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Ben Smith an endurance marathon and ultra runner from Portishead in the UK where he lives with his partner Kyle.  He is a passionate mental health campaigner, motivational speaker, endurance athlete and mass participation event organiser, famous for his incredible achievement of running 401 marathons in 401 days back in 2015 which raised over £330k for two charities Kidscape and Stonewall. His next project USA 2020 will see Ben run a marathon in each of the 50 US state capitals and then cycle between each one. Ben will be aiming to complete the 18,500-mile adventure in just 104 days – starting in March 2020 and finishing during the Youth Sport Trust National School Sport Week in June 2020. During this epic challenge; with the help of schools, organisations and individuals all around the UK and further afield, Ben is aiming to raise £1 million for two charities: The 401 Foundation and Youth Sport Trust, supporting their work which uses physical activity to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing. Ben incredible marathon journey started in Brighton and would take him on to Amsterdam and then all over the world as he discovered his love of travelling combined with his love of marathons and having a positive impact on people around him. Not only this but it came at a time when Ben would grapple with a history of bullying throughout school, suicide attempts, dyslexia, and a stroke as he also came to terms with his sexuality at the same time. What Ben and I discussed in Part Two of our two part conversation: Ben’s worldwide marathon adventure which started at the Amsterdam marathon.How at this stage he was also coming to terms with being gay which he had known since he was 13, and he was really beginning to enjoy running marathons along with a dream of traveling and discovering the world. At this point he was divorced and ran 18 marathons in 2014 all over the world. He would fly out Friday, spend the day in the city on Saturday and run the marathon on a Sunday.  It became an adventure for him at the same time as seeing a counsellor to deal with his mental health issues.How working with his personal trainer Andy helped Ben with his mental as well as physical approach to the 401 challenge (the idea for which was conceived in a pub over a few pints of cider). The idea was to raise 250,000 for two anti-bullying charities, Stonewall and Kidscape, to get people involved through running clubs to inspire and challenge people.The chance meeting with Larry Macon at the Riverboat Marathon Series in the USA who thought the idea was awesome so the idea of 400 marathons became the 401 challenge in April 2015 with the start in September 2015 from PortisheadLost 17 kg in the first 50 days, and sustained some injuries.How food clicked last of all and Ben realized he wasn’t eating enough so on day 51 onwards he ate what he wanted and it really effected his energy and mental health.The amazing support from friends, family and his partner Kyle. As people followed it on social media the project became a great way to build people’s confidence. They had 600 people running their first marathon with no training which proved to him that it’s all about mindset.Where Ben didn’t run very fast his body became accustomed to the rhythm of running, but at marathon 285 he had to take some time out due to a fractured back injury, he took 10 days out and ran 117 ultras in order to make up what he had missed having run 4 marathons with a fractured back. The love and support he received after his back injury.Some of the strange reactions from people watching and running with him.13.5k people came out and ran with Ben and he found it hard on the days running by himself.His food of choice was chicken wings and flat whites and bacon and egg sandwiches.Bens winning chicken, rice and olive feta dinner. Bens view of energy gels which your body doesn’t require and how he needed high protein high fat energy which released slowly. How Ben listened to what his body required on nutrition. The 401 challenge is designed to build peoples confidence and self esteem, Ben has done motivational speaking worldwide and set up the 401 foundation which is grant based supporting mental health projects within the communities of the UK. The foundation is set up for grants from 50 quid to 3000 quid, and the foundation needs money.USA 2020 challenge is raising more money where Ben will run a marathon in each of the 50 states, starting Maine 13 March ending Honolulu on 24 June, 104 days but also cycling between them at 18,500 miles. Equivalent of climbing Everest 9.2 times 177 miles a day.Aim is to raise 1 million for the 401 foundation and Youth Sport Trust for which Ben is a mental well being ambassador for them and helping them to put in an educational program into 4000 schools by September with over a million children involved.Why Bens biggest passion is building kids self esteem and confidence along with the tools to help them achieve. The perils of doing a park run with your dog when it is muddy!!! How you can link up with Ben 401 Challenge https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the401challenge/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/the401challenge/ Twitter https://twitter.com/the401challenge The organisations we mentioned in our discussion Park Run https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ Couch to 5k https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/get-running-with-couch-to-5k/ British Dyslexia Association https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ Brighton Marathon https://www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk/ Stonewall https://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Kidscape https://www.kidscape.org.uk/ Larry Macon https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20790715/marathon-maniac-larry-macon/ Riverboat Series http://mainlymarathons.com/series-3/riverboat/?RL=1 401 Challenge https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/ 401 Challenge USA 2020 https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/usa-2020 401 Foundation https://www.the401.foundation/ Youth Sport Trust https://www.youthsporttrust.org/

Ben Smith an endurance marathon and ultra runner from Portishead in the UK where he lives with his partner Kyle.  He is a passionate mental health campaigner, motivational speaker, endurance athlete and mass participation event organiser, famous for his incredible achievement of running 401 marathons in 401 days back in 2015 which raised over £330k for two charities Kidscape and Stonewall. His next project USA 2020 will see Ben run a marathon in each of the 50 US state capitals and then cycle between each one. Ben will be aiming to complete the 18,500-mile adventure in just 104 days – starting in March 2020 and finishing during the Youth Sport Trust National School Sport Week in June 2020. During this epic challenge; with the help of schools, organisations and individuals all around the UK and further afield, Ben is aiming to raise £1 million for two charities: The 401 Foundation and Youth Sport Trust, supporting their work which uses physical activity to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing. Ben incredible marathon journey started in Brighton and would take him on to Amsterdam and then all over the world as he discovered his love of travelling combined with his love of marathons and having a positive impact on people around him. Not only this but it came at a time when Ben would grapple with a history of bullying throughout school, suicide attempts, dyslexia, and a stroke as he also came to terms with his sexuality at the same time. What Ben and I discussed in Part One of our two part conversation. In his early years sport didn’t play a part in Bens life as most sport at school was largely skill based.How his TIA (stroke) at 29 was a big wake up call and at that time he weighed 17 stone, was a 40 a day smoker, depressed and in a relationship he shouldn’t be inHe started to make some changes and tough choices.A year after, a friend told Ben she was sick of him and listed all these things in particular. She told Ben he was moaning about his health and doing nothing about it.She said why don’t you come and join my running clubBen was surprised that there were people like him and surprised by the pain he felt from running which he hadn’t felt after so many years of not exercising.He used to work 60-70 hrs a week, have a nice car, was married nice a house, but he was influenced by peers that to be happy he needed material things and success meant happiness.Ben was shocked when he had the stroke because it showed how lost he was. The anger, frustration and sadness that took hold as he began to try and change. How change is a journey, and why Bens change was organic, and more a mindset thing with running his vehicle for change.The camaraderie around running, Park Run, Couch to 5k.Ben ran with 350 running clubs around the UK during his 401 marathons and he describes how the Elitist element has really dropped away She said why don’t you come and join my running club?Bens Friend The cathartic nature of running and how it can be anything you want it to be.How Bens first marathon was the thing that really started him on the journey of looking at bigger things and challenges, and more to the point planning them. The way in which beliefs shape how you see the world around you and how once you break though your beliefs they begin to fall down.Why Ben’s last challenge was about giving back and how he sees his bullies as being effected by their own beliefs. How he questions what is wrong in a bullies life for then to be why they are.How behaviour is often a symptom of something that has happened earlier.Bens early life living in different countries because of his father being in the military and how he ended up in boarding school at an 10How Ben was singled out very quickly at boarding school because he stuck out as being different from the other kids and having different values.In no time at all Ben allowed the bullies to control he and he became the person they wanted him to be thinking it would make life easier.The bullying being mental to begin with and then physical, he thought if he kept quiet they would leave him alone, how his education suffered as a result.This took him to 18 (8 years) when he tried to take his own life – after that he tried to cram everything back down again deep down inside, but this started to eat away. He wasn’t ready to take action on his issues at that time, instead throwing himself into his university years along with drink and drugs and a bad group of people.He was lost he did jobs he didn’t want to, didn’t like, but felt he had to.Bens dyslexia and how in a lot of ways it has allowed him to think differently.The necessary step Ben had to take to cut certain people out of his life whilst he was struggling and trying to get himself out of a rut.The importance of people surrounding Ben who had no reason to doubt him.Bens first marathon in Brighton and how difficult it was, but how he got through it How you can link up with Ben 401 Challenge https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/ Bens book 401: The Extraordinary Story of the Man Who Ran 401 Marathons in 401 Days and Changed His Life Forever https://www.amazon.co.uk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the401challenge/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/the401challenge/ Twitter https://twitter.com/the401challenge The organisations we mentioned in our discussion Park Run https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ Couch to 5k https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/get-running-with-couch-to-5k/ British Dyslexia Association https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ Brighton Marathon https://www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk/ Stonewall https://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Kidscape https://www.kidscape.org.uk/ Larry Macon https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20790715/marathon-maniac-larry-macon/ Riverboat Series http://mainlymarathons.com/series-3/riverboat/?RL=1 401 Challenge https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/ 401 Challenge USA 2020 https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/usa-2020 401 Foundation https://www.the401.foundation/ Youth Sport Trust https://www.youthsporttrust.org/

