Synopsis
My name is Joshua Rivers, and I am your host. No, I dont have it all figured out. Im just trying to learn to improve my life and share my findings with you. We all want to have a quality life. We run into difficult situations all the time. The purpose of this podcast is: To understand what it really means to have a quality life How to build and maintain that life with simple tips, tools, and tricks.
Episodes
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428: The Power of the 3 C’s of Self-Leadership
07/12/2020 Duration: 26minToday’s episode of Success Road features Benjamin Ritter. Benjamin is a leadership and empowerment coach who is also the founder of https://www.liveforyourselfconsulting.com/ (Live For Yourself Consulting). If you’re wanting to start a new career, or you just want to become a better leader, you’ll really enjoy this episode. Why Self-Leadership Is KeyBenjamin says the most important leader is the one that resides within you. On that note, self-leadership is the ability to lead yourself. However, when most people talk about leadership, though, they often look towards others. The only person that leads you to taking action is you, ultimately. Your brain controls your body. The Power of The 3 C’sThe three CS are clarity, confidence, and control. Clarity is what you care about or your values. Then confidence is really just the belief in yourself that you can work towards these things. Too often people just don't take action because they doubt themselves. They ruminate and overthink. The last C is contr
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427: Growing Your Business Through Podcasting
23/11/2020 Duration: 32minCase Lane is a speaker, entrepreneur and consultant. She also has a podcast called https://www.readyentrepreneur.com/podcast/ (The Ready Entrepreneur) and is the author of the book https://www.amazon.com/Podcast-Discoveries-Listeners-Through-Podcasts-ebook/dp/B08GH53STX/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=podcast+case+lane&qid=1604072909&sr=8-6 (Podcast Discoveries). We will talk about how we can utilize podcasting to help grow our business as well as how you can be a great podcast host and guest. Case’s Personal StoryCase started self-publishing ebooks while in law school. She was interested in writing and was fascinated by the opportunity that Amazon and Smashwords presented by allowing writers to directly reach their readers. That led her to pursue entrepreneurship and having an online business. Case realized that most online entrepreneurs don’t have a clear path they can take, so that’s why she started creating content to help online entrepreneurs. It’s no surprise that she uses her acade
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426: Learning to Manage Your Stress From an Army Veteran
13/11/2020 Duration: 30minWelcome to Success Road Podcast. Today’s episode features Brent Magnussen. Brent is an avid practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, an accomplished cook, a speaker, and the author of the book Roger Up: The Mission Ready Blueprint to Crush the Morning, Own the Day, and Be the Best Version of You. Brent is also one of the board members of the Resilient Warrior Foundation which serves United States veterans, and first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress. This organization provides scholarships to study the art of Brazilian jiu jitsu in the Academy of their choice, anywhere in the United States. Brent is a veteran and also an avid practitioner of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Benefits of Brazillian Jiu-jitsu When someone is a member of the military, you are constantly in high stress situations. From the first day an individual arrives at basic training, people are screaming at you at four in the morning to get up and do a bunch of pushups. And they're spraying you with hoses and whatever else. Not to men
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425: Pushing Past Barriers to Reach Your Potential
09/11/2020 Duration: 32minToday’s episode of Success Road features Eddie Maalouf. Eddie is an entrepreneur and marketer at brilliantmarketers.com Eddie’s Personal Story In college, Eddie would skip classes and go out start his own businesses on the side. He always had the idea of starting his own business. Once he graduated college, he worked for a fitness company and became the number one salesman. But once he realized he had reached the top spot, he decided to quit his job and work for his father for a flat rate plus 20% of any revenue increases in his father’s business. During that time, Eddie realized like the wonders that marketing actually does for a business. Since then he expanded by starting a team and building an agency. How To Push Past Barriers and Limits Eddie sees three challenges that are common to most businesses. The first challenge is when people are making money, and they're often self employed, and they don't want to hire. They want to see how much they can make without having to hire someone. But then there
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424: The Benefits of Investing In Yourself Through Mastermind Groups
02/11/2020 Duration: 26minWelcome to Success Road. Today’s episode features Brad Hart. Brad is an entrepreneur and author who has a lot of experience building mastermind groups. This episode will focus on how masterminds work as well as the benefits of joining a mastermind. What Is A Mastermind? Brad says that a mastermind is made up of 8 to 15 people that are seeking clarity and accountability. Masterminds are also about getting the support you need in a trusted environment, which gives you the leverage you need to overcome any challenges, stay engaged in your business, and also achieve your goals. The main difference between a mastermind and group coaching is that the facilitator of a mastermind isn't necessarily the guru or the expert. There might be several experts in the group. And there might be multiple solutions that different people are looking for. But generally, a mastermind member comes with the expectation of getting what you came for, but also a whole lot more. Each member learns from the experience and the hot seat
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423: The Incredible Power of Perspective
26/10/2020 Duration: 21minWhen you’re starting or growing your business, it is extremely helpful to get outside help. Specifically, I’m referring to help in the form of coaching, consulting, masterminds. Of course, you can (and probably should) get some help on regular daily tasks, especially when those tasks need to be done, but take your time and focus away from the most important and revenue driven tasks. Last week on the podcast, I shared an interview I had with Matt Clark. It was a fantastic interview and gave me some really great takeaways and things to think about. After the interview, he ended up giving me a spontaneous coaching session. I’m going to share that part of the conversation with you, and it picks us right after we ended the official interview. If you didn’t listen to that episode, you’ll definitely want to go back and listen to that conversation first - this episode will make more sense. After the conversation I had with Matt, I also started working with a business coach, who agreed with what I needed to work on.
