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Ambitious Lifestyle Business

Are you a small business owner who likes to think BIG? Then this podcast is for YOU. It's a place where AMBITIOUS business owners learn and share SIMPLE, PRACTICAL tips and advice to help their businesses GROW with ONE purpose... TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE LIFESTYLE THEY WANT. Whatever that means for YOU... Maybe you want to earn £100k a year? Maybe you want to spend more time with friends and family, or travel more? You might want to give up the Day Job, or completely change direction in your business. Perhaps you want to retire in X years? Remove yourself from doing the jobs you HATE? Sack your problem clients? This monthly podcast is 100% FREE. There's no ads. No spammy upsells. No fluffy, woo-woo BS. Just simple, practical help to grow YOUR Ambitious Lifestyle Business.
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Aug 16, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Productivity Books, featuring titles by Hal Elrod, James Schramko, Michael Heppell, and James Clear.

 

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#productivity

 

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Aug 9, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Positive Thinking Books, featuring titles by Susan Cain, Ryan Holiday, Angela Duckworth and Tony Robbins

 

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#postivity

 

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Aug 4, 2022

Summer is here again, and unlike the great British weather, you can rely on John and Jason to deliver a spectacular summer special - In this episode, we put the world to rights, discussing:

 

  1. Whether we're "getting old" by focusing on retirement goals.

  2. The sort of people we'd really rather DIDN'T join the One Percent Club.

  3. How you CAN go wrong investing in bricks and mortar (culminating in court cases, administration and the Serious Fraud Office!)

  4. The calming (and long-lasting!) effect of a 17-day digital detox.

  5. Why long-term thinking is the ONE trait you MUST adopt to be successful.

  6. The biggest mistake that MOST small business owners will make in the upcoming recession.

Aug 2, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Leadership Books, featuring titles by Simon Sinek, Jason Fried, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jocko Willink

 

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#leadership

 

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jul 26, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Sales Books, featuring titles by Grant Cardone, Jordan Belfort, Chris Voss and Chet Holmes..

 

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#sales

 

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jul 19, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Marketing Books, featuring titles by Allan Dib, Dan Kennedy, Jeff Walker, Donald Miller and Marcus Sheridan.

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#marketing

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jul 12, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Motivational Books, featuring titles by David Goggins, Gerald Ratner, Jesse Itzler, Andre Agassi, and Arnold Schwarzeneggar.

https://bigidea.co.uk/best-business-books/#motivational

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - do you agree with my choices? - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jul 7, 2022

Today, we're joined by Nathan Counter from Portable Putts. In this episode, you will hear:

 

  1. Why Nathan still has a day job, and runs his business as a "side hustle".

  2. How Nathan "didn't really know what the One Percent Club was", but joined anyway!

  3. The many, many ways that Nathan has "read the books.. and followed the instructions".

  4. How Nathan uses routine streaks to keep him on track to achieve his goals.

  5. The six words that Jason uses to keep Nathan away from shiny objects.

  6. Why Nathan is always talking about hedgehogs, buses, pumpkins and friction.

 

 

Jul 5, 2022

Here are my Top 10 Self-Help Books, featuring titles by Scott Adams, Gareth Southgate, Kevin Hart and Alistair Campbell.

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - please let me know (john@bigidea.co.uk) if you agree (or, more likely - disagree!) with my choices - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jul 5, 2022

Over the summer, I'll be releasing some special podcast "inbetweenisodes", featuring some of my favourite personal development books. Each week, I'll share my top ten from each genre, as well as my overall top ten.

This is part of my Top 100 Best Business Books project - please let me know (john@bigidea.co.uk) if you agree (or, more likely - disagree!) with my choices - what book(s) should I have chosen? What's YOUR number one?

Jun 2, 2022

Today, we're joined by our first EVER returning guest, Tom Boulden from Complete Mortgage Advice. In this episode, you will hear:

  1. Why Tom, John and Jason are no longer business partners.
  2. How John punched Tom in the face, and gave him a black eye.

  3. Tom's dedication - "if I decide to do something, I see it through. No matter what."

  4. How Tom and his wife survived a "life-changing" head-on car crash, and the resulting trauma that remains to this day.

  5. Tom's love of a challenge - and how that led to him appearing on Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins.

  6. How Tom beat the odds to appear on the show - and the lessons that will remain with him for life.

For links to everything we talk about, including the video recording of the episode and transcription of everything we talked about, head over to the show notes at bigidea.co.uk/podcast.

