March 6, 2020

In Episode #01 of Mindset Mastery, "The Neuroscience of Next Level Success", podcast host Marie Swift of Impact Communications speaks with Dr. Jody Jacobson, founder of the Human Skills Institute.

In a nutshell: The human brain is naturally wired to see what's missing or wrong. This is a hold-over from primordial times when the brain's principal function was survival. Dr. Jacobson tells us how to overcome a negative mindset - which she likens to Velcro because our natural tendency is to hold on to the negative and repel, like Teflon, a more positive solutions-based / opportunity-based approach. Listen in as Dr. Jacobson shares insights and advice on mastering your mindset to achieve next level success.

Dr. Jody Jacobson is the CEO of The Human Skills Institute. As a business strategic consultant and marketing coach, Jody helps her clients get next level success for the long-term. She works with financial advisors and other professional service providers and business owners and leaders who care deeply about enhancing their clients’ well-being while creating a more vital business for themselves and their team. Jody helps them zoom out to see the big picture and act strategically so they get next level results. She also helps them “put on their own oxygen mask first” so their business thrives, and they can do more of the work they love, long-term.

With over 20 years of experience working with business owners and leaders, Jody helps her clients achieve rapid results while building long-term success. Whether you want to convert more ideal clients, increase per client revenues, get more done in less time, hire and retain an assistant, or systematize your business, she will help you have the strategy, focus, and know-how to be the best you in your business and life. Never one-size-fits-all, she tailors her approach to each client's unique needs and style.

Jody finds that financial advisors (and others) often get stuck because of fundamental problems with their business and marketing strategies or mindset—not knowing when to zoom out from details to see the big picture, perfectionism, doing without defining a clear purpose or target market, using approaches that no longer work for them, and undervaluing their time and expertise. She demystifies the business and marketing sides of business, which is why her clients typically say, “Wow, now that you’ve made it so simple, I can do that!"