Design Your Success Podcast

Many of us start the year with big aspirations or resolutions, perhaps even designing vision boards and taking action steps.   However, a crucial question arises:  are we truly moving forward, or just moving? It's easy for professionals to set ambitious yearly goals but then lose momentum as the year progresses . Without a structured way to track progress, celebrate achievements, and recalibrate w...

30th September is International Podcast Day.  It's also the exact day I launched my podcast back in 2014.  How time flies! After being on hiatus for a while, episode #88 is here. If you procrastinate or you've gotten off track with something important to you, give this one a listen. Because I believe the seven simple ideas I share will inspire you. Enjoy! P.S. Don't forget to pick up the mentioned...

If the global events over the last two years have left you feeling some type of way, I trust you'll enjoy this episode. Tune in as I share a story (hadithi) and some simple things we can do to build resilience when we feel like the storms of life are bending us to breaking point. Here's an overview: Context Connection Compassion Cues Change +1 bonus Feel free to share your thoughts over at www. DY...

It's been exactly six years since I started my first podcast on September 30, 2014. In celebration of The International Podcast Day, I recorded this episode with personal development pointers that help us build resilience muscles. Because tenacity and the ability to not give up are crucial during times of crisis and change, we're better off pro-actively growing through instead of passively going t...

Have you ever wanted to go to the next level in life or business but stopped in your tracks because you felt like a fraud? Imposter Syndrome is a common phenomenon that happens to many people so know you are not alone. But the good news is there are simple things we can do to move past feeling like a fraud. Tune in to today's episode as I share seven simple tips to deal with this self-sabotaging a...

Today's episode gives insight on how to enjoy a harmonious love relationship in work and business. Nicole Baldinu is the co-founder of The $100 MBA and WebinarNinja. She's also the producer and content manager of the iTunes Best of 2014 Podcast - The $100 MBA Show, and Webinar Ninja Podcast. Together with her husband Omar Zenhom, they run their location independent company; Business Republic and t...

As the year comes to an end, this a great time to mindfully review the old year before rushing into the new one. The whole "New Year, New Me" mantra obviously doesn't work for everyone. Could taking time to quietly reflect back with gratitude be the missing key and one way we unintentionally sabotage our good intentions? Tune in and hear my 5's that will help with reviewing and previewing the New...

It's safe to say many of us have experienced bullying in some way, shape or form.  It can be cyberbullying, workplace, family, school or peer pressure. Many people, children, teenagers, and women have a difficult time overcoming the devastating effects of bullying. Tragically, some victims of bullying turn and become bullies themselves! Workplace bullying, as defined by the Workplace Bullying Inst...

You and I each have a purpose in life.  We each have an assignment or a race to run, based on that unique purpose. One dictionary defines purpose as, " the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists." And at some point in life, many of us wonder what the reason for our existence is. Have you ever asked yourself that question? I sure have. It's not an easy one to an...

Flying can be fun. Until we experience frightening turbulences that make us grip the seat handles and whisper a prayer. As I often say, life is like a journey, and can we both agree it's not always clear blue skies and smooth sailing? But just like there are instructions on what to do in the event of danger on a flight, so too in life, there are things we can pro-actively do to be better prepared...

After an unplanned break, we´re excited to be back with a new show, a new introducer, and new music! Tune in as I share why I didn't show up for you and 3 core areas to nurture if you desire balanced success and harmony in your life and business. These three areas if left unchecked could sabotage us long term. We could unknowingly be "sacrificing the wrong offerings on the altar of success." Liste...

Businesses exist to solve their client's problems and building a profitable one starts with knowing who your ideal clients are and what their problems are. A successful business provides the solutions to an existing problem. You can have the best solution, but if you´re the worlds best-kept secret, you do your potential clients a disservice and end up having an expensive hobby instead of a profita...

