Are you showing up for yourself fully? Or are you letting your beliefs, excuses or procrastination derail you from doing the work that matters, focusing on what you really want and living your life by design?If you're tired of avoiding what matters or being scattered in your efforts, I'm going to share five ways to show up for yourself when you think you can't and three science backed ways to motivate yourself when you're procrastinating or you just don't feel like doing the important work.In this episode you'll learn:5 proven ways to show up for yourself and stay motivated3 science-backed methods to get over yourself quickly and get on with what mattersHow to use both intention setting and goal setting to pursue your big dreamsHead to https://lifepilot.co/12 for the full transcript or to listen on YouTube.Grab your free Perfect Day Exercise PDF here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you showing up for yourself fully? Or are you letting your beliefs, excuses or procrastination derail you from doing the work that matters, focusing on what you really want and living your life by design?If you're tired of avoiding what matters or being scattered in your efforts, I'm going to share five ways to show up for yourself when you think you can't and three science backed ways to motivate yourself when you're procrastinating or you just don't feel like doing the important work.In this episode you'll learn: <ul><li>5 proven ways to show up for yourself and stay motivated</li><li>3 science-backed methods to get over yourself quickly and get on with what matters</li><li>How to use both intention setting and goal setting to pursue your big dreams</li></ul> Head to <a href="https://lifepilot.co/12" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/12</a> for the full transcript or to listen on YouTube.<a href="https://lifepilot.co/perfect" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Grab your free Perfect Day Exercise PDF here.</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 12: How to show up for yourself fully

Imagine if you could invest just 1 hour per week in the one conversation you must have every for a healthy relationship. Well it's possible and it's called the State of the Union Meeting. Created by the Gottmans, this State of the Union is a time to reflect on the relationship and share both things that are working well and things that need to be addressed. It creates more connection, understanding, tolerance and ultimately leads to a relationship you both will love and respect.Tune in to find out the four steps involved and what Josh and I found worked and didn't work from doing this for ourselves.Head to https://lifepilot.co/11 for the full transcript. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine if you could invest just 1 hour per week in the one conversation you must have every for a healthy relationship. Well it's possible and it's called the State of the Union Meeting. Created by the Gottmans, this State of the Union is a time to reflect on the relationship and share both things that are working well and things that need to be addressed. It creates more connection, understanding, tolerance and ultimately leads to a relationship you both will love and respect.Tune in to find out the four steps involved and what Josh and I found worked and didn't work from doing this for ourselves.Head to <a href="https://lifepilot.co/11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/11</a> for the full transcript. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 11: State of the Union - a relationship saving tool

I'm a huge fan of visualising a big, bold, beautiful future vision for your life. I do this through a powerful tool called Life Canvas which has profoundly impacted my life and close to a hundred of my clients over the years.If you want to know how to create and manifest your ideal life 3 years from now, then listen in to this episode to find out how. https://lifepilot.co/10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm a huge fan of visualising a big, bold, beautiful future vision for your life. I do this through a powerful tool called Life Canvas which has profoundly impacted my life and close to a hundred of my clients over the years.If you want to know how to create and manifest your ideal life 3 years from now, then listen in to this episode to find out how. <a href="https://lifepilot.co/10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/10</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 10: Life Canvas - a powerful tool for your life vision

I recently completed a 10 Day Detox and I wanted to share the results and 6 surprising things that came out of it.I've been on a wellness journey for a while now and I'm fascinated by how we can transform our mind and bodies with challenges like this, and the intention to become a better person.If you're curious about what a detox is, how it could help you or simply want to get different results for your health and wellbeing then you'll enjoy this episode.Read the full transcript or listen to the podcast on YouTube. In this episode you'll learn:What 10 Day Detox I did and why6 Surprising things I learned on itThe results my husband and I had from the detoxHow you can change your habits and life in just 10 days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recently completed a 10 Day Detox and I wanted to share the results and 6 surprising things that came out of it.I've been on a wellness journey for a while now and I'm fascinated by how we can transform our mind and bodies with challenges like this, and the intention to become a better person.If you're curious about what a detox is, how it could help you or simply want to get different results for your health and wellbeing then you'll enjoy this episode.<a href="https://lifepilot.co/eps-9-10-day-detox" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read the full transcript or listen to the podcast on YouTube.</a> <h3>In this episode you'll learn:</h3> <ul><li>What 10 Day Detox I did and why</li><li>6 Surprising things I learned on it</li><li>The results my husband and I had from the detox</li><li>How you can change your habits and life in just 10 days</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 9: My 10 Day Detox

Do you feel like you're the passenger in your life or like you're the rock star pilot of your own life, directing you exactly where you want to go?I hope it's the latter as that means you are truly in charge of directing your energy, focus and attention to the things that matter most to you in life.You're the pilot of your ideal life, steering you towards your big goals, dreams and desires with a clear plan of how to get there and the journey you need to go on.So what do you do when it doesn't feel like that, when you feel like a passenger with no control, going along with everyone else? How do you change this up? What questions do you ask yourself?In this episode you'll learn:What major decisions I've made in the last week after realising I was being a passenger, not a pilotThe powerful questions you can use to assess whether you're the pilot of your life3 major things I'm changing to make my life easier, more in flow and happier all round.View the entire transcript in the blog post at https://lifepilot.co/pilot-your-own-lifeBecome a LifePilot member for just $19 per month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel like you're the passenger in your life or like you're the rock star pilot of your own life, directing you exactly where you want to go?I hope it's the latter as that means you are truly in charge of directing your energy, focus and attention to the things that matter most to you in life.You're the pilot of your ideal life, steering you towards your big goals, dreams and desires with a clear plan of how to get there and the journey you need to go on.So what do you do when it doesn't feel like that, when you feel like a passenger with no control, going along with everyone else? How do you change this up? What questions do you ask yourself?In this episode you'll learn:<ul><li>What major decisions I've made in the last week after realising I was being a passenger, not a pilot</li><li>The powerful questions you can use to assess whether you're the pilot of your life</li><li>3 major things I'm changing to make my life easier, more in flow and happier all round.</li></ul> View the entire transcript in the blog post at <a href="https://lifepilot.co/pilot-your-own-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/pilot-your-own-life</a> <h4><a href="https://lifepilot.co" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Become a LifePilot member for just $19 per month</a></h4> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 8: Step into being the pilot of your own life

You deserve the best in life and with a little creativity and smart choices, you can have the first class lifestyle upgrades you've always dreamed of, even on a budget.Today, we're diving into how you can start introducing first-class lifestyle upgrades without draining your bank account.Keep in mind that some of these suggestions may vary depending on where you're located, but the underlying message remains the same: it's time to expand your thinking and embrace first-class habits while preserving your most precious resources – time and energy."Catch the full transcript and video podcast here https://lifepilot.co/first-class-lifestyleGrab your free Perfect Day Exercise here https://lifepilot.co/perfectJoin the LifePilot LIVE 30 Day Experience here https://lifepilot.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You deserve the best in life and with a little creativity and smart choices, you can have the first class lifestyle upgrades you've always dreamed of, even on a budget.Today, we're diving into how you can start introducing first-class lifestyle upgrades without draining your bank account.Keep in mind that some of these suggestions may vary depending on where you're located, but the underlying message remains the same: it's time to expand your thinking and embrace first-class habits while preserving your most precious resources – time and energy."Catch the full transcript and video podcast here <a href="https://lifepilot.co/first-class-lifestyle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/first-class-lifestyle</a>Grab your free Perfect Day Exercise here <a href="https://lifepilot.co/perfect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/perfect</a>Join the LifePilot LIVE 30 Day Experience here <a href="https://lifepilot.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 7: 10 Tips for First Class Living on a Budget

Do you have big dreams for your future? Are you a bucket list kind of girl or guy? And realistically, how many of those cool things that you've decided on that you'd love in your life and to do in your lifetime are actually gonna happen for you?If you're sitting there going, you know what, Natalie? I don't think actually any of these things are gonna come off unless I make a plan or I set an intention, or I get really, really clear on my vision.You, my friend, are probably correct, and so today I'd like to introduce you to 50 in five. You might have heard of a bucket list, which is typically when you create a big, long list of all the things you'd love to do in this world.Some people have done a really awesome job of going after that bucket list and they'll usually set an intention for like 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, even a hundred things on their bucket list to do in a lifetime.Now I would like to challenge you to actually go after fewer things in a shorter period of time with this concept of 50 in 5.That's because we often underestimate what we can achieve in a three, five, or 10 plus year timeframe, and we overestimate what we can achieve in a year.So rather than setting yourself up for failure and trying to put 20 or 30 things to do on your list in the next year, I wanna invite you to create a bigger, longer term vision for yourself and make this a fun journey and adventure. Full transcript and video at https://lifepilot.co/?p=937&amp;preview=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have big dreams for your future? Are you a bucket list kind of girl or guy? And realistically, how many of those cool things that you've decided on that you'd love in your life and to do in your lifetime are actually gonna happen for you?If you're sitting there going, you know what, Natalie? I don't think actually any of these things are gonna come off unless I make a plan or I set an intention, or I get really, really clear on my vision.You, my friend, are probably correct, and so today I'd like to introduce you to 50 in five. You might have heard of a bucket list, which is typically when you create a big, long list of all the things you'd love to do in this world.Some people have done a really awesome job of going after that bucket list and they'll usually set an intention for like 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, even a hundred things on their bucket list to do in a lifetime.Now I would like to challenge you to actually go after fewer things in a shorter period of time with this concept of 50 in 5.That's because we often underestimate what we can achieve in a three, five, or 10 plus year timeframe, and we overestimate what we can achieve in a year.So rather than setting yourself up for failure and trying to put 20 or 30 things to do on your list in the next year, I wanna invite you to create a bigger, longer term vision for yourself and make this a fun journey and adventure. Full transcript and video at <a href="https://lifepilot.co/?p=937&amp;preview=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/?p=937&amp;preview=true</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 6: A new twist on the bucket list for doing what you love

If you're the kind of person who's week is often full on and chaotic, and you feel like you have no way to take control of your life, let alone that of your family's then it's time you implemented the Intentional Calendar.Think of this as life planning made easy, and time management made easier especially when you're juggling young kids, working from home and wanting to have a life with more freedom.The Intentional Calendar is simple at heart - it's about being more intentional about how you want to spend your time, then scheduling that time in a calendar for all to see, so you are clear on what's your time, work time, family time and play time.It's a transformative tool when you invest 30-60 minutes upfront to plan it out and set it up as the new rhythm for your life. Listen in or watch below to learn how. Full transcript and video at https://lifepilot.co/intentional-calendar-time-management Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're the kind of person who's week is often full on and chaotic, and you feel like you have no way to take control of your life, let alone that of your family's then it's time you implemented the Intentional Calendar.Think of this as life planning made easy, and time management made easier especially when you're juggling young kids, working from home and wanting to have a life with more freedom.The Intentional Calendar is simple at heart - it's about being more intentional about how you want to spend your time, then scheduling that time in a calendar for all to see, so you are clear on what's your time, work time, family time and play time.It's a transformative tool when you invest 30-60 minutes upfront to plan it out and set it up as the new rhythm for your life. Listen in or watch below to learn how. Full transcript and video at <a href="https://lifepilot.co/intentional-calendar-time-management" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lifepilot.co/intentional-calendar-time-management</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 5: Time Management for Busy People - Intentional Calendar

Goal setting. You either love it or you hate it. It either works for you or it's never worked for you, or you just get frustrated with it and lose interest, and that's what I'm gonna reveal to you in today's Life Pilot podcast. Yep. I'm gonna take you behind the scenes of how life Pilot works and how we use our tool and methodology to set goals that are actually meaningful and that actually work as in you like them, you achieve them, and they move you towards the life that you truly desire. So if that sounds good to you, then stick with me. You'll learn the LifePilot Methodology for setting goals The Power of 3 and why it worksHow to go through our system and tool LIVE in May Hint: Details are at http://lifepilot.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goal setting. You either love it or you hate it. It either works for you or it's never worked for you, or you just get frustrated with it and lose interest, and that's what I'm gonna reveal to you in today's Life Pilot podcast. Yep. I'm gonna take you behind the scenes of how life Pilot works and how we use our tool and methodology to set goals that are actually meaningful and that actually work as in you like them, you achieve them, and they move you towards the life that you truly desire. So if that sounds good to you, then stick with me. You'll learn the LifePilot Methodology for setting goals The Power of 3 and why it worksHow to go through our system and tool LIVE in May Hint: Details are at <a href="http://lifepilot.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lifepilot.co</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 4: Goal setting made easy

Have you ever thought about conducting a weekly review to actually check in with where your life is at compared to where you want it to be? Well then let me introduce you to the Life Pilot Weekly Review. In this episode I walk you through how to invest 30 minutes of time each Sunday to positively transform your life, habits, behaviours and results.Get the full transcript or watch the video podcast at http://lifepilot.co/003 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever thought about conducting a weekly review to actually check in with where your life is at compared to where you want it to be? Well then let me introduce you to the Life Pilot Weekly Review. In this episode I walk you through how to invest 30 minutes of time each Sunday to positively transform your life, habits, behaviours and results.Get the full transcript or watch the video podcast at <a href="http://lifepilot.co/003" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lifepilot.co/003</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 3: How to conduct a weekly Life Review that works

This podcast helps you turn your dreams into reality, one day at a time by helping you apply the principles of lifestyle design, and the LifePilot methodology to lead a more intentional life.Learn how to go after the life you've always wanted, starting now!lifepilot.co/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This podcast helps you turn your dreams into reality, one day at a time by helping you apply the principles of lifestyle design, and the LifePilot methodology to lead a more intentional life.Learn how to go after the life you've always wanted, starting now!<a href="https://lifepilot.co/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">lifepilot.co/podcast/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

LifePilot: Lifestyle design made easy.

