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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus. 

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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The subtitle of this book is ‘How You Already Have What It Takes To Succeed’, and I think that is just so relevant for all of my listeners because it really is true. It comes back to the famous quote from Henry Ford ‘Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t - you’re right’. Successful entrepreneurship is really 80% mindset and 20% skillset. there’s always someone else that has the answer.

In today’s conversation, you’re going to hear Ash and Hasan tell you why we all have unfair advantages in life, whether we happen to be really analytical in the way we think, or we have a talent for something that might have been thought really geeky when we were at school - but actually now is our greatest asset. Or it could be that you just naturally have a great feel for people and can build relationships really easily. An unfair advantage is simply the element that gives you an edge over your competition ...and the quicker you can really get clear on that, the quicker you’re going to start seeing success and traction in your business.

With Ash’s 20 years of hands-on experience creating and growing startups, combined with Hasan’s own digital marketing agency background and startup investment experience - you should definitely be taking note of what these guys are sharing with you today.

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Ash & Hasan are giving away 2 signed copies of their brand new book ‘The Unfair Advantage’ and all you need to do if you’d like to be in the draw to win one of those is head on over to www.etrr.online/podcast98. Be quick, entries close on Friday 31st January. Good luck!

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Ash Ali LinkedIn Profile

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Grant Leboff.

Grant is a highly sought after marketing consultant and speaker which takes him all over the World, and he is a regular contributor to many business magazines and newspapers including the Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Financial Times, The Daily Mirror and The Sun. He has appeared on BBC Radio on numerous occasions as well as being featured on a significant number of US radio networks.

Leboff’s Sales and Marketing portal, stickymarketing.com produces a wealth of resources and information on effective Sales and Marketing for organisations and entrepreneurs in what is an ever-changing business environment.

Now, if you’re a regular listener to Escape the Rat Race Radio then you’ll know that my main focus is to help you to take that first step towards building a business that you love, and then to help you to learn the necessary skills which will allow you to grow that business to give you the income to be able to choose if you wish to sack your boss or not.

Well my friends, marketing is such an important skill that I believe will help you to reach that goal of yours so much quicker, and in today’s conversation with Grant we talk about how it has only been 10 years since the explosion of smartphones and social media - and why there has never been a better time than now to start learning how you can capitalise on the digital marketing movement.

OK let’s do this! Let’s head over to today’s conversation with the Founder and Author of Sticky Marketing, Grant Leboff.

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Xavier Collins.

Xavier shot up the ranks in the gig economy, playing a pivotal role in the national growth of Deliveroo before joining Turo to lead its UK expansion.

As General manager for the south of the UK and head of UK market launches for Deliveroo, Xavier built the business from a team of just two, doing less than 100 orders a day, to a team of 20 doing over 10k orders a day - in only two years. He also went on to run Deliveroo’s latest vertical - Deliveroo for Business, signing up major clients such as Facebook, Google and banks like Credit Suisse - playing a significant role in Deliveroo turning into the £2 billion success story it is today.

In today’s episode, Xavier talks us through how simple it is to use Turo to begin generating a monthly income from the cars that you own. Without the need to find your own customers, or do any of the marketing - you can simply leverage the platform and begin making money within a matter of days.

This is SUCH a great way for you to start creating multiple streams of income and as you’ll be hearing from one of the Turo hosts, Carlo Misceo, the extra income you can generate from Turo every month can either be used to fulfil your desire to travel more, or you could simply use that income to start growing your asset base in other areas.

I’m excited for you to hear today’s episode, and if you decide to give Turo a test-drive and start making some money from it - then I’d love to hear from you! Be sure to post an update inside of the Escape the Rat Race Private Facebook Group!

OK let’s do this! Let’s head over to today’s conversation with the UK Director for Turo, Xavier Collins.

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Xavier Collins Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-collins-58492280/

Visit Carlo Miscero’s Turo Profile here: https://turo.com/en-us/drivers/8073651

How To List Your Car On Turo: https://turo.com/en-us/list-your-car

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Ruari Fairbairns.

Ruari grew up on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, setting up his first business selling and servicing PCs on the island aged just 16. A career in sales followed, and by the age of 25 he’d setup 5 different enterprises and through the TV program “The Apprentice” he found himself in London as a commodities broker.

Ruari quickly established himself as a success and went on to start and grow the European Jet Desk from inception to market leader in under 3 years. In 2015, after a few failed attempts, Ruari decided to take a break from alcohol and it fundamentally changed his life.

Together with co-founder Andy Ramage, Ruari decided to create something to change the peer pressure around giving up drinking. In 2016 they launched the ‘One Year No Beer’ online challenge, which has proved more successful than they could have ever imagined.

Since inception, OYNB has helped over 70,000 people in 90 countries transform their relationship with alcohol. Headquartered in North Berwick, just outside Edinburgh, As CEO of the business, Ruari is now responsible for a rapidly growing team who are passionate about changing the world, whilst building a business by the beach.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear Ruari talk about how his journey to success was far from smooth, making every mistake in the book, over-spending - and that in some ways you have to experience this as part of your learning phase when it comes to gaining real-life

business experience.

I’m excited for you to hear Rurai’s story of escaping the trading desk to starting one of the largest sober-free movements in the world, so let’s not wait any longer, and let’s head on over to my conversation with Ruari Fairbairns.

OK let’s do this! Let’s head over to today’s conversation with the Co-Founder of One Year No Beer, Ruari Fairbairns

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One Year No Beer Website

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Dennis Yu.

If you’ve ever tried to run Facebook ads for your business then you’ll know that it can be pretty overwhelming knowing what type of objective to choose, who to target and how to make your ad compelling enough for people to click and engage. It’s super easy to spend hundreds of pounds or dollars and not see any tangible result in terms of sales.

Dennis’ message is one of simplicity and going back to marketing basics - you have to move your prospects through a funnel which begins with running ads specifically to create awareness of you, then to engagement before the final stage which is where you convert your prospect to a paying customer.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear Dennis share what he believes is the best way for an employee to transition successfully from a full-time job to work for themselves, and why you shouldn’t quit your job until you’re making enough money to cover all of your expenses in your new venture. 

We also dive into some of the fundamentals of marketing and what you need to do in order to start running successful campaigns on facebook that will help you build your brand and get your potential customers to know, like and trust you enough to be ready to buy. 

OK let’s do this! Let’s head over to today’s conversation with the CEO of BlitzMetrics, Dennis Yu.

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Blitzmetrics - Digital Marketing & Facebook Advertising 

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Lydia Lee, Founder and Creator of Screw The Cubicle - an online community not dissimilar to Escape The Rat Race, that focuses on helping individuals discover "What's Next?" in their new chapter of life.

Lydia climbed her way up the corporate ladder in her home town of Vancouver and had bagged a comfortable six-figure job for herself. However, after having a realization that it wasn’t the life she wanted, she quit and started launching businesses of her own.

As you will have heard from so many of my previous guests before, success didn’t happen overnight, but after a lot of soul searching and persistence, Lydia went on to build a business that’s not only profitable, but purposeful, and allows her to design her work around the lifestyle she wants to lead.

Lydia’s work has been featured in Forbes Magazine and Huffington Post and retweeted by Sir Richard Branson, and shared by Tim Ferriss.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear what some of the common mistakes are that people make when starting a new business, and what you should be doing instead, as well as a great tip for identifying what skills you already have which may have been forgotten about after years of being held a corporate hostage!

Lydia packs a huge amount of value into today’s podcast, and I’m excited for you to hear it. Don’t forget, if you enjoy listening to Escape The Rat Race Radio and you haven’t yet written a review on iTunes or your podcasting app of choice - then I’d truly appreciate it if you let me know that you’re enjoying these conversations.

OK let’s do this! Let’s head over to today’s conversation with the founder of Screw the Cubicle, Lydia Lee.

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Todd Tresidder, aka The Financial Mentor

More than 55,000 people have used Todd’s wealth building tools available for free on his website to to help them jump start their financial freedom.

In today’s episode you’ll hear why anybody can achieve financial independence and the mathematical equation that backs that up. You’ll also hear Todd speak about the three main asset classes for building wealth; property, paper assets and business/entrepreneurship - along with the essential questions you need to answer if you’re going to create a personal wealth plan that works.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head over to my conversation with Todd Tresidder.

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Todd Tresidder Financial Mentor Website

Ultimate Retirement Calculator, which is really useful for planning your financial freedom.

Todd Tresidder Financial Mentor Podcast

Financial Mentor Expectancy Wealth Planning Course

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Paul O’Mahony, online business expert and Author of Rethink Social Media.

Paul was also my guest speaker at Escape The Rat Race Meetup #8 back in August 2015.

With nine years of experience working for a US multinational corporation, Paul set up his first company in 2010. This company was formed after having phenomenal individual success in generating income from a variety of social networks. For example, he made his first two online sales on only his second day attempting to sell using Twitter and built up 30,000 followers in just one month (@Paulomahony).

Paul is a highly sought after international speaker, offering a perspective that provides outstanding clarity for his audiences with clear actionable take-aways. Paul will teach you cutting edge techniques in mastering Social Media to optimise how you or your business can make the absolute most out of the Social Media phenomenon.

In today’s conversation you’ll hear Paul talk about why starting an online business is a good option for somebody brand new to business, as well as sharing some truly golden ideas for how to start making cash fast using social media.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head over to my conversation with Paul O’Mahony.

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Left Click Right Click

Rethink Social Media: Stop Wasting Time. Start Earning Money [Book]

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and this week my guest is Marianne Cantwell, Author of ‘Be A Free Range Human’.

In 2013 she published a book titled ‘Be A Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a life you love and still pay the bills’. Unbeknown to her at the time, but this book would go on to become an international best seller, having since been translated into multiple languages, and propel Marianne into the spotlight alongside the likes of other pioneering career change experts such as Tim Ferriss, Author of ‘The 4 Hour Work Week’

In 2017 Marianne stepped onto the TED stage to deliver a TedX talk titled ‘The Hidden power of Not (Always) Fitting In’, which to date has been watched nearly 400k times, inspiring thousands to enrol in her courses which focus on finding your 'thing' (and making it work for you).

Her thinking has featured everywhere from Business Week and CBS MoneyWatch, to The Guardian and Entrepreneur magazine.

A corporate escapee herself, she now lives and works between several countries (often found between London and sunny California), and carries her business in an unexpectedly tiny laptop.

In today’s conversation you’ll hear Marianne talk about why there is a home for every personality and strength – it’s just a question of finding that home or creating it to fit you.

Starting from who you are is the pathway to a lot more ease, happiness and smoother success in what you do (rather than rushing into something that sounds like a good idea but in reality requires you to leave a piece of yourself at the door and squish your edges day after day).

I very much resonate with Marianne’s approach and I’m sure you’re going to as well.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Marianne Cantwell.

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Marianne Cantwell - Free Range humans website

Marianne Cantwell TedX Talk ‘The Hidden Power of Not (always) Fitting In’

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and before I introduce my guest this week I’d like to say congratulations to Sharon Jones who is the winner of the SIDE HUSTLE book which was signed by the author and my guest on Episode 87, Mr Chris Gullebeau. Well done Sharon!

Janey began her career as a backing singer for George Michael and Wham!, Kim Wilde and Boy George. She has presented shows for Virgin Radio, BBC London and Radio 1.

She wrote the best-selling book 'Imperfectly Natural Woman – getting life right the natural way, and has been helping small business owners and entrepreneurs to increase their brand awareness through PR and media.

Janey learned all the tips and secrets that she is offering you today the hard way, but her efforts rewarded her with; as an author, – an Amazon No 1 Best-selling book, many national TV appearances as an expert commentator, and as a presenter – 15 years (and still counting) as a co-presenter on the UK’s biggest radio show on BBC Radio 2 (now 8 million listeners) and also being voted the No 1 personality in the Natural Beauty Industry Yearbook for two years running, and a website that received a quarter of a million hits in its first month on-line.

Janey currently write columns for many magazines, and her PR work for individual clients have resulted in some life-changing Media breakthroughs for them.

I think it’s fair to say that Janey Lee Grace is most definitely qualified to talk to us about both why it’s important to gain media exposure if you wish to grow your business, and some tips as to how you can set about doing so.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Janey Lee Grace

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Welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Roger Harrop.

He is the The CEO Expert as he has a mix of vast experience with an accomplished ability and enthusiasm that has inspired global audiences and made him the most highly regarded and sought after international business growth expert.

He is a motivational and inspirational speaker who provides keynote speeches, seminars and masterclasses by delegates on four continents as the inspiration for business improvement and success.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Multi-Award Winning Motivational Business Growth Speaker Roger Harrop

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Roger Harrop Official Site

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Chris Guillebeau.

Chris’s first book, The Art of Non-Conformity, was translated into more than twenty languages. His second book, The $100 Startup, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than 500,000 copies worldwide. His third book, The Happiness of Pursuit, was published in September 2014 and was also a New York Times bestseller. His fourth book, Born for This, will help you find the work you were meant to do.

In his book, Side Hustle, Chris will help you create a new source of income in 27 days ...and in today’s episode I ask Chris if there is a formula for what makes a successful side hustle, and some tips on how you can filter the different ideas you may have and choose the right one to get started with.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with New York Times Best Selling Author, and king of all things Hustle, Chris Guillebeau.

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Brandon Block..

Unfortunately for Brandon, he proved to himself that there could be too much of a good thing, and the hedonistic lifestyle that he became famous for back in the late nineties rapidly began to spiral out of control, leading to serious drug addiction and being told that if he didn’t stop he would only have a couple of weeks left to live.

It often takes a catalyst to bring about change, and this certainly set about a new lease of life for Brandon, albeit, as you’ll hear today, it wasn’t until a good 10 years later that Brandon once again took stock of his life and asked himself if what he was doing was truly making him happy.

In today’s episode you’ll hear Brandon explain about the work he’s been involved in over the last 8 or so years with people suffering from mental illness, addiction and homelessness through the NHS, which has inspired him to create his own business called Happy Days which focuses on teaching anybody how to use simple tools to begin bringing more compassion into your life and focus on what’s good, as opposed to what you don’t have in your life right now.

I personally see many people attending Escape the Rat Race events who are unhappy with their work, their boss or their financial situation - and as you’ll hear from our discussion today, sometimes instead of blaming everyone and everything else for not being right, the first place to look to begin fixing things, is within ourselves.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Superstar DJ and all round top geezer, Brandon Block! Oi Oi!

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Happy Days! - Helping you grow happiness from within every day

Brandon Block Twitter Profile

The Four Agreements [Book]

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Hey welcome to this episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today is Part 2 of my conversation with one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of marketing, Mr Perry Marshall.

When Google Adwords was launched Perry became one of the very first to realise it’s huge potential and quickly became an expert user, co-authoring The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords and llaying the foundations for what has now grown into a $100bn pay per click industry.

In part 1 of my conversation with Perry we talked about what life used to be like for Perry, and how he was just a regular guy doing a regular job just like the rest of us.

I think it’s really helpful to realise that everybody started from pretty much the same place, and I hope that by hearing the journey that my guests have been on which led to their success will inspire you to have that unfaltering self-belief and determination to keep on going, even when you feel like giving up on your entrepreneurial exploits.

So in Part 2 today we’re pulling back the covers on what it really takes to be successful at marketing, and I’m certain you’re gonna love it! Get your notebooks at the ready because Perry will be giving you some tips which are the best out there if you want to start selling more of your products or services - guaranteed!

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Perry Marshall - best selling author of the 80/20 Sales & Marketing, The Ultimate Guide to Google Adwords and The Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising.

Perry is a smart guy who has a degree in Electrical Engineering, and his reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs at the California Institute of Technology also use his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool.

When Google Adwords was launched Perry became one of the very first to realise it’s huge potential and quickly became an expert user. In 2008 along with Bryan Todd he co-authored The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords, laying the foundations for what has now grown into a $100bn pay per click industry.

In part 1 of my conversation with Perry which you’re about to hear, we don’t even get close to speaking about the 80/20 principle which is what Perry is so well known for within the sales and marketing world. Instead, we talk today about what life used to be like for Perry, and how he was just a regular guy doing a regular job just like the rest of us.

His first taste of sales actually came through an association with Amway, one of the biggest MLM distribution companies in the U.S - and perhaps it was this experience that led Perry to become one of the worlds most in demand marketing experts that he is today.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Perry Marshall.

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Perry Marshall Website

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Perry Marshall Books on Amazon

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Paul Taylor, a former derivatives broker turned property investor who is now giving back to those who wish to emulate some of the good fortune and success that he has been able to create for himself through hard work, commitment and laser focus on what he wants.

Starting with zero pounds, Paul wanted to prove that anybody can start to make money and set about recording his journey and posting on youtube, bringing his 7 year old son Jack along for the experience, and to teach him some valuable business lessons along the way.

