Rob Catalano: Productivity, Networking, Planning, Development and Evernote

Rob Catalano: Productivity, Networking, Planning, Development and Evernote

rob catalano [https://powertolivemore.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rob-catalano-150x150.jpg] Productivity, Networking, Planning, Development and Evernote with Rob Catalano, Co-Founder of Worktango Inc Listen Below and Here’s What We Recommended: Business and Marketing – Learning – Books – Entrepreneurial There’s this really great book that takes about 20 minutes to read. It’s called ‘What Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast’ [https://amzn.to/2lz85xO]. It’s something that I read five or six years ago and thought it was something I wanted to add into my routine. I’m reading a book called ‘The Organized Mind’ [https://amzn.to/2lCu59c] by Daniel Levitson. It’s all about the digital onslaught now with everything being 300 miles an hour and always on. What was really interesting was that he says that having unread email in your inbox can reduce your IQ by as much as 10 points. (comment from Jo) Productivity Planning the Day Before – I review my top five from the night before. What that means is that every day after work I write a top five things I’m going to focus on doing the next day to help me prioritise, especially when there are a lot of things going on. I do review that in the morning just to make sure it aligns with what I created after work the day before and nothing has changed from then. Email Time – I do like to catch up on my emails before around 10:00 am but I don’t touch my emails for the next two hours afterwards and really focus on one or two of those important things from my top five. Planning Travel – When I’m traveling, I’ll try to book flights at 6:00 AM or 7:00 AM so I can still get caught up at the airport on the day and just start the day right. Daily Goal Setting – It’s something we started doing daily when I was working at Achievers. The way we always looked at it was there was a top three but you didn’t want to limit it to top three so there was a stretch goal of something you found you wanted to get done, that was the fourth one. The fifth one was always something from a personal development standpoint. It had nothing to do with work but it was something you personally needed to do. It’s still top three productivity at work cloaked with a fourth stretch goal and a fifth personal one. Shut off Distractions – That is why literally between 10:00 and before lunch, I do try and shut off email, shut off the distractions. I don’t put the phone on airplane mode so to speak but if someone really needs to get hold of me they can call me but it’s focused from 10-12 to try to do that top one thing. Then when something urgent does come up, you can take care of it the rest of the day and feel a bit productive that you focused on the most important thing first. WorkTango – our tool is built to help managers have more accountability on what they are doing for their organisation and for their team. I actually use WorkTango [https://worktango.io/] as a tool to prioritise the things I need to get done for my team to make sure that they are successful. Personal Development Learning [spp-tweet tweet=”A big one is not just learning from books but just connecting with people.”] You meet new people and you learn about new approaches and ideas and thoughts and ways that they do things. It’s a great way to learn and respect what other people do. From a learning and improvement standpoint, the ability to chat with new people is just a good opportunity. I do it whenever I can. Goal Setting – I always try to think do I have a goal on the wealth side of things, the self side of things, and the health side of things. That’s how I structure what are my future goals personally. Personal Development – Motivation Living More [spp-tweet tweet=”Am I Living More? One thing that comes to mind is, did I do something that I’ve never done before.”] What I mean by that is, have I engaged in some level of new experience that I learned something or something I can have as a memory moving forward. Yesterday actually was a great example, it was the first time I was actually on a sailboat and drove it and didn’t know what I was doing but it was a cool experience. When I do something like that, I feel I’ve kind of lived more, right? Organisation – Evernote I have one list in a tool called Evernote [https://www.evernote.com/] which I’m sure people have heard about. I have work tasks, personal tasks but outside of the top five there’s always a running list of other things that I have going on. Some might be things I want to get accomplished next week or if I have an idea and I want to do it, I write it in something I want to do someday. I kind of keep a list of personal and work stuff outside of the top five so that I don’t forget things. Wellbeing – Meditation and Mindfulness Headspace [https://www.headspace.com/buy] – They actually have this little thing in there called SOS. Literally, it’s this quick, three-minute kind of ‘just stop’. There have been times where I have been super stressed and not sure how to move forward on something and I have used the head space SOS tool. Just again, three minutes of just stopping, coming up for air goes a long way in terms of trying to fix some things that don’t go right. Wellbeing – Stress I think health is not only the physical part of it but just kind of this state of mind. What I try and do is I really try and be in my days. It’s really easy to get bogged down in a lot of different things and tasks and to lose a day or a week. Sometimes I really try and just focus. Thursdays would most exclusively be about our product or Mondays are on marketing or Fridays are more about writing because I do a lot of columns and blogs. I think healthy isn’t just your physical state but also mentally as well. How do you keep yourself on track? To Contact Rob People can reach out to me anytime. Rob Catalano is the Twitter handle that I have. Obviously, that’s my name on LinkedIn. Rob@worktango.io [Rob@worktango.io] is my email address and you can reach me there. If you went to the worktango.io [https://worktango.io/] website, you can email the company and it’ll get routed to me at some point. From my end, I love connecting with different people and learning how they do things and, if some other productivity hack has worked for you I’d love to hear about it. It’s just great to connect with people. 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Jack Stafford: Forging Deeper Connections Through Music