As I come off my 3 month business sabbatical, I realized that you can have a little sabbatical every single day of your life. Through practicing what I talked about in Season 1, Mindfulness, Meditation, breathing and I am right now studying “The Science of Happiness” through edX which is an awesome online platform of amazing courses from incredible universities around the world. I am actually going to be revisiting a lot of what I spoke about in Season 1 back before I knew so little and now I’ve learned so much. It has absolutely opened my mind how every single day it’s the little things that you do in 10, 20 or 30 minutes of time that all radically change how you feel and how much more freedom you have. In this episode, I am going to talk about a daily freedom routine because I think it’s really important. Before I jump into that I just want to share with you a snippet from Hilary Rushford of The Elegant Excellence who went on a sabbatical about a year ago for three months as well. This is a one snippet from her video where she was talking about the fact that there was never going to be another time like now when she’d have all this time to read, relax, chill out and learn. And when I first listened to it I was like, “Yeah I think you are right!”, but now having been on a sabbatical when I have all the time to read, relax and learn you still don’t because it is a journey. It is ongoing. It is an everyday commitment to being your best self, to giving yourself the space and time to be. Here is the snippet and her insights are really useful: “I've now built what is now over a million dollar revenue a year business in the first five years. And for me, 3 months into sabbatical I just realized, I am not doing the things that I wanted to do. I am not changing in the ways that I wanted to change. There's still those things on my list where "I am wishing that I have more time to do" things and here I am on sabbatical, one of the most times ever. And so I really just started to dive in and explore why are we not doing these things? And I think one big reason for me is that I have these visions of "It's got to be done perfect. It's got to be this epic change. It's got to be hours of a week. I've got to commit to it now for every single day for eternity". That's wonderful but it so rarely happens. And so challenging myself to just take 10 minutes a day. Commit just 10 days and to not do things in some perfect epic change but just something, just take a step. Make a small step towards what I think is the biggest game changer that not enough people talk about in business which is you as a CEO, your joy, your peace, your rest, your emotional health, your ability to make big decisions, your ability to tune into your gut and what you really want. And I think the reality is that so many of us are exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, unhappy. We want this to be just a little bit easier but we are not actually doing the steps to make the change.” And then recently I received an email from Suzi Dafnis who owns herbusiness.com and she said this: Since starting my business 23 years ago, I’ve been given lots of advice. And, one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to hit the “pause button”. What? Wasn’t I meant to be hustling? Pushing? Striving? Nope. There have been times where what I really needed to do, was pause. Pausing is not stopping. Pausing is simply taking time to reflect, recharge and renew - free from distractions and free from the daily push and pull of commitments and catering to others’ expectations. In his book Thank You for Being Late, the New York Times best-selling author, Thomas Friedman writes: "... opting to pause and reflect, rather than panic or withdraw, is a necessity. It is not a luxury or a distraction — it is a way to increase the odds that you’ll better understand, and engage productively with, the world around you." 'When you press the pause button on a machine, it stops. But when you press the pause button on human beings they start,' argues my friend and teacher Dov Seidman, CEO of LRN, which advises global businesses on ethics and leadership. You start to reflect, you start to rethink your assumptions, you start to reimagine what is possible and, most importantly, you start to reconnect with your most deeply held beliefs. Once you’ve done that, you can begin to reimagine a better path.” Choosing to pause has been hard. Up front, it's felt expensive and like an investment I couldn't afford. I had so much to do, so many commitments and deadlines. Looking back, I know that had I not made the investment in pausing, I would not be where I am today. I would not have made important pivots and changes that have allowed me to stay in business, to continue to evolve, to keep loving my business — and to stay relevant and producing results. This October I am taking time out to 'pause' once again. Thank you Suzy for those wonderful wise words! That’s exactly what I’ve found on this business sabbatical where little times business-y things would creep back in where I am tempted to check on email or how things were going. But when I wasn’t and when I was just being, enjoying and learning, I was back in my creative zone. I have had so many wonderful thoughts, ideas and improvements that I want to make. I’ve got my mojo back for my business! And I’ve also got a whole new perspective on it that I just couldn’t see before I took a break because I wasn’t giving myself space to pause, reflect and observe. I also spoke to my friend Colin Wright recently of Exile Lifestyle, who like me for so many years has lived out of the suitcase, travelled the world and every 3 months he lets his community choose where he is going to travel next. I had emailed him about my Suitcase Entrepreneur book and updating his story in it since the third edition is coming out in September. Woohoo!A post shared by Natalie Sisson (@nataliesisson) on May 12, 2017 at 2:45pm PDT   Anyway, he told me what he’s been up to and I was really really blown away but also super excited for him. Here’s what he said: “I've been meaning to learn to cook for years, and finally got around to doing that; have made every meal for almost a year and am loving it as a craft. I've also wanted to learn to play the piano, and to learn some music production skills to go along with the guitaring and singing I've always done, so that's also been quite rewarding. Beyond that, I wanted to do really, truly boring things, like buy furniture, because I haven't done so since 2009. I haven't owned a car in all the time, and I was curious how I would use such things, and live such a life, now that I've done so many other things and been so many other places. Getting mail is a novelty, as is having reliable and consistent internet access and electricity. So bizarre how much cultural understanding is dependent on having these things. So many things I could understand intellectually, but not really get. I do get them now, though, to some degree. I'm sure you can relate to that — do anything long enough, and it becomes a little bit predictable. And the one thing I kept coming back to that scared me a little was holding still in one place for a bit, buying my own furniture, and owning a car. Weird, but the concept was mildly frightening to me. So, of course, I had to do it :)” So I just love that people around me are doing what they need to do to pause, to reflect, to recharge, to re energize, to take these many sabbaticals from not only their business but their everyday life. So if you are like, “Natalie, I can’t take three months off!” Well, first off, I challenge you, you should be able to. It’s your life. You get to choose. And I appreciate other things get in the way, you might have commitments and family but instead today I am offering you up a few doses of daily freedom routines that you can include to have a more simplistic, beautiful day and those little moments to yourself. I got some of my freedomists and my Freedom Plan community to share some of their routines. The first is from Fiona Hall: “My freedom chores in the morning I journal three questions. This helps me get my mind see it really fresh and ready for the day. The first question I ask is what am I curious about? That’s from Elizabeth Gilbert's book “Big Magic”. I love that question. It gets my mind into problem-solving mind and I always come up with something new and exciting for myself. The next question I ask is how am I feeling? Because if I don’t acknowledge how I am feeling and I am not feeling that good, it really impacts on my productivity, on my fun, on my ability to deal with my children first thing in the morning. And then the last question I ask is a productivity question it is what actions am I going to take today? And because of those first two questions I find the action one as really simple. I’ve worked through what am I curious about, what am I feeling and process anything that I need to process until I am ready for the day and my mind is how I need it today. And the other things I do in  terms of exercise as I try to is 30 minute walk 3-4 times a week.” This next one is from Ricardo Ferreira: “I ride a bike everywhere.I think it’s one of the ultimate expressions of freedom. You can go almost anywhere on a bike. You can be fast or take your time and you're free to stop whenever and wherever you wish. It’s on a bike that you start thinking more about enjoying the journey and concerning less about the destination.” What about this one from Sif, the vet: “Working in my little garden. I love to take a break from the computer and go outside work in the garden, dig in the dirt, rearrange things and plant seeds and watch the flowers and the vegetables grow. I really love the feeling of growing some of my own food which makes me feel extra free. And this is what I do to be calm everyday because you have to work in the garden everyday.” Here’s Stephanie McGuirt freedom routine for her inbox: “My daily productivity tip or routine would be to use an extension, it’s a Chrome extension by Baydin called Inbox Pause and that actually does like it says it stops messages from coming into your inbox until you unpause your inbox or unless you have them scheduled to come in at certain times. So I know that at 9am and 3pm everyday, I will get all of my messages that have been sent outside those times and I can focus on them for the next 30 minutes or hour and outside of 9am and 3pm, I am focused on other tasks. So it has really increased my productivity and I highly recommend it for anyone that is overwhelmed by their inbox.” So I hope that you learned a lot from these lovely people who offered up simple, little tactics related to business and life that they are doing to create more time, space and freedom. Of course I have a ton more of my own I talk a lot about them in the Freedom Plan. On my business sabbatical, I thought of so many improvements to my signature program and just how much more amazing I can make it for you to really truly learn how to reclaim your time, make more money, work less, earn more and be free. I hope you tune in to the next episode we are still on a digital sabbatical and the business sabbatical theme and how you can incorporate this in your life. I am going to share the results of my business sabbatical essentially as come into first of July when I am officially back on board for business. Tune into the next episode by subscribing in iTunes and Stitcher. Want to sell your own online courses (and have a great launch) Selling online courses is one of my favourite things to do, but as I pointed out in this episode, it can be a real headache. With Teachable, you don't have to worry about the tech. Teachable is the easiest way to create, sell and deliver online courses. And while it is so easy to use, it's also packed with a lot of powerful features. With Teachable, you're able to...  create your own course website, with your own custom branding, so you get all of the credit for how professional your course website looks. accept payments and get paid instantly when you sell your courses integrate with hundreds of your favorite tools and email service providers create beautiful sales pages for your courses  Teachable is the #1 course creation software, with over 12,000 instructors using their software to create, deliver and sell online courses. All types of business owners and online entrepreneurs use Teachable. Sure, that includes people like Pat Flynn or The New York Times. But most of their instructors are just regular people like you and me and who are looking grow their businesses with courses. And guess what? Teachable is offering a 30 day free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to teachable.com/suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As I come off my 3 month business sabbatical, I realized that you can have a little sabbatical every single day of your life. Through practicing what I talked about in Season 1, <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/mind-your-mindfulness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mindfulness</a>, Meditation, breathing and I am right now studying “The Science of Happiness” through edX which is an awesome online platform of amazing courses from incredible universities around the world. I am actually going to be revisiting a lot of what I spoke about in Season 1 back before I knew so little and now I’ve learned so much. It has absolutely opened my mind how every single day it’s the little things that you do in 10, 20 or 30 minutes of time that all radically change how you feel and how much more freedom you have. In this episode, I am going to talk about a daily freedom routine because I think it’s really important. Before I jump into that I just want to share with you a snippet from Hilary Rushford of <a href="http://elegantexcellence.com/experience-optin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Elegant Excellence</a> who went on a sabbatical about a year ago for three months as well. This is a one snippet from her video where she was talking about the fact that there was never going to be another time like now when she’d have all this time to read, relax, chill out and learn. And when I first listened to it I was like, “Yeah I think you are right!”, but now having been on a sabbatical when I have all the time to read, relax and learn you still don’t because it is a journey. It is ongoing. It is an everyday commitment to being your best self, to giving yourself the space and time to be. Here is the snippet and her insights are really useful: “I've now built what is now over a million dollar revenue a year business in the first five years. And for me, 3 months into sabbatical I just realized, I am not doing the things that I wanted to do. I am not changing in the ways that I wanted to change. There's still those things on my list where "I am wishing that I have more time to do" things and here I am on sabbatical, one of the most times ever. And so I really just started to dive in and explore why are we not doing these things? And I think one big reason for me is that I have these visions of "It's got to be done perfect. It's got to be this epic change. It's got to be hours of a week. I've got to commit to it now for every single day for eternity". That's wonderful but it so rarely happens. And so challenging myself to just take 10 minutes a day. Commit just 10 days and to not do things in some perfect epic change but just something, just take a step. Make a small step towards what I think is the biggest game changer that not enough people talk about in business which is you as a CEO, your joy, your peace, your rest, your emotional health, your ability to make big decisions, your ability to tune into your gut and what you really want. And I think the reality is that so many of us are exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, unhappy. We want this to be just a little bit easier but we are not actually doing the steps to make the change.” And then recently I received an email from Suzi Dafnis who owns <a href="http://herbusiness.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">herbusiness.com</a> and she said this: Since starting my business 23 years ago, I’ve been given lots of advice. And, one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to hit the “pause button”. What? Wasn’t I meant to be hustling? Pushing? Striving? Nope. There have been times where what I really needed to do, was pause. Pausing is not stopping. Pausing is simply taking time to reflect, recharge and renew - free from distractions and free from the daily push and pull of commitments and catering to others’ expectations. In his book <a href="http://amzn.to/2utSXU3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thank You for Being Late</a>, the New York Times best-selling author, Thomas Friedman writes: "... opting to pause and reflect, rather than panic or withdraw, is a necessity. It is not a luxury or a distraction — it is a way to increase the odds that you’ll better understand, and engage productively with, the world around you." 'When you press the pause button on a machine, it stops. But when you press the pause button on human beings they start,' argues my friend and teacher Dov Seidman, CEO of LRN, which advises global businesses on ethics and leadership. You start to reflect, you start to rethink your assumptions, you start to reimagine what is possible and, most importantly, you start to reconnect with your most deeply held beliefs. Once you’ve done that, you can begin to reimagine a better path.” Choosing to pause has been hard. Up front, it's felt expensive and like an investment I couldn't afford. I had so much to do, so many commitments and deadlines. Looking back, I know that had I not made the investment in pausing, I would not be where I am today. I would not have made important pivots and changes that have allowed me to stay in business, to continue to evolve, to keep loving my business — and to stay relevant and producing results. This October I am taking time out to 'pause' once again. Thank you Suzy for those wonderful wise words! That’s exactly what I’ve found on this business sabbatical where little times business-y things would creep back in where I am tempted to check on email or how things were going. But when I wasn’t and when I was just being, enjoying and learning, I was back in my creative zone. I have had so many wonderful thoughts, ideas and improvements that I want to make. I’ve got my mojo back for my business! And I’ve also got a whole new perspective on it that I just couldn’t see before I took a break because I wasn’t giving myself space to pause, reflect and observe. I also spoke to my friend Colin Wright recently of <a href="http://exilelifestyle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exile Lifestyle</a>, who like me for so many years has lived out of the suitcase, travelled the world and every 3 months he lets his community choose where he is going to travel next. I had emailed him about my Suitcase Entrepreneur book and updating his story in it since the third edition is coming out in September. Woohoo!<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BUAgMKiD8_M/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">A post shared by Natalie Sisson (@nataliesisson)</a> on May 12, 2017 at 2:45pm PDT Anyway, he told me what he’s been up to and I was really really blown away but also super excited for him. Here’s what he said: “I've been meaning to learn to cook for years, and finally got around to doing that; have made every meal for almost a year and am loving it as a craft. I've also wanted to learn to play the piano, and to learn some music production skills to go along with the guitaring and singing I've always done, so that's also been quite rewarding. Beyond that, I wanted to do really, truly boring things, like buy furniture, because I haven't done so since 2009. I haven't owned a car in all the time, and I was curious how I would use such things, and live such a life, now that I've done so many other things and been so many other places. Getting mail is a novelty, as is having reliable and consistent internet access and electricity. So bizarre how much cultural understanding is dependent on having these things. So many things I could understand intellectually, but not really get. I do get them now, though, to some degree. I'm sure you can relate to that — do anything long enough, and it becomes a little bit predictable. And the one thing I kept coming back to that scared me a little was holding still in one place for a bit, buying my own furniture, and owning a car. Weird, but the concept was mildly frightening to me. So, of course, I had to do it :)” So I just love that people around me are doing what they need to do to pause, to reflect, to recharge, to re energize, to take these many sabbaticals from not only their business but their everyday life. So if you are like, “Natalie, I can’t take three months off!” Well, first off, I challenge you, you should be able to. It’s your life. You get to choose. And I appreciate other things get in the way, you might have commitments and family but instead today I am offering you up a few doses of daily freedom routines that you can include to have a more simplistic, beautiful day and those little moments to yourself. I got some of my freedomists and my Freedom Plan community to share some of their routines. The first is from Fiona Hall: “My freedom chores in the morning I journal three questions. This helps me get my mind see it really fresh and ready for the day. The first question I ask is what am I curious about? That’s from Elizabeth Gilbert's book “Big Magic”. I love that question. It gets my mind into problem-solving mind and I always come up with something new and exciting for myself. The next question I ask is how am I feeling? Because if I don’t acknowledge how I am feeling and I am not feeling that good, it really impacts on my productivity, on my fun, on my ability to deal with my children first thing in the morning. And then the last question I ask is a productivity question it is what actions am I going to take today? And because of those first two questions I find the action one as really simple. I’ve worked through what am I curious about, what am I feeling and process anything that I need to process until I am ready for the day and my mind is how I need it today. And the other things I do in  terms of exercise as I try to is 30 minute walk 3-4 times a week.” This next one is from Ricardo Ferreira: “I ride a bike everywhere.I think it’s one of the ultimate expressions of freedom. You can go almost anywhere on a bike. You can be fast or take your time and you're free to stop whenever and wherever you wish. It’s on a bike that you start thinking more about enjoying the journey and concerning less about the destination.” What about this one from Sif, the vet: “Working in my little garden. I love to take a break from the computer and go outside work in the garden, dig in the dirt, rearrange things and plant seeds and watch the flowers and the vegetables grow. I really love the feeling of growing some of my own food which makes me feel extra free. And this is what I do to be calm everyday because you have to work in the garden everyday.” Here’s Stephanie McGuirt freedom routine for her inbox: “My daily productivity tip or routine would be to use an extension, it’s a Chrome extension by Baydin called Inbox Pause and that actually does like it says it stops messages from coming into your inbox until you unpause your inbox or unless you have them scheduled to come in at certain times. So I know that at 9am and 3pm everyday, I will get all of my messages that have been sent outside those times and I can focus on them for the next 30 minutes or hour and outside of 9am and 3pm, I am focused on other tasks. So it has really increased my productivity and I highly recommend it for anyone that is overwhelmed by their inbox.” So I hope that you learned a lot from these lovely people who offered up simple, little tactics related to business and life that they are doing to create more time, space and freedom. Of course I have a ton more of my own I talk a lot about them in the <a href="http://thefreedomplan.rocks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom Plan.</a> On my business sabbatical, I thought of so many improvements to my signature program and just how much more amazing I can make it for you to really truly learn how to reclaim your time, make more money, work less, earn more and be free. I hope you tune in to the next episode we are still on a digital sabbatical and the business sabbatical theme and how you can incorporate this in your life. I am going to share the results of my business sabbatical essentially as come into first of July when I am officially back on board for business. Tune into the next episode by subscribing in <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher.</a> Want to sell your own online courses (and have a great launch) Selling online courses is one of my favourite things to do, but as I pointed out in this episode, it can be a real headache. With Teachable, you don't have to worry about the tech. Teachable is the easiest way to create, sell and deliver online courses. And while it is so easy to use, it's also packed with a lot of powerful features. With Teachable, you're able to... <ul> <li>create your own course website, with your own custom branding, so you get all of the credit for how professional your course website looks.</li> <li>accept payments and get paid instantly when you sell your courses</li> <li>integrate with hundreds of your favorite tools and email service providers</li> <li>create beautiful sales pages for your courses</li> </ul> Teachable is the #1 course creation software, with over 12,000 instructors using their software to create, deliver and sell online courses. All types of business owners and online entrepreneurs use Teachable. Sure, that includes people like Pat Flynn or The New York Times. But most of their instructors are just regular people like you and me and who are looking grow their businesses with courses. And guess what? Teachable is offering a 30 day free trial to my listeners. To claim it, just go to <a href="http://teachable.com/suitcase" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">teachable.com/suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Your Daily Freedom Routine

