Pit Village Podcast
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Pit Village Podcast is brought to you by Karl Cowell, a regular guy from a small miner's village in Yorkshire. Topics include business, sales, mental health, with frequent guest interviews.
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Accepting Responsibility
July 01, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBBefore we make a change for the better, we must first accept responsibility for the situation we are in. We're back! Pit Village Podcast Sponsored by Prospect27.
We're In The Attention Economy
June 15, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBOur first rant of the month on learning new skills, content creation, and the biggest lesson since opening this Podcast, changing our paradigm to observe the attention economy -- with a new economy built around attention and influencers now have more power than brands. How much were Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather, TikTok vs YouTube paid compared to real fighters? How much are celebrities paid for associating a Instagram post with a brand? I finally understand Twitter, after the recent Te...
From Hobby... To A Business
June 02, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week on the Pit Village Podcast, we discuss some of the challenges when you look to turn a "hobby" into a "business."
ACT Copywriting - Alex Thompson Interview
June 01, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBInterview with Alex Thompson, from ACT Copywriting. We speak on the beginning of his journey with ACT Copywriting, including his background in English tutoring and marketing. (17:00) we move on to the courses and his education in Copywriting and how he got his first customer, to how that process has changed one of his latest projects. Alex speaks (24:00) on his plans on scaling the business long-term, and addresses some of the issues of growing his company outside of himself. We discuss ...
Immutable Laws of Marketing
May 30, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBBack to the Marketing! We cover the book, '22 Immutable Laws of Marketing.' The laws of; leadership, category, mind, perception, focus, exclusivity, ladder, duality, opposite, diversion, perspective, extension, sacrifice, attributes, candour, singularity, predictability, success, failure, hype, acceleration, resources. A quick overview on the Laws of Marketing, by Al Ries and Jack Trout.
Cryptomania & Curiosity
May 26, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week we let curiosity get the best of us... Cryptomania! Everyone is talking about Crypto - but we cover "Tether" (USDT) as I try to convince myself that the entire system is a Ponzi scheme based on fake currency by a corrupt exchange - with a 2017 study "Is Bitcoin Really Un-Tethered", a great article "A Curious Case of Tether - Timeline of Events" and "Crypto Doomsday" which all explain the issue with Tether. Am I just sad I didn't buy cryptocurrency early enough? I sound it! Some...
Internal Affairs
May 23, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBInternal affairs. We address how Podcasting doesn't make sense, question if this is just my therapy and look at ways in which we disguise our everyday anxiety and problems -- and how that may be to hide away from our true potential. You know what you need to do. There are things that you choose to do, that hold you back. Focusing on issues in the world that don't concern you, doesn't help you - what is your mental diet, what are you focused on, where are your problems and more importantly,...
Confronting the Truth
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week... we confront the truth! Back to the business... and it feels good! But we start with questioning your current endeavours and opportunity costs associated. We cover the recent crypto mania and the Bitcoin crash, physical/mental health, Tetanus Vaccine, the "draconian measures" promised by Boris Johnson over "new variants" this winter, future lockdowns. We end with looking at the media controlling our perception, a discussion on the Joe Budden Podcast, going into business with f...
Business Scalability
May 17, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBBack to business, with a discussion on business scalability. We cover the Business Scalability Matrix from Hubspot, covering Clarity of Market Focus, Repeatability of Solutions, Market Differentiation, Offering Focus, Marketing Focus, Sales Process, Customer Focus, CRM Adoption, Sales - Marketing Integration, Customer Relationships. Pit Village Podcast. [email protected]
Back to Work
May 16, 2021 02:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBIt's the end of Mental Health week. We look at the effects of unemployment on mental health, with a recent study showcasing we will have an extra 200,000 people suffering with mental health issues due to unemployment because of the Pandemic.... and some remedies for that. Pit Village Podcast. Sponsored by Prospect27. [email protected]
Identity
May 15, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIt's Mental Health week. A little story about identity, heritage, culture and the uncertain future. Pit Village Podcast. Sponsored by Prospect27. [email protected]
Nature
May 12, 2021 21:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week, we speak about mental health. It's Mental Health Week here in the UK - and the theme is nature. We look at our inner drives, and how the scientific development has been birthed from the Enlightenment, covering the birth of empiricism and rationalism. From Rene Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant and Arthur Schopenhauer, we look at some of the concepts that have given birth to modern day science and philosophy (from Wikpedia, mixed with my uneducated mind). Finally...
