Focus on Progress

I mention Jamie Bright in this episode. I really encourage you to sign up for her private Podcast here: https://gettheprivatepodcast.com To send me a message Click Here. Website: RichardRalston.com Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPod.io The ProgressPod.io software is designed to… Improve your member's retention rate so you'll make more money. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers. Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

In this episode, I chat with Diane Cunningham Ellis. Diane is an author, entrepreneur and former counsellor. While Diane was practising as a counsellor she faced a horrific situation that caused her life to spiral out of control and led her to the brink of suicide. But with the help of prayer, her faith, and the communities she surrounded herself with she bravely rebuild her life. She now helps Christian businesswomen get the breakthroughs they need to build and scale their businesses. In this episode, we chat about The situation that almost destroyed her. How being part of a supportive community is so important to personal growth and realizing your true potential. We talk about facing Resistance and how our ego can get in the way of us seeing new opportunities. We talk about how the stories we tell ourselves impact the way we see the world. And Diane shares with us her three part ‘Brave Recipe' for getting the breakthroughs your after. This is the story of an amazing woman who is rewriting the story of her life and teaching others to do the same. Connect with Diane at: https://dianecunningham.com/ __________________________ Connect with Richard Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind. To send me a message Click Here. Website: RichardRalston.com Progress Pod Accountability Groups - The most effective to way to… Improve your member's retention rate so you'll make more money. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers. Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin. Effortlessly set up and manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups with ProgressPod.io

Today's episode is a bit of an experiment. The question: How easy would it be to record my ideas onto my iPhone? I have a friend, Jamie Bright, who records her private podcast episodes directly onto her iPhone. She's been encouraging me to start dictating my ideas as a potentially easier and faster way to capture them. I thought I'd have a go so I hit the red button and recorded a story. After I had finished recording I wondered how easy it would be to upload that into Descript so that I could create a transcript. It was super easy. As I was listening back to my recording I realised that although it was pretty bad quality the content was kinda ok. I've heard podcasts where the sound quality was worse than this. It then crossed my mind that maybe I should do a quick edit, add a beginning and an end though and some music, publish it simply and see what you think. So this is it. This is me deciding to get over myself and ‘put it out there' regardless of how perfect (or not) it is. I'm doing this for two reasons. Because I want to challenge myself to get over myself, do hard things and move forward regardless, and Because I want to encourage you to do the same. I want to encourage you to take your Next Tiny Step, beat The Resistence and move forward. I'd love to know your thoughts. To send me a message Click Here. Website: RichardRalston.com Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPod.io The ProgressPod.io software is designed to… Improve your member's retention rate so you'll make more money. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers. Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

Today's guest is Mitch Aunger. Mitch started his career as a software developer with Boeing. One day after reading an article on MacRumors, he decided to start his own website. His blog became very popular in its niche. Then one day somebody told him he was an imposter. This rocked him, but it led to a time of soul searching where he eventually discovered what really fires them up. In this episode, Mitch shares with us how he started a blog and then got laid off from his job for 32 years. • The importance of consistency in how this was so important to making his business a success. • Why we need to listen carefully to our audience. And how powerful it is to use our audience's words when we're talking back to them. • how to use your thank you page to grow your own business fast. Connect with Mitch at: ThankYouPageMagic.com/ __________________________ To send me a message Click Here. Website: RichardRalston.com Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPod.io The ProgressPod.io software is designed to… • Improve your member's retention rate so you'll make more money. • Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. • Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers. • Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

Today's guest is Tosha Schore. Tosha is a parenting coach who focuses on helping parents learn to parent their boys. She has a double major in Women's studies and Language studies. Life was running along smoothly until one day when she was about three months pregnant, she suddenly wondered, “What if I had a boy”. Until then, that possibility had not occurred to her. She realized that she now needed to figure out a way to marry her commitment to women and feminism, and her commitment to these amazing beings who she birthed, who happened to be boys. And so started an entirely new journey that has led Tosha to create a course on how to manage aggression, writing a book, and building a membership community. In this episode Tosha shares with us The challenges she faced as a parent of three boys The countdown timer technique she used to build her business at the same time as being a full time mum. How introducing Accountability Groups to her membership is helping her people make more progress in their parenting journey. This is an inspiring story of how life doesn't always go the way we expect it to. Things come out of, what feels like, nowhere and change everything. For Tosha this led her on an unexpected journey with the mission to change the world, one sweet boy at a time. Connect with Tosha at: ParentingBoysPeacefully.com __________________________ Connect with Richard Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind. To send me a message me Click Here. Website: RichardRalston.com Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPodManager.io The ProgressPod.io software is designed to… Improve your members retention rate so you'll make more money. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers. Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

