Life Passion and Business

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. 

Why The Success Question

The second week on the journey through the podcast questions. As you will see this question opens a lot of conversation as it is fundamental to how we live our life. 


Do you have a minute can you complete my listener survey, it will take you just 5 minutes. 

Pretty please?.... 

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

Why Ask About Passion?

With such a lovely morning this Sunday, I decided to record this podcast in the garden.

So the topic today is about passion. I ask all of my guests 5 questions and the first question is always about passion what is passion how does it work why is it so important.

If you want information about the virtual event at the end of June please go to the homepage of the podcast and you'll find the details there.

www.lifepassionandbusiness.com

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 73 What I Discovered at Living Beyond the Change

A recording of the sum up session with Suzy Beaumont at the end of the Living beyond the Change virtual summit. 

 

Find more detail here https://beyond-the-change.heysummit.com/

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

LP&B 71 Gareth Riddy Author, Healer and Potty mouth

My guess on the show describes himself as an Author Healer and Potty mouth. Gareth Riddy is built like a bodybuilder. He has been a doorman, a mixed martial artist and still enjoys a bit of Brazilian jujitsu.

Gareth has broken the mould for me, as before I met him, my stereotypical vision of a male healer would have involved a beard and perhaps sandals.

I first became aware of Gareth a while back when he launched his book.

How to Undo the Shit the Modern World Does to Us

We connected through social media, how else! And finally, I heard his story when we were in a coaching group together. Gareth is a cancer survivor, and his journey to becoming healer started with himself. Now as said he is a self-confessed potty mouth. He does tend to use colourful language although he was quite well behaved on the podcast.

His speciality is getting people out of chronic pain, resolving the issues, and returning peoples cognitive functions.

"I do it all with love & rude words."

His patients call him a magician, as he does his magic, and they get to be people again. As you will hear on the show his goal in life is to give as many people as possible, the tools they need to thrive in the modern world, without being dragged down by the ever-increasing demands.

His work often starts when a client says. "The Doctors say there is nothing they can do."

Gareth is a big softy and one of the all-round good guys. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.