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422: Get More Leads and Scale Your Business
19/10/2020 Duration: 24minToday’s episode of Success Road features Matt Clark. Matt specializes in helping coaches, consultants and advisors get more leads. If you have a small business, you know the importance of finding new customers. This podcast episode provides valuable insights that will help you automate the sales process and find more qualified leads. Matt started doing door-to-door sales and transitioned to online marketing. After some experience with online businesses, he realized there was a big need for finding new leads. He wasn’t having any success with Facebook and the traditional routes to find new leads. He realized that LinkedIn gave him a platform to be able to just find and connect, and reach out to my ideal clients. He starts conversations and then converts them into customers. The Key To Sales Matt says one of the biggest challenges businesses face is “How do you get people interested in what it is that you're doing?” You need a message that's going to capture people and lead them to take action. Then yo
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421: 3 Simple Tools to Boost Your Productivity to New Heights
12/10/2020 Duration: 36minReady to boost your productivity to new heights? Today’s episode features USA Today Bestselling writer, Russell Nohelty. He is not only an author, he also runs three companies. Clearly, Russell has to be very productive. And in this episode, he’s going to share with you how he does it. Best of all, his approach is actually very simple. The One Thing Russell uses The One Thing approach which was made popular by author Gary Keller. The One Thing focuses on moving one domino or boulder at a time. If you focus your attention and energy on one specific area, you can move past the one challenge that is in your way. And then once you push that domino over, you create momentum. Then you move on to another domino. Most people don’t have one clear intention. They are just very busy. But being busy does not mean you’re being productive. For example, Russell wanted to be a USA Today bestselling author. Not so much for the acclaim, he wanted to have this behind his name so get more clients and reach more readers. I
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420: Setting Your Business Up for Scaling and Success
05/10/2020 Duration: 28minDo you want to scale up your business? Thinking about making that first hire? Today’s episode covers these topics and more. Get ready as JC Hite is going to share his story as well as some really helpful information about how to hire and scale up your business. JC Hite started out as an entrepreneur when he was only 14-years-old, and now he leads Hite Digital as Founder and CEO. Hite Digital is all about helping digital marketing agencies scale. They provide SEO, PPC, Facebook, websites, and CRM automation for agencies. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or on Instagram. Scaling Up Your Business Before you start scaling up your business, it is important to take the time to consider your goals. One way to figure out your goals is to ask questions like, “What do I really want to do?” The answer to this question is key in the scalability of a business. JC’s goal is to create 1,000 jobs. That goal would give his company the ability to serve about 10,000 clients in total. So 1,000 jobs is the goal. In ord
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419: Pivoting During Times of Change
28/09/2020 Duration: 27minWhat is one of the most important things you can do to ensure success? It is also one of the most overlooked areas of our lives: mindset. Today’s episode features Kimberly Milousis. Kimberly has a great story and a lot of great advice to share the importance of having the right mindset in our lives. A Huge Transition Kimberly had over 20 years of experience as a CPA working as a senior corporate tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Despite having a beautiful office, working with a great staff and earning a six-figure income, she knew something was missing. Kimberly and her husband decided to try something different. She left her job not even exactly knowing what her next steps were. She just knew she wanted to do something more. Pivoting During Times Of Change Kimberly found herself pregnant shortly after leaving her job. She decided with her husband that it was a good time to sell their home in Toronto and moved into the country. They decided to flip houses and did that for a while during that time
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418: How to Use Personality Test Results to Actually Help You
21/09/2020 Duration: 27minDo you enjoy taking personality tests? I do. I love the helpful insights they provide. On today’s podcast, we have coach and speaker Kelly Knowles sharing how to understand the Color Code personality test. The Color Code was developed by a psychiatrist named Taylor Hartman. Hartman created the Color Code as a way to help his patients get better, faster. One key differentiator with this test is that it delves down into what is your driving core motive. And this driving core motive is something that you were born with, this is your natural state. It is what drives you in your most authentic self. A Summary Of The Color Code There are four colors: red, white, blue, and yellow. For reds, their driving core motive is power or doing things. For whites, the driving core motive is peace. They're all about maintaining a steady state, because they want to stay in a state of peace. For individuals who are yellow, their driving core motive is fun. They are optimistic, energetic, and they have a really fun spir
