Focus on the Fun Stuff

Send us Fan Mail

We know deadlines make goals happen but sometimes we need that extra motivation to get things done...

In this episode, learn one simple tool that'll help you take control of getting that big goal done and dusted! 

It's not your typical goal-setting process but trust me it works for me! And I hope it works for you too! 

Nigel Botterill uses it to get more done than ever before and build his empire - and now I do too!

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

✔️The Power of One Thing

✔️ Motivation through Consequences 

✔️ The Problem with Soft Deadlines

Thanks for listening! New episodes drop every Friday. Make sure you hit the follow button to get notified ❤️

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

In this episode I sit down with Phil Quirk, a human performance specialist with an incredible track record of working with elite sports professionals, special forces members, and top entrepreneurs.

Phil’s journey from his early days in the Marines and RAF gave him a deep understanding of resilience, mindset, and high-performance culture—and now, he helps businesses build stronger leadership, better teams, and a more focused approach to success.

💡 In this episode, you’ll discover:

✔️ How elite training techniques can be applied to business leadership

✔️ A technique you can practice anywhere to manage stress

✔️ The resilience challenge framework Phil uses to push limits and unlock potential

✔️ The key mindset shifts that separate high performers from the rest

✔️ How to create a thriving, motivated culture within your team

Whether you’re a business owner, leader, or just someone looking to elevate your performance, this episode is packed with insights, strategies, and real-world lessons from one of the best in the game.

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

This week on Focus on the Fun Stuff, I’m delving into something that so many business owners (myself included!) struggle with—actually celebrating our progress instead of constantly chasing the next goal.

If you’ve ever found yourself hitting a milestone and immediately thinking, what’s next? without stopping to acknowledge how far you’ve come, this episode is for you.

Inspired by Dan Sullivan’s book, "The Gap and the Gain," I explore how high achievers often live in "the gap"—always focused on where they want to be, instead of appreciating how much they’ve already achieved. And trust me, this mindset shift is a game-changer.

💡 In this episode, I’ll share:

✔️ How I’ve personally struggled with this (and what I’ve done to change it)

✔️ Why shifting your mindset from gap to gain can make you a happier and more motivated entrepreneur

✔️ The small but powerful habits I’ve introduced to celebrate progress, like gratitude practices, journaling, and even monthly celebration dinners

✔️ How acknowledging your wins can actually help you grow your business faster

This is a short but impactful episode that will help you find more joy in your journey—because success isn’t just about the next big goal, it’s about appreciating how far you’ve already come.

🎧 Listen now and start celebrating your wins today!

Em x

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

This week on Focus on the Fun Stuff, I sat down with Oli Luke—a copywriting and marketing expert who’s built a hugely successful niche marketing agency, serving the hearing healthcare industry across North America.

Now, if you’ve ever wondered whether niching down is the right move for your business, this episode will give you all the insights you need. Ollie has gone beyond just picking a niche—he’s built a niche within a niche—and it’s led to some seriously impressive results.

💡 In this episode, Oli and I cover:

✔️ Why getting specific can actually open up more opportunities, not fewer

✔️ How narrowing your focus can lead to greater success and fulfillment

✔️ The role of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) in building a business that works

✔️ How to scale a company while balancing business growth and family life

✔️ The behind-the-scenes journey of Orange and Gray, Oli’s marketing agency that exclusively serves privately owned hearing care practices

This episode is full of practical wisdom for business owners who are thinking about specialising, growing a leadership team, or making their business more focused and profitable.

🎧 Tune in now and find out how niching down could be the smartest move for your business!

Em x

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

This week on Focus on the Fun Stuff, I’m taking a bit of a different approach—because the biggest business lessons I learned in 2023? They didn’t come from work.

They came from my fitness journey. 💪

Now, before you scroll past thinking this episode is all about gym routines and protein shakes—stick with me. This is about so much more than getting fit.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing how stepping out of my comfort zone completely shifted my mindset—not just about fitness, but about habits, accountability, and business growth.

💡 Here’s what I learned along the way:

✔️ The power of small, consistent actions and why they’re the key to long-term success

✔️ How tracking simple daily habits can completely change your results—whether in business, fitness, or life

✔️ Why stepping outside your comfort zone can unlock a whole new level of personal and professional growth

✔️ The importance of accountability—and how to set up structures that keep you on track

This journey taught me so much about commitment, priorities, and the compound effect of small improvements—and whether you’re interested in fitness or not, I promise these lessons will apply to your business and life.

🎧 Tune in now and let’s talk about how small changes can lead to BIG results!

Have you ever stepped out of your comfort zone and found unexpected business lessons? 

Em x

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

This week Emma sits down with a true legend of the business world—Mark Mills, OBE. 🚀

Mark is an entrepreneur who walks the walk and amongst many business exits grew and scaled Cardpoint in 6 years to £100 million revenue and £20 million EBITDA!