Jonathan Fields

What are we all doing here anyway? Pretty deep question, I know, but this is something that keeps coming up for me. When it comes down to it, we are all looking for more purpose, more depth, and more meaning. But, practicing and creating habits that make every single day more rich is a mission of mine, and Jonathan Fields shares that sentiment. In today's podcast episode, Jonathan tells us about his new book and shares his approach on creating his best life which includes a simple daily check in to create awareness and guide behaviour. He talks about how he's able to reserve time for vitality, connection, and contribution and how maintaining those areas of his life has become non-negotiable. Listen in to this episode to learn about:  What the Good Life buckets are and how you can use them to create a better life Why optimizing systems are the key to freedom How forming habits can impact your quality of life Why gratitude is one of the greatest influencers of happiness What a gratitude visit is and how you can implement them How to structure your writing to maintain momentum  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS [Tweet "Do you use systems to create your best life?"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Check out and pre-order Jonathan's new book, How to Live a Good Life Learn more about his work here Connect with Jonathan on Instagram  Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are we all doing here anyway? Pretty deep question, I know, but this is something that keeps coming up for me. When it comes down to it, we are all looking for more purpose, more depth, and more meaning. But, practicing and creating habits that make every single day more rich is a mission of mine, and Jonathan Fields shares that sentiment. In today's podcast episode, Jonathan tells us about his new book and shares his approach on creating his best life which includes a simple daily check in to create awareness and guide behaviour. He talks about how he's able to reserve time for vitality, connection, and contribution and how maintaining those areas of his life has become non-negotiable. Listen in to this episode to learn about: <ul> <li>What the Good Life buckets are and how you can use them to create a better life</li> <li>Why optimizing systems are the key to freedom</li> <li>How forming habits can impact your quality of life</li> <li>Why gratitude is one of the greatest influencers of happiness</li> <li>What a gratitude visit is and how you can implement them</li> <li>How to structure your writing to maintain momentum</li> </ul> Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> [Tweet "Do you use systems to create your best life?"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li>Check out and pre-order Jonathan's new book, <a href="http://amzn.to/2dUHZE8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Live a Good Life</a></li> <li>Learn more about his work <a href="http://www.jonathanfields.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></li> <li>Connect with Jonathan on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonathanfields/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> </ul> Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

[287] What it Takes to Live a Good Life with Jonathan Fields

Mandi Ellefson

Systems have a bit of a bad reputation. You probably think they're pretty boring at face value, but it's what they can do for you that make them sexy and exciting. Systems can mean more time, more money, and more freedom to do what you love. They can mean peace of mind and ease in your business. And, if you're committed to do what's necessary to create freedom in your business, trust me, you're going to need smart, sexy systems. You're going to want to figure out exactly what's holding you back in your business and create a system to solve it. In today's podcast episode, Mandi Ellefson shares tip after tip on how to find more time and freedom in your business. After working with plenty of high level CEO's, Mandi has worked out exactly how to pinpoint the bottlenecks in your business and break through the barriers with smart systems. Listen in to this episode to learn about:  The most important system to focus on in your business How you can find at least 5 extra hours in your week What a success map is and how you can use one in your clients How to standardize and streamline multiple business processes How to identify bottlenecks in your business and solve them with systems  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS [Tweet "Do you use smart systems to find freedom in your business?"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Check out Mandi's work at The Hands Off CEO Power Hour Use Nudgemail to create automated check-ins in your business Have you used Asana for project and task management? Read:The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It Find out more about how to Rock Your Systems with our sexy new solution coming soon!    Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Systems have a bit of a bad reputation. You probably think they're pretty boring at face value, but it's what they can do for you that make them sexy and exciting. Systems can mean more time, more money, and more freedom to do what you love. They can mean peace of mind and ease in your business. And, if you're committed to do what's necessary to create freedom in your business, trust me, you're going to need smart, sexy systems. You're going to want to figure out exactly what's holding you back in your business and create a system to solve it. In today's podcast episode, Mandi Ellefson shares tip after tip on how to find more time and freedom in your business. After working with plenty of high level CEO's, Mandi has worked out exactly how to pinpoint the bottlenecks in your business and break through the barriers with smart systems. Listen in to this episode to learn about: <ul> <li>The most important system to focus on in your business</li> <li>How you can find at least 5 extra hours in your week</li> <li>What a success map is and how you can use one in your clients</li> <li>How to standardize and streamline multiple business processes</li> <li>How to identify bottlenecks in your business and solve them with systems</li> </ul> Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> [Tweet "Do you use smart systems to find freedom in your business?"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li>Check out Mandi's work at <a href="http://handsoffceo.com/powerhour-home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hands Off CEO Power Hour</a></li> <li>Use <a href="https://www.nudgemail.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nudgemail</a> to create automated check-ins in your business</li> <li>Have you used <a href="https://app.asana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asana</a> for project and task management?</li> <li>Read:<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/E-Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280/ref=sr_1_1/161-3207594-8540162?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1476233042&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+e-myth+michael+gerber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It</a></li> <li>Find out more about how to <a href="http://http//suitcaseentrepreneur.com/rock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Your Systems with our sexy new solution coming soon!</a></li> </ul>   Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

[288] Find More Time and Freedom in Your Business with Mandi Ellefson

What does being more productive mean to you?Being productive doesn't mean sitting and working for eight straight hours. You'll burn yourself out!There are other ways to maximize productivity. For instance, cutting out distractions and turning off email notifications.Many of us are looking for ways to live a more productive life, that's why in this episode, I'll share 17 strategies you can employ today to have an exceptionally productive 2018!Key resources:TeuxDeux is a simple designy to-do app for the Web and iPhone.LeechBlock NG is a simple productivity tool: an extension for the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day.Freedom blocks distracting websites and apps across all your Mac, Windows, and iOS devices so you can focus on what matters most.Pomodoro Secrets To Productivity FreedomUpwork is an online community of talented virtual workers from around the world who want freelance work, and companies who need their skills.Want to learn exactly how to make your first hire in less than 30 days and start delegating work you dislike doing, shouldn't be doing or frankly can't do? Let me show you exactly how in Outsource Like a Rockstar.Toggl: Hassle-free time tracking so your business runs like clockwork.Why you need your own Personal Assistant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does being more productive mean to you?Being productive doesn't mean sitting and working for eight straight hours. You'll burn yourself out!There are other ways to maximize productivity. For instance, cutting out distractions and turning off email notifications.Many of us are looking for ways to live a more productive life, that's why in this episode, I'll share 17 strategies you can employ today to have an exceptionally productive 2018!Key resources:<ul><li><a href="https://teuxdeux.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeuxDeux</a> is a simple designy to-do app for the Web and iPhone.</li><li><a href="http://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LeechBlock NG</a> is a simple productivity tool: an extension for the Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day.</li><li><a href="https://freedom.to/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom</a> blocks distracting websites and apps across all your Mac, Windows, and iOS devices so you can focus on what matters most.</li><li><a href="https://blog.clickfunnels.com/radio/pomodoro-secrets-to-productivity-freedom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pomodoro Secrets To Productivity Freedom</a></li><li><a href="http://upwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Upwork</a> is an online community of talented virtual workers from around the world who want freelance work, and companies who need their skills.</li><li>Want to learn exactly how to make your first hire in less than 30 days and start delegating work you dislike doing, shouldn't be doing or frankly can't do? Let me show you exactly how in <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/outsource" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outsource Like a Rockstar</a>.</li><li><a href="https://toggl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toggl</a>: Hassle-free time tracking so your business runs like clockwork.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imE-w9NcWL8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why you need your own Personal Assistant</a></li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 48 How to be a super productive person

What if there was a peak performance power-tool that you could train your mind to pull out whenever you needed to turn up and become the best version of yourself?When you needed to put in an effort like an Olympian, a pro athlete or a CEO?Well there is..And it's all about tapping into the power of your secret identity and then creating and stepping into them to change not only the way your brain works, but also the way your body performs in an instant.In this podcast you'll learn:The one strategy to unlocking your secret identity to transform your life and perform at your bestThe key stages in developing your alter ego Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if there was a peak performance power-tool that you could train your mind to pull out whenever you needed to turn up and become the best version of yourself?When you needed to put in an effort like an Olympian, a pro athlete or a CEO?Well there is..And it's all about tapping into the power of your secret identity and then creating and stepping into them to change not only the way your brain works, but also the way your body performs in an instant.In this podcast you'll learn:<ul><li>The one strategy to unlocking your secret identity to transform your life and perform at your best</li><li>The key stages in developing your alter ego</li></ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

011 - How to Use Your Heroic Self to Tap into Your Potential

I’m ready to have a rocking 2017, are you? As 2016 rolls to a close, I thought we could all do with a healthy cocktail of inspiration, motivation, practical advice, and actionable tips. So I reached out to 16 of your favorite previous guests on my show and asked them what their one piece of advice was to have the most successful year ever. From Chris Guillebeau to Michael Port to Jill Stanton to Matthew Kimberley, they all delivered in spades. In this episode I asked the question: What do you need to make 2017 your most successful year ever? Here’s what you’re going to learn:  How to figure out how to set goals in alignment with your higher purpose Top advice on reverse engineering your success How to really niche down and stop using a one stop solution for everyone How to develop the capability to create a bigger impact by taking on more responsibility A productivity trick to create a year’s worth of content in just a few days A simple tactic to align your thoughts with your actions so you can achieve big goals A friendly understanding voice motivating you to just put one foot in front of the other  All this and much more is condensed into this short episode where I enlisted your favorite podcast guests to contribute with a message under 90 seconds, to help you have a rocking 2017. Listen in and enjoy this one. I’m sure you’ll love it! Here’s to hoping you have an amazing 2017. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Michael's new book: Beyond the E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000! In Search of the Miraculous I Am That  Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m ready to have a rocking 2017, are you? As 2016 rolls to a close, I thought we could all do with a healthy cocktail of inspiration, motivation, practical advice, and actionable tips. So I reached out to 16 of your favorite previous guests on my show and asked them what their one piece of advice was to have the most successful year ever. From Chris Guillebeau to Michael Port to Jill Stanton to Matthew Kimberley, they all delivered in spades. In this episode I asked the question: What do you need to make 2017 your most successful year ever? Here’s what you’re going to learn: <ul> <li>How to figure out how to set goals in alignment with your higher purpose</li> <li>Top advice on reverse engineering your success</li> <li>How to really niche down and stop using a one stop solution for everyone</li> <li>How to develop the capability to create a bigger impact by taking on more responsibility</li> <li>A productivity trick to create a year’s worth of content in just a few days</li> <li>A simple tactic to align your thoughts with your actions so you can achieve big goals</li> <li>A friendly understanding voice motivating you to just put one foot in front of the other</li> </ul> All this and much more is condensed into this short episode where I enlisted your favorite podcast guests to contribute with a message under 90 seconds, to help you have a rocking 2017. Listen in and enjoy this one. I’m sure you’ll love it! Here’s to hoping you have an amazing 2017. Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li>Michael's new book: <a href="http://amzn.to/2i62eMM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond the E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000!</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2i8ofgD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of the Miraculous</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2i5Yo6v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Am That</a></li> </ul> Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

[299] 17 Ways to Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet

“Changing our beliefs can have a powerful impact. The growth mindset creates a powerful passion for learning. “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?” This is a statement from Carol Dweck, author of the bestselling book Mindset. A leading expert in the field of motivation, her research has demonstrated the role of mindsets in students’ achievement and has shown how praise for intelligence can undermine motivation and learning. So let me ask you a question right now: Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset? Your answer to this will define how you go about learning and reaching your human potential. If you’ve often struggled to improve and the act of learning is not something you enjoy, then listen in to this short summary of the first key idea in Carol’s book by OnePercentBetter: “Mindset was written by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. Her decades of research on achievement and success led her to discover what great parents, teachers, CEOs and athletes already know. That our mindset is the basis of accomplishment. Lesson 1: The Two Mindsets People with the fixed mindset believe intelligence can't be changed. This leads to a desire to look smart so they avoid challenges. They don't want to look bad if they fail which holds them back. In the face of obstacles they get defensive or give up easily. They say effort is pointless and believe that people are only great at things because they were born with special talents. When confronted with constructive criticism they ignore it. Lastly, they feel threatened by the success of others. People with a fixed mindset achieve less than they are capable of. On the other hand, people with the growth mindset believe intelligence can be developed. This leads to a desire to learn so instead of avoiding challenges, they embrace them. They persist in the face of obstacles and see effort as a path to mastery. They accept constructive criticism and use it to their advantage. Lastly, they feel inspired by and learn from the success of others. As a result, they fulfill their ultimate potential.” Fascinating right? Yet how often do we just assume we’re not smart enough or good enough based on the stories we’ve told ourselves all our life, vs looking at whether we have a fixed mindset that’s caused this? As Carol says in her book: "Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives." I wanted to share this as we come to the end of Season 3 which has been all about learning, because I think it’s critical to the role of learning in our lives, and more importantly, our enjoyment of it. Right now I have around seven courses - yes seven, that I have invested in or enrolled in for free through some of the online learning platforms I discussed in the previous episode How to Learn More In Less Time. Like most of us, I will often buy a course and then sit on it for months. Unlike many people I talk to though, I will dive into these when I most need them. I made a conscious effort on my business sabbatical to really make progress thought, setting myself deadlines to do them in, or simply tuning into them at the right time - i.e when I needed them most. So right now I’ve finally dived into Instagram with Intention that I bought from Hilary Rushford three months ago - because I love Instagram but don’t use it effectively for business and want to give it a damn good crack. I’ll be diving back into Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula, as I go into producing some new courses, or what I prefer to call LIVE experiences to help my community tackle areas in their business and actually DO the work like my upcoming Freedom Lab on making your first hire and building your dream team. I want to refresh my memory on some of his great tactics for interest building in the lead up to a launch. Even though I’ve done several over the years, you ALWAYS learn something new on every launch. Both of these courses are for my business growth and learning - that’s how I categorize them. I’ve been enjoying videos on The Wealthy Mindset by Tim and Kris Hallbom who concept of the Universal Cycles of Change I discussed in "When Too Much Change is Dangerous". Going through these videos (often in the evening or weekends) is for my personal growth learning, and they’re helping me look at my habits and mindset with a new pair of eyes.   Along with this I’m finishing the Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani and there’s a course that comes with it I will dive into next - part business and very much mindset and rewiring your brain - so again personal growth. I have Dr Libby’s latest book, all about eating the right food for you and knowing how to optimize your body and mind through what you consume. That for me is learning to improve my health. I wanted to give you a taster of how I learn, as I fit this into around content creation, course creation, mentoring calls, working on the property and that very important thing called everyday life! Now I want to share a few of my personal hacks for learning, in addition to those in my most recent podcast and post on on How to Learn Anything Faster. Hacks for Learning More  Schedule learning into your calendar so it becomes an event you make time for and has a deadline (a recurring calendar entry is even better) Watch videos you learn from at 1.5-2 X the speed - click the settings icon or cog on most video players to speed it up. Listen to podcasts (again at 1.5 X the speed) for daily bite sized learning Learn with someone else by taking lessons together - for example my Mum and I are doing art class together, and Josh and I have been doing a Dog Essentials Training with our puppy Kayla; or Go through an online course with a friend, do a coworking session together and go through the modules at the same time and share your learnings  There you have it, some hot tips for learning more faster. I hope you’ve enjoyed this season on the Quest for Freedom Podcast. Want to stay up to date then please SUBSCRIBE on iTunes, Stitcher and Anchor so you don’t miss a show. I’ll be changing up the intention behind this show and revealing all in the next episode! This episode is proudly brought to you by Freshbooks. So you’re racing against the clock to wrap up 3 projects, prepping for a meeting later in the afternoon all while trying to tackle a mountain of paperwork. Welcome to life as a freelancer. Challenging? Yes, but our friends at FreshBooks believe the rewards are so worth it. The working world has changed. With the growth of the internet there’s never been more opportunities for the self-employed. To meet this need, FreshBooks is excited to announce the launch of an all new version of their cloud accounting software! It’s been redesigned from the ground up and custom built for exactly the way you work. Get ready for the simplest way to be more productive, organized, and most importantly get paid quickly. The all new FreshBooks is not only ridiculously easy to use, it’s also packed full of powerful features:  Create and send professional looking invoices in less than 30 seconds. Set up online payments with just a couple of clicks and get paid up to 4 days faster. See when your client has seen your invoice, and put an end to the guessing games.  Go to freshbooks.com/quest and enter Quest For Freedom in the how did you hear about section when signing up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Changing our beliefs can have a powerful impact. The growth mindset creates a powerful passion for learning. “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?” This is a statement from Carol Dweck, author of the bestselling book <a href="http://amzn.to/2wxjeGv" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mindset</a>. A leading expert in the field of motivation, her research has demonstrated the role of mindsets in students’ achievement and has shown how praise for intelligence can undermine motivation and learning. So let me ask you a question right now: Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset? Your answer to this will define how you go about learning and reaching your human potential. If you’ve often struggled to improve and the act of learning is not something you enjoy, then listen in to this short summary of the first key idea in Carol’s book by OnePercentBetter: “<a href="http://amzn.to/2wxjeGv" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mindset</a> was written by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. Her decades of research on achievement and success led her to discover what great parents, teachers, CEOs and athletes already know. That our mindset is the basis of accomplishment. Lesson 1: The Two Mindsets People with the fixed mindset believe intelligence can't be changed. This leads to a desire to look smart so they avoid challenges. They don't want to look bad if they fail which holds them back. In the face of obstacles they get defensive or give up easily. They say effort is pointless and believe that people are only great at things because they were born with special talents. When confronted with constructive criticism they ignore it. Lastly, they feel threatened by the success of others. People with a fixed mindset achieve less than they are capable of. On the other hand, people with the growth mindset believe intelligence can be developed. This leads to a desire to learn so instead of avoiding challenges, they embrace them. They persist in the face of obstacles and see effort as a path to mastery. They accept constructive criticism and use it to their advantage. Lastly, they feel inspired by and learn from the success of others. As a result, they fulfill their ultimate potential.” Fascinating right? Yet how often do we just assume we’re not smart enough or good enough based on the stories we’ve told ourselves all our life, vs looking at whether we have a fixed mindset that’s caused this? As Carol says in her book: "Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives." I wanted to share this as we come to the end of Season 3 which has been all about learning, because I think it’s critical to the role of learning in our lives, and more importantly, our enjoyment of it. Right now I have around seven courses - yes seven, that I have invested in or enrolled in for free through some of the online learning platforms I discussed in the previous episode <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/learn-more-less-time/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How to Learn More In Less Time</a>. Like most of us, I will often buy a course and then sit on it for months. Unlike many people I talk to though, I will dive into these when I most need them. I made a conscious effort on my business sabbatical to really make progress thought, setting myself deadlines to do them in, or simply tuning into them at the right time - i.e when I needed them most. So right now I’ve finally dived into Instagram with Intention that I bought from Hilary Rushford three months ago - because I love Instagram but don’t use it effectively for business and want to give it a damn good crack. I’ll be diving back into Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula, as I go into producing some new courses, or what I prefer to call LIVE experiences to help my community tackle areas in their business and actually DO the work like my upcoming <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/lab" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom Lab</a> on making your first hire and building your dream team. I want to refresh my memory on some of his great tactics for interest building in the lead up to a launch. Even though I’ve done several over the years, you ALWAYS learn something new on every launch. Both of these courses are for my business growth and learning - that’s how I categorize them. I’ve been enjoying videos on The Wealthy Mindset by Tim and Kris Hallbom who concept of the Universal Cycles of Change I discussed in "<a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/when-too-much-change-is-dangerous/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">When Too Much Change is Dangerous</a>". Going through these videos (often in the evening or weekends) is for my personal growth learning, and they’re helping me look at my habits and mindset with a new pair of eyes.   Along with this I’m finishing the <a href="http://amzn.to/2xlIMVL" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Code of the Extraordinary Mind</a> by Vishen Lakhiani and there’s a course that comes with it I will dive into next - part business and very much mindset and rewiring your brain - so again personal growth. I have <a href="http://amzn.to/2ftMaVk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dr Libby’s latest book</a>, all about eating the right food for you and knowing how to optimize your body and mind through what you consume. That for me is learning to improve my health. I wanted to give you a taster of how I learn, as I fit this into around content creation, course creation, mentoring calls, working on the property and that very important thing called everyday life! Now I want to share a few of my personal hacks for learning, in addition to those in my most recent podcast and post on on <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/learn-more-less-time/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How to Learn Anything Faster</a>. Hacks for Learning More <ul> <li>Schedule learning into your calendar so it becomes an event you make time for and has a deadline (a recurring calendar entry is even better)</li> <li>Watch videos you learn from at 1.5-2 X the speed - click the settings icon or cog on most video players to speed it up.</li> <li>Listen to podcasts (again at 1.5 X the speed) for daily bite sized learning</li> <li>Learn with someone else by taking lessons together - for example my Mum and I are doing art class together, and Josh and I have been doing a Dog Essentials Training with our puppy Kayla; or</li> <li>Go through an online course with a friend, do a coworking session together and go through the modules at the same time and share your learnings</li> </ul> There you have it, some hot tips for learning more faster. I hope you’ve enjoyed this season on the Quest for Freedom Podcast. Want to stay up to date then please SUBSCRIBE on <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/itunes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/stitcher" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> and <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/10f561c" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Anchor</a> so you don’t miss a show. I’ll be changing up the intention behind this show and revealing all in the next episode! This episode is proudly brought to you by Freshbooks. So you’re racing against the clock to wrap up 3 projects, prepping for a meeting later in the afternoon all while trying to tackle a mountain of paperwork. Welcome to life as a freelancer. Challenging? Yes, <a href="http://freshbooks.com/quest" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">but our friends at FreshBooks believe the rewards are so worth it</a>. The working world has changed. With the growth of the internet there’s never been more opportunities for the self-employed. To meet this need, FreshBooks is excited to announce the launch of an all new version of their cloud accounting software! It’s been redesigned from the ground up and custom built for exactly the way you work. Get ready for the simplest way to be more productive, organized, and most importantly get paid quickly. The all new FreshBooks is not only ridiculously easy to use, it’s also packed full of powerful features: <ul> <li>Create and send professional looking invoices in less than 30 seconds.</li> <li>Set up online payments with just a couple of clicks and get paid up to 4 days faster.</li> <li>See when your client has seen your invoice, and put an end to the guessing games.</li> </ul> Go to <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/quest" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">freshbooks.com/quest</a> and enter Quest For Freedom in the how did you hear about section when signing up. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Learning with a Growth Mindset

