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On this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES, we answer another one of your questions. If you would like to ASK us a question, please visit https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com/ask Here is the question in full: “Often It feels like women need to have it all, career, family, beauty, social life, domestic control, finances in check. Statistically, even when women are in high power jobs they still end up doing more of the ‘home’ tasks... it’s just feels HARD. Even though it’s probably more equal than it ever has been. Lucy do you ever struggle with your identity as a ‘woman’ and which of these things you ‘should be’ doing? And do you think Ross has the same worries? Ross - for you as a white man, do you have any advice to woman feeling under confident because of these pressures?” We candidly discuss how women progress and stand on an equal playing field in 2018, and our thoughts on how women can grow a family and work at the same time. We also talk about how clickbait, fake news and influential voices are incorrectly informing our opinions, and how important it is to be able to shut out the noise and make your own mind up. We break down how we personally keep things level and balanced in our own relationship. REFERENCES Get involved and ASK us a question HERE CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out your review in a later episode! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Approaching our sixth month travelling the world and only two weeks until we briefly touch ground on UK soil, we’ve found ourselves in quite a reflective mood on our experience to date. In this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES we look back at what we’ve learned whilst travelling the world, how we will be applying these lessons in the future and how you can too. In a short space of time, we’ve travelled to 14 countries and had countless experiences that we’ll remember for the rest of our lives. We’ve summarised the top lessons into 4 points to make it easy for us to remember and for you to apply. Listen to the episode to hear what our top 4 lessons learned whilst travelling the world are! _ 20% OFF ALL TETTA PRODUCTS This episode is bought to you by TETTA one of Lucy’s very own companies. We’re extremely proud and excited to bring you this landmark episode by TETTA as it’s also an announcement of a big milestone for the company this week. Having achieved a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, this week TETTA have now fulfilled all 500 backer orders consisting of 7000 hand stitched tassels! TETTA is a clothing brand - tees, sweatshirts and earrings that all include tassels in some form. Having experienced cancer in the family last year, Lucy started TETTA alongside her cousin Georgia as a way to raise awareness and create a positive outcome to such a horrific and challenging situation. Yes the clothes look great, but the real beauty in the brand is the impact they’re making to peoples lives. A portion of TETTAs tassels are hand made by people who’ve been touched in any way by cancer. These are people with cancer currently, have survived cancer or are wanting to support the cause regardless. Making tassels in a therapeutic achievement and so far, TETTA has brought together over 50 people and growing who are all willing and proud to support the cause and raise awareness. TETTA wants you to check your TETTAS! (which is your breasts in Italian) to spot any indication of cancer early on and help prevent it, and yes that means us guys too. To celebrate this huge milestone, TETTA is having a 20% sale on all their products so head over to https://www.tetta.co.uk/ and take a look. CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out your review in a later episode! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
After a few weeks of feeling frustrated, irritated and overwhelmed, Ross finally has a breakthrough on getting out of his own mind to help push his businesses and ideas forward. This common phase many people - business owners or employees - face, is all too common and tricky to alleviate. We take you through the steps Ross took, and his advice on how he arrived feeling much more in control and productive. In this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES, we take you through: Over thinking is bad for business Chunking down your vision to simple steps in 24 hour periods How to go from thinking to doing It’s ok to be naive Finding the perfect wrong answer Failing is the only path Our advice comes from inspiration from the Humans of New York interview with Tim Ferris and also taking some lessons from TETTA. We hope you enjoy this episode and it helps you if you’re feeling stuck or deflated. We’d really love to hear you tips and hacks you find helpful too. Please share with us via our Instagram @lifedesigndiaries or via our website www.lifedesigndiaries.com. There are currently a whopping 50 iTunes reviews of our podcast, we take on board and thoroughly read each and every one of them. We can’t thank you all enough for taking the time to leave them. If you haven’t yet left us a review please click ‘more episodes’ scroll to the bottom of our show page and drop us a line! REFERENCES Design Drop Email The Tim Ferriss Show - Humans of New York TETTA CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Ross + Lucy Topics discussed on our podcast: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
