Despite what you may have heard, motivation is NOT a magical starting point. Instead, we argue that motivation is a result of five critical factors:

1. Energy drives action: Physical and mental energy levels, supported by healthy habits like proper sleep, exercise, and nutrition, are foundational for motivation.
2. Desire determines commitment: High desire means you’re committed to doing whatever it takes, while low desire leads to inconsistency when challenges arise.
3. Distraction reveals priorities: Frequent distractions suggest a lack of genuine commitment to your goals.
4. Belief fuels execution: Confidence in your ability to achieve a goal boosts your willingness to take consistent action.
5. Delay impacts motivation: Long-term goals can hinder motivation; breaking them into short-term milestones makes them feel attainable.

By understanding and optimising these elements, you can sustain motivation, overcome obstacles, and achieve meaningful progress in both personal and professional goals. Isn’t that what we all want?

This is the first episode of our Matters series, where we share short, laser-focused ideas and tackle essential topics like mindset, health, family, and money.

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After a refreshing break, you’re brimming with optimism and big-picture thinking. However, the holiday mode can derail momentum if not handled carefully.

Starting the year right sets the tone for success!

Bosses must strike a balance, keeping their “head in the clouds” (vision and strategy) while maintaining their “feet on the ground” (practical execution).

Businesses that fail to hit the ground running risk falling into tactical firefighting, losing valuable time.

Now’s the time – a strong January lays the foundation for a productive and profitable year.

Takeaways from this episode:
🔨 Shake off the holiday cobwebs and jumpstart those January plans.
🔨 Dream big, but don’t forget to actually get stuff done.
🔨 It’s time to rally the troops and bring the buzz.
🔨 Rekindle those client relationships early—don’t let your pipeline gather dust.
🔨 Work hard, but don’t forget to recharge your batteries with scheduled breaks.
🔨 A little prep now saves a lot of angst later on.

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It’s that time of year. You’re all excited to get things started both in business and personally. And it’s a time when many put pen to paper to write down their new goals and resolutions.

But, hang on! Resolutions for most people are doomed to fail. They’re often rooted in vague goals focused on escaping pain rather than striving for meaningful outcomes.

At Pravar, we recognise the importance of clear, inspiring visions paired with strategic planning and preparedness for challenges. In this episode we encourage you to embrace clarity and intention to ensure lasting success in your personal and professional goals.

In this episode you’ll learn:

🔨 The 3 traps relate to why leaders struggle to drive organisational change.
🔨 Many resolutions focus on pain, not inspiring, positive outcomes.
🔨 Clear, measurable goals are more motivating than vague actions.
🔨 Avoid overwhelm by prioritising “what” over immediately jumping into “how”.
🔨 Business owners must focus on leadership, not just daily operations.
🔨 Dream bigger and embrace aspirations beyond short-term fixes.
🔨 Growth requires practice, persistence, and readiness for inevitable challenges.

If you’re looking for guidance on resolutions and goal-setting so you get the best start to a new year … Book a free Strategy Call https://launch.pravargroup.com.au/onestepcloser

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It’s almost Christmas and we’ve spoken the last few weeks about strategies you can implement to not just have a cracking end to 2024 but make 2025 your best year yet.

Often this time of year we’re so busy just trying to get to the finish line but if you want 2025 to be DIFFERENT, one of the keys to success is taking the time to actually reflect on what happened in your year.

At Pravar, our two step process is the thing that sets so many of our clients up for success, which is the same thing that the top 1% of athletes and business leaders do as well.

In this episode you’ll learn:
🔨 How debriefing and reflecting is the key to sustainable success
🔨 The 2 Steps to Round out and Reflect on Your Year
🔨 The 4 critical questions and why they are important
🔨 How to anchor your success and carry the momentum into 2025

If you want to have the best 2025 yet and get some support to grow your business and reclaim your time … Book a free Strategy Call here

And if you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join and tell us what your wins from 2024 were as well.