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417: How to Manage Stress and Increase Productivity by Using the Science of Resilience
14/09/2020 Duration: 21minFeeling stressed? Know you’re not alone. We all inevitably have stress in our lives, and we need to manage stress in healthy ways while also staying productive. On today’s podcast, Daria Tsvenger joins us. Daria is a mindset coach and has also studied cognitive neuroscience at Stanford University. Daria has a unique program called The Dream Sprint, a personal growth challenge that people gain clarity and pursue their dreams. The Problem With Stress Stress is a state in our bodies. It's a primal response that occurs in our brain whenever we face some kind of change. If the changes are sudden, our stress levels rise higher. Our brain wants things to stay the same; stress is the brain’s response to change. Thankfully there is a healthy way to handle stress. How To Handle Stress Resilience is the best way to handle stress. And resilience is like a muscle in your body. When you train a muscle, you do the same activity over and over. So the next time you do the same activity, it is easier for you to do becaus
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416: Accelerating Your Personal Growth with Intentional Reading
31/08/2020 Duration: 16minI’ve heard the mantra “Leaders are readers” - you probably have, too. The problem is that, if you’re busy like me, you struggle to find time to read as much as you want to or as much as you feel you should. Today, I’m going to share a couple things I’m doing to help make this easier. Physical books There is something special about reading a physical book. You can actually feel the pages. It’s easy to underline, write notes, or dogear pages. However, physical books take up space. If you have lot of books, a lot of space can be used just in storing books (I have boxes and boxes of books). eBook/Kindle books To save physical space, Kindle or other types of eBooks make it easy to store a lot of books in a single device that may be even smaller than a single book. This makes it easy to take a lot of books virtually anywhere. While you can still take notes, it seems to be a little more cumbersome in my opinion. Audiobooks A downfall to both physical books and eBooks is that you can’t do anything else at the s
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415: Become an Automator to Simplify Your Path to Success
17/08/2020 Duration: 18minAre you an automator? Do you automate your sales? Do you automate the growth of your following? Are you able to automate for impact? Today’s guest is a serious automator, and she would like to show you how how to do it too. Kathryn Jones is a bestselling author, Certified Internet Marketer and the ClickFunnels Dream Car winner. You can connect with her on Instagram or join her Facebook Group Design Hackers Official. You can also pick up Katryn’s book Automate Your Routine, Guarantee Your Results. How We Can Start Automating Becoming an automator really is a mindset and a lifestyle. The word automation means to set up systems so that things can be done without human control. We all have repetitive tasks that we can outsource to other people. We can use software systems to free up our headspace and out time. Catherine discovered in her early twenties that she was lacking motivation and will power to get up. By setting up a simple system with a loud alarm clock, she discovered that she could use that t
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414: How to Make Goal-Setting Work For You
03/08/2020 Duration: 17minAre you falling short in meeting your goals? Or maybe you feel like something is just missing. On today’s episode, I chat with https://romanmironov.com/ (Roman Marinov) about goal setting. Roman is a relationship coach who has been trained in Tony Robbins’ coaching program. He also is offering a free 30% discount on coaching for anyone who mentions Success Road Podcast listeners. Just mention the show to him. Why Is Goal Setting Important? A great example is to think of a plane. A plane needs to know where it's going. It needs to know his destination. Otherwise the plane will waste time, and fuel. It might get lost or even be going in the wrong direction. And that's what goals are for us. Goals are our destinations. That’s why goals are so important. How To Approach Goal Setting Roman uses a straightforward framework that consists of a quick meditation. Then he asks individuals to share their goals in four specific categories which include personal, financial, adventure and contribution. This entire proc
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413: Deep Work and Focus: Key Parts of Productivity
20/07/2020 Duration: 32minA key part of productivity is having the ability to focus and to do the deep work. Lee Chambers is the guest on today’s episode of the Success Podcast. He is a life coach, and he is going to talk with us about this specific topic. Lee looks at how we attach to tasks and how we then carry them out. These two areas intersect with employee productivity and performance in today's society. Here are some key points from this episode. We have so many different things vying for our attention. It’s becoming more and more difficult to follow our biological rhythms and work deeply for periods of time.We face many businesses that get paid to remove our boredom. At the same time, these businesses are also removing our ability to focus on one specific task and carry that out to a really high peak performance level for a long period. The average worker does so many different things today, he or she can't possibly just work really deeply on one task. There are emails pinging here and notifications over there.
