In the last episode of this five-part series, Michael and Megan discuss how to jump into the next year with confidence. They outline seven steps that will help you develop the confidence you need to set and achieve the big goals that you have for yourself. Start 2024 on the right foot and become the best version of yourself!Remember to sign up for the Full Focus Goal Setting course and receive your free ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live! https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the final chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the couple of weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).In this chapter, Michael Hyatt discusses discusses the importance of taking action and not letting fear hold you back. He also emphasizes the need to act on your goals instead of simply waiting for something big to happen. Taking action is key to turning dreams into reality. To help make that reality happen, Michael introduces something called The LEAP Principle.Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a very important question: Is my goal a destination or a routine that gets me to a destination? In this episode, Michael and Megan explore this question using their own experiences as a guide. Whether it's embracing daily mindfulness or tackling a half marathon, they've got you covered. Hopefully you'll leave the episode with more clarity on the types of goals you should be setting for 2024.Remember to sign up for the Full Focus Goal Setting course and receive your free ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live! https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 15th chapter of Your Best Year Ever explores activation triggers. Studies show that those who use activation triggers are three times more likely to succeed. Michael will walk you through the ins-and-outs.Reminder that this is one chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the few weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters at a time so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the 14th chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the couple of weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).In this chapter, Michael Hyatt discusses the importance of regularly reviewing our goals and breaking them down into actionable steps. He highlights the significance of daily and weekly horizons for maintaining focus and utilizing tools like the Full Focus Planner. Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this chapter, Michael discusses the importance of starting, breaking down goals into manageable tasks, seeking outside help, and fully committing to goals. This is just one chapter from Michael's newly-revised, best-selling book. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entirety of Your Best Year Ever today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Before you can finalize your goals, you have to start dreaming about what is possible. In this episode, Michael and Megan talk about how to tackle life's toughest challenges with a clear vision. They share 10 questions that you can ask yourself as you prepare to set your goals for 2024. These questions will help you understand how to distinguish true desires from external influences, as well as how to redefine failure. If you're serious about becoming your most authentic, fulfilled self in 2024, then answering these 10 questions is a must.Remember to sign up for the Full Focus Goal Setting course and receive your free ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live! https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 12th chapter of Your Best Year Ever explores the significance of intentional relationships in achieving success. Michael discusses how our social circles play a crucial role in our journey, emphasizing the importance of surrounding ourselves with the right people. He delves into the four areas where intentional relationships are invaluable and highlights the need to share our goals selectively with supportive friends, who can provide emotional and material support.Reminder that this is the one chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the few weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters at a time so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this chapter, Michael explores the power of perseverance and grit in achieving our goals. We discuss mastering motivation, intrinsic rewards, debunking habit formation myths, dual coding theory, measuring progress, lead and lag measures, incremental wins, and partnering with peers.This is just one chapter from Michael's newly-revised, best-selling book. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entirety of Your Best Year Ever today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the 10th chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the couple of weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).In this chapter, Michael Hyatt discusses the power of motivation in achieving our goals. He highlights the temptation to quit and the importance of perseverance. He also emphasizes the significance of intrinsic motivations and provides strategies for staying motivated including "finding your why". Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It may feel like it's time to write off your 2023 goals, but Michael and Megan are here to tell you how you can make the most out of the rest of the year. They share some reasons why we find ourselves adrift from our goals and then provide a five-step framework to help you finish out the year strong.Remember to sign up for the Full Focus Goal Setting course and receive your free ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live! https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ninth chapter of Your Best Year Ever focuses on the importance of setting habit goals and structuring them effectively. Michael Hyatt discusses the four time keys that habit goals should have and how they help maintain consistency and track progress. Reminder that this is the one chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the few weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters at a time so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this chapter, Michael talks about the importance of embracing risk and stepping outside your comfort zone to achieve extraordinary results. He debunks the myth that setting ambitious goals is always risky and highlights the positive impact of goal setting on performance. This is just one chapter from Michael's newly-revised, best-selling book. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entirety of Your Best Year Ever today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the seventh chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next few weeks, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).In this chapter, Michael Hyatt discusses the power of written goals and introduces the Smarter Goals framework. He explains how writing goals bring clarity, help overcomes resistance, and motivate action. Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the first episode with Michael and Megan of a five-part series that is designed to close out 2023 and prepare for 2024. Come back every Tuesday to get the new year started on the right foot.In this episode, Michael and Megan dive deep into the power of gratitude as a catalyst for achieving both personal and professional goals. They'll show you how gratitude can transform your perspective, boost confidence, and ignite motivation.Remember to sign up for https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting/ to get your discounted Full Focus Goal Setting course AND your free ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael talks about the very real impact of gratitude on goal achievement from the sixth chapter in his newly-revised best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The fifth chapter of Your Best Year Ever focuses on the transformative power of gratitude and how it can positively impact goal achievement and personal growth.Reminder that this is the fifth chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the fourth chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).This chapter discusses the concept of "backward thinking," emphasizing the importance of reflecting on past experiences to shape a better future. Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this chapter of Your Best Year Ever, Michael talks about your ability to change your limiting beliefs into powerful liberating truths which can lead you to incredible personal growth.Reminder that this is the third chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The second chapter of Your Best Year Ever explores the contrast between scarcity and abundance mindsets and illustrates how our beliefs can either limit or empower us.Reminder that this is the second chapter in Michael Hyatt's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is the first chapter from Michael's revised and updated best-selling book, Your Best Year Ever. Over the next month, we'll be releasing a few chapters a week so that you can be prepared for 2024 to be your Best Year Ever.If you want to read or listen to the entire book today, then visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com and pick up a copy. After buying the book, make sure to sign up for your FREE ticket to Your Best Year Ever Live (a $197 value!).This chapter delves into the profound impact of beliefs and mindsets on shaping our reality and achievements.Want the rest of the book now? Make sure to visit www.yourbestyeareverbook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you ready to lead your company into the future with confidence and foresight? Today, we're bringing you an episode of Knownwell's new podcast, AI Knowhow, to help you unravel all of the potential mysteries of adapting to our new AI era. First, Host Courtney Baker is joined by Knownwell executives David DeWolf and Mohan Rao to talk about how to assess your organization's readiness for AI transformation in seven distinct areas. After that, AI and cybersecurity expert Andrew DeBerry speaks with Knownwell's Pete Buer about the importance of strategic leadership and utilizing unique data in adopting AI in businesses. Andrew also talks about how important it is for companies to prioritize ethics and transparency in order to navigate upcoming AI regulations effectively.Of course, at the top of the show, we have our rapid-fire news segment. And, at the end, we'll look back to the past to understand our future. Take your free AI Readiness Assessment at https://knownwell.com/assessment.For more information on Andrew DeBerry, find him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/deberry.AI Knowhow is presented to you by the team at Knownwell. Visit www.knownwell.com for more information about how they can help you leverage the power of AI to drive profitability.For more about the podcast, visit www.knownwell.com/podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

High achievers have a bad habit of working too much and all of that extra time comes with a very real cost and, unfortunately, sometimes we don't notice that cost until it's too late.In this episode, Michael has a very honest conversation with Gail, his wife of (almost) 44 years. They discuss the very real cost that the first half of Michael's professional life had on his physical health, his children, and his marriage.Importantly, they talk about the fateful night when Michael had to reckon with how his choices were impacting the lives of the people he loved the most. The path between that conversation and Full Focus is a straight line.Gail and Michael offer three truths about work-life balance that can provide you with the starting tools you need to get your personal life pointed in the right direction without sacrificing your professional goals.In this episode, you will-Learn how Gail experienced Michael's very busy professional lifeHear the steps that Michael took to change the trajectory of his work-life balanceDiscover how work-life balance changes over time (and that's okay!)Resources:Michael's book with Daniel Harkavy's book, Living Forward: https://livingforwardbook.