“I think brutal focus is the key. So, you know, often when we start to think about a performance, one of the biggest questions people come and talk to me about is like, Oh, I'm trying to do so much. I have no time. I just I'm trying to figure out how to fit it all in…”

“There are victories to be found even within failures. Because failure is part of the process of learning and achieving success. And through trial and error. Life is one long, ongoing boxing match. Losing one round or failing at something does not make us a failure for our entire lives…”

“Third is vision. You know, there's a proverb that says, without vision, the people perish. We've got to cast a vision for what we're trying to accomplish. And so, while I tease people by saying what do you want to be when you grow up? There's a lot of truth to that…”

“Challenge yourself. Pick something that is so far outside of your lane, something you never thought you would do because it scared you and say no, I'm going to learn this.…”

“There is a famous saying isn't there, you always start out with the end in mind. And I guess that is very relevant to anyone listening to this podcast because we're all in business. I think that advice would flow through to even to all bricks and mortar businesses as well…”

“Trust is really a two-way street. And in order to build trust, there has to be a first mover. As a leader, it's incumbent upon you to be the first mover. And so, if you want to create a trusting environment within your team, you have to offer trust…”

“It's a simple breathing technique. You breathe in through your nose. So, you hold your breath for seven counts. And then you breathe out through your mouth for eight counts”

“Our beliefs create our reality, basically. So, for example, if we're running on the belief that we're not good enough, or we're not intelligent enough, or you know, if it's a business owner or an entrepreneur, that there's too much competition, whatever the belief is, if it's a negative belief, it's going to impact your life, your business, your personal life or your business growth and development.”

“We all need to embrace self-stress reducing techniques. Maybe meditation, you're taking time, five minutes a day, twice a day even, just to settle your mind...”

“Why don't you feel good in your clothing? And why do you keep peeling back? You need to ask yourself, Why about five times, and don't let yourself get off the hook because it becomes more and more difficult, the more you do it. However when you do, you're really going to get to the core. And oftentimes, it can be different to what you think your original motivator is…”

“Adopt an MVP mindset. MVP stands for minimum viable product and kind of iterating quickly. And essentially, the thinking there is that you need to build your kind of minimum, to the problem as quickly as possible, put it out there, get people testing it, using it, and then iterate it, you know, improve it, and change it up based on feedback.”

"If you don't promote yourself, who else should promote you? It is your responsibility.”

“Branding is really the key. A lot of people think , “I want to market my business, I want to sell more”, but branding is actually the key foundation of your business. And there's different elements of your brand. There's personal brands, and there's business brands.”

“The next thing I was going to talk about is continuous learning, and continuous improvement. And I think this is key, both as a company and as individuals, because we are also responsible for the future of all of our employees and all of our team members.”

“ My tips are really grounded in trying to take it from, as I say, less mysterious art to science. And tip number one for me, whenever we get an innovation brief, I'm always keen to think about, are there different angles to the problem? Are there ways to reframe it, and you can do this by a series of thinking habits...”

“Trust equals transactions. Essentially, if you have trust with a buyer, the sales easy, where you have got to kind of finagle and overcome objections and battle them is really what they're saying is...”

“Ensuring that you can also create an out of pattern, noteworthy experience through your message on that channel based on everything else at that channel exposes that prospective customer or existing customer to the right information…”

“I have long ago embraced, and it came from a weird place, that most things don't work. Failure is actually really my goal…The goal when you compete for strength is absolute failure. You haven't tried hard enough until you failed…”

“The first word in a question is often the most important. So, if you ask, Why did you do that, then that comes across as accusatory. And then you're setting up a more aggressive space, but if you open instead with what was going on for you, or tell me what was going on for you? Or how did that arise?..”

“And I guess the other thing that is that, to get clarity, a good question to ask is, are you winning from love? Or are you winning from fear? What's your modus operandi…”