A big happy birthday to the Dalai Lama, a big source of inspiration for today’s podcast. “The three factors that seem to have the greatest influence on increasing our happiness are our ability to reframe our situation more positively, our ability to experience gratitude, and our choice to be kind and generous.” - Dalai Lama We take you through our thoughts after Lucy was recently praised for being selfish. Something she immediately thought of as a negative trait and took offence too. However, it inspired her to ponder on the topic and try to better understand the motivation of the comment. We discuss the difference between happiness and joy, feeling guilty for doing what you love, biting the bullet, if you were in a life threatening car accident, and learning how to take the positives in everything life throws at you. Lucy’s Joy Exercise What would bring me more joy? ie. learning something new, (for me it’s aromatherapy when I’m home) What holds back joy? ie. comparing yourself to others What negative things do I do that makes joy fleeting? ie. spending too much time on Instagram How can I change joy from a state to a trait? ie. practicing meditation What brings me joy, not happiness? ie. star grazing, waking up next to your loved on, a hug from a friend Where do I place blame when I’m annoyed? ie. (it’s important to start with yourself) my tendency to assume How can I override those defaults? ie. practise lowering expectations and reliance on others REFERENCES The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama (thank you for the recommendation Sarah!) The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris Design Drop Email CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook We really hope you enjoy this podcast and it brings you joy! Do you agree with our opinion on being selfish? There are currently a whopping 50 iTunes reviews on our podcast, we take on board and thoroughly read each and every one of them. We can’t thank you all enough for taking the time to leave them. If you haven’t yet left us a review please click ‘more episodes’ scroll to the bottom of our show page and drop us a line! Ross + Lucy Topics discussed on our podcast: happiness, mindset, positivity, life, meditation, inner peace, yoga, spirituality, goal setting, humanity, love, Dalai Lama, Buddhism Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
In this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES, we answer two listener questions: Would you go back into employment Would society be better if freelancing was the norm? We give two different perspectives based on each of our experiences and share two differing opinions for you to consider. We’ve both been employed, freelanced and owned our own businesses and are really glad one of you asked this question as it’s a topic we know so many people debate daily. We hope our perspectives help you with your own situation and supports you to take the path you want. If you would like us to answer one of your questions in a future episode, please head over to lifedesigndiaries.com/question and submit your question now. REFERENCES People Per Hour Ask us a Question Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out your review in a later episode! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
We discuss how significant or rather insignificant our human lives are. Yes this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES gets pretty deep! We also tackle the topic of PERMISSION because if we internalise just how short a time we have on this planet, then why is it we have things we want to do yet don’t do them? Who are we waiting for to give us permission? How can we operate in a way that we take control and pursue the things we want without getting caught up and hindered by life’s many challenges? We cover a lot in this episode including: Time How to change your perspective Overcoming stresses and holding grudges How to use a fear of dying as a positive, humbling motivator Focussing on what’s within your control How and why you really can do whatever you want to do in this world How tech is changing the way we capture and share info Permission How only you can give yourself permission to do what you want Feedback. Seeking feedback and understanding its context Tips for taking advise, including your own Thinking/knowledge vs acting on that knowledge REFERENCES Steve Jobs Talk Ask us a Question Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out your review in a later episode! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
When to have kids? Where to have kids? Can you travel with kids? In this episode of LIFE DESIGN DIARIES we answer your question about children. If you would like us to answer one of your questions in a future episode, please head over to lifedesigndiaries.com/question and submit your question. This episode is slightly new territory for us and so we would love to know what you think. The topic of children and when/where to possibly have them is not an easy one! We’re sharing our current views on the subject and would love to hear your feedback on how you find this episode in comparison to our usual ones. REFERENCES Ask us a Question Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoyed this episode. We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
This episode is all about property and investing. We answer your question that has been submitted via our website: “Please advise on how to get on the property ladder. Also how do you identify what’s a good investment?” If you would like to ask us a question for a future episode, please head over to https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com/question It’s important to remember that property is a type of investment and as with any investment, there are pros and cons. We share our experience and learnings of building a property portfolio which of course starts with buying our first property. How we did I it and different ways in which you can get into property investing. We talk about the importance of saving. Plus how you can educate yourself on money to improve your all round financial education. As well as an overview, we also discuss the specifics of what to look for in a solid property investment. Where to buy and what fundamentals to look for. We get asked a lot about how we’ve managed to build a large property portfolio at a young age and so are really keen to share this episode with you. We hope it gives you the basis of knowledge needed to get started. This is an overview however, and if you would like more information or one to one support, please message us via email lifedesigndiaries@gmail.com and we’d be happy to help! References Slight Edge Deloitte Crane Watch How The Economic Machine Works | Ray Dalio The Property Podcast Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey Disclosure We are not financial advisors and this episode represents our person thoughts on the topics of property investment. You can also seek out full financial support before investing to ensure you’re fully educated before putting your money at risk.
