"Find a space where you can function in a positive way and share it. Stop, pause, and listen and the answers will come to you." -Nancy Gordon
What kind of leader are you? Are you the leader that you wish you were? This week, we're talking about positive leadership. We all need a dose of positivity because we all know that business and life combined already spells a lot of stress (not to mention the anxiety brought by this global pandemic). Nancy shares what authentic leadership means and how to lead positively. Learn the skills needed to create a positive culture together, overcome communication barriers, and connect with your employees' emotions. You can lead people to what they want and also get what you want in the process. Jump into today's conversation and find out how to build a system and move it efficiently and smoothly.
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“You want your superpower to be what everybody knows about you.” - Lou Diamond
Lou Diamond is a speaker and consultant who works with companies, leaders, producers and brands and helps them thrive through the power of connecting.
Listen as Lou and Kim Sutton chat about the power of connecting, focusing on your passion, understanding your value, how to be a good podcast guest and more!
Highlights
02:39 Excuses for not starting a podcast and why they’re invalid
07:07 The power of connecting
09:04 A thriving culture
12:08 Delegating and outsourcing to best in class
18:12 Sticking to the core - Less is more
20:27 Focusing on where the passion isn’t
30:29 Authors that Thrive
36:39 People, too
38:54 Being approachable
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“We all have to aggressively take our health into our own hands.” - Andrea London
Just a couple months after tying the not in 2001, Andrea London and her husband, Lenny, discovered he had stage 4 cancer. Deciding to forego the advice of the doctors, Andrea and Lenny created their own treatment plan, and, nearly 20 years later, Lenny is alive and well.
Listen as Andrea and Kim embark on an enlightening yet somewhat controversial conversation, where they discuss alternative health, marijuana, faith, depression, and more.
07:06 Stage 4 Cancer
09:41 Following the doctor’s orders vs following our instincts
15:17 Sharing their treatment, love story and Faith
17:50 Going outside of the norm and doctors
19:32 Kim’s PCP journey
19:05 Kim’s ran about the Food and Drug Administration
24:09 Kim’s commitment to health
28:00 Marijuana and CBD
33:04 Caring for the caregiver
38:33 Sharing is caring
44:08 Surviving stress
49:59 Judas and his dirty money
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“Life is life and it will continue to be hard.” - Bryan Falchuk
Nearly 500 episodes after his first appearance on the Positive Productivity podcast, Bryan Falchuk returns for another inspiring conversation with Kim Sutton.
Tune in to hear about the transformations Bryan has experienced personally, in his work, and in his relationships as well as to hear truly transparent stories from Kim and Bryan.
04:02 The power of being a guest
06:02 The struggle of doing what we love
07:10 Finding the time
11:31 Connecting ON flights
13:14 Missing the 100
20:32 Not rocking the boat
22:07 Assuming
25:29 Kim’s mental music playlist
31:37 Open Heart Clear Mind
39:06 Responding differently
43:48 Taking and giving space
45:32 Basic human needs
47:44 How Bryan writes
53:45 Transparency and authenticity
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“You have to, from the very beginning, choose the right business. And by choosing the right business is knowing yourself.” - Grant Aldrich
After seeing success an online entrepreneur, Grant Aldrich had the realization that bigger and more wasn’t what he truly aspire to have. On the contrary, what he wanted was to spend more time with his family.
Listen as Grant and Kim Sutton chat about the evolution of their entrepreneurial backgrounds, their opinions of higher education, and critical considerations for entrepreneurs.
09:00 Desiring freedom
17:21 What does Grant do now?
19:56 Why Kim started her business
29:22 Ramen
36:44 Idea generators aka entrepreneurs
37:22 Knowing who your ideal client is
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"The power within you is greater than any power outside of you. And when you know that, you have that presence with you." -Nancy Showalter
Do you feel like your life is continuously swirling in cosmic non-existence without direction and meaning? Discover a wormhole that brings you back into the present with Kim and Nancy Showalter. Nancy talks about how two words: "I AM" can change your reality and the kind of future you can have. We also hear golden bits of wisdom about the law of attraction, equality, rest, and the power of gratitude. Learn how to tap into your higher self and live your life with confidence. Tune in and find out how to create the conditions you need to attract abundance. Today's takeaway: No one can keep you from being who you want to be because growing is a choice- YOUR choice.
