Life Passion and Business

Are You Present?

Are you present?

During the week I recognised my own thinking is getting a bit muddy I was getting into that place of Fear and thought and it came out of nowhere I'm not quite sure where it came I think I've had enough of lockdown to be honest.

With so much going on in the world black lives matter, racism and politics. I realise that all of these things and almost everything is about the story. It is all about the stories that we tell ourselves.

As I thought on this was further and it reminded me of a conversation I had I had a podcast guest a couple of weeks ago John Purkis, and his book is called letting go. I will talk more when it goes live in about two weeks.

The point is John he discovered mindfulness by accident 20 years ago before it was a thing. It all comes down to a conflict with the story. We have a story of how life should be, we have a story that either based on something that we were told from the past or something that we believe in the future.

Only when we are present in the now can we be free.

Check my thoughts and I would love to hear yours.

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Thoughts on Fear, Change and Money Stories

This week's podcast is a little different. I was reviewing some of the older show and found episode 57 with Suzy Beaumont on the subject of fear and change.

I think it is topical as I have been feeling my fear this week. Nothing dramatic but I believe it is related to change and possible money stories

An often forgotten fact: Unless I am staring at a tiger or a man with a gun, I have little reason to be fearful of anything.

Most of my fear is thinking about the past or the future. The show is good enough for a second airing as it is relevant to our current situation. The show touches on money stories we all have them.

So to give you some background, Suzy Beaumont has been a regular guest on the programme. She is a former BBC producer, with 18 years of experience, working in both radio and television.

While outwardly successful, she not dealing with life and personal issues and generally unhappy.

It was the meeting of a life coach and the discovering personal development that changed everything. In 2017 she left the BBC to start Change Your World and up until COVID has been running conferences and events.

She runs the Facebook group, Change Your Worlds Every Day, where members meet 3 weeks out of 4 for morning for coaching sessions.

This show was recorded in April last year on the change your world Facebook page just before the spring conference.

Gillian Davies Women's Transformation LP&B 80

The guest on the show today is Gillian Davies, and she is a women's transformational coach. Gillian specialises in helping women who are in their mid-late 40's, the early 50s. For these women, it is about giving themselves time and attention after many years of providing their focus to the family, careers or business.

Our conversation is about weight management and exercise and how it is the start of so much more.

Life Goes in Stages

It is hard to appreciate when we are young that life is a series of stages. I know this now but did not understand what that means until recently. To some extent, it is all tied up in the standard plan, the success model.

Thankfully most of us are born into the world with a fanfare of love and appreciation. There is that growing up bit, where everyone is so supportive, and then there is the finding your place in the world, getting a partner and maybe starting the family. Though all of these life stages, there is support and guidance from both family and friends.

But there are bumps in the road for men and women where support is somewhat lacking. For women, the significant shifts can arrive close, Children leaving home, Menopause or and Divorce.

All of these factors cause a revaluation of life, a search for meaning many people start that journey with health and fitness. My guess is it all about feeling better about the self.

Losing a few pounds and having more energy is always a great start and today's guest is there to help.

As will hear Gillian is from Ireland and growing up; she had her challenges with identity self-confidence and food. Physical exercise was always her place of escape; it made her feel better about herself.

In our conversation, she talks candidly about her struggle with alcohol and unhealthy relationships. It was the return to fitness that was the most successful coping mechanism.

The Science Career

She started in biomedical science and went into laboratory work and eventually moved into clinical diagnostics, microbiology and infectious diseases. Had she stayed in the career, her time would have been now working to solve the COVID crisis.

However, in 2016 after 14 years in the industry, the company she was working for changed their values. It no longer aligned with hers, so she leapt to follow her dreams and passions.

She did the big adventures climbing mountains, and stuff then returned home to Ireland with her husband and set up a nutrition and fitness business.

Her current mission is inspiring ladies to realise their abilities, increase their self-confidence and feel stronger both mentally and physically in the process.

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Gillian Davies.

What is your random question?

The random question is is the 4th question in the podcast and I call it random because of the way it asked. It's about getting the speaker, the guest to give me the one question that I can ask them, something that will open up the conversation to a new area.

It's the question that gives them an opportunity to say what they like but there's a lot more to it than that, this short programme is my thinking around the random question and opportunity for you to come up with one of your own

Please check out the listener Survey at Life Passion and Business.com

LP&B 78 Ross McWilliam Mindset and Self-Belief

My guest on the programme is Ross Macwilliam and he is the man who changed a million lives. Ross is the master, at the mindset and self-belief stuff, and well worth a listen.

Before I tell you about Ross and I'd like to ask if you are a regular podcast listener because I would appreciate some feedback. There is a listener survey on the home page at life passion and business.com.

