Doug interviews Ang Allan-Burns a fellow podcaster, Amazon #1 bestselling author of "Do I Really Hate Men?" and expert life coach. Ang shares her thoughts on goal setting, relationship dynamics, and personal growth after divorce. From discussing the importance of shared values in relationships to revealing how redundancy became a blessing in disguise, Ang offers valuable thoughts for anyone else navigating life transitions. Ang's practical approach to goal setting, combined with her personal experiences and professional expertise, makes this a must listen for those seeking to create positive change in their lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Goal setting should include both personal and professional aspects of life, for example many entrepreneurs succeed in business but neglect personal goals, leading to an imbalance.
• Core values identification is crucial for relationship success as misaligned values between partners often contribute to relationship breakdown.
• Visual reminders of goals are really powerful, placing goals in multiple locations and using phone screensavers can help maintain focus and motivation.
• Recovery from divorce requires self-work first. Seeking others to "fix" you without healing yourself first often leads to continued pain.
• Small, manageable changes are more effective than overwhelming transformations so start with simple daily improvements rather than major life overhauls.
• Regular goal review and adjustment is essential, reviewing goals quarterly allows for adaptation and ensures they remain relevant to your life.
• Teaching goal setting to children creates valuable life skills. Involving kids in goal setting helps them develop positive life habits early.
• Negative thought management is crucial for moving forward, learning to control and replace negative thoughts with positive ones enables progress.

BEST MOMENTS

"I always say to people that the goals that you have are not as important as the person that you become in pursuit of those goals."

"The book came about because I started to write about my divorce and the things that had happened and I wasn't writing for it to be published."

"We need to learn how to manage our negative thoughts, when you actually sit down and think about how many negative thoughts you have during a day it's quite a lot, even if you're just having a normal day."

"I say to people if you're not happy, move, we're not a tree, we're something different."

"The biggest journey of our life is our life, but we don't necessarily have a plan for it."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Website: https://linktr.ee/angaab6

Ang Allan-Burns is the dynamic voice behind the successful podcast Do I Really Hate Men?, where she dives into the complexities of relationships, healing, and female empowerment. Her groundbreaking A-A Divorce Success Path Coaching Programme has transformed the lives of women around the world, helping them recover from relationship pain and rediscover their strength.

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

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Doug talks with David Roberts, a seasoned business leader with 30 years of experience who transforms struggling businesses and helps entrepreneurs reconnect with their purpose. David shares the power of the 12-week year, the psychology of business leadership, and how to overcome feeling stuck. His approach which combines practical business strategy with mindset work, is a framework for business success. Whether you're running a seven-figure business or planning your exit strategy, David's advice about patterns, beliefs, and skills will challenge your thinking about business growth.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The 12-week year system accelerates progress by breaking annual goals into 13-week cycles, with the 13th week dedicated to review and planning, enabling better execution and more frequent achievement celebrations.
• Business owners often feel stuck due to cashflow dependency and emotional attachment; the solution lies in building trusted teams and creating alternative revenue streams.
• Understanding different personality types is crucial when implementing change. Effective goal setting must accommodate various working styles within a team.
• Leaders should focus on execution rather than strategy, a successful change requires five elements: vision, resources, plan, skills, and incentives.
• External factors like economic conditions shouldn't be the primary focus. Instead, try and concentrate on solving problems for customers and staying relevant to your target market.
• The "Valley of Despair" or "Messy Middle" is an inevitable part of goal achievement; conducting a pre-mortem can help anticipate and prepare for challenges.
• Balance your focus between practical business metrics and personal leadership development for sustainable success.

BEST MOMENTS

"A belief is something that you hold to be true, even though it may not be based on fact…so challenge those beliefs."

"What people think is well once you've started down the road of looking at selling a company you've kind of then got a sell it and that's not actually the case. What you've got to do is you've got to get yourself to a place where you can sell it if that's something that you want to do."

"I don't really see as a leader, how you can lead other people without, without first being a good self leader."

"Businesses exist to solve problems so if you are solving a problem and you're staying relevant to a group of people, a group of customers, and enough of them have the problem that you're trying to solve... then brilliant."

ABOUT THE GUEST

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/

https://www.facebook.com/dave.roberts.5076798

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:

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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 Gretchen Lennon, founder of Lennon Legal, a boutique law firm specialising in startups and early-stage companies in everything from funding rounds and employee share options, to commercial contracts and data protection and plenty in between. What starts as a discussion about legal entrepreneurship transforms into a fascinating exploration of work-life balance, goal setting, and the courage to take calculated risks. From trading corporate law life in London for skiing in Verbier to building a successful remote legal consultancy, Gretchen's experiences give inspiration to anyone considering a major career change or struggling with entrepreneurial challenges. The conversation also takes an unexpected therapeutic turn as Doug helps Gretchen confront her work-life balance struggles.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

· After leaving her corporate law career in London, Gretchen discovered that running her own business led to working longer hours, not achieving the freedom she initially sought

· A chance encounter with a client while working as a chalet manager in Verbier opened her eyes to the possibility of becoming a consultant lawyer

· Starting with one short-term contract, Gretchen gradually built Lennon Legal into a team of 10 lawyers, proving you don't need a grand plan to build a successful business

· Despite living in a famous ski resort, Gretchen found herself prioritising work over her personal life, highlighting how entrepreneurs can lose sight of why they chose independence

· Her perspective on success evolved from wanting to build a large, financially successful law firm to creating a business that fits her desired lifestyle

· Working with a business coach helped Gretchen recognise the importance of scheduling personal time first, as it won't happen naturally

· Rather than staying paralysed by fear, Gretchen used Tim Ferriss's approach of thoroughly analysing worst case scenarios to take the leap into entrepreneurship

· Through growing her business, Gretchen learned that delegation and building a team of specialists was more effective than trying to handle everything herself

BEST MOMENTS

"I really thought I was some sort of Ally McBeal meets suits and then I guess I kind of got to my late twenties and just sort of felt a little bit burnt out."

"You can't have a work life balance that doesn't exist. You know, because you're either in work or you're in life, so you can't balance between the two and have it all"

"As an entrepreneur, even when, in fact, I would almost go so far as to say, especially when things are a little bit quiet. That's when you have an even greater sense of guilt."

"I quickly realised that this sort of concept of becoming completely destitute and, you know, running out of money and not having any clients and whatever actually really just sort of played out as, okay, I'll give it a go."

ABOUT THE GUEST

lennonlegal.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchen-lennon-55455664/

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.