May 5, 2022

In this episode with Ian Ebbs from Football Boots, you will hear:

  1. How Ian grew an audience of 1.4 million YouTube subscribers
  2. The difference between "being a genius" and "being lucky".
  3. Why Ian was locked up by Border Security.
  4. How Ian has made "having fun with the family" his day job.
  5. Why Ian moved from the UK to New Zealand.
  • Ian's process for "having a system that works - and then beating it to death!"
Apr 5, 2022
In this episode, you will hear:
  1. How Alison Davies was told "not to fall in love" with buying a pub - and promptly did just that.
  2. The importance of "doing the right thing" - and how it can lead to winning clients.

  3. How Alison built resilience battling a recession, floods, health problems and a global pandemic.

  4. Why Alison sent £5 notes to local pubs - and how it landed her on BBC Radio 4.

  5. What happens when you surround yourself with a group of smart people.

Mar 3, 2022

In this episode, you will hear:

  • The 3 mistakes most photography business owners make
  • Jeff's "greatest-ever failure"

  • Depression, debt and divorce

  • The difference between a good photographer and a good photography business

  • Why every mentor should have a mentor themselves.

  • How Jeff went from zero to 80,000 followers on LinkedIn

For links to everything we talk about, including the video recording of the episode and transcription of everything we talked about, head over to the show notes at bigidea.co.uk/podcast.

Feb 23, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 21, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 19, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 17, 2022
The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 15, 2022
The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 13, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 11, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 8, 2022

The Evergreen Assets Audiobook launches on February 24th.

Hear an exclusive sneak preview of the book here - and get a FREE Evergreen Assets workshop when you pre-order the audiobook before midnight on Feb 23rd: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/workshop

Feb 3, 2022
This month’s guest on the ALB Podcast is Michael Lieberman, owner and founder of Printed Editions.

Who needs A-Levels?

Michael in his own words screwed up his A-levels, he needed 2As and 1B to study to be an optician at university, he received 1D and 2Es.

He then went onto study Business Studies at Teesside Poly in Middlesbrough, he ended up having a great time mainly as he spent the second year studying in The Netherlands - one of the best years he has ever had he said.

Michael didn’t know what to do after his degree, so he trained and studied to be a chartered accountant. After two years of failing exams, he decided exams were not for him and went off backpacking around South America.

On his return he retrained as a management accountant and worked as an internal auditor for Burberrys, Texaco, Sainsburys and Deloittes.

So how did he end up in the world of art?

As a child he was ‘dragged around’ various museums and art galleries, but as he got older, he found himself being drawn into this world and discovered he could really register with images. One Saturday evening whilst living in London he found himself at a Rolf Harris art exhibition with free champagne! He was told that he could buy a concession in Selfridges for £150, so off he went to purchase that. He then popped it on Ebay and made himself £50.

That was it he was hooked!

So, what has been happening since that evening, well Michael is a valued member of the One Percent Club and has achieved a lot in 2021 through marginal gains.

Click play to find out how his love of art has enabled him to live an ambitious lifestyle business.

Jan 6, 2022

Ian's been working in the Corporate world for Lloyds Bank 21 years ago.

Yes he started there when he was 11!

Buying his first investment property in 2014 his Corporate job was flipped upside in 2016 and the penny clicked that he should create a lifestyle around property rather than a life around his job.

Ian now has interests in property investment, property management and property education.

In between that he has 4 kids and can be regularly found on golf courses around the West Midlands!

Dec 2, 2021

ALB84 – The Christmas Special 2021

It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Christmas just would not be the same without the annual tradition of John and Jason rounding their year up in true ALB style.

Have you played Whamageddon?

If you don’t know what that is, you will know and you will want to play.

Is Die Hard a Christmas film?

This is a jam or cream first type scenario isn’t it?

When John met Neville Wright

This was a definite highlight of John’s year; our One Percenters also had the pleasure of having a coaching call with him as well as Gerald Ratner.

Jason’s incredible fundraising  

Despite another difficult year for the charity sector, Jason the fundraising superstar still managed to raise an incredible amount for Cancer Research.

Book of the Year

John has had a year of book writing with Evergreen Assets, but that has certainly not stopped him from reading plenty of other books this year. Find out his key takeaways from those and how he has implemented them into his daily routines (DING).

Fruition and Serve

Looking forward to 2022 John and Jason have two words.

Practically Morecambe and Wise

This is the 5th year running of the Christmas Special and you could say that it has turned into an Evergreen Asset. This episode is packed with all of the usual content for you to grab a mince pie, a festive tipple and lookback over 2021.

For links to everything we talk about, including the video recording of the episode and transcription of everything we talked about, head over to the show notes at bigidea.co.uk/podcast.

And to watch the LIVE recording of each episode of the Ambitious. Lifestyle. Business. Podcast, join our Facebook Group for FREE - you can then watch our ugly mugs in glorious technicolour every month, as well as get BONUS in-between-isodes, and direct access to both of us to ask any questions about this, or any other episode.

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