the world is going to be useless.” – Lucas Lehman
Takeaways:
04:40 Desire is a more powerful motivator for growth than fear-based survival tactics.
17:37 Self-worth isn't tied to external achievements, but to internal acceptance and love.
25:25 Productivity can come from joy and desire, not just panic and stress.
32:47 Prosperity means more than money - it includes physical health, creativity, and emotional well-being.
35:19 Your life itself is your greatest art, not just the things you create.
Resources
- Lucas Lehman (official site)
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (book)
- Lucas Roy Lehman on Yelp
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409: Feed the Beast, Find Your Passions, and Thrive in Your Zone of Genius with Corey Poirier
Corey Poirier, author of The Book of Why, is a multiple-time TEDx speaker, host of the top rated Conversations with PASSION Radio Show, founder of The Speaking Program, and he has been featured in multiple television specials. He's interviewed over 4,000 of the world’s top leaders and has some amazing advice today about finding meaning, leaving your comfort zone, and becoming enlightened.
Quotes:
“I'd rather be busy than bored—and I'll add productive, because being busy just for the sake of being busy doesn't help anybody.” – Corey Poirier
“If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. If you figure out that this is your thing, your calling, or your why, you'll discover that you won't be tired at the end of the day, because you never really worked.” – Corey Poirier
“We're taught in school to focus on our weaknesses and ignore our strengths, because we're already good at them. But if you look at what sets the highest achievers apart, they do the exact opposite.” – Corey Poirier
Takeaways:
00:46 Staying busy isn't enough; being productive in areas you're passionate about is what drives success.
01:57 Passion acts like an energy source that prevents burnout and keeps you motivated.
14:41 Finding your passion is a continuous process that can take years, and it's okay to not have it all figured out immediately.
20:29 Your "why" should create a positive impact beyond just personal achievement.
29:09 High achievers focus on their strengths and hire out or delegate tasks in areas of weakness.
Resources
- The Book of Why
- Corey Poirier (official site)
- Conversations with Passion (Facebook)
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405: Evergreen Focus & Motivation: 12 Mind Hacks to Become a Better Author, Speaker, Coach, Entrepreneur, and Your Best Self
Listen in as we reveal the twelve secrets all entrepreneurs (including you reading this right now) need to know in order to take massive action and enjoy rapid success.
- Quiet the Noise: Don't check email or texting in the morning
- Minimum Viable Product: what's important?
- Body Health: Exercise, wake up early, drink water, and get a good night's sleep
- Better Relationships: contempt, criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling (expert John Gottman)
- Be Present: avoid multitasking, distractions, waiting for X to do Y, or "sticking it out"
- Write Things Down: journal to document and "crack the nut" plus gratitude list
- Negative Self Talk: ask better questions about your situation, such as: What's good about this? What action will you take moving forward? Is the thing you're worried about always true in all circumstances?
- Be Independent: You are in control. Even if luck or people get you down,
- Be Positive: Why did you get started with your business in the first place? What used to get you excited?
- Triggers, states, habits, responses
- Entrepreneurial Skill: distill the information down quick enough to take action. Don't be arrogant. Pay attention. Take the steps and see if you did it correctly. Don't give up.
- Chunking: Adjust the size of your "laundry basket" to work your productivity muscle (focus muscle)
Quotes:
“Half the battle is just knowing where you're at and knowing what needs to be fixed.” – Robert Plank
“You're in control of everything you're doing today. The day can be spent the way you choose.” – Robert Plank
“Don't just learn and then put it aside. And don't just find a way to talk yourself out of implementing.” – Robert Plank
Takeaways:
02:19 Quiet the noise in your morning by avoiding immediate email and text checks to prevent starting your day in a stressed state.
11:50 Exercise doesn't require complex routines; simple actions like walking can significantly improve mental clarity and physical health.
21:42 Writing down daily tasks increases the likelihood of completing them and helps track actual productivity versus perceived productivity.
29:47 Recognize your emotional triggers and choose to respond differently, breaking predictable patterns that hold you back.
38:14 Focus on completing a few meaningful tasks daily rather than creating overwhelming to-do lists that rarely get finished.
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381: Reprogram Your Habits, Defeat Overwhelm, Remove Excuses, Find Inspiration and Discover Your Own Path with Derek Doepker
Derek Doepker is a former rock guitar player turned 7x bestselling author, speaker, and coach on mind, body, and business success.
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His goal is to help people break through their BS and amplify their productivity, profit, and performance by sharing clever mind games, life hacks, and the secrets of success found in music. Information does not equal transformation, and Derek says that you need to follow this three step process:
- open the floodgates to an idea: lower your standards about what a bad idea is, think about what's possible, and realize the "slingshot effect" (i.e. the gym makes you weaker and then you grow stronger)
- transition: sift, sort, preocess, narrow, filter, mix ideas
- completion: eliminate, edit, deadlines
Resources
- Derek Doepker (Official Site)
- Free book: Why You're Stuck (Free Book)
- Derek Doepker (Facebook)
- Derek Doepker (uDemy)
- Derek Doepker (Amazon)
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