Podcasts about maximize your strengths

Some strengths you naturally possess, others you work to hone over time. In today's episode of Self Smarter, we are resharing an episode that you may have overlooked…all about utilizing your strengths! Dan'l and Megan discuss how you can not only identify your strengths but also how you can hone them and invest in them to best serve yourself and others. What better way to prepare for the new year and kick off 2024 on the right foot? In today's music moment, hear Dan'l and Megan talk about Daisy Jones & The Six.Show Notes: We have a new tool launched for marketers that may just help your business and best of all – it's totally free!  Our 2024 Social Media Calendar is ready for free download on the DMA website.  This calendar features twelve months of events and holidays that your team can use to prepare relevant social media content.  Get your hands on the calendar when you visit dma-solutions.com or email info@dma-solutions.com for the link.Top 5 Clifton Strengths assessment – Gallup#28: What Is Your Working Genius? episode – The Self Smarter Podcast#49: Why You Need To Read Atomic Habits Now episode – The Self Smarter Podcast#54: Feedback vs. Feed-Forward episode – The Self Smarter PodcastHow To Identify Your Personal Strengths article – 80,000 hoursBring Your Strengths to Life & Live More Fully article – VIA Institute on CharacterValues in Action Inventory of Strengths article – WikipediaFollow the podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/selfsmarterpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfsmarterpodcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/self-smarter-podcast/about/Rate the Self Smarter Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review to help us improve our content.Advertise on the Self Smarter Podcast to reach our audience of business leaders via info@dma-solutions.com.

Hitting rock bottom can be a huge catalyst for growth. In this episode, Bob Stewart puts Chad Hyams in the hot seat to reveal his hard-earned lessons, along with the eye-opening moments that helped him write the book “Achieve Your Apex: How to Maximize Your Strengths, Create Predictable Results, and Thrive in Every Facet of Your Life” and launch the Achieve Your Apex podcast. Connect with Chad Hyams: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chadhyams/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadhyams Website: https://www.chadhyams.com/ Resources discussed in this episode: Win Make Give Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WinMakeGive Get your copy of “Achieve Your Apex: How to Maximize Your Strengths, Create Predictable Results, and Thrive in Every Facet of Your Life” here: https://amzn.to/351iBab Connect with the hosts: Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/ Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/ Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/ More ways to connect:  Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/ More ways to connect: Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/ ------ Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In this episode of Shift with Elena Agar - I sit down with Alissa Daire Nelson - a true catalyst for personal and organizational transformation. Alissa is not only the Founder and CEO of Daire 2 Succeed, but she's also a certified Professional Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds a myriad of certifications in strengths, facilitation, well-being, and positive change. Her impressive background spans healthcare, coaching, and even coaching a high school gymnastics team. Join us as we dive into Alissa's multifaceted journey, from healthcare professional to coach, author, and host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast. Discover how she helps organizations create workplaces where leaders and employees thrive together, and how she believes in the inherent awesomeness of individuals and teams. Alissa's story is one of empowerment, growth, and the belief that we are all capable of achieving greatness, especially when we work together. Prepare to be inspired and equipped with the tools to unlock your own potential. About Alissa: Founder and CEO of Daire 2 Succeed, established in 2014. She is a certified Professional Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds certifications in Strengths Strategy, Xchange Facilitation, Creating Positive Change, Team Momentum™, and PERMAH™ Workplace Wellbeing. She's the host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, author of From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: Four Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For and has been featured regularly on TV news, and on podcasts from all over the globe. Her rich background includes serving in healthcare for over a decade, as a Registered Dietitian (RD) and a Registered Nurse (RN). She is the head coach of Minneapolis Washburn's High School Gymnastics team. She's a devoted wife and mother of two teenage daughters. Most importantly, she believes you and your team are frickin' awesome. And she believes that we are better together. Through facilitation, interactive training, and group and individual coaching, with all levels of the organization, Alissa and the amazing team at Daire 2 Succeed work with organizations to create workplaces leaders and employees are proud to work in. Connect with Alissa: Business FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Daire2Succeed Business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daire2succeed/ Business Twitter: https://twitter.com/daire2succeed Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alissadairenelson/ Business LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daire2succeed/ About your host: From university lecture halls to global corporate boardrooms, Elena Agaragimova's journey epitomizes resilience. Her mission? To cultivate human potential, set up effective talent acquisition pipelines, and build transformative talent development programs. Elena doesn't merely train—she transforms. Whether engaging a bustling room of executives or leading a virtual session for tech aficionados, her insights ignite change. Colleagues and clients praise her knack for driving growth and empowering others, ensuring both individuals and organizations flourish in the competitive business landscape. Her enthusiasm for cognitive science enriches her strategies, reflecting her deep belief in the untapped potential of the human mind. As a current enrollee in a Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Program, Elena broadens her understanding of how people learn, aiming to maximize effectiveness both personally and professionally. When Elena takes the stage to speak, her message resonates with audiences from New York to Dubai. As an entrepreneur, Elena co-founded Bloom Youth, a tech education platform that arms the next generation with essential future-ready skills. She also launched Bessern, a tech solution focused on enhancing productivity and well-being within organizations. Connect with Elena: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaagaragimova/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elenaagaragimova/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elenaagar/support

We're diving into the world of workplace generational stereotypes. Join us as we explore each generation in today's workplace and discover valuable insights about why and how each generation tends to show up in the world and workplace. Get ready for a fresh perspective, as we share some of the best ways to support and lead your team members who may fall into some of these generations. But that's not all – we'll also take a look at how to lead and manage team members from each generation in a way that incorporates their unique perspectives and strengths to help bring out the best in every team member.This episode is packed with insight and actionable advice, whether you're an experienced boss, a new leader, or just curious about modern workplace dynamics. Tune in now to learn how to navigate generational stereotypes to unlock your team's full potential. What you'll hear in this episode:[1:45] Introduction to generations currently in the workforce[2:25] Factors that contribute to how members of each generation show up in the world and work[3:30] Baby Boomer stereotypes[4:00] Gen X stereotypes [4:40] Millennial stereotypes[5:25] Gen Z stereotypes [6:20] How manage and lead team members from each generationListen to Similar Episodes:How to Properly Support Your TeamHow to Maximize Your Strengths (and Your Team's!)Diversity and Inclusion - Best Practices for Small Businesses* Connect with me on IG @jackie.koch_* Find more information on my website https://www.jackiekoch.com/

I've been frustrated with myself as I've been feeling like I'm not able to break through and lead a client of mine but through this frustration, I've found some of my greatest strengths. I want to walk you through that process so you can discover and develop your strengths and those of your team. Start by taking something like StrengthsFinder and action those results to see how much more successful you can be if you start intentionally developing your top skills. I'm currently listening to books about how to be better at influencing even though I'm already really good at it! And it doesn't stop with you! You can apply this to your team too. All too often as leaders, we have performance reviews where we're looking for the things our team needs to improve. What if we flipped the script and took the things our employees are already good at and helped them become even better? Then take what they're not so good at and see if somebody else would be a better fit. The more we can align people's jobs with what they are good at, the better off everybody is going to be!What you'll hear in this episode:[0:30] I have a problem that's keeping me up at night that led to an epiphany about focusing on and developing my strengths[4:30] Why I decided I need to work on skills that I'm already good at[8:00] How I figure out what my strengths are[13:00] Find your own strengths and intentionally develop those skills[14:00] Find the strengths of your team members and help develop those skillsListen to Similar Episodes:16. How to Outsource & Build a Team Internationally with Jasmine Jonte21. Scale Your Business - Hiring and Scaling Tips from Sharon Bondurant45. THE Guide to Upgrading Your Hiring Strategy* Connect with me on IG @jackie.koch_* Find more information on my website www.jackiekoch.com

