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Re-run 4 How random pieces of advice from friends and bosses help me keep my focus
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - May 25, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Re-run 3 Why We Stall—And How To Pull Out of the Mess
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - May 18, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 2: Why You Should Never Trust A Silent Customer
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - May 11, 2024 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 1: Why We Struggle With Writing Well (And How Your Brain Is Trying to Drive You Crazy)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - May 04, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Why Negotiation Consistently Fails In Real-World Scenarios: 3 Overlooked Stages of Negotiation
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - April 27, 2024 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWhen you read a book about negotiation, it seems like you should be able to get exactly what you want. However, when you go out into the real world, your negotiating turns to custard. Others don't seem to agree with your terms, and you're left hanging. Often this problem arises because of a simpl...
Why Creating a Series Gets Greater Client Involvement
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - April 20, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWhen we create information, we tend to think of a single book, a single article—and may I say—a single podcast. That system works fine, but there's a method that is far superior. It's called a series. Here's why a series works so much better and how to go about creating a series of series.
The Five "Psychological Stages" of Entrepreneurship—And One That's More Scary Than The Rest
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - April 13, 2024 03:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWe don't always realise it, but we go through precise psychological stages when we are becoming entrepreneurs. The biggest problem is that one stage is more deadly than all the other stages put together. It's the stage where we lose control because we are driven by outside forces. How do we know ...
The concept of bandwidth: How to control the "uncontrollable"
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - April 05, 2024 23:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsOn any given day we will have some amount of chaos. And someday the chaos is just looking outside the door, but other days it forces its way through with an intensity that's hard to control. It seems like we are always juggling too many things, but there is a method where we can manage chaos in a...
How to Win Friends: The Hug, Hear, Help Method
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - March 22, 2024 23:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWe often want to help others. It's a great trait to have in a world that is rather selfish. Yet, it can be a terrible idea when you're communicating with friends and clients. People rarely want your help. What do they want instead? Listen to the "hug, hear, and help" method to change the wa...
Unexpected Impact (And Why You Shouldn't Give Up Communicating With Your Audience)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - March 16, 2024 00:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSometimes we think that we're just wasting our time writing articles or recording a podcast. Or maybe even the advice we give seems to go nowhere. You'd be surprised to know that you're making an impact beyond your wildest imagination
How to have conversations when you don't necessarily agree with the other person.
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - March 09, 2024 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsDo you feel like you're in the world where everybody is just angry with each other? How do you cope with a situation where you don't agree with the other person? You may not agree with their politics, their way of life, and you may have no intention of going over to the other side. The answer to ...
Three "Slightly Boring" Ways To Create Metaphors For Your Articles
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - March 02, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWhile writing an article, report or book, you're more than likely to need a metaphor. In fact, you may need at least a dozen. The problem with metaphors is that they're usually very predictable. How do you take a "boring method" and make a metaphor quite exciting? Let's find out.
The second best way to get out of a rut
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - February 23, 2024 23:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsThe quickest way to get out of a rut is to have a deadline. The moment you don't have a deadline, you're in trouble. Soon, that blip becomes a blurb, which becomes a balabooza that you can't control. How do you get out of a rut quickly—really quickly? Let's find out in this episode. ...
How to give praise (even when it's hard to do so)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - February 10, 2024 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWe all want to praise others, but sometimes, it seems extremely difficult to do so. This is why we often resort to something like "great job" or "that's cool. And Facebook has trained us to just "like" everything. This means that the person you're praising rarely feels the impact of that prai...
Rerun 07 The “Coats Of Paint” System To Break Out Of The Curse Of Perfection
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - February 02, 2024 23:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 06 How To Write The First Line Of An Article (And Instantly Get The Reader’s Attention With A Story)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - January 26, 2024 23:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 05 How To Avoid High Conflict – Even When You Don't Agree With The Idea
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - January 20, 2024 01:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
The Eternal Sales Page Dilemma – How To Choose The Precise Headline To Get Clients Interested On Your Sales Page
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - January 13, 2024 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 03 Effective Sales Tactics: How To Create Bonuses For Your Products Or Services
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - January 06, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun-002 How To Get Unstuck Bit By Bit (And Why Speeding It Up Doesn't Usually Work)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - December 29, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
Rerun 01 Why “A Walk In The Forest” Reinvigorates Our Busy, Stressful Lives
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - December 23, 2023 03:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsSean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your busines...
How to get clients to go from "NO" to "YES" (And why the right mindset is crucial)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - December 08, 2023 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsUsually a "NO" feels like a door slammed in your face. However, in many cases, a "NO" isn't a forever thing. If you look at "NO" differently, there's a good chance you'll get a bucketful of "YESES". Here's my experience of going from "NO to YES". Next Step: Listen to Three Ways To H...
The "Blindingly Obvious Reason" That Drives Success in Almost Any Sphere
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - December 02, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsYou'd think that success parameters are everywhere—and they are. Yet, some of them are so obvious that we completely miss them. In order to turn things around and get people to get your clients—and yourself—to understand success better, you have to know the difference between ego and mastery. ...
The Myth of Poor Memory (And How to Overcome It Instantly)
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - November 25, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsHave you heard yourself saying: I'm not good with names! Almost everyone you run into is likely to say something similar. Is it because we're bad with names and have terrible memories? Or is it a myth that we've been perpetuating? Let's find out in this slightly odd view of memory. Ne...
How to create an intensely curious first line for your article
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - November 10, 2023 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsThe first line is what pulls us into an article. Yet we end up writing a really boring first line. What's worse is that you could use the power of story to create an intensely powerful first line in minutes. Don't believe me? Well, do you have 10 minutes? Let's start. Next Step: Don't...
Overwhelmed with Too Much to Learn? How To Solve The Problem Once and For All
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - October 27, 2023 23:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsIf we went back in time, we'd all feel a little less stressed out. We weren't being pounded with endless information all the time. There weren't a million courses, workshops, training and videos, let alone an endless parade of books. It seems like we'll never keep up. And no, we won't. But...
Why a "Lack of Memory" Causes You to be Less Talented in Life
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - October 20, 2023 23:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsI was chatting with a client, and he told me how he needs to improve his drawing. "I always draw stick figures", he said to me, "and somehow, I need to improve these drawings." This strategy struck me as odd because I didn't see a problem with his stick figures. The stick figures looked as g...
The Results Paradox: Why We Have to Keep Searching for New Clients
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - October 14, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsThe biggest underlying success factor of a business is repeat clients. Yet time and time again, we have to keep looking for new clients. This sorry situation is often because we are seduced by information, not results. We know results are important, but we still go in the "opposite" direction....
The Not So Obvious Angles For Succeeding In Life
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - October 09, 2023 23:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsDo you remember the story of the Three Kings in the Bible? You might have heard that they didn't come empty-handed. That's because they understood one of the core principles of living was "giving". Not all the advice you get is obvious. Today, let's look at some not so obvious ones, shall ...
Why "Dribbling" is better than "Practice, Practice, Practice"
The Three Month Vacation Podcast - September 29, 2023 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsWe're told we need to practice if we want to get better. However, most of the times when we're practicing, we're quite bored. Instead, "play" is far superior in every way. It's not boring and like that kid next door, we "dribble" all the time. Let's look sideways at dribbling, instead of jus...
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