Powered Up! Skills
By Ardent Skills and Sandra Lynn
Powered Up! SkillsMay 09, 2023
Is Your Content Getting Stuck Like Hard Candy in Your Teeth?
It’s Marketing That Makes the Difference…Why is Strategy So Important?
3 Types of Marketing Experts
Outsourcing: Finding and Working with Outside Help
PODCAST: The 3 Shifts Needed for Online Success
Add a Dash More Moxie to Your Marketing Content
Do You Really Know What Marketing Is?
5 Steps to Shift Your Limiting Beliefs
How are you your own worst enemy? We limit ourselves so much. We live in our heads and come up with all these ways to keep us from getting anything accomplished. Even though deep down we know we're good enough, and how much we're fully capable of getting things done.
The only way to get past these self-sabotaging behaviors is to take active, intentional steps to remedy your thinking. Let's look at 5 steps that will shift your limiting beliefs for good.
Spelling Marketing with 3 Rs
Feel like your marketing efforts aren’t working?
Not seeing enough action from the right people, or not getting enough of them to your site?
Find out how to use the three R’s in Marketing
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ardentskills.wordpress.com/2022/02/25/spelling-marketing-with-3-rs/
3 Ways to Work Smarter Not Harder
Everyone knows anything worth having in this life is going to require a little hard work. But this doesn't always mean you have to work yourself to the point where you are totally exhausted and barely able to stay awake.
High achievers work hard, but they also find ways to work smarter and not harder.
Mastering Your Mindset and Attitude
SHOW NOTES:
Mastering Your Mindset And Attitude
• Fundamentals
◦ Mindset = Attitude
◦ Mindset can be (pos) or (neg)
◦ Success seekers find opportunity in challenge
◦ Only people with success mindset can achieve
• Clear Focus In Mind For Goals
◦ Most people have vague definition of success
◦ Very few people have an action plan
◦ Goals must be defined and broken down
◦ ex) $40,000 more income per year is $119 more per day
◦ Relate your goals to a deeper meaning or a "because"
◦ Use deadlines to enforce your goals to happen
◦ State your goals in the positive (what you plan to do)
◦ Review your goals daily
• Isolate Yourself From Negativity
◦ Negativity erases motivation
◦ When you buy into negativity it breed more negative thinking
◦ Negativity is bound to impact you, plan for it
◦ Limit your exposure to negative people
◦ Increase your time spent with positive people/groups
• Motivate Yourself With Mantras
◦ Feeling motivated comes and goes
◦ There will be times when you have no motivation
◦ External sources of motivation are not reliable
◦ Key to self motivation is using "mantras"
◦ Select mantras that are geared towards success
◦ Mantras make you feel stronger and increase self esteem
◦ Mantra example "I have the ability to succeed"
• Read Success Mindset Books
Books are one of the best tools for success:
◦ Time Warrior by Steve Chandler
◦ E-Squared by Pam Grout
◦ The Power of Story by Jim Joehr
◦ More at https://kit.co/ArdentSkills.com/powered-up-business-entrepreneurship
The 80/20 Rule is Pareto's Principle
Short intro to this timely principle and what it means for your personal success. The 80/20 Rule is Pareto's Principle on how to focus and get to your goals faster.
Balance: Kelly Bryant - Life Skill = Personal Care
Kelly Bryant of Kelly Bryant Wellness (https://kellybryantwellness.com) is a fitness trainer out of FL who focuses on functional fitness rather than regular workouts, and uses yoga, Pilates, and other exercises to help accomplish client’s fitness goals. But beyond just teaching exercise, she layers in the mental and emotional support needed to overcome the hurdles that stand between you and your biggest goals. Listen to her train us on balance for anxiety over learning new things. Special offer of 25% off a Single Private Session - use code ARDENT at checkout on kellybryantwellness.com/shop. Visit her site for more!
Moving Across the Country: Deb Castrodale - Life Skill=Relocation
Deb just helped her recent college grad daughter move across the country, sight-unseen, and gives tips and advice on how to find a temporary living situation using online resources and lots of housing rental smarts.
Originally published 6/1/19
3 Easy Steps to Real Food Eating: Life Skill = Nutrition
Healthier nutrition habits 101
How to Benefit from Facebook Groups - Life Skill = Digital
How to join, interact, and make Facebook groups work for you. See video for visuals at https://youtu.be/evn6b8iQ7t8
Get Powered Up! Theme Music
Get Powered Up! Theme Music to get your energy jumping.
Mindset: Christine Garton
Christine Garton of Your Gentle Nudge Life Coaching ( https://yourgentlenudge.com) takes us through the importance of mindset when you learn a new skill, and tips that you can practice daily to make sure you keep your mindset in the right direction. She offers us this free worksheet to improve your mindset. Visit her site for more!
Jewelry Making: Mari Fitz-Wynn
Mari Fitz-Wynn (http://www.marifitzwynn.com) talks about the steps to making a special wire bracelet - from supplies, to designing, to tools. As a creative woman with business, writing and music talents, her skills in teaching jewelry tutorials will get you wanting to try this at home. You can find photos of this bracelet, her other items, and even make a purchase at https://mkt.com/specialgifts.
Sell a book on Amazon: Cora Darrah
Cora Darrah gives us 3 steps on how to self-publish on Amazon. She is a long-time educator in the public school system, and a self-published author with 5 successful books sold on Amazon.com and a 6th one ready to launch. Her first book reached Amazon Best Seller status in the first week, and she writes for all ages including two children's books and Christian women. Her specialty is writing from her heart to share with people needing emotional support as they go through life changes.
You can find her through her publishing website at www.beeafriendsbooks.com.
Top 3 Causes of Budget Failure: Life Skill = Money Management
Many people make an honest attempt to budget, but become discouraged and give up before they are able to accomplish any significant financial gain. The top three causes of budget failure come into play before you even begin to set up your budget.
Through the Eyes of an Entrepreneur
How this Life Skills work began = personal story
Ardent Skills (fka Kidsperiences) had roots in entrepreneurship and the school of hard knocks. Hear how it began, why it's been so important to me, and what it means for you.
Join us on Facebook or YouTube and share your life skills expertise with others!
You Need to Get a Mentor
Why you must get a mentor - the difference between a coach and a mentor - how to find one. Originally published on 5/30/20.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ardentskills.wordpress.com/2022/02/11/you-need-to-get-a-mentor/