To get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, Consulting Lifestyle podcast host:My Linkedin profileConsulting Lifestyle communityConsulting Lifestyle coaching -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Maximizing your strengths can lead to greater success and fulfillment in your personal and professional life. By focusing on your strengths, you can become an expert in your field, stand out from your peers, and deliver exceptional results. In this episode, we discuss how leveraging your strengths can help you become an amazing consultant, especially in this post-pandemic world.Support the showTo get in touch with Diogene Ntirandekura, the host of the show: Linkedin Profile community page for coaching Instagram profile

Chad initially started his career in the Las Vegas entertainment industry, working with David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, Michael Crawford, and Rick Springfield in the evenings. After his daughter was born, he transitioned into becoming a real estate agent in Las Vegas so he did not have to work late hours, and then got started on a team. He closed 75 transactions in his first year as a buyers agent, becoming Rookie of the Year. After he became team leader, he moved to Bellingham and continued driving forward in his successful career as a team leader and coach. Later he worked as the Area Director for the Southeast Region and grew that to over 10,000 agents. Now he is focused on coaching and hosts podcasts. What helped Chad be so successful? Confidence, the heart of a salesperson, and the great education at Keller Williams. Joining the team was key to his tremendous success. To get to the next level of performance, he found gaps that needed to be closed. Paperwork is not his strength, so joining the team helped him find resources to take on that aspect. The other gap was closing. Too many people learn scripts to show a house, but they don't learn scripts to sell a house. We need to get our mindset and scripts right, to learn how to close. Why wait for the other person to close themselves? We need to work to get them to close, to move them along in the process. When joining a team, agents need to understand that they are getting sales leads they might not otherwise ever see. The team leader needs to be clear on how agents can join and what they can expect, and help the agents grow and succeed in business. Focus on putting SPACE on your calendar: S: Start of your day P: Promises you make A: Advancements in your life C: Chaos gets scheduled to after 2pm every day E: End of day should be in mind, planned, for sleep to work our circadian rhythm Block your whole calendar–because white space on your calendar gets filled with white noise! Be in control of your calendar, and then let your calendar determine your day. You can learn more about Chad Hyams by visiting chadhyams.com or viewing Chad's Linkedin profile. Purchase Chad's book Achieve Your Apex: How to Maximize Your Strengths, Create Predictable Results, and Thrive in Every Facet of Your Life at Chad's website or at Amazon. Chad is the Voice of Reason at Win Make Give Podcast Network and Ember Seminars. Follow David at @daviddmorse on Instagram and Joe at @joe.quattrucci. Join David & Joe at Keller Williams Arizona Realty, where productive agents redefine their business. Reach out by DM, email at davidmorse@kw.com or directly at 480-767-3000.

As we begin a new year, many of us are motivated to set new goals whether it is to make more money, buy a new home, get a new job, lose weight, start a new business, and the list goes on.   While it is critical to set specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goals, it is  also important to identify and leverage our innate strengths to help us get through the challenging times and in those moments that we are ready to give up. In this episode I share 5 principles of goal setting based on goal setting theory as well as ideas on ways to maximize your strengths to stay focused and successfully achieve your goals.Interested in doing a CliftonStrengths coaching session with me? Contact me for a free 20 minute consultation.Connect with me:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizherrera1/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/Website:  https://www.lizcareercoaching.net/Email: lizcareercoaching@gmail.comMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comArtwork: Joseph Valenzuela DesignSupport the show (https://bit.ly/lizcareerpod)

Join me as I explore a series of 10 questions you should answer that will assist you in the facilitation of maximizing your strengths. . Life will give you what you ask of it and I want YOU to have it ALL. So maximize your strengths- while taking a moment to  think- of all that you are- and all you can be! For more, visit us at Treyboyer.com

On this episode we'll explore the 7 strengths – one for each decade of your life - and how resilient leaders can identify, cultivate, and steward each particular strength in your life and leadership.To read the article on these 7 strengths click here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033413-100-the-7-primes-of-life-why-each-decade-comes-with-its-own-superpowers/. . .If you haven't signed up for my FREE weekly newsletter called 5 Things in 5 Minutes here's the link: www.kairospartnerships.org/newsletter The whole thing takes you just 5 minutes to read – that's it.. . .**Resilient Leaders is produced by Joel Limbauan at On a Limb Productions. You've gotta check out his great work – high quality video work and wonderful podcast production (including this one!): www.onalimbproductions.com

On the first episode of this new season, we have an incredible guest. I sit down with John Coyle, an Olympic medalist, sought after speaker, design thinking expert, and a best-selling author.But John’s success has been far from a liner path. After failing to qualify for the 1992 U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team, he decided to quit, abandon what was considered best practice at the time, and instead he trained by himself in a completely different way. Instead of working to better manage his weaknesses, he focused on maximizing his strengths. This approach led to John a Silver Medal in the 1994 Olympic Games, a U.S. record and an unofficial world record.But that is only the beginning of John’s story as we talk about his later work with Lance Armstrong and former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling - and then we get into his unique ideas and insight around leadership and innovation - including the realization that I spent far too much time focusing on what team needed to do better, instead of putting them in positions to maximize their strengths.Learn more about John here.If you have an opinion on these topics, please feel free to email us through the contact page. The best ideas often stem from the intersection of different points of view.You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation.

Welcome to episode 40 of Your Encore Life.  Today we will be expanding on the introduction to strengths that I began in our last episode. We will define what strengths are, talk about the five characteristics of strengths, and talk about an article by Brent O’ Bannon about managing your weaknesses. I am pulling some of this information from the book “Soar With Your Strengths” by the father of the Cliftonstrengths assessment and author of several strengths based books Donald O. Clifton, and Paula Nelson. The book states that the definition of strengths is based on two different levels. “On a rudimentary level, strengths are the things you do well.”  Things such as goaltending in soccer, marketing, selling, developing others, speaking…you get the idea.  A more sophisticated definition is on another level and includes things like “patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings that produce high degree of satisfaction and pride; generates both psychic and/or financial reward; and presents measurable progress toward excellence.”  In other words, physical forms of strength, and the second type that have more to do with “ego, persistence, dedication, courage, pride, perfection, and competition.”  The book lists five characteristics of a strength and how best to develop them.  Here we go: Listen for Yearnings:  What have you seen or heard that makes you think “I want to do that”?  What makes your heart flutter or sing?  This cannot be confused with what they term as “misyearnings”, which can be driven by a desire for power, glamour, and excitement and can derail us from our true strengths path. Watch for Satisfactions:  “Satisfactions are those experiences where the emotional and psychic rewards are great”.  You really enjoy doing them. Watch for Rapid Learning:  If you are learning something best by jumping in and you feel like you have always known how to do something. Slow and laborious learning is a sign that this may not be an area of strength. Glimpses of Excellence:  Often evident in a finite activity or performance, which isn’t necessarily impressive but a trained eye or you sense a moment where you shine brightly. Total Performance of Excellence: Total performance excellence is defined in the book as not being “a glimpse, but the complete extension of an activity.  It doesn’t happen occasionally, but each time the activity is performed.  It is not subject to circumstances but transcends them.   To become exceptional: Pick a strength and pursue it. Claim it out of fantasy and into action. Do more of it Enjoy it Let’s talk briefly about minimizing our weaknesses.  I have referenced an article by Gallup Coach Brent O’Bannon titled “To Manage Your Weaknesses, Plug Your Leaks”.   He states that “a major weakness is when you are not good at an activity, don’t feel passion for that activity, though it’s important to your career success”.  A “minor weakness is sometimes called a learned behavior that we are average to good at, while not enjoying or feeling passion for this activity, which is not a major part of our job or career success”.  This article uses the acronym LEAK to identify your weaknesses and PLUG to minimize the weakness, hence the name of the article “Plug the Leak”.  Here are the acronym meanings: L: Loath - What activity do you absolutely hate to do? E: Escape - What activity do you avoid at all costs? A: Average - What activity is a weakness that no matter how much you try, you are only average at it? K: Kink - What activity no matter how much you improve leaves a kink in your stomach when doing it? P: Plan - consciously use one or more of your strengths to boost your weakness. L: Leave - Decrease or eliminate if possible the need to perform that activity. U: Unite - Find someone to perform that activity that is a weakness in your place. G: Grow - If you have to continue this activity, find a way to improve such as training in the basics, then let it go. Again I have included links to the articles and book mentioned in this episode as well as a link to access the CliftonStrengths assessment. We will continue our discussion about strengths and more about the CliftonStrengths assessment on our next episode.  In the mean time, remember David writes in Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. You were given your strengths for a reason. Focus on them and be grateful for them.  Don’t beat you head against a wall focusing on your weaknesses, but rather learn to manage and minimize them. Soar With Your Strengths, Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson To Manage Your Weaknesses, Plug The Leaks, Brent O’ Bannon Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment  Contact Craig