We discuss the tricky last month we’ve had travelling which the develops into a more detailed conversation on stress. Recording this from Sri Lanka, we’ve recently experienced the uncomfortable periods and moments that come with travel and discuss our last few weeks in Chaing Mai Thailand. Travelling the world has so many upsides: the experiences, new cultures and freedom you have, however there is also a sacrifice that comes with travel. This week we discuss what those sacrifices are and give an insight into the negative side of travel. Stress Our topic of the week is stress. How and when we’ve felt stressed in the past and what we do to overcome stress. We talk about the different types of stress and what you can do to change your own perspective that can benefit you and leave you feeling more positive. Lucy has some interesting techniques and exercises for managing her mentality which we also wanted to share. We hope you enjoy this episode! References Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
This conversation delves far deeper than just Amazon tips. When Irina Balyurko approached me to be on the show, I was particularly interested to hear how she realized that climbing the corporate ladder was taking her in the opposite direction of how she wanted to live. She took the decision to leave her prestigious role as a VP and go travelling with her husband and at the time, 18 month old son. In this episode, we dig into into Irina’s story, how she evaluates risk, what it’s like travelling with a young son, and how to be stand out and be successful on Amazon. The worlds largest online retailer Amazon is a huge opportunity for anyone wanting to explore commerce and selling products online. Irina is now an e-commerce strategist who helps product-based brands launch and thrive on Amazon. Over her career, Irina has helped hundreds of brands generate millions of dollars in sales on Amazon, and achieve such results as, doubling sales in 3 months, and growing over 500% in sales in a year. We also discuss some of the challenges faced when wanting to climb the corporate ladder as a mother but also wanting to balance seeing her son and family. Amazon topics discussed: An introduction to Amazon Why Amazon is a large opportunity for anyone wanting to succeed online How to sell products on Amazon The different types of sales channels on Amazon How to get great reviews on Amazon Rapid Fire Questions: Most Recommended Book(s) You Are A Badass The 10x rule Essentialism Deep Work Favourite Podcasts Eventual Millionaire References Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
This episode features a full time Lifestyle Designer and entrepreneur Danny Flood. Danny is the founder of OpenWordMag, an online publication and lifestyle design resource for freedom fighters, adventure seekers and courageous souls who never stop following their dreams. Now into his 10th year as a nomad, Danny has picked up a wealth of experience, perspective and learnings throughout this time that leads to some fascinating conversation on this episode. Danny also has his own podcast, The OpenWorld Podcast where he interviews other successful nomadic entrepreneurs to help his listeners find more freedom, love, passion and adventure in their lives. This was a wide ranging conversation recorded from each end of Thailand and we covered many topics including: Lifestyle design. What is it and how to implement it into your own life How to be happy, find balance and fulfilment Life as a digital nomad What success looks like to Danny Practicing mindfulness Travel stories from India and Thailand Tips and tools for better time management including virtual assistant advice The number 1 hack for progression and learning Sleep advice Goal setting And much, much more! References Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here OpenWorldMag The OpenWorld Podcast Hack Sleep Book Autobiography Of A Yogi Book Dr Growth Book Upwork CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
This episode is PACKED full of practical advise, tips and lessons we’ve learned to grow your business. Firstly we talk through how to change your thinking and answer the IMPORTANT questions in order to develop your brand. Having struggled for many days putting a website together for a new product we’re launching, we reminded ourselves that people buy your mission (your WHY), rather than your product features. Focussing on features alone is lazy thinking until you have developed the deeper, more meaningful mission of the company. That’s what people are going to relate to. In the second half of the episode, we cover the topic of sales. We’ve both grown so much since we learned the art of sales and want to share our thoughts on just how important it is in everyday life as well as business. We cover some practical tips we use to get in front of people and build a strong relationship. This episode covers loads of topics within the two broad categories of your mission and sales. More specifically: Your Mission: Why your mission is so important Practical steps to define your WHY Why you should stop thinking about your features and benefits and tackle the difficult questions in your business How to stand out in a crowded market No