Rapid Growth Life & Business

Many of us are great at using lists to get things done, you tick of that list of things that need doing and all is good in the world. That said, there are some of us that come unstuck not by the list of things we should be doing but by the things that we shouldn't be doing. In this episode, we discuss those things that make our world unravel and what we can do about them. Enjoy!

From time to time we all get overwhelmed. In this episode, we discuss some quick tips on how to quickly cure it and how to manage our state. Enjoy!

I don't normally do book type episodes, but I would try this as an experiment. This is not just me reading from the book but my slant on how you apply the agreements and what they really mean. Enjoy!

Hey we all want to be more productive because we often get distracted by things that move us away from what we really should be doing. If that is not the case well we often spend too much of our best energy trying to figure out what we should be doing or what comes next. In this episode, we discuss a simple 4 step process that allows us to every day hit the ground running and totally crush our day. Enjoy!

There is an idea that you can have anything that you want if you help enough people get what they want. There is another idea that says you don't need millions of followers or fans to make it in the world today. In this episode, we discuss both ideas. Enjoy!

Have you ever noticed that there are two types of people, those who do something with the expectation of getting something back, those who do something just because it is the right thing to do. In this episode, we talk about the strategy of Pre-Eminence. That is the idea of turning up in advance of getting something back, of being the protector of those around you, just because of who you are and not what it will do for you. This is normally a term associated with business, but it has implications far beyond you and your customers. Enjoy!

We were never really taught in school how to learn, we were taught what to learn, but not how. Most of us don't have faith in our ability to learn so we often don't try the things we should for fear of failure. We lack confidence in our ability to learn. In this episode, we talk about that, and a process to ensure you have the ability to learn and believe you can learn as and when you need to. Enjoy

Over the years I have noticed 4 distinct personalities when it comes to how they show up in the world. In this episode, we look at each of them and look at ways that we all can show up better in the world. Enjoy!

Three useful strategies that make seeing and being in the world that little bit easier. These ideas were not big enough for an episode all of their own, but are nonetheless useful. Enjoy!

The world can be a troublesome place. We only have to look around to see there are things that are not right. So we are naturally inclined to want to fix them. Often we try and fix things that are either our level of competency or out of our control. In this episode, I suggest an alternative. Enjoy!

I think too many of us have a quiet disdain for off the cuff remarks and bite-sized chunks of wisdom. Because often they don't have the gravity of a well thought out response. That said, there is a lot of value that can be gained or garnered from these and other mediums of expressed thought. In this episode, we discuss this and a few other ideas. I also provide you with some quotes and poems that have changed the course of my life and may do the same for you. Enjoy!

In life, we often force ourselves to play games that are finite. Games that are either won or lost. Games that leave us victorious or at a loss. There are other games that we can play where we play for the sake of the game, for the enjoyment of playing it. These games make us better for having played them. In this episode, we talk about turning the game of life from a finite to an infinite game, a game that you play for the joy of playing it. So in that sense, you win by playing. Enjoy!

There is a simple formula for success that we outline in this episode. The thing is so few people a) follow it or b) sabotage themselves along the way. So we take a look at two ideas that run as an antidote to this and provide strategies to arm yourself against this silent killer of dreams. Enjoy!

Over a lifetime we are confronted by a barrage of advice, some good, some bad, some well-meaning, some not. In this episode, we discuss just how to become superhuman at taking advice. More importantly what frame we should be in order to receive it. The do's and don't of advice receiving. Enjoy! https://www.neilstrauss.com/advice/how-to-get-advice/ the article mentioned in this episode.

We have all heard the expression your network is your network, but there are additional benefits to surrounding yourself with quality people. In this episode, we discuss that and more. Enjoy

Everyone in life has moments of impact. Events that if you perform well can change your life for the better. Most people think that during these moments they will step up and perform their best. Often this is not the case. In this episode, we talk about this idea and what you should do to get ready for these moments of impact. Enjoy!

Most people don't have a productivity system. If they do, by and large, they suck. In this episode, we talk about a simple system that works like gangbusters. It works because of its simplicity. It takes minutes to implement and can save you from a lifetime of unproductive work. Enjoy

Have you ever wanted to develop bulletproof confidence? That is, confidence that will survive through any and all situations? I guess we all have. In this episode, we discuss a simple repeatable process that we need to go through in order to develop that type of confidence. That keeps levelling us and our confidence up and up. Enjoy!

