It's a question I don't think enough people ever ask themselves. Not... "Are other people proud of me?" Not... "Do I get enough recognition?" Just... Are you proud of yourself? Because here's the truth. Most people spend their lives craving appreciation from everyone else, whilst quietly knowing they're not living up to the promises they've made to themselves. You said you'd lose the weight... You didn't. You said you'd make the difficult phone call... You didn't. You said you'd stop scrolling and start learning... You didn't. You said you'd get up earlier... You didn't. You said this would be your year... Yet here you are, doing much the same as last year. Then we wonder why we don't feel confident. Why we don't feel fulfilled. Why we don't get recognised. Confidence isn't built by compliments. It's built by keeping the promises you make to yourself. Every time you follow through, you earn another vote of confidence. Every time you break your word to yourself, you lose a little self-respect. The people who radiate confidence aren't pretending. They're proud. Not because they're perfect. Because they know they're doing the work. So before you ask whether your boss, your partner, your customers or the world appreciates you... Ask yourself one question. If nobody clapped... ...would I still be proud of the person I'm becoming? Because that's where real confidence begins. Choose to do something that would make you proud of yourself in the week ahead... ...and ACTUALLY do it

🚨 Don’t miss this one… 28 ageless business-boosting principles from Walt Disney. Around 30 years ago, I was fortunate enough to spend a month at Disney University. The lessons I learned there have shaped almost every business I’ve built, bought, turned around or mentored since. Three decades later, they’re every bit as relevant as the day I first heard them. This isn’t a book about Disney. It’s a book about vision, leadership, culture, customer experience, relentless improvement and building something that lasts. A couple of my favourite reminders: 👉 “A dream becomes real the moment you give it a place, a price and a date.” 👉 “Good enough never is. Plus something every week.” If you’re serious about growing your business, don’t just skim this review. Read it, steal the principles, and apply them. Some lessons never go out of date. This is one of them. https://www.skool.com/thegrowthsyndicate/classroom/84055912?md=3e23de6d2a9b4e4ab307f4b8e61e1e5b

Out in the wheelchair ♿️ this morning, training for the half marathon in October for Little Miracles I reflect on why you should need a great mentor. A summary of my learnings over the past 12 months today with the Growth Syndicate and Dr Mike Greene who has helped me through some really challenging times, and I owe him so much gratitude 🙏 The highlights of my learnings with Mike are - as I have SO many! You are not disabled Scott, you are differently abled - in our first conversation Mike shared with me this is no pitty party, if you are going to make a difference, then be the difference is what stuck with me and worked on ever since! “Every day above ground” a saying Mike really homes in on and we say regularly. As having a near death experience, and I now am blessed with every day. What do you do to make a difference in your business EVERY day? Consistency is king 👑 and the learnings you must do what others are not prepared to do, to live a life others will not! This is still work in progress, but I strive to do what I can when I can. Goals in stone, plans in sand (or something like it!) do not deter from your goal, yet if your plans move to achieve them than that’s ok 👍 Final one…. “Keep pushing even when the funnel is full” and your network is your net worth! You gather the importance of both of these! I do hope you have all had a great week, and look forward as I drive to Kent in the morning, catching up with the regulars on the Cafe call and thanks again Mike for all that you do for the community!

I hear people say it every day. “I’d like…” “I want…” “I need…” Listen carefully to those words. I’d like suggests someone else might give it to you. I want often waits for permission or opportunity. I need can sound like the responsibility belongs to somebody else… your employer, your parents, the Government, the economy. Instead, ask yourself one question: What do I intend? Intention is different. It carries commitment. It assumes responsibility. It demands action. Don’t tell me what you’d like to happen. Tell me what you’re going to do. What skills are you going to learn? What sacrifices are you prepared to make? What conversations are you going to have? What risks are you willing to take? What time are you going to get up tomorrow morning? Because energy follows intention. When your intention becomes crystal clear, your focus sharpens. Your decisions improve. Your habits change. Your actions become consistent. And over time, your results begin to follow. Your future isn’t waiting for someone else. Your future needs you. - To step up. - To take responsibility. - To put the work in. Nobody is coming. Become the person your future is depending on.

“Knowledge is not power. Knowledge is only potential power. Action is power.” Tony Robbins One of the biggest lies we tell ourselves is that success comes from learning more. Another book. Another degree. Another course. Another qualification. Don’t get me wrong. I love learning. I was awarded a Doctorate in Education because of my passion for it. But after mentoring more than a thousand business owners, investing in over thirty companies, and building businesses in twenty countries, I’ve learnt something far more important… Knowledge, on its own, changes absolutely nothing. The world is full of broke experts. People with letters after their name. Off-the-scale IQ. Experts in economics, leadership, psychology and business… yet they’ve never built anything. At the same time, I’ve met millionaires, decamillionaires, centimillionaires and even billionaires who left school with few or no qualifications. Some openly admit they struggled academically. A few would laugh and tell you they still can’t spell half the words they use every day. Yet they’ve built extraordinary businesses, created thousands of jobs, changed industries and created wealth that will last generations. The difference wasn’t intelligence. It wasn’t qualifications. It was action. Knowledge tells you what to do. Action determines whether it ever happens. Of course, blind hard work isn’t enough either. Plenty of people work incredibly hard and never achieve what they’re capable of because they stop learning. Success comes from combining both. Learn relentlessly. Act relentlessly. Knowledge without action is wasted potential. Action without learning eventually finds its limits. But when you combine the two… Knowledge + Action = Unstoppable. As Walt Disney put it: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”