In today’s episode you’ll hear Paul explain exactly what he did to generate those first few pounds from nothing, and then how he quickly compounded those returns to begin growing the pot to over £200k worth of stock capital that he is currently holding and in the process of selling, on top of the £80k+ that has already been banked! And they’re only 6 months into their 12 month challenge!

If you’ve told yourself that money is stopping you from getting started, then today’s episode will blow that excuse clean away!

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Paul Taylor.

Guest Details:

Taylor Entrepreneur Youtube Channel

Zero to £100k Challenge in One year

Paul Taylor LinkedIn Profile

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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John Warrillow 'Built To Sell' [Book]

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Brian Mayne,

Now, It was at a seemingly low point that Brian discovered the keys to success: that you can change your life by changing your thoughts and feelings about it.

Using simple but powerful techniques, Brian learned to hold positive thoughts by setting goals, and through those goals he gradually transformed both himself and his life.

20 years later, and Brian is an international speaker on human potential, and has empowered hundreds of thousands of people with his unique systems for success.

In 1994 he created a unique process called Goal Mapping, which has now been taught to over 4m users worldwide, and spawned new products to help people achieve their full potential such as life mapping, self mapping and the 7 magic keys development programme for children.

Goal Mapping has helped people from all walks of life to turn their dreams into realities, and Brian is on course to achieving his own goal of lifting the lives of 7 million people.

Brian is an Author of 4 books, has been voted UK Speaker of the Year by the Academy of Chief Executives and has also worked with renowned speakers such as Brendon Bruchard, Anthony Robbins, Christopher Howard and T Harv Ecker.

Quite some credentials I think you’ll agree.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Brian Mayne.

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Brian’s Linkedin Profile

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Emma Hammett, the Founder of First Aid for Life, onlinefirstaid.com and First Aid for Pets

Before setting up her business back in 2007, Emma was working as a nurse in London before moving into hospital management. As you can imagine, she was working long hours and when it came to that time when Emma wanted to start a family - she knew that something would have to change. This led her to look at teaching what she knew, and after gaining her teaching qualification she then had the idea to combine all of her knowledge and skills to launch an online first aid training business.

In today’s conversation you’ll hear the ups and downs emma encountered as she launched her new business, along with some great advice if you’re currently at the early stages of planning your own escape plan.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Emma Hammett.

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

99designs.com

fiverr.com

canva.com

moo.com

Guest Details:

Emma’s Linkedin Profile

www.firstaidforlife.org.uk

https://firstaidforpets.net/

www.onlinefirstaid.com

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links Mentioned

EP41: Michael Veazey - Using Fulfilment by Amazon to Launch your own Ecommerce Business

Escape the Rat Race Inner Circle Mastermind

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Richiko Olrichs Linkedin Page

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Hey welcome to another episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, my name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with the Co-Founder of Sublime Trading, Zaheer Anwari.

I’ve known Zaheer since 2014 when I myself was learning to trade, and we have stayed good friends ever since. Zaheer is one of only two guests to have spoken twice at my Escape The Rat Race Monthly meetup in London - and I’m not quite sure why it’s taken me until episode 78 to invite him on the show, but I can assure you that you’re going to hear a very honest conversation today about the reality of what it takes to make money from the markets as a private trader.

You’re going to hear why day trading is sold as the sexy way to quick riches but often has disastrous results - and let’s face it, who really wants to sit in front of a computer screen all day having a near heart attack as you see your profits soar and then plummet every few minutes? Not me!

Well Zaheer is going to explain what trend trading is, and why it is a far more powerful, profitable and beneficial approach for someone looking to generate additional income streams alongside a full time job.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Zaheer Anwari.

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Zaheer Anwari Sublime Trading Website

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Hi! My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with CEO of Smart Marketer, Ezra Firestone.

Ezra is a creative, personable down-to earth entrepreneur, who thrives on helping people to reach their business goals - most notably in the online world and especially eCommerce.

Despite being recognised today as one of the smartest marketing guys on the planet, Ezra began in just the same manner as many of you listening will be doing right now - moonlighting as an entrepreneur, coming home after work each night and spending a couple of hours studying eCommerce and marketing ...which led him to setting up his first online store, My Costume Wigs.

Like most of us, Ezra was chasing Freedom in life to focus on the things that really mattered to him - such as his loved ones and just having that freedom of choice and not having to answer to somebody else.

After a couple years running a profitable ecommerce store, he systemised the process well enough that he had time to start another. In 2010 he created what would become his most successful brand, a pro-age cosmetics line called BOOM! by Cindy Joseph. ...a business that now generates over $20m/year.

I could have chosen to pick Ezra’s brains about the latest cutting edge marketing strategies … (and if you want some of that then head to youtube where you’ll find heaps of videos) however I felt it would be of more value for Escape The Rat Race listeners to find out what type of business Ezra recommends for someone just starting out.

Ezra has been in the online world for a long time now, and has tried a LOT of different things ...so If you’re serious about escaping your 9-5 within the next 12 months, then get ready to take some notes.

OK Let’s do this! Let’s head on over to my conversation with Ezra Firestone.

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Ezra Firestone Twitter Account

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links Mentioned:

Wealth Dynamics

The E-Myth Revisited

Guest Details:

Imogen Cook’s Official Website

The Freedom Geek Facebook Group

The Freedom Geek on Instagram

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What makes your branding unique?

William spent 20 years in the corporate world building the brands of companies, however the aspect of his job that he enjoyed most was helping his employees to be successful, and as you’ll soon see. William is passionate about helping motivated professionals achieve extraordinary success. He’s an author, speaker and consultant to leaders of the world’s most recognised brands, like – American Express, PepsiCo, and LinkedIn.

Whether you’re currently still working a 9-5, trading your time for money - or you’ve managed to escape and launch your own business, William’s message is sure to resonate with you loud and clear: in order to be the absolute best that you can be each day you need to know what makes you exceptional and what makes you stand out.

In this episode we discuss:

• How his passion with branding and people sparks leading him to his company
• The value of knowing your direction, clarity and brand and how it can save you time and money in starting your visibility
• Understanding your competition in your chosen market and your unique value to your target people
• Cohesiveness in your branding and how asking others would help you in your introspection
• How little differentiation in what you can offer would make people wanting your service over others
• Cognitive bias and how it affects a person’s first impression
• Social proof , crowdsourcing and mistakes in branding

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand

Ditch. Dare. Do!: 66 Ways to Become Influential, Indispensable, and Incredibly Happy at Work by William Arruda

EP73: Derek Mills – Using Daily Standards To Achieve Your Goals

Guest Details:

William Arruda Linkedin Profile

William Arruda’s Site

William Arruda Twitter

William Arruda Facebook

CareerBlast.tv

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links Mentioned

Cashflow 101

Guest Details

Maggie Osama LinkedIn Profile

Maggie Osama Udemy Course

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My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Derek Mills.

Derek Mills AKA The Standards Guy. Derek has 30 years as a Wealth & Business Development Expert & Mentor. He is the world's foremost expert on Daily Standards and was the Associate Producer & Expert featured in the Think & Grow Rich Movie 'THINK' released in 2018.

However, things were not always as they are today for Derek and so I’m particularly interested to discover the key changes which he made to turn things around and achieve the level of success which does now.

In this episode we discuss:

• What is the difference between setting standards and setting goals
• How can someone be accountable with goal setting
• How important the environment and support system to commit to the standard
• The importance of future vision and living it daily
• The value of staying to be in the vision and reach for it daily

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Derek Mills Book - 10 Second Philosophy

Guest Details:

Derek Mills Official Site

Derek Mills Linkedin Profile

Derek Mills Twitter

Derek Mills Facebook Page

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Hannah Power Linkedin Profile

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Guest Profile

Alicia Valles Linkedin Profile

VCC Investments

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Have you considered or perhaps experienced some of the pressures that starting your own business can have on your mental wellbeing?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Penny Power OBE.

In 2011 due to the banking crisis and the actions of a bank, Ecademy was sold and Penny’s lessons in business and life took her on a personal journey of rebuilding. Penny has dedicated herself through her honest speaking, community building, and friendship to thousands of business owners and corporate employees.

A highlight in Penny’s business and personal life came when she was appointed ** Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

In the 2014 New Year Honours for services to entrepreneurship in social and digital development.

Penny has just released her new book ‘Business Is Personal: Be The Leader Of Your Life And Business’ where she shares the areas of business that are rarely discussed, but have been learned the hard way by Penny and others. The emotions we need to understand, the mind we can be in control of, and tools Penny learned, following years of hard work and many challenging moments. Penny has poured her heart into this book and it is incredibly revealing.

You can pick up a copy on Amazon here

In this episode we discuss:

• Some of the most challenging aspects of being a business owner
• Why Penny loves being a business owner
• The knowledge she wished she had of had when she started out in the

world of business aged 19 * Some tips to help you from experiencing self-belief challenges with

your own business and personal life

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Business Is Personal: Be The Leader Of Your Life And Business Book

Guest Details:

• Penny Power Official Website
• Penny Power LinkedIn Profile

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How can you prevent overcomplicating your business and ending up paralysed with overwhelm and indecision?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Sveta & James Longley, the husband and wife team behind Systems HQ who left behind their corporate copywriting and conversion consultancy roles to work instead on creating a business that would have a positive impact on the people they worked with.

Systems HQ is an online platform and community where small business owners and entrepreneurs can develop and implement more effective ways of going about their daily tasks that amplify what's already working in their own business.

James & Sveta are experts at helping you identify exactly where to start, where your systems 'leaks' are and which systems will make you more money - giving you the answers and support you need to focus on implementing your systems and actually growing your business.

Creating systems in your business doesn’t always necessarily mean automating everything, although in today’s conversation I will also be asking James & Sveta for their tips on some of the best free/low-cost online tools needed to run your own successful business.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why it’s important to understand first what stage is your business

at, before deciding which systems to put in place * How to know when to focus on the right things at the right time * leveraging the best free/low-cost online tools needed to run your own

successful business * Why it can be so easy to get attracted to the latest new trend in

marketing or ‘shiny penny’ and how getting clear on your own systems

can reduce these distractions * The importance of human relationships are still integral in business

and that cannot be replaced by automation - but it can be amplified * Simplicity is key at the early stages of validating whether your

product or service has demand in the marketplace ‘good enough’ beats

perfection every time!

Quotes:

‘There is no such thing as managing your time, it’s managing what you do within that time’

‘It’s as simple as saying ‘what are the steps that have to happen every time i do this’’

‘Even doing the right things but at the wrong time - can lead you to a lot of wasted time, money and energy’

‘Since GDPR came into effect it really helped us focus on the fact that business is about relationships first and foremost’

‘A great question that can help lead you to that simplicity and focus is, ‘what activity, right now is closest to the money’’

‘You learn in the process, and we all started from that point of fear - and that fear doesn’t go away’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Asana

Trello

Wealth Dynamics Test

Zapier

Spark Email App

Gsuite - Google Drive

Guest Details:

Systems Matter Online Community

Sveta Longley Linkedin

James Longley Linkedin

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How can you invest in property without having funds? You need to use creative strategies!

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Joe McCall. Joe invests remotely in multiple markets and he loves creating automated marketing systems.

his teams have flipped multiple lease options and regular wholesale deals – without him seeing the house or talking to the sellers or the buyers – ever.

Joe believes that the greatest part of this business is that he gets the privilege of working wherever and whenever he wants – from home, from Starbucks, the pool, a condo in Colorado, a coffee shop in Prague, a farmhouse in Ireland – wherever!

In today’s conversation I ask Joe what the difference is between the strategies that he has used to invest in property compared to the more ‘traditional’ strategies that most people would be more familiar with.

In this episode you’ll learn…

How Joe’s father sparked the entrepreneurial itch at a young age

Why Joe and his wife chose to homeschool their children

How Joe transitioned from a full time corporate job to making more money by flipping properties part time

Why creative property strategies can allow you to travel and still generate an income no matter where in the world you are

Joe’s advice for getting started and getting educated in creative property strategies for free

Why it’s important to prove that you can make some money in your new venture before you quit your job

Joe’s tips for systemising your business through automation and delegation wherever possible

Why creating a future vision for what you wish your life to look like can really help bring that to life

Quotes:

‘I was making more money flipping property than I was in my job’ -JoeMcCall

‘It’s not that we’re anti-public schools it’s just that we’re so pro homeschool because of the freedom it gives us’ -JoeMcCall

‘The smart entrepreneurs are focused. Focused makes you rich, and shiny objects make you blind’ -JoeMcCall

‘My biggest breakthroughs have come in my business when I’ve started asking bigger questions’ -JoeMcCall

‘You need to be thinking in terms of marketing, automation and delegation [in your business]’ -JoeMcCall

‘I’m going to stop asking ‘what if?’ and start asking ‘what next?’’ -JoeMcCall

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Joe McCall Real Estate Investing Mastery Podcast

Joe McCall ‘Making Extra Money Flipping Houses While On Vacation’ [Kindle Book]

Wholesaling Lease Options Book [Joe McCall]

Guest Details:

Joe McCall Official Website

Joe McCall Linkedin Profile

Joe McCall Twitter

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What exactly is a lifestyle business?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Natalie Sisson. After eight years in the corporate world, Natalie left her high-paying job that was sucking the life out of her creativity and ability to put a dent in the world, and flew off to another country to play World Championship Ultimate Frisbee and start her first business.

After cutting her teeth in the entrepreneurial world as a cofounder of a technology start-up, she went on to take her blog, The Suitcase Entrepreneur, and turn it into the thriving multiple six-figure lifestyle business she can run from just a laptop and her smartphone.

Driven by her desire to obtain what most value so highly but few achieve—ultimate freedom—she spent the first two years hustling like crazy, making the same mistakes most new business owners do, and learning a lot of hard lessons before she developed the blueprint to building a thriving online business and her dream global lifestyle.

Now, Natalie teaches thousands of entrepreneurs around through her online programs, workshops and retreats. She is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs uncover the life-changing habits, tools, routines and mindset to experience more everyday personal and professional freedom, so they can truly live the life they desire, while running a profitable business they love.

In this episode you’ll learn…

Where the name ‘suitcase entrepreneur’ first came from and why it so encapsulated everything that natalie stood for at that time

The 180 shift that occurred in 2016 which led Natalie to re-evaluate her positioning and forge a new direction in the way she works with aspiring entrepreneurs

Why taking one of the personality tests that exist online can really help you to understand your natural strengths as an entrepreneur

The pros & Cons of living a Suitcase Entrepreneurs lifestyle

The 2 different approaches you can take when starting an online business of your own

The value ladder of products and services which can become the backbone of your digital nomad business

Quotes:

‘If anything I think travelling the world is actually cheaper than staying in a set place as you don’t have all those overhead costs’-Natalie Sisson

‘It’s important to follow and emulate great mentors when you start out but don’t get trapped by following and copying them’-Natalie Sisson

‘Be intentional about the design of your business to support your lifestyle’-Natalie Sisson

‘An entrepreneur is somebody who sees the opportunity, seizes it and does it on their own terms whilst making a profit and an impact’-Natalie Sisson

‘I’m always constantly amazed at just how many years can go by before people wake up and realise ‘if I’d just started back then, look at where I could be now’’-Natalie Sisson

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Freedom Plan [Book] - Natalie Sisson

The Suitcase Entrepreneur [Book] - Natalie Sisson

How to Fascinate Personality Test - Sally Hogshead

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneurs Test

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Suitcase Entrepreneur

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Have you reached that point in your job where you’re thinking ‘enough is enough’? Are you ready to sack your boss and start a business you love?

On today’s show we’re switching things up and I will be in the hot seat for a change talking about my brand new book ‘Sack Your Boss: The Ultimate Guide To Escape Your 9-5’.

I’m joined by my good friend and fellow Author, Lex McKee. Lex will be posing the questions to find out the story behind the writing of the book, what it’s all about and who I’ve written it for.