Jack Stafford [https://powertolivemore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Jack-Stafford-Headshot1-min-150x150.jpg] Jack Stafford is a singer-songwriter and podcast host. After living a toyboy lifestyle in Amsterdam running a fashion business, he became a nomadic troubadour visiting 45 countries. Playing house concerts in exchange for a bed for the night, Jack met many incredible people and had many life-altering experiences. He writes songs inspired by his struggles and uses them to help others deal with their life issues. Through his Podcast Podsongs, [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podsongs/id1542261788] he interviews activists, professors, campaigners, and other inspirational people and creates a song for each guest inspired by their work and story. When not making music, he is a meditation teacher, Ayurvedic Practitioner, cyclist, student of metaphysics, and Italian representative of The Aetherius Society. Today, Jack shares his journey from running a business in Amsterdam to touring the world doing house concerts. He reveals how he turned his passion for music into his podcast and the process he uses to create the songs for each episode. He shares the things he does to stay focused on his work and how he maintains a balance between his career and life. He highlights Ayurveda’s impact on his life and how he became involved with the Aetherius Society. He also shares the most unusual things he has written songs about and how he got people worldwide to participate in one of his songs. > “Now we are in the age of service to others; you have to go among the people and be of service.” > > > Jack Stafford THIS WEEK ON THE POWER TO LIVE MORE PODCAST: * How Jack became a travelling musician * How Jack turned his passion for music into a podcast * The process Jack uses to create songs about each of his guests * What a typical day looks like for Jack  * How Jack focuses on his podcast work * What Jack does to maintain a balance in his life and career * How Jack organises himself to make sure everything gets done * How having a clear vision for Podsongs is naturally developing a strategic approach to work * How Ayurveda has helped Jack in many aspects of his life * The most unusual things Jack has written songs about * How Jack got people from around the world to participate in one of his songs * What Jack does to stay healthy and energised * What the Aetherius Society is and how Jack is involved with it * How Jack deals with tough days RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Amanda Palmer TED Talk – The Art of Asking [https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking/footnotes] * Spotify [https://www.spotify.com/us/] * Trello [https://trello.com/] * Asana [https://asana.com/] * Aetherius Society [https://www.aetherius.org/] * The Great Barrington Declaration [https://gbdeclaration.org/] CONNECT WITH JACK STAFFORD: * Podsongs [https://podsongs.com/] * Podsongs on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thejackstaffordfoundation/community/] * Jack Stafford on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jackstaffordtroubadour/] * Jack Stafford on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jacktroubadour] JOIN THE POWER TO LIVE MORE CALM MEMBERSHIP Attention home-based coaches and consultants! Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better, and you’d be happier if you felt more organised and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more? It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organised, productive, and focused on the tasks that will move the needle forward. It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM [https://powertolivemore.com/getcalm/] membership! If you’re ready to: * Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business * Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’ * Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme! To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme and apply, visit PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm [https://powertolivemore.com/getcalm/] CONNECT, SHARE, INSPIRE Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-to-live-more-the-podcast/id1075642780?mt=2&ls=1] or Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/power-to-live-more], subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels. Don’t forget to check out my website [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/] join my Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/usingyourpowertolivemore/], follow me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jododds?lang=en]and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jododds/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaQvk4isL_KS2dgOt9ICUA], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jododds/]to interact with me and my amazing audience! Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC [https://www.lidwellwriting.com/] The post Jack Stafford: Forging Deeper Connections Through Music [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/jack-stafford/] first appeared on POWER to Live More [https://powertolivemore.com].

