Ready to take your business to new heights? 

Discover the secrets to success as we explore the unrelenting standards of business owners, the toxic effects of misplaced skill sets, and the high cost of throwing yourself all or nothing into one area of your life.

But that's not all - we'll also share the best practices for employing someone, changing your target, and exploring different paths to success. 

And at the heart of it all, we'll dive into the concept of using the right tools for the right job - a crucial key to unlocking your full potential.

Hosted by the brilliant Adam Spencer and his guest co-host, Louise Ledbrook, this episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to take their business to the next level. Take advantage of this exciting and informative discussion! 

Tune in now to discover the importance of using the right tools for the right job, and start achieving your goals today.

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 02:03 Business Owners Have Unrelenting Standards
• 05:50 Your Skill Sets Applied to the Wrong Areas Can Be Toxic
• 07:35 Throw Yourself Into All or Nothing in One Part of Your Life; the Other Parts Suffer
• 08:21 Not All the Tools in Business Can Be Used in Life
• 12:30 There's Also an Adrenaline Rush With the Success
• 15:30 It's Important to Identify if You're Using the Right Tool in a Wrong Way
• 16:25 When Doing Your Skills Become Unsustainable?
• 18:27 No Person is Greater Than the Mission

 

Resources:

• Episode 104: Feathers, Bricks and Trucks - a Not So Subtle Guide to Preventing Burnout (https://youtu.be/kwoDBl2r4W0) 
• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

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Running is great for your health if you do it for the right reasons. 

However, running your business like an ultra marathon can put your success at risk. Don't worry, though, you can still run your business quickly, but it's important to have the right experts to guide you along the way. 

It's best to have business experts to help you achieve your goals even faster than they did themselves.

In this latest episode of the Tradie Business School Podcast, Adam Spencer and Miranda Hill will have an in-depth conversation about running a successful business without hitting any obstacles. They will share their insights on how to embrace uncertainty and succeed in your endeavors. 

This is an episode filled with education and inspiration, one that you won't want to miss.

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 04:57 Getting Good Coaches to Train You Well in an Ultra Marathon
• 08:28 Why Do You Need to Go to Extremes? 
• 11:36 What Do Marathons Give Miranda Back?
• 12:59 You Don't Know That You Haven't Found Your Tribe Until You Start Seeing Them
• 15:51 The Refusal to Surrender
• 17:00 How Did Miranda Prepare Her Mindset for Every Marathon
• 18:26 One Little Stumbling Block Can Derail Somebody's Progress Massively
• 23:04 Focusing on the Things You Can Control
• 24:49 Human Beings Were Designed to Connect
• 32:08 Learn to Embrace Uncertainty
• 36:04 We Often Underestimate What We Can Do in a Decade and Often Overestimate What We Can Do in a Year

 

Resources:

• Episode 84: Why You Should Care About Your Gut Health with Justin Maguire (https://youtu.be/R9wFauY2_aU) 
• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

 

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Who would have thought that the most drama would come around PLANNING?! 

Planning is challenging as it is, and getting distracted by shiny objects on your way to your business goal is another thing. That's why it's time to sharpen your focus and keep your eyes on the prize!

For today's podcast episode, our host Adam Spencer and his guest co-host, Louise Ledbrook, highlight the gravity of planning. The consistency of setting realistic expectations and estimating time is also part of the planning process. NO SHORTCUTS! But, as long as you have a goal in mind, planning is a piece of cake!

Our hosts will share different techniques to ace your business planning like a pro. Have you ever heard of the 6 P's of Planning? If you haven't, this episode will be perfect for you! And even if you have heard it before… mastering it won't hurt. ;) 

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 02:18 The Tedious Part of Visionary People
• 04:09 The Difference Between Abdication and Delegation in Planning
• 08:47 Planning is the Map to Bring You Back on Track
• 10:42 Two Most Important Things to Stay Focused on
• 11:25 The Analogy of 8 Checkers About Achieving Objectives
• 13:21 The Fomo on the Right Opportunity
• 15:02 Planning: Prevents Chopping Changes That Dilute the Quality of the Outcome
• 17:04 Kiss (Keep It Short and Simple) Planning

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

 

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

 

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Do you feel as if there’s a communication barrier between your clients and team members? You're not alone!

GOOD communication can go a long way to strengthening your relationships and helping you share experiences. But BAD communication will give you a headache; worst still, it can pull your business down the drain.

You need to master the different communication styles to understand your clients and colleagues better, and being truly aware of how they respond is another thing to watch out for. 

Sometimes, it's difficult to understand the problem if you're unaware of the situation. And the main goal is to enhance communication with your team.

In this podcast episode, our host Miranda Hill will give us an insight into how to communicate based on an individual's communication style. We will unravel how to weigh different styles and learn how to approach them effectively.

