Local boy-turned-awesome shares his secrets to winning at life: an Ascot Observer exclusive.

What does it take to be a total fucking winner?  We interviewed Ascot home-grown influencer/storyteller/hustler/entrepreneur Josh Vandenweiss who gives us his low down on exactly what it takes to leave every other fucker eating your dust.

‘From the moment I left Mum and Dad’s place on Sutherland Ave at the age of 28, I knew that I had the drive, determination and parental safety net to RISK EVERYTHING in pursuit of my dreams.’

Vandenweiss describes his business as ‘multifaceted’.  ‘Basically we get shit done. We’re currently excited by some electric stuff.  It’s apps and data. Cloud. Blockchain and some other tech words.’

And what is the morning routine for such a winning human being?

‘You want to know how I do it? Ha! Well if you want to WIN in this game, you gotta be prepared to get up REAL FUCKING EARLY and RUN your arse ragged.  I heard my competition were getting up at 4….so I decided to get up at 3, and when that didn’t work…2.  You want it BAD??  Sometimes you need to get up BEFORE you go to bed. No fucking excuses. That’s what it takes.’

‘At 5 am, after I’ve run a marathon and bog snorkeled the Kedron Brook for 2 hours in prep for my Andalucian caving adventure (invitation only), it’s time for a quick ice bath to sharpen my senses.  It’s going to be a fucking awesome day.’

‘I drink an organic shot of coffee – the good stuff – Peruvian – infused with the piss of a baby Alpaca.  I then head to my stand up treadmill desk and get my EA to read the morning business news to me – with pep. At 10 am I get the whole team to stop and do a group haka. It get’s them in the WINNING frame of mind. Janice from accounts loves it.’  

Readers of the Ascot Observer can learn more about the dizzying heights one can reach using devout self-interest by listening to his new audio book “WINNING: It pays better than integrity”, now available for download.

Says Mr Vandenweiss, ‘It’s audio because if you’re reading, it means you’re sitting, which means you’re not moving, which means you’re not WINNING.’