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April Garcia's PivotMe
BOOK A CALL with April Garcia at www.theaprilgarcia.com. Straight from the boardroom to the microphone, April Garcia the Founder of the business consulting firm Maven, delivers a no b.s. check-in for high performing professionals, hustling entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to aim high AND make a difference. April Garcia's PivotME is the answer to those asking "How do I get to the next level?" Whatever your goal is Business Scaling, Goal Setting & Crushing, Killer Productivity…
Episodes
- April Garcia's PivotMe
E373. Your Business Doesn't Need More Information. It Needs an Upgrade.
You've read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Tried the strategies. Invested in the tools. And yet, the next level of your business still feels just out of…
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E372. REP: What's Your Unfair Advantage? (And Why Ignoring It Is Costing You)
You can list your weaknesses on demand. But when someone asks, "What's your unfair advantage?" — you freeze. That hesitation? That's the real problem. Welcome…
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E371. Who Tells You the Truth About You
Some of the biggest breakthroughs in business don't happen when someone learns a new strategy. They happen when someone finally tells the truth about what's…
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E370: Your "Fair" Price Might Be Hurting Your Business
You can be so committed to being fair to everyone else that you accidentally become unfair to yourself. And when you're building a business, a nonprofit, or a…
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E369. REP: Body Doubling: The ADHD Productivity Hack That Makes Starting Easier
Sometimes the hardest part of a task isn't doing it. It's getting yourself to start. And when your brain has decided that taxes, paperwork, cleaning the…
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E368. The Pygmalion Effect (Part 2): How to Engineer Your Environment for Growth
What if the thing you're struggling to change doesn't require more discipline? What if you don't need another book, another podcast, another course, or another…
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E367. Science Behind Designing Your Peer Group: Pygmalion Effect
The people around you aren't just influencing what you do. They're quietly teaching your brain what's normal, what's possible, and who you're allowed to…
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E366. REP: Stop Measuring Your Life Against Your Past
Just because you've survived worse doesn't mean you should settle for this. Your past taught you resilience. It was never meant to become the standard for the…
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E365. The Success Habit You Forgot (And Why Your Life Feels Harder)
Nobody accidentally builds a great business, a great marriage, great health, or a great life. They build systems that make winning more likely. The problem?…
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E364. Influential Equation 3 Factors Making you Influential
Influence isn't about talking louder, having better slides, or learning one more sales trick. If people aren't moving, they're missing one of three things…
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E363. Necessary Endings — What Are You Still Feeding That Needs to Be Cut?
You don't grow by adding more. You grow by cutting what no longer belongs. Most people think growth comes from adding another strategy, another hire, another…
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E362. Stop Fixing Your Weaknesses: What Strengths Psychology Says About How High Performers Scale
What if the reason you're exhausted isn't because you're not doing enough... but because you're spending all your energy trying to become mediocre at things…
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E361. REP: Get Help to Pedal Ahead
Success was never meant to be a solo ride. If you're exhausted from pulling the whole load yourself, maybe it's time to stop fighting the wind and start riding…
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E360. Quarter Review How to Live in the Gain, Not the Gap
You could hit the goal, crush the milestone, and still feel behind. That's not ambition, Pivoter — that's living in the gap instead of the gain. In this…
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E359. Stop Going It Alone: Why Asking for Help Is the Baddest Thing You Can Do
Welcome Pivoter! What if the very thing you're most proud of — your independence, your grind, your "I've got this" mentality — is actually the thing holding…
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E358. Why Willpower Is Losing — And How to Fix It (Plus a Big PivotMe Announcement!)
