Great kickoff to my podcast with an interview with Chaminda Tennakoon, an entrepreneur from the UK, originally from Sri Lanka. He tells the story of how in 2018 he started his second business and how it failed a few years later, around the same time he "discovered" that a divorce was happening. He lost his business, wife and house all at the same time. Subsequently Chaminda rebuilt his life and started the now successful organic marketing agency Chaminda Tennakoon Limited which he runs with his current partner. Here's an overview on his 7 Business Success Tips: 1. Goal writing - Write out your goals every day - keep writing until you start believing it - know where you're going 2. Learn - listen to people who have achieved what you want to achieve - Listen to a lot of audiobooks (Chaminda listens to 50-60 hours of them a month) - Cham loves Jim Rohn who is his "business guru" - Use NET time (no extra time) - while commuting - while gardening/doing housework - while exercising - Listening schedule (for spaced repetition, SQRRR), listen to the same audiobook: - 2x back-to-back - after 1 week - after 3 weeks - after a few months - he keeps track of that in Audible 3. Plan Your Days - Either the evening before or at the start of your day - Decide on a #1 priority and get this one done first (eat that frog) - rank goals in order of importance 4. Learn Sales - Listen to audiobooks on sales - Grant Cardone - Zig Ziglar - Brian Tracy 5. Action is the key - Ready, FIRE, Aim 6. Focus - Improve focus with fitness - Single-Task instead of multitasking 7. Responsibility - take it