Amber Deibert Coaching

I help driven people get out of their own way and find success.

I specialize in helping with Impostor Syndrome, Management Skills, Time Management, Habit Change & Formation, and Personal Performance.

Schedule a consultation at amberdeibert.com/consult

Founder, Performance Coach

The Achiever's Podcast

The Achiever's Podcast is for anyone who feels like they have untapped potential. On this podcast I teach you actionable steps to get out of your own way and achieve the success you're looking for. The podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Host

Get Your Mind Right Podcast

Get Your Mind Right - Conversations with Life Coaches - is a podcast I co-host with Stephanie Pickle. We're both certified life coaches, and we discuss topics that cover every aspect of life. From relationships, to motivation, to how you see yourself. This podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Co-Host

The Coaching Collective

As the Director of Client Success, I helped the clients of The Coaching Collective get the most out of the program that they could. Including giving daily quick tips for their elite clients.

I streamlined the backend systems that the organization used, implemented new software and tools to improve efficiency, and advised on marketing strategies.

Director of Client Success

Skuid

At Skuid I was responsible for training and coaching new sales managers. 

I built the onboarding program for new Account Executives. 

I streamlined the meetings and communication across the sales organization for better retention of information. 

I developed and orchestrated a weekly skills training for the Business Development Team. 

I also designed and facilitated the annual 3-day Sales Kickoff.

Manager of Sales Enablement

Zenefits

Responsible for Business Skills Training, and Manager Training. I live for the moments when I see that ah-ha look in one of my student's faces. Sometimes it's because they just learned how to save themselves time in their inbox through a Google Apps training, and other times it's because they feel better equipped to motivate their team.

Senior Learning and Development Manager

Managing the Client Support training team to build and deliver engaging, all-encompassing training to support over 3000% annual growth on the Client Support Team at Zenefits. 

Zenefits is an all-in-one HR partner providing an easy interface for small companies to manage their benefits.

Training Manager, Client Support

Davisbase Consulting

Delivered impactful, enthusiastic multi-day trainings about how to become Agile and use the Scrum methodology.

Agile Coach & Trainer

Serving an in-house contract as a Scrum Master for Backcountry.com. Working with three scrum teams, and one Kanban team. Focusing on instilling Agile best practices, building teams, removing impediments, building an organizational Agile culture, and empowering individuals.

Scrum Master at Backcountry.com

FranklinCovey

Served as Scrum Master and did the first implementation of Agile methodologies for the operations IT development team & IT infrastructure team.

Scrum Master

Sole Administrator, managing and customizing all aspects of the 360 user Salesforce.com CRM international instance.

Salesforce.com Administrator

EDCUtah

Manage the behind the scenes of the Business Development team including coordinating site visits, arranging administrative functions, and serving as the database administrator / resident guru of salesforce.com. Additionally, serving as assistant for Vice-President of Business Development. Handling V.P.’s scheduling, organization, and calendar.

Business Development Coordinator

Performance Coach to Enterprise Sellers | I help you drop the mindset trash, and optimize your daily routines to eliminate procrastination | AI Obsessed | Favorite movie: Hunt for the Wilderpeople

I'm Amber, a Performance Coach dedicated to helping elite enterprise tech sellers break through their mental barriers, upgrade their habits, and skyrocket their success.

With over 800 paid coaching sessions under my belt, I’ve helped hundreds of top-performing sellers to exceed their quotas and reclaim control of their workdays. I understand the unique challenges faced by enterprise tech sellers. 

Having climbed from a blue-collar background to the fast-paced world of tech, I've experienced imposter syndrome firsthand.

I worked my way up to find myself living and working in downtown San Francisco for a unicorn tech startup. I felt like a major Imposter -- At any minute people would realize that a person with my background was not supposed to be there.

One of my favorite quotes is by Ricky Gervais: “The best advice I've ever received is, 'No one else knows what they're doing either.” If other people can make it up, we can too.

I came up with my own system for overcoming self doubt, and I’ve used it to help thousands of people overcome their own imposter syndrome and mindset junk.