Find out more about Pravar Group at www.pravargroup.com or @pravargroup.

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Frank, like a few other client stories you might have heard, first contacted Pravar when he was working 80+ hours a week, was chained to his phone getting 80-100 phone calls a day, had no admin, no structure and no time for his family … and then he found out his wife was having twins.

In under 3 years Frank has completely changed his business and his life. He only works 30 hours a week, he’s taken a six week family holiday to Italy and he’s now in a position where he’s able to start to build his own family legacy and wealth.

But that’s not the end of his story. Frank’s personal transformation from someone who had no time to eat, drank beers every night and in poor physical shape, to now quitting spoking, fixing his health and becoming a role model for his kids and his family.

Frank didn’t believe that he could do this … but he DID see other people who had done it before him and that was all he needed to think that perhaps he could make the change too.

If you’re currently stuck living a life you hate and want to make a change in 2025 book a free Strategy Call here

In this episode, you’ll learn:

🔨 How Frank brought on and setup his first admin hire when he didn’t even know what she’d be doing

🔨 The biggest mindset shifts that helped Frank delegate and trust his team

🔨 The steps Frank took to be able to leave work at work and be a present Dad and Husband

🔨 A framework we teach that Frank lives by which has helped him build his personal wealth, improve his health AND work less than ever before.

If you’re not already part of The Trade Den community on Facebook make sure you join and tell us what your wins from 2024 were as well.

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Talk to any Trades Business Owner, December is just one of those months…increased workloads, looming deadlines, unrealistic expectations from customers and you’re trying to do a full month’s worth of work in less than 3 weeks

Everyone is tired, worn out and just want a break.

Getting the end of the year right is the difference between setting yourself up for an incredible 2025 OR chasing your tail all year and starting behind the eight ball.

And it doesn’t involve some crazy strategy or not taking any time off, today what we’re going to be talking about is the 5 percenters that will make sure you get a break, you’re not worried about your cashflow AND you’ve set yourself up to have the best start to 2025 that you can.

In this episode you’ll learn:

🔨 5 Key Strategies to Finish 2024 Strong

🔨 How to manage your cashflow and minimise stress over the Christmas Break

🔨 What you can do NOW to make sure that January is your best yet

🔨 How to make sure you actually get to spend time with your family and recharge over the break

If you want to have the best 2025 yet and get some support to grow your business and reclaim your time … Book a free Strategy Call here

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These client stories are some of our listeners favourite episodes.

And it’s not just because they hold the ‘secrets’ to growing your business, getting you off the tools and living a life that you love … but it’s because they are people, just like you who made a choice to do things differently.

Andy Clyde from Inline Cabinetry has gone from working 80+ hours a week, getting hundreds of phone calls, doing EVERY single role in his business himself and not being able to grow his revenue to having his biggest year yet on track to turn over $3.6 million, working 40 hours a week, has a team of 13 and is about to move into a new office space.

But that’s not even the best part. His partner Maddie used to not even bother calling to ask for help with their four kids because the answer was always going to be ‘Nah I’m too busy’ … Andy used to rush through reading the kids bedtime stories so he could get back to the laptop and was working so much he missed every single event.

Now he hasn’t worked a Saturday in months, he goes to the kids sport EVERY SINGLE NIGHT and after a pivotal moment last year, stopped bringing his laptop home completely.

So much of Andy’s story is about stepping into the man & leader you need to become to create this freedom and life and that’s what you’re going to hear today.

In this episode you’ll learn:

🔨 The one thing Andy wished he did earlier that was the key to his growth

🔨 The shift Andy made to transform from Andy the Cabinet Maker to Andy the Leader & Businessman

🔨 What so many business owners do to sabotage their path to growth and freedom

🔨 The structure that allows Andy to grow his business but ALSO be a present dad and partner

If this has resonated with you and you want to build a roadmap to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to go … Book a free Strategy Call here

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