CoactiveDreams: Recent Episodes
Cherrie McKenzie
Insights and individual interviews that demonstrate how to go about creating the best mindset for business and personal development. Guests will detail their struggles and ultimately what worked to propel them forward.
There are all kinds of things you've told yourself you could not do that are within your reach. Learn the mindset to spot and achieve them.
The book “As a Man Thinketh” is ground breaking in its assessment of how mindset develops. Amazing since it was written over 100 years ago.
You often see lying as an attempt to deceive you when the cause can be a lot more complicated and often not what you think.
Take the steps to understand fear and learn the benefits of being able to calm yourself.
Success models are great, but you have to decide what success means for you or risk being consumed by the goals of others.
A friend can serve many purposes, but should one of them be as a friend? Why it sometimes does not work.
Anyone can have a moment when despite your best efforts things are not working out. Four tips to right yourself.
If you often find yourself putting limits on what you are capable of, this episode will help to get over those mental blocks.
How you view a difficult task has a lot to do with how successful you are in completing it. This episode removes some of the mystery.
Returning favors builds relationships, but what happens when they begin to overwhelm your life? Techniques to break their hold.
Mindfulness is a great stress reducer and this episode shows you how to work it in to reset any hectic day.
Sleep is something we all need but also has a hidden power that can boost motivation and performance.
We often think of being motivated and productive as action, when it is better activated by periods of relaxation.
We often wonder why one day motivation is sky high and low the next, when really we don't truly understand how motivation works.
Behind the desire for updates and likes is a dark side to social media that can turn your best intentions into a nightmare.
Sometimes you have to go in a different direction to reach the same goal. This episode tells you mine.
Getting over your fears doesn't have to be scary, but there is a process you have to follow to take the scary out of it.
Mention Etiquette and people instantly think of manners and which fork to use, when it is something more that can put your career in overdrive.
Relationships can involve many poor financial moves anyone can make if you're with the wrong person. It helps to know the money personality style that promises success for you.
Natural leaders whether they realize it or not use these 3 very effective techniques in everyday persuasion.
Now that the dust has settled on Twitter expanding the 140 characters, there is still something left unsaid.
Are you Looking for that millionaire mindset of a Grant Cardone? Give your mind the tools it needs to create it.
Finding the right mentor is often like looking for a soulmate. But maybe it doesn't have to be just one.
4 simple steps that highlight the science of getting what you want by making goals stick.
Many people tell you they are working a niche when what they are actually doing is far from it. Working your niche for sales growth.
It's getting close to that time again: Resolutions for the New Year. This episode looks at why your unconscious resists and how you can make those goals stick.
Social Media can be a good thing, but what happens when we observe others and find ourselves lacking?
Mention entrepreneur and everyone thinks of the guy with an app but the social good entrepreneur has similar struggles. One woman tells how she keeps it all moving.
Livestreaming can be as intimidating as public speaking. This episode provides tools to make the experience a lot less frightening and even fun.
Tired of going in activity circles, aim for outcomes. This episode explores how they work together but are not the same.
We are often our worst critic. This episode shows you how to silence hypercritical thinking to produce great work.
Traveling the world for fun and to explore is a dream for some. Amber and Eric Hoffman decided to go beyond dreaming and found a way to make it work.
For anyone starting a business, this episode is a tale of twists and turns that will encourage you that it can be done if you remain open.
Your live stream content is a gold mine for additional content. This episode tells you how to mine it.
Google pioneered live streaming, but it is Meerkat, Periscope, and blab that have taken advantage of it. And you have to ask yourself why?
A successful Realtor tells how she adjusted her thinking about social media to effectively sell real estate.
You're in a career you no longer enjoy but feel you are limited because your skills are in that area. Transitioning may be easier than you thought.
We often set out to make major changes in our lives and never realize that small changes can boost your spirit.
If you are female and wondered if you could run a business, Bonnie Frank thinks you can and tells you why.
Tired of being talked at and enjoying it even less. Live event collaboration could be a game changer in how you interact with friends or make business connections.
The Sales Whisperer tells you why there has to be a system to your sales activity and Social Media has not changed that.
Thinking of starting a food blog? The Foodie Entrepreneur returns with a posse to explain how building a brand is not that easy.
Despite your best intentions you find yourself working against yourself. This episode shows you how to break the patterns that have made self-sabotage your best friend.
Looking to create a powerful psychological mindset for negotiating without manipulation or tricks. This episode tells you how.
Farloft author Theresa Snyder talks writing and gives the business side of the profession.
As South Africa celebrates National Mandela Day, a few thoughts on how we can celebrate all year long.
Have you ever thought: If only my boss would let me work on my project and just help me when I needed it? Agile Management wants to do just that. What leaders can learn from it.
