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Entrepreneurship

028: I Can’t Scale Because My Delivery Sucks

Have you ever thought to yourself “If I grow my business, it’s going to suck because my delivery sucks?”

You are not alone.

Business chaos is commonplace among a lot of entrepreneurs. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t scale. 

In this episode, Pete and Carl share their thoughts on how to embrace the chaos from start-up to scale-up. 

Growth thrives in chaos. There’s always going to be some level of chaos in business. However, you can’t create a successful and scalable company, especially in today’s wide-open digital economy, without being comfortable with chaos and the unknown.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Things won’t always go as planned (2:04)
  • Removing you from your business (4:14)
  • The importance of having a team (7:30)
  • Perfectionism (9:09)
  • The challenge with perfectionism (10:10)
  • It’s your job as the entrepreneur to architect the system (12:53)
  • Lowering your expectations (13:09)
  • Your team delivering to your customers (14:10)
  • They won’t do it as well as you (15:03)
  • Average effort multiplied gives you a far bigger scale than you could imagine (15:47)
  • Does your delivery suck because it lacks a consistent system or you’re too attached to perfection? (17:15)
  • Growth thrives on chaos (18:01)
  • Learning from when things don’t go well (22:07)
  • The value in being a customer of your own business (25:44)
  • Getting your team to experience client’s side (27:00)
  • Business is the best personal development journey you can go on (29:30)
  • Being afraid but doing it anyway (30:00)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

027: The Problem of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is one of the biggest social networking platforms with nearly 660+ million users in more than 200 countries and territories globally. It has become a one-stop destination for job posting and searching.

But if you’ve been on LinkedIn for quite some time, you’ve probably received one or more inauthentic messages selling you products and services that you just didn’t ask for. This may work for some businesses, but for others, it not only wastes their time but damages their credibility. 

In this episode, we delve into the problem with being inauthentic on LinkedIn and being on the receiving end. To ensure this doesn’t happen to you, it is essential that you understand and carefully utilize proper LinkedIn etiquette and best practices.

Start with authenticity and you can’t go wrong.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Sales messages in LinkedIn (3:16)
  • LinkedIn should be a person to person platform (5:44)
  • Spam on LinkedIn (6:11)
  • Definition of Spam (6:51)
  • Being inauthentic on LinkedIn (7:56)
  • Two ways someone can introduce themselves (8:15)
  • ABP: Ask before pitching (8:45)
  • Setting ground rules on LinkedIn (11:19)
  • Email opt-in permission (11:44)
  • Connecting with perfect future customers (13:02)
  • LinkedIn Bio (15:30)
  • Being blocked by platforms when you send spammy messages (16:00)
  • Virtual assistants sending LinkedIn messages (17:05)
  • Inauthenticity of LinkedIn messages (19:00)
  • LinkedIn trick and tip to identify inauthentic messages (22:04)
  • What is LinkedIn for? (23:15)
  • What should you be posting on LinkedIn? (24:11)
  • Posting vulnerable and authentic content on LinkedIn (23:22)
  • Is LinkedIn a social platform or a business platform? (27:42)
  • Continue to grow and find your authentic self (29:33)
  • Define your goal for using LinkedIn for your marketing and business plan (30:58)

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

026: How to Say NO and Value Your Time

The fear of saying no is very potent. Oftentimes it’s extremely hard for a business owner to say no and set boundaries. It is especially true when you’re in growth or hustle mode. The compulsion to take on anything overwhelms you that you end up saying yes to everything.

In this quick-fire episode, Pete and Carl discuss the importance of setting boundaries, valuing your time, learning how to say no to people clamouring for your attention, and discovering the different shades of “no.” After all, if you love and value yourself by setting your boundaries, then you will be able to shine brighter and show up more for others.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • An example of negotiating and setting boundaries (02:03)
  • Time is the most scarce resource (02:43)
  • Time management tips (03:44)
  • Possible reasons for not setting boundaries (04:47)
  • A formula to determine the worth of your work hour (06:24)
  • The different shades of “no” and “yes” (08:14)
  • Systems to handle escalations (09:46)
  • Mantras for saying no (10:31)
  • Sample response when you receive requests (11:03)
  • Boundaries 101 (12:08)
  • There are times when it’s hard to say no, but there are times when it’s easy (13:18)
  • Your body will send signals about what your instinct is telling you (14:12)
  • “If I truly love myself what would I do?” (15:25)
  • You can make “no” a default and then find balance in between (16:57)

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

025: The Journey from Income to Impact

Are you in business just to make income and sales? 