In this episode, I talk about how I had to tell the members of a mastermind that I'm in that I hadn't done the things I said I would do. Ouch. You'll also learn about one of the most effective things you can do to help yourself and those you lead get more done, and become more accountable and trustworthy in the process Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please click the following link and let me know what's on your mind. I can't wait to hear from you. https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 ____________ Richard Ralston Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPodManager.io Website: https://richardralston.com/

Today's guest is Zandra Zuraw, founder of Little Yellow Couch. Zandra is an interior design coach who teaches people how to confidently express their personal style through their home decor. Although as a child she loved being creative, Zandra's life took her on a number of different adventures as she tried to discover what she really wanted to do. In this episode, she shares about how she pursued with a passion the things she was interested in and how she knew when it was time to change and do the next thing. This is a fascinating listen for anyone who is wondering how to find their purpose. Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind. Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Progress Pod Manager: Effortless Accountability Group Management: ProgressPodManager.io is designed to… Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer. Improve your members retention rate so you'll make more money. If you would like to find out more about how https://www.ProgressPodManager.io can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ For further information Zandra Zuraw Website: https://www.littleyellowcouch.com/ ____________ Richard Ralston Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPodManager.io Website: https://richardralston.com/

Chad McAllister has a Phd in Innovation and he teaches innovation at a number of prominent universities in the US. He has worked across a number of different industries, from food to consumer products, and with companies like Mastercard, John Deere, FedEx, Microsoft, Visa, TimeInc, Motorola and many, many others. It's pretty fair to say that when it comes to creating new products and services it's worth listening to what Chad has to say. Our conversation was quite fascinating. You'll discover What innovation is and the distinction between innovating and inventing. What an MPV is, and why it's so important to build one if you are intending to take your idea to market. I'll think you find Chad's explanation and re-definition of what an MPV is really interesting. We talked a little about the idea that if you have to educate your customers on the value of your new product or service you are probably a little bit too early to the market. And we also talked about Chad's encounter with Imposter Syndrome. He shares two simple exercises with us that he found has really helped him work through it. This episode is worth listening to just to learn about those two exercises. So, if you have an idea that you think will make someone's life better, and that you would like to get out into the world, then you're going to love the wisdom Chad shares with us now. Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind. Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Effortless Accountability Group Management - www.progresspod.io ProgressPod.io is designed to… Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer. Improve your members retention rate so you'll make more money. If you would like to find out more about how https://www.progresspod.io/ can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ For further information Chad McAllister Website: https://productmasterynow.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadmcallister ____________ Richard Ralston Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPod.io Website: https://richardralston.com/

Kim Eddy grew up in a large family. As a teenager, she overcame cancer that almost caused her to lose a leg. Later in life, she faced a marriage breakup. But through all of this Kim has not just survived. She has discovered so much more about who she is, what motivates her, and how these motivations affect her life. She has learned the power of surrounding herself with people she can trust. She has learnt how important it is to answer the Big Questions about life. In the process, she learned about the Enneagram, and that has led Kim on a whole new exciting adventure. Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind. Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Effortless Accountability Group Set Up and Management - www.progresspod.io ProgressPod.io is designed to… Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin. Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material. Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer. Improve your members retention rate so you'll make more money. If you would like to find out more about how https://www.progresspod.io/ can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ For further information Kim Eddy Website: https://christianenneagram.coach/ ____________ Richard Ralston Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPod.io Website: https://richardralston.com/

