No More Excuses: Monday Motivation Podcast

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! And we are one week into year seven of my podcasts. 313 weeks! Crazy how time flies!   Last Monday’s podcast was about checking in and seeing if something you’ve been doing for a long time needs an upgrade, change, update, or keep on keeping on as-is. Did you identify something that needs to be fixed or updated? If so, what and how? Listen in today as I talk about not just how it's time to do your First Quarter Review, but HOW to do your review! When you’re doing the review, as I do with all of my clients, look at the short-term goals, and then see if it or they’ve been achieved. If yes, then GREAT, what’s the next short-term 30-60 & 90-day goals? If the goals have not been achieved, let’s look at what progress, if any has been made. What’s happened? What’s distracted you? What challenges have you come across? Is your environment set up for success?  Do

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! And today starts YEAR SEVEN! YES! I can’t even believe it! Seven years of this weekly podcast. THANK YOU for motivating me to keep going! I’d love to hear – as always – where you’re listening from but how long! Last Monday’s podcast was about checking your progress and see what shit you are ALLOWING to knock you off-track and learning how to ACCEPT the compliments, the help you need, the baby steps and all the things that will get you to where you want to go. What did you determine? How are you digging deeper to end the first quarter as strong as possible? As I travel back to California from another successful trip to Indiana, I reflect on the meetings, the discussions, the progress checks and the plans to achieve more! I made a few adjustments of my own as well.   With ending year six and looking at the next seven years, I have to determine what I want to

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Last Monday’s podcast was about checking your progress and accepting even the tiniest of progress. Instead of being discouraged, use that energy to dig deeper so you can play BIGGER! Learning how to shut down the negative shit storm in your head isn’t always easy, is it? Nope, but it’s necessary if you want to make progress and achieve those goals! When you have unnecessary chatter in your head, it makes it hard to think straight and focus. And we all know if you aren’t focused, you certainly aren’t productive, are you? Any sort of mental anxiety can steal your focus and knock you off-track. Listen in as I share what was going on in my head, and around me, and in my head while I was writing this. What was I allowing? Sometimes we need a mental break to help us regroup. But that’s usually in the form of reading a book, a vacation, walk, workout – for me a ru

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Last Monday’s podcast was about Mindset. Mindset. MINDSET! Having a positive mindset means keeping your head on straight when shit goes sideways, or you get behind like I have recently.  How about YOU? Do you keep a positive mindset when you get off-track? Do you shut down that negative chatter in your head when you make a mistake? Do you keep yourself from spiraling and getting overwhelmed when shit goes sideways? Well, if you don’t, you should probably contact me! 2022 has been another weird year. Some people and clients I know have had a GREAT start to the year, while others have not. And as we start reaching for Spring, it’s also the last month of the first quarter of the year. As many people do, and I always suggest, start really digging into your goals and watching your progress, no matter how small it may seem… to YOU. Listen in this week as I talk a

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Last Monday’s podcast was about TIME MANAGEMENT! Prioritizing, creating better habits, organizing… you know, all the things that help you FIND more time in the day! Did you find more time? Did you prioritize your to-do list? Ok, well did you get the “oh shit list” out of your head and onto paper so you CAN prioritize and keep better track of what you need to do and in what order? Listen in today, as I share what I spoke with a client about last Friday in regard to figuring out how-to prioritize all she has to do.  Trust me, there are days that I don’t get through my “important list”. Yes, it stresses me out too! And I share why this podcast is late today! Sometimes shit just happens! It’s how you recover versus getting overwhelmed by it. Our minds are truly an amazing animal! Over the years, I’ve talked about mindset and how it can screw up the best of day

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Last Monday’s podcast was about LOVE! No, not the four-letter word about romance and sex. But about what you do for a living and making sure you LOVE what you do. Or figuring out what parts of what you do, that you do you love. We don’t all love every aspect of our job or business tasks, but it’s definitely something to look into. Especially when you’re constantly saying, “I don’t have enough time in the day” or “I’m not getting to do what I LOVE” (because of all the shit I have to do!) Learning to delegate, identify what is and is NOT a good use of your time, telling people NO (boundaries) and understanding WHY you feel like you “have to” do something… sometimes EVERYthing! Figuring all of this out helps you FIND MORE TIME! Listen in today as that's what I talk about today! Time Management is such a mystery to many. In my men’s BIZ XL group last week, they all seem to be struggling with “finding more time to get it all done”. One at

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others. The crazy continues, doesn’t it? I’m flying back to Cali after coming to Indy for an unfortunate reason. One of my tribe – many of you on this list may know her, Tifney Fields – lost her husband on Christmas Day. Not to start out the podcast as a downer, but it’s just reality, isn’t it? It’s life and shit we have to deal with that you don’t ever want to have to. And so this week I’m really going to get into your asses about making time for things. Taking the time for YOU, for family as well as your business and career. Last Monday’s podcast was about choosing your Word of the Year. Did you do that yet?? Don’t forget you can download the form from my website and go to the podcasts page! And, for most of us, as we look at the second week of January, we’re really starting to settle in and get comfy and start really looking at our goals. And, as I mentioned in

