lisalamcoach: Recent Episodes
Lisa Lam
My goal is to help make a positive impact to everyone that I connect with that is authentic and enriching. This is one of the reasons that I have created this weekly podcast. The aim of this podcast is to help you grow and develop your skills and challenge your existing mindset and perceptions. My experience is largely based on my work as a leadership coach and marketing and business operations role in various companies such as Microsoft. For more information, check out lisalamcoach.com
The difference between achieving what you want and not lies in this key attribute : GRIT. Grit allows you to achieve these 3 key areas:
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Keeps you achieving goals.
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Keeps you focus.
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Keeps you going.
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Should I even bother with new year resolutions or goals? My answer is don’t bother creating one unless you are able to be intentional and to sustain it over a period of time. How do I go about having a sustainable and intentional year? That is what we will be covering in this episode. Join me in this journey. To find out more, check out lisalamcoach.com.
You might have an intention such as:
· To step into the everyday with purpose OR
· To live a life that is intentional and purposeful.
Great phrases and deep down that’s exactly what we have in mind for our lives. I bet, there is no one who intentionally plans to have a bad life. . Therefore, our thoughts, no matter the size of the shift or change, can create a huge impact in the outcome or the direction of your life.
3 keys to changing your thought life and they are:
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Mindset change.
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Persistent feeding of renewed thoughts.
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Be kind to yourself.
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How do you use time to get what you want done? For most people there is usually around 12 to 16 hours of time that you are able to use, taking into account sleep time. How we therefore use that amount time is where we have to build a healthy relationship with time.
Maker time your friend by doing these 3 things and they are:
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Create margins in your day.
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Do what’s important first
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Improve your performance speed.
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What can you do to reduce or eliminate the rushing around and hurried life? I think there are 3 guidelines that we can follow, and they are:
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Create Margins in your day, your life.
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Focus on the important and impact.
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Walk and Not Run
I think that there are 3 ways that are able to help you minimise the gap and they are:
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Start with Clear and Simple Intent.
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Prepare how you would action and communicate your intent.
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Be alert and watch for response.
To enable you to experience the journey, you will need to shift your mindset in 3 ways. The 3 mindsets shift are:
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Journey is about consumption, creation and connection.
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You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to get things done.
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Bring people along the journey.
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In this podcast, you will learn how to make better decisions by realizing that it is the small and seemingly insignificant decisions that will shape and determine how you make the big and tough decisions.. When we view decision making as a muscle that can be developed and improved, there are 3 keys to not just be better at making decisions but to be able to make the tough decisions that requires courage and commitment to see it through to completion. The 3 keys are:
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Small decisions matters.
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Make A Decision.
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Indecision hurts you.
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In this podcast, you will learn the top 3 reason why you might suddenly be getting lost and what you can do about it so that you will be able to reach your desired destination in life. No one gets lost suddenly. No one wants to get lost. You only get lost when you are distracted, think that you know better and when you take short cuts. Don’t stumble into a destination that you had not intended. The good news is if you have taken a few wrong turns, it is not the end of the world. You can still make the necessary corrections. Do it sooner than later.
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There are many things that we can achieve when we put our hearts and minds to, however, there are only a few things that truly matter. The 3 things that are easier to achieve than to recover from are trust, respect and integrity. Let's find out more together. Check it out.
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I think that it is safe to say that our lives are not just busy, but it is filled with distractions. Or in another words, we are busy because of the distractions. We want to be as productive as possible, but it is difficult not only because we have a list of to-dos that is a mile long but due to the added distractions that take place at any given time. Therefore, in order for us to be more productive, we have to find ways to eliminate distractions. The top 3 ways to eliminate distractions are: 1. Visual Boundaries. 2. Putting Thoughts to paper. 3. Remove tech distractions. To find out more, check out lisalamcoach.com.
How can we simplify in a world that is dominated with complexities and challenges? How can we make things simpler so that we are not overwhelmed with what we need to do? I believe that we all know the challenges with complexities, but what are the benefits of simplification? There are 3 key benefits of simplifications and they are focus, eliminating distractions and reducing the waste of resources and effort. How do we start the simplification journey? There are essentially 3 parts to simplification: 1. Know the Blueprint. 2. Know the foundation. 3. Build on it brick by brick. To find out more, check out lisalamcoach.com.
Have you ever wondered by some people seem to have great productivity habits while you are struggling with yours? In this podcast, you will learn the top 3 critical success factors for successful productive habits which are Mindset, Routines and Discipline. I am Lisa Lam and my goal is to help you discover new ways to develop your skills by challenging perceptions and sharing experiences so that you can learn to enhance your everyday. To find out more, check out lisalamcoach.com.
