Climbing With Scars

This week on Climbing With Scars I delve into the importance of repetition, and how this one aspect of business can turn average results in you into continued successes. Many entrepreneurs look to continuously change, however repetition across many fronts equates to disciplines to optimise your skills, unique abilities and entrepreneurial self. Join me this week to understand how repetition has played a part in my entrepreneurial journey and how it can help you thrive forward.     

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I delve deep into what is the difference of mind growth VS being “brainy” smart, or an intellect. Education system rewards the “smartest” students, but the best grades don’t mean the best minds. Join me this week where I share how the entrepreneur’s mindset can continuously expand to set up ongoing successes.

It is the only part of business that never gets easier with time, being the “bad guy”.  Every entrepreneur and business owner is faced with having to deliver news that doesn’t always please everyone, and whatever you decide as a leader will never be 100% applauded, someone is always on the wrong end of decisions.  On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I explain how I’ve had to handle delivering bad news and why being a business owner will require you to be the bad guy at times. I share my experiences with bearing the uncomfortable stuff, the learnings and  how it is part of the ongoing journey.

We’ve all been guilty at some time by assuming and suspecting a situation or person may be up to no good, only to find out that is not the case. Often in business there are a multitude of opportunities that never eventuate and relationships that never blossom, because of the limitations from a suspicious mind, which ultimately prevents growth. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I deep dive into the approach of being suspicious in business versus the open mind, and the vastly different effects these have on entrepreneur’s mindsets and results.  Join me on this episode to hear my direct experiences and how to overcome suspicious minds.

This week on Climbing With Scars, I cover a topic that keeps evolving for me and what I’ve learned will always be an area for continuous improvement – leadership. I share my learnings on leadership from getting it wrong along my journey, but also from seeing how others do it so well, and how leadership in 2021 is very different than leading 10 years ago. Join me where I go deep on how leadership is more than being the “boss” and how being connected across the full spectrum of your business is the challenge for every modern day leader, not matter if you are new on the scene or experienced. Enjoy.

Authenticity is the one thing that separates you from every other business and entrepreneur. When we think of brands we love and connect with, the primary difference is the authenticity running through the veins of their brand and this extends beyond just brands but the way we lead and create. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I share with you the power and freedom of AUTHENTICITY, and how it leads your mindset and business on the path towards becoming untouchable.

This week on Climbing With Scars I go deep into how self-talk directly impacts self-doubt. When we dream of wanting to achieve new goals, doubts naturally appear, but how do we address them, what do we say to ourselves and how can we use self-talk to drown out the doubt?  Join me this week where I share how self-talk can not only prevent the doubt but can create the achiever mindset.

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I discuss limitations and why 2021 is the year to start breaking down your barriers. Limitations often stem from influential people in our lives, affecting our mindset on what is possible. By creating limitations in our mind we are restricting ourselves from reaching our full potential and sparking that next big idea. Join me this week to hear how I have learnt to further my boundaries and remove my limitations.

This week on Climbing With Scars I talk to Anthony Hart of Invigor Wellbeing. This inspiring story is one that needs to be told and inspiring where Anthony openly shares the dark place he had to deal with and through this help others going through tough times. Join me this week to hear how Anthony defeated his inner demons and why there is always help out there improving lives of entrepreneurs and the community. 

This time last year there was a sense of excitement about the new decade upon us with 2020, and as we end the year it has defined many entrepreneurs, individuals and businesses. What did we learn and what was it for you? On this episode I dig deep to share my personal experiences and learnings from the most defining year for me in business and life, passing on many of the key lessons for startups and entrepreneurs that look to keep climbing ahead.

On this week’s podcast I talk of the roofs and ceilings we create and work under. Ever heard the saying “we’ve hit our ceiling”, and many times after that people are content to stay there even though they may not have set the heights they can reach. This episode I share how the barriers and boundaries set often are there to be stretched out further, where the real entrepreneurial growth happens when you venture up to those heights you’ve never been, no matter how scary that may be. Enjoy this listen, you may actually find that you’ll see the stars through the ceiling I talk about.