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others and Happy New Year! My apologies for the delay in getting this to you to help you kick-start 2022 and the first Monday of the year, however shit just happens, doesn’t it? Last Monday’s podcast was about GOALS! Yes, seeing how many are carry-over and why. As I mentioned, I have a few myself, even from 2020.  But let’s all make sure, regardless of carry-over goals or not, that you start looking at 2022 with fresh eyes and a positive outlook.  Last year at this time I talked about GOALS. Resolutions and INTENTIONS! The trifecta for success. In today's podcast, I share with you the steps I use with my clients to create their Word of the Year! I created the worksheet years ago to help me, and shared it immediately with my clients to help them make sure the word really resonates with them, versus just choosing any word. Why is a having a Word of the Year so import

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Sorry for the delay in publishing this. You'll have to listen in to understand WHY! Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! It’s the last week of December and 2021. If you’re going to do it, you better do it now! Last Monday’s podcast was about TRADITIONS! New ones, old ones, how they’ve changed and why. And also, that traditions can be fun and bring about wonderful memories to share. Traditions can be amazing as long as they aren’t holding you back! Did you share your traditions? What are some new ones you’re starting, or perhaps have been introduced to? And now we’re ready to face a new year. NEW GOALS! Yes!!! Listen in today as I share an overview of my year, and what I've achieved and not achieved. This week in social media, I'll share more! What about you?  And now it's time to make sure you're ready for 2022! Listen in as I talk briefly – you'll understand why I said "briefly" when you do –

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! It’s the last two weeks in December and 2021. Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and for everyone else… have a great holiday or just a great week. Last Monday’s podcast was about making your list of WHO and / or WHAT has helped you the most this year. The majority of what I heard is family, friends, colleagues, my podcasts (thank you!) my coaching (YAY!) and one person especially thanked a specific doctor! If you listened in, you heard who and what helped me… US! So, this week is a full one for me even though it’s Christmas week. But that’s ok, I have clients who aren’t celebrating or traveling, so if they want to schedule, that is FINE. And, we aren’t traveling and unfortunately, some of our traditions have changed. Listen in as I talk about how our traditions have changed and how once again, the VID is affecting things. Some not-so-good and others are GREAT!

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! WOW, just WOW… so much fun the last couple weeks having holiday parties again, seeing people out and about. And yes… feeling human again! There are only two weeks until Christmas... three weeks until December ends and we are staring down the barrel of a NEW year! You only have THREE weeks left, how will you FINISH the YEAR? Last Monday’s podcast was about really making sure you’re building the habit of showing gratitude… not just to check it off your list, but show how thankful you are to people beyond Thanksgiving and of course the end of the year holidays. As I meet with my clients at the end of the year, I ask them, “Who’s helped you the most this year?” It ALWAYS causes them to pause. I LOVE it.  I’m thankful to have made some of my clients’ list! LOL! Listen in today and follow my social media posts all week! As we bring this year to a close, many of u

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Don’t panic – but just letting you know there are only four weeks left in the year… and well, there are also STILL four weeks left in the year. I will always say hey “don’t let up” but if you planned accordingly, you may be able to take your foot off the gas and enjoy the holidays a bit more... BUT ONLY IF you have your shit together! Last Monday’s podcast was about making sure you’re doing a weekly review and set up for the next week every Friday. I don’t know about you, but my Friday was NUTS! Listen in today as I share about my new app for my women's TABOO Tribe launch and how I still, no matter how full my week was, I did my end-of-the-week review and prepared for this week that has an even tighter schedule! What about you? What’s on your plate this week? Are you prepared? What can help you? Who can help? And don’t forget about being thankful and showin

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to week 296 and the last few days of November. Wednesday starts the last month of 2021. WOW! If you haven’t done a year in review, then there’s no time like the present! Yes, I'm going to be talking about REVIEWING now until the end of the year, so get used to it! Last Monday’s podcast was about being thankful, showing gratitude and not letting up so it becomes a HABIT, not just a “once a year thing” during Thanksgiving.  We have five weeks left in the year, how will you continue to be thankful and show your gratitude to others? In today's podcast, I talk about how I noticed during my own review last year at this time that I was off-track. And I recovered by practicing what I preach. Yes... the REVIEW is something I preach as well, but I'm referring to PRIORITIZING! With last week being a week where many people were off work, kids out of school, and

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to week 295! That’s over 5 ½ years of doing this. And here I am, coming at you with a new recording, and something we tend to only focus on once a year at this time… being thankful. Last Monday’s podcast was about changing your mindset about things – and I asked what you’ve changed your mind about, and realized you were wrong! What did you come up with? SHIFTING your mindset from a negative outlook to a more positive one is hard but is so rewarding. And I am VERY thankful I changed mine. Listen in today as with this week being the week of Thanksgiving, I decided to share the Oxford Dictionaries definition and the difference between being grateful and feeling thankful! They are very close! You tend to SHOW gratitude because you have a thankful feeling. And I’m not here today to pick that apart, just to make sure you use those hashtags appropriately.

