Structure & Flow

Why is it so important for us to pay attention to how we preserve printed and digital photo content? What are some good first steps towards curating a printed or digital photo collection? How can we make the task of organizing less overwhelming? These are just some of the questions we answer in this episode […] The post Episode 128: Organizing Your Photos appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In this episode, Minette and Brad dive into how important giving thanks is to our productivity. Gratitude can help you stay present in the moment, enjoy what’s happening now, and be less focused on worry over outcomes Gratitude can create a powerful ripple effect in the workplace (or at home – between the two of […] The post Episode 127: The Connection Between Gratitude and Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In this week’s episode we talk with Lisa Pezik (another Canadian!) about how to get more productive and get more done without it really taking over your life. We go deep into how our different roles as a entrepreneurs affect our productivity. It’s all about blocking time and singular focus! Lisa shares her best productivity […] The post Episode 126: Productivity Hacks from a Busy Mompreneur appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We all see the world through our own eyes and the filters of our own experiences and environment … that’s natural But that’s not what our customers are seeing. Our customers are on their own journeys and they have their own reasons for behaving the way they do. If we are unable to understand, deeply, […] The post Episode 125: Are You Speaking Your Customer’s Language? appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Do you ever find yourself saying… “Oh, I just don’t have a head for money,” or, “I’m really not good at this [money]?” Actually, our special guest, Ellen Rogin, has found that creatives (and yes, that means you) can be pretty darn awesome at it. Oftentimes, we’ve simply grown up learning that creative skills aren’t […] The post Episode 124: Generosity with Ellen Rogin appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Think about the rush you receive on Facebook when receiving tons of smiley faces, hearts, and comments on a brilliant post that you created… Or when you used to receive gold stars or cash as rewards when you were in school. We, creators, are biologically wired to receive a dopamine hit and feel rewarded around […] The post Episode 123: Gamification and Productivity: What Games Can Teach us about Motivation appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We’re Creatives. You, Minette, Brad … we just are. And with that comes what we like to term “Bright Shiny Idea Syndrome”. It’s both a blessing and a curse of creatives to have a wealth of great ideas. We have them because we see things differently. On the Blessings side of the equation, you’re never […] The post Episode 122: Managing Your Bright Shiny Ideas appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Hey you … yeah you! With this episode we’re lighting a little tiny fire under you to spend an extra 10 minutes doing something active. Obviously that has health benefits, but it also improves your productivity How does exercise improve your productivity? Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills – it actually […] The post Episode 121: Exercise and Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Dear Podcaster, we are not gonna tell you what to eat. It says right here in our notes. We are not nutritionists or dieticians, but we are going to share with you what’s working for us. Today’s podcast is all about four surprising ways your diet impacts your productivity. Last week we shared how to […] The post Episode 120: The Impact of Diet on Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

How do we bring more mindfulness, purpose, and ultimately more productivity into our creative businesses? That is the question Brad and I are exploring today. If you’re just now tuning in, we’re in the midst of exploring aspects of our life that can influence and improve productivity in ways you may not immediately think about… […] The post Episode 119: How Mindfulness Helps Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We’re always playing with that tension between structure and flow, so that we can bring the best of our findings to you – our beloved, creative community. Today we’re sharing how you can manage your workflow to improve creative productivity. How do we allow for more creative breakthroughs to emerge? Think of it literally as […] The post Episode 118: How You Can Manage Your Workflow to Improve Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Our confident productive special guest today really kind of rocked my world the last couple of months … Don’t you love it when you those chance encounters occur, typically when you’re least expecting it? So much fun since we met in Denver, this brilliant content marketing strategist and expert, Shannon Hernandez, is joining us for […] The post Episode 117: The Confident Productive Expert with M. Shannon Hernandez appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

You know how it goes … you wake up and reach for your phone … you wander around the house drinking coffee while you surf Facebook becoming increasingly agitated. You check your email and it’s a disaster … unfinished business from yesterday, more went wrong overnight. You vaguely remember eating some cereal. Now it’s time […] The post Episode 116: Is Your Morning Routine Setting You Up for Success? appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

