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Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast
Could YOU improve your small business by 1% each week? Get more customers, make more money - WITHOUT working harder - with the ambitious, lifestyle business podcast.
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- Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast
Keep 5% More Customers, Make Up To 95% More Profit
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How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps: 7 Small Business Lessons From Sir Richard Harpin
Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uRQj4skw90A Get John's Top 100 Business Books: https://bigidea.co.uk/top-100-business-books Join the One Percent…
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How to Deal With a TOXIC Business Partner
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h0jTgJjudQU Join John and Jason in the One Percent Club: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/one-percent-club Watch our…
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What Have You Actually Achieved Today? The 80/20 Principle for Small Businesses.
Watch this episode on YouTube Are you wasting time on tasks that do not move the needle? Learn how to apply the 80 20 principle to focus on what actually…
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He Built A £1.2m Business. Then It All Fell Apart.
Join Ben, John and Jason in the One Percent Club: https://www.bigidea.co.uk/one-percent-club How does a £1.2m business simply collapse? We look at why the…
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"Working 80 hours a week nearly KILLED me..."
Watch this episode on YouTube How do you work less without your business falling apart? In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John…
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6 Small Business Lessons I Wish I'd Learned Sooner
In this episode: 0:00 - Introduction 1:04 - Prospects Need to Hear the Same Thing Many Times Before Buying 3:18 - Energy Management is Better Than Time…
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"A Sale Isn't a Sale Until The Invoice is PAID..."
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"I spend MONTHS outside of the UK - thanks to these 5 steps..."
Craig Jukes spent 37 years in corporate life. Then, on a flight home from a holiday Kefalonia, Craig had one of those moments. Not a "quit your job tomorrow…
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"I learned to scale my business at the poker table"
Sep Frijia describes himself as a poker player in an entrepreneur's body. Last summer, he was stuck at mediocrity in both his poker and business pursuits, but…
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"I've edited more than 250 books.. and now written my own!"
Jill French is a book coach and editor, who has edited more than 250 books, for fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoirs. And now she's written her own book…
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"I thought getting customers was everything - I was WRONG..."
A few years ago, John Lamerton was caught up in the relentless pursuit of new customers, constantly refilling a leaky bucket - promising the world but losing…
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"I use HUMOUR to make me a better coach..."
Meet Dr David Lowe. David had it all figured out - working a 5-day month, earning great money, enjoying a fantastic work/life balance, doing meaningful work…
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"I was stuck - then DOUBLED my income..."
If you're feeling stuck in your business (and/or your life), this episode is for YOU. Three years ago, Mel Statner was working 12 hours a day (and sometimes…
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"My business has felt like a JOB this year..."
It's beginning to look a lot like.. last year! The Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast 2025 Christmas special is here - and as usual, John and Jason are…
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"I fell off a roof - and fixed my business..."
In September 2018, Driving School trainer Dave Foster fell off a two story building. As he was falling through thin air to the cold concrete below, his life…
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"Stay off drugs and don't eat lollipops from Florida"
I recently came across my all-time favourite review of my book Big Ideas... for Small Businesses - from my ten year old son. He's 16 now, so it really made me…
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The 5-teabag Rule... 🍵
How do you make sure you stay hydrated throughout the day? By creating an easy-to-follow (and hard to forget) routine, of course! Taking a leaf out of my own…
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"I'm sorry, that price is for new customers only"
"I'm sorry, that price is for new customers only" A guaranteed way to get my blood BOILING... 😡 In this snippet from my forthcoming book Retention First, I…
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My "favourite" 1-star reviews...
Some of my "favourite" 1-star reviews: "smug look at how awesome the author is" "no help for small business owners unless they're already millionaires" "my god…
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Miracle Morning? 5am Club?
Here's what happened when I tried to get up at 5am and follow Hal Elrod's "miracle" morning routine: It'd take a miracle for me to follow it again! THE morning…
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"It's ALL about time happiness..."
Time happiness is about enjoying your work and life. It's essential to be proud of what you do, and understanding what makes you tick is crucial for happiness…
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"Don't work, Don't Earn"?
A few weeks back, I had my left knee sliced open, and was signed off work for two weeks. Upon being handed my sick note, I laughed out loud. Because I run my…
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The danger of thinking TOO small...
Not long after I started my first business, I was interviewed by my local newspaper. It makes me cringe to read it today: I genuinely don't recognise the…
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Vision Boards: Woo-Woo or Science Backed?
Do you use vision boards? Are they "woo-woo", or a scientifically-proven way to make achieving your ambitious lifestyle business goals more likely? I'm VERY…
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What's the One Percent Club, and why should you care?
What's the One Percent Club, and why should you care? I explain everything (including our "no dickheads" policy) in this week's podcast.. (btw, The One Percent…
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FREE: 90-Day Plan Masterclass
The One Percent Club includes access to more than 65 hour-long Masterclasses - deep dive seminars into topics such as pricing, SEO, copywriting, Google Ads…
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Working on a Saturday?
Last weekend, I actually had to do some WORK. (I know, please send cards and sympathy) But in working my first Saturday morning in 9 years, I discovered…
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Now What?
When I was a kid, I always wanted Wile E Coyote to catch Road Runner. And then one day, he did - prompting a question that business owners ask themselves every…
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My ideal job description...
