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1 How To Replace A $100,000+ Salary Within 6 MONTHS Through Buying A Small Business w/ Alex Kamenca & Carley Mitus 57:50
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Alex (@alex_kamenca) and Carley (@carleymitus) are both members of our Action Academy Community that purchased TWO small businesses last thursday! Want To Quit Your Job In The Next 6-18 Months Through Buying Commercial Real Estate & Small Businesses? 👔🏝️ Schedule A Free 15 Minute Coaching Call With Our Team Here To Get "Unstuck" Want to know which investment strategy is best for you? Take our Free Asset-Selection Quiz Check Out Our Bestselling Book : From Passive To Passionate : How To Quit Your Job - Grow Your Wealth - And Turn Your Passions Into Profits Want A Free $100k+ Side Hustle Guide ? Follow Me As I Travel & Build: IG @brianluebben ActionAcademy.com…
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Monthly Method Podcast is a show for solopreneurs, creators, and artists who have a burning desire to launch a project. The project your best life depends on. Your host, Polina Bee, is a certified SCRUM master. She brings a proven record of launching successful projects, both professional and personal. You will hear about tested techniques that lead to calm, consistency and results. Subscribe to turn your idea into reality one month at a time.
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Monthly Method Podcast is a show for solopreneurs, creators, and artists who have a burning desire to launch a project. The project your best life depends on. Your host, Polina Bee, is a certified SCRUM master. She brings a proven record of launching successful projects, both professional and personal. You will hear about tested techniques that lead to calm, consistency and results. Subscribe to turn your idea into reality one month at a time.
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1 Cool-Off Week: Counterintuitive Secret to My Consistency 22:53
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The final ingredient of my Agile-inspired personal productivity system is the cool-off week. In this video, I share its origin story, explain what it is, describe what I do during this week, and reveal why it has been the key to staying consistent with my productivity system for the last 10 years. The Calm Ambition Club: https://monthlymethod.com/calm-ambition-club/ Blogpost mentioned: When feeling down, turn to aesthetics https://monthlymethod.com/aesthetics/ Timeline: 00:00 - Why I invented the cool-off week 01:44 - What is a cool-off week? 03:30 - What's the point of a cool-off week? 05:03 - I'd rather take the breaks on my own terms 06:33 - What do I do during the cool-off week? 09:50 - Benefit: No burnout in the last 10 years 10:52 - Benefit: Gult-free rest 11:31 - Benefit: Looking forward to the next sprint 13:27 - Benefit: Interesting projects get done 15:07 - Benefit: Time and space to think 15:42 - Benefit: Serves as a reward for my long-term efforts 18:17 - Benefit: Creates a nice rhythm in my life 19:30 - If you want to actually DO the things you want to do. Learn how to apply Agile to your life in a free course: http://monthlymethod.com/school/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - monthlymethod.ck.page/newsletter 💻 Blog - https://monthlymethod.com/blog 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 Cultivating the Art of Living through Sprint Retrospective 31:57
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Sprint retrospective is the most important ritual in Agile philosophy. I'll share how you can build your own goal management system that is perfectly tailored to your life circumstances. The Calm Ambition Club: https://monthlymethod.com/calm-ambition-club/ Blog posts mentioned: Sprint-end celebration https://monthlymethod.com/sprint-end-celebration/ The baby shower story https://monthlymethod.com/failed-sprint-goals/ Optimizing life for a regular Tuesday https://monthlymethod.com/regular-tuesday/ Timeline: 00:00 - Overview 00:38 - What is a sprint retrospective? 01:07 - The shocking part 02:58 - Agile take on growth 04:03 - Sprint retrospective in teams 05:48 - Personal sprint retrospective 07:17 - Becoming your own guru and building your own system 08:51 - Cathedral Effect 09:18 - What got done? 10:46 - What didn't get done? 13:01 - How accurate was your sprint capacity calculation? 13:38 - Quality of life review 14:48 - Creating a Notes file for sprint retrospectives 15:50 - Example: Deeper Why 18:55 - Don't add to your to-do list 20:08 - Example: Making a promise 21:44 - Example: Leaving my phone at home 22:51 - Example: Reddit goal 25:54 - Going a level deeper into why we should do sprint retrospectives 26:54 - Life craftsmanship. The art of living. 28:50 - Curation in a function of time. Learn how to apply Agile to your life in a free course: http://monthlymethod.com/school/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - monthlymethod.ck.page/newsletter 💻 Blog - https://monthlymethod.com/blog 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 Don't disappear for a year. Stay recognizable. 9:57
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Why the advice to disappear for a year is problematic. And what you can do instead. Enrollment for the Calm Ambition Club - February sprint closes tomorrow https://monthlymethod.com/calm-ambition-club/ Chapters: 00:00 - YouTube, we have a problem 01:23 - The only way to change our lives 02:04 - What happens if you manage to disappear for a year? 03:00 - My favourite quote 03:43 - Celebrating limitations 06:26 - If you were feeling hopeless 07:56 - On young generation being lost 08:46 - If you can't escape your life If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - https://monthlymethod.ck.page/newsletter 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