It is 4:30 pm on Friday. You just walked out of your quarterly coaching and evaluation session with your manager. Like many sessions before, your manager wrote several areas of opportunities and the expected time of improvement in your evaluation. You looked at the same old review and wondered, “How come it only stated my weaknesses? What did I do well? Why can’t I be selected for projects that I am good at? How do I find a career that can maximize my strengths? Welcome to Episode 31 "How to Maximize Your Strengths to Elevate Your Career” - Guide to Finding Your Strengths and How to Use Them . Show note https://medium.com/life-business-insider/how-to-maximize-your-strengths-to-elevate-your-career-aa3125ae8f7c . Positive News https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/05/us/man-runs-raise-money-for-yearbooks-trnd/index.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/principal-surprises-220-graduates-with-a-celebratory-visit-to-their-home/ar-BB13D1xW . Resources Clifton StrengthFinder https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx . Hight5Test https://high5test.com/ . Action Plan https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/how-to-write-an-action-plan/ . . Support Our Heroes Thrive Global First Responders First https://thriveglobal.com/categories/first-responders-first/ . NYC Healthcare Heroes https://www.nyp.org/healthcareheroes . . Life Business Insider https://medium.com/life-business-insider . Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lifeplusup . . If you have any questions for the guest or myself, please email podcastlifeplusup@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeplusup/ or Facebook Fanpage https://www.facebook.com/podcastlifeplusup/ or by click on the voice link in the show note. If you find this podcast informative and helpful, please follow and subscribe to your podcast platform and share it with someone that you think can benefit from our podcast. If you will like to support, please leave us a 5-star review on iTunes or click on the donation button, it will really help! We will see you next Wednesday. Until then, remember, “Success without fun never last and fun without success is not really too much fun” Let’s have a fun and successful podcast together. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifeplusup/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeplusup/support

Alissa Daire Nelson is a certified strength strategy coach who gives people the tools and guidance to put their strengths to work. She's the host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, and author of From Frustrated To Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. Alissa's work has been featured in media outlets all over the world. In this week’s episode, we explore the practical steps we can take to spot and develop people’s strengths – the things we’re good at and enjoy doing – using tools like Clifton Strengths in workplaces. Connect with Alissa Nelson:  https://www.daire2succeed.com/ You’ll Learn: [02:13] - Alissa explains why people’s strengths can help us quickly strengthen our relationship at work. [04:49] - Alissa explains how tools like Clifton Strengths can give us a language to spot and understand the strengths in each other. [08:04] - Alissa explains how we can use the talents that tools like Clifton Strengths surface for us as we go about our jobs to improve our performance and wellbeing at work. [11:06] - Alissa explains why it's helpful to understand the contributions our strengths can make and the needs we each have to support our strengths at work. [14:11] - Alissa explains how we can become aware and manage the triggers that occur when our strengths are overlooked or undervalued by others we work with. [19:37] - Alissa offers some tips to help us get better at noticing how we can develop our strengths more effectively at work. [22:36] - Alissa offers tips for leaders to help develop their people’s strengths more at work. [26:37] - Alissa completes the Lightning Round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Brene Brown Talks Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Leadership & Self-Deception by The Arbinger Group Thanks for listening!  Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review of the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Alissa!

You probably have a lot of things going for you in your business but how are you getting as much out of that as you can? There's probably also some weaknesses that you might even realize are having a MAJOR impact. In today's episode of the Retail Initiative Podcast, Josh talks through an exercise that he takes coaching clients through to maximize your strengths and fortify your weakness.

You probably have a lot of things going for you in your business but how are you getting as much out of that as you can? There's probably also some weaknesses that you might even realize are having a MAJOR impact. In today's episode of the Retail Initiative Podcast, Josh talks through an exercise that he takes coaching clients through to maximize your strengths and fortify your weakness.

Stacy Blackman is the owner of Stacy Blackman Consulting -- a company that has assisted thousands of clients around the world with their applications to graduate school programs, with a particular speciality in MBA admissions, giving wise, insider advice on how to ace your application. the Blacklight, Stacy's latest company, extends the relationship with these individuals, through a weekly newsletter and content, as well as career services all aimed at helping them succeed in their careers and in life, before, during and after school. On the episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Stacy tells how to play to your strengths and address your weaknesses, her top three tips for building your personal brand and how to stay relevant when you're early in the water in a particular industry. For more visit supportissexy.com!

In the eighth episode of the Create Freedom podcast, Dan offers you a simple to understand three-step formula to unlock hidden profit centres in your business that are currently holding you back. Beyond this, you will discover not only new business philosophies that you should be living your personal and professional life by, but also be given immediately actionable steps that you can start using today. Make sure you leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed this podcast, and don't forget to subscribe as well so you are the first to know when the most cutting-edge business practices are released. And for a ton of free content on how to optimize your business practices, visit http://www.createfreedom.com