If you are anything like us you have daily struggles with procrastination. We see it every day in our own work as creative business owners and it’s one of the top problems our clients share with us. There are always opportunities to procrastinate: maybe it’s that great idea you keep putting off, maybe it’s just […] The post Episode 115: 5 Reasons Why Creative Entrepreneurs Procrastinate appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

As a creative business owner, a well-structured life for me is one that’s full of meaning and purpose – not just consistency, deadlines, and goals. All are useful and valuable, but only within the context of doing work that you love and that’s on purpose for you. If some of these foundational structures aren’t in […] The post Episode 114: 3 Benefits of Living a Well-Structured Life appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

During my 17 years of being self-employed, I’ve had a fair amount of communication wins and mishaps. And in the last 6 years, my wonderful husband Brad, has been working beside me at home, so we’ve learned even more about communication during this time. Would you consider a few questions that have helped us in […] The post Episode 113: 3 Effective Ways to Use Technology to Improve Communication with Your Team and Boost Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We’re excited to be really geeking out today… getting a little focused on one particular tactic that we use in our business on a regular basis to keep us organized and productive. Timelines. What are they and how do they improve productivity? To me, timelines give you a visual representation of the journey to get […] The post Episode 112: 3 Reasons to Use Timelines to Improve Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

The other day I cracked open a marketing newsletter email and they referenced a recent TEDx talk given by Cameron Herold entitled “Your Vision Statement Sucks“. I watched it and was hooked. It was transformative. I bought the book (see the link below to ‘Vivid Vision’), read it in a couple of hours, and proceeded […] The post Episode 111: Does Your Vision Statement Suck? appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Woo hoo! This is part nine of our Nine Pillars of Productivity series, which is our longest series ever in the history of Structure & Flow. Doing happy chair dances… ? Today we’ll be sharing 7 Ways to Improve Focus at Work, especially when you work from home. If you’d like to review the previous […] The post Episode 110: 7 Ways to Improve Focus at Work appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

What’s the difference between your to-do list and your task list? Are you tracking your tasks as well as your time? Today in pillar eight of our Nine Pillars of Productivity series, we’re talking about the business tools that we use to keep us on task and on track. Last episode, we showed you how […] The post Episode 109: To-Do Lists, Productivity Apps and Getting Things Done, Oh My! appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

One of my first mentors and coaches used to tell me that systems will liberate me. I so used to resist her until the day I realized that she was right! The more systems we have in place, the fewer decisions we have to make, and the easier it is to grow and scale your […] The post Episode 108: Using Systems to Support Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We hope that you are enjoying the 9 Pillars of Productivity series as much as we are! As I think we’ve shared in the last podcast, Episode 106: 5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Will Improve Your Focus and Productivity, we’ve been on our own personal journey lately to improve productivity without sacrificing lifestyle. Isn’t that […] The post Episode 107: The Power of Planning: 7 Types of Planning that Will Increase Productivity & Profits appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We’re back from Brad’s third time finishing an Ironman race and our mini vacation. Check out his yellow finisher t-shirt in celebration of success… So appropriate given that we’re talking about goal setting today, which is pillar five in our nine pillars of productivity series. We’re going to share with you five ways that goal […] The post Episode 106: 5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Will Improve Your Focus and Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Our podcast guest, Alan Brown, is the Founder of Crusher TV and grew up undiagnosed with ADHD. Without solid study habits, he ended up engaging in high-risk behaviors such as dealing drugs to pay for college education and becoming a drug addict. Alan finally graduated with a B.S. in Economics after 10 years and cleaned up […] The post Episode 105: Alan Brown’s Creative Strategy for Organizing Your Work Week appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Eek, oftentimes it can feel challenging to ask for support! Why is that? We all know the sense of relief that occurs when others are glad to support our requests. This is the 4th pillar in our 9 Pillars of Productivity series. Sometimes it feels like asking for help makes us appear weak or stupid, […] The post Episode 104: Want to Increase Productivity Fast? Do This 1 Thing! appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Are you managing your tasks? Is your to-do list too long? Are your expectations of yourself too high? Are you putting boundaries on the amount of work that you’re physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of doing, in a period of time? I hear over and over from our clients that they’re underestimating how much time […] The post Episode 103: Setting Clear Boundaries Can Boost Your Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

