The Trouble With Freedom Podcast

Lisa and Allison meet after knowing each other for years online. They have a few drinks and then they chat about stuff

This week Lisa and Allison talk about how you can't go forward without being realistic. Lots of trash talk about The Secret, Gurus and other magical thinking. Allison reveals a secret of her own. Embrace the suck!   Show Notes  The Kelsie Morris - TWF prodcast 29 The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life - Michael Masterson Sinking thousands of dollars in and making $33 in first month - Foolish Adventure Podcast

The week Allison interviews Mark Copeman who owns and runs The 8:45 Club and Customer Thermometer. They chat about Mark's take on working for yourself and the influences in his road to success.   Show Notes The E-Myth Revisited www.customerthermometer.com www.the845club.com Mark's big holiday experience (mini-retirement!) http://www.being-smarter.com/2011/08/50-things-i-learnt-by-taking-a-6-week-mini-retirement/ Mark's  office! http://www.being-smarter.com/2011/11/the-perfect-consultants-office-setup/

Allison Reynolds interviews her daughter Kelsie Morris while Lisa is away. Kelsie talks about what it's like to be the child of someone who makes a living on the internet and then runs away to the country. Notes There are none... WIN WIN WIN Win 1 of 10 copies of Nine Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson in Kindle downloadable format . All you have to do is leave a review on iTunes and leave a comment below telling us which one it is.  Drawing will be  on 14th February 2012 and announced here. (If you have already left a rating before the comeptetion then please add your name below...and THANKS!)

How can being too productive be harmful? Why does looking forward help you to be more successful than looking back? Allison wishes she had an experience bar over her head and Lisa laments the lack of feedback from some clients. NOTES GoToMyPC.com -  Our Sponsor The Challenge WIN WIN WIN Win 1 of 10 copies of Nine Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson in Kindle downloadable format . All you have to do is leave a review on iTunes and leave a comment below telling us which one it is.  Drawing will be  on 14th February 2012 and announced here. (If you have already left a rating before the comeptetion then please add your name below...and THANKS!)

This week Allison and Lisa talk about their new sponsor, how crap Seth Godin is (sometimes) and the secret of creating a habit...backed up with the results of scientific study. Sponsored by... NOTES GoToMyPC.com -  Our Sponsor The first thing you do when you sit down at the computer Seth Godin Trouble With Freedom Facebook Page WIN WIN WIN Win 1 of 10 copies of Nine Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorson in Kindle downloadable format . All you have to do is leave a review on iTunes and leave a comment below telling us which one it is.  Drawing will be  on 14th February 2012 and announced here. (If you have already left a rating before the comeptetion then please add your name below...and THANKS!)

Lisa and Allison talk about the first dot point from Heidi Grant Halvorson's Nine Things Successful People Do Differently, and that is getting specific...about what you want and how you will get it. And yes you CAN gift Kindle books.  Links Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson   Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman  

Cheeky elves Lisa and Allison put out their Christmas special with funny out-takes from this past year. They also cover what they consider was their biggest success, failure and Ah-Ha moment of 2011 and invite listeners to comment with their own.  Have a very happy Christmas and holiday season and we look forward to talking to you in 2012.   Links The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life - Michael Masterson Homework for 2012 - buy and download the following so you can join in the discussion Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson *Snowman image from Vlad Studio...love his stuff!

Allison and Lisa talk about when things keep you from your business activities after both having events that did just that.  Topic headers such as wastage, processes for when you are gone, and contemplating selling everything and playing World of Warcraft for the rest of your life.

Allison and Lisa talk about the pain of letting things go in your business and when to decide to do it.  Allison points out that in business having a process and criteria makes severing ties easier, and that big business does it all the time. Links Jen Sheehan - 5 Ways Not to Fail at Online Business Leigh Kostiainen HER = Barb Sabathil

Lisa goes to a business networking event and comes across a good example of how perception can ruin your business. A session of constructive criticism then breaks out. What red flag makes Lisa ask for money up front? What's on Lisa's list of pointers for professionals starting out?

Lisa and Allison discuss taking action. Lisa has read Allison's recommendation of The Pledge and discusses her opinion of the book. Allison goes into her life philosophy that says making goals and taking action are the two fundamentals of living versus existing. Lisa reveals an embarrassing moment that she survived. Allison discusses how she uses someone else's opinion to help get past the fear..And much much more Roary the Angry Action Lion   The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life - Michael Masterson Goalscape track your progress towards your goals Dr Pepper- What's The Worst That Can Happen?    

Allison and Lisa talk about the dilemma that selling information products on the internet can cause -  expert or enthusiast, are you qualified enough to sell information?

Lisa and Allison talk success and how it's a very subjective term that people rarely sit down and think about. Allison talks about how she gets her mentorees to visualise success. Lisa mentions how she's left some personal goals behind in getting ahead.     Notes  Ron Jeremy Wikipedia  Made The Jump - where Allison takes people from office bods to self employed The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life - Michael Masterson    

Allison and Lisa play myth busters (please don't sue us famous TV show) with a thorough debunking of some of the working for yourself marketing myths.  Feel free to add comments if you have a myth that was not covered.     My dear, Our society continues to think that leisure time is more enjoyable than work. Continues to think that sitting on a beach somewhere, relaxing under the hot sun, is more enjoyable than working…. Our society is wrong. Work is more fun than fun. That is, the right kind of work is. It has to be the kind of work you’re truly passionate about. Work that you would continue to do even if no one paid you a dime. That work is more fun than fun. So go out, find your work. It’s more fun than fun. Truly yours, Noel Coward