SUBSCRIBE IN YOUR FAVOURITE PODCAST PLAYER Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mom. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Atlantic, Vermont Public Radio, The Washington Post and the New York Times and is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. She is a member of the Amazon Studios Thought Leader Board and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ The Stinky and Dirty Show. Jessica earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts and a J.D. with a concentration in juvenile and education law from the University of North Carolina School of Law. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two sons and teaches high school English at a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents. Her second book, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence, will be released in 2020. Jessica and I discussed the following in our conversation: How Jess noticed that the fear of getting things wrong was hindering her own and other peoples kids ability to learnWhy perfectionism used to be a good thing but now is seen as a bad thing and almost obsessiveThe sheer amount of resources available to parents and the conflicting amount of advice.Parents fear of being the ‘first one’ to break from cover.How the most common feedback Jess gets from kids is that they feel compared to their parents and siblings and that they don’t feel heard.Why low self-esteem is not helped by telling kids how great they are.The misunderstanding of praise as mentioned by Carol Dweck in Mindset.The realisation Jess came to that she was not helping kids in her classroom at the same time as she was using controlling parenting methods with her own kids.How showing children that what they are learning is relevant to them, builds self-efficacy, emotion, and the belief that they could use this knowledge in the world.In Edward Deci – Why do we do what we do: Understanding Self Motivation he talks about interpersonal connections but as a teacher it has go between what is being learnt and going on in the outside world. How do we make these connections on an interpersonal, academic and material level?Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation and how this works.How there can be negative and positive extrinsic motivators.Why extrinsic motivators don’t work for rewarding children e.g. reward charts.How parents can communicate with their children and discuss with them how they are going to go about their day.  The simple act of asking them, rather than controlling them.Giving your kids the opportunity to see the natural consequences of their actions, just as they would in the real world.The application of autonomous parenting for kids with Autism and how it can be a good thing for them.The differing challenges parents face and how Jess referenced the boy who was given 100% responsibility and fully rose to the challenge.How 90 day plans are excellent for bedding in habits in children. KJ Dell Antonia, How to be a happier parent. The current discussion within the education system and how a similar discussion is going on in the entrepreneur space as to how kids are being prepared for the work place as referenced in: Adam Grant Originals, Tim Harfords Book Adapt.How executive function works and why it presents such a challenge for early teens but at the same time is the reason why they present as such endearing challenge for teachers. Why executive function has such an influence on a kids bandwidth.The stress of transitions on children, giving kids control makes them feel a lot less helpless. Martin Seligman – Learned HelplnessnessJess’s top tips for parents:What is my long term goal here? – parenting is a long term thing.Stay focussed on the process rather than the product – also model the behaviour you want to see in your childrenRemember the power of the world ‘yet’ – kids aren’t able to do things ‘yet’. Stuff we mentioned in our conversation Jessica Lahey – The Gift of Failure – How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed Carol Dweck – Mindset Edward Deci – Why we do what we do the science of self-motivation Jessica Lahey – Bibliography from the Gift of Failure KJ Dell Antonia – How to be a happier parent. Adam Grant – Originals Tim Harfards – Adapt Martin Selligman – Learned Helplnessness How you can link up with Jessica Website:              www.jessicalahey.com Twitter: @jesslahey Instagram:          @teacherlahey TO GET INVOLVED IN THE POSITIVE IMPACT COMMUNITY CLICK HERE

SUBSCRIBE Charles Byrd is an expert in productivity, organization and information overload which is so prevalent in the modern world today. He is also the founder of Byrd Word.  He is a world renowned expert on the Evernote app and desktop programs and advises people in how to use it to maximum effect to reduce chaos in their lives. I find out from Charles today how to make productivity second nature. *CHARLES’ FREE COURSE: https://www.killthechaos.pro/eg-fb-webinar-registration Charles coaches CEO’s and entrepreneurs in how to “Kill the Chaos” of information overload. He is a lifelong learner and has a passion for helping others through his designed solutions such as online trainings, webinars and tutorials. Not only this but Charles speaks in front of audiences on the subject of productivity, technology and partnerships and has been consulted with by the Evernote organization themselves in the past year. Charles and I discussed the following when we spoke: How a lot of apps are designed to steel your attention rather than empower you.People end up falling into survival mode, which means they are using so many systems that mean a lot of things fall through the net.Why the more difficult a task is, the more chance that procrastination can set in so it’s very important to work out a next step path.Many of the things you put off are not difficult, we just don’t have a system in place for doing them.The subject of bandwidth and why you can use certain tactics to overcome bandwidth by using blocking and bite size pieces.When it comes to focus you are working on the internal and external world. Everyone’s environment is different but by creating the space to get deep work done is important for building momentum and feeling good about your day.How we are becoming addicted to distractions and why early morning starts are so important for starting the day in control. Choose your top 3 priorities for the day, set the Pomodoro timer and go. That momentum carries through the day and you are less reactive instead of responding to other people’s priorities.Charles has trained himself to get way more done and ignore distractions.Airplane and do not disturb modes in IOSTask Management apps recommended by Charles = Todoist, Things, Asana, Trello. Really good shortcut keys on the Mac for ‘Things’.The problem with paper is that everywhere you look you feel like you are behind, with these apps you can priorities and section them off. Allocate a time each week and sort by your top priorities. Charles recommends tagging with a tag ‘current focus’.By default Charles instructs his team not to expect an instant response from him.Charles came across Evernote when he was working for a tech company in silicone valley and after an urgent presentation he decided to make a system for everything that would be available in under 5 secondsHe decided to create a course to kill the chaos and get together tools, workflows, and habits (power trifecta), the foundational component of this was EvernoteThe 5 second superpower of finding things in less than 5 secondsTo have a system where a system benefits you internally, externally, personally and professionally is really powerfulCharles advocates the “I dig it bell”, based on who, what, where, why to find it using tags in Evernote.You can use the same method for tagging items on mac or pcEvernote integrates with Google drive.Why other programs like Dropbox are a good example of using the right tool for the job.How Charles believes you can claim 3 hours a week back of wasted time, and why this allows calm and creativity in and focus longer.How productivity, focus and flow plays into whole life balance.The use of templates for doing repetitive and regular tasks and how you can set this up in Evernote.The power of SIRI shortcuts in Evernote, open a note, click 3 dots, and add the note to SIRI. *CHARLES’ FREE COURSE: https://www.killthechaos.pro/eg-fb-webinar-registration How you can get in touch with Charles: Success@byrdword.com Www.charlesbyrd.com Www.byrdword.com https://www.facebook.com/charlesbyrd https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbyrd/ Stuff we mentioned when we spoke: Pomodoro Technique https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique Dave Allen https://gettingthingsdone.com/ The Checklist Manifesto https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0037Z8SLI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1POSITIVE IMPACT

SUBSCRIBE Alex Lickerman is a physician, former assistant professor of medicine, former director of primary care, and former assistant vice president for Student Health and Counseling Services at the University of Chicago. He currently leads a direct primary care private practice in Chicago called ImagineMD. Alex’s first book, The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self, published in 2012, has received numerous favorable reviews from many sources, including Publishers Weekly and his follow up THE TEN WORLDS: The New Psychology of Happiness written alongside his friend Ash El Difrawi has received critical acclaim from the literary psychology movement in how it blends the latest scientific research with ancient Buddhist philosophy. Alex has extensive speaking experience, having given talks at medical conferences throughout his career including a talk to an audience of over 3,000 at a Pri-Med Conference put on jointly by the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Alex has been quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business, The Chicago Tribune, Men’s Health, The New York Times, and TIME, and has had articles appear in Psychology Today, Crain’s Chicago Business, USA Today, Slate, The Huffington Post, Counselor Magazine, and Medicine on the Midway. He’s also been a guest on NPR’s On Point. He’s also written a television pilot called Sessions that was optioned by DreamWorks Television, as well as several movie screenplays, including an adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Alex and I discussed the following in our conversation: How Alex was inspired to write his recent book over 20 years ago after getting involved in a secular form of Buddhism.The philosophical idea he discovered around the 10 worlds and how we cycle through these life states.How Alex’s best friend Ash became very interested in the Buddist philosophy and their joining together to write a book around happiness which is also linked to modern psychology.The way in which they were looking to hypothesize the Buddhist model, and create the notion that what creates these different worlds are our beliefs.How people are frustrated by having more things than ever before, but at the same time as being more unhappy than they have ever been.Hedonic treadmill effect, in acquiring new things and the short lived pleasure.Experience stretching can make you very unhappy but only temporarily How belief systems work and are formed.A belief is an emotional feeling about a statement that is true, we are born with beliefs about happiness but are also formed during life.How we form these core beliefs or core delusions as Alex calls it.The part dopamine plays in the reward mechanism of our brains and how it is the wanting chemical.In people who are drug addicted the spike of dopamine in their brains is far out of proportion to people who are not drug addicts. The effect of dopamine in Parkinson’s patients and addiction.There is a difference between pleasure and happiness, but without the feeling of pleasure you cannot feel happiness. We are wired to experience joy when experience something good, but joy, pleasure and happiness fires different parts of the brain.How you can influence the way in which emotional beliefs work, and the difficult part of making the emotional shift in awareness needed.Everyone has potential and awareness to reform their beliefs which are often unconscious.The idea of attachment and why certain types of attachment are healthier than others.10 worlds (in order of joy, low to high) are Hell, Hunger, Animality, Anger, Tranquillity, Rapture, Learning, Realisation, Compassion, Enlightenment.How we all cycle through the above worlds, and what beliefs throw you into certain worlds.The realisation you can come to about the worlds you spend a lot of time in and awareness.The process of interrupting yourself when caught in a world you don’t want to be into.How the attainment of happiness in the first 9 worlds are dependent on attachment but in the 10th world (enlightenment) happiness is based on perceiving something rather than having something. The loss of the sense of self during enlightenment state, and how you feel your best self when you lose your sense of self.The key is to practice losing your sense of self. How you can get in touch with Alex: www.the10worlds.com www.alexlickerman.com https://www.facebook.com/alex.lickerman www.twitter.com/AlexLickerman The 10 Worlds Book CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED ON FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAMSUBCRIBE HERE

