Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed

Thinking Bigger about who you help and how you help them is so important!

To succeed, we all need to learn and grow. This is what this new book is all about. Interviewed are Professionals who have done the hard yards to get ahead.

There are valuable insights and advice to help with getting ahead.

Here are some questions with answers to ponder.

1. What are the pros and cons of staying in your comfort zone?

Pros:
  • Staying in your comfort zone can bring a sense of security and stability.
  • It can reduce stress and anxiety as you are familiar with the routine and environment.
  • It can be more efficient as you are familiar with the task, and you can save time and energy.
Cons:
  • Staying in your comfort zone can limit your potential for growth and development, both personally and professionally.
  • It can lead to a sense of complacency and stagnation, which can be detrimental to your business.
  • It can also mean missing out on new opportunities and experiences.
2. What are your recommendations for thinking bigger about your goals and getting out of that comfort zone and going for your aspirations?
  • Start small: Take small steps towards your goals, rather than trying to tackle everything at once.
  • Reflect on your values: Understand what motivates you, what you truly care about, and align your goals with your values
  • Seek out new experiences: Look for new opportunities to learn and grow, whether it’s taking a class, attending a workshop, or seeking out a new job or project.
  • Surround yourself with positive influences: Seek out people who will support and encourage you to reach for your aspirations.
  • Use visualization and positive affirmations to help focus your thoughts and build confidence.
  • Make a plan and take action: Break your goals into manageable steps, and take action towards achieving them.
3. What happens when we have to get out of our own comfort zone and do the things to actually get our goals happening?
  • Stepping out of your comfort zone can be uncomfortable and stressful, but it can also lead to personal growth and development.
  • It can help you to discover new talents and abilities, as well as expose you to new opportunities.
  • It can increase your resilience and self-confidence, which can be beneficial in achieving your goals.
  • It can also push you to improve your skills, and it can help you in the long term.
4. What are the best ways to approach achieving goals?
  • Setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals can help to give direction and focus.
  • Breaking down your goals into smaller, manageable steps can make them more achievable.
  • Prioritizing and focusing on one goal at a time can help to ensure that you are making progress.
  • Staying motivated and persistent can help you to stay on track and achieve your goals.
  • Regularly reviewing and adjusting your goals as needed can ensure that they remain relevant and achievable.
  • Surrounding yourself with supportive people who can provide guidance and encouragement can be beneficial in achieving your goals.
  • Finally, Celebrate your achievements along the way, no matter how small they may be.
To find out more and hear real life experiences, go to Amazon and download the Kindle eBook or get the Paperback.
Adrienne McLean, Founder of The Speakers Practice, interviewed 18 guests for this book, had the interviews transcribed, edited and put together in book form to help Small Business owners.

Think Bigger, Grow & Succeed Podcast

At Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed, we are interviewing professionals on the topic of seeing the bigger picture and discuss how individuals at work or in business can do this so they grow and ultimately succeed at their goals.

Think bigger, grow and succeed has discussions with experts on topics to help business owners, executives and professional individuals wanting to transform their career or business and create the life they are wanting to live. 

You can view on Youtube or listen in to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, CastBox , Overcast and many others. 

Questions for Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed include: 

  1. What are the pro’s and con’s of staying in your comfort zone?
  2. What are your recommendations for thinking bigger about your goals and aspirations
  3. What happens when one goes out of their comfort zone and test new approaches?
  4. What is the best way to approach achieving a goals?
  5. What does disruption bring to business ?
  6. How important is it to keep connected & building connections during this time of uncertainty?
  7. What do businesses need to do to adjust and move forward
  8. Business models – how are these designed and do they need to change with disruption?

Series 3 – Moving forward and achieving aspirations

 

Series 2 – Moving Forward after Disruption

Series 1 – Getting out of your Comfort Zone! 

Our Programs

The Speakers Practice programs are for Entrepreneurs, Coaches and SME Business owners. We also offer assistance with career advancement and speciality speeches.

Our clients have a professional background, have enjoyed many successes and now they have taken the brave step to start their own business. However, growing the business is not as straight forward as they first thought.

Our clients are experts at what they do and offer. The main problem they face is getting in the business, once they can do this, the business prospers and they shine.

