Climbing With Scars

On this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars I cover a frequently discusses topic on pain of regret. I dive into how to deal with pain of regret but more importantly how to avoid it. I also share some of my experiences with it, along with a few others. Enjoy this episode where I share my secrets on avoiding regret.

Often we let the BIG things in life consume us and control our behaviour in the wrong way, letting our mind create judgement or direct our behaviour because we allowed the Big Things, the Big Personality or the Big Task intimidate us. Why? This week on Climbing With Scars I talk about why we sometimes miss the big opportunities in life because we let the perception of “big” create fear within us instead of creating the feeling of adventure. I share with you  how I’ve experienced that first hand and how I learned to overcome the fear of the Big.

This week’s podcast of Climbing With Scars marks the 51st episode, and although I don’t stop too long taking note of this small milestone I delve into the significance of the number “51” for me over my years in business and life. I share what has been reinforced to me and learned over the past 12 months as entrepreneur and how the keys of these learnings continue to drive me forward and will help most on their climb forward. Thanks again for all those that have been part of this journey so far, enjoy this 51st episode.

This week on Climbing With Scars we feature Julia Mann, from Lash Tribe. Julia shares her inspiring story of how she started her hair and beauty business from her own garage almost a decade ago and came to the harsh cold reality it was failing, at the time a self proclaimed “Jackass” of all trades. Julia doesn’t hold back in telling me how she stepped up to reality to face her shortcomings, went back to basics to learn how to run a business and all the key rules needed to overcome the hurdles that were previously in her way. Fast forward to 2018, Julia now has become a successful entrepreneur with Lash Tribe that extends to countries around the world, has become a public speaker and guides women in building their dream business, helping them avoid all the mistakes she made in her early days. Lots of golden lessons here on how to stay ahead of your competition, creating a growing online presence, and how honesty and persistence pays off.  Mum, wife and  successful entrepreneur that is crushing it – enjoy Julia’s story, there are great lessons here for everyone.

When your passion finds you as a teenager, it is a clear guide of helping you choose the path ahead. That doesn't mean that path is a smooth ride as I found out from this week's Climbing With Scars guest Walt Collins. Walt is the co-host of Healthy Homes Australia and is now one of the most wanted lifestyle TV presenters, but as Walt shared with us, it was not always as it seems now. Walt shares his unique story of how he found the passion for presenting as a teenager in the UK, lost it all after the global financial crisis, and rose again to thrive forward on the climb to success. This is a must listen to a truly authentic character that openly shares many of his lessons on how to survive and more importantly how to succeed. Passion trumps all, enjoy this podcast - to hear many great lessons for life and entrepreneurs.

This week I have Trent DePaoli, director of AustChilli who are not only Australia’s largest chilli company but innovators and leaders in the food manufacturing industry. Having successfully brought brands such as AvoFresh to market, Trent is a forward thinking entrepreneur that has helped successfully scale his business across the globe. He shares some great insights and wisdom into working in a family business, succession plans, how to maximise value and profits in a competitive market, and staying focused on what the future looks like. Join me on this episode when I talk to Trent openly about business and entrepreneurship – many gems to be found here.

AI,Block Chain, Virtual Reality, Disruption, Robots....Somehow every day these words enter our discussions and are not going away. Do we fear how they are going to change our lives, how we're going to deal with them or do we embrace them as opportunity?

On this week's episode I cover how change, disruption and technology have been impacting me and how they seem to become more active everywhere I turn, which seems to be the norm now in every day life as an entrepreneur and business owner. I delve into how fast and rapid changes are now around us along with the fears, concerns and more so the opportunity they present.  Enjoy this listen, I'm certain it will get you thinking of how life is going to be.

On this week's episode of Climbing With Scars, I'm fortunate to be joined by Oscar Chavez, the owner of Heath With Results. Oscar shares his amazing journey of how he dealt with obesity up until his early adult life, where the entrepreneur realised a sustainable way of dealing with weight loss and managing to keep it permanent. Oscar is living proof of how there is a different approach to weight loss than what the mainstream industry feeds the public, and his method to how we diet and manage our lifestyle is a must listen. Oscar's story is a great example of how an entrepreneur faced up to his demons to not only allow him to move forward but to help others deal with the struggles of weight loss, obesity and create a quality of life. This is one episode you're sure to want to listen to more than once - enjoy.

I often get asked what keeps me driven in my busy llife as an entrepreneur. I find that doing what you love will give you enough drive to always be moving forward. This is why we should always aim to have a bigger future than our past, no matter what age you are. Your age should never limit your drive and passions. To find out more about this topic tune in to this weeks episode of Climbing With Scars.

Joining me on this weeks episode where marketing expert Binh An Nguyen talks about his journey between business and life since migrating to Australia. We deep dive into the importance of marketing and the compound effects it has to other business and people.