What high-performing athletes can teach us about our most valuable resource for improving productivity. We’re excited to share about pillar number two of the nine pillars of productivity today. If you missed pillar number one: environment, then go back and watch it AFTER today’s episode. How often do we focus on refining time management skills […] The post Episode 102: Your Most Valuable Resource for Improving Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Our podcast guest today, Michael Prywes, is an artist, an attorney, a creative author of a book called The Gasp, which you’re gonna hear more about, host of the How I Broke Into podcast where he takes a deep dive into big breaks of successful people, and he’s had some pretty freaking cool guests on […] The post Episode 101: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property as a Creative Entrepreneur with Michael Prywes appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Whoo hoo! We made it to our 100th podcast episode! Now that is something to truly celebrate

Hi, my name is Brad and I’m addicted to distraction in today’s modern-day tech world. Hi Brad, welcome, we’re glad you’re here! So, I’ve built up a lot of bad habits and over the last couple of years working for myself, or for ourselves, that was just eating my shorts, in terms of actually getting […] The post Episode 99: Using Focus Blocks to Get Your Productivity Back On Track appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

This is the last episode in our 4 part series on productivity styles where we introduce… drum roll, please! The Creator. If you’d like to learn about the previous productivity styles, then you can always find them here: the Commander (part 1), the Contemplator (part 2), the Conductor (part 3). Introducing the Creator: Gifts & […] The post Episode 98: Discover Your Unique Productivity Style Part 4 – The Creator appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In the 3rd episode our 4 part series on productivity styles we introduce The Conductor. If you’re just starting with this episode, you’ll probably want to jump back to parts 1 and 2 – the Commander and the Contemplator – to get the full picture. Introducing the Conductor: Gifts & Challenges As the Conductor you are […] The post Episode 97: Discover Your Unique Productivity Style Part 3 – The Conductor appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

This is the 2nd in our 4 part series on productivity styles. In the last episode, we talked about the Commander. Maybe you see some of yourself in that style? Or perhaps you will identify more with the Contemplator. Why are we so passionate about this topic? Our own struggles Our client’s struggles Over these episodes, we want […] The post Episode 96: Discover Your Unique Productivity Style Part 2 – The Contemplator appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Woohoo, you heard our exciting news that we have renamed the Path to Profit Podcast to Structure & Flow – same fun hosts but more focused and specific content on productivity. Why are we so passionate about this topic? Our own struggles Our client’s struggles Over the next 4 episodes, we want to share with […] The post Episode 95: Discover Your Unique Productivity Style Part 1 – The Commander appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

When we talk about Structure, what do we mean? When we talk about Flow, what do we mean? How do things like structure and flow relate to creativity? To productivity? Our last episode was a short one just to welcome everyone to Structure and Flow – now we want to talk about why we called […] The post Episode 94: How Structure and Flow Impact Creativity and Productivity appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

We are refocusing the podcast! We are super-excited to announce that we are turning the Path to Profit Podcast into Structure and Flow: The Productivity Podcast for Creative Entrepreneurs     We’ll still bring you great content for creative business owners but it will now be centered on Productivity. We know that in our lives […] The post Episode 93: Big Announcement! appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

If you’re a creative who’s called to make an impact, serve the world in a bigger way, and you know you have a message and a vision to share that’s going to help people, you have to have money to do it. You can’t do this when you’re broke and poor and desperate, you have […] The post Episode 92: 5 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Money: Money Mindset Hacks for Creative Entrepreneurs appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

As the founders of the Path to Profit Academy, we’re kind of passionate about money and profit. And for this beautiful month of April, we’ll be focusing on the money so that you can begin planting new seeds of growth and prosperity. Today, we’ll be sharing three secrets to pricing your creative products and services […] The post Episode 91: 3 Secrets to Pricing Your Creative Products or Services For Profit appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