This is the second episode of what I'm now calling the ‘Journey Reflections' Episodes. In his brilliant book Atomic Habits, James Clear says that “when you want to become better at something, proving your identity to yourself is far more important than getting amazing results”. In these Reflection Episodes, you get to join me on my journey of ‘proving my identity to myself' as I attempt to change and become the kind of person I want to be. My hope is that you will get something out of each episode that will encourage you to also continue to make progress. I'll tell you about the latest things I'm thinking about, why these things have captured my attention and the impact these ideas are having on my life, business and on those I lead. In this episode you'll hear about how a discussion over Sunday brunch about doing some renovations to our home has caused me to change how I see myself and the kind of person I want to be known as. You'll also hear about why I didn't publish an episode last week. Let's Chat: I'd love to hear from you so please click the following link and let me know what's on your mind. I can't wait to hear from you. https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7 ____________ Richard Ralston: Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Imagine, as a child, growing up on a staple diet of baked spaghetti. This was Irma Jennings' childhood. However, something in her was fascinated with food and cooking. In her early years, she would go into the woods behind her home and play chef making rock and dandelion soup. After taking cooking classes for decades, a very successful career on Wall Street, and her own health crisis, Irma became a Health Coach who now teaches women that food is the most effective way to prevent many ailments, including bone loss. If you would like to find out more about how to set up Accountability Groups in your membership that will help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, check out https://www.progresspod.io/ or connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ For further information Irma Jennings Websites: http://foodforhealthybones.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodForHealthyBones ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Have you ever let your mind run wild imagining what your future could look like? As a self-confessed dream chaser, Wendy Batten and her husband had a secret desire to live a different lifestyle. And when the opportunity arose they sold everything, left their city living, corporate lifestyle, and ran away from home. Their new life still has its challenges, but it does bring them joy. So, is it possible that you could also live a lifestyle that would bring you joy? Wendy would suggest that, yes, it is. If you would like to find out more about how to set up Accountability Groups in your membership that will help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, check out https://www.progresspod.io/ or connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ For further information Wendy Batten Websites: https://WendyBatten.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WendyBattenbizcoach ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.progresspod.io/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Did you ever have a childhood dream? Did you ever hope that someday, somehow that dream might come true? Louise Summey did. In 2007, at the age of 45, she closed her decorative painting business, and in the middle of the real estate crash, decided to face her fear and go to college. It wasn't easy but that decision put Louise back on the path to living out her childhood dream of making videos. Louise is a video producer who helps business people learn how to use video to share their message and promote their products and services, even if they are fearful of the technology. My hope is that Louise's story encourages you to see that regardless of your circumstances or stage of life you can start doing new things, change your life and move forward towards making your dreams a reality. If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ Lousie (Weezey) Summy Websites Video coaching: https://weezyinc.com/ Lifestyle: http://www.weezy.today/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WeezyInc https://www.facebook.com/56Weezy ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

In this episode, I talk with ex-elementary school teacher Alison Morrow who now runs an online business that helps parents streamline their homeschooling. We start our chat talking about How deschooling helps parents start homeschooling faster and more effectively. How Alison started answering peoples questions about homeschooling and how this led her to building her business Good Schooling. The idea that we have to stay in the process if we want to make any sort of significant progress, and How being in a Progress Pod Accountability Group and using the Tiny Next Step method has helped her focus on getting more things done in her business. Alison also tells us how she uses a shared family calendar and how this helps get more done. Using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action Oriented Mindset has the potential to make a massive difference in your life and in the lives of those you lead. If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ Alison Morrow Website: ​​https://goodschooling.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodschooling/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodschooling/ ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Yes, you can avoid overthinking, hesitation and indecision. There is a way to make decisions so that you can keep moving forwards towards your goals. And it's easier than you think. In this episode, I talk with Julie Cunningham. Julie is a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. We talk about… How Julie had no idea what she wanted to do as a career and chose her vocation based on a news report. How her grandparents' health caused her to develop an interest in type 2 Diabetes. How Julie made the transition from the corporate world to running her own private practice and then to becoming a freelance health and nutrition writer. How Julie deals with indecision. Why Julie keeps what she calls a ‘Fuzzy File'. As we chat you'll also hear the moment when Julie has an insight about her future. If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ Jullie Cunningham Website: ​​https://www.juliecunninghamrd.com/ Julie's latest book: 30 Days to Tame Type 2 Diabetes: A step-by-step guide to use diet and exercise to manage blood sugars. https://www.amazon.com/Julie--Cunningham/e/B09LTGZ45J ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

