Turn on the news: War. Politics. Markets. Crisis. Scroll long enough and you’ll feel like the world is collapsing. And yet… What can you actually control? Very little. We burn hours doom-scrolling conflict zones. We argue about governments we cannot influence. We obsess over macro events we cannot change. Meanwhile, the controllables sit untouched. - You can call a client today and remind them why they matter. - You can sit with a key team member and raise their standard. - You can remove an uncommitted passenger who is draining performance. - You can send five powerful messages to prospects. - You can tighten a process. - You can improve your fitness. - You can fix your diary. - You can protect your focus. Most anxiety comes from confusing awareness with responsibility. Awareness is fine. Responsibility is selective. As Stephen Covey said, “Be proactive. Focus on your circle of influence.” Or as Epictetus put it 2,000 years ago, “Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” Leaders do not waste energy shouting at storms: They build better roofs. Control the controllables. Everything else is noise.

Want to say thank you @Mike Greene , after watching one of your many podcasts as you interview Alison Shadrack Founder and CEO at Adia PR. It gave me lots of PR ideas that could super charge my business presence. Grabbed one of the ideas and approached my County local newspaper Mid Sussex Times hoping to get a mention in their weekly paper. Boom got interviewed by their journalist the next day , a day later my got a link for the story on all their socials. This was brilliant right ! What I didn’t realise that he had gone and given me the whole entire page in their bulletin . All for free… The magic of Growth Syndicate…🚀🚀

Hi, I am struggling to find an insurer to quote for a public liability insurance for my new service line. The business is storage. Could anyone recommend any insurer/insurance broker I can speak to please? Many thanks in advance!!

You may have seen yesterday I put a post on LinkedIn about “word porridge” and “bullshit bingo.” That was aimed at the wider world. This is for you Inside this community, we’re building real businesses. We’re not playing at looking clever. One of the biggest traps I see right now is people believing that intelligent-sounding language makes them more credible. It DOESN'T. As someone who’s spent decades in business, failed, rebuilt, scaled, exited, and as someone who works daily in behavioural profiling and human communication, I can tell you this: An impressive word will never beat authenticity. NEVER. AI is an incredible tool. I use it constantly. But if you let it produce academic stew – beautifully structured, perfectly phrased, slightly over-polished content – it will often disconnect rather than connect. Why? Because people don’t consciously analyse it. They just feel it. It sounds too perfect. Too rehearsed. Too “constructed.” And subconsciously they think: that’s not you. Trust is built when your communication sounds like you. Not like a committee. Not like a textbook. Not like a prompt. If you wouldn’t say it out loud to someone you care about, don’t write it that way: - You can still be intelligent. - You can still be structured. - You can still make powerful points. But you don’t need ten-syllable words to do it. In fact, the more AI becomes normal, the more authenticity becomes a competitive advantage: - Be clear. - Be direct. - Be human. Inside this community, I’d much rather see honest, imperfect, real communication than polished nonsense that doesn’t sound like you. Speak to your market the way you’d speak to a friend you respect. That’s what builds connection. And connection builds everything else.

They lose sleep. Because property isn’t risky in the way people think. Property gets sick. But it never dies. For over 100 years, through crashes, recessions and depressions, it has always recovered. And every time it comes back… it comes back stronger. So the problem isn’t property. The problem is how people enter it. They’re sold passive income. Hands-off wealth. “10 minutes a week” That’s nonsense. Property can: → Eat your time → Stress your relationships → Bring nightmare tenants → Parties, damage, county lines, even prostitution in serviced accommodation And if you don’t know how to manage it properly, it becomes a second job with bigger liabilities. But if you understand the model, it becomes a business you control. This day isn’t about hyping you into property. It’s about taking you from curiosity to clarity to capability We cover: → How property really makes money in the UK → Buy-to-let vs HMO vs commercial vs development → What lenders actually care about → How to manage tenants and problems → How to structure it so it works part-time → When property is right… and when it isn’t No hype No staged photos No “guru system” Just the commercial reality. Whether you’re just curious thinking about starting or already in and unsure you did it right… Start here. Full details and booking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1979602139288?aff=oddtdtcreator Property isn’t passive. But done properly, it is powerful.