No More Excuses: Monday Motivation Podcast

Welcome back to Monday Motivation's podcast! This week I'd like to focus on how clear your vision is. Of yourself that is! The two previous podcasts I talked about the difference of your resolutions and goals and how they affect each other. And then I also spoke about the difference between goals and tasks and asked you to make sure you knew the difference and also looked at your goal sheet for this year to make sure your goals were really goals and NOT just tasks associated with goals. And all-in-all, how your resolutions, (a decision you make) affects your life. The vision of you and who you want to become. By creating good/new habits help you with the "how" to achieve your goals. And then how by achieving your goals affects you. And helps you become the best YOU you can become. When you look at the goal worksheet which is on my website (click here for the link), you go from top to bottom, but then you really work from the bottom-UP!  It can be confusing, but if you write it down, if you work the "worksheet

Welcome back! This week I want you to think deeper about your goals. Hopefully you did months ago so you were prepared for the start of the year! But even if you set them NOW, today... after you listen to this, is great. You have to get them OUT OF your head and ONTO paper. So you can see them, think about them. Especially NOW! Are your goals really a goal? Are they YOUR goals? Or are they smaller tasks associated with a goal. Yes, last year my "goal" was to get these podcasts started and continue with them. That was a a mini-goal which was attached to my BIGGER goal of becoming a "Sought-after Coach, Speaker, Teacher and Facilitator". I want people to contact me from all across the U.S., and world!  So what about you? Who do you want to become? Are you setting strategic goals or are you stretching your mind to understand who and how you envision yourself? You say you're happy with who you are? GREAT! Then how do you not stay there and become stale? How can you grow even more?  Listen in to start thinking dee

Why bother creating new RESOLUTIONS when only 8% of the American population keep them? Why screw around with setting new GOALS when you didn't achieve your previously set ones?  WHY BOTHER?  Just keep doing what you've been doing. Perhaps it's working and according to the stats, more than likely it's not. Even I didn't achieve some of my goals! And after coming off a wildly successful 2015, man, that stung! So, why should I bother?  BECAUSE I WANT MORE! For me and especially for my clients! I don't want my clients to be part of that 92% who fail at keeping resolutions. And even more staggering are the statistics on the lack of people who set goals, let alone keep them.  Listen into this week's podcast for more about why, how and what to do to make 2017 WILDLY SUCCESSFUL for YOU! So, WHY BOTHER? Because don't you want more? 

It's the last week of 2016!  Christmas was yesterday, how did you celebrate? Perhaps you don't celebrate Christmas? What did you celebrate and how? Did you hear others talk about their achievements? Did you think they were bragging? Perhaps a little, but did you help them celebrate or were you too busy wallowing in your own self-pity due to what you did NOT accomplish?  Everyone has achieved something. You just have to review things and take time to CELEBRATE your SUCCESS, no matter how small. Progress is progress and it all helps you move forward. Give yourself credit and make sure you learn from what happened so you can set yourself up for success, because the new year is coming! Listen in to this week's podcast and if you still feel you haven't achieved anything worth celebrating, email me to set up a FREE 30-min coaching call or let's just go for it and do a full Stepping Stones Strategy Session and get to it. Aren't you worth investing in?

Yes, that is the question of the week: What's missing? OR... what are you missing? As I've been harping about, sometimes things are right before your eyes. And, sometimes they aren't.  It can be what you don't see that helps us. But how do you know? How do you know if you're looking too hard or not looking hard enough? New perspective! Did you ask someone? You didn't ask me!! Why not? What are you afraid of? I asked last week "What you are willing to do for your success?" Finding out what is missing from your plan, life, environment can help dramatically. Or finding out what YOU are missing, meaning - the solution, the answer to the question. Listen in to hear about a client of mine and her Aha moment about what was missing and what had been keeping her from achieving her success. And, once again, contact me if you need help. I won't bite. But I definitely won't let you go until we figure it out! Want to try on your own? Click here to download some free worksheets!

