Its All BS Podcast

Hosted by Billy-Ray Stokes

Business Entrepreneurship

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May 2024

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About the show

This is a real-time documentation of growing and scaling our business while documenting the hurdles and successes along the way. Why add to the chatter? I think a healthy question is to ask why add to the noise in the podcasting space. Ultimately, I see there being 3 people who could benefit from it (in order) 1. Myself - I love the act of reflecting and unpacking the day, and I want to have live documentation of the journey of us growing and growing our business instead of the events unfolding to be footnotes in a story that is reflected on in years to come. 2. My Kids and Family - When I play our journey forward, it seems as though we are going to be in quite a wealthy position in the future, and I would like to have a catalogue of what it is like to be growing business with a young family so that our kids can see what it is really like. 3. The Broader Community - I binged Start Up Podcast when we were at the beginning of our business Journey, and it was so insightful to see things unfolding in real-time instead of retrospectively. I trust that as we grow, others will be able to benefit from our story.

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May 21, 2024Episode 5439 min

Uncovering Resentment

Gym Bec bailing on Gym cos Sterling Taking Sterling into the office with me Taking the kids out for Brekky so Bec can sleep longer Dropping the kids to school, and having a chat to the teacher about Tilly’s time out thing Thinking about the flexibility and capacity of uninterrupted focus on the goals we have when we’re younger and have children I spent the early years that I had my drive in the church and religion. I wonder what things would be like if it was spent in the pursuit of business? Would I have the same level of drive Home and up to see Elle about some design for the new shop and our family crest Home for a meeting with Niro It is more resentment is the issue, not shame Recording the videos that I missed out on Heading to Holly and Levi’s Home and knackered and putting the kids in Bec. Revenge procrastination

May 20, 2024Episode 5320 min

Bec’s Date with Lexi

Waking up this morning and Bec feeling overwhelmed with the house being chaotic and the kids being hectic Deciding that we would have the day at home Kids playing heaps in the play room while I sorted the house: Dishes Washing Books Back yard Front yard Putting up my goals Tools Office Wanting to make my goals and vision for my life more clear Focussing on the art of aligning a collective of people through influence and persuasion as the next skill to develop. Putting the bookshelf in the kids room Kids in bed Finishing tidying up Bec coming to feed Sterling and telling me about her time with Lexi Sterling on the mat playing with the dangley things Tilly asking me “why” when we told her to get out of the bathroom, I reacted and then realised that she was doing the right thing. Explaining to Jacob that we teach the girls to ask why and that they are the boss of themselves. Jacob hanging out with the kids outside Reading How to Make a Few Billion dollars: The necessity of humility What memory can I maintain to keep me humble? Walk with the kids with the reflectors Talkin with Tilly about being scared to go to school Being scared to say anything about her teachers

May 20, 2024Episode 526 min

Bec’s Date with Eliza

Waking up after another ordinary night Bec getting the kids ready and taking Eliza out for a date Went for a tram ride Taking the kids out for the morning on the scooters. Tram was overbooked, so came home to get a scooter, but were all gone, so went and bought Eliza a scooter and went for a ride with Bec Baby chinos Twin dams Back to centennial park Eliza was knackered and jumped on Bec’s bike home Tired and slept for 3 hours Bec playing the new game with the kids Selling the bookshelf cupboard thing Heading off to Jodie and Emily’s farewell

May 20, 2024Episode 5124 min

Lessons from Epic of Gilgamesh

Gym - Emma feedback Coming home and Lexi waking Quick nap Ice Bath Helping Lexi doing a puzzle Praying in the shower with Lex Playing Sleeping queens Bec coming home and noting that Lex has had a good morning The blessing of kids is that they are so present, and that they just relish the moment Making smoothies and kids doing dip exercises Listening to Leading through culture Getting the electrical stuff and swapping the GPO and light switches out. Making my planner Talking with Jed about Epic of Gilgamesh Talking to lateral about future development Doing my 90 day plan board Talking to Ben West Heading to the outdoor cinema Hanging out with Elle Possibly found new name for the next business Putting the kids to bed & trying to be more patient with Eliza’s aggression. Tilly wanting Lexi’s book, then realising that it was actually Eliza’s, and by that time Lexi had Tilly’s book. Tilly gives to Eliza and said “nothing else” when asked what would you like me to do with that? Happy to just go without, and that’s when I gave her the other book which she sheepishly said “Thanks dad…” Talking with Bec about coaching programs and that they shortcut the hard lessons - is that a good thing?