Being vulnerable simply means admitting that you have challenges too. There's a difference between airing your dirty laundry and sharing some vulnerability. When you share vulnerability, there is a purpose of connecting and a solution-oriented talk rather than just complaining and feeling bad about yourself. If you're going on about how much you suck and how everything in your life is falling apart, there's no point in continuing on like this. You have to find a solution and make things different in your life. - Alissa Daire Nelson JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | REVIEW THIS PODCAST  20% OFF ORGANIFI - USE CODE: WELLNESSFORCE Ready to discover what sets you apart from everyone else and discover your true strengths? On Wellness Force Radio 181, Strengths Strategy Certified Coach, Speaker, Author of From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome, and Host of both the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur and Maximize Your Strengths podcasts, Alissa Daire Nelson will teach you several important life lessons including the first steps you can take to become more vulnerable and open with people, why it's better to be curious about others rather than judge them, and why we're all here for a reason. Listen and learn how to tap into your best strengths and use them to grow your emotional and vulnerability skill set.  THE 4 THINGS Learn about the 4 things that make you unique and sets you apart from the rest in Alissa's eWorkbook, The 4 Things. Simply go to https://www.daire2succeed.com/wellnessforce to download your copy! You feel stuck. Irritated. FRUSTRATED. Because here’s the deal. You know you are primed for greatness. But you have no frickin’ clue how to get there. Fortunately, these things are true: Everyone is uniquely wired for their own success. You are enough. Success is unreachable only if you allow yourself to get in your way. We all too often focus on fixing our weaknesses—on becoming a Jack (or Jill) of all Trades. But in this way, we’re never really great at anything. I say this—weakness-fixing is a waste of time; your Strengths are what will help you stop spinning your wheels and instead spiral up! Are you ready to discover the 4 things that make you so unique? Listen To Episode 181 As Alissa Daire Nelson Uncovers: How she came to specialize as a Strengths Finder after the method helped her through her own struggle with negative thoughts and emotions. What a psychosomatic test is and why it's a reliable method to help you learn what your strengths are and how to develop them. Why she believes that we're all here for a reason, but doesn't believe that things happen for a reason. The vital importance of moving forward positively when something negative happens. The most difficult moment she's ever experienced in her life and how that forced her to take a closer look at herself. What mom guilt is and why many female entrepreneurs are experiencing it. Why she doesn't believe in the theory of work-life balance, but work-life harmony. Why the lesson you have to face will be taught to you at the right moment when you need it the most. How to enjoy the journey while on your way to being healthy or accomplishing another goal. Her own definitions of true vulnerability, authenticity, and honesty. Why it's okay that you're not everything because you're still awesome no matter what. How to show up with the best parts of you by being real and authentic with others. Why you automatically connect with other people when you become vulnerable and share your challenges with them. The 34 strength themes that exist and how you can use them to help you grow your emotional and vulnerability skill set. How to tap into your various strengths whenever you need them. The first steps you can take to become more vulnerable and open with other people in person; not on social media. The SFD Tactic - Your Shitty First Draft and how to rewrite the false stories you're telling yourself in order to uncover the truth about yourself and other people. The power of getting curious about other people instead of judging them to have a better understanding of where they're coming from. Why you have the potential to become great by being the best version of yourself. Power Quotes From The Show "Before I realized what my strengths were, I was always wondering what was wrong me and I was so good at emotionally beating myself up. I was going through a divorce when I found the book, Strengths Finder, which included a psychometric test. That book helped me to see that I did have potential and taught me how to use my strengths to unleash it. Knowing you're great is one thing, but then understanding how to leverage your strengths and apply them to your life is a whole other thing." - Alissa Daire Nelson "We have such a large capacity with this soul, body, and mind connection. I firmly believe that none of us are here as an accident. However, I don't believe that everything happens for a reason. God, a divine power, or whatever you believe in didn't have time to make junk. So, that means that there is something redeeming and amazing about you. I believe part of our journey is to figure out what that thing is and how we get to contribute to our world." - Alissa Daire Nelson "No matter how horrific or wonderful a situation is, you can use that for the betterment of your own life and the lives of other people. Great things can come from every situation, but you have to choose it. You may become the victim of a situation; however, you don't have to remain a victim for the rest of your life. A bad situation wasn't your fault, but it's your responsibility to move forward." - Alissa Daire Nelson "When you're ready to learn the lesson, the teacher will appear. So, you have to be ready for that lesson and be able to face it. Even if you're sort of feeling like a coward because you're so afraid, that can be what moves you forward along this journey to do something magnificent and different. You can start off easy; learning the lesson isn't a race. It's not about the end goal, but about the journey and what you experience from it." - Alissa Daire Nelson "Everybody is capable of greatness, but who's willing to do the work to get there? Greatness is there for the taking for every single one of us. Instead of trying to do something else, why don't you do something that you're great at? We have the potential to become better versions of ourselves every single day. We have to give up this idea that we have to be like this other person and just be ourselves instead." - Alissa Daire Nelson Links From Today's Show Alissa Daire Nelson Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Daire Success Coaching Facebook Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur Podcast Episode 004: Dealing with Mom Guilt While Running a Business Maximize Your Strengths Podcast Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Brené Brown Alison Armstrong Joseph Campbell WFR 129 Gretchen Rubin WFR 118 Mike Bundrant WFR 086 Mark Divine WFR 071 Melissa Hartwig WFR 048 Nir Eyal About Alissa Daire Nelson Alissa Daire Nelson is a dynamic and inspiring speaker, success coach, and podcast host of the StrengthsFinder-based podcast, Maximize Your Strengths. She helps entrepreneurs and small business owners catapult their businesses without sacrificing their sanity, integrity, or personal lives. 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My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a lady who you might mistake for Superwoman and if you do, you won't be alone. She is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony. But this was as far from her starting point as you can possibly imagine. Graduating from St Catherine University with a post baccalaureate certificate in Nursing, she entered into the medical profession as a Clinical Dietitian and Registered Nurse before a four year stint as a beauty consultant for Mary Kay So from my viewpoint, she has always had a nurturing side to her character, wanting people to look and feel as good as they can right from the outset. And so you can see that where she is now, is as far away as she could be, but also very similar in concept, she has found a way to maximise her strengths, provide more value to the world and enjoy herself in the process. As she says “While I've always been interested in self-development, in the last 9 years, I dove into investment in my training, self-improvement, and coaching. In addition to classroom style learning, I've gained valuable knowledge from seminars, home-coaching programs, group-coaching programs, one-on-one coaching relationships, books, self-study, and real-life successes and failures. My clients benefit from all of that education and experience wrapped into one business coach!” So people you find what you want to do naturally, your unique strength, up-skill yourself and then solve the problems of others in that area. Seems simple doesn't it? So if this is the blueprint for success, why do so many people struggle with finding their way through the pain and scarcity to make a success of their lives? And when was the moment when she sat bolt upright in bed and screamed “Erueeerka I know what I should be doing in my life!!” Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Alissa Daire Nelson Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty topics with Alissa Daire Nelson such as: Why getting to know yourself is so vitally important if you ever want to be the greatest version of yourself that you can possibly be. Why Alissa feels that there is always another devil in another level and it doesnt matter where you are on the jounrey there are scary times ahead. Why masterminds are so uber powerful and an extremely cost effective way to keep you on track and focused on the right results. and lastly…. Why stability in ones life is so familiar and comfortable, and why all entrepreneurs have moments of thinking “Wouldn't it be easier just to get a job?”

Alissa Daire Nelson is the host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast.  In this episode we'll learn all about how to utilize our strengths to be more successful in life and in Real Estate.  We will discuss: The strenghts finder profile.  How you can use the results of their StrengthsFinder profile in practical application? Why Alissa doesn't believe in the notion of work-life balance.  What are the “4 steps of the Frickin' Awesome process” Alissa talks about in her book? What are the 4 exercises that can help someone understand what sets themselves apart from anyone else in Real Estate so they can capitalize on that? You might mistake my guest today for Superwoman and if you do, you won't be alone. But Alissa believes YOU have Superpowers too! Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony. Learn more about Alissa by going to: http://daire2succeed.com Alissa free gift to you: Your specialized worksheet that will help you to understand the 4 things that set you apart from anybody else, in real estate and in all areas of your life. To get it, goto:  http://daire2succeed.com/realestate FOLLOW Alissa AT: www.facebook.com/DaireSuccessCoaching https://twitter.com/daire2succeed www.linkedin.com/in/dairesuccesscoaching

You might mistake my guest today for Superwoman and if you do, you won't be alone. But Alissa believes YOU have Superpowers too! Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony.

