Win & Tonic

Why do we talk about change so much but rarely do whats required? Why is it such a big topic for so many people? I talk to a lot of people about their goals. Deeper than just writing it down. Really stripping it back. But once its stripped back it shocks a lot of people just how much work is involved and how much sacrifice is required. And Sacrifice requires change. It requires you either growing into a new more fulfilling habit that drives you towards what you need instead of what you want. Or just plain and simple means you break an existing habit. Like drinking. Smoking. Bad eating. Drug use etc. So why is it then that people take that initial step to set goals but when they strip them back and get the slap in the face but so few push on. Or the ones that do don’t pursue with the course towards what is ultimately good for them? I cover all this in Episode 10. Hope you enjoy it. Peace.

Before you set out on any endeavour, especially business related please have a clear understanding of your why. Don’t confuse achievement and success. They aren’t the same. Achievement is measurable, it’s tangible, it’s mile stones and a tick list. Success is how you feel. It’s fulfilment and it’s directly related to your why. Without a clear understanding of your why you’re in danger of getting caught up in the what and the how of your business. But that doesn’t inspire people. It’s important you know it from the outset but even more important to not lose sight of it as you grow. Especially as you become more successful. Trust me I speak from personal experience here. I really hope you enjoy this episode. Please leave your comments and feedback. Nothing but love people.

Everything starts with a thought. We are surrounded by original thoughts. Everything you can now see in your current reality starter as an original thought in someone’s mind. And was brought into reality by targeted action. I want you all to take part in a very useful and fun experiment for 4 weeks. Start writing down your ideas every day. Aim for at least 15. Trust me on this one. It’s an incredibly powerful process to go through. It breeds creativity within you and also creates productivity. On the right tasks. They don’t all have to be home runs. That’s not the point. I just want you to go through the process. No matter how small or dump they might seem. Take a listen to the Episode and I’ll explain this in more detail. You won’t regret it

You’re not in competition with anyone but that’s doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be the best at what you do. The go-to person in your niche. In this episode I share some insights into the work I’ve been doing over the last 12 months and the results it’s given me and how you can also start to implement them today for your own growth. Enjoy the episode.

Season 2 episode 5 Learn these skills...make more money. This episode is about the additional skills I’ve studied Over the years that have really helped my property business flourish. So are quite hands on and I implement almost daily. Some of them are reserved for less infrequent but very important conversations for people within your inner circle and power team. Hope they give you some inspiration and please let me know if you agree or not and please suggest anything else that’s helped you with your own journey. Book recommendations from Episode The millionaire Teacher - Andrew Hallam Invested - Danielle and Phillip Town

S2: Eps 4 Being too concerned with the appearance of wealth than the accumulation of it could be your undoing if you don’t get a handle on it. I’m not saying you shouldn’t have nice things but you can’t pour from an empty cup. And Unless you find the discipline to reinvest the profits from your business back into its growth and Into your own self development you could end up falling short much sooner than you ever had feared. I’m talking from experience here from someone who used to collect pointless shiny objects so hope you can take my words On board. To your continued success. Let’s find a way....!!!

S2 #03 I’ve seen complacency kill just as many dreams once goals have been met as laziness has killed off newbies when things get tough in the early days. For me hitting a goal doesn’t mean I’m done. Far from it. It’s an opportunity to refine that goal and push on. Either through expansion or diversification. And those goals you’re chasing will also come with new levels of stress that need managing and new problems you’re yet to deal with. You have to be constantly adjusting your approach and adapting to what’s happening around you. Stay hungry people. Peace.

Taking massive action This isn’t about being a busy fool. This is about setting goals (realistic or otherwise) and being able to reverse engineer those goals back to the present day. Once you’ve done that you then should start looking at what your current daily activity looks like and if that marrys up anywhere close to getting you towards your goals. So unless you’re monitoring your data (yes we all have data) and your daily activity you’re just stumbling into this blind. Where you’re at right now is a direct result of the decisions you’ve made. If your goals require a different version of You then the big question is...are you willing to make the necessary sacrifices required to get you to your goals? Over to you people. Enjoy the episode.

