The Chris LoCurto Show

When Rory Vaden and I sat down to talk about his upcoming book, Procrastinate On Purpose, we couldn't stop talking! If you missed the first part of the interview, be sure to listen here first - http://wp.me/p1Yb4m-4tjHere's Part 2 of our interview on The Chris LoCurto Show! Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/procrastinate-on-purpose-with-rory-vaden-part-2-podcast-2/

Today's topic is a question I get asked all the time and it came up in several comments on our recent reader survey. If you're struggling to understand your leader or just hoping to make things better around the office, here are a few things to keep in mind:- You have to understand how they receive information and how you communicate to them is equally important. Learn more about communication in this post, Start Communicating Better Today.- Lead up - make sure your intentions are to help them, not belittle them. It's got to be beneficial to both of you.- Ask questions and get to understand them personally. When you do that, you'll get perspective on why they are the way they are.- Don't allow a terrible leader to hold you back. Do everything you can to make the people around you successful - up, sideways and down.Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/how-to-lead-your-leader/

New York Times best-selling author, speaker, radio show host, genius, and all-around great guy, Rory Vaden, joins me today on The Chris LoCurto show. Rory talks about his upcoming book, Procrastinate On Purpose, and how to manage life and business in our overly busy and constantly connected lives.Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/procrastinate-on-purpose-with-rory-vaden-podcast/

Creativity and focus come from clearing your mind...and your desk! If you're in need of a mental refresh, listen to today's Coffee With Chris podcast! Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/whats-killing-your-creativity/When your office is a mess, whether it's paperwork scattered across your desk or unanswered emails junking up the inbox, your subconscious is cluttered. Here's what I want you to do:- Tell your staff or co-workers you're going to clean your office.- Pick a Saturday to actually clean your office and go through everything.- When you find something you need to be working on, put it in a place where you'll get to it immediately.- When you find something you don't need to be working on, delegate it.- When you find something irrelevant, throw it away. Get it out of your brain and your subsconcious.Once you've done this and see how effective it is, have your team do it as well!

Don’t skip todays podcast! I get it, budgeting and accounting are they type of words that typically equal brain freeze or mental check out. Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/budget-correctly-or-fail/Guess what? Businesses that don’t know how to budget fail. Leaders that don’t know how to budget fail. I know digging into excel spreadsheets and accounting software can be painful tasks but they're so important to your success. So important, I’m sharing my personal budgeting spreadsheets with you and explaining how to get on top of your profit and loss right now!Go to http://ChrisLoCurto.com/budget-correctly-or-fail/ and download the free excel spreadsheets showing how I budget!

On today’s podcast, I answer a great question from Paul on the different types of personality tests and tools, and what I think is best. I also explain the importance of StrengthsFinder and working in your strengths.Stay focused on your strengths! If you can get to a place where all you do is work in your strengths, you’ll be so much happier. Life is too short to be working in your weaknesses.To discover what your strengths are, I’d recommend digging into StrengthsFinder 2.0, as well as how to communicate in your personality style! Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/working-in-your-strengths/

Today, I’m answering your questions on The Chris LoCurto Show! In last week’s podcast, we asked for you to comment about your greatest challenges when it comes to communicating and understanding personality styles. Folks, you brought it! Check out the podcast for my answers.Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/why-youre-misunderstood/

Today’s Coffee With Chris podcast is all about doing what you love. If you’re not happy in your job, your business, or your life, make a change! Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/do-what-you-love/

“Why did Chris LoCurto leave Dave Ramsey’s organization?” is the #1 question I get asked. Everybody wants to know the details of why I left. So today, I break it down for you and share my story of how I got to where I am now.Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/why-i-left-dave-ramseys-organization/

Everyday I receive messages from the #CLoTribe asking when we will relaunch the podcast. Well, today is the day! To celebrate, this weeks topic is on celebrating progress. Join the conversation at http://ChrisLoCurto.com/the-podcast-is-back/

On today’s EntreLeadership Podcast, you’ll hear my interview with one of our own, Jon Acuff. Jon is a member of Dave’s team. He’s a speaker, blogger and best-selling author of three books: Quitter: Closing The Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job; Gazelles, Baby Steps And 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt; and Stuff Christians Like. And he’s awesome! If you can't see the graphic, click here. On this episode, we talked about: Taking risks  but making sure they're the right ones Receiving criticism from others  and how some people just want to knock you down Facing fear and beating it Jon shared some great information, and it’s a podcast you won’t want to miss. Click above to check it out. As a bonus, Jon is also giving away five free copies of Quitter. In order to qualify, you must first: Leave a comment below by answering the question. Fill out the contact form. Don't put your mailing info in the comment. Tweet a link to this post. Click to Tweet. If you don't have Twitter, you can use Facebook. I will pick the winners August 17 based on their comments and their promotion of the post. If you are selected, I will notify you by email. Thanks everyone! Question: Why do you want Quitter?

A couple of weeks ago, I asked you, the ChrisLoCurto.com reader, to leave comments with your questions for Mark Sanborn to answer during the EntreLeadership Podcast. Well, he did. If you can't see the graphic, click here. I was blown away with how many incredible questions you guys left. We weren't able to get to them all. However, next Tuesday will be the extended interview just for you the ChrisLoCurto.com reader. In that episode, we continued answering your questions. Be sure to listen to both to see if I mentioned YOU.

"You can't actually run a business debt free!" That's a comment I hear all of the time. In fact, when I teach EntreLeadership, it's  the one subject that tends to ruffle the most feathers. Why? It's the same concept as student loans. People don't know people who are going through college (or own a business) without debt, so it doesn’t seem possible to them. I’m here to tell you, YES IT IS! At each EntreLeadership Performance Series event, I take a few minutes to ask how many people are running their businesses debt free. Every single time, it's at least 30% of the room. Every time. I then have the rest of the attendees look around, and they’re always surprised that someone can run a business without a line of credit. They see that it’s not only being done, it's being done successfully. I’m passionate about making business owners realize they don’t need to accumulate a ton of debt. And on today’s EntreLeadership Podcast, we talk about ways to run a business debt free, as well as obstacles to avoid. During the podcast, I also interviewed one of our in-house champions, Chris Hogan, about the things he’s learned in all of his years of coaching businesses on their finances. In the interview, we cover: What small businesses normally borrow for and how they can change Cash flow, retained earnings and lines of credit How badly debt damages growth How to feel safer financially The myth of credit cards in business Basically, we tackle the myths that so many have been convinced are musts in business. It’s a super important podcast you are not going to want to miss. Click the player below to hear the EntreLeadership Podcast on Financial Peace for Business. If you don't see the player, click here. Question: What are your thoughts on running a business debt free?

Andy Andrews has an incredible line up of talented guests on his podcast, In The Loop. Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Andy Andrews and Andy Traub. Take a listen. If you can't view the player, click here to listen. Some of the topics we discussed were: What am I passionate about? What's the coolest thing going on in my life right now? What are the most impactful lessons I teach in EntreLeadership? Question: What are your answers to the first two questions?