I dive into the root causes of why you’re micromanaging your team so you can stop doing so and instead, empower your team to grow in their roles and invest more of your time in your own high-value activities. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Micromanagement Is ✔ How It Might Be Showing Up In Your Business ✔ Why You Might Have The Tendency To Micromanage ✔ How To Stop Micromanaging Your Team: ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/322 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of Keystone Group International, Jaime Taets, to dive into the leadership role a business owner plays in building culture and how a strong culture is the foundation for scaling. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Strong Cultures Help Businesses Grow ✔ How To Get Out From Under The Founder’s Dilemma ✔ Ways To Reduce Cultural Confusion Within Your Business ✔ How Having Great Culture Helps With Hiring & Firing ✔ What Must Be Done In Order To Scale ✔ The  Key To Allowing Flexibility & Autonomy While Building Trust With Your Team  ✔ Our #1 Job As Strong Leaders ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/321   P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

Exploring time blindness and its impact on productivity, with tips on overcoming it through effective planning and strategies like using timers to manage transitions between tasks

In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with personal coach James Brackin to discuss how intentional action can fuel your growth and lead to exceptional results. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ James’ Background That Significantly Influenced The Way He Lives ✔ What Specific Event Led Him To Bet On Himself ✔ How James Defines Intentionality ✔ How To Be Intentional With Your Time ✔ Why We Should Optimize For Enjoyment Insteads Of Progress ✔ How To Use Anticipation To Fuel Your Growth ✔ The Results That Come Out Of Living With Intentionality ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/319 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

Exploring the hidden costs of perfectionism in business, the podcast discusses different types of perfectionism and how to set guardrails to combat its negative impacts. Strategies for overcoming perfectionist tendencies include setting deadlines, seeking external accountability, and embracing imperfection for growth and success.

I sit down with retail shop owner and marketing coach, Lauren Tilden, to dive into strategies to cut the noise, devise an effective marketing plan, and be consistent with it so you get the results you want! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ 3 Reasons Why It Proves Difficult To Show Up Consistently ✔ How To Keep Showing Up When You’re Not Seeing Results Yet ✔ Lauren’s Super Tactical Marketing Tips ✔ What To Spend Your Marketing Time & Effort On ✔ Best Practices For Getting To Know Your Ideal Clients ✔ The One Thing You Really Need To Put In Your Marketing ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/317 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into discovering the root cause of why you aren’t more productive so you can take action to eliminate the biggest threat that is holding you back. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What True Productivity Is ✔ The Underlying Reason You’re Not Productive ✔ How You Might Be Sabotaging Your Success ✔ What To Do To Break The Shackles Of Self-Sabotage ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/316 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Marcel Petitpas, the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. We dive into how you can interpret your important operational metrics to help you take the right, decisive actions on them and skyrocket your profitability. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Two Most Important Metrics To Track ✔ How To Get Started Tracking Them ✔ 3 Numbers To Help You Understand Your Profit & Loss ✔ What Mistakes Small Business Owners Are Making ✔ Financial Targets Service Based Businesses Should Aim For ✔ Ways To Increase The Revenue Earning Efficiency Of Your Team Without Increasing Your Cost ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/315   P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into how you can ruthlessly starve your distractions and feed your focus so you can consistently show up your best during scheduled work time. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What You Can Do To Starve Your Distractions ✔ What you Can Do To Feed Your Focus ✔ Resources To Help You Implement Each Of Those ✔ How Environmental Factors & Physiology Come Into Play ✔ What I Did To Seek Additional Support To Promote Focus ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/314 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I sit down with self-care strategist and the owner of B.Nourished.com, Katie McDonald, to dive into her journey to becoming an expert on self-care which began with a long period of self-neglect which led to self-destruction and a life-changing epiphany. Katie shares strategies for committing to nourishing self-care and getting on the path towards a more balanced and vibrant life. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How One Missed Meeting Led To Self-Care Becoming Katie’s Domain ✔ What Self-Care Really Is (It’s Not Ben & Jerry’s!) ✔ Why Self-Neglect Is Selfish And Self-Care Is Our Duty ✔ The Obstacles That Get In The Way Of Self-Care ✔ Strategies For Busy Business Owners To Start Embracing Self-Care ✔ How Food Plays A Big Part ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/313 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Callhttps://amberdelagarza.com/305-self-care-self-destruct-your-ch