#47: How to Gain Confidence, Increase Productivity, and Move Toward Mastery Each Day

Published: Feb. 17, 2015, 6:50 p.m.

b'If you\\u2019re anything like me...or if you\'re just human...you have faced your share of\\xa0challenges and fears in the process of growing your own business. That might not be so bad, if we could all solve those challenges\\xa0by simply trading stories. But no two people\'s challenges and fears are alike!\\nThe reason our challenges are so unique is because our minds are. Unique, that is. Struggles and fears originate in your brain, and how it processes whatever you\'re dealing with, from one day to the next.\\nThat\'s why one day you can be flying high, confident and on top of your game, and the next day you\'re sunk into despair, wondering how you got into this mess and whether it\'s too late to get out.\\nAs I\'ve said before, the real key to every aspect of growing your business is\\xa0CONFIDENCE. And we all need a little help with confidence sometimes.\\nThat\'s what today\'s post is all about--getting your head "unstuck," learning how to move forward with purpose even when you\'re struggling, and using each day to\\xa0take\\xa0the action you want.\\nThat\'s why I invited my personal business coach Todd Herman to join me in today\'s podcast episode. He\'s a bit of a legend when it comes to performance mentality; big-deal people come to him for help with achieving mastery and improving performance. I\'m talking Olympic athletes, corporate billionaires, members of international royalty...plus thousands of online\\xa0entrepreneurs just like me.\\nTodd is all about action, productivity and results\\u2026which is exactly what I need for my business right now. To put it simply,\\xa0he helps people perform so\\xa0that their vision and what they do matches up.\\nI have to tell you, this Q&A\\xa0with Todd is a landmark episode for me. Lots of listeners sent in their questions about improving performance for Todd to answer right here on the show. His answers\\xa0will blow you away; in fact, even my editor told me that this is the most insightful podcast episode I\'d ever done.\\nHonestly, there\'s just too much great stuff to list in a single blog post, so why don\'t you click the play button at the top of the post to listen\\xa0right now? Trust me--this is stuff you\'re going to want to hear.\\nAlso, I\'m offering as today\'s "freebie" a special task-tracker that Todd gave me to use as part of improving my professional performance and guide my daily actions. It\'s called an Entrepreneurial Scorecard, and it\'s a simple, one-sheet tool that has been rocking my world ever since I started using it.\\nYou\\xa0can get the Entrepreneurial Scorecard for\\xa0free by\\xa0clicking here.\\nEPISODE FREEBIE Click Here to Get the Entrepreneurial Scorecard\\n FREE DOWNLOAD\\nNo matter where your business lies\\xa0within the growth process, Todd\'s specific, detailed insights are going to help you achieve mastery and gain confidence...every single day you sit down to work.\\nAs I mentioned, the Entrepreneurial Scorecard is all about helping your goals gain traction each day. Download this valuable freebie by clicking here. The Entrepreneurial Scorecard is going to\\xa0help\\xa0you identify where you are spending time wisely\\xa0and not so wisely, along with\\xa0the areas you should be leveraging for maximum\\xa0return on your effort.\\nEPISODE FREEBIE Click Here to Get the Entrepreneurial Scorecard\\n FREE DOWNLOAD'