A key strategy in designing your success is having a clearly defined vision and goals to achieve that vision. Without goals, you don't have a direction to take. And without a plan of action to achieve the goals, there's no clarity. So the steps you take in your life or business often end up being a waste of your energy, time, and money. It feels like being a treadmill. You're moving a lot, but goi...

Time management. The myth we´ve all fallen for. Do you have days, weeks or months where your to-do lists seem like an unconquerable mountain? Do you sometimes get overwhelmed by work, running your business, the obligations of life, and all the other things competing for your attention? We´ve all been there. Had so much on your plate that checking email obsessively every 10 minutes or refreshing yo...

On today's interview episode, my guest shares how our lives are like orchards. If we tend to it we will enjoy its fruits. She´s been in Ministry for over 24 years serving others. But after they had a still-born daughter,  Holly felt like she couldn't express what she was going through. With bottled up emotions she started having major anxiety attacks that led to a dark season of depression.  It to...

  Happy June to you! We´re already halfway through this year, and if you´re anything like me and many others, somehow every year we wonder at how fast time flies. It's not news, yet every year you and I seem surprised.   So, tell me, can you still see IT?  "What IT" ? you wonder... Am talking about what you intended to  have, be, or do  this year.  Because if you can see it, you can be, do or have...

This week marked the International Coaching Week - an annual global celebration of the profession. This episode is an excellent opportunity to join my colleagues in raising awareness about how coaching benefits individuals, companies, and organizations.  Tune in and discover the difference between a therapist, mentor, consultant, coach and a goals buddy. And learn the 7 ways coaching accelerates y...

On today's interview, best-selling author, thought-leader, and business development coach, Latoya Johnson shares her expertise on how healthy self-love positively impacts your life and your business. The conversation has thought-provoking perspectives for both men and woman who want to enjoy healthy relationships. Although self-love is not limited to ladies, Latoya´s  main goal is to empower women...

Spring and easter are seasons of growth and renewal. We are 1/4 way through 2017 and as the year unfolds this is a great time to assess how your life and business is going, then course-correct if it's veering in a direction you don't desire. This is also the perfect time to reflect on the things that really matter if we want to live by design and enjoy balanced success. To enjoy balanced success,...

The African Impala in its natural habitation can leap 10 feet high and cover a distance of up to 30 feet ahead. BUT; in a zoo, it´s another story for this agile animal. Held in by a 3-foot wall, the African Impala will not make a move to jump and get away from the zoo. Even if it has the ability.  Why won't it jump? The African Impala will not jump if it can not see where it will land! It needs a...

Gloria Swardenski shares her personal story about how self-reflective questions guided her through a difficult season. She shows us what to do when things don't go as we planned, and how to make disappointments work for you; using what she calls " the gift in ugly wrapping paper ." Tune in and discover:  How to harness the power of your emotions  How to have a vision but not be attached to the out...

On today´s episode, we look at Tyler Perry´s interesting analogy about 3 kinds of people we encounter in this journey called life.  *Spoiler alert* I added one more type of person that we like.   LEAF PEOPLE Some people come into your life and they are like leaves on a tree. They are only there for a season.  BRANCH PEOPLE There are some people who come into your life and they are like branches on...

" Content is anything that adds value to a reader's life. " - Avinash Kaughik Are you adding value to your community and clients through blogging? On today's episode, we talk about 7 Ways Blogging Builds Your Business while adding value to your readers. Tune in and learn some simple resources designed to help you consistently create content so you never wonder what to write about. A monthly editor...

"Holding on is believing that there's only a past.  Letting go is knowing that there's a future." -  Daphne Kingma As the year unfolds, are there some things, people, mindsets, habits that you are hauling along although deep inside you know thy no longer serve you? Today we wrap up our February theme of love with story time about loving things. On this hadithi  episode, in addition to the story, I...

Continuing with the theme of February, today we talk about showing love and kindness, beyond Valentines´s Day.  Tune in and discover 8 gifts you can give others that don't cost a cent.  For more inspiration and the free giveaway mentioned on this episode, visit www. LBSuccess.com  today.