The first thing an accountant should do to get out of their own way is to be aware of their own ineffective behavior. Through experience, Michelle Weinstein has observed how many accountants are getting in their own way because of their limiting beliefs. These toxic thoughts often come through from the unconscious mind and they can be sneaky if you’re not cognizant. Paul Ross, a master of neuro-linguistic programming, joins her in this conversation to explain how you can identify what limiting beliefs you have and overcome them so that you can cease to be the greatest obstacle to your own success. In any battle between your unconscious and conscious mind, the unconscious mind is always going to win. There are three magic words you can use to rewire your unconscious mind: “Up Until Now.” Do you want to learn how to properly use this phrase and break your limiting beliefs? Grab your notepad and pen and tune in! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://theabundantaccountant.com/

Despite their vast financial expertise, accountants are often regarded as seemingly untouchable figures that only talk in complicated jargon. For Twyla Verhelst, it is high time for accountants to become irreplaceable individuals within the business structure and not just mere expendable investments. Sitting down with Michelle Weinstein, she breaks down the most important factors every accountant must learn to forge a more effective and working relationship with business owners. This way, they can become not only silent guardians of cashflow but key players who can also help plan for the future. Twyla also underlines the importance of why accountants must revisit and reinvent their practices, veering away from the traditional and embracing a more progressive approach. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

For most accountants, jumping into the world of entrepreneurship is a great way to maximize their learnings and earn more money. But starting your own accounting firm may be a bit complicated and confusing, especially in this time of pandemic and economic recession. Joining Michelle Weinstein once more is Nellie Akalp of CorpNet.com, who shares the many lessons she learned from transitioning as an entrepreneur in the world of accountants. Together, they dissect three important questions that can help build a successful accounting firm with a clear goal and effective marketing strategy. Nellie and Michelle also discuss the most common pain points that hinder people in their profession from accessing their full potential. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

When negotiating, it is a given that you want to get the most favorable deal on your end. But even when chasing for the best end-result, your negotiation tactics must never undermine your worth. Business negotiator Chris Voss sits down with Michelle Weinstein to discuss the right way to integrate empathy in your transactions. He explains how sticking to your prices will allow you to avoid the annoying, lame, and frustrating clients that will not do you any good. Chris also shares strategies when straightening out transaction errors that could ruin your reputation and credibility, as well as setting the proper boundaries and deadlines on yourself.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

Deciding to make a change in your career can be difficult because it often requires you to trade what feels comfortable for a very long time for an uncertain path. Rocky Lalvani is all too familiar with this struggle, having left corporate life to start his own accounting firm. In this episode, he joins Michelle Weinstein to share the story of how he came upon the decision to leave and what he did to overcome the fears that have kept him from finding the freedom to do what he loves. He also tells us the next couple of steps he took to set up his own business—from signing up to Profit First to starting his own podcast, Profit Answer Man, where he attracts clients he never thought he'd get from calls. Talking to those who want to start their own podcast, Rocky then shares some advice on how to set-up your show, what you should be thinking first, and how you can use it to meet other great people. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

Going out on your own is a big risk. Stepping out into the unknown in favor of your corporate job's relative safety and predictable income can present many fears for many people. On today’s show, Michelle Weinstein brings on someone who’s been through this predicament. Serena Shoup used to be a corporate controller who left to have more kids. Now she’s a CPA who's running a virtual bookkeeping business. Tune in to this episode and learn the five beliefs you need to install in yourself to ease your fears when you finally decide to leave your 9 to 5 job. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

Overcoming the technical side of the accounting profession is the easy part. It’s often overcoming their own fears that get into many accountants and hold them back from building the practice of their dreams. The Visionary Accountant, Tatiana Tsoir, learned this from her own experience of getting stuck in a place of wanting to be her own boss but being afraid of doing what is necessary to make that possible. Does it sound like the story’s going to resonate with you? That’s because it does for a lot of people who are similarly confronted by the fear to take the leap of faith! Now out of that limbo, Tatiana compiles the lessons from her clients’ and her own experiences in her upcoming book, Dream Bold, Start Smart, a  step-by-step guide to bulletproofing a business idea and setting it up right with the strategies and finances to not only survive but to thrive. Listen in as she shares some of these lessons with Michelle Weinstein. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

Even with the clearest goals and objectives, one can still fall off their progress and be stuck in an ineffective status just because of a poor mindset. To get out of that endless hamster wheel, you must have a strong commitment to what you want and start building trust with everyone. Michelle Weinstein is joined once again by personal advisor Paul Davis, this time focusing on the analogy of learning how to drive to bring home the lesson of regaining consistency, competency, and efficiency. He also explains the three pillars of building trust, underlining the importance of each one in connecting with others and actually making an impact. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube

As an accounting professional, do you ever feel like you’re overworked, underpaid and underappreciated? Do you ever wish to have more confidence to get clients to pay you the fees that you deserve? If so, then this episode is definitely for you. Michelle Weinstein takes us several time zones across the Atlantic to meet Paul Davis, a personal advisor to business owners, CEOs and celebrities based off the green isle of Ireland. Paul is an entrepreneur, an award-winning business growth consultant, speaker, author of several international best-selling books, and creator of The Executive Code. In this exciting and insightful conversation, Paul takes an in-depth look at the three essential pillars of confidence and how you can achieve each of them to create more abundance in your business and in your life. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Abundant Accountant Community today: theabundantaccountant.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube