Crush Procrastination and Reach Your Goals - One Small Step at a Time

What if the biggest performance breakthrough in your career doesn't happen in the office, the boardroom, or the gym? What if it happens while you're asleep?

Most professionals and entrepreneurs spend countless hours looking for ways to improve their performance, yet they often overlook the one factor that influences nearly everything they do: sleep.

Better sleep doesn't just help you feel more rested. It improves focus, decision-making, creativity, emotional control, and productivity. In fact, a small improvement in sleep quality can produce outsized results in both your professional and personal life.

In this episode, we'll explore why sleep may be the highest-return performance upgrade available and what you can do to start experiencing the benefits immediately.

Good Will Hunting is an amazing movie with great acting. It also has one of the most powerful questions we can ask ourselves.

"What do you want?" is a question we need to ask ourselves at various stages of life and really dig to understand why we want it and then identify what we will we do to get it.

What is keeping you from going to the next level? What is your progress obstacle? Sometimes the obstacle is far smaller than we thought. Sometimes, the obstacle is way bigger than we thought. But you will never get to the other side of that obstacle doing nothing.

And when you get to the other side...it's a great feeling.

In today's episode, it looks like Bill has finally broken through the obstacle of learning how to incorporate video into his podcasts.

Victories create victories. Success begets success!

The first time I stepped onto a trading floor, I knew—this was it. Loud. Chaotic. Electric.

But it wasn’t the path I’d planned. What about law school? What about the future I thought I was supposed to have?

Most people end up in careers they never anticipated. The question is—did you choose it, or did you drift into it?

In this episode, we explore the inner promptings that redirect our lives, and how paying attention to them can change everything.

The Flow State is an amazing state to be in. But there are key elements that MUST be present to make the Flow possible. Listen today as Bill unpacks those four key elements and references author Johann Hari's research into the topic.

In today's episode, Bill continues the discussion about the most important and most impactful things you can do when you loose your high paying career. Reflecting on his experience, Bill lays out very powerful steps that will set the foundation to build new success.

If you've lost your career, the first 30 days are crucial to creating a new foundation to build your next success. Yes, you need to grieve the loss of your career. AND, you can do these three things while you grieve!

It's amazing how one little tweak can accelerate the progress you make on your goals. This one switch on your calendar can make all the difference. Listen today about how you can get your goals accomplished instead of letting another day go by where you feel the guilt and despair of not doing the work.

Bill really gets worked up today about manifestation!

What is manifestation? Does it work? Is it just a way to daydream about a better future without really doing any work to get there?

Take a listen and feel free to email Bill with your thoughts:

coachbillpro@gmail.com

Remember making a Vision Board back in the 1980s and 1990s? Cutting out color photos from magazines of jet planes, mansions, and exotic cars and pasting them on poster boards was supposed to be our ticket to prosperity. I don't think it worked out that way for most people.

What should be on your Vision Board? Not what you think. Have some fun today remembering your Vision Boards from the past and how you can get fired-up with a new Vision Board.

Bill discuses how several of his fellow traders lost their fortunes after the wave of computerized trading swept the landscape in the early 2000's. Seeing that AI is poised to gobble up a vast array of professional jobs, Bill discusses six steps professionals can take if the time comes where they lose their career to technology.

Below are the links to the podcast with Jimmy Place:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIrxjOpEFlc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPmr5X-_iIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-u5IrhXyg

This is the link to the interview with Bill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSclVCW7UI&t=27s

Systems are an incredibly important piece of your business puzzle. Systems allow your business to be Efficient, Effective and Profitable. On today's episode, Bill wraps up this series on GEMSS with a conversation about systems and gives some examples of systems that you can apply to your business.

One great example is a Training System:

                       I do. You watch. We talk.

                        I do. You help. We talk.

                        You do. I help. We talk.

                        You do. I watch. We talk.

                        You do. Someone else watches -now he or she is doing the training.

Enjoy!

Professional wrestler and now author and actor John Cena shares how he uses a simple watch to overcome poor patterns of thought. Like King David (see Episode 52), John Cena is intentional about how he watches over his thoughts.

“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
― Lao Tzu

If scripture is your jam, you will enjoy today's brief podcast episode.

Bill examines a two-verse statement by King David that illustrates the PARE system.

Pause

Ask

Replace

Execute

It's a system fit for a king!

Most of us just let thoughts happen in our head. For those who want to Crush Procrastination and Accomplish Their Goals, this is unacceptable. Today's episode will give you one simple yet powerful system you can put into practice immediately to stay aware of your thoughts and redirect them towards goal accomplishment.