What a good gym membership can teach us about goal setting in other areas of our lives? Learn more about the Calm Ambition Club: https://monthlymethod.com/calm-ambition-club/ Chapters: 00:00 - Have you ever wondered why people choose to pay for a gym membership in this day and age? 00:32 - What does it teach about our goals in general? 01:29 - Shopping for information 01:52 - Back to the initial question 05:26 - How to apply it to your goals for the New Year 06:29 - If you have creative or business goals that require a lot of deep work 09:59 - Become a founding member 13:12 - Who is the Calm Ambition Club for? If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - https://monthlymethod.ck.page/newsletter 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
Ever feel like your work has to be perfect before hitting 'publish'? Discover how embracing B- work can actually accelerate success. Blogpost with all the links mentioned: https://monthlymethod.com/ b-work / 00:00 - My story of working in a tech startup 03:23 - Perfectionism and the B- work 05:19 - Done first. Improved later. 06:56 - The B- work can change the world. 09:39 - Time constraints help. How to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - monthlymethod.ck.page/newsletter 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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I share the best tool I have found in Agile methodology for overcoming perfectionism and analysis paralysis. I talk about the process of picking your sprint goals and polishing them up with the Definition of Done. Watch this episode is in video format: https://youtu.be/k7kR9OUn1B0 00:00 - Are you a perfectionist? 01:25 - Agile concepts we've already covered 02:25 - The purpose of your first sprint 03:16 - How do you pick your sprint goals? 03:25 - Can you get it done in one sprint? 04:00 - Account for your sprint capacity 04:20 - Had time to age 04:42 - You are still excited 04:55 - You are in full control of getting it done 06:53 - Finalizing your goals with the definition of done 09:35 - The Random Person Test 12:47 - The Definition of Done is not a collection of subtasks 13:58 - Where to find more examples of Definitions of Done How to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - http://monthlymethod.com/blog/ 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 What is a sprint? How to use it in your life 23:19
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One of the core Agile concepts is working in short sprints vs. setting long-term goals and plans. Let's look into what a sprint is, how long it should be, how to calculate sprint capacity, and choose a sprint focus. As always, we'll discuss how you can apply all of this to your own personal projects and goals. Timeline: 00:00 - Innovation in the tech industry 00:47 - What is a sprint? 02:07 - What is a good sprint duration? 04:36 - Sprint capacity 09:27 - Adjusting the scope of your sprint 10:15 - Calculating the sprint capacity is an investment in your future self 14:17 - Sprint capacity for the first sprint 15:49 - Sprint focus 20:29 - Topic for the next video 21:31 - Homework How to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - http://monthlymethod.com/blog/ 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One 💌 Send me an email: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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Backlog is where an Agile sprint begins. It's the foundation of the Agile Framework. Let's dive into the deeper meaning behind a backlog, why you need one in your life, and how to build one from scratch. Timeline: 00:00 Why Agile? 01:26 Backlog - what it is 01:58 Chaotic life filled with frantic action 03:00 How much time we actually have 04:10 How do we measure the quality of our goals? 06:56 The best time management hack 08:26 Agile tool for measuring the quality of your goals 09:22 Example of using backlog 10:06 That's how you stop the chaos 12:50 How to start a backlog 17:36 What you can do today 19:08 Unpopular opinion 21:35 The comment that made me record this video How to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/ If you want to stay in touch: 💌 Newsletter (notes on applying Agile, calm productivity, and finding sanity in this hustle-culture obsessed world) - http://monthlymethod.com/blog/ 💻 Website - https://monthlymethod.com 𝕏 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One Or simply leave a comment! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 Agile approach for managing your goals. Sprint cycle overview. 10:58
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Let's review the core components and rituals of a sprint cycle and how you can apply those to your personal goals and projects. Link to the video version of this episode. Timestamps: (00:00) - - Overview (00:20) - - Creating backlog (01:51) - - Calculating sprint capacity (02:18) - - Deciding on the number of goals for the sprint (02:57) - - Sprint planning and scrum board (03:54) - - Duration of a sprint (05:05) - - Daily standups (05:37) - - Sprint retrospective (05:57) - - Cool-off week (08:18) - - Repeat the cycle (09:15) - - Where to start (10:19) - - If you don't want to wait for the next video Useful links - Subscribe to my newsletter for more frequent deep-dives into Agile life - Recent newsletter entries - Start Here page to see the blogposts on the core principles of Agile and how those can be applied to personal productivity - Twitter for regular examples of my scrum board and how it looks throughout the sprint - YouTube to 'Back to Agile Basics' type of videos - Monthly Method School for step-by-step instructions on how to run your first Agile sprint ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 How I learned about Agile 10 years ago. Why traditional goal-setting doesn't work. 7:56
