Podcasts about Discounting

Cash discounting for restaurants! As restaurant owners struggle to contain costs, "this really moves the needle," explains Saleem Khatri, CEO at Lavu. Plus, James shares practical tips for improving your sales skills, and Patti makes the case for selling B2B. You can download a free ebook, Selling Cash Discounting to Restaurants, by going to ccsalespro.com/lavu. Learn more about Lavu by texting the word Lavu to 63975.

Money today is better than money tomorrow, but how much better? The EMH says that the only time-consistent form of discounting is exponential, but humans and other animals instead tend to use hyperbolic discounting. Today, Jacob joins Tom and Tony to explore these competing concepts of future discounting and how we can try to correct for our human errors in our trading.

Money today is better than money tomorrow, but how much better? The EMH says that the only time-consistent form of discounting is exponential, but humans and other animals instead tend to use hyperbolic discounting. Today, Jacob joins Tom and Tony to explore these competing concepts of future discounting and how we can try to correct for our human errors in our trading.

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In today's podcast episode, Marco Torres from MarketingBoost.com and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions (https://financingsolutionsnow.com) discuss how implementing incentives for marketing and sales adds value to a business. These solutions are helping business owners generate leads, increase sales figures, and maintain profitability through value-add incentives.  

Dopami addictions and delay discounting

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Discounting: are you for it or against it? We're tackling this controversial topic in this week's Startup Survival episode. My two cents is that discounting sucks. I am not really into discounting my products and services for a number of reasons. In this episode, I'm sharing all my thoughts on why I believe discounting is bad for business.  Tune in as we cover how to go about discounting, or not, whatever you choose; what discounting signals about your company; how to explain your policy to prospects; and more! Episode Highlights: 00:45 No one feels good when negotiating a discount because it's hard to feel like you actually got the best price.  04:25 Even when you're scaling a company or growing a small business, it often feels like you do not have the power to tell people to walk over things like price.  06:25 When you are looking to build a book of business with clients who can be long-term partners, then hard negotiations and upfront discounting is a major red flag.  More about the show: ​​http://www.jackiehermes.com/podcast (www.jackiehermes.com/podcast) Hit me up! https://the-art-of-entrepreneurship.captivate.fm/linkedin (LinkedIn) https://the-art-of-entrepreneurship.captivate.fm/instagram (Instagram) https://the-art-of-entrepreneurship.captivate.fm/tiktok (TikTok) https://the-art-of-entrepreneurship.captivate.fm/website (Website)

Paul explains why you don't want to discount…especially in tough times. Show Notes  Don't establish that discounting precedent. Today's exception (in tough times) becomes tomorrow's expectation (all the time). Discounting devalues your solution. Lead with your best price. Stick with your best price. It's about integrity. “Eating inflationary costs may leave you starving.” Don't discount. Instead, create more value for your customers. Visit www.ToughTimer.com to get started on the 30-Day Tough-Timer Challenge! Order your copy of Selling Through Tough Times from Amazon or Barnes & Noble! Click here to purchase the latest edition of Value-Added Selling! *** Thank you for tuning in. Our show is updated weekly with the questions you ask. So, please go to the home page to ask the question that you want answered. Thank you to our production team at The Creative Impostor Studios. Be sure to follow our show in your favorite podcast app and share this episode with a colleague or friend. And most importantly...make it a big day.

“As you discount your product, you could potentially see better ad conversion.” @jayde3sai #DTCPOD“Sometimes when you discount to both new and returning customers, and your margin ends up going down. ” @jayde3sai #DTCPODWe Speak About:[01:17] DTC discounting twitter threadLearn more about how and when to discount  In today's episode of DTC Finds, we're looking at a Twitter thread by David Rekuc, discussing discounting We'll dive into this thread and breakdown what he has to say about it as well as our take on the pros and cons of discountingStay tuned as we learn more about this marketing strategy and its effects.If you'd like to learn more about Trend and our influencer marketing platform for influencers and brands visit trend.io. You can also follow us for tips on growing your following and running successful campaigns on Instagram and LinkedIn.Mentioned Links:David's Twitter thread on discounting: https://twitter.com/DaveRekuc/status/1458841785292234754

This year I decided to pull our promotional offer for Black Friday because it felt "ick". I share the biggest reason why I decided to do this, how I observed my own consumer behaviour when it came to Black Friday and I shared ways a brand or business can participate in Black Friday without necessarily discounting their product or service. For more BTS follow me on @anitasiek and the team at @wordfetti

Marco Torres, Co-Founder of MarketingBoost.com, has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing through the use of “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are raking in sales with his advice and amazingly affordable subscription program. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Gratitude is number 1. You got to be grateful for everything. 2. Discounting can eat up your profit. 3. Incentives can make your existing leadmagnet work. Discover the 3-step secret weapon of the world's smartest marketers. Used promo code ONFIRE and get 10% off - Join Marketing Boost Sponsors: Truebill: Start cancelling your unused subscriptions today at Truebill.com/fire. Go right now and it could save you thousands a year! Beam: For a limited time, Beam's best-selling sleep product, Dream Powder hot cocoa, comes in White Chocolate Peppermint! This is Beam's BEST sale of the year - subscribe and get 40% off the first 3 months of a peppermint dream subscription PLUS a free mug and frother - or 20% off a one-time purchase! Visit BeamOrganics.com/eof

Marco Torres, Co-Founder of MarketingBoost.com, has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing through the use of “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are raking in sales with his advice and amazingly affordable subscription program. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Gratitude is number 1. You got to be grateful for everything. 2. Discounting can eat up your profit. 3. Incentives can make your existing leadmagnet work. Discover the 3-step secret weapon of the world's smartest marketers. Used promo code ONFIRE and get 10% off - Join Marketing Boost Sponsors: Truebill: Start cancelling your unused subscriptions today at Truebill.com/fire. Go right now and it could save you thousands a year! Beam: For a limited time, Beam's best-selling sleep product, Dream Powder hot cocoa, comes in White Chocolate Peppermint! This is Beam's BEST sale of the year - subscribe and get 40% off the first 3 months of a peppermint dream subscription PLUS a free mug and frother - or 20% off a one-time purchase! Visit BeamOrganics.com/eof

In today's episode, my guest is Burc Tanir the Co-Founder and CEO of Prisync. They are a pricing optimization software company that helps Shopify merchants automatically track their competitor prices and apply dynamic repricing strategies on their storefront. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Discover how to sell payment processing, and cash discounting, to businesses invoicing customers through QuickBooks. "We're a turbocharger for QuickBooks," explains Tom Aronica, Founder & CEO of Biller Genie. Plus, James discusses opportunities for pitching compliant cash discounting to card-not-present merchants, and Patti reports on promising economic news.