Do you need to unclutter your life? Are you bogged down by too much stuff? Are you spending money on things you just don't need?Well then, let me tell you that if you choose to unclutter your life you will actually feel lighter, more joyful and more personally and financially free.In an earlier podcast I covered off on the Art of Minimalism and all it's benefits.I practiced this for seven years when I lived out of my suitcase and those were some of the most freeing years of my life.I had a rule. If I bought something new - an item of clothing or a toiletry item for example, then something had to be taken out to accommodate it.That thing that I was 'releasing' would be donated, sold or given away to a friend I was visiting, and if they didn't want it, I asked them to give it to someone who needed it most.The result was I rarely bought anything I didn't truly need, value or love. It was such a good feeling.And those are still my three criteria now we have a gorgeous property and large house, that we could easily 'overfill' with too much stuff.I also have three questions that I like to ask myself for any new purchases:Where would this live?What am I going to do with it?What is it replacing?In this podcast I go into more detail about how those questions immediately help you to make better decisions. I also cover off on:How to unclutter your house, one room at a timeWhy buying new things may be covering up a deeper unmet needHow these three questions can help you before you even buy something newResources to help you Unclutter:Read: Oprah - 10 Ways to Declutter Your LifeTake Uncluttered - A 12 week course and community, Uncluttered is designed to open up space in your life for the things, activities, and people that are most important to you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you need to unclutter your life? Are you bogged down by too much stuff? Are you spending money on things you just don't need?Well then, let me tell you that if you choose to unclutter your life you will actually feel lighter, more joyful and more personally and financially free.In an earlier podcast I covered off on the <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/minimalism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art of Minimalism</a> and all it's benefits.I practiced this for seven years when I lived out of my suitcase and those were some of the most freeing years of my life.I had a rule. If I bought something new - an item of clothing or a toiletry item for example, then something had to be taken out to accommodate it.That thing that I was 'releasing' would be donated, sold or given away to a friend I was visiting, and if they didn't want it, I asked them to give it to someone who needed it most.The result was I rarely bought anything I didn't truly need, value or love. It was such a good feeling.And those are still my three criteria now we have a gorgeous property and large house, that we could easily 'overfill' with too much stuff.I also have three questions that I like to ask myself for any new purchases:<ol><li>Where would this live?</li><li>What am I going to do with it?</li><li>What is it replacing?</li></ol>In this podcast I go into more detail about how those questions immediately help you to make better decisions. I also cover off on:<ul><li>How to unclutter your house, one room at a time</li><li>Why buying new things may be covering up a deeper unmet need</li><li>How these three questions can help you before you even buy something new</li></ul>Resources to help you Unclutter:Read: Oprah - <a href="http://1. Where would this live? A very practical consideration, especially if you're trying to declutter. 2. What am I going to do with it? If it has a purpose or fills a need, fine. If you already have four of them, not fine. 3. What is it replacing? When something is broken or you don't like the old version as much as the new one, then by all means, charge away. But be prepared to get rid of the old item when you get home. Read more: http://www.oprah.com/shiftyourlife/10-ways-to-unclutter-your-life/all#ixzz5DczrRV3N" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Ways to Declutter Your Life</a><a href="http://nataliesisson.com/uncluttered" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take Uncluttered</a> - A 12 week course and community, Uncluttered is designed to open up space in your life for the things, activities, and people that are most important to you. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Eps 44 Unclutter Your Life

LEAD

Are you ready to go after the life that you want?That’s pretty much what my friend and guest on this episode of my UNTAPPED podcast has done, and taken it to a whole new level.Amy Landino is a bestselling author and award-winning host of AmyTV and luckily for you, she is on a mission to help you go after the life you want, starting with good morning routines that lead to a good life.In fact a great morning routine can help you combat obstacles, give you energy, help you focus and set motivating goals…the benefits are countless.What amazing about Amy is she started out as a vlogger talking about social media, and through hard work, consistency and courage, she’s grown her YouTube Channel to 360,000+ subscribers.Her YouTube show AmyTV has had over 20 million views and she’s now called the World’s #1 Productive Lifestyle Coach.Her latest bestelling book Good Morning Good Life is further proof that this girl lives and breathes her values and she’s inspired so many people to do the same.Amy is also a highly-sought after public speaker and co-owner at the modern media company, The Landino Group.She travels the world to teach businesses how to leverage digital tools to promote and maintain a positive image that uplifts and motivates their communities.In this episode, Amy reveals:How she leveraged her success early on with YouTube and gives advice for vloggers to get noticedHow her meteoric rise to YouTube fame was really a 5 year journeyHow she’s monetized herself and built her business revenue streamsThe importance of knowing your strengths and having a back up planHot tips to become a vlogger and what YouTube is looking forThe power of a morning routine and how it leads to a good lifeAmy’s favourite parts of her own morning routine she can’t live withoutPodcast ResourcesYou can learn more about Amy on her fab website amylandino.comDefinitely check out her Youtube Channel for inspiration on productivity, habits and living a good life.Creating Your Brands Persona On YouTube with Amy Schmittauer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready to go after the life that you want?That’s pretty much what my friend and guest on this episode of my UNTAPPED podcast has done, and taken it to a whole new level.Amy Landino is a bestselling author and award-winning host of AmyTV and luckily for you, she is on a mission to help you go after the life you want, starting with good morning routines that lead to a good life.In fact a great morning routine can help you combat obstacles, give you energy, help you focus and set motivating goals…the benefits are countless.What amazing about Amy is she started out as a vlogger talking about social media, and through hard work, consistency and courage, she’s grown her YouTube Channel to 360,000+ subscribers.Her YouTube show AmyTV has had over 20 million views and she’s now called the World’s #1 Productive Lifestyle Coach.Her latest bestelling book <a href="https://amzn.to/2U7kQRB" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Good Morning Good Life</a> is further proof that this girl lives and breathes her values and she’s inspired so many people to do the same.Amy is also a highly-sought after public speaker and co-owner at the modern media company, The Landino Group.She travels the world to teach businesses how to leverage digital tools to promote and maintain a positive image that uplifts and motivates their communities.In this episode, Amy reveals:<ul><li>How she leveraged her success early on with YouTube and gives advice for vloggers to get noticed</li><li>How her meteoric rise to YouTube fame was really a 5 year journey</li><li>How she’s monetized herself and built her business revenue streams</li><li>The importance of knowing your strengths and having a back up plan</li><li>Hot tips to become a vlogger and what YouTube is looking for</li><li>The power of a morning routine and how it leads to a good life</li><li>Amy’s favourite parts of her own morning routine she can’t live without</li></ul>Podcast Resources<ul><li>You can learn more about Amy on her fab website <a href="https://amylandino.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">amylandino.com</a></li><li><a href="http://youtube.com/amytv" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Definitely check out her Youtube Channel</a> for inspiration on productivity, habits and living a good life.</li><li><a href="https://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/tse-119-amy-schmittauer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Creating Your Brands Persona On YouTube with Amy Schmittauer</a></li></ul><h3> </h3> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#51 - The power of morning routines to lead a good life 

Osmaan Sharif

As we head into 2017, it's the time of year where you want to shake things up, shift your mindset and start off the New Year with a bang. December is the perfect time to stop, reflect, and make changes for the coming year based on what you've found did and didn't work in 2016. You also want to look at setting meaningful goals that you will actually achieve and there's no better way to do this, then to look at what you set for yourself this year - and whether you hit those or fell short. An important part of this, which goes beyond creating a "wish list" for 2017, is a deep dive into looking at the beliefs that you hold, that guide your actions and then, consider which ones may have been holding you back this whole time. What stories have been telling yourself that are no longer serving your purpose? For me, with the new website, new systems, and my upcoming business sabbatical, it's actually helped me clean up over 6 years of business files, products, plans and processes, as well some of my beliefs. It has been like a spring clean for my entire business and I thought it was the perfect time to bring in my friend, Osmaan Sharif, to discuss some super helpful and actionable ways for you to do the same, and to set your foundations for 2017 right now! In this episode, Osmaan and I discuss how to shift your mindset and beliefs for success, and how to get to the bottom of anything holding you back from having the business and life you KNOW you're meant to have. In this episode you'll learn:  How to make sure you have a solid foundation in place and what you can do about this if you don't How to use your entrepreneurial superpower to be in flow and doing the work that you love How to identify outdated, toxic goals, strained and stretched goals 5 quick self reflection questions that you can ask yourself to shake things up  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS [ctt template="1" link="1Pf4X" via="no" ]Are you ready to shift your beliefs for 2017? #mindset #2017goals http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/296[/ctt] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Take Osmaan's Foundations Test here (you can also download the ‘Let Go of your Limiting Beliefs’ workbook for free) Listen and learn in this interview with Osmaan about Wealth Dynamics and discovering your Entrepreneurial Superpower  Get 13 Rapid Video tips to help you grow your business in 2017 Plan Your Ideal Year in 2 hours of Less with My Workshop  Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we head into 2017, it's the time of year where you want to shake things up, shift your mindset and start off the New Year with a bang. December is the perfect time to stop, reflect, and make changes for the coming year based on what you've found did and didn't work in 2016. You also want to look at setting meaningful goals that you will actually achieve and there's no better way to do this, then to look at what you set for yourself this year - and whether you hit those or fell short. An important part of this, which goes beyond creating a "wish list" for 2017, is a deep dive into looking at the beliefs that you hold, that guide your actions and then, consider which ones may have been holding you back this whole time. What stories have been telling yourself that are no longer serving your purpose? For me, with the new website, new systems, and my upcoming business sabbatical, it's actually helped me clean up over 6 years of business files, products, plans and processes, as well some of my beliefs. It has been like a spring clean for my entire business and I thought it was the perfect time to bring in my friend, Osmaan Sharif, to discuss some super helpful and actionable ways for you to do the same, and to set your foundations for 2017 right now! In this episode, Osmaan and I discuss how to shift your mindset and beliefs for success, and how to get to the bottom of anything holding you back from having the business and life you KNOW you're meant to have. In this episode you'll learn: <ul> <li>How to make sure you have a solid foundation in place and what you can do about this if you don't</li> <li>How to use your entrepreneurial superpower to be in flow and doing the work that you love</li> <li>How to identify outdated, toxic goals, strained and stretched goals</li> <li>5 quick self reflection questions that you can ask yourself to shake things up</li> </ul> Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> [ctt template="1" link="1Pf4X" via="no" ]Are you ready to shift your beliefs for 2017? #mindset #2017goals <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/296" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/296</a>[/ctt] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.rapidtransformation.co.uk/freedom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take Osmaan's Foundations Test here</a> (you can also download the ‘Let Go of your Limiting Beliefs’ workbook for free)</li> <li><a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/tse-112-osmaan-sharif/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen and learn in this interview with Osmaan about Wealth Dynamics and discovering your Entrepreneurial Superpower</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.rapidtransformation.co.uk/rapid-video-tips-to-grow-your-business/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Get 13 Rapid Video tips to help you grow your business in 2017</a></li> <li><a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/workshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plan Your Ideal Year in 2 hours of Less with My Workshop</a></li> </ul> Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

