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by Amber De La Garza, The Productivity Specialist For Small Business Owners
If you're a small business owner who wants to learn effective business strategies, improve time management, and elevate productivity to maximize profits, reduce stress, and make time for what matters most, this podcast is for you!Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, speaker, writer and the creator of Leverage Lab®. Amber gives small business owners the straight talk on what it takes to reduce stress, be productive, and grow your business.Tune in and subscribe to get the straight talk on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset. Also hear Amber interview guests about their expertise and insights on other business topics.Want one-on-one business support? Get coached on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset so you can reduce stress, reclaim time, and increase profits during private coaching sessions with Amber tailored specifically to help you and yo
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- 1 weeks ago57 min
424 | Breaking The 'Do It Myself' Habit: A Client Case Study With Lauren Vallario
You hired help, but you're still the one answering every question, checking every detail, and catching up on work after hours. Ready to finally stop doing everything yourself in business? In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with my client, Lauren Vallario, who shares her journey of creating boundaries, systems & team growth. We also talk about what two years of coaching has looked like for her business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Hiring Help Didn't Solve The Problem Lauren Expected It To ✔ How Removing One Detail From Her Email Signature Changed Everything ✔ What The Time Tracking Data Revealed That She Never Would Have Guessed ✔ What It Took To Break The "I Can Just Do It Myself" Habit After Eight Years ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/424 P.S. I invite you to take my Next Level Business Owner Quiz! What's more productive than taking a short quiz to help you find out what's most holding you back and getting a personalized playlist to help you solve those pain points? Seriously, go take the quiz so you can take your leadership and business to the next level! Head on over to AmberDeLaGarza.com/QUIZ And… If you're tired of being the bottleneck in your business and you're ready to build boundaries, lead your team, and finally stop doing everything yourself, let's talk. Schedule your Discovery Call
- 3 weeks ago58 min
423 | The Science Of Success: Why Confidence Comes After Action With Sara Connell
Is a fear of taking action holding you back? Sara Connell reveals the neuroscience behind why you freeze and how to take strategic action before you feel ready. In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with 5x bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy, Sara Connell, to flip everything you thought you knew about confidence on its head. Spoiler: it does not show up first. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Your Brain Is Wired For Safety, Not Success ✔ The Three A's That Move You From Frozen To Free ✔ How To Build Confidence By Doing The Opposite Of What You Think ✔ The One Reframe That Changes Sweaty Palms Into A Green Light ✔ What To Do The Moment You Feel Yourself Freezing ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/423 P.S. Sara created a free guide just for Small Business Straight Talk Podcast listeners called 7 Steps To Write A Revenue-Generating Bestselling Book. If becoming an author is something you have been quietly circling, grab it here. And... Take the Quiz to find out what is most holding you back as a business owner and get your personalized playlist to solve those pain points. Head on over to AmberDeLaGarza.com/QUIZ.
- Apr 27, 202644 min
422 | Holding The Line: When Growth Is Not The Most Strategic Move
Business growth isn't always the right move! But how do you know when not to grow your business? In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm breaking down how to honestly assess whether your business is in a growth season or a hold the line season, why holding the line is active work not passive maintenance, and the six specific activities that keep your business intact while you do it. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ When Growth Is Not The Most Strategic Move ✔ How To Recognize The Signals That Should Make You Assess Your Capacity ✔ The Honest Question That Tells You What Season You're In ✔ What Holding The Line Actually Is And Is Not ✔ The Six Activities That Keep Your Business Intact During A Hold The Line Season ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/422 P.S. I created a resource perfect for this season. Grab my Slowing Down To Speed Up podcast playlist. It's 11 episodes on strategic action during slower business periods Download The Playlist Here And… Take my Next Level Business Owner Quiz to find out what's most holding you back and get a personalized playlist to help you solve those pain points.