Ironman Florida reminded us of the importance of solid swim training, so much of today's cast is about swimming, but we also get into Ironman mindset and why you need to be prepared to grind. We talk about rolling starts and why we believe they are more dangerous than mass starts. We get into HOW to practice for a rough Ironman swim. Don't get lulled to sleep in peaceful lanes are your local pool. Open water swimming is about being strong and expending the least amount of energy. *** CHECK OUT THE C26 CLUB PROGRAM FOR 2022!  Topics: Ironman Florida Swim Procrasti-training  Coaching Anxiety Rolling Start Rant  Swim training so you can swim well in Ironman It's all about being strong Open water swim variables Delicate swim training Hypoxic anxiety Practicing right for tough conditions Get your mind wrapped around the fact that it is hard Discounting the seriousness of Ironman The Grit Factory Energy expenditure Take the swim seriously     

Have you ever been tempted to discount your services in order to increase your sales? On the surface it might sound good but your prices aren't always the issue. It's the value, the results you produce, that drive revenue. On today's episode we're going to break down 2 distinct types of value in your services - actual value and perceived value. 

Negotiation is a staple in our industry and one skill most salespeople lack. Negotiation is not reducing prices or trying to improve another rep's offers; it's a skill that, when practiced, can change your life and business forever!Today on the DJ & Dan Show, we get into a 30,000-foot view of logistics negotiation. Check Out The Sell Something Else Masterclass Discover The Three Things You Should Be Selling Instead Of Freight To Get More Clients That Value Your Worth - Increased GP - And Build Relationships That Last Decades... Not Months... ...And It's NOT Price, Service, "Value", Or Even Capacity https://ssemasterclass.com

In today's episode we're talking about discounting your prices. Should you do it? And if so how?We're approaching the biggest sale day of the year. So big that it's spread from it's originating country and is now being observed by retailers around the world.I'm of course talking about Black Friday (and Cyber Monday).Dale and I discuss when you should discount and when you shouldn't. Also how much to discount and how to use bundles as a way to not cheapen your services.Links to things we mentioned: Website: Create & Sell Dale's website: Energetic Education Kyle's website: Bootcamp Ideas

A Country Doctor, Part 2 of 2 A = Assessment of Resistance At the end of the moving and tearful empathy phase, we asked Jillian about her goals for the session, which included the ability to enjoy my work to give away all of my certificates set limits with my patients feel happy with what I do not have to fear my work anymore! After Jillian said she would be willing to press the Magic Button to achieve all these goals instantly if we had one, we suggested Positive Reframing first. to see what might be lost of she suddenly achieved all these goals. You can creview the Positive Reframing that we did together. Here's Jillian's Emotions table at the end of Positive Reframing, showing her goals for each emotion when we used the Magic Dial. The idea is to dial each feeling down to a lower level that would reduce your suffering while still allowing you to preserve all the awesome things about you!   Emotions % Now % Goal % After Emotions % Now % Goal % After Sad, blue, down, unhappy 80 15   Embarrassed, foolish, humiliated, self-conscious 50 10   Anxious, nervous 90 20   Hopeless, discouraged, pessimistic, despairing 100 0   Bad 70 0   Frustrated, stuck, thwarted, defeated 90 5   Inferior, inadequate, incompetent 95 5   Angry, mad, resentful, annoyed, irritated, upset, furious 100 10     Jillian said that the Positive Reframing really opened her up, especially when we read the list of positives out loud. It kind of shocked her in a good way so see that her negative feelings were not really problems, defects, or symptoms of one or more “mental disorders,” but the expression of what was most beautiful and awesome about her as a human being, and as a physician. This Positive Reframing is one of the unique aspects of TEAM-CBT. Although we are encouraging the patient to keep the symptoms, rather than pressing the Magic Button that makes them disappear, it paradoxically eliminates or drastically reduces the resistance to change, and opens the door to the possibility of ultra-rapid recovery. M = Methods We asked Jillian what Negative Thought she wanted to work on first, and she chose #9: “I'm not having a big enough impact.” She believed this thought 100%. First, we asked Jillian to identify and explain the cognitive distortions in this thought, and she focused on these: Should Statement; Self-Blame, All-or-Nothing Thinking, Mental Filtering, and Discounting the Positive. In retrospect, I think I spotted two additional distortions: Emotional Reading (I feel I'm not having a positive impact, so I must not be having a positive impact) and Mind-Reading (my patients expect me to have the answers to all their problems and judge me when I don't have all the answers.) Then we challenged the Negative Thought, and Jillian she was able, with a little help and a role reversal, to crush it, as you can see here. Usually, crushing one Negative Thought is about all you really have to do, because once the patient blows one Negative Thought out of the water, there is usually a kind of “cognitive click,” and the brain suddenly changes, and all the positive circuits suddenly get fired up. It's amazing to behold, and you will hear it for yourself! The damn did suddenly break, and Jillian could clobber the rest of her Negative Thoughts fairly easily, using a combination of Self-Defense, Self-Acceptance, and a lot of the CAT technique. She suddenly appeared to be a radically and delightfully different person during the Externalization of Voices. You can see her final Daily Mood Log here. You can see her feelings on the Emotions table at the end of the session. Emotions % Now % Goal % After Emotions % Now % Goal % After Sad, blue, down, unhappy 80 15 0 Embarrassed, foolish, humiliated, self-conscious 50 10 0 Anxious, nervous 90 20 0 Hopeless, discouraged, pessimistic, despairing 100 0 0 Bad 70 0 0 Frustrated, stuck, thwarted, defeated 90 5 0 Inferior, inadequate, incompetent 95 5 0 Angry, mad, resentful, annoyed, irritated, upset, furious 100 10 0 Jillian's scores on my Happiness Test on the Brief Mood Survey also soared to 100% and her ratings of Jill and David on Empathy and Helpfulness tests were also perfect. After the workshop, Jillian sent this email. Hi Jill and David, As I drove home tonight from my office, I actually felt like my heart had been opened. My chest didn't feel as tight and locked-up like it normally does. It felt so relaxed. I put my baseball cap on, rolled the windows down, and listened to 90's country music (my favorite) on my drive and sang loudly. I have spent the last hour checking my new superpowers. There have been negative thoughts, but telling them to "shut the heck up. I am not listening to you" has been quite liberating. I even was greeted by my 4 year old when I got out of the car. I knelt down and hugged her without the worry of being a rotten mom, but rather one of feeling like I am the perfect mom for her, flaws and all. Thank you for this opportunity. I took a chance to email you in the first place after listening to a podcast weeks ago. I thought there would be no chance in heck that I would be selected. I am glad I had this remarkable opportunity and grateful to have worked with both of you. Much love and admiration, Jillian I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Again, a big hug and thanks to the star or our podcast, Dr. Jillian Scherer who gave us all an incredible gift today! Thanks for listening. I hope you learned a ton and were moved emotionally. Write and let us know what you think! Jillian and Jill joined Rhonda and me for a two plus month follow-up at the end of the recording of part 2. She is still glowing and doing great, and emphasized the three main experiences that led to her amazing breakthrough: 1. When we did the Downward Arrow, she discovered that she had an underlying belief that she "should" or "must" make some kind of enormous, amazing contribution through her clinical work. Letting go of that internal demand was an enormous relief. I (David) think of this as one of the four "Great Deaths" of the "self," or "ego." 2. Learning to talk back to the relentless inner chatter that is always saying, "you're not good enough," using the CAT (Counter Attack Technique.) 3. Reframing the negative thoughts and feelings, and seeing the inner beauty in her suffering. David again emphasized that TEAM-CBT is not just about improvement, or feeling less depressed, but magic, and enlightenment. Jill summarized her new 11-hour home study course in TEAM-CBT with video and audio illustrating and teaching the four components of TEAM-CBT, Testing, Empathy, Assessment of Resistance, and Methods. This class sells for $187 and is suitable for therapists as well as the general public, and offers continuing education credit as well as certification credits in TEAM-CBT. I (David) believe that Jill is one of the truly great psychotherapy teachers, and urge you to check it out if you'd like to hear more! Rhonda, Jill, Jillian, and David