Mental Health
May 05, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis week we start with a chat about mental health... What is your mental health? We start with a discussion on the definition of mental health - and what is may mean to be mentally well. We take a look at a discussion on the (6:15) origins of talking therapy, with a discussion on Sigmund Freud and (09:50) Carl Yung's following work on the collective unconscious, (10:44) the Hierarchy of Needs and self-actualization. Carl Roger's (16:15) would pick up on the concept of self-actualization...
Tom Balmont Interview - On The Other Hand (Video Marketing Agency)
May 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBToday we speak to Tom Balmont from On The Other Hand, video marketing agency. From street performing to his current venture, a puppet-marketing agency that works with small businesses, Tom talks us through his experience in business so far. On The Other Hand design and build puppets for businesses across the UK, creating brand ambassadors that champion your business and engage your audience. Contact Tom on LinkedIn or via his website: www.otoh.co.uk [email protected] Recorded on 14/04/2021...
The Fundamentals
April 30, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBToday we discussed the fundamentals... Starting with your physical health and building a life outside of your business/career that keeps you grounded -- (04:00) and building a business with the right foundations, working with the right customers, with a standard process. There is a lot (8:00) to consider when you are building your business-to-business organisation/service and building a business - outside of yourself - that is scalable, through leveraging technology and building a team. T...
The Intangibles
April 18, 2021 22:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBToday we speak about the intangibles in the context of the attention economy. We start with the attention economy and (03:00) introduction to the 'intangibles', first by defining what intangibles are and looking at them in (4:20) people and in (6:40) business terms. We then started to look at how you can form a business around the "intangibles" and what they mean for you as you create content for your small business, including (11:50) immediacy, (13:10) personalisation, (14:23) interpretat...
Attention Crisis
April 15, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week... an health scare led to an attention crisis. We pick up speaking about the digital detox and how great it was... but then how a health scare led to anxiety and an attention crisis -- and how this forces us to (3:30) evolve and set new goals. We also speak about (6:00) how the attention crisis makes us look at things different and may be required to recreate ourselves (7:40) in the attention economy and the (8:55) opportunity costs of your current choices. We then pick up with ...
Attention Seekers
April 09, 2021 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWhy do we pay attention to what we pay attention to? Is the fight for your attention harming your existential and epistemic levels of desire and attention? How are people using the attention economy -- and what skills do we need to learn, to survive in this new environment? More episodes to follow on the concept of 'attention', as we continue to explore the new economy of attention and businesses and individuals need to adapt. Sponsored by Prospect27.
Digital Detox
April 05, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBWe're back! Pit Village Podcast took a little break after Marathon March. The podcast starts with a recap of the lessons from March, the plan for upcoming Podcasts and the importance of last week's (04:10) digital detox, including how the smartphone has changed our relationship with time, authentic experience and thoughts and (10:00) are purposefully created to keep us hooked with variable rewards. We move to to discuss the (13:00) attention economy and the importance of your ability to r...
Time Off
March 31, 2021 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBToday... Marathon March ends. And it's time... For some time off. See you in sometime in April. Sponsored by Prospect27.
Choices?
March 30, 2021 21:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBToday we speak about choices... We start by asking how much you believe you are (0:20) in control of your daily routine and the external influences on your behaviour. Cognitive bias... how does it effect us? We explore idea such as the law of small numbers, anchoring, availability heuristic (and the larger threat of an "availability cascade" within public sphere). We move on to speak on (2:49) alongside other biases such as frequent exposure bias, sunk-cost fallacy, loss aversion and the...
Back to Basics
March 29, 2021 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBStruggling to come up with an idea... was the reason for this idea. We explore ideas for four books to bring us back to basics. We start with questioning what you can do, to find new direction, exploring (2:20) the four disciplines of execution. We explore on areas within the book such as, the concept of the "wildly important goal", measuring your lead behaviours, keeping score and being held accountable. We move on to the next concept, working towards mastery and the 10,000 hour principle...
