Aston Merrygold: Rob Interviews with Global Pop Star from JLS [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]
Disruptors17 Kesä 2018

Aston Merrygold: Rob Interviews with Global Pop Star from JLS [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Interview with Aston Merrygold, former member of JLS, one of the biggest ever boy bands with 10,000,000 records sold. Aston’s since been a judge on a dance talent show and appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. He’s appeared in adverts for Coca-Cola, Samsung and Tesco. Rob’s met with Aston at his dance studio in Vauxhall to discuss success, wealth, leveraging social media, reinventing your career and dealing with the business side of celebrity. KEY TAKEAWAYS You’re now pursuing a career as a solo artist, that must be different to working with your bandmates. I bet there’s upsides and downsides, do you want to talk about that Aston? Yeah, I guess the only real difference is the social. you'd be in a room with your friends, business partners, having a heated business discussion, everyone's got their own ideas and nothing ever arrives to arguments or blows, but from an outside perspective it can be quite awkward. It looks like we're going at each other, but that's just the passion. Now on my own, it's my way or the highway. I prefer it that way, 100%! I'm so thankful to the rest of the guys and my team, but now being on my own I can finally be myself and express myself fully, not contribute 25% to a four-piece. How do you want to be known and remembered, Aston? Well, I want to be remembered as one of the greats, and I think if you don't want that, then you're in the wrong industry. If I could have an eighth, a third or a slice of something someone like Michael Jackson had or Justin Timberlake, more recently. If I could get a slice of their success, I'd be more than happy! Music or dance specifically, or the fusion of both, Aston? Do you know what? I think it's just entertainment. People ask me what I do for a living, and I tell them entertainment. It's everything, music, from a writing perspective, from a performance perspective, dance-wise, acting, everything. I love everything to do with this industry. Working with business partners, sometimes that passion can overflow, sometimes you can fall out, how did you and your band learn to deal with and overcome that? To be honest, I don't know why, we just did! There was no learning process. As individuals we just wanted to fight the good fight. We would put it to each other like, "If we do this we could be here, if we do that we could be there..." It was all about where we needed to be. What was best for us as a collective. I was the youngest of the four so I tended not to take things as seriously, when it came to the business aspect I was more than happy to give my opinion and not back down, but ultimately I thought that was why we outsourced, hiring business managers, administrators and consultants, to make those decisions on our behalf. How much of it was agents and labels telling you what to do and how much of it was you saying, "Wait a minute, we want to do this." Well, I'd say about 50\50. We were trusted with our opinions which was great. There were times when we trusted the label, sometimes great, sometimes not so great. Just the way of the industry. Sometimes our hits which we didn't think would succeed were massive and other times the releases we thought would be huge just didn't hit the mark. Luck of the draw, half the time. We would have to trust our lives to these people and we had a great run, I think I can speak on behalf of myself and the boys when I say it was the best thing we'd ever done. So, from your position, why do you guys feel like you moved on? I think it was the perfect turn, I'm still in JLS, I'm always going to be in JLS, but we were young when we entered the industry, then we got our break. We're all now in our mid 20's, we've already had a fantastic career, we have time to pursue other dreams! Five albums take a lot of time, there's been a lot of tours and it was the thought of signing the deal for another five albums and being contracted all over again. Now we're all starting families, it seemed to us that we were at the top of our game, didn't want to overstay our welcome and then if we're welcome back then we're welcome back! We're more than happy with where JLS left.Was it scary, leaving the industry to try other things? Hell yeah! It was so scary, because I'd been cocooned. For the last 7/8 years I'd lived by the diary, having cars pick me up at certain times to take me to meetings and events at certain times. From life being handled by every aspect to getting the reigns back to my own life was definitely scary, but I was free. I got to start again with all the knowledge and wisdom of the industry which I didn't have before, it was a rush! You seem totally laid back about transitioning career and going from being massive to starting from scratch, Aston. What would you say to people who aren't as laid back as you and they're scared? Well, you can look at fear one or two ways; it can over could you and make you introverted, or you can take it upon yourself and admit it's scary. There's a difference jumping out of a plane with a parachute and without one. Regardless of whether you have one or not, it's scary. Jumping without one, it'll only