[296] Shifting Your Mindset and Beliefs For The New Year with Osmaan Sharif

For the last 7 years I’ve been running my business The Suitcase Entrepreneur from all over the world, while living out of the suitcase and going on adventures. This year, in 2017, I’ve decided to fire myself. Yup, that’s right. I am quitting. I am taking a business sabbatical from my own business and instead I am taking YOU on a Quest for Freedom. Your freedom. I'm so freakin excited to do this. To understand why the heck I am, here's a bit of backstory into me. This is actually taken from my TEDx talk last year called ‘The Surprising Truth About Freedom’ (feel free to just watch from 12:12-15:44).  Why tune into this podcast? After watching, I hope you can understand why I’ve named this podcast Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom, because as I mentioned, I’m on a hunt to understand what freedom really is. This podcast is part audio journal, part narrative and part ‘choose your own adventure’. It will be divided into Seasons (just like on TV) and each season will be a different quest around freedom. I’m starting with Personal freedom, and I’ll break that down more in Episode 2. What is the definition of Freedom? First off let’s attempt to better understand freedom (or maybe expose why this is no ordinary quest I’m going on). Over the years I’ve asked a LOT of people what their definition of personal freedom is and I am starting to see a pattern in their answers. A couple of Friday's ago I was having dinner with friends and new acquaintances, listening to music and discussing all sorts of topics. So I decided to whip out my new Zoom H6 recorder and ask them a question for my new podcast. They all agreed, so without any background I just launched into my question which I posed to them which was: "What's your definition of freedom?" Here’s what they had to say: “Deciding when you want to wake up in the morning, where you want to be and deciding what you want to do for the day.” “Freedom for me is abundance but it’s conditional on the freedom of others. I am not free if other people aren’t free.” “There are a lot of different types of freedom, but the most important freedom is the freedom from our own minds, and that if freedom is dependent on external factors then it’s not truly free.” “I believe that the only thing that we are actually in control of is how we react in the moment and having an internal sense of freedom to be able to react as we choose is the ultimate freedom.” “Choice. You just get to choose freely whether it’d be a monetary thing or just your thoughts or your reactions.” “Free is something that doesn’t cost anything” Do any of those resonate with you? I go on to say in my podcast: "There’s also a price to pay for too much freedom. I feel like I experienced that a few weeks ago when I was trying to make a big decision in my life, and I realized I was so free in choosing either one, that I almost felt paralyzed for the first time. There was too much freedom. You have to have some boundaries and some limits within which to feel free." So as you can see from this discussion…..I’m really no closer to uncovering a definition for freedom. And perhaps it’s un-defineable. Perhaps this whole quest is going to impossible, but I can’t wait either way because this is a year like no other. I’m firing myself and taking a business sabbatical to become a student of life, and go on a quest to find freedom. What is a Quest? Now that we've established the challenge in defining freedom, I thought understanding what a quest is would be a logical next move. So back to my friends for their ideas around this: “It’s like bigger than yourself. There will be obstacles, there will be doubt, there will be naysayers, there will be almost insurmountable odds but your values and what’s inside of you pull you forward beyond what you think is possible and achieving your quest will be one of the greatest memories for a parts of your life.” “A quest is fundamentally a search for meaning. It’s about trying to find and discover meaning.” “Is quest the root of question?” And yes is the answer to that question. I looked it up on the interwebs to find it is from late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. According to the dictionary, because all intrepid people going on a quest would of course refer to a dictionary first right….. a quest is both a noun and a verb. noun  a long or arduous search for something.  That sounds really freaking fun doesn’t it… long and arduous? Ah no thanks. The verb came up with much better results in my opinion  search for something. search, seek, look,  hunt,  pursue, investigate,  explore, probe, inspect  "his eyes quested to left and right"    That all sounds much better. But if you ever hear me saying “My eyes quested to the left and right” I’ve either lost the plot or I’m exploring a medieval festival and getting in character. According to Wikipedia a quest serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of every nation and ethnic culture.... The moral of a quest tale often centers on the changed character of the hero. So I guess for the purposes of Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom podcast…. I’m the hero? Which also means I’m the one who has to go through the good, the bad and the ugly. I am a walking, talking human experiment, so that you can sit back in your armchair at home, or on your drive to the city, or while you’re enjoying a relaxing pedicure, and listen to me do all the hard stuff, the grueling, intense, exciting, thrilling, daring and at times, prob mundane things I need to do to achieve on this Quest for Freedom. And I’m ok with that. You know. I’ll take it on the chin. Partly because it’s my idea and all so I have no excuse to complain. And partly cos I kind of like the idea of being the guinea pig. First things first I feel like you guys need to give me an appropriate mythological made up Hero’s name.  Do me a favor and humour me. Leave a comment below with your idea for my 'hero' name. I’ll choose the best one, and for season one will henceforth call myself that name and you’ll get your name in the credits. My favourite definition of a quest, because I found it so fitting, was from Vocabulary.com A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots. Ha. That’s one heck of a definition. They go on to say: Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth. It’s worthwhile noting here that quest is also a verb that means bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. Perhaps something I can incorporate into the show? Unintentionally I chose this word because it sounds grandiose, but in a good ol down to earth way. And probably because as a kid I loved Greek Mythology and read books like Odysseus, or Ulysses, depending on which side you gun for more. Same hero. Same quest. Different name. Unbeknownst to me however is the Quest is one of 7 Types of Story Plots you can use when writing, or making a movie! According to Liz Bureman over at The Write Practice: “The Quest is a search for a place, item, or person that requires the hero to leave home in order to find it. Sometimes the item is just a MacGuffin to drive the plot along. I’m going to pause to explain here, as I had no idea what a MacGuffin was, but if you’re a fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark, it’s the thing the hero needs to find on their journey to get to the real important thing. So in this case the golden monkey head Harrison Ford finds in the tomb, not the actual ark. Back to Liz: “Other times the thing driving the quest is specific to the story’s circumstances. Either way, the hero is leaving home to find whatever the heck the story demands, and we get to come along for the ride.” Sounds fair to me. You game to come on this ride with me? You’re not going to leave me all alone out here are you? To show you’re serious if you’re not subscribed to my show on iTunes and you want to follow along on Season One then head to nataliesisson.com/itunes and it will take you straight there! You can do the same by heading to nataliesisson.com/stitcher too. Ok here’s where Liz got me thinking. She went on to describe the characters in a quest and I realized I’m going to need a crew. You see a quest is the plot type most likely to have a group of main characters rather than one protagonist in the main eye of the story. Shiiiiittt and here I was thinking this was ALL about me! Nope apparently not. According to Liz I should have:  A close friend who is loyal to our hero, but doesn’t have much else going for him or her; A sidekick who is the polar opposite of the hero mentally, physically, and emotionally; A generic mass of identity-less bros who don’t get names because they’re not alive long enough to matter; or A balanced party of brains, heart, and strength who support the hero, or who count the hero as one of their own.  So I guess before the next episode I need to find some of these characters to make this more enticing right? Ok I’ll be back in the next episode with some characters, I can’t guarantee they’ll fit the bill but heck, this is my quest so I get to choose them. It may even be you if you play your cards right! Whereever you’re tuning in or reading this from around the world, I’m sending you a BIG virtual hug of thanks and gratitude for tuning into to the very first Season and Episode of Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom. If you want to make my day leave a comment below to:  tell me my Hero name simply say hi, and; add your own definition of what freedom means to you.  Go ahead and make sure you subscribe to the show in any podcast player you have, and find me on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google Play and iHeartRadio. Tune in to the next episode where I let an Oracle tell me what I can expect in 2017…. Yep I consulted an Oracle...or more over the Suburban Psychic approached me to do a session with me. And here's just a snippet of what she had to say: "There’s a part of you that doesn’t want to know stuff, and there’s that little part of you that is giving permission to you to dive in deeper, to explore further, because you got this amazing watch dog in the ego. If a wave is crashing, coming towards you you don’t try to get over the top and scoot your way around it. You got to dive into that sucker and that’s the only way you are going to come out the other side without being thrown on your head and getting sand in places that you don’t want to even talk about " Intrigued? Make sure you jump in and sign up to updates via email so I can share with you when each episode goes live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last 7 years I’ve been running my business <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Suitcase Entrepreneur</a> from all over the world, while living out of the suitcase and going on adventures. This year, in 2017, I’ve decided to fire myself. Yup, that’s right. I am quitting. I am taking a business sabbatical from my own business and instead I am taking YOU on a Quest for Freedom. Your freedom. I'm so freakin excited to do this. To understand why the heck I am, here's a bit of backstory into me. This is actually taken from my TEDx talk last year called ‘The Surprising Truth About Freedom’ (feel free to just watch from 12:12-15:44). Why tune into this podcast? After watching, I hope you can understand why I’ve named this podcast Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom, because as I mentioned, I’m on a hunt to understand what freedom really is. This podcast is part audio journal, part narrative and part ‘choose your own adventure’. It will be divided into Seasons (just like on TV) and each season will be a different quest around freedom. I’m starting with Personal freedom, and I’ll break that down more in Episode 2. What is the definition of Freedom? First off let’s attempt to better understand freedom (or maybe expose why this is no ordinary quest I’m going on). Over the years I’ve asked a LOT of people what their definition of personal freedom is and I am starting to see a pattern in their answers. A couple of Friday's ago I was having dinner with friends and new acquaintances, listening to music and discussing all sorts of topics. So I decided to whip out my new Zoom H6 recorder and ask them a question for my new podcast. They all agreed, so without any background I just launched into my question which I posed to them which was: "What's your definition of freedom?" Here’s what they had to say: “Deciding when you want to wake up in the morning, where you want to be and deciding what you want to do for the day.” “Freedom for me is abundance but it’s conditional on the freedom of others. I am not free if other people aren’t free.” “There are a lot of different types of freedom, but the most important freedom is the freedom from our own minds, and that if freedom is dependent on external factors then it’s not truly free.” “I believe that the only thing that we are actually in control of is how we react in the moment and having an internal sense of freedom to be able to react as we choose is the ultimate freedom.” “Choice. You just get to choose freely whether it’d be a monetary thing or just your thoughts or your reactions.” “Free is something that doesn’t cost anything” Do any of those resonate with you? I go on to say in my podcast: "There’s also a price to pay for too much freedom. I feel like I experienced that a few weeks ago when I was trying to make a big decision in my life, and I realized I was so free in choosing either one, that I almost felt paralyzed for the first time. There was too much freedom. You have to have some boundaries and some limits within which to feel free." So as you can see from this discussion…..I’m really no closer to uncovering a definition for freedom. And perhaps it’s un-defineable. Perhaps this whole quest is going to impossible, but I can’t wait either way because this is a year like no other. I’m firing myself and taking a business sabbatical to become a student of life, and go on a quest to find freedom. What is a Quest? Now that we've established the challenge in defining freedom, I thought understanding what a quest is would be a logical next move. So back to my friends for their ideas around this: “It’s like bigger than yourself. There will be obstacles, there will be doubt, there will be naysayers, there will be almost insurmountable odds but your values and what’s inside of you pull you forward beyond what you think is possible and achieving your quest will be one of the greatest memories for a parts of your life.” “A quest is fundamentally a search for meaning. It’s about trying to find and discover meaning.” “Is quest the root of question?” And yes is the answer to that question. I looked it up on the interwebs to find it is from late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. According to the dictionary, because all intrepid people going on a quest would of course refer to a dictionary first right….. a quest is both a noun and a verb. noun <ol> <li>a long or arduous search for something.</li> </ol> That sounds really freaking fun doesn’t it… long and arduous? Ah no thanks. The verb came up with much better results in my opinion <ol> <li>search for something.</li> </ol><a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+search&amp;forcedict=search&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoINjAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">search</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+seek&amp;forcedict=seek&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoINzAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">seek</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+look&amp;forcedict=look&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIODAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">look</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+hunt&amp;forcedict=hunt&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIOTAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> hunt</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+pursue&amp;forcedict=pursue&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIOjAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> pursue</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+investigate&amp;forcedict=investigate&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIOzAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">investigate</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+explore&amp;forcedict=explore&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIPDAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> explore</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+probe&amp;forcedict=probe&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIPTAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">probe</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=define+inspect&amp;forcedict=inspect&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjQmZqBhcvRAhXDJZQKHfe_AsoQ_SoIPjAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">inspect</a> <ul> <li>"his eyes quested to left and right"</li> </ul> That all sounds much better. But if you ever hear me saying “My eyes quested to the left and right” I’ve either lost the plot or I’m exploring a medieval festival and getting in character. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> a quest serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of every nation and ethnic culture.... The moral of a quest tale often centers on the changed character of the hero. So I guess for the purposes of Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom podcast…. I’m the hero? Which also means I’m the one who has to go through the good, the bad and the ugly. I am a walking, talking human experiment, so that you can sit back in your armchair at home, or on your drive to the city, or while you’re enjoying a relaxing pedicure, and listen to me do all the hard stuff, the grueling, intense, exciting, thrilling, daring and at times, prob mundane things I need to do to achieve on this Quest for Freedom. And I’m ok with that. You know. I’ll take it on the chin. Partly because it’s my idea and all so I have no excuse to complain. And partly cos I kind of like the idea of being the guinea pig. First things first I feel like you guys need to give me an appropriate mythological made up Hero’s name. Do me a favor and humour me. Leave a comment below with your idea for my 'hero' name. I’ll choose the best one, and for season one will henceforth call myself that name and you’ll get your name in the credits. My favourite definition of a quest, because I found it so fitting, was from <a href="https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vocabulary.com</a> A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots. Ha. That’s one heck of a definition. They go on to say: Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests––most famously to find the Holy Grail. In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth. It’s worthwhile noting here that quest is also a verb that means bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. Perhaps something I can incorporate into the show? Unintentionally I chose this word because it sounds grandiose, but in a good ol down to earth way. And probably because as a kid I loved Greek Mythology and read books like Odysseus, or Ulysses, depending on which side you gun for more. Same hero. Same quest. Different name. Unbeknownst to me however is the Quest is one of 7 Types of Story Plots you can use when writing, or making a movie! <a href="http://thewritepractice.com/the-quest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">According to Liz Bureman</a> over at The Write Practice: “The Quest is a search for a place, item, or person that requires the hero to leave home in order to find it. Sometimes the item is just a <a href="http://thewritepractice.com/macguffin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacGuffin</a> to drive the plot along. I’m going to pause to explain here, as I had no idea what a MacGuffin was, but if you’re a fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark, it’s the thing the hero needs to find on their journey to get to the real important thing. So in this case the golden monkey head Harrison Ford finds in the tomb, not the actual ark. Back to Liz: “Other times the thing driving the quest is specific to the story’s circumstances. Either way, the hero is leaving home to find whatever the heck the story demands, and we get to come along for the ride.” Sounds fair to me. You game to come on this ride with me? You’re not going to leave me all alone out here are you? To show you’re serious if you’re not subscribed to my show on iTunes and you want to follow along on Season One then head to <a href="http://nataliesisson.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nataliesisson.com/itunes</a> and it will take you straight there! You can do the same by heading to <a href="http://nataliesisson.com/stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nataliesisson.com/stitcher</a> too. Ok here’s where Liz got me thinking. She went on to describe the characters in a quest and I realized I’m going to need a crew. You see a quest is the plot type most likely to have a group of main characters rather than one protagonist in the main eye of the story. Shiiiiittt and here I was thinking this was ALL about me! Nope apparently not. According to Liz I should have: <ul> <li>A close friend who is loyal to our hero, but doesn’t have much else going for him or her;</li> <li>A sidekick who is the polar opposite of the hero mentally, physically, and emotionally;</li> <li>A generic mass of identity-less bros who don’t get names because they’re not alive long enough to matter; or</li> <li>A balanced party of brains, heart, and strength who support the hero, or who count the hero as one of their own.</li> </ul> So I guess before the next episode I need to find some of these characters to make this more enticing right? Ok I’ll be back in the next episode with some characters, I can’t guarantee they’ll fit the bill but heck, this is my quest so I get to choose them. It may even be you if you play your cards right! Whereever you’re tuning in or reading this from around the world, I’m sending you a BIG virtual hug of thanks and gratitude for tuning into to the very first Season and Episode of Natalie Sisson’s Quest for Freedom. If you want to make my day leave a comment below to: <ul> <li>tell me my Hero name</li> <li>simply say hi, and;</li> <li>add your own definition of what freedom means to you.</li> </ul> Go ahead and make sure you subscribe to the show in any podcast player you have, and find me on <a href="http://nataliesisson.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.nataliesisson.com/stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, SoundCloud, Google Play and <a href="https://www.iheart.com/show/263-the-suitcase-entrepr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iHeartRadio</a>. Tune in to the next episode where I let an Oracle tell me what I can expect in 2017…. Yep I consulted an Oracle...or more over the Suburban Psychic approached me to do a session with me. And here's just a snippet of what she had to say: "There’s a part of you that doesn’t want to know stuff, and there’s that little part of you that is giving permission to you to dive in deeper, to explore further, because you got this amazing watch dog in the ego. If a wave is crashing, coming towards you you don’t try to get over the top and scoot your way around it. You got to dive into that sucker and that’s the only way you are going to come out the other side without being thrown on your head and getting sand in places that you don’t want to even talk about " Intrigued? Make sure you jump in and sign up to updates via email so I can share with you when each episode goes live. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Mind your mindfulness