The book is currently available for Pre-Order Worldwide for a special discounted offer of just £0.99 - Pre-Order 'Sack Your Boss' Book

In this episode you’ll learn…

What each of the 5 Steps are within The Five Step Freedom Formula and why they have a specific order

Why I chose not to go to University and the steps I took to land my dream job working for one of the World’s most successful record companies at the age of 19

Why you need a structure to support you during your transition from employee to starting your own business

Why it’s absolutely essential to understand yourself first before you begin to search for your ‘winning strategy’

Why Fear is so often the number one thing that holds people back from taking the leap of faith to quit their 9-5 and what you can do to overcome that

How to plan your escape by breaking down your big goals into 90 day sprints

The importance of finding your own entrepreneurial team as early on in your journey as possible

How to find your natural flow as an entrepreneur

The ripple effect that every single sale of ‘Sack Your Boss’ book will have as part of the Escape The Rat Race partnership with B1G1

Quotes:

‘It’s easier just to keep on doing it [a job you don’t enjoy] than to actually take that leap of faith and really, really step outside of your comfort zone’

‘All of the strategies work. What people need to understand is that not every strategy will work for every person’

‘Getting up, doing that daily commute, sitting at your desk, looking at the clock all day long and just waiting for Friday to come. That is not a way to spend your life’

‘When you take that leap of faith and ‘feel the fear and just do it anyway’ the world has a funny way of things just falling into place’

‘When I ask people ‘what does escape the rat race mean to you?’, 99 times out of 100 the answer I get back is ‘freedom’’

‘When you understand all that chit-chat [in your head] is false, it’s stuff either in the past or in the future but not actually the reality of right now - then you can put that into perspective’

‘When you know what your entrepreneur profile is it’s unbelievable how it gives you that clarity and focus’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Pre-Order the Book ‘Sack Your Boss’ for just 99p on Amazon

Download the first 2 chapters for Free ‘Sack Your Boss’

Wealth Dynamics Test

Escape The Rat Race Inner Circle Mastermind

B1G1 - Business For Good

Paul Dunn [B1G1] Escape The Rat Race Radio interview

Sala Bai Hotel in Cambodia

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Christian Rodwell Official Website

Escape The Rat Race Official Website

Christian Rodwell LinkedIn Profile

Christian Rodwell Facebook Page

Christian Rodwell Twitter Profile

Christian Rodwell Instagram Profile

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What story does your marketing tell about you? And why should people care?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Seth Godin. Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!).

By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world.

In 2013, Seth was one of just three professionals inducted into the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. In an astonishing turn of events, in May 2018, he was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Fame as well. He might be the only person in both.

He's the most influential business blogger in the world and consistently one of the twenty-five most widely read bloggers in the English language.

In this episode you’ll learn…

The difference between a Freelancer and an Entrepreneur

3 common pitfalls that aspiring entrepreneurs face when starting out

Seth’s simple definition of what ‘Marketing’ actually means

Why one of your goals as a business owner is to become the monopoly in your industry

The #1 thing a solopreneur should focus on to build their business

Seth’s answer to whether life as an entrepreneur becomes easier or more difficult as time passes

Quotes:

‘I am trying very hard to spread a big basket of ideas, and I am lucky enough to be able to teach a million people a day - but those people are the ones that are taking that work to the world’

‘Marketing is everything we do and how we do it. It’s the story we tell, and mostly it’s the change we seek to make’

‘If you’re a freelancer but you think you’re an entrepreneur you’re going to be stressed out of your mind’

‘What you really need to worry about is not failing, it’s almost succeeding’

‘I had the opposite: it wasn’t ‘take this job and shove it’, it was ‘how do I take this job and replicate this environment for the rest of my life’’

‘No one cares about your ‘why’. They care about what they think your ‘why’ is’

‘I think when making important life decisions you better be really clear about your motivation, but marketing is about what we hear - not what you say.’

‘Human beings are always looking for something that’s worth doing, and avoiding things that they think aren’t worth doing’

‘That fear that we all have is really getting in the way of what we could be creating’

‘This whole passive income thing is so ridiculous. How about active income as a result of extraordinary care and effort.’

‘Do not try to sell to strangers, try to sell to sell to people who already trust you - even if it’s only 5 people’

‘If you’re not paying Facebook then you’re not a customer, you’re the product - and that’s worth thinking about for a minute’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Seth Godin - This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See [Book]

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Seth Godin Facebook Page

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Are your values and purpose for your business clear to your prospective new clients?

Welcome! My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Bruce Walker. In 2011 Bruce started his first business, WeAreTheFuture aged 17 from a high school classroom in Scotland, with a mission to inspire and connect entrepreneurs from around the world.

Over the next five years Bruce and his team worked with over 5,000 entrepreneurs delivering global summits and programmes in Edinburgh, London, Berlin, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

At 19 he delivered his first TEDx Talk discussing how people get 'lucky' and has gone on to deliver talks around the world speaking about profit with purpose, startups, culture and international growth.

In 2017, aged 23 he went on to become co founder of FutureX, with a mission to redefine the role of business.

FutureX are passionately focused on working with purpose driven entrepreneurs, corporates and governments to create scalable and profitable businesses, that make values and purpose a core part of their growth strategy.

So are you ready? Let’s head on over to my interview with FutureX Co-Founder, Mr Bruce Walker..

In this episode you’ll learn…

Why it is so important just to take that first step along the entrepreneurial pathway to give you confidence and momentum

The importance of knowing ‘why’ you are doing what you do, so that you can attract other people with similar values towards you and your business

Quotes:

‘It’s about taking the first step, making sure you have follow on and making yourself accountable’

‘It’s not just about your team, but it’s the culture you create with your network and customers’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Simon Sinek ‘Start With Why’ [Book]

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Bruce Walker Linkedin Profile

FutureX Official Website

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How much more productive could you be if you could eliminate distractions and stay focused?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Mark Joyner. Despite Founding over 20 different online businesses, for the last ten years, Mark has been focused on developing Simpleology, a software platform that helps you get more done faster, established back in 2005 and I was actually a user way back then when there were no fancy mobile apps and we had to print off our daily planners (which I still have tucked away somewhere at home!).

But Mark's artistry is not limited to Internet marketing alone. He is a former U.S Army officer. He fluently speaks Korean and he has also served as a Cold War veteran of Military Intelligence - and you'll be in no doubt of Mark's insatiable appetite for knowing how the world operates from our conversation today.

So are you ready? Let’s head on over to my interview with Mr Mark Joyner..

In this episode you’ll learn…

The relationship that Mark Joyner had with Russell Brunson as his first mentor

The origins of Mark’s fascination with the internet and the huge potential it presented back in the mid nineties

Why entrepreneurs have to be optimists and understand that they will face a lot of challenges along the way

Why Mark doesn’t believe that formal education is providing the next generation with the life skills that are most important to living a successful life these days

Why you absolutely MUST start making a habit of facing your fears on a regular basis in order to develop your entrepreneur mindset

How to apply ‘HIME’ - High Impact, Minimum Effort into your daily practice

Quotes:

‘i think a good entrepreneur trusts their own mind’- Mark Joyner

‘I was probably one of the first people to get trolled online by masses of people back in the nineties’Mark Joyner

‘What do I really need to do right now that’s going to bring me closer to what I really want to see happen in my life’Mark Joyner

‘Think about what you’re actually spending your time doing on a day to day basis. Most of it is probably not real work’Mark Joyner

‘If you think that getting a mark on a sheet of paper is what’s important in life you are in for some rude awakenings’Mark Joyner

‘If you’re an entrepreneur you’re exactly in the right place, because the whole world is going to need you to solve problems, big serious problems’Mark Joyner

‘Every area of your life is going to benefit from facing your fears, and if you’re not ready to face that entrepreneurial fear right now, go find another fear that you’re struggling with.’Mark Joyner

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Little Calendar that Brainwashes You 2019 Edition [Free - Limited Copies]

Jack Welch ‘Straight From The Gut’ [Book]

Joe Vitale - Hypnotic Writing [Book]

Guest Details:

Official Mark Joyner Facebook Page

Mark Joyner Linkedin Profile

Simpoleology.com

Mark Joyner Twitter Profile

Simpleology [Book]

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Your brand is what other people say about you (or your business) when you’re not around.

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Mark Turnbull & Treve Ripley, the Founders of Turnbull Ripley, a Creative Agency based in the heart of Soho London, that has been helping business owners both large and small with getting clarity around their brand and identity for nearly 30 years.

There’s often a lot of misunderstanding about what the word ‘brand’ actually means, with people often thinking immediately about logos and websites, but there’s a whole lot more that goes into building a strong brand.

So today I’m looking forward to learning more about every aspect that early stage Founders and early stage entrepreneurs like yourselves need to consider when thinking about how you want your brand to be perceived in your market.

I’m hoping that I’ll be able to extract a few tips, tricks and secrets from Mark and Treve that can help YOU when it comes to Building Your Personal Brand, and getting the great results that you deserve in your business.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The 4 Step ‘Brand Distillery’ Process Turnbull Ripley use with their clients to begin the creative process
• Your branding is very often a reflection of your own personality
• Why you must know exactly what your business does, why it does it, and who it does for...before attempting to define your brand
• The importance of knowing the relevant channels where your brand needs to be really effective
• How researching other businesses that are in your sector can help you to identify where you can stand out and be different

Quotes:

‘However original you think your idea is, there’s probably somebody out there doing it already’

‘Given what I’m trying to create, I’m trying to sell, I’m trying to promote - what are the relevant channels where my brand needs to be really effective?’

Guest Details:

Turnbull Ripley Design Agency Website

Turnbull Ripley LinkedIn

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Tom Martin’s Website

Tom Martin’s Service Site

Tom Martin’s Book

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Would you like to learn how to create a dangerously effective sales funnel to drive more traffic to your online business?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with online Entrepreneur, content marketing supremo and Queen of all things ‘Screw’, Jill Stanton

So, today I’m hoping that we’ll be able to extract a few tips, tricks and secrets that can help YOU when it comes to Building Your Personal Brand, and getting the great results that you deserve in your business.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Jill and her husband Josh got started in the world of internet business through affiliate sites back in 2012
• The first questions to ask when thinking about starting an online business; ‘what do you like?’ and ‘what are you good at?’
• Why you have to be prepared to put in the hard work in the early years of your business and why the 3 year mark can often be that tipping point where it all begins to pay off
• Jill’s top tips to help you to begin generating more traffic to your online business
• The importance of talking to people to find out what they actually need help with so that you can create the right products that people want to buy from you
• Some of the challenges with the Digital Nomad lifestyle
• How to create dangerously effective sales funnels for your online business
• Why Instagram stories are working really well to help connect with fans and build your brand

Quotes:

‘It doesn’t need to be complicated, you can just start out lean, making smart little changes as you go’

‘Just hang in there if you can, and if you can’t - then you probably weren't meant to be an entrepreneur anyway’

‘Why would you want to stay stuck in something you don’t love, because you’re afraid of a little change?

‘Some of the most successful businesses are built off the back of content, so how can you make that happen in your space?’

‘Just to talk to people, find out what problems you can solve’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Story Split - Instagram Tool [Google play]

How to Create A Sales Funnel

Guest Details:

Screw The Nine To Five Official Website

Screw The Nine To Five Facebook Group

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Ian Luckett Linkedin

Ian Luckett Website

Links Mentioned in the Episode

Dr John Demartini Chart

EP15: How To Find Your True Purpose And Live An Inspired And Fulfilling Life (Part 1) – Dr John Demartini

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How do you escape your 9-5 and successfully live out your life’s greatest passions?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Chelsea Dinsmore Live Your Legend hosts monthly in person meet-ups in over 250 cities in nearly 70 countries, focused on creating in-person connections with like-minded living legends.

Chelsea is an Independent woman who loves to travel the world, cook great food, and be close to the Ocean, all whilst constantly learning more about herself and others. She has made it her mission to see that the vision of her late husband, Scott Dinsmore, the Founder of Live Your Legend, continues to shine brightly.

I think you’re going to really appreciate Chelsea’s honest and authentic approach to finding the answers to those difficult questions which were often presented with when we embark upon this journey of self-development, so with that being said...let’s jump straight into my conversation with the owner of Live Your Legend, Chelsea Dinsmore.

In this episode, you’ll learn

• The story behind the early beginnings of Live Your Legend
• The tragic circumstances that occurred during a round the world trip which changed the direction of Chelsea’s life in an instant
• The ‘Passion At Work’ framework that helps people to get closer to the question of ‘If money was no object, what work would you do?’
• Why you shouldn’t beat yourself up if you can’t put your finger on your ‘passion’ immediately
• The secret ingredient that’s required to help you monetise your passion
• Why Chelsea believes it is important to align the seasons of your life and align them with your current stage you’re at
• The first step to changing your current situation is to believe that it’s possible

Quotes:

‘When you show up in the World as an inspired, passionate and the best version of you, it really creates a lot of positivity around you’

‘When you’re aligned you’re taking inspired action in the present moment, so it’s right, right now’

‘When you follow your curiosity often it leads you to the things that you actually love and you enjoy doing’

‘If your primary focus is on money, you’re going to find yourself feeling unfulfilled’

‘For anything to change, you first have to believe that it’s possible’

‘Inspiration is one thing, but if you’re not pairing that with action, you’re not going to get very far’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Scott Dinsmore - TedX Talk ‘How To Find Work You Love’

Elizabeth Gilbert: Don't Chase Your Passion And Maybe You'll Find It | SuperSoul Sessions [video]

Mark Manson

Tony Robbins

Brooke Castillo - The life coach School Podcast

Guest Details:

Chelsea Dinsmore Live Your Legend

Chelsea Dinsmore Instagram

Chelsea Dinsmore Keynote Speech at the World Domination Summit 2016

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Robert Kiyosaki Quote

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What’s the big problem that your business solves for people?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with lean thinking Expert Dharmesh Raithatha. Dharmesh is Product Partner at Forward Partners and he helps founders go from idea stage to having a great product or service and successful businesses.

Dharmesh has a passion for User Research, Lean UX and using data to inform decision making. Dharmesh also has a background in artificial intelligence and has been developing products for over 12 years in either his own or other high profile startups.

Now if you’re still in the early stages of developing your own business or perhaps have not yet even launched, then today’s episode is going to be especially useful as we discuss some of the methods used in the Lean Business Canvas, which is a highly engaging and fun way of creating a winning business plan that identifies all of the crucial ares in the business that you need to have sussed before you advance too far.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• What a Venture Capitalist is and how they think
• What is the Lean Canvas Model and why you should create one for your business
• The differences between Venture Capital and Angel Investing
• The first step that every entrepreneur needs to take when validating a new idea
• Tools you can use to quickly bring your ideas to life in a MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
• The importance of testing your ideas quickly
• The early steps that AirBnB took to validate their business model before they scaled
• The first steps for finding a co-founder or mentor to prevent you from going down a rabbit hole in your new business
• How you can go about protecting your ‘big idea’ if you’re concerned about someone stealing it

Quotes:

‘Your first sale is the hardest. The reality is you’re going to get more.’

‘If you haven’t got venture capital, you have to be more creative in how you acquire your customers’

‘Startups are hard, stressful and income is often low. You have to love what you do’

‘The best way to protect your idea is by owning it and getting it out there’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Marvel - Bring Your Ideas To Life

Invision - Make the products you love most

Slack

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I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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Are you committed to building your personal brand in 2018?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I’m talking with Serial Entrepreneur, Best selling Author and the Founder of Youpreneur, Chris Ducker

Youpreneur is the business community for coaches, consultants, authors, speakers, bloggers, podcasters, freelancers and entrepreneurs focusing on building a business around their brand, reputation, and those they serve.

Chris helps entrepreneurs become the go-to leaders in their industries; building profitable, sustainable business around them and those they want to serve.

The term Youpreneur – which Chris coined - describes the rise of the personal brand entrepreneur, a new business model that very few people saw coming. A Youpreneur transcends the old rules of business to build a sustainable business from the foundation of their experience, interests and personality – their personal brand.

As a serial entrepreneur who always has an eye to the future, Chris has built several businesses, which generate a multi-seven-figure annual revenue and employ over 450 employees.

Chris is featured regularly in Entrepreneur, Inc., Success, Forbes, The Huffington Post and Business Insider, among others.

In this episode, you’ll learn…

The pathway that led Chris to relocate from the UK to the Philippines and set up a recruitment agency which morphed into becoming the number one provider of dedicated, experienced Filipino Virtual Assistants

• Why nearly 6m people have downloaded Chris’ Podcast - Youpreneur FM
• The Epiphany moment that Chris had whilst on a flight back from Miami which resulted in him writing his resignation letter and never looking back since
• Why Chris believes that getting good at P2P (People to People) is The MOST important contributing factor in business success
• The ‘Self Awareness’ Test that Chris asks all aspiring entrepreneurs to complete before they get started
• The top 2 things online that are working best right now when it comes to building your personal brand
• How to know when the right time is for you to take on your own virtual staff

Quotes:

‘Relationships…..for me, are the single most important thing in business. Even more important than profitability.’-Chris Ducker

‘If you build the business of YOU, there are no competitors. it’s 100% original’-Chris Ducker

‘Your [personal] brand is what people say about you when you’re not around’-Chris Ducker

‘Having a Mentor makes everything so much easier (whether they know about it or not)’-Chris Ducker

‘If you don’t fail, you’ll never ever learn. If you don’t learn, you can never become successful’-Chris Ducker

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Virtual Staff Finder

Rise of The Youpreneur [Book] - Chris Ducker

Virtual Freedom - How To Work with Virtual Staff [Book] - Chris Ducker

Youpreneur Community

Think & Grow Rich [Book] - Napoleon Hill

Youpreneur Summit - London 2018

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I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

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DOWNLOAD THE FREEBIE: MY TOP TEN TIPS TO #ETRR

During the last 18 months we’ve celebrated a number of successful #escapees - members of the ETRR community who have worked hard and shown unbelievable focus...and been rewarded by finally reaching that point where they can kiss goodbye to the 9-5 and Sack their boss!

