#SaturdayMorningHustle Podcast

A continuation of the conversation started on the latest #SaturdayMorningHustle "Professional Balance" bonus content episode, today I'm talking all about keeping control of your self-worth and value as a human while navigating the negativity that surrounds us all. Let's talk about how to utilize patience and determination to skip over the small, day-to-day issues in your career or business develop...

Sometimes you need to do something different. Change things up, end predictable routines and challenge yourself, your team or your business model. Experimentation (via the 80/20 rule) and pattern interrupt are great ways to make sure you, your team or your organization isn't sleepwalking through your most important processes. The reset has so many advantages. Let's talk about it. Let's talk about...

Welcome to episode 4 of “Professional Balance” a bonus content series of the Saturday Morning Hustle. On this episode, we will discuss how to balancing value with market factors when setting a price for products or services. Pricing strategy is tricky and can be a real boost or drag on a business depending on your success balancing all aspects of the process. • C...

Spring is a rebirth of life after a hard winter. A perfect metaphor for business in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic. To survive, we all have had to make a series of changes. Some small, some big. Every business leader had had to adapt, adopt or pivot their business model in regard to the limitations of COVID-19. But don't be too hasty to go "back to the way we have always done it" and forget the...

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is take a break, get off the roller coaster and refocus on the important stuff like your "Why" plus proper motivation, having systems in place and understanding what success is and what you will do with it once you earn it. Otherwise, you're not being effective, you're just busy. Let's talk about it. It's Saturday, I'm in the office so it must be the...

The key to success? Developing an attitude of always giving without expectations. Be known as a trusted partner who provides value. Collaborate and help as many people as possible, without first thinking about profit and personal gain. When it comes time to get paid what you're worth, you can feel confident in asking for your due. Give more than you take. Orient yourself to serve others, and peopl...

So, you want to produce your own podcast series but you don't know how or where to start. I know exactly what to do. Tips, motivation and tactics for generating an authentic podcast (or other forms of content) and building a dependable audience. You have a voice, ideas and passion for something other people might want to hear about. Let's talk about it. It's Saturday, I'm in the office so it must...

Based on my own entrepreneurial journey over the last 35 years, this episode examines the balance of Pros and Cons of a 15, 30 and 50-year-old entrepreneur.  • Aggression vs. Experience • Energy vs. Intelligence • Working all the hours vs. Efficient hours • Only know what you know vs. Don't know what you don't know • Brash vs. Measured • Ego vs. Patience • Always building new vs. Building upo...

In sports, you run drills at practice. Doing the same skill set over and over until you become a master. In music, you play the same piece as many times as necessary to get it right. The same ideas can apply to business. You need to challenge yourself with drills designed to make you think, work on your process and continually improve. This is "extra" work outside what you do on a regular basis, b...

After a year of stress, struggle and loss from Covid-19 we need to talk about the resiliency that one learns from tragic events. In business and in life, lessons are often learned from setbacks and failures. Following that logic, the most terrible events - the worst day of your life - can teach the biggest lessons of all. No one wants to endure such terrible occasions, but these things still happe...

In pursuit of #SaturdayMorningHustle success, you will hear No more often than you hear Yes. It's not just you, the system is set up that way. The key to being successful is how you handle this. What can you learn from mistakes, rejection or situations not working out as expected? A lot! Being told No is a learning process and part of any ultimate success story. Let's talk about it. It's Saturday,...

There's a lot of advantages of keeping things simple. Not basic or incomplete, but minimal. It's easier to get started, manage complex issues and develop a working strategy if you start with the simplest version and work forward from there. A complete idea can start as a very simple thought that goes through many updates, upgrades and iterations before finalization. You don't need to have everythi...

We all face adversity. How you handle it tells a lot about you. COVID-19, record-low winter temperatures and political change is creating chaos all around us. So how do we get from these adverse events to sustainable success? Listen to find out.  ...  It's Saturday, I'm in the office so it must be the Saturday Morning Hustle. Listen to this podcast while your competition is still sleepin...

