Want to know how top professionals function at such a high level? They get high level training, of course! But according to my guest this week, many successful individuals hit a 'wall' at 80% of their true capabilities, and need that extra little push to take them from 'good to great'. And that's where Wendy Grenfell and her team come in. Wendy is the founder and CEO of Elgin Hall, a business school with a “finishing school philosophy”. She and her team focus on helping talented, high … [Read more...]
How To Suck Less At Explaining What You ‘Do’ [Episode 44]
How often do you get asked: “What do you do?” If you’re like me, it’s all the freakin’ time. But the problem with this is – most of us SUCK at explaining what we do. In this episode, you’ll learn why it’s important to be prepared for social and business situations with an effective ‘elevator pitch’. Plus, I share 3 simple ways you can get started right now, so you can avoid the blank looks, the polite nods and the furtive glances towards the nearest exit. These are: Never … [Read more...]
9 Golden Rules for Connecting & Rejecting on Social Media [Episode 43]
Making a great first impression on social media is just as important as when connecting in person. The way you initially reach out to someone can make the difference between them accepting you into their network, or pegging you as a creepy stalker. And why is this important? Well, if you're using social media to grow your business, find a new job or other new opportunities, building the right networks is going to exponentially improve your chance of success. Since I've been making a … [Read more...]
Fear, Confidence, Women & Relationships with Anfernee Chansamooth [Episode 42]
Fear is a very real thing, even for people who have already achieved success. My guest this week is Anfernee Chansamooth: philanthropist, small business branding advisor and writer. Anfernee has trained over a thousand business leaders across 14 countries, has appeared on Network Ten, in Anthill Magazine and at TEDxTelstraSydney, and is a regular writer for Huffington Post. He’s also the Marketing Lead for Hub Australia (my co-work space), which is how I met him. I also discovered he’s … [Read more...]
Building Strategic Relationships – Lessons from Judy Robinett [Episode 41]
Happy New Year, peeps! I hope you're having a rocking start to 2016. Instead of making resolutions, I like to choose one or two things I'd like to do more of, or do better. One thing I'm choosing to do better this year is: Managing and nurturing my business relationships. Having strong relationships and a wide, robust network is critical to the success of any business, including mine. Yet most of us don't make a real 'plan' for managing our connections. We might have a plan for our … [Read more...]
15 Lessons From My Interview Guests Of 2015 [Episode 40]
It's the final episode for 2015! Thank you for being a loyal listener. You are a HUGE rock star! This time of the year calls for a bit of self reflection, and as I look back on the last 39 episodes, I feel extremely grateful to have met and had conversations with many incredible people. It's meant there has been a lot of content shared on this podcast, so for this episode, I’ve picked 15 valuable lessons I learned from my interview guests to share with you. They are in no particular … [Read more...]
Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety with ‘The GPS Girl’ Karen Jacobsen [Episode 39]
If you [can] speak to a group of people feeling completely calm about who you are…miracles [will happen] in every area of your life. Do you get anxious before presenting to a group? My guest this week suffered severe anxiety as a child and as a young adult. But she learned how to overcome it and she is now a successful singer-songwriter, speaker, coach and voiceover artist! In this episode you'll discover how she did it, and what you can do to also be 'performance ready' in any stressful … [Read more...]
Why You Need To Be 100% Human at Work with Christine Khor [Episode 38]
When you’re in love at work, you’re happier. You’re more creative, you’re more productive, and ultimately, when you’re more productive and more passionate, you’re more profitable. Do you feel like you have permission to be 100% human at work? Does your boss or do your team members treat you like a human? Or if you are the boss or a manager, do your staff come into work feeling happy, excited, motivated, and free to be themselves? This concept of being 100% human is something I was very … [Read more...]
I Jumped Out of a Plane (Plus 21 Other Ways To Get Outside Your Comfort Zone)
Last Friday, I went skydiving. Yes, it was one of those bucket list things, and I was very excited to have the opportunity to do it. If you’ve never jumped out of a plane before, I highly recommend doing it, at least once in your life. If anything, you’ll learn a lot about how you handle fear. Was it the scariest thing I’ve ever done? I say no. In terms of heart pound heaviness, doing stand up comedy was scarier. So I guess you could say I’m like most people, in that I fear the … [Read more...]
Authentic, Unfiltered & Raw with John ‘The Rev’ McMahon [Episode 36]
Sometimes noticing something about someone that you can connect with is enough to totally make their day and kick off their week. Every time I hang out with John 'The Rev' MacMahon, he goes out of his way to authentically connect with people and brighten their day. He says he always has an agenda - to leave someone better off than before they met him. And this is why I wanted to bring him on the show. Rev is a youth specialist motivational speaker and entrepreneur. He speaks to young … [Read more...]
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