Welcome to the Frickin’ Awesome Entrepreneur Podcast! Hey, hey! I’m Alissa Daire Nelson, your guide to uncovering and owning all that makes you frickin’ awesome. I’m the owner and primary coach at Daire Success Coaching, as well as an author, speaker and podcaster. You’ll find my podcasts here with Frickin’ Awesome Entrepreneur and Maximize Your Strengths. I am here to tell you this: You are perfectly lopsided. Welcome to the podcast that will help you own it! Key Takeaways:  Uncover, understand and then leverage your unique superpowers. Once you know them, you must broadcast them! Broadcasting your superpowers is not arrogant! Standing up and owning your awesomeness is coming from a place of truth and awareness. The difference between arrogance and confidence is vulnerability. We respect people with confidence; the people we adore and feel connected to are the ones who are willing to admit that they aren’t everything. You don’t have to do this entrepreneurship journey alone. And there’s nothing wrong with you if you realize and accept that u cannot do it alone. You are frickin’ awesome! Time-Stamped Show Highlights: 2:20 – The two myths we’re going to dispel in this podcast 2:36 – The negative consequences of the shame stories we carry around in our heads 3:26 – 50-60% of businesses fall into this unfortunate category 4:29 – The FAE podcast structure: The various types of episodes you’ll hear and who you’ll be hearing from. 4:35 – Sharing a-ha’s, epiphanies and solutions through live coaching calls 5:11 – Shining the light on entrepreneurs who are crushing it in all the aspects of running a business and living a healthy, happy life 5:35 – Getting real: “Real Life” episodes will bring my own challenges to light and allow me to lead by example 6:08 – The takeaways you’ll get from each episode—be sure to tune in every week! Frickin’ Awesome Resources: Frickin’ Awesome Entrepreneur Facebook Community From Frustrated to Frickin’ Awesome by Alissa Daire Nelson Daire Success Coaching website Maximize Your Strengths podcast Like what you heard today? Button: Leave a Review on iTunes!

There is a problem with our society because we are measured and judged for the Hingis we are not good at. We have to change that if we want to build a society of winners.. let me explain.

Saying "Goodbye for now" is bittersweet, but the time has come to put Maximize Your Strengths on a probably-permanent pause.  I want Maximize Your Strengths to be a permanent resource for you and the people you share StrengthsFinder with.  You can listen to each of the Individual Strength Themes episodes at daire2succeed.com/strengths OR use the search bar on the website: StrengthsPodcast.com My team and I are launching a brand new podcast, the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur in mid-January, 2018. In this episode, I share all the reasons for the shift, what I've learned about myself, podcasting, and delegation in the last 18 months. And I share all about what's coming with the new podcast, the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur! FAE will be a one episode per week show, releasing each Monday. I talk about my amazing team and here is their contact info: Gregg Clunis- Podcast Launch Strategist and Coach: podsimply.com Cari Twitchell- Copywriter and Executive Producer: customcontentllc.com Teresa Heath-Wareing- Social Media and Marketing: thwmarketing.co.uk Mikky Daub- Executive Assistant: mikkydaub.com Joel Nelson- editor- he's all mine, not in the market for more editing work ;)  Tom Aimi- Musician and Composer: jamspotsmp.com There will be three different types of shows on the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur: Live coaching- 3 episodes per month will be devoted to this format. A Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur will come on, and we'll talk about all the reasons he or she is amazing, followed by sharing the biggest challenge he/she is having right now. We'll co-create a solution to that challenge right there on air. Success Stories- 1 episode per month. This format will highlight a Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur who has achieved success most only dream of. We'll talk about the ups and the downs, what makes him/her so amazing, and who fills in the gaps of what they aren't. Real Life- once every 3 months, there is a fifth Monday. On that fifth Monday, I'll share a challenge I'm having right now and what I'm doing to get through it. I may invite someone on who is going through the challenge with me (one of my team members, my daughters, my husband) or talk it out all on my own. This is my chance to lead by example. I truly believe vulnerability is the key to true authentic connections. We need more of this. To apply to become a guest on one of the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur Live Coaching Episodes: daire2succeed.com/FAEentrepreneur Remember, you are uniquely poised and wired for success. As Donald Clifton said, Your weaknesses will never develop, while your strengths will develop infinitely.

You might mistake my guest today for Superwoman and if you do, you won't be alone. But Alissa believes YOU have Superpowers too! Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony. Click to tweet: .@daire2succeed is sharing her story to inspire you on Women Taking the Lead https://womentakingthelead.com/242 #inspiration Playing Small Moment Alissa was working as a dietician, and going after her second degree, while drowning in unhappiness. She believed if she kept doing more, she would achieve more, which would lead to happiness. Alissa started drinking and one night found herself behind the wheel, intoxicated. That moment was Alissa’s lowest point. She was living someone else’s life, doing what she thought she should have been doing. Now, Alissa is cautious about her “shoulds” and focuses more on the things she has accomplished. Style of Leadership Alissa is a visionary. She can help paint the bigger picture and look beyond the next step so her clients can find hope. Though she creates the plan, she looks to those around her for accountability and support to get the stuff done. What Are You Excited About? Alissa is working on a brand new podcast and membership site that she is thrilled about. Her new podcast, The Freaking Awesome Entrepreneur, will go beyond her current podcast, Maximize Your Strengths, and incorporate more of herself into the show. Current Business Challenge Alissa struggles to manage all of the details for her current projects without letting things fall between the cracks. Leadership Practice Alissa trusts in people that are better at things than she is. Advice For Younger Self “You are enough exactly how you are.” Inspirational Quote “Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you.” Links Website: http://daire2succeed.com/Freebie: http://daire2succeed.com/takingthelead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaireSuccessCoaching/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daire2succeed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dairesuccesscoaching Thank You to Our Sponsors Zebralove Web Solutions: Your website tells a story about your business! At Zebralove Web Solutions, Milly and her team are going to make sure your website tells the story you want your customers to hear. Connect with Milly at zebralovewebsolutions.com to create the impression you want to make! Resources Private Facebook Community: Chat, share and collaborate with other women in the community! Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing: A simple, step by step system that gives you the foundation and structure to take your goals and make them happen. The Accomplished Community: A community of entrepreneurial Type A women uniting to achieve their biggest goals with confidence, integrity and a sense of humor. Subscribe to Women Taking the Lead If you enjoyed this episode subscribe in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play Music or iHeart Radio and never miss out on inspiration and community!

Today our expert guest is… Super Woman? No, it's Alissa Daire-Nelson! But it's an easy mistake to make - and she believes that you have superpowers too. Alissa is an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, and the author of the new book From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. Above all, Alissa is an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two who loves helping others discover how to make their relationships and businesses thrive in harmony.   StrengthsFinder Alissa's journey began when she discovered StrengthsFinder, a psychometric tool that Dr. Donald Clifton created through 40 years of research. He comes from the field of positive psychology and, basically, thought people could live happier lives if they focused on what was right with them, as opposed to what was “wrong” with them. The assessment is a tool for identifying your innate talents, but it is only a tool - it won't have a significant impact on your life unless you know how to use it. These talents don't become your strengths until you are using them in a way that gives you energy and serves other people. Learning how to use the tool by yourself can be difficult, though... and hiring a coach can be prohibitively expensive. That's why Alissa started the Maximize Your Strengths podcast: she wanted to provide a resource that helps people more easily use this new tool.   You're awesome, I'm awesome, and we can be even more awesome together. As StrengthsFinder users gain more insight about themselves, they're also better able to relate to others. Alissa really wants to help people understand that you shining bright doesn't diminish anyone else's light. “You shining bright does not have to detract from anyone else shining bright” There's a common fallacy that we should strive to be well-rounded individuals, but we can't be good at everything - it's just not possible. When we let go of that idea, we can work together to maximize everyone's brightness.   From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For “When you feel good about you, you're able to provide more honor and grace to those around you.”   The 4 Steps: Know thyself. Understand where you thrive, where you don't, and internalize how awesome you are. Create a plan. Now that you know yourself, create a plan around that. Carry out that plan. Reflect on what worked, what didn't work, and what you learned about yourself. Rinse and repeat. If you continually repeat those four steps you will continue to improve, and the best part is that you'll never be done learning about yourself.   The Biggest Helping: Today's Most Important Takeaway “You are unique, and you're uniquely awesome - that in and of itself should make you stand taller and live brighter. Spend some time figuring out what those things are because you're worth it, and you didn't end up on this planet by accident.”   Daily Helping listeners can get From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome for FREE right here.   -- Thank you for joining us on The Daily Helping with Dr. Shuster. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play to download more food for the brain, knowledge from the experts, and tools to win at life.   Resources: Learn more about Alissa at Daire2Succeed.com Connect with Alissa: Facebook | TwitterLearn more about StrengthsFinder

