Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!

Entrepreneurship comes with its own set of obstacles to overcome. While many of us dream of creating successful businesses from the comfort and warmth of our own home, it is all too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day issues of building and growing our businesses. Whether you work in a small section of your dining room table, in the spare bedroom, a corner of your garage, or in your own private office, staying organized can pose one of your biggest challenges as an entrepreneur. Many of us let filing and organizing go during busy times and think we'll deal with everything when we "have time." But beware of the clutter trap; it can truly take on a life of its own. A messy desk and chaotic filing system (physical or virtual) siphons off your time, energy, focus and productivity. Whether you are self-employed, a telecommuter or just need a place to pay bills, several questions should be answered and routines established when setting up a home office. “Miss Organized”, Tracy Paye is a rich resource of office and home organizing advice and tips and she will share fresh, easy ideas on how to get rid of clutter in your office and home. Please join us in the chat room prior to the call to ask questions of Tracy.

Tom Buford, founder of ChargeWhatYouDeserve.com, has been a self-employed service professional for the past 14 years. He built his first very successful business as an automotive painting contractor when he was 27. Within 2 years he turned Paint Solutions, Inc into a solid, 6-figure business. Since then, he’s been a coach, consultant, author, speaker, skydiver and musician. Tom tapped into his experiences as a business owner and created Charge What You Deserve where he shares fee-setting strategies with service professionals so that they can live the lives that they’ve been dreaming of. Using his techniques, Tom’s clients have been able to double their fees and attract more clients than ever before. Tom is the author of The Lifestyle Fee-Setting Formula Revealed and other home-study programs for discovering how to charge what you deserve and get it; all available at Charge What You Deserve.com

Please join me as I welcome back to the show Tony Bodoh. Tony Bodoh is one of those people who has such an incredible mind that every possible opportunity I have to chat with him, I find or make the time! Tony is an entrepreneur and inventor, executive coach, professional coach and dynamic speaker and in my opinion a thought leader. Tony is currently writing a book discussing the “new currency” which analyzes the growth of the economy and the emergence of a new form of currency in what has been coined “The Concept Age.” In this interview, we will be discussing ProfiTornado™ which was created by Tony Bodoh. In this program, Tony reveals to you the same techniques that helped him build a portfolio of more than $5 billion of process improvement and business optimization projects while working with public companies, start ups and expanding businesses. Combining elements of psychology, neuroscience, organizational behavior, operations improvement, and success principles, this 30-day program focuses on changing the thinking which underlies every process. Unlike most two day shot-in-the arm management training, this program grows every employee through a long tail infusion of knowledge. Specifically, we will be discussing how to discover your passion and how to take those forward steps towards your passion. We will also be exploring the "give and receive" concept and vision boards. For your free downloadable vision board please email Tony at info@ProfiTornado.com and have it available during the interview. Tony will show you how to use the vision board to move competently and confidently towards your goals.

Please join me as I interview fellow virtual assistant Julia Wojdacz. When I first met Julia, she was struggling, as so many people first entering this industry do, to find and retain clients. Listen as Julia tells how social networking and masterminding with me and other successful virtual assistants changed her business model.

So you’ve read all the books on getting organized. You’ve attended seminars, listened to tapes, set countless goals to get organized, and you are still looking at an overwhelming pile of clutter that you can’t seem to get anywhere with. You probably feel frustrated, overwhelmed, embarrassed, stuck and hopeless. And more than likely you are thinking if you could just find a weekend to do it, your clutter woes would disappear. If only it were that simple, disorganization would not be a source of pain for countless numbers of households. But the fact is that tackling an organizing project takes more than just time. Not only does it require a shift in your thinking and behavior, but consider these factors as well. Energy Motivation Time Focus Letting Go Tracy Paye will teach us how to get organized in our personal and business lives and clear the path to freedom. You can visit "Miss Organized" on the web at http://www.miss-organized.com/

