Fire Yourself

Aaron Tahir

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Ready to fire your inner critic? Welcome to Fire Yourself, the podcast for entrepreneurs who hate feeling like a fraud when they sell. Join Aaron Tahir for your weekly 20-minute dose of ‘anti-sales’ strategy. We ditch the sleazy scripts and help you turn awkward pitches into natural conversations that get results. Learn to sell with authentic confidence and joy.

Jul 11

Episode 16 - The Waiting Trap: The Real Reason You Aren’t Rich Yet

We often find ourselves trapped in a cycle of waiting: waiting for external approval, waiting for an investor to knock on the door, or waiting for a perfect sign before taking action. This habit is deeply ingrained by an education system that teaches us to rely on test results to dictate our direction, leaving many highly successful people completely unfulfilled. In this episode, we break down why waiting for physical proof will only keep you stagnant, how to shift your wealth consciousness, and why real growth requires choices over passive conditioning. Key Takeaways The danger of waiting: Conditioned by past environments and school systems, many people wait around for external validation instead of following their own gut instincts. Absence of evidence: Explores a life-changing concept from Price Pritchett’s book You Squared: "The absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence". You cannot afford to wait for proof before you start building. Clap for your stumbles: Just like we celebrate a baby taking its first clumsy, unsteady steps, you need to praise yourself for trying, even if you stumble or falter initially. Information vs execution: Consuming free content, watching videos, and attending masterclasses is a beautiful start, but passive information without execution will never produce a tangible result. The electromagnetic field: Your thoughts provide the electric charge, and your emotions supply the magnetic pull. Aligning these two components is what actually draws your desired external circumstances straight to your doorstep. The top quartile of quantum growth: True execution elevates your consciousness into the highest levels of personal fulfilment, which are defined by peace, love, joy, and enlightenment.
Jul 4

Episode 15 - Moving from Please to Thank You: Shifting Your Identity In an Instant

In this episode, we look at what faith actually means for entrepreneurs and creatives. Growing up in Ireland, faith often comes with cultural or religious baggage, but true business growth requires an internal knowing that you already have everything you need inside you. We discuss how to bypass a stubborn conscious mind that demands physical proof and instead program your subconscious by practising radical gratitude in advance. Key Takeaways Internal power: True faith means realising that the ability to alter your business reality lives inside you rather than externally. Subconscious programming: Your conscious mind needs to see things to believe them, but your deductive subconscious simply accepts and acts upon whatever story it is told. Gratitude in advance: Instead of begging for help during a crisis, swap 'please' for 'thank you' to turn your mind into an open funnel for prosperity. The 7-day challenge: Actively look for limited thinking and immediately reframe every single negative thought that creeps in this week.
Jun 21

Episode 14 - Reverse Engineering Your Goals and Overcoming Fake Action

Whether you are trying to grow a business, build a personal brand or free up more of your time, there is one common denominator that changes everything, and that is action. It is incredibly easy to sit entirely in the feminine side of manifestation, focusing on visualisations, meditations and waiting for the perfect download from the universe. But a jigsaw puzzle does not build itself just because you are looking at the picture on the front of the box. To actually get results and move past the safe stories your old identity tells you, you have to lean into masculine energy and step into the physical world. In this episode, we discuss how creative entrepreneurs often get stuck behind closed doors, safely hidden away with their laptops and headphones instead of wrapping doors or sending those awkward DMs. We look at how to reverse-engineer your goals and why moving at speed is the ultimate way to make the "how" reveal itself. Key Takeaways Balancing feminine and masculine energies: Visualisation and downloads are a great starting point, but they only make up half the bargain because true results require tangible, masculine action. Spotting fake action: It is easy to confuse being busy with taking useful action. Cleaning the house, doing the laundry or washing the car to avoid doing the actual work required for your business is just avoidance in disguise. The universe loves speed: When you move quickly, whether that means buying a course, booking a mentor or clicking a link, doors naturally start opening for you like walking down a corridor. Reverse engineering your business: True growth means breaking down your big ideas into a checklist of real-world tasks, such as building a website, setting up your social media pages or launching a marketing campaign. Action creates reaction: Every single move you make causes an equal and opposite reaction. Even if a door slams shut, it is not a failure; it is simply a useful redirection to show your mind where the right path is.
Jun 7

Episode 13 - Finding Your True Identity by Figuring Out Who You Are Not

People come to me for all sorts of reasons: starting a business, scaling up, or simply trying to find a bit of genuine happiness and peace in life. But to build the freedom you actually want, you have to get to the core of your identity. Most of our minds have been programmed by our past environments, our teachers and our families. In this episode, we look at why the quickest route to uncovering who you truly are is actually working out exactly who you are not. Once you map out your weaknesses, you can stop stressing over them and focus entirely on your strengths. Key Takeaways: The power of 'I am': Whatever you say right after the words 'I am' is exactly what will come to pass in your business, potential and finances. Ditching and delegating: You do not have to do everything yourself. True time freedom only happens when you bring other people into a co-creative space to handle the tasks that are not your forte. Low-cost and no-cost outsourcing: If you are just starting out and worried about cash flow, look into collaborating with university students to farm out things like tech, design or social media advertising. Overriding old narratives: The brain is a future-pacing machine that unfortunately loves to use past failures to predict what is ahead. Stepping into a new identity means choosing what you want to do over what you think you need to do. Trusting the messy middle: If your current business or life looks like a bit of a mess, do not panic. Things always work out well in the end, so if it is messy, it just means you have not reached the end yet.
May 24

