Just because something feels uncomfortable the first time you do it should you stop? 

We run an event at the PopUp Business School which is called walk like the president/first lady.   The basic message of the exercise is to change your body language to change the way you feel.  So we ask people to adopt confident body language and then walk round the room and meet other people.  The exercise creates some real energy in the room and gets people going!

In 2017 with ChooseFI Podcast I ran a contest to find someone with a cool business idea to coach and support for a year.  The plan was to coach one individual to create a resource of how to start a business that would help many more people like you. 

I launched my blog in November 2018 and I made my first profit!  On the 3rd of February 2019 this blog made £0.29!  

Alright it is not quite boats, champagne and endless BBQ food yet but it is a start.

Can a business school be financially independent? Financial independence means having enough wealth to live off without working. So your assets generate more income that you need to live.

Could this be applied to a Business School?

Who would leave a successful business as it was exploding with success and travel half way around the world to try something they have never tried before in one of the most competitive industries in the world?

​Is it crazy? When I tell people their faces tell me it is crazy! 

What are your dreams?  Have they changed over the years?  What have you always dreamed of doing?

Since an early age I have been inspired by the amazing TV shows of the 80s, the movies of the 90s and the last golden decade of the superhero movie. 

Updated: 26/05/2020
Financial independence (FI) is when your investments bring in more income than you need to live on.  This means that you have decoupled your time from your finances.  You can spend your time doing anything you want without having to worry if money is going to come in or not.

UK High Streets "have twice as many shops as needed" according to a recent report * 

​As I walk round my home town of Basingstoke, Hampshire there are empty shops on every corner and space waiting to be utilised! 

Buy small liabilities and instead invest in assets was the end of my last blog post.  This sounds great but how the hell do you actually do that? How do you buy an asset? Are you asking me to go out and buy an investment property now? I don't have the cash!

​You have saved up some money and you are wondering what to do with it.  Where do you start? My plan for this article is to break down some different types of investment and then lay out Katie and my strategy so you can see what we do.  This is NOT investment advice rather it is an article exploring options and sharing our approach. 

How do you know if your business idea is going to work?  How do you know if something is possible or not? How do you know how much you should charge a customer for your product? How do you know if they will agree to pay it?

There are the rebels that break the rules, there are those that follow the rules and there are those of us that stand up to the rules when we think things aren't right!  But who made up the rules, and should you follow them?

Mission: Get to the top of the Google Organic Rankings for the term "Alan Donegan"
Purpose: demystify Search Engine Optimisation, test theories and give you practical steps to follow that will help with your website