one cares about you or your product! Storytelling & finding a narrative within your business How to better understand your niche How to evolve emotion within your brand Sales: Why everything is sales Why we need to stop seeing ‘sales’ as a negative word How to leverage larger companies to grow your business Practical methods to get in front of people The power of your existing network & how to use it How to write a great outreach email When to send outreach emails How to land the interview you want Importance of lasting impressions References Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here Wix TETTA CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Answering your anonymous listener question: “What’s your story as a couple?” If you want to as your own question to be answered on a future episode, head over to https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com/question This episode is a light hearted, short episode where we respond to one of your anonymous questions, this time about us as a couple. We are by no means relationship gurus! However have the experience of being together for many many years and found this episode really fun to reflect on some of the key ingredients to a happy relationship. Amongst some of the very vulnerable topics, we discuss: Our history as a couple Why you need to be the number one priority in a relationship Secrets to a happy relationship The importance of independence in a relationship Trust and communication How to keep a relationship interesting over time Our thoughts on when we’ll have kids! References Submit Your Own Question Here Design Drop Email | Sign Up Here CATCH LIFE DESIGN DIARIES ON Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later episodes! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
In this episode we tackle goal setting: how to do it and how to simplify it. We also talk about the lessons learned reflecting on 12 months since starting a business and we give an overview on our current location, Chiang Mai. When we woke on our first day in Chiang Mai, we sat out on our balcony, coffee in hand, and talked through goals we’d set in Bali and Vietnam, what we’ve achieved, what we hadn’t & why we hadn’t. Recalibrate and set more for the next 4 weeks in Thailand. This activity that we force ourselves to do has become an important activity for many different reasons, all of which we explain to you in our 10th episode. This month also marks 12 months of being self employed for Lucy. We talk through how it all came about, her main lessons and reflect on important moments. It’s a great listen if you have itchy feet or just starting out for yourself. You’re not alone in your thoughts. We also discuss: Goal setting How to take the leap into self employment Revisiting 12 months lessons on from starting a business When is the right time to start a business? Tips for moving through the feeling of being stuck How to make a decision and become a doer How to financially structure When is the right time to start a business Evaluating the risk Fulfilment of being self employed Advice for starting a business Getting comfortable with the unknown own References Design Drop Email Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
David Ralph is the host of the number 1 iTunes motivational podcast Entrepreneur Success Stories by Join Up Dots. David is considered podcast royalty and has successfully monetized his passion, often earning 6 figures+ monthly through his podcast and other income streams. David has interviewed hundreds of successful entrepreneurs and has grown his podcast empire to almost 1000 episodes to date. We discuss David's story to get where he is today and how he designed his life to become one of the largest single produced podcasts in the world. When to say 'Hell Yeah' and when to say No with Derek Sivers influence. How to lose your ego Taking the leap into entrepreneurship Tackling burnout and how to streamline your life Pareto's 80/20 law to productivity Passive income and how to design a life with multiple income streams Advice to David's younger self References Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Work Week Catch David on Website Podcast Mastery Linkedin Twitter Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Our first Anonymous Question episode! If you want to submit your anonymous question for future episodes, head over to https://www.lifedesigndiaries.com/question and ask away. We tackle a difficult topic in this episode: Hyper productivity and perfectionism. We answer ‘How do we maintain balance in life, work & relationships?' With the current world hitting us from every angle with messages that we need to be better, richer, slimmer, more and live the ‘perfect’ life, we have some strong opinions on why this is wrong and how to manage it and take control. We give a global perspective on the subject, having witnessed and studied how some of the far east behave and react. We talk minimalism and the power it has to free the mind. After all, it’s important sometimes to ask yourself the question: What am I working so hard to keep up for? Is it the current pressures of society or is it your perception of those pressures? We discuss the devastating news this week of