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The Intentional Advantage

The Intentional Advantage is the podcast for high-achieving women who are ready to step into intentional leadership at work and in their personal life. If you are a woman who has spent your life chasing busy, overwhelmed by everything you need to do.… if you know you’ve accomplished a lot but still secretly feel unqualified…if you have felt defined by overachieving, over perfecting and are just plain over it, this is the podcast for you. In each episode, Purposeful Productivity expert Tanya Dalton shares actionable strategies and tactics to help you reclaim your time, reignite your purpose, and restore harmony in your life. Tanya is an international best-selling author, speaker and 7-figure entrepreneur who can help you overcome your limiting beliefs, reduce your anxiety and boost your self-confidence. After all, you were made for an extraordinary life. Want more time freedom? Join Tanya’s free challenge at TanyaDalton.com/take5
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Now displaying: May, 2018
May 29, 2018

Feeling like you don’t have enough time is a common stumbling block, but today we’re flipping that on its head. It’s not about having time - it’s how we spend it. I’m so excited to have author and time tracking expert Laura Vanderkam back on the show to discuss time discipline versus time freedom and how to change your perspective of the time in your day. By the end of our interview, you’ll be asking yourself, “What makes today memorable?” and understand how to create intentional days going forward.


What’s In This Episode:

• Look at how you spend your time: The Paradox of time discipline and time freedom
• Being a self interrupter: Learn how to open up time and space for yourself
• Savoring time: Why it’s not MORE that you need
• Stretching the experience of your time through intentional days
• Feeling ‘off the clock’ by putting time into perspective

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May 25, 2018

In this week’s podcast episode, we talked about being a self interrupter. What do you think one of the biggest sources of interruption and distraction might for us? I would guess that social media and technology instantly came to mind. Today, I’ll share a few simple ways we can be mindful when engaging with others using technology so that it is enriching our lives instead of interrupting.

May 22, 2018

We’re surrounded by technology, notifications, alarms, calls and the misconception that multitasking is a good thing, making it increasingly difficult to focus on real work. We often blame others for distracting us, but consider what you can actionably do to prevent interruptions from others - and yourself. Listen today and find out if you’re a self interrupter, why we distract ourselves and the 5 habits to cultivate that will increase your attention span, allowing you to hone in on any task you want to complete.

What’s In This Episode:

• Discover how ‘distractable’ you are - what do we do when nothing is occupying our attention?
• How multitasking is hurting your productivity, and how to fix it with monotasking
• Changing your brain and your behavior to diminish interruptions
• 5 good habits that will boost your attention span and increase focus

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May 18, 2018

From tragedy comes intense beauty. For thousands of years, Sri Lanka was a key trade and shipping port for silk from China to Europe…but the route was not an easy one. In today’s mini episode, I’ll share what hundreds of shipwrecks from Sri Lanka can teach us about our failures and unfinished journeys.  

May 15, 2018

Feeling uninspired can keep us from going after our goals and dreams, leaving us dreading our work, and worse - keeping us from taking a single step to begin. I want to share a secret with you, though… it’s not about finding inspiration, it’s about being motivated. I’ll explain how those two feelings are different and the surprising way boundaries can set you free. We’ll use 5 different methods to create motivation so that you begin to make real progress and feel challenged and energized to keep going forward.

What’s In This Episode:

  • Working within boundaries to increase freedom & inspiration
  • Why it’s more about your need for motivation, not inspiration
  • Measuring your progress to create awareness and challenge yourself
  • Decrease your risk of burnout with 5 ways you can boost motivation
  • Shifting your uninspired, unmotivated mindset with small steps

 

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May 11, 2018

We can allow Fear to dominate or dictate our lives, or we can take charge. In today’s mini episode, I’ll give you a little trick for looking fear in the face - the FEAR Method. Each letter stands for something different you can do each time you feel that beating in your chest and the need to run from your situation.

May 8, 2018

Do you often look around and feel that the grass is always greener on the other side as you compare your journey to others? I’ll share how we can move past the Grass is Greener Syndrome, which causes perfectionism, FOMO and lack of motivation. Today, we’ll turn this stumbling block into a starting block so your time and energy is focused on you, not the fantasies of the other side of the fence.

What’s In This Episode:

  • How to overcome constant comparisons and the idea that the grass is always greener
  • The truth behind social media and how to shift your misconceptions
  • How social media plays into our need to compare and how you can shift your mindset
  • Learn how to stop trying to build success on top of insecurity  
  • Taking 3 actionable steps to quit comparing your journey to others

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May 4, 2018

Too often we are so busy trying to get all our work done that we forget to stop and celebrate the wins. Today I’m sharing a recent experience I had while chatting at a conference where I realized that I’m not alone in feeling this way. In this mini episode, I’m talking about why compliments and celebrations are so hard for us to receive.

May 1, 2018

Writer, speaker and entrepreneur, Jeff Goins, is on the show today discussing the stumbling blocks he, and others who work creatively, have personally experienced. He shares why the ‘starving artist’ is a myth and how we can use obstacles and setbacks to help us accomplish our goals, not suffer through them. After listening to our interview, you’ll gain the insight and mindset that will allow you to shift your path and goals in the right direction.   

What’s In This Episode:

 

  • How to pivot, or move forward after you’ve failed or hit a stumbling block
  • Using your obstacles as resources to guide you down the right path
  • Why it’s important to be stubborn about your vision and flexible with details
  • Building bridges towards taking opportunities and creating change
  • The Starving Artist Myth: How to stop disqualifying yourself before you try

 

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