Doing Stuff Daily
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIf you want to change your life, change something you do every day. This is your source of encouragement, inspiration, and practical ideas for creating new daily habits and routines that will increase your productivity and personal success.
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DSD - 049 Never Too Late to be Great
February 20, 2019 05:30 - 4 minutes - 4.59 MBI'm 60 years old and I'm just getting started. when I look back, I see too many wasted years. I don't have time to waste any more. I've set myself on a 10-year track to personal success that will not be denied. It doesn't matter what has happened up to this point. It's only made me who I am. What I do today will make what I will become. Age is just a number and late is no longer in the equation. Content based on the book "Conquer What's Next" available now. Bill McConnell is the con...
DSD - 048 Nothing Worthwhile is Easy
February 13, 2019 05:30 - 3 minutes - 4.04 MBEasy is stuff that's given to you. Easy come. Easy go. But if you work for it. I mean, work hard for it, you will value it much more. It is the representation of you blood, sweat and tears. I fought for my marriage that I almost lost. In order to make it strong again, I had to work hard at it. Harder than anything i've ever worked at before. If it's worth the prize, it's worth the fight. Content based on the book "Conquer What's Next" available now. Bill McConnell is the content creat...
DSD - 047 Patience is Power
February 06, 2019 05:30 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBThis doesn't mean sitting on your hands doing nothing. Do not confuse patience with laziness. Do not use patience as an excuse for being lazy. Patience is working hard, working smart, working fast. The results are not immediate. They may even be a long way off but you keep working knowing that eventually all your hard work will pay off. Patience is quiet, steady perseverance, the supression of restlessness when facing delay. It is continuing & not quitting, knowing your hard work will r...
DSD-046 The Result is Worth the Sacrifice
January 30, 2019 05:30 - 5 minutes - 5.61 MBVery simple, direct thought... The Result is Worth the Sacrifice. If the sacrifice is compromised, the result will never be realized. Do the work! Do whatever it takes to get the result you want. Sacrifice. Content based on the book "Conquer What's Next" available now. Bill McConnell is the content creator and author of the book. https://DoingStuffDaily.com https://BillMcConnell.me Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wmcmcconnell Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoingStuffDaily ...
DSD-045 Failure to Learn is True Failure
January 23, 2019 05:30 - 4 minutes - 4.97 MB"Anybody can make a mistake but only a fool makes the same mistake twice." I guess that makes me a fool a few times over. The difference is, now I don't let failure keep me from trying again. I'm the kind of guy that will not quit. I believe anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. This is true as long as doing it poorly doesn't become a habit. Get better at it or stop doing it altogether. I'm learning how to learn better. A few years ago I had a goal of reading 50 books. It ended u...
DSD-044 Follow Purpose Not Money
January 16, 2019 05:30 - 4 minutes - 4.64 MBYup, I lost a couple grand following the money. It seemed like an easy thing at the time. Just promote the other website and get $1,000 commission. Do it twice and I'm even. Do it more and you're in the black. Well, I'm still in the red on that one. Color me a sucker. That's what I was. I'm now on a mission to follow my purpose, and my primary purpose in life is to help others grow and share their wisdom with the world. I guess we could call that Wisdom-trading. We are wisdom-traders w...
DSD-043 Change Your Focus For Success
January 09, 2019 05:30 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBIf you want to change the outcome of whatever it is you're working on, you must first change your focus to the best possible outcome for that project. Belief is the first action and attitude to have before any project will be successful. My word for the year 2019 is "BELIEVE." What's yours? Content based on the book "Conquer What's Next" available now. Bill McConnell is the content creator and author of the book. https://DoingStuffDaily.com https://BillMcConnell.me Facebook: h...
DSD-042 There Will Be Haters
December 19, 2018 05:30 - 6 minutes - 6.76 MBFriends may come and friends may go but enemies accumulate. 3 Questions... 1. Who hates you? 2. Why do they hate you? 3. Does it matter who hates you? While watching a behind-the-scene video on how to do Facebook Live, this social media Boss did the best thing ever when the trolls and haters started commenting on her broadcast. She didn't read them. She deleted them. Haters have no foothold in her business, work and life. They don't matter. Fringe friends who are always negative ...
