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How To Eliminate Distractions (TIME)

Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Release Date: 12/10/2025

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

You Don't Need MORE You Just Need To Be BETTER On this episode of Join Up Dots, we tackle the belief that “I just need more customers” is the answer to everything. But what if chasing more is actually the thing holding your business back? Instead of obsessing over followers, traffic and bigger numbers, we explore why refining what you already have — your offer, your systems, and your customer experience — creates calmer, stronger and more profitable growth. Sometimes the smartest move isn’t scaling fast, but tightening what’s already working. #JoinUpDots #BusinessGrowth...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Introducing Aren Deu Aren Deu is today's guest on the Join Up Dots business coaching podcast. He is a man who is on a mission, whilst still working a full-time job as a property investor for wealth & cash-flow. He says "My goal is to empower people by helping them find their voice & improve their overall health. I am on the journey of achieving this through either mentally via my Podcast: Find Your Voice, & physically through my health & fitness knowledge through tips, tricks, blogs, diet & fitness plans! Helping people has been a part of my life ever since I can recall....

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Developing Personal Strengths My guest today, on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots free podcast interview is a lady from Melbourne Australia who has one belief in life. That all of us are capable of being a bigger, brighter version of ourselves than we give ourselves the opportunity to be. Her official bio states that she is "is a best-selling author, workplace well being teacher and playful change activator" which is of course true but is not something that occurs by magic. Back in 1994, she was working for PR Works as a general manager where she built a profitable IT portfolio, as well as...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Reclaiming Your Life - Listener Struggles In this episode of Join Up Dots, David reads two deeply honest listener letters from people who are doing everything “right” on the outside but quietly struggling on the inside. One is weighed down by constant financial pressure and the fear of falling behind, the other by a slow loss of identity after years of putting everyone else first. Through calm, grounded reflections, the episode explores why overwhelm isn’t failure, why clarity matters more than ambition, and how regaining control often starts with small, unglamorous steps rather than...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Knowing Your Number Is The FIRST DOT To FREEDOM In this episode of Join Up Dots, we focus on the single number that quietly changes everything. Instead of chasing big income goals or shiny ideas, this episode walks you through how to work out what it actually costs to keep the lights on and why that clarity removes pressure, panic, and bad decisions. When you know your number, money stops being emotional and starts becoming practical. From there, replacing bills one by one with small, sensible income becomes achievable, calm, and sustainable. This episode is about sequence, not speed — and...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Calmness Leads To SUCCESS - Knowing Your Financial Figures In this episode of Join Up Dots, we hear from listeners around the world who’ve finally seen the penny drop. Miguel in Lisbon, Haruki in Tokyo, and Camila in Santiago share how they worked out the exact number they need to keep the lights on, built small incomes to cover those bills, and started quietly creating future income streams without pressure. Discover how removing urgency and focusing on essential steps can bring clarity, calm, and steady progress to your life. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review....

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Huge Coke Dealer Turns To The Good Noa Shaw is todays guest joining us on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots Podcast Now 14 years sober, Noa Shaw has truly turned his life around. One things for sure his life hasn't been easy, with a drugs and alcohol dependency taking grip at an early age. Throughout his teens and the majority of his adult life his daily routine revolved around selling or taking drugs. But eight years ago his life took a turn for the better when he wandered into a SoulCycle studio that was just opening up in Los Angeles. SoulCycle is a fitness company that is the gold...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

Are You Building A Business Or A Stop Start Machine? In this episode of Join Up Dots, we tackle one of the most quietly exhausting problems in modern entrepreneurship: building a business that resets to zero every single month. If your income depends entirely on making the next sale, you’re not running a business — you’re stuck on a never-ending hamster wheel. This episode breaks down why one-off sales create pressure, panic, and burnout, and why true financial freedom comes from structure, not hustle. We explore the shift from transactional income to asset-based thinking, showing how...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

So many people in life, feel that what they do, is what they will do for the rest of their lives. They go into jobs that might inspire at the beginning, but over time, little by little start to become a drag. Every minute feels like an hour, everyday feels like a month. But they put up with it until its time for retirement, when they are free to mow the lawn, walk the dog, and have nice little naps in the afternoon. Well today's guest joining us on Join Up Dots is a former senior Derby police officer, who since 1985 when he joined the force "saw the darkest side of humanity" as he says, while...

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Join Up Dots - Business Coaching Made Easy (With A Bit Of Life Coaching Too)

FINANCIAL FREEDOM means doing LESS On this episode of Join Up Dots, we dive into what really happens when you start working for yourself. From extreme burnout to the illusion of doing everything, we explore why chasing every idea or copying others can leave you exhausted and stuck. I share how slowing down, focusing on the right things, and joining the dots has not only reduced my hours but increased my impact and financial success. If you’re starting out, struggling to know what matters, or trying to balance it all, this one’s for you. #JoinUpDots #FocusOnTheRightThings...

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How To Eliminate Distractions (TIME)

Todays guest joining us on the show is a man who has created something, that as soon as I saw it I thought "Wow, I know many people who could do with this system" It's all down to giving you the ability to focus in on a task, when the world of distractions are flying around your head. You know what its like, you have an important piece of work to finish, but you just need to check Facebook for a second, and then of course the football results, and before you know it that piece of work takes longer and longer. Pressure and stress abounds Well as our guest says " After I left my corporate job, I spent several years struggling to build a life that allowed me the creative freedom to realize my potential, while still paying my bills. I worked as a freelance writer and tutor, started a business, and pursued numerous side hustles before eventually establishing myself as a professional coach for entrepreneurs, growth company executives, and Fortune 100 managers. Along the way, I tried everything I could find that promised to boost my productivity, and to stop myself from procrastinating and wasting time. I found productivity apps that helped me organize my to-do list, stay off social media, and manage my calendar. I also developed my own systems to set long-term goals, to plan my weeks more strategically, and to stick to a strong morning routine. After helping my coaching clients implement some of these tools, I realized that today’s digital workers need a solution for procrastination that didn’t exist: A community to connect with like-minded individuals committed to holding each other accountable, hour by hour, for actually doing the actions contained in those todo lists, productivity tools, and goal trackers. I created Focusmate to help independent workers break free of the shame and anxiety caused by chronic procrastination, and to enjoy the same benefits of accountability as clients paying thousands of dollars for coaching. Love this, truly love this. So when this idea popping into his head did he think like most people seem to do "That must be out there already, so what's the point?" And where does he find the biggest need for his services, from people who are just beginning or ones much further into the game who should know better. Well let’s find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Taylor Jacobson Show Highlights We discussed so many deep subjects on the show such as: Why so many people fail to get an idea of the ground quite simply due to the fact that they have too many ideas. Taylor talks about "blundering" around in his career, which allowed him to experience many things that has led him to where he is today. We chat about finding the minimum viable product for any business as soon as possible, no matter how ugly it might be. And lastly……….. What would it be like if you didn't have to worry about business and only do what you love doing in life? Then perhaps its time to find a business partner who does.