While I frequently hear talk of people wanting 2020 to be over, will it be the year that many say they wish never happened or will it be the year many look back on as a land mark period where it forced progressive change upon them? This week I share my take on the learnings of 2020, where fears of the unknown evolved into forces of a new growth mindset with a completely different outlook for business and life. How we define 2020 says more about us and what the future looks like. Enjoy this listen where there is still time to make 2020 yours.

How many missed opportunities I see go astray because of the fear of being hurt, disappointed, let down or failing. On this week’s episode I go deep into the facts on the entrepreneur’s journey and share how there is no waiting for the “right time” to make your moves, and how picking up scars is a big part of the ride setting you up for greater successes. Climbing With Scars this week rings true and loud, enjoy.

Where there is a problem, there is an opportunity and this is often a point clearly understood by entrepreneurs working through their customer’s problems. But what about our own problems, are there opportunities to be found when we dig deeper into our own challenges? This week on Climbing With Scars I share the breakthroughs and opportunities that can be found when one delves deeper into their own problems instead of ignoring and staying away from them. Some of the best ideas come to life when entrepreneurs explore their own challenges and problems, finding much more exists on the other side. Join me on this episode to hear how the biggest problems can often become the best opportunities.

With the news of US elections, Covid-19 vaccines and all the news items in between, how much of this is believable and how does it impact thoughts, mindsets and decision making in the entrepreneurs world? This week I go deep on what we get fed by the press and media, what is the agenda behind it all t control mindsets and how entrepreneurs play a role in breaking the cycle. Join me this week where I share my take on the news reporting over the past week and how to stay resilient against into falling into the “hype” trap.

Every entrepreneur starts with an idea, then has a dream and at that moment the dream is how big can this idea become which is common for almost every entrepreneur I know. However many businesses I know reach a point where it is safe, they’ve got to the point where business is established and decide to stay there, avoiding activity in a bigger market and against bigger competitors, worried of what can be lost instead of how far can they go. Join me on this episode where I share many experiences and examples of what is gained from playing big compared to playing small and where that ultimately leads to.

Often I hear people make statements that entrepreneurs succeed because of luck, or got lucky, were in the right place at the right time, yada yada yada. So, what is the difference between entrepreneurs that “get lucky” and others that don’t? This week I go deep on  being ready to “get lucky” and what staying ready actually means on the entrepreneur’s journey, while sharing a few of my stories firsthand.   If you’re ready for it straight up, listen in to this episode.

“Good things happen when you’re in motion” I heard this statement last year and rings so true for the entrepreneur. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I go deep into the benefits of always being in motion, sharing my learnings about momentum and how things happen for you, how you meet the right people and the ground you make personally and professionally. Moving in a forward direction always attracts good things and brings more than you expected. Enjoy this listen.

Can you share the space where your convictions are present with convenience? And how comfortable can we get while going with our convictions?  On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I talk about whether convenience and conviction can work together, and share my learnings of the comfort zone and what happens there. Tune in to hear my realities of where our convictions take us and what to expect from them.

Advice comes to us all the time, but how do we know what is good advice?  On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I go deep into ‘what is good advice’ and how we’re sometimes conditioned to believe advice that may not be so good for us, sharing my learnings from childhood to 30 year entrepreneur. What we listen out for, how we qualify what is the right advice, what we act on and looking out for the signs about the advice we receive. Join me on this podcast to find out how I have dealt with advice, the mistakes I made on taking advice and how I learned to sieve through advice to arrive at what matters.

Are you born fearless or do you become fearless? This question has been on mind for many years and always something that comes up when talking business and pursuits. People are facing fears every day, no matter your age, sex or background, and it is all about how the individual interprets those fears.  In this week’s episode I share my learnings and stories from others on facing fear, overcoming fear and understanding what fear really is so one can find the path towards being fearless.

