‘I should have …’ ‘If only I ….’ ‘I wish I did … .’ It’s funny how when you think about the things you didn’t do & now regret, you only think about the potential positive stuff that could have happened & you feel like you may have missed out on. You don’t tend to think … ‘If only I said yes to ______, that could have ended up in me getting hit by a bus on the way to that event’. (Morbid I know … but you get the point right?) Plus when you focus upon regrets, you rob yourself of the chanc...
Dec 08, 2020•22 min•Ep. 133
It’s so easy for our minds to play tricks with us … for example over generalising everything & then making us believe things that aren’t actually true! In this week’s podcast, I want to share one way that you can quickly help yourself to not let those negative mindset beliefs & stories get in your way. It’s all about contradictions! Listen in today & enjoy seeing how it helps transform things for you. Here’s the extra links & resources for this episode: * Take the free Get Out Yo...
Dec 01, 2020•13 min•Ep. 132
Imagine your business was a sausage … what would it look, smell, taste, feel & sound like? Is it nice, juicy, appetising & sizzling? Or is it a bit thin; lumpy, filled with random flavours or feeling a bit stale? Well what does that tell you about the ingredients you’re putting in … if that’s the sausage that’s coming out? Hmmm …. In this week’s short podcast episode, let’s lift the lid on the BBQ & see what’s cooking in your business. Listen in .... even if you’re not a big fan of s...
Nov 24, 2020•13 min•Ep. 131
Back in the ‘good old days’ when we used to go the cinema a lot, I used to treat myself to the occasional ice cream. The cabinet would be filled with delicious flavours, many with some interesting names to choose from. And guess what … I never went … ‘Can I have 2 scoops of Vanilla please’ Vanilla … there’s nothing wrong with it & it does taste nice … but it’s just a bit … vanilla! And often when it comes to business, we can end up being a bit vanilla too … if we don’t watch out for it. Why ...
Nov 17, 2020•24 min•Ep. 130
I’ve been eyeing up a new office chair for a while & finally went to order it …. to find that it’s got a delivery date of over a month now! With us being so used to living in a world where we get things so fast, I was genuinely shocked & it feels like a lifetime away. It can feel like that when it comes to growing your business too, right? Like we want it all to have happened … like yesterday! But patience can actually be a good thing. Want to know a couple of things that can make you mo...
Nov 10, 2020•19 min•Ep. 129
I was being Mr Grumpy Pants this weekend, all because our family holiday later this month was officially cancelled. I know, I know … not the end of the world but it still! And first I was beating myself up for feeling rubbish about it but then I decided to give myself permission to wallow in it & be negative…. for a short period of time! I talk about this more in this week’s podcast episode & share some top tips on how I then helped myself move to a more positive place. I’m sure that the...
Nov 03, 2020•24 min•Ep. 128
Do you ever feel like you’re constantly going on & on …. & talking about the same things in your business, over & over again, like all of the time? So is that a good things or a not so good thing, when it comes to the content you are creating & sharing? Well first of all … you do know you’re the only one who will likely see all of your content right? Repetition is key … that’s why apparently you don’t get a six pack from going to the gym just once. Not only can it help you to kee...
Oct 27, 2020•18 min•Ep. 127
I was on school drop off duty on Monday, which was fun in the pouring rain. As I was giving Kaiyas a subtle ‘hug’, so as not to ruin his street cred before he ran into the playground, I couldn’t help notice his friend’s mum was saying to her son … ‘Remember you can just do your best & have fun’. Ohh how nice, right. But then as we walked back to where our cars were parked, she said basically told me that she’d been saying the complete opposite to herself all weekend! Yikes! I know something ...
Oct 20, 2020•12 min•Ep. 126
I’m partial to a cuppa coffee (or two or three) a day, so last week I decided it was time to grow up & buy myself a proper coffee machine. But after unboxing it, I was a little overwhelmed … as even though I paid extra for the ‘auto’ machine … there was still quite a bit to learn to make a ‘perfect’ flat white. Like deciding what grind size to use for the beans! Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, right? How have you been feeling about what you’re doing in business lately? Ove...
Oct 13, 2020•18 min•Ep. 125
I nearly got strangled, all because of a tub of clotted cream. What was meant to be a 5-minute trip across the road to Tesco …. ended up taking more than 40 minutes. Shareen was about to go crazy when she heard the chap on the door … think it was me … but in fact it was our guests who had arrived! And there she was still in her PJs ! Because whilst I was away, she was frantically running around the place doing some last-minute tidying & also dealing with a ‘poo-nami’ situation with our new-b...
