Why You Shouldn't Take Life Too Seriously

Welcome to another episode of The Disruptors Podcast! Today, Rob talks about Imposter Syndrome, and how trying out a new business venture where you don’t have as much experience can make you feel like you have no idea what you’re doing. However, there are quite a few advantages to being a beginner: it keeps you humble and open-minded, and the “newness” of it all gives you a level of passion and enthusiasm that many people with more experience have lost. Just remember to live in the moment and understand that you’ve got to start somewhere.   Key Takeaways:   Entering into a business venture where you are new and don’t have as much experience as other people can feel overwhelming and stressful. You can feel like you’re an imposter and you don’t know what you’re doing and are going to mess it up.   While you are technically not experienced in this field, most of these feelings are just built on personal emotions and fear rather than the actual odds of you messing something up.   However, that “beginner’s fear” can serve a purpose. It keeps you humble and that helps you learn more things faster because there isn’t any “Oh, I already know this,” ego getting in the way of you absorbing information.   Beginners also have excitement, passion, and an almost innocent naivete that motivates them, as opposed to someone who has been in the same industry for decades and is worn down, demotivated, and probably doesn’t even want to be doing this anymore.   Beginners are often going to be more creative, more open-minded, and more likely to ask for advice and ready to learn more than experienced people because they have to make up for the lack of experience. They are also not yet set in their ways.   It can be difficult to be present in the moment when you’re a beginner. You look at someone with experience and want the success that they have, and you can get wrapped up living in the future and re-setting the bar every time you achieve something.   So take time to acknowledge how far you’ve actually come and also recognize the advantages to being a beginner while you still are one rather than looking back later. Everyone has something that they are very good at that they had to start out being really inexperienced and bad at. Don’t let failures make you think you’re a failure, instead learn from them and grow and do better.   Best Moments:   “A lot of people don’t realize that the fears that they have serve a purpose.”   “From a practical point of view, being a humble student when you’re learning something new is smart because you’ll learn the quickest, there’ll be no ego in the way.”   “You should be more open-minded, you should have a lateral thought process, you should be more creative. You have to be because you can’t rely on experience and knowledge.”   “We could always be living in the future and not enjoying the present.”   “Go get ‘em, my friends. You’ve got this, I believe in you!” [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

9 Aug 201815min

Robs latest book is finally live, available on preorder on audible now. In this bonus short, Rob discusses his new book, its content and some very special bonuses for early buyers. [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

7 Aug 20187min

In Rob's latest interview, David Leadbetter reveals his experiences coaching young , hopeful golfers into successful champions. He discusses the importance of sports psychology, and keeping a positive mind on the game which reflects into the world of business, as well as how some golfers often pursue other career paths related to the sport instead of playing the tournaments. Success doesn't have to be being the best golfer in the world, and David explains that he always encourages his students to "shoot for the stars, as you might hit the moon KEY TAKEAWAYS  ● ​Golf is an individual sport and it is unlike any team sports.​ You may get very hard on yourself.  So, it’s important that you’re mentally ready also.  ●Find your own formula or recipe for success.​ There's no specific mould for a top player. Every  player is different. They are organized in their own way. they know how much golf to play, when  to rest, how many practices they need, what food they want.  ●Have the will to learn and be open-minded​. Sharing ideas with other people. Learn from the  very best and speak to other people how they become successful. Ask yourself: does it fit your  way of thinking?  ●You have to find a way to stay in the present.​ Like in golf, focus on one shot at a time.  ●Get in the zone.​ It's the area where you're unaware of what's going on - so into the moment.  ●Make sure you have a well-balanced life.​ Compartmentalize to balance the things in your life. If  you do a specific thing like golfing, always give your 100%. Then if you do another, give again  your 100%.  ●Keep going.​ Just like in golf, the odds of being successful in most sports are high. Never give up  on your dreams.  ●There's certain discipline you acquire from golf that you could apply in your personal life.​ To  be the best player, you have to have a goal, routine, and the mindset – just like any stuff you  want to embark on in your life.  ●Grow the game through coaching and making it more fun.​ If you want to grow the game, make  it easy to play for people. Time is a luxury that some people can't have. Help them get better so  they put more time.  BEST MOMENTS  ●“It’s a difficult sport on the mental side of it. The top players probably have the best mental  attitude.”  ●“You have to learn to be your own best friend.”  ●"Everything's a learning process in life."  ●“There's a lot of adversary in golf. You have to realize that it's not just you.”              ABOUT THE GUEST  David Leadbetter ​was a professional golfer on the European and South African Tours. After retirement,  he shifted his career to coaching players all over the world through Leadbetter Golf Academy. He has  coached his student-players to 26 major championship titles and 150 worldwide tournament victories.  [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES ●Book: ​The A Swing​ by David Leadbetter       ●David’s Website   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