Sonia Simone

It's one thing to get by with your business moving around the globe - it's another entirely to co-build a thriving business like Copyblogger from a laptop. Sonia Simone has been absolutely killing it in the copywriting world and has recently moved her life to Rome. Making her way from freelancer to co-founding Copyblogger was no easy task and in this week's podcast episode, Sonia shares her journey as well as some of her top tips for getting more clients and how relocating has shifted her business. Listen in to this episode to learn about:  Sonia's journey from a corporate world to copywriting as a freelancer and building up a business in a very competitive niche How to differentiate yourself and get more clients What prompted her to move to Italy and how that's affected her business, working style, and daily flow How she became a co-founder of Copyblogger How to get acquainted and settled in a new country The pros and cons of being location independent  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS [Tweet "How to uplevel your business while working from anywhere!"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Copy Blogger Copyblogger FM Connect with Sonia on Twitter Book Yourself Solid Ryan Levesque's Ask    Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGatoris your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's one thing to get by with your business moving around the globe - it's another entirely to co-build a thriving business like Copyblogger from a laptop. Sonia Simone has been absolutely killing it in the copywriting world and has recently moved her life to Rome. Making her way from freelancer to co-founding Copyblogger was no easy task and in this week's podcast episode, Sonia shares her journey as well as some of her top tips for getting more clients and how relocating has shifted her business. Listen in to this episode to learn about: <ul> <li>Sonia's journey from a corporate world to copywriting as a freelancer and building up a business in a very competitive niche</li> <li>How to differentiate yourself and get more clients</li> <li>What prompted her to move to Italy and how that's affected her business, working style, and daily flow</li> <li>How she became a co-founder of Copyblogger</li> <li>How to get acquainted and settled in a new country</li> <li>The pros and cons of being location independent</li> </ul> Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> [Tweet "How to uplevel your business while working from anywhere!"] Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Copy Blogger</a></li> <li><a href="http://copyblogger.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Copyblogger FM</a></li> <li>Connect with Sonia on <a href="https://twitter.com/soniasimone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bookyourselfsolid.com/about-the-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book Yourself Solid</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Counterintuitive-Discover-Customers-Business/dp/1939447720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479794427&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=ask+ryan+levesque" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Levesque's Ask</a></li> </ul>   Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a>is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

[294] Globetrotting and Business Building with Sonia Simone

Welcome to Season 2 of Natalie Sisson's Quest for Freedom! I'm delighted to be back and I know you've been missing me...at least 2 people have asked me "Natalie when is your next podcast episode coming out". So thank you to the two of you, I appreciate it. Obviously to talk about a business sabbatical and how you can truly have a profitable business that can technically run without you, you need to experience that in full glory for yourself. Luckily this podcast is about making me the guinea pig of my own experiments in order for us to uncover what true freedom really is. Since the 1st of April I've been on a business sabbatical and in this episode I reveal all. Well almost all, I'll tell you the rest when I'm finished my break from my business. But here's what I will share:  What a business sabbatical actually is (and why you get to define this for yourself) Behind the scenes of what really happens when you take time out from your business  Then I went on to answer some great questions from a fan on my Facebook page that watched my previous video on this topic where I shared the realities of it, and why I was extending my sabbatical for another month (which has now turned into 3). The only thing I'm bringing back is this podcast because it's my baby, and it's helping me to learn and grow real-time by sharing my findings with YOU. So for the full lowdown you can watch the video below (here it is on my Facebook page) OR listen to the podcast by clicking the button at the top OR you can read the full blog post below this video. "For those of you who have been following The Suitcase Entrepreneur and my Quest for Freedom, you'll know that I took the entire month of April off my business. No checking emails, no checking in with the team, no watching anything related to business, not thinking about business and just taking a month off my business, The Suitcase Entrepreneur. And I then extended it into May. I appreciate it's May now as I record this, but I don't feel like doing a Facebook live video to answer your questions feels like business to me, and I love my business so it's you that I am here for. You guys have helped me build it. I do think you've got to talk about these things in the moment because several months down the track I may actually forget what it really, really physically feels like to be on a sabbatical right now, and continuing it on through to the end of June. Next week actually I am going to be taking a digital sabbatical and be totally offline, off the Internet probably for 3 to 5 days. It's been awhile since I've done a digital sabbatical and I just want to disconnect. I'll be doing some reading, thanks to Brendon Burchard's The Motivation Manifesto and Tony Robbins Unshakeable, so these are a couple of the things that I'll be focusing on. I also have some novels. And I just want to chill out by the fire, play with my puppy, exercise, read books and think. I want to practice the piano and I want to enjoy myself, which I already have been doing. Just do more of that. But today I wanted to answer specifically questions that you guys had from the Reality of a business sabbatical Facebook Live video where I took you behind the scenes. The first month off was kind of weird. I was 1) moving into a beautiful new dream lifestyle property, 2) getting a puppy, getting 5 chickens, and setting up an entire house - because when you've lived out of the suitcase for close to 7 years you don't really have much stuff! And I realized that I still hadn't fully given myself the time out to just enjoy and re-energize and get my verve and my mojo back for everything that I love to do. The great news is it's starting to happen since I've given myself more space, more time. I'll admit, I can't ever fully stop. I've been reaching out to networks where I now live and looking at potentially helping getting a co-working space setup, which would be so awesome because I've used so many of them over the years as a digital nomad. I've just been connecting with more and more people especially women entrepreneurs, getting to know the area and of course, dreaming up lots of visions and ideas for what I would just love to do in the near future. Not only related to my books that are coming out but also making my Freedom Plan program the best ever and just a bunch of other things that I've been wanting to work on for so long. Now I have the headspace to think about them. That's one of the huge benefits of a business sabbatical - headspace. I wanted to answer some questions from Angela Fitradi who posted after my Facebook live a couple of weeks ago, she said, "I'd love to know how the business runs without you? How often you check in? When you check in? What do you focus on? And how to know what to focus on and what can be managed without your attention?" So the business runs without me, because as I've been blasting from the rooftops for the last couple of years, you NEED to have sexy systems in place. Freedom systems are really what I am talking about and ultimately at the end of the day you should have a fantastic website that people can navigate to once they're there, a fantastic sales funnel that takes them on a journey to show them exactly what content they can consume, that they should sign up to receive more email updates from you and what programs and products that you have to offer them that would be really beneficial. Now I will absolutely say the business has kind of plateaued and even declined a little because I am a huge believer that energy in vs energy out applies to everything you do in life. So if you are putting energy into your health and fitness, it's going to pay off - if you are doing it right. The same applies to your business. If you are putting tons of energy into the right areas as Jeff Walker was saying the other day in his video, as in you've got to strategize and prioritize into the right areas not just throwing yourself at everything, but if you are putting the energy into your business in the right places, it will grow. Naturally when you take a step back from your business you will find it doesn't grow as much. To recap, I would say a fantastic website or place that people can land on whether it's landing pages, sales pages, and a great sales funnel really helps once all those things are automated. And outside of that some key team members, definitely starting with a virtual assistant who can do your customer service, check your emails for you, answer on your behalf and to answer your question more candidly, Angela, anything that Angeline can answer, my awesome assistant, we have some template canned responses and the things that are more important like somebody not being able to access the program or something not working, Angeline knows my business. She's been with me for almost 3 years now, in a part-time capacity and so she knows where the resources are or how to help my community. That's been hugely helpful and I have a small team around the world, and most of them right now are kind of on a break as well. But if we do need to communicate, we do it typically through Slack. I am doing my best to not login to email at all, but essentially Slack is a place where we can just communicate briefly. And they all have their team objectives that they've been working on. Our marketing and editorial calendar, we know what's coming out, we know what's working and we have been reviewing that. I asked my team, especially Debashish to review that while I was off on my break and come back to me with some recommendations so that when I am back properly we can change strategies or direction. So how often do I check in? For the first month, I didn't want to be contacted at all. Typically I'd say if you are going on a sabbatical, the point is to be offline, but once a month is probably more than enough. Or if you feel that's a little too infrequent or you really want to know things then probably every week and just make it a short check in and make sure you know what you are asking for. Your other question was, how do you know what to focus on and what can be managed without your attention? Most stuff can be managed without my attention. It's only when I am creating new content or launching something that really all my attention needs to be on that and I need to be driving my team. But outside of that I've worked very hard over the years to set up Sexy Operating Procedures (SOP) and some really great strategies and direction for my team to be empowered to do their things and to do them really well. Right now, I am focusing on my own learning and my own growth and understanding different areas that maybe I just haven't put aside the time to actually delve into. I am doing several online courses myself around The Science of Happiness through Berkeley University via the edX platform, and around health and nutrition through Dr Libby. I am learning or I will be learning (when I am off my sabbatical) more around e-commerce and getting up to speed on social media trends and tactics. And I think most things don't need to be managed by you. So the best thing to focus on would probably be partnerships and key relationships. But even those have been really well managed by my team because they know that I've dealt with these people for years and they can often answer their questions that those partners would like to ask me. I think it's nurturing those relationships that's the key stuff that you still do want to focus on. And the next part of your question, have there been any situations where your absence has created a situation and has your business income and finances has been affected by your absence? On the second part, absolutely as I said energy in vs energy out. But I've been pleasantly surprised that it's been earning really, really well over the last couple of months without me there so that proves I don't always need to be there! And to answer your question about has my absence created a situation? I think it has probably provided relief to my team. They are probably enjoying the break from Natalieville to be really honest you know. I think there have been no situations that have arisen. I wasn't expecting anything major as we had pretty much planned out a year ahead so I don't expect any hurdles or anything that would come up and so therefore no situations. The only situation caused by you not being in your business for awhile would be a lack of clarity around expectations, priorities, objectives and milestones while you are not there. Who to contact? Who to reach out to? How to move forward on projects if you are not the person who's absolutely able to drive them like you normally would be. So those are the sort of things that you probably want to think about. I hope that's given you guys some insight and I just wanted to pop in and say hello to my beautiful freedomist community and give you some understanding behind what a business sabbatical is. You can make it whatever you want really but the point is to take time out from your business to get the creative juices flowing and to really just actually come back to your roots and focus on what you loved about your business in the first place and that has been so enlightening for me so far. " Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 2 where I talk with other entrepreneurs about burnout and their business sabbaticals like Jason Van Orden "Eventually I had to stop and ask myself why there was that waning in motivation. I'm sure partly I was maybe scared a little bit to look at that but what does it mean? What if I ended up figuring out I've got the wrong business or that I am done with this business." Don't miss a thing by subscribing in iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. Or jump on to get email updates whenever an episode goes live here. Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? HostGator is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit Hostgator.com/Suitcase Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2 of Natalie Sisson's Quest for Freedom! I'm delighted to be back and I know you've been missing me...at least 2 people have asked me "Natalie when is your next podcast episode coming out". So thank you to the two of you, I appreciate it. Obviously to talk about a business sabbatical and how you can truly have a profitable business that can technically run without you, you need to experience that in full glory for yourself. Luckily this podcast is about making me the guinea pig of my own experiments in order for us to uncover what true freedom really is. Since the 1st of April I've been on a business sabbatical and in this episode I reveal all. Well almost all, I'll tell you the rest when I'm finished my break from my business. But here's what I will share: <ul> <li>What a business sabbatical actually is (and why you get to define this for yourself)</li> <li>Behind the scenes of what really happens when you take time out from your business</li> </ul> Then I went on to answer some great questions from a fan on my Facebook page that watched my previous video on this topic where I shared the realities of it, and why I was extending my sabbatical for another month (which has now turned into 3). The only thing I'm bringing back is this podcast because it's my baby, and it's helping me to learn and grow real-time by sharing my findings with YOU. So for the full lowdown you can watch the video below (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/suitcaseentrepreneur/videos/10154826906535756/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here it is on my Facebook page</a>) OR listen to the podcast by clicking the button at the top OR you can read the full blog post below this video. "For those of you who have been following The Suitcase Entrepreneur and my Quest for Freedom, you'll know that I took the entire month of April off my business. No checking emails, no checking in with the team, no watching anything related to business, not thinking about business and just taking a month off my business, <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Suitcase Entrepreneur.</a> And I then extended it into May. I appreciate it's May now as I record this, but I don't feel like doing a Facebook live video to answer your questions feels like business to me, and I love my business so it's you that I am here for. You guys have helped me build it. I do think you've got to talk about these things in the moment because several months down the track I may actually forget what it really, really physically feels like to be on a sabbatical right now, and continuing it on through to the end of June. Next week actually I am going to be taking a digital sabbatical and be totally offline, off the Internet probably for 3 to 5 days. It's been awhile since I've done a digital sabbatical and I just want to disconnect. I'll be doing some reading, thanks to <a href="http://amzn.to/2rmPfx7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brendon Burchard's The Motivation Manifesto</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2rmSCUS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Robbins Unshakeable</a>, so these are a couple of the things that I'll be focusing on. I also have some novels. And I just want to chill out by the fire, <a href="http://instagram.com/kaylathemajestic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">play with my puppy</a>, exercise, read books and think. I want to practice the piano and I want to enjoy myself, which I already have been doing. Just do more of that. But today I wanted to answer specifically questions that you guys had from the Reality of a business sabbatical Facebook Live video where I took you behind the scenes. The first month off was kind of weird. I was 1) moving into a beautiful new dream lifestyle property, 2) getting a puppy, getting 5 chickens, and setting up an entire house - because when you've lived out of the suitcase for close to 7 years you don't really have much stuff! And I realized that I still hadn't fully given myself the time out to just enjoy and re-energize and get my verve and my mojo back for everything that I love to do. The great news is it's starting to happen since I've given myself more space, more time. I'll admit, I can't ever fully stop. I've been reaching out to networks where I now live and looking at potentially helping getting a co-working space setup, which would be so awesome because I've used so many of them over the years as a digital nomad. I've just been connecting with more and more people especially women entrepreneurs, getting to know the area and of course, dreaming up lots of visions and ideas for what I would just love to do in the near future. Not only related to my books that are coming out but also making my <a href="http://thefreedomplan.rocks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freedom Plan</a> program the best ever and just a bunch of other things that I've been wanting to work on for so long. Now I have the headspace to think about them. That's one of the huge benefits of a business sabbatical - headspace. I wanted to answer some questions from Angela Fitradi who posted after my Facebook live a couple of weeks ago, she said, "I'd love to know how the business runs without you? How often you check in? When you check in? What do you focus on? And how to know what to focus on and what can be managed without your attention?" So the business runs without me, because as I've been blasting from the rooftops for the last couple of years, you NEED to have sexy systems in place. Freedom systems are really what I am talking about and ultimately at the end of the day you should have a fantastic website that people can navigate to once they're there, a fantastic sales funnel that takes them on a journey to show them exactly what content they can consume, that they should sign up to receive more email updates from you and what programs and products that you have to offer them that would be really beneficial. Now I will absolutely say the business has kind of plateaued and even declined a little because I am a huge believer that energy in vs energy out applies to everything you do in life. So if you are putting energy into your health and fitness, it's going to pay off - if you are doing it right. The same applies to your business. If you are putting tons of energy into the right areas <a href="http://jeffwalker.com/a-billion-dollars/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">as Jeff Walker was saying the other day in his video</a>, as in you've got to strategize and prioritize into the right areas not just throwing yourself at everything, but if you are putting the energy into your business in the right places, it will grow. Naturally when you take a step back from your business you will find it doesn't grow as much. To recap, I would say a fantastic website or place that people can land on whether it's landing pages, sales pages, and a great sales funnel really helps once all those things are automated. And outside of that some key team members, definitely starting with a virtual assistant who can do your customer service, check your emails for you, answer on your behalf and to answer your question more candidly, Angela, anything that Angeline can answer, my awesome assistant, we have some template canned responses and the things that are more important like somebody not being able to access the program or something not working, Angeline knows my business. She's been with me for almost 3 years now, in a part-time capacity and so she knows where the resources are or how to help my community. That's been hugely helpful and I have a small team around the world, and most of them right now are kind of on a break as well. But if we do need to communicate, we do it typically through Slack. I am doing my best to not login to email at all, but essentially Slack is a place where we can just communicate briefly. And they all have their team objectives that they've been working on. Our marketing and editorial calendar, we know what's coming out, we know what's working and we have been reviewing that. I asked my team, especially Debashish to review that while I was off on my break and come back to me with some recommendations so that when I am back properly we can change strategies or direction. So how often do I check in? For the first month, I didn't want to be contacted at all. Typically I'd say if you are going on a sabbatical, the point is to be offline, but once a month is probably more than enough. Or if you feel that's a little too infrequent or you really want to know things then probably every week and just make it a short check in and make sure you know what you are asking for. Your other question was, how do you know what to focus on and what can be managed without your attention? Most stuff can be managed without my attention. It's only when I am creating new content or launching something that really all my attention needs to be on that and I need to be driving my team. But outside of that I've worked very hard over the years to set up Sexy Operating Procedures (SOP) and some really great strategies and direction for my team to be empowered to do their things and to do them really well. Right now, I am focusing on my own learning and my own growth and understanding different areas that maybe I just haven't put aside the time to actually delve into. I am doing several online courses myself around The Science of Happiness through Berkeley University via the edX platform, and around health and nutrition through Dr Libby. I am learning or I will be learning (when I am off my sabbatical) more around e-commerce and getting up to speed on social media trends and tactics. And I think most things don't need to be managed by you. So the best thing to focus on would probably be partnerships and key relationships. But even those have been really well managed by my team because they know that I've dealt with these people for years and they can often answer their questions that those partners would like to ask me. I think it's nurturing those relationships that's the key stuff that you still do want to focus on. And the next part of your question, have there been any situations where your absence has created a situation and has your business income and finances has been affected by your absence? On the second part, absolutely as I said energy in vs energy out. But I've been pleasantly surprised that it's been earning really, really well over the last couple of months without me there so that proves I don't always need to be there! And to answer your question about has my absence created a situation? I think it has probably provided relief to my team. They are probably enjoying the break from Natalieville to be really honest you know. I think there have been no situations that have arisen. I wasn't expecting anything major as we had pretty much planned out a year ahead so I don't expect any hurdles or anything that would come up and so therefore no situations. The only situation caused by you not being in your business for awhile would be a lack of clarity around expectations, priorities, objectives and milestones while you are not there. Who to contact? Who to reach out to? How to move forward on projects if you are not the person who's absolutely able to drive them like you normally would be. So those are the sort of things that you probably want to think about. I hope that's given you guys some insight and I just wanted to pop in and say hello to my beautiful freedomist community and give you some understanding behind what a business sabbatical is. You can make it whatever you want really but the point is to take time out from your business to get the creative juices flowing and to really just actually come back to your roots and focus on what you loved about your business in the first place and that has been so enlightening for me so far. " Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 2 where I talk with other entrepreneurs about burnout and their business sabbaticals like Jason Van Orden "Eventually I had to stop and ask myself why there was that waning in motivation. I'm sure partly I was maybe scared a little bit to look at that but what does it mean? What if I ended up figuring out I've got the wrong business or that I am done with this business." Don't miss a thing by subscribing in <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/stitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> and Google Play. Or jump on to get email updates whenever an episode goes live <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/quest#join" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HostGator</a> is your one-stop shop for all things web hosting. From design and marketing services to easy-to-use website builders, they are with you every step of the way. Thanks to their 24/7 - 365 days a year live support - which you can get via chat, phone and email - any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all. They offer unmetered disk space and bandwidth, an easy to use control panel, 4500 free website templates, and one-click WordPress installs. HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any new hosting package. Visit <a href="http://hostgator.com/suitcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hostgator.com/Suitcase</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Behind the Scenes of My Business Sabbatical

