The Happy Hour Effect: Leadership | Sales | Performance | Kristen Brown

No matter what industry you work in, what level of job you have or what product or service your company offers, you must sell yourself to be a successful salesperson. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn how to boost your sales success by shifting your stress and personal brand.

We spend so much time on our phones that we are in the midst of a crisis in our society. Cell phone addiction causes relationship problems, health problems, stress issues and time drain. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn why cell phone overusage is so harmful and five ways to disconnect without feeling disconnected.

When you are at happy hour, there are noticeable shifts in your mood, attitude, body and behavior that can have powerful positive effects on the rest of your day. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn the five tenets that make up the Happy Hour Effect mindset and why they are so important in your own life.

Have you ever considered that YOU might be the cause of someone else's stress? We are all guilty of bad behavior sometimes but with a little reflection and tweaks to our mindset and actions, we can help others relieve stress instead stressing them out. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will hear some of the most common stress-inducers and how you can flip that behavior so you're not the offending person causing stress in others.

Sometimes the best of intentions are met with the wrong mindset and plan. This leads to spinning off track with your goals and feeling frustrated by yet another failure. 75% of people surveyed said they know they need help but feel like they should be able to do it on their own. This is false thinnking. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will better understand how the Life Leadership mindset can help you get focused, release fear, reduce stress and fast track your success.

Goals are easy to set but really, really hard to accomplish. Life is busy and full of small and big distractions, stresses, joys and tasks that pull our focus, time and energy. When we set a goal, even the best intentions will fail if we don't first get unstuck to launch our goal action plan the right way. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn three fast ways to get unstuck so you can boost your chances of goal-achievement success.

The holidays are a time of celebration, parties, travel, gifts and happiness. Yet many people say it's the most stressful time of year. We juggle a lot. Money gets tight. Time is stretched even thinner than usual. Family drama re-surfaces. These things can all steal the excitement and happiness from the holiday season. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn five ways to minimize the stress of the holiday season so you feel more joy and relaxation instead.

We all have bad days when our bad mood collides with a loved one or a co-worker. When this happens, fights, stubborn mindsets and annoyance set in. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn five ways to fix a fight so you can spin a bad day into a positive one.

We all have big wishes and dreams we want to accomplish in our lives. But life is busy and chaotic and often roadblocks us from making our goals a reality. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn the steps needed to make a wish come true faster and more easily even when life is crazy. You will also get inspired to re-prioritize your to-do list so you make more time and energy for your personal and professional goals.

We've all be stuck working for or with difficult people - and we've all BEEN the difficult person a time or two. But sometimes someone goes from being occasionally annoying to a long-term issue that messes with your work happiness, stress levels and overall work/life success. In this episode of the The Happy Hour Effect podcast you will get a bad boss solution. Not only will you will find out if you might be a bad boss or difficult person, but you will also learn how to fix the situation whether you're an employee of a bad boss or guilty of bad management yourself.

Every now and then we all get burnt out or suffer from failure to launch mode. It might follow an intense period at work, a vacation or a personal situation, but there are times in our lives when we just can't seem to get engaged in what needs to be done even if we need to or want to get going. In this episode of the The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn 5 ways to re-engage when you're burnt out so you can get back to reality with fresh inspiration, focus and motivation.

We all have days when the idea of going to work drags us down. Whether you work a traditional 9-5, you're a teacher, a construction worker or an entrepreneur, work stress can take its toll and prevent us from fully engaging with our jobs. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn 5 ways to love a job you hate. It is up to your employer and YOU to work together in creating a happy workplace. You have a responsibility to your company and to yourself to make the most of every day even when you're stuck, burnt out or simply hate your job.

When life gets busy, we have a tendency to lose track of ideas and contacts even if they have the potential to be financially rewarding. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will discover 5 ways to uncover hidden goldmines in your business. These are things that could bring you revenue, boost your ROI and open up new streams of income if you find them and take action on them.

If you struggle with staying motivated sometimes, you're not alone. Everyone from entrepreneurs, stay-at-home-moms, 9-5ers and everything in between can suffer from the occasional (or often) state of frustration or laziness when overwhelmed, stressed or just plain uninspired. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn 5 ways to get motivated fast that can help you at work and at home. Not only will this help you stay on track with your big and small goals, but you will also get re-engaged with the work you are already doing so it is more meaningful and productive.

Direct selling gets a bad name sometimes but it is an amazing industry filled with committed and successful entrepreneurs who are creating lives they love. But it's also a high-turnover industry with people trying it, getting frustrated and abandoning their businesses. Why? Many people believe that owning a business is easier and gives you more freedom than a typical 9-5 job. In some ways, yes, but in most ways, it's much harder and requires much more time because it's only successful if you do the work. You only make money if you put in the time, energy and commitment to learn the skills you need and shift your mindset to embrace an entrepreneurial lifestyle. In this episode of The Happy Hour Effect podcast, you will learn five direct sales secrets to help you sell more, recruit more and get more referrals.