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Ep 21 Jimmy Burroughes - From Corporate High Flyer to Living Life on Purpose
1 hour 29 minutes Posted Mar 18, 2020 at 4:00 pm.
Start of show.  01:03 Pros and cons of being a freelancer touched on. 01:37 How do we get a name for our show? 02:15 Intro to Jimmy Burroughes. Welcome. 03:38 From James to Jimmy. The re-brand. 04:29 Jimmy James! 05:09 What’s in a name? Looking at our names. 06:50 Family histories and genealogy. 07:51 Power of passports. 09:00 Leading millennials.  09:45 Jimmy and a lot of traveling. 10:30 Americanisms, y’all!  11:44 Brit coming to NZ and vowels. Different pronunciations. 12:50 How we met Jimmy.  14:08 Corporate world. When did you feel it was time to leave? 14:54 Predicted careers and changing direction. 15:30 Corporate life can be amazing and accelerates growth.  16:50 Checking out of the corporate world. Taking perspective. 17:24 There are other ways of making a living. 18:03 Change and wisdom from growth. 18:44 What have you been up to in the last 5 years Jimmy? 19:41 Two years of intense work. Two year cadences. 20:40 Time for something else, travel. 21:30 Working at an international Polytechnic.  22:22 Personal life began to suffer.  23:00 Something had to give and traveling around Europe. 23:31 Arriving in NZ with $80 in my pocket. 24:30 Ex Army recruiter said stay in NZ. 25:15 Parting ways and marriage break up. 27:17 Following the normal programme of settling down. 27:40 Having different hopes for the future in a relationship. 28:12 The yin and yang of relationships. 29:00 The moment of change. Trying freelance before jumping fully in. 30:00 Going out on your own is the hardest thing to do. 30:30 Living your passion project. Swimming analogy.  31:25 It can take courage to go out on your own. 31:51 I want people to walk away better to have known me. 32:25 What am I here for? 32:49 Time in Latin America. 33:10 Having a revelation that I do like coaching. 34:10 The reality of being a digital nomad. 35:30 Two perspectives on it.  36:11 Being a workaholic on your passion project. 37:15 The struggle of always being on and available. 37:35 Life by design. 37:55 Diving is my favourite pastime. 39:34 Always finding the balance. What are you prepared to sacrifice? 40:34 Digital douchebags! The instagram reality.  41:10 Being on a glorified gap year. No offense! Burning through your savings. 42:11 The entrepreneurs and people who work remotely.  43:00 The pull up banner of her bedroom and working around the world. 43:40 Google Fi.  45:21 So many digital solutions out there. Whatsapp. Super easy messaging tool. 47:40 Coaching through Whatsapp and Zoom. 48:48 Clients and video messaging is more personable. 50:38 Sky scanner and Kayak great for travel. App called Rakuten.  52:10 Where are you up to now? Multi Generational Leadership Coaching.  53:23 In reality leaders need to build trust, communicate and problem solve. 54:00 Growth mindset. 54:18 Corona Virus and working from home.  54:51 Leading Millennials. Career growth. Micro feedback. 55:23 We all love getting praise or positive feedback. 56:55 Buzzwords and pigeon holing.  57:55 Coaching and mentoring and facilitating. Experiments. 59:10 Learning from mistakes. Not going as planned. 1:00:42 Trust and it being bilateral. 1:01:30 The trust conversation in the work environment. 1:02:40 Advice on moving into freelance. 1:03:11 Instagram has improved the quality of photos. 1:03:57 You got to love what you do. 1:04:44 Believe in what you want to do. Rock star your income not your lifestyle. 1:06:21 Pros and cons of being a freelancer. 1:07:33 When to double down and not give up. 1:08:43 It’s better to have options than corners. 1:10:10 Keeping your options open and your power balance. 1:11:10 You’ll have a lot of dark moments being a freelancer. 1:12:02 Do something for your wellbeing. 1:13:02 Dailyo app suggestion. Mood and Fitness tracker. 1:15:05 Not being a morning person and struggling with it. 1:16:01 Tips for getting alert in the morning. Exercise in the morning. 1:17:30 Meditation in the morning. 1:18:25 Your phone is like candy. 1:19:00 Saving money as a freelancer. No commute. 1:20:10 50 plus 5 plus 5 cycle explained. 1:21:33 Setting a morning routine. 1:22:30 Not checking your phone first thing in the morning. 1:23:17 Boundaries with work. 1:24:24 Too much consumption of information.  1:25:01 We are media junkies. 1:25:44 Wifi is more important than air!! 1:26:35 Getting in touch with Jimmy.  jimmyburroughes.com [email protected] 1:27:57 What Jimmy can do for you! 1:28:47 Great having you on the show Jimmy! Cheers!