Oct 06, 2020•18 min•Ep. 124
Why are you doing what you’re doing in your business? I mean … you could really choose to do anything, so why specifically this one? It really makes a difference when you know the answer to that, as it’s what will help keep you moving forward, even when it feels hard. And it’ll also save you from being distracted by all those other shiny objects or things out there. In today’s podcast episode, I’ll share practical tips on how to fine-tune; strengthen or overhaul your vision or ‘why’. I did it la...
Sep 30, 2020•26 min•Ep. 123
It’s been all go in our back garden, with another one of my lovely wife’s ‘projects’ being in full swing this week. The sound of chainsaws has filled the air, as our massive trees have been getting chopped down in height. As I took a break between coaching calls to see how the things were going, it struck me just how much the trees were actually blocking the sun from flowing into our garden. But I never realised how much of an issue it was …. until they were done! It also gave Shareen another … ...
Sep 22, 2020•16 min•Ep. 122
Often I hear business owners proudly share how many books they’ve read & how they’ve binged listened to lots of podcast episodes, like it’s a badge of honour. But the same thing goes through my head every time …. ‘So what have you actually done with all that new information?’. Because if it’s just going in one ear & out the other, then it’s actually such a waste of your time, energy & money. Confession …. I love, love, love books! I even just popped into Waterstones just before I cam...
Sep 15, 2020•25 min•Ep. 121
Does this sound familiar to you? ….. You do all the things you can to help set yourself up for the best week. You get up ‘early’ & do your routines … You capture everything you want to get done on your list … whether that’s a nice fancy notebook where you go old school & write it down, or you tap tap tap away & input it into your somewhat more fancier system, which will help you be organised & get it done. But then at the end of some days, you find yourself down in the dumps, say...
Sep 08, 2020•16 min•Ep. 120
‘I don’t have enough time to think’ ‘I don’t have the time to switch off & not think’ ‘I’ve got no time to really plan’ ‘I’m always so busy’ I hear these things all the time when I speak to small business owners. If this is you, then please do yourself a favour & listen to this. I promise you that it will be the best 10 minutes you can invest in yourself & business today. Enjoy my little gift. Best wishes as always. Osmaan ----- Here’s the extra links & resources for this episode...
Sep 01, 2020•16 min•Ep. 119
I know what it’s like when you set a big hairy & scary goal. You can start thinking … ‘is it really going to happen?’ Then doubt can creep in & you start thinking …. ‘but how am I going to do it?!?’ ‘How?’ … isn’t the most useful question to focus or dwell upon from my experience. Because if you’re so determined to have something happen in a very specific way, you could be closing your eyes to opportunities for that goal being achieved in much easier & different ways. Ways that you d...
Aug 25, 2020•17 min•Ep. 118
I opened up a new business bank account in literally 2 minutes, with one of those online ‘challenger’ banks last week. No long forms to fill in. No paperwork. No long meeting with their banking advisor. What a contrast to when I opened up my first business account when I started my business back in 2007. It really reminded me of the power of keeping thing simple as we grow our businesses. Here’s 5 top tips to help you to do just that …. 1. What’s your goal? If your new ‘idea’ or opportunity does...
Aug 18, 2020•18 min•Ep. 117
“I don’t know!" It’s one of the most common responses I hear. Both when it comes to business & also in our new favourite Netflix series, ‘Indian Matchmaking’. Sima the matchmatcher from Mumbai always asks, ‘What do you want in your life partner?’ Normally she gets some form of ‘I don’t know’ or a vague response. Until she probes & asks again. And guess what comes out … what they really want! So how do you stop pretending that you don’t know the answers to the questions that will help you...
Aug 11, 2020•14 min•Ep. 116
So you’ve set your goal. But now what? Please don’t just leave them as scribbles in your notebook or the text that you typed up. Because your mind doesn’t get inspired by things being left so logical, black & white & one-dimensional. So how about translating them in a way that will connect more your unconscious mind, so that you are continually inspired to take action? Well in today’s podcast episode, I’ll share some practical tips for you to help bring your goals to life & keep them...
Aug 04, 2020•20 min•Ep. 115
Isn’t it an amazing feeling when you get a new client or customer? They’ve put their faith in you & of course you want to totally deliver for them. But what happens when you’ve got lots of clients that are needing your time & attention? It can be so easy to end up neglecting your own business. Trust me, I’ve been there & done that! And that my friend, is a slippery slope that you really want to avoid. Because if you stop nurturing & growing your business in a consistent way, you ...
