Regardless of your field, one of the most important skill sets to master is knowing how to effectively connect with, communicate with, and influence your clients. The formula I rely on for this – whether I’m selling, writing, or developing a podcast – is the Context Creation formula. This episode will give you the elements you’ll need to implement this strategy in your life immediately.

It’s changed a little bit over the years but I’ve narrowed the Context Creation formula to five major components:

1. ACK – Acknowledge Your Audience

2. ETW – Enter Their World

3. ENR – Enroll Your Audience

4. WIIFT – What’s In It For Them?

5. ETR + BVA – Earn The Right + Be Vulnerable and Authentic

ACK + ETW + ENR + WIIFT + [ETR+BVA] = Context Creation

What techniques do you use to stay productive? Do you create a to-do list? Are your techniques working for you? In today’s episode, we will talk about how to become more productive. Most of the productivity techniques people use are fundamental and have been used by successful people for decades, but, for many people, they can be difficult to implement.

In this episode, you will…

• Learn about the Productivity Planner
• Learn about the Pomodoro technique
• Discover the best practices to achieve productivity
• Find out how to implement your productivity technique
• Learn about the best productivity hack that worked for Charles Schwab (Bethlehem Steele, the second largest steel market in the 1900’s)

Your ability to focus is one of the greatest predictors of your results and today we are diving into the science behind productivity and focus with UCLA’s Dr. Andrew Hill. As the founder of TruBrain and the Peak Brain Institute, Dr. Hill has dedicated his life to studying cognitive neuroscience and using his findings to help people find focus in their busy lives.

In this episode, Dr. Hill will share his six tips for a more positive and productive 2016 including…

• Sleeping more and establishing a rigid waking time
• Improving your diet and minimizing your caffeine intake
• Exercising more frequently
• Opening your mind to mediation
• Improving your stress response
• Minimizing distractions

You may not be familiar with today’s guest, but if you’ve attended our Best Year Ever Blueprint live event, then you’ll be familiar with his phenomenal work. As the founder of Carey Smolensky Productions, Carey is not only a dynamic and versatile businessman but a dedicated husband and a loyal friend.

After years of owning his own business and easing his special touch to wide array of events, Carey has written his first book Living Life with Passion and Helping Others. Today we’ll find out the story behind the story and get a few tips on how you can craft an amazing multi-sensory experience for your next event.

In this episode, you will…

• Be inspired by Carey’s entrepreneurial journey
• Discover his statues for creating, perfecting, and enhancing events
• Learn how he scaled his business and why that is one of the biggest keys to his success
• Hear about the no excuses mindset that Carey has adopted and how it helps him
• Find out how Carey uses the 5-minute rule to his advantage