Gary Gorman: Exploring the World of Freelancing

Gary Gorman [https://powertolivemore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_0545-150x150.jpg] Gary Gorman is a negotiation specialist and the author of 30 Days Sales Challenge: Get To Love Selling For The Non Sales Person [https://amzn.to/2HX7jrB] and Inside The Entrepreneur’s Mind: What Makes The Real Life Business Owner Want To Risk It All?  [https://amzn.to/2t8XPzb] With over 30 years’ of experience, he has helped countless organisations around the world improve their negotiation skills, land better projects and contracts, and increase their profits, including DHL Logistics, Siemens, Advanced Electronics, and Volkswagen. When he’s not training teams in the art of deal-making, he enjoys a quiet life in Grantham, Lincolnshire, where he unwinds by watching sports games and listening to music.  Gary joins me today to share his fascinating experience as a freelancer and how it vastly differs from his earlier years in the corporate world working full-time for various companies. He discusses his various approaches to balancing personal and professional matters, taking the bulk of his workload off his shoulders, and making sure that he takes good care of himself. He also shares why in spite of having to put in more work than before, he honestly believes that he truly has the ‘power to live more’.  > “If you’re setting up your own business, it isn’t easy- certainly initially. But the benefits are more than worth it once you push through that.” > > Gary Gorman  THIS WEEK ON THE POWER TO LIVE MORE PODCAST:  * How Gary went from having “proper jobs” to becoming a negotiation specialist.  * How redundancy opened up a whole new world for him.  * Why he still enjoys what he does, despite having to work harder than he used to.  * How his profession of choice has instilled a stronger sense of discipline in him.  * How he balances work with family life and why it’s easier for him now than when he was starting out.  * His attitude towards making promises to his kids and keeping them regardless of his workload.  * The current state of LinkedIn and the changes on social media in general.  * How outsourcing helps him conserve and more effectively utilise his greatest asset: time.  * How he found and selected the best people to outsource his work to – and why they’ve been working together for almost a decade.  * Gary’s experience with severe health problems in the past and the day he resolved to take better care of himself.   * His daily fitness regimen and how he approaches self-care.  * How he relaxes and de-stresses with sports and watching TV.  * His outlook on reading books and attending marketing conferences.  * What his typical day looks like and how he deals with a bad one.  * How Gary now has the ‘power to live more’ because he is doing something that, as a young man growing up in Chesterfield, he never thought he would do.  RESOURCES MENTIONED:  * Microsoft Outlook [https://outlook.live.com/owa/]  * Capsule [https://capsulecrm.com/]  * Postfity [https://postfity.com/]  * Missinglettr [https://missinglettr.com/]  * Netflix [https://www.netflix.com/]  * Known: The Handbook for Building and Unleashing Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34232794-known]  by Mark Schaefer  CONNECT WITH GARY GORMAN:  * Gary Gorman’s official [https://www.garygorman.co.uk/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/garygorman.uk]  * Twitter [https://twitter.com/garygorman]  * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thegarygorman/]  * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygorman/]  CONNECT, SHARE, INSPIRE  Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes  [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-to-live-more-the-podcast/id1075642780?mt=2&ls=1]or Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/power-to-live-more], subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.  Don’t forget to check out my website [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/] join my Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/usingyourpowertolivemore/], follow me on Twitter  [https://twitter.com/jododds?lang=en]and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jododds/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaQvk4isL_KS2dgOt9ICUA], and Instagram  [https://www.instagram.com/jododds/]to interact with me and my amazing audience!  Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC [https://www.lidwellwriting.com/]  The post Gary Gorman: Exploring the World of Freelancing [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/gary-gorman/] first appeared on POWER to Live More [https://powertolivemore.com].

