#032 - 3 Ways to “Cross-Pollenate” Your Social Media Followers. In this episode, Sam talks about how you can use one or two main social media platforms to increase your following on others, for a greater overall reach. In these 3 steps you’ll learn how to use direct messages to grow your following, redirect followers on one platform to another usin…

#031 - The Second Pillar... Here comes the side hustle baby!Last year I came up with my 4 pillar strategy for financial freedom. Over the past 7 months I’ve been working hard on pillar 1... to maximise my 9-5, giving me the beat earnings and freedom I can get. I moved jobs, and also started working from home twice a week. Pillar 2 is all about the …

#030 - Financial Lessons from “Rich Kids Get Skint”Having a background where I completed two history degrees, I’ve always been taught to try and see everything I read and watch in a unique and new way. Although this tends annoy the wife quite a lot when I’m constantly commenting on random things that we watch on TV (well I say TV but really I meant…

It’s been a devastating week for Emily and I. Losing our baby is a pain I’ve never known, and not something I would wish on anyone. In this episode there is no intro, no credits and no music. I just wanted to get my thoughts out and talk about how this has effected me, and what this means for my future. We wanted to take this opportunity to just sa…

#028 - Losing My Bank Card Was The Best Thing Ever!My wife loses my bank and credit cards all the time. I think in the 5 years we’ve known each other I’ve counted 5 maybe even 6 times, that she’s done it. It’s quite a skill she has there! But this time, it actually ended up being a blessing in disguise! Listen to find out why. What did you think?Le…

#027 - Paying Yourself First... Then What?This episode is a follow up to last weeks covering Paying Yourself First... a fundamental practice for all those wanting to be financially free. I went through the basic concept on this podcast, so I’ve you’ve not heard it yet, go back and give it a listen before you check out this one. What did you think?L…

#026 - Paying Yourself First. On this episode I’m explaining the concept of paying yourself first from a Facebook Live video I did earlier in the week in my Part Time Entrepreneurs Community (join in link below). One of the biggest issue I struggled with, and see others struggle with every day, is living hand to mouth and even running out of cash b…

#25 - The Netflix Model to Social Media Success. Do you struggle to think up new ideas for content on your social media platforms? Do you not understand how others can post 3-4 (and more) times a day without breaking a sweat?Well, I too struggled (and still do from time to time) with this too. I felt like creating pictures, videos and posts for all…

Keep Hustling or Take a BreakLast week I took my first bit of time off since my honeymoon to Canada last year. Although the honeymoon was a strick “no work zone” (or I may have had to deal with a divorce before we were even back!) as we were travelling around seeing the beautiful countryside that the west side of Canada has to offer, neither of us …

Raising Your Own Start Up CaptialWhen I started out on my journey to financial freedom, I made the assumption that at some point I would beee to raise funding through an investor or venture capitalist. What I’ve learned in the past few years, is that this really isn’t the case, and giving away a percentage of a company I’ve built, would ultimately …

Money Vs FreedomWhat is your goal? In today espouse I tall about the idea of money, or a monetary figure, as the target for your journey, and why I think this tactic is flawed. 4 years ago I travelled the world, pretty much without any financial constraints, and felt truly free. My journey is about reaching that feeling of freedom again. Wealth wil…

My Plans For The Rest Of 2019I thought it was time to take a breathe and talk about my plans for the rest of 2019. It’s been 6 months of progress, starting with the One Funnel Away Challenge in January (check out the link below to take the 30 challenge yourself), building and starting my 4 pillars strategy to debt and financial freedom, built 3 Ins…

Walk and Talk: Giving Up My Day Job In another walk and talk, I go into the reasons I’m in no rush to give up my day job, even when entrepreneurialism and business is my driver. My real driver is financial independence, and to get that I must first pay off my £24,000 of debts, and build an emergency fund. Keeping my 9-5 gives me the security I need…

Walk and Talk: Be More KindI recently did a poll on Instagram (@thesamnorris) about whether my followers wanted shorter or longer podcast episodes. 75% wanted shorter so I decided to start recording some “walk and talks” to chat through some ideas I’d been having whilst out and about that would be shorter podcasts, and here is the first. In this ep…

Business and The Saracens WayIt’s no secret that I’m a Saracens fanatic. For those of you that don’t know, Saracens are the current European and English Premiership Rugby champions. The club has become synonymous with success and “The Saracens Way”... a phrase used to describe the culture at the club, which has now been extended to a service open t…