This is a huge topic for me and something that I am incredibly passionate about. A day spent without helping someone is a day wasted. We all have the power and the ability within us to help others but so many people don’t. Either out of laziness, fear they aren’t qualified to or simply because society has conditioned them to believe they shouldn’t interfere in people’s business. I position myself as a problem solved. Always have and always will. I want the stuff that’s difficult and that nobody else wants as I’m incredibly confident I’ll be able to find a solution. The ability to give with wanting to receive is a calling and rare quality. You need to remove the ‘Whats in it for me’ mentality and just start looking for opportunities to help. Because the universe is always watching...and it will deliver back on to you you 10 fold that which you gave out. So keep an eye on what you put out...as it works for good and evil alike. Enjoy the episode folks. Peace.

It’s been an incredible 18 months for me and so much has happened and I feel like I am just at the start of the new chapter so felt only right to start a new season of Win & Tonic. The next 12 months are going to be flat out at 1000mph with everything I have going on with Blue Oak and the business we are building there. There is going to be highs, lows, laughter and tears but once everything is said and done there will be a success and a very happy ending. I’m stripping it all back for season 2 and I want to inspire as many of you as possible to take action on the things that matter the most to you and help you find your voice and find your purpose. Thank you so much for your continued support, it sincerely means the world to me. Nothing but love. Season 2....coming in hot!!!

How to maximise your marketing and why. The best way for you to be prepared once isolation passes. What property strategy should you be studying and why. I met the wonderful Laura Muse when she spoke at our Blue Oak 2 day event in February and also contributed a prize towards us raising almost £18,000 for Macmillan Cancer Research. Not only is she a gem of a human being but she is a very successful investor, developer and landlady. She owns and runs i-squared property with her equally talented husband and also helps hundreds of other business owners with her social media training. I'm a huge fan of Laura's so please do reach out and show her some love on any or all of her social media platforms. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/isquaredprop... Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-mus... Podcast - https://lauramuse.podbean.com/

#22 - ask me anything. I absolutely loved recording this episode. I posted in my Blue Oak Facebook group the other day asking the community to ask me anything and I would answers the questions on my next Podcast episode. And they didn’t disappoint. I also recorded this for my YouTube channel so you can also find the recording there if your eyes aren’t overly sensitive and you can stand my face for an hour. In here I covered everything from: Assisted Sales Vanilla by to let purchase Acceptable ROI’s Cash flow Finding your goldmine area. Commercial properties. And much much more. Thoroughly enjoyed recording this one as it is led by you the listeners / viewers. Hope you all take some value from it and as always if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. Let’s do this...

This episode finally sees me popping my interview cherry with the very talented and wonderful Lucy Ingram of Ride property and Ride Lifestyles. I met Lucy through our Blue Oak Facebook community and immediately saw something very special in her. She is incredibly engaging, proactive, adds huge value within the community and has a high level work ethic. She has served in the Navy for 19 years which is were she met her wife and business partner Steff. Lucy & Steff also took a leap of faith and invested in themselves and in Blue Oak by signing up to our 12 month mastermind program: Expedition. We were both slightly nervous going into this but happily that disappeared straight away and was just 2 friends talking shop. There is a lot lessons to be taken from this about discipline and passion towards your business. If you’re investing in and around Devon and have any questions please give Lucy & Steff a call and they’ll be happy to help. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening.

This episode is my first after my Thyroid Cancer Surgery (6 days ago at the time of recording this) and I’m going to say possibly my best yet. My best in terms of where my mindset is personally and the message I deliver within. I don’t say this to be cocky. I say this to be confident. Because I have every reason to be sitting back on my arse procrastinating right now but as you’ll hear from this episode that does not sit well with me. You don’t need motivation, you need discipline. But if this episode doesn’t put a fire in your belly nothing will. Thanks for listening guys. Nothing but love.

#19 what are you waiting for If you’re struggling with procrastination or hesitation or anything along those lines you need to listen to this episode. This is a very personal episode for me. It’s not here for likes, follows or comments. It’s here to serve you and hopefully to give you a kick up the ass. No more words. The recording does it all. Peace.