Arthur Joseph, M.A. founder and chairman of the Vocal Awareness institute, is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost communication strategists and authorities on the human voice. A renowned teacher/mentor, his mission is To Change the World through Voice. His trademarked proprietary voice and leadership training program, Vocal Awareness, is designed to teach Communication Mastery through a disciplined regimen of highly-specific techniques designed to cultivate an embodied and enhanced leadership presence, as well as personal presence, through body language techniques, vocal warm-ups, and storytelling skills. What emerges is an integrative and integral communication style. Arthurs client list is a who’s who of world-famous celebrities–including Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Emmitt Smith, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has trained broadcasters and executives at the NFL Network, NBA, MLB, ESPN, Fox, and NBC, as well as business leaders at Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Disney, Toyota, Ritz-Carlton, and the Federal Reserve Bank, among others. In his book Vocal Leadership, Arthur shares all his secrets to Communication Mastery for Empowerment Through Voice. Vocal Leadership provides proven techniques and daily exercises to help you develop a commanding voice and presence, and improve vocal quality, mental acuity, body language, and Self-esteem to dramatically increase your influence. The greatest fears in society are not fear of public speaking but fear of abandonment and ownership of our powerArthur Joseph In our conversation we discuss the following: How Arthur teaches that voice is power, and when you own your voice you own your power.When we speak we just talk, and he teaches that communication mastery is fundamental to the sound of your voice being your own instrument. He wants us to be mindful of what we say and how we say it. How voice is power and why people have abdicated responsibility for the way in which they use their words.We don’t realise how much effort it takes to be ourselves. The greatest fears in society are not fear of public speaking but fear of abandonment and ownership of our power.The messages we get as children that we cannot be ourselves and how we are taught not to be ourselves.In vocal awareness we work on stature and source to make it safe to speak. As we are socially conditioned we are told in many different ways, who we are is not acceptable.In vocal awareness we create a persona statement and how do I believe I am presently perceived, and how would I ideally like to be known?This raises the interesting point that we have a choice – to choose to do something or not to, in vocal awareness Arthur teaches empowerment through voice – does this choice empower us or disempower us.We are not practiced in being this exposed, in his work he is working on sovereignty so we don’t need permission to be who we are.Freedom without direction is chaos, power develops out of freedom, freedom out of letting go and letting go out of knowledge. How Arthur teaches that it’s all about the breath and eye contact and this becomes his starting point in teaching people.When working with Tony Robbins, Tony referred to Arthurs 7 rituals as pattern interrupts, he would say “to create a new pattern you have to exaggerate a pattern to replace an old one”.Eye contact is very important on many levels, emotionally & psychologically. Why in the early days it is important to self-correct when you catch yourself getting into bad habits. One of the key things is that a champion does it differently. To be a champion one must be audacious. How history has meant we have evolved towards losing our interacting skills, and Arthur is trying to awaken us to an opportunity, to a challenge, to a responsibility to how we communicate.Whether it’s for a job interview, first date, running for office, Arthur wants us to hold ourselves and others accountable. How Arthur is steadfastly committed to bringing out what is possible in people.Why the likes of Albert Finney and Sean Connery, really let him teach them and how they wanted not to be perfect, but excellent, and vocal awareness is the glue that sticks this together.Allowing people to embody what their persona statement says is the most challenging people for most people during vocal awareness. How the rituals that Arthur teaches are instrumental in allowing your sovereigntyWhy we truly don’t realise how much work it takes to be ourselves while others watch.Working with Nick Faldo in preparing for The Masters, Arthur realised it’s about each hole, and each step, as what he teaches are not just athletic principles but life principles.Why you must write out a vision and goal statement and practice delivering on it. Freedom without direction is chaos, power develops out of freedom, freedom out of letting go and letting go out of knowledgeArthur Joseph Stuff Arthur and I mentioned in our conversation: Arthurs book ‘Vocal Leadership’ Arthurs course Visual Voice Pro 2.0 – make sure to use the offer code: 100OFFVIP This course teaches  you step by step how Arthur helps his top clients prepare their vocal presentations, live calls and broadcasts, and professional speeches by using Visceral Language annotations (it’s like musical notes for speeches, that tell you exactly how to say each word for maximum impact!) Tony Robbins Albert Finney Sean Connery Lan Yang How you can reach out to Arthur Website E Mail Instagram Twitter Facebook Youtube How you can get involved with Positive Impact CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED ON YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS

Brian and Janice Muldoon have been helping people get incredible life changing results in their personal and professional lives for the past 6 years and their company One Result has a proven track record for success.  Their straightforward honest approach has earned them credibility in their industry and has allowed them to work with some incredible clients.  Janice and Brian genuinely care about the success of every person they work with and know first-hand the struggles that owning a business brings – having themselves been entrepreneurs for over 20 years.  Their experience spans multiple sectors, combined with sales, marketing and coaching skills learned from many years of learning from the best of the best. They are also Infusionsoft certified which means they are able to provide powerful solutions for small businesses such as web development, copywriting, marketing consultations and other professional services They know their stuff when it comes to engagement, automation and conversions.Not only this but they are both directors of the Best You Legacy Club Belfast The Best You Legacy Club is a place where like minded people, who are passionate about making a difference meet. A place to think, share ideas, find inspiration, and connect with colleagues that support you. People that can help you on your quest to enhancing your life and growing your career or business and making the world a better place. This is a whole new take on business connections. We brainstormWe collaborateWe inspire and motivateWe help each other and support each other.We make connections and introductions.We are reconnecting in a disconnected world! MOST importantly we will help YOU find your legacy Janice and Brian want to help you reach your goals!  What I spoke to Brian and Janice about How a lot of people are so resistant to coaching and believe that they don’t need help either in their personal or home life.Why asking the right questions gives a lot of value in helping people through plateaus in their work and home life. The importance in knowing the strategies in order to move the needle for individuals.How sometimes the people involved in businesses are the biggest problem in holding back the businesses from thriving.Opening up the discussion allows individuals to identify shortcomings and missed opportunities.The stigma attached to investing in ourselves and people over material things and the misconception that bringing a coach in means that you can figure stuff yourself, rather than realizing that most prominent people are the best advised and coached people in the world.The importance of trust and accountability in a coaching relationship in enabling you to identify your values or goals, to bring the best out of some one that they haven’t yet realized or tapped into by themselves.The distinction between coaches and athletes and the misconception that coaches should be successful athletes before being successful coaches. How coaches get tremendous fulfilment from getting the best out of people.How long you will need to be receiving coaching and how customized this can be depending on the person.The importance of recognising character defects and the practical things that coaches can do to give clients strategies to overcome such defects and behaviours.How opening up the conversation around patterns of past behaviour gives clients insight and positive change for big results.Recognising that something that worked in the past, no longer works for us now.Why Brian and Janice spend quite some time in working out where clients are at in that specific moment in time and how to bring things to the surface.The skilful art of asking questions and understanding, to ascertain the root of where a client is, and where they want to go.How there are so many different situations that you can face in business, and why empathy from someone who has been in your position is important.The importance of ownership and balancing pressure vs fulfilment in successful businesses. Why you are looking to move clients towards accountability on their own terms.Time management, delegation and automating tasks together with mapping out the week to lessen the peaks and troughs of business.How to go beyond what you are capable of doing right now to move onto the next level.The practical issue of burnout, overwhelm, stress and anxiety for people in 2019.  The false emergency culture, turning off notifications.Time blocking and making sure you turn your phone off for focus tasks.Why the human element has been lost in the amount of automation taking place.The loneliness of being in business and why coaches and masterminds are a great way to be around people to share experiences, ups and downs.When we understand we are humans doing good things, owners and employees can work well together.The challenge of business owners taking their hands off the business and allowing their staff to take ownership of parts of the business.Why you need to be courageous in going after the things in life you want and trying your best and how so many people put off the things they are going to do. The sacrifices you need to make in life to get the things you want. How you can get in touch with Brian and Janice (and continue the conversation around coaching): Website:                                     https://www.one-result.com/ Facebook:                                  https://www.facebook.com/oneresultglobal/ Instagram: (Janice)                https://www.instagram.com/janice.muldoon/                        (Brian)                  https://www.instagram.com/mrbrianmuldoon/ Best You Legacy Club Belfast https://thebestyoulegacyclub.com/events/the-best-you-legacy-club-belfast Stuff we mentioned when we spoke: Eckhart Tolle:                            https://www.eckharttolle.com/ Gary Vaynerchuk:                   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Vaynerchuk John Lee Dumas                      https://www.eofire.com/ Richard Branson                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson     CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE POSITIVE IMPACT CONVERSATION

Dan Keeley is an unshakable optimist who believes in world where the vast majority of the UK population feel empowered to speak up when we’re suffering. Described as “one of the UK’s most passionate & captivating mental health activists”, Dan is on a mission to collaborate & create the world he believes in, one where every single one of us has the courage, support & safe space to speak up when we’re suffering. In 2012, at the age of 27, Dan experienced a full-scale psychotic episode which left him preaching from the middle lane of major motorway in Italy at rush hour. After 6 months of elevating mood and ignoring all the warning signs, Dan’s mind took him from believing he we was ‘the next Mark Zuckerberg’, to ‘the next Steve Jobs’, to believing we was ‘The Chosen One’, all driven by early childhood trauma and an unrestrained obsession to ease as much of the world’s suffering going on at the time. By definition, Dan lost his sanity. With a clear diagnoses of Bipolar Disorder, Dan spent time in psychiatric wards before facing a crippling 6 month period of clinical depression which left him wanting to take my own life. Thankfully, with the incredible support network around him coupled with life-saving talking therapy & medication, Dan started his long yet progressive journey of recovery, speaking openly about his experiences at every stage and seeing the affect his words would have on those around him (so often giving permission for others to speak up about their personal struggles). When writing the story of your life don’t let anybody else hold the penDan Keeley Fast-track to 2017, now with 5 years of sharing his experiences publicly and on a growing number of media platforms, Dan knew he had to create a project to share his story on a truly national scale, and so Rome To Home was born. In the summer of 2017, Dan returned to Italy but this time (instead of standing in the middle of a motorway) Dan would successfully set-out to run 1250 miles (solo & self-supported) from the Colosseum in Rome back to the London Eye over 65 life-affirming days, with astonishing results. Broadcasting his adventure daily, Dan raised over £17,000 for a leading mental health charity and positively impacted the lives of hundreds of others struggling with severe mental health difficulties at the time, all of which was celebrated in style with a huge welcome at the London Eye on the 28th October 2017. I made a committment to myself that I would strip this all back and start again.Dan Keeley Since then and as we speak today, you’ll rarely find Dan doing anything other than trail-blazing his mission by delivering powerful live talks with many of the UK’s most forward-thinking organizations committed to investing & improving the mental-wellbeing of their workforce. As an extension of his vision, Dan is also the Founder & Mission Director of #AREWEOKUK: the social movement with a clear mission to inspire & empower the UK to speak up when we’re suffering so that together we can show future generations how it’s done. Dan is also a proud Salomon Brand Ambassador, Yes Tribe Ambassador, Alpine Ski Instructor, Husband, Father and family man. Dan and I discussed the following in our conversation: At the age of 27 Dan had a mental breakdownHe had a very normal upbringing in East Sussex in the UK and had no signs of mental health issues beforehand.The only sign before hand was periods of heightened awareness during in his lifeDan has always been creative, sporty, wanting to bring people together and making people feeling part of something bigger than themselves, he has always wanted to have a social impact. These three things have always been his North Star.How in January 2012 Dan started working for a snow charity helping underprivileged young people and how quickly he became extremely obsessed by what he was doing.In the period January to June of 2012 Dans self care rapidly deteriorated and the thought of spending just 2 hours in the kitchen seemed like a waste of time. He stopped exercising eating and sleeping he was averaging 2.5 hours sleep a night.The warning that began to show as his family booked a family holiday to Italy, but how Dan couldn’t slow himself down after 6 months of ramping things up.How in Dan’s family there was no mental health history or conditions so his family had no reason to think it was anything other than Dan getting carried away.As Dan went further he became more and more heightened about what he was thinking and doing and his answer to the world’s problems.The financial effect of spending money he didn’t have on his credit cards.The sensory effect of the episode on Dan’s awareness and perception of sight, sense, touch, smell and taste.The moment Dan tried to ‘reset the clock’ and force the world to slow down by flagging down and stopping the traffic on an Italian motorway at the same time as recruiting people to his cause.Dan then spent 2 ½ weeks in a psychiatric ward in Italy where he was given drugs to recover, the effect on his sleep, appetite and how confused he was.This then was followed by 2 ½ weeks in a psychiatric ward in the U.K. after which time he was given a formal Bi Polar disorder diagnosis.By the end of 2012 Dan didn’t want to be here any more, he was bed bound, the thought of walking 2 meters was like climbing Everest, he didn’t want to see anyone, he cut himself off, but had talking therapy twice a week.How talking therapy, good people being around him and medication was what made the difference to his recovery.The relationship we all have with thought and how Dan had to accept the situation he was in and get help.How dan believes we are all suffering to a lesser to a greater degree, we are all on the spectrum, his key was putting himself first.The turning point in December 2012 when he went out in public for the first time, and made the decision to strip his life back to the essentials.How Health, Relationships, Passions, Service, are Dan’s four main areas of focus now. How Dan started to share his journey of recovery.The 3 amazing things that happened when he shared his experience – 1. He felt lighter 2. More people joined his team, 3. It gave permission for the other person to speak up about what they were going through.The Importance of Self Care to keep yourself on the straight and narrow and having people around you.The importance of watching Disney’s – Cars and the story of Lightning McQueen!!!Dan’ epic 2017 endurance run from Rome to London 65 days 1250 miles – a celebration of building support networks, sharing experiences, his 5 year journey and a bookend to the chapter. How he averaged 20 miles per day, felt like he was back, in such a great place, and channeled his positive energy into the project. The Life changing and life affirming nature of his endurance run. The cathartic effect of running, getting in the zone, and how your emotions begin to unwind when running. The calming effect of Dan’s journey through Italy, and the effect it had on him. How it was his pilgrimage back.How family was the one thing that kept him going and he wanted to be happy again for his family.The effect of medication and communication in the journey along with the courage to speak up when you are suffering.  How the power of speaking up when you are suffering is important The lense through which Dan sees the world is that everyone has struggles and he has really started to form human connections which have the effect of empathy, compassion etc. Stuff Dan I discussed when we spoke: Homeland TV Series Limitless Film Disney’s Cars & Lightening McQueen How you can get in touch with Dan and find out a bit more about him and the organizations he supports: Instagram Youtube Facebook            Dan Keeley AreweokayUK Say Yes More Websites:            www.dankeeley.co www.sayyesmore.com www.areweok.uk

