What does it really take to start a side business and use your existing skills to start making extra money? What are the 4 things you must have, and the 6 steps you should take to create something viable on the side? In this episode, I'll tell you, including a look at how it all began for me 44 years ago - when I was still a bed-wetter. :-)
How do you find the energy and commitment to stick with something long enough to have an impact? Goals and passion can give something to aim for, and the occasional boost of energy, but they can't sustain you forever. 'Purpose', though, will get you there.
Matthew Kimberley is a sales training extraordinaire – sought by bigtime entrepreneurs, fortune-500s and those smart enough (and flush enough) to seek his counsel. He's taught French to rich kids in Kuala Lumpur, served Whisky in Brussels and given English lessons through the magic of theatre, in Italy. In 2007, he threw on his big boy pants to found a tech recruitment company in Belgium (which he grew to millions in revenue), before taking on the top job at the Book Yourself Solid School of Coa...
The daily commute is no more. In its place, a delightful vacuum of available hours to indulge long-suppressed curiosities, desires, and human needs. This pandemic that’s torn across our planet has done incalculable damage, but it’s also produced something no one had before – free time. How should you use this time? Can you use it to make some extra money on the side? My answers are ‘boldly’, and ‘hell, yes!’ In this episode, I break down how you can start earning extra cash on the side, which pl...
Listen in as I chat with one of the smartest and nicest midlifers I’ve ever met, in the longest podcast interview I've ever conducted - a whopping 2 hrs & 32 minutes! Mary's actually responsible for the most enjoyable podcast I’ve ever done - not as the host, but as a guest on her show, the Experience 50 Podcast For Midlife, in November 2019. As she said back then, we’re kindred spirits - like a brother and sister who've never hugged. Think of us as a pair of expert midlifers who've come ove...
I know I’m just a Quark on a dot in the inky blackness of space, but I’m getting better at living on purpose. Here's how I've created my new life, detailing the five phases that brought me here.
Ten years ago, I went through a midlife crisis. I didn't buy a Harley or get a tattoo on my neck, but I did start a blog - midlifetribe.com. I knew my depression was rooted in a deep desire for meaning. It emanated from the question, "Why exactly am I doing this?" Once I found it (meaning), many of my troubles evaporated or become, paradoxically, meaning less . But meaning isn’t easy to acquire – at least not directly. Like happiness, it’s actually a byproduct of something else. That's what I co...
Michael Yardney is a property investment icon in Australia, with more than 40 years of experience through multiple economic cycles. A best-selling author, educator and wealth advisor, Michael's clear-thinking, consistent insights are sought by experienced and emerging investors alike. In this episode, we talk about the key principles every investor must know and the traps to avoid. More importantly, though, we discuss the early days when he craved wealth for all the wrong reasons, right through ...
Just because you’re 45 or 65 doesn’t mean your ship has sailed. If anything, it’s been waiting for you to board. Your job is to swim out to it, hoist yourself aboard and set a course for the life you want. Being 45 or 65 or even 85 does not mean your ship has sailed. It's still there, waiting for you to board. Your job is to swim out to it, hoist yourself aboard and set a course for the life you want. It needn't be an 'epic' journey, it need only be yours . Changing your life and becoming who yo...
For many, working from home for the first time has been a liberating experience. Like me, they can enjoy breakfast with their kids, they can work in comfortable clothes, and they're getting more done with fewer distractions. Perhaps you now find yourself with extra time on your hands. Maybe your stress levels have dropped, and you’re wondering how to keep this newfound autonomy once COVID-19 is under control. You might have discovered that this new way of working (and living) is what a job promo...
It seems everyone's starting a podcast these days, but as they soon discover, doing remote interviews is difficult, hampered by poor quality audio, latency, drop-outs and difficulty engaging with guests. In March this year, I discovered SquadCast, and overnight, it solved EVERYTHING. In fact, it's so good, I decided my solo show would actively welcome guests again. Now after five interviews conducted over SquadCast, I reached out to the co-founder, Zach Moreno, and asked if he'd share his story ...
It's hard to master Instagram, but two girls from New Zealand have a refreshingly BS-free way to get you and your business in front of the right audience. Tash and Viv of Ace the Gram join us to explain why Instagram is so important today, and how you can profit from this billion-user juggernaut.