Welcome to episode 2 of  “Professional Balance” a bonus content series of the Saturday Morning Hustle. On this episode, we will discuss how to balance being successful with learning lessons from your failures. Ideas we will discuss include learning lessons from everything around you (wins and loses), re-defining Failure, a winning attitude and ethical lapses. The Balance:...

To be successful, you have to embrace the idea of creating value for others increases your value. This can be done through your work process, by being a solid role-model, by telling your story, by giving back through teaching and mentoring. That's our focus today.  Just this week I had an opportunity to participate (via Zoom) in a Q/A with students in an Entrepreneur program at a local univer...

It's cold, it's snowing and the roads are slick but the #RiseAndGrind is real, there is work to be done and the #Hustle can't be stopped. Focus on what you can control, put in the effort and create consistency in everything you do: delivery, quality level and continual growth. Not sure how? Listen to the #SaturdayMorningHustle to find out. ... It's Saturday, I'm in the office so it must be the Sat...

Sorry, but not sorry. I'm bringing some tough love today to all you business owners. But, I'm also going to give you suggestions and resources for solving the problem. COVID-19 has been impacting businesses for a year now. At first, your audience and the public in general was very understanding of the changes and limitations on business as usual . But the grace period is now over. COVID-19 is here...

Part 3 of "The #SaturdayMorningHustle Brand Building Advice". On this episode, I continue the story of this podcast developing from a raw idea + I share a friend's recent success with an idea-to-product-to-brand-to-business with new partners, new funding and big opportunities ahead of him. Why is that important to you? I will detail for you the strategies, actions and real-world realities to apply...

Welcome to episode one of Professional Balance - a bonus content series of the Saturday Morning Hustle. This long-form audio-only podcast will be posted on the last Monday of every month as an opportunity to dive deep into the issues that challenge all entrepreneurs, business owners, career builders and decision-makers. "How to balance what seems to be contradictory viewpoints” in business and per...

A follow up from last week's episode "The #SaturdayMorningHustle #BTS Story with Brand Building Advice" . This week, we're talking about things to focus on and things to avoid. Specifically, building an audience authentically and organically by not buying followers or creating fake personas and avoiding the ideas of "going viral" or becoming an overnight sensation online. Instead, patiently build...

Want to know how the #SaturdayMorningHustle evolved from simple social media posts in April of 2016 to the brand, video channel and podcast it is today? How does a simple idea become a product, business or other viable assets? What can you learn from the #SaturdayMorningHustle for building your self-brand, startup or career? I'm going to tell you right now. On this episode, I break down the path t...

How often do you have one of those days/weeks when nothing goes right? It's OK, we've all been there. But, you can create positive actions from interrupted workflow if you just remember to focus on what you have complete control over: your effort and your attitude.    Proficient professionals start with a plan: to-do (actions) list, goals, objectives and priorities. The idea is to get st...

Goodbye to 2020! Welcome to the first #SaturdayMorningHustle of 2021. Time to make your new year's resolutions, or in business terms set your goals, objectives, strategy and tactics (in that order). Why? Because you won't know if you have arrived if you don't know where you're going. By defining success you start the process of achieving success.    Today I walk you through how to make y...

It's the day after Christmas and less than a week until New Years' Eve/Day. Today's #SaturdayMorningHustle is not about #Hustle and #Grind but being focused on what's really important and setting yourself (and everyone around you) up for real, sustainable success.   The keys are staying motivated for all the right reasons (and avoiding all the wrong reasons) and understanding that succes...

It's the last #SaturdayMorningHustle before Christmas 2020. Everyone has the giving spirit because everyone knows it's better to give than receive. That applies to entrepreneurs and business leaders as well. No matter who you are or how much experience, talent or knowledge you have there are people who need you mentor to them the same way you hope more successful people would mentor you. It's a tw...