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The Pain of Discipline or the Pain of Regret -Which One Will You Choose? Working in a world of entrepreneurs and leaders im quite often on a panel, at a lunch or on a stage with very successful people. So often they are asked 'What would you tell a young you to do differently?' 80% give the same answer...'I wish I had started sooner and be braver earlier!' We should all take control of future at the earliest point possible! Discipline is tough. It demands sacrifice. It never really ends. But it’s also admired. It builds consistency. And it earns respect. Regret? Well that’s a different story. Regret lingers. It creeps into your thoughts. It whispers, 'you can’t'. It chips away at your confidence, reshapes your identity and grates you daily. Until…..you choose discipline. Don't overthink, procrastinate, or mumble to yourself mañana, mañana... They are the thieves of time, momentum and flow, key superpowers in life and business. For those who know me, (apparently) my daily routine, which I’ve now kept for over 30 years, isn’t for the faint-hearted. And yet, it comes up in conversation more often than I can count. “How do you stay so disciplined for so long?” “Get up that early, train hard, ice baths, multiple businesses…blah, blah” Sounds a lot, but it's never too much because life is about prioritisation. As they saying goes 'If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right'. So how do you stay disciplined? - Don’t think about it, just do it. Because once you delay anything, the odds of it getting done, or at least done to the level required, diminish massively, life loves to throw you a swerve ball. Me? I choose discipline everytime. I am far more afraid of the pain of regret and guilt, than discipline and sacrifice. Start as you mean to go on. The earlier you start the stronger your foundations will be to create the life you deserve. At Talentdec.com you can get the right direction,advice and inspiration to be the best version of you, to become the future person you really want to be! RDLC Pirates Danny Herbert Danny Wrigglesworth Jatinder Deo Phil Ridgwell Ann Palmer FCCT RealiseMe Kellstar

Your job shouldn’t be what you have to do, its what you get to do! Most people spend at least 35% of their life at work, toiling away to pay bills, maintain a standard of living for themselves and maybe others. So why would you spend over a third of your life under duress, doing something you don’t enjoy, with people you don’t like, probably without any appreciation? When I look back at my life, the sectors and career I’ve “chosen” (not out of childhood passion, but by trial and error). I’ve found something I can excel at, because I love what I do! Growing up on a London council estate, of course I thought I’d go on to be a world champion boxer or a pro footballer. But the truth? I wasn’t good enough, or more accurately, I didn’t have the burning desire needed. If I did, I would have done more. What I did learn though is: ‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’ I became good at something that no one around me thought I would or could do, which made me want to smash that challenge even more. On top of working 7am–7pm in my new career, I still had to make ends meet, I had a mortgage, outgoings, a fiancé and yet... - I dropped my salary by two-thirds to a basic that covered daily bus fare and a sandwich - I worked as an ad-hoc labourer at weekends - I cleaned my sports clubs for cash-in-hand - Got home at 8:30/9pm — run, train, eat, sleep… repeat! Then one day, the penny dropped. What once felt super hard to do just enough to not get sacked in a sector with 50%+ attrition, now started to ease. I got traction, then momentum, then I entered pure flow... My ’scores on the doors' doubled, doubled, doubled, and then doubled again. But kudos wasn’t the focus. The financial medals were nice, but I knew I had more in the tank. So I kept going, with new ideas, solutions, and building 'skills that more than paid my bills’ 🦹🏽‍♂️ Every obstruction I faced became an instruction on how to get around it. Never did I think, “OMG I have to work today,” or “I can’t wait for Friday,” or “This is too stressful.” Like anyone, I could’ve walked away in the tough times, but I didnt have to do it, I was blessed I got to do it. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. 🔎 There are millions of other things you could do. If you hate your job, then leave. Retrain. Study. Start a business. Emigrate if you must. It’s BS that you “have” to do that job. You’re just too scared or too lazy to change. Dont play the victim and moan about your circumstance, then not work hard to change it. 27 years on and I’m still awesomely proud of what I get to do every day. 🥰 ‘Winners are just ordinary people who became extraordinary by never giving up’🥇 Join TalentDec.com and gain access to the sounding board of skills and expertise to guide your next steps! RDLC Pirates Phil Ridgwell Jatinder Deo Danny Herbert InterEx Group Circle COMPLETE CLASSROOM SERVICES Kellstar RealiseMe #leaders #mentor #ceo