Ariel Kaye, the founder and CEO of Parachute, tells the precise offline marketing tricks her famed home lifestyle brand uses to great success, what the future of work—between office work and work from home—looks like in the direct-to-consumer space to her mind, and when it comes to the appeal discounting, Kaye offers a word of warning for any company that gets too comfortable going on sale."Discounting is a really slippery slope," she says. "It's just a hard relationship with the customer to back out of, and one that can dilute the brand and tell the customer essentially that they don't ever need to buy full price."Brought to you by Shopify Plus, the enterprise platform powering brands from Allbirds and Gymshark to Staples and Heinz. Join the revolution at shopify.com/plus.

A Country Doctor, Part 1 of 2: "Nothing I do makes a difference!" This is the first of two podcasts on one of the live therapy demonstrations that Dr. Jill Levitt and I did at our psychotherapy workshop on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. I think you will find the session interesting and incredibly inspiring! Our patient is a physician in a small town in the mid-west. I want to thank Dr. Scherer for her tremendous courage in sharing this very personal experience with all of us. Dr. Levitt practices at the Feeling Good Institute in Mountain View, California, where she also serves as Director of Clinical Training. She also teaches at our weekly TEAM-CBT training group as Stanford. I am thrilled to share the audio of Jillian's live session as a two-part podcast, since only mental health professionals are allowed to attend the workshops sponsored by the Feeling Good Institute. Many non-therapists were eager to attend, and disappointed when they learned that only shrinks could attend. But this gives all of you the chance to hear what you missed, and I think you will NOT be disappointed! When Jill and I asked for volunteers for the live demonstrations in the workshop, Jillian was the first to respond with an offer to volunteer. This was her email, describing her situation.. Hi Dr. Burns, I am writing to you offering to be a volunteer for the live demonstrations in the workshop on 5/16, if you need one. I am learning TEAM CBT, and have been enjoying it personally as well as trying to do more of it professionally. I am a family medicine physician, but I have my own direct primary care clinic. This means that I can spend 1-2 hours with a patient if needed. I have been slowly offering this to patients who want to do the work to improve their mood or anxiety. As for why I am writing, my anxiety and need to please people is huge and disruptive to my enjoyment of life. I keep striving and achieving things likely to get the attention of others. I fear not knowing the answer and making a mistake with my patients. This had caused me to develop anxiety and insomnia at my last job. I sought counseling and physician coaching, but ultimately I wound up leaving that job, moving to another state [due to intense stress and demands of that job], and starting my own practice. My current practice is going well, but I am annoyed when patients come in or call with questions I don't know the answer to. I constantly worry that I will not be able to figure something out by myself and that the patients will leave me. In addition, I continually strive for [yet another] training certificate. As you know, I did medical school, residency, and fellowship, but I also have a lactation consultant certificate, training in lifestyle medicine, and now a Level 1 TEAM-CBT certificate with enough hours for Level 2, and most recently I started a 3-year program to become a pastor for our church. And I realize that I will not have the time to sustain all of these. It is as if I love the journey of getting the certificates, but I am not great at implementing them, so I move on to something else. As for the rest of life, I have a great life, but I am melancholy most of the time. My husband is terrific, sensitive, understanding, loving, and yet, I am constantly reading marriage books because I think it could be better. My 2 children, aged 8 and 4, are smart and funny, but I live constantly thinking I am going to screw them up and so I read even more parenting books. My family medicine practice is thriving and offers me part-time work at great pay with autonomy, yet I dread Monday mornings. Overall, my life should be an A+ and enjoyable, but somehow I make it seem like everything is going wrong all the time. I have sought counseling and even TEAM-CBT earlier this year via teletherapy from FGI. I continue to do a Daily Mood Log about 3-4 times a week. I feel like we got so far, but not to complete recovery. My FGI therapist was the eighth therapist I have been to, but the others were mainly talk therapists. I just thought I would reach out in the hope that maybe you need a volunteer, and maybe I would have the opportunity to work with you live. It would be nice if my anxiety and faulty core beliefs didn't steal my joy. Sincerely, Jillian As you can see, Jillian is an incredibly dedicated physician, but feels like she is never doing enough for her patients. At the start of her session, she described her incredibly stressful previous job, when she was often on call for 72 hours at a time, often going long hours without sleep. She said, “I used to walk to work, hoping I'd get hit by a car.” Although, as you saw in her email, she finally quit, and set up her own practice in another state, she continued to struggle with depression and the belief that she wasn't doing enough. Her constant self-criticisms robbed her of happiness, in spite of the fact that she had a fabulous practice, superb medical and human skills, and a wonderful husband and children. Her unhappiness confirms what Epictetus taught us nearly 2,000 years ago: we are upset, not by things, or events, but by our views of them. In this case, the facts of Jillian's life are all stellar. In fact, she rates her life and practice as A+. And yet, she was still lacking in the most important dimension: happiness and self-esteem. Because of her constant and intense feelings of insecurity, Jillian heroically pursued more and more specialty trainings and certifications, thinking that eventually she would develop feelings of competence, confidence, and happiness. She even enrolled in a three-year training program to become a minister, in addition to enrolling in the certification and training program for TEAM-CBT, and more. But nothing was ever enough. That's because, as the sages have taught through the ages, the answer is within. No amount of expertise or accomplishments will ever solve Jillian's problem. Jillian's life was perhaps like trying to get the elusive brass ring on the Merry Go Round, except her ride was far from merry. She told us that she sometimes had fantasies of escaping to a remote tropical island. Perhaps you, too, have sometimes felt like you're not good enough, or that you or your accomplishments are just not good enough. Let us know what you think about the answer that Jillian found in front of a live audience that day, and whether it might apply to you as well. In today's podcast, you will hear the first portion of her session (T = Testing and E = Empathy), and next week you will hear the fantastic conclusion (A = Assessment of Resistance) and M = Methods.) T = Testing To get started, take a look at the Daily Mood Log that Jillian shared with us at the start of her session. As you can see, Jillian's negative feelings were all intense. You would not have known how powerful her suffering was if you had met her in her daily life. In person, she comes across as you might expect from her email: exceptionally warm, thoughtful, human, conscientious and likeable. That's one of the really important reasons for Testing. You can see exactly what you're dealing with, in terms of the type and severity of negative feelings. In addition, we'll ask Jillian to rate her feelings again at the end of the session. That way, we'll know how effective—or ineffective—the session was. This information can sometimes be humbling, but