• Why Choosing Hard Makes Life Easier with Christopher Long of Longyards Storage
    May 14 2025
    Join Doug as he interviews Christopher Long, an entrepreneur who used a personal challenge to create an international powerhouse for secure, large-scale storage solutions. Chris shares his story of grit and vision, from carpenter to multimillionaire, revealing how he built Longyards Storage. He gives his old school advice on hard work, goal setting and persistence, explaining how he found financial freedom and is now expanding his business model across the US through strategic partnerships. KEY TAKEAWAYS Longyards solves a market gap by providing month-to-month rental of fenced outdoor storage spaces for contractors, landscapers and businesses who need flexible storage without long-term leases.Chris started with handwritten goals beside his mirror, focusing first on paying off debt, then building credit and buying property, eventually evolving to using the Entrepreneur Operating System (EOS) to manage company wide objectives.The industrial outside storage market is gaining institutional recognition, with major investors like JP Morgan entering the space, creating significant growth opportunities.Chris attributes his success to his background and his grandfather's influence, emphasising relentless hard work, knocking on doors and solving problems through persistence rather than shortcuts.After losing everything in his contracting business, Chris rebuilt and became financially free within three years by applying the lessons he'd learned and working smarter with fewer employees.Longyards is expanding through partnerships with high income earners who have business or real estate experience, where Longyards provides expertise while partners bring local knowledge and financing capabilities.Chris measures success not just by growth but by brand recognition, his goal is to make Longyards the household name people think of when they need to rent outdoor storage space.For effective goal setting, Chris recommends focusing on getting 1% better daily rather than attempting dramatic changes, breaking big goals into small achievable steps that accumulate over time. BEST MOMENTS "My goal was to become financially free and I used storage yards to achieve that... basically it's a cash cow. It brings in over 40k a month. And that allowed just to basically change my life.” "The easier that you push, the more you push that easy button later on, the harder life gets and I was pushing that hard button at the beginning and now my life is getting easier." "Even though I had hard conversations and hard things to do, I had those hard conversations with people when I wasn't getting paid... I paid everybody. I kept my word. I did good by everybody around me, and I was transparent." "Don't try to get the gold, get a bunch of pieces of silver and get better at collecting a bunch of pieces of silver, and then it turns into gold." "As the company evolves and my skillset evolves as a CEO and a founder with a big mission, these set of goals have evolved to what's called EOS. And I'm not sure if you've heard of EOS. Maybe it's more of a western culture term, but it's what's referred to as the entrepreneur operating system." ABOUT THE GUEST longyards.com linkedin.com/in/chris-long-152b3988 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.
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  • Making SME'S 1% Better with Rohit Maini
    May 7 2025

    Doug Bennett interviews Rohit Maini, an award-winning business leader and fellow podcast host. Rohit shares his approach to business, combining compliance work with consultancy that truly helps clients grow. He talks about how he creates a trust based environment for his clients, why holistic goal setting is important and why self-care is a necessity for entrepreneurs and business leaders.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Rohit focuses on being a business growth partner rather than just handling compliance, actively helping clients with business strategy, acquisitions, and fundraising.
    • Creating a relaxed, trust-based environment is central to effective client relationships; Rohit designs his office for comfort and conversation rather than formal meetings, allowing clients to openly share concerns and ambitions.
    • Rohit's big hairy audacious goal is to make every SME in the world 1% better, recognising that the 5.5 million SMEs in the UK (99.8% of all companies) need greater support and representation on the global business stage.
    • Effective goal setting must be holistic, connecting business targets to personal purpose; entrepreneurs should question the why behind numerical targets to ensure sustainable growth aligned with their true motivations.
    • Small habit changes can trigger major lifestyle improvements, as Rohit discovered when a simple 30-minute morning walk created a cascade effect improving his mental clarity, work efficiency, eating habits, and overall motivation.
    • Taking time for self-care isn't selfish but necessary. You can't give from an empty cup, and personal health enables better service to clients and family.
    • Delegation is a critical skill for business growth, many entrepreneurs struggle with relinquishing control, but without delegating, they can't scale their business.
    • Sharing both successes and challenges creates authentic connections, entrepreneurs should talk about their struggles alongside their highlight reels.

    BEST MOMENTS

    "We're certainly not stuffy accountants... We actually enjoy what we do, and we don't just file forms."

    "I see myself as someone who's trying to help the business grow into the next level, not just sort of file and be the tax guy."

    "For me it was that walk at 6 AM in the morning. It sounds a bit scary getting up that early, but to be honest with you, once you're out of your bed and you kind of walk, you kind of sleepwalk anyway."

    "None of us are that important. To be fair, there's only a few really important people out there in the world. They tend to be brain surgeons, I would imagine, right?"

