How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome with Megan Flatt

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08/08/23 • 53 min

In this interview, you’ll learn about how to stay focused on your important work. Megan Flatt is an author and entrepreneur who wants to help people improve their focus. I really enjoyed the story of how she focused on what matters to her during the crazy pandemic times.

Highlights from the interview:

Megan shares her origin story.
Why she wanted to help people with their focus.
My son interrupts our podcast.
Her passion for Mama CEOs.
How the pandemic changed everything for her.
Pesky inner voices that cloud our judgment.
Shutting down her business and shifting her career.
How she fosters her relationship with her inner voice.
How her parents' expectations forged her personality.
Dealing with imposter syndrome.
Understanding the various slices that makes up our lives.
Using the different seasons in our lives.
Thinking in smaller chunks.
“You don’t have to see the full staircase to take the first step.”
How changing our schedules can help us accomplish our goals for a short amount of time.
Limiting certain activities when we are doing important work.
Saying “No” to important events that creates FOMO.
Crafting goals that help you get to where you want to be.
Creating an SOP that allows you to creat your operating systems for a specific period of time.
Tips on getting a goal accomplished.
The app she uses to track the time she uses doing each part of her business.
How to make a “To Do” list that actually works.
Why ranking our focus helps us learn about our focus and how to improve it.
Giving yourself permission to do the things that might usually make you feel guilty.
Most recommended book and podcast.

You can learn more about Megan over at Focus Sessions. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. Check out her book Focused on Amazon.

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Highlights from the interview:

Megan shares her origin story.
Why she wanted to help people with their focus.
My son interrupts our podcast.
Her passion for Mama CEOs.
How the pandemic changed everything for her.
Pesky inner voices that cloud our judgment.
Shutting down her business and shifting her career.
How she fosters her relationship with her inner voice.
How her parents' expectations forged her personality.
Dealing with imposter syndrome.
Understanding the various slices that makes up our lives.
Using the different seasons in our lives.
Thinking in smaller chunks.
“You don’t have to see the full staircase to take the first step.”
How changing our schedules can help us accomplish our goals for a short amount of time.
Limiting certain activities when we are doing important work.
Saying “No” to important events that creates FOMO.
Crafting goals that help you get to where you want to be.
Creating an SOP that allows you to creat your operating systems for a specific period of time.
Tips on getting a goal accomplished.
The app she uses to track the time she uses doing each part of her business.
How to make a “To Do” list that actually works.
Why ranking our focus helps us learn about our focus and how to improve it.
Giving yourself permission to do the things that might usually make you feel guilty.
Most recommended book and podcast.

You can learn more about Megan over at Focus Sessions. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. Check out her book Focused on Amazon.

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The Fear of Being Wrong When Documenting with Adrienne Bellehumeur

In this interview, you’ll learn about why we are afraid to document their processes at work. Adrienne Bellehumeur is a documentation expert and the author of the 24 Hour Rule. One of my favorite stories is why people are afraid to document their own work.

Highlights from the interview:

Adrienne shares how she got started in her current career.
Why documenting her processes didn’t come easy to her.
Why we learn best when teaching other people.
Her documentation superpower saved how career.
The reason we don’t remember things well after 24 hours goes by.
Building the documentation habit so you improve your memory.
The best way to document processes in a company.
Developing the discipline to document your processes.
Why we can’t live in a fast-paced world without making time for reflection.
The brain knows how to process information.
The need to see progress and why small wins matter so much.
The five steps to powerful documentation.
How to create documents that aren’t dry as toast.
Leveraging documents.
Why we are afraid to document our processes.
Why writers aren’t afraid of deleting the first draft of their writing.
Working on your own documentation in your company.
Why templates are important to getting the most out of documentation.
Improving client delivery.
Use what you know.
How to look for potential issues.
How documentation should drive action.
What to do within 24 hours of an important meeting.
Check out her book - 24 Hour Rule.

You can learn more about Adrienne over at Bellehumeur Company. You can also connect with her on LinkedIn. You can also check out her book the 24 Hour Rule (Amazong Link).

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Expensive Pain with Terry Rice

In this interview, you’ll learn about how powerful reframes can help you in business, so you can focus on what truly matters. Terry Rice is an entrepreneur, staff writer for Entrepreneur magazine, and consultant. One of my favorite stories is how he explains how losing his son at a very young age influenced his decisions.

Highlights from the interview:

Terry shares how he felt like he needed to climb the corporate ladder.
Why he felt disconnected in his corporate roles.
We dig into the fears of building a business.
How do we deal with all the pressures of a business.
Why a personal philosophy is so important to making decisions.
Why asking yourself, “How do you want to be remembered?” can be a powerful question to help you make better decisions for your future self.
How writing down the difficult things that you overcame in life can help you grow your career.
The idea of frontloading our skills.
How to focus on the little wins to help you improve your ability to get bigger wins.
How Stoicism has influenced his life.
Getting through the struggles and use it for growth.
The tool of reframing difficult moments.
Understanding other people so you don’t take rude behavior as personal attacks.
How do deal the experience when someone wrongs you.
Generating revenue that is aligned with the vision of your life.
Dealing with death in his family.
Building his confidence in his business.
Why he doesn’t get nervous before he speaks to a group of people.
How he is able to get over setbacks so quickly.
Studying people’s works (writing, talks, etc.) so you get coaches at every level.
Giving yourself the opportunity for success.

You can learn more about Terry Rice over at his website. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn and check out his articles over at Entrepreneur website where he is a staff writer. He also had a podcast called Launch Your Business.