it is always illuminating. Neither Jill nor I could conceive of doing therapy without the Testing! At the end, we'll also ask her to rate us on Empathy, Helpfulness and other dimensions using exceptionally sensitive scales that can highlight even the smallest therapeutic errors that the therapist would not otherwise be aware of. E = Empathy During the empathy phase of the session, Jill and I empathized while Jillian described her struggles with negative feelings and a lack of happiness and self-confidence. During the empathy portion, I did the downward arrow technique to learn more about Jillian's fears and Self-Defeating Beliefs. The goal was not to change Jillian, but simply to understand the root of her suffering at a deeper level. We started with the thought, “I should know how to fix people who come to me with a problem like depression, anxiety, headaches, or headaches, or even the lack of money to pay for the medications I prescribe.” Here's how the Downward Arrow dialogue evolved: David: And if you sometimes do not have the solution for your patients, what does that mean to you? Why is that upsetting to you? Jillian: Then people will be disappointed and leave me. David: And then what? What are you the most afraid of? Jillian: My practice will deteriorate. David: And then? Jillian: My patients will think I'm a failure. David: What would happen then? What are you the most afraid of? Jillian: Then the whole town will think I'm a failure. David: Of course, no one would want something like that to happen, but we might all experience it differently? What would that mean to you if the whole town thought you were a failure? Why would that be upsetting to you? Jillian: That would mean I'm a loser. David: And if that were true, what would that mean to you? Jillian: That would mean that I don't mean anything to anybody. David: And then? What would happen if you didn't mean anything to anybody? Jillian: Then there'd be no point in life. That was pretty much the bottom of the barrel. The purpose of the Downward Arrow Technique is to uncover the Self-Defeating Beliefs at the root of your suffering. Once you've generated your Downward Arrow list, all you have to do is review it, and then look at my list of 23 Common Self-Defeating Beliefs and circle all the ones that seem to fit. As an exercise, you might want to take a look at the list and see how many you can find before you see the ones that Jillian found! Here's Jillian's list: Perfectionism Perceived Perfectionism Achievement Addiction Approval Addiction Fear of Rejection Pleasing Others (Submissiveness) Worthlessness Spotlight Fallacy Brushfire Fallacy Superwoman A Country Doctor, Part 2 of 2 A = Assessment of Resistance At the end of the moving and tearful empathy phase, we asked Jillian about her goals for the session, which included the ability to enjoy my work to give away all of my certificates set limits with my patients feel happy with what I do not have to fear my work anymore! After Jillian said she would be willing to press the Magic Button to achieve all these goals instantly if we had one, we suggested Positive Reframing first. to see what might be lost of she suddenly achieved all these goals. You can creview the Positive Reframing that we did together. Here's Jillian's Emotions table at the end of Positive Reframing, showing her goals for each emotion when we used the Magic Dial. The idea is to dial each feeling down to a lower level that would reduce your suffering while still allowing you to preserve all the awesome things about you!   Emotions % Now % Goal % After Emotions % Now % Goal % After Sad, blue, down, unhappy 80 15   Embarrassed, foolish, humiliated, self-conscious 50 10   Anxious, nervous 90 20   Hopeless, discouraged, pessimistic, despairing 100 0   Bad 70 0   Frustrated, stuck, thwarted, defeated 90 5   Inferior, inadequate, incompetent 95 5   Angry, mad, resentful, annoyed, irritated, upset, furious 100 10     Jillian said that the Positive Reframing really opened her up, especially when we read the list of positives out loud. It kind of shocked her in a good way so see that her negative feelings were not really problems, defects, or symptoms of one or more “mental disorders,” but the expression of what was most beautiful and awesome about her as a human being, and as a physician. This Positive Reframing is one of the unique aspects of TEAM-CBT. Although we are encouraging the patient to keep the symptoms, rather than pressing the Magic Button that makes them disappear, it paradoxically eliminates or drastically reduces the resistance to change, and opens the door to the possibility of ultra-rapid recovery. M = Methods We asked Jillian what Negative Thought she wanted to work on first, and she chose #9: “I'm not having a big enough impact.” She believed this thought 100%. First, we asked Jillian to identify and explain the cognitive distortions in this thought, and she focused on these: Should Statement; Self-Blame, All-or-Nothing Thinking, Mental Filtering, and Discounting the Positive. In retrospect, I think I spotted two additional distortions: Emotional Reading (I feel I'm not having a positive impact, so I must not be having a positive impact) and Mind-Reading (my patients expect me to have the answers to all their problems and judge me when I don't have all the answers.) Then we challenged the Negative Thought, and Jillian she was able, with a little help and a role reversal, to crush it, as you can see here. Usually, crushing one Negative Thought is about all you really have to do, because once the patient blows one Negative Thought out of the water, there is usually a kind of “cognitive click,” and the brain suddenly changes, and all the positive circuits suddenly get fired up. It's amazing to behold, and you will hear it for yourself! The dam did suddenly break, and Jillian could clobber the rest of her Negative Thoughts fairly easily, using a combination of Self-Defense, Self-Acceptance, and a lot of the CAT technique. She suddenly appeared to be a radically and delightfully different person during the Externalization of Voices. You can see her feelings on the Emotions table at the end of the session. Emotions % Now % Goal % After Emotions % Now % Goal % After Sad, blue, down, unhappy 80 15 0 Embarrassed, foolish, humiliated, self-conscious 50 10 0 Anxious, nervous 90 20 0 Hopeless, discouraged, pessimistic, despairing 100 0 0 Bad 70 0 0 Frustrated, stuck, thwarted, defeated 90 5 0 Inferior, inadequate, incompetent 95 5 0 Angry, mad, resentful, annoyed, irritated, upset, furious 100 10 0 Jillian's scores on my Happiness Test on the Brief Mood Survey also soared to 100% and her ratings of Jill and David on Empathy and Helpfulness tests were also perfect. After the workshop, Jillian sent this email. Hi Jill and David, As I drove home tonight from my office, I actually felt like my heart had been opened. My chest didn't feel as tight and locked-up like it normally does. It felt so relaxed. I put my baseball cap on, rolled the windows down, and listened to 90's country music (my favorite) on my drive and sang loudly. I have spent the last hour checking my new superpowers. There have been negative thoughts, but telling them to "shut the heck up. I am not listening to you" has been quite liberating. I even was greeted by my 4 year old when I got out of the car. I knelt down and hugged her without the worry of being a rotten mom, but rather one of feeling like I am the perfect mom for her, flaws and all. Thank you for this opportunity. I took a chance to email you in the first place after listening to a podcast weeks ago. I thought there would be no chance in heck that I would be selected. I am glad I had this remarkable opportunity and grateful to have worked with both of you. Much love and admiration, Jillian I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Again, a big hug and thanks to the star or our podcast, Dr. Jillian Scherer who gave us all an incredible gift today! Thanks for listening. I hope you learned a ton and were moved emotionally. Write and let us know what you think! Rhonda, Jill, Jillian, and David