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 00:27 Communication is the Linchpin of All Relationships
• 02:15 When Communication is Better, Better Productivity
• 04:09 Recognizing the Most Powerful Energy in Communication
• 05:55 Do You Have People-driven Energy in Communication?
• 06:36 The Nurturer Energy in Communication is Calm and Logical
• 07:13 Finding if You Have a Technician Archetype Energy in Communication
• 08:21 Handling Communication With D Energy 
• 09:03 How to Communicate With I Energy
• 09:51 Communicating With an S Energy
• 10:58 Talking With a C Energy

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Have you kept count of how often you have faced difficult situations when building your tradie business?

And these challenges are overwhelming when they fall on your shoulders, especially when they are inevitable. But building businesses is not all bad. These adversities are windows of opportunity that we need to take advantage of. And we can make these more profitable.

In this throwback episode of Tradie Business School Podcast, one of our main hosts, Miranda Hill, will spill all her secrets about growing profitable businesses. You might also question yourself: Am I above or below the line? What is it, and how does it work? You will unravel them all here!

This is a great episode to reflect on how you can improve your business further and push it to its fullest potential by unleashing the secrets of growing a profitable business. 

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 01:40 Challenges Are and Will Always Be Part of Running a Business
• 05:52 Seeing New Perspectives While Facing Challenges
• 08:06 the Above-the-line and Below-the-line Model and How It Helps Overcome Trials
• 09:23 What It Means to Be ‘below the Line.’
• 11:41 Characteristics of Being ‘above the Line.’
• 13:34 How the Model Plays a Big Part in Your Life and Business
• 18:59 Choosing Between Going Above or Below the Line

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Does it happen to you that time is not enough for what you need to do? You keep on running and running, but the tasks are not diminishing. On a counter, they continue adding up. The next thing you know, your duties are all piled up, yet time is off your team.

You can say, do time management– easier said than done because how do you manage time anyway without getting distracted by unexpected scenarios throughout the process? Yes, we can control our time, but the key to committing to it is our intention to the time we allot to do certain tasks.

For this podcast episode, our guest host Louise Ledbrook will help you strategize your schedule in business and make the most out of your time. After listening to this podcast, you’ll realize that time is more than enough if you have a clear goal. 

Tune in now and take the opportunity to have power over your time!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 00:39 Everybody Wants More Time
• 01:49 Being Intentional With Your Time Makes It More Productive
• 01:10 Setting Goals is a Key to Managing Your Time Properly
• 05:42 Create Daily Plans to Strategize Your Time
• 06:57 Your Daily Plan Should Have Achievable Tasks That Lead to Your Goals
• 08:55 Be Ready to Decide if Something Will Go Out of Plan
• 11:09 The Benefit of Being Intentional With Your Time

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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When entering or starting a business, you must consider all the challenges you have to go through. There are many "What ifs," trying to figure out if you have made the right decision, or sometimes it all goes down to, "Can I still do this?"

As a business owner, you are taking all the possible risks to maintain a good relationship with your business, and you always have to make sure you are positively thinking about your business growth when building relationships.

In this episode, Miranda Hill and Bryan Santos will discuss how a great relationship affects all kinds of well-being and how healthy relationships ripple until it gets to the most important relationship in your business that you will gain in the future.

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 02:10 What's the Outcome of a Crappy Business Relationship?
• 02:46 Relating Your Business to an Actual Person
• 04:09 Poor Relationship with your Business
• 06:21 Financial Well-Being In Business
• 10:41 Self-Realizations in your Business
• 12:36 Hanging On, Don't Give Up
• 14:54 Personal Goals the same as Business Goals

 

About our Guest:

Name: Bryan Santos

Affiliation: Business Coach, The Game Changers Global

Bryan has been working with businesses to grow and improve their sales and profitability since 2001. He has worked with hundreds of businesses in many industries, helping improve cash flow, strategic growth, capital raising, and business  exit growth by M&A.

Visit The Game Changers Global’s Website: https://thegamechangers.global/ 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Feathers might seem harmless—lightweight, small, and easy to deal with. But most of the time, these small things are the root of bigger problems that you will face in your business, and because you didn’t pay attention to these delicate feathers, the next thing you know, you get smashed by a brick.

And you thought, “Oh, it happens to everybody. Getting smashed by bricks is okay,” but it’s not. It’s the way of the universe to turn a yellow signal to you and start slowing down. But you dread these bricks and accept all the possible pains it gives you: emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Until you get hit by a truck! That’s the only time you will stop because, let’s face it, you can’t do anything but stop at this point: chronic fatigue, bedridden, burnout. See, you can avoid this by getting aware of the feathers in the first place.

For the first episode of the Tradie Business School Podcast for the year 2023, Adam Spencer and Lousie Ledbrook will share their feathers, bricks, and trucks and how they can help you avoid them in the future.