If you’ve been a listener since the early days, you’ll have had the pleasure of hearing me speak with some wonderful guests who have shared with us just how they went about switching their mindset from that of an employee to that of an entrepreneur, and the different strategies which helped them to start generating profits rather than wages.

I’d love to shout out every single one of my guests that have appeared on Escape The Rat Radio since we launched (not to mention YOU for tuning in every week and being such an amazing listener and supporter of the #ETRR movement) - I’m going to reference as many of my guests as I can today for you in case you missed those episodes, and I highly encourage you to check the show notes for today’s episode because they are absolutely RICH in content and will direct you to all the right places to help you to start formulating your very own escape plan.

You’ll also definitely want to make sure you listen all the way through today’s episode because I’ve put together my first ever Escape The Rat Race Radio Giveaway - and it is absolutely one you need to download and refer to EVERY DAY!

Since launching I’ve had a lot of people ask me about the whole process of podcasting, and I’ve toyed with the idea of creating a guide or mini-course to just be able to point people towards - but it’s actually super easy, and so I’m going to give you a real quick rundown of what my processes are, the kit I use, and my top tips for getting started if you’re wanting to begin podcasting.

Finally, It’s easy to paint a picture online and especially on social media that life is amazing and everything is going well, but as all aspiring entrepreneurs soon realise, that’s most definitely NOT always the case. It can be difficult when you’re building your personal brand and a requirement is to ‘show up’ on social media on a nearly daily basis if you’re going to stand out from all the noise that exists, but there’s times when you just really don’t feel like doing that.

A little later in the show, I’m going to share some of the ‘not so great’ times that I’ve had to endure whilst growing learning the ropes as a rookie entrepreneur since quitting my job and jumping ship 3.5 years ago…..and some of the lessons that I’ve learned along that bumpy road which I absolutely know can help you.

OK, I hope I’ve whetted your appetite enough...let’s dive straight in, let me take you by the hand and let’s look back at the last 18 months and 49 episodes of ETRR…..let’s do this!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• What my favourite episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio have been so far, and some of the ‘lessons learned’ from those standout guests
• What I believe is an honest and realistic time frame for most people to be able to go from PAYE to becoming truly free from their 9-5

• ETRR’s recent partnership with www.b1g1.com and how every we’ve turned every transaction with a customer into an act of giving to help people less fortunate than ourselves to gain access to a better quality of life and improved education.

• The honest account of how my experience of moving from London to Lisbon, Portugal in 2017 turned out - and why it’s not always as easy as it sounds to live the remote lifestyle
• What to look forward to in Q2 & Q3 2018 - including my first ever book and a brand new #ETRR Business Accelerator Programme

50th EPISODE SPECIAL! FREE GIVEAWAY

I’ve distilled the Lessons Learned from every single #escapees episode into one super-charged and easy to digest download for you, and onto 1 single PDF page.

These 10 tips, in my opinion, are so powerful that if you’re truly serious about changing your situation as quickly as possible, then you should read this list every morning when you wake up, and again before you go to bed.

You really don’t want to miss out on this Freebie so go to www.etrr.online/toptentips, and download this right now.

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Take The Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

ETRR Inner Circle Peer Group

Podcast Editing - Sam @ Right Royal Audio

EP02 - Dan Waldschmidt

EP007 - Daniel Priestley, Key Person Of Influence

EP012 - Leon Logothetis - The Kindness Diaries

EP015 - Dr John Demartini - The Values Factor

EP017 - Roger Hamilton - Entrepreneur’s Institute

EP021 - Gary Chappell - Nightingale Conant

EP025 - Paull Dunn - Buy One Give One

EP027 - Rob Moore - Disruptive Entrepreneur

EP030 - Kriss Akabusi - Olympic & World Champion Athlete

EP038 - Simon Coulson - Internet Business School

EP042 - Jay Papasan - The ONE Thing

EP049 - John Kettley - #ETRR Business Academy Mentor

Podcasting Setup:

www.zoom.us

www.zencastr.com

Marantz Professional MPM1000U USB Microphone

Large Foam Mic Windscreen

Ammoon Mini Foldable Desktop Microphone Tripod

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Have you got a clear picture in your mind of what your ‘perfect life’ looks like?

My name is Christian Rodwell and today I'm talking with John Kettley.

In John’s own words, he’s just a regular fella who’s worked out exactly what he wants from his life, and through blinkered focus & hard work, has achieved extraordinary success.

John Kettley is a well-known expert on the subject of cultivating the ‘mind behind success’ and he has graciously consented to this interview to share extensive knowledge and experience to help us stay on track in this area so that all of you aspiring Entrepreneurs listening can understand the rules of how to build a business that creates wealth.

I first met John back in 2015, very early into my own journey as a business owner, and it was John’s down to earth manner and no bullshit approach to business and sales training that instantly attracted him to me, so much so that I asked John if he would be my personal business mentor, to which I’m extremely grateful that he agreed.

It was John that pushed me to launching the very first 12 month Business Mentoring Program at Escape The Rat Race at the start of 2016, way before I felt ready to do so, and that in itself show’s the value of having a great mentor who will know when to push you, and when to pull back.

I can’t wait for you to hear some of the nuggets of wisdom that John has in store for you today, so let's just jump right in, and head over to my interview with serial entrepreneur and trusted Escape The Rat Race business mentor, John Kettley.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why you absolutely must figure out what ‘winning’ means to you before you even begin to build a new business
• Self awareness is the starting block to creating anything great; find out who you really are, and what you really want
• The story of how one man who had spent 28 yrs working for Natwest Bank, 15 of those as Business Manager, realised that he knew nothing about business...until 2 years after taking redundancy and actually running his own business.
• The biggest thing that holds people back from starting a business
• The #1 thing that most people do not do when starting a new business
• The key points that you need to include on your one page business plan
• Why peer group mentoring is the fastest way to achieve a solid and positive mindset
• The morning ritual that John uses to start every single day with gratitude

Quotes:

‘You absolutely will come across challenges on a daily basis. That’s the way it is for Entrepreneurs’

‘Any successful Entrepreneur will tell you that they are a prolific failure’

‘The biggest thing that holds people back from starting a business is their risk aversion’

‘Too many people start marketing before they’ve worked out the brand and the core offering’

‘Don’t be afraid to learn how to sell. it is the art of communication’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Alan Watts ‘What If Money Were No Object’ Video - WATCH THIS!

Guest Details:

John Kettley LinkedIn Profile

John F Kettley Official Website

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

ETRR13-Powerful Goal Setting & Head Start For 2016 with Scott Gregory

Escape the Rat Race Radio EP42 -Jay PapasanEscape the Rat Race Official Site

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rich Dad Poor Dad Book

Oli Collins & Alicia Valles VCC Vlog [Video Diary]

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Have you reached a career crossroads? Are struggling to navigate your own way through the career transition maze?

My guest on the show today is Steve Preston. It’s nearly 17 years ago that, presented with the opportunity to relocate with his company, Steve made a defining career and life choice not to let an employer control his future any longer. This became the start of a journey into the unknown, a huge learning experience which saw Steve find new passions in career and personal development, helping him achieve his own successful career transition.

During our conversation you’re going to hear about the 6 step Career Navigation Cycle process which has been the catalyst to achieving many breakthrough career and life transitions for his own clients over the last 10 years.

Steve thrives on sharing his knowledge and experience to challenge your thinking about the world of work, and what work you would love to do each day if money were no object.

In this interview, Steve and I discuss the struggles, the fear and the process of how to get your career moving from where you are now as an employee, to what it takes to become a business owner. You’re also going to hear some wonderful perceptions into career success and the entrepreneurial mindset.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The story behind Steve’s journey from becoming an employee to personal development coach, author, speaker and business owner.
• Why fear makes people go back to their comfort zone and spend their lives thinking ‘what if ‘
• Why other people have seamless transition and others struggle
• The important of making choice to do what you want
• How Steve started his first book and how that led to more opportunities after he became an Author
• The importance of shifting mindset to see possibility
• That everyone has the power and the thinking to be an entrepreneur
• Steve shares being proactive and positive can help you become successful
• Overview of the 6 step Career Navigation Cycle process
• Steve’s advice on finding the right mentor and the right opportunity

Quotes:

‘The biggest challenge that people have is the fear of failure, the reason why they have to go back to their comfort zone.’

‘Sometimes it just takes the guts to take the leap’

‘Everyone has the power and the thinking to be an entrepreneur’

‘You have the choice to do what you want, with who you want & the way you want’

‘It is not just because you are good at something doesn’t actually mean you are enjoying it or you have to carry on doing it’

‘You have to build the momentum and wait for the chain reaction.’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Think & Grow Rich

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Steve Preston LinkedIn

Steve Preston Twitter

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Escape The Rat Race Radio EP17 - Roger Hamilton, Creator of Wealth Dynamics Test

The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss [Book]

Guest Details:

Karolina Adamczyk LinkedIn Profile

Ademchic Official Website [Karolina’s Interior Design Company]

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Do you aspire for complete financial Independence?

My guest on today’s episode is Kevin Whelan, Founder of WealthBuilders, and a close friend and mentor of mine.

In this interview, Kevin candidly talks about his ‘why’ and also talks about the difficulties that people encounter in creating their own watertight plan to achieve complete financial independence.

We also take a closer look at one of the biggest source of retirement wealth in the UK, however it is the most overlooked and certainly the most undervalued, which is pensions. If you have a pension which is hidden away and something that you, like many others, believe can’t be accessed until old age, think again.

During our conversation Kevin makes a special promise to assist anyone listening to gain access to a ‘Pension CPR’, so that you can begin the process of increasing your financial education and potentially tap into this highly overlooked source of funding [click the link in show notes or head to https://www.etrr.online/pensioncpr for more details.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How the loss of Kevin’s father at a young age was the catalyst behind Kevin’s decision to achieve financial independence for himself
• That assets create cash flow, and if you have cash flow then you don’t need to work for that, because you’ve already built it
• Kevin’s unique definition of what an asset is
• The 7 assets that have the potential to generate cash flow and increase your wealth
• Why your pension should absolutely NOT be overlooked and forgotten about any longer
• The difference between SIPP and SSAS pensions and the benefits over traditional workplace pensions
• If you own a business and you also have a pension, that you can take ownership of that pension yourself, and become the legal operator, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else to manage it for you
• Kevin’s fascinating insights into what holds most people back from building wealth
• What the 5 sources of leverage are

Quotes:

‘I would definitely say to anybody now, find someone you resonate with, find a mentor or coach, and make sure that you take advantage of their skills ahead of you’

‘There is a world of difference between income that flows from work, and income that flows from assets; one is temporary and the other is permanent.’

‘You can take money that’s stuck in forgotten pensions, and you can turn it into one of the other assets, which are the exciting entrepreneurial assets.’

‘In order to escape something you have to take action. And the action you take is with the other 4 pillars of wealth, which are the entrepreneurial pillars’

‘There’s a bit of a misnomer that traditionally when you think about pensions, you think ‘I’ve got to be old’ and there’s no access, that money’s locked away. But it’s not true’.

‘It’s the combination of the strategies that makes the acceleration that gets people out of the rat race much more quickly.’

‘If you save money, and then make that money work, you get leverage’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Free Pension CPR - click here to request yours

Wealth Dynamics - Entrepreneur Profiling Test

Money Saving Expert - Martin Lewis

Guest Details:

Kevin Whelan Linkedin Profile

WealthBuilders Official Website

Kevin Whelan Speaking Live at Escape The Rat Race Meetup [ETRR16]

Kevin Whelan Speaking live at Escape The Rat Race Meetup [ETRR03]

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Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Escape The Rat Race Radio EP030 - Kriss Akabusi

Lead Pages

Aweber

The Four Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss [Book]

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Rob Joyce

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Imagine how much more you could achieve if you were focused on completing the ‘One Thing’ that was going to move you towards achieving your goals each and every day?

In 2003, with the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, co-authored by Gary Keller and Dave Jenks, Papasan became a best-selling author when the book spent time on BusinessWeek’s best-seller list. In 2005, they co-authored their second bestseller, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.

Jay’s most notable published work came in 2013, when he co-authored one of the leading personal productivity books in the world; The ONE Thing with Gary Keller, which has sold over 1.3 million copies since its release in 2013. The ONE Thing has been translated into 31 languages and has more than 425 national bestseller list appearances, including #1 on the Wall Street Journal.

In this interview, Jay and I discuss his relationship with Gary Keller as not only his co-author, but also his boss and mentor. We then move into discussing the methodology behind ‘The One Thing’ and answering the question; ‘What’s the one thing that I can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?’

Jay shares some wonderful insights into business success, mindset and productivity throughout this conversation, so get your notebooks ready!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The story behind Jay having to go and interview 120 net worth millionaires
• Why setting a goal to be a millionaire with his wife was the turning point in his life
• The fascinating truth behind the writing of ‘The One Thing’ and why the process took them five years
• The thing that will drive your business forward is down to one thing: lead generation and sales
• Research has shown that it takes 66 days to form a habit
• That it’s not so important ‘what’ you do, it’s important ‘that’ you do
• Why entrepreneurship isn’t for everybody and sometimes you just have to get out there and give it a go in order to find out
• Why anyone looking to make the jump from employee to entrepreneur should have at least 3-6 months savings in the bank to ride out the bumps along the way
• Why you should always look to find a niche where you at least have a chance of becoming the Number One
• Jay’s fantastic advice for how to engage with a mentor and earn the right to their time

Quotes:

‘Of all the things that you could do, there’s only real a handful that we should be doing’

‘A lot of things masquerade as priorities, but they’re often just things that other people have told you what to do - especially as an entrepreneur’

‘Everything in life, the minority of what we do get’s us the majority of the results, it’s Pareto’s Law’

‘What’s the one thing that I can do, such that by doing it, everything else will be easier or unnecessary?’

‘Willpower is the mental energy to say ‘yes’ to what you need to do and ‘no’ to everything else. And guess what, that’s absolutely strongest in the morning.’

‘If you can focus on bringing value [to your customers] you have the best chance of success’

‘What’s good about fear is that it tells us that it matters to us. We’re not afraid of things that don’t matter’

Daily Discipline

Checking in with my annual, monthly and daily goals and making sure they are aligned with my calendar.

Rejection Recall

It’s always revolved around people

Enter The Mentor

Gary Keller - Keller Williams Realty

What’s appening

Evernote

Wunderlist

LastPass

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rich Dad Poor Dad [Book]

Cashflow 101 Game in London

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent [Book]

Gary Keller & Jay Papasan ‘Shift’ [Book]

Give & Take - Adam Grant [Book]

Guest Details:

Jay Papasan LinkedIn Profile

The One Thing - Jay Papasan

Jay Papasan Twitter

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Are you prepared to commit at least 20 hours every week to launching your own Ecommerce business using Fulfilment by Amazon?

On this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I’m pleased to welcome Michael Veazey. He discovered the Amazon Private Label opportunity and loved the creativity of being an online entrepreneur, as well as the time freedom it gives once it’s up and running.

Michael has always loved listening to intelligent “talk” radio (mostly Radio 4) and that expanded to include becoming very inspired by many great business podcasts and blogs over the last few years, like those by Tim Ferriss and Seth Godin.

Although there are now many other good podcasts about selling on Amazon in the USA, they are all aimed at US based sellers. There seemed to be no podcast specifically for Sellers who live in the UK selling in the USA and/or in the UK. So, Michael decided to create it!

In this interview, Michael suggests that Ecommerce is a good opportunity for anyone looking to generate an additional income stream to consider due to it’s rising trend over recent years, with absolutely no sign of things slowing up.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why Amazon FBA can present a great business opportunity, however you do need to be realistic about the amount of starting capital you will require to build a serious business, with £5000 being the minimum amount Michael recommends
• How Michael implements accountability into his mastermind groups to help his mentees take action towards achieving their Ecommerce goals
• Why you shouldn’t really consider launching an Ecommerce business alongside your day job unless you can dedicate at least 20 hours per week into managing and growing it
• The 3 Step Formula that Michael teaches to help brand new Amazon sellers get their first sales on Amazon
• The process you would need to follow in order to research your chosen products and order samples from Chinese suppliers
• Why it can be advantageous to dig deeper into a niche once you have discovered what’s working, rather than go broad
• How Michael’s desire to be on radio led him to launching the Amazing FBA podcast and how he quickly recorded his first episodes
• What the term ‘retail arbitrage’ means and how you can use this to start selling on Amazon very quickly

Quotes:

‘You can’t just throw a private label on a mediocre product and expect to sell it.’