Sales and income are the lifeblood of a business. But too many entrepreneurs miss the most important part of building a business which is finding your purpose and making a lasting impact.

Building a business around impact is what takes your business to the next level.  

In this episode, we delve into our entrepreneurial journeys and how we shifted from the hustle and survival mode to one of service and impact. We also dive deep into the shifts in our business purpose as we grew our businesses and teams. 

Building a purpose-driven business that inspires change and empowers others will help steer your business in the right direction.

When was it you thought about something more than income and cash as the reason for your business? 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Birthing a business from purpose (3:15)
  • From survival mode to contributing (3:31)
  • Technology is better than team (5:43)
  • The power of building a business (6:44)
  • What’s the point of building a business? (8:40)
  • Money magnifies your ego (12:35)
  • What’s next after hustle and survival mode? (13:05)
  • If you love what you do, you won’t work a day in your life (14:13)
  • What do you value in life? (14:38)
  • Should you know your values before starting a business? (16:55)
  • Being intentional in what you do (17:20)
  • Self purpose brings you self actualization (17:53)
  • Stepping out of stress through self-awareness (22:50)
  • Knowing when to stop hustling (24:00)
  • The idea of a utopia (26:16)
  • Capitalism is the vehicle that makes the most impact financially and economically (36:55)
  • Most capitalist entities have no purpose (37:16)
  • Tenets of conscious capitalism (37:44)
  • Focusing too much on vanity and revenue (40:25)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

024: Handling Changing Customer and Market Needs

So you’ve got your first business up and running. Congratulations! But as you work towards making it more stable or even expanding it, you suddenly come across changing customer and market needs. What do you do? How do you continue to make yourself relevant? Do you even need to do something?

This is a very relevant topic as businesses all over the world feel the shifts brought about by the COVID situation. In this episode, Carl allows his own company to be analysed as an example of a business that’s feeling major market shifts. We talk about his fears about making changes and possible market shift strategies to solve his dilemma. If you’re also feeling anxious about the shifting sands underneath your business’ foundations, then join us and together let’s rise above this challenge as entrepreneurs.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • It may be a cliche but it’s true that the only constant is change (02:56)
  • Some important questions you may be asking yourself as markets shift (03:48)
  • A case study: Automation Agency’s dilemma (05:33)
  • Do you push away clients that do not get results or do you adapt to their needs? (11:10)
  • A case study: iTGenius’ shift (12:02)
  • Is the issue about the scope of the product or market fit? (13:55)
  • Samples of how the market can change (15:34)
  • Automation Agency’s possible projects that might address the shifts (17:32)
  • How fear affects your decision-making skill (19:45)
  • The most important question you need to ask and how to answer it (21:08)
  • The value of surveys and information you can get from the results (24:38)
  • Sample of pivoting and its possible implications (25:57)
  • Solving problems that don’t exist yet could lead to analysis paralysis (29:21)
  • Key components when selling subscription options to a customer (30:25)
  • A tool for pricing (32:32)
  • Points you may want to remember when markets shift (33:44)
  • Books when transitioning to a subscription business (36:53)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

023: What Business to Start in 2021

What do you consider when you want to start a business? Do you start with a vision first? Do you start with a problem and then focus your product or service around a solution to this problem? Do you create something you’re passionate about with no business model in mind? Is starting a business a good investment option despite the Pandemic?

Having started and acquired several businesses, we know what to do and more importantly, what not to do when you’re venturing out as a budding entrepreneur. 

In this episode, we share some experience-based advice on starting a business. We also share tips and resources that you may want to explore as you take your initial steps toward creating your new venture. Finally, we share what industries we believe you should explore for the coming year and those that you might want to avoid. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • What you should consider when starting a business (01:59)
  • What is the long-term vision? (02:36)
  • What is the job to be done? (03:36)
  • Starting a business case study: Facebook vs. Google (07:20)
  • Can you do something better? (09:11)
  • How to look into your own life to start a business (10:11)
  • A tip: start a business with low capital outlay (12:56)
  • MVP: Minimum Viable Product (14:14)
  • How to test and validate ideas (14:30)
  • Industries you may want to explore (17:29)
  • Strategies on building a business (23:52)
  • How to employ a global, remote team (25:00)
  • Businesses that you might NOT want to start in 2021 (28:42)
  • Primary vs secondary business opportunities in the pandemic (29:45)
  • Selling a product vs starting a business (30:49)
  • How to explore partnership or acquisition opportunities (33:29)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Personal Development