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In this episode I talk about why long-term goals don't work and how we've been mislead all this time by the traditional goal setting advice. I also share my story of finding out about Agile and how it changed my approach to personal productivity. Link to the video version of this episode. Timestamps: (00:00) - Traditional productivity advice (00:32) - New Year's Resolutions (00:55) - My first job at a fast-growing startup (01:10) - Corporate world - how things are usually done (01:40) - The time the status quo got questioned (02:30) - Creation of Agile Framework for building software (03:03) - How Agile works (04:31) - My story of learning about Agile (06:29) - I stopped creating long-term plans 10 years ago Useful links - Subscribe to my newsletter for more frequent deep-dives into Agile life - Recent newsletter entries - Start Here page to see the blogposts on the core principles of Agile and how those can be applied to personal productivity - Twitter for regular examples of my scrum board and how it looks throughout the sprint - YouTube to 'Back to Agile Basics' type of videos - Monthly Method School for step-by-step instructions on how to run your first Agile sprint ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 Updates: Where I've been? What's new? What's the plan for the future? 15:56
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A quick episode to say hi and give you some updates on my life and the Monthly Method. Please let me know what you think about the group sprints I have in mind! Timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:41 What happened last year? 2023 updates 04:13 What's happening this year? Summer 2024 07:59 Plans for the fall 2024 Links mentioned in the episode: - Read blog posts from last year: https://monthlymethod.com/blog/ - Subscribe to my newsletter to receive the latest blogposts to your email: https://monthlymethod.ck.page/2dd14791c4 - YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AgileForOne - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Agile_for_One - Email: polina@monthlymethod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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1 Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 3 14:00
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Today we are discussing finalizing your sprint goals using the definition of done. 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Recap of our progress so far 02:40 - Finalizing sprint goals 04:05 - Checkpoints 05:00 - Adding definition of done 10:08 - Recommendations of a successful first sprint 12:13 - If you want to launch a side hustle next year 12:55 - If you have questions about this series FREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/ Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/new-years-resolutions-3/ Submit your questions: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/ Free Guide to Plan Your Week using Monthly Method principles: https://monthlymethod.com/guide/ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monthly_method…
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1 Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 2 24:22
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Let's look at how you can apply agile principles to New Year's Resolutions. Today we are talking about using sprints, sprint capacity and backlog review to set new year's goals. 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Sprints & picking sprint duration 08:15 - Don't plan the entire year 10:55 - Sprint capacity 17:30 - Backlog review 19:50 - When you have to many goals to choose from 22:00 - Homework 22:33 - If you want to launch something next year FREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/ Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/new-years-resolutions-2/ Submit your questions: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/ Free Guide to Plan Your Week using Monthly Method principles: https://monthlymethod.com/guide/ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monthly_method…
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1 Applying Agile to New Year's Resolutions - Part 1 21:55
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Let's look at how you can apply agile principles to New Year Resolutions. Today we are talking about using sprint retrospective and backlog to start the new year goal-setting process. FREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/ Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/new-years-resolutions-1/ Submit your questions: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/ Free Guide to Plan Your Week using Monthly Method principles: https://monthlymethod.com/guide/ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monthly_method…
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1 Don't Break The Chain Rule with Agile Twist 24:23
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Learn how you can apply the Don't Break the Chain Rule to managing your long-lasting projects. Sign up for the FREE workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less": https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/ Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/dont-break-the-chain/ Submit your questions: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/ Free Guide to Plan Your Week using Monthly Method principles: https://monthlymethod.com/guide/ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monthly_method…
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