Tune in now! 

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 02:44 Feathers: the Little Things Tradie Business Owners Don't Usually Talk About That Cause Big Problems
• 05:36 We Normalize the Entry-level Symptoms That Disguise as Minor Setbacks
• 08:15 The Universe is Speaking to You, and It's Telling You to Slow Down
• 09:04 When We Ignore Feathers, We Will Be Smashed by Bricks
• 11:32 The Feathers Will Start to Come the Moment You Stop Taking Care of Yourself
• 13:18 As a Business Owner, Having Difficulty Stopping Will Lead You to Be Hit by a Truck
• 16:18 You Can Still Avoid a Crash and Burn at the End of the Year; It's Just Getting Started

 

About the Guest:
Louise Ledbrook is a high-performance executive coach, tech entrepreneur, innovator, speaker, author, and productivity expert. Her business helps people transform their lives and businesses to achieve the next level of result they've always dreamed of. Whether addressing things in their life or business, she can help individuals implement the tools and techniques specific to their needs. 

Visit her Website: organiseyourself.net 

Connect with Louise through her socials: 
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/louiseledb... 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/organiseyour... 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organiseyou…

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Sorry to tell you this, but you need to stop writing that New Year's resolutions if you're just going to drop them at the end of the year. If you're committing to the things you want to do for your self-growth for just a year, then leaving it when not done is making New Year's resolutions stupid.

New Year is the same as any other day, and you need to understand that your commitments should be in a long game and not for just a year. Start making decisions and stay committed to them. Tomorrow is another day, and you can still achieve that goal!

For this special holiday episode of Tradie Business School Podcast, our host Adam Spencer will share his insights on why he doesn't make New Year's resolutions and why you should do the same.

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 00:40 Why New Year's Resolutions Are Stupid
• 02:37 Let's Stop Making New Year's Resolutions and Start Committing to New Year's Decisions
• 04:27 New Year is Not Different From Any Day of the Year; Continue What You've Committed
• 08:10 Permit Yourself to Continue to What You've Committed Even Though the Year's Finally Ended
• 10:18 Move From Making Resolutions to Making Decisions

 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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It's the time of the year when not-so-joyous deadlines, not-so-exciting crunch time, and the season of momentum stopper are coming to town. Holidays are more of a dread than a celebration for most tradie business owners, which should not be the case. But what can we do? It's part of the cycle, and there's no way to break it.

But you are wrong! Burnout during this season is just a product of an unhealthy habit cycle. Yes, your health is a huge part of your stress, and you can manage your business well while managing your health and turning your Christmas into a merry one!

For this episode, our host Adam Spencer puts her personal dietician, Feng-Yuan Liu, into the spotlight to investigate the root reason for a dreadful Christmas and a crappy New Year for most tradie business owners. And how they can turn it around and still have a chance to celebrate this wonderful season with the people they love. 

Tune in now!

 

Discussion Points:

• 00:00 Welcome to Tradie Business School Podcast
• 01:50 Juggling Personal Life and Business is a Real Challenge for Business Owners
• 04:13 Who is Yuan Liu, and Where Does All the Health Awareness Start?
• 05:31 Certain Western Medicine and Supplementation Does Not Promote Long-term Good Health
• 11:32 How Did the Nutrition for Entrepreneurial Burnout Teachings Start?
• 17:36 Knowing the Proper Diet That Fits You is Harder Than It Looks
• 21:57 What Are the Things We Usually Do That Contribute to Our Burnout?
• 28:20 We All Should Make Time for Our Health
• 34:11 Getting Aware of Poor Cortisol Management Situations
• 42:19 What is Adrenal Energy, and What Does It Do to Our Body?
• 45:20 What is Our Unhealthy Cycle of Habits When Dealing With Stress, and How Can We Break Them
• 59:56 Do Not Normalize the Physical and Mental Pain That You Feel

 

About the guest:

Feng-Yuan Liu, or Yuan, has a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Monash University and over ten years of clinical experience as a dietitian. Yuan is an expert in human nutrition.

Yuan utilizes bleeding-edge research for her clients to help them achieve hormonal and metabolic optimization. She believes that nutritional science is rapidly progressive and that following guidelines will not allow her clients to receive the best quality care.

Her passion for nutrition and thirst for being the best and helping her clients be at their best led her to become a world-renowned dietitian and coach for small business owners striving towards peak performance.

Visit the Metro Dietetics website: http://www.metrodietetics.com.au/ 

Resources:

• Visit the Tradie Business School website (https://tradiebusinessschool.com/) 
• Join us on our FREE Facebook Group (Tradies & General Contractors Global)

You can also connect with us on LinkedIn. For more podcast episodes, visit our website at https://tradiebusinessschool.com/ or subscribe to The Tradie Business School on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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