I was fortunate enough to be invited onto the ’Mighty’ Pete Lonton’s podcast ’Fire in the Belly’ to discuss a wide range of business topics. Even though I say so myself, whilst it’s over an hour long, it was a fascinating discussion that I hope you’ll find both interesting and informative.
Take a watch, or a listen, below. If you want to dip in and out of it, there’s a timeline of topics below.
00.35 – How does a Business Sounding Board help a Business Owner?
04.15 – What is the difference between a Mentor, a Coach and a Consultant
08.50 – What is it like, working with Phil Fraser?
12.20 – The fire in my belly, success and hitting targets
14.45 – Fixer or creator? What does this situation allow to happen?
18.30 – The story of the launch of an accidental business
26.00 – What my boss said when I quit my first job!
28.00 – School and university, and the benefits of a degree
31.00 – The 10 years of ‘real’ jobs before the business launched
33.00 – Taking the learnings into launching a business
34.00 – The safety net beneath the business launch, and the sliding doors moment
35.30 – The importance of family support when launching a business
40.30 – Maslow’s hierarchy and start up businesses
42.00 – Blue skies short term planning, not big business master plans
43.00 – Blissful ignorance and following your gut as a business owner
46.45 – The biggest blockers in business
48.00 – The importance of a BHAG and focus
52.15 – The huge value in employee feedback
54.30 – How to get the team 100% committed to the business vision, and the power of feedback
60.00 – The importance of Time Management and work prioritisation
1:02.00 – My bucket list and business itch
1:04.00 – The missing chapter of business books
1:09.00 – What is my ‘flow state’?
1:11.00 – Can’t versus won’t, and attitude
1:14.30 – Is there a book from Phil Fraser on the way?
1:16.15 – My guilty pleasure
1:17.15 – The pieces of advice I would give myself whilst in business
1:19.15 – Two recommended business books
1:22.15 – Which type of businesses I can best help
1:23.30 – What got you here, won’t get you there
1:26.00 – The positive difference in the balance of ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’
If you found this of interest or of use you can see and hear more of my discussions, interviews and webinar appearances here.
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