Arise 2 Live Podcast

How do you work from home and set up an understanding with family members so you can reach your business goals? This episode covers practical insights and actions you can take to be productive and still have a positive relationships with your family members. This is based on Scott’s actual experience of running a business out of his house. More information at http://arise2live.com

D. Scott Smith co-hosts this episode to help process the virus impact business owners. One big impact is that the change to on-line technology has accelerated. Another is working from home with children, and a warning not to become isolated—connect with people. More information at http://arise2live.com

There seems to be a rash of fear over the coronavirus. A fear of the now, today, and the immediate. This episode covers how to overcome these fears through prudent avoidance, standing firm, and having faith that things will turn out okay.  http://arise2live.com/  

How applicable is the saying: “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most of your time with”? This #Arise2Live short-take episode explores what thought leaders, science, and ancient wisdom tells us about who we are really being influenced by. More information at http://arise2live.com

Ever been distracted? Who hasn’t? What attitude do champions have to maintain focus? This short-take episode covers how to derail distraction knowing that the separation is in the preparation. Here are three preparation attitudes to prevent distraction taking over. Admit you have big distraction, keeping your body in tune, and keep your purpose in front of you. More information at http://arise2live.com

We all want to be at our best, but what happens if you don't have the time? Should we accomplish lots of tasks with a ‘good-enough’ attitude or focus on a few things and do those very well? A Dilemma of Excellence. This episode is explores the quandary that Scott is in and seeks your advice on solving the dilemma. Please comment at http://arise2live.com/episode-87-a-dilemma-of-excellence

Can we intentionally create change in our lives with wisdom and purpose? This episode explores ideas how you can positivity make change in your home, business, and local community by building better environments and positive attitude. Doing so, we make a better world...for ourselves. More information at http://arise2live.com/

How are you preparing for external change? Business owners and entrepreneurs face both expected and unexpected changes over time. We can be ready. This episode covers four changes that we all have to face soon or later and some actions we can take to manage change. Included is emotional intelligence approaches to respond to the external pressures and change. More information at http://arise2live.com

Entrepreneurs face the simultaneous challenge of bringing change and creating stability. A person is likely to be more successful by recognizing this and intentionally adapting to life’s required changes. How are you handling the tension between change and stability? This episode is the start of Season #3. More information at http://arise2live.com/

Dealing with young talent at work and at home? It can be a challenge if you are not using the appropriate leadership style. This episode covers how to lead young talent through descriptive leadership instead of prescriptive leadership to create win-win environments. Often young talent in the workforce grew up where prescribing adults controlled outcomes and rewarded kids. This leads young talent to expect bosses to take responsibility and give out rewards too. By leading with a descriptive leadership style, mutual expectations are established so both the business owner and young talent can succeed. More information at http://arise2live.com

Challenged to keep productive in January? Does January really need to be a slower month? By recognizing that the winter season has certain characteristics and making some adjustments, then maybe we can take advantage of the January slowdown to be fruitful. This episode shares four gloomy challenges that business owners face and four small things you can do to beat that the January blues. More information at http://arise2live.com http://arise2live.com/

Information. It is critical to success in business and family. Leaders, business owners, and parents face unspoken expectation that they are keeping up with the changing information in today’s world. Yet, as we meet the demands of decision making, we often forget about where our information comes from. Some intentionality here seems to be required for success. More information at http://arise2live.com/

Not calling to change the world, just suggesting to make a few tweaks to create a wee bit more peace in four areas: in yourselves, in your business, inside your homes, and for your community. It’s worth it and enables you to reach your goals. More information at http://arise2live.com    

Happy Holidays to all you out there in the Arise2Live community. Given that the release day is also Christmas day, here is our rendition of Linus' Christmas Speech from the TV show Charlie Brown Christmas. Enjoy the Season! More information at http://arise2live.com/

The New Year is around the corner! Have you considered creating your own forecast? This episode has two parts. A general, macro-economic summary of various 2020 forecasts and a how-to create your own personal forecast for your business and family by considering the elements of finance, time, and relationships. More information at http://arise2live.com/

Seek simplicity in your life. By bringing simplicity into your next year's planning and goal setting process, you can achieve greater clarity, less stress, and easier decision making. All these lead to increased productivity…and a more enjoyable life in family and business. More info at http://arise2live.com/

Looking for a simple and practical productivity way to launch your goals for next year? This episode challenges you in the next week to set aside time to work on your life and business using a three session structured approach of time blocking, review current goals, and dream. More information at http://arise2live.com

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Even though there is only one business day left in the month, we encourage you to practice significance by being fully attentive to the people you talk to on Thanksgiving Day. More information at http://arise2live.com/

This episode explores a hypothetical question for business owners and freelancers: What if your family was your customer? Can we discover insights to improve our family relationships if we answer the question? In business we reach and service customers through a compelling message, delivering excellent service, and dealing with the competition. What about our family? More information at http://arise2live.com

A top performer responds to situations, not emotionally reacting.  They seem to keep their cool and handle family difficulties with wisdom. This episode covers examples how you can respond by making choices inside a spectrum ranging from blame to help out. More information at http://arise2live.com