‘Fear can be telling you useful things, and other times it can just be blocking you’

‘Part of what you need to spend time, money and effort on is exploring different business models thoroughly.’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Amazon FBA 2 Hour Taster Session - Tuesday 10th April 2018

Amazon FBA 1 Day Training Course with Michael Veazey in London - Saturday 21st April 2018

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Amazing FBA - Official Website

Amazing FBA Podcast on iTunes

Michael Veazey Linkedin Profile

Amazing FBA Facebook Group

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time...

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Escape The Rat Race Monthly Meetup Event

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Darren Henderson - Botanical Boys Website

Botanical Boys on Instagram

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Would you like to learn the secrets for picking the right products in the right market and generating your first online sales within the next 90 days using Amazon?

That success opened his eyes to the opportunity in ecommerce, and also led to Scott creating some of his own digital training products and generating sales income that way as well.

In 2014 Scott Launched ‘The Amazing Seller’ podcast to share everything he was learning about FBA whilst he was building his own online ecommerce business. He couldn’t find any other reliable resource, and so launched his own weekly show which has now grown into THE number one resource for anyone wanting to learn and grow their FBA business, with a whopping 9 million downloads to date!

In this interview, Scott and I discuss why Amazon is such a great place to get started selling products online, but how you should always be thinking about your own brand and focusing on building your own asset that you could potentially sell one day in the future. You’ll also hear Scott share The Five Step Process that can help you create a brand from scratch, and start generating your first online sales within the next 90 days.

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_Would you like to learn how to generate a passive income from an internet based business?

Simon has made his fortune in range of different internet business models including information products, membership sites, online retail, online training and online transaction services.

Simon has also become an established public speaker on Internet Marketing and has spoken around the world to audiences of up to 7,000 including at London’s O2 arena and alongside such greats as Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor, Brian Tracy and ex President of the United States, Bill Clinton.

_ _In this interview, Simon and I discuss how much simpler it is to now utilise the power of the internet to begin generating your first online revenue, and you’ll also hear Simon’s proven Four Step Process for validating your own online business opportunity.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Simon spent 14 years working for BT stuck very much in ‘the rat race’, and decided in his thirties that he didn’t want to do this any longer
• Why Simon believes that Affiliate Marketing is still one of the fastest ways for anybody new to online business to start generating their first online income
• Why Simon calls himself ‘the accidental public speaker’, and the conversation that led to his first presentation on stage
• How self-discipline is one of the traits that will help you to achieve your greatest potential
• Why Simon’s ‘give it a go’ attitude has helped him to launch multiple million pound businesses in fields at which he previously had no previous experience
• All the stuff that you want [money, success] is outside of your comfort zone, and that most people don’t make the jump
• Why Facebook is Simon’s number one traffic source online right now….but for how long?
• What happened when Simon accepted an invite to go snorkelling whilst on vacation at Richard Branson’s Necker Island

Quotes:

‘People often say to me ‘what was it like making the first million [pounds], and I tell them, it was a much bigger ‘wow’ making my first twenty quid [online]’ -Simon Coulson

‘The trick has always been to find those niches and the new emerging markets. Don’t follow the crowd, try to be the early adopter in the next thing that’s going to be popular’-Simon Coulson

‘Diversify so that you’re not going to get caught out. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket in one technology or one strategy’ -Simon Coulson

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Mike Southon & Chris West - The Beermat Entrepreneur [Book]

Tim Ferriss - The Four Hour Work Week [Book]

Guest Details:

Simon Coulson LInkedin

Simon Coulson Official Website - Free Copy of his book ‘Interpreneur’

Internet Business School

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss! This week it’s the turn of Anna Zannides to share his story.

Every two weeks I’ll be bringing you interviews with leading authors, entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketing experts to the show as always…but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. You might just surprise yourself when you find it again in a year or two’s time…

OK, let’s do this! Our next Escapee, coming up…

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Would you like to learn how to use property as your vehicle for Escaping the Rat Race?

He continued to build his property portfolio to the point whereby at the age of 32 he was financially independent.

In 2003 he set up the property investors network (pin) which has now grown to be the largest network of monthly property meetings (52 around the UK) for anyone interested in learning how to become a successful property investor.

Most recently, Simon’s latest entrepreneurial venture was to come up with the idea of creating a property specialist peer to peer lending platform to facilitate loans between property professionals and private lenders. The platform is called CrowdProperty.

In this interview, Simon discusses why knowing yourself and finding others to help you is so important in the growth of your business, and his Five Golden Rules that anybody wishing to invest in property successfully absolutely must understand.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why your mindset will either be the number one thing that accelerates you or holds you back in your business
• How Simon ‘accidentally’ figured out how profitable property could be after purchasing his first house and renting out the rooms to his friends
• The point at which Simon’s Accountant said to him that he was earning more from his part-time property portfolio, than he was by working at his full time day job
• The circumstances that led to Simon actually starting the very first networking meeting for property investors in the UK in 2003 [Property Investors Network]
• Why schools are still teaching children to get good grades so that they can get a good job….even though many of the traditional jobs that exist today won’t still be in existence in the next 5-10 years
• Why it was by the request of a few people who wanted to accelerate their own personal knowledge around property investing that Simon put together his first training event to share his own knowledge to help others
• How the sooner you are able to bring people in to help you with your business and let you focus on your strengths, that’s when your business will really grow
• Simon’s Five Golden Rules that anybody wishing to invest in property successfully absolutely must understand

Quotes:

‘One of the most important things that is either going to help you move forward, or is going to hinder you going forward in your business, is absolutely your mindset’

‘The great thing about an investment like property, is that you work once...and you get paid forever.’

‘Whatever you want to do, don’t do it on your own. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel’

‘There are two great times to invest in property; one was about 10-15 years ago...and the other one is right now’

‘Stop trying to guess the market if you’re trying to invest in property, invest for the long-term’

‘If you’re educated, when everyone else is running for the hills, that’s when you can get some of the best [property] opportunities’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Simon Zutshi - Property Magic [Book, 6th Revised and updated edition]

Robert Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad [Book]

Roger Hamilton - Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Test

Guest Details:

Simon Zutshi Linkedin

Property Investors Network

CrowdProperty - Peer To Peer Lending Platform for Property Investors

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Welcome to another of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

I’ll still be bringing you the same level of successful entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketeers to the show as always every two weeks...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where They Were

Where They Are Now

Where They Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and let the Law of Attraction work it’s magic.

OK, let’s do this! Our next escapee coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Property Magic Book - Simon Zutshi

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Bronwen Vearncombe LInkedin

Property Investing Foundation

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Would you like to start doing more of what you love….and get paid for it? John Williams is the Best-selling author of ‘Screw Work Break Free’ and ‘Screw Work Let's Play’.

Throughout John’s wildly varied career, he has been an employee, a freelancer, a consultant on contract and he is now the founder and director of The Ideas Lab.

After John’s first book was released it spurred the creation of programmes such as The Screw Work 30-day Challenge, with hundreds of people around the world making an idea happen in 30 days. The new ideas and techniques in the 30-day Challenge have had a profound impact on it’s participants, with many sharing stories afterwards of life-changing experiences. When you include all of the live events, Mastermind and Mentorship programmes and consulting to corporations, several thousand people have road-tested the strategies laid out by John in ‘Screw Work Break Free’.

In this interview, John discusses how anybody can start a business with zero competition.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How you can create a business with zero competition and instantly be the number one in your field
• Why it is easier now to solve people’s problems through having your own business than it was 10 years ago
• How John designed his own exit strategy from the corporate world and what a wonderful feeling it was to do so
• Why reading lots of books and working with selected coaches helped John to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship in the early days of running his business
• Why the choice of what you do as an entrepreneur is mostly driven by what you love doing rather than money [although money is still important!]
• Why you should start planning your escape plan whilst you still have a job, and not just jumping ship hoping all will work out fine
• How you have to actually get outside of your comfort zone and physically test and try some business ideas in order to discover which ones might be the best fit for you

Quotes:

‘I think that I never quite suited jobs, and I assumed that’s what you had to do’

‘The biggest thing that they’ve got to do [employees] if they haven’t run a business before, is to think like an Entrepreneur’

‘If you work for yourself and you go into a job, you’ll be a way better employee, and way more valuable’

‘You need to sell yourself as something that people actually want’

‘A model of Entrepreneurship is a bit more like art. What do you want to give to the world and what do you have that no one else has?’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Screw Work Break Free: How To Launch Your Own Money Making Idea in 30 Days - Book

Screw Work Let’s Play - Book

Guest Details:

John Williams Linkedin

The Ideas Lab Website

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Welcome to the second of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

I’ll still be bringing you the same level of successful entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketeers to the show as always every two weeks...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where You Were

Where You Are Now

Where You Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. It certainly worked for Andrew Carnegie, so why not give it a try.

OK, let’s do this! Escapee #2, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rich Dad Poor Dad Book

Cashflow 101 Board Game

Tim Ferriss Blog - Fear-Setting

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Marisa Zappatore Linkedin

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Rob Ryan is an internet entrepreneur who has been fine tuning his expertise in the area of internet marketing for over 18 years.

If you are involved in Ecommerce, whether you want to sell more products, or bring customers into your service based business [restaurateurs, hairdressers etc], Rob’s proven techniques will show you how to get an extra twenty to one hundred times more on every customer AFTER you have acquired them via Groupon. And that money, is all YOURS to keep [you don’t have to revenue share that with anybody].

If you’ve been throwing money away trying to perfect the art of Facebook or Google advertising to generate more leads for your business, I think you’re going to find this conversation especially interesting!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Rob found his feet as an entrepreneur at the very early days of the internet, and some of the early ideas he started working on
• How the internet has accelerated in the last 5 years and why that is good for you as a business owner
• Why modelling other successful people is the key to your entrepreneurial growth
• Rob’s best tips for finding a mentor to help you in your own journey
• How to consider what resources you have [time, money] and the impact of stress and your connections when deciding on the type of business you wish to launch
• Why Rob loves Amazon and believes it can work hand in hand with Groupon as a highly successful sales and lead generation machine for your business
• Why you need to understand your AOV (average order value) and how to increase it
• Why you can use Groupon to do your product research FIRST, and then upload your offer to begin generating a tonne of leads

Quotes:

‘Groupon are huge and they are very good at what they do. They’ll be around for a long time and so will Amazon, and you can do both’

‘It sometimes feels isolated and lonely [entrepreneurship], it’s not, it’s an exclusive club...but it comes with its drawbacks’

Daily Discipline

Caffeine Capsules - available from Vitacost

What’s Appening

Offer Up

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rob Ryan’s Groupon Cheat Sheet

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Rob Ryan - Coupon Masterclass

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Welcome to the first of our #escapees episodes of Escape The Rat Race Radio, a shorter, punchier insight into some of our members stories since they took the leap of faith and sacked their boss!

I’ll still be bringing you the same level of successful entrepreneurs, personal development coaches and marketeers to the show as always every two weeks...but in between you’ll now also get the opportunity to hear from people who may seem a little more within reach of where you are right now…..members of the escape the rat race community who have been attending our events since we launched in 2015, working with myself and our mentors, but most importantly working hard on themselves and picking a lane upon which to focus.

I’ll be breaking down their story into three parts:

Where You Were

Where You Are Now

Where You Want To Get To

I’ll also be asking them if they can remember the date they set as their ‘Escape The Rat Race Day’- and if you don’t already have a date written down somewhere for yourself, let me challenge you now to do so. State your intention, write it down, and put it in a draw somewhere. It certainly worked for Andrew Carnegie, so why not give it a try.

OK, let’s do this! Escapee #1, coming up….

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rich Dad Poor Dad Book

The 12 Week Year

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

Guest Details:

Andy Gaught Linkedin

Andy’s property Company - Asset Living

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What is the right reason to quit your job and start your own business?

On this week's episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I am very pleased to welcome Olympian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Kriss Akabusi.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kriss at the London Premiere of the new film adaptation of Napoleon Hill’s Classic Personal Development Book ‘Think & Grow Rich’, and after hearing his inspiring talk to the audience I just knew I had to invite him onto the show!

Having amassed three Olympic medals, as well as World, European and Commonwealth titles, Kriss was bestowed with an even greater honour in 1992: an MBE awarded by her Majesty the Queen in recognition of his services to the country through athletics.

Kriss’ first foray into television and entertainment came when he presented Channel 4’s hit breakfast show, The Big Breakfast. This was followed with a full time position as co-presenter of the BBC’s legendary Record Breakers, as well as presenting various other children’s TV programmes.

Kriss’ engaging personality, inspirational speaking style, and remarkable backstory soon led to a growing demand for his services as a professional speaker. For over 20 years, he has given countless keynote speeches and facilitated a wide range of training workshops in the corporate arena, under the umbrella of The Akabusi Company.

Kriss is also an accredited personal coach, having qualified at the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. He works with executives and senior managers to help them identify, clarify and achieve their personal and business goals.

If you check out the video footage from this interview on the Escape The Rat Race website you’ll see some of the behind the scenes laughs that Kriss and I had recording this episode, but more importantly you’ll see the sheer passion that Kriss exudes when he speaks about the potential that we as humans all are blessed with, and I think you’re especially going to be inspired by Kriss’ story of how his upbringing really shaped the success he has gone onto achieve over his career, not just in athletics, but in business too.

So it’s time for me to hand over the baton, pick up the pace, and let’s head on over to my interview with Olympian, MBE holder and motivational speaker, Mr Kriss Akabusi.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why we should appreciate the opportunity we have ‘right here, right now’ to interact with over 7.5 billion other people on earth
• Why it is so important to surround yourself with people who will support your dreams rather than hold you back
• How joining the army led to Kriss finding his first mentor, which eventually led him to winning an Olympic Medal for the British Athletics Team
• Why it is only important to know what your dream is, what your goal is and what your passion is...today. Don’t get too caught up in trying to predict the future as it can sometimes cause overwhelm
• How Kriss came to the decision to end his athletics career and launch his own company to train and support business owners and entrepreneurs
• How one of the things that holds so many people back is receiving feedback
• Why Kriss loves Millennials, however he does feel they have been served a bad hand
• The big questions of life which Kriss is now asking through his newfound passion of existential psychotherapy

Quotes:

‘I decided at twelve years of age that my mother wasn’t coming back for me, and that I had to be enough’

‘If you’ve got a powerful dream, a real desire, and you really believe in yourself….and talk about it, you will be amazed at the people that come into your life’

‘Trust yourself, go for it, believe in it, hold onto it, and you will find your way’

‘If you tap into your passion, other people will come along and help you to build your dream’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Akabusi Company

Guest Details:

Kriss Akabusi MBE Twitter

Kriss Akabusi Instagram

Kriss Akabusi Facebook

Kriss Akabusi MBE

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What is the right reason to quit your job and start your own business?

On this week's episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I am very pleased to welcome entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and author; Ash Ali.

During this interview Ash shares how his entrepreneurial career began when he was just 15 years old and quickly led to him selling his first award winning web business at the age of 19.

Since then Ash has acted as a mentor for numerous startups, earning the nickname ‘the growth hacker’, and he’s always on the lookout for exciting and innovative companies to invest his time and money into.

I particularly wanted to invite ash on to escape the rat race radio because I know that he can share with you some of the absolute fundamentals around starting a business, and if you listen carefully throughout the interview you’re going to learn proven steps which have been tried and tested by Ash when he sets about working on any new business ideas himself.

Get your notebooks ready because this is one interview you are not going to want to miss if you're serious about starting or accelerating your own business in 2018.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why there is always a battle between your heart and your mind when you want to start something new
• Why you shouldn’t start a business just because you hate your boss, you should start a business because you want to solve a problem / provide a solution for other people
• Why being in a job can actually be a great position because you have the opportunity to learn different skills which you will need to draw upon when you take the jump to start your own business
• Why you should always start by doing your market research before investing time and money into your business
• Why it’s important not to hide behind your computer and to get out and meet your potential customers face to face to get feedback on your ideas
• That if you want to be an entrepreneur you need to get used to being able to deal with rejection, and the test that Ash puts his own mentees to through
• Why all successful people are aware of their unfair advantage, and the MILES framework which can help you to discover yours
• The story behind Ash being appointed as the first Marketing Director of JUST EAT back in 2007, when the iPhone had only just been released
• How in the early days over 50% of people who found out about JUST EAT were via the stickers that they saw in the restaurant windows
• Why you must know thyself, get to know what you’re good at and what you’re not good at, but also understand that things can change

Quotes:

‘You don’t want to leave your job because you hate your boss, you want to leave your job because there’s customers out there for your service or product’

‘Salesmanship is a very important skill set and a trait for an Entrepreneur to have’

‘People go to University now and buy degrees effectively as a commodity to put on their CV’s in order to get a job. As an Entrepreneur you don’t need this. You need expertise’

‘I never had any money, and that made me really, really hungry to prove something’

‘As marketing director of JUST EAT, what I found is that when I had the least amount of budget, that’s when I became more creative’

‘The first thing is to make sure your product is right, and people are satisfied with it and that it works, before you go out and start promoting it everywhere’

‘You’re not going to want to go back into work after you’ve become an entrepreneur’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Ash Ali - The Unfair Advantage [Book Preview] - Sign Up Here

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Ash Ali Official Website

Ash Ali LinkedIn

Ash Ali Twitter

Ash Ali Instagram

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Is now still a good time to buy Bitcoin?