How many of us struggle with follow up? Perhaps you meet someone at a networking event or connect in a Facebook group, there’s this instant connection, and then the follow up fizzles before even getting started… Let’s be honest, it can be challenging to follow up well, especially when our fears or limiting beliefs take […] The post Episode 90: It’s All About The Follow-Up, with Debbie Hoffman appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Our podcast guest today, Penelope Jane Smith, turned $10,000 into six million dollars in real estate. She was on track to retire in prosperity by the time she was 31 years old. Then, of course, the real estate market crashed, and everything changed. So not only did Penelope lose all that money and more, but […] The post Episode 89: Creating Real Prosperity with Penelope Jane Smith appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Tad Hargrave is the man behind Marketing for Hippies and our guest on the Path to Profit Podcast today. Tad defines hippies as entrepreneurs with a sustainability, holistic health, or permaculture slant to it. Although he tried not to, Tad had a knack for marketing and now can develop oxymoronic niches that capture our attention with interest. […] The post Episode 88: Marketing for Hippies, with Tad Hargrave appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

I am gonna channel Seth Godin. This episode is about understanding exactly who you’re talking to. When you know who you’re talking to, you know where to find them, you know what to say to them, and all of a sudden, your marketing gets really easy. Essentially, you know who your ideal client is. Last […] The post Episode 87: Are You Trying to Sell Hamburgers to Vegetarians? appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

As a creative entrepreneur, do you find yourself falling into the popular cult of being busy? Me too, I’m raising my hand here. In some mompreneur and blogger circles where I hang out on social media, being busy has become super trendy and popular. Being busy means that we’re clearly filling our time with something […] The post Episode 86: The Creative Entrepreneur’s 3 Biggest Productivity Challenges appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

The challenge for creatives is that we do too much, have too many ideas and struggle with bright shiny idea syndrome. Or we think we have to do it all ourselves, that we can’t afford support or that no one can do it as well as we can. Perfectionism and control can kill your productivity. […] The post Episode 85: Leverage: The Creative Entrepreneur’s Best Productivity Hack appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In the second episode of our productivity month, we’re bringing you some pretty fun topics, as well as useful and valuable information around productivity. Last week we shared 3 Creative Habits to Increase Your Focus. What we’ve found in working with our own clients, and with ourselves, is that everybody wants to be more productive. […] The post Episode 84: Slow Down to Speed Up: How to Bring More Grace & Ease to Your Business appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Welcome to the month of love and productivity, hello February! We’re super excited about this topic since we really still struggle with it as creatives, and as entrepreneurs, and our clients really struggle with it as well. There can be so many distractions around, including a lot of physical clutter which can create open loops […] The post Episode 83: 3 Creative Habits to Increase your Focus appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

Marketing technologist, Emily Levy, is switching niches in an amazing way to come full circle with her passion in life—social justice coaching and speaking. She’s here to share how her previous experience really helped position her to do just this, and the right timing of it all. About 6 or 7 years ago, a leadership […] The post Episode 82: What to Do When You Switch Niches? with Guest Emily Levy appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

This month, we talked about promotional calendars for your whole year and planning marketing promotions around what you want to create. An editorial calendar shows us how we’ll carry about the promotions, like a deep dive. You’ll begin to see the distinction between the promotional and editorial calendars as they’re two different animals from the planning […] The post Episode 81: How to Use an Editorial Calendar to Stay On Track appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

This month’s theme is business planning and in this episode we reinforce the idea of establishing a quarterly cadence – yep, 90-days – in your business to build momentum. In Episode 79 we talked about creating a Promotional Plan for the whole year and now we want to bring your next quarter into focus. Can […] The post Episode 80: Quarterly Cadence: the Fastest Way to Build Momentum in Business appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In our second episode of January’s Business Planning theme, we dive deep into why you should plan out a promotional calendar, what it is, and how to set it up. If you missed last week make sure you go back and listen to Episode 78 where we talk about our favorite business planning tools. In many cases, we find that creative entrepreneurs […] The post Episode 79: Create Consistent Income with Your Artful Promotional Plan appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.

In Episode 78 we start our new theme for January: Business Planning! Today we’re talking about our favorite tools that we use to make our business run. We use this technology to carry out our plans and goals. Why do we love these technologies? Multiple reasons. It allows us to: deliver great content, consistently run […] The post Episode 78: A Review of our Favorite Online Business Planning Tools appeared first on Path to Profit Academy.