The Prepare For Awesome Podcast

On today’s show, we will be talking to international speaker, trainer and consultant Jeremy Spiller.

I had a really great time chatting with Jeremy and to be honest, we could probably have chatted until the next day.

Jeremy shared some great ideas and thought with me and I really believe you will benefit massively from this podcast.

We spoke about:

- Never stop learning

- Passion

- Self-education

- Finding the thing you love

- Outsourcing for your business

- The type of people you hang out

- And so much more!

Episode 022 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/interview-with-jeremy-spiller/

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The #2 in the 11 most common rules to be awesome every day is to raise your standards.

Have you ever wondered what separates high achievers from everyone else? What separates the extraordinary from the ordinary?

If you asked 100 people, you are likely to get 100 different answers. And their answers will range anywhere from self-belief and wearing the exact same style of clothing every day to living with a sense of urgency and being lucky. Often when answering the question about what separates ordinary from extraordinary, you will hear someone invariably suggest the catchphrase, 'giving a little extra' or 'doing a little extra' with an emphasis on the word extra.

But there must be more to what separates high-achievers or extra-ordinary achievers from everyone else.

Think of this. If you are into sport and say you are a soccer fan. What separates players like Lionel Messi or Christiano Ronaldo? Or what separates quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Payton Manning or more recently Aaron Rodgers from the rest of the quarterbacks in the NLF? Equally, you could ask what separates Serena Williams, Steffi Graf or Martina Hingis from the other women's tennis players?

Do they have more talent? Is it that they are more naturally gifted? Are they bigger or stronger or more skillful?

In some cases yes and in many cases no. Some of these people are bigger and stronger and some of them have a little more natural talent then their fellow competitors, but I don't think that really is the answer.

In all honesty, when you consider the very best high achievers in golf, cricket, rugby, football, tennis or soccer, the high achievers in law, accounting or engineering and in almost every field, it is not because they are stronger, smarter or more naturally gifted. It is not because they have been to the best schools, come from the best families or even have the most money.

What I have noticed is that there is one overriding thing which separates the high achievers from everyone else and that is a constant drive to set and meet a high set of personal standards. You know, those expectations you have of yourself. The benchmark you set for yourself. Personal standards.

Episode 021 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/2-in-the-11-most-common-rules-to-be-awesome-everyday-is-to-raise-your-standards/

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In this episode I am talking with Clare Stirling of Made With Maturity, a Plymouth based web design and digital marketing agency, and Mark Godfrey, the award winning wedding and events hotel in Devon.

I am talking with them about business, motivation and the reason why they do what they do. We also talk about an amazing networking group which Clare runs with her husband, Ben called the Cream Tea Club and Deer Parks involvement with the group's November addition.

The Cream Tea Club is based around the Plymouth area, but does 1 out of area event a year. And this year it's at Deer Park.

This show is not in anyway financially benefiting from this mention or discussion, but I have stayed at the hotel and it is amazing. It's a really fantastic venue, they have great food, stunning gardens and really all you need for a wedding and events venue.

I have also seen the quality of work that Ben and Clare produce and it is the highest quality. Its innovative and you can see the level of care they take to make the websites they build extraordinary.

Below are the links to Made With Maturity, Deer Park and The Cream Tea Club.

https://www.creamteaclub.co.uk/business-networking-events/

https://www.madewithmaturity.com/

https://www.deerpark.co.uk/

Episode 020 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/interview-with-mark-godfrey-and-clare-stirling/

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The #1 rule in the 11 most common rules to be awesome every day is that change begins with your mindset and that is what we will be talking about in today's episode of the Prepare For Awesome podcast.

Mindset is a mental attitude which determines how you interpret and respond to situations you encounter. It is the preconceived ideas you have for the potential outcome in any given situation or set of actions. So, for example, if the government increase the tax rate on business, some people will see it as a disaster, while other people will see it as an opportunity to operate leaner and meaner. These differing viewpoints are due to conditioning and preconceptions, and that is due to a mindset.

Another definition of mindset is a lens or frame through which the mind orientates us toward a particular set of circumstance, associations and expectations.