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There is no position that is more important for a successful business owner than finding a world-class Executive Assistant. But, despite this simple fact, many leaders and business owners either don't have an EA or they don't use their EA effectively.Today, Megan and Michael discuss three essential tasks that an Executive Assistant can do for you. These tasks might seem small, but they create critical margin so that you can focus on the things that only you can do to move your business forward.In this episode, you will learn:What Michael discovered when he decided not to have an EA after leaving the publishing worldAbout the importance of vision when it comes to hiring an EA and delegating tasksHow to empower your EA to uphold your own personal and professional valuesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You know you need to make a plan for the company’s next year, but you feel a familiar sense of dread. Every year, it results in a giant, convoluted binder that is inevitably pushed to the back of the shelf three months in. How do you plan more strategically, so you end up with something that actually works? Is there a better way to set the company up for the future you want? In this episode, Megan talks with her husband, Joel Miller, Chief Product Officer, about the four essentials you need to create a strategic plan that works. They discuss the vital importance of vision, alignment, and execution—and how to ensure you have all three and don’t lose any of them along the way. You don’t have to settle for planning that is onerous, cumbersome, and quickly irrelevant when you incorporate these four ingredients to transform the planning process and clear the way for success. In this episode, you’ll discover—Common pitfalls of having an overcomplicated planHelpful questions to ask while creating a long-term visionWhy you must not confuse operational plans with strategic plansHow to create alignment between the vision and individual tasksResources:Strategic Planning ChecklistFor more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everybody likes to win. As a business leader, winning probably includes successfully guiding your team into a profitable quarter. Here at Full Focus, we believe in the Double Win where you win at work and succeed at life.But, it's important to know that one of the best ways for a business owner to win is for their employees to win. If all of your employees are winning in their jobs, then the company is in the best position possible to meet all of its goals.In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller will share six ways to empower your employees to win. After that, Joel Miller speaks with Helen Kupp, co-founder of Future Forum about how to create more employee engagement through flexible work environments.For more from Helen, make sure to check out her book, How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a business owner, you likely want to grow your business. But where do you start?In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller walk you through their take on the Ansoff Matrix - a strategic planning tool that was specifically designed to help business owners and executive teams make informed decisions about how they want to achieve growth. The tool is powerful because it clarifies a world of possibilities into four distinct strategic options. You will learn:The four quadrants of the Strategic Growth MatrixHow to think through the best possible next steps for your businessExamples from Full Focus products and initiativesRemember that you can download the notes for this episode at www.businessaccelerator.com/sgm.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a business owner, before you can take your business from where it is to where you want to go, you first have to understand what that next step actually looks like. While we can talk endlessly about some of the external features of a business that is scaling up, we believe that the best way to understand the size of a business is through the type of leadership that each stage requires. In today's episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk through the Four Stages of Scaling Your Business. For each stage, you will learn what the leader is doing, what the business' goal is, what the potential pitfalls are, and how people identify the business' brand. To download the full chart that outlines the Four Stages of Scaling for free, visit https://fullfocus.co/scaling/.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One habit can push away almost every business opportunity, professional connection, and potential ally. It's negativity. So many people have made a habit out of being negative that it often gets overlooked as an area for personal growth and professional improvement. But, the truth is that the people around you notice it and, almost without fail, it is hurting the relationships that you need the most.In this episode, Michael Hyatt offers seven steps to not only avoid the negativity trap, but to offer your colleagues, team members, friends, and family something more positive and helpful. And remember, being more positive isn't just about feeling good, it's about achieving better results in your business. In this episode, you will learn how to:Uncover the hidden forces driving your negativityDiscover how a firm decision can start a ripple effect in your life.Reshaping your identity can reshape your worldFor more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It can be easier and more comfortable to spot the entitlement we see in others, but much more difficult to name it in ourselves. And often, when there’s an entitlement issue within our organization, it’s a top-down problem that needs to be addressed. In this episode, Megan and Michael walk through five areas of entitlement that can creep up in all of us, and how rooting them out helps create a culture and team of people marked by gratitude, integrity, and honesty. In this episode, you’ll discover—The danger of exploitation through powerHow our expectations of unearned benefits affects our attitudesThe cure for entitlementWhy your team member may be resistant toward certain tasksThe cascading effect of not honoring your wordResources:Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif BabinFor more, visit https://leadto.win.