Tony Bodoh is an expert organizational alignment coach who specializes in aligning an organization’s operations and culture in the service industry.  He has a portfolio of alignment projects with financial results ranging from $10 million to over $1 billion.  Through projects focused on customer satisfaction and loyalty Bodoh has produced results with double and triple digit improvement in critical scores. Where operations, organizational culture, and sales and marketing are aligned, profits will flow. Much of Bodoh’s recent work is in the area of customer experience optimization.  Bodoh applies his unique analytical methodology to improve the processes and the culture of the client organization.  This methodology is based on adaptations of the Theory of Constraints and Lean Principles in concert with the application of leading-edge psychological and neurological research.  Bodoh discovered connections between leading-edge psychological and neurological research and the Theory of Constraints and Lean Principles.  He uses these links to align the operations and the culture of a company in a way that drives significant positive impact on KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). He has unlocked the secret to continued profitable growth in a troubled economy.  He utilizes a unique analytical methodology to map an organization’s value and emotional constraints from the customers’ perspectives. Bodoh then coaches the employees of the organization in a way that gives them the knowledge and confidence to take action and to develop sustainable success. 

Please join me as I interview Crystal Williamson. Crystal is a certified life coach who enjoys helping small business people, coaches, VAs and other solo-preneuers with their technology and computer application needs. She has a show on Blog Talk Radio – Ask the Computer Coach – this weekly show explores the ins and outs of what you need to get your new business up-and-running Crystal stumbled into computer training in 1986 when she was an administrative assistant with a non-profit organization. She quickly became computer savvy. This was pre-Windows days! Her computer prowess spread throughout the company -- including high-level management. Soon after, she was answering computer queries from the CEO, CFO, and a few Senior VPs. After about a year, a computer trainer position opened up. Crystal began to branch out and began consulting in 1997. She has worked with many Fortune 500 companies in many realms including: media conglomerates, financial firms, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, legal firms, government (state and city), cosmetics, fashion, a tobacco company(!), insurance companies, and auction houses. Crystal’s interest in coaching began right after 9/11. She was drawn to coaching after seeing psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and coaches help the survivors through the trauma. Crystal became a certified coach in 2007. After doing extensive research Crystal found the best place to become a certified coach -- The Open Center in New York City. The day after sending in her initial payment, she was laid off. After getting home a little rejected that evening she received a letter from her school. It was the confirmation for the coaching course. She hasn't looked back since then!

Please join me as I interview Rob Schultz, creator of the Audacious Audio Product Success System, mentors solo professionals worldwide to leverage the power of online multimedia to launch profitable information products, attract thousands of new subscribers and add big bucks to their bottom line. Rob not only demystifies the multimedia and info product creation process, but reveals key strategies that help make them insanely profitable. He pioneered the path to affordable product creation, with his innovative programs “5-Figure Teleseminars”, “Create Your Own Blockbuster Visualization CDs” and “Create Your Own Blockbuster Speaking CDs”. His recently introduced "90 Articles in 90 Days Traffic Challenge" and "Online Radio Challenge" drew raves from folks seeking to drive more prospects to their websites. His recent smash viral marketing movies include the heartwarming CowWithADream.com, the hysterically funny EntrepreneurIdol.com, created for the launch of Michael Port’s “Book Yourself Solid” campaign, and the on-target “3MassiveMistakes.com” created for Melanie Benson Strick. Rob's video "System Scare!" also won first prize in the professional category of the video contest at the 2008 System Seminar. He also advised Lynn Jericho on the creation of her Inner Christmas Movie at TheInnerChristmasMovie.com which helped catapult her list from 220 to over 15,000, and helped realize her long held dream of publishing The Inner Christmas Book. Rob honed his marketing skills crafting campaigns for worldwide ad firms, including McCann-Erickson. He honed his digital production skills in the trenches of the Hollywood movie making machine, working on the digital effects of major motion pictures.

** Programing Note ** Due to a technical glitch the program cut off right at 60 minutes and while the bulk of the program was recorded, we did not have an opportunity to wish our listeners happy holidays. I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2009. There is no regularly scheduled program until January 2009 and that date will be posted here soon. Happy Holidays! Stephanie Y. Oden is the president and founder of LiveWire Consulting Group. She partners with organizations to increase productivity and personal effectiveness by designing and implementing results based systems. Her focus is on high performance team development. She advises organizations in the manufacturing and service sectors on how to maximize their human capital potential. Stephanie has a B.S. in Engineering from Auburn University, an M.B.A. from Indiana University, coach certification from RCS and extensive process design and implementation experience. She is a believer in the power of leveraged human capital and leads management in achieving strategic transformations for organizational longevity. She is also the author of Ready, Set, Engage. Stephanie will be discussing the power to engage is really about the power to connect. In her words, Real leaders get the absolutes off the wall and into the hearts of people. We will cover the following topics in this high energy hour: Power of Belief Matching motivation with moment Embodying calm in chaos Leaders as people builders 6 surefire ways to move from success to significance Loyal customers Having a following Sharing power Embracing flexibility Be the leader - not the buddy Personal excellence We will also be talking about the 8 biggest challenges new leaders face and what successful leaders have to say about their journey.

