Exploring the creativity of the human spirit with just five simple questions. Those questions give us a window to explore the journey and life story of people that look like they have it sorted.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
This week's podcast is a throwback January 2018. The recording with Simon Jordon it was the third interview I have done on the show and was the launch podcats.
I think my interview style has changed since the beginning. I am a bit more relaxed and free-flowing. However, that does not diminish the story.
At the beginning of a podcast that early material does not get seen. Which is sad as some of the first interviews are fantastic. As I have a bit of glitch in my programme planning, I thought it would be time to share some past programmes
So this interview is with Simon Jordan, and it took place in January 2018, Simon is a branding and marketing guy like myself.
He's had an interesting journey; it started as very much a go and get it kind of marketing guy in the pinstripe suit to someone that now climbs mountains with his clients and sees a connection with nature is far more important.
As a starting point, this journey is about surrender about how he went from this ego-driven character to someone now who sees life as a river flowing past him.
Since this conversation, Simon has launched an ECO project called five things clear. It is all about removing plastic from the environment. It encourages people to pick up five things and put them in the bin.
It has been a fantastic project for him, it started from a walk on the beach, and it has now grown arms and legs popping up all over the world.
I hope you enjoy the conversation with Simon Jordon.
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
This week’s podcast started as a podcast short. It was going to be an exploration of the mindset around fear.
As you may know, I have been working Laura Powner on the issues of money and mindset. During this work, I have discovered a lot about my history and how my life has been shaped by fear. I was sharing those thoughts with Suzy Beaumont ( Change Your World), and it became apparent that we should record the conversation. So we decided to explore the discussion as a Facebook live. You can find that on the life passion and business page.
Suzy Beaumont and Change Your World
Suzy is an old friend of the show, having been a guest last year and on the 50th programme.
I have been working with her for a few months providing marketing support for the next event. The Change Your World conference is on April 7th.
The conference now in its third year brings together some of the most exceptional speakers in areas of mindset and health and fitness. This year will feature subjects like sleep, plant-based diets and goal setting. Something there for everyone so if you are in the Scotland or Inverness area is well worth getting a ticket.
My inspiration for getting involved in working on this project with Suzy is the synergy between Changes Your World and Life Passion and Business.
This podcast was created for me to explore and understand my own life, and Suzy started Change Your World events because she wanted to share her journey. We are both looking to support people in the pursuit of something better.
On the show, I share my realisations about money but particularly my relationship with fear and money. We explore what it means and how it has affected our lives.
Our conversation lead on to what people will discover at the event on the 7th of April. While that may not be of interested directly, the content is valuable, and shortly, there will be an opportunity to get involved with Cange your world as it goes global.
Early heads up.
Change your world will be starting an online programme within the next few weeks. I will keep you posted.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy our conversation
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Saturday Mar 23, 2019
Saturday Mar 23, 2019
Nikki love in 2017 she completed 63 marathons in 63 days. Since then she has run in the desert and run around Ireland. While the 63 in 63, is not an official Guinness record she is still the only women in the world to have done it.
What makes anyone want to do these distances, it has to be a drive and passion that is for sure
My relationship was never good. Twenty years ago before it was fashionable I had a cousin who used to run a lot. I thought it odd, as my resistance was forged in the terrible memories of cross-country running at school. Awful conditions always cold and wet and some of the nastiness that went with the education of the time. Thankfully that has changed.
When I came back to it to exercise in my 50s, I found that I couldn't run it hurt. It was only by going to a physio that I discovered that I had forgotten how to walk properly. I had to learn how to use my knees and ankles again. Fast forward a couple of years I was running 3K on running machines at the gym.
It was my brother who suggested we go out for a run one day when I was visiting, and I absolutely loved it, From there It was a quick jump from 3 k to nearly 10k, and I completed my first proper 10K race last September 2018.
I enjoy it, and I can understand that passion and drive that people experience. but the idea of taking on these mega distances for me is something else.
Nikki is an amazing woman who is spreading the word about exercise. Taking the message into schools and all over the country. She is leading the charge to help people understand the benefit of getting active and just moving. The key to her success is not to run fast
We were on zoom, so I could see how windswept she was, as before our conversation she as out running with a local school the out on the hills with a women's group in the sleet and rain.
It was a great conversation it's about her Drive why she does what she does. We also explored her latest project which is about running across Australia 4000Km in 63 days. We talk about sponsorship and how that project is structured.
Nicky this is an amazing woman I hope you enjoy the conversation with Nikki love
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Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Success and failure
how do we measure these things, that is it that determines one success from another? More importantly, what does it take to feel successful?
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Today's guest is Dov Gordon the Alchemist Entrepreneur, he has a system that helps his clients find simplicity on the other side of complexity.
Dov is a marketing guy, so I am I had to be very careful to get geeked out on the subject as I often do when I meet fellow professionals.
But first I wanted to touch on last week's podcast and short cast all about money. Clearly, that is a massive subject for everybody because I've had lots of downloads of podcast more than any other. It has been very interesting to see the reaction,
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Back to Dov has been in marketing for over 20 years and struggled until he developed a system that worked for him.