You've probably heard the terms Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain come up quite a lot recently.

But how much do you REALLY understand?

On this week’s episode you’ll be able to eavesdrop into a live webinar which I hosted for #ETRR members recently where I invited the Founder of Make More Marbles, and former guest of mine on the Escape The Rat Race Radio Show - Brad Hart, to share his knowledge and expertise with you on this exciting topic.

During this live Q&A / webinar, you'll find out exactly what Cryptocurrency is, why it’s important, and where it's heading.

I want to make sure that all #ETRR members are well educated in this area and to prevent you from 'dabbling' in something you don't fully understand and getting your fingers burned.

BONUS!!

You’ll hear Brad refer to a special Crypto Cheat Sheet which he has put together which contains everything you could wish to know about the subject, and you can DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

The Crypto Cheat Sheet Reveals Everything You MUST Know To Make Successful Investments In Cryptocurrency, Without Having To Wade Through Piles Of Shady Or False Information.

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Make More Marbles Crypto Cheat Sheet - Download Here

Guest Details:

Brad Hart LinkedIn

Brad Hart Official Twitter

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What does it mean to be a disruptive entrepreneur?

This week’s guest on Escape The Rat Race Radio is Rob Moore. Rob’s own podcast, The Disruptive Entrepreneur has listeners in over 184 countries with over 1.1m subscribers.

Rob has also helped 100,000s of people become entrepreneurs & investors since 2006. He is known as the ‘property millionaire maker’ in many circles & his mantra is ‘If you don’t risk anything, you risk everything’.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The trigger which snapped Rob out of just being a lost and confused young struggling artist, to multi-million pound property investor & entrepreneur
• Why it is vital to engineer who you spend your time hanging out with if you wish to become more wealthy and successful
• The importance of finding business partners who have complementary skills to yourself but a similar vision
• What Rob’s favourite word in the dictionary is, and how it can help you to work smarter….instead of harder
• Rob’s equation for calculating what your highest IGT (income generating tasks) are for you in your business, and why this alone can skyrocket your value to the business drastically
• Why you need a hard deadline and an income target if you’re serious about quitting your 9-5
• The story of how being fired from his job actually was the catalyst that drove Rob and his business partner Mark to setup Progressive Property
• Rob’s advice for finding the right business opportunity that can ultimately lead you to wealth
• Rob’s vision to create global financial freedom and to help people across the planet get better financial education

Quotes:

‘The reality is some people are not made to be entrepreneurs’

‘The longer the timeline you give yourself [to quit your job], the less you’ll do and the more you’ll fill it with unimportant tasks’

‘At least half of all the courses I have ever invested in, I’ve probably never done anything with. But the other half have made me tens of millions of pounds’

‘You want to build your self awareness over time so that you know what your weaknesses are’

‘It’s better to learn too much than not enough’

‘You shouldn’t make too many decisions final because in 3 to 6 months it might be the right thing’

‘Passive income is possible, but you have to work hard enough not to work hard’

‘Knowing who you are means you can let go of the things that aren’t right for you, which gives you more clarity’

‘See every decision as a test rather than something that is final’

Rejection Recall:

‘You have to master rejection, and you never stop getting rejected’

What’s ‘Appening:

TapeACall - Call Recorder [iTunes]

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

‘Money: Know More, Make More, Give More’ - Rob Moore [Book]

‘Life Leverage: How To Get More Done In Less Time & Outsource Everything’ - Rob Moore [Book]

Guest Details:

Rob Moore Official Website

The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast

Progressive Property

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Wouldn’t it be great if when someone purchased a new book, a tree was planted in exchange?

Wouldn’t it be great, if when someone purchased a new plasma TV, someone without vision got the gift of sight?

Paul is often referred to as a wise mentor and has helped countless individuals improve their business operations. He is an expert at building up those around him and celebrating every achievement, no matter how small. Paul is a member of one of the world’s leading think-tanks and was recently honored with a Lifetime Service Award to the Accounting Profession in the UK (though he’s definitely NOT an accountant!). More recently, he was named as a Social Innovation Fellow in his new home of Singapore - an honour he shares with film-star Jet Li and Wal-Mart Chairman, Rob Walton.

His work as Chairman of the revolutionary B1G1 (Buy One Give One) has been featured in leading-edge publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Trendwatching, Springwise and online through the key technology newsletter Mashable, as well as Voice of America. Already, B1G1 has created over 117 million giving impacts around the world by allowing businesses to enjoy real purpose and meaning through giving.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why 7 out of 10 people actually feel bad about the word ‘charity’ because they have had a bad experience, and why B1G1 is offering something very different to traditional charities
• The importance of ‘connection’ and why this is central to having meaning and purpose in our lives
• How a Jim Rohn Seminar back in 1980 impacted Paul so greatly and inspired him to go on to become a great speaker himself
• The process Paul uses to prepare himself before he goes on stage to address a large audience
• That a person’s ‘why’ can change, and you should focus on your why ‘for now’
• The story Paul shares about Daniel Priestley’s Father which illustrates how the way we show up to our businesses must be the same as we show up for our own health
• How the United Nations Global Goals emphasised the impact that Entrepreneurs, rather than Governments, are the ones that are best positioned to really make a positive impact in the world
• The importance of learning how to ‘ship’ - just getting your ideas out there is the only way to receive real feedback

Quotes:

‘We often think that when we give, it is the recipients that are the beneficiaries. The reality is that we are the beneficiaries by being allowed to do that’ - Paul Dunn, on behalf of Jessica.

‘Some people are going round and round on the rat wheel with no meaning and purpose’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

B1G1 - Business For Giving

Jim Rohn - Personal Development & Business Philosopher

Richard Branson - Don’t Look Down (Documentary, Netflix)

Seth Godin Blog

Guest Details:

Paul Dunn Official Website

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Wouldn’t it be great if when someone purchased a new book, a tree was planted in exchange?

Wouldn’t it be great, if when someone purchased a new plasma TV, someone without vision got the gift of sight?

Paul Dunn is a hugely respected and admired business leader, entrepreneur and master presenter. He’s a four-time TEDx speaker and frequently travels around the world, educating businesses about B1G1 and sharing inspiring business insights.

. Paul is a member of one of the world’s leading think-tanks and was recently honored with a Lifetime Service Award to the Accounting Profession in the UK (though he’s definitely NOT an accountant!). More recently, he was named as a Social Innovation Fellow in his new home of Singapore - an honour he shares with film-star Jet Li and Walmart Chairman, Rob Walton.

His work as Chairman of the revolutionary B1G1 (Buy One Give One) has been featured in leading-edge publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Trendwatching, Springwise and online through the key technology newsletter Mashable, as well as Voice of America. Already, B1G1 has created over 117 million giving impacts around the world by allowing businesses to enjoy real purpose and meaning through giving.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How the idea for B1G1 was born out of a mentoring session that Paul was delivering with Masami Sato
• How every hour of the day there is a net gain of 87 new businesses being created in Australia alone - the Entrepreneur Movement is in full flow.
• Why in this decade alone, entrepreneurs will create more wealth for themselves and for society than in the whole of the twentieth century
• What definition that paul applies to a Social Entrepreneur, and why these are the big changemakers for good (rather than the governments) in the world today
• The simple process for finding your ‘why’ that Paul learned from Simon Sinek, Author of ‘Start With Why’
• The global movement of entrepreneurship in young people and the education system is beginning to change
• Why studies show that 7 out of 10 people feel uneasy about the word ‘charity’ because they have had a bad experience

Quotes:

‘People should never doubt that tiny things can make amazing differences’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

B1G1 - Business For Giving

Green School Bali

Nalu Clothing

Adam Houlahan on Linkedin

Guest Details:

Paul Dunn Official Website

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Would you like to know what the five key qualities are that define a rockstar business?

On this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, I’m very pleased to welcome Jonathan Pfahl. Jonathan is the Founder and the Managing Director of the Rockstar Group, the UK’s largest Entrepreneur and Mentoring firm.

Whilst still only in his 30s, Jonathan is a driven and successful entrepreneur who is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who are determined to see their business grow. He achieves the goals with his mentees by making them measurable and achievable, but at the same time, will have an immediate effect on the business.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The great unique investment opportunity that Jonathan created which allowed him to escape the rat race and start his own company
• What the 5 key qualities are that define a ‘Rockstar Business’
• The commitment that you will need to put in if you want to launch a new business whilst still holding down a 9-5 job
• The common mistakes that most people make when starting a new business, and how to avoid them
• Why your perfect customers are the ones that will help you define your USP (unique selling proposition)
• The 3 main reasons why so many businesses go bust and never survive longer than 5 years
• How Jonathan navigated his way through the 2008 global financial crisis when Rockstar was barely one year old, and what his biggest business mistake was during that period
• What happened when Jonathan bumped into Robert Kiyosaki, the author of ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ outside a pub in Mayfair, London
• Why owning your own business provides more security in a recession than being employed
• How you can start to invest in Rockstar companies and create additional income streams whilst you’re building your own business

Quotes:

‘Our goal is to generate as much profit in the companies that we back’

‘You’re crazy to just quit your job and go full hog [on a business idea] without any confirmation first that it’s going to work’

‘Don’t go looking for customers to begin with, go looking for raving fans that are going to love you and what you’re trying to do’

‘The reason people fail [in business] is because the product isn’t unique enough and they don’t have enough margin’

‘That’s the secret when you’re in a recession, you need to be able to adapt quickly’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Rockstar Business World iPhone App

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki [Book]

Rockstar Founders Club Investment Opportunity

Guest Details:

Jonathan Pfahl LinkedIn Profile

Rockstar Group Twitter Profile

Rockstar Group Official Website

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Would you like to know the six strategies to help you decide ‘if’ you should get out of the rat race, and ‘when’ you should get out of the rat race?

On this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, I’m very pleased to welcome an inspirational speaker that turns everyday people into Entrepreneurs, Junior Ogunyemi.

Whilst at university, he was making headlines for launching many successful ventures and became a multi-award winning business starlet. Due to the remarkable social impact of his success story, a publishing company approached Junior to write a book. At age 21 he became the best-selling author of the highly influential book, “H_ow to be a Student Entrepreneur_”.

He has worked on government initiatives and advised schools and colleges. His dynamic inspirational messages have helped to pioneer the current “student-entrepreneur” buzz across the UK and Europe, including being invited to give a talk for Tedx. Through his online resources he is now showing people across the globe, simple practical strategies so they can make it happen for themselves.

Our main topic of discussion this week is around knowing that talent and passion alone will not make you rich. You need to learn how to build a business and to think like an Entrepreneur.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Junior developed multiple entrepreneurial skills just by following his passion
• How Junior blagged his way into a book publishing deal, then wrote it within 3 weeks, which then went on to launch his International speaking career
• Why your skill or your talent isn’t enough on it’s own, you need to build a business around your passion.
• Why should be prepared to do a lot of public speaking after you publish your book
• The 6 different strategies that Junior advises to help you know ‘if’ you should get out of the rat race, and ‘when’ you should get out of the rat race
• Why you shouldn’t make a short-term decision to quit the rat race without considering the long-term consequences
• How you can get connected to hundreds of other aspiring entrepreneurs through Junior’s monthly mastermind in London, Entrepower
• Why the startup phase of business can be some of the toughest times, and you can find support to help you through it
• The reason Junior chose to work with hugely successful Entrepreneurs that all came from humble beginnings to show that no matter what the struggles, it is possible to achieve success
• The behavioural patterns of Entrepreneurs doesn’t really change, no matter what stage of the journey you are at

Quotes:

‘Don’t just focus on being good at something, focus on being good at something and being good at business as well.’

‘By the time I was going to University, I made it my mission to pay off all the tuition fees. That was my goal. Thankfully I achieved that goal by my second year.’

‘In true Entrepreneurial fashion, I jumped and began to build my wings on the way down’

‘If you’re going to make serious money around your passion, being good at something is not enough. You need to build a business.’

‘I wanted to create a place where Entrepreneurs can come together, share ideas, and also learn without getting sold to’

‘For every successful venture I have created, there is probably about ten failures as well.’

‘I would rather try and fail, but I cannot live with not trying. That would be my biggest regret.’

‘In order to do more, be more and have more, you have to take those risks’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

How To Be A Student Entrepreneur [Book] - Junior Ogunyemi

Strategies To get You Out Of The Rat Race [Book] - Junior Ogunyemi

Guest Details:

Junior Ogunyemi Official Website

Junior Ogunyemi Official Instagram

Junior Ogunyemi Official Facebook Page

Entrepower Academy - Entrepreneurs Network [London]

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Does the thought of achieving financial freedom for you and your family drive you the most when it comes to escaping the rat race?

On this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, I’m very pleased to welcome former special forces captain in the Swedish marines, now turned serial entrepreneur, mentor and successful property investor, Fredrik Sandvall.

Our main topic of discussion this week is Entrepreneur funding, and why so many people starting out in business, in fact generally, find it so difficult to talk about money.

After so many years within the corporate world, Fredrik decided to focus on his own business, and along with his brother Mattias, they decided to work closely with the Property Investors Network (PIN) in the UK, transferring his knowledge of raising finance in business, to working with other investors and establishing a property portfolio with a value of over £5m within the first 12 months.

Fredrik has since focused on his love of helping other individuals to achieve their own financial goals by mentoring other aspiring entrepreneurs, with several having gone on to raise multiple millions in less than a year!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why having a strong discipline can help you to tackle problems head on and move you forwards towards your goals
• Why there is no such thing as a ‘self-made millionaire’
• The huge benefits that come from gaining good quality training in the area you want to build your business, and why the peer group that comes with that is so important
• Why you do not necessarily need to be the one with the money in order to begin investing in property
• Why working with a business partner can help you to develop your business faster, especially if they have complementary skills to you
• The property strategy that Fredrik and his brother Mattias used to acquire £5m of property within 12 months using other people’s money
• The key to raising money is always to find out what you can do for the other person, not what they can do for you
• What one of the major reasons why people in business do not achieve success as quickly as they should do
• The many different sources of funding available today, and why banks can still be one of the best
• How the biggest investment you can make, is the one in yourself

Quotes:

‘How can we learn about money, when we can’t talk about it?’

‘I love the term self-made millionaire, but it is completely flawed. I don’t think anyone would make unless they work with other people’

‘Pick your partners carefully, and the same with your mentors and teachers’

‘If you don’t dare to ask anyone, you will never get anything [money] at all’

‘What holds people’s success back is they don’t dare to ask [for money] in the first place’

‘The key step to ‘act’ on what you already know that you should do, that is the gamechanger’

Daily Discipline:

Don’t lie in bed in the morning, get up!

What’s ‘appening:

Whatsapp

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

Property Investors Network (PIN)

Robert Kiyosaki ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ (Book)

GUEST DETAILS:

Fredrik Sandvall LinkedIn Profile

Fredrik Sandvall Facebook Page

Fredrik Sandvall Twitter

Fredrik Sandvall Official Website

Sandvall Property Investment

Junior MBA for Teenagers & Parents

The Entrepreneur Funding Institute

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Would you like a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Nightingale Conant, the World’s leading company in personal development over the last 50 years?

On this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, I am very proud to welcome former Nightingale Conant CEO, and newly appointed World Ambassador for The Napoleon Hill Foundation, Gary Chappell.

An endorsement and joint venture with this man is considered the pinnacle of success by many up-and-coming gurus. He has worked with Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, Joe Vitale, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Robert Kiyosaki, Earl Nightingale, and many, many others in the self-help and personal development fields. Many can trace their quantum leaps to the day they connected with this man.

Nightingale-Conant, which was founded in 1960, is known as the world’s largest publisher of self-help and career-building information in the form of CDs, videos, and digital downloads.

“We really target commuters, people who can use that downtime to educate themselves to further a career,” Chappell said. “We teach people critical success skills they don’t learn in universities.”

Retiring isn’t in Chappell’s DNA. As he says it, why would anyone ever quit changing lives for the better?