DSD-041 Fear is an Illusion
December 12, 2018 05:30 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBThat's right, people. Fear is an illusion. It isn't real. It's all in your head. It's created in your imagination and you shouldn't give it any time to occupy and paralyze your life... like it has mine for too many years. 2 Things 1. There is no reason to listen to unfounded fears No reason to hold back. No reason to fear failure. No reason to fear rejection. No reason to fear embarrassment. 2. There is no excuse to stop because of unfounded fears Don't play the "What if...?" ...
DSD-040 Living With Integrity
December 05, 2018 05:30 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBI once worked for a man who did just two things to me. Not for me. Not with me... but to me. He lied to me and he lied about me. He treated all of his staff that way and I feel fortunate to have walked away without any damage to my own reputation. He was eventually removed from his position. For the next several years, I refused to talk to anyone about the situation because I could not speak honestly about him without "trashing" him. Sometimes honesty requires you to just keeping your mou...
DSD - 039 Never Stop Learning
November 28, 2018 05:30 - 6 minutes - 6.35 MBNot a lot of notes today except to ask you this: How are you learning new stuff? Is it on YouTube? Kinda legit, depending on the topic. Podcasts? Well, you're listening to this one, right? Books? That's one of two primary ways for me. (The other is online membership sites specific to areas I want to excel in) Whatever your mode of learning is, do it everyday. Learn something new every day. Create the habit of learning and recording something new every single day without fail. When you ...
DSD 038 - Gratitude
November 21, 2018 05:30 - 6 minutes - 6.14 MBNever take gratefulness for granted. A simple list of things to be grateful for every day. Family... stuff that works... stuff you have... the opportunity before you... right now... good times... rough times... learning times... the littlest of things... The big widsom bomb of the day: WHAT YOU ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOU WILL TREAT DIFFERENTLY. Content based on the book "Conquer What's Next" available now. Bill McConnell is the content creator and author of the book. amzn.to/2HB...
DSD - 037 Be the Individual
November 14, 2018 05:30 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBToo many people try to be like everybody else. They dress like them, try to talk like them, copy their style, their mannerisms, and so on. DON'T BE A CLONE ARTIST! The more you try to recreate someone else, the less you become of, well, you. There is some truth to the phrase, "I'm unique, just like everybody else." There are a lot of people online who may be doing the same thing but nobody's doing it the same way. They have a unique slant that takes information and makes it uniquely ...
DSD - 036 100% is Easy
November 07, 2018 05:55 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBI don't know how many times I've talked about this and I don't care. I guess it's because I've taken too many back doors or open windows in my past and don't want to take any more. Once you're past half way, there's absolutely no reason why you'd turn back. That being said, you still have to move forward and finish what you started. When you leave an out, a side door, a back door, an open window, the struggle is to ignore the opportunity, however small, to take that out. When you have n...
DSD-035 Habits Make or Break Us
October 31, 2018 04:30 - 5 minutes - 5.84 MBThis is the 6th habit in the “20 Habits of Success” series Is there any chance you might have a bad habit or two? Everybody probably does. What if those bad habits are keeping you from being more successful? Currently, the worst bad habit that I can identify with is getting caught in the black hole of media videos… I watch just one that may even be relevant to my writing or research. The next one is right there waiting for you to click on it… and I do. Next thing I know, 30 mi...
DSD-034 Control Your Own Future
October 24, 2018 04:30 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MBPodcast 033 This is the 5th habit in the “20 Habits of Success” series Control Your Own Life This means you should take responsibility for your own life. Being personally responsible means not making any excuses. It wasn’t my fault. The other guy screwed up. I didn’t have the right instructions. Google Maps was wrong. I once interviewed with a man who wanted to hire me to work for his “company.” The entire interview he told me about himself, how he built the company, he m...