ever end one way, with one you still have a safety net which may not work but at least you confront it and take it head on. Nowadays on Social Media you can be absolutely killed. One wrong remark or faux-pas and that could be your career done within a matter of hours, regardless of what's happened. It's as cut-throat as that. Once you realise and know that, life won't be so stressful! You might as well just be like, "Alright, well I'll try again." Is that faith? Is that belief in yourself? Is that confidence? Is that accepting of your industry and career and how it can be or is it all of those, Aston? It's all of them, it has to be. Sometimes I can see the bad sides of all those things within the industry and think you can be too confident. You might as well be naked on stage and say, "There you go, judge away." Has the industry changed you? Yeah, definitely. I used to go out with my mates from uni, early twenties, same as everyone else. The only difference was that I was I had money so we could really enjoy ourselves and the media perceived me to be showing off. What else would you be doing on a weekend with your friends from uni at that age, going out every night obviously! Do I have work tomorrow? Yeah of course, but I'm fine! So you've talked about these glass ceilings to smash through, what's your glass ceiling and how're you going to smash through it? The next glass ceiling is just getting music out there. Letting people know that I'm a solo artist now. Not many people know it. Music's based mainly online now, it's ever-changing and you can so quickly and easily get lost. It's me having the courage to step back and take a harder look at it and evaluating how I want to approach it. At first I was like, "Yeah I want to chuck anything out and do whatever." Whereas now I'm like, "Now I have to chuck it out in the right way." Do you think some of the purists struggle with how fast music and content are changing? Yes! I had a meeting the other day with a great friend of mine who works for a label and he got pissed off with me for talking on my phone. He said, "Stop talking, I've heard your stuff, let people hear it and decide!" Get your content out there. Whether 10 people here it or 10,000,000 people hear it, you'll effect change. People think they should wait for the perfect time but there is not perfect time. It's ever-changing, so fast paced! People are now starting to put their own truth out to the world. Podcasts, YouTube, Social Media, etc. People want honesty, but you're damned if you do and damned if you don't if when for example your niche is writing sad songs and you decide to write a happy one, some of your followers may disapprove but at least you're being authentic. Too often we aim to please everybody and don't want to be judged too harshly. A lot of people are really intrigued about the business side of your career, did you show an interest in that or did you just want to go and do entertainment? At first, I was definitely happy-go-lucky, thinking business was cool but then I'd get invited to an accounting meeting and I'd think, "Perfect..." Then the taxes came and I wanted to know who was taking my money! As it went on I wondered why hadn't they taught me about this at school? All these avenues and options, I don't know why it took me to reach a certain age for it to click. In the early stages money was coming in thick and fast, unreal! First I was partying, then I wanted to buy a house, then the business aspect start to get more real. Then I started to analyse why the volume of gigs in the first part of the year was more than the third part of the year, etc. I started to realise there was a business cycle behind it all. A preparation period, a release period, etc. A template every artist follows. People are launching from yesterday. "I'm gonna be in the studio tomorrow, everyone out there, check out this song that I posted last night." The rule book's been thrown out the window! Slade wrote a Christmas number one 40 years ago and they're still milking £500,000 per year from it! Cristiano Ronaldo gets €300,000 per tweet if he does a brand endorsement. There's some downsides to Social Media but if you want to set up a business or be an artist or creative, surely it's gotta be the best time in history?! You get a small tripod for £5, set your camera up, start singing or dancing or whatever and start selling products! Have you embraced all the Social Media, are you quite active? Instagram and visual things I love, things like Twitter, not so much. For me, Twitter's maybe 90% negative and 10% positive. You get a lot of opinions when people post music but aren't ready to perform in front of large crowds of people. You want to be true to your art and your work and you could spend 30 years crafting your work, never be perfect, get still always be judged by purist critics. Social Media today, you can dictate the terms. If you like the comments, get involved. If you hate it, turn it off, if you're an introvert you can do a podcast because nobody can see your face! There's ways around it now, there's lanes, avenues, ways people can really express themselves. Building multiple streams of income and making hay while the sun shines. I've seen a lot a lot of people who've become very successful and then relaxed. You never know when there could be another recession. In your world Aston, you