Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast

Working remotely in Costa Rica - covid, tourism, business talk with Costa Rica's No 1 podcast host

In this episode, Catherine is with Adam A. McBride host of ‘The Costa Rica Experience Podcast’. As someone who has lived in Costa Rica for over eighteen years and with experience of owning multiple companies Adam shares great advice on the best way to move and experience the best of living in Costa Rica. He explains what’s important when living in Costa Rica and why researching where you want to locate is a vital step in the process. This is the best time to do whatever you want to do and the world today offers the opportunity to leverage your life and live the lifestyle you want wherever you want to in the world.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people are looking for a beach lifestyle and the pacific coast is the most desirable with great locations. You can have a great lifestyle if you have a source of money. New people and foreigners are welcomed in Costa Rica. Seek professional help with official and legal documents, to ensure they are correctly completed. If you value your time then leverage other people so you can spend your time doing what you want to do. Throughout your life, your values will ebb and flow as your life changes. Now you have the flexibility to change direction multiple times in your life. It’s a magical time where you can live the lifestyle you want wherever you want to in the world. The infinite option universe we have created for ourselves leads to a lot of dissatisfaction because there is no certainty. A leveraged lifestyle is about making a decision and then being brave enough to take action and make it happen. Go all in and don’t give yourself an easy way back if you want to have the best chance of success.   BEST MOMENTS ‘This is the best time to do whatever you want’ ‘Take a risk and do it, it’s your life do something with it’ ‘You may start in one location and then change as your lifestyle changes’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw www.Livelifeleveraged.com   Guest Links: Adam McBride - Host of The Costa Rica Experience Podcast LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamamcbride/ The Costa Rica Experience Podcast      ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The 9 Principles of a Leveraged Lifestyle

Catherine explains the underpinning principles of a leveraged lifestyle and how to go about moving your life to be intentional and leveraged giving you the freedom and choice to live a life you love. This is a great opportunity to hear not only about the fundamental elements of a leveraged lifestyle but also how you can use them to create the right leveraged lifestyle for you. It can be easy to think that your aspiration should be to seek the same life as someone you admire but listening to this episode will help anyone understand how to be inspired by others but successfully leverage to achieve freedom in the life they have chosen for themselves.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Freedom and choice – freedom starts with your mindset and it’s having the ability to choose your life and be free in your mind. Living to your highest values – are you living the life you love? if you are it’s highly likely you’ll be living your life in alignment with your highest values. Designing a life you want – whoever is around you ultimately you are the designer of your life. You need to take the principles of a lifestyle you aspire to and then add the layer that is your choice, uniquely what you want. Mastering your emotions – there are positive and negative emotions learning to master your emotions is about mastering and letting go of the emotions that are not serving you Intentional living – this is about being truly intentional about how you live your life, what you bring into your life, how you spend your time and finances. Playing to your strengths – it’s about doing what you do best, getting in your flow, sharing along the way and delating and outsourcing everything else. Leveraging your network, time and money  – these are key areas in your life to leverage. the people you know can be a great resource and leveraging your time and money will help you to make the most of it and what you want to get from it Systemising, automating and outsourcing – creating systems across all areas of your life to create the lifestyle you want in your life. Paying it forward – once you have the principles of a leveraged lifestyle in place you should have the time available to give back by employing people, through your knowledge, giving philanthropically.   BEST MOMENTS ‘When you are having moments that are tough it’s likely you are not living in alignment with your values’ ‘You need to have the tools to design your own life, a life that is chosen by you’ ‘If you are not intentional in your life it can quickly become cluttered’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw www.Livelifeleveraged.com     ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker                        114LL The 9 Principles of a Leveraged Lifestyle   DESCRIPTION Catherine explains the underpinning principles of a leveraged lifestyle and how to go about moving your life to be intentional and leveraged giving you the freedom and choice to live a life you love. This is a great opportunity to hear not only about the fundamental elements of a leveraged lifestyle but also how you can use them to create the right leveraged lifestyle for you. It can be easy to think that your aspiration should be to seek the same life as someone you admire but listening to this episode will help anyone understand how to be inspired by others but successfully leverage to achieve freedom in the life they have chosen for themselves.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Freedom and choice – freedom starts with your mindset and it’s having the ability to choose your life and be free in your mind. Living to your highest values – are you living the life you love? if you are it’s highly likely you’ll be living your life in alignment with your highest values. Designing a life, you want – whoever is around you ultimately you are the designer of your life. You need to take the principles of a lifestyle you aspire to and then add the layer that is your choice, uniquely what you want. Mastering your emotions – there are positive and negative emotions learning to master your emotions is about mastering and letting go of the emotions that are not serving you Intentional living – this is about being truly intentional about how you live your life, what you bring into your life, how you spend your time and finances Playing to your strengths – it’s about doing what you do best, getting in your flow, sharing along the way and delating and outsourcing everything else. Leveraging your network, time and money  – these are key areas in your life to leverage. the people you know can be a great resource and leveraging your time and money will help you to make the most of it and what you want to get from it Systemising, automating and outsourcing – creating systems across all areas of your life to create the lifestyle you want in your life. Paying it forward – once you have the principles of a leveraged lifestyle in place you should have the time available to give back by employing people, through your knowledge, giving philanthropically.   BEST MOMENTS ‘When you are having moments that are tough it’s likely you are not living in alignment with your values’ ‘You need to have the tools to design your own life, a life that is chosen by you’ ‘If you are not intentional in your life it can quickly become cluttered’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw www.Livelifeleveraged.com       ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Special - What Does a Leveraged Lifestyle Mean to You?