Barnaby Wynter is Marketing and Rebrand Expert, Keynote Speaker, Paleontologist, Founder of The Brand Bucket Company, Author and Serial Entrepreneur. He is on a mission to help businesses make Marketing 4.0 work and harness the change of buyer power in a digital economy. Over 30 years ago, smarter people than him created The Brand Bucket 6 step buying decision-making process. He was lucky to be introduced to this in 1997 and even more lucky to be able to buy it 4 years later. Set at the heart of a Top 200 agency and one of the UK’s first truly integrated marketing communications agencies, with it Barnaby was able to navigate the shift from Marketing 3.0 to Marketing 4.0 between 2001 and 2010. The Brand Bucket got stronger as an approach, as demonstrated by the 470 brands that he was personally involved in bringing to market during that period (list available on request). So, what changed? Put simply, the buyer has taken control of the buying process, away from the brand owner. As a result, the role of marketing has changed entirely. Its primary function has become to enable people to find you, to inspire them, to nurture them and hold their hand as they make a decision to buy, taking them through the purchase and then helping them get the most from your product or service. Marketing affects every part of the buyer experience and builds commercial relationships. The Brand Bucket has replaced other outdated acquisition models for every business that has embedded it, providing a proven strategic template for businesses to align directly alongside their systems and processes as they are being designed around customer experience. Currently The Brand Bucket approach is being embedded in a few select corporates via The Brand Bucket Company, a ten year old integrated marketing agency, supported by introductions to the approach via keynotes to conferences, via masterclasses to CEO groups and via books, blogs and banter online. There has never been more pressing time to supercharge your brand in a digital economy. Barnaby and I discussed the following in our conversation: What exactly branding is and how Barnaby was tasked with finding the definition of branding earlier in his career. How branding has become a relationship and how every single touch point should be telling your story to your buyer.How the way people buy has fundamentally changed, and how the information has shifted away from the seller or brand and onto the buyer, by virtue of the internet.Why the buyer of 2019 is far more knowledgeable than ever before.The shouty nature of 80s adverts that is still prevalent in TV in 2019How there is so much ‘noise’ right now in branding but those that have worked out how to do it properly are more sophisticated and capitalizing because of this.Why your expertise and experience needs to be translated into valuable content and how outsourcing of content writing needs to be done with great care.How 80% of buying decisions start in google and why within seconds people can find a solution. By the time you contact the seller you have already qualified their value.Buyers in 2019 are interested in insight, knowledge, and expertise rather than your heritage, they want to know how they can work with you.How your brand is an outcome of your good marketing, whereas branding is applying the discipline of marketing across systems and marketing.How the way you answer the phone, your staff dress, what your premises look like and the consistency of your stationary should all be part of your marketing experience and touch points.Why the biggest problem Barnaby sees in companies is that they have no value proposition How Barnaby works with with the 4 ‘B’s: 1. What is your behavioral style? – people buy from people they like and who are like them. 2. Many companies tend to blast features, whereas what people buy is benefits. 3. Begin with the end in mind as referenced by Stephen R .Covey – what do you want people to believe about your product or service? 4. What to you want to be famous for? How sales people are not so much the gatekeeper to the brand as they used to be and customers are ready to buy already by the time they come to youWhy new business need to work out what their niche is and how it benefits the customer in their value proposition. The style of how you do things matters e.g. Celebrity chefs Next is to categorize what your audience is. Psychographics, you create a profile of your ideal customer, that is what you target your marketing at. What they do, their ambitions, dreams, problems, desires, where they hang out, what they buy, spend their time on? Easy to create using a photo montage from magazines. Often the person we sell to is a person like us.The discussion around authenticity and whether the argument for a rough and ready approach is simply a lazy mans way of going about the value proposition. Why Barnaby feels that authenticity needs to be born out of a strong branding strategy!!You don’t find customers any more – they find you. The trick is to be everywhere they go. 83 percent of the time they go to google. Blogs, LinkedIn, Hub Spot say 2000 words long once a month on blogs. Got to be on YouTube.  If you are selling on Amazon make sure you are all up to date. Offline – speak at events, Pinterest and Instagram, go to exhibitions. Trick is to get foundGet found by your target market!!!!!!Forget your peers and tell people what you know, the more you communicate what you know the better you will get. Consider using a teleprompter app for video content. For writing talk into your phone or pc, using programs like dragon dictation or freelance services like fiver.com, – grow your confidence all the time.The part the education systems plays (or lack of) in your creativity for branding and marketing and why you must learn this skill yourselfHow the creative industry really brings on some of the smartest, high energy and dynamic young individuals. Barnaby’s Top Tips: All businesses must start with the value proposition – the story you tell as to why you are worth more than the money in their pocketThe type of person you want to buy from you – don’t try to sell to everyoneUse a marketing system – preferably a 6 step engagement modelEveryone is looking for you – be found, flood the market with what people wantFrom a creative point of view, create some kind of Icon that is synonymous with your story, e.g. Nike Swoosh, Heinz 57. Create iconography that is unique to your business and which locks into your customers brain that they are in a safe place. Stuff we mentioned in our conversation David Ogilvy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogilvy_(businessman) Brendon Burchard – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendon_Burchard Brian Tracy –  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Tracy Les Browne – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Brown_(speaker) How you can link up with Barnaby Website – https://www.barnabywynter.com/ Facebook –  https://www.facebook.com/barnaby.wynter Twitter – https://twitter.com/thebrandbucket Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnabywynter/ Get involved with the Positive Impact Movement

Lauren Adler is a Registered Nurse in the state of Hawai’i, currently finishing her Family Nurse Practitioner degree. She has been trained in Functional Medicine through private mentorship with a renowned practitioner. In my discussion with Lauren we talk about the subject of how to balance motherhood with work. Lauren uses her own experience, determination, and extensive training in both conventional and functional medicine to provide private consultations to clients using a six-month program called the Whole Body Blueprint that addresses both the internal and external environments unique to the individual client. Not only this but Lauren is also a children’s author and mom to a fantastic baby girl who she loves and cares for whilst continuing her work as a Nurse and Functional Medicine practitioner. Laurens particular interest and area of expertise is helping ‘moms to be’ both pre conception, post conception and post-natal by bringing the experience she has from family nursing and functional medicine. She also has first-hand experience of having difficulties conceiving which she was able to remedy herself through functional medicine. What Lauren and I discussed when we spoke: The fun and games of living with a baby and trying to be everywhere at once.The temperament of a baby and toddler and how it develops over time.How the role of women in the workplace has changed and why it is so different from previous generations.The demands of the modern mom and how culturally it used to be so different to now with the financial demands of the modern world.The challenging nature of trying to juggle life at home with life at work.How working remotely enables Lauren to balance things out a little bit more.Why roles are being redefined for both mums and dads and how that dynamic works in practiceThe differing views regarding staying at home vs going back to work and why motherhood is one of the most highly criticised things you can do.How mom’s attitudes to work can change after having a baby, the motivation for wanting more for your child, and the healthy aspect of being apart.Why Lauren has achieved more in the past year than she has ever done before Why as a parent you should not feel guilty for taking time out and accepting that you are able to relax without your children. It’s okay for you to take care of yourself.As a new mom you should take a few moments to do simple things like take a shower or doing something for yourself like going to a yoga class.The importance of not obsessing about the cleanliness of your surroundings and worrying about others judging you.Why Mom and Dad making time for each other will pay dividends further down the line as your children grow up.How ‘relaying’ in the first few days back from hospital is a great way for mom to get proper rest and sleep after giving birth.The effect of post-natal depression and post-natal trauma for Moms and Dads.Why parents wrestle with the advice that is constantly changing and the advice from previous generations. How different cultures have wisdom that works along with maternal instinct.The importance of staying healthy pre-conception and how there is more you can do from a functional medicine standpoint.Balancing the health needs of looking after yourself as a parent vs the health needs of your baby and how sugary children’s medicines can get them hooked on sugar from an early age.A typical working day in the life of Lauren and how she has structured her life in order to give her the lifestyle she wants by operating an online health business worldwide from her home in Hawaii.The autonomy and schedule that Lauren is able to work to through her work. How you can envision raising your family the way you want to and why there are people out there looking for creative innovators to purchase goods and services from.How 80% of the jobs our children will be doing don’t yet exist and why the internet is so vast now, people are looking to pay for access to good information from experts quickly and efficiently to fix certain problems and issues.Why when it comes to life and parenting you have to find and do what works for you, not somebody else. The future around working mums and how Lauren sees the future as positive for mums looking to return to the workplace and craft a working life that really fits in around, and benefits the family unit. How you can get in touch with Lauren Website https://www.laurenadlerhealth.com/ Instagram @laurenadlerhealth Book Lyla, Island Girl Get involved with Positive Impact here