can be the best and then you can be gone. Do you think about building income streams, having multiple business interest endorsements? What are your thoughts on streams of income and making hay while the sun shines? I'm 110% up for building these streams of income. As an artist I choose when I get paid. If I don't want to get paid, I don't go out and work. It doesn't work for me. You're never too successful! There's always bills to pay and people to provide for. We're sitting in one of my avenues now. There's always a bigger picture. I'd like ten of these, dotted around the country, dotted around the world. You've got a business partner in this venture. How important is having that business partner, what benefit have you got? It's nice to always have the other perspective, coming from a band it's nice to bounce ideas. At the same time, when I'm touring, I need someone to hold down the fort. If something comes up within the business which I can't handle straight away, he can handle that. It's nice having a business partner that's totally on your wavelength. Gold dust! People say you shouldn't go into business with friends. I say life's too short to go into business with people purely for commercial benefit and not enjoy your time together, especially if you succeed. Surely, you'd want to succeed with your friends and people you care about?! If they're true friends, you'll never run into any worries. They'll all eventually show their true colours. The best advice you've ever received, if you can remember it? From Seal, actually. One of the greats. He told me, "Enjoy it." Regardless of whether you're performing in front of 50 people at a local concert or 50,000 in an arena, enjoy it. We're all rushing everything we ever do, so slow down, soak it up. Worst advice? Honestly, I've never had bad advice. If I've ever had advice which didn't go according to plan, I'd learn from it, which would be invaluable anyway. Going against my gut always bites me. A myth about the industry or a celebrity or someone in the media which most people don't know about? When you get £1,000,000 you don't actually get £1,000,000! Why didn't they teach you in school that if you're an employee, when you get paid, you lose 40% to tax?! Management, agents, staff, whomever it may be, they all get a slice too. So once all of the overheads are cleared you're left with around £200,000/£300,000... Don't ever believe the newspapers! If I did six or seven of those gigs, then I'd be looking at earning that kind of money. Anything you strongly believe in the world that you'd like to change and put your stamp on? The Social Media is such a curse and such a blessing at the same time. People use it for so much good but at the same time you have to filter through so much rubbish and negativity to find any scrap of it. I'd like to put more filters and choice for people. The theme that's emerged in this interview is that there's two sides to this reality. Social media is a bit negative, but we can put our products and content out to the world in five minutes. Celebrity's all good or celebrity's all bad... There's a choice. You can always choose how you look at things and approach them. What does the word disruptive mean to you? Now? A four-and-a-half-month old baby screaming at 2am! Personally, for me being disruptive is probably more of a good thing. Music is always disrupting the airways and people's vision and hears. Music that disrupts popular, conventional music creates its own undefined genre. I enjoy proving that there aren't any rules! BEST MOMENTS The best thing about building a dance studio underneath a railway bridge is that there’s no sound restrictions, so if clients want to have their music playing at top volume, they can. It's good that clients hear music going on when they arrive, if it was silent then it'd feel like something was wrong. The smell adds to it too! I never felt the need to push buttons. If someone was feeling a bit tender over a business decision or something similar, I'd tend to back off and give them some time and space. There's no ceiling. Every ceiling you see is made of glass and if you don't smash through it then you're going to get stuck. I'm going to invest in myself instead of waiting for years for the knock on the door from the big label. Everybody's putting their stuff out through their own means. That one bad review out of the 1,000 decent ones really doesn't matter! Don't fixate on it. If I sit out home all day, doing nothing, it's not long before the phone stops ringing. I have to go out, make myself known, do shows, take appointments, etc. because if I don't do it now then my family will be in trouble. Focus yourself on what you've got, not what you've not got. I realised Social Media was a daily thing. Instagram, Twitter, people wanted to see all of you, not just the music. Sometimes I would grow my hair for campaigns, sometimes you'd see a yearly cycle within a day! As you said, happiness is a choice. Now it feels like, well that's just common sense, why would I not want to be happy? It's quite alluring and tempting, the gossip, the bad news, it's an attractive thing for some people. When my little boy came along, I thought he needs everything I didn't have when I was growing up, regardless of whether I can buy it right now or not. [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