5 Aug 20181h 4min

Welcome to the latest episode of The Disruptors Podcast! On today’s episode, Rob shares strategies you could apply on yourself when you’re in stuck in a slump of not really doing the thing that you know you should be doing. Rob says most of the times, it involves fear or is deeply-rooted on a significant event that happened to our lives. Yes, these reasons are valid. But what happens if we keep acting this way? Nothing. Or if nothing, we head the wrong path. So, the most important thing to do when we realise we are in this kind of situation: Just do it! Don’t give your time to overthink or to over analyze. You’ll be more than satisfied with what you’ll discover after you do it! KEY TAKEAWAYS ‘Picking up the phone, holding your breath, and dialling the number.’ This an advice from Rob's mentor. In this way, there is no time to overthink and over analyze what you're about to do. What if you don't know what to say? If you give yourself too much time to think, to worry, or procrastinate, then you won't do it. It will eventually come to you. Compartmentalize your fear. Is your fear something that's going to cause your death, bankruptcy or can be very harmful to you? If not, then do it! Just don't do anything risky. Tweak your strategy and improve it. Change the way of your approach if it will help you to eventually do it. Tweaking should not add to your anxiety, over analysis and worry of what you need to do. Take small consistent actions. You improve your skills. You get better every time you do it. For some, consider forced accountability. If you know what you have to do and you're not doing it and you don't know why, take yourself out of the equation. seek help from a coach, a mentor, or anyone. BEST MOMENTS “Be careful with what you label yourself. Who says you're an introvert? Don't tell yourself that aren't necessary.” “In reality, we often make things harder than they are...” “What you'll discover is: the reality was not what you perceived and not how you imagine it. I say at least 95% of the time it is better. You always learn something. You realize you're stronger than you think.” [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

2 Aug 201811min

Episode Description: Welcome to another episode of The Disruptors Podcast! In this episode, Rob interviews the author of the best-selling book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, clinical psychologist Jordan Peters. Rob and Jordan cover predictors for entrepreneurial success, the importance of dynamic opposition in a business partnership, and just how crucial marketing and sales skills really are, even for creative artists. Together, Rob and Jordan break down the necessary evils of proper scheduling, the benefits of selling directly to consumers, and why you should always have someone around to say no. Key Takeaways: When analysing potential business success, Jordan breaks things down into these categories: -Simple jobs: Where you train and then repeat what you’ve learned. Intelligence predicts how fast someone can learn a simple job but their levels of conscientiousness predict how well they will do it. -Complex jobs: Involve demands that change on a regular basis and cannot ever be fully “learned.” According to Jordan, IQ is the main predictor of success in a complex job. Jordan then breaks things down further into two very different business temperaments: -Managerial and administrative: Conservative, skeptical, organized, risk-averse, who are much more likely to say “no.” -Entrepreneurial: Liberal, excited, creative, lateral-thinking, risk-takers who are trait-open. Jordan explains that one is not inherently better than the other, but that both of these types of people need each other in order to operate a successful business. Creativity, inspiration, and energy are crucial elements but that creativity needs to be organized and focused. Rob agrees and points out that,  “Entrepreneurs tend to hire versions of themselves at first, instead of being more self-aware and like, ‘I’m chaotic and disruptive and what I need is order.’” But he also emphasises not going too far in the other direction and getting held back by a stifling managerial influence. Rob and Jordan then transition to the importance of knowing how to properly sell a product and understanding that making a good product is only the beginning of a very long road. The assumption that a good product will sell itself is just not true. However, Jordan warns that trying to sell your product through a big company instead also has drawbacks, mainly that they are naturally risk-averse, move very slowly, and may never even happen at all. Instead, Rob advocates for selling directly to consumers because: -You’re always at the decision-maker -You get near-immediate feedback -It can be more rewarding knowing your product will change an individual’s life Jordan agrees with this but also says that if you’re selling directly then you absolutely have to understand how essential sales and marketing are. Jordan continues on saying that the artists and creatives who have contempt for the “business end” of things are only going to hurt themselves and never see any proper monetization from their creative works. Rob’s solution for people who struggle with marketing and sales? Find someone who can: “To anyone listening who isn’t really a natural sales or marketing person, partner or align with someone who is and you’ll probably make a great team.” From there Rob and Jordan agree that dynamic opposition makes for good business balance, someone who’s there to dream big and take risks and someone who can be conscientious and know when to say “no.” Having too many people with either personality in one company is never going to end well. They briefly switch to the value of structure and being held to a schedule, and if you can’t be held to a schedule, finding someone who CAN hold you accountable to it. In short, in order to give your business the best opportunity for success, have people whose strengths and weaknesses complement each other. Managerial, conservative types may feel constraining, but often that constraint can hold you back from making mistakes and provide protection. Best Moments: Rob: “Your downfall is likely to be organizational administrative ability. So it’s often useful for entrepreneurial types to pair themselves with administrative types.” Jordan: “Most new ideas are stupid, dangerous, and counterproductive.” Rob: “And they’re the ones that change the world!” Jordan: “If you’re a naive entrepreneur, you think ‘well, all I have to do is make a great product.’ No, that’s about five percent of it!” Jordan: “It’s really, really hard to be a good salesperson. And people like that are unbelievably rare and unbelievably valuable.” Rob: “Discipline, while it’s hard, it’s rewarding at the end when you feel that sense of deep happiness when you’ve gone through it.” About the Guest: Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He is a frequent lecturer and author of the best-selling book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, which has sold over two million copies since its release in January 2018. [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