Have you ever been dead wrong about something? Have you been blinded to something that could have been good for you by the way you filter the world. In this episode, we talk about how I was dead wrong about a book that I read a long time ago. How one of the lessons from that book can be a useful antidote to the world as is, how it can shield you from the everyday happenings of being a human. How you can use it as a weapon to disarm the fiercest foe, in life and in business. There is also a challenge for us all. Enjoy!

Everything is a risk. If you don't take risks, you might lose what you could have gained. If you do take risks, you might lose what you already have. There is an upside and downside potential to every risk and decision that we take. In this episode, we discuss which risks you should be taking. How to evaluate risks. How to think more accurately about the risks you take. Enjoy!

There are actions that we take that move us forward and there are actions that we take that just keep us busy. In this episode, we discuss some ideas that make us understand the difference, as well as provide tactics and told to ensure that we only focus our time or amplify the ones that move us forward and minimise or eliminate those that don't. Enjoy!

There are dangers to staying in a fixed mindset. There are strategies that will ensure that you don't stay fixed. In this episode, we talk about some of those strategies. We look at a simple hierarchy that feeds down to make day-to-day growth more manageable for us. More importantly, we will keep at it and get to enjoy the fruits of our labours. Enjoy!

There are times in our lives when we need to turn up as the best version of ourselves. These are the moments that make or break our destiny. The moments when our future success or failure are created. Now imagine always being able to turn up as the very best version of yourself. Your superhero self. In this episode, we talk about ways to do just that. Enjoy!

The world is an ever changing place. Skills once valuable are likely to change. With the rise of Robots, AI, Self Driving Cars and other exponential technologies, our ever-changing value in the marketplace may rapidly diminish. So what can we do to offset that change? What skills can we acquire so we can be ahead of the curve? This episode suggests a few ideas and insights. Enjoy!

In this episode we discuss the state of the world as it is right now. We come up with some different ways to look at it and offer a challenge on what you should be doing in this difficult time. Enjoy!

Have you ever wanted a surefire method to motivate, move or persuade someone? In this episode we show you three sneaky strategies to make sure that you message is seen but more importantly acted upon. These work when you want to present a sales message or even to convince someone over to your way of thinking. Enjoy!

Most people get the Law of Attraction WRONG. They think that they are magically going to manifest what they want out of thin air. That is just no the case. That said there is a way to train your mind to present you with opportunities to get that thing you want, it's called the RAS. In this episode we discuss that idea and how it relates to a very famous quote by Goethe. If you understand both ideas it might just start to throw opportunities that you never dreamed possible. Enjoy!

Have you ever noticed that so many conversations with new people are just so unmemorable. The sort of ones where they start "Who are you and what do you do?" Yikes! But that is how it is for most of us. Also have you ever noticed that you (or other people) can only be a little bit "out there" before they are too weird for us to take? Well this episode addresses both subjects and an awful lot more. Enjoy.

In this quick episode, I discuss what I am thinking on my birthday. How they can be used to assess the past year the successes and failures. How they should be used as a springboard to bigger and better things. And how they should remind us to be grateful of being loved and why the people around you are the most important thing in life. Enjoy.

Want to be entrepreneurial but don't have a business idea? Would you like to have a method to create a stream of business ideas at will? In this episode we discuss just that. How you can put on your money goggles and see new opportunities that are ready for you to take advantage of. Enjoy!

Have you ever had a project, skill, hobby, talent that you wanted to develop, but kept putting off? Often we know we should be doing things that we just cant start. This leaves us stuck or unable to progress and grow. Leading to frustration and stagnancy. In this episode we discuss a concept called the 4 C's, that is an antidote to procrastination and gives a cure to develop confidence. Enjoy!

What happens when all the things in your life start to slide? You know when the things that you are meant to be doing are not getting done? When that little part of your brains, your little voice says "Don't worry we can do that tomorrow". You do that for a day, a week, a month or longer and the things that you are working towards start to slip further away. In this episode I discuss this with some ideas about how we can course correct. Enjoy!

Have you ever wondered why sometimes it is better to do nothing than something. There is a scene in one of the original Jason Bourne books where his men gather around Bourne and allow him to sleep. We discuss this and other ideas as they relate to performance, rest and being at optimal. Enjoy.

