Blue Oak Academy, York (2026)

15/01/2024

Dispelling the Myth of Short Attention Spans…

There’s no such thing as short attention spans, only higher expectations.

The length of content is not the issue; it’s the level of engagement that commands attention.

So don’t worry about length – focus on creating compelling content that captures your reader’s interest.

In the most direct and politest way possible…nobody gives a s**t about you…talk to them.

Help them
Guide them
Educate them
Entertain them

Do it with your own style of course and be unapologetically you…but your ‘content’ is for the benefit of others.

02/11/2023

Thou shall not pass! 🧙🏻‍♂️⚓️

01/11/2023

Money and material things will not make you happy.

This was the theme of todays little chat with Harry while Charlie ran off collecting conkers.

I am trying to impress on them from an early age an understanding of happiness and it’s connection to ‘money’ as they view it through their eyes.

Look we all like nice stuff. Obviously. But for me so much less so as I get older.

What matters more to me either with them, my friends or my partner is quality time.
Experiences.
Memories.

This is were MY true happiness sits.

Luckily my lessons in money and happiness (and sadness) to them come from a real place.

My portfolio at its peak was 134 houses. Done with little or no financial or business mentoring support and just sheer grit and a tonne of the ‘Ready, Fire, Aim’ mentality.

But…and it’s a big but. It was built with a ‘more’ mindset. No target other than ‘i want more because more houses = more money and the more I have the happier I’ll be’

How wrong I was.

I was miserable. Just empty inside. Truthfully I was happier when I had 1 than 134. Because at least then there was a target and a goal.

So today was all about teaching Harry about finding his purpose.
Finding his joy.
And that comes from within.

He gets that we need money to keep things moving. For bills, food, a roof over our head and all those unexpected things life can throw at us.

But hopefully now he (Charlie will follow) will see that his efforts are better spent finding his way in life. And being unapologetic about his values and where his joy comes from.

I’ll teach him how to earn it but more importantly how to keep in and re-invest it intelligently back out into the market so he can have more and do more of what brings that joy.

Some or none might of sunk in. The important thing is im having the conversations with him. Like nobody ever did with me. Nobodies fault, just a different time and a different life.

Without a doubt the hardest and most rewarding projects i have ever landed. 👦🏼👦🏼

31/10/2023

Don’t over complicate this.

Don’t procrastinate over the perfect gym kit. Or the perfect gym.

Don’t worry about if you prefer classes or free weights.

Or if you need a PT

Start by building the habit.

Squats and star jumps in your bedroom for 10 mins in your undercrackers will suffice.

Just to start building the habit. To break your old routine.

Don’t start to drop a dress size or to get a 6-pack.

Start because because you care about your rig and your mind and the fact it’s the only one you get.

Just move every day.

29/10/2023

Just when you all thought I was going to run out of things to spam your news feeds with…🙄😐

Very late to the party with this and have NO idea why…? but who’s counting.

Day 1 - Plunge 1 - Done ✅
Thanks .therapy I am loving the new kit and sooo easy to set up.

Let the daily suck begin…🥶🫶🏻

25/10/2023

I can safely say that I have failed more than most people have ever tried…combined.

But it took a big shift in my mindset to do this.

Unbeknownst to me and my parents I was raised with a fixed mindset. Mostly centred around football.

I got told I was one of the best…I’d step on the pitch…we’d win…end of the season I’d have a bunch of trophies to back it all up.

But then I stepped up to a higher level. And I went from being one of the best on the pitch to barely being able to make the team.

And I was lost. Because I’d never had to solve that problem before. So I shrank down. Spat my dummy out and adopted that ‘worlds owes me a favour’ mentality.

It was my brother that saved me.

He pulled me to one side during the first half of a match and I was sat not doing much.

‘What you doing’
‘Watching the game’
‘Why’
‘What else am I suppose to do’.
‘Practice. Drill. Run shuttles. Sit on the managers shoulder. Look interested. Turn up early and stay late for practice. Earn your place’.

It hit me like a tonne of bricks and I had absolute clarity in that moment.

The player on the pitch in my position was better than me. No 2 ways about it.

So I had to outwork him. In every sense of the word and take my chances when they came and prove myself on and off the pitch.

And it worked. I got clubman of the year that year voted by my teammates.

And I’ve been adopting that approach and mentality ever since.

Talent isn’t important. (Healthy) Obsession towards your craft is.

Nobody is coming to save you.
To do the work for you.
To pay your bills or feed your family.

Your wins, losses, highs and lows are all on YOU.

Take some god dam accountability for your life and accept there has an always will be a cost for the success you so deeply desire.