022: Pete and Carl Share Their Morning Routines

What do you do the moment you wake up? Do you use an alarm clock or do you wake up naturally? Do you grab your phone and scroll through the Internet the moment you open your eyes? Do you make time for yourself in the morning or do you feel like you don’t have the time for it? Do you need a morning routine at all? If you need it, how do you get started on one? 

In this episode, we share a little bit of our personal lives through our morning routines. These are not drills that we urge you to strictly follow. After all, a morning routine is a very personal ritual. We just want to share morning routine ideas that have made a positive impact on our lives. These help us tap into our body and energy so we optimise our performance each day. 

You may already have your own great morning routine activities, that’s good. Our morning routine checklists might help you tweak it to make it more fun or more focused. You may want to mix and match. You may want to use them as starting points for an entirely different routine for you. Whatever you do, all we want is to inspire you to set aside even just a few minutes in the morning concentrating on you. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Our relationship with sleep and waking up (02:59)
  • A morning routine is only a small part of knowing your body (07:09)
  • “I don’t have time for a morning routine” (07:29)
  • A routine is a form of spiritual practice (08:23)
  • We’re human beings, we’re not crazy machines  (11:24)
  • Possible strategies for people who have responsibilities like kids (12:20)
  • Thoughts on morning routines (16:14)
  • Carl’s morning routine starts with oil pulling (19:29)
  • Stretching to realign the body (21:10)
  • Workout like aerobics or weightlifting (23:00)
  • Affirmations (23:53)
  • Meditation (25:17)
  • Planning exercise through journaling (26:30)
  • Meditation is the most impactful routine (28:24)
  • There is no way to get meditation wrong (30:48)
  • It’s important to connect back to the present moment (31:43)
  • Keeping technology out of the bedroom for quality sleep (32:16)
  • Fasting (33:58)
  • Pete’s morning routine starts with drinking water with Himalayan salt (34:15)
  • Setting the space through smell (34:34)
  • Journaling (35:49)
  • Gratitude bullet points: goal-oriented vs. intention-focused (36:56)
  • Meditation, workouts, or walks to the beach (39:11)
  • Release without technology (39:53)
  • Music (40:19)
  • Evening ritual (40:51)
  • This is about you and what you want (41:49)
  • Tips to lessen distractions (43:05)
  • Tips if you have no morning routine at all (45:37)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

021: Aligning Your Business with Personal Fulfilment

Is it possible to be successful in business yet not feel fulfilled? The answer is a definite YES. 

In order to find fulfillment in your business, ask yourself “does this business align with my purpose in life?”

In this episode, we delve into how to align your values and purposes in your business in order to attain personal fulfillment. 

The principle of lifestyle design means designing the life you want where your occupation does not feel like work but doesn’t also consume your world completely. It is essential to have an occupation that is by choice fulfilling to you because that will literally extend your life. 

Remember that life is just a game and you get to play it any way you want to play it. You get to design the life you want, on your terms. 

How do you find fulfilment in your business?

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Running multiple businesses and splitting your focus  (5:08)
  • Is this the thing that lights you up? (5:30)
  • Treat the business as a means to an end (5:46)
  • Look at what lights you up and how you can bring that into your business (6:10)
  • Getting clear on your life purpose (6:50)
  • Motivation vs purpose (10:48)
  • Knowing your values (11:05)
  • Organizational flow (12:40)
  • Heart-centered leadership (14:39)
  • Optimization and seeing improvement (16:13)
  • Checking in with what’s important in your business (17:20)
  • Your purpose depends on where you are in your business (19:44)
  • Life is a game (20:30)
  • Have an occupation that lights you up (21:48)
  • Lifestyle design (22:23)
  • Having a life on your own terms (22:53)
  • Consciously going through life (23:41)
  • What brings fulfillment? (24:33)
  • What’s the progress and the next level? (25:29) 
  • Mindset shift (28:03)
  • Look at your business and look at how you can realign it to your purpose (30:20)
  • If your business was more fulfilling, would you change your mind on selling it? (33:30)
  • Business is the best personal development journey (35:19)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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020: What’s Stopping You From Growing Your Business

Do you enjoy a good challenge? 