It drives me nuts to see someone with massive potential standing in their own way. I’m obsessed with finding the right tactics that work for every different kind of person. There’s nothing more rewarding for me than seeing someone break through their barriers and realize what they’re capable of.


Outside of coaching, I enjoy:

🏊 Swimming
🚴 Mountain and road biking
🏃 Running
📽️ Documentaries - specifically about top performers
📚 Avid reader of non-fiction -- business and self-help
🏆 I’m a 2x State Champ:
💃 Once for Competition Dance (we won with a routine on Pogo Sticks!)
🎭 The other for the State Drama Competition - we won in Pantomime (professional hand talker)
👯 I love a good dance party
🎶 Constantly on the hunt for new music 
🧠 Diagnosed with ADHD later in life 
🤖 Obsessed with AI and the endless possibilities it brings


My personality:

✅ Strengths Finder: Woo, Developer, Empathy, Individualization, Competition

✅ StandOut: Provider, Advisor (I can intuitively see how someone feels, and I’m a wealth of information from experts)

✅ Kolbe A: 3-3-9-4 (Simplify, Adapt, Innovate, Restore)

✅ Myers Briggs: ENFP (Enthusiastic, Creative, and Sociable Free Spirit)

✅ Enneagram: 3 - The Achiever

Amber Deibert

Spring 2025: I finally understood why Ian Koniak’s clients rave about him.

I've worked in the same Sales Performance Coaching space as Ian since 2020.

From a distance, sometimes I wondered if he was just another "bro sales coach." And I was surprised at how much he talked about his addictions. 😳

But then I started seeing the receipts. His business is growing faster than any coach I have ever seen.

He and I have had a lot of client crossover in the last few years, and everyone I know who went through his program RAVED about it.

It wasn't until I got invited to be a guest speaker at his mastermind in Spring 2025 that I saw what's really happening.

What I witnessed was:

A room full of the most wonderful, kind, and HIGH-achieving sellers I had ever met
Incredible results (7 people in the room had had W2'd $1M)
Lifelong friendships and bonds
An incredible team is running the entire event

And then there was Ian.

I love picking apart high achievers to figure out what they do differently, and I LOVE learning about how different people build businesses.

So I kept a close eye on Ian to see what he does differently, and here's what I've seen (now that I'm embedded as one of his Gold Member Coaches):

Ian holds INCREDIBLE belief for every one of the people in his community

He doesn't give up on people. He will fight for you until you get what you came for. To me, this is the number one reason why people in his program have such incredible transformations.

His sales tactics and tools are solid, but the mindset and habits part of his program is the part that will change your life.

It's so wild to hear all the stories of people who've had incredible sales results, yes. But even more impressive is the life transformation and happiness they get out of the program. If you're struggling in sales and in life, you aren't alone. And there is absolutely no help.

The only thing that drives Ian is service. 

He is genuinely an incredibly generous and service-minded human. He's motivated by changing lives. I thought for sure there would be a piece in there about building the biggest business, or making the most money, and there is, but it's all in the name of serving his clients and supporting his team. He is DRIVEN to serve and change lives, and it shows in the results that people are getting from the program.

I feel so lucky to have joined his team. The universe definitely set this up for us.

If you're wondering if Ian Koniak is the real deal, I'm telling you, he is.

Sales Performance Speaker and Coach for Enterprise Sellers | Mindset & Productivity | Creator of the Work Like You Workout™ Framework for pain-free productivity 💪

I gotta tell you a funny story about when I met Simon Sinek.

My team and I were at his book tour (and signing) for Together Is Better (THE CUTEST BEST BOOK!)

Somehow I got in line before the rest of my group, so I got up to Simon first.

He looked EXHAUSTED.

I could tell that all this small talk wasn't his jam.

It was a bunch of people in a huge line taking from him (photos, autographs), and getting nothing in return. 

So I just asked him about it.

Me: Do you feel more energized when you're on stage, or when you're here talking with each person?

Simon: I could be on stage all day, but this part is so draining for me.

Me: I get that.

Anyway, we had this little conversation, and he said, "Do you want a picture?"

I didn't want to contribute to sucking out this poor man's energy! 