Chappell feels his greatest opportunity to help others lies ahead since he began working with The Napoleon Hill Foundation. Almost everyone he has worked with refers back to Napoleon Hill and his remarkable body of work. Chappell feels there’s no better wealth-building information out there than Napoleon Hill’s.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Gary started as a Carpenter at Nightingale Conant and worked his way up to becoming CEO
• Which was the first audio recording that Gary listened to which switched him onto a lifelong dedication to his own and so many others personal development
• Out of all the great titles which Nightingale Conant published, one in particular remained the best seller for quite some time
• How one of the greatest kung-fu fighters of all time credited his success to the book ‘Think & Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill
• Which audio recording was the only ever spoken-word recording to earn a gold record
• Why the internet has made it easy for many people to become self-proclaimed authorities, when actually they are not

Quotes:

‘When I first met Robert Kiyosaki he had just arrived from Australia where his book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ was gaining ground, yet he had no popularity whatsoever in the United States.’

‘It was very inspiring to see how many people’s lives were changed by our programmes’

‘Andrew Carnegie felt like he had a plan that would help people follow in his footsteps, so he recruited Napoleon Hill to interview some of the greatest minds in the World, and the end result was the well known publication, ‘Think and Grow Rich’’

‘Once the cassette came out, that really revolutionised how recordings could be listened to. That really was the start of the growth period for Nightingale Conant’

‘For the most part, I worked my way up to the CEO position, by being very good at solving problems’

‘I believe there is now an over-abundance of information out there and it’s kind of hard to tell who to follow’

‘The thing about Tony [Robbins] is that he filled a room with more presence than any individual I’ve ever met’

‘The internet has only given us easier and quicker access to the information we need to be successful’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Nightingale Conant

The Psychology Of Winning

Napoleon Hill ‘Think and Grow Rich’ (Book)

Robert Kiyosaki ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ (Book)

Earl Nightingale ‘The Strangest Secret’ (Book)

Earl Nightingale ‘Lead The Field’ (Book)

GUEST DETAILS:

Gary Chappell’s Website - Your Right To Be Rich

Halos Book - A wordless story with an uplifting message for kids and wise adults

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Would you like to know how to create the perfect 3 minute video advert to promote your business online?

In this episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I’m speaking with Tom Breeze. Tom is a leading video advertising expert. He’s an entrepreneur, speaker, author, founder of video advertising agency Viewability and creator of Ad School.

If you are interested in harnessing the power of video advertising for your business, you’re going to love this episode!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How Tom has attracted some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs to work with him by using a cost per acquisition model in his business
• Why the 1-2-1 coaching model is restrictive and not the best use of your time
• How Tom ‘accidentally’ got into video advertising after recording a video for his own coaching website and noticed a 3X increase in his conversion rates
• The importance of focusing on ‘one thing’ that you are really good at, that you really enjoy doing….and that will pay you
• Why saying no to opportunities is an important skill you need to learn
• Why you don’t necessarily need to have a clarity of your vision from day one of setting out on your entrepreneurial journey
• Why having a mentor who can guide you along your entrepreneurial journey is so important
• Why content marketing, social media and SEO is good, but there is no direct sell there like there is with paid advertising
• Why Tom’s top advice to new business owners is to put a budget together, create the best ad campaign that you can, and start advertising
• Why Tom only recommends that you look into Youtube Marketing if your potential customers are going to youtube to type in keywords such as ‘How To..’ or looking for reviews about your chosen niche product or service
• The 4 ‘C’s that Tom recommends you follow to create your perfect video advert
• Why Tom believes that paid advertising is getting stronger and stronger and will become more tailored to the individual

Quotes:

‘If you find you’re really good at one thing, I’d almost say to the detriment of everything else, let everything else just slide away and become the master of that one thing’

‘It’s always about team, and making sure that you build the right team around you’

‘By learning how to say ‘no’ to opportunities, it allows you to say ‘yes’ to the right ones’

‘When you’re running an entrepreneurial business and you’re online, it’s much more dynamic and easier to make changes quickly’

‘I don’t think I’ve made a decision in the last year that was inside my comfort zone’

‘If I was to go into business again and start up, I would want to make sure it could work straight through advertising’

‘I would say that advertising is the fastest way to know if what you’ve got is going to work or not’

‘If you can’t get people to download your ebook or register for your webinar through paid advertising, I think you’re going to struggle in your business’

‘Say to yourself; ‘we’re going to run ad’s on this, and we’re going to make sure those ad’s turn into profit.’ Once you can do that, you’ve got a business. Before that, you’ve got a hobby & a hope’

‘Learn the strategies of how to sell in your business, and it doesn’t matter what platform comes along...you’ve just got to beat the competition’

‘Paid advertising is a model that works for everybody, so it’s hard to think that it won’t work into the future’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Essentialism [book] - Greg McEwan

Tom Breeze Youtube Video Advertising Online Course

Tom Breeze Facebook Video Advertising Online Course

ETRR Private Facebook Group

[#ETRR Monthly Meetup London} Guest Speaker HIghlight Videos

GUEST DETAILS:

Tom Breeze Website

Viewability (Tom’s Advertising Agency)

Tom Breeze Facebook Page

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Have you ever asked yourself the question ‘How do I win the game of life, for me?’.

In 2002, Strelecky left his career as a consultant to large companies, and spent almost a year backpacking around the world. Upon his return, he re-entered the world of consulting, but found his interest in the work was gone. While sitting on a plane coming back from a client engagement, he wrote out the start of a speech to answer the question, “What would I tell someone right now is the meaning of life?”

The next day he sat down at his computer and started what turned out to be a twenty-one day stream of consciousness typing experience. At the end of the twenty-one days, Strelecky knew the experience had ended. What was on the pages turned out to be his first book, originally titled ‘The Why Are You Here Cafe’.

John now teaches his ‘Big Five For Life’ methodology to students all over the world through his training company, and fulfils his own purpose for existing every day, which is to help people discover and live their life’s purpose.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why working with a mentor can speed up your journey so much faster than trying to figure everything else out by yourself
• Why good mentors want to work with people who want help, and want to get from point A to point B
• What ‘mad how disease’ is and why you need to avoid this!
• What the concept of ‘sampling’ is and how you can apply it to your life to enjoy more success
• Your hobbies are the clues in the way you would spend the majority of your time if you didn’t have to go to your job

Quotes:

‘Your hobbies are the clues in the way you would spend the majority of your time if you didn’t have to go to your job’

‘I firmly believe at this point in my life, that my path to success is rapidly accelerated by working with someone who can get me there faster’

‘The hardest thing is the figuring out, ‘this is what I wanna do’. Once you know that and you start taking action, then man this happens fast’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Big Five For Life Resources Website

The Big Five For Life 'Museum Day' Video

John P Strelecky ‘The Why Cafe’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘Life Safari’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘The Big Five For Life’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘How To Be Rich & Happy’ (Book)

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John P Strelecky Official Website

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Have you ever asked yourself the question ‘How do I win the game of life, for me?’.

In 2002, Strelecky left his career as a consultant to large companies, and spent almost a year backpacking around the world. Upon his return, he re-entered the world of consulting, but found his interest in the work was gone. While sitting on a plane coming back from a client engagement, he wrote out the start of a speech to answer the question, “What would I tell someone right now is the meaning of life?”

The next day he sat down at his computer and started what turned out to be a twenty-one day stream of consciousness typing experience. At the end of the twenty-one days, Strelecky knew the experience had ended. What was on the pages turned out to be his first book, originally titled ‘The Why Are You Here Cafe’.

John now teaches his ‘Big Five For Life’ methodology to students all over the world through his training company, and fulfils his own purpose for existing every day, which is to help people discover and live their life’s purpose.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The five freedoms that almost all members of escape the rat race are searching for
• Why the ‘old way’ of getting an education, finding a ‘safe’ job, and holding in there until retirement simply isn’t a realistic option any longer
• That a year’s backpacking around the world helped open John’s eyes to the fact that he had no interest in returning to the rat race
• How in John’s words ‘a stream of conscious typing’ that lasted for 21 days led to his first book being published, with no pre-planning whatsoever
• Where the inspiration for his book ‘The Big 5 For Life’ came from
• When you get clear on your personal ‘big five’, all the resources in the world align to help you

Quotes:

‘Allow yourself the freedom to align your passions & your interests with the way that you spend 9-10 hours per day in your job’

‘You can literally go through your entire life and not ask yourself ‘how do I win this game?”

‘The universe is not listening. The universe is listening and watching’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Big Five For Life Resources Website

The Big Five For Life 'Museum Day' Video

John P Strelecky ‘The Why Cafe’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘Life Safari’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘The Big Five For Life’ (Book)

John P Strelecky ‘How To Be Rich & Happy’ (Book)

GUEST DETAILS:

John P Strelecky Official Website

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'How clear is your vision of your future?'

In this week's episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio I am so pleased to invite one of my own personal business mentors, and somebody that I have followed and respected for a number of years, Roger Hamilton.

In this interview with Roger we discuss the question of 'How clear is your vision of your future?', and why most of us only have a hazy picture of where we’re going because things are changing too rapidly and we believe too much of the future is out of our control. Not true! The leaders and entrepreneurs you admire had a very clear image of their future, and took the steps to make it happen. At Entrepreneurs Institute, Roger ensures that everyone he works with as a mentor develops a ‘future vision’ which not only serves you, it shapes the world we are creating together.

We also talk about why right now is the time why you should be making sure you are part of the entrepreneur movement, and how you can be a part of it very easily by watching the video series Roger has recently shot Bali, the home of Vision Villas, the first entrepreneur resort in the world.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why 2017 is now a critical moment in history for entrepreneurship to be able to really shape our future
• Why the richest man in China, Jack Ma, warns that the next 30 years are going to be extremely challenging for those people who are not ready to adapt to change
• Roger’s three most important things if you want to change your future (The three E’s)
• Why the traditional education system is still teaching from the textbook and how personalised mentoring is now gaining such popularity
• About Roger’s GeniusU online learning platform connecting Entrepreneurs together worldwide, and how it is about to become one of the leading forward-facing artificial intelligence platforms
• The world’s largest and most successful companies are mostly offline companies embracing online technology, such as Airbnb and Uber
• How you can connect with other socially conscious entrepreneurs in your local city at one of the Entrepreneurs Social events
• Why one of the most important factors for success is to surround yourself with other people committed to your success

Quotes:

‘The more you go on an entrepreneurial journey you realise that it is a journey of self-awareness’

’Your business is just a mirror of yourself’

‘Intellectuals are people that need to know in order to do, but Entrepreneurs are people that need to do in order to know’

‘Resourcefulness is the number one key to success in life’

‘Transformation doesn’t come from following your past habits, it comes from starting new habits which are the ones you’re not following right now’

‘There’s a limit to what you can get, but no limit to what you can give’

‘Success is not how committed you are to your own success, it’s how much you are surrounded by other people that are committed to your success’

‘The more you help other people, the more you’re going to find people reaching out to help you to’

‘A business isn’t a business because it has a product, a business is a business when it has a customer’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Entrepreneur Movement free video series

Wealth Dynamics Profile test for Entrepreneurs

GeniusU Online Entrepreneur Education Platform

Green School Bali

The Passion Test on GeniusU

London Entrepreneur Social Event

GUEST DETAILS:

Roger Hamilton Official Website

Roger Hamilton Twitter

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If you’ve ever struggled to find your life purpose or figure out what you want to do in this world to live an inspired and fulfilling life, then you’re just a few minutes away from finding those answers.

If you’ve ever watched The Secret, then you know our next guest. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. John Demartini, a leading authority on human behavior and personal development, and the author of 40 books published in over 29 different languages.

His trademarked methodologies, the Demartini Method and the Demartini Value Determination, are the culmination of 42 years of cross-disciplinary research and study. His work has been incorporated into human development industries across the world.

We’ll be discussing his methodologies for discovering who you really are, what makes you tick, and what your true purpose is, the one that’ll bring you greatest happiness and success, and that’s in perfect alignment with your values.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• What the ABC’s of negativity are and why they can be used as feedback mechanisms to warn us when we are living outside of our own values or expecting others to live outside of theirs
• When people are living congruently with their highest values they become more outgoing, and when they are living with things that are low in their values, they become more introverted
• What steps to take to begin assessing if your business idea is a viable idea to allow you to leave your existing job
• The different options available to you right now if you are currently feeling unfulfilled in your current job
• Why asking time to make a list of everything you do in a day can help you to identify your highest priority and highest earning tasks to focus on, and which tasks you must delegate right now
• The legacy that Dr Demartini wishes to leave behind

Quotes:

‘If you’re highest value is security, you’re probably not going to go out and be an entrepreneur and take a risk’

‘You can’t have an inspired life without delegation’

‘Your innermost dominant thought, tends to become your outermost tangible reality’

‘The Law of Attraction is a congruency between your intentions and your highest values’

‘Unless you have goals beyond your life you probably won’t get the most out of your life’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Demartini Method

Demartini Value Determination

GUEST DETAILS:

Dr John Demartini Official Website

Dr John Demartini Twitter

Dr John Demartini Youtube Channel

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If you’ve ever struggled to find your life purpose or figure out what you want to do in this world to live an inspired and fulfilling life, then you’re just a few minutes away from finding those answers.

If you’ve ever watched The Secret, then you know our next guest. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. John Demartini, a leading authority on human behavior and personal development, and the author of 40 books published in over 29 different languages.

Dr Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behavior and personal development. He is the founder of the Demartini Institute, a private research and education organization with a curriculum of over 72 different courses covering multiple aspects of human development.

His trademarked methodologies, the Demartini Method and the Demartini Value Determination, are the culmination of 42 years of cross-disciplinary research and study. His work has been incorporated into human development industries across the world.

We’ll be discussing his methodologies for discovering who you really are, what makes you tick, and what your true purpose is, the one that’ll bring you greatest happiness and success, and that’s in perfect alignment with your values.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The wisdom behind empowering as many areas of your life as possible
• How to find out your highest priorities in life so that you can be of service to humanity and earn an income at the same time
• The reason why 99% of people who desire to be financially independent never achieve it
• How Dr Demartini’s immense knowledge is partly due to him having read over 30,000 books
• The six traits required in order to build long term wealth
• What the two core purposes of any business are
• Why Dr Demartini believes that it is essential to have something that you dedicate your life to that has some outcome and meaning to you
• How you can change your behaviour really quickly if you stack up enough reasons and benefits for doing it

Quotes:

‘I live to learn, and I love to share’

‘Any area of your life that you don’t empower, somebody else will probably overpower’

‘Finding out what you value most is one of the key elements of great achievement’

‘If you don’t fill your day with high priority actions that inspire you, it fills up with low priority distractions that don’t’

‘If you set a goal that is aligned and congruent with your values, you can have fulfillment’

‘When you live congruently with your highest values, your voice and vision on the inside becomes louder and more profound than people’s voices and opinions on the outside’

‘Change our perceptions, change our decisions, change our actions and our life changes. We have control over it’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Demartini Method

Demartini Value Determination

Book: How To Make One Hell Of A Profit & Still Get To Heaven

GUEST DETAILS:

Dr John Demartini Official Website

Dr John Demartini Twitter

Dr John Demartini Youtube Channel

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Shane Melaugh is the Founder of Thrive Themes and is a half-Irish entrepreneur from Switzerland :)

Today, Shane creates and sells software and information products for a living and he has been lucky enough to sell thousands of copies of his products and build up a business from absolute scratch to seven figures and beyond.

His hard work has earned him a solid reputation amongst internet marketers across the world as the Creator and Founder of Thrive Themes. Thrive themes is a brand under which he creates conversion focused WordPress themes and plugins to help aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners build their online presence and increase their online sales.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why nice design alone won’t sell your products
• Why Thrive Themes is one of the most widely used landing page software plugins for wordpress to help convert your web traffic into paying customers
• What the three main conversion goals of a website are
• Why Thrive Themes was not the instant success that many people today think it is
• If you want to get really good at marketing then you have to first get over your own ego
• The typical mistake that most entrepreneurs get caught up in when creating landing pages
• Why you have to find someone who doesn’t mind giving you brutal feedback on your website design
• Why affiliate marketing can be useful at the beginning and some examples of what the best affiliates do to create unique value
• Why you should expect to wait between 6 - 18 months before you see real organic traffic from content marketing
• Some quick-win tips for bringing traffic to your website fast
• Why the signature of good marketing is understanding your audience

Quotes:

‘Thrive themes is about how can we get higher conversions on your website through our technology’

‘I think of things in terms of ‘How do you sell something? What is marketable? What do people want?’

‘To be a good marketer you have to become really good at seeing your stuff through somebody else’s eyes’

‘You have to bring unique value to the market in order to be a good affiliate’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Thrive Themes Landing Page Builder (Wordpress Plugin)

Thrive Leads (Grow your email list)

Thrive University (Free courses on how to build your online business)

Thrive Blog

GUEST DETAILS:

Shane Melaugh Twitter

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What could you not achieve if you were an excellent communicator?

Taking all of the skills she had learnt and combining them with some new found knowledge of how to create websites and apply the latest digital marketing strategies, Natasha founded her own digital marketing & PR agency; NMedia.