There are times when only perfection will do, because unless we make it that way we will have a cascade of problems or it may hurt us in the future. There are other times when it is better to just begin something and to learn along the way. In this episode we talk about those ideas. Enjoy!

Thoughts have gravity they attract to it similar thoughts. These thoughts can spiral you up or down. In this episode we discuss this idea. How thoughts can raise you to the highest peaks or lead you to the depth of despair or worse. Enjoy!

Have you ever noticed just how much work you get done when you really, really have to? You know those last couple of hours on a Friday before your holiday? Have you ever thought how much work you could get done if you could duplicate that experience? In this episode we discuss this idea and a few other hacks to make that an every day experience. Enjoy!

We all know about sowing and reaping, but too many people fail to achieve what they should because of the Gap. They stop to early or they don't understand why they are reaping. In this episode we discuss this idea. Enjoy!

Have you ever wanted to be able to tell a great story? Did you know the person with the best stories wins the game of life? In this episode we talk about these ideas. Enjoy!

In this episode we cover the rules 21-40 and we also give you our slant on them. Enjoy.

If you have been anywhere on the internet for the last couple of years you will have bound to have seen Jordan Peterson the Canadian Psychologist and public intellectual appearing in your news feed. From the infamous conversation with Cathy Newman, his opposition to bill C16 and his public debates and talks. If you have been to any book store you would have also seen copies of his book 12 rules for life which has sold 3 million copies world wide and topped the best seller lists across the world. What most people may not know is that those 12 rules were part of a list of 40. In this episode I discuss the first 20 of those ideas and I give my opinion on what I think about those rules. Enjoy.

We all worry about failure. The very word sends tremors through most of us. The fear of it failure stops many of us from even starting. In this episode we discuss all these ideas and some strategies for getting past them. Enjoy!

Know your enemy, and know yourself. It''s often easier to figure out the other guy than it is to get a handle on exactly who we are. In this episode we discuss this idea and give a few practical ideas on how we can go about identifying how we are in the world. Enjoy!

Have you ever tried to adopt a new habit or plan for improvement? Have you seen it fail due to lack of determination or will power? In this episode we discuss why that happens and why it is not your fault. We all so discuss some sneaky solutions so you don't require any of that.

There is a quote that says the person you will be five years from now will depend on the people you meet and the books you read. In this episode we talk about that idea, and how you can surround yourself with people who are going to help you reach your goals for the future.

From time to time we all get confronted by the big questions... Why am I here? What is my purpose? etc. In order to answer that we can either spend time in contemplation or turn to those who have taken a stab at answering those questions for you. In today's episode we talk about philosophy and why having one that is personal to you might just give you a leg up in life.

Have you ever shot the messenger? Why is it that we are so bad at dealing with truth. Why are people afraid to tell others the truth? What can we do about it? We are getting worse at being able to deal with truth in fact there is a whole movement trying to create safe spaces and want us to provide trigger warning in advance of being offended. When we should actively be seeking out ideas or truth that allows us to make better decisions. In this episode we discuss that idea.

We all face grief from time to time. A loss of a loved one, a relationship, a pet, a job, a business or a thing. We all feel loss and it can be hard to deal with. In this episode we talk about a strategy to minimize the effects of the grief that we face.

If you are anything like me you can find a hundred reasons to procrastinate. In fact if there was a world championship for natural procrastinators I am sure I could do my country proud. Over the years in order to be productive I have had to overcome that natural compulsion... In this episode I discuss one of my favorite methods to do just that. Enjoy!

Wisdom is all around us often hiding right in front of us. I use one of my favorite films to show just how true that is. We also discuss cures for procrastination, taking a stand for yourself, the pointlessness of complaining and a few other things. I hope you enjoy it.

The person you will be five years from now will be dependent on the quality of people you meet and the quality of books you read and the things you learn. In this episode we talk about how to save time, effort, mistakes and money by only reading/learning from quality not quantity.

The law of attraction does not work no matter how positive you are or how much you dream of fortune and glory. Because of who and how we are we repel of stop the good things coming to us. In this episode we discuss a psychological tool that may help rectify that (I say may because, well you'll see in the episode.) Enjoy!