It is multiple choice and will take less than 5 minutes any thoughts will be appreciated, now on with the show. My guest Ross Macwilliam is a speaker and author, his passion is around mindset, mental health and wellbeing.

Life all of my guests, the journey for Ross was not a straight line. Failing his exams at 16, was a setback but did not let that stop him. It was his desire to proved people wrong that drove him forward; he started what he calls an educational crusade with travel. Along the way, he worked in many roles including a fast food shop and managing a gym

In his early 30s with a masters degree in physical education became a high school teacher and college lecture.

A career change opened the opportunity for public speaking, and by 2012 that he leapt into full time presenting and writing. Following his educational experience and background, he delivers talks to both children and teachers, children's books on mindset followed. The big message for Ross is inner confidence and self-belief.

It has been his mission to spread and shared that message in schools and businesses throughout the world for the last eight years.

During that time he has worked in over 1500 schools and businesses. He and is a regular guest on TV and Radio programmes, talking about mental health wellbeing and stress management.

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Ross McWilliam.

 

If you would like to get in touch he is on Linkedin Facebook and Twitter. He can also be contacted at  https://mindsetpro.co.uk/  and https://www.cuppajourney.com/ which is his children's book website. 

LP&B 77 Richard Fletcher; The magic marketing sauce.

My guest on today's programme is Richard Fletcher; he is an online business coach who has found the magic marketing sauce. But like many people, it was a journey to get there with lots of different jobs. From a professional gambler to a dating coach.

What is interesting about Richard is that he worked out very early on in life that the success model we were all sold didn't work. He could not see the possibility of working or holding onto a simple job for so many years in order to retire well. It didn't fit there had to be a better solution he spent some time in the corporate world while working on the side hustle.

He did the usual journey through the multi-level marketing systems, drinking their Koolaid and he discovered online marketing however it took many years to make that work as it does for all of us.

The driving force of Richard's desire to make money without working too hard, is sheer laziness plus of a love of interacting with all types of people. Richard loves to spend time with his wife and cats.

This is a little bit of a fireside chat between two marketing guys, the story is good, and Richard has a lovely voice.

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Richard Fletcher

And that was life passion and business with Paul Harvey and my guest Richard Fletcher if you would like to reach out to Richard you can find him on Facebook that's his social channel. Also find that his website  https://magicsaucemarketing.com/

I will be back on Sunday when will be covering the next question in the podcast journey the story of success

Gemma Ray Stop Procrastination and Start Living

Gemma Ray is an old friend of the podcast she was in on episode 47 December 2018 with the launch of her book Self Discipline. 

She is back today with her second book Stop Procrastination and Start Living it is available in Kindle and a real book from Amazon today. 

Now there is an opportunity to get the book on Kindle for free here or you can just go to Amazon and search for Gemma and the book will appear.

So go and download your free copy today. 

LP&B 76 Sarah Griffiths Trauma and Abuse Therapists.

My guest on the programme today is Sarah Griffiths and she is a The trauma and abuse therapists.

We recorded this show just as the lockdown was taking shape across the world. Sarah at that point was stuck in Bali and trying to get back to Australia.

How is very grateful that Sarah found the time to speak to me given that she was in the middle of trying to negotiating a flight home.

Sarah was a successful businesswoman, seeming high functioning and from the outside successful. She had the great job, the husband the house and the children, it all looked fantastic, however, on the inside she was slowly unravelling. Sarah battled her extreme insecurities and lack of self-confidence for many years, she almost committed suicide.

It was that moment of despair that she found the strength to pull herself out of it and start the long journey towards recovery.

The seeds of her trauma started with childhood bullying and culminated at the age of 45, caught in a narcissistic marriage.

Our conversation is the story of her journey towards recovery.

Her journey led to her training as an RTT therapist, specialising in Trauma and Abuse, and developing her signature system and methodology to help people rapidly heal from the debilitating effects of past abuse.

And that was life passion and business with Paul Harvey and my guest Sarah Griffiths.

If you have been affected by trauma in your and would like to catch up with Sarah, you can find on Facebook and LinkedIn or at her website which is Sarahg.com

These links will be available at the website life passion and business.com beneath the podcast player as usual.

Conspiracy or not, Sunday thinking

Reflection on the week and life as it is at the moment. 

LP&B 75 Cheryl Jacobs Serial Entrepreneur

My guest on today's programme is the Serial Entrepreneur Cheryl Jacobs.

Looking at her life, you could say she is currently at the top of her game but then who said there was a top. We only reach a ceiling in life when we decide we have and cannot see Cheryl choosing to stop any time soon.

