

The Art of Living Proactively (Harnessing the Power of Your Choices)
Tony Winyard
"The Art of Living Proactively" podcast is your guide to harnessing the power of your choices and living your best life. Join host Tony Winyard as he shares insights and inspiration from experts in the fields of health, wellness, mindset, and productivity.
Each episode offers practical tips and strategies to help you take control of your life and unlock your full potential. From improving your physical health to cultivating a positive mindset, Tony and his guests explore the habits and practices that lead to success and fulfillment in all areas of life.
Whether you're looking to boost your productivity, improve your relationships, or simply live a happier, more fulfilling life, "The Art of Living Proactively" podcast has something for you. Tune in today to start harnessing the power of your choices and living your best life.
Each episode offers practical tips and strategies to help you take control of your life and unlock your full potential. From improving your physical health to cultivating a positive mindset, Tony and his guests explore the habits and practices that lead to success and fulfillment in all areas of life.
Whether you're looking to boost your productivity, improve your relationships, or simply live a happier, more fulfilling life, "The Art of Living Proactively" podcast has something for you. Tune in today to start harnessing the power of your choices and living your best life.
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Mar 24, 2020 • 43min
Mollie McGlocklin
Mollie McGlocklin runs a company named "Sleep is a skill" and in this episode we discover the importance of sleep not just in quantity but also quality and the huge difference it can make to your life physically, emotionally and cognitively. There are a lot of topics covered including Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, Tracking, Behavioral Change, and Accountability. How can the time that we eat, move, adjust our thermostats, see the sun, see darkness, connect with others, etc. — impact our sleep & our health? What’s glymphatic drainage, how can sleep support it, and why do we care? Why are sleep deprivation rates at an all-time high, and what can we do about it? What are some of the newest sleep gadgets on the market and how to we sift through the noise between what works and what is just fancy marketing? What is your circadian rhythm & why is it important for your sleep, health, mood, and waistline? What is social jet lag and what can we do to prevent it? What is HRV and how does that data help us with sleep? Mollie's Favorite Quotes: How you do anything, is how you do anything What gets measured, gets managed Recommended Books: The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life: How to Harness the Power of Clock Genes to Lose Weight, Optimize Your Workout, and Finally Get a Good Night's Sleep Website: https://www.sleepisaskill.com/ Sleep Reset Course: https://www.sleepisaskill.com/sleep-reset Weekly Newsletter: https://www.sleepisaskill.com/start LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollie-mcglocklin-82531825/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molliemcglocklin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepisaskill/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SleepIsASkill Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee079-mollie-mcglocklin/

Mar 17, 2020 • 44min
Theresa Cifali
"My job as a coach is to empower my clients to leave me". Theresa Cifali helps clients to embrace change rather than fearing it. A former professional singer she now helps business owners to have a better life. Some subjects covered: How being treated awfully by a 2nd grade teacher helped her Workaholics Reaching goals Started a digital craft magazine which became a big success What is a Productivity Strategist? The Daily Achievers Academy - group membership programme Plans to launch her first course about life not just business called “Plan To Achieve" Help people articulate what they want their life to look like Helping clients with their resistance to change https://theresacifali.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheresaCifali/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresacifali/ https://www.pinterest.com/theresacifali/ Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee078-theresa-cifali/

Mar 10, 2020 • 47min
Billy Boughey
Billy Boughey helps organizations improve company culture and increase their team performance. He also has an ambition to own a major US sports team one day. In this episode we learn a lot more about his wide array of talents and experiences. Links: Culture Reconstructed: billybspeaks.com/book Communication Course: billybspeaks.com/microphone Podcast: Created for Experience Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee077-billy-boughey/

Mar 3, 2020 • 53min
Richard Matthews
Richard Matthews is an expert webinar builder and instructional designer who’s helped his clients drive more than 2,000,000 in online sales... and he does it while traveling full-time across the USA with his family in an RV! How cool is that? In this episode we learn about automation. Richard develops automated systems for his clients; to help them focus on what they do best. He feels strongly about focusing on one's zone of genius to be successful and effective. He strategically positions his VAs so that they're only working on things they enjoy doing and are very good at, while automating the mundane and repetitive assignments. Topics discussed: Building Powerful Business Systems - Becoming a super entrepreneur by automating the mundane tasks so that you and your team can focus on the creative aspects of your business; and documenting all your processes to ensure that your services and products are delivered consistently every time. Push Button Podcasts - Bringing the joy back to podcasting by taking care of the nitty-gritty of production and publication so that podcasters can focus on what they love most: being the host of their show! The Story Born Hero podcast - Harnessing the power of your personal story to create a heroic brand How his real estate training increased a company's profits from $1,200pm to $250kpm! How he helped a client run their first webinar and take in $250k in 2 weeks How a director of a marketing solar company multiplied their lead flow by 10x Links: PushButtonPodcasts.com | Helping you bring the joy back to podcasting. RichardMatthews.me The HERO Show on Apple Podcasts Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee076-richard-matthews/

Feb 25, 2020 • 40min
Brad Cote
Brad Cote helps health practice owners automate and scale to double revenue, reduce clinical hours and have complete freedom. He is a business coach, gym clinic owner and author. How he turned a client complaint from someone who would leave due to an issue with service and they ended up turning it around Building and incorporating an "over-deliver" aspect to your companies core values and have staff strive to achieve this in every interaction. How you can turn a negative into a positive by putting yourself in client shoes having empathy and strategy with the client's best interests above your own. Changing eating habits of clients How they vet clients Favourite quote: "You need the client, the client doesn't need you when you consider this perspective you'll change the way you operate.” Article http://bradcote.com/using-poor-customer-service-as-a-marketing-strategy/ www.bradcote.com www.facebook.com/realbradcote/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-cote-910aa1150/ Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee075-brad-cote/

