Sit Up and Shut Up: Recent Episodes
Joshua Wisdom
Through Sit Up and Shut Up, Joshua reveals life-changing strategies and insights that have helped the world's most successful people achieve greatness - and how you too can. He also unravels various mysteries and valuable ideas that he has gained as a freelance brand strategist and website designer and explains how you can apply them in your business. Sit Up and Shut Up will change the way you think about life and business.
As a freelancer, you want to close big deals. Increase your earnings. Have a large client base. Pursue your dreams while only working a few hours per day. Become super successful.
Only a few of the world's billions of freelancers have been able to accomplish this.
What exactly did they do to get to this point?
Listen to find out.
You're afraid of creating something no one wants. As a result, you're going above and beyond to achieve product/market fit.
But, how do you get to know when you have achieved product/market fit?
What are the signs to look out for?
How do you know whether you're on track to achieving product/market fit?
Listen to find out.
There is a lot more to why businesses fail than what you see on the internet. In today's episode, I discussed four compelling reasons why businesses fail. These are reasons you most likely haven't heard of. These are reasons 90% of entrepreneurs haven't discovered yet.
You don't have to take my word for it. Listen to find out.
In this episode, I discussed the difference between establishing a business and joining one, as well as which option is best for you.
In today's episode, I answered this question thoroughly, drawing on both my personal experiences and snippets from a couple of the world's most successful people.
You're a web developer, and you've learnt HTML, CSS, JS, VUE, RUBY, REACT, LARAVEL, and all sorts of programming languages.
Is that what will bring in the cash?
No. Not at all.
Listen now to learn the 4 business skills you need to succeed as a freelancer.
You've decided to niche down as a website designer. What's the most beneficial niche to choose, and how can you go about it seamlessly?
Taking ideas from a couple of Kyle Prinsloo's articles, I discussed two powerful tips on how you can choose the best niche.
How can you increase your perceived expertise and get to charge more as a freelancer?
In today's episode, I discussed the power of niching down your website design services, shared relatable examples of how it works and how you can make more money from it.
When hiring people, what and what should you look out for?
In today's episode, taking strategies from Elon Musk, I shared two (2) critical things to look out for before hiring anyone.
The second is very important, so listen till the end.
Clients tend to act like they're your boss. And as a result, they expect you to do everything they demand. Does it always have to be this way?
No. Of course not.
In today's episode, I discussed three boundaries that you should set for your clients as a freelancer.
In today's episode, I discussed four (4) reasons you should always receive 100% upfront payment before even thinking about the client's project.
You're a freelancer. Doing reasonably well. But can you actually make much more money? Can you get to live your best life with your freelance career?
In today's episode, I've explained in detail exactly how you should price your services, thus making more $$$$.
We've all had startup ideas. We want to create this super app/product that we believe will be very successful, but we don't know if our target customers will actually use the product.
We also don't want to be the victim of creating a product that no one wants (this is a mistake many founders make).
In today's episode, I've carefully explained three powerful ways to validate your startup idea, as well as how you can build your startup with little or no money, time, or resources.
Can you actually become the next Elon Musk?
In today's episode, I explained who Elon Musk really is and three sacrifices you must make to become like him.
You're starting your business, and you'll like to be sure as to whether you should hire your friend(s) or not.
Well, my simple answer is: Don't. Hire. Your. Friend.
Why?
Find out in today's episode.
In today's episode, I shared six major mistakes I made in my first business. From selfishness to impatience to a lack of focus. Please do all you can to avoid making those mistakes. They can cost you everything.
Did you fail in school? Then today's episode is for you. Learn about Richard Branson, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs who rose from school failure to become the world's most successful billionaires.
Jack Ma, a big-time failure, changed his life's trajectory with one simple strategy: Having a Clear Vision. In today's episode, I discussed Jack Ma's life and how working on his vision helped him become China's wealthiest man.
In today's episode, I, along with the story of Michael Dell, founder of Dell Corporation with a net worth of over $50 billion, explained how and why you should start your career at an early age.
You left your 9-5 job, jumped into freelancing, and now you're broke. Will you return to your 9-5 job, or you'll learn how to get good clients from today's episode?
Does your spirituality have anything to do with your business success?
Yes, it does, and, no, it doesn't.
What do I mean by this?
Listen to find out.
I've been asked the question many times by various people: How do you get startup ideas?
That's the issue. You don't get startup ideas. Great startup ideas come naturally.
What do I mean by this? Listen to find out:
Time is limited. And it goes by very fast. How can you do so much with the little time you have?
I've explained this clearly in today's episode. As usual, I also shared five time-management strategies from five billionaires. The first strategy will shock you.
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket." We heard this so many times. But what if you could do the exact opposite and still achieve your most desired goals?
In today's episode, I explained why you should put all your eggs in one basket, and as usual, I shared ideas from two of the world's most successful people - Elon Musk and Andrew Carnegie.
We all want to close more deals, make more sales and earn more money. To achieve this faster, we tend to give our clients discounts on their purchases. In today's episode, I've shown you a better way to deal with discounts while still making massive profits.
Customers are the lifeblood of your business, but what can you do without MONEY? In today's episode, I simplified this to the most basic level possible and provided my recommendation at the end. I also shared nuggets from Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man. I've also included his email address in case you ever need to contact him directly.
Today's episode is about a very sensitive issue that's been around for several years. And that's whether or not luck really exists. We often believe that many of the world's most successful people are simply lucky. Well, you may be right, and you may be wrong, but I've provided a fresh and new perspective to the entire concept. As a bonus, I discussed how luck has aided my personal success as an entrepreneur, so please listen till the end.
In today's episode, I shared my thoughts as well as that of three of the world's most successful people on whether you should do what you love, or love what you do. Please enjoy and tune in again tomorrow for episode 3.
In this episode, Joshua explains in layman's terms what it means to have Elon-like status. We've all heard of Elon Musk and have seen his incredible work all over the place. His success didn't come cheap! He worked extremely hard every day of his life. Listen to find out why you should always work as hard as you possibly can. New episodes every day!
In this intro, Joshua Wisdom launches his first-ever podcast. He got the idea for podcasts after failing different times in his daily writing challenge. Joshua is an altruistic person that enjoys sharing his ideas, thoughts, opinions and knowledge with as many people as possible. While writing is definitely an excellent medium to do that, he feels podcasts will make him communicate his ideas better, and since he loves speaking, he believes he will be consistent with this. New episodes every day!