Half-Finished to Done Podcast with Cristina Roman, Productivity Coach for Ambitious Business Owners

EP. 20 The Oprah Million Dollar Challenge

Ready to shift the way that you set up your project sprints?

In this episode, I'm sharing a fun, energizing way to make your project plans more simple, effective, and doable.

It's called the Oprah Million Dollar Challenge, and it’s a hands-on exercise that I do with my clients in my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE. 

The challenge is a set of 5 questions that are designed to help you take high-value action on your most important project…without overcomplicating things.

This is an interactive episode so get out a pen and paper or an empty Google Doc, and get ready to answer each question. Let’s go!

Here are the Oprah Million Dollar Challenge questions:

1. If you had to finish your project in just one week, how would you do it?
2. If you had to 10x the original result that you wanted, how would you do it? 
3. If you had to enjoy working on your project at least 75% of the time, how would you do it?
4. Who is someone—real or fictitious—who you have no doubt could finish this project? What would they be thinking about themselves and the project that would make finishing inevitable? What would they be doing differently than you normally do?
5. What would it require for you to get this project done in just one day?
6. What would you spend absolutely no time, energy, and focus on, if you had a million dollars riding on this project? What would you stop doing that you’re currently doing?

Cheers to bringing the fun and energy back into project finishing!

 

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE — 

Sarah Arnold-Hall

The Alter Ego Effect™ by Todd Herman

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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{Bonus} The Bare Minimum Challenge

This bonus episode is a special invitation to the upcoming The Bare Minimum Challenge. This is the last free 5-day challenge of 2022, and it’s taking place from October 31st to November 4th.

If you are a business owner who wants to navigate your low-energy periods with more calm and ease, this challenge is for you. 

If the idea of intentionally doing the bare minimum freaks you out or feels like settling, let me reassure you: The 4-step Bare Minimum Method helps you navigate situations like sickness, a chronic illness flare-up, jet lag, or challenging family issues without sacrificing the results that you want in your business.

In fact, the Bare Minimum Method helps you get equal or better results in your business with a fraction of the time, energy, and effort it normally takes you.

Come and see for yourself at the free 5-day Bare Minimum Challenge. Just head to https://piquecoaching.co/bmc to register. 

Listen in as I discuss: 

• The backstory of The Bare Minimum Challenge
• The format of The Bare Minimum Challenge
• The logistics of The Bare Minimum Challenge

 

LET'S GET SOCIAL —

Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 19 Half-Finished to Done Client Story: Shelly Najjar

Our guest today is a two-time client of my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program, Shelly Najjar. In this episode, she shares how going through the 5-day Bare Minimum Challenge and then joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has taken her from an experience of perfectionism, chaos, and overwhelm in her business to more flexibility, freedom, and fun.

Finishing her projects in the program in a way that she likes generated project ROI for her in the form of money,  time, impact, social capital, and emotional stability.

Listen in as we discuss:

• Shelly’s experience with taking the Bare Minimum Challenge and how she earned the title of the Bare Minimum Queen
• How she has been able to reduce chaos in her life using the principles of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE
• The ripple effects of Half-Finished to Done, LIVED: deep emotional stability, more confidence, and reduced chaos
• Managing perfectionism 
• The powerful reframe that helped her decide it’s okay to dabble in all of her  different interests without making it a problem
• How gamifying the process of finishing your projects keeps things fun and engaging
• The benefit of working on one project at a time    

As a Nutrition Mindset Coach, Shelly helps busy women care for themselves while reaching their goals. Her specialty addresses why and how we eat, blending mindset and practical tips to make it easier to develop a healthy, stress-free relationship with food at any body size.

 

GUEST CONTACT — 

Shelly Najjar, Nutrition Mindset Coach

Website: https://confidentnutritionnow.com/ 

Instagram: (@confidentnutritiontravels) https://instagram.com/confidentnutritiontravels/     

Facebook page (Confident Nutrition with Shelly Najjar): https://facebook.com/confidentnutritioncoach/ 

Facebook group (Intuitive Eating for Busy Women): https://facebook.com/groups/intuitiveeatingforbusywomen/ 

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Otter voice transcription app 

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 18 Sprinting and Resting Strategy Session with Samantha Hoilett

I recently shared on Instagram that I run my business on what I call a “sprint and rest” model— meaning I go heads-down in my business for a focused period, then take a ton of time off. 

This model works well for me because it allows me to work with my natural energy ebbs and flows, vs trying to be “consistent” every day and feeling bad that I’m not.

So in case you needed to hear this: You don’t need to be consistent in a traditional sense in order to be successful in business. (From the mouth of a Procrastination Coach.) 

