“Every single one of us, at some level, has a responsibility to take our knowledge, our life experiences and transform them into a book that could help an infinite amount of people.”

Have you ever read a book, one that inspired you or that you couldn’t put down, and thought “I wish I could do that”?  Well you can.  More importantly, you SHOULD!

Whether you believe you’re an expert or not, everyone can benefit from writing their own book.  In this episode, I share how I decided to write my first two books, and discuss the three big reasons why everyone should do the same: personal branding, income, and legacy.  You can be an entrepreneur, an employee, or even a stay-at-home spouse; find out how you can benefit from writing a book.  I even give you some basic tips for how to get started.

Everyone has a story to share or advice to give; it’s time to get yours out to the people who need it!  Writing your own book is a short term commitment that will generate benefits for the rest of your life (and beyond!).  Now start writing!

“A book pays you for a lifetime in terms of benefits.”

Anyone who knows Hal Elrod knows that he is a huge fan of MMA (mixed martial arts) fighting and UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Whether you are a diehard fan, or even if you are repulsed by the idea of two people fighting in a cage, there is a lot to be learned from the mental and physical discipline required to compete in this sport.

Join co-creator of the Best Year Ever Blueprint,  John Berghoff, and Hal Elrod as they discuss the strategies used by the masterful and wildly entertaining Conor McGregor.

After leaving his job as a plumber in Dublin, Ireland, Conor made mixed martial arts training his sole focus, making his dream of being the UFC champion a reality. As the current UFC Interim Featherweight Champion, Conor is now one of the most elite fighters in the UFC. Some of the secrets to his success include:

1. Extraordinary self-belief
2. Holistic training
3. Unapologetic self promotion
4. Gratitude
5. Relentless focus on a single goal

Whether you’re an MMA fighter or a business owner, these strategies can help you to achieve your goals. When things are going well, it’s easy to imagine your goals and dreams within your reach. But when things get tough, you must continue to focus on what you want. By crafting his own destiny and fulfilling his dreams, Conor has empowered himself to achieve his goals. Make your destiny a reality by adopting these strategies.

One of the best ways to become the best possible version of yourself is through being coached by a high quality mentor. It’s the secret weapon of the elite. This indispensable, but elusive tool was once a privilege only few could afford, but with Tony Stubblemine’s launch of Coach.me, immediate and affordable coaching is available to aid you in achieving any goal. Join host Hal Elrod as he and his guest, Tony Stubblemine, debunk the myth of overnight success and discuss the importance of quality coaching.

Tony will be the first to tell you that it was by working hard and working smart that he got to where he is today. But before taking up running in high school, he was convinced he was lazy. Not until he realized that he ran more miles over the summer than anyone else on his high school team did he see that he wasn’t lazy, he just needed to be passionate in order to apply himself.

After a record breaking senior year of high school, Tony decided to run at Grinnell College, a Division III school in Iowa. With each injury that he encountered, he couldn’t understand why he wasn’t getting faster. After looking back at his running career, he realized that he had stopped doing the strength exercises that had once been a focus of his during his high school years.

To know true success, the secret isn’t hard work; it’s working smarter. One of the best ways to ensure that you are working towards your goals in an effective and efficient way is by doing the following:

1. Write your ideal plan and decide everything in advance to avoid making emotional decisions
2. First, focus on the habit. Then, focus on growing.
3. Make sure that the first thing you do in the morning is something fun that makes you want to get out of bed

By starting your morning off right, you set yourself in motion for the rest of the day. While Coach.me can be used in conjunction with The Miracle Morning, it has helped people to lose weight, quit drinking, become more productive, and even meditating. Rather than see any set back as a failure, Tony encourages you to change your perspective. Failure only happens when your expectations do not match your goals. Instead, view your failures as an opportunity to reset and repeat and you’ll achieve your goal in no time.

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When asked to list their top fears, most people list public speaking first and death second. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, this means that if you’re at a funeral, you’d rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. Face your fear and cultivate your skills with Hal Elrod as he interviews Jon Berghoff on how public speaking can help you to influence, inspire, and communicate to large groups and in personal interactions.

One of the most important keys in speaking effectively to an audience, no matter how large or small, is understanding the importance of context over content. You might have a very well-written speech, but if you aren’t aware of where your audience is coming from, it will fall on deaf ears. Jon gives his Context Creation Formula to help you in creating an effective framework.

If you ask them, most audiences will know a good speaker from a bad one. But what are the qualities of a good speaker and how can you develop them yourself? Jon and Hal each share their top three tips to help you on your public speaking journey:

1. Empathetic
2. An ability to inspire
3. Self-awareness and presence
4. Vulnerability
5. Storytelling
6. Entertaining

Never underestimate the power of preparation and always remember that, even though the spotlight is on you, public speaking is ultimately about the audience and their experience. Join Jon Berghoff and Jon Vroman at their Speaker Trainer Experience event to learn more about delivering exceptional speeches and how to distinguish between speaking and training.

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One of the saddest things in life is to realize you could have been, done, and had so much more… and do nothing about it.” 

Don’t allow yourself to put off achieving your goals. One of the most destructive forces preventing people from getting the results they want is procrastination. Join Hal Elrod and Nick Palkowski as they share strategies to avoid procrastination entirely and to stop procrastination in its tracks. 

1. Identify areas and  activities you are procrastinating and ask yourself: what is it costing you? 
2. Ask yourself why you are procrastinating.
3. Clarify the next 3 steps in each area and know your goals
4. Prioritize and schedule those steps into your schedule
5. Act without thinking

Challenge yourself to a 30 day no procrastination challenge. Choose just one area to focus on, identify the next three steps you need to get closer to your goal, and implement those steps in your schedule. Don’t allow yourself to stop and consider the reasons to procrastinate and follow through on what you promised yourself you would do. 