One way in which we play-it-safe is by “discounting what's important to us or minimizing our needs.” Of course, in relationships sometimes we prioritize the relationships' needs versus our individual needs. And yet, if this playing-it-safe move goes unchecked we may end up living lives that are not fulfilling, meaningful or rewarding.In this conversation, I chatted with Paul Ollinger, a nationally-touring stand-up comedian, podcaster, and former digital sales leader.This conversation was a powerful one because:Paul shares in detail how he made a shift, twice, from having a career that looked perfect on the outside and was enjoyable, - great benefits, stable, great people to work with - to creating a career path that was meaningful and purposeful.Paul shared the key questions he asked himself when figuring out what gives him meaning in this career:What would happen if I gave it all that I got in this life?What is my day-to-day life going to look like when I'm into this?What's success?What's my stress going to be about?Who will I spend time with?Lastly, Paul shared his behind-the-scenes process when preparing for a stand-up show, starting with idea collection and ending in his mindset when performing in front of an audience.You have heard me say this before, we all play-it-safe. The challenge is when we do it, how often we do it, and how we do it. Discounting what matters to us is just another playing-it-safe move and we better watch out for it!Get compassionate, research-based, and actional tips to stop playing-it-safe: https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-newsletter/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Waiting to win means you are losing.We get into talking about Black Friday and why Black Friday will not save you. Why a single event, whether it's the trade show of the year, whether it's the Christmas rush or whatever cannot create a sustainable business.Make Sales NowBring your sales forward. Do not train your customers to wait for discounts or Black Friday sales. Discounting never builds brands or loyal customers. No one is loyal to discounters.Stand Out or Get TrampledIf you are slow and uncompetitive now, how will you win on the fastest, most competitive sales days of the year? You need a unique approach and strategy better than 20% off storewide.See Farther than FailureIncredible Black Friday sales create slumps immediately after the sales event. Use subscriptions and other recurring revenue strategy to increase lifetime value. Selling information, consulting, and community and advanced strategies that my clients are using to dominate their industries.

Summary. In this Recover Week episode, we introduce you to cognitive distortions and go through a hand-full in this first of two episodes on the subject. Enjoy!Topics covered.  Alex's good but uneventful week. Michele's catching up from last week. What are cognitive distortions? What could have been the origin of such negative thinking? The importance of working with a mental health professional if you're struggling with cognitive distortions, among other things. We discussed the following types of cognitive distortions: Always being right; Catastrophizing; Discounting the positive; Emotional reasoning; Fallacy of change; Fallacy of control; Fallacy of fairness; Polarization. And more.Ways to participate in FMR.Submit questions for FREE or for $1.Nominate and vote on future topics for $2.Gain free access to all the content we make (ebooks, recipes, Q&As, etc) for $5.Have your name/organization mentioned at the end of the show for $10.Each level includes the perks from the levels below the one you choose.Listen to the "Introducing FMR 2.0" episode for more details.Read more and sign-up on the Join tab of our website.Click on the link below to get 20% off your purchase of supplements that Lindsay recommends in the show. It is important for us to disclose that Lindsay does get a percentage from each sale made through this link. Lindsay's recommendations are independent of Wellevate, which is only a place to buy products. Wellevate does not influence her recommendations in any way. Only science, research, and clinical experience guide her recommendations.https://wellevate.me/lindsay-maloneClick here to go to our blog, learn more about us, or become a member.You can follow us on social media here:Alex on Twitter (@alex_uding)Ali on Instagram (@fullbelly.full.life)Lindsay on Twitter (@lindsaymalonerd) or Instagram (@lindsay.malone.rdn)Michele on Twitter (@micheleionno) or Instagram (@micheleionno)Please like our page on Facebook (@fuelmoverecover) or Instagram (@fuelmoverecover). Please, subscribe/rate/review the podcast wherever you listen, subscribe to our youtube channel, and share our stuff on your social media pages.Thanks to those who support us in making this a reality.

Discounting positives is similar to mental filtering. It means we are just letting some things through and I don't mean the positives. You are totally spot on if you think that this can be really detrimental for anyone suffering from anxiety. It can lead to more anxiety, depression, and actually feeling unable to even give something a try at all. Discounting the positive is a habitual way of disregarding our successes and strengths while focusing instead on what we consider to be our weaknesses and our failures. In our minds, if something isn't perfect it is, by default, flawed. Since perfection rarely, if ever, exists in our world, pretty much everything is considered a failure or flawed in some way. Let me give you 5 tips that have helped me and also my client Maryanne and her daughter Lauren tremendously. Watch the video on my youtube channel and if this is you, or your child and you want some help, let me know. Have a beautiful Sunday. Susanne I would love to hear from you. Have a great week. Enjoy Love Susanne www.susannemcallister.com

Many brands default to discounting as the "easy button" for juicing their online sales, but doing this too often can put you on a price-cutting hamster wheel that is increasingly difficult to get off of. In this episode, Ryan and Jon talk about the psychology behind discounts, why they are so attractive to consumers, and how you can achieve similar results with alternative strategies that don't undermine the value of your products or position you as a "bargain brand." Listen to the full episode if you want to learn: Why discounts are so compelling for consumers The downsides of habitual discounting for your brand When discounts are the correct pricing strategy to use Alternatives to discounting that work just as well How to assess and improve your current pricing strategy If you have questions, ideas, or feedback to share, hit us up on Twitter. We're @jonmacdonald (https://www.twitter.com/jonmacdonald) and @ryangarrow. (https://www.twitter.com/ryangarrow)

We came equipped with an internal compass that knows how to get us to our next desire. Our intuition or knowingness is the way in which we let our soul lead us rather than listening to the noise of our ego who wants to keep us safe and small. Over time we refine this knowingness by clearing the lower frequencies and unconscious energy and by trusting the information we receive.

