Art of Consulting Podcast

Where Do You Get Your Energy is an episode where Andy discusses the steps to consider to manage your energy levels. As a consultant your energy levels are crucial to your success with your clients and your personal life. Andy will share some stories on managing energy and will provide seven steps to consider in regards to your energy. Those seven steps are: How Do You Get Recharged, introvert vs extrovert What Do You Do To Get Recharged When Do You Need to Be Recharged Who Do You Recharge With Where Do You Recharge Who Is Taking Energy From You When Do They Take Energy From You Being aware of these seven steps as it relates to your life and situation will serve you well. Using these steps to manage your energy will allow you to be successful for many years to come.

In this episode Cat and Andy discuss: - Ways of gaining momentum in 2018 - Seeing things one way will improve your mindset - Tracking throughout the year will help you create a fantastic year

In this episode Cat and Andy share some of their favorite shows from 2017. They also talk about some current events that are happening. They also talk about 2018 and how to start out for a great year.

In this episode Cat and Andy review different goal setting approaches. They discuss: - How they set goals - Different thought processes on goal setting - Benefits of setting goals

In This Episode Bringing food to a gathering is hardly a new concept. But there was a certain magic about its ability to bring people together, and to increase morale, and I started doing a little digging. You will learn how to find awesome tactics and techniques to connect with people using food. Why food is such a primal way to bring people together The Super-Charging Aspect of Food and what Linda Coles has to say about it. Items of Interest The National Geographic had this little feature on the importance of food. What Linda Coles' article on Linkedin had to say about the magic of food Overnight French Toast Casserole

Vision boards are a tool to allow you to physically see images of the goals you want to achieve. In this episode Cat and Andy discuss Vision Boards as well as other mental approaches to achieving your goals. You will learn: What are vision boards and why are they useful Different approaches to goal setting and visualizing your goals Why writing down your goals and making "I am" statements are so powerful

First impressions. It should be no surprise to you that you get only one chance to make a first impression. That applies to anywhere in life: meeting a friend for the first time, a blind date, an interview with a new recruiter, or company. You will learn how to find awesome tactics and techniques that leave a lasting, award-winning impression. What to do to salvage your handshake Why Being the Alpha isn't always the best practice How some Asian cultures have mastered the art of impressions.

A while ago, I was listening to 100 Ways to Create Wealth by Steve Chandler and Sam Beckford. If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend the read. It's a light read. Steve Chandler is a motivational speaker and coach in business. Sam Beckford is a very successful entrepreneur. Together, they have coached some very high-profile companies in the past few years. They've put together this humorous guide full of practical tips on creating wealth in your life. Most of these methods literally can be applied immediately in your work and even in your personal life. Here are my favorite three. You will learn how to find the forms of communication that best fit for you and your personality.

The reality of the situation is that we never have just one thing going on. We're always balancing work with family, family with fitness, fitness with rest time, rest time with finances. The list goes on and on. Take me, for example. I'm a mom, a wife, an IT consultant, a fitness instructor, a blogger, an entrepreneur, an investor. Not matter what we do in our life, we're always juggling various different balls. Anytime we start anything new in our lives, be it a new career, fitness regimen or personal goal, we're already jumping onto a moving train. You will learn why it's a load of crock that we can't ever achieve balance. How Warren Buffett coached his company on focus What we can do to find purpose in our life Practical tactics to find balance in your life

In this episode Cat and Andy discuss the launch of Andy's book The Consultant's Code. They talk about the Four Pillars of the book which are: Intelligence Effort Likeability Intent They talk about what makes up those pillars as well as some common misconceptions about those pillars that can hold consultants back.