Plus I knew that someone on my team was mildly obsessed with him, and would definitely want a picture of all of us with him.

So I said, "No, I'm good. I'll wait for ______ to get here before we take a picture so you don't have to do multiple. She's SO excited to meet you. She's going to lose her mind."

And I just stood back until everyone caught up.

And then as soon as they got there, he said, "Okay, _____ is here, now we can take a picture." And he made sure to take a picture with just me. 🤣

Every time I see the picture I crack up. 

What a kind, selfless thing. Thanks a bunch, Simon.

Utah, we've got to do better. 

I recently went to an event here where there were TWO women in attendance out of 100 people.

It reminded me of being early in my career.

I worked for a very conservative Utah company, and all the Senior Leadership was white males.

I tried so hard to get promoted into management at that company. They said I was critical to their strategy, but somehow I wasn't good enough to get into management. 

My own interpretation was that they figured I would drop out of my career and be a stay-at-home mom once I had kids, so I wasn't worth investing in.

Once I moved to San Francisco, I was SO DELIGHTED to see MANY examples of women in every level of leadership. 

(Even MOMS! ...and they were happy and satisfied being working moms, something I had never seen in Utah. 

It has been a decade since I last lived in Utah, and a lot has changed. But seeing the demographic at that event showed me that not enough has changed.

As a woman who knew I wasn't cut out to be a SAHM (MAD respect for those who are! IMHO, you have the harder job), I wish I could have had more examples of women and moms thriving in the workplace.

Thanks to all the professionals out there moving women (AND minorities!!) forward in the workplace.

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My inner rebel took one look at my time-blocked calendar and said, “Nope.”

So I built a system we could both live with.

If you keep abandoning productivity systems, it’s not because you lack discipline. 

It’s because the system wasn’t built for your brain.

I tried time blocking religiously for a month and failed miserably.

I decided when I should do any given task and I was very thoughtful about the right timing for doing them.

I scheduled them all on my calendar like a good little time boxer.

And then every time without fail, as soon as a calendar appointment would pop up on my calendar to do the task that I, myself, decided I should do at that time... 

My inner rebel was like, “Absolutely not. I'd rather do ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW.”

My brain doesn’t want rigid rules. It wants freedom within structure.

So I created something I call TimeBoxing 2.0, where I:
↳ Set aside a daily "clear the list" block (because my brain also hates "admin" or "buffer" time)
↳ I decide in advance how long I will spend on a task 
↳ I set a VISUAL timer, so that my perfectionism and ADHD time blindness don't take over

It’s the perfect middle ground for my brain.

I don't let tasks take forever because I decide in advance how long I will spend on them.

And I have just enough structure to keep myself moving forward.

(but also enough freedom to keep that very particular brain willing to proceed)

If rigid systems make you feel trapped, there is nothing wrong with you.

You just need a method that works with your wiring, not against it.

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Do you know what your mission in life is? 

I always thought that my crowning achievement in life would be to build a gigantic business that impacts millions of lives and I helped heal THE WORLD. 

(classic achiever dream 😅)

But then I did an exercise where I wrote out my eulogy.

I realized that my purpose in life is to heal myself and break the chains of generational trauma for my kids, and everyone that comes after me.

Once I aligned to that, everything came into focus. 

I no longer felt like I was chasing a goal (that was impossible and unachievable, let's be honest. Healing the world definitely doesn't meet SMART goal requirements.. lol). 

Instead, when I read my eulogy every morning I can see what actions I need to take every single day to move me towards my purpose. 

It cuts out all the fluff and nonsense, and makes my daily actions SO CLEAR.

It has been pretty groundbreaking for me to get aligned with what I actually want to achieve in my lifetime.

How about you? Do you know what your mission in life is?

Harsh reality: Drop your insecurities to crush your quota.

 We’ve all been there:

► You’re worried you’ll make a fool of yourself in a big meeting
► You aren’t sure if you’ve got buy-in from the exec sponsor
► You’re worried that people can see right through you and know that you don’t know what you’re doing

 What sucks about insecurity (besides the fact that it feels terrible) is that it SIGNIFICANTLY decreases your performance.