#252: Sadness as Celebration, Part 1 In today's podcast, Rhonda and David present Part 1 of their work with a young woman named Rose. Rose is a 38-year-old mother of two boys aged 2 and 5. She works as a Therapist at an outpatient clinic, the East Bay Center for Anxiety Relief, and is a member of our Tuesday training group at Stanford. Rose sought help because of her profound grief after talking to her mother about her father's recent visit to his oncologist. Her father has had many severe health problems in the past several years. He's been a survivor, but suddenly the outlook seems bleak, and Rose feels tremendous sadness and fear, because of her deep love for her father. In most cases, grief does not need treatment. Clearly, grieving is healthy and even necessary when you lose someone you love. However, it can be helpful to distinguish healthy from unhealthy grief. From a cognitive therapy perspective, all feelings, including grief over the loss or impending loss of someone you love, result from your thoughts. Healthy grief results from negative thoughts that are not distorted. For example, if a loved one dies, you may think of all the things you loved about that person and the experiences you will no longer be able to share. Your sadness is actually an expression of your love. Healthy grief, in contrast, results from distorted thoughts. For example, in my book, Feeling Good, I described a young physician who became suicidal when her brother committed suicide because she told herself; “I should have known he was suicidal that day. His death was my fault, and so I, too, deserve to die.” This thought triggered intense guilt, and it contains many of the familiar cognitive distortions, including Self-Blame, Emotional Reasoning, Should Statements, and Discounting the Positive, and Fortune-Telling, to name just a few. With my help, she was able to challenge and crush her distorted thoughts, and her depression disappeared. Then she was then able to grieve his tragic death. Paradoxically, the distorted thoughts that triggered the unhealthy grief had actually prevented her from grieving in a healthy way. Today's podcast is illuminating because Rose is experiencing a combination of healthy and unhealthy grief resulting from a mix of undistorted and distorted thoughts. The work that Rose did is incredibly inspiring, and sad. Today we will publish the first half of the session, including T = Testing and E = Empathy. Next week, we will publish the second half of the session, starting with the question, “What do we have to offer our patients once we've empathized?” Then you will hear the A = Assessment of Resistance and M = Methods portion of our work with Rose. T = Testing Take a look at the Daily Mood Log (LINK) that Rose shared with us at the start of her session. You will see that she had very elevated scores in 8 different categories of negative feelings, suggesting she was in pretty intense distress. We will ask her to rate these feelings again at the end of the session so we can see if she experienced any changes during the session. I'm a firm believer that all therapists should use testing at every session, and many are now doing this, but lots of therapists still refuse for a variety of reasons. I was going to say “bogus reasons,” but didn't want to sound harsh or dogmatic! To me, the refusal of psychotherapists or psychiatrists to measure symptoms at every session is the “unforgiveable sin!” I don't believe it is possible to do good therapy, much less world class therapy, without Testing, for a wide variety of reasons: Therapists perceptions of how patients feel, and patients feel about them, are not accurate. Measuring suicidal urges at the start and end of every session can save lives. Seeing how effective. or ineffective, you were at every session allows you to fine tune the therapy and abandon strategies and methods that aren't working in favor of better techniques. This turns your patients into the greatest teachers you've ever had—IF you can take the heat! You will see, for the first time, how your patients rate your Empathy and Helpfulness at every session. At first, this information can be incredibly shocking, but if you process it with your patient at the next session in the spirit of humility, warmth, and curiosity, the experience can be transformative. E = Empathy Rose explained that she was feeling acute grief because of her father's health problems. He had extensive surgery to remove a cancerous kidney in 2014, but the surgeons found additional unusual growths around his spleen. Her dad has also had open heart surgery, surgery to remove a bone tumor, and many other serious medical problems. She said, “he's like a cat with nine lives, but we're concerned that now he's near the end.” He experienced GI distress and vomiting in September of 2020, and was hospitalized again in February of 2021, but they found nothing. In March, he was again hospitalized, and the doctor found an aggressive cancerous liposarcoma in his abdomen. Then they found more tumors in his back, and determined that it was Stage 3. The usual treatment would include radiation and more surgery, but he simply cannot stand any more surgeries, so we began to lose hope. Rhonda commented that he's suffered greatly, and the family has suffered as well, since 2014. Rose and her family finally got to visit him in San Diego on Memorial Day, and this was helpful. She said he's still really active with the activities he loves, including golf and gardening, and treasures every moment, and loves spending time with his two grandsons. Rose painfully described the impact of the pandemic, which meant they were only able to visit him twice in the past year. That made it especially nice to connect and see his grandsons during their Memorial Day visit. She said he was especially “present” and cherished those moments. She said: He was doing pretty well, and was telling his friends that he's happy with what he's accomplished in his life. He grew up in Bosnia, and was poor, with many challenges, so family is really important to him. Catholicism was the center of his culture. The whole family feels more connected now. The grief has brought us closer together. He's started chemotherapy, but I'm pessimistic. The doctor said it was only 20% effective, and it's expensive: $3,000 a month. I do not really know what the timeline is, but it was helpful to visit in person and to see that he can feel joy. My negative feelings typically run in the range of 50 to 60, but they can be suddenly triggered and spike much higher; for example, when I tell myself that he won't get to see his grandchildren and share so many important moments with them when they're growing up. He tries to comfort us when we ask how he's doing, and he says, “I'm okay; I'm just a little tired.” My anxiety fluctuates because so much is not known. I'm not sure how this will affect him. What will the impact be? I'm afraid he'll get depressed because he may not be able to do the activities he loves, like golf. I also struggle with feelings of guilt. Should we have visited more? Should we move from the Bay Area to San Diego? We've been having some zoom calls, but they're hard. The boys compete for his attention on the calls. Rhonda asked: “You seem to have so much love for him. What has it been like to have him for a dad?” Rose answered: I have two brothers, and I'm the only daughter, so there's always been a special connection between my dad and me, and his values of hard work and family. Soccer has been really important, and he was so proud when Croatia won the world cup. Connection has always been so important. I wanted to go to South America when I was in my 20's, because I wanted to learn more Spanish and seek adventure. Everyone said it could be dangerous, so don't go alone. So my dad went with me, and we had our own wonderful adventures. When I think about that, it makes the feelings of loss all the more painful, because we're losing that connection. Rhonda and I asked for a grade on empathy. She said: “The session feels warm and I feel connected with both of you. A+” End of Part 1 Next week, you can hear the inspiring and moving conclusion of today's session.

