Hardcore Entrepreneurship Podcast

This coming Thursday 3rd May at 9pm, join us for a live webinar, titled "7 Steps to an Unstoppable Business," where Billy Farrell and Paul McFadden share strategies on how to fast-track your results in business, dominate your market, and intelligently grow whilst working less...  Click here to find out more and to register.

Here's the fact of the matter, if you're in business, whether a 1-man-band, a small company, or a large organisation, there's one word, that runs through every fibre of every part of your company, from the front end marketing, to the back end systems. Get this right, and watch your organisation skyrocket. Get it wrong, and join the masses who fall short of their potential and ultimately bow out of the game. Click here for show notes and more

Ever feel that you're destined for something more? For bigger things? It's no accident. As entrepreneurs, we are unconventional people living in a conventional world. We are different. We are absolutely destined for greatness. The question is, will you tap into that potential. Click here for show notes and more

In a world of noise, distraction, chaos, drama, social media, daily challenges, and bullshit, it can at times be near impossible to stay focused on your vision and on building your enterprise. In this episode, let's discuss how silence the noise, increase mental capacity, and accelerate towards your goals and ambitions in business. Click here for show notes and more

There's no avoiding it. Business is tough, and not everyone makes it. But what if there were a way to take the never-ending challenges, both big and small, and turn them into pure power? What if you could take the dramas of the day, and turn them into serious wisdom that propels you forward, as well as helping you create 100% original social content to better serve your audience and build you presence as an industry leader? Let's explore why pain is an ally... Click here for show notes and more

Success is an inside job. Give a poor man money, and watch it disappear. Take a rich mans money, and watch him earn it back again. Success happens internally before it happens externally. In this weeks podcast, we discuss your financial temperature, your unconscious upper limit on wealth. We identify your current temperature, and work on specific strategies to raise your game financially. Click here for show notes and more

Let's talk about one simple word, that when understood and put into action, can radically change your fortunes in bullshit. In today's world of social media and fast paced business, it can be difficult to know who to trust, it can feel like everyone has something to sell, it can be difficult to stand out in a market full of noise. Here's the key to being on top, and making your message matter. Click here for show notes and more

In today's episode, we discuss other people, on two fronts. The first, being understanding that other people are doing the best they can with the resources they have available, and generally not out of a desire to mess with you. Second, that understanding other people at the deepest level, is the key to all smart marketing and business. Click here for show notes and more

Life happens. Challenges, obstacles, problems, will happen. When the shit hits the fan, keep your eyes on the prize. In today's episode, we discuss the importance of focusing on the road ahead, in a world where you'll never be short of opportunities to be distracted by the downside... The most important 30 minutes of your day... Aha-moments, lessons learned, gratitude and wins... The rear-view mirror vs the road ahead... Keeping your eyes on the prize, and accelerating... Click here for show notes and more

I have a healthy belief in people. I have a healthy belief in possibility. In today's episode, Billy shares what he calls his "healthy belief in people," and "a healthy belief in possibility," sharing elements of his own upbringing, and the moment he realised that a bigger life was possible. If a thing is humanly possible; why not you. Billy's life changing moment... From a rough start, to possibility thinking... If a thing is possible, it's within reach... If others have done it, then why not you too... Weighing up possibilities... Raising up the people around you... Click here for show notes and more

Capacity refers to the maximum level an item can be filled to. Your personal capacity refers to hitting your personal maximum, hitting your capacity, and halting progress. In today's episode, we discuss how to increase your capacity, and gain leverage to push forward faster. Capacity as a dad... You start with the pink dumbbells... The importance of growth... Capacity is ever-evolving if the focus is right... Leveraging the talents of others, systems and capital... Helping those around you grow in their own lives... Click here for show notes and more

So you want to start a business, but perhaps you don't actually know what business you want to be in? Or perhaps you know what you want to do, but you don't know how to get started. Let's discuss. Billy's story of being lost in business... Passion based businesses and viability... Determining whether a business is a business... Self-employment vs Entrepreneurship... Determining your wealth profile... Turning hobbies into business, or not... Click here for show notes and more

As a modern Entrepreneur, you are your own brand. Instagram stories give you the opportunity to appear all places at all times, to paint a picture to the world, and to build trust and authenticity. And, it's also a lot of fun... If you're not playing the game, you're missing out... What are Instagram stories... How can they help your specific business... How short videos translate to opportunity... Leveraging Facebook stories... Click here for show notes and more

As Entrepreneurs, it's important to fuel our minds with information that helps us grow personally and professionally. Where this can be a great thing, it can also be a black hole. Let's discuss... Fuelling your mind or pissing in the gas tank... Our natural negative conditioning and default... Absorbing the right content... Focus on and attracting what we want... Finding mentors we resonate with... Not becoming a personal development junkie... Strategic study, and taking the punch to the face... Click here for show notes and more

What do we do as adults when it comes to social media? We schedule, we systemise, we wait for perfect. What do teenagers do? They crack on with it. Here's what I learned after 2 hours of watching iCarly with my many daughters, niece and nephew... The unending search for perfect... Why adults are generally behind... What we can learn from kids about social... It's a different world we're living in... Relentless action, making it a habit... Click here for show notes and more

Do you know how much your time is worth per hour? Do you know what level of value you must put out per hour in order to stay on track? Let's discuss your magic number, and how to free yourself up to achieve your financial goals. Exchanging value for money, over time... Knowing your magic number... Outsourcing your life... Freeing yourself for what's most important... Leveraging people, systems, and capital... Creating the chaos then passing it on... Click here for show notes and more

How much should any business have in their marketing budget? The answer, the majority of the time, is that there is no budget. There is no upper limit. Smart marketing is about finding creative ways to INVEST funds in marketing for a predictable return... The average lifetime value of a client... The mindset of acquiring customers... Personal branding vs customer acquisition... Why you must reinvest a percentage of profits... Unlimited spending on targeted marketing... Having the right systems in place... Click here for show notes and more

Is it possible to have it all, in each of life? Generally, when we push hard in one direction, we move away from the others. Let's discuss just how possible it is to have it all in each area of life. Is it possible to have it all? Setting daily standards... Ticking the boxes each day... Shifting focus from constant big wins... Making it happen in each area of life... Becoming an unstoppable machine... Click here for show notes and more

Let's talk about reinvention, about becoming the person you need to become, in order to be worthy of and attract that which you say you want, and how to speed up the process. What reinvention is and isn't... Deciding what you want... Deciding who you need to become... The importance of public perception... Steps to make it happen faster... Click here for show notes and more

Would you consider yourself an introvert? Have you ever wondered if this might be a challenge in building your business? In today's episode of Hardcore Entrepreneurship, we demonstrate how being an introvert can actually be a powerful position to occupy, and why rather than holding you back, can propel you forward. Playing to your strengths... Finding power in silence... Becoming a voice of authority... The middle ground between you and the world... Click here for show notes and more