It's great when guests reach to me to be on the podcast. I was intrigued by his system. He could see that there are millions of consultants and coaches who were really good at what they do. Struggles to find consistent leads or business
They were not charismatic Guru type self-promoters
His takes an agnostic approach to help clients build strong strategic foundations they can apply to build a simple client getting system. It is all based around 3 questions and the simplicity of it is actually quite mind-boggling.
So I hope you enjoy the conversation with Dov Gordon.
You can learn more about Dov's work at https://dovgordon.net
Dov has offered book/manual and you can get it here https://dovgordon.net/paulharvey
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
After a discussion with Laura, I realised that my money story was not good and we talked about a new course that is starting on Monday 12th March.
It is an 8-week programme looking at the relationship with money and putting it right one and for all. I was even more excited when I realised that this would be an opportunity to work directly with Laura.
She has decided to run the programme live and it may be the only time that she will do that. Getting direct access to Laura rare to this is a great opportunity.
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Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Another week another podcast, I have such a privileged life in that I get to speak to so many interesting people about things that matter to them.
So this week we are talking about money. So here's a thing for you to think about. What is your story around money? What are your feelings about money?
You might have seen the meme of heard the joke People spend a lot of time worrying about money. But money doesn't care what you think or feel about it.
Ok, it is not that funny but considering money does not exist as an entity we put a considerable amount of energy and time into it.
The story or relationship we have with our money starts young, and it is a story that will shape our future.
I have an up and down relationship with money, I have never had a lot, but there has always been enough. That is not to say I do not worry about it. Even now if I am having a lousy cashflow month and I know the deadlines and coming I get very uncomfortable, moody and to some extent quite depressed.
Our money relationship starts young, and I come from a family where the predominant phrase was money doesn't grow on trees. Both of my parents come from impoverished beginnings. It is no surprise that I hold a negative money story
I have looked to address it many times, and I am better than I was and not as good as I will become. I am working on it. So it makes me even more delighted to have the conversation with today's guest Laura Powner as she is a money mentor.
I saw Laura speak at an event in Brighton a few weeks back, and it was apparent there was a story to tell.
Laura is a Chartered Accountant and hypnotherapist. She has her feet in the grounded, practical world of numbers and spreadsheets. But is equally at home teaching clients from all over the world how to build self-worth as a Mind & Money Mentor.
In reality, it is difficult to have money and build net worth if you do not think you are worth it. How many examples are there of people who get money and lose the lot?
Laura has worked with thousands of businesses over the last 19 years and helps clients launch, grow, turnaround and sell their businesses by focusing both on the money and their mindset.
She is known for her straight-talking approach. She always says what she means which includes bad language, a hint of sarcasm, lots of humour and no “jargon.
And in her words, she is a lover of all things woo but balances this with a generous dose of muggle.
She is a bit unnerving for an accountant. It was a cracking conversation which went on well past the recording.
I know you are going to enjoy this conversation with Laura Powner.
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
My guest on the show is a testament to perseverance on my part. But first the story I was given a packet of tea in a Christmas hamper in 2017. As a marketer, I was inspired by branding and packaging.
The packet has a story and you would think it is brand of longevity. I did my research and discovered it was a business based in Australia run and owned by Corinne Noyes.
Because of the packaging and the branding I assumed it was family business and that Corinne was the next generation. How wrong was I?
Corinne is the brand creator and founder of Madame Flavour.
Her story is that of a full-on brand and marketing career working in the industry for over 20 years, for some of the biggest companies in Australia.
Our conversation today is about how she was looking for a change and fell into the tea business.
While a small project she had big plans and from the beginning, she set out to surprise and delight tea drinkers. She succeeded on many levels, pioneered Madame Flavour, launching eco-friendly leaf tea pyramids.
This business started from the spare room of her home, with the industry experience she pitched to major retailers and won the business.
Ten years later, Madame Flavour is a household brand name, with over 100 million tea pyramids sold, in her words, 100 million tea moments experienced.
The range is sold in luxury hotels, airlines, cafes, restaurants and in major supermarkets in Australia, NZ Asia and of course the UK.
So why my persistence, well Corrine actively retains the bits of the business that she enjoys and travels testing and tasting to manage her business. It was hard to get dates that matched because she really is Madam Flavour tasting her way around the planet.
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Shortcast Paul Harvey how do you make choices
I've come to the realisation this week that I'm not making enough choices.
I'm not making quick decisions, I am dithering over my choices and not being decisive. I wonder what that was about is there too much choice in my life?
Why am I finding it so difficult to commit to something?
So I thought it was time to explore choice on the podcast and see what you think about the problem of choice.
One thing is obvious today there is so much choice around us that I think people do struggle with it. The ability to make quick decisions makes for a smooth process in everything. You will notice this in restaurants when you see someone who is very successful they choose from the menu very very fast.
If you look at people who may be are not that successful I reckon they choose slowly. What do you think?
