Goals DO Come True with Doug Bennett

Doug Bennett interviews Toby Burns, the founder of The Silent Disco Company. Toby shares his entrepreneurial journey, revealing the secrets behind his thriving 10-year-old business and the importance of setting goals. From managing cash flow to building a strong team, Toby offers invaluable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasising the power of innovation, customer service, and celebrating life's special moments.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Setting an end goal for your business is crucial, even if you don't intend to sell it, as it helps you reverse engineer the steps needed to reach that goal.
• Continuously innovate and improve your products and services by at least 10% each year to stay ahead of the competition and build a sustainable business.
• Surround yourself with talented people who are better than you in their respective fields to create a valuable company and foster personal growth.
• Manage cash flow effectively by seeking advice from experienced entrepreneurs rather than relying solely on accountants.
• Share information and journey with your team, including successes and challenges, to create a strong company culture and keep everyone motivated.
• Invest profits wisely, such as in property or back into the business, to ensure long-term security and growth.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance by nurturing relationships with family and friends and prioritising happiness alongside business success.
• Celebrate life's special moments and create lasting memories through events, as it is the key to a fulfilling life.

BEST MOMENTS

"I think goals, it's so important for a business owner and the main goal that I tell other business owners as well is having a goal of what the end in mind is. I think that's so important that there's an end goal that you can reverse engineer backwards in order to reach that."

"I want to be the least successful person in the room because I do believe that you become the average of the five people that you surround yourself with."

"Our vision as a business is creating memories through celebrations. Everyone has a party, everyone celebrates, there's some horrible things going on in the world right now. different wars, a new government potentially, you know, there's a lot of uncertainty. And I just think that parties, one Brits love a party, but you create so many memories through a celebration and that's our vision."

"I think happiness and family, like you don't know whether you've got six minutes left or, you know, 60 years left. So I think you do have to, you know, be satisfied with what you're doing."

EPISODE RESOURCES

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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BOOKS:

Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z

Think Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/

Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.

Doug interviews Chris Dillon, the automation expert who shares his secrets to success. Chris reveals how setting clear goals and implementing clever automation strategies can transform your business and personal life. Discover the power of creating "Mickey Boat moments" for your loved ones and learn how to achieve your dreams while enjoying the journey.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Automation removes regular tasks and sets clear expectations with prospects, nurturing them through the sales process without removing the human touch.
• Setting specific, measurable goals with a deadline helps break down the steps needed to achieve them and removes the pressure of daily targets.
• AI will fundamentally change many aspects of work, but it's an opportunity to utilise it to make life easier rather than a threat to jobs.
• Creating meaningful experiences and memories for loved ones, or "Mickey Boat moments," is a powerful motivator for achieving business success.
• Passion for what you do is essential for overcoming the challenges of running a business and staying motivated.
• Understanding that prospects have lives outside of your business and making it easy for them to engage with you is crucial for converting leads.
• Small, consistent improvements (the "1% task") can lead to significant changes over time, so focus on long-term progress rather than short-term gains.
• Don't bring people into your life who don't align with your core values, even if they offer financial benefits.

BEST MOMENTS

"I class [automation] as two different things. One is the removal of regular tasks... and secondly, it's the act of using good automation to set really clear expectations with prospects and not removing the human from the process."

"My fundamental purpose is bringing those moments, more moments to myself, more moments to my loved ones, and more moments to the good people that I surround myself with. That's what drives me."

"People massively underestimate what they can do in five years and massively overestimate what they can do in one."

"If you're setting a goal for the sake of setting a goal... if you don't have a passion for what is going to get you to that goal, then you'll never get there because there's so much about running a business that isn't easy."

"Too many business owners think, right, they're not getting back to me. They're not picking up the phone. They must not be interested. It's like, no, they just have a life. And they don't care about your phone call more than their life."

EPISODE RESOURCES

Chris Dillon is an expert in marketing automation and customer journeys, including WhatsApp automation.

https://chris-dillon.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dillon-tma/

https://www.facebook.com/chrisdillonTTD

https://demo.themarketingautopilots.com/general-demo

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk/

Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinancialDoug

Facebook Wealth Tribe: https://join.dougbennett.co.uk/

Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:

https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success

BOOKS:

Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z

Think Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/

Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, Doug Bennett interviews real estate mogul Jason Yarusi, who shares his inspiring journey from directionless bartender to successful apartment complex investor. Jason reveals the life-changing event that sparked his transformation and the powerful goal-setting strategies he used to build a real estate portfolio of over 3,000 units.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Clarity and self-awareness are crucial for setting meaningful goals that align with your true desires
• Embracing failure as a learning opportunity is essential for personal growth and achieving success
• Establishing a morning routine that includes meditation and exercise can lead to improved focus and productivity
• Breaking negative habits and replacing them with positive ones is key to creating lasting change
• Surrounding yourself with positivity and abundance is necessary to overcome the inevitable negativity in life
• Investing in large apartment communities can provide greater opportunities for success and economies of scale
• Involving family and friends as passive investors can help fund real estate ventures while diversifying their portfolios
• Defining your goals and working backwards to identify the first step is crucial for taking action and building momentum

BEST MOMENTS

"I started out having no goals, right? And so I guess the goal of having no goals was my first journey, right?"

"Big doesn't always mean riskier. It means that there's more opportunity for an investment to be successful"

"It's important to have a goal, but it's also important to understand when the goal needs to change to get you better on the path to where you want to be."

"We have to make sure we, we oversupply on abundance and positivity because that little bit, that little nugget of negativity. It causes havoc, it disrupts your day in a massive action."

"You are putting yourself in bad places, bad spots, having bad decisions, and you're getting bad results. Now you want to go back and do that same thing, and now you can't be angry if you're going to get bad results."

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: www.jasonyarusi.com

Jason is a Private fund manager of over $300 million dollars in commercial real estate. Since 2017 his company Yarusi Holdings has amassed over 3000 apartment and commercial real estate units. Jason has built and exited multiple companies: construction, restaurants, a brewery and multiple large apartment communities.

He is an avid ultra runner and workout enthusiast. Jason is the host of LIVE100 and The Multifamily Live Podcast, runs 7 Figure Multifamily Mastermind and coaches clients on the Live 100 Principles. And most importantly a husband and a father to three amazing kids, a bulldog named Jill and fifteen chickens.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonyarusi/

https://twitter.com/JasonYarusi

https://www.facebook.com/JYarusi

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk/

Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinancialDoug

Facebook Wealth Tribe: https://join.dougbennett.co.uk/

Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:

https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success

BOOKS:

Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6Z

Think Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/

Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.