_*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> Welcome Pivoter! Before we dive in, April has an exciting update to share. Big things are brewing behind the scenes — the kind that require…
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E357. Kill the ANTs: April Garcia's 7-Step Formula for Destroying Automatic Negative Thoughts
Welcome Pivoter! Your brain is lying to you — and it's doing it automatically, repeatedly, and at full volume. In this powerhouse episode of PivotMe, April…
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E356. Lights, Camera, Action: Showing Up Like the Hero of Your Own Story (Pt 2)
Last episode, you designed the set. You grabbed your clipboard, put on your headset, and built the environment for the Star of your show to thrive. Now it's…
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E355. You're the Star — Now Design the Set: How Your Environment Is Already Telling Your Story (Pt 1)
Before a single word is spoken in a movie, you already know everything about the main character. The messy apartment. The tipped-over vodka bottle. The pizza…
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E354. You're the One Holding You Back: Recognizing and Dismantling Self-Sabotage
What if the biggest obstacle standing between you and your next level... is you? In this raw and revealing episode of PivotMe, April Garcia pulls back the…
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E353. Delegate Like a Pro: April Garcia's 5W1H Method for Mastering the Art of Letting Go
What if the one skill standing between you and reclaiming your time was something most high achievers refuse to do? In this power-packed episode of PivotMe…
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E352. REP: Change Your Story in 4 Steps
It's not the setback that's holding you back — it's the story you keep telling about it. Every level up requires a new version of you. And that new version…
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E351. REP: Micro Decisions You Need for Success
Your life isn't derailed by one big mistake — it's shaped by hundreds of tiny decisions you don't even remember making. Most people think success comes from…
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E350. REP: Success Dashboard What's Yours?
You can win all week and still feel like you're losing — unless you know where to look. In this episode of PivotMe, April dives into a paradox most high…
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E349. REP: Do This When Negotiating Make it Easy to Be Wrong
Would you rather win the argument — or actually get what you want? Because those two are rarely the same thing. In this episode of PivotMe, April dives into…
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E348. Why Fixing Your Weaknesses Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)
Most high performers aren't stuck because they lack discipline. They're stuck because they're trying to fix things that were never meant to be their strengths…
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E347. What's Your Unfair Advantage? (And Why Ignoring It Is Costing You)
You can list your weaknesses on demand. But when someone asks, "What's your unfair advantage?" — you freeze. That hesitation? That's the real problem. Welcome…
- April Garcia's PivotMe
E346. 12 Weeks: Why Your Goals Are Taking So Long (And How to Fix That)
A year sounds ambitious… but it's also the adult version of saying, "I'll start on Monday." And Monday never comes. Welcome back, Pivoter. Last week, April…
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E345. Your 4 Rocks for 2026: The Only Goals That Actually Matter
Hope is not a strategy. And "like" belongs on Facebook, not in your goal plan. Welcome, Pivoter. The calendar has flipped and the year is officially underway…
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E344. REP: Word of Intention for New Year
If your year feels scattered, it's not because you lack discipline — it's because you're missing direction. One word can change that. In this episode of…
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E343. The Holiday Pivot: 3 Moves to End the Year Strong
Everyone else is "winding down." You're deciding whether next year is accidental… or intentional. In this timely end-of-year episode of PivotMe, April breaks…
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E342. Ask These 10 Questions Before 2026
If you're staring at the end of the year thinking, How is it December already? and Why does it feel unfinished?—this episode is for you. Before you sprint into…
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E341. What Movie Are You Directing This Year?
If next year were a movie, what kind of film would it be? Action? Adventure? Redemption? A rom-com with questionable decisions and a killer soundtrack?…
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E340. Your Hero's Journey: Which Of The Stages Are You In?
Every great movie has that moment — the hero face-down in the dirt, bleeding, doubting, wondering if they've got anything left. That's not the end of the…
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E339. Thanksgiving Gratitude, Growth, and the People Who Helped You
Many of us are in seasons of change — different tables, new dynamics, empty chairs, or brand-new beginnings. But no matter what this year looks like, gratitude…
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E338. Overwhelmed? Do these 5 things
Ever look at your to-do list and think, 'Cool, I'll just clone myself and maybe then I'll get it all done'? Yeah. Same. But here's the truth — overwhelm isn't…
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E337. 5 Reasons New Hires Fail in Small Business (Part 2)
You know what's more expensive than a bad hire? A great hire you set up to fail. Welcome, Pivoter! In Part 2 of this series, April dives into the five most…
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E336. Bad Hires & Moving On Fast in Small Business (Part 1)
You know what's worse than making a bad hire? Making a bad hire… and then wasting weeks of your life obsessing over it instead of moving on. That's like…
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E335. REP: Stop Judging Younger You: Lessons from Energy & Shadow Work
You're not mad at your past self because she failed — you're mad because she didn't know what you know now. But guess what? She's the reason you know it. In…
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E334. REP: Where Have I Given Away My Power?