Bakes' Takes Podcast Show Notes Saturday,    July 10, 2021   :24 Why I do this—Bobby, Jack, please listen in.   ‘87 crash, journey, technical analysis first, fundamentals second, not right or wrong, just works for me. read WSJ, Barron's Economist, listen to podcasts, devour relevant newsletters, monitor what Google alerts bring. Point you to them, but if you don't want to do that, please know that I'll do it for you and I eat home cooking, I have no conflicts. What are your pain points? Problems you'd like solved? Topics I should cover? Thank you.   2:10 Supercast/Patreon levels. Weekly call with me on Discord, teach technical analysis, etc. You help me design the show. Guests I should reach out to. Text like I send to my sons. 610-331-4283.   2:29 Not investment advice. Please conduct, and share, your own due diligence.   3:41 Bakes' Take—Fan Mail! Calls! Questions! Mike!   Anonymous, NY—Rental Property? No rush. Vs. earn nothing in the bank.                BT                   Invest in themes, trends on top           401(k)               SPX, int'l, stay in market     Debt down?           Don't have debt 72-75      Real Estate             Term Insurance        Take care of loved ones Cash, Gold, Bitcoin   6 mos. liquid, inflation/deflation   4:10 4/3/21 show, applies here. You're young. No wife/kids don't need insurance yet. Maybe take 6 months up to a year. Cash/Gold/Bitcoin likely yields 3%+ but not the aim. Real estate clearly way to wealth. Live in and have tenants pay your mortgage. Illiquid, leveraged. Market hot. Make sure you want to live in it own next 10 years.   9:40 Justin, PA—Japan, buying opportunity? Options? Discounting first half hour of trading. Options not for me. Adds timing element, just didn't fit prior roles.   11:58 Bakes' Take—RE great long term investment, market is hot, stress test purchase. Japan/options--too short term for me.   Mr. Fernandez, YouTube   14:00 Bakes' Take–Gold last week. Fresh ideas, step by step. Fact sheet, individual stocks?   14:23 Bakes' Takes+--What would you like?   14:29 Please share this with your RH or RR friends, send your other stocks/ideas and I will offer strategy for them as well. Please stay tuned.   14:39 Jerry, Jerry, Mark (my mechanics)—know WeBull CEO, prefer over RH, thoughts?   14:53 Bakes' Takes—My Themes/Groups   15:00 +12.26% YTD, 17% cash, looking for fresh ideas.   16:48 URNM--$42.90 to $62.63, 46% YTD   17:10 TBF-Sold at 2.7% loss. Decisive close below 200 dma. Market believes Fed, commodities softening, bond yields down to 1.35%, prices up, short bonds didn't work…this time.   18:22 Mr. Fernandez from YouTube—this is how I identify promising stocks/ETF's. 1/1700 charts. Breakout of base on above average volume.   18:57 Short De Spac ETF/SOGU--#1 Chargepoint/CHPT, NKLA, RIDE, CLOV, 25 total, lock-ups, valuations, lousy businesses, 2 years to do deal, quality declining, Shaq, ARod many others seeking co's, EV heavy—grid can't handle, Google Alerts will kick out more, your thoughts?   23:13 Chargepoint/CHPT—Charging stations in So. CA, Losing money, $32 mil/qtr rev's little growth, $8.4 billion mkt cap, short interest way down, AND THE TECHNICALS ARE DETERIORATING!. 24 others, I like our chances   Bakes' Take—Cut losses, let winners run, short SPAC's/SOGU very promising     Bakes' Takes-Gray Swan, new segment   WSJ, Elaine Yu--50-year old man stabbed cop who survived, then stabbed himself in the heart. Reminds me of The Godfather/Cuba. Tiananmen Square II coming? China's response then U.S./World response to China?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_owwtZJl8 Viva Fidel!   Bakes' Take—Podcasts of the Week!   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e39-west-coast-super-drought-climate-crisis-nuclear/id1502871393?i=1000528321580 26:41 All-in 3 minutes David Friedberg, CA 70% hydro, water levels dangerously low right now! 24 minutes—Chamath, liberals are intellectually lazy, solar is dirty, mining copper, lithium for batteries, 3 Mile Island, Chernobyl set nuclear back, changing   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/didi-to-doughnuts-and-an-interview-with-meredith-whitney/id1545205930?i=1000527661333 28:35 15 mins Dan Nathan China took over HK, little press coverage, 27 mins Danny Moses Sha'Carri Richardson's positive marijuana test   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stop-worrying-learn-to-love-debt-bomb-tony-dwyer-canaccord/id1545205930?i=1000526822595 Tony Dwyer 34 minutes, take away taper at same time infrastructure bill increases debt, rates up, 45 minutes cannabis CT RI 19 states now, 36 medical                                                                                                       Bakes' Take—Uranium is ESG! China is a Gray Swan. Rates still likely up 2H. Cannabis is like alcohol stocks post Prohibition.   Bakes' Take—Reporters of the Week!   31:34-33:23   And, indeed, turbulence, or worse, could lie ahead, Michael Burry told our colleague Connor Smith. Burry, a key player in both the book and film versions of The Big Short, won a fortune by betting against the housing market before the subprime mortgage collapse. More recently, he was an early bull on Gamestop (ticker: GME), but took his profits in 2020's fourth quarter before the frenzy around the original meme stock took off. Now he's warning that the craze will end in tears.   “I don't know when meme stocks such as this will crash, but we probably do not have to wait too long, as I believe the retail crowd is fully invested in this theme, and Wall Street has jumped on the coattails,” he told Connor in an email. “We're running out of new money available to jump on the bandwagon.”   31:34 Bakes' Take—#GME #AMC seem tired. Twitter—what makes them go up from here.   Bakes' Take—Charts/Tweets/Posts of the Week!   Bakes' Takes-   Bakes' Take— Newsletters of the Week     33:25 ISM Prices paid 92.1, 1979 last. Not transitory. This chart from 2015. Test of high in yields likely.   34:23 Fire shuts down Cigar Lake 35:04 Bloomberg Commodity   35:32 Vs. WeBull? Pros cons of other apps? Survey. Please send.   36:40 Bakes' Take—Yields likely up. Commodities likely up. #URNM so one mine doesn't hurt much. RH the stock, no. WeBull service better?   37:16 Please also subscribe to my Bakes' Takes YouTube Channel, the audio is the same but the charts that I reference are on the screen. Follow us on Twitter @BakesTakes_ and other social media. Please, please use your voice memo app, tape your question(s) and email to bakes@bakestakespodcast.com or write if you prefer. I will also keep you anonymous is you'd like.   Thank you for listening, Mike Wilson is my producer.   Have a great week. Bakes   Bakes' Beacons—Everyday Heroes   Much-needed levity…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c86Ytt0gmE8 37:42 Best of Whitney Cummings, Comedy Central Roast

Being in a service-based business, we all have different ways and methods when it  comes to pricing our customers and clients. Whatever ways or methods it may be, all we want is to gain PROFIT that will make our business sustainable. In this episode, I'll share the worst pricing ideas I've ever heard that I want you to avoid. Enjoy listening!    Here are a few insights you'll hear in today's show… - The worst pricing idea that I've ever heard. - By offering your services for free will expedite the collapse of your own business. - Discounting, mates rates, and “can you do any better?”--terrible strategies to employ!  - The reasons why slashing and burning prices is never going to be a good strategy. Connect with Annette Ferguson: Website: https://annetteandco.co.uk/ (https://annetteandco.co.uk/) Twitter and Instagram: @annette_fergs Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkohh_X-4R5mKfEW9rBQ1qA

July 4, 2021 The perfect Son of God was rejected by his home town. Then Jesus had his disciples preach in the surrounding villages. We need to be warned by the unbelief of Nazareth that we do not fall into the same attitude of contempt, and so miss out on the grace of God. Scripture: ... [Read more...]

Want to be paid what you're worth? Discover the mark of value. Read full transcript: Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. Whether you're 1 day in business or you're 10 years in business or a 100 years in business, that's not the mark of your value. Your mark of your value is, how much value are you bringing? What's the return on investment that your client's are getting by working with you and if you work for an hour and you make them a 100,000 dollars, well you can charge 10 grand or 20 grand for that hour if you want. So don't discount your way to market share because what you've done is you've trained your clientele to pay you that much and they're not all of a sudden gonna just want to hire you--you know raise their fees and when you go to hire--get new clients you're gonna--they're gonna say “well can I speak to anyone you've work with before?” Great! you're gonna send them over to all your discount people, right? So come out right at the gate, charge what you're worth. Now you can have promotions, you can do specials but you're not--don't discount, discount is a big mistake. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould and this has been your #70secondCEO.

Expanding your market share through discounts? STOP! Listen to this advice from Carl Gould your #70secondCEO. Read full transcript: Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. One of the big mistake that early stage entrepreneurs make is that, they try to discount their way to market share and then once they have a critical mass and they're like “okay now I'm gonna start getting paid what I'm worth” that's a huge mistake I mean, if you think about it, if Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey decided to start a mentoring program they would not say “hey everyone, I'm thinking of starting a mentoring program, so but I've never done it before, never have once so for a special time, I'm gonna only charge half or a third of my rate”, you know yeah no chance they do that. Here‘s what they would say and here's what I would recommend everyone of your listeners uses, is when your--if you're starting or launching your business or you watch the new product or offering here's your script okay, your script is; I'm making myself available to the market in a way I've never been available before. When I was in the corporate world you couldn't hire me unless you wanted to pay me 250 thousand or above, you know. And you don't need me for all that time, but you would--you couldn't even hire me if you wanted, so I am now making myself available to the market in a way that I could or I'm making this product or this service or this access in a way that I've never made it available before. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould and this has been your #70secondCEO.