What's your mission in life? Are you willing to share it? Are you willing to also sacrifice everything to make it happen?Well, I'm truly excited because I finally have my mission for 2020 and beyond.In this episode, I share it with you as well as why it's so important to have a purpose or a mission to guide you in everything you do. If you've known me for many years, you might remember my mission for the Suitcase Entrepreneur, in my book and in my Painted Picture.It was to help a million entrepreneurs create freedom in business and adventure in life.If you've read my Suitcase Entrepreneur book, that's the tagline.Now I never figured that I would individually be able to impact a million people but I knew at the time there was definitely a way to be able to create a ripple effect even if it started with a hundred, a thousand or more.It still seemed big and scary and ridiculous, but at the same time, it really drove me to really show up and help people do that through everything I did.My products, my courses, my workshops, my retreats were all about making that mission a reality.Now, since 2017 and coming back to New Zealand, settling in a little bit and creating everything under my own personal name and brand, I haven't had a clear mission for quite a few years.I wouldn't say it's been bothering me, because I've been on this journey to understand who I want to serve, how I want to show up and who I want to impact.But the time is nigh to have a mission to take me forth into this new decade.I have been working through a great book called "Essentialism" by Greg McKeownHe talks about essentialists understanding exactly what their priorities are and being super clear about that, to the point that they cut out everything else that is not serving them.And so when it came to setting this mission, the minute I did, I was able to make so many little decisions that have been pending in my mind.Suddenly, I was able to say, I don't need to do X because it doesn't serve my mission, but I can definitely do Y because that does.It put everything into crystal clear vision for me of what was important and what was totally not.Listen in as I reveal it or read the full blog here https://nataliesisson.com/eps-56-mission-for-2020/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's your mission in life? Are you willing to share it? Are you willing to also sacrifice everything to make it happen?Well, I'm truly excited because I finally have my mission for 2020 and beyond.In this episode, I share it with you as well as why it's so important to have a purpose or a mission to guide you in everything you do. If you've known me for many years, you might remember my mission for the Suitcase Entrepreneur, in my book and in my <a href="https://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/visualise-your-business-future-with-the-power-of-a-painted-picture/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Painted Picture.</a>It was to help a million entrepreneurs create freedom in business and adventure in life.If you've read my <a href="https://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/book/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Suitcase Entrepreneur book</a>, that's the tagline.Now I never figured that I would individually be able to impact a million people but I knew at the time there was definitely a way to be able to create a ripple effect even if it started with a hundred, a thousand or more.It still seemed big and scary and ridiculous, but at the same time, it really drove me to really show up and help people do that through everything I did.My products, my courses, my workshops, my retreats were all about making that mission a reality.Now, since 2017 and coming back to New Zealand, settling in a little bit and creating everything under my own personal name and brand, I haven't had a clear mission for quite a few years.I wouldn't say it's been bothering me, because I've been on this journey to understand who I want to serve, how I want to show up and who I want to impact.<h2> </h2><h2>But the time is nigh to have a mission to take me forth into this new decade.</h2> I have been working through a great book called "<a href="https://amzn.to/2PHInpx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Essentialism</a>" by Greg McKeownHe talks about essentialists understanding exactly what their priorities are and being super clear about that, to the point that they cut out everything else that is not serving them.And so when it came to setting this mission, the minute I did, I was able to make so many little decisions that have been pending in my mind.Suddenly, I was able to say, I don't need to do X because it doesn't serve my mission, but I can definitely do Y because that does.It put everything into crystal clear vision for me of what was important and what was totally not.Listen in as I reveal it or read the full blog here <a href="https://nataliesisson.com/eps-56-mission-for-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nataliesisson.com/eps-56-mission-for-2020/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

#56 - My Mission for 2020 Revealed

Think back to the last time you had an outing with a friend or significant other. What did you do prior to actually spending time with them? Did you give them a vague idea of what you'd be doing? Did you tell them that your visit could happen whenever you felt like it? Did you show up to your outing without any expectations of how things would be going? If you're the average person, the answer is most likely a no. You and I understand the importance of planning when it comes to major events. Similarly, you need to apply the same type of careful planning to major lifestyle changes as you do to visits with friends or dates with significant others. Only through planning, goals, and expectations will you be able to transition into the type of lifestyle that you have dreamed about. #1. Categorizing Your Lifestyle Goals Josh and I have been playing with a system to bring meaning and purpose to our lives called "Project Life" - working title. It is something that we love doing and we do it every single day. We have this weekly and monthly check in. And later this month we are doing a quarterly check in and we are doing that as an away weekend. It is something I hope to release as a program or app in 2018. We've drawn on other tools like my personal favorite Zig Ziglars Wheel of Life that helps you to achieve a more balanced lifestyle of your choosing. Ziglar’s Wheel consists of 7 different sections that include the following:  Personal and Social Goals Work and Career Goals Family Goals Spiritual Goals Financial Goals Mind/Intellectual Goals Physical/Health-Related Goals  We may not realize it yet but the way in which we approach our lives can be entirely unbalanced. For example, someone who is fulfilled in their career may be devoting every available minute towards working but they may be deeply suffering in the family aspect of their lives. Another person may be at peak health but could have absolutely no social life. We are each unique and there is always an area in which we could improve. Take a look at the categories above and make a list of things you would like to do in that area. The actions don't have to be large in order to make an impact. A goal in the financial area could be as simple as saving $10 by the end of the month or $100,000 by the end of the year. However, you need to be sure that the goal you set is realistic. If you never work out, you can't expect yourself to lose 50 pounds over the course of a month. Plan based on your habits, personality, and motivation to accomplish your goal. #2. Tasking It Out It's great to have goals but it's better to have actionable steps that you can take to be able to reach those goals. Let's pretend that one of your goals is to lose 20 pounds over the next 3 months. It's a great goal and it's realistic. However, how are you going to get there? This is where you need to further specify your goal and map out your actions. A sample might look like this:  I want to lose 20 pounds over the next 3 months. I can do this by cutting back on sweets, tracking my calories, and ditching my daily soda. I can also do this by being more active and moving during my off time. One thing that may help me is an exercise program I found here…  Once you feel as though you have sufficiently come up with all of the actions you can take to reach your goal, you can write them down and look at them daily to start incorporating these important habits into your day. Under Ziglar's Wheel, he also provides seven of his own steps to create actionable goals.  Identify the goal you want to reach as specifically as possible. Come up with a list of benefits that will come out of reaching your goal. List some of the obstacles that might hinder your progress. Figure out what you need to know or learn in order to reach your goal. Think about some of the people who can help you to achieve your goal. Create a plan of action. Set a deadline for your goal.  #3. Ensure Passion Without passion, whatever goal you set for yourself is going to fall through. If you don't feel the need to lose 20 pounds, then working out will be a chore and a waste of your time. Only set goals for yourself that you truly want to achieve. You’ll know when you want to truly take action because you’ll be excited every time you take action towards your desired result. Along with tasking out your goals, tools such as journaling and vision boards can be extremely helpful in creating the lifestyle you have always wanted. This is what we will be tackling on the next podcast. While you are waiting to continue your lifestyle freedom journey, feel free to visit my website because you are in for a treat at the end of November, I am running the "How to Plan Your Ideal Freedom Year Workshop". It's the 3rd year that I am running this and I absolutely adore doing it. In it:  We set out and achieve your perfect 2018 year and we get started on planning it out I show you exactly how to prioritize what you are putting into your calendar for next year. We move into goal setting. You get my content, editorial and marketing plan template. We look at how we can plan out your entire content for all of next year regardless of what business you are in. And so much more!  It’s a 90 minute DOING workshop. So if you want to find out more details about that, head to nataliesisson.com/workshop. And the most genius part about it is even if you can’t come along live, after it I get it split out into a mini course that you will always be able to refer back to and look at. So if you want to enter 2018 like a rockstar, I think it’s probably going to be a pretty awesome deal for you. Tune into the next episode where we are going to be talking about the lifestyle freedom journey and continuing on with what we've been doing in Season 4. Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off?  HostGator allows you to run your business from anywhere, at anytime, with their 99.9% uptime guarantee. HostGator won't take up any room in your suitcase, but will still be there for every step of your adventure with their 24/7/365 live support. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.  HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any shared hosting plan. Visit https://www.hostgator.com/quest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Think back to the last time you had an outing with a friend or significant other. What did you do prior to actually spending time with them? Did you give them a vague idea of what you'd be doing? Did you tell them that your visit could happen whenever you felt like it? Did you show up to your outing without any expectations of how things would be going? If you're the average person, the answer is most likely a no. You and I understand the importance of planning when it comes to major events. Similarly, you need to apply the same type of careful planning to major lifestyle changes as you do to visits with friends or dates with significant others. Only through planning, goals, and expectations will you be able to transition into the type of lifestyle that you have dreamed about. #1. Categorizing Your Lifestyle Goals Josh and I have been playing with a system to bring meaning and purpose to our lives called "Project Life" - working title. It is something that we love doing and we do it every single day. We have this weekly and monthly check in. And later this month we are doing a quarterly check in and we are doing that as an away weekend. It is something I hope to release as a program or app in 2018. We've drawn on other tools like my personal favorite <a href="http://freshtakeoncontent.com/wheel-of-life-goals/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zig Ziglars Wheel of Life</a> that helps you to achieve a more balanced lifestyle of your choosing. Ziglar’s Wheel consists of 7 different sections that include the following: <ul> <li>Personal and Social Goals</li> <li>Work and Career Goals</li> <li>Family Goals</li> <li>Spiritual Goals</li> <li>Financial Goals</li> <li>Mind/Intellectual Goals</li> <li>Physical/Health-Related Goals</li> </ul> We may not realize it yet but the way in which we approach our lives can be entirely unbalanced. For example, someone who is fulfilled in their career may be devoting every available minute towards working but they may be deeply suffering in the family aspect of their lives. Another person may be at peak health but could have absolutely no social life. We are each unique and there is always an area in which we could improve. Take a look at the categories above and make a list of things you would like to do in that area. The actions don't have to be large in order to make an impact. A goal in the financial area could be as simple as saving $10 by the end of the month or $100,000 by the end of the year. However, you need to be sure that the goal you set is realistic. If you never work out, you can't expect yourself to lose 50 pounds over the course of a month. Plan based on your habits, personality, and motivation to accomplish your goal. #2. Tasking It Out It's great to have goals but it's better to have actionable steps that you can take to be able to reach those goals. Let's pretend that one of your goals is to lose 20 pounds over the next 3 months. It's a great goal and it's realistic. However, how are you going to get there? This is where you need to further specify your goal and map out your actions. A sample might look like this: <ul> <li>I want to lose 20 pounds over the next 3 months.</li> <li>I can do this by cutting back on sweets, tracking my calories, and ditching my daily soda.</li> <li>I can also do this by being more active and moving during my off time.</li> <li>One thing that may help me is an exercise program I found here…</li> </ul> Once you feel as though you have sufficiently come up with all of the actions you can take to reach your goal, you can write them down and look at them daily to start incorporating these important habits into your day. Under Ziglar's Wheel, he also provides seven of his own steps to create actionable goals. <ol> <li>Identify the goal you want to reach as specifically as possible.</li> <li>Come up with a list of benefits that will come out of reaching your goal.</li> <li>List some of the obstacles that might hinder your progress.</li> <li>Figure out what you need to know or learn in order to reach your goal.</li> <li>Think about some of the people who can help you to achieve your goal.</li> <li>Create a plan of action.</li> <li>Set a deadline for your goal.</li> </ol> #3. Ensure Passion Without passion, whatever goal you set for yourself is going to fall through. If you don't feel the need to lose 20 pounds, then working out will be a chore and a waste of your time. Only set goals for yourself that you truly want to achieve. You’ll know when you want to truly take action because you’ll be excited every time you take action towards your desired result. Along with tasking out your goals, tools such as journaling and vision boards can be extremely helpful in creating the lifestyle you have always wanted. This is what we will be tackling on the next podcast. While you are waiting to continue your lifestyle freedom journey, feel free to <a href="http://www.nataliesisson.com/workshop" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">visit my website</a> because you are in for a treat at the end of November, I am running the "How to Plan Your Ideal Freedom Year Workshop". It's the 3rd year that I am running this and I absolutely adore doing it. In it: <ul> <li>We set out and achieve your perfect 2018 year and we get started on planning it out</li> <li>I show you exactly how to prioritize what you are putting into your calendar for next year.</li> <li>We move into goal setting.</li> <li>You get my content, editorial and marketing plan template.</li> <li>We look at how we can plan out your entire content for all of next year regardless of what business you are in.</li> <li>And so much more!</li> </ul> It’s a 90 minute DOING workshop. So if you want to find out more details about that, head to <a href="http://www.nataliesisson.com/workshop" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">nataliesisson.com/workshop</a>. And the most genius part about it is even if you can’t come along live, after it I get it split out into a mini course that you will always be able to refer back to and look at. So if you want to enter 2018 like a rockstar, I think it’s probably going to be a pretty awesome deal for you. Tune into the next episode where we are going to be talking about the lifestyle freedom journey and continuing on with what we've been doing in Season 4. Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off? <ul> <li>HostGator allows you to run your business from anywhere, at anytime, with their 99.9% uptime guarantee.</li> <li>HostGator won't take up any room in your suitcase, but will still be there for every step of your adventure with their 24/7/365 live support.</li> <li>Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.</li> </ul> HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any shared hosting plan. Visit <a href="https://www.hostgator.com/quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hostgator.com/quest</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How to Task Out Your Lifestyle Goals

