Pit Village Podcast

Fear and self-doubt is the biggest killer of innovation. What can we do?

We start with (1:20) overcoming fear and look at the 50th law of power, including the importance of concepts such as (2:43) self-reliance and firm decisions.

We continue to look at how (3:40) overcoming boredom is one of the key ways to achieve mastery and overcoming fear, which starts with (4:30) your desire and the outlook that there will be no shortcuts in life.

How expectations (6:40)  and committing for the long-term to build skills and the importance of knowing the reason why you are perusing your goals.

We finish with covering (8:13) backwards law by Alan Watts and (11:18) the law of reversed effort and what (13:20) what we can do to overcome self-doubt.

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Long-form interview by the Pit Village Podcast with Peter Watkins from Blue Penguin Accountancy.

We speak about (0:39) his start in accountancy, (03:00) the start of Blue Penguin and building his initial customer base, including branding his business, (07:50) the motivation to do something different within accountancy and (09:45) initially scaling Blue Penguin.

We move on to setting customers expectations, including how to (14:40) professional decline customers and his rule of the yearly BBQ. We go back to his first customers and (17:00) initial company growth, with some (23:00) LinkedIn tips for small business owners.

We move on to speak further about (24:30) scaling the business and (26:30) the first employee for Blue Penguin.

We discuss the (32:30) personal sacrifice required to get started and the first point Peter 'reviewed his customer base'.

Moving on with the importance of a (38:40 retained customer base and (45:00) understanding the customer's point of view.

Transitioning to 'growing' to 'managing' a company is always a hard one for many businesses, Peter gives advice (48:00) from his experience, with some practical tips on scaling businesses and a book recommended (E-Myth).

We move on with (57:51) any activities Blue Penguin may outsource to other companies as an accountancy firm, (01:02:40) offering a personal service at scale and the long-term plans for Blue Penguin.

 Finally, we finish on Peter's (01:08:40) client base and (01:11:10) Peter attempts to answer common questions for small businesses getting started in business.

My small mind tries to explain Blockchain and the NFT craze. What did I get myself in for?

We start with a poor explanation of the (0:30) blockchain, (04:39) NFTS and the current craze for non-fungible tokens. We discuss the (09:05) adaption of technology and how this will eventually become part of our lives.

Let's look at the (12:00) business use for NFTs/blockchain and some current affairs within the NFT space and how (19:00) this may effect us, with slight speculation of the future of NFTs with AR (21:09).

I did my best. Back to something easy for tomorrow's Pit Village Pod!

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Today we explore the summary of Think & Grow rich by Napoleon Hill.

Discussing all chapters (0:44) within the book, none of which can be missed. From  Thoughts Are Things, Desire, Faith, Autosuggestion, Specialized Knowledge, Imagination, Organized Planning, Decision, Persistence, Power of the Mastermind, The Mystery of Sex Transmutation, The Subconscious Mind, The Brain, The Sixth Sense.

We take about the practical aspects of the book (11:07) to finish and recap some of the best quotes from the book. (12:40) We ask, "Can you THINK and grow rich?"

Have you read this book? It teaches me something every time.

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How do you view the world... and does it help you?

 We start with discussing (0:32) Paradigms in science and paradigms shifts, (2:30) sociological paradigms and your world view, including a discussion on the conflict/functional/symbolic interactionist paradigms, how they effect your life. 

(8:33) We continue with asking how your viewpoint effects our life, including a practical view on paradigms and how they can assist in our lives. 

Moving on to talk about (11:30) paradigm shifts and how the world changes over time, and we ask one question. Are you suffering from (12:50) paradigm paralysis?

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Purpose. Why do we need it? Can we be successful without it?

We start with discussing where we find purpose, and the wider cause people will fight for. We then speak about the 'ideal self' (2:27), moving on to speaking about our mindless being limitless (3:55).

We talk about asking the right questions (6:00) and purpose. Questions such as "what motivates you?" and how psychologically, we need a problem to solve and are setup for overcoming struggle (7:30).

Goal setting can help you (8:25) stay focused, (10:00) creating yourself a large purpose and actionable goals to achieve the vision.

We speak about making things simple for yourself (11:10) and asking the right questions. And how a long-term aim will allow you to make the sacrifice required as you discover your purpose (13:20).

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Our best episode so far", said a friend when he previewed this one!

Fair enough... we're only ten in.

