Its All BS Podcast

Hosted by Billy-Ray Stokes

Business Entrepreneurship

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May 2024

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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

GymBec bailing on Gym cos SterlingTaking Sterling into the office with meTaking the kids out for Brekky so Bec can sleep longerDropping the kids to school, and having a chat to the teacher about Tilly’s time out thingThinking about the flexibility and capacity of uninterrupted focus on the goals we have when we’re younger and have childrenI 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 crestHome for a meeting with NiroIt is more resentment is the issue, not shameRecording the videos that I missed out onHeading to Holly and Levi’sHome 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 hecticDeciding that we would have the day at homeKids playing heaps in the play room while I sorted the house:DishesWashingBooksBack yardFront yardPutting up my goalsToolsOfficeWanting to make my goals and vision for my life more clearFocussing 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 roomKids in bedFinishing tidying upBec coming to feed Sterling and telling me about her time with LexiSterling on the mat playing with the dangley thingsTilly 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 outsideReading 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 reflectorsTalkin 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 nightBec getting the kids ready and taking Eliza out for a date Went for a tram rideTaking 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 BecBaby chinosTwin damsBack to centennial parkEliza was knackered and jumped on Bec’s bike homeTired and slept for 3 hoursBec playing the new game with the kidsSelling the bookshelf cupboard thingHeading off to Jodie and Emily’s farewell

May 20, 2024Episode 5124 min

Lessons from Epic of Gilgamesh

Gym - Emma feedbackComing home and Lexi wakingQuick nap Ice BathHelping Lexi doing a puzzlePraying in the shower with LexPlaying Sleeping queensBec coming home and noting that Lex has had a good morningThe blessing of kids is that they are so present, and that they just relish the momentMaking smoothies and kids doing dip exercisesListening to Leading through cultureGetting the electrical stuff and swapping the GPO and light switches out.Making my plannerTalking with Jed about Epic of GilgameshTalking to lateral about future developmentDoing my 90 day plan boardTalking to Ben WestHeading to the outdoor cinemaHanging out with EllePossibly 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

GymHanging out the front with BecLexi having a melt down about the hair thing with TillyLexi hiding in her bedPodcasting on yesterdayMeeting with Sue on the gain share structureReorganising my deskSetting Charlyn up with a mobile numberTalking with Bec about the kids with a ginGuilt around Tilly’s early months with BecWishing 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 thingThe 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 morningHanging out the front with a coffeeLexi and Eliza joining us and having Brekky out the frontBec taking the kids to the park in the morningFinishing the cart for the kidsMowing the lawnBec back with the girlsBec heading out with Tilly to the moviesEliza watching paw patrol with me while I finish my work Bouncing on the tramp togetherHelping me make breakfastDown for a napTeam coming for management meetingGreat feedback from everyoneOwnership being taken heapsZee taking the training thingRealising it’s always about taking ownership and empowermentI’m the problem Working on the vision feedback from the teamHeading out to get the stuff for the mini gamesMoving the iPadsFixing the signComing home to see ElleBec heading out to dinner with TillyBeing glad that she didTilly talking about her hairHer 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 wantWhat’s the balance between empowerment, autonomy and decentralised decision making and delegation and control?Fixing grinderPicking up deliveryChatting with a MentorTraits of the egoPutting my potential on a pedestalA mate of mine saying the problem is that I’m making the systems, not the teamMy frustration is really in my lack of leadership skillsWalk with Bec for date night instead of last nightLuc being part of the bet $100 on the lineTeam meeting with the design team and SueDialling in on the games we wanna playTeam saying “I wish my last manager put this much effort into their team”Feeling like an ungrateful idiot after the last couple daysReviewing with Sue Getting the VIP NISI upgradePrepping for the team meetingStill trying to work out the cadence for team prepFocussing on areas of improvementReviewing the feedback dataGoing to the team meetingVery information heavyCould be more engagingTeam are invested, which is coolWorked on the team’s visionLooking to tie off the loose ends in the businessMeeting the kids at swimmingLexi being amped about her plant growingComing home for smoothies for dinnerHeading to squashComing homeLexi trying to throw Tilly under the busTaking it too far getting Tilly to tell me what happenedHeading to Sam’s to adjust the pipeTalking life and MinResHow Chris Ellison leads MRL

May 13, 2024Episode 4727 min

Suspending Judgement

Poo sampleGym in the morningPushing myself more & keeping the stamina upHome and nap again until 7amCoffee and breakfastTalking with staff about shit over the weekendCatching up on stuff over the weekendMeeting with a business mateStop being so hard on myselfFeels 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 beEmbarrassing to have to share these thoughts running around in my head, but also, the purpose of this is to document everything in real timeReviewing & sorting our personal financesStarting to get things in order for the second locationPreparing the data for the team meeting tomorrowCustomer feedback surveyExtraction time dataGoogle review analysisBec taking the kids out geocaching so that I can get work doneSuspending/ignoring my judgement of self until I build a stack of undeniable proof in alignment to who I wanna bePutting my phone into greyscale mode

May 13, 2024Episode 4624 min

Mother’s Day

Shitty nightLexi already sorting the presents outBreakfast with Lolly and the KidsAsking Lolly if she knows of some kids who she would recommend for housework.Talking with a match at churchTrying to find the balance between measuring where I am now to where I want to be without judgment and self criticismFeeling 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 areasI should be healthier (habits formed when you are in your youth & young adult phase)I should have better focus and attentionI should have a better business knowledgeI should have more saved and investedI should be more grounded and know myself betterWho 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 lunchNap with ElizaSteam & cold shower with TillyLunch & naps with SterlingReading How to Make a few Billion DollarsAgain, 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 dressedHanging out with Sterling and chattingMaking toast for the kids dinner while mum and Bec do the puzzleTelling them storiesMr. Bad Guy, food and a cow.Moana from the Perspective of Hei HeiHome and Bed

May 13, 2024Episode 4529 min

Being a miserable shit

Wasting time - It’s easier to maintain momentum then to gain itSo much of my time is spent tidying the house and stuff & I feel like Bec could do more around the houseWanting 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 inputIt just seems like those who are successful have something that I am missing, and I can’t quite work out what it isSeeing that clip from DOACBec getting paint from BunnningsGoing to get the stuff for the cart from BunningsParking in the car park where nobody can see me and realising that it’s a shame spiralTalking with Bec about itTaking a nap & playing with the kids in the arvoBath with Bec & hanging out