After I posted about sprinting and resting on Instagram, Samantha Hoilett reached out to me to talk about her own decision to shift her business into a sprint and rest model. 

Listen in as we discuss:

• Samantha’s business and personal reasons for wanting to move into a sprint and rest work style
• Embedding healthy, time-bound urgency into your courses or programs
• The value of having one core offer for your business
• An example of a typical marketing cycle when sprinting and resting 
• The value of going for the same goal multiple times, until it becomes easy 
• What to take into consideration before establishing an alumnae membership
• Non-traditional advice on whether or not you should discount services for repeat clients
• How to handle negative opinions from others when you make changes in your business

Samantha Hoilett is a Launch Copywriter and Messaging Strategist for personal brands and small businesses. She takes a customer-oriented approach that focuses on building relationships, highlighting brand values, and helping her clients become leaders in their space so they can sell their offers in a clear magnetic way that attracts ideal clients.

 

GUEST CONTACT — 

Samantha Hoilett, Launch Copywriter + Messaging Strategist

Instagram: @samanthahoilett.writes

Website: https://samanthahoilett.com/

Email Series: Magnetic Messaging Mondays: When you sign up, you get a surprise "Messaging Mini Guide" that helps you brainstorm messaging ideas for your offer.

 

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE —

Simone Seol
Sarah Arnold-Hall 

Stacey Boehman

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 17 Combating Tech Procrastination with Shannon Mattern

If you struggle to get started on tasks and projects in your business that involve technology, this episode is for you.

Tech procrastination is putting off anything tech-related in your business, and I knew that my colleague Shannon Mattern of the Web Designer Academy would be the perfect person to dig into this topic here on the podcast.

Join us as we talk about the thought processes and emotions that cause tech procrastination—like analysis paralysis, overwhelm, frustration, and inadequacy—and how to work through them. 

Shannon Mattern is the founder of the Web Designer Academy where she mentors web designers to create profitable, sustainable, and scalable web design businesses. She's also the host of the Profitable Web Designer Podcast, the go-to resource for marketing, mindset, money, management, and mentorship for web designers who want to create businesses that provide freedom, flexibility, and financial independence.

Listen in as we discuss:

• Recognizing and addressing the mental and emotional obstacles on your business journey
• How Shannon had to overcome perfectionism and imposter syndrome in order to hit  her business and personal goals
• Her experience with coaching and the value she received
• Making the shift from undercharging and over-delivering to avoid burnout
• Tech procrastination: What it is, and why it might be happening in your business
• Mindset reframes to work through tech procrastination
• The importance and impact of language in your communication with clients

 

GUEST CONTACT — 

Shannon Mattern, founder of the Web Designer Academy

Website: https://shannonmattern.com/

Podcast: https://shannonmattern.com/podcast/

Facebook: @wpbffshannon

Instagram: @shannonlmattern

 

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE —

The Life Coach School Podcast with Brooke Castillo

No BS Weight Loss with Corinne Crabtree 

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

 

EP. 16 Your Productivity Power Zone

As a Procrastination Coach, people bring tons of issues to me: Half-finished projects, clutter, punctuality, procrastination, struggling to focus, and so much more. 

One day, I realized that every single one of these issues boils down to one or more of just 4 things:

• Time: Understanding and liking where your time goes
• Focus: Your ability to tune out distractions, minimize interruptions, and go heads down on one specific thing for 60-90 minutes at a time 
• Priorities: Identifying what your priorities are, liking those priorities, and acting accordingly
• Commitment: Your ability to overcome obstacles all the way to your desired results

Together, these 4 elements make up your Productivity Power Zone. And when you can figure out how to maximize your unique Productivity Power Zone, your business becomes more effective, and way more fun. 

Listen in as I walk you through each of these 4 areas and give you solutions for improving your relationship with each one. 

And if you’d like me to run you through a Productivity Power Zone assessment, be sure to book a 45-minute, 1:1 consult with me below. 

 

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Half-Finished to Done, LIVE consult, where we run you through a Productivity Power Zone Assessment

 

LET'S GET SOCIAL —

Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

{BONUS} Last Call for Half-Finished to Done, LIVE in 2022

If you've been thinking about joining my program, Half-Finished to Done, LIVE, now's the time.

Enrollment for the last program cohort that I'm running in 2022 closes on Tuesday, September 27th, at 7pm ET, and we kick off on Friday, September 30th at 9am ET.

To book a 45-minute, 1:1 consult with me to talk about joining, head here to grab a slot. 

If you’re having some hesitations, it always comes down to one of 4 things:

1. Concerns about lack of time
2. Believing that generating money is outside of your control as a business owner
3. Treating energy as a nonrenewable resource
4. Thinking that the problem with self-trust is that you don't have enough of it

This is totally normal. In addition to providing you with everything you need to know about the program on this episode, I am also inviting you to book a 45-minute consult call with me.