There are moments in time throughout your day that can very literally be life-changing moments...if you are self-aware enough to recognize them.

On today's podcast, Bill continues his walk down the Path of GEMSS and goes deeper into the gem of Self-Awareness.

Bill also discussed the amazing company, Renaissance Marketing Group, and the work they are doing to support women entrepreneurs in the marketplace. Here is a link to their website and their podcast:

https://www.renaissancemarketinggroup.com/

https://www.renaissancemarketinggroup.com/podcast

Make plans now to attend the Renaissance Summit in Nashville in February, 2025!

How many times have you worked on something sporadically that has been a goal of yours for months or years? You get motivated for a while and then you lose focus. You just can't seem to get traction and stay at the task to get to the Finish Line. In today's episode. Bill shows you how to engage in Self-Awareness so that you can create a moment in time where you can choose the path towards your goal rather than the path of regret.

Meditation. Visualization. Prayer. Manifestation. Can any one of theses, or all of them, help you as you walk down the path towards your goal? Can practicing any of these things help you stay on track as you bump up against road blocks? Let's explore this together.

Today, Bill does a deep dive into the "E" in GEMSS. Bill discusses the topic of sleep and talks about his weight loss journey.

Please listen to the following episode of the podcast Diary of A CEO to hear more about the sleep study Bill discusses:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-woman-who-helps-athletes-sleep-stop-having/id1291423644?i=1000664331063

Email Bill at Coachbillpro@gmail.com for a PDF of his diet during his weight loss journey.

Is it possible to be content and ambitious at the same time?

Can I be ambitious without being greedy?

On today's episode, Bill dives deep into the power of gratitude to fuel both contentment and ambition.

Contact Bill at

Coachbillpro@gmail.com

Today, Bill expands on a story he told in Podcast #44 about being jealous of another trader's success. Listen to today's episode to unpack how you can use the power of gratitude to crush jealousy and engage in gratitude to accelerate your success.

The Path to Success is Paved with GEMSS.

Today, Bill discusses the first of the five GEMSS for success, Gratitude.

Learn how to express Gratitude in a way that crushes jealousy and opens your eyes to see the strategies that other people you admire are using to achieve the success you desire.

Do you love to make a TO-DO LIST? Want to find out how you can make your TO-DO LIST even more effective? Let's talk about that and explore how the Jewish belief that one day ends and a new one begins at sunset can propel your ability to manage your time and move you closer to your most desired outcomes.

Your TO-DO list is your gateway to accomplishing your goals. But if you don't engage with that list, it becomes nothing more than a reminder of the disappointment that comes from unrealized goals.

Listen today as Bill explains the best way to organize your TO-DO list and engage with your TO-DO list so that you get into the work-flow state and make leaps towards the accomplishment of your goals.

Are there people or activities in your life that drain your energy - in a bad way? Do you know how to identify those people or things? Do you know what to do about it?

Today, Bill talks about how a few hours of your time or a few dollars invested in the right place can eliminate an ongoing drain of your energy.

Feeling compelled to make your bed every morning might reveal something about your personality that can hinder your business growth. In today's podcast, Bill discusses this and the GETMO strategy to help productivity.

Traveling by plane is not what it used to be. But one thing is for sure - you can experience a lot of funny and interesting things if you spend enough time in the air. Today's episode is about some of the funny, scary, and crazy things that I've experienced over the years on airplanes. I hope you enjoy it!

Can making your bed make you a million dollars? Probably not. But making your bed might say a lot about the way you approach your work and your business. Listen as Bill discusses the power of daily habits that seem to have no immediate benefits.

Admiral McRaven's speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAqF00gBGk

What you focus on - improves. What you celebrate - accelerates. Put these two concepts to work for you in your financial life and watch your finances flourish!

Hi everyone. Just a quick reminder - Your story matters! Someone needs to hear your story. Someone will be inspired by your story.

Email me at coachbillpro@gmail.com.

Tell me your story. And as my dad always says to me, "Bragging is allowed." What he means is, don't be shy about sharing the successes and failures in your life. Those stories bring hope to others. I want to share that hope with our listeners. And your story is just what I need to do that. Email me at coachbillpro@gmail.com and share your story.

We all love watching the biographies of the rich and famous and hearing about their tragedies and triumphs. But the fact is that each one of us has a story. And your story is often every bit as compelling and amazing as any we will read about, listen to, or watch on TV.

It's time for you to share your story. Your story can inspire "ordinary" people to do extraordinary things.

I want to hear your story! Email me at coachbillpro@gmail.com. I would love to talk to you and hear your story and see if we can share it with our listeners.