DSD-033 Plain Hard Work
October 17, 2018 04:30 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBWhat’s one job around the house that you absolutely hate to do? For me… mowing the lawn. Mowed in circles for 2 years just to mess with the neighbors It’s been said that one will work 8 hours for a job, 10 hours for a good boss 24 hours for a cause he believes in. What is your definition of success? I heard John Maxwell say, “Success is having the love and respect of those you love the most.” Note what’s missing from that definition… Title (or) Position and Money Take some time a...
DSD-032 Your Past Doesn't Dictate Your Future
October 10, 2018 04:30 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MB3rd installment in a series “20 Habits of Success” Think back to your teenage years. High school… Scary, right? Think of the time you absolutely blew it… Missed the shot. Missed the tackle. Didn’t ask the girl to the dance because you were afraid she’d say no. Got it in your mind… OK, now change it! You can’t. It’s impossible. It’s in the past yet you remember that failure and wish you’d done something different. Past failures have a habit of creeping back into your head and te...
DSD-031 Direction Determines Outcome
October 02, 2018 17:41 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBToday is the HABIT OF PERSONAL DIRECTION…the second of 20 “Habits of Success” and I’m sharing my honest journey through each of them. I know what it’s like for someone to feel they have no direction in life. I was there, and I stayed there too long. I had to learn to aim at something and become laser-focused on that target. The habit of personal direction will help set you on a course that is more pavement than gravel, has less early morning fog and the view from the top as well as th...
DSD 030 Habit #1 Believe in Yourself
September 25, 2018 15:20 - 9 minutes - 9.44 MBToday is the HABIT OF PERSONAL BELIEF… the first of 20 “Habits of Success” and I’m going to share my honest journey through each of them. Every PERSON can HELP THOSE THEY LOVE THE MOST by BELIEVING IN THEMSELVES FIRST. I know for a fact that if you don’t believe you, no one else will either. Your own negative self-doubt starts to rub off on those you’re closest to, like your spouse, kids and friends. The habit of personal self-belief will give you confidence that cannot be confused ...
DSD-029 Habits of Success
September 18, 2018 16:13 - 7 minutes - 7.07 MBToday, an introduction to the future with the next three months of the podcast focusing on the intentional success. Success is No Accident So Stop Waiting For It to Just Happen. I firmly believe what Ashton Kutcher said. “I believe that opportunity look a lot like hard work.” The next 20 podcasts will give you 20 actionable steps that will make you a success in life. You want to be successful. Sure. Everybody wants to be successful. There’s not a person in the world that wakes up every ...
DSD-028 Clarity and Focus
September 11, 2018 16:00 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBI went to the optometrist a month or so ago and came away with not one but two prescriptions for eyewear. Please understand… I have been wearing glasses since I was 5 years old. I just turned 60 in July and have graduated from 1 to 2 pair of glasses. WHAT A PAIN IT IS! Not to mention the cost of 2 pair, which is twice the cost of one pair… Why did I do it? I WANT TO SEE CLEARLY WHEREVER I AM! I have this regular pair of glasses that are progressive. There’s a difference when I look throug...
DSD-027 The Habit of Helping
September 04, 2018 17:34 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBI went to the woods because I needed to. A good friend of ours bought some property in the mountains. 38 acres or so with nothing on it. Well nothing manmade. Lots of trees, deadwood, completely undeveloped. He started by building a shed and needed help putting it together. Lots of help. My wife, daughter and I went up to lend a hand. On my way up there in the Jeep, ahead of the girls, I get a phone call. It’s my friend. He’d forgotten to grab his 3½” deck screws. I was miles away from a H...
DSD-026 Desperate to Succeed
August 28, 2018 16:21 - 7 minutes - 7.64 MBThe story is told of a young man who wanted desperately to become a success in business. He sought out a mentor to teach him the secrets of success and became aware on a retired businessman living a very comfortable life on the coast. He approached this man and presented his case. The old man refused to mentor him and walked away. Every day, the young man would seek him out as he went for coffee or even a walk along the beach. The young man persisted to the point of true annoyance, borderi...
