The Successful Living Podcast

In this episode Manny and I explore why remote work can be a problem for entrepreneurs and employees alike. I share my own experiences with remote work and we talk about what Manny and I do to make it better. This is not for everyone, but given the circumstances, there are skills that can be improved to make remote work more productive and manageable.

In this chapter of The Successful Living I share what happens when we do not have a good strategic plan to navigate the changes that may affect us and how to adapt to those changes.  In particular, the changes that affect companies.  I share examples of what happens when we ignore what is happening around us.  I also talk about ideas to be better prepared.

You can also find this podcast on video at https://www.facebook.com/riverabusinessdevelopment Every time you go through a difficult moment in your life, you stop to think about why? In this podcast we will talk about the importance of gratitude as an option to observe what happens to you from different points of view, listen to us here

In this episode I share why I changed my mind around the podcast format because I want to be open with you, my listening audience. I also share how and why I left a job I had loved because I decided that change was necessary for my own wellbeing and self-respect. I encourage you to understand why change must happen internally, if you want to see change in your life.

In this episode, I share a story of how I saved $2000 a year by taking a step I share in this episode. When training financial coaches, I speak about how much money we allow to flow through our hands without noticing it because we look at our budget needs and go to adding income or cutting expenses. Nothing wrong with this. The problem is we are forgetting to renegotiate things like loan payments...

How can you boost your belief in your abilities when you have those moments of doubt? How often do you question your ability to reach a goal? Often we set a goal. We base it on the best available evidence. We know we have chosen how to reach it with facts and then the doubts creep in. Those doubts and insecurities come from thoughts planted deep in our mind. Most often with no basis. Yet they para...

Can you recall the first time you met the person you felt you wanted in your life? How hard did you work at convincing them you were the one? We go out of our way to let them see all the good things we bring into their life. It is a natural talent. Why then, do we forget to use that same skill when we are interviewing for a job, trying to get funding or pitching our products? Instead of focusing o...

Learning to tap into your subconscious mind is a skill we must develop. Those thoughts and ideas that come unexpectedly can serve you well, however they can vanish as quickly as they entered your consciousness. Today I want to share with you why lifelong learning creates the opportunity for quality information to be stored and accessed by your subconscious mind. I am not presenting this as a study...

When was the last time you shopped for insurance? People feel proud to say they have been with their insurance company for 20 years. I have a problem with that. Have they been getting the best rates? I saved $2000 a year on my auto insurance by switching companies. Imagine? I was charged $2700 and people were suggesting I shop around because my vehicle is a Sling Shot which is classified as a moto...

Success is internal. It is not something you look for and find. The more you understand that you have more control over your life than you think, the more successful you become. We cannot control what happens in the world around us. What we can control is how we respond to it. In other words, how we react to the circumstances that happen.  Blaming others, losing control, getting angry are &nb...

One of the top reasons that always shows up for business failure is the lack of financial projections. Most small businesses are started out of a need, something  you want that your job cannot give you. Whatever the reason, most people start the business without any plan, other than to sell something and make money.  I did not love the numbers either. Of course, I wanted to make money. I...

We have to talk more about money. We do not stop to think about the impact our financial decisions make on our way of life. A great place to start the conversation is to talk about an emergency fund. Listen in as I make the case for the emergency fund and how you can speak with someone to help them understand why it matters.

In this episode I share the struggle that many of us have when identifying our client. Who is your client is not as easy to answer as it is made to appear. This episode was originally recorded on October 2019 and missed publication. Now that it is October and Consider how important this is in our marketing, I decided to share it. Listen in as I describe my own struggles and how to answer the quest...

In this episode I am pleased to introduce Shahram Heshmat is an emeritus (and currently Adjunct) profesor of addiction and Health Economics at the University of Illinois Springfield. He received a PhD in Managerial Economics in 1984 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), whit a specialty in Health Economics. His research has focused particularly on the behavioral economics of addiction and s...

In this podcast I will talk about Triggers to change behavior.

This is no time to give up on 2020 and your business because of the COVID 19 pandemic. There are 5 months left in 2020 to find ways to generate revenue. The year is not lost, as many make us believe. It is true that we have been affected by the pandemic at a global level impossible to anticipate or imagine before it happened to us. Individually, however, life brings us challenges that affect our l...

Hello. Today I want to talk about what it really means to feel successful, and how we should be gauging and measuring our success. For many, monetary success is key. For others, the perception of success in the eyes of their peers. But for me, true success looks a little different from these. Mentioned on today's show: Why successful living is living independently and free The importance of discon...

Today I want to talk about the lessons I've learned from writing and publishing my first book. This book is something I've been planning for 12 years, but it was only in the last few months it came to fruition. So what changed? I learned that I needed discipline, and to think differently when it came to the tasks and goals I had to meet in order for the book to come out. It also meant understandin...

If you've ever been frustrated because you go about planning your life and goals, only to find you've missed the deadline, you want to listen in for a method that is easy to follow and flows with how you think. We know so much more about our brain and the mind, and it's changing our approach to behavior change. After all, what is a goal, but a decision you make to change a behavior for the better....

As a financial coach and trainer I hear so many money stories. People are living above their means at all income levels. There are people making millions and they will fall harder than the person working for them for a minimum wage. Why? They don't know how to manage their money. Stop thinking it's a poor people problem. If you are not considering how money impacts every bit of your life, you're p...

I can't get to know you until you get to know yourself. When was the last time you asked yourself who you really are? Success is an inside job. Can you remember the last time you got mad because of something someone said to you? Sometimes our reaction is a reflex because it brought something up that hurts our feelings. Has that happened to you? Later, when you had time, did you reflect on it? Mayb...

In this episode, I share how I became obsessed with learning how to improve the lives of the people we trained, by delivering better programs. Where the search for answers took me and finally, how to implement Evidence-Based Practices in everything we do. Evidence-Based Leadership is about making sound decisions. It's about making those decisions based on more than your experience and intuition. W...

Keeping your promise can be hard. You have the best intentions, but things are getting in the way. It comes down to your choice and what you prioritize.. For everything, you can choose to keep your word or make excuses. Your word is everything.

I can’t believe it. How a mindset shift changed my sales process and how you can do it too. Everything in life is affected by how you see things unfolding. If you want more money, help more people understand why you have the solution.

Are you uncomfortable with the sales process? If you're not selling you're broke. This week I share what it took for me to get comfortable with the sales process and what it took for me to get there.  When I decided to take my business to the next growth phase, I knew I had to change how I felt about selling. Once again, I had to look at my sales process and find the problems. Before you look for...