E80: Interview with Richard Stone

Welcome back to the Fire In The Belly Podcast! Our guest Richard Stone, a multiple business owner and a principle contractor, shares today his life story and the importance of human relations in business, and even outside of it. Richard greatly owes his success to his loved ones, his team, and his clients. If he didn’t make an effort to create strong, lasting bonds with them by building trust, then his journey would’ve been very rough. Learn today how Richard and Mighty Pete were able to pave their way to success by acting human.  KEY TAKEAWAYS As a business leader, know that there IS no harm in being vulnerable. Richard assures you that respect will still be present. In fact, it is only when people know that they can trust you that they give their full commitment. Notice the similarities and differences in how successful entrepreneurs run their business. They all have the determination and the guts to realise their vision, but their business plans differ from each other. There isn’t one blueprint for success. Cater to your needs and your available resources, as much as possible. Not everyone is your customer. Good contractors just don’t take any clients that approach them. Make sure too that you can provide their needs. If you can’t be of any help to them, then it’s best that you recommend someone else that would be a good fit. The most powerful thing that you shouldn’t forget in your checklist to suceed is maintaining a healthy relationship with your support group, aka your loved ones. It is them who keep you grounded and inspire you.  Social media has been equally beneficial and destructive to many people.  You need to learn how to use it properly. Be compassionate and understanding, offline, and online. We don’t know what the other person we’re talking to is going through. BEST MOMENTS   “I don’t feel like I’m at work because I love what I do.” “When leading teams, you need to be okay being vulnerable.” “Mentoring is not about giving them the answers… it’s all about asking them the questions and giving them some guidance.” “People are increasingly scared to say NO… it’s okay to say NO.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Order Q&A Contract Law by Richard Stone on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Q-Contract-Law-Richard-Stone/dp/1138414611  Subscribe to Fire In The Belly Podcast on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fire-in-the-belly/id1499375061)! ABOUT THE GUEST Richard Stone is an Entrepreneur, Coach, Author, and Speaker. He specializes in property and block management, and has established his own company, Stone Contracts Ltd. Aside from this, he is also passionate about helping small businesses. Connect with Richard Stone in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmstone/  ABOUT THE HOST The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire In The Belly’.  Pete is an Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach, Property Investor, and father of 3 beautiful girls. Pete’s background is in Project Management and Property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire In the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire In The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions! The ‘Fire In The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development course, and rapid results mentoring. CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/ Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/