Tony Bradshaw grew up in a lower-income neighbourhood in Nashville, TN. In 1996, he realized he was mismanaging his money and knew something needed to change. That’s when he set out to learn how to handle money better. At age 25, Tony made his Millionaire Choice, his choice to become a millionaire by age 40. He accomplished his goal in 2011. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Tony spent the first six years of his career as an engineer/network administrator. In 2001, he entered the financial education world as part of an internet business and development group at the Dave Ramsey Organization, where he spent 16 years bringing financial education products to the online world. Serving as CIO and COO for the Dave Ramsey Organization – a major financial education company, Tony helped shape the strategy, technology, and systems to deliver financial education to those in need. During his journey, Tony realized his own message and vision for helping people with their personal finances. In June 2017, Bradshaw began writing The Millionaire Choice with the vision of helping anyone become a millionaire, no matter their income, ethnicity, or financial situation. Tony aspires to create a movement of financially-educated and wealthy people who will make it their mission to fight poverty and help those in need around the world. He calls it The Millionaire’s Manifesto, and you can read it at www.themillionairechoice.com Tony and I discussed the following: How Tony grew up in a family which didn’t have a handle on money with financial mismanagement.His upbringing being one where his parents had late payment fees, bounced checks, water being cut off, and electricity being cut off.How he realised in his early 20s that he was earning good money but the money was just disappearing as fast as he could earn it and he began to get into debtHow Tony educated himself at the local book store, studied for 90 days and realised money was a maths problem, he made it his aim to be a millionaire by 40 years old. That was the day he made his millionaire choice.Why many people work hard instead of smart, and his father earning just $7000 one year, when he was working extremely hard.How financial education is missing from the school system with priority given to maths English and Science.Why Tony had to wait until 25 to learn the principles which some people never learn.No matter how rich or poor you are everyone starts at the same placeYou have to make a plan but make adjustments along the wayYou have to have a spending plan (as opposed to a budget)His budget at 25 was what he needed to live on what he needed to become a millionaire.You must create a vision for your futureStudy money and become a student of money and move towards to a vision and a goalThe 10 steps in the book that you should follow when you make the millionaire choice.How integrity is one of the top 3 or 4 things most successful people mention.Why time management is such a big thing with social media, TV etc.The average American watches 30 hours TV a week.The time for money trap, ROI and why delegation of tasks is so important.The income lock problem and realising your potential is a lot greater.How you can invest in yourself and what you can demand as remuneration.The basic and advanced financial track you can use to assess your financial knowledge. Keeping in mind that everyone starts at the same place.The different categories of money and why if you look at changing your mind set to ‘when can I live life the way I want to live it’ instead of when can I retire, it’s a big game changerThe problem of buying brand new cars on finance and the damage it does to long term financial planning.Why Tony believes debt snowballing is the best way to begin demolishing your debt.How to prioritize which debts to pay off firstTony’s preference to pay off your house first rather than investing. The surprising returns that people probably don’t realise on medium risk mutual funds. REIT’s as a method of investing in property The different ways of boosting your income in order to build wealth, including increasing your income by job hopping to boost your wage, flipping unwanted stuff on eBay, multi-level marketing and direct sales, Why income that has been boosted should go into your wealth fund rather than spending. How you can get in touch with Tony Websites www.tonybradshaw.com www.themillionairechoice.com Social Media https://www.facebook.com/tony.bradshaw.10441 https://www.facebook.com/themillionairechoice/

Chris Dufey is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, film maker, health nut and ice cream lover. Currently living between Bali, Australia and LA with his daughters and wife, he is the Founder and CEO of Coaches Cartel and is obsessed with helping coaches grow their dream businesses and lives. Recently recognised as a ’Top Young Entrepreneur In Dubai” and published in online and print publications, and showcased in multiple top podcasts. Chris is the creator of The Chris Dufey Show, has authored ‘Your First 100 Clients’ and ‘Craving The Truth’ and the upcoming film ‘A Life Worth Living’. Chris is known to be a world class strategist and business coach that has a knack for helping his clients earn more money, impact more people and live with freedom whilst doing the work they love. Chris loves to blow minds… And with a no-fluff, to the point, yet charismatic way of impacting, educating and inspiring people from the stage. Chris is confident in “wowing” you with the topics of online business growth, how to create a business and life you love along with lifestyle design. Living each day the life of an entrepreneur, CEO, author, film maker, father, husband and friend… Chris knows how to juggle life’s responsibilities and succeed. Chris and I discussed the following during our conversation. How Chris was originally stuck in the time for money trap around the same time as his first daughter was born whilst he was living in Dubai, he was training clients in the gym but only getting paid when he was working. He wanted more freedom.After a full day of clients he raced home and his daughter was asleep, he wasn’t being the man he wanted to be something had to change, that was the catalyst for his personal change.His next step was to move to Bali and where he started his online business.How fathers (and mothers) often miss their children during the working week and only see them properly at weekends. Why you must give yourself the headspace to ask why? Question what it is that you want, what are your goals, who is the person you want to be? Instead of what you think you want or what other people have told you that you want.The stressful time during the birth of his first and second children and how that’s now changed with his impending arrival. The difference between a growth mind-set and a closed mind-set.  If you have a growth mind-set, you are looking for it, always pivoting, always making it better, how can we make it perfect, getting better and better. You can apply this to all areas of your life.His starting point with clients is to work out where they are in different areas of their life. Why there is no such thing as work life balance but there are seasons of life.  When you look at all areas of life you can see that in certain seasons you will be into certain areas, and other seasons in other areas. If you want to do something great, you have to forget about work life balance, at least for a period of time.How the small things that you do over a long period of time are how you make a massive impact, and day by day processes. Chris’ view is that goals are for losers, systems are for winners. You can post it note non negotiables and this need not be complicated, what are the non-negotiables for you each day?Why it’s Important that you don’t get wrapped up in the how of what you are doing and over complicate things.The self-sabotaging nature of making things complicated to avoid doing them.How to use the minimum effective dose to get to where you need to get to.When it comes to energy vampires, this goes for every area of life, so you should be cutthroat with who you allow into your life and who we surround ourselves with.What are you distracting yourself with that is preventing you from going after what you want to do?At the beginning of each year, Chris identifies 4 things he needs to do better.  He is conscious and deliberate about what he needs to learn in order to achieve those 4 things, as that’s where he finds you are most likely to get distracted from what is serving you.Chris identified the systems he uses – 1. Measure backwards, 2. How you celebrate your progress, 3. List 3 areas want to achieve in next 90 days, 4. Projects, 5. Key actions, 6. Checkpoints 30 & 60 days. 7. Month, week, day, what are you doing. Snapshot review of the week. 8. Daily morning routine and 3 most important tasks in the morning. 9. What are you doing in other areas of life, snapshot review of the day.The components for Chris achieving a great day are 1. Simplicity, 2. Depth of work, 3. Spending time with familyAt the end of every week, Chris carries out a review of the week: 1. Biggest win for week and how he will celebrate   2. His rating in all areas of life,   3. Did he complete last week’s 3 projects? If not why and what needs to be done to complete them? What worked and what didn’t work? What did he learn? What did he stop doing or start doing? Who does he ask for help? 4.What major tasks are coming up in the week ahead? Next week will be a win if? What are the targets for the win? What other responsibilities? Chris then schedules everything in a checkbox and schedules out = family ,self, growth, chill time, which he does on a Friday afternoon.Chris has found that the above process stops him from lying to yourself – that’s why journaling is such a good habit for getting this all down on paper. Stuff we discussed during our conversation Clockwork by Michal Michalowicz https://www.clockworkbymikemichalowicz.com/ Profit First by Michal Michalowicz https://www.profitfirstbook.com/ Scaling Up by Verne Harnish https://scalingup.com/verne-harnish/ How to find out about Chris and get in touch with him: Websites: https://www.chrisdufey.com https://www.coachescartel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdufey/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iamchrisdufey/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv32dvpNavEdlGkumjqHMCA