Ah yes, you've had someone give you a new perspective and now YOU have one as well. You're now able to see the forest through the trees! And now, once you find that new perspective, you have work to do! Yep! More work YAY! This time, it's looking at what you are willing to do. Willing to do MORE of. LESS of. Or DIFFERENTLY. You can't keep doing the same ol same ol and expecting different results, right?! So, now is a great time to grab a piece of paper and a pen. Then listen to the podcast and start making your list and checking it twice! (see what I did there?!!) This will help you set yourself up for a new year with BIG SUCCESS! I know I'm ready to rock next year... are you? If you aren't sure HOW... never fear I am here! Click here to email me and schedule your FREE, yes FREE 30-min coaching call. No string attached. Seriously. I don't play that way.     

Welcome back to my Monday Motivation podcast: No More Excuses!   This week let's talk about NEW PERSPECTIVE. Why do you continue to try the same thing over and over and expect different results?  Are you afraid to ask for help? Do you think you'll appear incapable if you do? Like I mentioned in last week's podcast (#35), sometimes you're too close to the situation to see the answer! Sometimes you need to take a step back, get off the hamster wheel of life, JUMP off the crazy train and look at life from a different angle. And sometimes you need to ask for help to get a new perspective. So YOU can gain new perspective!  What is your goal that you haven't achieved? The task you can't seem to get completed which will help you get closer to a goal? Did you write it down? Did you write down everything you've tried? Everything you've done? If not, do it. And then ask someone to review it with you.  You'll be amazed at the results and may even "face palm" and say "Why didn't I think of that?" It's ok to ask for help.

Have you reviewed your goals yet? If not, NOW is a great time. Why? Because we only have 5 weeks left in 2016!  This week though, I want you to DIG DEEPER, get another layer in. As you look at your goals, what is something you wanted to happen that hasn't? Perhaps it IS a goal or perhaps it's something you need to get done to help you get closer to a larger goal.  What's happened? Have you tried everything? REALLY? Well, here's a little assignment for you: WRITE IT DOWN! Everything. Everything you've tried, done, attempted and what has happened.  1. Write down the goal (or task associated with the goal) that you've not made progress on.  2. Write down the expected outcome. 3. Write down your current status - progress. 4. FIND SOMEONE TO BRAINSTORM WITH! Sometimes we're too close to the solution to SEE it! (Ever heard that phrase, "If it was a snake it would have bit ya"?!?!)  Listen in for more on this topic. And let me know what it is you've wanted and what your status is. And if you need help with the brain

Tis the season to be thankful... right? Well, we all know Scrooge wasn't! At least at first! So, are you thankful? Or are you caught up focusing on what you don't have, haven't achieved and feel you've missed out on? This week, with it being Thanksgiving, I want to help you shift your mindset into "thankful mode" and focus on what you DO HAVE, HAVE, and HAVE DONE! I understand it can be difficult sometimes when you have so much chaos in your life, and it feels like you aren't moving forward. Perhaps you've done your goal review and you haven't achieved any this year? Or ever? Then, you need to determine what can help you, who can help you and truly what can get you into not just being successful, but being THANKFUL! And if you don't know how to make that happen, click here to email me for your free 30-min coaching conversation OR perhaps you're ready to kick it up and are ready to go for it! If so, then let's schedule a Strategy Session and make 2017 a strong one!

  Ah yes... Change. And not the kind in a dudes pocket that he annoyingly jingles. The kind we have to deal damn near every day in life. Yep. That "change"! What can you do about it? How do you react to it? I'm sure it probably depends on what changed or is about to change. It's nice when you actually get a warning isn't it? What has changed in your life? This past year so far? What change is coming? And, yes, what do you NEED to change but haven't?  Listen in and then tell me: 1. What is the biggest change you've had this year 2. How did you react to it? 3. What has come from this change?   Email me if you don't want to post here: SBallard@GrowingForward.biz

WOW! Have you ever finished your day or week and wondered what the Hell happened to the time? What about to your "PLAN"? What you wanted to accomplish? That happened to me last week! Now, some meetings were planned, and others went longer and new ones popped on. But thankfully, since I do have a plan, I was able to make adjustments and be there for those who needed help. I also was able to easily recover vs. giving up. How do you handle those days? Those weeks? How do you Recover? Reset? And Refocus?