Taking a Daily Vacation

I’ve never been a big fan of over planning, of strategizing the night away, and getting lost in the detail.And I’ve always been in favour of less is more, keep it simple and being able to see your big vision on just one piece of paper.This is why I first developed the infamous ‘One Page Biz Plan’ template back in 2012 and have been using it ever since.Yes, shock horror, a lady who creates a tool and actually uses it herself, even if she did take a 6 month break from setting any business goals – which I also advocate for, when you’re really not feeling it.That was the case for me recently, so I just let myself not plan and instead focused on the impact I wanted to make, how I wanted to add value and show up in this world.Since that all fell into place in the last few months, I was able to write up my quarterly One Page Biz Plan on April 1st with new refreshing goals and objectives to make this a great 90 days.We all know it can be hard to get clear on our big picture vision and actually follow through with it, so my template helps you to break it down into what’s tangible and doable in the next 90 days.I literally walk you through what my next 3 months looks like for my business so you can have a crack at doing this too, using my free template.My process for setting my quarterly (and Annual) Business Plan goals and objectivesWhat my five big goals are for April-JuneWhat actions I (and my team) need to take to make each of those goals a realityWhy creating your one page business plan can take just half an hourHow to use my free 1 Page Business Plan template to crush your next 90 daysHow to keep momentum when the going gets toughGet my free 1 Page Business Plan template here to use yourself to make sure you crush Q2.If you want to know how to go about planning out your life goals as well as your work ones, tune in to Episode 12: The Simple Way To Crush The Next 90 Days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’ve never been a big fan of over planning, of strategizing the night away, and getting lost in the detail.And I’ve always been in favour of less is more, keep it simple and being able to see your big vision on just one piece of paper.This is why I first developed the infamous ‘One Page Biz Plan’ template back in 2012 and have been using it ever since.Yes, shock horror, a lady who creates a tool and actually uses it herself, even if she did take a 6 month break from setting any business goals – which I also advocate for, when you’re really not feeling it.That was the case for me recently, so I just let myself not plan and instead focused on the impact I wanted to make, how I wanted to add value and show up in this world.Since that all fell into place in the last few months, I was able to write up my quarterly One Page Biz Plan on April 1st with new refreshing goals and objectives to make this a great 90 days.We all know it can be hard to get clear on our big picture vision and actually follow through with it, so my template helps you to break it down into what’s tangible and doable in the next 90 days.I literally walk you through what my next 3 months looks like for my business so you can have a crack at doing this too, <a href="https://nataliesisson.com/plan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">using my free template.</a><ul><li>My process for setting my quarterly (and Annual) Business Plan goals and objectives</li><li>What my five big goals are for April-June</li><li>What actions I (and my team) need to take to make each of those goals a reality</li><li>Why creating your one page business plan can take just half an hour</li><li>How to use my free 1 Page Business Plan template to crush your next 90 days</li><li>How to keep momentum when the going gets tough</li></ul><h4><a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/one-page-business-plan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get my free 1 Page Business Plan template here</a> to use yourself to make sure you crush Q2.</h4>If you want to know how to go about planning out your life goals as well as your work ones, tune in to <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/the-simple-way-to-crush-your-next-90-days/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 12: The Simple Way To Crush The Next 90 Days</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

014 - The 30 Minute Business Plan Template

You wouldn’t expect yourself to cook in the kitchen without the proper knives, pans, and pots, and you wouldn’t expect to build your body at the gym without the proper equipment either, right? Think about lifestyle freedom in the same way that you think about cooking or building muscle at the gym. While you could achieve your goals without any assistance, tools will help you to achieve your goals faster and more efficiently. So I will cover the four different types of tools you can use to help you track your progress, achieve your goals, and work your way to a better life. #1. Journaling Although this doesn’t seem to be the go-to tool for many of those seeking lifestyle freedom in this day and age, the journal is a classic tool that is both affordable and useful. Journaling is best for those who are looking to track their progress as they make changes in their daily lives. When you take a look at your journal each day, you are constantly reminding yourself of the goals that you have set. Even better, you can use the journal to also keep track of the progress that you have made, make a definitive list of actions that will help you reach your goals, and list of all of the things that may not be working as well. Also, the journal is a tool that is highly customizable. If you’re someone who wants to meet their lifestyle goals without having too many distracting features, you can choose to make a bullet journal. If you prefer visuals that remind you of where you are going and motivate you, you can paste pictures and draw inside your journal. Your creativity is your only limit. #2. Vision Board Vision boards are one of the most used tools today to help people reach their goals. A vision board is essentially a collage filled with objects, pictures, sayings, and other small pieces that represent the future you would like to have. While a journal may be too demanding for some people, a vision board is almost perfect for everyone who is wishing to change their lifestyle. However, it will take a small time investment initially when you begin putting it together. What can you put on your vision board? Here are some ideas:  Magazine cutouts that represent your end goals Positive affirmations that help you get the most out of your day Pamphlets of places that you would like to travel to Important notes from loved ones  #3. Sticky Notes Even simpler than the above two methods, you could leave sticky notes in places where you are sure to see them and remind yourself of your goals. For those of you who may want to incorporate more mindfulness into your daily schedule, you can place a sticky note by your bed that reminds you to breathe and meditate every morning. If you’re someone who wants to work less and spend more time with your family, you can place a sticky note at your place of employment that tells you to work smarter and not longer. Whatever it is that you are setting out to do, a simple sticky note with an important reminder can help you to achieve it. #4. Apps Not everyone is into creating physical manifestations of their goals and that’s absolutely okay. If you’re still creative and would like to make a digital version of these tools, that works just as well as a physical version. If you’re more into applications that help you to track your goals and your progress, here are some goal setting applications recommended by Lifewire that will help you to do exactly that:  Strides Way of Life Goals on Track Coach. Me ATracker  Make no mistake, tools are helpful and are sometimes necessary for people who need that extra push in order to develop their ideal lifestyle. However, there is a line that people sometimes cross when people begin buying more tools than they need. This is what I’ll be addressing in the next episode. If you want to take your goal setting even further in 2018, and make some real changes that last, then you need to plan your year out differently. And I offer a completely different approach to doing that and setting your goals in my Plan Your Ideal Year Online 'Doing' Masterclass . I show you how to:  SET YOUR VISION FOR 2018 and plan out your entire year so you prioritize what matters - we will map this out real-time together and I'll show you behind the scenes of how I plan out my year. MAP OUT YOUR QUARTERLY, MONTHLY and WEEKLY ACTIONS based on your annual goals and the calendar so you know exactly what to do to achieve amazing results in your business in 2018! Take your big vision and plans for 2018 and put them into your OWN CONTENT, MARKETING and EDITORIAL CALENDAR so you feel focused and in control - I'll show you my calendar as a real example of what's possible. Learn my 6 STEP DAILY SUCCESS PLAN to become more productive in a week than you are in a year - no seriously.  Make sure you sign up here and get started today. In 90 minutes or less you could have your entire 2018 on track and all planned out for personal and professional success - and of course freedom! Want reliable hosting for your blog and website at 50% off?  HostGator allows you to run your business from anywhere, at anytime, with their 99.9% uptime guarantee. HostGator won't take up any room in your suitcase, but will still be there for every step of your adventure with their 24/7/365 live support. Thanks to their 24/7 – 365 days a year live support – which you can get via chat, phone and email – any and all questions you have can be answered in no time at all.  HostGator has partnered with me to help my listeners get started. Click the link below to get 50% off any shared hosting plan. Visit https://www.hostgator.com/quest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You wouldn’t expect yourself to cook in the kitchen without the proper knives, pans, and pots, and you wouldn’t expect to build your body at the gym without the proper equipment either, right? Think about lifestyle freedom in the same way that you think about cooking or building muscle at the gym. While you could achieve your goals without any assistance, tools will help you to achieve your goals faster and more efficiently. So I will cover the four different types of tools you can use to help you track your progress, achieve your goals, and work your way to a better life. #1. Journaling Although this doesn’t seem to be the go-to tool for many of those seeking lifestyle freedom in this day and age, the journal is a classic tool that is both affordable and useful. Journaling is best for those who are looking to track their progress as they make changes in their daily lives. When you take a look at your journal each day, you are constantly reminding yourself of the goals that you have set. Even better, you can use the journal to also keep track of the progress that you have made, make a definitive list of actions that will help you reach your goals, and list of all of the things that may not be working as well. Also, the journal is a tool that is highly customizable. If you’re someone who wants to meet their lifestyle goals without having too many distracting features, you can choose to make a <a href="http://bulletjournal.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">bullet journal</a>. If you prefer visuals that remind you of where you are going and motivate you, you can paste pictures and draw inside your journal. Your creativity is your only limit. #2. Vision Board Vision boards are one of the most used tools today to help people reach their goals. A vision board is essentially a collage filled with objects, pictures, sayings, and other small pieces that represent the future you would like to have. While a journal may be too demanding for some people, a vision board is almost perfect for everyone who is wishing to change their lifestyle. However, it will take a small time investment initially when you begin putting it together. What can you put on your vision board? Here are some ideas: <ul> <li>Magazine cutouts that represent your end goals</li> <li>Positive affirmations that help you get the most out of your day</li> <li>Pamphlets of places that you would like to travel to</li> <li>Important notes from loved ones</li> </ul> #3. Sticky Notes Even simpler than the above two methods, you could leave sticky notes in places where you are sure to see them and remind yourself of your goals. For those of you who may want to incorporate more mindfulness into your daily schedule, you can place a sticky note by your bed that reminds you to breathe and meditate every morning. If you’re someone who wants to work less and spend more time with your family, you can place a sticky note at your place of employment that tells you to work smarter and not longer. Whatever it is that you are setting out to do, a simple sticky note with an important reminder can help you to achieve it. #4. Apps Not everyone is into creating physical manifestations of their goals and that’s absolutely okay. If you’re still creative and would like to make a digital version of these tools, that works just as well as a physical version. If you’re more into applications that help you to track your goals and your progress, here are some goal setting applications recommended by <a href="https://www.lifewire.com/best-goal-setting-apps-3485941" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lifewire</a> that will help you to do exactly that: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.stridesapp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Strides</a></li> <li><a href="http://wayoflifeapp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Way of Life</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.goalsontrack.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Goals on Track</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.coach.me/habit-tracker" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Coach. Me</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wonderapps.se/atracker/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ATracker</a></li> </ul> Make no mistake, tools are helpful and are sometimes necessary for people who need that extra push in order to develop their ideal lifestyle. However, there is a line that people sometimes cross when people begin buying more tools than they need. This is what I’ll be addressing in the next episode. If you want to take your goal setting even further in 2018, and make some real changes that last, then you need to plan your year out differently. And I offer a completely different approach to doing that and setting your goals in my <a href="https://www.nataliesisson.com/workshop" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Plan Your Ideal Year Online 'Doing' Masterclass </a>. I show you how to: <ul> <li>SET YOUR VISION FOR 2018 and plan out your entire year so you prioritize what matters - we will map this out real-time together and I'll show you behind the scenes of how I plan out my year.</li> <li>MAP OUT YOUR QUARTERLY, MONTHLY and WEEKLY ACTIONS based on your annual goals and the calendar so you know exactly what to do to achieve amazing results in your business in 2018! Take your big vision and plans for 2018 and put them into your OWN CONTENT, MARKETING and</li> <li>EDITORIAL CALENDAR so you feel focused and in control - I'll show you my calendar as a real example of what's possible.</li> <li>Learn my 6 STEP DAILY SUCCESS PLAN to become more productive in a week than you are in a year - no seriously.</li> </ul> <a href="http://nataliesisson.com/workshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make sure you sign up here</a> and get started today. In 90 minutes or less you could have your entire 2018 on track and all planned out for personal and professional success - and of course freedom! 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Each year, I pick one word which explains what I want the next year to look, be, feel and sound like, and focuses me in on those intentions. But this year, after reading a great email from Mike Vardy on this matter, who took it from Chris Brogan, I’m picking three words that will make 2017 the best year ever for me. Before I tell you the three words, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear freedomist, for listening in to my podcast every single week. I can’t believe that this is episode 300, and I wanted to let you know that this will be the last ever podcast in this format. I will be relaunching and rebranding this podcast to Natalie Sisson’s Quest For Freedom this January 2017 (but you won't have to change a thing if you're already subscribed to it as I'm using the same feed on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and beyond. It will be a narrative format podcast, where I will talk about topics that I want to and that you want me to, and have conversations with people on topics related to Freedom. If you ever read a choose your own adventure kind of book as a kid, that’s what my new podcast is going to be like. The podcast will be guided by my three words for 2017:  Curiosity Enthusiasm Adventure  Throughout 2016 I have felt like I needed a break from my business. Then after having a really poor program launch in September, I felt I had reached a tipping point, and that it was also a sign. So I started putting things in motion which will allow me to fire myself as the CEO of my business, starting April 2017. I want to take a break from the niche of online business because after almost 7 years I have been feeling a bit meh and think it's time to recharge and energize myself to come back stronger and better. I want to go back to being a student again. I want to be extremely curious, learn new things, focus on personal development and growth, expand my horizons and network, and dive into areas I have no freaking ideas about. I want to be excited about going to new places, meet new people, and do new things. I want to feel like a kid again, who approaches everything in life with enthusiasm. And I want adventure to be a part of my life again. Not just in terms of traveling the world which I will do less of, but being able to take a real vacation and what my life is going to feel like without the business aspect of it. This new way of life is going to be my adventure. So I want to ask you, how are you going to make it your best year yet? What are you going to change? What are you going to do differently? What are you going to give up to embrace the new in 2017? Hit me up on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram and let me know what are your three words for 2017. Listen in to this episode to learn about:  What changes I'm making in my life and business for 2017 The three words I have picked for 2017 that will help me focus on what I really want to do Why this podcast is changing over to Natalie Sisson's Quest For Freedom, and what that means for you  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast:  Plan Your Ideal Freedom Year in 2017!  17 Ways To Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet  My interview with Michael Gerber on How To Achieve Whatever You Want  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Each year, I pick one word which explains what I want the next year to look, be, feel and sound like, and focuses me in on those intentions. But this year, after reading a great email from Mike Vardy on this matter, who took it from Chris Brogan, I’m picking three words that will make 2017 the best year ever for me. Before I tell you the three words, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear freedomist, for listening in to my podcast every single week. I can’t believe that this is episode 300, and I wanted to let you know that this will be the last ever podcast in this format. I will be relaunching and rebranding this podcast to Natalie Sisson’s Quest For Freedom this January 2017 (but you won't have to change a thing if you're already subscribed to it as I'm using the same feed on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and beyond. It will be a narrative format podcast, where I will talk about topics that I want to and that you want me to, and have conversations with people on topics related to Freedom. If you ever read a choose your own adventure kind of book as a kid, that’s what my new podcast is going to be like. The podcast will be guided by my three words for 2017: <ul> <li>Curiosity</li> <li>Enthusiasm</li> <li>Adventure</li> </ul> Throughout 2016 I have felt like I needed a break from my business. Then after having a really poor program launch in September, I felt I had reached a tipping point, and that it was also a sign. So I started putting things in motion which will allow me to fire myself as the CEO of my business, starting April 2017. I want to take a break from the niche of online business because after almost 7 years I have been feeling a bit meh and think it's time to recharge and energize myself to come back stronger and better. I want to go back to being a student again. I want to be extremely curious, learn new things, focus on personal development and growth, expand my horizons and network, and dive into areas I have no freaking ideas about. I want to be excited about going to new places, meet new people, and do new things. I want to feel like a kid again, who approaches everything in life with enthusiasm. And I want adventure to be a part of my life again. Not just in terms of traveling the world which I will do less of, but being able to take a real vacation and what my life is going to feel like without the business aspect of it. This new way of life is going to be my adventure. So I want to ask you, how are you going to make it your best year yet? What are you going to change? What are you going to do differently? What are you going to give up to embrace the new in 2017? Hit me up on <a href="http://twitter.com/nataliesisson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/natalie.sisson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or <a href="http://instagram.com/nataliesisson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and let me know what are your three words for 2017. Listen in to this episode to learn about: <ul> <li>What changes I'm making in my life and business for 2017</li> <li>The three words I have picked for 2017 that will help me focus on what I really want to do</li> <li>Why this podcast is changing over to Natalie Sisson's Quest For Freedom, and what that means for you</li> </ul> Subscribe: <a rel="nofollow">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Android</a> | <a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> Key Resources I mention or add value to this podcast: <ul> <li><a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/workshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plan Your Ideal Freedom Year in 2017!</a></li> <li><a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/299-17-ways-to-make-2017-your-best-year-yet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 17 Ways To Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet</a></li> <li><a href="http://suitcaseentrepreneur.com/achieve-whatever-you-want-with-michael-gerber/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> My interview with Michael Gerber on How To Achieve Whatever You Want</a></li> </ul> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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