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"How can I scale my business without expanding my team?" That's a question that most business owners have undoubtedly asked themselves. We're told to believe that a bigger team means more possibilities, more profits, more potential, but what if that isn't true? In this episode, Michael and Megan discuss the value of having a smaller, more nimble team. They also shed light on a key secret that businesses, no matter how small, can leverage to save time, reduce trouble, and maintain alignment. In this episode, Michael and Megan:Discuss how to streamline your business operationsShare surprising advice on making the most out of your existing resourcesAnd explain how to turn potential constraints into powerful productivity toolsFor more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We live in a society of "more is better". The argument goes that a big business is obviously better than a small one. But, is that actually true? What if you could actually achieve more with less? On this episode, Joel Miller speaks with Leidy Klotz about his book, Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less. Leidy shares the subtle yet powerful biological and psychological reasons behind our 'addition bias' and how we can recalibrate our mindsets to view subtraction as an equally valid – and often better – choice. The conversation culminates in Leidy's description of the 'meeting doomsday' tactic - a powerful strategy that could free up hours on your calendar every week.In this episode, you'll learn:How subtraction can often be more beneficial than addition, especially in small business environments.The need to shift from the common assumption that more is always better, and how to build processes that incorporate subtraction as a strategic choice.The biological and psychological influences driving our "addition bias"To learn more about Dr. Klotz and his book, visit https://www.leidyklotz.com/.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The idea of "firing" a client can be very scary for a business owner. After all, the whole point of owning and running a business is to maximize the amount of money coming in the door! However, as you'll hear in today's episode, firing a client can be just the decision that allows your business to thrive. In this episode, Michael and Megan use their experiences running companies to reveal the four telltale signs it's time to fire a client. They also discuss how to establish healthy boundaries, respect your team's morale, and create truly satisfying client relationships.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Summer is fast approaching and that means that it's time to start finalizing those vacation plans. Yes, you read that right: you need to take a vacation. Even though this may sound counterintuitive, your business needs you to take take off so that you can be rested, excited, and engaged while you're in the office. On top of that, those processes that you put in place so that you can actually take a vacation, those are the same processes that will allow your company to thrive. So, that's win-win!In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller are joined by Tricia Sciortino, CEO of Belay Solutions, to discuss delegation. If there is one person who can help you understand how to delegate, then it is Tricia. As the CEO of a virtual staffing company, Tricia knows what it takes to excel at delegation so that busy leaders have an opportunity to recharge.BELAY’s ebook, Delegate to Elevate, is a great way to learn about some healthy delegation strategies to help you lead well and take that much needed vacation. Just text "BA" to the number 55123 to download your free copy.And to learn more about BELAY and our Virtual Assistant services, visit www.belaysolutions.com to schedule a call with one of our Solution ConsultantsThis episode contains sponsored content from Belay Solutions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So many business owners get caught up in the day-to-day, putting out fires rather than doing the work they love. What if this turned around? What if you could do parts of your job that you love and leave the rest to others? And, what if after all of that, you could watch your business grow? What if the business could run without you showing up for work at all?These don't have to be hypothetical questions. This could be your life. In today's special episode, Michael Hyatt, Megan Hyatt Miller, and two BusinessAccelerator coaches talk you through the 5 building blocks that help a company run itself. After that, the panel takes questions from business owners like you. You won't want to miss this.To sign up for your Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/blocks.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

“Meetings are the worst.” We've all said that at one point in time. Perhaps you even own the “I survived another meeting” coffee mug! People's complaints usually center on the idea that meetings are long, boring, and not even that useful for you or your organization.But what if meetings themselves are actually good?As a leader, how can you make sure that your meetings are productive and efficient? What might that mean for your business?In this episode, two different guests will help you supercharge your meetings. First, Joel Miller speaks with Full Focus CEO, Megan Hyatt Miller, about how to optimize the time you spend in meetings. After that, Joel is joined by Full Focus Chief Experience Officer, Erin Perry, to talk about how to optimize meetings themselves. If you can get these two topics under your belt, you’ll see a tremendous change in both the pacing of your meetings and the return on investment for your business.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Providing effective feedback is one of the most important skills that a leader needs to possess. Throughout your day, whether you realize it or not, many of your interactions are going to be about providing the actionable feedback that others need to help grow the business.In this episode, Joel Miller walks through two different forms of communication: feedback that you give to others and feedback that you give to yourself. In the first half of the episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk through all of the steps of the After Action Review and explain how it is an essential part of growing Full Focus. After that, Joel speaks with Ayelet Fishbach, psychologist in the University of Chicago Booth's School of Business and author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. They talk about how to present feedback in ways that people can hear and act on.