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Last Monday’s podcast was about making sure you’re changing for the right reasons and not because shit got hard or boring or any other reason than it’s NECESSARY! Listen in today, as I talk about what I wrote about in chapter six of my book “How Badly Do You Want ‘IT’?”... "Change creates opportunity for growth. But don’t allow the excitement or challenges to become bright, shiny distractions from your PLAN!"  And again, in chapter six of my third book, “The Magic Pill!”, titled “It’s Evolution Baby", I wrote: "Things change. As humans, we adapt to change by growing and evolving. Change is inevitable. Resistance is futileTM." So, how do we evolve? Listen in today, as I talk about how we look back on the last 10 ½ months and see how have you – we – evolved? How are you becoming the best version of yourself? WHAT has changed and why? Why wouldn’t you want to?

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to Week 293! Don’t forget to follow me on social media to continue the challenges, questions, and opportunity for continued growth. Last Monday’s podcast was about looking at your patterns. Have you given up too quickly when things got hard? Did the grass look greener, so you jumped? Looking at the pros and cons of things BEFORE you change things up. It’s easy to quit and give the reason [aka BS excuse!] that “it wasn’t right for me” or “it wasn’t working”. Sometimes you’re right and well, sometimes you’re just searching for the easy way, the “Magic Pill”! In recent podcasts, I’ve talked about how I painstakingly went through a rebrand last year, but the pain part was the research for the perfect “all-in-one” platform everything I do and offer. Then, I've resisted change because it's overwhelming and time consuming... and it's cost a good amount of

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to week 292! Don’t forget to follow me on social media to continue the challenges, questions, and opportunity for continued growth. Last Monday’s podcast was about looking deeper into your habits and seeing which ones need adjusted, changed-up, stopped or created to help you finish the year strong. What did you find? Did you change anything? Or start anything new? You'll have to listen in today to hear my update and what I struggled with. Today I also talk about two of my clients I met with last week. One admitted she's not a fan of doing the hard work, and the other is ready to JUMP because shit got hard. He's done that throughout his whole life, but now that he's working with me, I'm trying to help him look at the pros and cons BEFORE he switches gears because something else "sounds easier!" It’s not uncommon to quit, to give up quickly when shit

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to week 291! Don’t forget to follow me on social media to continue the challenges, questions, and opportunity for continued growth. Last Monday’s podcast was about how to focus more and STOP multi-tasking so you can be more effective, productive, and fully present with whatever you are working on or whomever you are meeting with. With all that I have been preaching about, what more could I possibly get on your ass about or ask you to do? Well, last year on this day – podcast 239 – I talked about the BS excuses and blaming I had been hearing from a client. And, I asked about habits. Which fits right into the end of the year! YES! Habits help you achieve your goals.  Listen in today as I talk MORE about HABITS! And more so, doing the review so you can see what needs to be adjusted and where you need to improve so you will LEVEL-UP and finish the year

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Don’t forget to follow me on social media to continue the challenges, questions, and opportunity for continued growth. Last Monday’s podcast was about how sometimes you need to fully focus on one thing to make sure you finish it strong. Give it your all. And no, multi-tasking is NOT a “Superpower”! Change my mind! At times we have to get it all done… NOW. But trying to do three things at once, does nothing but help you half-ass it all! We’re probably all guilty of it, especially after being forced to spend almost two years in the virtual world, the virtual meetings, especially if they aren’t attention-grabbing or interactive! One thing at a time. FOCUS. Being fully present can be difficult for people. Listen in today as I share how I helped a client develop strategies for he and his teammates so they could learn to switch gears quickly, without frustration

HAPPY MONDAY MOTIVATION Welcome back to the weekly podcast, No More Excuses. Thank you for being here, for listening and sharing this podcast with others! Welcome to week 289! Don’t forget to follow me on social media to continue the challenges, questions, and opportunity for continued growth. Last Monday’s podcast was about doing a FINANCIAL review and a few tips on things to check on to save money. It’s so important to do a review of everything in your life. Personally, professionally, and financially – which involves BOTH personal and professional. If you’ve listened to me or know me, you’ve heard me say that LIFE is what gets in the way of your business, so that’s why I ask personal questions and have you check on things. If you only focus on one aspect, the other can go to shit, but it may be necessary... Trust me! Listen in as I share how the last couple weeks have been nuts for me, and how I've had to deal with HUGE distractions, but also things that needed my FULL attention. Where your focus goes, you