The Confidence to Grow Podcast

After a short hibernation dealing with life's fun and games, I decided to get back on the horse and record the next season of Confidence To Grow.

In this short season I will be dealing with

• The 4 reasons why businesses fail
• 2022 a year in review - guiding you through a process to review your year and extract the learnings from it
• The top 5 things entrepreneurs do over the Christmas break PLUS 5 things they should do!

This episode outlines what to expect and introduces the new season.

Following the 7 episodes of Season 2, we will move quickly into Season 3 which will run for the whole of 2023.

I'm excited and looking forward to sharing many nuggets of wisdom.

This week I had the privilege to interview Ashton Wood of DV Safe Phone, a charity that takes your old mobile phones, prepares them and gives them to people experiencing Domestic Violence.

He shares his story of entrepreneurship and details about how he orchestrated some MASSIVE changes in Australia relating to 'Lemon Cars', consumer rights, how we think about our old mobile telephones and Domestic Violence.

I was inspired by his vision for DV Safe Phone, it's truly incredible.

If you want to support, help, find out more or become involved in any way, here are some links:

www.dvsafephone.org

A short video explaining how DV Safe Phone works https://youtu.be/rQPxPvpUvBA

Some press about the campaign:

Jeep Announcement: https://www.caradvice.com.au/857687/jeep-australia-steps-in-to-help-victims-of-domestic-violence/

ABC press coverage: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-13/domestic-violence-charity-wants-old-mobile-phones/100532002

Queensland Police Commissioner statement: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2020/10/19/mobile-phone-lifeline-for-those-impacted-by-domestic-and-family-violence/

The DV Safe Phone program helps in the following ways:

1. It provides a “safe phone” to victims of domestic violence, to use in an emergency.
2. It allows domestic violence and law enforcement agencies to focus on the amazing services they already offer, with us providing the “technology” (phones) required.
3. It provides a Corporate Social Responsibility program like no other, with DV Safe Phone doing all the heavy lifting (all people/companies need to do is send us the phones and we will do the rest)
4. We are another level of security around the disposal of old mobile devices. (we individually factory reset and test every phone and remove and destroy any removable SD cards that are still in the phones we receive)
5. We meet the environmental requirements around disposal of old mobile devices (if we can’t use the phone due to age/damage, we will ensure it’s recycled through an official mobile phone recycling centre.

I interviewed Rainer Scheu of Create Right, we had such a good time and discussed a wide range of topics, including ADHD and non conforming ideals!

WATCH OUT for the hidden section at the end where I catch him out and find out more about his favourite flavour sausage and his secret emotions for Toy Story #1.

Watch him on Australian Ninja https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LliGNVGg6Bk

Enjoy the episode, it's a cracker.

#confidencetogrow

http://createright.tv/

https://www.instagram.com/create_right/

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The book we refer to in the show is 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art'

It's a 2020 popular science book by journalist James Nestor. The book provides a historical, scientific and personal examination of breathing, with a specific interest in contrasting the differences between mouth breathing and nasal breathing.

So, what exactly is a business?

You think you know, well think again!

It's an easy question to answer, which is what makes it so very easy to make simple mistakes when growing a business.

In this episode I discuss business structures and how businesses work, in very simple terms.

People who decide to become entrepreneurs, or self-employed, tend to have many different attitudes to life and decision making. So, why would a sane and rational person choose to change to become self-employed?

In this episode, we look at the key differences between employment and self-employment. We discuss safety and roller-coaster as ways of regarding the differing pro's and cons of each option.

Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or budding business owner, this podcast episode could reveal some interesting points of view.

Hop over to my learning platform to discover the awesome 'Transform your Business in 21 Days' course. A small investment for a massive return.

In this episode, I talk about a business vision and how vitally important it is for an entrepreneur.

Setting a clear vision is critical to enable a simple plan or strategy to be developed for a business, in order to drive the business towards that vision.

It's a simple concept which is one of the most often overlooked features when launching or building a business venture.

So sit back, grab a coffee and a biscuit (cookie for those of you in the States), get dunking and have a listen.

This podcast is drawn from the first week of my Transform Your Business in 21 Days program, aimed at entrepreneurs and small business owners around the world. Find out more here https://www.pinkbamboo.net/courses/TYB21D

The second in my series of CTG Insights Interviews, with the amazing Bud Panesar of Easymind.

We discuss Bud's Why What and How and extract some awesome hints, tips and learnings from his business and life journey.

One NOT to miss...

My first CTG Insights Interview, with the incredible Lisa Listama of Sparkle Elearning.

We discuss Lisa's Why What and How and extract some awesome hints, tips and learnings from her journey in business.

The podcast that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners to grow businesses that give them exactly what they want. Financial freedom, an ideal work-life balance and choice.

In this episode I introduce the podcast and what to expect from it over the coming months.