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Caffeine Cast: 10 Ways to Create Great Ideas [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Caffeine Cast: 10 Ways to Create Great Ideas [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

“I believe everybody is creative, good at creating ideas and being innovative to disrupt. It’s just you need to believe that you can.”   Listen in to find out 10 ways to help you come up with and create better ideas based off of me creating products, bonuses and special offers.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Could what you’re coming up with be new? Could be be better than the old version of the product/offer/bonus? Evolve your ideas with the market, use things that already exist but make it better.   What could you create that people would love, need and go batshit crazy for? Don’t give this thing to everyone or it will devalue it. This will create more desire for the thing you’re giving away.   Can you get a concept or story behind the product or service? Don’t make up stories. Is there a way to tell a good story and link it to whatever you’re marketing or selling so you can connect with your audiences’ emotions?   What has the market told you there’s demand for? Listen to your markets so you know what your market wants and what you can give them.   What can you create to get people talking and fighting for it? What controversy can your product bring to the market and get people going wild?   What you want to give away is high perceived value to your audience but low actual cost to you. This could be something that’s downloadable. If you give away actual products, it’s more likely to backfire if you give too many away.   How can you make it different? Doing to same things over and over will not work. Reinvent your products and what your products are.   Surprise or shock your audience without making it a gimmick.    Could you do something bold or risky? Maybe do a challenge or someone thing really ballsy but don’t go too big so you don’t paint yourself into a corner. Step up your game. Make your competitors say “woahhhh.”   Continue to take feedback from your customers, peers and competitors.      BEST MOMENTS   “Make what you’ve already got look new.”   “Bad marketers make up stories.”   “The more you give away the more you can go bust.”   “Anything that will shock your audience, that’s unexpected will get people running in droves to get your products and services.”   [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

25 Heinä 201914min

How to Like (Love) Yourself More [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

How to Like (Love) Yourself More [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Stop with the self-loathing. Nothing can be done and achieved if we stay in this rathole full of our own doubts, feats and insecurities. In this episode of the Disruptors Podcast, let Rob help you uplift your spirits and be more confident about yourself. Learn some simple steps that you can follow so you can start liking and loving yourself more. Always remember that you’re worthy, unique, and bound for greatness. Challenges and failures are going to be part of your journey. Don’t get bothered by the setbacks. Instead, accept that they happen, learn from them, and do everything to emerge victorious. KEY TAKEAWAYS Have a clear vision for what you want to be known by many and who you want to be. Rob writes the targets he wants to reach every six months. Take good care of yourself. When you’re too occupied on accomplishing your goals, we tend to impair our own health and well-being. Don’t let it happen since we need to release tension and recharge energy so we can do more. Forgive yourself and forgive others. Remember that you are unique. Believe and embrace what you see in yourself. Stop comparing yourself, your journey, and your desired success to others’. You can get inspiration ad motivation from your mentors, the well-known entrepreneurs and other people, but you can’t copy them. You are not them. Document your experiences and stories. Write it down on a journal, do a live video, or record and release it as a podcast. It’s therapeutic to release everything, and at the same time, you’re also producing content. Dare to dream. Start with something small then start achieving it. When you’ve achieved it, it’s time to plan your next goal. Master something. If you’re very good at one thing, that instantly add confidence on yourself. The emotions are not you. It’s normal that you feel; you’re a human being. 3 A – Acknowledge, Accept, and Act. Do selfless acts. Helping and supporting other people gives you so much fulfilment. Know the importance of sleep and exercise. Learn to say NO. Know what opportunities are you going to grab, and know what you’re going to reject. Make yourself happy. BEST MOMENTS “No one is perfect and we’re all going to fail frequently.” “Don’t go beat yourself up if you can’t live up to the expectations of who you want to be.” “You’re the one that suffers when you don’t forgive other people.” “Comparison is the thief of joy.” “You need to make yourself happy first.” [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

