The biggest worry for me is that I am no good as a Dad.

Is it a rational thought?

Well it comes into focus when your child turns 18 and becomes an adult because that's it - your job of raising a child is done!

And the results are in...you were...?

Good? Brilliant? Average? Rubbish?

It may be that only time will tell.

But if you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would that advice be?

In this episode I look back (and forward) and consider the 3 things that I would love to have really been able to understand and do more of if I could have gone back in time. 

What would you change?

Hey Everyone, thank you for joining me and this week we explore whether a family business can work and if so how?

We all know family businesses are a recipe for disaster, right? 

They start ok but then it splits a family, don't they?

Maybe not all of them...

I am joined by my brother-in-law Richard Hepworth to find out the secret to growing and running a family business.

And because it is The Dad Business, how he manages to do business, family and compete in IronMan competitions. 

Impossible? Not so according to Richard - focus is what you need.

Other key lessons include recruit and build a team to grow the business and do it sooner than we did!

“If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning, and if it is your job to eat two frogs, it’s best to eat the biggest one first.” - Mark Twain.

How does this apply to The Dad Business? This episode explains all!

We walk through the book by Brian Tracy called 'Eat That Frog' - it's all about being productive, focused and time efficient. 

Do you do any of what he suggests already? Maybe it's a few, maybe it's none. Whatever it is I am sure you could benefit from some of them!

There is no easy way to dress this episode up. When someone you know, who is in the Dad Business, dies then it stops you in your tracks and makes you think.

I have thought about sharing this episode for months and finally I have chosen to share it. I don't know if that is the right thing to do but difficult topics sometimes mean a difficult choice.

Let me know if you think I made the right choice or not.

"When hard work meets opportunity, it looks a lot like luck" - Casanova Brooks.

Whoever thinks that a tough start, with little money in the inner city means a life of little hope, choice or dreams hasn't met Casanova Brooks.

Without Dad being there it was Mum, Grandma and other relatives that gave the love, encouragement and belief that you can be anything you want to be. And Casanova took that and ran with it. No home to owning rental properties!

A fascinating insight into someone who believes - in themselves, in building relationships and in a family legacy.

This episode is a little bit longer than normal but I didn't want it any shorter. In fact there were so many other rabbit holes I wanted to explore but didn't - there will have to be a next time :)

Listen out for why you would want to email your kids!! Brilliant!!

Find out more at casanovabrooks.com - maybe he is talking at an event near you, if so then go listen to him in person.

Welcome 2019! Are you excited? 

If this is the year that you go from Dad to Dad + Business then WOW! There are a million plus points to running your own business but probably the same number (in your head!!) to say you shouldn't.

In this episode you discover how chance meetings, serendipity and all the rest may be given you the signals that now is the time to start that business.

Check out www.businessprofitclub.co.uk to see how Nigel is helping many people start and grow their online business in 2019.

Whether you read on a kindle, listen through Audible or hold the physical item, you have to consume books!

Stats show that business CEOs and owners read 50 a year whereas most people struggle to read 1 a year.

Notice a link?!

Will you enjoy them? Yes. And each of these books will add something to your business. Guaranteed!! Write to me if they don't :)

To get the full list go to www.nigeltbest.com/podcast

The Dad Business - Episode 12 Birthdays, Christmas and Fortnite - what I learned!

When you have family birthdays close to Christmas how do you keep them separate? Do you combine them?

And if you had a party that went wrong, why on earth would you do the same thing again??

And who is to blame when Birthday money is spent badly?

All this and more I learned in a few short days!!