Maximize Your Strengths: Unlock Potential, Amplify Strengths, Transform Workplaces – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Saying "Goodbye for now" is bittersweet, but the time has come to put Maximize Your Strengths on a probably-permanent pause. 

I want Maximize Your Strengths to be a permanent resource for you and the people you share StrengthsFinder with. 

You can listen to each of the Individual Strength Themes episodes at daire2succeed.com/strengths OR use the search bar on the website: StrengthsPodcast.com

My team and I are launching a brand new podcast, the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur in mid-January, 2018.

In this episode, I share all the reasons for the shift, what I've learned about myself, podcasting, and delegation in the last 18 months.

And I share all about what's coming with the new podcast, the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur! FAE will be a one episode per week show, releasing each Monday.

I talk about my amazing team and here is their contact info:

• Gregg Clunis- Podcast Launch Strategist and Coach: podsimply.com
• Cari Twitchell- Copywriter and Executive Producer: customcontentllc.com
• Teresa Heath-Wareing- Social Media and Marketing: thwmarketing.co.uk
• Mikky Daub- Executive Assistant: mikkydaub.com
• Joel Nelson- editor- he's all mine, not in the market for more editing work ;) 
• Tom Aimi- Musician and Composer: jamspotsmp.com

There will be three different types of shows on the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur:

Live coaching- 3 episodes per month will be devoted to this format. A Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur will come on, and we'll talk about all the reasons he or she is amazing, followed by sharing the biggest challenge he/she is having right now. We'll co-create a solution to that challenge right there on air.

Success Stories- 1 episode per month. This format will highlight a Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur who has achieved success most only dream of. We'll talk about the ups and the downs, what makes him/her so amazing, and who fills in the gaps of what they aren't.

Real Life- once every 3 months, there is a fifth Monday. On that fifth Monday, I'll share a challenge I'm having right now and what I'm doing to get through it. I may invite someone on who is going through the challenge with me (one of my team members, my daughters, my husband) or talk it out all on my own. This is my chance to lead by example. I truly believe vulnerability is the key to true authentic connections. We need more of this.

To apply to become a guest on one of the Frickin' Awesome Entrepreneur Live Coaching Episodes: daire2succeed.com/FAEentrepreneur

Remember, you are uniquely poised and wired for success. As Donald Clifton said, Your weaknesses will never develop, while your strengths will develop infinitely.

If you're like me, you depend on other professionals to help you run your business.  

Let me introduce Merrilee Horton, my very proficient and patient bookkeeper.  Merrilee owns Rescue Me Bookkeeping.  She worked as an accountant for 15 years, then in 2011 she started Rescue Me Bookkeeping.  

Merrilee is a certified Intuit ProAdvisor specializing in QuickBooks Online.  She serves a variety of micro to small businesses, and has a proven track record of getting books done accurately!  She doesn't just go through the motions of bookkeeping, she ensures your books are accurate, complete, and ready for your CPA at tax time.

Merrilee's Top 5 StrengthsFinder Themes are: 

1) Harmony

2) Consistency

3) Responsibility

4) Developer

5) Connectedness

Head over to rescuemebookkeeping.com.

Has there ever been a part of your business that you're just like, "ummm… this is NOT me. Sometimes there ARE those things. If you can resonate, today's episode may just soothe your soul :)

Our guest, Gavin Zuchlinski, is the founder of Acuity Scheduling, the slickest way for businesses to automate and manage their appointments online, allowing clients to schedule themselves. Gavin is a self-professed tech geek and espresso maniac (a word he does not use lightly) who wholeheartedly believes that business should be fun. Now, Gavin spent MANY years as the only guy in his business. And he liked it! He loved doing all the things. NOW, his business, Acuity Scheduling, supports over 50,000 businesses of all sizes, from people working for themselves to major corporations with thousands of employees. I, myself am an Acuity client, so if you've ever booked any kind of appointment with me, you got to see the magic of Acuity Scheduling. Of course, with the client base growing in leaps and bounds, Gavin can no longer do it all himself, Acuity's Customer Support is unmatched in this industry as they focus on easy & pain-free scheduling with one on one support as they help their client's businesses grow and thrive.

One of the things I respect SO much about Gavin in today's episode is that he not only confidently accepts that he's awesome, as I encourage all of you to do, just also simply calls out one area of NON-strength and shares with us how he's filled that gap. Remember, our BUSINESSES need to be well-rounded, we don't. 

Here are Gavin's Top 5 StrengthsFinder Themes: 

1. Intellection

2. Achiever

3. Ideation

4. Learner

5. Command

Find Gavin and his awesome 45 day trial for Acuity at acuityscheduling.com/MYS.

Stephen Schraedel joins the show to talk the ins and outs of the Strength of Competition.

When seeking out business, you need to know who you are looking for.  It's not a "ideal client", it's your avatar.

JoAnn Bartlett joins the show to talk about the Strength of Communication with adults as well as teens.

Lissa Qualls joins the show to talk about one of her top strengths: Command.

Insurance agents are a dime a dozen, right?  Joe's not and you don't have to be either.  Joe Thatcher joins us to talk about how his Strengths help to differentiate him from the crowded field of insurance agents.