#18 Good Habits In this episode I get into the importance of building good habits. And how they can not only prepare you for the success you’re chasing but also for the adversity that is likely to come along the way. Good habits require discipline and this builds a strong mindset. They are all interlinked. So for those of you struggling with mindset, just work on building better habits and your mind will deliver. ‘Prey that success doesn’t come to you before you’re ready to receive it’

Had a huge break from my podcast but no excuses and I’m straight back into it here with some inspiration for those of you chasing big goals. This episode is me sharing my journey over the last 12+ months of exactly what is possible to achieve if you switch off all distractions, focus on your goals and show up every day and put in the reps. You are worthy of all of your goals, the question is do you want them bad enough. I mean really!! Massive change doesn’t come without sacrifice. If you keep doing what you’ve done you’ll get what you’ve always got. Take a listen and hope you take some inspiration from it. Peace.

Every day we are faced with an endless barrage of decisions we have to make. Some of them big...most of the small. You have to train your brain to recognise these questions and make sure you’re always striving to make the right decision. Make every decision a win or success and ultimately the day, weeks, months and years will also be a success. As with most things it isn’t easy. It might mean you saying to a drink with the boys and going for a run instead. Or missing your favourite TV show to watch a webinar. Listening to an audiobook on a long drive instead of the radio. You see my point. The decisions to make the changes you need are all around us every day. Try it for a week. Or better yet a month and report back with the difference. I am genuinely curious to see how it effects you for the better. Peace.

Taking ownership of your life and Becoming accountable for your failures isn’t an easy thing to do! Scratch that...it’s really tough. But like most of the tough decisions in life, once you do it it releases you from the rubbish excuses you’ve been telling yourself and others and let’s to start down a different path. We can’t change our past but can absolutely help mould our futures based on learning from our losses and refinishing that those losses were down to our own bad decisions. Take ownership and be accountable for your life. Trust me it’ll be the best thing you ever did. If you’re stuck at the moment or need a kick in the pants then reach out in the comments or email me direct on yes@weloveelan.com Enjoy the episode and please hit subscribe for more inspirations. Win & Tonic - Lets Find a way.

Podcast notes: yes@weloveelan.com Facebook.com/The365Investor Slightly different theme this week in that I reached out to amazing The Anchor Community on Facebook and asked them to give me questions or topics to discuss focusing on balancing raising kids in amongst everything we have going on. - Running a business - Working full time - Trying to stay healthy - Maintaining a social life - Etc etc I didn’t rehearse or write down any of my answers as I wanted my responses to be raw and organic. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode. I truly hope I answered all your questions (even with me going off on a few tangents) and to anyone reading please go and show Your support. Questions and Notes: Question 1: Chris Schwaar Media High Podcast https://anchor.fm/mediahigh @ 5mins 55seconds Q = In the process of running your own business, do find it hard to seperate family life from business life? Especially with kids, do you have to force yourself to really seperate the two in order to spend quality time with your kids? Question 2: Marcos Dinnerstein Better Mousetrap podcast https://anchor.fm/marcos-dinnerstein/ @ 18mins 21seconds Q = Can you talk about how you navigate childcare with your spouse. Does she have her own career or did she opt for the traditional role? If you have employees, you try to run a family friendly shop? Question 3: Shiro Chan Hazardus Verbal Waste https://anchor.fm/shirochan/episodes/Episode-12-e31idf/a-a9df2b @ 24minutes 38seconds Q = Could you talk about how to get your family involved in your pursuit? Question 4: Aidan Vuocolo Stories Behind The Grind Podcast https://anchor.fm/storiesbehindthegrind/episodes/34-How-To-Develop-An-Entrepreneurial-Mindset-With-Tony-Whatley-365-Driven-e2su47/a-a8h3k8 @ 33minutes 35seconds Q = Hi Andy, can you talk about the communication required with your spouse, especially when you both don't work in the same business. Question 5: Paul Granger Where did you see God Podcast https://anchor.fm/wheredidyouseegod @ 40minutes 31seconds Q = I’d love for you to talk about what it looks like to not just adjust your expectations (ie. Life, and what you can actually do, looks different with a family), but how one can celebrate those new expectations rather than view them as “lesser”. Question 6: James Martin The Unusual Buddha Podcast Www.theunusualbuddha.com @ 44minutes 3seconds Q = Im sure you'll cover this but... work life balance... How can you make something great that generates a profit and be a good and attentive father? I have been having some success so far this year but I always feel like there's more I could do, Question 7: Tucker Chastain @ 47minutes 12seconds Q = "I have four children. I have a full time job and just started a newsletter and soon a podcast. What books, articles, etc. would you recommend?" Question 8: Malachi Munn @ 56minutes 14seconds Q = How to balance Children, Work, and Sleep If you have any direct questions please contact me on any of the details above. Have a great day

