The Three Month Vacation Podcast
Sean D'Souza
Sean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your business and profits? Do you buy into the myth of "outsourcing everything and working just a few hours a week?" Not really. Instead, you structure your business in a way that enables you to work hard and then take three months off every single year. And Sean walks his talk. Since 2004, he's taken three months off every year (except in 2005, when there was a medical emergency). This podcast isn't about the easy life. It's not some magic trick about working less. Instead with this podcast you learn how to really enjoy your work, enjoy your vacation time and yes, get paid in advance.
Episodes
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Aug 26, 2023 • 29min
Re-run 04 Why Do Clients Sign Up? Understanding The Core Motivations That Attracts Clients
Aug 23, 2023 • 29min
Rerun 3 - How To Become Fluent At Almost Any Skill In A Matter Of Weeks (And What Stops Us From Being Fluent)
Aug 12, 2023 • 23min
Storytelling: How To Edit A Story (And Why “Relevance” Is The Key To Editing Any Story)
Aug 5, 2023 • 28min
Feeling Overwhelmed? How to stop (And Why Some People Are Always Overwhelmed And Others Aren’t)
Jul 29, 2023 • 17min
Why writing down what delights you can help reduce anxiety and stress
No one needs to tell you how stress can take its toll. Yet there seems no easy way to ramp down the stress factor. If anything, we seem to be more stressed than ever before. The news closes in on us on all sides and we seem trapped. However, there's a way that can ease that stress considerably. It could even be considered a form of meditation. It's called "writing down what delights you". Let's find out how easy it can be to be delighted and decrease our stress considerably.
Jul 22, 2023 • 20min
How to create a stunningly good opening story for Zoom (without having to write it yourself)
One of the biggest problems when starting up a speech is that you have to find something that captures the attention of the audience. Instead, what we often get is a round of introductions, blah, blah etc. All of which causes the audience to get restless. How do you get the attention of the audience instantly? Better still, how do you do it with a story that has already gotten a great response? Let's find out.
Jul 15, 2023 • 23min
How to re-oxygenate sales instantly (with little or no effort at all).
When we want to increase our sales, we search for new methods. However, that search is often quite unnecessary. What's needed instead is a tiny bit of common sense. With little or no effort, you can change the way the client perceives you and your company. Re-oxygenation isn't that hard. Check out this episode! You can also listen to: Why Restricting The Numbers Of Sales Increased Profits (And Will Give You More Downtime)
Jul 8, 2023 • 20min
Stories from the South of Spain
After three months of staying put in New Zealand, we finally made a long trip. Long in terms of distance, as well as duration. For the past three years, most of our travel has been within New Zealand and a week in Fiji. However, the month-long vacation is what brings out all the stories. And here are some stories from Spain! More travel stories: Bumpity-Bump Travel Stories
Jul 1, 2023 • 11min
How I used Chat GPT (and YouTube) to create a flawless transcript
Often enough your client may need a transcript for a long video or workshop. Not everyone needs or wants a transcript, and it does cost a lot to produce transcripts for everything. In the past we've had AI driven transcripts, but they too have been untidy and it requires a lot of tidying up. However, Chat GPT is different. Learn how to use Chat GPT and YouTube to create a superb, accurate and very context-driven transcript for just about anything. More on Chat GPT Will AI And ChatGPT Replace You As A Writer?
Jun 23, 2023 • 27min
Balanced Feedback: Why People Want Endless Amounts of it
All of us cringe at the thought of getting feedback. Yet, we all need feedback to improve. There are formulas for feedback but they don't work as well as they should. However, this method of balance is tricky. We can't praise people all the time, and we can't say what we really think. Is there a way out? Yes, there is, if you use this method of balance by Randall Stutman from Admired Leadership. His method works so well, you could give feedback all day and people will ask for more. More on Feedback: Listen or Read Why Clients Shy Away From Giving Feedback Despite Liking Your Products and Services