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re in an unusual time where hiring is really difficult. Recruitment is extremely competitive, and candidates have a lot of options. But once you find the right people, how do you make them want to stay? Hiring and retention are equally and critically important, and neither have ever been more challenging than in this current market.In this episode, Megan and Michael uncover the secrets of hiring great talent and retaining it. By following these five tools, you can get—and keep—the people that you need to run and scale the business that you dream of.In this episode, you’ll discover—Why compensation isn’t everythingHow purpose is more important than you thinkOne of the primary reasons people leave companiesThe relationship between engagement and retentionThe components of a well-written job descriptionIdeas for compelling benefitsResources:FREE business performance assessment callThe Loyalist Team by Linda Adams, Abby Curnow-Chavez, Audrey Epstein, and Rebecca Teasdale with Jody BergerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a business leader, you undoubtedly have ideas and beliefs that you put into practice every day as you seek to guide your organization into the future. No matter how certain you are of these guiding beliefs, it's important to question them: How accurate are they? If they're not accurate, then how might those beliefs be hurting your business?In today's episode, we explore limiting beliefs as they apply to both the marketing and HR departments of your organization. More importantly, we also offer some actionable liberating truths that your teams can use to grow.First, Megan Hyatt Miller speaks with Marissa Miller, Director of Marketing at Full Focus. Marissa shares five limiting beliefs that marketing professionals experience. After that, Megan talks to Full Focus Chief Experience Officer, Erin Perry, about how limiting beliefs show up in HR and Operations.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Take a moment to think about the following question: What does it take to grow my business? Truly stop and think about it. Get out a piece of paper and write down the steps that you, as a business leader, think are crucial to achieving the growth that you've only dreamed of?Did you do it? Well, there is a very good chance that you failed to write down the most important ingredient to your business' growth: mindset. That might sound like psychobabble or something unserious, but it's 100% true.In this episode, Michael and Megan talk about four actions that you can take to generate the breakthroughs you need to grow your business. After that, Joel speaks with author (and former rocket scientist) Ozan Varol. He talks about some common traps that business leaders fall into and offers ways to avoid getting stuck in them.Check out Ozan Varol's brand new book, Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary: www.geniusbook.net.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here's the truth: It doesn't matter how passionate you are, how smart you are, or how tenacious you are - the cap on the growth of your business is you. You alone can only do so much. That's why at BusinessAccelerator we talk so much about scaling yourself and your business. But, what does that mean and how do you actually do it?In today's special episode, Michael and Megan bring the show back to its roots and talk directly about why BusinessAccelerator is the premiere business coaching program available today. After that, Joel speaks with BusinessAccelerator coach, Brent High. Brent walks you through the entire 45-minute Business Growth Coaching Call so you can see the value to you - even if you don't join BusinessAccelerator.To book your free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the end of the first quarter approaches, now is a good time to reflect on how your goals are going. Hopefully you're progressing on all of them and feeling great! However, there's a good chance that at least one of your goals is either dragging behind or stuck entirely. If that's the case for you, then there's no need to panic! This episode is going to help you get unstuck and get moving towards your goals.To help get you moving, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller share five questions that will help you get unstuck. After that, Joel speaks with Tim Vandehey, co-author of the book, Swipe: The Science Behind Why We Don't Finish What We Start. Tim explains what "swiping" is, how it pertains to goal achievement, and how you can leverage this knowledge to propel yourself forward. To learn more about Tim's book, visit https://swipethebook.com/.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Entrepreneurs tend to be product people. They can find solutions to a problem and maybe even turn those solutions into a potentially profitable business. At this point, however, entrepreneurs often run into a problem: those skills that helped them develop a product are very different than the ones they need to market and publicize that solution to the public. What an entrepreneur needs are helpful frameworks to give them the baseline knowledge they need to grow their business. Well, you're in luck.Joel Miller speaks with Full Focus Chief Revenue Officer, Courtney Baker, about reimagining the famous "Four Ps of Marketing" for modern times. After that, Joel speaks with author, podcaster, and publicity expert, Susie Moore. She explains to Joel how small business owners can use the media to grow their business.For more info from Susie Moore, visit www.getrockstarpr.com.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joel talks with Amy Porterfield talk about her new book, Two Weeks Notice: Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World. The talk about creative customer avatars, creating consistent content, sharing your story, unbossing, and so much more. For more information on Amy's new book, visit www.twoweeksnoticebook.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chances are that you're delegating wrong.Our coaching programs has worked with thousands of business owners to help them achieve more while doing less. No matter the industry, there is one area that these leaders almost universally fail to recognize and leverage: delegation. Without proper delegation, your company can only grow to the size that you can personally handle. The best way to add capacity to what your business is capable of doing is to bring other people onto the team and properly train them to execute on your vision.Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller use their business coaching experience to share three mistakes that business owners regularly make when delegating. After that, Joel Miller speaks business owner and New York Times Best-Selling author, Amy Porterfield. She shares some of her philosophies and processes for delegating. She also shares a story about what poorly delegated projects can cost your business (to the tune of $20,000!).For more on Amy Porterfield's new book, Two Week's Notice: Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World, visit: https://twoweeksnoticebook.com/.