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083: Top 5 Things I Say to My Clients

Season #3

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"Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them." David Allen

Do you ever get tired of saying the same shit over and over again to someone? I think that happens to all of us every now and again.

After 14-plus years of coaching, there are definitely things over the years that I find myself saying all the time. However, I don't get sick of saying them because after I say them, the coolest things happen.

In this episode, I share the top 5 from that list of things and give examples of what I mean when I say them, plus the kinds of that tend to happen when I ask them:

  1. Get it out of your head. As David Allen says, "Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them."
  2. Say more. Such a coachy thing to say, I know, but I love it because it is so open-ended. In that blank space and emptiness after I ask that question and wait, people start talking things through, and it allows me to see the patterns.
  3. It's all an experiment. Things are way more fun and interesting, and you learn so much more when you can run conscious experiments, choosing to take the mindset of being a scientist.
  4. Start with what you've got. When you are starting something new or want to figure out how technology can support you in a different way or in a better way, I really encourage people to ask what is essential to get started and how they can use what they currently have so that they can get clarity on what they actually need.
  5. Give yourself what you need, however big or small what you need might turn out to be.


So, which one of these 5 things will you experiment with this week? Tell me all about it – go find the weekly shift post on Instagram or Facebook @theproductivityshift.

**This podcast is lovingly created by yours truly, Elise Enriquez, and produced by Rachael Sanya.