In 2016 she released her first book, The Million Dollar Blog, which became an Amazon Best-Seller, and from this success she was invited by Facebook to become one of only 8 accredited 'She Means Business' trainers in the UK.

Natasha delivers a variety of engaging and effective strategies for online and real world visibility through consulting, mentoring, online events and programmes, reinforcing the importance of building visibility for yourself and your business through marketing and PR.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why Natasha decided to go back to college at age 37 in order to prepare her for the next chapter in her business career
• What content strategy really means and why this is the secret to growing a successful online blog
• The strategy Natasha used to get Seth Godin & Grant Cardone to write the endorsements for her book
• The difference between creating a blog as a trainer, consultant, author and creating a blog to become a blog star
• Why you should never take for granted the knowledge that you have which other people don’t
• The importance of showing up every day when you create your own Facebook Group
• How to get more traffic to your website
• The importance of choosing the right mentor to help you learn and grow

Quotes:

‘Content creation is an amazing way to take you on an incredible journey’

‘Because I was writing and publishing content, people took me seriously’

‘From my own personal experience you can do things really quickly once you start creating content’

‘With blogging there are different business models and not everybody understands them’

‘It is really important to find the right mentor for you’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Million Dollar Blog Book

Get Visible Facebook Group

The Winners Bible

Tim Ferriss - Tools Of Titans Book

GUEST DETAILS:

Natasha Courtnenay-Smith Website

Natasha Coourtenay-Smith Twitter

Natasha Courtenay-Smith Instagram

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Have you ever been sat behind your desk at work, daydreaming about what it would be like to just hand in your notice and set off travelling around the world for the foreseeable future?

The Kindness Diaries, now showing on Netflix, follows Leon’s travels around the world on his trusty yellow motorbike Kindness One. Relying entirely on the kindness of strangers and giving back to unsuspecting good Samaritans along the way. During the trip, Leon discovers that being ‘seen’ is the most powerful gift we can give others.

In this episode you’ll discover that chasing wealth and material things in life can often leave a void, that can only be truly filled by sharing compassion and empathy with others. It’s about smiling at the world and seeing what happens when the world smiles right back at you.

Leon believes that the inner rebel tells you that your life is yours. And anything you dream of is possible. Anything. And that the fuel for all this delicious potential is simple: Kindness and harnessing the power of human connection.

Leon has visited more than 90 countries and traveled to every continent. Leon has documented his travels for numerous media outlets including Good Morning America, Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Where some of the best clues lie to help you pinpoint your true passions in life
• How one act of kindness on Hollywood Boulevard led to a 5 and a half month journey around the world relying purely on the kindness of strangers
• The importance of having mentors to guide and support you in your journey
• The one nation that determines the success of their country by the happiness of the people

Quotes:

‘Kindness & compassion is how you show up to the world on a moment by moment basis’

‘When you get more connected to your heart you want to spread it to as many people as you can’

‘In some of the poorest places in the world, they are the happiest people, because they have a sense of community’

‘I felt this profound sense that there was so much more to life than just sitting behind this desk’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Kindness Diaries On Netflix

The Kindness Diaries Book On Amazon

The Motorcycle Diaries

GUEST DETAILS:

Leon Logothetis Website

Leon Logothetis Facebook Page

Leon Logothetis Official Twitter

QUICK FIRE ROUND:

Daily Discipline

Transcendental Meditation

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Employing over 300 staff, and with a forecast turnover of £10M+ in 2017, James Sinclair owns a series of play centres, childrens nurseries and entertainment farms.

He has recently co-founded the Entrepreneurs Network with Mark Creaser which has attracted over 200 business owners as members within the first 3 months of it’s inception.

An accomplished speaker, James is regularly invited to present to business audiences across the UK.

Along the way to his £10M turnover business he has produced a set of practical rules that apply to any aspiring entrepreneur from startup to multi-million pound operation, and he shares these willingly during this interview on Escape The Rat Race Radio.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why swapping time for money will never allow you to build true wealth for yourself
• The ONE thing that every business owner needs to succeed
• Why successful businesses need both entrepreneurs and managers
• The three KPI’s (key performance indicators) every new business owner should be tracking
• A proven strategy for any ‘solo’ business owner to employ their first employee
• Who the first member of staff is that any solopreneur should employ
• Why following the clues left by successful people is the quickest way to achieve your goals

Quotes:

‘Employment isn't the safest place to be, having your own business is far safer because you control your destiny’

‘I very quickly realised that if you swap time for money then you're never going to build serious wealth creation’

‘You can’t just build a business on entrepreneurial talent, you need management talent as well’

‘If you’re hungry for success and it’s all you think about, eventually you will find it’

‘Entrepreneurs seek opportunity’

‘Success leaves clues, and we want to follow those clues and expedite the process’

‘Residual income is the stress-buster of business’

‘Most people make a start, but don’t consistently continue with it’

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Gary Vaynerchuk Live in London May 2017

GUEST DETAILS:

James Sinclair’s Entrepreneurs Network

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Have you ever attended a business or personal development event?

Sure, the marketplace is flooded with these kind of events nowadays, and that’s why it is so important to learn from someone who know’s how to attract between 500-1000 people to his own events, if this is a path you are planning to take to build your own business as a consultant, speaker, coach or trainer.

In May 2017, Nick is going to be hosting one of his biggest events to date, featuring one of THE biggest names in the entrepreneurial space right now, the original ‘hustle’, Mr Gary Vaynerchuk. He’s also invited Digital Marketer CEO Ryan Deiss back to London, alongside a host of other experts within the personal brand and marketing arena.

There was a time however, when Nick was sat behind a desk working for a Bank, going through the motions…...knowing that he wasn’t in his ‘natural habitat’. He took action, followed his heart….and has never looked back.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why you should think twice before blindly taking the leap from employee to business owner
• Why entrepreneurship will give you high moments you could never achieve in a 9-5, but equally lows which you must learn to deal with
• Surrounding yourself with people who have the same mindset, the same thinking, and are going to help you to develop and grow is ABSOLUTELY the #1 most important thing you can do
• Why you don’t have a ‘proper’ business until you start making money
• There is no limit to the number of people that can attend your events, you are leveraging your ‘time for money’
• The key to managing your part time business around a full time job is consistency
• The two things that any successful business needs to

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Tickets - Expert Empires w/ Gary Vaynerchuk & Ryan Deiss in London 4-5 May 2017

https://www.facebook.com/nickjamesconsulting

http://pzizz.com/

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

Escape The Rat Race Private Facebook Group (ETRR)

Escape The Rat Race Official Website

QUICK FIRE ROUND:

What’s ‘Appening

PZIZZ - Relax, sleep, energise

Daily Discipline

Physical Exercise.

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If you are an entrepreneur, coach, consultant, artist, yoga teacher, digital marketer or any other business owner or you are looking to set up your own business, then having your own book is the best business card you will ever have.

Patti Drewek & Iain Scott are the Co-founders of Book Catalyst, an online program that takes anyone wishing to share their expert knowledge with the world by writing their own book through a proven step by step process.

Book Catalyst is a 24 module online course that covers every single aspect of the book writing process, from planning your book outline, target marketing, creating a book website, interviews for your book, publishing and marketing your book….as well as giving you lots of ideas around the many additional income streams that can be generated.

Many people dream of writing a book, but are put off by the overwhelm of knowing where to begin, or the lack of time available to dedicate to such a huge task. Book Catalyst breaks the entire process down into manageable chunks and shows you exactly how you can write your book in under 24 hours if you stick to a plan.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How you can become an author within 24 hours
• Why it is so important to surround yourself with like-minded people when pursuing your entrepreneurial dream
• Why a book can help anybody wanting to position themselves as an authority in their field
• How a book can help you as an employee; imagine turning up to your next job interview and handing your prospective new boss a copy of your published book
• Why writing a book can open up multiple additional revenue streams for you as an author
• Why you don’t need to be a good writer in order to be a good author
• The magic that starts to happen when you become an author, and the doors that open up for you

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Claim Your 15% Off the Book Catalyst Book Writing Program

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Would you like to transfer your unique knowledge into an online course that serves and teaches people all around the world, allowing you to generate an income 24/7 whilst you sleep?

On this week’s episode, Christian Rodwell invites online business expert and Founder of Market Your Course, Brad Hart, to share his story.

During the conversation, Brad reveals the processes that all successful business people follow in order to leverage what they already know to reach more people online.

Brad’s number one value add has always been learning how to serve people, and realising that the better you serve, the more you get paid. By applying this philosophy to the online world, Brad has managed to build highly successful businesses for himself, and his business partner Miguel Hernandez who is one of the best-selling course instructors on the online learning platform Udemy.

As with any entrepreneur’s journey, the road is seldom a straight line, and you’ll hear some truly inspirational stories which Brad shares along the way, including hanging out with some of the biggest names in the personal development & business world.

You can keep in touch with Brad on Twitter: www.twitter.com/makemoremarbles.

If you’d like to check out how to market your course online then head over to: http://marketyourcourse.com/

In this episode you’ll learn…

• That all successful online businesses still revolve around people, and why when you are launching a new business you must focus on getting good at serving one person first, before you think about leveraging your business to reach more people online
• Why so many people get caught up in the daily grind and settle for a life that is just good, rather than pushing themselves to achieve a life that is truly great
• How childhood challenges led to Brad hanging out in Malibu with New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Game’, Neil Strauss.
• Why you shouldn’t have a fear about failure, and why not every one thing needs to work out in order for you to have an exceptional life
• The chance meeting between Brad and his business partner, Miguel Hernandez, top selling course instructor on Udemy
• Why authenticity & bespoke solution is key to standing out from the crowd online

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wealth Dynamics - Which Entrepreneur Profile Are you?

Evernote

Make More Marbles

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Do you have a business idea that you think could really be the next big thing? Do you know what step to take next? In this week’s episode of Escape The Rat Race Radio, Christian Rodwell interviews best-selling author, international speaker and successful entrepreneur; Daniel Priestley.

Daniel started out as an entrepreneur in 2002 (at age 21) and built a multi-million-dollar event marketing and management business before age 25. He has since built several successful businesses in the UK, Australia and Singapore.

Daniel has bought, sold and turned around businesses in his career as an entrepreneur. He has raised money and built businesses in multiple countries. He’s fortunate to have be mentored by Mike Harris who has built three iconic, multi- billion-pound businesses.

Daniel Priestley has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity and served on the board for several organizations. He’s also the best-selling author of “Oversubscribed” and “Key Person of Influence”.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• The one essential thing you MUST do when launching your new product/service
• What makes a key person of influence
• How most passions probably can’t be monetised, but they key is to find the perfect blend
• Why you should find an entrepreneurial team to join before becoming a solopreneur
• The steps to consider if you are in a corporate job looking to start your own business
• The difference between internal clarity and external clarity, and why your external clarity matters most when launching your new business

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://slack.com/

https://www.dent.global/

www.keypersonofinfluence.com

www.twitter.com/danielpriestley

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Would you like more freedom, more time...and more money to go on holidays? These were exactly the thoughts running through the mind of this week’s guest, Jackie Tomes, at the start of 2014.

Having built a £1.5M property portfolio in under 18 months while working full time, Jackie became financially free aged 26 and quit her job in market research. In less than three years, she has built from scratch and now runs a successful, values-driven, family property investment business, Tomes Homes. When not doing property deals she is speaking, training, mentoring and consulting in her areas of expertise: Joint Ventures & Strategy. Jackie is the only property expert to be accredited to deliver Strategy on a Page - a powerful tool that makes strategy simple to implement.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• How the power of joint venture finance can help accelerate your property success
• What can be achieved in as little as 12 months if you become unbelievably focused on one thing
• How Jackie built a property portfolio in one year that she had anticipated taking ten years
• The opportunities that can open up for you through public speaking
• Success doesn’t happen by accident. You have to put in the hard work first, in order for it to pay you back in the future
• The importance of having a mentor that understands the level you’re currently at

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If you could discover what your Ayurveda body type was, and which foods you should eat more and less of to dramatically improve your health, would that be useful? This week, Christian Rodwell interviews Jo Formosa,.

Jo has over 20 years of clinical experience, working with Olympic teams and studying Chinese medicine philosophy, psychology and strategies behind that. Over the last 12 months, Jo has been working alongside Health Dynamics Co-Creator, Roger Hamilton, to pull together the eighty different combinations that come from taking the Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test and the Health Dynamics Test.

Trust me on this…..Health Dynamics is going to be HUGE!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Your body type does not change over your life, it is what you’re born with...and now you can discover yours
• How to link your natural entrepreneurial profile to your natural body type
• The five thousand year old Ayurveda methods for treating common day illnesses
• The secret power of detoxification

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

Health Dynamics 360

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If dreading monday mornings or your weekends are going too fast, you’re in the wrong job! On this episode Christian Rodwell interviews Brad Burton.

Brad is one of the most straight-talking, no nonsense business speakers in the UK, if not the world. In this interview you’ll hear the real truth of what it’s like to build up a business from scratch, and why you’d better be prepared to be broke during the early days whilst you beg and borrow to make your dream of financial freedom become a reality…...which it will, but only IF you are 100% committed to achieving success.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• That without self-belief you’ll probably slip back into a job again
• Why not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur, and how to know which side of the fence you stand
• Why not everyone can grind & hustle all day like Gary Vaynerchuk
• If your only motivation is money, it’s not enough...
• If you 100% believed in your business idea, you’d leave your job today..

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Brad’s 4th Book - Now What?

Brad Burton Official Website

Brad Burton on Twitter

4Networking Facebook Community

Waze - Traffic & Navigation App

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How do you build an online community with over 330,000 fans and 1500 monthly paying members?

On this week’s episode Christian Rodwell interviews the Founder of the Female Entrepreneur Association, Carrie Green. Despite leading such a global movement of female entrepreneurs, Carrie admits to being a massive introvert who struggled massively with putting herself out there and recording videos to share with her community. Everyone starts somewhere.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Carrie’s eight secret steps that have helped her achieve financial freedom by the age of 30
• Why the key is to just get started, and figure out the details as you go along
• Success isn’t an accident, we each need to go out and create it for ourselves
• If you have an audience of people who love what you’re doing and love your brand, you’re going to be able to make it successful financially
• When we work together with like minded people we can achieve so much more, so much quicker

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Female Entrepreneur Association

Female Entrepreneur Association Facebook Group

Entrepreneur Academy London

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What are you doing differently today than you were yesterday to achieve your goals? This is one of the key questions asked by this week’s guest; Dan Waldschmidt.

The Wall Street Journal calls his blog, Edgy Conversations, one of the Top 7 sales blogs anywhere on the internet. He’s been profiled in Business Week, INC Magazine, Business Insider, and on dozens of radio programs.

On this podcast Dan shares some of his favourite productivity hacks with ETRR listeners, as well as speaking very honestly about the mindset shift that you MUST have in order to successfully make it as an entrepreneur.

In this episode you’ll learn…

• If you want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to make it happen
• Why ‘will’ rather than ‘skill’ is your secret to escaping the rat race
• Why the harder you work, the more you will achieve. You must do ‘whatever it takes’
• Dan’s top tips to optimise your day from the moment you wake up
• Until you get really serious about changing your life, nothing will change
• The daily practice you need to work on to prepare you for the fear and panic that will hit you when you least expect it

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Google Keep

Cloze Task Management

Todoist

Fiverr - Outsourcing

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Are you looking to regain control of your time, and start living a better quality of life….where your business is your passion? In this premiere episode of ETRR Radio, Christian Rodwell shares his story of why he quit his successful career in the dance music industry to follow his passion for Personal Development. In less than two years, the Escape The Rat Race community has grown to over 1500 members across the globe, all with a common mission to build their own purpose driven lifestyle businesses and enjoy the freedom to do what they love, every day.

If you are currently stuck in a job that leaves you feeling uninspired and unmotivated, then you’ll find the support, ideas and inspiration brought to you every two weeks from Christian provides that kick in the ass you need to just make it happen!

You’ll be hearing from successful entrepreneurs who remember just how hard things were at the start of their own business journeys, to members of the ETRR community who have just broken free and can share what it feels like to wake up on that first Monday morning as your own boss!

In this episode you’ll learn…

• Why there are only seven asset classes you can build your wealth in
• How to identify which of the four entrepreneurial frequencies you are
• The two things that will pull you out of bed when your motivation dips
• What you can look forward to in future episodes of ETRR Radio

Links & Resources mentioned in this episode:

Escape The Rat Race Official Meetup Group (London)

Property Mentoring Programme

Forex & Stock Trading

12 Month Business Mentoring Programme

Official Escape The Rat Race Website

Personal Development Books

Wealth Dynamics Entrepreneur Profile Test

GeniusU - Take The Test To Discover Your Entrepreneurial Energy

Escape The Rat Race Official Youtube Channel

Escape The Rat Race Official Twitter

Escape The Rat Race Private Facebook Group

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