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24/04/2026

As we wrap up this conversation with Sammi Jaeger, I want to bring us back to a few simple but powerful ideas she shared.

Sammi reminded us that we are not static.
As she put it,

" 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘰,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥."

That's permission to evolve. It's a reminder that the goals you set last year may not fit the person you are today, and that updating your vision isn't a failure of commitment, its evidence of growth. Secondly she challenged us to be deliberate about who's in our world. I love her concert metaphor: you're the artist on stage, and the people in your life are in different sections of the audience, the nosebleeds, general admission, VIP and that intimate green room backstage.

The question is: Who do you want in each of those spaces as you build your life and business? And what are you actually doing to move the right people closer?

And then there's celebration, which Sammi calls a fundamental ingredient. Not something you save for the finish line, but "the thing that we do along the way." In other words, celebration isn't just a nice extra, its fuel. When you pause to acknowledge your progress, the tiny wins, the hard conversations, the attempts that didn't quite land but still taught you something- you are reinforcing the behaviours and the identity you want more of.

As Sammi said, "what gets celebrated gets repeated. And if there's something you want more of, you shine a light and celebrate it."

• Take a fresh look at your vision – does it still fit who you are right now?
• Audit your connections – who belongs in your green room, and who needs a different seat?
• And finally, choose one thing – just one – from the last week that you can genuinely celebrate. Name it, share it with someone, and notice how that small act changes your energy.

From clarity, to consistency, to connection, to celebration, and capacity – Sammi’s message is clear: a “fueled up” life and business isn’t about doing more for the sake of more. It’s about aligning who you’re becoming, who you’re surrounded by, and how you honour the journey along the way.



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22/04/2026

"When we've got a big vision for the life and business that we're building, like, who are the connections that we want to celebrate with on the great days or commiserate with on the maybe not so great days, and what are we doing to foster those connections…?"

Sammi is reframing connection as a strategic part of a fueled-up life, not just a “nice to have” social layer on top of work. A big vision isn’t only about revenue, reach, or impact; it’s also about who will be standing beside you when things go brilliantly or badly. Her thinking suggests that relationships are a form of infrastructure: just as you invest in systems, skills, and assets, you deliberately invest in people – the ones you’ll celebrate wins with and lean on during setbacks.

That means treating connection as an intentional practice: asking who you want in your “green room,” noticing which relationships energize you, and consciously moving people closer (or further) based on the future you’re building. In this frame, success is not just what you achieve, but who you become closer to while achieving it.


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20/04/2026

In a world constantly driven by 'hustle culture' versus 'soft core labour', where does one draw a line that empowers and also allows for rest?

Most driven people are quick to move the goalposts. They hit a milestone, barely pause, and immediately ask, "what's next?"
The problem is that, over time, this trains your brain to feel like nothing is ever enough. You achieve more, but feel less satisfied and more depleted.

"𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵."

When Sammi says this, she's pointing to a simple but powerful psychological truth, our attention and acknowledgement are like fertilizer for behaviour.

Celebration interrupts that pattern.

To celebrate in Sammi's sense isn't only throwing a party (though she did that with her book launch). It can be as small as:

• pausing to say, “I did that – and it mattered,”
• sharing a win with someone in your “green room,”
• writing down what you’re proud of at the end of the week.

Each time you do this, you send a signal to yourself: this is important, do more of this. That’s why “what gets celebrated gets repeated” – you’re reinforcing both the action and the identity behind it, with thoughts of “I’m someone who follows through,” “I’m a person who honours my commitments.”

The second part of the quote – “If there’s something you want more of, you shine a light and celebrate it” – is also a practical strategy. Instead of motivating yourself through pressure, criticism, or fear of failure, you deliberately highlight progress:

• Want deeper relationships? Celebrate the conversations where you showed up fully.
• Want a more sustainable business? Celebrate the days you honoured your boundaries rather than overworked.
• Want more speaking gigs, clients, or creative output? Celebrate each inquiry, each small step, each completed draft.

By making celebration a practice rather than a rare event at the finish line, you create a feedback loop where effort feels rewarding, not just exhausting. Over time, that’s what makes a “fueled up” life possible – one where your achievements don’t just look good from the outside but genuinely feel good on the inside.



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17/04/2026

We don’t have a passion problem. We have a prioritisation problem. As Shivani Gupta this week the most powerful thing you can do is choose your top 3 passions for the next 12 months – and unapologetically back them.

Instead of trying to be amazing at work, family, health, money, learning, community and spirituality all at once, ask:
• What 3 areas do I want to truly master this year?
• What am I willing to let be “good enough” for now?
• Does my diary reflect what I say my top 3 are?

The magic isn’t in finding more passions.

It’s in choosing fewer – and committing deeper. What are your top 3 passions for the next 12 months? Thank you for joining us Shivani!

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15/04/2026

Tip 2 is about creating a clear hierarchy of your seven passions—from 1 through 7—with no ties. Once you’ve chosen your top three, you still need to decide what is 4, 5, 6, and 7, and you can’t have two number 4s. This forces you to be honest about what truly matters more. That hierarchy then guides where your time, energy, and focus go.

It also helps when you see others excelling at something that, for you, is actually number 5 or 6—you can stop unhealthy comparison by remembering, “That’s their top passion, but it’s not mine.”