CEO of Time Doctor, Rob Rawson, did what truly successful people do - he learned how to work & live on his terms while creating wealth to serve others.
I was thoroughly delighted the other day when I got the chance to chat with the gorgeous human dynamo that is Genecia Alluora. A previous Miss Singapore, co-founder of a successful cafe chain that later sold to a publicly listed company, and more recently, the creator of a hugely successful women’s only business community, Genecia Alluora is a whirlwind of sapphire blue energy. Her community at soulrichwoman.com, with 200,000 members, teaches female entrepreneurs to ‘own and love the f-word’: be...
The way businesses use Slack & Zoom is failing remote workers, destroying their #1 advantage - the ability to engage in deep work, free of distractions. Asynchronous voice messaging like Yac lets people do more in less time, with context, and today, we chat with its CEO, Justin Mitchell.
Papa Bear (Matt Barnett from Bonjoro) shares his expertise on building remote teams, injecting fun into business, & living/working on the terms humans need.
The Coronavirus is making everyone sit up and re-evaluate what they can do remotely, but when a cure is delivered, the old reasons will remain. Working remotely just makes everyone's life better.
The spread of the coronavirus lends a new perspective to the benefits of remote work, but working from home can save your life in many other ways.
If I'd have remained in a traditional corporate setting, I would not have connected with my kids the way I have. I'd have been like every other absent dad out there - always compensating for my lack of presence with trinkets and an all-too-brief annual holiday. Today, you can build a career around your life and still enjoy all the money and status you think you need. Your career and your relationship with your kids needn't be mutually exclusive anymore.
Most of us are stressed about work. You don’t need to quit your job to be happy, though. You might only need to change how and where you do it.
If you work more than 40 hrs a week, sleep less than 6 hrs a night and feel guilty when you're away from work, you might have joined The Cult of Work.
I've had a bit of practice being a parent - almost 18 years, in fact. Plus, I've been a kid myself for about 50 years, so I think I can speak with authority on parenthood. Thanks to the example set by my folks and a reluctance to grow up, I've been able to distil this wisdom into three simple rules, plus a shortcut.
The older I get, the more I realise 10-year-old me knew what was best for me – at least fundamentally. In many ways, he was wiser, simpler, and happier.
Postponing something that’ll be good for you in a year’s time is easy to do, but we all know how fast a year goes. Sometimes we just need a kick up the ass.
Finding your purpose and the work to go along with it can take years, or just a moment. The trouble is the daily crap we deal with blinds us most of the time. It’s this crap I want to help you hose away, because underneath it all, the path you seek awaits. Today, share some of the common culprits that consume our time and therefore, our lives – plus some practical tips to wash them away (or at least, minimise the stench).
The statistics are in & the proof is irrefutable; enabling remote workers is a game-changer for business, with positive impacts that are real & measurable.
Social media and in-your-face advertising will have you believe that building an online business is quick and easy – especially if you buy whatever they’re selling – but it’s neither. It takes time, patience, and a willingness to learn, screw up, and learn some more. The best part, though, is you get to pursue something that’s more than a business. You get to do something you actually care about.
Like a lot of you, some of my big ‘life’ questions resurface towards the end of every year. Mine appear on my morning walk or when I’m out for a drive. Lately, there have been two questions vying for attention. In seeking to answer them, though, I noticed that both are something of a trap, eliciting reflex responses instead of truthful ones. The questions are: 1. What do I value? 2. Who am I living for? They’re simple little questions; less than five words each, yet the answers can have a profou...
For many of us, working remotely - from home, an RV while travelling or a lakeside cabin - is the ultimate dream, but we're scared to ask our boss for permission to do it. In this week's episode, we discuss five steps to convince your boss to let you work remotely.
There is only one ‘right way’ to create the life you want, and that’s your way – a path signposted by the beliefs, habits, ideals and dreams that sit well with you. Just you. We are all unique – with different priorities, different circumstances, different values and different ideals. Our successes will be different from other peoples’ successes because we’re different. That’s why copying your heroes usually won’t work. There are just too many other variables....