Judy Peebles is an International Speaker, Business Skills Trainer and Coach. After 25 years of corporate experience, including sales operations, group dynamics, marketing, and technical training, she leapt off the corporate ladder in 2007 and founded her own company, Peebles Pursuits, Inc. She calls herself The Journaling Jenius. She has a passion for self-exploration through journal writing as a path for personal growth, as Judy says, “to become more of who I am.” Topics we will be covering include: Journaling for your business Thinking on paper - clarity and focus Goal setting and setting priorities Celebrating successes Decision making and problem solving Journaling with a keyboard vs. a traditional journal. Unlike some business coaches, Judy takes a holistic approach and consciously considers the impact of the business on the individual and vice versa. She then calls on a variety of coaching methodologies to help her client’s address any issues that may stand in their way. Journaling isn’t just for angst filled schoolgirls. It allows you to think on paper. Lots of coaches, counselors and therapists advise their clients to keep a journal. Judy actually teaches you how to make journal writing productive and beneficial both on a personal and a business level. For instance, it can be used for creative brainstorming, planning, stress relief, and conflict management. Whether you've been journaling or writing in a diary all your life, or you've never put pen to paper to express yourself at all, Judy will help you get started, re-vitalize your journaling practice, or take a current practice to the next level. Please join us as we explore this fascinating topic!

Top 5 Reasons Your Clients Struggle with Marketing & How You Can Help Them If you’re like most Virtual Assistants, you wish you could clone yourself. Phones ringing, email piling up and client project lists growing longer and longer. At the same time, you wish you could clone your best clients—and keep the ones you have. In the midst of this, comes the question: “Do you do…copywriting…sales letters…marketing…(fill in the blank)?” Since you really want to help, you may stretch yourself to take it on, even with all your other responsibilities calling you. You do it because you want to serve your clients to the best of your ability—knowing the more successful they are, the more successful you are. Yet marketing and copywriting is one of the more complex and challenging areas for any business owner, especially online businesses. Wouldn’t it be great to get a crash course it the “must knows” of online marketing and copywriting? Join us for this call where you’ll discover: The 3 most vital time-saving questions to ask your clients about their online marketing. (This tip alone will shave hours and hours of phone time for you.) Why most of your clients are failing at their marketing…and what you can do about it. (They’ll love you forever!) How to develop and showcase marketing know-how that will pull clients into your fold—and get them to stay. You’ll also hear where you can get more resources so you can steer your clients down the right online marketing path when it comes to promoting their events, services and info-products.

Find out how you can easily add 50% or more to your fees and attract more clients with the utmost of integrity. Tom Buford, founder of Charge What You Deserve.com, has been a self-employed service professional for the past 14 years. Shortly after graduating college with a marketing degree he realized that corporate America wasn’t for him and he set out to create his own company. His first venture was writing and marketing “The Biz Book” which showed college students how to land a job with a music label. He made approximately $13.92 over 6 months. Since then, he’s been a coach, consultant, author, and speaker, painting contractor, real estate developer, skydiver and musician. He built his first successful business as an automotive painting contractor when he was 27. Within 2 years he turned Paint Solutions, Inc into a 6-figure passive income business. Tom tapped into his experiences as a business owner and created Charge What You Deserve.com where he shares marketing and fee-setting strategies with service professionals so that they can enjoy the businesses that they’ve been dreaming of. Using his techniques, Tom’s clients have been able to double their fees and attract more clients than ever before. Tom is the author of two home study programs: “From Lazy to Loaded: Business Success Blueprint for Coaches and Consultants” and “Charge What You Deserve: the Ultimate Fee-Setting Blueprint for Service Professionals”, both available at http://chargewhatyoudeserve.com.