The world is full of ideas, problems, thoughts, services and next big things, but how many of these come to life? Owning your piece is the differentiator. Whether you are overcoming a personal problem or bringing to life the next “Uber” idea, until you own your sh#t, then nothing moves forward. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I talk about Owning It, the importance of owning it for you and those around you, sharing my own experiences that until you do “own” your piece, you can never break through to the other side. Enjoy.

What separates entrepreneurs who are the best from the rest has more to do with learning new behaviours, rather than natural talent. Every entrepreneur starts out the same with an idea and a dream but only a few turn those into realities, why? This week I share my learnings over the years and what I continue to learn on the ongoing climb ahead, as well as what  I see around me with the successful entrepreneurs I look up to and the reality is much simpler than you think. Join me this week to discover a key that unlocks a truth to elevate yourself amongst the best.  

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I discuss ‘Where It Starts’. When I talk to start up entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs, I often hear complaints about what they need  and what they don’t have that gets in the way of climbing forward, but the truth is it starts with what you have and where you are. Join me this week where I go deep and share my learnings over the past 30 years on the lesson of what you have and not what you haven’t got, as this is the continuous key that unlocks the entrepreneur’s journey.  

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I talk to the co-founder of Edible Blooms, Kelly Jamieson who shares an inspiring entrepreneurial story as one of Australia’s early adopting e-commerce businesses, combining flowers with food to create a thriving gift delivery business. 15 years later, Edible Blooms now operates Australia wide and internationally. Kelly gives an honest account of her country life upbringing and how she turned the negative of being made redundant into the transition of an ambitious entrepreneur.  Join me this week to hear firsthand how Kelly Jamieson and her brand continues to bloom.  

There is the old saying “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” and over 3 decades of business this one always rings true. Prepared for what you may ask? On this week’s episode I go deep into being prepared for the unknown, something bigger, something better, an opportunity, a surprise or even for a pandemic. I share my lessons that there is no such thing as being  “over prepared” and when you least expect it our preparation will come into play to not only determine how we survive, but more importantly how we thrive. Join me this week on Climbing With Scars where preparedness is waiting for your next opportunity.

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I talk about timing and how much we get caught up in trying to do things when the time is right! In pursuit of perfection people want to time everything to be “right”. Everyday entrepreneurs need to make decisions, big and small, so when is it the right time to make these decisions? Join me on this episode where I deep dive and share the learnings I’ve made on timing and that road taken to perfection in the daily pursuits of entrepreneurs.  

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I talk about “free time” and the importance of using it . A common theme that seems to be trending on social media, is business owners having to grind 24/7, all the time being on the path to working non stop. Is working til you drop sustainable and do we expect that of other professions? I share my learning's from understanding Free Time, what it really is and what it actually does. Make sure you tune into this weeks episode to hear my take on switching off and the performance impact it has had on my business and my head space. 

On this episode of Climbing With Scars I cover off on how often entrepreneurs and business owners listen out for what they want, not what they need. I share the missed opportunities where business owners miss out on hearing what they need because of where they are directing their attention of wanting the “feel good validation” instead of what may irk them or listening into what may unsettle them.  All the while the stuff to listen into is often right under our noses. So to find out what you need and not what you want, join me and listen in.

The difference between making your business or goals happen and wondering why it never moved to the heights you wanted is often down to one thing – going All In.   What do I mean by All In?  This week I share my own stories of what happens when you go All In and talk about many of the entrepreneurs who tell me they can’t progress to where they want to go and the basic reasons why. Join me on this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars where you’ll find that going All In gives you more achievement than just your goal.

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I talk about the “The Power Of Visualisation” and how important it is to visualise your goals and targets.  As an entrepreneur who wants to continue growing and becoming rich with new skills and relationships, it is extremely important to visualise thoughts and put them into reality. Talking about what we want isn’t enough and I share what I’ve learned over the past decade about visualisation and how it goes hand in hand with personal and professional development of the entrepreneur. Join me this week to understand how the power of visualisation has impacted me and how it can help towards being your best self.  