Last week, I posted about how ‘The adventure and the journey are the reward in life’, about using every minute and waking up excited for whatever the day might throw at you. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad,but (IMO) it’s always worth the challenge. My whole last week, as normal, was full of challenges. I was describing today to a friend what a great day I had on Thursday, and once he’d listened, he replied: “That sounds awful and knackering.” 😂 But he was very wrong, TBF it was actually my favourite day of the whole week! Albeit, just another day in the life of an ageing recruiter 👴🏼who still loves the buzz of business, working with and mentoring amazing entrepreneurs, creating partnerships, and building networks. As I always say to my mentees: “Don’t count the days; make the days count.” Every day, we are sacrificing time for the value of what you did and received. - Eight hours at work = time exchanged for a fixed sum of money. - Two hours scrolling on InstantGram = time you may have sacrificed from a football game, Yoga, gym session, or a meal with friends. The list is endless, but the message is simple: Spend your time wisely. It’s the one thing that no amount of money or power can buy back. ‘We can’t always time things perfectly, …but we can make perfect use of our time!’ So Thursday was one of those days, non-stop, energising and it just flew by! Here’s how it went: - 4:30am: Wake up (as usual) 🥱 - 5:15am: Train to London (Old St) from Herts - 6:30am: London Fight Club 🥊 - 7:00am: Heavy pad session with my old chum, Anton🏋️‍♂️ - 8:15am: Shower & change (sweaty pic below!) 🧽 - 9:15am:Train from London to Manchester - 12:00pm:Chaired a private lunch with 20 of RDLC’s & the North’s finest CEOs(brilliant agenda with high energy) 📊🕺🏻 - 5:00pm: Discussions, debates, laughs & learning wrapped up.🏁 - 5:15pm: Quick conversation with Luke M. (CEO of CSR) on his new sales rollout that quadrupled job pulls & a new huge blue-chip contract win 🙌🏼 - 5:30pm: Train back to London/Herts Finished two innovative partnership plans for MATs, Reviewed, agreed, and confirmed legal docs on an acquisition🤝 - 9:45pm: Home 🏠 - 9:50pm: Call with Jamie Fraser (CEO of Interex, dialling in from Miami) to talk growth plans, another cracking month, and a major deal about to close 🚀 - 11:00pm: Food. Shower. Bed. Done. - 4:30am Friday… up again. Ready for another challenge💪🏼 Be comfortable with the uncomfortable and you will grease the wheels of life! Have a great weekend and remember to prep Sunday, for a great kick off on Monday! RDLC Pirates Jagjeet Singh Uppal Steven Jagger Wayne Brophy Darren M. Sarah Pawson Jatinder Deo Daniel Urmson Ben Fielding Alan Spalding #leaders #founders #CEOs

Adventure Is the Highest Form of Reward Life is just one great adventure. Every day brings a new challenge and every challenge overcome builds resilience, confidence, experience, and meaning. Everyday I wake and Im excited to see what is going to be thrown at me, what new challenge I can tackle, just in case the day is easier than expected I’ve generally bagged a horrendous ice bath and body destroying gym session before most have had their first waking yawn. I live to use every minute and enjoy every step of my adventure😎 The go getters in the world are biologically driven to rise to every challenge. Why? Because our brains and bodies reward effort, growth and commitment with a potent mix of natural chemicals: endorphins to ease pain, dopamine to spark motivation, serotonin to boost mood, and oxytocin to deepen connection. We are wired for adventure, and the reward is an addictive natural high🥳 In a world that wants you to be sedentary, dumbs you down, tells you to stay in your lane and use AI to give you instant answers, we know deep down that the adventure gives you something that AI never can: The memory muscle map, the competence and confidence, bound with an insight that tells you to go again. AI might tell you what the aggregated, homogeneous answer is.. But the adventure and the challenge, is what teaches you ‘WHY’ an answer matters, its impact on you and your team, the blocks that were laid to build the path. Your team will support you and you them, to navigate towards a desired outcome, a virtuous cycle of betterment, but the weight of responsibility is always yours. Your journey, your team, so pick well. Responsibility and adventure are the same thing. If you want to increase your sense of meaning, influence, or purpose, you must volunteer for the adventure and take full ownership of wherever it leads. What could be more exciting that knowing you will never run out of adventures? “If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.” “If you want something you’ve never had, you need to do something you’ve never done.” And remember: enjoy YOUR adventure. Learn from others but don’t just follow someone else’s path. Constant comparison is the thief of joy. We all admire vigour, adventure and achievement…..Because adventure is the highest form of reward! Every day we must act: Plot the map (day plan). Pick your team (questions & instructions) Plan the journey (Sell the outcome) Then begin without delay. TalentDec.com holds the experts to guide each part of your journey, answer those burning questions, instantly and all from real life experience which has no AI substitute and never use will. You dont have to be good to start, but TalentDec will help you start to be good! Sign up at TalentDec AppStore & Google play today🚀 #entrepreneur #leader #founder #wealth #health #education #spiritual #breathing #finance RDLC Pirates Danny Herbert Jatinder Deo Phil Ridgwell Ann Palmer FCCT RealiseMe