In this podcast, you will learn why productivity is meaningless without impact. You want to be productive in the impactful. Getting a list of 100 completed in a day might sound impressive but is it really? Impact creates exponential results and outcomes and to be impactful is not directly proportionate to number of activities. In fact, to be impactful requires you to be focus and to prioritise your activities to only a handful. Let's learn together how we can be productive in the impactful. To find out more, check out lisalamcoach.com.
In this podcast, you will learn the importance of energy management and its impact on productivity. Time is a finite resource and therefore the management of time is purely a function of allocation of blocks of time for specific tasks. Energy on the other hand is a variable resource and therefore can be depleted and renewed which means that it is an infinite resource. Energy is what allows you to perform the task during the time that you have allocated. The level of your energy will determine the quality of the output of your work. Therefore energy management is crucial to your productivity journey.
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In this podcast, you will learn how to avoid the top 3 productivity limitations which gives you a false and inaccurate expectations of productivity. There are inherently 3 key limitations of productivity and they are:
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Productivity is NOT the end goal.
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You are THE productivity limitation.
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Productivity is only as good as the consistency and enjoyment that it brings you.
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To be more productive is all about how to make the most of the finite resource that you have and that is time. In order for you to be productive, you must be brutal with what you are NOT going to do. To be more productive does not mean:
· You sacrifice sleep which gives you more working hours.
· You neglect all aspects of your life such as relationships, and taking care of yourself.
· You have to do everything that you think you need to do or what other people expect of you.
To find out the 10 things to Stop doing, check out lisalamcoach.com.
In this podcast, you will learn how to start your morning routine on the most productive path based on the top advise from the experts. Morning Routine of successful people consists of 3 common habits:
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Quiet Time or time of reflection
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Clarity on what goals or achievements to be achieved.
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Physical Activity of some sort
In this episode as part of the productivity series, i will be sharing the top 3 common evening routines elements of the most productive people. i would like to cover the elements and not the routines itself because routines are personal to you as far as what works for you. The elements on the other hand is what what you can include into your routines to enhance or improve your existing routines. The top 3 elements are:
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Specific or scheduled downtime.
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Intentional renew and recharge sessions or activities.
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Journal and pre-planning time.
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Welcome to Season 2 which focuses on Productivity and what you can do to further enhance your personal productivity. In this episode, I will be sharing my personal productivity learnings and journey especially in terms of what are the critical success factors and attributes that all productive and successful people have in common.
Let's journey together to improve our personal productivity. To find out more check out lisalamcoach.com.
In this podcast, you will learn why it is important to just take the first step in doing because the worst position to be in not doing it at all. how many times have you stopped yourself from doing something that you dreamed about? Have you allowed the fear of the worst case scenario to stop you from even trying? Well, you are not alone. The solution to that problem also lies in answer the question, What is the worst case scenario?
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Have you ever had days whereby you start the day with great expectations that today is going to be most productive ever and then end the day wondering what happened? What happened or caused the most productive day ever dream to be shattered? A single word.. Distraction. You were most probably distracted. What are the top 3 causes of distractions? The top 3 common reasons that you were distracted are: (1) Not setting boundaries. (2) Not being able to say No. (3) Trying to please others. What can you do to reduce them?
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We all have the natural tendency to hold on to things. It is our instinct to do so. We hold on to both tangibles and intangibles things. However, there are some things that we should not, not meant to be holding on. Holding on to some of these things, is like carrying a heavy weight over your shoulders all the time and everywhere you go. You don't need to weight yourself down with unnecessary baggage as these baggages will not only keep you from achieving success but will also keep you from enjoying the life that you do have. These 3 key things that we should always let go off are:
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Destructive or Toxic thoughts and emotions.
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Past actions and regrets
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Things that you are not able to hold on anyway.
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All of us are looking for happiness and for many have bought into the deception of happiness. In this podcast, you will learn the 3 biggest lies in the pursuit of happiness and that is the (1) “when, then, I will be”, (2) I don't deserve or I am not worthy to be happy and (3) Everything around me must be perfect first.. I am sure that we have either heard or have said it ourselves when we think about how to be happy. Fortunately or unfortunately, happiness is not an elusive state. It is a state that is waiting to be received and enjoyed.
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In this episode, you will learn what are the 3 mindsets that prevents you from feeling satisfied and enjoying the life you have right now.
If you are not sure whether you fall into the “never-satisfied” category, ask yourself the following: Are you satisfied with your life at this very moment? You are feeling satisfied until you find yourself desiring what your friend has just purchased? · Do you have the “if or when I am this then I will be satisfied” voice playing in your head? · Do you find yourself envious of someone else’s success or things?