Coachbillpro@gmail.com

How can you transform your life and your future in 25 minutes a day? How can you shift your focus so that you engage the part of your brain that wants to do the work needed to accomplish your goal? Find out all that and more on today's podcast episode!

If you are a self-employed business owner, you know first hand how not having a boss breathing down your neck can foster procrastination. You know there are things you need to get done, but without hard deadlines and a boss or supervisor hounding you for the work, you can all too easily let time slip away during the day. And if you work out of your house?! Forget about it!!

On today's episode, learn how the humble tomato can maximize the volume of work you accomplish.

AI - Artificial Intelligence - is expanding its capacity in almost incomprehensible ways. The same fear of being replaced by a computer that swept trading floors around the world in the early 2000's is now striking fear in the hearts of other highly skilled workers. 2024 will be a year where the world sees immense changes and advancements in how people accomplish their work. But, just like the tens of thousands of traders worldwide whose way of make a living drastically changed forever, I believe 2024 will also be a year where many lose their existing careers and will need to undergo profound reinvention.

Whether it's asking for a discount off of a purchase or asking a current or potential client for their business, opening your mouth and asking for it - in a straightforward yet strategic way - is still a good-old-fashioned way to get what you are looking for.

In today's episode, Bill talks about the frustrations of being dropped by one of his clients and the lessons he learned from that experience. If you have ever experienced the frustration of being overlooked at work or losing a client when you feel like you've given that client amazing service, you will definitely relate to this episode. But take heart! There are lessons we can learn as well as being motivated by the experience to go out and get bigger and better clients!

Looking back over the past year, we can see what we did right and what we did wrong. Let's review and then harness the Power of Small Beginnings and make 2024 the year we where realize some GREAT ENDINGS!

By now you've probably heard about the "Flow State" and the benefits of working from that space. But can the idea of Flow actually hinder your ability to get working on your goal? Yes it can! Listen to today's episode and find out how.

The words you say out loud and the thoughts you speak in your own head have the power to build up your faith and even move mountains!

Pay attention to your thoughts and listen to the words you are saying. Learn to put those thoughts and words to work for you and not against you.

There is a proven formula for success - and it is available to you! Put this formula to work in your life. And if you find yourself being inconsistent, Bill gives you 5 action steps you can take to get back on your path to success.

Email your success stories to Bill at coachbillpro@gmail.com. Bill would love to share your story with other listeners.

Talking to yourself can be one of the healthiest things you do - depending on what you are saying. Scientific studies have well established the power of self-talk on performance. But there is a surprising twist on self-talk that can greatly improve the impact that it has on your performance.

Learn about that twist today and be sure to contact Coach Bill with any questions or comments about how you are using this strategy to change your life!

coachbillpro@gmail.com

Even when you are doing everything right, it can seem that you are not getting any closer to reaching your goal. At times, it can even seem like you are even further from your goal. In today' episode, Bill talks about how to stay the course.

Sometimes the currents of life pull us away from our goals. Our default condition is to drift away from , not towards, our goals. What do you do when you find yourself having drifted away from the goal you know you were meant to accomplish. Hit RESET!

Making new habits can be as easy as making a pot of coffee! Let's explore that in today's episode.

In today's episode, Bill gets real about the financial and emotion choas that he experienced growing up in a dysfunctional home. Bill walks you through a four-step plan that you can put to work immediately to crush debt and change your family's future!

If you have any questions about how to put this plan to work in your life, contact Bill at coachbillpro@gmail.com.

Are you overwhelmed? Are you burned out? Do you put the needs and wants of others ahead of your own? Do you need to find a simple way to get back on track to get energized to accomplish your goals? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then today's episode is definitely for you! Find out how the comical instruction from a fight attendant can be the words you need to hear to get you soaring towards your goals.

On today's episode, Bill talks about the equation for success: (D + C) T = GE.

Learn how to engage the proper part of your brain to move you forward towards achieving your Big Hairy Goals.

Do you make a daily to-do list? Do you use an electronic format or the old paper and pencil?

Whichever one you use, your daily to-do list, if structured properly, can be the tool that moves you faster down the path towards your big goals.

Today, Bill suggests some ways to structure your daily calendar to get the most out of your day, maximizing your effort.

Husbands and wives both need to know when to speak and what to speak. Last time we talked about how a husband can best serve his wife - and by extension the marriage relationship - by keeping silent when everything in him wants to speak. This week we explore how a wife can do the same.

Husbands need to know that the work they do is appreciated by their wives.

Husbands need to know they are respected more than they need to know they are loved.

If a wife can communicate these things to her husband, watch out! He will be unstoppable.

This is the title that starting me down this podcast journey!

Wives desire love. Men desire respect. It's true, an no amount of political correctness can change this.

