Monthly Archives: November 2020

Talk with Tom: Episode #93 | Coaching Suggestions for the Week

 

Here are three quick suggestions from Tom for accomplishing your greatest goals.

  • Meditate on giving your all
  • Journal about increasing your tolerance for risk
  • Take passionate action for your work

These three quick suggestions, if put into practice, will lead to success. Don’t believe us? See what giving a month – each suggestion 4x – changes for you… then assess. They’re a guaranteed game-changer.

Every month Tom shares topic after topic to Grow Your Life and Build Your Business including these Coaching Suggestions. If you’re not already a subscriber, join us. Talk with Tom is 100% free, and there are special benefits available only to our subscribers, so be sure you subscribe yourself on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and we look forward to seeing you right back here on the last Wednesday of every month with Talk with Tom.

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Creating The Perfect Home Workspace

 

 

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Life Area: Professional   |  Topic: Environment

 

Creating The Perfect Home Workspace

 

 

Mark Twain had a shed on his farm in New York. and J.K. Rowling had a room at The Balmoral, a five-star hotel in Scotland. But you can make the perfect workspace in your man-cave or she-shed or maybe it’s an unoccupied nook or a room in your house currently sitting full of junk. Here are some guidelines for creating the perfect home workspace:

 

  • DESIGNATE YOUR CHOSEN SPACE. Make sure it’s a place where you won’t be interrupted.
  • EMPTY THE SPACE ENTIRELY AND CLEAN IT. Maybe even give the walls a fresh coat of paint.
  • FILL YOUR NEWLY EMPTY SPACE with only objects conducive to your creative process.
  • CONSIDER ACQUIRING NEW FURNITURE. Possibly a desk, a comfortably chair, a bookcase you can fill with inspiration.
  • DON’T BE AFRAID TO INVEST in professional help to clean, paint, or assemble furniture. Maybe put a posting on TaskRabbit to get yourself an estimate of costs.

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Talk with Tom: Episode #92 | The Success Principles Basics

 

In this episode of the Talk with Tom podcast, Tom walks us through some of the basic principles of success that you will find throughout Jack Canfield’s NY Times bestseller The Success Principles – Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be, with the objective to learn how to identify and overcome roadblocks, build momentum and achieve your goals.

Every month Tom shares topic after topic to Grow Your Life and Build Your Business. If you’re not already a subscriber, join us. Talk with Tom is 100% free, and there are special benefits available only to our subscribers, so be sure you subscribe yourself on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and we look forward to seeing you right back here on the last Wednesday of every month with Talk with Tom.

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Happy Thanksgiving from Tom Hart and the Success Series Team

 

Happy Thanksgiving From Success Series

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

This coming Thursday those of us who reside in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday primarily celebrated with family and friends in an expression of shared gratitude for our many blessings. Things this year will be much different due to the existing Covid-19 pandemic and resulting local mandates.

No matter how you choose to celebrate this year, please remember that we at Success Series are truly grateful for the wonderful support that we receive from all of you. Continue reading →

Talk with Tom: Episode #91 | Coaching Suggestions for the Week

 

Today Tom gives us a few of his coaching tips that have served him and others towards their personal success goals.

These are topics he dives into with clients; here we get a bird’s eye view, with some actions that can be taken with each one.

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How Your Shower Can Boost Your Immune System

 

 

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Life Area: Physical   |  Topic: Health

 

How Your Shower Can Boost Your Immune System

 

 

I look forward to the day when I can install a cold-plunge in my backyard or patio to reap the benefits espoused by Wim Hof.

 

Perhaps you’ve heard or seen Wim circulating the podcast and YouTube world. Wim, known as the Ice Man, has done extensive training that enables him to control his breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation and to withstand extreme temperatures.

 

His Wim Hof Method is built on three pillars, which are breathing, cold therapy and commitment. Combined, these three pillars form a powerful method that is capable of changing your life. The Wim Hof Method is even know to relieve symptoms of several diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, asthma, sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and several autoimmune diseases.

 

Researchers believe that this process is related to an increased metabolic rate which stimulates the immune response. 

 

So, until I can install that plunge, or get into a regular routine of cryotherapy, I end my showers with a 30-second blast of cold water. Medical experts believe that ending your shower with a 30-second blast of cold water can reduce inflamed skin and leave your hair glossy and smooth. And, I am unsure where I picked it up but somewhere I was told that having the cold water strike the base of your neck between your shoulders has an added benefit.

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Talk with Tom: Episode #90 | TwT Motivational Minute: Perseverance and Dedication

 

Today Tom informs us about the importance of our willingness to do the work to achieve our dreams.

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Use the 10-20-30 Rule When Presenting to Investors on Zoom

 

 

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Life Area: Professional   |  Topic: Presenting

 

Use the 10-20-30 Rule When Presenting to Investors on Zoom

 

 

You’ve probably endured plenty of terrible presentations in your time, but maybe you think that up in the higher echelons of Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs have really nailed the art of the pitch.

 

Nope. As early Apple employee-turned-investor Guy Kawasaki bluntly puts it, “Most of these pitches are crap.” Even top-tier entrepreneurs pitching elite VCs can’t seem to make an engaging set of slides.

 

You might conclude from this fact that crafting a compelling presentation is incredibly hard, requiring subtle artistry and exceptional skill. Once again, nope. Kawasaki insists that all you have to do to not torture your audience with any persuasive presentation is follow his classic 10-20-30 rule.

 

Even top-tier entrepreneurs pitching elite VCs can’t seem to make an engaging set of slides.

 

10 slides

“Ten is the optimal number of slides in a PowerPoint presentation, because a normal human being cannot comprehend more than 10 concepts in a meeting,” Kawasaki insists. “If you must use more than 10 slides to explain your business, you probably don’t have a business.”

 

What should those 10 slides contain if your presentation is an investment pitch? Kawasaki helpfully offers a list of the 10 points that venture capitalists actually want you to cover.

 

20 minutes

TED Talks are 20 minutes for a reason — that’s how long you can reasonably expect an audience to pay attention. Exceed this hard limit at your peril. Even if you have an hour to present, actually click through slides for 20 minutes, Kawasaki insists. Use the rest of the time for setting up your tech before and taking questions after.

 

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