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"Stay on the journey of educating yourself. You never get to being great. You work on being great." -Michael Green
What determines a high quality of life? When you were a kid, you were often asked about your dreams. Now that you are older, your dreams might have changed as you get to know yourself better. In this episode, Kim and Michael Green, the CFO of the Flip Factor Academy talk about things that add meaning and value to your work. Michael discusses some ways to apply the "quality over quantity" principle in life, business, and books! He also shares how to create freedom for yourself without falling into credit traps, choose activities that are worth your expertise, manage finances, and give back to the community. Tune in and find out how you can recognize opportunities easier and get to your goal faster!
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“Changes do not happen in your life by coincidence... Changes happen in your life because you intentionally cause a change. Be intentional and everything that you do, because it matters.” -Jennifer Weaver
Be a healthy achiever! Accomplishments bring pride and satisfaction not until it takes a toll on our health and well-being. Today, Kim and Jennifer talk about the importance of taking a break in defeating burnout. The need for wellness is becoming more urgent as the work environment greatly shifts by the passing of generations. As a psychotherapist, Jennifer has some expert advice on how to spot a good therapist. Connectivity is vital and in every change you wish to make, remember to always be intentional. Tune in and learn how to experience wellness on a bigger level!
01:41 Nosy For A Cause
08:39 Take A Break
16:13 Characteristics of a Good Therapist
23:23 Corporate Wellness On A Bigger Level
28:46 Shifts In The Work Place
33:54 Suitable Connectivity
39:25 Be Intentional
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01:41 Nosy For A Cause
08:39 Take A Break
16:13 Characteristics of a Good Therapist
23:23 Corporate Wellness On A Bigger Level
28:46 Shifts In The Work Place
33:54 Suitable Connectivity
39:25 Be Intentional
You have the opportunity in this world [to]... impact and help many people that are looking for that little piece to get them over that hump.” -Tim Meuchel
Success is a universally elusive concept. Everybody can define the word but only a few can really give life to its meaning. If your entrepreneurial journey is a struggle, maybe you’re up for a little restructuring. Today, Tim Meuchel shares his own ups and downs and the lessons he’s learned along the way. As a fellow in business, he had his own guilt trip and seasons of nothingness. Born from his failures was the 10 Factor program, the entrepreneur’s blueprint to success which will be introduced in this episode. Tim also shares 3 things that can help you to get to where you want to be. Tune in and learn about these awesome tips and skill sets. Know your worth and hold on to it. Only then can you hear success knocking on your door.
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02:18 What It’s Like To Have A Good Job At A Good Company
12:12 The Road To 10 Factor
19:10 Talk More About Struggles More Than Successes
21:41 Hold On To Your Worth
28:18 The Guilt Trip
33:23 3 Things That Will Get To Where You Want To Be
38:50 Don’t Work Alone
44:40 Be Consistent
“You're never going to have the perfect team. You're never going to be the perfect manager, you're never going to have a perfect business...what matters is how we treat ourselves and how we treat the people around us as we make those mistakes so that we can become better and better all the time.” - Breanne Dyck
You have the power to build your dream team and it doesn’t have to be a perfect team. Perfect doesn’t need learning and growth and it’s definitely not a place for a visionary like you. Today, CEO Breanne Dyck joins the platform to share how to build the team that you want. She also shares some values and skills that a good leader must have to keep the team going and scale the business at the same time. Whether you’re new in business or a seasoned executive, you are worthy to feel the fruits of your success and deviate from the day-to-day stress of being in authority. Tune in and learn how to structure your business to get the results you want with a team of experts in a healthy work environment.
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02:37 Everything Lego
08:09 More Success More Stress
12:41 Visionary Pyramid
21:21 Starting A Business
32:20 Good Use Of Time
39:14 Team Zone Of Genius
48:11 Visionary CEO
“If you really want to succeed as an entrepreneur you really have to start looking at what you’re doing on a daily basis and think about what you can delegate, defer or delete.” - Scott Carson
Kim’s good friend, Scott Carson, joins on this episode of the Positive Productivity podcast for a feel good (and funny!) glimpse behind the scenes of both of their businesses. They share their thoughts on marketing, internet trolls, time management and more!
Scott Carson is known as “The Note Guy”, and for the past 15 years has been investing in distressed (mortgage) notes. He is the host of The Note Closers Podcast and is syndicated on 17+ radio stations across the United States.
Highlights
04:47 Growned/Groaned
05:53 Starting the Note Closers Podcast
11:11 Kim’s last experience with Periscope
12:06 Trolls
12:56 The results we focus on
16:25 Kim’s fear of sending emails
20:36 Kim’s podcast strategy
21:53 Busy being busy
24:03 Repurposing content
25:19 Surviving and thriving as a multi-passionate entrepreneur
31:25 Scott’s biggest blessing from his business
36:10 Scheduling our goals to happen
38:57 Letting the bad clients and stress go
41:50 Scott’s ideal life
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“If you are completely confident in yourself and you trust yourself and your trust is coming from inner trust, then it doesn’t matter what’s happening on the outside.” - Joy Idries
Life’s challenges have the ability to transform us or paralyze us. Which do you choose?