 You’re thinking about yourself instead of your prospect.

 I remember feeling SO insecure when I was in my early 20s.

 I’d be talking to someone and worry, 

 - “Can she see that blemish on my face?” 
 - “I just said that so awkwardly. What is wrong with you, Amber?”
 - “Is my breath bad right now? They definitely won’t want to be your friend.”

 Here’s the trick I learned.

➜ You can’t feel insecure if you’re thinking about the other person.

 Insecurity only comes up when you’re thinking about yourself.

 So you can instantly remove your insecurity by putting yourself in the other person’s shoes.

 Imagine what they might be thinking, and help them.

► Maybe they are too nervous to ask a dumb question
► Maybe they feel just as insecure as you, and you can help break the ice
► Maybe they need to know how they can sell the idea of your product to their boss

 You can solve your insecurity in an instant by thinking about your client more than you think about yourself.

 Try this and let me know how it goes!

✨ I share weekly mindset and performance tips like this in my newsletter, Get Out of Your Own Way, practical, psychology-based tools to help sellers crush their quota without crushing themselves.

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The highest performers often have the loudest inner critics.

You're never going to be able to create what you want.

You've never been good enough.

I'll just say it... my brain loves to spiral into this dark hole sometimes.

And if this resonates with you, I promise you're not alone.

Here's what fascinates me as a performance coach: I hear these exact thoughts from my highest-achieving clients. People who have built successful businesses, hit major sales goals, transformed their lives... they STILL battle these beliefs.

So, if you have these thoughts? You're actually in phenomenal company.

I learned something game-changing from Kelly Banks (she writes The Dopamine Dispatch newsletter for people with ADHD - highly recommend). She helped me understand that our brains are literally wired to look for problems and threats. It's not a character flaw. It's biology.

Your inner critic isn't evidence that you're not cut out for success.

It's evidence that you're human.

The difference between people who create what they want and people who don't isn't the absence of these thoughts - it's learning to have them without letting them drive the car.

You can have a loud inner critic and still show up and do the work anyway.

Your thoughts about your capabilities are just thoughts. They're not prophecies.

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Leg Day is legs.
Arm Day is arms.

Tuesday is outbound.
Friday is follow-ups.

When the decision is made before the day starts, everything moves faster.

If you strength train, you already understand structure better than most productivity systems. 

Lifters thrive on rhythm. You know what each day is for, and you don’t waste time negotiating with yourself.

Leg Day means legs. Arm Day means arms. You walk in and get to work because the decision was made long before you touched a barbell.

Your brain wants that same kind of clarity during the week.

Try giving each workday a theme. Something simple like:
↳  Monday for admin and planning.
↳  Tuesday for outbound.
↳  Wednesday for follow-ups.
↳  Thursday back to outbound.
↳  Friday for networking or relationship-building.

Or whatever matches the rhythm of your sales cycle.

When your days have a clear purpose, your brain stops burning energy deciding where to start. You move faster because you’re no longer reinventing the plan every morning. The structure does half the work for you.

If you’re someone who thrives on repetition and pattern, this lands quickly. It works with your wiring instead of fighting it.

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The Weightlifter Productivity Trick That 5x’s Your Focus

I just had the weirdest experience... and it completely blew my mind.

I had a massive deadline looming yesterday. 

Normally, this would trigger my old pattern of stress-induced productivity - you know, the "panic until it's perfect" approach that leaves you exhausted and questioning your life choices.

But something totally different happened.

I had taken really good care of myself leading up to it. Proper sleep, boundaries with my energy, and actual meals instead of stress-snacking. When it came time to work, I just... worked. No drama. No internal battle. No fear-based motivation pushing me forward.

I literally sat there afterward thinking, "Did that really just happen?"

It felt so foreign. So weird. So unusual.

For someone who spent years believing that stress and pressure were necessary ingredients for getting things done, this felt like discovering I could breathe underwater.

Here's what I want you to know:

Your nervous system doesn't need to be activated to be productive. You don't need fear, pressure, or that familiar anxiety knot in your stomach to create good work.