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13/04/2026

Shivani Gupta joins us on this week’s podcast, Tip 1 is about consciously prioritizing your passions for a 12‑month period instead of trying to be equally passionate about everything. Using her seven‑area “passion map” (work, family, health, money, mind/learning, spirituality, social, etc.).

Shivani suggests you choose your top three areas to truly master over the coming year. Those can either be things you’re already good at and want to elevate further, or long‑term pain points you’re ready to finally address. She stresses that there is a real hierarchy to your passions—you must be honest about what is actually number 1, 2, and 3 (even if that means, like her, putting work above family, despite cultural expectations). Once chosen, these top three passions should drive how you prioritize your diary, energy, and decisions, so the way you spend your time matches what you say matters most.

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27/03/2026

A tip that resonated with me was his third tip which emphasizes the importance of balancing individual fulfilment with shared experiences. Anil explains that each person in a relationship should have their own activities, passions, and “domain” where they can recharge and experience joy independently, like his own time on the pickleball court.

When both partners pursue what they love separately, they return to the relationship energized and more capable of loving and communicating well. At the same time, he encourages couples to cultivate meaningful joint activities—such as walks, travel, games, or shared hobbies—so that they also create memories and connection together.

The healthy mindset is that you don’t need “permission” from your partner for your hobby, but you also don’t abuse that freedom.
I hope you are all able to take away something from this week’s podcast that will sit with you in your walks of life.

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25/03/2026

In his second tip, Anil focuses on inviting honest feedback as a way to continually improve the relationship. He suggests regularly asking questions like, “What can I do to be a better husband, wife, partner, father, or son?” and “What can I do to make you feel even more loved or respected?” He notes that men typically crave respect and dislike criticism or nagging, while women tend to want love, presence, understanding, and to feel truly heard.

By repeatedly and sincerely asking “What else can I do?”, you show a genuine commitment to growth and give your partner permission to express their needs, which strengthens trust and connection.
What an amazing way to bring relationships from a passive participant to an active responder.

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23/03/2026

In this episode of the Top Five Podcast, we are joined by Anil Gupta, a triple best-selling international author, TEDx speaker, and relationship expert who has worked with audiences in more than 18 countries. Having personally come back from the brink of su***de in 2008, Anil has devoted his life to helping singles, couples, and families transform their relationships and communication so they can live richer, fuller lives.

Anil shares his top five tips for creating world-class relationships. Drawing on his own marriage, his personal struggles, and decades of working with people around the world, he offers simple but powerful principles you can start applying immediately—whether you’re in a long-term partnership, navigating dating, or looking to strengthen family relationships. His first tip is about practicing deep, present listening instead of rushing to talk or fix things. Anil highlights that men often listen with the intention of solving problems, while women typically listen to understand and feel understood. He stresses the value of allowing silence rather than feeling compelled to fill every gap with words, and recommends asking deeper follow-up questions such as “How are you really?” to uncover what is truly going on beneath the surface.

By listening properly, you become more attuned to emotional shifts in your partner or children, which can help you notice when they are unhappy, stressed, or even in serious distress, long before things escalate.

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20/03/2026

In this conversation with CFO and systems strategist Danielle Brooks, we dug beneath the surface of “freedom” in business and uncover what it really takes to build a company that supports your life, instead of consuming it. Danielle starts by calling out a familiar pattern: most small business owners only look at their numbers when something forces them to—tax time, a cash crunch, or an overdraft notice. When you only engage with your finances in those moments, you’re operating in pure reaction mode, using your numbers like a rear‑view mirror instead of a steering wheel. True freedom—being able to plan, hire, invest, or simply take a real holiday—begins with knowing your numbers regularly.

From there, Danielle’s mantra that you must “inspect what you expect” speaks to the responsibility that comes with delegating. Many owners assume that once they’ve hired a bookkeeper, accountant, or CFO, they can safely step away from the finances. But if you don’t understand the basics of how your money is being tracked, you can’t properly review the work or catch issues before they become costly problems. In effect, your future ends up in someone else’s hands. Danielle isn’t arguing that founders should stay buried in spreadsheets forever; instead, she advocates for a baseline level of financial literacy and clear systems, so you can delegate ex*****on while still maintaining control and oversight. That balance—trusting experts, but verifying through regular review—is what protects both your business and the freedom you’re trying to create.

Thank you to Danielle for joining the conversation and bringing such a unique view point.

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18/03/2026

“You need to inspect what you expect… if you don't have a system in place that you can inspect the work of someone else… then your success and your future is in their hands.”

Danielle’s reminder that you must “inspect what you expect” goes to the heart of responsible entrepreneurship. Many owners assume that once they’ve hired a bookkeeper, accountant, or CFO, they can wash their hands of the finances. But if you don’t understand the basics of how your income and expenses are being tracked, you can’t meaningfully review the work—or catch mistakes before they become expensive problems.

In effect, your future ends up in someone else’s hands. Danielle isn’t saying you should stay buried in the weeds forever; she’s saying you need enough financial literacy to set clear expectations, read the key reports, and ask informed questions. With simple systems in place and a baseline understanding of your numbers, you can delegate ex*****on while still maintaining control and oversight. That balance—trusting experts, but verifying through systems and review—is what ultimately protects your business, your freedom, and the vision you’re building toward.

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