- Apr 13, 202658 min
421 | The ADHD Brain In Business: Why You're Not Broken With Diann Wingert
If you're an ADHD business owner who feels broken, you're not. In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with ADHD business coach Diann Wingert to discover why your wiring isn't the problem and how to build a business that works with your brain. What You'll Discover: ✔ Why The Fastest Growing Group Being Diagnosed With ADHD Might Surprise You ✔ The "Default Yes" And How It Quietly Sabotages Your Boundaries And Commitments ✔ How To Tell The Difference Between A Real Opportunity And A Distraction Dressed Up As One ✔ Why Radical Self-Acceptance Has To Come Before Self-Awareness ✔ The Boredom-Burnout Cycle That Leads Business Owners To Destroy What They've Built ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/421 P.S. Check out Diann's private podcast, Brilliantly Wired: Making the Most of Your ADHD Advantage, for targeted strategies to leverage the gifts of your ADHD brain in business. Get access at bit.ly/brilliantly-wired-private-podcast
- Mar 30, 202635 min
420 | The Real Reason I Created The Decision-Making Series
Making hard business decisions hits different when you're changing something that already works. In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm pulling back the curtain on the real reason I created the three-part decision-making series. While I was teaching you the framework, I was using it myself on a major business decision. Tune in as I share what held me back, which tools actually moved me through, and the moment I finally trusted what I already knew. What You Will Discover: ✔ The Big Business Decision I Was Working Through Behind The Scenes ✔ The Fear-Based Delays And Calibration Problems That Showed Up For Me ✔ How I Used 10 Of The 16 Tools And The 3 That Made The Biggest Difference ✔ The Breakthrough That Came From My Own Balanced Decision-Making Matrix ✔ Why The Way You Ask The Question Already Tells You The Answer ✔ What I Ultimately Decided And How I'm Testing It ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/420 P.S. If you've been sitting on a decision you know you need to make, let's talk. AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call And... Not sure what's holding you back? Take my Next Level Business Owner Quiz and find out. AmberDeLaGarza.com/QUIZ
- Mar 23, 202617 min
419 | Decision-Making Part 3: You Have The Answer
Trusting your gut in business decisions isn't reckless. It's your expertise distilled down to a feeling. So why do so many business owners keep overriding it? In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm wrapping up the Decision-Making series with the one thing no framework can hand you, and it's been with you all along. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why The Real Problem Was Never About The Decision ✔ How Seeking More Opinions Can Actually Work Against You ✔ The Difference Between Preparation And Outsourcing Your Own Authority ✔ What To Do When You Can't Explain Why You Just Know ✔ The One Question That Cuts Through Every Decision You've Been Avoiding ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/419 P.S. If you haven't grabbed the free Balanced Decision-Making Matrix PDF yet, it's the complete framework from Part 2 of this series, with decision timeframes, real business examples, and Power Sheets to help you apply it immediately. No opt-in required. Download it free at AmberDeLaGarza.com/DecisionMaking And... If this series revealed that the patterns keeping you stuck go deeper than one decision, I'd love to talk to you. Schedule a discovery call so we can see if we're a fit to partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits. AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call
- Mar 20, 20261h 3m
418 | Decision-Making Part 2: Stop Delaying, Start Deciding
You know the decision you've been avoiding. The one that keeps showing up on your mental list week after week. Today we fix that. In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm sharing practical, immediately usable tools for every decision-making delay pattern: fear-based delays, thinking traps, calibration problems, and avoidance patterns. Plus a framework I created to help you match your effort to what each decision actually deserves. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Counter The Fear Story Your Brain Keeps Telling You ✔ The Question That Reveals If You're Researching Or Just Hiding ✔ Why Matching Your Effort To The Decision Actually Matters ✔ Why Not Deciding Is Still A Decision With Real Business Consequences ✔ The One Test That Removes The False Safety Of Staying Stuck ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/418 P.S. If today's episode revealed that the decisions you've been avoiding are costing your business more than you realized, and you're ready to stop navigating that alone, I'd like to talk to you. Schedule a discovery call so we can see if we're a fit to partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits. Head on over to AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call to schedule. And... Don't forget to download your free Balanced Decision-Making Matrix PDF with decision timeframes, real business examples, and Power Sheets to help you apply today's framework immediately. Grab it at AmberDeLaGarza.com/decisionmaking.
- Mar 8, 202646 min
417 | Decision-Making Part 1: The Hidden Cost Of Delaying
If you're drowning in unmade decisions, it's costing you more than time. In this week's episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I'm breaking down what's really going on when you can't seem to pull the trigger and why "just decide already" has never helped anyone. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The 4 Categories Of Decision Delay And Which One Is Likely Your Default ✔ Why Fear Shows Up In More Ways Than You Think ✔ How Your Brain Lies To You About What Deserves Your Attention ✔ The Hidden Cost That Follows You Home And Sits At The Dinner Table ✔ Why Treating Every Decision The Same Is Draining You ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, visit AmberDeLaGarza.com/417 P.S. Not sure what's holding you back? Take my free Next Level Business Owner Quiz to find out exactly where to focus. No fluff, just clarity. AmberDeLaGarza.com/QUIZ And… If you're tired of carrying the weight of unmade decisions and ready to get unstuck, I'd love to talk. Schedule a discovery call at AmberDeLaGarza.com/Call
About Small Business Straight Talk
If you're a small business owner who wants to learn effective business strategies, improve time management, and elevate productivity to maximize profits, reduce stress, and make time for what matters most, this podcast is for you!Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, speaker, writer and the creator of Leverage Lab®. Amber gives small business owners the straight talk on what it takes to reduce stress, be productive, and grow your business.Tune in and subscribe to get the straight talk on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset. Also hear Amber interview guests about their expertise and insights on other business topics.Want one-on-one business support? Get coached on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset so you can reduce stress, reclaim time, and increase profits during private coaching sessions with Amber tailored specifically to help you and yo
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