Feb 18, 2020 • 44min
Susan Boles
Susan Boles is a CFO, a Growth Architect a Data Geek a SaaS Whisperer and an all-around business operations expert. She takes agencies & consultants from digital duct-tape and WD40 to smoother-than-a-Mercedes-Benz operations using a custom blend of process plus tech plus financial know-how. Systems and automation are her thing and we find out much about them in this weeks episode. Susan's philosophy is finding better ways to manage and run your company. Not just hiring more hands to help juggle the pieces. She says: "Growth is only hard when your business isn't built for it. So let's build something that is." Some items we discuss: Processes! - The client onboarding process. That's where the impressions are set. Results from having a weekend away from work where you do intensive work on a single project, but including time for warm cookies and a spa. A book Susan recommends: Pia Silva's "Building a Badass Brand" Favourite quote: Andy Worhol: "Business is the most fascinating kind of art". Links: ScaleSpark Website:https//scalespark.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSusanBoles Break the Ceiling Podcast: https://www.scalespark.co/podcast Hailey's website: https://brainspaceoptimized.com/services-2/ Break the Ceiling episode with Hailey about Worktreats: https://www.scalespark.co/break-the-ceiling/faster-results-in-fewer-meetings-with-ashley-gartland-hailey-thomas Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee074-susan-boles/

Feb 11, 2020 • 55min
Joel Ong
Every business has a unique identity and conveying that is not easy. Joel Ong helps businesses put that across in creative ways. He founded his company Tape Your Time to help business build relationships and grow through video and story through "Story-Telling Videos" that contribute to the clients Value Chain, and also build Brand by telling their story. Also the host of the Entrepreneurs Tribe Podcast featuring media celebrities, models, thought leaders, 6-9 figure revenue founders, hotel moguls, experts, global speakers etc. In this episode we discuss: World’s First Oil Paintographer How Joel worked with a Croatian Wedding Photographer in Zagreb Life Coaching & Method Acting Teacher Frequently misunderstood issues by prospective customers including Video, Youtube - The true value of video for business (it’s not how long the video is, how many cameras you used on set etc.) Strategic versus tactical & operational decisions His favourite quote is Bruce Lee: Don't think, feel And a book he often recommends is "Pre-suasion" by Robert Cialdini which was the follow up to the multimillion selling Persuasion Links: Website: www.tapeyourtime.com Free PDF How-To Guide on 8 Ways To Use Videos To Grow Business: https://videothatsell.com/ Video Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/growbusinesswithvideo/ Podcast Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneurstribepodcast/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/10493752 The episode with Jay Baer: Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee073-joel-ong/

Feb 4, 2020 • 44min
Adam Sinkus
Adam Sinkus is an entrepreneur with a background in Call Centres and Digital Marketing. He creates and implements digital marketing strategies, coaches and empowers companies and teams to build marketing systems to achieve their goals. In this episode we find out: How call centres have changed Why he prefers inbound call centres to those selling on cold calls The launch of his consulting firm How AI is affecting digital marketing Facebook advertising & AdWords How he helped a client get a 400% income gain with some SEO tweaks Creating culture based leadership programmes An amazing experience he had with his daughter at a restaurant Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsinkus https://www.twitter.com/adamsinkus use #AdamBomb on Twitter to find Adam http://www.elevareagency.com Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee072-adam-sinkus/

Jan 28, 2020 • 41min
Purdeep Sangha
This weeks guest is Purdeep Sangha who helps men transform both their business and their health resulting in huge changes. Purdeep provides a number of tips on how to increase profits and how he's helped his clients do that and also how he's helped them focus first on improving themselves, including their personal health which has in turn helped them perform at a higher level and led to success. Topics discussed: Attitude to sleep Using neuroscience and psychology to coach clients The lessons Purdeep learnt from his time in Corporate America The thrill he gets when clients not only improve their profits and/or health, but when their relationships improve Getting people to admit they need help in the first place How a photographer exceeded his own expectations His biggest challenge when he became a coach How his mindset changed What he learnt from working on an orchard How by creating superfans it excelled his business Favourite quote: "Make this world a better place" Links: https://purdeepsangha.com/ https://superfansbook.com https://malepodcast.com https://youtubeformen.com Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee071-purdeep-sangha/

Jan 21, 2020 • 1h 10min
Alan Berg
Alan Berg is back again and once again almost overloads us with great stories, tips and info on how to delight your customers. He is a wedding market specialist but don't be put off by that if you do not work in the wedding industry as the tips he provides are relevant for many industries. Some of the topics discussed in this episode How Alan exceeded the expectations of a venue that was selling 16 weddings per month What happened to a DJ in Indiana whose GOBO melted Why being good at your craft isn’t enough, you need to be good at business How some wedding professionals hurt themselves in their sales appointments How is social media changing business The benefits of attending a mastermind programme Links: Sales training, website review and speaking services at www.AlanBerg.com His books are all on Amazon on paperback, Audible and Kindle Alan's favourite quote "I don’t ever want to be the best I can ever be. I just want to be the best I’ve ever been… every time!" Exceeding Expectations links: www.ExceedingExpectations.me Facebook Group Twitter LinkedIn YouTube How to leave a podcast review: https://tonywinyard.com/how-to-leave-a-review-for-the-podcast/ Please could I ask you a favour? Would you mind sharing this episode with one person you feel will get value from the content? Full shownotes including transcription available at: https://tonywinyard.com/ee070-alan-berg/