Jose Pila & Pedro de Leon (TentHut) A Life After Military Service on the Positive Impact Podcast with Joe Horton Tent Hut was founded by Jose Pila and Pedro de Leon in 2017 in Los Angeles, having identified the need for more housing units for veterans and the urgency to get to work on filling that gap. Tent Hut is proposing to take on the challenging task of finding and building homes for our homeless veterans in one of the most difficult housing markets in the United States; Los Angeles, CA. Their housing-first approach of providing supportive services with permanent housing is proven to help veterans obtain and retain housing after experiencing homelessness. The mission of Tent Hut is to Restructure , Rebuild, and Reinforce by keeping veterans moving in a positive direction through the building of the strong foundation that comes from placing homeless veterans in a home. Tent Hut have made it their mission to REBUILD a veteran’s sense of purpose and mission driven attitude. They aim to RESTRUCTURE the warrior mind to better adapt to different environments. They see it as important to them to REINFORCE their military core values with every veteran that crosses their path. PEDRO DE LEON JR. Pedro de Leon Jr served twelve years (six years active and six years reserves) in the United States Army, and has experience in health and fitness, training soldiers in the US Army reserve unit and the financial industry. He has first-hand experience of almost being homeless on several occasions. Pedro is passionate about reaching out to the “Veteran Drifters”, finding new resources and housing to help them, and ultimately building a community of new leaders who can continue to give back. Jose M Pila Jose M Pila is an experienced strategist with an extensive background in security, student services, finance, and veteran issues.  Jose served in United States Army 82nd Airborne Division and in 2009, Jose dropped his rifle and hit the books with the help of his G.I. Bill.  He was recruited to work for Constellis Group, a government contracting company that provides paramilitary security forces to the Middle East. He also worked for various non-profits in the homeless veteran sector. As a former combat soldier, he overcame struggles and low points during his own transition. Jose deeply understands the unique challenges that veterans face as they try to regain their sense of purpose and focus after transitioning out of the military. Jose believes that Tent-Hut’s proactive approach to veteran issues will prevent many of the subsequent barriers that veterans face in their post-military life __________________ What happens when soldiers, sailors, pilots and marines transition out of the military? It’s not something many of us give a lot of thought to but my discussion with Jose and Pedro from Tent Hut sheds light on their plight. Many veterans face a life of uncertainty after leaving the military with homelessness, PTSD, substance abuse and mental health issues common. Not to mention the alarming rate of suicide amongst military vets. Asking for and finding help can be difficult and many veterans are simply unprepared for civilian life, encountering issues around finances, relationships, health and structure.  Fortunately what Jose and Pedro have created gives hope to veterans going through this difficult period which enables them to gradually taper away the structures of military life and re-integrate into civilian life successfully.  Their starting point is housing after which a full support program is put to work in all other areas of a veteran’s life to enable a successful transition back into civilian life. In my interview with the guys we discuss the challenges veterans face, what help Tent Hut can offer, and why you should get in touch with them today if you, or a friend, or relative is leaving the military. In this interview Jose, Pedro and I discuss: Why Tent Hut was started and the need for a better and stronger transitioning from the militaryHow veterans don’t know what to do with the 24 hours in the day after coming out of the military.How Tent Hut looks to re-integrate with the structure from the military, taper it off and re-integrate vets into civilian life. Why education and training can be a difficulty as it keeps vets from transitioning properly by becoming veteran drifters with a housing allowanceMission driven attitude to get to next step (and how Tent Hut use this).How the military paying for everything ill equips veterans for dealing with finances and money management skills in the long term.How vets typically go into the military at a very young age often receiving tax free cash, and how many servicemen with no financial literacy blow through 15-20k in less than a month after leaving with no accountability and financial literacy.Tent Hut helps veterans in how to manage money better.How Tent Hut covers housing first and then works on the other issues that vets face, like finances, employment and mental health issues.The issue around homeless and why the authorities don’t class somebody as having a roof over their heads as homeless.How TentHut tries to catch veterans with the transitional mind-set early, with the goal being to help them succeed. Preventative rather than when it is a problem.How TentHut show veterans that they have value outside the military, unfortunately many  go into school or substance abuse.Why the 1 week transition course out of the military isn’t working for reintegration into civilian life.What Housing Vouchers are and why they are so problematic for veterans finding housing – more importantly how TentHut can help with this.How TentHut also offers support services to Women veterans along with the LGBT community, whose needs are very specific.How everyone’s experience of trauma is different and relative to individuals experience, not just for people seeing front line combat.The fight or flight response that causes so many problems for veterans after transitioning from the military.The challenge of eating and exercising correctly for veterans when it is an aspect of military life that is very much taken care of during military life. How veterans can regain accountability.Tent Hut offers support in the physical aspect of transitioning.Why community is essential in rebuilding, restructuring and reinforcing and working with others rather than trying to do it by yourself.Tent Hut has connections with other organisations to help veterans transition How you can link up with Jose, Pedro and the TentHut community Website www.tenthut.org YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvslXRPpbpc_Rd_1Ofz5-cw Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tent_hut/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TentHut/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/tenthut/ CLICK HERE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE POSITIVE IMPACT COMMUNITY

The Power of Functional Medicine – Maggie Berghoff is a functional medicine practitioner and high performance coach who specialises in helping entrepreneurs, CEOs, and influencers all over the world to Bio-hack their bodies and routines so that they can boost energy and reach peak performance each and every day. Maggie first discovered the healing power of functional medicine when trying to overcome her own health problems in her early 20’s for which she was experiencing symptoms like hives, fatigue, hair thinning, weight gain and given many different diagnoses by health professionals. She now looks to help others who are going through the same, get back to their very best health and performance. Maggie is a certified Nurse Practitioner and she trained in functional medicine at the Institute for Functional Medicine.  She specialises in working with private clients, business clients and offers retreats.  Maggie is also the creator of the Total Body Blue Print Immersion package and Balance protocol which she uses to help clients balance their bodies and achieve peak performance. She has worked with Entrepreneur, I Heart Radio, CBS, Under Armour, Well Good, Good Morning San Diego and Radio MD. She is also part of a private women’s entrepreneur group headed up by Sir Richard Branson. Maggie juggles her successful entrepreneurial journey with being a mum (or mom if you are in the US!) What Maggie and I discussed during our conversation: How functional medicine works to find out what is going on inside someone’s body so we can reverse the imbalances and heal their body, to make them feel amazing, as opposed to the conventional model of identifying symptoms and giving a pill or treatment. Why functional medicine focusses on the root cause of what’s going on inside the bodyWhereas traditional medicine gives a pill, function medicine looks to find out why your body is having the symptoms in the first place. Why traditional medicine doesn’t allow Doctors the necessary time with patients to full understand their needs.How there are specialist practitioners you can go to for functional medicine, and how it’s a  different type of training and practice altogether they go through, with much more emphasis on interpretation of the results of tests that are ordered.How functional medicine is highly personalised, and also takes into consideration lifestyle needs, goals and understanding all of this in order to get the body back into balance.How the challenge to conventional wisdom and medicine is a good thing in understanding why chronic diseases, infertility and other conditions are on the rise The role of self-education in building awareness of the human body’s ability to heal itself.How people are being able to reverse chronic conditions by self-educating.Why functional medicine allows you to find out why you are you feeling lethargic and tired along with getting clarity on those answers. How Maggie goes into great detail on family history, birth, how the little things have added up to why patients feel the way they do.  Usually there are a lot of little things then one big thing which creates a tipping point.How Maggie sees peak performance clients looking to increase their already high performance. How Maggie treats everyday clients with conditions like Insomnia, bloating, autoimmune conditions and diarrhoea which are effecting their daily life with the symptomsThe amazing experiences Maggie has had when clients bodies start to heal themselvesHow detoxification protocols and diets can make you feel worse rather than betterThe knock on effect that good health has on other areas of life such as relationships, work, and fitness.How Maggie’s approach is very personalised for professional clients, e.g. if they are flying lots this can effect circadian rhythms (sleep cycles), optimising different techniques to ensure their bodies can take stress without getting sick. She also addresses specific environmental stressors that are then tackled to minimise stress and how bodies can cope with big events, and athletic events.Why busy entrepreneurs embarking on large projects and start-ups are the prime candidates for functional medicine as it carries such massive benefits How you don’t need to calorie count with functional medicine but instead remove the food products that don’t agree with you and ensure you have correct general ratiosThe difference between food intolerance and allergy and questionable techniques for food intolerance testing.How re-testing is important and yearly functional testing lab work is a good starting point.The incredible story of Maggie’s cancer client and the reduction in his tumour size. How his health story changed his life by addressing the root cause of his problems.The baby boomer legacy and why we should all raise our standards to feel amazing and on fire. How raising your standards above what your family previously did can elevate your life.Maggie’s new involvement in business consulting and the launch of her new book in 2020. How you can connect with Maggie Instagram https://www.instagram.com/maggieberghoff/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maggieberghoff LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggieberghoff/ Website https://www.maggieberghoff.com

Want to Master your Instagram Stories? Then check out my discussion with Brock Johnson.Brock Johnson is a 22-year-old college student who has grown up into the world of social media and is an expert on social media, having advised 1000’s of entrepreneurs on how to use quick video clips to connect and build their businesses. He is the CEO of Unwrap Stories which helps business and brands tell their stories on social media. Brock started using social media to build a business in the 5th grade, using twitter to market and sell a magnetic bracelet worn by many of the professional sports stars he admired. He has a unique two-sided perspective of the power, and potential dangers, of what many parents don’t know is actually happening in social media. As a Social Media Stories marketing coach, he hosts Social Media Money Makers, The Build your Tribe podcast with his mom Chalene, and is an online-entrepreneur in his own right running a 6 figure business. Brock knows first-hand how to build a booming business with limited time and money!   His mission is to help you grow your brand, and effectively market yourself using Stories – he is passionate about helping others to do this to great success. ****STOP PRESS**** Get 20% off Brocks Instagram Course Help with Hashtags by using the discount code ‘POSITIVE’ and clicking here https://www.unwrapstories.com/store/Lbt2jnMY ****STOP PRESS**** _________________________________________ Social Media, it’s an area that we have all grown accustomed to in the past 10-15 years with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Snapchat becoming part of the fabric of society, and how we communicate.  Some of us love social media, some of us hate it, but wherever you fall on the spectrum social media is here to stay – for the time being anyhow. But…….it’s constantly changing and evolving, the way in which social media works, the tools you can use on social media, the algorithms, the hashtags, the videos, the photos. In 2019 if you are promoting your brand or business you need to be aware of social media even if you don’t plan on using it right now or are only dipping your toe in the water. To some industries, social media is all the rage, to others it’s yet to blow up, but be prepared and you will be well armed to capitalise at the right time. What impressed me the most about my conversation with Brock was the way he has such a wise head on young shoulders particularly when describing a healthy relationship toward social media, taking breaks from social media, and his mature and sensible attitude to technology.  He is one young man who we will be seeing a lot of in the future such is the impact he is having right now already at 22. Check out my discussion with Brock to find out how to Master your Instagram Stories. In my conversation with Brock we discuss the following: How LinkedIn could be really big in 2019 because they are adding so many features right now and why it will blow up, along with podcasting and IGTV.How you can use Tick Tock as a test bed to hone your skills in putting your face on video and camera and why it’s such an addictive format. Why it’s possible to find success on every platform because there are billions of people on each of these platforms, and it’s the way you make contact with your audience that really counts.How every platform has different tools to fit your skillset the best.Why you should ask yourself the following questions – where is your audience? What are you comfortable with? What is your best skillset?The main platforms you should be focussing on in 2019 in this order: – Instagram, Facebook, Podcasting, YouTube, LinkedIn.  How Brock is focussing his efforts on YouTube, Instagram, IGTV, more IGTV content and LinkedIn Video content.How people crave realness and authenticity online, and why being more human, makes you more likeable and trustworthy. The sweet spots for Instagram feed videos being 30 seconds long and IGTV videos 3-4 minutes long Why Brock focusses so much on stories, and how you can do long form videos split over lots of sections in your Instagram stories. What your priorities should be when first starting out on Instagram and what to focus on once you are up and running such as Instagram Stories, your Feed, IGTV, and Instagram live video. Why Instagram is really promoting IGTV right now. HACK ALERT  – Consider moving your stories to video before they expire after 24 hours.How you should post stories 10 times a day, throughout the day to take the stress off your shoulders thus ensuring your stories bubble moves right up to the top of the general feed again.How to test your baseline level of engagement on your feed, it could be every other day or 3 times a day.Brock suggests posting to IGTV and LIVE, usually once or twice a weekWhy consistency is important but not getting too obsessed if you miss posting for a few days.How you can post up to 11 hashtags in your stories but why 3-4 hashtags in each story is optimum.  Hashtags and why they are the best way to organically, grow your audience.How Brock grew his own audience by conducting a real in depth look at hashtags and designing a course HELP WITH HASHTAGS. Brock has found out a way to find your most niched list of hashtags that works for you that he used himself to grow from 2000, to 30,000 followers. Brocks step by step video based guide covers how to use hashtags in stories, your bio and IGTV.The two types of posts that Instagram uses ‘recently posted posts’ and ‘top posts’ and how HELP WITH HASHTAGS helps to get your post amongst the ‘top posts’.Master your Instagram Stories and you will master Instagram How you can link up with Brock Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/brock11johnson/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/brock11johnson YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxlGl5gV2REX4wYe12wAO3w Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/brock11johnson/ Unwrap Stories Course – https://www.unwrapstories.com/store/Lbt2jnMY Use your 20% discount code at checkout using the code ‘POSITIVE’ TO JOIN OUR POSITIVE IMPACT COMMUNITY CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

