Monthly Archives: December 2017

All this month we’ve been on a goal-setting journey: with blog posts and podcast episodes on rating your performance this year, great reasons to do a year-end business review, goal setting traps to avoid, how to make 2018 your best year ever, and using visualization to achieve your goals. We are […]

Episode 77: 7 Best Goal-Setting Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs

26 Dec, 2017 in art / big why / business / daily practice / goals / podcast-episode / systems by Brad Dobson

Dr. Joe Vitale, motivational speaker and author, often says: “the fastest way to get where you want is to be happy with where you are.” Believe it or not, this mindset works! And yet, it’s challenging to adopt this mindset and to maintain it on a daily basis. I love […]

6 New Year’s Tips To Help You Get From Where ...

21 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / creativity / daily practice / goals / Health / ideal client / income / leadership / marketing / planning / profit / relationships / sales by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

This month we’ve been focused on the topic of Goal-Setting to get you prepared for rocking your 2018. You heard about looking back on your 2017, how to make 2018 your best year ever, and goal-setting traps to avoid … and there’s more to come before the month is over! […]

You Set Your Goals, Now What? Using Visualization and Imagery ...

21 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / comfort zone / daily practice / goals / Health / perfectionism / zen by Brad Dobson

business planning — This is the second episode in our December Goal-setting series and we start diving into what it takes to make next year your best ever. Brad and Minette take you through a 5 step goal-setting process to make 2018 your most spectacular year ever: Determine your goal-setting persona – are […]

Episode 76: Make 2018 Your Most Spectacular Year Ever

19 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / comfort zone / creativity / goals / perfectionism / podcast-episode / systems by Brad Dobson

Goal Setting — I love setting goals and planning for the New Year. It’s fun for me to take the time to dream and play with what’s possible. And yet, I used to struggle with follow up and actual achievement of my goals. As a busy entrepreneur with a quickly growing business, I […]

Goal Setting Traps to Avoid

13 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / daily practice / ideal client / income / leadership / marketing / perfectionism / profit / relationships / sales / speaking / time management by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

It’s December, and that means it’s Goal-Setting Month! This episode is the first in a trio of episodes related to planning, setting, and achieving business goals. This is all about looking back at last year, goal setting for next year, achievement, and business planning Minette and Brad both agree that the first […]

Episode 75: 5 Reasons to Do a Year End Business ...

12 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / goals / income / marketing / podcast-episode / relationships / systems by Brad Dobson

Performance review — As entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders, there is often no one telling us what to do or how well we did. If you have ever worked for a company, you probably had a manager or boss who would write a year-end review of your performance. Usually there would be a […]

How Would You Rate Your Performance this Year?

6 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / goals / income / leadership / marketing / systems by Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

Great to talk with Matt from his house in “E-I-E-I-Oh”, Texas. As parents ourselves Minette and Brad appreciate Matt’s commitment to involving his children in his entrepreneurial activities. The story about his son’s progression from doing the company’s graphic design to getting hired by the university he is attending is really […]

Episode 74: Matt Miller

5 Dec, 2017 in big why / business / podcast-episode / relationships / sales by Brad Dobson