21 Heinä 201928min

Caffeine Cast: How to Be a Millionaire Before 30 (or 40, or 50…) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Caffeine Cast: How to Be a Millionaire Before 30 (or 40, or 50…) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Though a million may look like a lot, it’s achievable as long as you put in the time and effort. Don’t get terrified by the zeroes. Rob gives you the nine steps you’ll have to follow to become a millionaire before 30 in this episode of the Disruptors Podcast. Setting the target, planning carefully, and executing effectively can get you to the millionaire status that you want. To be a millionaire, you have to think and act like a millionaire. Discover more great tips when you tune in. KEY TAKEAWAYS Step 0: Define what a millionaire is. Millionaire – someone who has “net assets of a million or more.” Step 1: If you want to be a millionaire in your 30s, you got to start now. Set the goal. You can reach the millionaire status in 2-5 years, depending on how you are earning right now. Step 2: Keep you overhead lean. Live below your means. Automate your savings. Step 3: Know the amount of sales you have to make to reach a net worth over a million. If you want to be a millionaire, you need at least 5 million in sales. Step 4: Re-invest profits. Target the sales which can give you twice of what you need, so you can re-invest the rest. Step 5: Have a millionaire mentor. Learn from people who have the same journey and goal as yours. Leverage their mistakes and learn how they achieved their success. Step 6: Be great at marketing. Generate leads effectively as they are what bring you more sales. Understand what your customers’ needs and wants are.  Step 7: Leverage the internet. The internet is a great tool to scout for more resources, test your ideas, increase your sales, etc. Step 8: Create multiple income streams. An average millionaire has 3 income streams. But before you diversify, make sure your income flow is already stable in your first income stream. Step 9: Leverage tax breaks. Know what you can offset. You can find information about these on the HMRC website. BEST MOMENTS “Start now and have enough time.” “Set a goal of when you want a millionaire by.” “People think that they can just make the profit and draw it all.” “You become the people you spend the most time with.” “Leverage the internet to make a million as quickly as possible.” [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES HMRC UK https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

18 Heinä 201922min

Theo Paphitis: Dragons Den & Former Millwall FC Chairman (Net Worth £280MILLION) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Theo Paphitis: Dragons Den & Former Millwall FC Chairman (Net Worth £280MILLION) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

In this conversation with Theo Paphitis, retail magnate and entrepreneur, Rob puts forward questions from his own community and followers. The discussion provides an illuminating insight into the life of an individual who is instantly recognisable as one of the Dragons from the Dragon’s Den business programme. Theo shares his experience of retail and how his journey and expertise have been shaped through his wide-ranging experiences, listen in now   KEY TAKEAWAYS How do you value a business? It’s very simple everyone values a business differently you have to take some of your own values into the valuation. My pound is worth the same as your pound but if I’ve got something more to give to the business then my £1 is worth more. When you have no money and no experience how do you get started? If you are bringing passion, enthusiasm and a good work ethic this could be enough to get attention. How can someone believe in themselves more to pitch their ideas, raise finance? If you lack the belief and confidence then you shouldn’t be doing it. When you are running your own business there are lots of challenging times and you need to draw on your inner strength, confidence and self-belief to be able to continue. If you haven’t got the basics your chances of success are even less What is the future of the high street, retail and how will it affect e-commerce? It's going to remain tough we are going through structural change in the way the consumer spends their money. The consumer is telling us as retailers that they want to interact in different ways. As retailers, we must respond and interact with those people in the way they want us to interact being led by technology. What does it take to be successful in business? It's not ever just one thing but you must have the drive, passion, ambition, the common sense that is not common, the resilience to get up when you are down, the will to succeed and also the ability to identify the right industry and the right business to enter in the first place. I started with nothing, worked hard, had some breaks and I'm now in the fortunate position of only investing in projects that really excite me.   BEST MOMENTS ‘A lifetime is all our lifetimes and we each have different experiences’ ‘As a retailer, you are going to be up to your elbows in muck and bullets for a good few years yet’ ‘The value of the physical is very much in the service’ ‘We had some incredible highs and lows and I wouldn’t change it for the world’ ‘Having a small business can be very lonely’ Theo Paphitis Instagram  Theo Paphitis Facebook Theo Paphitis Twitter Small Business Sunday(SBS) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