My 4 Hour Instagram ChallengeWith the wife away, I decided to test the Instagram skills that I’d learned so far this year, and try and get a new page to 100 followers in 4 hours. This was going to be pretty tough, but I love to test myself so launched on Facebook live and got straight to it at 8pm. What followed knackered me out completely... but i…

What? You work for free?Yes! I do, but why? And why should you too? It’s a tough one and a question I’ve struggled with for a long time. But it’s this the sets us apart from the 99% over the rest of the world. It’s what makes us different. Let me know what you think by sending me a message on Instagram or joining the Facebook community using the li…

Today I tackle something that took me a surprisingly long time to figure out... why am I doing what I’m doing... and not just the fluffy “oh well I want to be rich” kind of why... I’m talking real internal reasons. In this episode I am going to share with you what I do regularly to firstly figure that out and then, keep myself on track. Let me know…

I’m this episode I explain how I worked out how much money and income I would need to be financially free. Try and work yours out too!Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources:The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group:https://bit.ly/2Z2imEiFollow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/thesamn…

Ok, so you’ve deceived that you’re going to try a new way. You’re going to side hustle you way to financial freedom. Now what? That thought can be pretty overwhelming. There are so many variables and options. Who’s do you deal with overwhelm?In this episode I let you know how I’ve dealt with feeling overwhelmed, and how I STILL deal with it. It’s n…

Do You Need an Original Idea to Succeed?The traditional view on this is an overwhelming yes. There has historically been so much pressure to do something that’s never been done before. But... Jeff Bezos didn’t invent e-commerce... Mark Zuckerberg didn’t invent social media... and Steve Jobs didn’t invent mobile phones. If you learn and model succes…

Its an age old debate. If you have debt, do you pay this off first, or invest?This episode I dive deep into this question to give you my 2 pence worth. Let me know what you think by joining The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Community. Link below. Resources:The Part Time Entrepreneur Facebook Group:https://bit.ly/2Z2imEiFollow me on Instagram: Ins…

How to pay off debt... FAST!There are hundreds of methods out there for getting rid of your debt, but this is the one that works for me. It takes a few ideas from a few methods I’ve heard. It shows you how to figure out the best debt to eliminate first and then what order to clear the others. How to work out how much to pay, as well as how to use o…

What is a part time entrepreneur?In this episode of The Part Time a Entrepreneurs Playbook, I’m going to go through what it actually means to be a part time entrepreneur. This effectively comes down to four pillars:1. Your 9-5 job2. A side hustle3. Your investment pot for early retirement4. Your passive income through income generating assets such …

It’s not all sunshine and roses in the world of business. This is the story of how I completely failed in my first attempt to launch an e-commerce online business selling skater shoes. Resources:Six Figure Journey Facebook Group:https://m.facebook.com/groups/775343399467525?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/samrnorrisTake the 30 busine…

Today’s episode is a special extra episode as today is The Grand National, the UKs most prestigious house race. Today thousands of not millions will bet their hard earned money on who they think will win. And most (probably 95%) of people will lose. Why would you waste your money. Check out the episode to hear what I would do with the money instead…

I don’t mean literally! But when you’re holding down a full time job and looking to build an online business (and invest in property!) every penny counts. Cutting back on even the smallest of things can have a major effect. Not having a £4 morning coffee 5 times per week saves you £960 a year!Resources:Check out: www.onefunnelmission.com to set up …

In this episode we complete this 3 part mini series by looking at some strategies you can take for starting an online business, whether you sell physical products or not. I choose to use sales funnels with my online affiliate marketing business, and you can do the same by taking the very same online 30 day challenge I did earlier this year by headi…

In part two of this three part mini series, I talk about setting your goals. Lots has been spoken about goal setting, in fact, it’s probably the MOST talked about thing you find when looking for tips on building a part time business... I should know... I spent four years reading and watching this stuff!But I take a different approach. You don’t kno…

There is very little out there about where to start on your journey to financial freedom, so I thought I would change that, with some actionable tasks to build a foundation for your journey. On the first episode of this three part series, we are diving into understanding your own business, by reviewing your personal finances. You can also follow me…

Today we are talking about taking action. The best time to start is NOW! I spend a large part of my life procrastination and dreaming and it has ultimately led me to where I am, but I could have gotten here a lot sooner had a focused, set goals and taken action. There is so much information out there is easy to get lost in the sea of knowledge but …

In this first episode of The Part-Time Entrepreneurs Playbook I’m delving into my own story to show you how I’ve gone from disaster just four years ago, to being on the verge of launching my own online business, all whilst maintaining my full time job. Please remember to subscribe, so you can follow along with future episodes.…