DJ and producer Avicii. At only 28 years old it has come to light days ago that he sadly took his own life. Being the same age as him, this really hit home and made us evaluate some difficult questions on what happiness is and how you can never understand what someone else is thinking and so shouldn’t compare yourself to other people. It will only bring negativity. Instead, the answer is surely to look internally. Focussing on yourself and doing the things YOU want to do. We talk life coaches and mentors. How to find them and where we gather inspiration from. Finally, we talk about how to do the things you want to do. References Ask us a question Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Imposter Syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychosomatic pattern in which people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud". Analysis paralysis or paralysis by analysis is the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome. Both of these are experienced by us (and most people) most days. We dig into the definition of these and discuss some of the methods and rationalisation techniques we have used to overcome them, leading to positive outcomes. References Paradox Of Choice - Barry Schwartz Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Our approach to starting a new business. We reveal how we started selling products online and sharing all our learnings along the way. The often perceived huge hurdle of just starting and how you can use the tools available to quickly move from an initial idea to an online business. The mindset required to start any business and practical tips to stay focussed. If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast can help. References Six Stories Etsy How I Built This Podcast - Sarah Blakely Wix.com Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Topics discussed on our podcast: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startu Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
This is a Design Drop episode, giving a short insight into key moments and lessons we've experienced and want to share with you. In this episode: How in a split second, not only did our perspective completely change but our entire comfort blanket was wiped away. How to take the learning from anything in life. How to dance to the rhythm of your headache. Catch us on Instagram Facebook Website Please let us know what you think! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
We’ve got some explaining to do… in this episode we give some much requested context into what we’re working on whilst travelling the world. We also explain what Life Design is all about. The key decisions that got us to where we are Why Lucy left her Marketing Director role at Social Chain to go it alone Are you talking control of your own life? Launching a new podcast format Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Website Instagram Facebook Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Lucy is considerably more positive about TETTA growth, we talk in detail about being over stretched and choosing what to work on, and we give some practical tips on getting an idea out of the ground with absolutely nothing but hustle. Hacks To Starting A Business With No Money Or Product What Output To Measure In A Start Up Why You Should Test Shit, And Test Again Deciding Where To Focus Finding Your Passion Hooray! A Positive TETTA Update Catch us on Instagram Facebook Website Please let us know what you think! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
It's New Years... well in Bali anyway. We're cut off from the world for one whole day to celebrate Nyepi Day. Can you be successful whilst in a relationship Mindfulness and meditation Startup struggles Striving for more vs being content with the present Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Instagram Facebook Website Please let us know what you think! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
Our very first episode! In this episode we introduce ourselves and the structure of the next couple of episodes. We also discuss the following questions: - How roosters, spiders and dogs interrupt everything - Why Ross MUST now complete a bungee jump - Lucy’s forever struggle with procrastination - Going deep with death bed thinking - What Lucy really felt on her wedding day Catch LIFE DESIGN DIARIES on Instagram Facebook Website Please let us know what you think of the podcast! We'll read out some of your feedback in our later podcasts! Lucy + Ross If you're keen to start a business, make a change, become an entrepreneur, travel the world, become a digital nomad or any of the above, this podcast is designed to help you! Each week we discuss topics such as: e-commerce, travel, starting a business, online, entrepreneurship, digital nomad, selling products, mindset, how to start, business, investing, startup. Years Of Collected and Applied Learnings from the likes of Tim Ferriss, GaryVee, Gary Vaynerchuk, Steven Bartlett, NPR, How I Built This, Joe Rogan, TED, Planet Money, Jocko, Property Podcast, Tony Robbins, Tai Lopez, Rob Moore, Aubery Marcus, Mark Manson, Simon Sinek, Robert Kiyosaki, Stephen Covey
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