In celebration of Halloween, I dive into the BIG BAD HABITS of business owners to help you identify which ones are the main villains in your business sabotaging your success so you can take action to transform them into habits that positively impact your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Bad Business Habits Are  ✔ Some Of The Most Common Ones Affecting Business Owners ✔ How Allowing Them Impacts Your Business ✔ What You Can Do About It ✔ Curated Episodes To Amplify Your Learning ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/253. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the Owner of Lacey & Co. Consulting, Lacey Updegraff, for an insightful discussion on the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of working with independent contractors so you can learn how to work with them effectively and get the results you want.       To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/252. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into an alternative strategy to focusing your time and efforts on what could work.  And that’s leveraging what’s working already! Doubling down on what’s already working is a simple but powerful goal achievement strategy that’s underutilized but could prove very beneficial. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Goals ✔ The Simple But Powerful Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself ✔ What Actions Can Give You The Biggest Wins in Your Business ✔ How To Double Down On What’s Working And Get The Biggest ROI ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/251. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand, Carol Cox to dive into her expertise of helping entrepreneurs evolve from experts in their fields to thought leaders so they can deliver their message and stories in a way that's compelling to their audience and supports their business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Thought Leadership Is ✔ How It Can Be Of Value To Your Business ✔ How To Escape The Expert Trap ✔ The 4 Layers Of Thought Leadership ✔ Common Resistance Business Owners Feel ✔ Advice On Becoming Your Own Thought Leader ✔ The Importance Of A Framework Over Tactics ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com250. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I’m going to discuss 15 actions to take to lead your team effectively so you can retain them and get the results you want! A few might sound familiar. Others might sound crazy (crazy awesome, that is!). Hopefully some will be total game changers for your business! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What You Should Work On Building ✔ Who Should Solve Your Team Members’ Problems ✔ What You Need To Highlight ✔ What You Must Give Your Team Members Regularly ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/249. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association, Mike Rucker to dive into what it takes to stop chasing elusive happiness and instead, find joy and fun in the here and now whether you’re at work or off “the clock.” What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Strategies To Find Pleasure In Your Life ✔ How Parkinson’s Law Plays A Part ✔ Ways To Make Mundane Activities Joy-Filled Through Bundling ✔ How To Execute Reframing & Reap Its Benefits ✔ The #1 Regret Of Entrepreneurs ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/248. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into how you can find clarity on making your next hire so you can move easily and confidently through the hiring process when it’s time. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ When You Need To Hire ✔ Who Should Be Your Next Hire ✔ How Self-Limiting Beliefs Can Hold You Back ✔ The Insight You Can Take Away From Every Hire ✔ A Big Hiring No-No To Avoid ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/247. P.S. Today’s episode has a special bonus PowerSheet to help you identify your next hire. To download your FREE Team Member Needs Assessment + curated hiring podcast playlist, head on over to: AmberDeLaGarza.com/NextHire

I sit down with Certified Public Accountant Anne Gannon to dive into the valuable insights your P&L can provide in an effort to help you understand what yours is trying to tell you so you can make better, more profitable decisions in your business.  What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) Is ✔ Where The Numbers Come From  ✔ How Often You SHould Look AT Your P&L ✔ The Revelations A P&L Can Provide ✔ The Important Number You Need To Know ✔ What The IRS Could Care Less About ✔ The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do As  Business Owner ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/246. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into how I spent my summer and discuss how my business and life were impacted when I made the intentional choice to slow down. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Belief I Had Around Slowing Down ✔ Why I Wanted To Give it A Try Anyway ✔ What I Had To Say No To So I Could Slow Down ✔ How Slowing Down Got Uncomfortable ✔ What I Got Out Of The Experiment ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/245. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

In this episode, I walk you through the brainstorming session I had with one of my team members which ended with us moving forward with a brand new podcast (Accidental Business Owner - go subscribe today!). I give you a behind-the-scenes look at my thought process throughout the session which forced me to talk through different scenarios, weigh outcomes, and make some pretty tough calls. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How The Idea To Start A New Podcast Arose ✔ What Influenced My Decision To Move Forward ✔ How I Worked With My Team To Execute The Idea ✔ Why I’m Choosing To Use This Podcast As An Experiment ✔ Who My New Podcast Is For & How It Will Be Valuable ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/244. P.S. This will be the last episode of Productivity Straight Talk for a while but stay subscribed as it will be back in the fall. In the meantime, I invite you to check out and subscribe to my new podcast the Accidental Business Owner! wherever you listen to podcasts!