There are really 3 secrets to taking your business to the next level: Knowing where you are currently i.e. Business Freedom Timeline Knowing where you want to go Working on the right activities to get you there If you want freedom from the day-to-day running of your...
WORK Less, PROFIT More
Business Podcast
with Diana Lidstone!
Welcome to the Podcast!
A business podcast for lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and other experts who are sick and tired of being the Chief Everything Officer, juggling every decision and never having free time for their family…but still want to make more money!
Most Recent Episodes
Ep. 110 – Are You a Chief Everything Officer or a Highly-Effective CEO? (THINK LIKE A CEO series #3)
Welcome to part 3, of the Think Like a CEO series! Be sure to listen to : Part 1 – 11 Small Business Pitfalls to Avoid to Reach 7-Figure Success (here) Part 2 – What Got You Here Won’t Take You There! (here) In this episode, Relate the hot chocolate story to a...
Ep. 109 – What Got You Here Won’t Take You There! (THINK LIKE A CEO series #2)
In this mini-episode, I share with you my personal, pivotal story – I call it the Hot Chocolate story. I talk about: My daughter’s journey to wellness The 2 big bold statements that changed everything How this impacts your business ACTION PLAN Download a free copy of...
Ep. 108 – 11 Small Business Pitfalls to Avoid to Reach 7-Figure Success (THINK LIKE A CEO series #1)
The statistics are alarming -- According to the Kauffman Foundation, only 6% of all entrepreneurs ever achieve 6-figure business success, and only 2% ever achieve 7-figure success. But sometimes the best way to learn how to do something is to learn how not to do it --...
Ep. 107 – How to Raise Your Prices & Increase Your Profit Without Feeling Slimy
Most business owners undervalue their services (products and programs)! When it comes to discussions about money and especially raising our prices, we squirm, self-doubt, cringe and end up delaying when we could be making more profit. In this episode, I explore the...
Ep. 106 – Increasing Workflow Efficiencies in Your Small Business with guest Eric Saumure
Can technology really help small firm owners with workflow efficiencies? Do virtual, online services such as accounting and bookkeeping really work? Guest Eric Saumure and I talk about: Why he founded an online, 100% remote, accounting service Why some business...
Ep. 105 – Sales Doesn’t Have to be Sleazy with Special Guest Samantha Varner
You don’t have a business unless you have sales! My special guest, Samantha Varner, The Profit Coach, and I share a love for all things PROFIT. In this episode, we talk about: Her CRUSH profit formula and it’s 5 key pillars How sales isn’t sleazy; it’s no different...
Ep. 104 – What the Heck is a ‘Well-Oiled Business Machine’?
If you’ve been listening to this podcast for any length of time, you’ve heard me mention that building a well-oiled business machine is your path to freedom (joy and profit). So today – I’m going to dive deep into exactly what I mean as well as the 9 foundational...
Ep. 103 – Could You Be Playing Bigger? (Part 2)
Could you be self-sabotaging your efforts to grow your business? Are you making it harder than it needs to be? In episode 102 (part 1), I shared: My own self-sabotaging journey Success Roadblock #7 as outlined in my book, Shift into Rich (download a copy here) My...
Ep. 102 – Could You Be Playing Bigger? (Part 1)
Whether you’re a high achiever earning $5K, $10K or $100K/month, I’m betting you’d love to take your business to the next level! But could you be self-sabotaging your efforts? Are you making it harder than it needs to be? In the first part of the series, I’ll share:...
Ep. 101 – Using the 5 W’s Of Thought Leadership To Elevate Your Authority & Profitability
Over the last 100 episodes, I interviewed many experts – accountants, lawyers, podcasters, master trainers, etc. I am thrilled to have been able to chat with them about their expertise and build relationships with them. But very few of them had what I would call...
Ep. 100 – Celebrating 100 Episodes and a Whole Lot More!
I know there are lots of you out there listening who, at one time or another, have thought about starting or launching something new – whether it’s a program, podcast or writing a book…and you’ve felt uncertain, had self-doubt but once you did – it was the best thing...
Ep. 99 – Elevate Your Brand & Grow Your Online Presence: 5 Actionable Marketing Strategies with Guest Geneviève Rochon
My go-to resource for all things digital including website design, copywriting and marketing strategy is my special guest – Geneviève Rochon. Often what I see is that as a business grows, business owners haphazardly continue to add to their digital footprint – maybe...
Ep. 98 – Nothing Happens Until You Expand Your Mindset with Guest Alfonso Cuadra
Although raised in poverty by a single mother, Alfonso Cuadra is now on a mission to help individuals create freedom through real estate investing! He strongly believes that nothing happens until you expand your mindset. Alfonso and Diana discuss: The difference...