yes@weloveelan.com Facebook.com/The365Investor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1aYt3BeD5MExFPidjFJZ1g I’ve been a landlord and involved in property here in the UK for over 14 years. In that time I have purchased, sold, refurbed and consulted on thousands of transactions. Any success I’ve had is from my never ending campaign to continually educate myself on this industry and my ability to learn from my mistakes...And I’ve made more mistakes than I can count (My first investment property nearly made me bankrupt for instance) Happily i am still here and still smiling and laughing at myself on a daily basis. I am far from being the best in the business but I do have a tonne of experience across a range of strategies so I wanted to share some of my lessons from the last 14 years in an effort to hopefully steer you down the correct path. If you have any direct questions please contact me on any of the details above. Have a great day

Health and fitness is another huge part of my life and something I am incredibly passionate about. The benefits from regular exercise are endless and anyone that isn't working it into their day just isn’t managing their time correctly. Here I share some of my stories and the daily battles I go through to keep this as a constant in my life. Enjoy....

In this episode I am talking about not being a busy fool. Do you fill some of your days with nonsense and fluff. Do you feel like you get nothing done after Working on a project all day. You need to be honest with yourself and start removing wasted time from your life. BE PRODUCTIVE...NOT ACTIVE.

This is a very important topic for me and I really hope you all take something from it and implement some of the advice within. Giving thanks and having a gratitude mindset is a huge part of my life and part of my daily campaign. It has honestly made me a happier and healthier person and bulletproof to all the white noise and negativity out there. I hope you enjoy it. Peace. ✌

This episode covers the reasons why discipline is so important in so many different areas of your life. And also why is can be very hard to implement. Take a listen and let me know your thoughts.

This episode is dedicated to a subject very close to my heart...that of being a father. I wanted to go a little deeper into my journey and talk about all the stuff you don’t see on the my Instagram page. Behind all the laughs and the filtered photos there is a battle to be fought. And not one that I often win. Take a listen and please do give it a like and if you have the time a quick review...good or bad...I wanna hear it. Thanks folks.

These are 2 elements that have helped me grow my portfolio and other businesses over the years. I’ve successfully raised just shy of £700k this year for numerous different property projects and 2019 will easily surpass that over the £1M mark. I had some bad experiences with both aspects over the years so wanted to share my advice with you here. Enjoy.

This very quick episode is here for any of you out there who are perhaps at a stage in your life when you’re thinking the grass is looking greener elsewhere. We’ve all done it, me included, but I wanted to share this in an attempt to help you take stock of yourself and your own accomplishments and hopefully start injecting some positivity into you rather than chasing someone else’s dream. Please enjoy and leave any comments below.

In this episode I talk about what’s like to feel lost or just plain stuck and the importance of taking massive action to get your wheels turning and bring those dreams into reality. Listen in as I read out real life emails from people who contacted me to do just that.

I want to know who is in love with the journey and who is just focused on the end result? Comments and feedback always welcome folks.

‘Don’t focus on closing the sale. Instead open a relationship and make your customers buy into that relationship’.

Finally it’s here. I won’t bore you with excuses...let’s just get into it...!!