The urgent challenges our clients experience are:
➖  Need more clients to grow their business
➖  Talking about what they do is difficult
➖  Marketing doesn’t light their fire
➖  Nervousness about making an error
➖  A stumbling block is anything to do with the internet
➖  Have another block on putting something out there to people who they don’t know
➖  Not admitting marketing and doing sales activities they find difficult

The good news is that this is completely normal.

The Speakers Practice has a suite of programs , specially designed, to help with these challenges and deliver training to achieve and succeed. We offer a systematic approach for getting more clients by implementing the BookYourselfSolid®️ business building approach and here are the results that clients see by going through the training and coaching..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our work includes:
✔︎  Marketing & Sales Business training – following the Book Yourself Solid business system
✔︎  Presentation Skills training – following the SpeakersTrainingCamp Presentation skills training
✔︎  Marketing tools – Presenting to groups & camera, video, podcasting and more
✔︎  Implementation of a business system to get more clients
✔︎  Goal setting, 90 Day planning and Accountability
✔︎  Digital Marketing and Social Media training
✔︎  Product development
✔︎  Event planning and management
✔︎  Confidence building

Our clients say the #1 result they experience when they buy into our programs is that they learn what they need to do to grow their business and they see the benefits of doing the work – more clients! 

The thing that sets our programs apart is our individualised approach and absolute belief in every, single one of our clients at their incredible skills and expertise.

Our programs offer training, mentoring and assistance with presentation skills, marketing and business building with camaraderie of others doing the same thing.

Email adrienne@thespeakerspractice.com.au or ring on 0414 367 960 for more details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For larger SME companies, we have a speciality with continuous improvement, change management, business building systems and quality management systems which add credibility ,as well as, significantly improved business efficiencies. Contact Adrienne McLean, The Speakers Practice, at adrienne@thespeakerspractice.com.au or ring on mobile 0414 367 960 for more details.

Some examples are:
ISO9001 – Quality Assurance
ISO17025 – NATA Testing and Calibration Standard
ISO45001 – Occupational Health and Safety

Adrienne McLean is a BookYourselfSolid®️ Certified Coach, a SpeakersTrainingCamp®️ International Instructor, trained Quality Auditor and Facilitator. Adrienne is a member of the Australian Marketing Institute of Australia and is a Certified Marketing Professional on the NSW Chapter committee.

Also, check out our Programs for Executive Coaching

What I’ve learnt from Podcasting.

Early 2019, I started asking around my clients and colleagues about what would be a suitable theme for our conference, the Professional Services Marketing Conference. After many discussions, the theme was agreed on “Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed”.

From Small Businesses to Business Coaches to large city based firms, the theme was supported and of interest. Business owners, marketing managers, coaches, micro businesses wanted the same thing – they were looking at widening their understanding, learning approaches that had been tested and worked then taking on the thinking & mindset of successful people.

Now, I’m closely approaching having completed 40 of these podcasts and I’ve learnt so much:

1. It is a great way to have a conversation and get to know an influencer or someone who you may be able to connect with afterwards

2. Each and everyone of my podcasts has some inspiration and motivation in the discussion. It’s by doing these interviews that professionals can share their experience and inspire other to have the courage to move forward.

3. As a content creator it is brilliant! I’ve , of course, recorded then transcribed then collated and in the process of putting the transcriptions into a book.

4. Each guest has their own wisdoms and experiences to share. This is the part I enjoy the most. Of course, there are times when points of view are supported. It is each individuals approach that is so inspiring.

5. For me, series of 20 is a manageable size. There are many steps in the process – organising the guest, the preparation of script and promotion for the interview, holding the interview, editing and uploading the recording and script onto one or more podcasting platforms to maximise social media impact. To finish, the interviews can be transcribed for use for other content.

If you’re looking for some inspiration and motivation, go to our podcast Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed and hear our experts – see https://thespeakerspractice.com.au/think-bigger-grow-and-succeed/

 

Adrienne McLean, The Speakers Practice runs weekly interviews on Think Bigger, Grow and Succeed. Adrienne is a Certified BookYourselfSolid Business Building coach and can be contacted on adrienne@thespeakerspractice.com.au and on mobile 0414 367 960.