Analytics Guru Dr Morten explains why you trust the likes of Netflix and Facebook yet don't realize them as analytics, in addition to other benefits of this growing science.
The Foodie Entrepreneur allows you on the journey as she shares her experiences and tells everything she learned starting an Asian food blog.
You want to make a change but somehow it does not seem to be happening. This is the episode you need to hear.
Owners and managers face challenges their subordinates never think about, one of which is who do they talk to about their concerns or lack of confidence. This episodes provides advice on how to tackle it.
Selling is more than this is what my product does. This episode tells you how to close like a pro.
Great leadership is less about how the leader acts and a great deal about instilling belief. This episode explains why that matters.
New research explains how the brain sees pricing and how you can drive more sales by using it.
No one likes failure or when you encounter a roadblock but they are one of the best methods to help you grow. This episode tells you how to use them to your advantage.
Over a year ago the thought of completing 100 podcast episodes seemed impossible and yet here it is. What was learned along the way.
Women have always been told to adapt in the work place, when maybe a new approach is in order. This episode explores how women can strive and still be authentic.
Knowing your worth has a lot to do with the word negotiation. Find out why it is so important for women.
Companies often attempt to help workers with stress and burn out without realizing they also need to look at the situations causing them.
You started a business, decided to go online and then feel lost. Dre Beltrami tells you how to find your voice.
Macy Miller is someone at the forefront of the Tiny House movement. Two years out she tells you what she learned.
The expectation for a lot of people is that failure is good, but failure alone is not enough. We have to learn from experiences. This episode helps you figure out how.
Developing an entrepreneurial mindset can help you keep the job you already have, while you plan for the one you hope to create. This episode tells you how it works either on the job or self-employed.
Many small businesses start out and hit a wall after committing several operating mistakes. Find out how to avoid them.
Procrastination maybe about time management and also an element of fear. This episode shows you how to get moving.
Want to speed up the learning curve in making new contacts? This episode gives you 3 sites you already know that can help you get there.
You are in a position and things are not working out like you planned. These are the times in any career that disappointment finds you. This episode tells you what to do.
Marketing has a gender component that every marketer needs to take into account. This episode shows you how.
A pro walks you through all the elements that create effective strategic branding, and it's not as simple as you thought.
The amazing things a major loss can teach you about life and how you have to prepare for it. And all that from a Super Bowl Loss.
We are continually given the perfect leadership model when in real life leaders have complex personalities that cause people to want to follow them.
We all want marketing and know things go viral, this episode shows you how to combine the two.
A story about a woman who simply wanted to lose weight and discovered it was much more.
Mention strategic planning and people think of charts and mission statements when it is more about understanding yourself.
Saying no is like walking on ice and watching a movie in your head. This episode will make you a great skater as well as director.
Developing a goal or niche often presents tempting opportunities that are really distractions in disguise. This episode shows you how to spot them.
Successful resolutions are based on building a strong psychological foundation for the things you want. This episode shows you how to build it.
The key to effective leadership or marketing is built on being able to communicate through storytelling. This episode tells you how to do it well.
Behavioral economics seeks to unite the principles of economics with the realities of human psychology. This episode tells you how that can help your resolutions.
Once it became official that Facebook was becoming a pure pay-to-play platform the landscape for small businesses changed. Learn what you can do to still thrive.
It's difficult to think of writers as entrepreneurs and yet Annie Acorn demonstrates a career path of moving from being an accomplished writer to developing her own publishing company.
So you want to start a blog. A few tips that will pave the way and help you decide if blogging really is for you.
For Alyssa Morrisy a regular job would not fit into life as it was developing. So now she helps women learn how to be entrepreneurs and what they can expect
Mention goals with accountability and people immediately think punishment or guilt, when really it is neither. True accountability is about how you as a leader have decided to organize the process that will get things done.
Social Media was supposed to help make connections but connections are not relationships which the Mr. Nice Guy guest Doug Sandler says are what will grow your business.
Have an idea and want to start a business? Now you need to listen to a master class with The Supply Chain Guy to plan how to make money and get your product effectively to your customers.
A few simple changes in the morning can change the way you approach your day. Find out what they are.
Who would have thought that sleep and dreams could help you create that next new product or even in athletics? A sleep researcher tells you how.
The Esendemir sisters started out to open a restaurant and ended as a story full of suspense, trials, and ultimately overcoming the odds of starting a business.
Mention entrepreneur and people think of the smart innovator, but there is a dark side to this image.This episode shows how to stay in the light.
The 140 characters are the easy part of understanding Twitter. Learn how to shine on the platform.
Social Media is not about using a scatter gun approach but more building relationships that help people want to buy your product.
Being an introvert does not have to limit you, but you do have to play to your strengths.
Networking is a basic part of business and social promotion. A pro shows how to make it effortless to supercharge your relationships.