For Cheryl, the journey did not start like this, she was born and raised in Ohio, her father worked in a factory, and her mother was a secretary. She was one of three siblings growing up in an impoverished part of town. They played outside most of the time, no internet, no cell phones.

One never asks the age of a lady, but to be growing up before the internet does set a place in time.

At 18 she married her high school sweetheart and by 19 had two beautiful children but now living in poverty. Relying on charity for groceries and hitchhiking to travel to work or school.

Young love either works or it does not, the relationship with her husband did not last, and he became an ex-husband who was an abusive alcoholic.

She has always looked after her appearance. The big break came when a modelling agency discovered her and ended up with two agencies, one in New York City and another Los Angeles.

It was these contracts gave her the resources and security to move on in life. However, the universe was not done, her mother and grandmother died within months of each other.

Now on her own with a young family depression became that ever-present unwelcome friend. It was the words of her mother that pulled her through and kept her going.

"You're smart enough and strong enough to stand on your own two feet."

Somehow she found the resources and motivation to start her first business, a modelling and talent agency.

Today she runs ten successful businesses, which includes a children's party franchise, with 300 character costumes, 70+ employees and pre lockdown they were operating nearly 100 parties a month. Her tenth project is the Elight flying club a private jet hire and pilot service.

She is a firm believer in fitness health; not every grandmother looks like she does, as I said before there is and will be no stopping of Cheryl Jacobs

Her big mission is to help as many people get out of their way to be successful. She has written 5 books and speaks on the subject around the world.

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Cheryl Jacobs

What make the difference

The Sunday reflection, Please check out the survey https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/simple-survey/

Finding needs and Meaning in Lockdown

Sunday Reflections. Will say more here later

LP&B Lisa Barry Mission Led Content

My guest on the show began her career as a teacher, and while she left it behind long ago, she still retains that awareness into her business. Lisa Barry Mission led content, is all about getting business owners to align with their mission and values and bring it to the world through the marketing of their business.

One week ago today, Lisa was one of the speakers at our virtual event Living beyond the change. It exceeded my expectations on many levels. But the biggest win for me was the clarity I have discovered for this podcast.

All of the speakers at the event had been on a journey. They overcame an obstacle and out the other side, richer for the experience. We all have that capacity and need to move through the fear and seize the opportunities the universe provides

There will be more events, but in the meantime, it will be the role of Life Passion and Business to spread the stories of people as role models for what is possible.

Lisa Barry Mission Led Content

Lisa was never motivated by money and wanted a life that had value and a role where she helped people. She went to Uni and got a degree in teaching, she trained as a coach and found work supporting young people to raise their aspirations and find their soul purpose.

The work was good, but life itself was a struggle, especially with a mortgage and growing family.

It was a redundancy that pushed her to discover a talent for writing, that lead on to discoveries in marketing and business.

Like most stories, it is not a line straight to success. But successful, it was to the point where last year Lisa's husband left his job to work with her business. The plan for 2020 was the family to start a travel adventure throughout Europe.

We recorded this show in the middle of March before a little matter of a pandemic was changing the plans.

Because Lisa was one of our speakers, it seemed logical to get this show out because it coincides with a free challenge that may be of interest to you.

Lisa is running a free five-day challenge to help people produce social media content that is in line with mission and values. It is starting on Sunday, 10th May. It is open to all, and I know it will be worth your time.

Full details are at the end of the show.

I hope you enjoy the conversation with Lisa Barry.

As mentioned there was a 5 day challenge that is about to start on Sunday the 10th 

If you'd like to follow it up very simple go Lisa Barry Online to the Facebook page and there will be a button somewhere.

LP&B 72 Living Beyond the Change Interview

An episode taken from an interview with Suzy Beaumont on the Change Your World Facebook page.

It is the story behind the virtual event called living beyond the change you can find details on the on the podcast website lifepassionandbusiness.com.

It is a virtual summit that is free to attend over 24 speakers coming over 3 days starting on the 27th April 2020

 

The Launch of Living Beyond the Change

We are living in an unusual time. My mind has been thinking about what that means for us as we go forward. Over the last two years at Life Passion and Business I have been talking to some amazing people that have amazing lives, having come through all sorts of adversity and situations.

This has to be the first time in history outside of war that we are all having to deal with the same thing at the same time. When this is over we will have to go back and pick up the pieces of our lives. It has been in my mind for a while to do a virtual event and this situation has brought the timetable forward quickly.

I think we will need help and support to get us through the next few months, because the life that we're going to return to will be very different from the life we left behind.

Living Beyond The Change is 3 days with some of the best speakers in the field of Money, Mindset, Heath and Business. These are people that will help your go forward and thrive in the new world that will appear post COVID19 

I hope you will join us free   

https://beyond-the-change.heysummit.com/

Paul Harvey