I'm back from podcast movement, and I had a blast. I also have insights from one of the hardest assignments I've done in a long time. My Impression of Podcast Movement 2017 Nothing cooler than being picked up at that airport by fellow podcasters Marcus Couch from WordPress Plugins A to Z. We haven't seen each other face to face in about 10 years. We cranked some cool metal on the way to the Marriot and it was like old times. Then I get the then Marriot and I get to meet my co-host Jim Collison from the Average Guy network, and I go over to his table and there sits the one and only Steve Stewart and Mike Dell. So for me, the Summar Camp aspect of Podcast Movement is in full effect. The coolest line I heard all week was relayed by Paul Colligan (another person' I've known for 10+ years) and it came from a Dan Klass session. Dan (who is a former comedian) shared how often at comedy clubs you will have multiple comedians perform in an evening - and yet they all use the same microphone. The point? It's not about the tech. I roomed with Erik K Johnson from podcasttalentcoach.com, and he had stated that it would be awesome if he could meet a web developer who needed help with his podcast, as he was a podcast consultant who needed help with his website. I get into the elevator, introduce myself to everyone in the elevator and it turns out that one of the people is a web designer thinking of starting a podcast. When we get out of the elevator, on of the first people who see is Erik. I felt like I was in a Christmas movie and it was going to start to snow. I saw Harry Durran from Podcast Junkies and Dr. Ryan Gray who has given up his practice to do podcasting full time and Harry introduces me to Natalie Jennings who happens to be taking head shots at a reasonable price. She shows me a few samples of people, and I'm hooked. I can't wait to see how they turn out. The few peaks I saw of what she did was amazing. See her at http://www.nataliechampajennings.com/ I found out in Paul Colligan's session that if you are in Google Play Music, you are also on the Google Home portable audio speaker. I also know of a cool double secret project that is going to make recording double-enders via a browser very cool. I was on a panel with Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, and Addy Saucedo on what is inside an RSS. This was an insanely nerdy topic, but due to the recent Apple announcements we had some interested parties and I thought we pulled it off well. The bonus is I got to hang out with some cool friends. The Coolest Thing I Saw At Podcast Movement 2017 While there were tons of great sessions at PM17, as a vendor (I work for Libsyn.com - use the coupon code sopfree to get a free month) I don't get to attend any sessions. I did see something that was way cool. I met Alissa Daire of the Maximize Your Strengths show. I see her the first night, and she is in a group of people and we get talking about Strengths Finder, and she becomes a ping pong ball bouncing off the ceiling with energy. She's super nice, and it was great to catch up with her as I had met her last year. The next night, I'm standing at the Luau event, and here she comes. She explains how "I'm done." She's tired (as many people are), and she is considerably less energetic. Pat Flynn walks over, he's very witty and a super nice guy. Then the subject changes to strengths finder results, and it was like watching a time release video of a flower blooming. Her energy came back, her smile came back, her body language completely changed. It was amazing to watch. I saw this a few more times. It's late, and people have had a few adult beverages, then I ask them about their show, and BOOM, the body language picks up, the eyes are open a bit wider, the voice is a little louder. Later, Paris from Gamertag Radio got star struck when Cara Santa Maria from the Skeptics Guide to the Universe walks by. I offered to go bring her over. He got shy, so I did my best Steve Austin (the six million dollar man, not the wrestler) imitation across the showroom floor. I had no idea she was an Emmy Award winning journalist. I bring her over and embarrass Paris. Danny Peña is there, Jim Collison is there, and the minute Paris explained that he really did listen to her show the body language changed.  For me, I think of it as being in your "first impression" mode and then finding out that you're among family. For the Best Content - Put a Time Frame On it I spoke about how I got lucky to be able to induct Dan Klass from the Bitterest Pill into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. The presentation should last three minutes. I had hoped that three minutes would be longer than I thought. I wrote out my first draft. It had some bits about history and podcasting in 2005. It had examples of how the show made me feel. I made a joke about how the more I talk about his show, the more I sound like a stalker. I listed his accomplishments. I started the stopwatch and went into the presentation, about half what through I glanced at my phone and I was already at 5 and a half minutes. Oh boy...... What Was the Purpose of This Presentation? I had to go back and ask myself, what was the purpose of this presentation? The purpose was for the person sitting in row 7 who had been podcasting since 2015 and had no idea who Dan Klass was. It wasn't about me. It wasn't about being funny. I was about answering the question, "Why is Dan Klass in the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame." For me, this was a big opportunity, on a big stage, and I didn't want to mess it up for myself, or Dan. It was time to edit. Anything about me went out the door. The history lesson of iriver portable players and synchronization cables went up in smoke. Most of the stories I had about Dan might not go over if you didn't listen to his show. Only the things that HAD to be said would stay. I listed his accomplishments. I thought of the funniest thing I had heard on his show (he referred to his two-year-old daughter as Princess Tirade for quite some time), and the most memorable episode (of ALL podcasting) is episode 102 Mass Murder where he talks about what it's like when your Uncle is murdered, and you're walking past TV cameras escorting your mother to the funeral. It's at the end, I highly suggest you listen to it. I had pointed out that Dan was one of the first to try premium podcasting (this was YEARS before Patreon) and it didn't work well. That was negative, so I just pointed out that he was a pioneer and not afraid to try new things. I HAD TO POINT OUT, that Dan had been sharing stories a DECADE before Serial was on the scene. Dan was creating engaging stories in a box in his garage, and he did it without a team of 19 people. That had to stay. To make it entertaining, I thought of throwing in some old Baptist preacher tricks of getting people to repeat words. This came to me in the shower. It would make me stand out, but I was deeply worried about being too entertaining (again, this was all about Dan). Looking back, that was a dumb thought (you're not going to outshine Dan Klass). Just Because There Are No Time Limits in Podcasting Doesn't Mean There Shouldn't Be To fine tune my presentation I had to: Identify my audience Identify the purpose Make it entertaining I know some of us want to record it and publish it. I truly, always believe a podcast can benefit from editing. This is especially true if you are doing interviews. Because of My Podcast Devin Caroll Devin from the Big Picture Retirement podcast shares how he didn't' want to start a podcast but sure is glad he did. He just released episode 34, and his co-host has already billed $10,000, and Devin has billed $6,000 and has a client who will bring in $20,000. I bet you might think, they have a huge audience, right? Nope, according to Devin, they are averaging 534 downloads an episode. Podcast Rewind I appeared on Podcast Ninja talking about the pros and cons of the different podcast media hosting companies. Check it out at podcastninja.com Where I am Speaking Next National Podcast Power - Keynote Podcast Mid Atlantic - Podcast Artwork - September 8th in Philadelphia Area DC Podfest November 10-11 Mentioned in This Show Podcast Gear Group Steve Stewart Go Tell Somebody - King's X Podcast Talent Coach (Get Your Podcast Reviewed at www.podcastreviewshow.com ) Natalie Jennings Photography Alissa Daire of the Maximize Your Strengths Harry Durran Podcast Junkies Ray Ortega, Daniel J. Lewis, and Addy Saucedo Alissa Daire of the Maximize Your Strengths Devin from the Big Picture Retirement Episode 102 Mass Murder - the Bitterest Pill Marcus Couch from WordPress Plugins A to Z. JOIN THE SCHOOL OF PODCASTING Go to www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start

