#035 A Bit of a Rant About Things (LIVE)

Ray gives a fascinating insight into his professional journey. He discusses aspects and personal examples of mindset, training and strategy that have contributed to his current expertise and contribution to his “skills stack”. Ray encourages the audience to think carefully about what we can do to progress successfully towards our chosen goals and some of the reasons that may block us from moving forward and how to make changes. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mindset is key to changing your outcomes and achieving goals. Everytime we don’t do anything our goals actually move further away. There are ways of ‘dialling up your successes’ to move closer to your goals. The Principles of gestalt, the often overlooked principles connected with how the brain seeks to make sense of chaos. We view things and possibilities connected with our skills and expertise for example following a course on property conversion we will see the possibilities for conversions all around us. The importance of continuing to develop our expertise and knowledge supports the journey of success. A clear vision and understanding your values are key drivers for success. High net individuals are always able to articulate these and frequently revisit them as part of their routines. Knowing what you want and where you are going to be Mentoring - working with others is key to moving things along. It’s important to belong to groups with people who are in the same work arena as you. Working with other people means they can both hold you to account and can offer support this is key to moving towards your goals. The use of a best self Journal is evident amongst high net individuals. It can take different formats but enables individuals to effectively document goals, their vision and things they are grateful for. The process of expressing gratitude for what you have is vital in changing mindset. If you are expressing gratitude for something you have then you are not dwelling on things you do not have. BEST MOMENTS “If anyone tells you there’s a get rich quick, there isn’t, it’s small increments - little steps that turn the dial-up” “Each time you don’t do something it’s (your goal) moving further away” “They see things you don’t see because of their skill and knowledge” “We are creatures in a community” “Biggest change in my life, joining the mastermind group” “Small step towards goals each time you do something different” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.angelsden.com/en-gb/events/ http://howtoraisemoney.co.uk ABOUT THE HOST Ray McLennan is a keynote public speaker and former corporate solicitor who has many years of experience owning and operating a variety of businesses in the UK and Ireland. Ray is the Regional Manager for Scotland & Ireland for Angels Den, which has over 13,500 high net worth Angel investors that help to find funding for property and SME businesses. Ray also helped to create Property Angels Den (PAD) in Sept 2014, which matches High Net Worth Investors with property proposals of all sizes. PAD now meets regularly and has funded dozens of property projects all over the UK.