This summer, I'm revisiting my ideal job description: What I want When I want Where I want How I want If I want...
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The ten questions I ask myself every week
The ten questions I ask myself every week: What have you learned this week? What's gone well this week? What's gone badly? How did you respond? How have you…
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Neurodivergent Business Owners make BETTER Business Owners...
Are neurodivergent people more likely to become business owners? And crucially, do neurodivergent business owners actually make BETTER business owners than…
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The 80/20 Principle: Happiness Islands
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch has a BRILLIANT exercise, called "Happiness Islands" Thanks to this exercise, I've spent more money on gigs than I have on…
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What are you optimising for?
Every week, I encourage you to improve your business by 1%. But why are you improving it? And are you improving the WRONG things - for the WRONG reasons? Find…
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"Turn The F***ing Keyboards Down!" 🎹👇
Running a small business in the UK is tough if you're a one-person band. But letting go of control to others is tough too - so what do you do? Last month, I…
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Customer Retention: The "Existing Customers Only" Offer...
In this episode of Ambitious Lifestyle Business, we dive into effective customer retention strategies specifically tailored for UK businesses. You'll hear how…
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Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs summed up the secret to their success in one word.
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were independently asked to sum up the secret to their success in one word. They ALL chose the same word... Can you…
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"I Took My Side Hustle Full Time..."
Are you looking to take your side hustle full time? Chris Spencer founded Peak Media Marketing after three decades in corporate work, and together with his…
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My last 90-day plan
For the past ten years (and three months), I've built my businesses 90 days at a time - setting three BIG challenges to work on every 90 days. This quarter, I…
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No Hurry, No Pause?
No Hurry, No Pause? How does that fit with an ambitious lifestyle business mindset? What ambitious lifestyle business owner wants to "never pause"? At least…
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Feedback Loops in Business = A Better Business
Feedback loops in business are a great way to uncover 1% improvements. In this solo episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, bestselling author…
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Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?
In Big Ideas... for Small Businesses, John Lamerton wrote about the Team GB Men's Eights Rowing team from the late 90's and early 2000's - and how they've…
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"I Quit My Job - and Moved my Business to SPAIN!"
In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, One Percenter Ian Bluck returns to discuss his journey from a corporate job at Lloyds Bank to…
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My goals went to 💩...
I set some ambitious health goals in January. They've gone to 💩. Here's what I'm doing about it...
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Do you REALLY wanna be the best?
If you wanna be the best... And you wanna beat the rest... _______________'s what you need. (but do you REALLY want to be a record breaker?)
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Eat the damn marshmallow! 😋
You're probably familiar with the so-called "Marshmallow experiment", which "proved" the long term life benefits of delayed gratification. Well, today I'm…
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A lifestyle business is a REAL business
Why do people hate lifestyle businesses? My first book (Big Ideas.. for Small Businesses) is 70,000 words long. Here are the 1,471 words that have had the…
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1,000 ways to say the SAME thing...
Can you find 1,000 ways to say the SAME thing? Are you posting random opinions and thoughts when trying to market your business, or do you have ONE coherant…
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The Hedgehog Concept: LIVE Coaching
In this episode, John, Jason, and One Percenter Michael Oliver delve into the Hedgehog Concept, a business strategy derived from Jim Collins' book 'Good to…
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Stop trying to WIN the internet...
In 1986, Daniel Ludwig was the richest man on the planet. Daniel Who? Exactly. In today's Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, I explain why going "under the…
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Ronseal and Farting Horses...
There's a YouTube video, titled "Horse kicks tree, farts on dogs then runs away." In it, you won't be surprised to hear that a horse kicks a tree, farts on…
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28 programmers, Bill Gates, and a secretary...
The first 30 employees at Microsoft were 28 programmers, Bill Gates, and a secretary. YOU are the best person to sell your product/service. Bill Gates knew it…
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Start where you ARE
Many people can articulate their goals but struggle with the steps to achieve them. Visualizing the finish line is not enough; you need a plan to get there…
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"My business works for ME, not the other way around.."
The school system is outdated and fails children with additional needs. In this episode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business Podcast, we chat with Sarah…
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The 5/25 Rule...
This year, I'll be celebrating 25 years of running small businesses. In those 25 years, here are the 5 things that made the BIGGEST difference: 1. persevering…
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Doors Close 9pm THIS MONDAY...
The One Percent Club doors are NOW OPEN for our March 2025 intake. However, we'll be closing the doors at 9pm THIS MONDAY - and won't open them again until…
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The first £177,835.50 is the HARDEST...
You know what they say - the first £177,835.50 is the hardest. No, it's not the first million - though you'll be well on your way to that. It's about getting…
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My Sliding Doors Moment...
In this solo epsiode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John Lamerton, author of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses, and founder of the One Percent…
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My (Self-Published) Book Will Earn Me Several MILLION Pounds
In this solo epsiode of the Ambitious Lifestyle Business podcast, John Lamerton, author of Big Ideas... for Small Businesses, and founder of the One Percent…
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"I sell very expensive high-tech shovels to people in a gold rush..."
The One Percent Club doors are NOW OPEN for our March 2025 intake. Find out more (and apply to join) here, before the doors close on Monday, March 31st. In…