Matthew Ruddle has worked with some huge brands over the years, creating a name for himself as one of the go to people for all things digital. Using his experiences he helps his clients build their customer journey, helping them win more business but more importantly, do more business with existing clients.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Brad Burton Click the following to link to listen to the Brad Burton podcast episode on The Entrepreneur Way
- Elon Musk
- Daniel Priestley Click the following to link to listen to the Daniel Priestley podcast episode on The Entrepreneur Way
When business started difficulties overcame:
“confidence is probably one of the biggest ones. We all have that impostor syndrome deep down inside of us and that flares up every now and then… Can I actually do what I am talking about? Will people actually pay me money for it? Am I actually worth it, what I am charging? So I think confidence is a huge thing because it’s a very fine line between making the leap to become an entrepreneur and become self-employed and to worry where your next paycheck is coming from. And also there are always little voices as well in terms of confident side of things where the people around you might be toxic, you might not know it but actually they might be keeping you in a box so that it is beneficial for them ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness Book by Steve Peters
- Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds Book by David Goggins
- Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life Book by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard
- Life. Business: Just Got Easier Book by Brad Burton
- Oversubscribed: How to Get People Lining Up to Do Business with You Book by Daniel Priestley
- Key Person of Influence (Revised Edition): The Five-Step Method to become one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry Book by Daniel Priestley
- Brad Burton Books
Favourite Quote:
- “it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa
- “don’t chase the money” Croz Crossley
Recommended Online Resources:
- LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Founded on December 28, 2002, and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking, including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs.
- Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
- Daniel Priestley Small business tips, tricks and advice from Key People of Influence
- Now What Club – Now What Is a question that will positively change everything For your life For your business For you
- YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
- Goalcast – YouTube
- TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100 languages Ideas free to stream and download
- LinkedIn Groups – provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to share their insights and experiences, ask for guidance, and build valuable connections.
- Facebook Groups – A Facebook Group is a place for group communication and for people to share their common interests and express their opinion.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“My best advice to other entrepreneurs is just to keep going and keep moving forward. Because of the fact that you will have your ups and downs, you will have your moments where you think what the hell am I doing this for and maybe I should just pack it all in but you have got to remember what you are doing, what your end goal is and you have just got to keep that perseverance… You are not going to fail if you put everything into it. And if your passion, your drive aligned with your end goal then you are always going to be a success. So just keep moving forward”…[Listen for More]
More About Matthew Ruddle:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
Other Quotes From the Chat with Matthew Ruddle:
- “you can’t judge a book by its cover”
- “I think anybody who is in business who you can actually have a conversation with you have got to take inspiration from”
- “in business you have your highs that can be absolutely huge – winning a deal that has several nought’s at the end of it is wow it’s brilliant. But actually, you will also have your lows as well. And everybody will admit that where you have your days where you just go what the hell am I doing this for. So, you have got to have that perseverance to keep moving forward with”
- “you know what you are talking about, you know what you are doing, you have a value and you have a self-worth as well. So just keep moving forward no matter what life or business throws at you just keep moving forward”
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