In this episode of The Blueprint Podcast, I break down the 31 lessons I've learned over the last year, across personal growth, business, health, wealth, leadership, and life.

These are the result of real decisions, real mistakes, hard-earned wins, and uncomfortable truths. Some lessons came from progress, others from pain but every one of them has shaped who I am and how I'm moving forward.

It doesn't matter whether you're chasing your first £100,000 or building towards your first £100 million, the principles that move the needle don't change. Somewhere in these 31 lessons is a shift that will help you tighten your thinking, avoid costly mistakes, and accelerate your next level.

Success and Failure are both very predictable.

We hope you enjoy....!

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For this month's DDD episode of The Blueprint Podcast, we're joined by Tom Woodcock, a successful entrepreneur based in the North East.

Tom's main business is in retail, and he joined Property Entrepreneur in 2023 to learn the Blueprints that could help him scale both his retail business and his property business.

In this episode, Tom shares how he bought his commercial unit and the adjoining property using his SASS pension — plus all the learnings from doing a deal like this and the key benefits of investing via an SASS pension as well as how he is now using his SASS to invest in property.

This wasn't an overnight success story either, this deal was 10 years in the making!

What you'll learn in this episode:

• What an SASS pension is and how it works for property

• Why commercial property can be a strong fit for pension investing

• The biggest lessons learned from structuring the purchase correctly

• The benefits of pension-led investing (control, long-term thinking, tax efficiency)

• Why this deal took 10 years and how Tom made it happen

The Deal Numbers:

• Purchase price (incl. Stamp Duty & fees): £307,748

• Total net spend (incl. refurbishment): £286,180

• Cash recovered back into the SASS: £46,568

• Income & Valuation

• Annual income: £39,000

• Yield valuation at 10%: £390,000

Outcome

• Equity gain: £103,820

• Corporation tax savings: £13,566

• Gross return: 13.6%

Success and failure are both very predictable.

I hope you enjoy.

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January Gym Club is over. The novelty has worn off, the new kit is back in the wardrobe, and most people have already drifted back to old habits.

This episode is about what actually matters next. If you want 2026 to be your best year on record, in life and in business, then this is the moment to stop playing small and start living intentionally.

In this podcast, I break down three tangible steps that cut through motivation, hype, and short-term bursts of effort.

These are practical frameworks designed to help you:

• get off the treadmill and away from the monotonous life that most people experience

• think bigger than your current environment has ever allowed you

• get what you actually deserve by getting out of your own way

This isn't about resolutions. It's about mindset, the voice in your head and decisions.

Success and Failure are both very Predictable.

We hope you enjoy....!

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