If you've listened to me for very long, you know that I believe your thoughts, as in the the things you think about from day-to-day, determine pretty much everything in your life: Your relationships with family and friends, your business success, even your relationship with God.

Is it possible to control the things you think about? Can you actually change your "natural response" to situations? My guest this week, Jody Moore, says yes, you can.

Jody Moore is a Life Coach, the host of the Better Than Happy podcast, and the author of the book of the same name, "Better Than Happy". You can learn more about both her book and podcast at https://jodymoore.com.

Tune in to the conversation and learn how being more intentional with your thoughts can change every aspect of your life for the better.

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Last week, I claimed it's possible to change everything, break free, and live. This week, I'm welcoming someone who exemplifies that message - My friend, Anna Powers.

Anna invested a great deal of time and money to earn her law degree, then decided to shift from that rather prestigious professional identity to that of a copywriter.

In this episode, Anna and I discuss her reasons behind that career move, and the tactics she used to make it happen.

Links

• SaraAnnaPowers.com
• Anna Powers on Instagram
• Anna Powers on Facebook

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It seems that millions of people were previously too busy to notice that they weren't satisfied with their life...Specifically, the way they make their living.

Now that the pandemic has forced so many of us to pause and reflect, what do we do if we're lacking a sense of fulfillment? What if we know we're not doing the thing we were meant to do? Is it too late to change?

I believe that it's still possible for you to live the life you were put here to live, and this week, I want to show you how.

• [00:00] Intro - The Great Reset
• [01:23] We are officially The Creator Economy
• [01:43] Brandon Sanderson
• [03:23] Seclusion and reflection - How they changed lives
  • [04:43] Mike Kim
  • [05:21] Joel Comm
  • [06:07] Mike Stelzner
• [06:35] Three gates
  • [07:15] The Gate of Dreams
  • [09:21] The Gate of Decisions
  • [11:46] The Gate of Disciplines
• [14:37] Life cycles
• [19:02] Working together

Links

• Mike Kim's book You Are The Brand
• The Functional Futurist, Joel Comm
• The latest from Social Media Examiner's Mike Stelzner

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The pandemic has forced tens of thousands of small businesses to close their doors. Now, in the midst of our recovery, another term from the history books threatens to manifest itself in the present day - world war.

I pray we find a more productive way to solve the world's problems. Outside of prayer, I have no influence over what is to come; however, I believe that in the aftermath of whatever occurs, the economic recovery will largely be in the hands of you and me...The entrepreneurs.

I have a message for my fellow entrepreneurs: Now is not the time to quit. It's time for us to step up.

This week, I'm sharing some ideas and recommending a few books that support that theory.

• [00:00] Intro - What's going on and what should we do?
• [01:47] Don't quit now
• [02:36] Book recommendation 1: Entrepreneurs Will Save The World by Michael Hyatt
• [03:48] Book recommendation 2: Permission to Prosper by Ray Edwards
• [07:06] Book recommendation 3: The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt
• [08:03] Book recommendation 4: How Do You Kill 11 Million People by Andy Andrews
• [08:41] A harmless man is not a good man
• [09:33] Book recommendation 5: How to Write Copy That Sells by Ray Edwards

Links

• Entrepreneurs Will Save The World by Michael Hyatt
• Permission to Prosper by Ray Edwards
• The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt
• How Do You Kill 11 Million People by Andy Andrews

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Before we start discussing the 3 keys, we'd better take a moment to define success.

According to the great Earl Nightingale, success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. That definition deserves some analysis.

"Progressive realization" tells me that, according to Earl, success is a process. I don't have to wait until I finally realize my worthy goal or ideal before I'm successful; I'm successful if I'm progressing toward it. In other words, it's not only the destination that counts, but the journey as well.

This week, I'm breaking down 3 keys to the progressive realization of your worthy goal.

Your One Big Why

Let's assume you've decided on a worthy goal. Before you start building your roadmap, you need to ask yourself a question: "Why am I doing this?" [03:38]

You Don't Need to Get it Perfect...You Just Need to Get it Started

Not starting until you get it perfect? What an excellent procrastination tool. There are more how-to videos and articles available to you than you could consume in multiple lifetimes. You can even get a feeling of accomplishment for learning something, even if you never implement what you've learned...you just move on to the next how-to. You can stay on this treadmill for life...never moving from where you started. [10:45]

You Need Results

Last week's podcast was devoted entirely to this concept - If you have a belief, there should be evidence of it in your life...some quantifiable results (even if they're not the results you expected). [13:36]

Links

• 5daysalespage.com -Learn my sales page framework, live and absolutely free of charge. This is the same framework that has generated over $400 million in sales for all kinds of products and services. If you believe an internet revenue stream would improve your life, here's your chance to act on that belief and get some results. Click here to sign up.
• Brooke Castillo - Brooke Castillo's Life Coach School
• Think Media - Want to improve your video content? Subscribe to this channel
• Diana Gladney - Highly recommended resource for video production and instruction.

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