Learn through the story, not through the facts; the story is the prioritisation of the facts. You need to sell feelings, not just facts! You can have all the data in the world, but if there’s no story behind it, it won’t connect the dots…. For them! Why? Because your story prioritises the facts. It tells people which facts matter, in which order, and why. Its what keeps them engaged. The story is the lens that makes the information meaningful. It connects the path, adds emotion, and gives people a reason to care. But the story has to align with the facts, as we all know that selling and buying is 80% emotion and 20% logic(facts😂) Real life example - The number of times I’ve bought a car I didn’t need, at a price way above my original ceiling, and its all thanks to the ancient art of ‘Man Maths’ 🕺🏻 Which is where I create an internal and emotional attachment to ‘why I’ needed the extra gadgets, a bit more speed, that specific colour and those shiny wheels, to then mix it up and combine it with a highly complex mental algorithm that convinces and confuses, me, and everyone else, that this financially, 100% works and is the best deal ever!🙌🏼🤦🏻‍♂️😂 A good salesperson sells you features & benefits. A great salesperson sells you outcomes. A top salesperson sells you feelings. In the words of Daniel Pink, “Everybody sells.” - Whether you’re a CEO, office manager, chef, teacher, or car mechanic, everyone has to sell their expertise to move forward. What happens behind the camera is just as important as what happens in front of it. So make sure you have the team to help you align the facts, build the story, bring it to life, and present it to the world. At TalentDec.com you can connect with experts from all walks of life who will sense check, streamline, augment, and help you create the story of your life. As the old saying goes: “They won’t remember what you did, how you did it, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” Build your team for life in TalentDec🌟 #entrepreneur #Leader #MAT #CEO #Health #wealth #life #friends #NED #board #guidance #advice #success #fullfillment

Competence becomes confidence. Seeking advice, guidance and support isn’t a weakness, it’s natural, and necessary. Nothing evolves without learning from the mistakes and successes of others, as well as ourselves. Five years ago, I took time to thank several people who had been instrumental in my growth. As we age, reflection balances youthful ambition with reality, helping us better understand the journey. I wrote letters to each of them to express my appreciation and acknowledge the impact they’d had. I hadn’t truly realised how much their subtle nudges had shaped my decisions and strengthened my confidence, dialling in many of my successes. Two of my business mentors were hugely successful, self-made and both now billionaires. When I was 27, one spent a whole day with me talking business and life, while introducing his entire SLT. The following day we signed a global contract for all their business, even though my company was just a month old😬 At 30, the other spent three hours with me before deciding to invest millions into a turnaround business, making me, at the time, the youngest CEO on the stock market👶🏼 In both cases, I didn’t have the experience, skills or even the CV to ‘prove’ I could deliver. Yet we did, and we outperformed all of our competition. I didn’t chase the dream. The dream was too busy chasing me! And that’s the point; every time we step up, it’s the first time we’re executing at that level. It’s not “fake it ‘til you make it”, it’s “build the team to deliver the dream.” You just need to believe in yourself and then find the mavericks who believe in you to! Competence becomes confidence when you’ve got the right support network. TalentDec gives you instant access to experts from every background and discipline. Sometimes all it takes is someone to affirm your beliefs, nudge you in the right direction or give you another piece of the jigsaw, to launch you forward. #entrepreneur #founder #SME #CEO #LEADER #HEALTH #Wealth #NED #Advisor #coach #MAT @talentdecentral Kellstar Dean Kelly #education