Compassion toward yourself isn't soft or indulgent - it's actually the most sustainable fuel for performance.

If you're in those uncomfortable, awkward parts of learning to treat yourself better, keep going. Let yourself feel weird about being kind to yourself. Let it feel foreign that you're not running on stress and caffeine.

Because on the other side of that awkwardness is a version of you that gets things done from a place of calm capability instead of controlled chaos.

And trust me, once you experience that... it becomes your new normal.

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The moment you downplay yourself, your brain believes you.

I had instant regret the second I heard the words come out of my mouth:

 “I’m a fraud.”

 I’m supposed to be the one convincing other people that they aren’t frauds
 And this is what comes out of my mouth??

I was at the craft store yesterday, buying shrink dinks for my 5-year-old and 6 skeins of yarn for myself.

When the kind woman at the register saw how much yarn I was buying, she said,

“Oh, we have these cute yarn bags, since you seem to be a yarn lover.”

To which I responded,

“Oh, I’m a fraud.”

I was thinking, “She probably thinks this is a legitimate yarn haul, like for knitting or crocheting.”

But I was buying the yarn for a lesser-known needlecraft, Plastic Canvas.

(Even the name is inspiring 😂)

I did it once when I was a kid. 

It’s basically fool-proof. It takes almost zero skill. 

So to think that I was someone who was legitimate enough to buy a yarn bag didn’t match my internal view of myself.

Okay, this might be the most profound story you read on LinkedIn today.

But we all do this to ourselves!

For reasons as dumb as mine! 🤣

Who’s to say that my needlecraft isn’t as legitimate as knitters' or crocheters?

(Watch as an army of knitters come at me for that comment 😆)

I EARNED THE RIGHT TO A YARN BAG AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON.

Lol, I hope you take this ridiculous story and apply it to situations where you also downplay yourself.

I’m sure that the reasons you are downplaying yourself are just as ridiculous.

What would happen if you just own your awesomeness?

How much easier would your life and career be if you accepted what you rightfully earned and deserve?

Upgrade that internal view of yourself, and own your worth.

If this hit home, I share weekly mindset shifts and stories like this in my newsletter, Get Out of Your Own Way, where I help high achievers stop downplaying themselves and start owning what they’ve earned.

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The moment you downplay yourself, your brain believes you.

We all have different definitions of what generous means, or what productive means, or what a good partner means. 

But we tend to not go deep enough to define that for ourselves. 

I love to take my clients through the exercise of really defining what that particular value means for you. 

How do you know when you can "check the box" on developing deep relationships? 

So here's what I want you to try:

Think about what you want to be remembered for. Write it down. Then go one layer deeper and define what that actually means to YOU.

What does integrity look like in your world? What does being a good parent mean to you specifically? What's your version of making a difference?

Because when you get clear on your definitions, you stop trying to live up to everyone else's version of success and start building a life that actually feels like yours.

The people who feel most fulfilled aren't following someone else's blueprint for their values; they're living by their own.

What's one value you'd like to define more clearly for yourself?

I share insights like this every week in my newsletter for tech sellers who want to work with more intention and less overwhelm. 

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I learned a 3-minute tactic that has revolutionized my productivity.

 If you feel like you procrastinate your most important tasks until the end of the day…

 YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

 I hear this from so many sellers. 

 You can still be very successful if you procrastinate, but it is also such a drag.

 Here’s one small trick I want you to try if you find yourself procrastinating on your biggest task.

↳  Set a timer for 3 minutes to start working on it

 STARTING is sometimes the hardest part.

 We’re waiting for the motivation to come, but it doesn’t show up. 

 So then we have trained ourselves to wait for the fear monster to show up instead.

 When you set a timer for a really small amount of time, it makes it feel easy to start.

I have had so much success with this tactic lately. In my personal life and my professional life.

“I can work on this for 3 minutes, no problem.”

…and then 99% of the time, you’re in it, so you just keep going.

And if not, at least you’ve mapped out what you need to do to finish the task.

Give this a whirl and see how it reshapes your day. I'd love to hear how it goes for you!

