Building from the bottom

Sometimes we feel guilty for resting and not working due to seeing everyone else working. Especially when we are seeing people in different time zones. But often, resting is the best thinig for us as in the long term it can make us more productive. I felt all these feelings whilst I was ill.

I recently finished a book called Ikigai - Discover your reason for being by Justyn Barnes. It had a Venn Diagram in it that I am going to be implementing into my life over the next week. The points in this diagram are listed below:

- What you love

- What the world needs

- What you can be paid for

- What you are good at

The way I would suggest to implement this is by listing all of your answers to each of these points and seeing how you can meet as many of these points as possible to feel more balanced in life. 

This comes with me leaning more into what I enjoy. That includes trying more things, engaging more on LinkedIn and also bring more value in my content.

A huge opportunity is coming tomorrow (13/04/2020). Find out more in the post I put up tomorrow on LinkedIn. You can find my profile link below.

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Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of my Dad's death. It really got me to reflect over the past 10 years and how much times have changed. From sitting with my Dad in the minibus chatting about how life would be better one day, to now sitting in a university bedroom at my desk in Derby. How times have changed. 

It also got me thinking about how much will change over the next 10 years. Will I be looking back and be the person I wanted to be. 

Only time will tell. And you are along for the ride.

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We have been told to have social distance, but that doesn't mean we need to be socially distant. It's time to pull together. Truth is Coronavirus is effecting every part of our lives. Our businesses, our children, our health systems, all of it.

We need to pull together to help each other through this tough time. 

School students are being closed, just months before thousands of 15 year olds are about to sit their exams, but are having more stress added due to the uncertainty of what their future holds. 

Businesses are tightening their budgets, meaning people are losing their jobs. 

It's tough times. Theres never been a more important time to pull together and help each other.

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This week I am switching things up. Podcast episodes are going to be a bit more fast paced and high energy. From now on, podcasts featuring just me will be slightly shorter and include:

- 1-2 main points

- 1 point inspired by the world around me (News, Someones content, a book etc)

- A quick update on my company

In this podcast, I talk about recieving a bunch of letters as the tax year comes to an end. It was a really weird feeling to know I have certain debts to pay and also preparing documents for my accountant.

I also mention the Coronavirus, but insead of the negatives (like all other Coronavirus podcasts), I am talking about the positives. My experience with flexible working and the huge opportunity for public speakers in included within that.

A video of me speaking (as mentioned) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQAkn-3gh9E

And the accompanying article is here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/water-particle-ocean-gareth-rafferty 

I hope you have enjoyed the first switch up episode, I would love to know your thoughts. Drop me a message at my details down below with your feedback.

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Have you ever realised that you weren't movinig in life or business? If so, you're not alone. You probably have 5 year goals. Try to achieve them in 6 months time. It probably won't happen, but the worst that will happen is you will get a lot further than what you would have done. Just try it.

Time management working full time and trying to grow a company can be difficult. But remember you can't just work on your company and your job, you also need time off to focus on family and also to keep yourself creative and from going insane. 

When you are working focus on what you need to do now. If thats sales, then focus purely on sales. Eric Thomas said "you dont need a website, no business cards. If you're good, they'll find you". I truely agree. You could not get any sales for a year then on year 2 grow to be the biggest company in the world. 

You just don't know what showing up consistently and never giving up could do to you.

Have a great week.

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This week I started using an evening journal called Five Minutes in the Evening. I have never really used a proper journal before and so this one helps guide your thoughts so that you know what to write down. I came up with a little technique which I have found works for me. It's called the PEA approach. P = Point, E = Emotion, A = Answer. The point is the top line thought. The emotion is the thought explained or a little more in depth and the answer counter-acts the emotion, telling you that you are good enough. Just click play to see this in action.

I spoke to a guy that I met on LinkedIn this week called David Thomas. He is a public speaker and shared some of his top tips, including a piece of business advice. He said for you to close the deal on a sale you need someone that has the need, authority, money and urgency to buy your product/service. I break this down more and give a few examples on this in this episode. 

Try things differently. A point in my diary that I cannot stress enough. Huge people have said "if you do what you've always done, you will get what you've always got" and thats so true. You have to try different things to see what sticks. And once something sticks, keep doing that, but also try new things. Something might stick better.

I talk about a lot more in this podcast so feel free to click play.