“Extraordinary results are born from extraordinary clarity.” 

Sales is more than just selling goods and services in exchange for compensation: sales is influence. Look around at your car, your house, your electronics. Salespeople make the world go ‘round. Join Hal Elrod as he interviews the co-author for his new book The Miracle Morning for Salespeople: How to Take Yourself and Your Sales to the Next Level Before 8 AM, Brian Snow. 

Attracted to the energy and the momentum he got out of a consistent morning routine, Brian jumped on the Miracle Morning bandwagon long before The Miracle Morning book was released. At the end of the day, sales is an energy game. You need physical and mental stamina in order to withstand the ups and downs of sales. This is where the Miracle Morning for Salespeople comes in. 

This book is not just the Miracle Morning with a few chapters on sales. This book goes beyond the basics of sales and gives you tips from the top 1% of salespeople across industries. It offers affirmations written by salespeople for salespeople and encourages you to conquer your fears of rejection to increase your sales and your bottom line. 

Own the morning, own the day. By turning your daily actions into a morning routine, you will be able to face your day with the clarity necessary to take your sales game to the next level. 

Author, former fighter pilot, and co-founder of Becoming Your Best, Rob Shallenberger is someone who appears to have always known his purpose in life. However, this is not entirely the case. Join author, speaker, and entrepreneur Hal Elrod as he interviews Rob on how he overcomes his own internal struggle with quitting and what he has learned from highly successful people on achieving goals. 

After a successful year of wrestling in high school, Rob had the opportunity to compete at the state level. But rather than accept the challenge, he quit. Everyone has a story like this, where the little voice in your head tells you that your dreams are impossible and unattainable. Rob works to make sure that people recognize that the little voice they hear is exactly that: little. It’s not your reality. 

In Rob’s book, Becoming Your Best, he outlines the twelve principles of highly successful people. In this episode, he lists the top three principles that will have the biggest impact on your life and business:

1. Lead with a clear vision and manage with a plan 
2. Prioritize your time around your roles
3. Apply the power of knowledge

Invest in yourself and use daily affirmations to clarify and redirect your desires towards achieving your goals. As a special offer to Achieve Your Goals podcast listeners, Rob is offering a coupon code to use towards his Breakthrough Leadership Retreat with discount code: HAL. With this code, you not only get $200 off but you can bring a friend for free! 

Co-owner of the 20^th largest real estate company in the United States with a net worth of 50 million, author, entrepreneur, and real estate mogul David Osborn has the mindset and tenacity to achieve his goals. Join author and entrepreneur Hal Elrod as he interviews David Osborn on how he continually achieves at an elite level and maintains balance in his busy life. 

After a few entrepreneurial ventures early in life, David found his passion: real estate. With multiple streams of income and a drive to succeed, he founded the mastermind group GoBundance to empower its members to achieve extreme results in all areas of their lives. Their main focal points for an epic and fulfilling life include: 

1. Age-defying health
2. Extreme accountability
3. Financial freedom
4. Genuine contribution
5. Bucket list adventure 

By creating a list of goals in all “gardens” of his life, David maintains a balance in life where he finds fulfillment and creates energy to fuel his income stream. Make a list of goals and review them on a daily basis to clarify your purpose. Make choices and let your life grow naturally. 

As we approach the six month mark of 2015, ask yourself if you are on track to make this year your best year ever. Get results from what you learn by taking the information you know and implementing it into your daily life to transform your life. Amplify what's already working for you and hit the reset button to make the next six months the best ever.

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Back in December of 2014, the Best Year Ever Blueprint (BYEB) helped people to set the foundation for their best year ever. Tune in today for the top 8 focuses from that event and the link to a video from the event. Join Hal Elrod and Nick Palkowski as they share the top 8 focuses from the BYEB: 

• Purpose
  • Off-self, On-purpose challenge
• Self awareness of what is holding you back in the following areas….
  • Personal growth and development
  • Spirituality 
  • Finances
  • Career or business
  • Romance
  • Fun and recreation
  • Contribution
  • Health/Fitness
  • Physical energy 
  • Family and friends
  • Clearly defined goals
• Inevitable success plans
• Daily success rituals
• Mindset management
• Energy management
• Accountability and coaching

To make sure that you stay on track for meeting your goals, assessment is key. Take advantage of what the BYEB has to offer and go to www.byebonline.com to download over sixteen hours of executive level coaching and receive a fifty page workbook to guide you in achieving your goals and living your best life. 

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As someone who has made and lost millions, authored international best-selling books, and hosts a top podcast, investor and serial entrepreneur James Altucher knows a thing or two about getting results and the failures that happen along the way.  Join host Hal Elrod as he interviews James in his unique process for achieving goals and overall self-improvement.

Rather than having specific goals in mind, James sets out to make himself 1% better in four separate areas: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Centered around the idea of self-respect, James has lifted himself up by following his daily practice any time he’s hit rock bottom. 

By improving himself through his daily practice, James is able to focus and take control of his life to achieve results through 

Sleep, diet, and movement

Avoid spending time with people you don't like

Aim to be creative everyday

Be grateful for what you have

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Ultimately, we chose the experience we get to have in life. You can’t predict the external, but you can control the reactions you have to the challenges that life throws your way. Enjoy each and every day and avoid attaching your significance to anything outside of yourself. 

Find the full show notes at http://HalElrod.com/077

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