Season 2 went by super fast, didn’t it? I know it has for me and my awesome co-host, Val Geisler. In today’s episode, Val and I created a little game – I call it “The Claire & Val Newlywed Game.” We talk a little about some of the other apps, tools and websites that we use on a daily basis and try to guess why we love them – some aren’t necessarily “business related.” These are fun apps that we use to help us with personal development, focus and concentration, motivation, or just to add a little color and style to our daily routine! I’m sure you will love them as much as we do, so let’s dive right in, shall we?
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In This Episode You’ll Hear:
- What apps, tools and websites Val recommends that are perfect for conquering anxiety, meal planning, maintaining personal interactions and communication, and style.
- What apps, tools and websites Claire uses to improve her ability to focus and concentrate, track income, take amazing screenshots, produce awesome-sounding podcasts, and dance the night away in her living room (or desk chair) while having fun during her “off time.”
Mentioned In This Episode:
Val’s Favorite Apps, Tools & Sites:
- Momentum – Free Chrome Extension, turns your new tab page into a personal dashboard with beautiful images and inspirational, tweetable quotes.
- Real Plans – weekly meal planning app, paid subscription (Available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store)
- superbetter.com – Developed by Jane McGonigal. A free app that helps you conquer challenging tasks or personal goals by turning them into a fun game. (Check out Jane McGonigal’s TedTalk Shows!)
- HeadSpace – a meditation app that provides guided meditation techniques and videos. Start with a free trial before choosing a paid subscription.
- Notes App
- Laptop Stand & Second Monitor – Val loves her JustMobile laptop stand which offers two adjustable heights and a rubberized laptop tray. Check out a photo of her nifty desk set up on her Instagram page!
- Facebook Groups App – Available for iPhone and Android
- Stitch Fix – Stay stylish with an online personal shopper! $20 stylist fee, pay only for things that you keep – send what you don’t want back! When you keep an item from the package they deliver, the stylist fee gets credited to your account. Lots of amazing, upscale brands that you may not have the opportunity to try otherwise. Refer your friends to Stitch Fix through your personal referral link and receive $25 Stitch Fix credit!
Claire’s Favorite Apps, Tools & Sites:
- Rainymood.com – Helps me relax to the sound of rain
- FocusAtWill.com – Music specifically curated to help improve focus; paid subscription
- Spotify Dance Party Playlist – My favorite form of exercise is, by far, dancing! Spotify Dance Party Playlist lets me get the juices flowing in the living room, kitchen, or working at the computer. The playlist includes various genres such as Pop, Hip Hop, and Reggae.
- The ATR2100 Podcasting Mic – $60, with Boom Arm
- The Lucky Bitch Money Tracking App – Free downloadable app that helps you track every cent you make in your business. Developed by Denise Duffield-Thomas, known for her “Get Rich Lucky Bitch” book.
- Skitch – I love using Skitch for capturing and customizing screenshots for my blog. It makes taking and customizing screenshots with texts, font colors and arrows quick and painless without cluttering up my desktop. It’s an Evernote product and free to download. Available for Mac and iPhone.
- Volturno Coffee Maker
- Vine App – Developed by Twitter, this fun app is filled with hilarious comedians, artists and the like who share and loop videos which you can “re-vine” (similar to retweeting) with your followers. Check out my Vine and see what kind of hilarious videos I’ve liked and shared!
The TL;DR of the show:
- Take the time to have the interesting conversations. Utilize Facebook groups and other ways to connect with the world to amplify your communication techniques; to reach out to more people and start conversations.
Connect with Val and Claire on the ol’ Social Networks:
Val Geisler
Claire Pelletreau
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Thanks for listening! Time to go get yourself paid. :)
Hi Claire and Val … I loved season 2, thank you. You have great podcast chemistry together and to end with double magic numbers was sweet!
I’m listening to Episode 33 and there were two different TED Talks converging during your discussion about the Super Better app. The power pose/wonder woman researcher is Amy Cuddy and she presents information about leveraging your body to show up more confidently. Jane McGonical also has an equally amazing TED Talks and the one with Super Better is about gamifying healing using power ups. I like that you merged them because they do both compliment each other and while I already use Amy Cuddy’s research in my program, you’ve inspired me to figure out how to include a gaming component the next time!
Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en
Jane McGonical’s TED Talk 2:
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life?language=en