And if you like practical, psychology-backed tips like this, you’ll love my weekly newsletter, Get Out of Your Own Way.

✨ It’s where I share short, actionable strategies to help high achievers outsmart procrastination, manage their mindset, and actually enjoy their workday.

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I've been having the same conversation with sellers all week.

"It's okay to be kind to yourself."

Most of us think being hard on ourselves drives success. We have SO much data proving that hustle, grind, and self-coercion work.

And they do work... until they don't.

Here's what I've discovered after years of coaching high performers:

The same drive that gets you TO success will burn you OUT of success.

That voice that says "push harder" and "you're not doing enough" might have gotten you here, but it won't sustain you for the long haul.

It's okay to be nice to yourself while still being a high performer.

Self-compassion isn't soft. It's strategic.

When you're kind to yourself, you recover faster from setbacks. You take calculated risks instead of desperate ones. You show up consistently instead of in chaotic bursts.

The most successful people I know have learned this counterintuitive truth: You can be your biggest advocate AND your highest achiever.

If you're feeling burned out from being your own worst critic, here's what I want you to try:

Talk to yourself like you would talk to your best friend going through the same struggle. Notice how different that voice sounds.

You're allowed to want success AND treat yourself with kindness along the way.

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Not gonna lie - I didn't think my childhood was "that bad" until I took the ACES quiz.

The ACES quiz (Adverse Childhood Experiences) has 10 questions that help you identify potential trauma from your past. When someone suggested I take it, I almost rolled my eyes.

Sure, we didn't have money. Yeah, there was chaos in our house of 6 kids. But trauma? That felt dramatic.

Then I scored 5 out of 10.

Sitting there staring at my screen, something shifted. For the first time, I had language for why certain things felt so hard. Why I struggled with patterns that seemed to come naturally to others. Why my nervous system reacted the way it did.

Here's what I discovered: Sometimes we minimize our experiences because we survived them. But surviving isn't the same as thriving. And acknowledging that something was hard doesn't make you weak - it makes you aware.

If you've ever felt like you're "overreacting" to things or wondered why certain situations trigger you more than others, there might be a reason. The ACES quiz takes 2 minutes and can give you incredible insight into patterns you've been carrying.

Most importantly? Whatever you discover - it's not your fault you're struggling. But it is your power to heal.

You can find the ACES quiz with a quick Google search. Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply understand ourselves better.

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I feel so lucky to get to work with THE BEST PEOPLE!! 🥰

One of the best investments I made in 2025: 

Working with a sales coach. 

Actually, I've been working with two.

Nobody asked me to get coaching. 

This was 100% self-funded and self-initiated. 

I just love getting better.

I've been working with Andy Paul for just under 1 year. 1:1 sessions focused on transformational, enterprise, complex sales. For those who don't know, Andy is a sales legend. Check out the The Win Rate Podcast or "Sell Without Selling Out". Working with Andy has been a growth accelerator. I can see myself getting sharper, more precise, more strategic with my sales cycles & outbound motions. Andy has alot of wisdom to offer and it's helped me grow tremendously as a seller.

For the last 3 months, I've also been working with Amber Deibert. Our time has been focused on dialing in my personal working rhythms, refining my 'why', and overall mental mastery. I reached out to Amber because I have a very full plate, and I knew I could be optimizing my efficiency to get more done in less time. Highly highly recommend working with Amber if you are an enterprise or strategic seller. She is great at connecting dots between disciplines (sales, psychology, neuroscience, productivity). I feel far more effective and purposeful in my daily and weekly rhythms as a result of our work together. 

Also worth mentioning that I discovered Andy and Amber from a Brandon Fluharty newsletter. Yet another reminder that LinkedIn connections make the world go round. 

Highly recommend getting yourself a good sales coach in 2026.

If you suck at consistency, nothing is wrong with you.

You’re not broken, you’re human. Especially if you’re an enterprise seller living in back-to-back calls and rollercoaster quarters.

Here’s the shift I want you to try:

Instead of worshiping perfect consistency, focus on quick recovery.