In this week's episode of Chill & Prosper, we're talking about awkward money conversations (my favourite topic!). Talking about money doesn't have to be so painful, I promise!  Spoiler alert: People asking for discounts or bartering arrangements and clients asking for discounts, this WILL happen.  Unfortunately, I've seen people completely quit their business because they hate talking about money and saying no.  That doesn't have to be you. I promise it can be easy peasy! Let's turn those awkward conversations into empowering opportunities for you!

Tuition Discounting at private colleges and universities continued to rise in the 2020-21 academic year as institutions tried to keep pace with students' financial needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, NACUBO's vice president for policy and research, Liz Clark talks with Jeff Weinstein, co-founder and vice president for strategic analytics at Vemo Education, about tuition discounting and how institutions should re-think aid to attract and retain a new generation of students.  Links & Notes 2020 Tuition Discounting Study Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn

The agent's question today involves a big account - a 45 location fast food chain doing a few million per month and as many as 200,000 transactions per month. An irate customer felt there was extra tax charged. How do I explain that to satisfy the customer and the merchant?

The agent today is newer to the world of cash discounting. He has a car dealership client seeing more customer dissatisfaction than expected toward cash discounting. What advice can James give to make easier implementation of the program and offer better training to business staff?

The question today comes from an agent who's getting objections to cash discounting. She wants to know how to overcome these objections.

The leap to integrating cash discounting and surcharging to POS, card not present, gateways, etc. is more possible than you may believe. Here's how...

Tune in to learn how Dynamic Merchant Processing has succeeded in selling cash discounting to large merchants. These monster merchants are seeing minimal customer pushback, and their valuations are rising because of cash discounting, says Dustin Wilkins, President at Dynamic. Plus Patti reports on a new Square-Plaid collaboration and James answers questions from the field.

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As a salesperson, how do you avoid discounting? How do you close a sale without offering discounts? Having the right sales strategy is critical in closing a deal. Make sure that your prospect understands the value that you provide, convince them to make an investment on getting your product or service because it meets their needs and fixes their problems. Stop sounding like you are discountable. Salespeople lack the PCE: Passion, Conviction, Enthusiasm. Price is only an issue in the absence of value. Connect with Us! House of Revenue™ Mary Grothe

In This Episode You Will Learn About: Should you give discounts for your products and services? What messages discounting your products can send 10 Alternatives to discounting your prices and services Resources: Visit https://bit.ly/3cusYF8 to grab your free In Tune Rituals Workbook Grab your Affirmation Card Deck: www.4theloveofthriving.com/affirmationcarddeck Show Notes: When you first begin in the online coaching or service space, it is tempting to listen and follow the crowds of giving discounts to clients, friends and family our of fear of being ‘too expensive' to have client. In this episode, I walk you through numerous alternatives you can do the next time someone asks you for a discount for your products and services. Follow me on social media @4TheLoveOfThriving on Instagram and check out www.4TheLoveOfThriving.com ADD 'SO LONG' to you Spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iLvwOV --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/4lot/message

An argument between economists is usually as exciting as reading the phone book (what's that?), especially about something as boring-sounding as the discount rate. But it's an argument that underlies how governments and businesses solve (or don't solve) climate change. So, literally life and death stuff. Jason, Rob, and Asher explore why the discount rate, and discounting the future more broadly, is so deadly important, and why the number 0 is what our kids and grandkids deserve. In our Do-the-Opposite segment, catch up with Jane Davidson and her ideas for establishing better governance and a livable environment.Support the show (https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/)

This episode is for everyone with a business, especially for those starting out, but really for everybody, because fortunately, we all have friends/family.  Today, they've covered questions like whether you should work for friends and family or not, why you might want to do it, and what you need to be aware of. Learn all the positives things about working with friends and family and get their hot tips on how you make sure your relationship is not damaged after you’ve finished with those projects. Resources mentioned in this episode: Epi. 025: Dangers of Discounting with Liz Flemming Epi. 034: Sis my Aesthetic - Client Red Flags Shout out to Georgia Kaye, Web Designer extraordinaire WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn   Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Sarah, you can find her as @dallasweddingplanner on TikTok, as @sisteredstates on Instagram. And you can check out her services through sisteredstates.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.

When and where is it OK to give a discount off of your services? This week we talk about times where discounting is appropriate and times where discounting affects yourself and your brand. We dissect different scenarios this week on the podcast. Tune in! This episode has been brought to you by our friends at Retouch Up! Sign up for your FREE account at www.retouchup.com with the referral code GYST for some special discounts!Get your GYST SWAG at www.getyourshoottogether.com

The question this week is from an agent with a big opportunity to sell a multi-location business of drive-through coffee shops. This is a small transaction business with average ticket size of $5 to $6. They are currently processing with PayPal at 2.7% and no swipe fee and they are open to eliminating their processing fees.

In episode 291, we welcome our guest, Ron Lieber, the Your Money columnist for The New York author of the book, The Price You Pay for College.  In today’s episode, we’re talking about what Ron describes as the biggest financial decision your family will ever make: paying for your child’s college tuition. We begin with some background as to how the sticker price of college has soared over the past few decades.  Then Ron explains what merit aid is, how it can save you tens of thousands of dollars, and how schools are using it to compete with other schools for prospective students. Ron walks us through some of the best ways to start preparing for this big expense and why he believes you should talk to your son or daughter before they enter high school about all the factors impacting this important financial decision.  As we wind down, Ron explains what policy suggestions he’d love to see implemented to help fix the student debt crisis.  All this and more in episode 291 with The New York Times’ Ron Lieber.    

What are your feelings about discounting? If you are like a lot of lash artists I talk to, many people feel discounting their services hurts their brand. I'd say that is true if you are fully booked out for three months and every time you raise your prices, your books stay full. If your name in your community is gold like this, then yes discounting will hurt your brand. That all said, I'm going to assume there are enough of you out there who are newer and are trying to build your following...or maybe you have a couple of new team members you've trained and they are not busy yet...or maybe it's January or August and things are just a little slower in these months (or maybe you have been dealing with this freakin pandemic and clients are scared to come in). If this sounds like you, then discounting your services can be a great way to attract people to you when done correctly. In this episode, I explain why you should start looking into discounting your services, how you should discount, when you should discount, and why knowing your lifetime value of a client is so important. My hope is you'll take this "discount tool" off the shelf, dust it off, and put it back in your tool belt (why am I using a woodshop analogy?). When you are building your business, you want to have every tool at your disposal. ANNOUNCEMENTS: WIN $200 AMAZON GIFT CARD We need your help us get the word out for our podcast and a great way to do that is by giving us a review on Apple Podcasts. Please leave one today, take a screenshot of it and email it to paul@lashcastpodcast.com or post it on IG and tag us @lashcastpodcast. At the end of every month, we'll throw all the names in a hat and pick a winner. Thank you so much for your support! LINK TO BUY A LASHCONFERENCE T-SHIRT: http://bit.ly/3pylzIf LINK TO APPLY TO BE A SPEAKER AT THE LASHCONFERENCE 2021 https://forms.gle/TjthxSqCGEytqyyD9 IG: @lashcastpodcast @thelashconference.con Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/lashcastpodcast/ Contact Paul Luebbers: paul@lashcastpodcast.com