We've done it! We've hit 100 episodes. There have been some a-mazing episodes, guests with golden nuggets of wisdom all day long, and lots of 'aha's about individual greatness. And behind the scenes, there were tears, frustration, lots of mistakes, laughs, and PLENTY of opportunities for outtakes.  My husband, Joel, the Editor in Chief, co-hosts for a candid conversation about the past, the present, and the future of Maximize Your Strengths.  I'll share my passion for creating a world that cherishes each individual, where every candle burns brighter. BIG dreams and goals are in our future and it will take every one of us to make them happen!! We'll also talk about how Maximize Your Strengths is taking a shift in focus. No, we're not abandoning StrengthsFinder (How could we ever do that?!), but you'll want to hear what we are doing. Join in the conversation to Maximize YOUR Strengths in the Facebook Community: www.daire2succeed.com/MYS to join! This is where Alissa hangs out on a daily basis and where you can get the encouragement you are looking for.  We also recommend listening to the Individual Strengths Episodes (titles "All About....") for each of your Top 5 Themes. Go to www.daire2succeed.com/Strengths for a comprehensive list. P.S. hang on until the very end! #outtakes #hilarious

Strengths and playing to them are key to what makes a successful life. My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a lady who you might mistake for Superwoman and if you do, you won't be alone. She is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony. But this was as far from her starting point as you can possibly imagine. Graduating from St Catherine University with a post baccalaureate certificate in Nursing, she entered into the medical profession as a Clinical Dietitian and Registered Nurse before a four year stint as a beauty consultant for Mary Kay So from my viewpoint, she has always had a nurturing side to her character, wanting people to look and feel as good as they can right from the outset. And so you can see that where she is now, is as far away as she could be, but also very similar in concept, she has found a way to maximise her strengths, provide more value to the world and enjoy herself in the process. As she says “While I've always been interested in self-development, in the last 9 years, I dove into investment in my training, self-improvement, and coaching. In addition to classroom style learning, I've gained valuable knowledge from seminars, home-coaching programs, group-coaching programs, one-on-one coaching relationships, books, self-study, and real-life successes and failures. My clients benefit from all of that education and experience wrapped into one business coach!” So people you find what you want to do naturally, your unique strength, up-skill yourself and then solve the problems of others in that area. Seems simple doesn't it? So if this is the blueprint for success, why do so many people struggle with finding their way through the pain and scarcity to make a success of their lives? And when was the moment when she sat bolt upright in bed and screamed “Erueeerka I know what I should be doing in my life!!” Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Alissa Daire Nelson Show Highlights During the show we discussed such weighty topics with Alissa Daire Nelson such as: Why getting to know yourself is so vitally important if you ever want to be the greatest version of yourself that you can possibly be. Why Alissa feels that there is always another devil in another level and it doesnt matter where you are on the journey there are scary times ahead. Why masterminds are so uber powerful and an extremely cost effective way to keep you on track and focused on the right results. and lastly…. Why stability in ones life is so familiar and comfortable, and why all entrepreneurs have moments of thinking “Wouldn't it be easier just to get a job?” 

Alissa Daire Nelson spent the first 30 years of her life, perpetually asking herself, “What’s wrong with me?” That was until she discovered the StrengthsFinder assessment, which completely transformed her life. Instead of focusing on her shortcomings, as we all do at times, Alissa learned how we can tap into our strengths and embrace what makes us uniquely and unapologetically awesome! Today, she's regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe, as an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published author of the new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. Just as Alissa suggested, this is an explosive conversation that will teach you how to realize your own strengths and pay attention to the things that bring the most energy to your life. You’ll learn all about the StrengthsFinder profile and how you can use it to become the best version of yourself. Ready to stop beating yourself up over what you’re not good at, so you can start focusing on your biggest strengths? KEY TAKEAWAYS How the StrengthsFinder assessment transformed her life and how she can help you do the same! The ROI of focusing on your strengths. The major differences between skills and strengths. Where you can take the StrengthFinder assessment. And much more… AYG TWEETABLE ''So often the message we put out to the world, is the one we need to hear the most.'' - Alissa Daire Nelson EPISODE RESOURCES Daire Success Coaching Maximize Your Strengths podcast From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For - AYG listeners can get the book for FREE! StrengthsFinder Assessment The Strengths Explorer - For kids 10-14 Strengths Based Parenting CONNECT WITH ALISSA DAIRE NELSON Facebook Twitter LinkedIn CONNECT WITH HAL  Facebook Twitter Achieve Your Goals Podcast on iTunes RATE & REVIEW THE PODCAST Reviews for the podcast on iTunes are greatly appreciated and will allow us to get the word out about the show and grow as a community. We read every single review and believe each one goes a long way in helping us make the show even better! If you received value from this episode, please take a moment and rate and review the podcast by clicking here.

After being a Registered Dietitian for 8 years, Alissa Daire Nelson decided to pursue her nursing degree. But after becoming an RN, she drastically shifted course. Now, a Certified Strengths Strategy Coach, Alissa helps entrepreneurs and small business owners catapult their businesses to the next level without sacrificing their sanity, integrity, or personal lives. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of a hot new book. She's also able to focus on what's most important in life – being a proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony!   Key Insights & Aha Moments * Believe it or not, fear was the primary motivator on Alissa Daire Nelson starting her business * Everything doesn’t happen for a reason, but good can come out of the bad. Something positive can come from any negative situation. * Alissa is always searching for connection and externally processes the things that happen around her. * During her time in health care, she wasn’t great at self-care. Between kids, learning how to be a single-mom and life, it was overwhelming. * Emotional health, though, was always at the forefront and she sought out counseling. * Counseling or coaching doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you have a handle on the importance of working through things in life with support. * Her first entrepreneurial journey failed because she didn’t have the items she needed to succeed. She lacked confidence in herself, but she didn’t give up! * Started working on educating herself on how to be a business owner through books, conferences, webinars, etc. * Than she hired coaches and joined coaching programs, went through the steps and knew the entrepreneurial road was her calling * She won’t take on clients for long-term because she doesn’t want it to be such a comfortable relationship that they’re just getting together for coffee. * There needs to be a constant push for growth. * It’s not a bad thing to have multiple coaches to help you work through different things in your business * She works with her clients a lot on strengths and doesn’t work within any specific industry * Doing her own strength finder was so impactful and life-changing for her, so that is what really changed her course when she was building her coaching practice * Coaching is all about dragging their best self out of them * Her new book is a little bit of self-development and a little bit of productivity blended to keep growing! * The book is intended to be reread to keep growing in 3-month periods! * Get the First Two Chapters Here NOW for FREE, Mavens!   Maven Moment Well, I took a strengths test with Alissa and it looks like I’m working in my A+ zone and my zone of genius! Hurray! Since we’re on this topic, I want to reinforce the importance of knowing, owning and leveraging your strengths for success in your business! I don’t believe in cookie-cutter, which is why I don’t sell courses. I have an individualized coaching program. Not every course will work for everyone and nothing is cookie-cutter in business. Get to know yourself, outsource when you can and know your limitations!   Mentioned In This Episode Michellemcglade.com Maven Inner Circle Maven Facebook Group   Connect with Alissa Website New Book - From Frustrated to Fricking Awesome Grab the First Two Chapters in the new book HERE NOW FOR FREE

  The fastest way to success is not by improving your weaknesses. It's to maximize our strengths. Strengths Coach Alissa Daire Nelson comes on the podcast to talk about why we need to build our own awareness around our gifts and how to do it.    Alissa's Links:  Facebook Twitter Linkedin Website     The song featured on this podcast is "Slow Burn" by Autograf. 