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The story we often tell ourselves about entrepreneurs often centers on their intelligence, bravery, and leadership. But the truth is that as a leader, you simply cannot reach your goals unless you are willing to trust in other to help you get there. This means peers, mentors, colleagues, employees, friends, and family - we all need a community in order to be successful. In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk you through three reasons that you need community in order to achieve your goals. After that, Joel Miller speaks with Dr. Henry Cloud about the importance of trust in all of our relationships.For more information on Dr. Clouds' new book, Knowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken, visit https://trustbydrhenrycloud.com/.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you want to accomplish those exciting goals that you've set for yourself, then your most important resource is time. The problem is that time is a finite resource and you already have so much to do! The only way that you can find the time you need to do big things is to get control of your calendar. Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk you through three ways that you're probably sabotaging your own calendar and offer you some helps tips to get moving in the right direction. After that, Joel Miller speaks with Full Focus Chief Revenue Officer (and Focus on This co-host), Courtney Baker. She's going to talk through the strategies she uses in her professional and personal lives that help her get things done.To find out more information about Megan and Michael's new book, Mind Your Mindset, go to www.mindyourmindsetbook.com.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Setting a goal is one thing. But, the trick is finding a way to push towards accomplishing your goals when life starts throwing obstacles in your way. In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller offer you four tactics that can help you achieve the goals you've set for yourself and get real results. After that, Joel Miller speaks with BusinessAccelerator™ Performance Coach, Dustin Guyton. He talks about how he takes these goal achievement strategies and uses them directly with business owners and leaders.To find out more information about Megan and Michael's new book, Mind Your Mindset, go to www.mindyourmindsetbook.com.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the most common limiting beliefs that business owners have is: "I'm simply not good with money." That's a story that even Michael Hyatt told himself for a long time. Since we've been talking about mindset for the last couple of weeks, we felt it would be nice to focus in on a specific mindset that we can all stand to reinterpret and explore what it means to change your mindset around money.First, Michael and Megan Hyatt Miller will share three steps to challenging your mindset around money - with a bonus, very actionable, fourth step. Then, to help make these ideas more concrete, Joel Miller speaks with Full Focus CFO Rob Tanner about three money truths that every business leader should know.To find out more information about Megan and Michael's new book, Mind Your Mindset, go to www.mindyourmindsetbook.com.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the saying goes, "Knowledge is power". Continually learning and seeking to optimize your knowledge is one of the marks of an outstanding leader. With that in mind, it is time to explore not just what we think, but how we think and, even more crucially, how we can optimize our thinking.In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk with Joel Miller about five key insights to help optimize your thinking. It's all in their new book, Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts With Your Thinking. After that, Joel speaks with Kevin Jennings, one of the amazing coaches at Business Accelerator. Kevin talks about how he applies these ideas around thinking into his coaching.To find out more information about Megan and Michael's new book, Mind Your Mindset, go to www.mindyourmindsetbook.com.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We all have a voice that lives inside of our head. It's called The Narrator. The Narrator tells the story of your life, as it happens, and then that story will point you into making certain decisions. Sometimes those decisions are good. Sometimes they're bad. Since the implications of what The Narrator tells you are so huge, then there's only one thing you can do: figure out if The Narrator is telling the truth.To celebrate the launch of their new book, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller share ways that you can challenge the negative stories from The Narrator and then put it to work for you.Make sure to pick up your copy of Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts with Your Thinking at www.mindyourmindsetbook.com or your favorite book retailer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

No matter how good you are at giving advice to others, it is always difficult to follow your own advice. Since you're able to provide solid advice to your friends and colleagues, it's clear that the advice you need for yourself is lurking somewhere inside of you. How do we access that information and then start to use it in our own professional and personal lives? In this episode, we tackle the negative mindsets that are blocking your progress.First, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller provide three steps to coach your thinking so you can get better results. The insights come from their new book Mind Your Mindset: The Science That Shows Success Starts With Your Thinking. Pre-order the book today at www.mindyourmindsetbook.com.After that, Joel Miller speaks with author Ethan Kross about some of the findings in his book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Every day you are confronted thousands of decisions - often as many as 35,000. Everything that you do is a choice, but if you spent one second for every decision, then you'd spend almost 10 hours a day just making decisions. That doesn't even include the time it would take to actually accomplish the things you choose. Luckily, the human brain has the ability to eliminate thousands of those decisions through a very simple tool: habits.If you can become aware of your habits, then you'll be able to evaluate the ones that are serving you, the ones that are hurting you, and the ones that you should pick up. In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller discuss the habits that they're currently working on. After that, Joel Miller speaks with Courtney Baker about two habits that are a vital part of the Full Focus System that many people simply miss.