Virtues
March 28, 2021 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThe original idea was to record an episode on being a loser... let's talk about ways to escape that, instead. We start with an overview of the original idea (loser mentality) and move quickly on to (3:10) virtues. Moving on (4:00) with a brief summary of Aristotle's way of summarising virtues, as a middle-ground between excessiveness and deficiency. We then briefly look at (9:00) the four cardinal values and Christianity's view of the seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues. The poi...
Talent vs Hard Work
March 27, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBToday... the age-old discussion. Talent vs hard-work. We start with discussing both talent and hard work, and what those phrases bring to mind, and how (4:30) those who mix both talent and hard work, reap most of the rewards in society. We move on to discuss (6:40) talent and (8:40) how we discover our talents, including trying many different things, ignoring others and following your instincts. We move on to discuss how hard work (11:40) cannot be replaced. Talent is the 'abstract', har...
Self Esteem
March 26, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSelf-esteem... what is it and how does it impact your life? We start with discussing the discovery of the 'self' and the value recognising systems used to evaluate ourselves. We move on to (1:40) exploring the theories of the self-concept, self-esteem, self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-schemas. Exploring why (4:46) self-esteem is important, what high and low self-esteem look like in the way people present themselves to the world, (8:24) with some classifications for your self-esteem...
Motivation for Momentum: Scaling Your Business
March 25, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBWhy would you scale your business... when you are comfortable? We start by talking about the comfortability of becoming established in business and (3:50) the need for reassess your current position and goals. It may be time to (6:45) go back to the basics, (9:00) assess your customer base and customer expectations and (12:30) build systems that assist you in scaling the business. We look at the importance of your (14:00) five year plan, reinvesting in new systems and hiring people to ass...
Gratitude
March 24, 2021 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBGratitude. How can it help you? We start with gratitude as a force of happiness, with some basics about the feelings of gratitude in your life, and (3:00) how a shift in perspective may be all you need, and the separate types of gratitude (4:20). First off we have prepositional gratitude, including (5:30) the conditions of gratitude and (7:30) elements of the grateful response and gratitude as a dynamic between people. Shifting the topic on how gratitude can assist us in our daily lives a...
Quitting
March 23, 2021 22:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBWhen should you quit? The podcast start with the idea of 'quitting' vs 'failing' and some thoughts on a recent chapter from Jordan Peterson's new book, including (2:00) failing as a learning process. We move on to (3:10) fixed vs growth mindsets and the effect on young people in their lives and employment, and (5:50) how learning how and when to quit will separate from others. "The Dip" (6:50) by Seth Godin provides us with a good insight into what, when and how to quit. He says, in the...
Sacrifice
March 22, 2021 18:00 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBI wanted to speak about building a long-term vision and focus... but ultimately it comes down to one thing. Sacrifice. We start with delayed gratification and building a vision for yourself that is worth the sacrifice, (3:30) along with the 2nd 3rd and 4th order consequence of your decisions and habits. Knowing 'why' (5:35) you want to achieve your vision and (6:30) building the skill of achieving goals, with the importance of (8:30) 'why' explored more. Remember... (9:50) you will get wh...
The Attention Economy
March 21, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThe Attention Economy. What is it, what does it matter and how can you adapt? We start (0:20) with the 1997 article "Attention Shoppers!", which details the 'attention economy' and how cyberspace has a natural economy of attention. We discuss how (3:00) the attention economy is fully-fledged in 2021 and (5:30) how in 1997 it was predicted that "the attention economy would prevail." We discuss (7:00) The Social Dilemma and our personal responsibility, including some details on how your (1...
Fear & Self-Doubt
March 20, 2021 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBFear and self-doubt is the biggest killer of innovation. What can we do? We start with (1:20) overcoming fear and look at the 50th law of power, including the importance of concepts such as (2:43) self-reliance and firm decisions. We continue to look at how (3:40) overcoming boredom is one of the key ways to achieve mastery and overcoming fear, which starts with (4:30) your desire and the outlook that there will be no shortcuts in life. How expectations (6:40) and committing for the long...