Ep. 97 – 3 Proven Reasons Why You Should Apply For Profit Potential Audit Interview
Have you ever wondered what the next best step might be for you and your business? Have you ever made a decision and then self-doubt creep in and stop you? Wish you could get someone else’s eyeballs on your business for about 15 minutes? Well friends that’s exactly...
Ep. 96 – Profit Potential Audit: Interview with Mark Chyz
If you would like to quickly uncover the profit potential in your small firm or business, apply to be a guest on our monthly Profit Potential Audit interview series here. PLUS! You get to spread the word about your business!! Mark explains that he has two goals:...
Ep. 95 – How to Use Public Speaking to Grow Your Expert Business with Special Guest Steve Lowell
In episode 24 of the Work Less Profit More business podcast (here), I talked about 5 different types of communication styles – live, video, written, graphic and audio – and how each of us has one BEST way of communicating with our audience. Well, for you live or video...
Ep. 94 – Reach New Audiences & Grow Your Biz with Podcast Guesting Special Guest – Joe Matz
My guest, Joe Matz, has discovered that being a podcast guest is one of the best, and simplest ways to get your message out into the world because you’re using other people’s audience! In his work with other service-based entrepreneurs, he found that many of them were...
Ep. 93 – Raise Your Credibility & Profitability With a Book with Guest Melody Ann Owen
How many of you have had the idea that you might like to write a book someday but then you think, "OMG, I’m way too busy to take time out to write a book" or you might ask yourself, "who’s going to read it?". Our guest, Melody Awnn Owen, will answer all these...
Ep. 92 – Profit Potential Audit: Interview with Sonya Boersma
If you would like to quickly uncover the profit potential in your small firm or business, apply to be a guest on our monthly Profit Potential Audit interview series at www.dianalidstone.com/audit, PLUS you get to spread the word about your business!! Sonya Boersma, a...
Ep. 91 – Profit Potential Audit: Interview with Alice La Flèche
If you would like to quickly uncover the profit potential in your small firm or business, apply to be a guest on our monthly Profit Potential Audit interview series at www.dianalidstone.com/audit, PLUS you get to spread the word about your business!! For almost 25...
Ep. 90 – A Logical 7-Step Sequence to Dramatically Reduce Your Workload (Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass Day 5)
Thank you for listening & leaving A REVIEW (here) Don’t forget to grab your workbook here: www.dianalidstone.com/takenotes so you outline how you’ll implement these strategies. One thing I know for sure is that when I listen to podcasts like these – great ideas...
Ep. 89 – 5 Productivity Tips to Save You Time & Your Sanity (Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass Day 4)
Research shows that of the time given to a workday, 80% is spent doing tasks with little to no value and only 20% is spent doing something important. That’s a BIG scary stat! And yet when Google sends me my website report, one of the MOST looked at pages – is a blog I...
Ep. 88 – Free up time: Systems BEFORE team (Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass Day 3)
If you’re anything like a lot of my clients, you heard this before…. Systems will set you free! Sound familiar? But what I do hear back from my clients is that they don’t know where to start to create systems and they are often confused about what it truly means to...
Ep. 87 – Determine Your Most Impactful Tasks (Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass Day 2)
As a business owner, if you ever struggle with deciding what to tackle first on your to-do list or if you ever wonder how to pinpoint the tasks that will have the biggest impact on your business growth – have no fear, you aren’t alone. This episode will help you solve...
Ep. 86 – Build Your Business With Purpose (Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass Day 1)
Toss the confetti – it’s Day 1 of my 5 day podcast series The Ultimate Focus & Freedom Masterclass!! I’m super excited to be offering this free training – it’s something I’ve never done before and I’m pretty sure, it’s not common in the podcasting space! So what...
Ep. 85 – 7 Reasons You’re Dramatically Overworked
You don’t have to look very far to hear about entrepreneurial burnout – you can read about it in major news outlets, major magazines, and podcasts and you’ve probably heard from someone close to you about how they’ve ended up in the hospital or tanked their...
Ep. 84 – Why Be On LinkedIn, If You Don’t Need Social Media To Attract Clients with Special Guest Iris Culp
If you’ve been listening to my podcast for a while, you know that I’ve taken a strong stand – you don’t need social media to grow your business. It’s true – you don’t need to USE social media as a lead generation tool – a tool to attract clients. So if you don’t need...
Ep. 83 – Do Google Reviews Really Matter?
My daughter is the ultimate 2nd hand shopper, and she just had a baby. So true to form she bought lots of things 2nd hand. However, before she purchased anything major – let’s say a stroller – she did a couple of things. She asked friends who had children AND then...
Ep. 82 – Profit Potential Audit: Interview with Ron Wiebe, Investiprise Business Broker
Do you know the story about the shoemaker’s children not having any shoes? It seems that there are a few business owners who feel like the shoemaker! This Profit Potential Audit interview with my long-time friend and business broker, Ron Wiebe, reveals something that...