We speak about Entrepreneurship. And moving from owning one business, to becoming an entrepreneur. 

We start (0:21) by defining an entrepreneur and why they are a key role in society. (2:04) Recognising that ideas are cheap, we understand that we must go into business to play our role in society as entrepreneurs.

We discuss creating multiple companies and be the "bearers of uncertainty" and we dive into the role of (4:00) of the entrepreneur in society, including some the ways in which entrepreneurs progress society.

We move onto the (5:55) traits of entrepreneurs, including how to build some of those traits with practice. We move on to the (7:34) types of entrepreneurs, (9:08) types of entrepreneurship in society. and how (10:00) entrepreneurs are the 'coordinating agent in a capitalist society.'

The problem is (10:45) how to go from owning one business, to creating multiple. And (11;00) we take some time to recap the role of the entrepreneur and the ways in which they deliver on their duties to progress society.  

The aim should be to become (14:00) top 3% of your industry, and how you do that. We discuss transitioning into an entrepreneur with decisive action, and (17:23) how to use your foundation with the first business to launch more entrepreneurial ventures.

We (18:45) end with recapping entrepreneurship and discussing the ways in which we can find balance between maintaining our current business, and repurposing ourselves to open a second one. 


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In today's episode, we  get into business for one year. And create your very own £20,000 per year website design company.

We start with (1.05) going from 0 to 100 customers, in a year. From (2:57) building the right foundations and getting started with your (4:20) website hosting package.

We move on to the (5:10) importance of charging monthly, (6:00) hosting services and website back-ups, (7:10) WordPress website builder and knowledge required as a website designer.

We move on, (10:00) Summarising the skills, (11:38) the challenges of getting results with websites, (12:50) Marketing yourself and setting the right goals, (14:50) being respected in business and (15:55) creating your brand.

We talk about (16:30) building perceived value in advertising and (17:45) getting started with your portfolio and free projects. 

Remember... (19:10) everyone can build a website, but building a website that benefits your customer... that's another game. (20:15) But you can start now, go to market and achieve £20,000 per year in retained income from customers, this year.

Interview with Life Coach Dan Bennett, covering his life in sales and transition from sales manager to life coach.

We speak about (01:30) Dan's Start in Sales, then (05:50) becoming a Self Employed Sales Rep (Commission Only), (10:40) Field Sales Travelling UK at 19-Years Old, (14:42) Call from Dave. Choice to Commit to Sky Direct and (18:50) Direct Field Sales with Sky Direct.

We then move on to (22:40) Dan's Transition Into Sales Management (Calls Centres), (28:37) including his First Day As Manager,  (31:15) Creating High-Performing Sales Team, (35:40) Flip Side of Coin For Success, (38:00) Frustration of Large Businesses, (42:30) Choice to Work in Smaller Business (45:35) Struggles of Managing High-Performing People.

Moving on, we speak about (52:31) Dan's Transition Into Life Coaching, (56:00) Personal Development, (01:00:05) Why Dan Wants To Go Into Life Coaching, (01:01:30) - Challenge Moving To Self-Employed Role.

We finish with a conversation on (01:06:00) Connection With Diet/Stress/Mood/Motivation, (01:07:47) Good Coaches Ask Powerful Questions You Don't Know The Answer To and (01:13:23) Move to Life Coaching & Last Advice From Dan!

Thank you to Dan for being our first guest! It's been a great opportunity for growth. I will continue to attempt to let the guests speak more.

Today we speak about moving to Leeds, (0:29) Do you need to move in order to be successful and are you missing on opportunities? (0:58) Other people's reactions to moving out of your home village, people may question you, but you find out what they are made of. (3:08) We then move on to your own reaction to moving, (4:30) how we put others before ourselves and don't focus on self-healing, (5:50) the growth that comes with moving out of your village, or do something hard, (7:00) Escaping your comfort zone and becoming self-reliant, dealing with your own thoughts. (7:50) the uncomfortable factor of being alone, but the ability to build your new vision is worth moving. (8:54) Why you will never achieve your dreams unless you learn to move out of your comfort zone, and village. (9:45) creating a new vision in Leeds to produce Podcasts, making large decisions to execute on your dream. (10:55) Pit Village was built by people moving to take on new opportunities.... we have to do the same thing, and move to create opportunities for ourselves. Thank you to South Elmsall... it's time for the Big City now!