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What happens when we die? Nobody knows. But here's my theory. Maybe when we die, we just go into the dream state. Maybe when people speak about 'Hell' they are refering to not lucid dreaming and thus constantly having no control over what you dream about. 

On the train home on Monday evening, there was a young boy. He was asking his parent/carer why he learns History in school. 'History is for people that want to be a Historian' he said. He asked a few other questions of a similar nature and it gave me  a real sense of gratitude and appreciation as I used to be like him when I was about his age. I question the world around me and asking questions that people called 'weird'.

I am starting an evening journal in the next few days, trying to build up an evening routine, so I will keep you posted on that.

I had a tough conversation with my girlfriend this week about why I am starting a company and not just joining one that's doing a similar thing. And the truth is I just have a feeling that this is right for me and I want to make a difference on the world. Feelings are often hard to explain but I just feel like I am doing the right thing and it makes me happy.

I often stay to myself, 'today could be the day' and 'the first client could be just down the road, don't quit', but how longs the road? Is there an alternative road I could take? Is there a way I could make this vehicle faster? 

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This week I went to BBC Radio Derby. I got this opportunity by speaking to a colleague at work who happened to know somebody who works there. Truth is I went in with no expectations, just wanting to learn what they do, get a tour and try and provide value. One of the people who works there, her husband works in podcasting too and might have a chat with me in the future. Opportunity is everywhere, you don't know where it's hiding until you look for it.

Stop copying people, your journey is your own. 

Today (Sunday 16th February) I spoke to a guy named Tom Peyton. I met him on LinkedIn and we have been chatting for a few months now. Today he shared some tips with me about public speaking and sales. 

- For public speaking he said - Try and get people at events where your target audience is there but your competition is not. Then you have noone else doing what you do, it shows your expertise and makes you highly valued in the room. Great point which I had nver thought of. For example, if you're in marketing, don't go to a marketing event, go to an event where sport companies are (if thats your target audience) then talk about marketing.

- In regards to sales he shared a tip. This tip is called Lemlist. He said build an email list then send them an email via Lemlist sharing 1 piece of value on how they could improve their website, marketing, personal brand (whatever the service you're offering is) then say "Ihave more ideas if you are interested in a chat?" This value first approach establishes your expertise whilst also making them want more free info. 

- If you're like me and wondering how to get email, after finding companies there is a LinkedIn Google Chrome extension called Hunter.io that will pull emails from company pages on LinkedIn.

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Dreams are not just something we put up with when we sleep. You can control them. Learning to control them can help you navigate problems in your waking life. I am currently reading Why We Dream by Alice Robb which really got me thinking of how I can be more effective in my day to day life. Monitoring sleep and learning to control my dreams may be the answer.

Everyone has different strategies to planning, some prefer to plan more, some prefer less but there is a state of overplanning. Sometimes when we get extremely passionate about something we also get nervous of messing things up which can cause overplanning. Keep an eye on how much you plan, and put in the action to balance out planning vs action.

What is your vision of success? Success is defined by you, it may be found in relationships, career, legacy or something else. Only you can define it. So what's your definition of success?

Time management is difficult. Especially when you're working full time and also trrying to build a company. And sometimes there needs to be a clear boundary between the two. Reason being, sometimes the company you're building can leak into your full time job. That means you stop meeting the expections of the company you work full time at. It's a balance game, one that I am still working on.

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Happy 2020 to everyone listening. It's the first episode of 2020. In this episode I begin by going through a few inspiring quotes that I heard that I just couldn't go without sharing. These quotes were from Les Brown and Tom Bilyeu.

Then I move onto talking about how it felt to get my first lead through my website. It was really fulfilling and kind of like a verification that I am onto something and I can't give up because people want what I am offering and it is valuable.

I share an update on how the whole revamp process is going and update you guys on where I want the company to be by the time I finish university in 2021. 

What are your goals for 2020? My singular goal is to read 12 books by December 31st. I don't know how many books I read last year but I am determind to keep track of how many I read in 2020.

I have an idea but I need your input. Should I start editing my podcast and adding in small snippets of conversations I have about my business or leave it as it is? If I have a guest on the podcast it will stay with the same layout but when I am by myself, this is something I was thinking of doing. What are your thoughts? Should I mix up the way I do my podcast or do you prefer how it is currently? Feel free to message me on any social media or email down below to tell me your thoughts.

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