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Rob and Steve talk with the nicest inspirational business mentoring and strategic specialist guest ever to grace our studio, and he bought chocolate doughnuts! Setting the bar high before even dropping his pearls of wisdom, please welcome to the beautiful Reality Hub "covid free" studios, from deep within the heart of Avondalé Heights - New Zealand, the great and wise Jimmy Burroughes!  Hey Reality Hub fans! Please support the podcast by following Reality Hub on Instagram, Facebook and on Youtube for future videos and visit our website http://www.realityhub.love/ where you can also listen to the podcast online and read Rob’s blog!   Time code and Topics (some podcast players like Overcast allow you to tap the timecode to go straight to that moment in the podcast)   00:16 Start of show.  01:03 Pros and cons of being a freelancer touched on. 01:37 How do we get a name for our show? 02:15 Intro to Jimmy Burroughes. Welcome. 03:38 From James to Jimmy. The re-brand. 04:29 Jimmy James! 05:09 What’s in a name? Looking at our names. 06:50 Family histories and genealogy. 07:51 Power of passports. 09:00 Leading millennials.  09:45 Jimmy and a lot of traveling. 10:30 Americanisms, y’all!  11:44 Brit coming to NZ and vowels. Different pronunciations. 12:50 How we met Jimmy.  14:08 Corporate world. When did you feel it was time to leave? 14:54 Predicted careers and changing direction. 15:30 Corporate life can be amazing and accelerates growth.  16:50 Checking out of the corporate world. Taking perspective. 17:24 There are other ways of making a living. 18:03 Change and wisdom from growth. 18:44 What have you been up to in the last 5 years Jimmy? 19:41 Two years of intense work. Two year cadences. 20:40 Time for something else, travel. 21:30 Working at an international Polytechnic.  22:22 Personal life began to suffer.  23:00 Something had to give and traveling around Europe. 23:31 Arriving in NZ with $80 in my pocket. 24:30 Ex Army recruiter said stay in NZ. 25:15 Parting ways and marriage break up. 27:17 Following the normal programme of settling down. 27:40 Having different hopes for the future in a relationship. 28:12 The yin and yang of relationships. 29:00 The moment of change. Trying freelance before jumping fully in. 30:00 Going out on your own is the hardest thing to do. 30:30 Living your passion project. Swimming analogy.  31:25 It can take courage to go out on your own. 31:51 I want people to walk away better to have known me. 32:25 What am I here for? 32:49 Time in Latin America. 33:10 Having a revelation that I do like coaching. 34:10 The reality of being a digital nomad. 35:30 Two perspectives on it.  36:11 Being a workaholic on your passion project. 37:15 The struggle of always being on and available. 37:35 Life by design. 37:55 Diving is my favourite pastime. 39:34 Always finding the balance. What are you prepared to sacrifice? 40:34 Digital douchebags! The instagram reality.  41:10 Being on a glorified gap year. No offense! Burning through your savings. 42:11 The entrepreneurs and people who work remotely.  43:00 The pull up banner of her bedroom and working around the world. 43:40 Google Fi.  45:21 So many digital solutions out there. Whatsapp. Super easy messaging tool. 47:40 Coaching through Whatsapp and Zoom. 48:48 Clients and video messaging is more personable. 50:38 Sky scanner and Kayak great for travel. App called Rakuten.  52:10 Where are you up to now? Multi Generational Leadership Coaching.  53:23 In reality leaders need to build trust, communicate and problem solve. 54:00 Growth mindset. 54:18 Corona Virus and working from home.  54:51 Leading Millennials. Career growth. Micro feedback. 55:23 We all love getting praise or positive feedback. 56:55 Buzzwords and pigeon holing.  57:55 Coaching and mentoring and facilitating. Experiments. 59:10 Learning from mistakes. Not going as planned. 1:00:42 Trust and it being bilateral. 1:01:30 The trust conversation in the work environment. 1:02:40 Advice on moving into freelance. 1:03:11 Instagram has improved the quality of photos. 1:03:57 You got to love what you do. 1:04:44 Believe in what you want to do. Rock star your income not your lifestyle. 1:06:21 Pros and cons of being a freelancer. 1:07:33 When to double down and not give up. 1:08:43 It’s better to have options than corners. 1:10:10 Keeping your options open and your power balance. 1:11:10 You’ll have a lot of dark moments being a freelancer. 1:12:02 Do something for your wellbeing. 1:13:02 Dailyo app suggestion. Mood and Fitness tracker. 1:15:05 Not being a morning person and struggling with it. 1:16:01 Tips for getting alert in the morning. Exercise in the morning. 1:17:30 Meditation in the morning. 1:18:25 Your phone is like candy. 1:19:00 Saving money as a freelancer. No commute. 1:20:10 50 plus 5 plus 5 cycle explained. 1:21:33 Setting a morning routine. 1:22:30 Not checking your phone first thing in the morning. 1:23:17 Boundaries with work. 1:24:24 Too much consumption of information.  1:25:01 We are media junkies. 1:25:44 Wifi is more important than air!! 1:26:35 Getting in touch with Jimmy.  jimmyburroughes.com [email protected] 1:27:57 What Jimmy can do for you! 1:28:47 Great having you on the show Jimmy! Cheers!