“The prevention is easier than the cure”. We have spoken about entrepreneur burn out quite a bit on this show. It is very real and can be detrimental to your business especially if it’s only you. I have been working 6 days a week for the whole year with no holidays, and I have started to notice the early stages of burn out, therefore I have made the decision to book the week off work. Today I started my burn out prevention week, and to ensure I have successful week I have made the hard decision to disengage from all work and social media, which includes not posting any episodes this week. I do this for my own mental health and to show you guys the importance of burn out prevention. I post 6 days a week Mon-Fri and have been for the past 2 months, and I look forward to carrying that on, from Monday (2nd Nov) next week. Have a great week, see you then!

You need a proven trained mindset to give you and your business the best chance to get through the current times. “Wherever There Is Darkness There Is Light You Just Need To Open Tour Eyes”

Everyone has dreamt of being on a conference call in the Bahamas on a beach sipping a margarita. What if I was to tell you, you can do this today. The beauty of what we do is it allows us to work remotely in any location as long as we have a laptop, phone and internet connection. Just think about that for a second. All you need is a laptop, phone and internet connection, that’s it! So why do you need to be in an office? There is no reason, only you are stopping yourself today from achieving this dream.

Burning out happens to most entrepreneurs at some point in their journey, but it is also something a lot of us do not fully understand. It is hard to grasp at first, but having an understanding on what burning out means and how to prevent it will not just have a positive impact on your business but also your life. I stand here today having sadly had quite a few scary run ins with burning out. If you would like to hear the full story of my life changing experience with burning out, then listen to the episode ‘What Does A 98 Hour Week For 182 Days Do To Your Brain’. Before you listen to either episode I want to leave you with this quote from my sister a trained psychologist. “The prevention is easier than the cure”

It shocks me to think no one is talking about this. It is very real and has been for a very long time, however since the pandemic it has shot through the roof. This is the silent killer of businesses that no one is talking about. Let’s come together in this episode to help each other through these tough times.

Ego is a a weird thing that haunts us all. We can’t get rid of it but we do have a choice to let it or not let it direct our decisions. The question is do you let it make your decisions on day to day basis. The problem we face here is sometimes it is hard to recognise this. You need to be very self aware which can take years and sometimes a lifetime to achieve. This is why you want to learn this fast and have people around who can help you drop your ego at the door.

Word of mouth is one of the most powerful and effective ways to get your brand out there and get more sales. It’s actually not as hard as you think, you just need to be focused on the right thing. This quick trick will have people talking about your brand and product/service in no time.

There are some tasks that seem to always be on my to do list. No matter how hard I try, they never seem to get done. I learnt that you need to work smart not hard. You can work hard for your whole life and get no where, working hard doesn’t get things done if not focused on the right things. That’s why we need to work smart. You will also find working smart will make work faster and easier. It just takes an extra breath and thought.

If you combine the strategy we discussed in yesterday’s episode with this episode, you are on the path to ultimate success. But you need to drop your ego and become comfortable with asking for help and support. This does not devalue your talent, instead it gives you an opportunity to become better and build respect with your peers because you show your passion to learn everyday. Your passion is bigger than you, don’t let your ego or negative people tell you any different.

You should be doing this strategy. It will be hard for some of us at the start, however the result is lifetime digital marketing and career success. Once you start and get into the habit of doing it, it will become natural, but at first it will feel weird and uncomfortable. But just like anything the more you do it the easier it becomes and the better you become at it. This strategy took me the first year of my career to discover, since then I have become better and better at it and seen amazing results in both my career and life.