Old Way vs New Way 

Old Way

↳ “I missed a day at the gym / in my prospecting block… what’s wrong with me?”

↳ Spiral of self-beatup → avoid the thing → lose momentum for days

↳ Rigid routines that look great on paper but collapse in real life

New Way

↳ “I’m allowed to be human. I just don’t miss two days.”

↳ Bad morning? Reset at lunch. Bad day? Reset tomorrow.

↳ Measure success by how fast you come back, not how perfectly you never fall off

This is Strategy #1 of 4 from this week’s episode on creating structure when you secretly hate structure.

In the full breakdown, I walk through:

↳ How to check your “energy tank” each morning and set a winnable day

↳ How to build a toolbox of supports you can pull from (instead of one rigid routine)

↳ The silly little rename trick (“planning” → “list making”) that actually gets you moving

You can watch the full episode on YouTube (@amberdeibertcoaching) or listen on The Achievers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

What’s one place you’re willing to try the “I don’t miss two days” rule this week?

You’re not a procrastinator. You just don't have the right systems.

Here are 3 dead-simple techniques you can use to drastically improve your productivity:

 1. Break down your tasks SUPER small
 2. Write your top 3-5 priorities on a post-it note each day
 3. (Most controversial) Start with your easiest task

 You will be astounded at how much of a difference these techniques will make.

 They can take you from zero to hero (in no time flat). 😎 

 (Extra snarkiness today at no extra charge. You’re welcome.)

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I was just talking with a client about how what we're all looking for is:
↳  peace
↳  ease 
↳  calm 
↳  and a regulated nervous system 

We tend to think that the way we will get there is through achievements.

"Once I get the house... Once I get the car... Once I have the promotion... Once I hit $1M... Once I have the relationship... Once I have the free time... Once I have the freedom... Once I get a new job... Once I start my business..."

...are the things that we think will get us there.

But the reality is that we can access peace, calm, ease, and a regulated nervous system at any moment.

It comes when you change your thinking.

When I go from: "Ugh, I'm so far from my goals. I've been working so hard for so long and it's not happening. Maybe it's never going to happen... What is wrong with me?? How come I can't make this work??"

To: "I have an amazing life. Wow, look at what I've created. If Kid Amber could see what my life looks like now she wouldn't believe it. I have everything I could have ever wanted."

Or another personal favorite mantra (thanks to my amazing client for this one!):

"Nowhere to go, Nothing to be, It's already here."

Aaaahhhh.... Doesn't that just feel like a delicious exhale? I feel my body softening already.

What if you decide that right now, today, is the best day of your life? 

What if you let yourself enjoy the moment and reap the rewards of everything that we've built so far? 

I was watching the Eddie Murphy documentary last night and Eddie Murphy said the same thing he said something like, "Pray for peace of mind. Don't pray for money, don't pray for fame, don't pray for success. Peace of mind is what everyone wants." 

And the sooner you change your mindset to enjoy RIGHT NOW, the sooner you'll be living your actual dream life. 

If you're ready to rewire your relationship with success and find that inner calm, I'd love to help. You can schedule a call with me!

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The most exhausting thing I ever did was constantly try to fix myself.
 
Not my job. Not my life.

Me.

For a long stretch, I treated personal growth like a performance review. 

Fix myself. Upgrade whatever felt even slightly off. I was always mid-project.

What I didn’t notice was how quickly that kind of effort can turn into a quiet form of self-rejection. 

I wasn’t growing. 

I was hunting for evidence that something was wrong with me.

I caught it one afternoon when I heard the way I was talking to myself. It sounded like a mean girl who hadn’t eaten. 😳 

I remember thinking, where did I learn to speak to myself like this?

The answer surprised me. 

Those voices weren’t mine. They were old expectations I’d absorbed and never questioned. Hand-me-down rules from my upbringing, society, and culture.

So I tried a different approach. I paused the relentless fixing and practiced ACTUAL acceptance. 

Not the Pinterest version - the real kind that feels awkward at first because you’re used to bracing for your own criticism.

And that’s when things softened.