In this special episode Catherine curates responses to the ultimate question – ‘What does a Leveraged Lifestyle Mean to You’  A selection of her many guests who have included millionaires, apprentice finalists, and successful entrepreneurs share their responses about what a leveraged lifestyle means to them and illuminate the most important aspect of any leveraged lifestyle – that it will be different for every individual.  The power of a leveraged lifestyle is unique to every individual, listen in and be inspired to answer the question for yourself and start working towards your own leveraged lifestyle.   KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s getting more done in less time, making more money on less money, creating a vision and a system to give you the lifestyle you want. You get to build a lifestyle that’s right for you A leveraged lifestyle is about being able to move to the next level. It’s living your perfect lifestyle and being able to only do the stuff you want to do. You are able to have the life you want to live and help others lead a better life. Leveraging is a game-changer, you are systemising your business so it can run without you. It’s being able to live in alignment with your highest values and priorities and work on the things you are passionate about and can have the biggest impact on. It’s about enjoying the journey and making the most of any opportunities. You can leverage your situation to help others. It’s all about freedom and fulfilment and having the choice to do what you want to on your terms. Leveraging your lifestyle is about being honest and brave about what you want when you design the life you want to live.   BEST MOMENTS ‘It could be running your business from your laptop’ ‘You can have a lot more choice’ ‘I’m having a massive impact doing the work I love on my terms’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw   Episodes to link back to: Ep 1, Rob Moore Ep 14, Jackie Tomes Ep 25, Khadija Khalifa Ep 31 Jaimie Sarah Ep 44, Business Mentor Crossover - Jay Dhillon Ep 55, Katrina Jones Ep 64, Dillon Dhanchecha Ep 69, Lauren Tickner Ep 73, Thomas Skinner Ep 74, Sabrina Stocker Ep 75. Neville Wright Ep 81, Rob Stewart Ep 111, Emma Dee   ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The 5 Steps to Hiring Your Virtual Assistant (VA) ... And The Mistakes We Made Along The Way

Catherine shares great advice about hiring your Virtual Assistant and as someone who has extensive experience and expertise in the arena of Virtual Assistants shares some key steps that can be followed to make sure you hire a VA that will have a positive impact on your business and immediately increase business productivity. Getting it right is key when taking on a VA and Catherine has created a range of resources available in the VIVA club, where you can also find great VA’s who want to get started in your business making a difference now.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Improve your business to-do list – know what are you currently doing, what do you should be doing,  and what you want to do so you can prioritise. Categorise tasks as  ‘do’- high value, ‘manage’ – can be done by someone else with management oversight and  ‘leverage’ – low-value tasks that can be outsourced to others. Creating the job description and advert - Creating a detailed job description means your virtual assistant can get straight to work increasing your business productivity. You need to be really clear about the role you have and the skills needed. Systemising for applications – you need to systemise as much as possible. Using tools such as google suite and skype will create a system you can use easily – all available in the viva club. Creating job offer and contract – a starting VA working full time can cost as little as £150 a month. You can hire a VA for a particular project or for ongoing tasks within your business. Reaping the rewards ongoing support and management – reports are a vital part of managing VA’s you need to know what’s going on and can offer support if required. Virtual Assistants make our businesses work and we couldn’t do it without them.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Hire by role, It helped us to get the right person’ ‘I can task things at the end of the day and find them completed and in my inbox the following morning’ ‘You need to invest time and detail in the process to get the right VA and the VIVA club can help with this’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw   Episode to link back to: #011: 5 Proven Steps to Hiring the Right VA    ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker                           

