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How To Be Moderately Successful.

How To Be Moderately Successful.

By: Mike Scott
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Building a business is hard.
Maintaining healthy relationships with those that you care about is hard.
Staying fit and healthy in your body, your mind and your emotions is hard.
This podcast is about finding and sharing tools, strategies and experiences that may help you to achieve and maintain moderate success in your life, whatever that means to you.
There is a ton of content created by the billionaires, the ultra successful athletes, and by people that are at a level that the vast majority of us will just never get to. And if you're anything like me, you're totally okay with that.
This is a place where we talk about how to build a great business, but not necessarily a massive one. A place to talk about how we build a life that is balanced and integrated, but not necessarily optimised to levels that are not realistic for most of us.
In short, it's a place where we explore how to be moderately successful.
The work will always remain yours, and for the most part, it's simple, but not easy.
I sincerely hope it's valuable to you.

-Mike

If you want to talk about working with me get in touch on mike@smbmastery.com.au or https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeadamscott/




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Episodes
  • EP45 How to Identify the Metrics That Actually Matter

    EP45 How to Identify the Metrics That Actually Matter
    Dec 3 2025

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    In this episode, Mike discusses the practical application of the Bloom Growth Model in business, focusing on identifying key business metrics that truly matter. He shares insights from his experience with the ILN and emphasises the importance of setting realistic growth goals and weekly KPIs to drive business success.

    Keywords

    Bloom Growth Model, business metrics, ILN, growth goals, KPIs

    Takeaways

    • Identify business metrics that truly matter.
    • Implement Bloom Growth Model for business success.
    • Set realistic growth goals and KPIs.
    • Focus on member referrals as a key metric.
    • Balance profit and member experience.
    • Use weekly KPIs to track progress.
    • Create content that resonates with your audience.
    • Apply the 95-5 budget principle for member experience.
    • Build an ecosystem that feeds each other.
    • Execution and communication are key to success.


    Chapters

    • 00:00:01 Introduction to Bloom Growth Model
    • 00:00:28 Implementing Bloom in ILN
    • 00:00:57 Identifying Key Metrics
    • 00:01:53 Setting Growth Goals
    • 00:02:50 Weekly KPIs and Execution
    • 00:05:18 Balancing Profit and Experience
    • 00:10:02 Referral Strategies
    • 00:13:24 Member Experience and Budgeting
    • 00:18:02 Content Creation and Ecosystem


    Find out more about working with me or about applying to join the ILN. mike@smbmastery.com.au

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeadamscott/

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    22 mins
  • EP44 Stop protecting your culture!

    EP44 Stop protecting your culture!
    Nov 19 2025

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    In this episode, Mike discusses the evolution of company culture as businesses grow. He emphasises the need to let go of early-stage cultural practices that no longer serve larger teams and introduces five key points to help businesses adapt. These include creating structure, evolving culture, ensuring clarity, modeling leadership, and bringing values to life. Mike shares practical advice and personal anecdotes to illustrate how businesses can navigate these changes effectively.

    Keywords

    company culture, business growth, leadership, structure, values

    Takeaways

    • Structure creates freedom and clarity.
    • Evolving culture is necessary for growth.
    • Clarity prevents chaos in growing businesses.
    • Leadership is modeled, not outsourced.
    • Values should be actionable, not just words.
    • Dependency maps identify growth bottlenecks.
    • Audit culture to align with growth goals.
    • Trade speed for clarity to reduce chaos.
    • Celebrate and criticize in context of values.
    • Change is emotional but necessary for growth.

    Chapters

    • 00:00:02 Introduction to Cultural Evolution
    • 00:01:32 The Importance of Structure
    • 00:03:53 Evolving Culture for Growth
    • 00:06:44 Clarity and Leadership
    • 00:09:57 Living Your Values


    Find out more about working with me or about applying to join the ILN. mike@smbmastery.com.au

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeadamscott/

    https://theintentionalleaders.com/
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    17 mins
  • EP43 Success and Balance with Dr. Troye Wallett

    EP43 Success and Balance with Dr. Troye Wallett
    Nov 5 2025

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    Find out more about working with me or about applying to join the ILN. mike@smbmastery.com.au

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeadamscott/

    https://theintentionalleaders.com/
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    41 mins
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