In this episode of the podcast Gavin is joined by his friend Dimitriy Williamson. There was no plan for this episode, just two friends having a chat.You can donate to Gavin’s JustGiving page for The Ocean Cleanup by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3DRZefO Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to The Ocean Cleanup, so it's the most efficient way to give - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.KEY TAKEAWAYS
Moving from Kazakhstan when I was 10 made me realise that home is where you are, not necessarily where you’re born, that’s just pot luck. I was young enough to still be mouldable and to adapt quickly to new cultures, language and environment but old enough for trying to be more aware of making friends. 
Most of the people that have had an effect on my journey and myself, the one thing in common they’ve had is that they’re stern, fair and kind. It’s all about love and love comes in many different ways. I was told by a teacher in Kazakhstan that if you like and are passionate about something it’s easier to pursue it. When I came to England there was one teacher who tried to push me more towards sports to help me find my feet, some people need encouragement to unlock their potential.
The beauty of the technological society that we live in now is that knowledge is so easily accessible. You release a podcast and it’s available for anyone to listen to at any time. You can find out through people’s books what traits powerful people have in common, what makes you happy and focus on that rather than what society says success is. This new information provokes you to think, they don’t make you think a certain way, they ask you ‘why’. That has a bigger affect on human minds than most religious dogma. 
We all have, or have had our vices, but it’s all about understanding where they come from. Habits are very potent mechanisms to make you do something without thinking but, when there’s a chemical component that magnifies that habit, it makes it even stickier than you thought it would be. I didn’t start smoking weed until I was 30 and now I’m not dependent on it to go to sleep or think, I don’t wake and bake. I use it to access a portion that I don’t normally because of overthinking or being too busy, it allows me to sit down and think, the ceremony around it – the same as pouring a scotch – allows me to just be, and that’s a hugely positive thing, just being.
BEST MOMENTS‘My Mum taught me English from a very young age, I said my first word in English when I was about three.’‘Travel and moving continents, let alone cities, makes you more open and accepting of different people’s mindsets and cultures.’‘You absorb so much from your friends without knowing. Show me who your friends are and I’ll show you who you are.’‘If you’re surrounded by people who read, who teach, who learn, who practice mindfulness, the last thing you’re going to do is freak out at someone disrespecting your trainers or whatever.’ABOUT THE GUESTDimitriy has over 11 years’ experience in the real estate and construction industries with previous roles at Capita, Naismiths and Currie & Brown. During this period, he has specialised in bank and fund monitoring working with a variety of funds, specialist lenders and high street banks. Dimitriy has monitored projects in residential, hospitality, student accommodation and industrial sectors with a total GDV in excess of £1bn in the UK.CONTACT METHODSFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dimitriy.hanwilliamson ABOUT THE HOSTGavin Scott is a born entrepreneur with a passion for start up and scale up. He has over 20 years real estate experience in investment and development.Gavin says: Over the years I have discovered that mindset is everything. Now, that might sound obvious, but it is! You see the number of awoken minds are very few in reality. Whilst acknowledging mindset is key it is absolutely different from utilising, influencing, impacting and effecting great change, for yourself, your loved ones, friends, colleagues and the wider public.Why?Like most of us I have had many ups and downs. I want to share the lessons learnt and promote a better environment for all, internally and externally!How?Through sharing my own experiences and hosting some fabulous individuals including some big household names to discuss key topics around mindset and the success formulas I hope the listener will become inspired to create space for change for betterment in their lives. I aim to inspire change by encouragement, not by force. I intend to inspire by education, not by regulation.CONTACT [email protected] 

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