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everybody likes to win. As a business leader, winning probably includes successfully guiding your team into a profitable quarter. Here at Full Focus, we believe in the Double Win where you win at work and succeed at life.But, it's important to know that one of the best ways for a business owner to win is for their employees to win. If all of your employees are winning in their jobs, then the company is in the best position possible to meet all of its goals. In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller will share six ways to empower your employees to win. After that, Joel Miller speaks with Helen Kupp, co-founder of Future Forum about how to create more employee engagement through flexible work environments. For more from Helen, make sure to check out her book, How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives. For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While it might seem cliche, the new year is a perfect opportunity to set goals both personally and professionally. This is due to something called the "Fresh Start Effect". This idea might seem more intuitive than quantitative, but the reality is that there is a lot of data behind the effectiveness of the Fresh Start Effect. Understanding how to harness the new year could be the difference between a good year and a great year.In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller offer you four steps for making positive change happen in the new year. After that, Joel Miller speaks with author and economist, Dr. Katy Milkman, about the Fresh State Effect and how to use it in your leadership.For more about Katy Milkman and her book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be", visit https://www.katymilkman.com/.The quote from Nick Gillespie comes from episode 77 of Political Beats: https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/political-beats/episode-77-nick-gillespie-the-byrds/Take advantage of the Fresh Start Effect and sign-up for Best Year Ever! It's not too late! Visit www.fullfocus.co/goalsetting.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Most people don't follow through on the goals that they set for themselves. This is common knowledge. But the more important question is: Why are people struggling to achieve their goals? It turns out that some of it has to do with how we structure our goals and some of it has to do with our motivation for choosing those goals in the first place.In this episode, Megan and Michael talk about five mistakes that people make when setting goals and how to move forward. Then, Joel speaks to author Luke Burgis about the importance of how we're motivated.Make sure to check out Luke's book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.If you need help setting your goals, then you should check out Full Focus' Best Year Ever event on January 6, 2023. For more information, visit https://fullfocus.co/goalsetting.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If there's one thing that a leader is good at, then it's probably making lists. More often than not, it's a to-do list of tasks that you'll probably never finish and make you feel like you'll never catch up (because you always add more than you can check off). But, what if there were lists that made you feel good?In this episode, we're branching out from the to-do list and providing leaders with a few other lists that might provide clarity and increase happiness and motivation. First, Megan and Joel talk about the lists that they have found the most valuable as business leaders. Then, Joel speaks with Jeremy Adam Smith, the editor of Greater Good Magazine and co-editor of The Gratitude Project. Jeremy shares some important research on gratitude and Joel makes the case for making a gratitude list.For more from Jeremy, visit Greater Good Magazine or pick up a copy of The Gratitude Project!For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a business leader, you undoubtedly have ideas and beliefs that you put into practice every day as you seek to guide your organization into the future. No matter how certain you are of these guiding beliefs, it's important to question them: How accurate are they? If they're not accurate, then how might those beliefs be hurting your business?In today's episode, we explore limiting beliefs as they apply to both the marketing and HR departments of your organization. More importantly, we also offer some actionable liberating truths that your teams can use to grow. First, Megan Hyatt Miller speaks with Marissa Miller, Director of Marketing at Full Focus. Marissa shares five limiting beliefs that marketing professionals experience. After that, Megan talks to Full Focus Chief Experience Officer, Erin Perry, about how limiting beliefs show up in HR and Operations.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Hyatt returns to the podcast after a quadruple bypass surgery. He shares the story about what led him to call for an ambulance, encourages others to listen to their bodies, and talks directly about what he's learned throughout his recovery. For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's one month left to close out the year. That's the good news. The bad news is that December is perhaps the most overwhelming month of the year. It is simply stuffed with commitments that need your attention. With all of the parties, holidays, and year-end festivities, how do you steer your organization towards its end of year goals while also maintaining sanity in your life?That's the question we answer in this episode. First, Megan Hyatt Miller speaks with Erin Perry about five strategies that you can use immediately to banish overwhelm and still keep your eye on your organizational goals. After that, Megan speaks with fellow CEOs Tricia Sciortino (BELAY) and Shannon Litton (5by5) about how their organizations close out the year. For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some people will look