↳  I stopped treating every emotion as a problem.
↳  I let myself land exactly where I was instead of sprinting to the next “better” version.
↳  I realized growth isn’t a punishment. It’s easier when you’re not fighting yourself.

You don’t have to earn your worth by constantly upgrading. You get to grow from a place of respect. It works better anyway.

If this resonates, my weekly newsletter Get Out of Your Own Way digs even deeper into this work. It’s where high achievers learn how to grow without bulldozing themselves.

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Stop forcing your ADHD brain in boxes it doesn't fit in.

I have ADHD...

And let me tell you what typically happens when I try to be "consistent."

I'll get this new idea, and I'm PUMPED. I build out the trackers, create sticker charts, and map out the perfect plan. I'm like, "That's it. We're being consistent. We're doing this."

I feel so ready. So determined.

"This time it's going to be different."

Raise your hand if you've said that to yourself before 🫣

Because I believe it EVERY time. I'm like, "Yes, this time I know it's going to work."

Five days later? I've fallen off the bandwagon. Again.

And then my brain goes: "Dang it, Amber. What's wrong with you? You must be lazy. You must be incompetent. You're not cut out for this. You're never going to create what you want..."

It always goes down that shame spiral.

Here's what I've learned: My ADHD brain isn't broken - it just operates differently.

Those productivity systems that work for neurotypical brains? They're not designed for how I think and process.

The real problem isn't my lack of willpower. It's trying to force my brain into systems that don't match how it naturally functions.

If you've been beating yourself up for "failing" at consistency, maybe it's not a you problem. Maybe it's a system problem.

Your brain isn't wrong. You just need strategies that actually work with your wiring, not against it.

If this resonates, I promise you're not alone. 

If you're tired of the consistency struggle, join my newsletter where I share practical strategies that actually work with how your brain operates.

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TRACOM Group

Partner with strategic clients across a broad spectrum of verticals on a global scale.  Build partnerships through collaboration of research, assessments and learning content that enhances employee development and develops competitive edges in their marketplaces. Offer research solutions including comprehensive learning and assessment programs in the areas of Communication, Resilience, Innovation and Emotional Intelligence.

Vice President - Strategic Accounts

The Center for Leadership Studies

Head of sales for a leading global leadership training organization with diverse clients on a global scale. Sales Organization delivered leadership training/consulting solutions worldwide.

Vice President of Sales

ASPE Training

Head of sales for a leading global training and consulting firm with specialties and expertise in Project Delivery, IT Operations and Management, Business Performance and Marketing.  Led Sales Organization that offered public classroom training, live online training and private onsite training/consulting solutions world-wide.

Vice President of Sales & Business Development

EBSCO Publishing

Developed new business opportunities and grew existing customer accounts throughout the Southeastern United States for one of the largest aggregators of web based enterprise solutions in the Corporate, Academic, School, Public Library and Medical research markets.

Regional Sales Manager

Thomson Reuters

Led national sales team challenged with creating new business revenue and growing existing customer revenue throughout North America for a preeminent research content information company delivering off-the-shelf and customized information solutions for multiple markets and professional industries.

Director - North American Sales

Carlyle and Company

Directed sales and operations of the Southeast region of a retail jewelry organization. Managed sales and marketing, human resource functions, employee training and development, and store renovation. Charged with growing year-over-year revenue and maintaining cost effectiveness of business.

Regional Vice President & General Manager

Clay Pernell is a Senior Sales Executive in the corporate education and training space.   Clay has led the sales efforts of global training companies within the technical skills and leadership skills sectors.   He and his teams have worked with global clients across a broad spectrum of verticals within the Fortune 500.

Clay has built sales organizations from the ground up developing the sales process and sales methodology.   His experience includes working within early stage company evolution as well as turn around initiatives within established companies.

Personal Philosophy:
I believe sales is a wonderful profession, and as such, you must always be in search of skills, tools and techniques that will keep you at the top of your game.

In addition, I believe the three critical attributes of a true sales professional are (1) to have the heart of a servant, (2) the thinking of a Trusted Advisor and (3) the passion to deliver value for your clients.

As a sales leader, it’s critical to share these foundations with your Team and to serve as a model of such.

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