Jennifer du Plessis: Success to Significance

Jennifer du Plessis [https://powertolivemore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/May2021_Fucia_Cropped-Headshot-150x150.png] Jennifer Du Plessis is America’s Mortgage Mastery Mentor and a Lifestyle Business Master. During her career in the mortgage industry, she has been recognized as one of the top 1% loan officers nationwide, an influencer in the industry, and became a mentor to other mortgage officers. She hosts two podcasts, the TV show Tell Me I Can’t, and is a best-selling author. Jen is also the CEO and Founder of Kinetic Spark Consulting LLC and Cracking the Top Producer Code Coaching. Her passion is to empower business owners through her Masterminds to multiply their results and still have a commanding personal life.  Today, Jen shares the moment in her childhood that sparked the inspiration to pursue a better life and what made her switch from wanting to prove herself to making an impact. She reveals how the challenges in her childhood shaped her and the five strategies she developed to help her live a more P.O.W.E.R.-ful life. She shares how she sustains those strategies daily and why living your legacy leads to an epic life. She also shares why working on relationships in your business and personal life is essential and how meditation and prayer help her deal with tough days. > “You can have all the mechanics in the world, but if you don’t have the right mindset, you won’t have momentum.” > > > Jen du Plessis THIS WEEK ON THE POWER TO LIVE MORE PODCAST: * The moment that inspired Jennifer to pursue a better life * What made Jen stop trying to prove herself and switch to making an impact * How the difficulties in Jen’s childhood shaped her life * The five strategies Jen uses to help her live more * The changes Jen made to implement those strategies into her life * How Jen sustains practices to make sure she lives an epic life * What an average day looks like for Jen * How Jen works on self-development * The work Jen put into her personal and professional relationships * How meditation and prayer helps Jennifer with challenging days RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Book: The Compound Effect [https://amzn.to/3sNejx6] by Darren Hardy * Readwise [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/readwise/id1476885528] * Text the word ‘Launch’ to 66866 for a free copy of LAUNCH: Take Your Business To New Heights * 7 Strategies to Break Through Your Business Mindset [https://jenduplessis.clickfunnels.com/7strategiessuccess] CONNECT WITH JEN DU PLESSIS: * Jen Du Plessis’ Website [https://www.jenduplessis.com/] * Book: LAUNCH: How To Take Your Business To New Heights [https://amzn.to/3HmuJ3t] * Book: Tell Me I Can’t [https://amzn.to/31dJ0A5] * Podcast: Success to Significance [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/success-to-significance-life-after-breaking-through/id1512731230] * Podcast: Mortgage Lending Mastery [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mortgage-lending-mastery/id954052959] * Jen Du Plessis on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferduplessis] * Jen Du Plessis on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jenduplessis/] * Jen Du Plessis on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/JenDuPlessis22/] * Jen Du Plessis on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jenduplessis] JOIN THE POWER TO LIVE MORE CALM MEMBERSHIP Attention home-based coaches and consultants! Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better, and you’d be happier if you felt more organised and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more? It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organised, productive, and focused on the tasks that will move the needle forward. It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM [https://powertolivemore.com/getcalm/] membership! If you’re ready to: * Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business * Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’ * Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme! To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme and apply, visit PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm [https://powertolivemore.com/getcalm/] CONNECT, SHARE, INSPIRE Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-to-live-more-the-podcast/id1075642780?mt=2&ls=1] or Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/power-to-live-more], subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels. Don’t forget to check out my website [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/] join my Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/usingyourpowertolivemore/], follow me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jododds?lang=en]and connect with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jododds/], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaQvk4isL_KS2dgOt9ICUA], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jododds/]to interact with me and my amazing audience! Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC [https://www.lidwellwriting.com/] The post Jennifer du Plessis: Success to Significance [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/jennifer-du-plessis/] first appeared on POWER to Live More [https://powertolivemore.com].

Heather Waring: Walking, Talking and Staying Accountable

heather waring [https://powertolivemore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WomenWalking_HeatherWaring-150x150.png] Heather Waring is a walk leader, coach, and the founder of Women Walking: Women Talking [https://womenwalkingwomentalking.com/], where she aims to help other women ease the pressure of their daily life to avoid burnout and adrenal fatigue. She is a founding member of the Association for Coaching and a regular column writer for Cosmopolitan Magazine and Glamour Magazine. Prior to starting this business, she was the Resident Life Coach at Fish4Jobs and had the privilege to be the career expert on ‘Britain’s Worst Boss’ on channel 5. Heather joins me today to share how she rediscovered herself and how walking has helped her keep her sanity. She shares the beneficial results of walking and how she helps her clients transform their lives through her “walking and talking” practices. She also explains the significance of sharing goals with others and the framework she utilises in prioritising her tasks. >  “Do the things that need doing first.” – Heather Waring THIS WEEK ON THE POWER TO LIVE MORE PODCAST: * Great places to go for a walk * Her top values in life * How she prioritises her projects and events * The importance of having an accountability buddy * How she manages her To-Do List * How she sets boundaries when managing tasks * Why she counts the number of steps she takes per day * People who help her get things done * Other things she does to stay healthy * How reading and good discussions help her unwind and relax * What her morning and evening routines include * What a perfect day looks like for her RESOURCES MENTIONED: * Diary * Calendar * Digital Calendar * Pen and Paper * Accountability buddy * Asana [https://asana.com/] * City Mapper [https://citymapper.com/] * Fitbit [https://www.fitbit.com/] * Virtual Assistant (VA) * Mastermind Groups * Restorative yoga * Books * Coach or mentor CONNECT WITH HEATHER WARING: * Women Walking: Women Talking Website [https://womenwalkingwomentalking.com/] * Heather Waring on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/heather.waring1] * Free tool: Seven Days of Mindful Walking [https://womenwalkingwomentalking.com/] CONNECT, SHARE, INSPIRE Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-to-live-more-the-podcast/id1075642780?mt=2&ls=1] or Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/power-to-live-more], subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels. Don’t forget to check out my website [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/], join my Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/usingyourpowertolivemore/],  follow me on Twitter [https://twitter.com/jododds] and connect up with me on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jododds], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaQvk4isL_KS2dgOt9ICUA], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jododds/] to interact with me and my amazing audience! Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC [https://www.lidwellwriting.com/] The post Heather Waring: Walking, Talking and Staying Accountable [https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/heather-waring/] first appeared on POWER to Live More [https://powertolivemore.com].