You're not powerless — you're powerful. But every time you blame someone or something else for where you are, you hand that power away like spare change…
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E332. Stop Settling: Hiring and Keeping A-Players in Your Small Business
Let me tell you the most expensive hire you'll ever make—it's not the one with the highest salary. It's the wrong person you keep around too long. And if you…
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E331. Where Leaders Drop the Armor: Inside Collaborate 2025
You know what no one tells you about being a leader? It's lonely as hell. Everyone looks to you for answers, for calm, for direction — but where do you go when…
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E330. REP: Your Boss Is an A-Hole, Entrepreneurism
You left your 9-to-5 to have freedom — but now your new boss (you) is harsher, more demanding, and pays you less than the old one ever did." In this episode of…
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E329. REP: Mindset is Your Superpower: Unlocking Determination & Growth
You've already done hard things. You've overcome challenges that should have stopped you — but they didn't. So why would you doubt what you can do next? In…
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E328. Mid-Year Reset Are You Happy with Your Trajectory?
Here's the deal—if your last quarter looks exactly like your first three, will you actually be happy with where you land in December? Or will you be scrambling…
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E327. You've Already Done the Impossible—What's Your Next 4-Minute Mile?
You've already done impossible things. So why are you doubting your next mountain when you've outrun the odds more times than you can count? April challenges…
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E326. The High Ticket Sales Strategy You're Missing
In this episode of PivotMe, April challenges entrepreneurs and high performers to face a universal truth: you will either pay in preparation or pay in recovery…
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E325. REP: Outsmarting Your Brain: The Power of Saying the Fourth No
In this episode of PivotMe, April dives into one of the sneakiest ways we sabotage ourselves: saying yes after a string of no's. Our brains often trick us into…
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E324. REP: Stop Self-Sabotaging: How to Identify and Solve Your Biggest Problems
In this powerful episode, April takes us into the hidden ways we self-sabotage and shows us how to shift from destructive patterns into intentional action. She…
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E323. What If We…? Bob Goff on Living Boldly, Loving Deeply, and Saying Yes to Adventure
In this episode, April sits down with Bob Goff — bestselling author, philanthropist, and founder of Love Does — an organization bringing education and human…
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E322. Why Business Owners Avoid Their Finances (And What It's Costing You)
In this brutally honest and empowering episode of the PivotMe podcast, April dismantles the all-too-common fear that many small business owners face—looking at…
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E321. From Google to Grit: How Jenny Wood Reinvented Leadership and Beat Fear
In this powerful episode, April interviews Jenny Wood, a former Google leader turned coach and author of Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It. After…
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E320. The Genius of AND: Ditching Black and White Thinking
In this episode, April breaks down the false dilemma of "either-or" thinking and makes the case for the genius of "AND." Drawing inspiration from Jim Collins'…
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E319. Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable – A Champion's Mindset with Bob Molle
In this episode, April sits down with Bob Molle—Olympic wrestler, two-time Grey Cup champion, and leadership coach—to explore what it really takes to perform…
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E318. Build Your Atta Folder: The Habit That Protects Confidence and Sparks Culture Shifts
In this inspiring episode of PivotMe, April revisits one of her most loved concepts: the Atta Folder. If you're new to it—think of it as your personal vault of…
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E317. The Secret to Doing Hard Things: Eat the Frog First
In this episode of PivotMe, April dives deep into the age-old productivity wisdom: "Eat the frog first." But this isn't just about task lists—it's about…
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E316. Leaving Medicine to Save More Lives: The Pivot That Changed Everything for Dr. Moe
In this raw, bold, and empowering episode, April welcomes Dr. Maureen Gibbons—known online as Dr. Moe—for a no-holds-barred conversation on the power of…
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E315. REP: Habits Part 2: Automate Your Success
In Part 2 of the Habits series, April continues the powerful conversation on how to design your day (and life) through the lens of high-performance habits…
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E314. REP: Habits Part 1: 5 Tools to Master Your Habits
In this first installment of the Habits series, April debunks the myth that motivation is the key to achieving your goals. Whether you're launching a business…
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E313. Business Seasons: How to Plan, Pivot, and Protect Your Peace
If you've ever found yourself panicking over a slow sales month and spiraling into self-doubt—this episode is for you. April takes us behind the scenes of a…