Would you pay £5 million for a "really nice view"?

In this solo episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John Lamerton, author of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses runs the numbers on his dream house - and asks "can you put a price on freedom?"

Running a small business is like playing Snakes & Ladders - just as you feel you're about to win the game, you land on a snake.. and find yourself almost back where you started.

There are ladders in this game though - and if you know where to find them, and how to increase your chances of landing on one, you're more likely to beat your competition.

In this 5-minute solo episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John Lamerton show you how to "rig the game" in your favour - ensuring that, as long as you keep rolling the dice, you WILL win.

Suzy Watson, founder of Explore Norfolk UK, discusses her experience with various online businesses, including network marketing, selling dog collars, and weight loss pills.

Suzy emphasizes the importance of passion in building a successful business and highlights the need for authenticity. She also talks about her membership of the One Percent Club and how it has helped her make incremental improvements in her business.

In this episode, We discuss:

❤ Why passion is crucial in building a successful business. Having a genuine interest and enthusiasm for what you do will keep you motivated and help you connect with your audience.

😇 How being true to yourself and your values will resonate with customers and build trust.

🤝 Why joining a supportive community, like the 1% Club, can provide valuable guidance, accountability, and ideas for growing your business.

📈 Making incremental improvements in your business every week can lead to long-term success. Focus on being 1% better each week.

📜 The Could Do List is a powerful tool for capturing ideas and creating a 90-day plan based on the most impactful ones.

⏰ Blocking out "1% time" each day to work on specific tasks can help you prioritize and move your business forward.

In school, we're taught that copying others is bad.

However, in this 5-minute solo episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John Lamerton explains how copying the right people is a sure-fire way to guarantee yourself success.

Can you have a lifestyle business AND get rich?

Can you scale a business, AND have a life?

In this 5-minute solo episode, John Lamerton, author of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses explains how you can leverage the pendulum of ambition and lifestyle to design your very own ambitious, lifestyle business.

Meet Phil Allen.

Phil blows stuff up for a living. 💥

His company, Entertainment Effects provides special effects, pyrotechnics and water features to live sport, music, TV and corporate events.

Flames 🔥

Confetti Cannons 🎊

Fountains ⛲

Smoke Machines 🌫

Phil is our guest on the Ambitious, Lifestyle Business podcast this month, where we discuss:

📈 How Phil TREBLED his business in a couple of years.

📕 The ONE book that changed everything.

😨 The pressure of letting someone ELSE detonate explosive material near Premier League footballers.

👨‍💻 How Phil generates a HUGE ROI from investing in tech (hint: he's not buying Nvidia shares!)

🧗‍♂️ The more than 100 "1% improvements" that Phil has stacked up over the past three years.

Kris Oldland launched 1927 Media in 2013 and over ten years, built his primary brand Field Service News to be a global leader in the field, before disaster struck - and Kris was forced to sell the business - worth £2.6million at its peak - for £1,000.

In this powerful episode, Kris bears all and tells us:

💬 The key mistakes that he made leading to the collapse..

💬 The warning signs he ignored for years.

💬 Why it's important to separate you, from your business.

💬 The value of a business partner who is different to you.

💬 Why he views his experience as a "ten-year MBA" - and is determined to return stronger.

This episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast (and the previous 112) is available wherever you listen to your podcasts.