    ABOUT THE GUEST

    https://businessclan.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-maini-a96b4b69/

    https://www.facebook.com/people/Everyday-Empires-by-Rohit-the-Accountant/61567195332080/

    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.

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    57 mins
  • Are You Setting Your Own Goals or Somebody Elses? With Julie Hogbin
    Apr 30 2025
    Julie Hogbin joins Doug in this episode. Julie is a multi-published author and founder of SuccessSuite.io and shares her story towards entrepreneurship, revealing personal setbacks that changed her perspective on success. From challenging limiting beliefs about writing books to creating an all-in-one AI platform for authors, Julie demonstrates how reinvention is possible at any stage in life. Their conversation on goal-setting fundamentals, delayed gratification and creating multiple income streams might just change how you approach your own goals and dreams. KEY TAKEAWAYS Julie emphasises that we're all inherently goal driven, but many entrepreneurs abandon structured goal setting when leaving corporate jobs, only to realise after about five years that they need clearer direction to achieve meaningful success.Leadership starts with self-awareness, understanding your personal style affects everything around you, yet many resist examining themselves deeply. Julie experienced this firsthand when she "unpicked" herself, didn't like what she found, but ultimately redesigned who she wanted to be.io is Julie's new AI-powered platform that streamlines book writing, publishing, marketing funnels, and podcast creation all in one place. It’s designed to help entrepreneurs establish authority and create recurring income streams.Publishing books establishes authority in entrepreneurial spaces. Some people earn substantial recurring income through strategic book publishing and marketing, with Julie mentioning individuals making £13,000 monthly through Amazon book sales and ads.Our goals are often unconsciously inherited from parents, caregivers and generations before us. True goal setting means unpacking these inherited beliefs and consciously creating your own mission and vision.Delayed gratification is Julie's golden nugget for successful goal achievement. Prioritising long-term benefits over immediate rewards in financial decisions, health and relationships creates sustainable success and stability.Julie completely transformed her life at age 52, age shouldn't limit reinvention. She proves that with hustle and working smart rather than just hard, change is always possible. BEST MOMENTS "If we don't have our own goals, we will achieve somebody else's. We don't know whose goals we are achieving. They are indoctrinated into us as we grow up and we carry generational goals with us." "I unpicked myself once, didn't like what I saw, got confused, and then changed bit by bit by bit to design me and I'm really happy with who I am." "In this entrepreneurial world, we've all got a book inside of us, all of us. We've all got more than one book inside of us... Having a book gives you an authority stamp." "The biggest thing, and I'm sure you will have spoken about it before and it is not earth shattering, I've had to learn it, it is one of the most important things to learn to achieve something that you truly want, and it's two words, delayed gratification." "When you really, truly want something, really want it, you can achieve it. You can…nothing sits in isolation, everything is connected.” ABOUT THE GUEST Www.JulieHogbin.com LinkedIn address?: @JulieHogbin X (Twitter) handle?: @JulieHogbin Facebook group SuccessSuite.io Https://LeadershipVoice.scoreapp.com JulieHogbin.com/WealthBeyindMoney.today 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.
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    59 mins
  • Say Your Audacious Goals Out Loud | Holly Budge
    Apr 23 2025
    Doug is joined by Holly Budge, one of the UK's most accomplished female adventurers. From becoming a professional skydiver to being the first woman to skydive Mount Everest, racing horses across Mongolia and summiting Everest, Holly shares how setting audacious goals transformed her life. But her most meaningful adventure came when she founded "How Many Elephants," working with female anti-poaching rangers in Africa. Holly's enthusiasm for setting and achieving seemingly impossible goals will leave you inspired to voice your own audacious dreams and step outside your comfort zone. KEY TAKEAWAYS At 21, Holly set an audacious goal to become a professional skydiving camera woman despite having no experience in skydiving or filming. By saving money, learning the skills, and persisting despite gender barriers, she achieved this goal, setting a foundation of self-confidence that influenced her future adventures.Holly's experience becoming the first woman to skydive Everest taught her the power of intention setting and perseverance in securing sponsorships. Despite not having £24,000 for the expedition, she said "yes" first and then found sponsors to fund her vision, demonstrating how commitment precedes resources.When faced with unexpected challenges during her adventures, like being caught in a storm on Everest or losing horses in Mongolia, Holly learned to make critical decisions independently.Holly transformed from wanting selfish indulgences in adventure to creating adventure with purpose by founding "How Many Elephants" and "World Female Ranger Week," using her platform to raise funds and awareness for conservation causes that received 500 million views.Her work with female anti-poaching rangers in Africa represents her most meaningful adventure because it combines real danger with genuine purpose beyond personal achievement.Despite feeling like an imposter during her master's degree, Holly earned the highest mark ever given because she discovered something she was truly passionate about.Having supportive parents who didn't push her but encouraged her to follow her interests allowed Holly to develop a natural drive and confidence to pursue unconventional goals, from competing in sports to skydiving professionally.Holly's golden nugget for goal-setting is to "Say it out loud and watch what happens." Voicing your goals to others gives them momentum, creates accountability, and transforms them from thoughts to actions—pushing you beyond your comfort zone where true growth happens. BEST MOMENTS "This 60 seconds of sheer terror completely changed the course of my life. I loved it and I wanted to go back up and do it again straight away. But nobody had told me that people were getting paid to jump out of perfectly good airplanes every day of the year." "I call this hanging onto my 21-year-old mindset, and now I'm 46 and I've kept trying to keep this mindset going over the last two and a half decades, and that's taken me on some pretty incredible sponsored adventures around the world." "These days, for me, it's all about adventure with purpose. I use adventure as a platform to raise funds and raise global media attention for a greater good than me jumping out of an airplane or me climbing a mountain." "Conservation without funding is just conversation. So it's about getting the money to the right places without the middleman." "When you've got your big audacious goal, say it out loud and watch what happens. The minute you voice it and you start chatting to people about it, it suddenly grows arms and legs, but in a really good way." ABOUT THE GUEST Website: www.hollybudge.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollybudge/ https://www.facebook.com/hollybudgeadventure https://howmanyelephants.org/?form=FUNKZRNJUSB 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.
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    51 mins
  • The Psychology of Sudden Wealth with Melissa Hoyer
    Apr 16 2025

