Doug speaks with Nick Schwarzrock, a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry and £2.4 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions under his belt. From personal transformation through weight loss to building billion-dollar businesses, Nick shares his ideas around goal setting, innovation, and the importance of core values in business.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Innovation and failure are intrinsically linked to success, if you're not failing, you're not innovating enough. Embrace failure as a necessary step toward achieving your goals.
• Core values must come before revenue. In healthcare, putting patients first even at a cost demonstrates true commitment to values and leads to long-term success through referrals and reputation.
• Goals should be layered and flexible, from micro weekly targets to macro long-term objectives, being able to adjust goals based on circumstances while maintaining vision is crucial.
• Simple financial management works best - for businesses up to 25 million in revenue, managing week-by-week cash flow can be more effective than complex financial statements.
• Nick's journey to lose 50 pounds was motivated by becoming a father and wanting to be there for his daughter.
• Setting early life goals for children is valuable. While remaining flexible, having a structured plan for your child's development can provide direction and purpose.
• Customer service and understanding client needs are paramount so spending more time with clients and truly understanding their needs leads to better business outcomes and referrals.

BEST MOMENTS

"I fail every day. I fail every month. I fail every quarter. I fail every year. And there are good years and there are bad years and there are great years and there are really bad years. And I just think that you got to be okay with failure and you've to be able to succeed."

"If you are running your business effectively on a cash basis, you're going to make money."

"I started looking for what I was going to do next... because the morality, the ethics and just how you treat people and building the teams and doing things for the right reasons is just part of the calculus for me."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Nick Schwarzrock, Serial Entrepreneur

www.advancedrecover.com

www.linkedin.com/in/nick-schwarzrock-5a6a861

@NickSchwarzrock

https://www.facebook.com/advancedrecover

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Join Doug as he talks with Maddy Alexander-Grout, an entrepreneur who transformed her life from £80,000 in debt to running successful businesses. Maddy shares her journey from running a local discount card business to becoming a visibility strategist and ADHD champion. As she talks about goal setting, manifestation, and authentic social media presence she gives her valuable knowledge and experience, advising entrepreneurs, especially those with neurodivergent minds, on how to set achievable goals and celebrate every success along the way.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Being specific with goals and writing them down is crucial, Maddy emphasises how having tangible, written goals helped her achieve everything from securing a book deal to finding her dream house.
• Authenticity in business is more valuable than portraying perfection and Maddy's success comes from being genuinely herself and sharing both victories and struggles openly.
• Conservative goal setting can be more effective than aiming too high, setting achievable targets helps maintain motivation and prevents rejection sensitivity, especially for those who are neurodivergent.
• TikTok success isn't just about viral content, reaching the right 200 people can be more valuable than reaching millions of the wrong ones.
• Traditional coaching methods don't work for everyone, many people need direct guidance rather than having answers drawn out of them.
• Being detailed about what you want when manifesting goals, helps align your actions with your objectives.
• Building a business around your values creates genuine connections. Start by focusing on attracting people with similar missions rather than trying to appeal to everyone.
• Celebrating small wins is essential for sustainable growth - Breaking down larger goals into smaller achievements helps maintain momentum and motivation.

BEST MOMENTS

"I'm what they call a multipotentialite, if you haven't heard that word, it basically just means that I do all of the stuff, I refuse to niche based on a subject area."

"I have made some severely good money from TikTok, from my actual content, from going viral but I actually realised about six months ago that it's not about going viral, it's about reaching the right people."

"If you are open and honest about your goals and your missions and what you want to achieve and you're realistic, there is absolutely no reason why you won't hit those goals."

"Shouting about your successes is not boasting. It is actually something which will gain you respect."

ABOUT THE GUEST

maddy@madaboutmoneyofficial.co.uk

https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddyalexander-grout-mad-about-money?

https://x.com/maddyalexanderg?

https://www.facebook.com/maddy.comrie/

https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout

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This episode is a special Christmas message from Doug for his listeners all the way from Tunisia. Doug wants to take this opportunity to thank his listeners, his fellow goal setters, for all of your support this year and talks about past, present and future goals. Doug also reflects on the best from his podcast guests this year, sharing practical steps and tips for your goal setting in 2025.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Doug stepped out of his comfort zone this year and embraced a nomadic lifestyle.
• This year Goals Do Come True ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally.
• Every goal comes with it’s lessons, for Doug this was about embracing change and becoming more adaptable.
• Pause and reflect on your year, think about the goals you have set this past year.
• 2025 is a blank slate and remind yourself that goals don’t have to be big to be impactful or meaningful.