DSD-025 The Achiever's Journey
August 22, 2018 04:30 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBEvery Personcan Accomplish Personal Greatness by Living the Achiever’s Journey My daughter was invited to join few friends to participate in a Spartan Race. Mileage plus obstacles. This was a Sprint category, only 3-5 miles. She did it and loved it. Without hesitation she signed up for the Spartan Beast… 12-14 miles, altitude, mud, water, walls, ropes, everything. On Saturday, August 18, her and her three teammates started this race by wading chest high across a lake in the rain in 50-degr...
DSD-024 Full Focus Planner Review
August 14, 2018 17:26 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MBI was asked to submit a review of the Full Focus Planner after using it for 1 year. Here's what they asked and here's how I responded. Before you started using the Full Focus Planner, what did your day look like? How did you stay organized and keep your goals and tasks on track? “Before I started using the Full Focus Planner my day was productive but not consistent. I would lose track of the more important tasks when those urgent items would creep into your schedule. Losing small blocks...
DSD-023 The Transformation Equation
August 08, 2018 04:30 - 10 minutes - 10.3 MBMy wife is not the best of traveling companions. When we fly, I always get the middle seat. As soon as we sit down, my wife gets out her Bose headphones and plugs them into her iPhone and opens an audio file I had made for her… a 10-minute prayer in first person female voice with music in the background. She goes to her happy place until we’re safely in the air. She also holds my hand…tightly…in a vise-like grip that cuts off circulation to my hand. While she’s doing that, and just before ...
DSD-022 Michael Hudson Interview
August 01, 2018 04:30 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MBMichael Hudson is Founder & Principal of Big Idea Guru, LLC Michael helps expertise entrepreneurs build sustainable business that leverage their knowledge, skills, and experience to serve their tribes. He is the author of Public Speaker Secrets: 52 Proven Ways to Increase Your Impact Every Time You Speak, host of the Get Your Message Heard podcast, and a frequent guest on business and communication related podcasts. Michael shares his indespencable morning routine with me along with some...
DSD-021 My Toastmasters Experience
July 24, 2018 15:39 - 13 minutes - 13 MBThat is correct. You heard it right. I am a Toastmaster Rookie. Toastmasters has been described to me as Boy Scouts for Aspiring Speakers. 98% will never make a dime as a speaking but they’re there anyway. This is why I went, and this is why I’m staying. I firmly believe that you cannot get better at anything unless you practice, practice, practice. Well, that’s exactly what I’m doing… 5-7 minutes at a time. Your potential Toastmaster’s experience will be more fun, less awkwar...
DSD-020 Your Best Day Starts @8pm
July 17, 2018 19:30 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBI am convinced beyond all doubt that if you take care of your evening, the next morning and the next day will be better than it ever has been. Every person should end their day this way because a great day tomorrow depends on it. Your evenings are not the end of one day, as much as they are the beginning of the next day. 8pm is your cue turn off the electronics, get your list of 3 nailed down and retire on your time. You may have rather mundane mornings. You just don’t get great starts t...
DSD-019 Morning Mind Hack
July 10, 2018 16:28 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBWhat’s the first thing you do every morning… I mean EVERY morning? I have no doubt whatsoever that the first thing to go through your mind every morning should have nothing to do with getting to the bathroom. Every person should start their day this way because you owe it to yourself to get the best start possible. Your mornings should be sacred, but you treat them like a sacrilege. If that’s the case, you need to hack your own morning into a better existence with positive input, persona...
DSD-018 Memories or Regrets
July 03, 2018 16:12 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBOn July 1st of this year, Canada turned 151 years old. Three days later, the United States celebrated its 242nd. In the middle of that, I celebrated the 31st anniversary of my 29th birthday. I turned 60. I don’t know anyone who liked to turn 60. In January I was at the 60th birthday party of a very good friend of mine. He received a present from another friend who was 73… one of those gag gifts, like a senior citizen survival kit & every item in it was black and depressing. Yes, we all laugh...