As an entrepreneur one of the hardest challenges we face is empathising for others in situations we have never experienced. On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I discuss empathy and talk about understanding the situations of others that may we may be foreign to. Join me on this episode where I share my firsthand experiences on learning to empathise in business and with others, that creates the key to unlocks many doors.

We are now at the half way mark of the year and what a year it has been so far. 2020 - a year that nobody would have predicted and nobody will ever forget, turning the world on its head  and creating road block for many, but not for everyone.  On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I share how COVID-19 has impacted my goals for 2020 and how it is so easy to stay in the COVID19 cycle and how to break out. Now as we’re at the mid year point, how are you directing the rest of 2020 to make it a year that set you up for future outcomes that enable you to win? Listen in to find out more.

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I discuss purpose and the power it has to direct us to help ourselves and to serve others. The power of purpose is our internal compass towards goals, but often business owners and entrepreneurs never take the time to really know what their purpose is and how they connect to it. Join me on today’s podcast where I share how establishing your purpose makes all the difference on your entrepreneurial journey.

This is a topic that is a favourite of mine and over the decades has been one skill that has enabled me to survive and thrive. Being adaptable in today’s current environment has never been more important for all of us and a skill every leader needs. On today’s episode of Climbing With Scars I share the importance of not only knowing how to adapt to the environment around us for products and services, but knowing how to adapt to situations with our people, customers and suppliers  in the workplace.  Adaptability - an art or skill? Listen in to get my take.

On today’s episode of Climbing With Scars I delve into when things get hard and how it often triggers many good ideas to be given up on. I share why so many great products and services  never come to life because the pains and fears of taking on something difficult causes many to find a way out instead of a way through. Join me for this episode where I give the truths on the “too hard basket” and the findings of when you stay in the basket, instead of jumping out.   

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars hear from an inspiring recorded from our CWS event where I was privileged to spend time with 2 entrepreneurs who have come from the sporting world to create scaling businesses.  Former AFL premiership player and CEO of AFL Max, James Podsiadly, and sports scientist Tony Mennillo  of Better Than Ever, joined me to cover not only their journeys into entrepreneurship but shared how they have dealt with the challenges of COVID19 and the learning's to adapt in today’s current climate and future world. A tonne of gems from a couple of real heroes with very real stories, enjoy.

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I go deep into leaders showing up, when they show up, how they show up and  when it matters most. In tough times leaders are being leaned on to lead, guide and set the example. How leaders do this reflects on their business culture and regardless if you are the CEO of 100’s or have 1 employee, how you show up will show up in your product or service.  Join me this week where I share my stories on showing up, in smooth times or when the road is rocky.

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I share with you how struggle is behind every progress, and I go deep into understanding how to use the struggle to your advantage.  No matter if it’s business entrepreneurial pursuits or personal goals you are setting, every plan for progress involves a struggle. Come join me on this podcast where  I go deep into learning how to identify the signs of the struggle and how to embrace it. Enjoy.

Little things count, and when we add up all those little things they become bigger things over time. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I go deep into the compound effect, and how it works both ways for individuals. I share details about a book I read 7 years ago that left me continuously thinking about how the compound effect impacts me daily in business and life, to guide where my focus needs to constantly be to get the best return on my efforts. Enjoy.

Selling – for some reason is labelled as a dirty word, however everyone sells whether they realise it or not. At some stage in everyone’s life they’ve sold and perhaps not even knowing it. Entrepreneurs, non-entrepreneurs and children do it without knowing as it’s one of life’s most natural activities. On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I share the facts of how everyday we sell, why those that understand the true value of selling win, and how selling moves us forward in business (and life) and we should never have any shame about it. Let’s sell.