From £50 to Thriving Ebay & Etsy Business - Interview with eCommerce Business Owner Emma Dee

Catherine revisits one of the most downloaded episodes from the last 2 years with guest  Emma Dalton who created the freedom she wanted by moving from the corporate world and creating a successful eCommerce business. Emma discusses the turning point and what it actually takes to get started with no money and create the type of business you want. They discuss finding your passion and why all the knowledge and experience you have previously has value and can be transferred to new ventures. There are always numbers that you have to know and it’s vital that even as a small business you plan as if you are a big business so the right systems and processes are in place, making it easier to successfully grow. This is a great insight with lots of advice on how to get started in business and design the life you want.   KEY TAKEAWAYS I didn’t have the money to set up a business but I did have an overriding belief that everything will work out if you work hard enough. The essential numbers are turnover and profit margin growth month on month. The fundamentals are -  what profit am I making now and is it growing month on month? I started with around £50 and I focus on sourcing women’s unique fashion pieces through charity shops, online and car boot sales. If you want to get started, declutter your own wardrobe and treat it as a business. Use it as a learning opportunity to find out about the photography, whether you want to use the auctions or buy it now to sell and to gain experience of the whole selling process. My business moved to the next level when I took a conscious decision to review and put in place the right processes. I’ve leveraged my eBay business activity down to 3 days and increased my income by 3x through processes. Even if you are a small business plan as if you are a big business. if you have the right processes in place at the start it makes it much easier as you grow. Blocking time and being very structured about how I use my time has been the key to be able to use my time efficiently. The hardest part of business is saying ‘no’ As an entrepreneur you know you are on a journey and moving ahead but it’s not always possible to see the destination all the time. I’ve always wanted a flexible living life and I want to have integrity in what I do. Find the thing the brings you joy; design the life you want and be honest about what you want.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Through effective leveraging when I have downtime for me it’s all for me’  I’ve become much more aware of my values since being self-employed. ‘You can just start and you don’t buy any new stock until what you have is sold so there is no new money involved’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Leveraged Lifestyle Podcast iTunes: www.bit.ly/itunesllpodcast Stitcher: www.bit.ly/stitcherllpodcast Leveraged Lifestyle Community: www.bit.ly/llocfbgroup VIVA Club: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/viva Life Leverage Online Masterclass: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/masterclass Join our VIP Investor List: www.turnerinvest.co.uk/vip Business SOS: www.business-sos.com Utility Warehouse: bit.ly/lluw Emma Dee Instagram   Episodes to link back to: #030: The number you NEED! #020: Passion vs Passive Income   ABOUT THE HOST Catherine Turner   Catherine is the host of the iTunes No.1 business podcast Leveraged Lifestyle, she is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, Inspirational Speaker, world record holder, Founder of Turner Invest and a mum of 2!   Catherine quit being an employee in 2013, after working more than 50+ hours on average a week, over 3 jobs. Jobs, hours and a lifestyle which led to a diagnosis of clinical depression before the age of 25.   In 2011/12 Catherine discovered the power of investing in property, and has experience in Single Lets, Flips, Deal packaging, House of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), Serviced Accommodation and Developments mainly in her home county of Essex, but also across the UK, helping investors, landlords and developers create a better return on their money or property.   Catherine started Leveraged Lifestyle podcast to share with business owners, entrepreneurs and those not leading their ideal lifestyle, the mindset and skillset it takes to create a lifestyle of freedom & choice.   Catherine has identified 7 key areas of leverage, which we can all tap into: time, money, knowledge, talent, experience, brand, our strengths. This coupled with the SOS model created by Stephen Turner (Catherine’s business partner & husband): Systemise, Outsource & Scale, Leveraged Lifestyle podcast is here to help you create a business that gives you the lifestyle you want. CONTACT METHOD http://www.catherineaturner.com Email: media@turnerinvest.co.uk www.instagram.com/catherineannt www.facebook.com/catherineturnerspeaker www.linkedin.com/in/catherineturnerspeaker