As entrepreneurs, we’re wired to create solutions to problems, innovate, and take on new challenges. But there are times when we feel like our business has plateaued. We either push past the plateau or sit in comfort.

In this episode, we delve into how to recognize when your business is at a plateau and how to grow past that. We unpack the four questions you can ask yourself to change your mindset and get comfortable with growth.

Welcoming the feeling of being uncomfortable during growth means changing your mindset. Are you robbing yourself of growth by having a mindset to be comfortable and be scared of change, or taking on more risks? Stop thinking about yourself and how you want to stay comfortable. Instead think about how you can help and serve others. 

It is only with pressure that growth is achieved. 

What thoughts are stopping you from growing your business?

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Growth is our own responsibility (3:20)
  • We can only operate at the level of consciousness we are in (3:30)
  • What’s stopping you from where you are now to where you want to get to (4:25)
  • Make your own success (5:10)
  • Getting stuck in a plateau (6:00)
  • 2 types of plateaus (6:10)
  • Growth to plateau to growth (6:45)
  • Feeling uncomfortable during growth (8:35)
  • As the business grows, so do the stakes at risk (10:12)
  • How to recognize when you are in a plateau (14:18)
  • Taking big actions and decisions (16:15)
  • The leader in the business is the bottleneck (18:45)
  • What is the mindset that stops the growth of a business (19:00)
  • Growth equating to more work (19:16)
  • More clients means more workload (20:20)
  • There will always be mistakes in your business (21:44)
  • Feeling comfortable and not wanting to grow (21:54)
  • Stop thinking about yourself instead think about how you can help others (23:19)
  • Optimizing for time and impact (25:40)
  • What drives people? (27:18)
  • Asking yourself these 4 questions when deciding how to grow your business (30:36)
  • 1. Is that true? (31:28)
  • 2. Can you absolutely know that this thought is true? (32:00)
  • 3. How do I react when I believe this thought? (33:05)
  • 4. Who would you be without that thought? (35:05)
  • Feeling unworthy when you make mistakes (36:50)
  • You are exactly where you need to be (38:36)
  • Swap your “have to’s” with “get to’s” (39:36)
  • Choices are gifts and opportunities (40:35)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below. 

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Entrepreneurship

019: How to Use Entrepreneurial Archetypes to Win

Do you know your entrepreneurial profile?

The game of business is about playing to your strengths and putting the right people in the right seats.

By understanding which archetype you are as an entrepreneur, you’ll have a clearer understanding of what you need to do in order to level up and grow your business.

In this episode, we talk about the systems and frameworks for understanding yourself as an entrepreneur. Not only do these frameworks help you understand yourself as a business owner but it also guides you to architect a team that complement each other. Once you know your strengths and weaknesses, you understand who you need to surround yourself with. 

As leaders, it’s important to foster an environment where people can thrive and play to their strengths. When your team feels that they are contributing to the business, loving what they are doing and achieving their version of mastery, everyone can win. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • Wealth Dynamics (3:05)
  • Understanding yourself (3:29)
  • Wealth dynamics for recruitment (4:07)
  • Knowing your strengths and weaknesses (4:26)
  • Putting the right people in their right seats (5:31)
  • Finding your entrepreneurial archetype and knowing who to surround yourself with (7:10)
  • How do you best generate wealth (8:39)
  • Understanding what models are best for your business (9:02)
  • Maintenance in a business relationship (11:35)
  • The strengths and weaknesses of each archetype (11:57)
  • Having a vision for your business (13:14)
  • Selling rather than telling (16:29)
  • Marketing is dynamic (20:18)
  • Using at problems in the lens of your archetype (21:35)
  • Looking at who you partner with based on your archetype (23:20)
  • Seeing a shift in your entrepreneurial archetype (26:03)
  • Getting the right people on the bus (29:59)
  • Kolbe A Test (31:25)
  • The importance of communication and conversations (33:54)
  • Fostering an environment where people can thrive and play to their strengths (34:41)
  • Employees’ motivators (35:19)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter

Like this episode? Have a topics that you would like us to discuss?  We’d love to hear your feedback and comments. Let us know by leaving a comment below.