The Three Month Vacation Podcast

We are constantly inundated with something new and improved. It seems almost impossible to keep up and we scramble for new tools. But what if we could pare back a lot and stay with a lot less? How can we achieve a much bigger "wow factor" with a lot less?

It's not important to win an argument in person. However, when writing a book or creating a presentation, you need to get a slightly new idea across. However, what if the client has a strong counter-opinion? In this episode we look at how to use misdirection to get across an idea that's new and make it feel like it was the client's idea all along.

Notice something strange when you tell a story. People are always waiting for you to finish because they want to know the point of the story. This subtle curiosity level gives us an advantage. It means that we can play director and change the path of the story. Every story seems to have a predefined pathway; yet what if we took one story and swung it in different ways? Wouldn't that be amazing? Let's find out how it's done.

One-on-one consulting seems logical, even superior to group consulting. It's why clients consistently prefer it. Which is why it seems almost reckless to move to group consulting. All the obvious fears bubble up madly. How can we tackle these fears and keep the client more than happy? Let's find out in this second episode.

No one needs to tell us that one-on-one consulting is extremely tiresome, even when it's rewarding. Each consulting session takes so much time: the preparation before, the downtime needed after, and the session itself. But will clients appreciate it—or even stay with you—if you suddenly change to group consulting? Let's find out how it's done, because yes, we've done it before, and so have many others.

Free or paid? That's the question that rattles around in our heads when we want to promote an information product. And if it's free, why free? What's the benefit for you? If it's paid, should you go high or low? Let's explore Part 1 and Part 2 of this seemingly eternal mystery.

It seems almost impossible to price a product—and even harder to decide when it comes to information products. How do you decide if you should give away the information free or charge for it? Let's explore the first two parts in Part 1 and Part 2.

When we think about the journey of a thousand miles, we often assume it means constant forward movement. We picture ourselves taking one step after another, continuing steadily until the journey is complete. But in reality, most journeys involve setbacks. At times, after making progress, it can feel as though we're actually moving backwards. Strange as it sounds, going backwards is a good thing. Let's find out why.

There's hardly anyone who says they have loads of time. We all want 36 hours per day and eight days a week, and yet most of the time the time we so desperately seek lies in plain sight. If you use your time well, you will find that you suddenly have lots of time to waste. Let's go on this weird journey to find time that already exists.

We believe coaching is often the best approach but it's not always the case. You might find an average coach and make little progress or you could have an exceptional coach and become incredibly skilled. For most of our learning, self-study is essential but it doesn't seem to work for many people. Why is this? Sometimes the most perplexing question has a surprisingly simple answer. Explore why self-study is so effective for some while others struggle to make much progress.

You are told that you have to be productive, but how productive is productive? We have been at work for close to 26 years, and we still have a full day of activity. Isn't that good enough reason to slow down or just do nothing at all for some of the days? Let's find out why productivity needs a break.

If you ask most people what is the core of learning, they will give you something banal like hard work or practise; however, they will also state that you need to get feedback. The problem is that feedback almost never has the necessary impact. The reason why it fails to help us move forward is because of the timing. What we need is not feedback but instant feedback. But why is instant feedback far superior than just feedback alone? Let's find out.

Most of us still accept the idea that you need 21 days to build a habit. Yet, most habits can fall apart even if you labour at them with dedication. That's because of why a habit fails. It fails because of a lack of a system. But what's in that system? It's the drive to remove inefficiencies. All habits fail if they're inefficient. Find out why you need a habit system, instead.

If habit change is really about personal effort, why do so many carefully built habits quietly fall over the cliff? The answer isn't motivation and it's certainly not willpower. Bah, grit! Habit change is based instead on your environment. It's almost always based on the company you keep. Let's find out why your environment is the most important habit changing strategy of all.

We are constantly typing, whether it's on our phone or at the computer. Sometimes, it's just a simple message; at other times, it is a bunch of emails. But the typing is relentless. No matter how quickly we type, we can speak a lot faster (sometimes between 80 to 100 words per minute). This is where Wispr Flow really helps. It works at the speed of thought, and better still, it formats everything correctly. This will make you more productive than ever and give you that free time that you're looking for. Listen to the podcast and shave off at least 30-50% of typing time right away. Here's the link for the free month: Try this. I've been using it for messages and for lots of other work. It's far, far superior than Siri and makes no mistakes. https://wisprflow.ai/r?SEAN1058

What if the secret to growing your business isn't changing your product, but changing the problem it solves? This article takes you on a surprising journey from airport walkways to creative entrepreneurs, revealing how a simple shift in perspective can unlock untapped markets and breathe new life into what you offer. With real-world success stories and a healthy dose of marketing wisdom, you'll discover why the path to innovation might be as easy as seeing your product—and your audience—in a whole new light.