Today’s guest, Joy Idries, found herself struggling with challenges of the past when she was transformed in a weekend. Listen as she and Kim Sutton discussed the struggles which held Joy back, and the growth she experienced when she was finally able to move forward.
Highlights
04:16 Sending a shock through the system
05:28 A pattern of dangerous situations
12:39 Introductions to positive psychology
14:33 The healing retreat
18:18 From enlightenment and education to entrepreneurship
20:07 Fear and doing what’s easy
20:54 Cleaning up our vocabulary
22:18 Being grateful for the future
24:01 Next level you/Kim
27:57 Sharing our imperfections
30:55 Different types of intuition
35:04 Inner adventures
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“9 times out of 10, if something is not working in your business, most the time, it’s your messaging.” - Holly Chantal
It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it and why you do it. Tune in Holly Chantal and Kim Sutton talk about how your mindset, integrity and messaging can attract — or repel — your ideal clients.
Highlights
00:53 Fluffy text
03:13 Holly’s journey
06:47 Learning to say "no"
07:58 Recognizing who is/isn’t a really great client
10:21 Definition and Transition
19:40 Price anchoring and setting
23:29 Next level Kim
25:04 Getting the sale vs. delivering the value
27:42 Walking away from clients
29:36 Next level Holly
33:33 Dressing for “success”
35:50 Frequency of family interruptions
37:38 Teaching young children about entrepreneurship
41:32 Retirement
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As a child, Monte Wyatt was recognized by family members as being a leader, and through his education and career has been influencing others to become better leaders, themselves.
Listen as Monte and Kim chat about the importance of focus and priorities, staying in our genius zone, abundant vs. scarcity thinking, mindset and more!
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As a teenager, Marc Guberti's mother suggested he create a blog to stay occupied. What nobody could have expected was that Marc's blog helped Marc become a multi-faceted, multi-passionate entrepreneur who, within a decade, has written over 20 books, hosted three podcasts, amassed a surprisingly large audience on social media AND developed multiple streams of income.
Listen as Marc and Kim Sutton chat about how Marc chooses his projects, how he maintains focus, the definition of good marketing, Chronic Idea Disorder, the quirks of being a multi-passionate entrepreneur and more.
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Hope Zvara was at a business mixer in her town when a conversation with a stranger took an unexpected turn and changed Hope’s future.
Listen as Hope and Kim Sutton chat about entrepreneurship, self-care, action, work-life balance and more!
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Nathan Hirsch became an entrepreneur in college when he opened a bookstore selling college textbooks. After receiving a cease and desist letter from his university due to his overwhelming success, he ventured into unknown territories where he experienced surprising results.
Listen as Nathan and Kim Sutton chat about outsourcing, finding creative solutions as entrepreneurs, the need for systems and processes in our businesses and more!
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Do you consider yourself to be a people pleaser, over-achiever, and/or not-rock-the-boater? Is saying “yes” a knee jerk reaction which you regret as soon as the words leave your mouth? If you resonate with any of the aforementioned, this episode is for you!
Nancy Levin was the Events Director at Hay House for 12 years but it wasn’t until she went through she went through a crisis that the lessons she learned from the great minds she worked with really landed with her.
Listen as Nancy and Kim Sutton chat about boundaries, mindset, confidence, perfectionism and more!
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“Our content is a conversation. And the more we step into that and feel comfortable being real, the more they get to see what it would be like to work with us.” - Deb Coman
Connecting with your audience — and knowing who your ideal audience is — is key to converting content views into revenue. Join Deb Coman and Kim Sutton as they discuss how to create and share content, the value of authenticity and much more!
Highlights
06:15 Taking the next, right, step
08:55 Right steps vs. left steps
10:50 Foreclosure
13:23 What our business doesn’t have to be
14:54 Comprehensive content marketing strategies
17:29 Kim’s challenge with over-committing
21:42 What success means
25:08 Good Better Best
29:36 Seeing the opportunities to scale
31:55 The first client Kim left voluntarily
33:23 Alignment
33:57 Defining your values
35:24 Segmentation
35:35 How Kim is using Pinterest
36:58 What to set up before hitting “Publish”
40:20 Repurposing
45:03 Knowing our audience
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