29 Jul 201857min

Episode Description: Welcome to another episode of The Disruptors Podcast! Today, Rob explains three fairly simple concepts that can make a big difference in ensuring your kids grow up to be self-sufficient and money-savvy. And while the tips are simple, the things they require can be tough, like not simply giving them an inheritance, or having to let someone else inspire their entrepreneurial spirit. But in the long run, it’s more than worth it!  Key Takeaways: Don’t just give your kids money in the form of an inheritance or other lump sums, as this is not going to be useful in helping them learn how to master money responsibly, and could even lead them to a poor financial situation. Instead, use the money as an opportunity to get them involved in business and enterprise early. Offer them the money with conditions or restrictions that will teach them about managing money properly. Paying your kids pocket money for household chores they should be doing anyway is basically the same as handing out gifts, and it doesn’t teach them anything. Teach your kids the value of real work by paying them for jobs like gardening or car washing. Take it a step further by offering to pay your kids to read a fiction or nonfiction book with good life-lessons and examples of success in it and then write you a book report on it. Your kids will be regularly reading and learning useful lessons from the books as well as instilling them with the knowledge that it pays to learn.   Obviously, every parent wants to be able to inspire their kids to seek success and start practicing good life skills as soon as possible. The problem is that your child is very likely to resist these lessons if they come from you. After all, you’re their parent and you tell them what to do all the time. As a sneaky way to get around this, find a successful family member or friend to act as a godparent or mentor for your kid. This gives them someone to look up to and be inspired by so that they can reach the idea of striving for success on their own, which can take some of the pressure off of you! Best Moments: “Money without the knowledge, the experience, and the responsibility of knowing how to manage and master it can be a curse as well as a gift.”  “You pay your kids to learn and to learn how to get paid.”  “If you take yourself out of the equation, you take the resistance out of the equation.” [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