BEST MOMENTS

"It’s that truly magical time of year, the season of joy, reflection and togetherness”

“Even the boldest goals can become reality with the right plan and mindset”

“I want you to pause and reflect on your year”

“Sometimes the smallest actions lead to the biggest transformations”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug/

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Join Doug as he interviews Darcy Juarez, the behind-the-scenes force of major marketing campaigns and co-author of Dan Kennedy's latest book. With over 20 years of experience, Darcy breaks down complex marketing concepts into digestible, actionable steps. She reveals the secrets of effective direct marketing, sharing insights on automation, customer psychology, and building sustainable marketing systems.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Darcy emphasises that marketing success relies on understanding three fundamental elements: identifying the right market, crafting the right message, and choosing the right media channels where your audience pays attention.
• Darcy advocates for implementing just one marketing system per month, allowing businesses to build 12 effective systems over a year without becoming overwhelmed.
• Through her decades of experience, she has observed that people respond more strongly to pain avoidance than pleasure seeking. This is a crucial insight she uses to shape marketing messages.
• Marketing success can be broken down into a four-step process: getting the message delivered, opened, read, and responded to - teaching that failure at any step means overall failure.
• Focus on principles rather than tactics; principles remain constant while tactics evolve with technology.
• Through her strategic consulting, Darcy helps businesses identify customers who have both the ability and willingness to buy, two distinct qualities she's found must exist together for success.
• Removing routine tasks frees up mental energy, allowing business owners to focus on growth and strategy rather than repetitive work.
• Based on her extensive marketing experience, Darcy reveals that providing clear instructions is crucial - she's found that removing assumptions can double business response rates.

BEST MOMENTS

"We as small business owners can't even spend a fraction of that to try and get in front of everybody. So we're so much better off figuring out exactly who we are for."

"You get to decide your business is your business. You get to decide every business does not have to be the same way."

"We overestimate how much we can get done in a short period of time and we underestimate how much we can get done in a longer period of time."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Website: www.MagneticMarketing.com

Darcy Juarez is the woman behind the curtain of some of the biggest marketing campaigns and product launches we have witnessed. You may not have heard her name; but you definitely have seen her work. She recently co-authored Dan Kennedy’s latest book, “No B.S. Direct Marketing for Non-Direct Marketers.”

https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcyjuarez/

www.TheDirectMarketingBook.com

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Doug is joined by Jordan Modiano, a business owner, race car driver, leadership trainer, and motivational speaker who proudly calls himself an "Autism Super Dad." Jordan shares his thoughts on everything from goal setting and leadership to how his daughter's autism has shaped his approach to life and business. Jordan's stories and lessons will inspire you to rethink your approach to goals, leadership, and personal growth.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Share your goals with people who matter and provide detailed explanations of how you'll achieve them. This creates accountability and support systems for when times get tough
• Success requires levelling up your circle, seek out businesses and people who are where you want to be to accelerate your growth
• Treat goals like milestones, breaking them down into smaller chunks while celebrating progress along the way
• True leadership is about making other people's lives better, regardless of your position or title
• Put distance between events and your responses; bad minutes don't have to become bad days
• People are always watching. Small actions and interactions can have profound impacts you may never know about
• Goals require different accountability approaches for different situations, what works for yourself may not work for others
• Confidence in goal setting is crucial - "Trying" to achieve something already provides an excuse for failure

BEST MOMENTS

"Having a daughter on the autism spectrum, she shows me what she's capable of. And I sit back and go, wow, if she can do that, what are we capable of?”.

"Experience isn't wisdom, experience is experience, experience matched with reflection. That becomes wisdom. That's where your lessons come from."

"You know, they say, show me your friends. I'll show you your future. If you hang around with five millionaires, you'll be the sixth. If you hang around with five alcoholics, you'll be the sixth."

"You think about the best teams in the world, what makes the best team? Trust. And what's the foundation for trust? Vulnerability."

ABOUT THE GUEST

www.JordanModiano.com - Free 15-minute one-on-one consultation!