Jul 28, 2020•23 min•Ep. 114
In the ideal world, we could click our fingers like Mary Poppins & viola … ‘the job is done’. But in reality, when making changes & growing your business things can often look & feel messier before they get better. That’s normal, seriously! Clarity comes after chaos! Just like that time when I decided to Marie Kondo the heck out of my clothes. The room looked like a tornado had hit it, until I persevered & finished the task at hand. And not even halfway through, I was beating mys...
Jul 21, 2020•18 min•Ep. 113
‘Will you marry me?’ Now that’s certainly been one of the biggest & most important question I’ve ever asked in my life. So of course, I thought about it long & hard, before I popped the question to Shareen whilst on a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park on a lovely winters evening in New York. (A true romantic I am, right?). But honestly I think some people make too much of a song & dance around making decisions … especially when it comes to business. Because most of those decisions...
Jul 14, 2020•23 min•Ep. 112
‘I want to be earning at least double this salary within the next 2 years!’ ‘Seriously … who do you think you are?’ … were the words that were going on in my mind, when I heard my colleague say, just after we’d started on the M&S graduate programme together. But it was simply down to my money mindset & beliefs at the time. And it’s pretty scary to see just how much those inner stories can hold us back in massive ways … especially when it comes to growing your business. So what are some o...
Jul 07, 2020•22 min•Ep. 111
Ever say … ‘I want to build my business?’ If so, please swap ‘build’ to ‘grow’. Because changing that one word, can massively impact your mindset & approach to your business in a positive way. Here I’ll explain why it can make a huge difference. Best wishes Osmaan p.s. – It’s not long now until the 90 day Rapid Transformation Mastermind begins. Find out if it could be right for you here & be sure to secure your spot today. --- Here’s the extra links & resources for this episode: * Wa...
Jun 30, 2020•21 min•Ep. 110
The brown envelope didn’t have the chance to hit the floor, before I snatched it from the letter box. The exam results inside were about to reveal how I’d performed over the last year at school. And I loved how they weren’t just a ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. Because life isn’t as clear cut as that, right? Instead, you got to see your performance against a scale & that made them much more meaningful. And that my friend is a little coaching tool that could help you massively in your business too. In tod...
Jun 23, 2020•11 min•Ep. 109
I’m constantly having well intentioned people tell me …. ‘You should stop doing 1-2-1 coaching & do only group coaching.’ ‘You could launch online mindset courses’ ‘You should create workshops to help kids be more confident’ ‘You must do TikToks for business’ ‘You should ……’ Everyone’s got an opinion on what you should, could or must do to grow YOUR business. And all too often, we can start following strategies & goals blindly, which really are not what you actually WANT to do! What’s wo...
Jun 16, 2020•18 min•Ep. 108
I loved tucking into my first Nando’s chicken pitta & peri-salted chips back in 2004. It was so new, novel & fresh, as I’d never even heard of peri-peri spice before. From that moment on, Nando’s seemed to be popping up everywhere & new phrase was born … ‘a cheeky Nando’s’. ‘What an overnight success they’ve had’, I remember thinking. But in reality, they opened their first restaurant back in 1987 … 17 years before I even knew they existed. Now that’s some ‘overnight’ success story, ...
Jun 10, 2020•22 min•Ep. 107
My leaving lunch & drinks were done. I’d said my goodbyes & it was finally time to hand back my laptop, mobile phone & security pass. That was over 13 years ago, when I stopped being a corporate employee to start my own business. I remember feeling … ‘this should be quite easy!’ . Because after all I had been excelling in the corporate world & climbing the ladder rapidly there! Yep a very naïve thought, on reflection! Because being an employee vs. being the boss … is different in...
Jun 02, 2020•21 min•Ep. 106
Ever find yourself in the middle of your very own intimate ‘pity party’? Where the music is blaring inside your head with lyrics like, ‘Why’s it not happening for me?’ ‘It’s alright for them!’ ‘Is it ever going to happen?’ ‘Seriously, what’s wrong with me?’ Well the good news is that you’re the DJ & you can change the playlist in your mind. Here’s one ‘track’ … or what a coach like me would call a question, which will instantly change things up for you … in a positive way. I asked it to a cl...
May 26, 2020•18 min•Ep. 105
I wanted to be a Policeman, when I younger. I loved the idea of being a detective & solving mysteries. But I recently figured out that I kind of get to do that, as a performance & mindset coach … well without the badge, blue flashing lights or handcuffs. I’m constantly helping my clients solve problems & overcome obstacles, so they can grow their business. Often it boils down to them needing to focus or fix one of three main things … their Design, their Mindset or their Strategies! I...
May 19, 2020•19 min•Ep. 104
