Success Sculpting Show with Stephen Pierce: Self Help | Self Improvement | Personal Development | Motivation | Inspiration

If you want to know how to be productive and experience peak performance, then we need to take a step back from the to-do list, the newest productivity app and the various ways of getting things done from smart goals to a checklist. Now, I’m not saying those tools are not necessary. In many ways, they are, however they are not sufficient within themselves. Understanding how to be productive starts with understanding that performance starts in your head, it get’s agreement from your heart and it shows up in your hands. If you’re like me, then you know from first-hand experience the frustration of buying into the newest hippest productivity tool or app or method only for it to seem not to work for you. Perhaps you have half a dozen, a dozen or even more productivity apps on your phone or tablet. Maybe your library of physical and digital books are loaded with volumes of time management and productivity advice. We live in an environment where demands on our time, energy and money are increasing and along with that, there is an increase in technology and the number of ways to handle those demands. Yet, in a world of hyper-technology to help us manage better and get more done with less sweat, it seems like instead of taking our time, technology is taming us as time slips away and as we battle with technology and struggle to manage time we seem to be producing more stress and less peace. One reason this happens is that time management without mind management is a management disaster. It’s a recipe for frustration and it’s counter-productive. A prerequisite to effective management of time and space is to take the time to manage the space between your two ears. In other words, mind management is the foundation that successful life and time management is built on. With a house, the house can only be as good and strong as the foundation that it’s built on. So it is with the management of anything external, it’s effectiveness is based on how strong your internal management is because that’s your foundation. In today’s 4th Episode of The Success Sculpting Show, we will look at some quick peak performance tips and techniques to help you build a strong internal foundation of mind management so you can excel in your external management of time and space which can lead you to better performance in your life, work, relationships and more. Here are some of the highlights of what we will be covering; * POP: Proper Orientation and Perspective * Faith as a product of hope. * Perspectives are like glasses. If you can’t see clearly then you have the wrong lenses. * Changing your perspective of the situation is better than stressing the situation. You will also learn; * You only experience the stress of a situation if you interpret the situation as being stressful. * Key steps to being your best even while under stress. * 3 words to take total control of your focus. * The 1 question to help you navigate your focus. * Moving away from negative labels about yourself. Here are 5 quick tips to enhance your productivity. 1. Plan – Your plan identifies the who, what, when and where of closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. 2. Prioritize – Sequence is everything. You don’t put your pants on first and then your underwear or your shoes on first and then your socks. Knowing the order of what to do keeps things in order when you’re doing them. 3. Do It Now – The fastest route to getting to where you want to go is starting now, because any delays in starting equals delays in arriving. 4. Automate – Don’t do manually what you can do automatically. Look to leverage technology and get acceleration from automation. 5.

The prerequisite to never give up is to be prepared to get up. Winning is not just about knowing where you want to go to, it’s also about being mentally, spiritually and physically fit to get there. The path of success is littered with bones and body bags of those who decided to fade to black somewhere in between the beginning of their journey and their destination. I understand the feeling of exhaustion when you seem to be working really hard, while nothing is hardly working other than life seems to be going into overtime whipping on you. It’s hard to breathe… your lungs are burning, your eyes are blurry, your knees are buckling and your breathing is shallow. You reach out and reach up hoping to grab hold of the hand of a friend or family member to help you get your footing or get back up from a slip and fall. However, your reach comes back hollow as no hand claps to yours …so you decide to call out names one by one and as you scream in agony in what seems like your inevitable defeat… and all you hear is the echo of your own voice as if your in an empty hall, left alone… abandoned by those who said they’ll stick with you through thick and thin. Your back hurts, not just from your workload and heavy burdens, but from those who said they had your back but instead betrayed you and started stabbing you in the back. From pools of sweat, running tears and drops of blood …life seems to have knocked the wind out of you. But if you never give up …then life hasn’t knocked the WIN out of you. I know there is no music to dance to… and no one to dance with. I understand there is no one to make you laugh and nothing to laugh at.  There are no voices in the room… nothing but silence… all you can hear and feel is your own heartbeat as you struggle to breathe, as if you’re trying to inhale through a straw. This has become your defining moment as hope is turning into hopelessness and fearlessness into fear. Destiny hangs in the balance as you feel like your hanging by a thread. There is only one decision to be made now… will you or will you not give up. I vote, that you NEVER GIVE UP! Today’s 3rd episode of The Success Sculpting Show is about how to “Never Give Up!’ Because, right now you’re in the middle of something, and you know going back gives you nothing… yet moving forward brings you everything. However, you may feel too tired to do anymore so you prefer to lay down and snooze… I understand that you’re heart is willing but your body is weakening while your mind is wandering. In today’s Episode on “How To Never Give Up” we will take a deep dive into four core concepts of building intestinal fortitude and resiliency. As a result, you can dig deeper and go higher because you will never, never, never give up. Here’s what we will cover in today’s Episode; * Perseverance and persistence look at the overall fitness of your spirit, soul, and body. * You cannot respond according to how you feel, you must respond according to the situation. * Understand that you build winning positions over time, not overnight. * Proper orientation is a prelude to perseverance and persistence. I Appreciate You Supporting The Show By Subscribing In iTunes! I Appreciate Your iTunes Reviews! It’s very valuable to have a 5-star rating and/or written reviews as a content producer. Not only is it encouraging to produce more content from the feedback, but it also encourages others to listen to the show and allows us to get our message of hope, mental toughness and winning to more people. If you enjoyed today’s show,

If you want to really know how to achieve goals, then follow these 7 ways to make goals work for you. NOTE: In today’s episode I mention an infographic version of the Show Notes. The infographic is expected to be posted next week, so if you’d like a copy of it, you can grab it next week. Until then, enjoy today’s 2nd Episode of The Success Sculpting Show, and let’s get on with the Show Notes… shall we?

How To Stay Focused Show Notes In this episode, we will be discussing “How To Stay Focused.” Here are some of the key points highlighted in this episode; * Harnessing the power of focus begins with focusing on what you can control. * Focus prevents you from being taken mentally hostage by distractions. * Focus is something that you fight for, not pray for. * Focus helps you to recognize opportunities instead of being run over by obstacles. * Goals keep your focus sober so you’re not drunk on distractions. As we travel deeper down the road of staying focus, we hit the intersection of goals and it’s here that we will discuss the “3 Types of Goals” which are; * Outcome [Effect] Goals * Performance [Cause] Goals * Process [Cause] Goals This episode is capped off with an amazing insight as you discover “The Error of Goal Setting” which will give you a different way to look at goals. You will also learn a new pathway to finally achieving more goals with less stress as Stephen shares with you the secret to “Winning With Goal Setting.” This podcast will be available via iTunes shortly. We will let you know when it’s available. Got a question? Feedback? Record a voice message and I’ll try and play it on the show. Call (469) 546-5093 to leave a voicemail. You can also send an email to feedback[at]SuccessSculpting[dot]com (audio files are also welcomed) Thank you for listening to this first Episode of The Success Sculpting Show…