The most precious commodity to us all is time and we all have 24 hours in the day given to us. On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I discuss how important it is to use your time to your advantage. And now is the time for all of us to be proactive and make time work for us in preparation for life post Covid-19, as the game is changing and won’t return to how it was before. The way we live and function, the way we do business, the way we learn, work and interact has changed forever. Join me where I share many insights on how to make time work for you by doing, not waiting. Enjoy. 

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I tap into  our self-value. Whether you are a successful entrepreneur or somebody who is currently out of work or going through a sea change, we all have specific skills and experiences, but many haven’t identified the value about finding self-value and what it is worth to others. I go deep to share where the gems are within all of us to where we can add value to others and ultimately ourselves. Enjoy.  

In today’s current climate nobody is safe being stagnant, as life won’t return to how it was before.  Today’s episode I go deep into the changes that have been forced upon us with the way we interact and I share how we need to think about delivering greater value to our clients, work out their new pain points and how we can help them in the new world that has been thrust upon us.

With the current climate of global pandemic, we’re constantly compounded with negative content and media on a daily basis, leading many to live in fear of the worst. But life does present us with options to decide what we choose to focus on. This week I share my learning's of when we block the negative stuff out of our heads and challenge the fear we actually find a creative spark. While we’re in these times of slowdown, the opportunity is created to use this time to come up with that next big idea or have a re-focus and reflect on ourselves. Join me on this episode of Climbing With Scars where I deep dive into switching the fear into a creative boost.

On this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars I talk to gamer turned entrepreneur, Ryan Handby. Find out how Ryan’s different learning's from his many business ventures have landed him where he is today. Evolving a hobby into a career, this young entrepreneur displays how age is no factor when beginning your entrepreneurial journey. From starting a business that rivaled with streaming giants like Twitch, to becoming CEO of his current business MilestonePay. You won’t want to miss this one, filled with many stories, laughs and lessons.  

What are the odds that podcast #119 would fall on the same week as the escalate of the COVID-19 crisis here in Australia? Today I felt that it was important to address what is currently happening in the world and share my thoughts on the situation at hand and lessons I’ve learned from other crises faced in the past. At first hand it is seen as a time of extreme stress and challenges, and it does remain this way for many, but there are ways to confront this situation from a different angle and entrepreneurs are usually proof of coming through the other side of a crisis with more to offer and give. Join me on this one where I go deep into the impact of COVID-19.

The fast-paced world is only moving faster, sometimes leaving many entrepreneurs feeling like they don’t have enough time to do “their thing”. Overwhelmed, stressed, unfulfilled….. I have been there before, but through the many… MANY lessons I have learned to be at a place of balance with my routine and daily approach. Today I’m sharing how I found my groove, listen in to this episode of Climbing With Scars to help find yours.

Peter Cox, founder of Gelista, joins me on this week’s episode of Climbing With Scars to share his journey on how he transformed his life from working as an accountant in the corporate space towards following his passion to create his unique gelati range. This is a great story to hear firsthand how Peter hustled on the side while working in the corporate space, to making the move into full time gelati expert that ventured down the path of producing a unique range of Italian ice cream that has found its way into supermarkets across Australia. Tune in to this inspirational story to hear how a tonne of desire and passion has led this local entrepreneur into creating a future based on his own terms.  

Now into the decade of my 50’s, I’ve reached a point of feeling the best I’ve ever been – and I mean that sincerely and seriously, but for many the stereotype of reaching 40+ signifies “game over”.  Age is a number, but too many entrepreneurs are letting “the number” dictate their thinking, behaviours and decisions that not only impacts their future but also creates limitations upon others. Join me on this episode of Climbing With Scars where I dowse the noise on limitations with age and share some facts around how ageing is the passage to winning.

In today’s episode on Climbing With Scars I’m joined by Maria De Conno, the founder of Fig Tree Digital, a creative digital marketing agency. Maria shares her journey of when she started out uncertain where her career was going and how motherhood opened her eyes to seeing the Figtree moment that gave her the spark to enter into the world of digital marketing. Come get inspired and hear how this entrepreneur continues to build her thriving business with a twist of uniqueness.