at the title of this episode and immediately think, "Gratitude is a 'soft skill' that has nothing to do with the productivity and profitability of my business." Those people are very, very wrong. Don't be like those people.The reality is that showing and modeling gratitude within your organization can have a tremendous impact: Employees feel valued, morale and retention are high, and productivity soars. In this episode, Megan Hyatt Miller and Courtney Baker talk about five ways that business leaders can model gratitude within their organization.Then, Joel Miller speaks with author and leadership consultant Chester Elton about the data that supports practicing gratitude at work. He explores myths surrounding gratitude and walks you through some practices that leaders can implement today.For more on Chester Elton, visit https://chesterelton.com/.For more on the book Leading with Gratitude, visit https://a.co/d/djOlXAeFor more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Providing effective feedback is one of the most important skills that a leader needs to possess. Throughout your day, whether you realize it or not, many of your interactions are going to be about providing the actionable feedback that others need to help grow the business.In this episode, Joel Miller walks through two different forms of communication: feedback that you give to others and feedback that you give to yourself. In the first half of the episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk through all of the steps of the After Action Review and explain how it is an essential part of growing Full Focus. After that, Joel speaks with Ayelet Fishbach, psychologist in the University of Chicago Booth's School of Business and author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. They talk about how to present feedback in ways that people can hear and act on.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Meetings are the worst." We've all said that at one point in time. Perhaps you even own the "I survived another meeting" coffee mug! People's complaints usually center on the idea that meetings are long, boring, and not even that useful for you or your organization. But, what if meetings themselves are good?As a leader, how can you make sure that your meetings are productive and efficient? What might that mean for your business?In this episode, you're going to get two different guests who are going to help you supercharge your meetings. First, Joel Miller speaks with Full Focus CEO, Megan Hyatt Miller, about how to optimize the time you spend in meetings. After that, Joel is joined by Full Focus Chief Experience Officer, Erin Perry, to talk about how to optimize the meeting itself. If you can get these two topics under your belt, you're going to see a tremendous change in both the pacing of your meetings and the return on investment for your business.For more podcasts, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of the values and processes inside the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a leader, you might find it overwhelming to have too many voices chiming in with their opinions on an important decision. You're in charge so you should be able to decide for yourself, right? Well, it turns out that there are good reasons to encourage your employees and stakeholders to actively and equitably participate in the brainstorming process. In this episode, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk through the Nominal Group Technique for generating the ideas you need to push your organization forward. Also, Joel Miller speaks with Wendy Smith, co-author of the book Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems. She talks about how the paradox of "either/or" keeps leaders thinking small.For more detailed exploration of Nominal Group Technique (NGT), visit https://chess.wisc.edu/niatx/content/contentpage.aspx?NID=147.For more information about Wendy Smith's book, visit https://bothandthinking.net/.For more podcasts, visit www.businessacclerator.com/podcast.The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of values the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a business owner, every time that you solve a problem it probably feels like you're doing your job. But, what if you're actually undermining your business' longterm potential for growth?In this episode of the Business Accelerator podcast, Joel Miller attempts to answer that question through an exploration of a concept called "choice architecture" or "choice design". First Joel speaks with Eric Johnson, a professor at Columbia Business School and the head of the Center for Decision Sciences. He's also the author of the book, The Elements of Choice: Why the Way we Decide Matter. After that, in a revealing conversation, Megan Hyatt Miller and Courtney Baker take the philosophies of choice design and apply it to the business world. The Business Accelerator podcast is a reflection of values the BusinessAccelerator coaching program. If you want a free Business Growth Coaching Call, visit www.businessaccelerator.com/coach.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Botanists will tell you to have a vision for how you want a plant to look before you start pruning it. The same is true for your life and your business.Whether you're talking about programs, processes, personal commitments, or even people - over time, they all tend to accumulate. You simply end up with more of everything. However, overgrowth impedes your ability to scale yourself and your business. In order to grow, you're going to have to prune.In the first episode of the Business Accelerator podcast, we tackle The Pruning Principle. First, Full Focus' Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller talk about four key areas that business owners can target when thinking about pruning: programs, processes, people, and even personal obligations.Then, Joel Miller, Chief Content Officer at Full Focus, talks with author Dr. Henry Cloud about how The Pruning Principle intersects with the ideas in his book, Necessary Endings. Dr. Cloud offers some valuable insights into why leaders often struggle to prune their businesses.To schedule a free 45-minute Business Growth Coaching Call, visit https://businessaccelerator.com/podcast/.For more on Dr. Henry Cloud, visit https://www.drcloud.com/.Dr. Cloud's book, Necessary Endings, is available here: https://amzn.to/3VLqS8aSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.