26 Jul 201811min

Welcome to another episode of The Disruptors Podcast. In this episode, Rob Moore interviews Co-founder and chief designer of luxury watch brand Urwerk, Martin Frei. Rob and Martin discuss business, art, entrepreneurship and innovation in this captivating interview. Discover the evolution of Urwerk and the mastery of Martin’s designs. Learn how these beautiful watches are taken from concept to creation and the lessons learnt along the way. Find out more about what it means to be truly creative, to really innovate and to undoubtedly create a piece of art. KEY TAKEAWAYS Art is an extension of one’s self and carriers themes throughout. The true expertise of an artist is creating something different and expressive. In order to be the master of machines you need to challenge yourselves and the need to be creative. However, the form has to follow function and the watches have to work. A concept is created from a set of collective experiences and concepts and inspiration is taken from films architecture toys and much more. Smart Watches work against the concept of individualistic expression. Art in the watch industry is discovering how to display time and an individualistic piece of machinery. It’s important not to grow too quickly and become slow as a company. The laws of nature demand that you grow, but it must be in a creative manner a way to grow that includes innovation. Rob: How do you balance growth and honouring your lineage? Martin: You need to ensure the growth matches the innovation, we have had to stop production of watches in order to achieve that. We focus on creating a more contemporary and classic design that also addresses the futuristic side of watch evolution. This creates a fiction. Rob: Why do you only make 150 watches per year? Martin: We don’t necessarily want to grow and we have found an equilibrium with this number. If we made more you might find the watch itself might change. Right now we are able to be creative and innovative and try a lot of things. Rob: Can you summarise the ethos and vision of Urwerk? Martin: We want to create innovative machines and as long as people continue to want them it’s the perfect situation for us to continue to create these crazy designs. Rob: How long does it take to make one of these watches? Martin: Quite a long time, the EMC project took 8 years. Normally it will take 2-3 years although lots of prototype versions are developed in order to create a finished piece. BEST MOMENTS “Tried to escape the technocrats, so I went to study art, to solve problems and create something beautiful.” “You allow yourself to be inventive in the very last moment, you need to keep this possible for as long as possible" “Watchmaking originated in medieval times, it’s an ancient art.” “Someone who wears a Urwerk watch is only trying to be noticed by a select who people, who know what a Urwerk is.” “If there is any company that could embrace the movement of smartwatches it would be Urwerk with how you’re redefining and re-commenting on the concept of time.” “Sometimes you have to not work as hard in order to stop lean listen and experience the things happening around you.” ABOUT THE GUEST Martin Frei (co-founder and chief designer) and Felix Baumgartner (co-founder and master watchmaker) first met in 1995 to discuss developing a watch. The young men were united by their common passion for measuring and portraying time. A long discussion, a sharing of philosophies and dreams, culminated in a decision to create their own vision of time. They founded URWERK in 1997 and presented their first timepiece with the AHCI at Baselworld that same year. [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

22 Jul 20181h 51min

Welcome to another episode of The Disruptors Podcast. In today's Caffeine Cast Rob brings you 10 ways to jump in on trends, get the most leverage and the biggest income, the most customers, the highest reach and how to explode and go viral. Plus 8 online resources to help you spot them. Discover why it’s important not to be the first when taking advantage of trends and how to identify the start of the exponential curve before it plato's into maturity. Rob also brings you 8 essential online resources to help you spot up and coming trends. Listen now, and find out how to leverage trends to your advantage.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Having a natural curiosity - Listening rather than speaking, asking questions and being engaged. Always ask why. The desire to solve problems - A trend can just be a solution to solving an ongoing problem, Try to always find solutions, even if they don’t yet exist. Listening and engaging with online communities - Get engaged with the people in your industry, the people in your business, your passion, and your profession. Jumping in early, but not too early - Let others go first to reduce risk. Let others jump in early so you can gauge if it’s a trend you should follow. Use various online tools - FInd out what’s trending on platforms with Facebook analytics, Google trends, Twitter trends. Search what’s trending, what’s going viral and what people are talking about. When entering a market, don’t go all in - Create a minimal viable product, something raw but ready. You’ve got to decide and act fast - You can spend time perfecting your product or service when you know there’s a viable market. You need to have a general interest - Don’t just jump on a trend because it’s hot, you need to be interested in what you’re selling. Does it suit your passion and profession? Studying history and passed trends - You will see how past trends boom or bust, learn to spot when it will burn out. It will help you with the future. Get mentors and follow the successful - Learn from those that have gone before you. BEST MOMENTS   “Don’t put all your time, money and effort into something that doesn’t work.” “You can spend time perfecting a product or service once you know the market that you’re in, but you can miss trends if you don’t act fast and get something out there for the early adopters.” “Let the early adopters do the expensive testing.” “Study the history of business in your passion or profession and it will give you an indicator of future trends.” “Constantly fixing things will create opportunities.” “Get good mentors and model the best.” “There’s always a tomorrow that can solve the future of today.” [Business, mindset, entrepreneur, disruptors] VALUABLE RESOURCES www.Trendhunter.com www.Trendwatching.com www.Coolhunting.com www.Moreinspriation.com www.Coolbusinessideas.com www.Thetrendspotter.net www.Thecoolist.com www.Ted.com 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

19 Jul 201815min