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Tune in each week as Diana Lidstone shares business strategies, tips, and resources so you can work less and profit more. This business podcast is for established business owners who want to stop being the Chief Everything Officers ... but still want to make more money!
The truth is....business owners who earn 10x more DO NOT work 10x harder. Diana coaches her clients to go from low 6-figures to 7-figures and beyond using her results-driven framework.
Whether you're a financial advisor, lawyer, real estate investor, or another expert, here's the truth: you've successfully grown your business but now find you're caught in the hustle and chasing the money. I totally understand. It's time to finally have the freedom you've always desired.
You can read more also at www.dianalidstone.com/blog
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My daughter is the ultimate 2nd hand shopper, and she just had a baby. So true to form she bought lots of things 2nd hand. However, before she purchased anything major – let’s say a stroller – she did a couple of things. She asked friends who had children AND then she went to Google to look for customer reviews! If you are looking for a new fridge or set of tires, what do you do? Well, you might ask your friends for recommendations but I’m guessing you would also go t...
In this episode, Kareen and I explore: Basic principles of DISC personality profilesWorld Health Organization's definition of ‘mental health’The difference between mental health and mental health issuesPersonalized mental health strategiesDISC examples of early warning signs of burnout and how to avoidD’s tend to be high achievers, delegation is a problemThey won’t find meditation helpful but perhaps taking a walkI’s will need to schedule some social time to have fun DAILY; this will help the...
Over and over again, business founders find themselves in a trap! A growth trap where they feel trapped by their business – not only is it running their life; it’s consuming almost every waking hour; they are working as much as they can; and YET... they have this feeling that something could be better; something could be different. In this episode, I’ll talk about the growth trap; the difference between scaling and growth and how to avoid the most common mistakes business owners make when th...
Of all the types of entrepreneurs in the world, you won’t expect a wellness professional to suffer from burnout! But here’s the personal story of how it happened so slowly, she didn’t recognize how it came to be. My guest, Lydia Di Francesco shares her lessons learned in today’s episode. Lydia and I have a very honest and open conversation about: How burnout crept up on her What burnout looked like for her, personally Her lessons learned 5 steps to recovery ...
People may forget what you say; forget what you did; but they will never forget how you make them feel – take on the famous quote Maya Angelou. So how do you make people feel? Your clients, your team, your suppliers?? My guest today is known as the FROG Lady – listen and find out why and how recognition can play an important part of your role as CEO of your small business. Sarah McVanel is a globally recognized Recognition Expert, acclaimed speaker and author – as well as a ...
#1 reason people start a business – freedom. In the USA, the SBA says that 80% of the 29.6 million small businesses are run by a single person – the solopreneur. But most often these entrepreneurs realize that true economic and personal freedom isn’t possible by being the solopreneur … because: They are caught in the daily grind – the day-to-day running of their business. Rarely take vacations or time off to recharge.Work is all there is – their business runs their life. ...
It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in – whether you’re a lawyer, accountant or other professional, real estate investor – there’s a lot of competition for clients! So how do you stand out from your competition? And what if standing out didn’t involve endless posting on social media? During this engaging episode, Chantal & I share: Why being good in business isn’t good enough and why you have to build a stand-out business.Her ABCs of how a client ‘chooses’ you.How she and I buy boots ...
Can’t believe that this is the last week of this free 5-part training series on how to get focus and find your freedom without hiring an additional employee! One thing I know for sure is that when I listen to podcasts like these – great ideas pop into my head and I need a place to record them – rather than little bits of paper scattered all over the place. Don’t forget to grab your workbook here: www.dianalidstone.com/takenotes so you outline how you’ll implement these strategies. If you m...
Research shows that of the time given to a workday, 80% is spent doing tasks with little to no value and only 20% is spent doing something important. That’s a BIG scary stat! And yet when Google sends me my website report, one of the MOST looked at pages – is a blog I wrote in 2018 – how to increase your odds of success by 95% ... it seems people WANT to be more productive. So today – Day 4 of my free masterclass, The Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass, I’ve cobbled together not just ...
