Why I Do It? Podcast

The Road To Success: Callum McMurdo Interview

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In today’s episode of Why I Do It, John Paul is joined by Callum McMurdo, owner of McMurdo Plumbing and Heating to discuss his business journey and the lessons he has learned along the way. Together they cover the importance of providing high quality services, how the first year of starting your own business is one huge learning curve and why it is important to create new goals after reaching your existing ones.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • The quality of your service is the key to rapid success. Treat everybodies home like you would treat your own home. Ensure your staff always perform to the best of their ability, that is all you can ask for.

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    • Your first year of being in business is such a big learning curve and you need to learn how to adapt. There is so much more to running a business than being out there and perfecting your trade. Nobody tells you how to run a business and it can be overwhelming, anybody who waits for perfection will never start.

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      • To give up on a bad day would be silly. The road to success is not smooth, it is filled with ups and downs. Be realistic about what is going to happen in your business, this way you are aware of the bad things that you may face, but you are not prepared to give up.

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        • When you are trying to create something positive with a negative energy, it just does not work. When you stop doing that and you start to want to do something for yourself, you will start achieving your dreams because you are focused on the right things, for the right reasons.

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          BEST MOMENTS

          “So many people say ‘I want off the tools’ but they have no idea what that really means.”

          “There is a difference between being busy and being productive.”

          “You need to make the changes.”

          “You need to have something to work towards and then when you get that, have another goal.”

           

          ABOUT THE GUEST

          Callum McMurdo: “Director of McMurdo Plumbing and Heating. From break downs to planned works. At McMurdo Plumbing and Heating Ltd we have the staff and knowledge to help with all your plumbing and heating requirements. domestic, commercial, renewables & subcontractor”

          LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/callum-mcmurdo-9a8460158

          Website: https://mcmurdoheating.co.uk/contact-us/

          ABOUT THE HOST

          John Paul Reilly A dyslexic businessman who left school just before his 16th birthday. Barely able to read and write, to the point that at exam time one of the teachers had to read the questions out to him (and then write down his answers in every exam). Written off like most kids who struggled at school and being told by his woodwork teacher he “was nothing and would amount to nothing” he now runs a multi award winning company in the construction industry . A loud but shy person who knew he wanted to achieve great things with no clue what business he wanted to do but knew that’s what he wanted. With his first business started at age 14, to now, he has learned most things the hard way. Now the owner of multiple business with one being multi award winning, John Paul has been in business over many years sharing what he has learned over this time mainly the hard way.

           

          CONTACT METHOD

          LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-reilly-29896556/?originalSubdomain=uk

          Facebook - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-reilly-29896556/?originalSubdomain=uk

           

           

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