14 Heinä 201954min

Caffeine Cast: Work life Balance (Can it Really Be Achieved?) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Caffeine Cast: Work life Balance (Can it Really Be Achieved?) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Everyone tells you to hustle and bustle, but there’s really no assurance it will bring you success. If nothing else, only weary from the repetitive routine is what you get. It’s time to work smart and to value your time. Being busy on the wrong things shows no work-life balance. In this episode of the Disruptors Podcast, Rob shares how you can achieve work-life balance. There is no one-shoe-fits-all kind of arrangement that we can all based on. Every individual handles their time differently depending on their values and priorities. These values also change as we grow older, so it’s important to always re-evaluate. Learn more great tips today. KEY TAKEAWAYS Achieving work-life balance depends on your focus and your priorities. For those who are in their 20s, they have more free time for everything they want. But for people are in their 40s who already have a family, a lot of their time goes to their family and less time for leisure. Work out on what your three highest values are. Figuring out how to achieve work-life balance depends on those three. Having a balanced family dynamic also plays a role. When you know what you and your partner want and work for, it’s easier to make plans and decisions. Your values don’t have to be of same level. As long as you have both deep understanding on how it will be, you’re all set. Compartmentalise your diary/planner when scheduling. Focus on KRAs and income-generating tasks. Then, leverage tasks that aren’t that important and can be done more effectively by someone. This gives you more time for rest and leisure activities. BEST MOMENTS “Where your focus goes, your energy flows, and results show.” “It’s wise to sit down with your partner and work out what each of your 3 highest values are.” “Having this work-life balance is about doing the meaningful things of highest priority, maybe highest income generation, to make you feel alive and fulfilled.” “It’s not about multi-tasking. It’s not about doing a million things. It’s not about trying to do everything. It’s about doing the 3 high priorities and outsourcing everything else.” [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

11 Heinä 201924min

Ollie Ollerton: Former SAS Solider, TV Star & Author of Break Point [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Ollie Ollerton: Former SAS Solider, TV Star & Author of Break Point [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