We all seem to believe that there's nothing left to explain. There are millions of articles, books and stories out there. Yet, there's always a way to cut through the clutter. No matter how much information exists, some people are still able to communicate in a way that gets and keep your attention. Here's how you go about it.

Are you really in charge when it comes to changing your habits?.While self-help books promise transformation, true change often stems from a shift in environment. Explore how small differences can influence your daily routines. Let's jump on the environment bandwagon because it knows where you and I are headed.

You and I avoid grumpy people, if we can. However, when those grumps happen to be your prospects or clients, you better pay close attention. Why? Because they're they are key to finding out your uniqueness for your products and services. Uniqueness seems so hard to find, but grumpy people are everywhere. Here's how you harness the grumbles to your benefit.

We believe that we're talented in some areas and not talented in others. However, a lot of this understanding of talent is an illusion. It's based on what we have been told and also our current behaviour. How can we overcome these barriers and become better learners? Let's find out.

One of the unseen enemies of learning is dropout. Clients get into a course very excited to learn. Then they go off a cliff. They don't show up as often, if they show up at all. This dropout factor isn't a new problem. It has existed for hundreds of years, but it's only recently that we've understood how to get better results while spending less time. Let's find out how to quell and even get rid of the dropout factor once and for all.

We think procrastination means laziness. But often it's just the first step that feels impossible. How do you make your clients move ahead quickly and recommend you more often than ever before? Let's find out how this principle works.

IF you ask someone why they can't focus, they usually say they're very distracted. But are we really distracted? Or is it congestion, instead? Let's dig deeper into this slight nuance, because distraction may be a good thing after all.

How to Overcome Information Overload (And How To Do It Almost Overnight)

When clients look at us, me in particular, they see an almost unblemished trail of success. But you can't see the fear behind what we've been through. Yes, it's fear. Let's go into storyland and learn about the fear and possibly how to overcome it.

If you ask anybody, you will hear that things have gotten a lot worse. But is that the case? And do we have any control over what's happening around us? How do you stay calm even when things don't work for you? Let's find out in this episode

We sometimes believe we write for a client, or for a website. And that belief is true. Except, it's not true for most of the time. There comes a time when we go on a trip, a discovery of ourselves. We write for a completely different reason. Let's have a look, shall we?

Writing seems so laborious at times. We feel like giving up, but there's a reason why we write. Actually, many reasons.

We all seem to know how every day matters. However, what causes people to plateau suddently and how does every day activity help in avoiding that messy situation? Dig deeper into the very average concept of every day learning and you'll see it's anything but mundane.

I've now been writing articles for 25 years. And in those 25 years I've learned some things that you may not always find on a writing site, or even in any writing article. LIsten to this episode and you'll suddenly have a completely different view of how to go about writing your article.

We all want to be somehow perfect. It doesn't matter that we know it's not possible. In this podcast, we have four crazy arms of perfection brought to life by writer Keith Rhys. I wish I could have said it better, but Keith (alumni of the Article Writing Course) says it eloquently. You'll relate to these arms of perfection, no matter who you are or what you do.

If you feel overwhelmed and seem to get nothing much done, you're not alone. That's because many of us go around in circles. We never attain take-off speed and are doomed to circle the airport endlessly. Or are we? In this podcast, we will examine why top speed is so crucial and how to get to the point where you can fly on autopilot.

Do you sometimes think you have "shiny object syndrome"? Do you seem to hop from one thing to another, only to feel disappointed? What if you couldn't change your mind so often? That's what the "five-year" lease is all about. You somehow have to make it work. Let's find out how to use the "five-year" lease concept to your advantage.

This is back to back travel series. First it was Europe, now it's India. Enjoy the journey!

Imagine there are two computers. One computer is a standalone connected to nothing but the electrical supply. The second one is connected to a network of computers. Which of the two is likely to be more useful to you? A similar concept applies to learning. People with a greater database are almost always seen as "more talented". A database is something we can control, and learning how to use it makes us more "talented". Here's where you start on the journey.

This podcast is called the Three-Month Vacation, and yet we almost never cover vacation stories. Well, that's about to change. Here are some stories from India and also from Singapore and France. Allons-y!

How do you get clients? This is one question that repeats itself endlessly. You'd think the answer would be common knowledge by now, and it is. The answer lies in a concept called "groups". We fail to understand the power of groups, and that's where the struggle begins. How do you use the power of groups? Let's find out.