Ever wondered how to reclaim your time at work without feeling guilty? Picture this: your colleague asks, "Have you got a minute?" and instead of feeling obligated to drop everything, you confidently manage interruptions. In this episode, Mark unveils three straightforward strategies to regain control of your schedule. Discover how to set boundaries effectively, prioritize your tasks, and carve out uninterrupted moments for yourself. With these proven techniques, you'll strike the perfect balance between supporting your team and safeguarding your own productivity.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

• Strategies to minimize interruptions
• How to respond when asked, "Do you have a moment?"
• Your time matters: Setting boundaries effectively
• Effective questions to steer longer meetings
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What would you do with an extra free day every month? What if you could regain a day every week?

In this episode, Mark explains three things you can do to free up your time, boost your productivity, and change your life. In the whirlwind of modern life, our attention is constantly under siege from phones, emails, and a ceaseless stream of requests. To reclaim your time and sanity, listen in as Mark shares invaluable tips.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

• Phones, emails, and constant requests from others are the biggest culprits stealing your precious minutes.
• A US study revealed a shocking statistic - people check their email every 5-6 minutes!
• Tame the Inbox: batching emails
• Silence the Sirens: Turn off notifications
• Setting Boundaries: Use an auto-responder to manage expectations
• Similar to emails, how to batch your calls
• We'll tackle how to deal with interruptions from people in the next episode.
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In this episode, Mark discusses the Three C's essential for successfully scaling a business to achieve your goals: Communication, Compromise, and Community. Mark shares the pivotal role communication plays across many aspects of business in addressing common issues like cash flow, employee underperformance, and client satisfaction. Effective communication involves listening, understanding, acknowledging, and asking open questions. Compromise is a crucial element in resolving conflicts and fostering healthy relationships between parties. Finally, building a supportive community of like-minded peers is recommended to gain valuable insights and support.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

• Three C’s for successfully scaling your business
• Communication may be the most important across all areas
• Common issues - cash flow - how ‘communication’ could avert this problem
• Employee underperformance - have you communicated clearly?
• Client issues - have they received clear communications from you?
• Learn to listen, understand, acknowledge, ask open questions
• Compromise - it goes both ways between two parties - are you open to it?
• Community - find a peer group of carefully curated, like-minded people
• Look at your business issues through the lens of the Three C’s
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

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Are you “stuck in the trenches” running your business instead of growing it? This episode will help you discover your ideal role, delegate tasks, and set clear goals. You'll learn how to target spending just 20-30% of your time on hands-on tasks, freeing yourself up to focus on the big-picture growth strategies that will propel your business forward. So what is holding you back? Is comfort with the status quo hindering your true potential? We'll help you identify these roadblocks and empower you to take action. By setting achievable timelines for your short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals, and ensuring your team is aligned with your vision, you can finally break free from the trenches and achieve the success you deserve.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals while remaining accountable.

• The problem of remaining “in the trenches” of your business
• Is this the highest and best use of your time?
• Identify what you want to do with your business
• What aspects do you enjoy doing? What return are you getting on those tasks?
• A Case Study - Nursing
• Target 20-30% of your time for working “in the trenches”
• 70% should be spent growing your business
• Set a timeline for your goals for the next 90 days, 12 months, 3 years
• Whatever percent you want to spend in the trenches, you must find someone to handle the rest
• YOU may be the one holding yourself back - is it fear?
• Comfort with your current status quo may be the problem
• Have you laid out a path for your team - do they know where they are going?
• Recapping the steps
• Metropole Mastermind can help you with all these steps
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

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Where is your “success thermostat” set? Do you ever wonder if there's more to achieve, but just aren't sure where to start? This episode dives deep into the mindset shifts and goal-setting strategies that will take you from "as good as it gets" to exceeding your wildest dreams. Learn how to find your ideal clients, craft a powerful message, and surround yourself with the right people to explode your success. Metropole Mastermind will equip you with the tools and support to reach your ultimate potential. Tune in and get ready to crank up the thermostat on your success!

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

• Where is your “thermostat” set?
• If you are the most successful person in your group, you’re in the wrong group
• Think about your mindset, do you believe “this is as good as it gets”?
• Setting “stretch goals” and SMART goals
• How close are you to your “goal level” right now?
• Finding mentors and like-minded groups
• Finding your ideal client and your message
• Six steps to your brand or business messaging
• Metropole Mastermind can help you with all these steps
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

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Everyone makes “to-do” lists. Do you have a “not-to-do” list?
In this episode, Mark shares a simple three-step process to get you working on the right things in your business. You’ll hear about how to identify the essential drivers propelling your business forward, ranging from personal satisfaction to performance outcomes. There is a helpful self-assessment tool you can use to help your process, and Mark shares the importance of gradual movement for sustainable growth.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

In today’s podcast Mark explores:

• Identify the drivers in your business- (ie personal satisfaction, results, performance)
• 3-5 things you could focus on right now
• Using this tool in your personal life
• Professional vs. personal drivers
• Score yourself on a scale of 1-5 on each
• What needs to happen to ‘move the needle’ on your score?
• Movement needs to be gradual to be sustainable
• Transferring to-do’s from your brain to your calendar frees your mind
• Do you have a “not-to-do” list!?
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

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In this episode, Mark examines how to use patience as a tool to achieve your business goals. He also looks at the importance of sequencing, how to do things in the right order when it comes to projects or scaling your business as well as recruitment and induction. Getting the sequence right will help you to develop people to the point where the business becomes a whole lot less reliant on you. Finally, Mark looks at how to make sure your ‘value proposition’ is crystal clear.

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals while remaining accountable.

• Patience is okay if the result is on its way
• Being bullish vs. stretch goals
• Nick and his teenage rugby coach’s advice
• Using a sprint planner
• Linking your patience to a known goal
• Staying on track - are you getting closer to your goal?
• Sequencing - are you doing things in the right order?
• Case study - research on market pricing
• Examining and simplifying the sales process
• Are the right people in place?
• When and how to put training in place
• Four requirements around the value of your product or service
• Recap and takeaways
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

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In this episode, Mark talks about the 5 most common problems he sees and why the traditional approach won't fix them. From managing expectations, treating only the symptoms, to cultural clashes and dealing with people who are constantly busy, if you know someone who might benefit from practical journaling tips and strategies for navigating these common issues, share this podcast with them!

The Mastermind for Business podcast is powered by Business Accelerator Mastermind, a coaching program that helps service business owners and professionals double their revenue whilst halving their time in the business. Each week, Mark Creedon, a Business Coach at Business Accelerator Mastermind, speaks with some of the best business minds in the world and shares simple, practical steps you can take to create the business you always wanted.

About Business Accelerator Mastermind

Business Accelerator Mastermind is a hands-on practical program aimed at driving results fast. Spearheaded by Mark and Caroline Creedon and a range of highly qualified experts, the program will give you back the freedom you hoped for when you first started your business or professional practice. With his coaching program, Business Accelerator Mastermind, Mark helps business owners maximize their time, set and achieve goals, while remaining accountable.

• The ceremony of writing in a beautiful journal with a fountain pen
• Reading the book, “Write it Down…”
• A writing exercise to try
• Getting clarity on the root issues- don’t just treat symptoms
• Expectations, micromanaging
• Cultural issues, conflicts
• Sales, profit, and people who are “too busy”
• If you know someone who could benefit, share this podcast with them

Book: Write it Down

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