You may have heard people say this person has a positive mindset or that person has a negative mindset. If you look at the results of their actions and the effect they have on those around them, you see a clear correlation to their way of thinking or mindset and the outcomes they achieve.

Over the past 30 years or so a huge amount of research has been done regarding mindset, the mind, thoughts, etc with Professor Carol Dweck at the forefront of some of that research. Much of the research shows that generally in terms of ability, skill, product, service, etc, there is often very little difference between one entrepreneur, business person and another. The big differentiation between the massively successful entrepreneur and those who are not, between the great employee and the not so great employee, is mindset.

The attitude toward everything which determines actions and results.

Episode 018 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/number-1-in-the-11-most-common-rules-to-be-awesome-every-day-is-change-begins-with-your-mindset/

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On today's show, we will be talking about the 11 most important rules to be awesome everyday. I think we all need a bit of awesome from ourselves and from other people everyday, so this overview of these 11 things should get you going. I will be going into more detail on these 11 rules over the next few episodes of the Prepare For Awesome podcast.

However, Awesomeness doesn't just happen. Awesomeness takes preparation, adaptation, work, energy and effort.

What I am really saying is that if you want to be excellent in your work or business, remarkable in your relationships, impressive in your results, exciting in your life, that is, if you want to be AWESOME, you need to be continually and daily working on yourself. Daily working to develop better skills, better habits, better methods of doing stuff.

Episode 018 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/the-11-most-common-rules-i-have-found-awesome-people-follow-and-how-you-to-can-be-awesome/

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On today's show, I have an interview with Stephen Light. Stephen is a leadership expert, executive coach and team relationship coach. This is an interview I really enjoyed doing and we could have spoken for hours.

I will put all of the links to Stephen's website details and LinkedIn page in the show notes so if you want to connect with him you can do that.

Episode 017 Show notes: http://vicwilliams.net/interview-with-stephen-light/

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On today's show, we will be talking about choices and how they impact on your future.

Without becoming overly detailed, most people have a fair grasp of the concept of financial interest and how is works over time. What a lot of people don't know is there are 2 basic type of interest. Compound interest and simple interest.

Now you may be asking yourself what does simple or compound interest has to do with personal development, choices and your future?

As it turns out, a huge amount actually.

You see, the choices you make in life have a compounding effect over time. Whether you make good or bad choices, the effects are never in a simple linear form. They are always compounded over time, which means their effect is much greater than you first may assume or think.

Episode 016 Show Notes: http://vicwilliams.net/it-starts-with-a-choice-and-is-powered-by-the-ongoing-choices-you-make-everyday/

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One of the most widely held myths is that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. The idea is that as you get older, you become more set in your ways, habits, thoughts, etc and you become too old to learn new skills or to change and become better today than you were yesterday.

I have heard it so often in business and in life in general that it almost makes me ill just hearing it.

You see the fact is, it is never to late to change. You are never to old to learn something new and become the best you could possibility become.

Novelist and poet, Mary Anne Evans aka George Eliot, said, 'Its never too late to be what you might have been.'

Episode 015 Show notes: http://vicwilliams.net/its-never-to-late-to-change/

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It was Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero who said, 'Gratitude is not the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.'

So what does it mean to be grateful? And what are the benefits to you and me of showing gratitude? Fortunately, being grateful or showing gratitude is not that bizarre notion that everything is perfect and there are no problems with you, your life or your day.

Being grateful or living a life of gratitude is rather about choosing to focus on the things around you which you appreciate rather than moaning and complaining about all the things which you don't appreciate.

Episode 014 Show notes: http://vicwilliams.net/be-grateful-and-recognise-your-value/

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On today's show, we will be talking to Anna McAfee. This is an interview I did with Anna a few weeks ago and it was fairly long, so it is split into 2 parts. This is part 2. If you have not heard part 1, it is available in episode 012.

Anna is one of the founders of the #LinkedInLocal movement which has caught on like a wildfire across the world which was first held in June 2017. Her focus in business is on community, she is a working mom with 2 children and is having a global impact.

Episode 013 Show notes: http://vicwilliams.net/interview-with-anna-mcafee-part-2/

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