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412: Take Action to Deal with Stress and Anxiety
06/07/2020 Duration: 29minStep into your greatness by taking action with intention and purpose. Ryan Stanley, a Certified Personal Coach, dives into the driving force behind living life without fear and on your terms. He talks about the impact of stress and anxiety on the mind, the body, and life. Taking steps toward change will make you the creator of your dreams. Ryan delves into the importance of shifting your mindset, pushing through negative self-talk, and utilizing your time intentionally. He talks about building patience and pushing through the stress to increase your level of success. What you’ll learn: Living on purpose doesn’t happen by accident. The Doc Brown Theory The first step to overcoming negative self-talk. Dealing with the mindset and taking the first step. Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful: A First Aid Kit for the Emotional Bumps, Scrapes, and Bruises of Life Quotes: “In order to get what we want in life in any capacity, it takes intention and it takes purpose.” - Ryan Stanley More about
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411: Starting Ugly
22/06/2020 Duration: 12minChris Krimitsos and I talk about the discovery of the self by starting ugly, perfecting your craft, and innovating. We delve into Chris’s book, Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation & Change, and discuss the benefits and conflicts of innovation. I tend to get bogged down with perfectionism, which prevents me from getting started. The philosophy of Start Ugly is to ‘stop thinking and start doing,’ which helps me get started. Innovators are dreamers who problem solve by probing and implementing ways to improve. Join us today as we delve into the story behind Start Ugly and some current-day innovators. Quotes: “It’s not starts ugly stay ugly; it’s starts ugly and perfectly execute from there.” “Innovation is always happening whether we like it or not.” “We all reach a semblance of success, and then we wind up plateauing because we’re afraid to move out of our comfort zone.” Links: Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation & Change by Chris Krimitsos Chris’ Facebook: https://www.fac
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410: The Power of Limitations and Constraints: Breeding Creativity
08/06/2020 Duration: 16minOver the past several months, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of changes and, as a result, we have experienced a lot of constraints, both personally and corporately. I have witnessed many times where these constraints have led to various creative solutions. Schools have done parades instead of traditional graduation ceremonies. While this isn’t an ideal solution for the graduates, it was at least a way to celebrate the accomplishments. I live out in the country and a nearby small town had the whole town involved, where there may normally have been less community involvement. While many small businesses have had to close for a period of time and suffered a lot, other businesses have had to rethink how they can operate while under the legal limitations. My wife and I recently went to a restaurant, and found out we could pay the bill through our phone - no need for a paper check or using the Ziosk machine. Churches have worked to come up with alternative ways to gather. While many churches utilize
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409: Building Accountability into Your Life
25/05/2020 Duration: 15minWhenever you are working on developing habits into your life, it’s easy to try to do it all on your own. Especially when you have tried to do it before and failed. You feel a sense of shame because of that failure, so you do it alone for two reasons: You don’t want others to see you fail again If you succeed, then you’ll be able to show off that you can do it The problem with trying to establish new habits on your own is that it’s easier to fail. Yes, there are some people who have a higher level of self-control and discipline, but we all come across weak points and temptations. Or maybe it’s not a matter of will power and just a matter of trying to remember to do something that you haven’t done before. First of all, I want to state that we ought to rely on God to help us establish new and better habits into our lives. He’s the One that ultimately gives us the ability to accomplish what we do. But it’s also wise and helpful to build accountability into our lives. Let me share some ways that I’m build