This episode is packed full of real life stories of what Mark looks for in a business, how to grow and exit and why he took a trip to the US for business inspiration

🎧 Here’s what you’ll take away:

✨ How to keep finding inspiration in business, even when you feel out of ideas

✨ Why listening to customers is the key to your success

✨ The secret to bringing your team along on the journey, keeping them productive, happy, and focused on growth

✨ Why getting your business model right is non-negotiable—and how higher barriers to entry can actually set you up for success

Stick it on during your commute, pop it in your headphones at the gym, or just kick back with a coffee and enjoy. 

Speaking of coffee… Guess which major coffee chain Mark missed out on bringing to the UK? ☕ Listen to find out!

Let me know what you think!

Em x

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

Emma dives into a topic that’s very often overlooked but is a key skill and strategy for business and life success: Following Up. 

Emma reveals how transforming her approach to follow-up resulted in more sales, stronger relationships, and ultimately, more time to focus on the work she loves.

Not just in business either. Following up in life is just as important. We all become more disconnected with technology and I believe that following up is the key to happy, fulfilled lives.

🎧 What you’ll learn in this episode:

✨ Rediscovering Joy in Follow-Up: Why consistent Follow Up is essential for both business success and maintaining meaningful connections.

✨ Breaking Barriers: How Emma overcame her own struggles with Follow Up and created a system that got me out of the weeds and into rhythmic sales from less leads

✨ The 3C Follow-Up Framework: A simple yet powerful approach—that ensures no opportunity is missed.

✨ Real-Life Success Stories: Emma shares how systemised Follow Up helped her turn leads into loyal clients, even years later.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by Follow Up or worried about missed opportunities, this episode will change how you think about it. This episode was designed to inspire you to make Follow Up a key strength in your business.

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

In this week’s episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, I’m joined by Mark Burgess—founder of Iceberg Digital, best-selling author, and successful entrepreneur. 

The thing I loved the most about Marks episode was his honesty and his take on how to actually use your company values to make sure you have the right team members in the right seats - and how to exit them if they're not

Mark shares fascinating insights into how our brains chase dopamine hits and how to harness this natural drive to build positive habits and create a fulfilling work-life balance.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

✨ How to exit team members who don't share the mission with you

✨ How to recognise unconscious triggers and use them to build better habits

✨ Effective delegation when you want to get involved in everything

✨ The importance of aligning core values with company culture for lasting success

Marks episode is super practical, down to earth and very honest on how he has focussed on the fun stuff in his business and life. I know you'll love it 🎙️

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

Do big ideas for your business keep getting pushed aside by the daily grind?

Are you always hitting “skip to next week” on needle-moving projects because there’s another fire to fight or problem to fix?

If you’ve started another year feeling stuck and wondering if you’ll ever feel excited about your work again, this episode is for you.

This week on Focus on the Fun Stuff, I sat down with Joy Zarine—branding guru, bestselling author, and serial opportunity-spotter—to uncover how to reignite passion for your work and embrace fresh, exciting ways to grow your business in 2025.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover:

✨ How Joy rebuilt her business after Covid stopped it in its tracks

✨ Tips for stepping back from the grind and focusing on real progress

✨ How to overcome fear and stop holding yourself back

✨ Why branching out from your niche might be the bold move you need

✨ And… the funeral director name Joy would choose if she ever changed careers!

If you’re ready to leave “more of the same” behind and make 2025 the year you fall in love with your business again, tune in now!

🎙️ Listen to the full episode and let me know your thoughts.

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟

Send us Fan Mail

If ever there was an episode to kick off 2025 for anyone looking to transform the way they run their business this year - this is it.....

I sat down with Daniel Priestley, the mastermind behind multiple multi-million-pound businesses, the entrepreneurial accelerator course - Key Person of Influence and a true expert in scaling businesses without you. 

Daniel shared so much gold - this episode is a masterclass in How to Focus on the Fun Stuff in your business.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

✨ The Power of the Perfect Repeatable Week: How Daniel maps out his year with micro activities to free up time and keep his business running smoothly.

✨ Attracting Ideal Customers: Learn to identify customer frustrations and leverage social proof to make your business their go-to solution.

✨ The Magic of Wait Lists: How to create desire and gauge customer interest without pressure.

✨ Content That Resonates: Why the “most obvious” ideas often make the biggest impact.

✨ And yes… a surprising lesson involving a grandfather and an accidental finger slice! 😳

If you’re ready to do more of what grows your business and less of what holds you back, this episode is for you.

🎧 Tune in now and start scaling smarter for 2025!

Support the show

Support The Show

--

Ready to reclaim your time? Grab our free guide and start delegating all of the things a business owner shouldn't be doing: 👉 The 106 Tasks You Must Delegate

--

Connect with Emma!

Get my personal weekly newsletter here - if you want to Win the Week, every week.

World Class Virtual PA support here: Mi-PA.co.uk

Follow Emma on Instagram

Connect with Emma on Linkedin

Watch the Episodes on Youtube

EmmaMills.co.uk

Reviews and Feedback:

Loving the show? Your feedback means the world to me and helps others find us!

Thanks so much for listening to Focus on the Fun Stuff Podcast! Let’s make business a bit more fun together! 🌟