If you’re anything like a lot of my clients, you heard this before… Systems will set you free! Sound familiar? But what I do hear back from my clients is that they don’t know where to start to create systems and they are often confused about what it truly means to create systems. It’s Week 3 of my 5-week podcast training series The Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass designed to help you save 10+ hours per week in your business without hiring another employee! If you’re just joining me...
As a business owner, if you ever struggle with deciding what to tackle first on your to-do list or if you ever wonder how to pinpoint the tasks that will have the biggest impact on your business growth – have no fear, you aren’t alone. Ep 155 – Get Focused: Build your business with purposeEp 156 – Which activities move the needle?Ep 157 – Free up time: Why it’s Systems BEFORE Team Ep 158 – Save Time & Sanity: 5 Productivity Strategies Ep 159 – How to Reduce Your Workload: ...
Toss the confetti – it’s Week 1 of my 5-day podcast series The Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass!! I’m super excited to be offering this free training – Some of you who know me, may have done a similar training with me; however, I’ve updated this one for you. It’s all about helping you reduce your workload and free up 10+ hours/week without hiring a new employee. So if you feel overwhelmed, and frustrated that you can never seem to get enough done in your day or week – then this is f...
If you’ve ever been the surrogate to a group of young kittens, you’ll learn that they have boundless energy to run in every direction without really accomplishing anything – are you running around like that? I don’t want that for you because it ultimately leads to burn out! You don’t have to look very far to hear about entrepreneurial burnout – you can read about it in major news outlets, major magazines, podcasts and you’ve probably hear from someone close to you about how they’ve end...
You’ve heard it before – the riches are in the niches! Narrowing your niche makes your marketing easier and when your marketing is easier, you’ll close more sales! Or in the case of a real estate investor, he attracted more deals and more capital! Two things real estate investors are always looking for! Listen as my special guest shares his story! ABOUT SIBTAIN PANJU Sibtain Panju and his wife Insiyah are the co-founders of PRAGMA Incorporated, a real estate investment company focuse...
Whether you’re a lawyer, accountant or other professional – it's important to realize that we are currently in a global marketplace. With today's technology, no longer is our business growth stalled or capped by our location. For instance, there was a time when bookkeepers or lawyers only worked with clients within a 5-10 mile radius. It’s no longer true today. Some of my clients have bookkeepers overseas. If we have a global marketplace – that means there’s more competition than ever. ...
While it is true that customers are attracted to the best marketers, not necessarily the best products, it is our job as business leaders to turn prospects into customers, in other words, to close the sale. My guest on this episode is a master storyteller AND communication specialist. We chat about: Two necessary ingredients of storytelling.What communication intelligence is.How you can decode your prospect's communication to close more sales faster and more effectively.How to power script ...
Having sales conversations that convert and that aren’t an hour long is vital to a successful and profitable business! In this episode, I want to share my journey with sales and how one simple change can increase your conversion rates and reduce the time you spend on sales calls! ACTION PLAN: How to increase your conversion rates & reduce the time spent on sales conversations: Read Anatomy of a Sales Conversation (here).Identify the gaps in your sales conversations.Adjust your format.Mea...
Pricing your services for profit can be a challenge for most business owners. And in some industries like bookkeeping, accounting and legal, it’s been tradition to price by the hour. But this week, my special guest will challenge you to think differently about your pricing, especially if you’re a lawyer! Special guest from the United Kingdom, non-practising lawyer Shaun Jardine and author of Ditch the Billable Hours and I have a lively discussion on pricing and how value-based pr...
Raising your rates can be one of the most uncomfortable activities you do in your business and yet, it can be one of the most satisfying too! In this episode, I talk about: Money set point10 signs it’s time to raise your ratesClient stories of how and when to raise your ratsACTION PLAN: Which of the 10 signs applies to you?Decide how much you will raise your ratesRaise them now! ABOUT ME: I’m a best-selling author, award-winning speaker and podcast host. After almost 40 years as an entrepren...
(This podcast was inspired by an article from E-myth) One of my deepest held core values is ‘life before business’. As I’ve moved to the farm, my life has changed and so has my business to be in alignment with my desired life. In this episode, I share 4 actions you can take to build a business that supports your desired life! I also share the story of the Donkey & the Lion – how and why we sometimes have to walk away from those who drain our energy! I hope you enjoy it! DOWNLOA...
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