May 20, 2024Episode 5018 min

GGOB and Becoming Better Parents

Gym Hanging out the front with Bec Lexi having a melt down about the hair thing with Tilly Lexi hiding in her bed Podcasting on yesterday Meeting with Sue on the gain share structure Reorganising my desk Setting Charlyn up with a mobile number Talking with Bec about the kids with a gin Guilt around Tilly’s early months with Bec Wishing we knew what we know now

May 16, 2024Episode 4943 min

It always comes back to self

I understand that discipline is required to get the things we want. There are two issues I see with that: The judgement of not being the person who has capacity for being able to get the thing The thing I’ve learned about life is that life is about living, and the meaning of life is to live and being a human being is about be. Gym in the morning Hanging out the front with a coffee Lexi and Eliza joining us and having Brekky out the front Bec taking the kids to the park in the morning Finishing the cart for the kids Mowing the lawn Bec back with the girls Bec heading out with Tilly to the movies Eliza watching paw patrol with me while I finish my work Bouncing on the tramp together Helping me make breakfast Down for a nap Team coming for management meeting Great feedback from everyone Ownership being taken heaps Zee taking the training thing Realising it’s always about taking ownership and empowerment I’m the problem Working on the vision feedback from the team Heading out to get the stuff for the mini games Moving the iPads Fixing the sign Coming home to see Elle Bec heading out to dinner with Tilly Being glad that she did Tilly talking about her hair Her identity stuff, and knowing that we need to dial it back on her. Make sure we’re still cherishing her as much as we love her

May 14, 2024Episode 4828 min

Feeling like an ungrateful idiot

Gym I’m sick of psychoanalysing myself and just wanna not feel guilty for the things that I want What’s the balance between empowerment, autonomy and decentralised decision making and delegation and control? Fixing grinder Picking up delivery Chatting with a Mentor Traits of the ego Putting my potential on a pedestal A mate of mine saying the problem is that I’m making the systems, not the team My frustration is really in my lack of leadership skills Walk with Bec for date night instead of last night Luc being part of the bet $100 on the line Team meeting with the design team and Sue Dialling in on the games we wanna play Team saying “I wish my last manager put this much effort into their team” Feeling like an ungrateful idiot after the last couple days Reviewing with Sue Getting the VIP NISI upgrade Prepping for the team meeting Still trying to work out the cadence for team prep Focussing on areas of improvement Reviewing the feedback data Going to the team meeting Very information heavy Could be more engaging Team are invested, which is cool Worked on the team’s vision Looking to tie off the loose ends in the business Meeting the kids at swimming Lexi being amped about her plant growing Coming home for smoothies for dinner Heading to squash Coming home Lexi trying to throw Tilly under the bus Taking it too far getting Tilly to tell me what happened Heading to Sam’s to adjust the pipe Talking life and MinRes How Chris Ellison leads MRL

May 13, 2024Episode 4727 min

Suspending Judgement

Poo sample Gym in the morning Pushing myself more & keeping the stamina up Home and nap again until 7am Coffee and breakfast Talking with staff about shit over the weekend Catching up on stuff over the weekend Meeting with a business mate Stop being so hard on myself Feels like there is so much I don’t know, and so much to do to get the business to a point where I want it to be Embarrassing to have to share these thoughts running around in my head, but also, the purpose of this is to document everything in real time Reviewing & sorting our personal finances Starting to get things in order for the second location Preparing the data for the team meeting tomorrow Customer feedback survey Extraction time data Google review analysis Bec taking the kids out geocaching so that I can get work done Suspending/ignoring my judgement of self until I build a stack of undeniable proof in alignment to who I wanna be Putting my phone into greyscale mode

May 13, 2024Episode 4624 min

Mother’s Day

Shitty night Lexi already sorting the presents out Breakfast with Lolly and the Kids Asking Lolly if she knows of some kids who she would recommend for housework. Talking with a match at church Trying to find the balance between measuring where I am now to where I want to be without judgment and self criticism Feeling like I should just fk it and send it and just go get whatever I want and be unapologetic about it anyway instead of spending all this time trying understand myself and be purposeful. Feeling like I am so far behind on areas I should be healthier (habits formed when you are in your youth & young adult phase) I should have better focus and attention I should have a better business knowledge I should have more saved and invested I should be more grounded and know myself better Who can I find who has got life, family and business under wraps? Is that a fools errand and is there a level of imbalance required for a period of time before you and redeploy that energy to the areas of life that are under resourced? Heading to Jacob & Rochelle’s for family lunch Nap with Eliza Steam & cold shower with Tilly Lunch & naps with Sterling Reading How to Make a few Billion Dollars Again, it just seems like others have something that I don’t, and right now, I don’t know how to find out what it is. Kids bathing & getting dressed Hanging out with Sterling and chatting Making toast for the kids dinner while mum and Bec do the puzzle Telling them stories Mr. Bad Guy, food and a cow. Moana from the Perspective of Hei Hei Home and Bed

May 13, 2024Episode 4529 min

Being a miserable shit

Wasting time - It’s easier to maintain momentum then to gain it So much of my time is spent tidying the house and stuff & I feel like Bec could do more around the house Wanting to focus more intently on the business, but feeling like I can’t get a clean run on the things I need because of the other areas of my life that also require active input It just seems like those who are successful have something that I am missing, and I can’t quite work out what it is Seeing that clip from DOAC Bec getting paint from Bunnnings Going to get the stuff for the cart from Bunnings Parking in the car park where nobody can see me and realising that it’s a shame spiral Talking with Bec about it Taking a nap & playing with the kids in the arvo Bath with Bec & hanging out