    Doug talks about the complex world of inherited wealth with financial planner and life coach Melissa Hoyer. Melissa brings 20 years of expertise working with significant inheritances at The Wealth Conservancy. They explore the psychological challenges of sudden wealth, the importance of balance and setting meaningful intentions versus rigid goals. Melissa shares what she has learnt about the emotional integration of inherited wealth, why money magnifies existing patterns as well as how self-compassion plays a crucial role during life changes.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Inherited wealth arrives "like a meteor crashing into your world," requiring emotional, psychological, and spiritual integration alongside practical wealth management skills. This is a completely different experience than accumulating wealth yourself.
    • Money acts as a magnifier of existing patterns, those who tend toward luxury purchases will amplify this behaviour, while those uncomfortable with wealth might struggle even with small indulgences like buying the expensive coffee.
    • Inheritors face unique challenges including feeling they've missed out on career accomplishments, experiencing loneliness from keeping wealth private, managing complex financial situations and feeling dependent on systems they don't fully understand.
    • True work-life balance begins with a conscious decision to prioritise balance. Melissa likens it to creating a beautiful bouquet by being intentional about which flowers to include rather than trying to include everything.
    • Setting intentions allows for more spaciousness than rigid goals, creating room for flexibility while still maintaining direction toward desired outcomes.
    • During life changes, we experience chaos between our old normal and eventual new normal - practicing self-compassion during this phase helps us move forward.
    • For meaningful goal setting, create a space away from daily life where goals can emerge from excitement and heart's desires rather than fear or external pressure.
    • Many wealthy clients focus on philanthropy rather than extravagant lifestyles, channelling resources toward causes they're passionate about to create meaningful change in the world.

    BEST MOMENTS

    "When you accumulate it, you have a relationship with it, and when you inherit it, it's like this meteor crashing into your world and it's completely foreign."

    "Money is a magnifier oftentimes. I've worked with clients on the flip side who grew up with wealth, but they didn't embrace the wealth so they lived very well below their means."

    "My golden nugget about goal setting would be to, when you're setting goals, be in, I think of it as like an extraordinary space, go take a weekend away or give yourself some space and do it from a place of excitement, hopes, dreams, and allow that to fuel the goals."

    "It's a decision and I think of it like a, a field of beautiful flowers and you wanna make a, a beautiful bouquet of flowers and you really, you can't pick one of each because that would, that wouldn't be a bouquet."

    ABOUT THE GUEST

    wayintowealth.com

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

    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.

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    32 mins
  • Preventing Decision Fatigue and Creating Achievable Goals with Trader Anmol Singh
    Apr 9 2025