DSD-017 5-Minute Morning
June 26, 2018 17:52 - 9 minutes - 9.47 MBToday, the 5-minute morning that will revolutionize the rest of your day. Do this for 5 minutes every morning & it will dramatically improve how you function throughout your day. Control your own morning and you will own the rest of the day. I firmly believe that you cannot have a great day without a great beginning to that day. Great days don’t start to happen late afternoon. By then, it’s too late. By taking 5 minutes every morning to focus, your day will be smoother, less stressful ...
DSD-016 Family Habits
June 19, 2018 13:07 - 6 minutes - 6.64 MBI'm on vacation in New Brunswick Canada, spending time with my wife and her parents. Family means everything, but you have to let mean everything. This short podcast is all about family connection. I mention a video that is destined to be family gold over time. Less than one minute in length, it is my wife's sister and their parents being who they have always been. Some things never change. This is good. The video can be viewed on the website. Family laughing together is priceless, ...
DSD-015 Weird Dreams
June 13, 2018 04:01 - 7 minutes - 7.69 MBI've been having really weird dreams lately and I want to counteract the bummer mornings I'm having because of it. Two quotes from the book “As a Man Thinketh.” “A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.” James Allen “He who has conquered doubts and fears has conquered failure.” James Allen "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7 KJV Learn to counteract the weird with positive thinking and good mental input. Link to my latest book ...
DSD-014 STUFF Acronym
June 05, 2018 17:01 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBOne of my screen saver pictures is an acronym of the word S.T.U.F.F. Here it is: S. Shape Your Day T. Take a Deep Breath U. Undo, Unwind, Let Go F. Fail Forward F. Find Peace These 5 things are what I try to fit into every day. Weekday. Weekend. Listen to the podcast for more detail. Have a great week. P.S. There's also a caveat at the end about my daughter and her Spartan Race T-shirt. Stay in touch Grab a copy of the book. amzn.to/2HBZ6s8 Websites:https://Doi...
DSD-013 Do the Things You Say You Believe
May 29, 2018 14:19 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBI've been getting out of the haibt of sticking to my own morning routine. This is someting I strongly believe in. Or do I? Shouldn't you be doing what you say you believe? I mean, if you say you beleive it, shouldn't the people around you see that in your daily life? Do the things you say you believe. To know and not to do is not to know. Content associated with the book "Conquer What's Next" available May 18, 2018. Bill McConnell is the content creator and author of the book. ...
DSD-012 Fear & the 10-Meter Tower
May 22, 2018 14:55 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBFear has a way of creeping into your gut and growing. The easiest way to get rid of the fear is to become a dangler. A dangler is a person who chooses to sit comfortably on the side of pool and leisurely dip ther feet in the pool. Danglers are safe, comfortable and idle. Fear has no reason to grow in a dangler. Doers are the ones who get in line and climb the ladders to the 10-meter tower. Doers are the ones who realize fear grows the higher they climb and the closer they get to...
DSD-011 The Incredible Shrinking Habit
May 15, 2018 15:52 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBIt sound like the nuns had an incident while doing their laundry. That's not where we're going with this. Wrong habit. This is where we talk about habits you once were firmly committed to but somehow they just slowly slipped away. Hey, it happens. Here's a 3-step process to reinstate them into our daily life. Re-establish Your Why Renew your commitment and re-write your habit Re-engage the daily habit with a vengence Use the Seinfled Calendar Method Doing the right thing dail...
DSD-010 Change Their Day
May 09, 2018 01:01 - 8 minutes - 8.47 MBHuge thanks to Mike Kim for this nugget of pure giving wisdom. I snagged it from his Facebook Post. Check out what Mike Kim actually does at MikeKim.com Simple notes today. My book comes out May 18. If you want to pre-order your copy of "Conquer What's Next" go here.