Jordan Modiano, business owner, race car driver, leadership trainer, motivational speaker and Autism Super Dad, has made a habit of setting goals and accomplishing them. In 2008 at the height of the recession he quit his job and started a business and grew it to a huge success. Goal Accomplished. In 2025 he left that and started a business focused on helping others. Jordan had a goal of reaching a specific milestone within 3 years which would allow him to expand to another territory. Goal Accomplished. In 2021, combining passion and purpose Jordan set out with a goal to raise money and awareness for Autism. Three years later that one achievement has turned into an annual event, the launch of a not-for profit organisation and so many lives positively impacted.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmodiano/

https://www.facebook.com/jMotivational.Speaker.Jordan.Modiano

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Doug is joined by Dan Bradbury, an entrepreneur, business investor and mentor. Dan shares his journey through early business failures, a life threatening accident that changed his perspective on financial security, and his evolution into buying, scaling, and selling companies. His approach to goal setting, learning, and business growth, combined with his passion for mastermind groups and relationship building, provides great insight into achieving success whilst remaining authentic

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Dan's early business failure, resulting in £109,000 of personal debt, became a foundational learning experience that shaped his approach to entrepreneurship and his ability to help others avoid similar mistakes.
• His life changing cycling accident and resulting brain injury transformed his perspective on business, leading him to shift from simply running companies to strategically buying, selling, and merging them for greater security.
• Rather than focusing on massive goals, Dan structures his approach around daily achievements in three core areas: health/wellbeing, business, and relationships, using apps to track his progress.
• As a big reader with a personal library of thousands of books, Dan maintains an unlimited book budget for his family, believing strongly that most solutions already exist in written form.
• Dan actively seeks out people with opposing viewpoints, following Charlie Munger's philosophy of understanding the opposite perspective better than its proponents before forming opinions.
• In his mastermind groups, Dan focuses first on identifying the six key areas of business and diagnosing where each member's weakest links are, believing the biggest gains come from addressing these weaknesses.
• Having tested multiple paths to success, Dan advocates for gathering diverse solutions rather than relying on a single approach, encouraging others to explore multiple routes to their goals.
• Through his years of business experience, Dan has discovered that the true value isn't in achieving goals but in the relationships built along the journey, creating lasting impact and fulfilment.

BEST MOMENTS

"If you've already had the answers, you would have done it already. I kind of go innovations come from looking outside of yourself."

"I refuse to let myself have an opinion on something unless I know more about my opponent's point of view than they do."

"I believe that prescription without proper diagnosis is malpractice."

"If you meet somebody that refuses to admit that is convinced that they're right constantly and isn't willing to hold up their hands and say when they're wrong, that should be a big red flag."

ABOUT THE GUEST

www.danbradbury.com

https://danbradbury.com/about-dan-bradbury/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-bradbury-a9265642/

https://www.facebook.com/DBdanbradbury

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Doug interviews Ang Allan-Burns a fellow podcaster, Amazon #1 bestselling author of "Do I Really Hate Men?" and expert life coach. Ang shares her thoughts on goal setting, relationship dynamics, and personal growth after divorce. From discussing the importance of shared values in relationships to revealing how redundancy became a blessing in disguise, Ang offers valuable thoughts for anyone else navigating life transitions. Ang's practical approach to goal setting, combined with her personal experiences and professional expertise, makes this a must listen for those seeking to create positive change in their lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Goal setting should include both personal and professional aspects of life, for example many entrepreneurs succeed in business but neglect personal goals, leading to an imbalance.
• Core values identification is crucial for relationship success as misaligned values between partners often contribute to relationship breakdown.
• Visual reminders of goals are really powerful, placing goals in multiple locations and using phone screensavers can help maintain focus and motivation.
• Recovery from divorce requires self-work first. Seeking others to "fix" you without healing yourself first often leads to continued pain.
• Small, manageable changes are more effective than overwhelming transformations so start with simple daily improvements rather than major life overhauls.
• Regular goal review and adjustment is essential, reviewing goals quarterly allows for adaptation and ensures they remain relevant to your life.
• Teaching goal setting to children creates valuable life skills. Involving kids in goal setting helps them develop positive life habits early.
• Negative thought management is crucial for moving forward, learning to control and replace negative thoughts with positive ones enables progress.

BEST MOMENTS

"I always say to people that the goals that you have are not as important as the person that you become in pursuit of those goals."

"The book came about because I started to write about my divorce and the things that had happened and I wasn't writing for it to be published."

"We need to learn how to manage our negative thoughts, when you actually sit down and think about how many negative thoughts you have during a day it's quite a lot, even if you're just having a normal day."

"I say to people if you're not happy, move, we're not a tree, we're something different."

"The biggest journey of our life is our life, but we don't necessarily have a plan for it."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Website: https://linktr.ee/angaab6

Ang Allan-Burns is the dynamic voice behind the successful podcast Do I Really Hate Men?, where she dives into the complexities of relationships, healing, and female empowerment. Her groundbreaking A-A Divorce Success Path Coaching Programme has transformed the lives of women around the world, helping them recover from relationship pain and rediscover their strength.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angallanburns

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558725612414

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Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk

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Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Wednesday. Thank you for listening.