    Doug interviews Anmol Singh, trader and investor and author of Prepping for Success. Singh talks about goal setting including breaking down big goals into actionable steps and maintaining integrity with yourself. From visualising success on his university vision board to now living that reality in New York City, Singh reveals how proper goal setting transformed his life. He also shares how to eliminate decision fatigue, outsource tasks and how to find the balance between wealth and health.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Set clear goals and break them down into smaller, achievable steps rather than overwhelming yourself with one massive goal. Singh visualised his New York life on a vision board in university, then broke down exactly what he needed to do to get there.
    • Professional traders decide when to exit a trade before they enter it, establishing both target prices and stop loss levels to remove emotion from decision making and limit potential losses.
    • Integrity is the foundation of success, do what you said you're going to do when you said you're going to do it. The gap between stated intentions and actual actions represents a lack of integrity that prevents goal achievement.
    • Schedule your goals and tasks in a calendar to ensure they get done. Things that aren't scheduled will be replaced by other activities, while scheduled tasks have dedicated time for completion.
    • Eliminate decision fatigue by outsourcing or systematising low value tasks like choosing what to wear, meal planning and household chores, preserving mental energy for important decisions.
    • True success isn't just financial wealth but balance across health, wealth, love, and happiness. Many people focus exclusively on financial success while neglecting other crucial areas of life.
    • Combat the learning loop trap where people continuously consume information without applying it. Knowledge without application is just information hoarding, applied knowledge is what creates results.
    • Trading isn't as glamorous as portrayed in movies. It's mostly about analysing charts, numbers, and spreadsheets. The realistic goal isn't becoming a billionaire hedge fund manager but developing consistent profitable strategies.

    BEST MOMENTS

    "When you lose exactly what you plan for, there's no uncertainty, there's no fear. 'Cause you already accepted that risk before you got into it."

    " I had the whole phase of buying a Ferrari and all of that and putting up pictures, and then you realise after you get a little bit older, what's the point of all of that?"

    "Think about how much your life, our lives, all of our lives would be different if we did every single thing we said we're gonna do and we did it when we said we're gonna do it."

    "I'd rather you read one book 10 times and apply it into your life than say you've read a hundred different books."

    ABOUT THE GUEST

    Website: www.Anmol.net

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

    @DeltaNinety

    https://www.facebook.com/anmolsc

    https://go.anmol.net/

    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.

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    37 mins
  • Goal Setting Success from Publishing Expert Michael Drew
    Apr 2 2025

    Doug speaks with Michael Drew, a marketing expert who has helped publish thousands of books and put 132 titles on bestseller lists. Drew talks about the true purpose of publishing books, explaining why becoming a bestseller should be a strategy, not a goal. He also reveals the secrets of effective goal setting, customer relationship building, and the fascinating "12 steps of intimacy" framework that transforms how businesses connect with clients.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Define your goal clearly and establish a measurable metric for success. Many people focus on tactics (like writing a book) without connecting them to meaningful outcomes.
    • Bestseller status is not a goal but a strategy, Michael has helped 132 books reach bestseller lists, but only 7 authors made more money from book sales than marketing costs.
    • For books over 60,000 words, every additional 5,000 words results in losing 10% of potential readers. People buy shorter books they believe they can finish.
    • Only 17% of American households buy at least one book per year, making book marketing strategy particularly important for reaching target audiences.
    • There's a crucial difference between selling (convincing someone to take an action they hadn't planned) and conversion (helping someone take an action they already want to take).
    • Your sole purpose should drive your goals.
    • Build customer journeys that reflect what you would naturally do in intimate settings. Customers can sense when you're pursuing transactions versus relationships.

    BEST MOMENTS

    "Bestseller is not a goal. A bestseller is a strategy, and the tactics that float into that are what support that strategy. The strategy then has to tie back into the outcome, into the goal, into the measurement of success."

    "The talents and skills and abilities that I've been given have not been given to me for me. They've been given to me for my service for you and everyone else."

    "If the book is longer than 60,000 words, like once you hit 60,000 words, every 5,000 words, you'll lose 10% readership."

    "The winners and losers in life are determined when the teams are picked. There are two teams that are essential for your success. The first are the team of people who select you to be on their team. The second are those you select to be on your team."

    ABOUT THE GUEST

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

    https://x.com/PromoteABook

    https://www.facebook.com/michaelrdrew

    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.

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    47 mins
  • 200th Episode Special
    Mar 26 2025

    Join Doug as he celebrates 200 episodes of the Goals Do Come True podcast. In this special solo episode, he talks about resilience, reinvention and the rewards of setting goals that truly matter. He also talks about his own journey to success and how overcoming difficulties has been key to his own and others' success.

    KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Anyone who has achieved something great has had to deal with difficulties or adversity.
    • Imposter syndrome and self-doubt are common in many people’s journeys to success.
    • Doug’s near bankruptcy, motorbike accident and recent divorce are all difficult events that he has had to overcome but right now he is happier, healthier and more in love with life than ever before.
    • Goal setting is the foundation of every transformation. You can’t drift into success, it has to be planned, designed and built.
    • Doug has bigger plans for the podcast, continuing to help people create a life they can live on their own terms.

    BEST MOMENTS

    "Every person that has achieved something incredible has had to overcome something difficult”

    “When you let go of what no longer serves you, you make space for something amazing”

    “Your goals really can come true if you have the courage to chase them”

    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.

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    6 mins
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