Time to Reset

Writing your book is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Some people have had a hard time finishing a book or couldn't even finish one. In this episode, Chandler Bolt, CEO of Self-Publishing School and SelfPublishing.com, shares some steps to guide you in writing your book. He also gives strategies to help you in book-writing and publishing. Listen to this inspiring episode and get some ideas to help you write and publish your book.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Communication is an essential tool for productivity and organizational growth. How can you widen your leadership influence? Join your host Penny Zenker as she dives into a conversation with Scott Tillema on bridging the gap from crisis negotiation to leadership influence. Scott is an FBI-trained hostage negotiator and active law enforcement officer. In this episode, he shares valuable insights on how organizations can recognize opportunities and utilize negotiation principles to enhance their work. He also explains how he helps during critical and chaotic moments of people’s lives and maps out situations for clearer understanding. Tune in for clarity and a goal-oriented perspective on leadership and negotiation.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

When people make a to-do list, they put so many unnecessary things that they forget what’s most important. They need to learn how to master being overwhelmed. They need to know how to prioritize their ones from the tens in their list. These people have to truly be honest with themselves, which is something most people struggle with. Join Penny Zenker as she talks to Mark J. Silverman about his new book, Only 10s 2.0: Confront Your To-Do List, Transform Your Life. Learn how you can find your 10s on your to-do list. Don’t be afraid to cross off things. You don’t have to do everything this week or this month. Prioritize your life today with Penny and Mark.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

According to statistics, 80% of people just show up 80% of the time. What does it mean to people’s productivity, performance and goals? In this episode, Marcy Axelrod discusses the concept of what it truly means to show up. She has been researching this concept of showing up for 23 years already, and she provides the three parts to it. She shares the three main categories that get in our way to really show up. So come join us in this episode to learn more and reflect on yourself if you are part of that 80% and show up! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Do you have so much stuff that it makes you unorganized and messy? Are you having a hard time getting things done? Tune in to this episode as Gael Wood discusses decluttering so you can efficiently manage your time. Reflect and think thoroughly about what consumes most of your time and assess which things or tasks you can let go or de-prioritize. This can result in you living your life better! Come and join us in this discussion!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Athletes all need to train their performance mindset before a game. Those who are nervous have a higher chance of losing. On the other hand, those who know how to relax and have fun end up winning. That is the mindset that Penny Zenker and her guest Joey Klein will discuss in this episode. Together, they talk about how you, as a high performer, can get into the zone. Joey is the founder and CEO of Inner Matrix Systems. He is also the author of the book, The Inner Matrix: Leveraging the Art & Science of Personal Mastery to Create Real-Life Results. Learn how to control your mind so that you can find that key to fulfillment today. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Life is full of things we can’t control, and things don’t go as planned. We must learn to adapt and evolve and bend, not break. Joining Penny Zenker is Frankie Russo, founder of Russo Capital and The School of WHY, keynote speaker, and author. In this episode, Frankie enlightens us with insights from his book, Breaking WHY: Hacking and Rebuilding Strategic Emotions for Authentic Success, and shares the highs and lows of his journey to finding authentic success. He opens up about his struggle for control and his history of substance abuse and navigating through his recovery and finding his purpose. Learn some strategies and techniques that he’s used to overcome and achieve by tuning in! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Learning how to manage your managers is a key factor in the success of any organization and the sanity of people at work. What does this mean exactly? Here to explain is Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Mark joins host Penny Zenker to share important insight into how employees can communicate and engage with managers to meet results and expectations better and avoid frustration. He also discusses the unwritten rules of the workplace, career development, and the value of properly onboarding new hires. He emphasizes the importance of having the right culture for the organization and, most importantly, the right cultural fit for employees. Listen in for an insightful discussion on leadership, communication, and employee engagement.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Emotional intelligence is a buzzword that has inserted itself into more and more industries, but it is a construct more easily thought about than practiced. Today's guest offers expert insight on the subject. Robin Hills is the Director of Ei4Change, a company specializing in educational training, coaching, and personal development focused on emotional intelligence, positive psychology, and neuroscience. He joins host Penny Zenker to break down how to practice emotional intelligence in the workplace and its impact on productivity and overall quality of life. Get valuable tips on effective and empathic communication by tuning in to this episode. Don't miss out!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/

Most of us react to how things are playing out for us. And once it’s in the past, we tend to think if the response and action we did were right. Do we wonder if things would have been better if we approached it differently? What if we can see the future? Surely this will help us to a great extent. That is the focus of our episode today with our guest Jonathan Brill. Jonathan is a futurist and an expert on resilient growth and innovation under uncertainty. He shares his knowledge and the tools he uses to help companies grow even through crises. He even wrote a book to cover all of these. Listen and know the future of you and your business!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://pennyzenker360.com/positive-productivity-podcast/