Ep.1 – What Matters Most

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As a leader, you know firsthand that achieving work life balance can be hard. Do you struggle with balancing between your personal and professional needs? I’m here to tell you, you did not have to choose between building the business of your dreams and enjoying life. This podcast will help you engineer your success by providing the tools, tips and techniques that will help you plan and design your balance in life. This process starts with what I call the Engineer’s Blueprint for Success
Let’s start your journey with the very first step in the blueprint by finding out what is most important to you and how it affects the people around you.
[00:01 – 03:12] Opening Segment

Welcome to the show
Opening question

Work-life balance struggles

What to expect in this podcast

A balanced life designed for success
The Engineer’s Blueprint for a Balanced Life

[03:13 – 06:39] The Engineer’s Blueprint for a Balanced Life

Giving yourself permission

You can have it

You are in the small fraction
I introduce the 4 steps in the Engineer’s Blueprint for success

Determine what matters most to you
Visualize that balanced life you want
Develop a plan
Execute on that plan

I talk about ‘Mirror Moments’

Who you are not who you project
Acknowledge the things you need to change

[06:40 – 15:09] What Matters Most

Determine what is most important to you

Examples
Write down your top 3

A word from our sponsor
Taking inventory of your schedule

What are you spending your time on
Asking the people around you

I share one of my own stories in entrepreneurship

My true accomplishment
Time for others – a central part of who I am

[15:10 – 17:18] Closing Segment

Remember your life is shown through your actions
The results of a balanced life
What to look forward to in the next episode

Tweetable Quotes:
“I absolutely believe that you can have success in both areas, you do not have to choose between building the business of your dreams, the professional life of your dreams, and a life that you love.” – Dr. James Bryant
“Many people know what to do, fewer people know how to do it and an even smaller amount of people, a small fraction, actually do it..! You are in that small fraction.”  – Dr. James Bryant
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