DSD-009 Fear
May 01, 2018 16:53 - 4 minutes - 4.65 MBA very short episode on what fear can do to you and how it paralysed me for too many years.
DSD-008 Habits Are a HOT TOPIC For a Reason
April 24, 2018 16:01 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBThere is clearly a widespread problem that is being addressed over and over again. People want to be betther than they are. I collect current articles on habits and routines. Here's a partial list of articles I've saved in the past 10 days. “The Daily Routine Backed by Science That Will Make You a Happier Person” “3 Daily Habits of Very Successful People” “6 Habits of Remarkably Likeable People.” “The Happiest People Always Make Sure They Do Any of These 8 Things Daily” “4 Good ...
DSD-007 3 Keys of Habit Mastery
April 17, 2018 20:26 - 11 minutes - 11 MBI fully admit it. I am not the master of any of these. I am a practitioner of all of them and my goal is to master each one of them. The way I see it, how can I lose? I can't. Neither can you. Master these three habits and the rest of life is gravy. (Wow, what a bad analogy.) Master the Habit of Eating Right Don’t put gas in a diesel engine. I had a friend do that totally by accident. It was not a pleasant experience. Fortunately, he's a mechanic who knew what to do to minimiz...
DSD-006 How to Say NO gracefully
April 10, 2018 16:31 - 9 minutes - 9.49 MBI wrote my second book which becomes available in May and I was making contacts with people I know online whom I’ve had some interaction with requesting endorsements for the book. My first contact said “Yes.” My second contact said yes as well. But the 3rd said “No.” Listen to these quotes on reasons to say “No”: “To create the life you want… you have to get really good at saying ‘No.’” Jeff Walker "To stay productive, and minimize stress, you have to learn the gentle art of saying N...
DSD-005 Routines and Ruts
April 04, 2018 15:51 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB“You don’t stop doing what got you here in the first place.” Nolan Ryan At age 44, Nolan Ryan pitched his 7thno hitter. No other pitcher has come close to this accomplishment. It has been said that after that game, Nolan Ryan went into the exercise room and got on a stationary bike to ride for 30+ minutes. This is what he does after every game. It is his routine and he stuck to it. A rookie came up to him, excited out of his mind at being included in such a historic event. He said,...
DSD-004 How Comparisons Rob You of Progress
March 27, 2018 12:03 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB“Comparison is a thug that robs your joy. But it’s even more than that – Comparison makes you a thug who beats down somebody – or your own soul.” Ann Voskamp I’ve started going to a gym. Yes, a gym where massive amounts of people go to become better physically. They’re there for rehab, personal goals, cardio, meet people, Zumba, working out on lots of really expensive equipment none of us could afford on our own, prepping for a race or some other form of competition. As soon as you w...
DSD-003 Plan Your Mornings
March 21, 2018 16:32 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB“Habits are a conscious, daily activity you’ve chosen not to live without.” Bill McConnell Do self-driving cars scare you, even just a little bit? They scare me. I want to have some control. The same goes for my mornings. I don’t want the morning to happen to me. I want the morning to be what I decide it will be. How many movies have you seen where someone wakes up late? They scramble for clothes that are somewhere in the corner where the dog has been sleeping on them. They cla...
DSD-002 Pushers, Pullers and Prodders
March 21, 2018 14:55 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBNobody succeeds alone. Sadly, too many people never succeed because of the very people who say they’re your friends just don’t want you to succeed. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you just don’t fit in? All of us have. It’s kind of like getting your party dates mixed up and show up in a weird cosplay costume when it should have been a team shirt for a ball game. Kinda like the “Wanna Get Away” commercials for Southwest Airlines. It may be the friends you...
DSD-001 Premier Episode
March 21, 2018 12:01 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB“You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” John Maxwell Have you ever felt like you didn’t have control of your own life? Well, that’s gotta change. I was desperate to get beyond my own circumstances. Curled up on the floor in a corner of the living room, crying uncontrollably and unable to see any future. This was me, not that long ago. What got me past that moment was a simple phrase, “One M...