“A successful life is not built on your ability to add, but on your ability to remove” Tim Cooper Tim Cooper is a successful recovery coach and writer living in London. His most recent book – The Art of Unlearning details his journey. A journey which began with him spending years judging his success (and others success) on the volume of shiny objects and material possessions they had to disastrous consequences. Tim realised that it’s the simplicity and fundamentals of life that hold true beauty. He realised that he didn’t need more he needed less. Time believes that in today’s world most of us are searching for a new tool, a new skill, more information, more knowledge – but everything we need is already inside of us. Tims own experience was that under all the layers of fear and self-doubt, our true potential is already there, waiting for us to uncover it. It’s not until we remove what’s not serving us that we can see clearly what truly matters. Tim Cooper is an author, speaker and a specialist in life recovery coaching. In his book “The Art of Unlearning”, Tim teaches that no matter what kind of hole you are in, no matter how bleak the future looks, you can get out and find a life worth living. Trust him, he’s done it himself. His podcast “The Tim Cooper Academy Podcast” debuted on iTunes in June 2018, and his new YouTube show, “The Art of Unlearning”, is set to take the channel by storm. Over 60,000 people see his posts on Instagram every week. He has been hailed as “one of the most authentic, genuine and relatable coaches in the market today, transforming the lives of thousands of people and has been featured in The London Metro, The Guardian and Women’s Health Magazine. Tim’s philosophy is – “You can never live a life of total fulfilment until you shift your focus to contributing beyond yourself” In Tim’s eyes there is no greater gift than investing in yourself. ____________________________ I often speak in my podcasts with guests about the fact that none of us get a life handbook when we reach 18 years old which will map out how to deal with the trials and tribulations of life. The death of relatives, the relationship breakdowns, the job losses and many other life changing events that force us to develop coping strategies to ‘get by’.  It’s only natural that we all want to survive but what happens when those same coping mechanisms no longer serve us they actually end up holding us back rather than propelling us forward. My discussion with Tim lays this bare and we delve deep into finding your way back to a life of abundance and congruency with your true values. In my conversation with Tim we spoke about the following: The events that led up to Tim making the decision to end his own life as he describes in his book The Art of UnlearningHow his previous relationship resulted in Tim losing himself and abandoning his values in trying to be a person he wasn’t, and how he subsequently tried to chase the material things he thought he wanted. Tim’s loss of all the material things he tried to attach his happiness to after his relationship broke down and him turning to drugs, prostitutes and a journey of self-destruction in the aftermath. A stark warning about the dangers of Cocaine use and how it can be so destructive to not only you but the lives of people around you and how Tim never thought he was an addict.Tim’s realisation that he couldn’t end his life and that there was more for him to give the world.The two defining moments for him in realising that one of his biggest core values is contribution.The importance of being around the right people, and the tough decisions Tim had to make to remove himself from people who didn’t offer him any value. Why there will be a time in your life when you have to ask the question – What is it I am going after and who do I need to get on board?How you can be physically in the presence of other people but emotionally lonely.The chance meeting in the gym which changed Tim’s life forever, and started Tim’s journey as a life coach. How he began to learn and the idea of coaching others crystallised in his mind. Why the small little things make a big difference and how the ability to remove things rather than add them make big changes possible – hence the Art of Unlearning.How Tim had to dig deep on what his core values were and what he lived by, together with what he cared for in life and saw value in. Why this inner work gave him a foundational platform from which to work on himself.How Tim prides himself on authenticity, and that is one of the things people most compliment him on.Why we all label ourselves in terms of how the world views us rather than our authentic self Why we often try and be emotional robots rather than riding the waves of life and the ups and downs.How Tim’s relationship with his new partner Amanda was based on a brutal basis of honesty for both of them and how this really made Tim feel finally at home.How Tim’s journey in life helped develop his talent for coaching and how Tim’s first client Bill was able to benefit from Tim’s involvement.Why Tim has always made sure that the objective of his coaching was working 1-1 with people as his greatest skill lies in working this way rather than online coaching.What you should do to create a vision and be obsessed with it every day until you get there.How your old story and programming is out of date and it’s time for you to work out new strategies and grow like you have never grown before.  The mindset shift that needs to take place over and above anything.How you must be optimistic and adaptable to change.  As human beings we like to change, we just don’t like to be forced to change. Stuff we discussed during our conversation Tim’s Book – The Art of Unlearning https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tim-Coopers-Art-Unlearning-vol1/dp/172386465X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tim+cooper&qid=1558473110&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Jim Rohn https://www.jimrohn.com/ Michael A Singer https://untetheredsoul.com/ How you can get in touch with Tim Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thetimcooperacademy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thetimcooperacademy/ Website www.timcooperacademy.com TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE POSITIVE IMPACT MOVEMENT COMMUNITY CLICK HERE

John Lee Dumas is one of the most successful podcasters right now having started his own podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire back in 2012. It is now one of iTunes top ranked business podcasts. Over the past few years he has interviewed 1000’s of the top entrepreneurs on the planet on his weekly podcast (which was a first for the industry in 2012). His amazing guests have included such as Tim Ferris, Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuck, Seth Godin, & Barbara Corcoran to name a few. He is a published author, speaker and has done keynote speaking at some of the largest industry expo’s such as Podfest in March this year in Orlando, sharing the stage with giants of the podcast world like Jordan Harbinger and Pat Flynn. On top of this JLD is a successful entrepreneur in his own right and his multi-faceted Entrepreneurs on Fire business has built into a 6 figure a month, 7 figure a year business. I was massively privileged for JLD to fit me into his extremely packed schedule when he dropped into Positive Impact recently, and in this whistle conversation I had with him we go into his world and he drops some massive value bombs which you can take away and apply. You will get to really benefit from his many years of interviewing some of the top minds on the planet in what it takes to get to the very top. **STOP PRESS** Not only this but as a first for Positive Impact I have transcribed a full text of my interview with JLD as a pdf but you can only go to this but visiting my website www.positive-impact-movement.com and registering your details. As a special bonus I will be adding a copy of my key takeaways from the end of the podcast to really drive home the areas on which you should be focussing. **STOP PRESS** __________________ In this interview John Lee Dumas and I discuss: How for many top Entrepreneur’s money and wealth are the driver for most to get to the top, but when they get to the top the next level is impact.  Why Aaron Young has had the biggest impact on JLD, and how he was already making waves before he launched his entrepreneurial career.  A person who really cares!!!How a lot of entrepreneurs point to the relationship building skills and networking they got from formal education and by being class mates, and being in the same schools as others who went onto great things. Why in 2020 and beyond there will less focus on formal education except for Dr’s and Lawyers and how this will be a challenge for the education system.How the University system was an unbelievably good business model previously but it has become saturated, and saddled students with hundreds of thousands worth of debt.The top attributes of entrepreneurs including morning routine, productivity, focus and disciplineHow JLD cites Hal Elrod (author of The Miracle Morning) as one of the most humble people he knows, and why what he does is so inspiring, so motivational and what makes the man so down to earth.The secret to why individuals like Sir Richard Branson seem so calm whilst being at the top of such large organisations.JLD’s top tips for Productivity, discipline and focus and why everybody you have never heard of quit, and stopped putting in the reps to get to the top. The simple fact that most top Entrepreneurs use SMART goals to achieve what they want. And how high achievers and successful entrepreneurs set and accomplish goals, make it happen and don’t take no for an answer.Why you should (once your business is monetized) delegate and hire people at every area you are not great at, so you can focus on that one area that you need to focus on as an entrepreneur. One of the key takeaways from our discussion!!!Why imposter syndrome was JLD’s biggest fear when starting to interview the top people he has.Why masterminds are the key to your success with 2-3 other people you know like and trust, who help you set goals and hold you accountable, so when you begin to doubt yourself they can hold you upJLD’s daily routine from start to finish. Stuff we discussed during our conversation Arron Scotty Young    http://aaronscottyoung.com/ Hal Elrod https://halelrod.com/ Tony Robbins https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ Sir Richard Branson https://twitter.com/richardbranson JLD’s Freedom Journal https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Journal-Accomplish-Productivity-Management/dp/0996234004 JLD’s FREE PODCASTING COURSE https://www.eofirefreecourses.com/courses/free-podcast-course How you can link up with John Lee Dumas and Entrepreneurs on Fire Website https://www.eofire.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/EntrepreneurOnFire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnleedumas/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/johnleedumas1 Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/entrepreneurs-on-fire/id564001633 To join our Positive Impact Community CLICK HERE