Welcome welcome! You are listening to Sandi Ballard – lead motivator at Growing Forward coaching. It is Monday, and you are listening to week 31 of my Monday Motivation podcasts. Thank you for listening. If you are here for the 1st time, thank you and please take a few minutes to go back to week 1 and listen! Actually that’s not a bad idea for ALL of you to do. Go back to the beginning! And start again! That’s this weeks theme! Going back to the beginning. I’ve been talking about, well or harping on the last few podcasts about finishing the year strong. How can you do that if you’re starting to feel a bit stressed out about “HOW”? Why, yet again did you NOT...  (FILL IN THE BLANK HERE) What didn’t you do? Get 5 new clients? Achieve the goal weight? Make more $$? Get your house updated? Or perhaps start that business you’ve been “thinking about” for EVER! Tell me. I want to know! Email me at sballard@growingforward.biz (or comment here)   And then listen to this weeks podcast to understand how to go "back to t

Thank you for listening and for sharing these podcasts with others you feel could benefit. If you want to get them in your inbox and currently do not, email me to add me to your list. WOW – there’s only 5 weeks left until Thanksgiving. Then what happens? Not much anything eh? 5 weeks until businesses slow down – MOST that is. Some even shut down for a couple weeks. Only 5 weeks until you get into “holiday mode” and forget about your goals... OR perhaps you’re using the Holidays as a way to avoid thinking about them? Your goals that is! WHY? Are you going to have to carry-over your goal or perhaps a few to next year. AGAIN?!!! Why keep doing this to yourself? Why do you keep “giving up”? On your goals. On YOU? Why stay on this hamster wheel of life full of disappointment and unachieved goals? When will you step off the damn hamster wheel and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I WANT more. I am ready to finish the year strong. I’m ready to be viewed as an expert in my field, to achieve my goals. I’m ready because I believe

Hello everyone! Yes, it is Monday again and I do hope by now after listening to all of my podcasts (29 weeks of them) that you have a better attitude about Monday’s! Thank you for coming back, yet again, for your weekly dose of Monday Motivation. I had a great birthday week and yesterday after my run I thought about how I felt at 47. All of a sudden, I was like “CRAP that’s awfully close to 50?!” AM I SUPPOSED to be out running 7 miles or more? How should I be FEELING? I’ve actually had people say “at your age should you”? WHAT THE “F” does that mean? Haha. If you rock it – DO IT! So, after the wrinkle cream and toner went on my face I gave myself a good look – I thought about how my body felt and I thought – I feel better than I did in my 30’s! I’ve done more. I’ve achieved more. I HAVE MORE, including my health! I’ve been gluten free for 7 and only started running 8 years ago, after my broken leg healed. We all realize we are on “borrowed time”, and that’s not very exciting or MOTIVATING to think about is i

Well….welcome back and thank you for listening to this week’s podcast. Last week was about how to “finish the year strong”. We ARE in the last quarter, the final 82 or so days of the year – depending on when you are listening to this (or listening AGAIN!) What did you decide that you could do during the end of the year, the SLOOOOW time to finish strong? To reacquaint yourself with clients, friends, staff… REALITY?! This week's podcast is focused on figuring out how to become or be viewed-as an expert in your field. Think about what are you good at? Determining this can also help you achieve your goals. It can help you make adjustments and FINISH THE YEAR STRONG! If you hone in on your expertise, it can help melt away all the shit you think you’re NOT good at! We all talk about what we SUCK at. Mainly I think because people think if we talk about what we’re GOOD at – we’re bragging! I honestly think that is only when jealousy is involved. Envy. But envy doesn’t have to be bad. It can be a motivator. However,

Welcome back! Are you ready for this week’s Monday Motivation? I sure hope so. It’s been rainy and getting colder here in Indy AND darker, so I know I’ve needed a bit more motivation lately to get me going. Plus, it’s the last quarter. Yup, whether you like it or not, it’s here. Last week’s podcast was about stopping to smell the roses. Pausing long enough to think about your accomplishments and give yourself some credit. No matter how small, as sometimes that’s all you need – that one tiny step – to generate movement and momentum and get back on-track and build your confidence! And with it being the last 3 months – 90 – friggn days until the end of the year, this is a GREAT time to do just that …. Pause. Reflect. Give yourself credit. Or truly notice what is and is NOT working. What you’ve achieved and what you haven’t. Where you are in regard to your goals. What adjustments can you make? Did you stop checking your progress throughout the year? Did you even write your goals down or create a plan to achieve?