  Meet Our Guest: Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of the hot new book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony.

The first year of Maximize Your Strengths has been a success thanks to YOU, the listener. Listen to this episode to hear where Maximize Your Strengths is going in 2017!  

Alissa is equally passionate about the application of the StrengthsFinder profile in marriage as in business.  Mixing business and family is something that many people fear because the stakes are so high. But success IS possible here! Often how is starts is one spouse launches a business and the other will help just a little....then more and more... then he or she is fully IN the business. Jeff and Heather Coughenour of Rebel42 (rebel42.com) have used Strengths coaching to enhance their relationship AND create synergy in their business.   Learn how you can too in today's episode of Maximize Your Strengths. 

Thank you for supporting The ADHD Podcast on Patreon! — https://patreon.com/theadhdpodcast ADHD and work don’t always mix. That’s why it’s important for you to know your own strengths, and how to best leverage them on the job. On today’s show, we talk about how to uncover your strengths, and how to talk about them in a way that helps you get your best work done. We share strategies for finding the right job that allows you to shine. And we’ve got a question from a listener that fits right in — it’s all about embracing your quirkiness projecting kindness as you seek understanding from others. All that, plus a brief Evernote update on the value of tags after all! Links & Notes Take the free character strengths study at VIA Character Learn more about Strengths Test

Welcome! Today we’re talking to Alyssa Daire Nelson about maximizing your strengths. The introduction to this episode was in last week’s Episode 10. Please listen if you haven’t! Alyssa is a personal strengths coach and the owner of Daire Success Coaching. She helps businesses and solo entrepreneurs maximize their innate strengths. Her greatest joy is seeing breakthroughs occur when people maximize their strengths instead of fixing their weaknesses. I met Alyssa at a podcast conference, where we were both learning about all aspects of our new journeys into podcasting. I was on her show recently and took her strengths test. She’s here today to talk about her work and to analyze the results of my test.  What you’ll hear in this episode: Alyssa shares her “Aha” moment in her early 30’s. The Strengthsfinder Profile test is the product of 40 years of research. The profile test has 180 questions, mostly based on “Would you prefer _____ or ______? It takes about 30 minutes to complete. The profile test helps you identify triggers about others that may “drive you crazy.” Why people are not meant to be well-rounded! We lean into our top 10-15 strengths ALL the time. Each strength has a need, and when the needs aren’t honored, we experience frustration. Alan’s top strengths are positivity, maximize, learner, individualization, and achiever. Alyssa explains each strength and the danger in its overuse. “Two-thirds of our weaknesses are just strengths misapplied.” In maximizing our strengths, we take care of many of our weaknesses. Resources: www.daire2succeed.com www.strengthspodcast.com Maximize Your Strengths podcast Truth & Daire weekly email newsletter

Welcome to this Tailgate Talk episode! There is no guest today; it’s just you and me, and we’re talking all about YOU! We’ll focus on your relationships with others and maximizing your strengths in this two-part episode. Next week, we’ll be joined by Alyssa Dare Nelson, a strengths coach and host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast. Visit www.strengthsfinder.com to find out how to take the online assessment test to identify YOUR strengths. What you’ll hear in this episode: The analogy of “the toolbox,” birthed from my own experience working in my little corner of my dad’s workshop, with child-sized tools and scraps of wood How each of us is given an individual “toolbox” in life, but many people don’t know what tools they have or how to use them The mark of a successful person is someone who KNOWS what’s in their toolbox and how to use it. The problem with school environments is that often we are put in places with no tools, with tools we don’t understand, or with tools we don’t know how to use. “Knowledge without action is useless.” Success means taking your toolbox knowledge of strengths and applying it for maximum result in all areas of life. We have to learn to apply strengths without OVERUSING them. (That’s our main focus for next week’s show!) The more SELF-AWARE that we are, the better we become at developing relationships with others. I’ll explain the self-awareness tool called the Johari Window—developed in 1955, using four “panes” to identify areas of strength and weakness. On last week’s show, I asked for listener feedback about the future direction of the show and what you’d like to hear. I still want to hear from you, so let me know your thoughts. Thanks for listening!

Meet the host of Maximize Your Strengths: Alissa Daire Nelson. Alissa shares the purpose of the show and what you can expect to find in the episodes.

Career change in your 40’s or 50’s? How to get in touch with your gifts and strength to succeed? Founder of Strength Leader Development Deb Ingino shares. How to Know What You are Good at? Maximize Your Strengths and Succeed Career Change at 50 Side Hustling to the Business You Love What It Takes to Start Your Own Biz   For Full Transcripts of this show and More Resources http://relaunchshow.com/370 972-885-8384  

About the book: Introverts are powerful observers and creators. If you are an introvert, this book will show you how to tap into your inherent introvert strengths and “awaken” your potential using mindfulness meditations and cognitive behavioral techniques. In a world that favors the outgoing, gregarious extrovert, being an introvert can be difficult. But the truth is that introverts have distinct advantages—as long as they know how to use them. Unlike extroverts, who draw their energy from social interaction, your energy comes from quiet reflection. Is it any wonder then, that mindfulness can help you hone your natural talents? In The Awakened Introvert, mindfulness expert and card-carrying introvert Arnie Kozak provides a comprehensive set of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral tools to help you maximize your introvert strengths (such as rich access to your interior) while minimizing your introvert weaknesses (such as a tendency toward worry and rumination). In the book, you’ll learn powerful strategies to help you monitor your energy; recharge after social interactions; improve social and communication skills; and take advantage of your capacity for quiet reflection, and sweet, sweet solitude. If you’re looking to unlock the full potential of your unique introvert brain, this book provides a fun, practical, and authentic “user’s manual.” About the author: Long before mindfulness was fashionable, Arnie Kozak, was studying, practicing, and teaching mindfulness and Buddhist psychology. Beginning with a journey to India in the 80′s, Arnie began his lifelong practice in mindfulness meditation. Intent on finding a way to bring the practical healing attributes of mindfulness he began incorporating these techniques in his private practice. In 2002 Dr. Kozak created Exquisite Mind in Burlington, Vermont as a vehicle that could expand the value of mindfulness to larger audiences including professionals and corporations, health care providers, public groups and, most recently with Exquisite Mind Golf, amateur and professional golfers. His first book, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness (Wisdom Publications, 2009) is a thoughtful, funny, and inspiring translation of mindfulness practice through the inventive use of metaphor applicable to our daily lives. It has been translated into three languages. His second book, The Everything Buddhism Book, is an accessible introduction to the Buddha’s wisdom and the Buddhist traditions. The Everything Guide to the Introvert Edge and Mindfulness A-Z: 108 Insights for Awakening Now are forthcoming books. Arnie’s ability to translate ancient healing traditions into pragmatic applications suitable for modern lifestyles through the use of metaphors have made him a contributing voice in the Mindfulness Revolution.

Maximize your Strenghts- Utilize these 4  ways to maximize your strengths: 1. See yourself Clearly 2. Admit your flaws Honestly 3. Discover your Strenghts Joyfully 4. Build on those Strengths Passionately    For more about Milton visit  www.maxmowithmilton.com you will hear my story and also find more tips resources and tools.

In this episode, Deb Ingino, our Dojo’s Strength finding and development expert, shares how to discover and maximize your strengths. Other questions Deb and I address: What questions to ask yourself to find your strengths How to practically build your strengths Common pitfalls when growing your strengths Should you focus on strengths or weaknesses…or both? Leave […]