Building an Accountancy Business with Peter Watkins (Blue Penguin)
March 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBLong-form interview by the Pit Village Podcast with Peter Watkins from Blue Penguin Accountancy. We speak about (0:39) his start in accountancy, (03:00) the start of Blue Penguin and building his initial customer base, including branding his business, (07:50) the motivation to do something different within accountancy and (09:45) initially scaling Blue Penguin. We move on to setting customers expectations, including how to (14:40) professional decline customers and his rule of the yearly B...
Business on the Blockchain
March 18, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBMy small mind tries to explain Blockchain and the NFT craze. What did I get myself in for? We start with a poor explanation of the (0:30) blockchain, (04:39) NFTS and the current craze for non-fungible tokens. We discuss the (09:05) adaption of technology and how this will eventually become part of our lives. Let's look at the (12:00) business use for NFTs/blockchain and some current affairs within the NFT space and how (19:00) this may effect us, with slight speculation of the future of N...
Can You THINK & Grow Rich?
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBToday we explore the summary of Think & Grow rich by Napoleon Hill. Discussing all chapters (0:44) within the book, none of which can be missed. From Thoughts Are Things, Desire, Faith, Autosuggestion, Specialized Knowledge, Imagination, Organized Planning, Decision, Persistence, Power of the Mastermind, The Mystery of Sex Transmutation, The Subconscious Mind, The Brain, The Sixth Sense. We take about the practical aspects of the book (11:07) to finish and recap some of the best quotes fr...
Paradigms
March 16, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBHow do you view the world... and does it help you? We start with discussing (0:32) Paradigms in science and paradigms shifts, (2:30) sociological paradigms and your world view, including a discussion on the conflict/functional/symbolic interactionist paradigms, how they effect your life. (8:33) We continue with asking how your viewpoint effects our life, including a practical view on paradigms and how they can assist in our lives. Moving on to talk about (11:30) paradigm shifts and how...
Finding Purpose
March 15, 2021 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBPurpose. Why do we need it? Can we be successful without it? We start with discussing where we find purpose, and the wider cause people will fight for. We then speak about the 'ideal self' (2:27), moving on to speaking about our mindless being limitless (3:55). We talk about asking the right questions (6:00) and purpose. Questions such as "what motivates you?" and how psychologically, we need a problem to solve and are setup for overcoming struggle (7:30). Goal setting can help you (8:25)...
Podcastin' Wantrenepeur...
March 14, 2021 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBOur best episode so far", said a friend when he previewed this one! Fair enough... we're only ten in. We speak about Entrepreneurship. And moving from owning one business, to becoming an entrepreneur. We start (0:21) by defining an entrepreneur and why they are a key role in society. (2:04) Recognising that ideas are cheap, we understand that we must go into business to play our role in society as entrepreneurs. We discuss creating multiple companies and be the "bearers of uncertainty" ...
£0 to £20,000 Web Design Agency in One Year
March 13, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn today's episode, we get into business for one year. And create your very own £20,000 per year website design company. We start with (1.05) going from 0 to 100 customers, in a year. From (2:57) building the right foundations and getting started with your (4:20) website hosting package. We move on to the (5:10) importance of charging monthly, (6:00) hosting services and website back-ups, (7:10) WordPress website builder and knowledge required as a website designer. We move on, (10:00) S...
Dan Bennett DAB Digital Coaching Interview
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBInterview with Life Coach Dan Bennett, covering his life in sales and transition from sales manager to life coach. We speak about (01:30) Dan's Start in Sales, then (05:50) becoming a Self Employed Sales Rep (Commission Only), (10:40) Field Sales Travelling UK at 19-Years Old, (14:42) Call from Dave. Choice to Commit to Sky Direct and (18:50) Direct Field Sales with Sky Direct. We then move on to (22:40) Dan's Transition Into Sales Management (Calls Centres), (28:37) including his First Da...
In The Big City Now
March 11, 2021 22:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBToday we speak about moving to Leeds, (0:29) Do you need to move in order to be successful and are you missing on opportunities? (0:58) Other people's reactions to moving out of your home village, people may question you, but you find out what they are made of. (3:08) We then move on to your own reaction to moving, (4:30) how we put others before ourselves and don't focus on self-healing, (5:50) the growth that comes with moving out of your village, or do something hard, (7:00) Escaping your...