How do you go from the Special Forces to being a TV Star and Author? Ollie Ollerton has done just that, transitioning from being a soldier to a civilian running a successful business, writing books and starring in a TV show. In this fascinating interview, Rob speaks with Ollie about his transition from the military to civilian life, how his TV breakthrough came about and why creating a new blueprint for yourself is the most important thing you can do to change your life. If you’re wanting to learn how to get out of your comfort zone and change your blueprint, this will be an important listen for you.    KEY TAKEAWAYS What is the downward spiral? Often in the military, you take for granted the things that you get behind the wire, in that institution. That you have comradery, you have a massive sense of purpose, and that support network. That isn’t a given on the outside. I would drink more when I left the military and began on a downward slope. Layers and layers were peeled away. I was on a destructive path. I think looking back I was chasing death.    Are you able to use that challenge of authority in a positive way? Everything I try and do now is unconventional, I make my own path in everything I do. I think you should always try to look at different ways to do things.     How did you reinvent yourself from the military to the TV and writing books? It’s been a long process. I’ve done it the hardest way round. I left the military in 2000, and I left because it wasn’t defining my purpose anymore. A lot of people are willing to stay in that perceived comfort zone but there is no growth there. Sometimes you have to make a decision to have short term pain for long term gain. You have to go through the obstacles but when it's consistent you have to think about what change you can make.    Why did you join the military? The whole thing excited me. It gave me an extreme purpose. However, my perception was not reality. That’s why I kept stepping up. There was never a satisfaction there in the army which meant I needed a change. After the Army initially I worked in Iraq looking after journalists, and we did a large scale infrastructure like mobile phone network.     I used to get home and I couldn’t wait to get back to Baghdad. But then when you get to civilian life you can’t handle the small stuff. The more people that are in sheltered society you become micromanagers the small things in life. I hated it.      How did you land your TV story? I’d moved over to Australia, and I was commuting from there to Bagdad every six weeks. I always wanted to get into a real job, I tried to get into real estate. I went to South East Asia where we were helping children out of slavery. Everything was telling me that I needed to change. I said that I’d never go back to the UK but then I started to open the gates to that opportunity it all started making sense again. I came back to start my company BreakPoint.     I had the vision to incorporate some of the things I learned in the military into the corporate sector. BreakPoint works to change the way we think. You think about changing, a lot of people believe that it’s all about mindset. We do workshops on theory, and then a lot of practical work where we apply pressure to scenarios. We teach processes so our participants learn how to understand the pressure.    How do you go from a negative to a positive mindset? After school, you’re left with this programming from school. I think you have to change the blueprint in your mind. I wrote a contract to myself with a date for when I was going to change. I read it out in the mirror to myself.     How do you try and manage your own ego? The selection process for Special Forces finds people who are emotional chameleons. I know how to cut it off when I observe the ego taking over in myself. Unless you know that process it becomes a problem. Special Forces soldiers have that ability to control their emotions, and especially when it comes to my ego and cut that off.     There were a lot more suitable candidates for the TV show. We were the first guys who were to be not pixelated and our faces were on TV. There weren’t other people who wanted to be shown on TV. I needed exposure for my company. It was a dream.     What does the word disruptive mean to you? A pioneer, not following the traditions and the norms in everything that you do. Growth is not a linear path.     BEST MOMENTS ‘Good health is important for your mind.’  ‘I lacked the purpose of leaving the military.’  ‘A lot can happen to a veteran in a few months.’  ‘I had a lot of negative thoughts.’  ‘I was chasing death.’  ‘I question the status quo in everything.’  ‘Short term pain for long term pain.’  ‘In the army, you think you're invincible.’  ‘There wasn’t any insurance.’  ‘You’re drawn in by the cash.’  ‘Money should always be the byproduct of your passion.’  ‘I’ve always tried to redefine myself.’  ‘I always want to do a ‘real’ job.’  ‘We take people out of their comfort zones.’  ‘You don’t get the opportunity to preplan so they base on raw emotion.’  ‘You can never build comradery with ego.’  ‘You can’t change a mindset without changing the blueprint.’  ‘Process is so important.’  ‘I’m an observer of my emotions not a victim.’  ‘Those closest to us we listen to the most.’  ‘I become a vegan for 12 months just to see what it was like.’  ‘You need a purpose for everything.’  [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 About The Guest  Founder of Break-Point, ex-Special Forces soldier and star of TV’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ollie Ollerton has faced many breakpoints in his life and now he tells us the vital lessons he has learnt. His incredible story features hardened criminals, high-speed car chases, counter-terrorism and humanitarian heroics – freeing children from a trafficking ring in Thailand.  Ollie has faced break points in his personal life too, surviving a freak childhood attack, run-ins with the law as a teenager rebelling against a broken home, his self-destructive battles with alcohol and drug addiction, and his struggles with anxiety and depression. His final redemption as an entrepreneur and mental health charity ambassador has seen him overcome adversity to build a new and better life.  ‘Everyone has the capacity for incredible achievement because it’s only when it’s crunch time, when you’re down to your last bullet – when you’re at   – that you find out who you really are.’  Contact method  Website: https://break-point.co.uk/contact-us/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BREAK-POINT-UK-1661630960780132/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/break_point_uk/?hl=en  Twitter: https://twitter.com/break_pointuk?lang=en   disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

7 Heinä 20191h 19min

Caffeine Cast: How Important is it Really to Have a Mentor (LIVE) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Caffeine Cast: How Important is it Really to Have a Mentor (LIVE) [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

