Author, business owner and self-proclaimed ‘disruptive entrepreneur’ Rob Moore joins the show today to discuss all things business and entrepreneurship. Together they discuss the importance of being realistic about the pursuit of your goals, why it is important to show gratitude for everything you currently have and why you should focus on getting rich long rather than getting rich quick. KEY TAKEAWAYS It is good to have grand goals but it is also good to be realistic about your pursuit of them and what it takes to achieve these goals. The naive fantasy of achieving things quickly creates a delusion. The greater the gap between your fantasy and your reality, the greater the sense of despair and desperation. A goal is essentially a fantasy we are creating in the future. We often don’t know the reality of what it takes to achieve that goal. If we always stay in the future we never fully breathe in and experience the present. The balance of gratitude and appreciation for oneself where you are right now and reflecting on your successes is beneficial. Have a ritual that allows you to be present and appreciate where you are in life. When you are feeling depressed you are not seeing the benefits and when you are feeling elated you are not feeling the challenge. In everything you do, there is an equal upside and downside. That is the sweet spot of personal development. You should be looking at getting rich long instead of getting rich quick. You should go into a new venture without the naive fantasy that it is going to liberate and save you from your last venture. You get to a certain point where other things become more valuable than money such as friendships, family, personal growth and making an impact. When you focus on money and not how to grow, you will not do particularly well. When you focus on what you want out of life, you will flourish.   BEST MOMENTS “The greater the gap between your fantasy and your reality, the greater the sense of despair and desperation.” “A goal is essentially a fantasy we are creating in the future.” “That is the sweet spot of personal development.” “Money is a byproduct to get you freedom and what you are looking for out of life.” ABOUT THE GUEST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller "Life Leverage" Host of UK's No.1 business podcast "The Disruptive Entrepreneur." "If you don't risk anything, you risk everything." Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 ABOUT THE HOST John Paul Reilly A dyslexic businessman who left school just before his 16th birthday. Barely able to read and write, to the point that at exam time one of the teachers had to read the questions out to him (and then write down his answers in every exam). Written off like most kids who struggled at school and being told by his woodwork teacher he “was nothing and would amount to nothing” he now runs a multi-award-winning company in the construction industry. A loud but shy person who knew he wanted to achieve great things with no clue what business he wanted to do but knew that’s what he wanted. With his first business started at age 14, to now, he has learned most things the hard way. Now the owner of multiple businesses with one being multi-award-winning, John Paul has been in business for many years sharing what he has learned over this time mainly the hard way.   CONTACT METHOD LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-reilly-29896556/?originalSubdomain=uk Facebook -https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-reilly-29896556/?originalSubdomain=uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.