In this episode, I talk with Magda Therrien, knitting extraordinaire and founder of MagdaMakes.com Magda started knitting as a kid using a couple of sticks and some yarn. Her love of knitting has grown over the years and she now has a course and membership that encourages others to develop a passion for knitting. Magda has participated in a number of Progress Pods in a couple of different courses and memberships, and we chat about the encouragement to keep making progress that she has received from connecting regularly with other entrepreneurs. You'll also hear about how Magda is using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action-Oriented Mindset that also helps her to overcome the overwhelm, not just in her business but in other areas of her life. Using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action Oriented Mindset has the potential to make a massive difference in your life and in the lives of those you lead. If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/ ____________ Magda Therrien Website: ​​https://magdamakes.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/magda.therrien Facebook Group for knitters: https://www.facebook.com/MagdaMakes ____________ Others mentioned in this episode: Groups for Entrepreneurs with Sandra De Freitas: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupsForEntrepreneursWithSandra/ Website: https://engagedgroups.com/ ____________ Richard Ralston Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

This is the first of what I'm calling the ‘Journey Review' episodes. Every month or so I intend to record a solo episode where I chat to you about the things I'm learning, how I'm applying these learnings in my business and in my life, and the results these things are producing. I talk about Why I decided to publish a podcast and why it took me so long to get started. Some of my successes along the way. The challenges and how I'm overcoming them A sneak peek at some things I'm working on. This episode is a milestone. A couple of weeks ago I wasn't sure I would ever produce an episode like this, so I'm super curious to hear about what you think of it. As I was editing this episode I realised that the overarching idea that kept coming up was: You must stay in the process if you want to make progress. I hope this episode encouraged you to start in the process. ____________ Richard Ralston: Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Imagine you were the type of person who comes up with a hundred and one new ideas every day. Which ones would you pursue? How would you figure out what to work on and what to let go so that you stay focused and continue to move forward? In this episode, I talk with Ashley Bruce, founder of Your Creative Avenue and the Crave Art Club about What she learned about making progress as a young gymnast About how to avoid perfectionism from teaching art to kids How she follows her heart while also keeping herself on track to achieve her goals even when she sees so many creative opportunities that she'd love to explore. How her Progress Pod helps her stay focused and eliminate the stuff that is not working for her. If you're a creative and find it a challenge to stay on track and avoid chasing the one hundred and one ideas that pop into your head everyday, keep listening. Ashley's story provides us with some hope that it is actually possible. ____________ Ashley Bruce Website: ​​https://www.craveartclub.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yourcreativeavenue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourcreativeavenue/ ____________ Richard Ralston: Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the business you've worked so hard to build disappear overnight? If that happened to you, what would you do? In this episode, Yvonne Shepherd and I chat about In this episode, I talk with Yvonne Shepard, Founder of Women's Fitness Adventures about How she stumbled across her business idea while on a 100km walk, and then went on to grow her business by 500% in three years running adventures all over the world, and then lost %80 of her revenue overnight in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. We talk about how she's now rebuilding her business and how the support, encouragement and accountability she gets from her Progress Pod is helping her stay focused on moving forward and getting things done. Even if our business falls apart due to circumstances beyond our control, Yvonne's story reminds us that there is still hope, that we can rebuild, and that having a group of people around us who are there to support and encourage us makes all the difference. ____________ Yvonne Shepherd: Website: ​​https://womensfitnessadventures.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womensfitnessadventures Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womensfitnessadventures/ ____________ Richard Ralston: Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

It's always great to be reminded that life is a journey. To make progress we simply have to keep moving forward. This often means simply taking the next opportunity that presents itself. In this episode, Myra Hall and I chat about How during her 19 years in the Real Estate industry she took her team to one of the top 20 in the State, and in the process discovered her passion for developing people. Her realization that you're going to work towards somebody's dream so you might as well have it be yours. The importance of discovering and knowing your ‘Why', her new 'Midlife Movement' beta course, and the value of being part of a group of people who understand you and who are there to support you on your journey, especially when you struggle. ____________ Myra Hall: Email: myra@waypointcoachinggrp.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourMidlifeMentor ____________ Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

In this episode, I chat with the artist, author, course creator and membership owner Deb Putnoi about her experience of being in a Progress Pod Accountability Group and how it has helped her move her latest book writing project forward. ____________ Deb Putnoi: https://www.debputnoi.com/ The Drawing Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Mind-Silence-Release-Creative/dp/159030943X ____________ Sandra Defreitas: https://engagedgroups.com/ ____________ Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/

How can we avoid getting caught in the perfection trap and instead make consistent progress, even if we feel like what we're producing is rubbish? Find me on: My Website: https://richardralston.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/