HELLO there! I know, I could sense it, you were just watching and waiting on pins and needles for the new podcast, the latest Monday Motivation weren’t you?! Well, I do appreciate you listening and would REALLY appreciate it if you would share the podcast via your social media! The more listeners, the better, eh?! Last week was about finding out what you NEED that can help you and honestly that BELIEF – believing in yourself is really the main thing! BELIEF IS POWER and can be the driving force behind achieving whatever it is that you want! Do you BELIEVE in yourself? Many people believe in OTHERS. We’re always better at helping others than ourselves. Why is that? Why don’t we believe in ourselves as much as or MORE than we do others? How do we put OURSELVES first? Have you stopped long enough to think about that? To think about how you can put yourself first? Do you know how to do that? Do you appreciate all that you have? And that you have accomplished? Many times we just focus on what we DON’T HAVE. HAVEN’

Hey everyone! Sandi here again to dole out another dose of Monday Motivation. Or your weekly challenge, however you choose to view it! What is it that you want or need? Last weeks podcast was about you knowing what you NEED to do… BUT. But something. There was something standing between success and what you KNOW you need to do. So what did you figure out? What is it that you KNOW you NEED to do? AND did you figure out what that “BUT” was? If not, what did you do? Nothing? Anything? Well, what is it that you NEED or WANT that can help you? You need to get from point A to Z but you can’t until you figure it out, right? Yes, I said A-Z vs. A-B. A-B would be easy wouldn’t it? Would be nice for things to always be that easy. We all want the fastest, cheapest, way and unfortunately that’s usually not reality. In a PERFECT world….oooooh all you perfectionists just perked up didn’t you? You heard the magic word PERFECT haha. So, in a perfect world A–B would exist, we also wouldn’t have fear, avoidance, and that ever-

Hello again listeners! All 6 of ya! HA! It’s that day of the week again, the one you have all chosen to change your attitude about and use it as a launching pad for an awesome week, right? NO? Did I hear you say NO? Well, then you should rewind your attitude a bit and focus on what WILL go well today and how you can kick this week in the ass?! Starting RIGHT NOW! Oh, and if you are listening on a different day, then reflect on how Monday went, how the week has gone so far or “went” if you’re listening on the weekend and reset your mind on the NEXT week Ok? So how are things going? Have you stepped out of your comfort zone even MORE? Have you made any changes in your habits, your life, your processes? Even little ones? And it’s not because you HAVE to, it should be because you want to. You WANT MORE and especially if things are going as you wanted them to…you sort of NEED TO make changes so you can get different results. And stepping out of your comfort zone usually is a way to make changes. Whether it’s perso

Hidy Ho fellow listeners! I appreciate you logging on here and listening to your weekly Monday Motivation or more of a challenge as it’s becoming!   Let me ask you – do you complain but refuse to make changes? Whether it’s your thoughts, how you do something, WHEN you do something or perhaps personal behavior? Has the WHY behind that changed?  Perhaps the WHY isn’t the problem it’s the HOW. Perhaps you don’t understand or believe IN the WHY behind what you are doing, or the need for change. CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. So why do so many resist? Why do people HATE CHANGE so much? The last few weeks I’ve talked about getting uncomfortable. Stepping OUT OF your comfort zone – doing something new. Going it alone. Trying something for the 1st time or in a new, or different way. I know, I know I KNOW it can be hard, scary, uncertainty sets in – you don’t know or OH HOLY LORD CONTROL THE OUTCOME, so you put the guards up and GUESS WHAT? You don’t do it. Worse yet, you do nothing. Podcast #13 – what is the definition of ins