On this call, we will talk through what's in your way of saying yes right now so you can take the next best step to get you headed into 2023 feeling like a badass project finisher.

Listen in as I talk about: 

• Who the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program is for
• The typical problems that my clients come in with, that we solve over 8 weeks
• How we solve these problems through the Half-Finished to Done process
• The benefits you'll experience in the program
• What life looks like after the Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE —

EP. 09 Types of Projects + Their Benefits - http://piquecoaching.co/types-of-projects-their-benefits

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 15 Half-Finished to Done Client Story: Kara Linette Cromwell

Our guest today is my former client and brand strategist, Kara Linette Cromwell. 

As the owner of Branded in Purpose, Kara helps solopreneurs gain the brand clarity they need to communicate their value, attract their dream clients, and sell their expertise.

In this episode, she shares how joining Half-Finished to Done, LIVE has transformed her experience with being a multi-passionate, location-independent business owner by allowing her to get more done, with more ease.

Listen in as we discuss:

• Why Kara made an immediate decision to join Half-Finished to Done, LIVE

• The value she saw in Half-Finished to Done, LIVE before she even joined
• How the program has helped her get more done without taking away from being multi-passionate
• Embracing the idea of your brain being a renewable resource
• How Kara learned to balance the freedom and the autonomy of a location-independent business
• Applying the Bare Minimum Challenge when life happens
• Showing up as your most authentic self while still making space for being fallible
• The impact that she is having on the people around her as a result of completing Half-Finished to Done, LIVE 

 

GUEST CONTACT — 

Kara Linette Cromwell, Brand Strategist

Instagram: @brandedinpurpose

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 14 Best Practices for Better Projects

In my 3 years in this business, I’ve made a shit ton of mistakes when it comes to projects!

In this episode, I’m taking all of the lessons learned from my mistakes, and turning them into 8 best practices that you can implement immediately for better projects in your business. 

And lucky for you, you get all of my best learnings digested into a doable, repeatable process that takes into account the areas where most people struggle when you join my Half-Finished to Done, LIVE program. So if you want more help with creating better projects, head here and join the waitlist for the next round of Half-Finished to Done, LIVE.

What’s inside this episode:

• Question the assumption that you can't be creative on a timeline 
• Create “just in time” projects
• Spend time revamping and repurposing old projects, instead of always creating from scratch
• Use your 8-week project sprints to know exactly what skill set you need to develop next 
• Do it bare minimum style [make your projects as simple and streamlined as possible for yourself, but also for your stakeholders, the people who are going to benefit from this project]
• Get to know your Zone of Value, and then spend as much time as possible there
• Make yourself earn the right to work on specific projects
• Stop changing the result that you want from your projects—instead, ask yourself to step up to hit your desired goal

 

LET'S GET SOCIAL —

Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

Instagram: @piquecoaching

Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co

EP. 13 Self-Image: From Procrastinator to Project Finisher with Elyse Conroy

In this episode, we are talking about confident self-image, specifically what this looks like in your life and in your business. 

Your self-image is what you think about yourself and what you tell yourself about what and who you are. It’s also affected by what you think other people think of you. Self-image is important because how we think about ourselves affects how we feel about ourselves and how we interact with others and the world around us.  

In other words, what you believe as the truth is going to influence every aspect of every result that you create in your life without you even realizing it. So if you consider yourself a procrastinator, chances are you will remain so until your self-image changes. 

How can you change your self-image? I’m glad you asked!

Our guest today is Elyse Conroy and she will share exactly how you can build a strong self-image. Elyse helps high-performing, ambitious women become unapologetically confident in both life & business by teaching them how to see beyond their limits & create confidence on demand.

Listen in as we discuss:

• Why the terms self-concept, self-identity, self-confidence, and self-image can be used interchangeably
• Why it's important for you to understand your own self-image
• Deconditioning yourself from the assumed identity such as procrastinator, people-pleaser, or perfectionist
• The five-day study and how it supports self-awareness and builds future self-concept
• Core belief systems that keep procrastinators procrastinating
• Strategies to build a strong self-image [The Confidence Trifecta: Acceptance, Belief & Trust]
• What life looks like when you're locked into The Confidence Trifecta as a project finisher
• Core beliefs of a project finisher

 

GUEST CONTACT — 

Elyse Conroy, Life and Business Coach

Website:  https://soulmakeup.com/

Instagram: @yoursoulmakeup

 

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Cristina Roman, Life Coach for Procrastinating Business Owners

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Facebook: @piquecoaching

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Email: hello@piquecoaching.co

Website: https://www.piquecoaching.co