You may be falling victim to one or all three of these mindset traps. The 3 mindset traps are:1. Comparison. 2. Compromise. 3. Critical.
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In this podcast, you will learn what instant robs you from and they are the 3 key attributes that are essential to successful living. We live in a culture of instant, instant gratification, instant noodles, Instagram and so on. What's so bad about it? There are 3 key attributes that requires time and patience to grow and develop which instant robs you of and they are maturity, discipline and skills.
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We will find what we are looking for because that is where we are focus at. Whatever we focus on, that the is the direction we will be headed. If we looking for the positives, we will find the positives. Unfortunately if we are looking for the negatives, we will also find the negatives. Let's journey together to learn how we can change or reframe from looking for the negatives to the positives and the 3 changes that need to occur: Recognise and acknowledge the current frame. Put on the new frame. Look intentionally through the new frame.
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Multitasking is a myth. It does not make you more productive while in fact studies after studies shows that people who multitask are less productive than those who focus on one task at a time. Be a single tasker and experience the benefits and learn the 4 keys to be a single tasker who experiences optimum productivity through eliminating distractions, allocating appropriate amount of time, align your work with your goals and do not compare. Own your productivity!
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Do you feel well rested and yet something is off? Not feeling restored or renewed? You will learn the 4 aspects of the overall well-being that needs to be restored not just our physical bodies. We are more than just our bodies and therefore to be fully restored we need to acknowledge and energise or restore our minds, emotions/creativity and spiritual. You will learn how to manage the "energy vampires" and restore through "powerbanks".
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Are you tired of being just busy? Learn how to move from busy to productive through discovering "self" who are you, "security" how have you tied busy with your sense of security and the strategy that you can use to get out of the "busy" cycle. You will learn how establishing and enforcing boundaries and changing your mindset from busy to productive will empower you to get out of the "busy" whirlwind and be productive.
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Have you notice how some people are so annoyingly discipline or are able to accomplish so much? The difference is that they are not trying to do something, they are doing that something. You will learn the 3 keys that will help you unlock try to do. The 3 keys are purpose, plan and progress tracking.
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Is it riskier to stay at the shallow or deeper end? Have you ever felt that there is more out there that you want to accomplish? Getting into the deep helps you to grow in maturity and not just age, treasure relationships and not just connections and be an expert and not just a consumer. To get there, you need to take 3 steps, be a risk taker, sacrifice and do it afraid. Let's find out how we can go deep together.
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There are 3 ways that you can live this out:
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Be generous with others but frugal with your wants.
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Be generous with yourself but frugal with others.
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Be generous with yourself and others but frugal with your unnecessary wants.
I would like to suggest that to be generous with yourself and others but frugal with your unnecessary wants is a choice that we all can make. I would like us to change our mindset that generosity is not tied to money or materials but to resources that are even more precious and that's time, attention and encouraging words. Let's explore them together.
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This is the final part of the 5-part series around overcoming limiting belief. The 4-ingredient recipe are to Identify, to change Mindset, to know Intentions and to build Structures. All 4 elements are crucial and are the base ingredients for a successful journey in overcoming limiting belief. Join me as we bake this "cake" together.
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In this episode, I will be covering the structure which will enable and support the thought training and actions that you will need to take. Structure is required to help undergird your intention as no action can be consistent and effective if there is nothing to hold it up or hold it together. That is where the support structure comes into play. Structure has 3 parts: Systems, Tools and Community.
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In this episode I will be going through the next part of the journey to overcoming limiting belief which is Intentions. The why. Why do you want to change? Why do you want to take the steps to move from limiting belief or a limiting posture to one that is empowering and growing? Clear and powerful Intentions will drive just how committed you are to changing from a limiting to an empowering mindset.
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Part 2 of the Overcoming Limiting Belief series is around Mindset. More specifically how can you change your mindset. Learn the 3 steps that will get you started to changing your mindset.
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be accomplishing so much? What propels some people to do the things that you would consider as “risky” or “courageous”? One of the reasons, lies in our belief, our belief system. Our belief system can either propel us forward or stops and limits our learning potential. Limiting beliefs as the name suggest, hold us back or limits our learning potential. Do you have a desire to challenge and to overcome the barriers that are holding you back? In this episode, I will be sharing how you can start the process of overcoming your limiting belief.
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New Year does not mean another new year resolution. If you are one of those who have given up on resolutions or want to try another way of making an impact in this new year, take this new approach .. Theme or Word of the Year. Theme or Word of the Year is simple, inspirational and encompasses aspects of your everyday.
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Disappointments are part and parcel of life, learn how you can turn disappointments into growth opportunities. Learn the 5-step process that will help you acknowledge, reconceptualise and create a new narrative that will propel you into intentional actions.