Rob discusses why having a mentor and asking for help is so important when growing yourself and taking yourself or your business to the next level. It’s important to have support especially when you’re supporting others because supporting others can often drain your time and energy. Listen to this episode to find out how you can take yourself to your next level quicker…    KEY TAKEAWAYS  A lot of people say you should learn from your mistakes which is common sense. But it’s not 'uncommon sense', i.e. contrarian common sense. So don’t learn from your mistakes, learn from others.   We all make mistakes, I still do, however, I would make way more if it wasn’t for my wise counsel, mentors, good peer group etc…  If you get offered a decent amount of money for your company in a recession, then you should seriously consider the offer because you don’t know what will happen a few years later down the line. Don’t be greedy.  If you want to go to your next level, then YOU can only get YOURSELF there as quickly as you can figure it out, without having the knowledge of being there. It’s going to take a longer time than learning from someone who’s already been there because they’ve already figured it out.  You need someone to support you especially when you support others. Supporting others can leave you feeling drained and empty so you need someone to someone to support you.  A really really strong peer group is important, don’t suffer alone.   People are often top busy to support you so a benefit of having paid for support such as a mentor is that they are held accountable to you.    BEST MOMENTS  ‘Don’t learn from your mistakes, learn from others’  ‘Talk to people who have gone through the process.’  ‘Leverage the experience, time, mistakes and investments of others.’  ‘If you can’t get below market value, you have to add value or change the use.’  ‘To know and not to do is not to know.’  ‘One of the greatest strengths of successful people is to ask for help.'     [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

4 Heinä 201917min

David Goggins: Former Navy Seal & Author of Huge Book 'Cant Hurt Me’ [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

David Goggins: Former Navy Seal & Author of Huge Book 'Cant Hurt Me’ [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors]

‘I come from hell, I had to persevere through a lot, I got judged growing up so all I want to truly do for people is be for the fucking underdog’  From ultra-marathons to Guinness world records,  David Goggins is considered to be among the world’s best ultra-endurance athletes. In this raw and real interview, he discusses with Rob his journey and the reasons why he continues to push himself every day. Listen in to find out how you could tap into your power and change your life.     KEY TAKEAWAYS  Anyone can be who they want to be if they are prepared to find their purpose and the power within them.  How does someone listening get more committed, achieve more success?  Finding your purpose can be a challenge because there is too much noise in the world. It’s vital to be quiet in your mind and look for the truth about yourself and your purpose.  Every day is a battle because your mind wants to choose the path of least resistance.  I choose the battle because I don’t want to be ordinary.  It’s overcoming yourself at all costs whatever that takes. It’s about being at a point in your life where you don’t care about being judged.  You know yourself; you’ve put yourself through hell and walked the walk to be where you are.  Once you can recognise all these bad experiences are the ultimate training ground for life, you start looking at your past very differently.  What do you do it get in control of things?  I do lots of visualisation and self-talk. I know I have the ability now to go to a place that is hyper-focused and accomplish some amazing feats because I allowed my mind to be open to the possibilities of what I can achieve.  What is failure for you?  It is something you should be afraid of and that’s why you should out and challenging yourself to fail. If you are not failing at something it means you’ve set your goals to succeed and they are not set high enough for growth and achievement.  I knew going into all the challenges I have taken that was there a high possibility of failing, it took me several attempts to achieve and it was failing that drove me to ultimately succeed.  Without failure you don’t accomplish anything, you are looking for those seconds and the feeling when you finally work out how to succeed at the challenge facing you.  Most of us fail in life because we are worried about what everyone else is thinking, we live by the narrative of other people.  You’ve commercialised very well, how have you managed to pivot into business?  I’m not about money, you have to first be authentic and know what your brand is, everything I do and say is authentic to me.  When you truly want to help someone out that’s when you have a business. Your business is when you have a good product that helps others.  My business is true to who I am, I’m here to help you.  BEST MOMENTS  ‘How I grew up was the ultimate training ground for my mentality’  ‘You are allowing other people to shackle your mind’  ‘I realised that once I started talking to myself in the right way I was in control’  ‘We don’t do those things we are not good at, but we have to own both our strengths and weaknesses’  ‘Everyone has a power within them, but many are mediocre everyday’  [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds book by David Goggins  https://davidgoggins.com/  https://www.instagram.com/davidgoggins/  https://www.facebook.com/iamdavidgoggins  https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “Disruptors” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

30 Kesä 20191h 22min

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