Episode 12 - The 50/50 Rule of Manifestation: Action and Connection

Manifestation is a topic that almost everyone loves talking about, but very few people approach it the same way. After studying and teaching it for six years, I have seen firsthand how shifting your mindset can take you from being entirely homeless to buying dream homes, driving Bentleys and flying first class. In this episode, we explore why the typical advice to constantly repeat daily affirmations often backfires by highlighting a subconscious lack of belief. Instead of staying stuck in a waiting game, we dive into how you can manifest directly from your dominant thought process and immediate assumptions. True manifestation is a double-edged journey: you have to build the business backend while simultaneously rebuilding your own habits and identity from the ground up.
May 16

Episode 11 - Why You Are Avoiding Success and How to Stop

Welcome back to Fire Yourself. This week, we are tackling a massive topic that holds so many entrepreneurs back, which is avoidance. If you are currently stuck in a cycle of avoidance, it is actively hindering your ability to earn money, grow, and become the best version of yourself. Key Takeaways: Deactivate high emotions: When avoidance brings up a high level of emotion, you need to break the situation down into bite-sized chunks. Instead of asking yourself why you are not doing something, ask what the benefit would be if you actually did it. Remove the phantom flow: The phantom flow is the fake exit or made-up excuse you use to pull away from a task, like saying you cannot show up on social media because your hair is not done. You can beat this by turning harsh demands into gentle invitations, such as inviting yourself to simply learn more. Rethink your independence: Avoidant people often create a false sense of safety by telling themselves they can just do everything completely alone. By swapping self-critique for positive reinforcement, you can open yourself up to the massive benefits of a co-creative space. Sell your own work confidently: It is incredibly common for creatives to confidently sell somebody else's product but completely freeze when it comes to shouting from the rooftops about their own business. Learning to become your own CEO and directing yourself confidently will help you push past this hesitation.
May 2

Episode 10 - How to Pivot Your Business for Multiple Streams of Income

Have you ever noticed how corporate jobs only give you tiny, incremental pay rises that basically amount to pennies per hour? We are often taught that we need to pick one career and stay in our lane. But if you are an entrepreneur or a creative, doing that will only keep you stuck. In this episode, we are chatting about why you need to pivot your business to open up multiple streams of income. Key Takeaways: Micro vs Macro Pivots: A micro pivot is a small shift close to what you already do, like moving from face cosmetics to hair products. A macro pivot is a bigger leap into something entirely new, like flipping a property or starting a tech company. Real Success Stories: Hear how one client made a £35,000 profit by flipping an apartment, and how another confidently pivoted and sold his business for almost £2.1 million. Finding Your Pivot: If you are unsure where to start, focus on things you genuinely enjoy doing. You can even plug your current skills and interests into an AI tool to brainstorm new directions. Overcoming the Fear of Failure: It is completely normal for your brain's fear centre to panic when you try something new. The trick is to agree with the fear to calm your nervous system down, and then reframe it by reminding yourself that you are fully capable.
Apr 26

Episode 9 - Beating the Thief of Joy: Social, Mental and Physical Tactics

People always say that comparison is the thief of joy, but honestly, it steals so much more than that. If you are starting a business or working as a creative, you will probably know exactly how this feels. A lot of us are literally raised to compare ourselves to others. What is really interesting is that this habit usually rears its head right when we are on the verge of growing or expanding. In this episode, we chat about shifting away from constant self-judgement and moving towards simple observation. Key Takeaways: Rethinking imposter syndrome: We look at why imposter syndrome is not actually real, but is instead just a sign that you are challenging yourself and experiencing growth. Setting social boundaries: We discuss why it is absolutely fine to mute unsupportive family and friends on social media to protect your own mood and vibration. Protecting your mental space: We break down how to stop listening to the made-up 'narrator' in your head and focus purely on the truth. Curating your physical environment: We talk about the importance of not attending events or walking into rooms with people who cause you to judge yourself and lower your mood. Trusting your own capabilities: We explore why we need to stop seeking external validation. If you have been given an idea or a dream, you already have what it takes to make it happen.

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Welcome to Fire yourself.

Ready to fire your inner critic? Welcome to Fire Yourself, the podcast for entrepreneurs who hate feeling like a fraud when they sell. Join Aaron Tahir for your weekly 20-minute dose of ‘anti-sales’ strategy. We ditch the sleazy scripts and help you turn awkward pitches into natural conversations that get results. Learn to sell with authentic confidence and joy.

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Aaron Tahir
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2026
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17
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