Michael Bird was one of the first 25 Certified Havening Practitioners in the world and has practiced as a Counselling Therapist/Life Coach/Sports Psychologist for more than 20 years. In that time he has been fortunate to have been able to support his clients through a process of discovery, acceptance, empowerment and change. He has helped countless clients to face/overcome a range of trauma based conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),  Depression, Anxiety, Paranoia, Addictions, Suicide Ideation, Bereavement and Phobias. He has also been central in helping clients work toward Self- Actualisation and to help them achieve their full potential in a myriad of settings and life situations. He feels that he has developed an understanding, therapeutic and supportive model – with Havening at it’s very core – which he feels, enables his clients to ‘erase’ a wide range of emotional disturbances and encoded psychological traumas with a focus on wellness, stress management, ‘peak performance’ and most importantly an ongoing ‘self-help’ model. With soaring levels of mental health issues in the modern world today it has become a topical issue with a number of prominent public figures getting behind the movement to raise awareness around the issue. Mental health is very much looked at differently from physical health and unfortunately there is a generational stigma attached to seeking help meaning that many suffer in silence sometimes with fatal consequences. Michael Bird is at the coal face of this epidemic and has been for the past 20 years in various facets of the mental health sphere. In this my discussion with Michael we find out about a new and powerful technique that he is using to rid his clients of long term mental health issues – Amygdala depotentiation better known as the Havening Technique.A big part of reaching your true potential is removing the baggage and shackles that have held you back until now – in this episode we show you how. In this interview Michael and I discuss: The current state of metal health in the UK and Western World.How mental health problems are at epidemic levels right now with depression, suicide, anxiety and substance abuse.The part, social media, family networks and support services are playing in this epidemic.Why working with clients on an individual level is so important in dealing with mental health issues.The different pharmaceutical and therapeutic approaches to mental health.How the pharmaceutical way of dealing with mental health often causes more problems than it solved.Michaels interest in psychosomatic illness and the mind – body connection.Differing approaches to mental health in the Eastern and Western hemisphere.How information that is readily available to treat mental health conditions is not being made available to patients before pills.The subjective unit of distress and how it differs from person to person along with its use as a guage of distress.The fight or flight repsonsed and how it has become hypersensitised in the modern world against ‘perceived threat’.How mental health clients can become very frustrated in trying to work against their evolutionary biology.The Havening Technique (Amygdala Depotentiation ) and how Michael first discovered it along with how its used in practice to great success.How the Havening Technique takes the trauma away from any stressful situation. Why stimuli shape the meanings we give to any situation, and when escapability highlights trauma which in turn puts the body on lockdown after major trauma.How removing trauma can accelerate your personal development journey.The Havening Techniques use in many negative emotions such as addictions and phobias, and why it is a treatment that works on emotion alone rather than memories and fears.The techniques practical use with children to promote taking responsibility for ones own actions and prevent mental health issues further down the line. Stuff we discussed during our interview: Dr Ronald A Ruden – Website How you can link up with Michael Michael Bird – Website Michael Bird – Facebook Michael Bird – Instagram Click here to join our community

Brain on Fire – Bill Gasiamis is the founder of the Recovery After Stroke community which is a resource for stroke survivors and their carers. He also hosts the Recovery after Stroke Podcast. Bill was inspired to set up the Recovery After Stroke community because of the lack of support for stroke survivors when they leave hospital and having had personal experience of 3 strokes himself. Today he provides personal coaching to stroke survivors and provides resources, support and a community to help those who have suffered a stroke. Bill had his first stroke at 37 years old (a brain haemorrhage), with a second a few weeks later. On the road to recovery he then sustained a third stroke 3 years later which necessitated surgery.  However in those intervening 3 years, Bill radically changed his lifestyle and outlook on life which meant that when he had to undergo surgery he was in the best shape he could possibly be. Not only is Bills story astonishing in itself but the fact that he recovered from brain surgery in half the time than his Doctors predicted is testament to the extensive work Bill did on himself to change his mindset, belief systems and lifestyle. His curious nature and thirst for knowledge around the brain, mind body connection and lifestyles of stroke victims makes him an excellent advocate for a more healthy, balanced and sustainable life. __________________ Strokes – they are one of those things that somebody close to us has had, or at the very least we know someone, or a relative of someone who has had a stroke at some point.  Maybe our parents or grandparents suffered strokes. But what does this mean for us? What’s amazing is that most of us associate strokes with old age even though many people who have strokes are young!! In the UK strokes are the 4th biggest killer and there are over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK. More than 400 children have a stroke in the UK each year, and almost 2/3rds of stroke survivors leave hospital with a disability. My conversation with Bill gives a practical insight into what suffering a stroke feels like, the lifestyle changes necessary to prevent another stroke and some practical suggestions you can take away and apply to your own life!! In this interview Brain on Fire Bill and I discuss: The effect of carbohydrate on insulin spikes and inflammation and how this directly effects the brains ability to recover from a stroke.  How this also causes fatigue during recovery from a stroke.Bills 3 year research journey to healing his body and mind.The current split in the medical community over heart disease, chronic illness and low fat.How flour based products spike your insulin response, causing your body to go into fight or flight mode and a high cortisol state which in turn stresses the adrenal glands and puts the body into a state of acidity and inflammation.How avoiding carbohydrate when recovering from a brain injury and favouring high quality good quality fats like avocados, olive oil, fish oils and plenty of water can aid recovery.Why the medical community is so slow to respond and how the low fat message from the 80s has not seen a decrease in chronic disease.  How new school Doctors are taking a new view in 2019 by embracing anecdotal reversal of chronic conditions in patients.The growing evidence that type 3 diabetes from taking statins could be causing dementia in later life.How people are finding information online about nutrition which is leading to reductions in chronic illness and reversal of some conditions simply through the reduction of carbohydrate alone.The case of the South African Doctor  – Tim Noakes https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2017/04/breaking-low-carb-specialist-professor-tim-noakes-found-not-guilty-misconduct/Whether strength training or cardio is best for longevity and how low level weight training removes excess carbs and sugars from your blood stream.How changing your lifestyle and being selective with situations and clients that create stress, minimising travel and creating rest times can pay big dividends.The importance of outside time and being flexible with how you make money to keep stress levels at a minimum.How you can create a new version of yourself through changing your mindset, lifestyle and diet.The FAST acroym in case you think someone is having a stroke. Face, Arms, Speech, TimeHow the quicker you can get yourself or someone else to hospital following a stroke, the better your chances of survival and recovery are.Why stupidity is hereditary and 85% of strokes are preventableIf you have a family history of heart disease it pays to look at the lifestyles your parents and grandparents had, and try to live your life the opposite, instead focussing on supporting the brain and body for longevity.Why you should shift away from teenage habits like smoking, drinking and sugars for a healthy and long life.How food is medicine and medicine is food when it comes to stroke recovery and overall health.The baby boomer legacy of letting the good times roll, and how people lived longer during the great depression and other times of austerity. Stuff we discussed during our conversation Professor Jill Bolte Taylor http://drjilltaylor.com/ Dr Michael Merzenich https://www.michaelmerzenich.com/ Dr Norman Doidge http://www.normandoidge.com/ MBraining  – Grant Soosalu  &   Marvin Oka http://www.mbraining.com/ UK Stroke Facts www.stroke.org.uk/system/files/sotn_2018.pdf How you can link up with Bill and the Recovery After Stroke Community Website www.recoveryafterstroke.com YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/BillGasiamis Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoveryafterstroke/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/recoveryafterstroke/ Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/recovery-after-stroke/id1448650939 Check out the Positive Impact Community Here

Brain on Fire – Bill Gasiamis is the founder of the Recovery After Stroke community which is a resource for stroke survivors and their carers. He also hosts the Recovery after Stroke Podcast. Bill was inspired to set up the Recovery After Stroke community because of the lack of support for stroke survivors when they leave hospital and having had personal experience of 3 strokes himself. Today he provides personal coaching to stroke survivors and provides resources, support and a community to help those who have suffered a stroke. Bill had his first stroke at 37 years old (a brain haemorrhage), with a second a few weeks later. On the road to recovery he then sustained a third stroke 3 years later which necessitated surgery.  However in those intervening 3 years, Bill radically changed his lifestyle and outlook on life which meant that when he had to undergo surgery he was in the best shape he could possibly be. Not only is Bills story astonishing in itself but the fact that he recovered from brain surgery in half the time than his Doctors predicted is testament to the extensive work Bill did on himself to change his mindset, belief systems and lifestyle. His curious nature and thirst for knowledge around the brain, mind body connection and lifestyles of stroke victims makes him an excellent advocate for a more healthy, balanced and sustainable life. __________________ Strokes – they are one of those things that somebody close to us has had, or at the very least we know someone, or a relative of someone who has had a stroke at some point.  Maybe our parents or grandparents suffered strokes. But what does this mean for us? What’s amazing is that most of us associate strokes with old age even though many people who have strokes are young!! In the UK strokes are the 4th biggest killer and there are over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK. More than 400 children have a stroke in the UK each year, and almost 2/3rds of stroke survivors leave hospital with a disability. My Brain on Fire conversation with Bill gives a practical insight into what suffering a stroke feels like, the lifestyle changes necessary to prevent another stroke and some practical suggestions you can take away and apply to your own life!! In this interview Brain on Fire – Bill and I discuss: How bill had his first Haemorrhagic stroke at 37.The early symptoms of a stroke and how they can be misinterpreted for something else.Why early medical intervention is critical (even if you are busy).The biology of a haemorrhagic stroke.The story of Bills second stroke and the effect it had on his brain and body functions.The massive impact Bills second stroke had on his ability to carry out everyday tasks and the extreme fatigue he suffered in the immediate aftermath.Bills realisation that he was mortal and his hope that life would give him a second chanceWhy the first 24 hours after a stroke is critical to saving the brain.How you are monitored in the aftermath and the picture Bill’s neurosurgeon was able to build of Bills brain with MRI scans in the weeks and months after his second stroke.Bills 30 month process of healing his body, stopping drinking, working less hours and becoming a better version of himself.How he had his third stroke 3 years after his second stroke and the surgery necessary to stop the bleeding for good.Bills amazing work on himself, his state of mind, body, weight, meditation, counselling, coaching, and how he did everything in his control to become the best version of himself.The shocking news that his mother in law passed away 10 days before his brain surgery.Bills journey of self-discovery and how he was the only one getting in the way of himself. How he looked at his behaviours and habits and tapped into his own self dialogue.Why negative self-talk has such a detrimental effect on recovery.How checking into his heart was such a turning point in giving Bills work meaning and purposeWhy opening up, facing his fears, confronting & confronting them enable Bill to make big steps forward.Bills education on the heart and gut and why you must get out of your head and into your heart and gut. Stuff we discussed during our conversation Professor Jill Bolte Taylor http://drjilltaylor.com/ Dr Michael Merzenich https://www.michaelmerzenich.com/ Dr Norman Doidge http://www.normandoidge.com/ UK Stroke Facts www.stroke.org.uk/system/files/sotn_2018.pdf How you can link up with Bill and the Recovery After Stroke Community Website http://recoveryafterstroke.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/BillGasiamis Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recoveryafterstroke/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/recoveryafterstroke/ Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/recovery-after-stroke/id1448650939 Get involved with the Positive Impact community here