In Ephesians 5:33, the Apostle Paul admonishes husbands to love their wives with the same love that they would want shown to themselves. And then he encourages wives to respect their husbands. If husbands and wives would understand this truth, marriages would be powerfully transformed.

Learn about the Five Love Languages and how knowing your love language will absolutely benefit both you and your spouse.

https://www.marriagetrac.com/author/gary-chapman/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvpqFkc7q_QIVDA3nCh3JOwq-EAAYASAAEgKCFvD_BwE

And once again, self-awareness proves to be key!

Your thoughts have the power to fuel your emotions. That is not always a good thing. Hear how we can interrupt our default patterns of thought to move into a better state where progress can be made on our goals. 

Watch how one slight gesture can interrupt negative thought patterns:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LZeHSqCTOqo

Did you ever wonder what is what like to be a trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange? In today's episode, Coach Bill Pro talks about the advantage that traders had on the trading floor. Bill also explains how he is now using the Starting Block Principle to reach the goals he has set for himself as he trades commodity futures on a computer screen. 

Hear how you, too, can put the Starting Block Principle to work for you to reach the goals you have for your life!

In today's episode, Bill talks about how he is turning down work from a client of his in order to get even bigger profits down the road. 

In any business, it is easy to get distracted with chasing money from business that is related yours - but it is not the primary work your company does. As with his cleaning company, Bill was continually enticed to add on things like carpet cleaning and window washing. But those related businesses pulled time and resources away from his primary business of cleaning homes and offices. Staying focused helps drive growth and also ingratiates you to your customers.  

What are the two "A"s that studies have proven will accelerate - and all but guarantee - your success?

Today's episode talks about those two "A"s and the science behind them. So get ready. This is your chance to take action!

Coach Bill Pro talks more about visualization and incorporating this practice into your daily plan using CASE. 

Do you know your Calling? Getting clear on your calling can help drive visualization sessions. 

"Ding, ding, ding. Listen to this bell and repeat this phrase and all your desires will be manifested in the next 24 hours."

Manifestation is all the rage on social media. Let's get real and find clarity on visualization and how you can use it as a powerful tool for transformation. 

This episode is dedicated to the several thousand of my fellow traders from the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. 

The loss of our career as traders created fear, loss of status and loss of income. Conan O'Brien's commencement speech to Dartmouth College's graduating class of 2011 reflects on the time in his life when he lost the Tonight Show and the fear and loss that that event had in his life. Three lessons from Conan's speech can be directly applied to those of us who shared that experience. Below is the link to Conan's speech. I encourage anyone whose suffered the loss of the career they've loved to listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELC_e2QBQMk

How did a conversation with a homeless man change my life? How can you get your brain unstuck? That's all on this week's podcast.

Your brain often wants to keep you from doing the small steps you need to take to bring your goals into reality. But you can get your mind unstuck and activate different segments of your brain to tip you into action. The CASE system does exactly that.    

Do you have a morning routine that sets your day up for success? If not, this episode may be exactly what you've been looking for! Find out how a morning "GEM" session can strengthen your mind, body and spirit. 

Are you interested in investing in rental property? Do you already own rental property and want to add to your portfolio but can't find any deals? Listen today and hear how one investor is using a small but powerful action, over and over again, to find and purchase more rental properties and profitable prices. Hear how this investor has identified his RED X and takes consistent action to accomplish his goal. 

If you are looking to grow your service-based business to $100K as quickly as possible, today's episode will help you do just that. Handshakes and conversations are like deposits in the bank that will grow your business. Listen as Bill describes how he leveraged his trading floor experience to help him turn "small chips into big piles".  

What is the fastest way to grow your new service-based company to $100K? Coach Bill Pro talks about his journey and how he grew his cleaning company with two consistent small steps - handshakes and Red X's. If you are considering starting a service based business - like becoming a financial advisor, or starting a cleaning company, or any other service-based business, this episode is a must listen!

Coach Bill Pro describes the single most powerful question you can ask yourself to shift from inaction on your goals to action. Learn how to couple this question with the "Starting Block Principle" in order to crush your daily goal-accomplishing small action step. "On the other side of the hump is flow".

Listen as Coach Bill Pro uses the Starting Block Principle to get a massive To-Do list accomplished. 

You can use the Starting Block Principle to accomplish very short terms goals too, like a To-Do list. 

Coach Bill Pro revisits his years as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and how the humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich helped him create wealth. Bill reflects on his time as a trader and how he used Brown Bag Opportunities on the trading floor to maximize his trading income. Learn how to use Jerry Seinfeld's "RED X" process for success.