‘Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result’

- Bob Proctor.

13/10/2023

Overwhelm.

All of you reading this have experienced this in some form or another.

But what is it. Truthfully when it washes over you like a wave…what is it.

For me i often see in other people that it’s either a lack of preparation for the very thing they asked for. Or a lack of realisation for this beautiful thing called life.

I know (or hope) most of you have your goals, you write them down and you revisit them daily. Twice a day.

Well done you and collect 10 cool points.

But I rarely see ANYONE breaking down exactly what sacrifices are required to achieve these grand desires.

So when certain things start to fall into place, sometimes by accident people simply aren’t prepared for the adjustment required to make room for the next rung of the ladder.

And overwhelm steps in.

Or something unexpected comes along, the pity party starts…and then once again…overwhelm.

Your goals carry a cost.
Your success carry a cost.
The life you believe you deserve carries a cost.

If you can’t work out the sacrifice required to reach your goal you likely don’t understand it. So go back to the drawing board.

Or, if you aren’t comfortable with sacrifices it’s takes…you simply don’t want that goal bad enough.

1. Kill that feeling of overwhelm by simply being prepared.
2. Break each part down into actionable steps.
3. Understand for every action there is a equal reaction.
4. Accept there will be setbacks.
5. Have the right team around you.
6. A healthy body and mind can carry a heavier load.

If you need me to qualify my words…

• 2 x major sites in refurb over an hour away in opposite directions.
• A 3rd in legals
• Two other businesses being built and developed
• Single father of 2
• A son, a brother and an uncle
• Daily obsession to my fitness
• A social life
• Still fighting cancer with next round of treatment inbound.

And i am grateful for each and every part. ALL OF THEM.

Each and every part is broken down. No part is left to chance or overlooked. I take control of each and every step so overwhelm doesn’t get a seat at the party.

Take a vote in how your life turns out.

“Amat Victoria Curran - Victory loves preparation”

10/10/2023

One could argue that every day is world mental health day.

Today some people will be flying high and won’t feel the need for any help.

Others might be in the midst of the greatest challenge of their lives

These people can and likely will swap places at some point.

My personal opinion here is:

‘This too shall pass’.

This phrase is often used to help people in a tough spot. And it is solid and simple advice. I have given it to myself or more than one occasion.

But I feel it’s important to remember that it is also true of good times. Bear with me…

Those of you that know me know I am the worlds biggest optimist. And I will find the good in every person and every situation.

So I don’t mean to try and take the jam out of anyone’s donut.

This isn’t me suggesting….‘This good time you’re experiences won’t last, so you might as well stop enjoying it’.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

My advice here is if you simply apply this logic and realism across the board you stand a better chance of staying consistently postive, happy and in a better place to deal with everything life throws at you.

Stay humble in victory and in defeat. Find the balance rather than riding the peaks and troughs.

Sometimes the sun is on our face and the wind at our back. Sometimes we’re in a storm.

It’s how we weather storms that defines us.

Some Simple things that I helped me beyond measure in my toughest spots:

1. Move every day. Break a sweat.
2. Win the morning, win the day.
3. Clearly define your goals.
4. Journal…for the love of god journal! Trust me.
5. Be grateful every day.
6. Help someone every day. (Aim to)
7. Reach out.

If you’re reading this…we’re connected.
If we’re connected…we’re Friends.
If we’re friends…then ask me for a chat.

Everyone has the right to access help when they need it. Sometimes it could just be a coffee, a walk or a phone call. Nobody has to do any of this alone.

‘When you can’t see the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark’
- Alice in wonderland.

06/10/2023

Wedding ready.

Time to see how many new friends I can make and strangers I can annoy. 🤡🕺🏻

18/09/2023

My ‘I won’t give up my summer wardrobe without a fight’ face!! 👊🏻

🤨👟👖

07/09/2023

When you’ve been doing something almost half your life like I have you naturally collect data without even realising it.

You see trends come and go.
Financial cycles.
Peaks and troughs.
Overnight ‘success’
And overnight failure.

I can say with absolute certainty that the people that thrive and flourish in this or any industry is largely down to their ability to adapt.

By all means pick a path but be willing to walk on the Fu**in grass if it’s blocked.

Be tenacious in the pursuit of your goals.
Smart enough to know that things can and will always change.
And humble enough to own your failures just as much as success.

RE-SET.
RE-ADJUST.
RE-START.
RE FOCUS.
AS MANY TIMES AS YOU NEED TO.
JUST DON'T QUIT.

“Be like water”

- Bruce Lee

06/09/2023

Nothing but love and gratitude .

😎✌🏻

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