Customers Are Not Always Right
March 10, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBYour customer is not always right... for you. We spoke about: (0:10) Building Brand To Attract Ideal Customer, (2:00) Don't Work With Everyone (Story), (3:55) Make A Decision & Say No Early, (6:20) Create A Professional Consultation Sales Process, (7:47) Tough Conversations, (9:50) Specialism to Sell on Value (11:38) Disqualifying Customers is Important, (13:00) Appealing to Emotion, (14:00) Build Customer Base & Setting Expectations, (16:50) Take Responsibility & Be Selective with...
Recovering From Loss
March 09, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBHow do we recover from losses in life? ~ 0:59 Taking A Loss 1:39 We All Lose Things 3:20 Situation Doesn't Define You 4:12 What Is Your Wort Case Scenario? 5:00 Losses Can Make You Quit 5:45 Learning to Let Go & Take Responsibility 8:00 Turn Loss Into A Lesson 10:00 Rebuild Foundation with Customer Obligations 13:56 Staying Hungry & Goal Setting View more at: www.pitvillagepodcast.co.uk www.facebook.com/pitvillagepodcast Interview requests: [email protected]...
Enthusiasm is for Children
March 08, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBEnthusiasm may get you started. But it won't create you a business with longevity. What else can we use, besides enthusiasm... to sustain our lives? 0.13 - Best Intentions & Enthusiasm 1.40 Logical, Binary Process 2.37 Mr Enthusiastic 3.46 Enthusiasm is for Children. What else to rely on? 5.06 Long-Term Thinking 5.57 Working to the Larger Aim 7.00 Amateurs Rely on Enthusiasm 9.50 New Things Always Fun 10.40 Success is Not Enthusiastic Sales, but Longevity 11.50 Comparing Enthusiasm vs Con...
Addiction
March 07, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB01:30 - Gambling Addiction Is One of the Worst 03:20 - Money Becomes the Problem 03:55 - Paying for Past Choices 04:48 - Not Willing to Change 05:48 - Gambling Ruins Lives 06:36 - Why Ever Work? 07:46 - The Worst Loss 08:52 - Addiction Literature 12:35 - This Was Me! 13:30 - The Point is Not To Win 15:55 - You Can Stop 16:55 - Not One Solution 20:34 - Rock Bottom 22:10 - Larger Purpose & Taking Responsibility 22:35 - Ask Why? 24:00 - Your Decision 28:10 - Self Esteem & Making Changes
Bereavement
March 06, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBEpisode 4 of the Pit Village Podcast. Pre-recorded some time in February. It's a hard topic... hence there are no clips and time stamps. I did listen back to it but couldn't bring myself to clip it together just yet. For those who have lost someone, stay blessed.
Finding A Job
March 05, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB2021. 2025. 2019. Finding a job is simple. It's just hard work. 01:41 - Attitude 03:10 - Abundance of Jobs 04:33 - First Rule: Be Infectiously Optimistic 05:51 - Be Realistic With Your Approach 07:00 - Hundreds of Applicants? 08:10 - Follow-up 09:03 - Needs of the Employer 10:40 - Selling Yourself 11:30 - Employers are Customers 11:45 - Recognise Your Talent 12:50 - Employer Needs You 15:10 - Experience & Skills 17:40 - Entitlement 18:47 - Points Summary 19:28 - Practical Tips 22:70 - ...
Starting a B2B Company
March 04, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBDo you want to get started in business? Just a few years ago. I did too. Plenty mistakes. Couple of hard failures. And lots of lessons. I wanted to take the first episode to give a little bit of background of myself. 00:20 - Pit Village Story 01:14 - Lost Soul Leaving College 02:00 - Life Starts at 20 02:35 - First Jobs 03:50 - Wolf of Wall Street 05:05 - Nobody to Show You Sales? 05:35 - Time for Business 06:30 - First Failure & Lesson: Retained Customer Base 07:52 - Restart Business...
Pit Village Podcast Introduction
March 03, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.58 MBWhy? WHY? Why open a Podcast? Pit Village Podcast. The introduction. You don’t have to be rich to be successful. You’re thinking of listening to us aren’t you. Pit Village Podcast… What is that? Who is this guy? What’s he talking about? Give us a go eh? Why not? Mental health, bereavement, addiction. Sales, marketing, business. Personal growth, responsibility and freedom.