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Lynn Robinson Intuition and Lottery Numbers
Welcome To Life passion and business this is episode 52 and my guests on today's programme kind of arrived. This program is about intuition. We all have access to it and experience at different stages of life. I know a few people that dance through their life making important decisions based on stuff that is so intangible.
I first heard Lynn Robinson to the flywheel podcast way back last year. That is the show hosted by one of the early guests Victor Jimenez. While at the gym last November, it flashed back up on my podcast app and so I listened to it again
Without getting to woowoo, I realised that I wanted her on the show because I noticed in the last few months that my life is very much in the flow.
Now what I mean by that. It's not huge but things seem to happen when they need to and for some reason, I am inspired to do things when the time is right. It's so hard to put this into words because it's almost impossible to do so. But is just a feeling that guides the right action. So I reached out to Lynn and she said yes.
Lynn is internationally known for her intuitive advice and counsel she is a widely recognised author and motivational speaker. She works with business and individuals as this intuitive advisor and offers insights into bold decisions and strategies. She does this in a way that where both parties feel their way forward. She must be good, as she has been doing this for 30 years and it is a long way from customer service management.
In our program, we talk about her experience with intuition and how it has guided her life we talk about some of the stranger stories about those 6 numbers and the lottery.
We talk about her success model is, developing intuition and the meaning of life
If you've ever wanted to be more in tune with whatever it is that supports these big life decisions or even the smallest decisions. This is the podcast for you I think you may be surprised at what's possible.
I hope you enjoy the conversation with Lynn Robinson
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Lynn Robinson Intuition and Lottery Numbers
Welcome To Life passion and business this is episode 52 and my guests on today's programme kind of arrived. yes, you've guessed it this program is about intuition now we all have intuition we all decisions based on stuff that is intangible. How
The full show audio will be out soon
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Jason is a wizard with the digital stuff, but there is more, he is a medieval swordsman, martial arts man and I only discovered after we had finished recording that he is a huge Star Trek fan.
Who knew, and I was so disappointed we never got to chat about that on the programme. Possible a good thing as I may have gone full-on sci-fi geek.
“I co-ran one of the largest Star Trek fan clubs in Europe. All with letters and snail mail!”
Jason has been in the digital industry since 1996. That is before Google, before Facebook, before everything that we have come to take for granted.
He and his wife run a successful digital agency called Speedie Consultants, they are involved in client affiliate programs and digital marketing campaigns.
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
My guest on the show today is a dark horse of the digital world, Jason is a man that has been many a living moving electrons around since the last century. He was in the digital world before there was one.
Before I get on to Jason, Just a heads up I released another podcast short this week. I was called the wellness Spiral and it is about maintaining a good strong mindset. It is my process to keep myself balanced throughout the day.
I will be making more of these shorts and they will become available under the Free Stuff tab at life passion and business.com
Ok so back to Jason,
Jason is a wizard with the digital stuff, but there is more, he is a medieval swordsman, martial arts man and I only discovered after we had finished recording that he is a huge Star Trek fan.
"I co-ran one of the largest Star Trek fan clubs in Europe. All by post!"
Who knew, and disappointed we never got to chat about that on the programme. Possible a good thing or I may have gone full-on sci-fi geek.
Jason has been in the digital industry since 1996 before Google, before Facebook, before everything that we have come to take for granted.
He and his wife run a successful digital agency called Speedie Consultants, they are involved in client affiliate programs and digital marketing campaigns.
The current business focus is the affiliate consulting business called the AffiliateDojo. ( a touch of the martial arts here too) He aims to help businesses maximise affiliate programs and develop systems to promote other people’s products. It is all about helping them create the process, earn commissions and maximise revenues.
Outside of the business, Jason likes to teach people how to hit each other with historical accuracy as he teaches medieval sword fighting.
I hope you enjoy the conversation with Jason Hulott
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Sunday Jan 13, 2019
Welcome To Life Passion and Business Short-Casts. A while back I said I would make these little short podcast to cover some of my routines and this is what I call the Wellness Spiral.
As an entrepreneur, it is my responsibility to maintain my well-being no one else is looking after me. Of course, it's the same for everybody we all have to look after our welfare.
But as an entrepreneur is particularly tough because there is no one else to rely on other than yourself. I find one of the most significant factors on this is the mindset. It is about keeping and holding a positive mental attitude in the face of everything.
I've come to realise for me this takes the form of a spiral. I call it the wellness spiral because at any point in the day I could be going up or I could be heading down.
It is situations of the day where I allow myself to be knocked off course. First world problems, things that I think are problems. It's the stuff, the process around just working.
If I'm not vigilant with my mindset, I can end up spiralling down, and if I'm not particularly attentive, I can miss that is what's happening and before I know it I'm on the way to a depressed state.
When I get low, the world does not look like a happy place and if I start making decisions from that place and that's not the happy situation either.
So I use this thing this concept called the wellness spiral. This podcast is all about how I use it to manage my mindset.
I hope you find it useful and I would love to hear your feedback.
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Thanks for listening.
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Goal Setting and Big Vision
A happy new year and Welcome to 2019 and the 50th podcast at Life Passion and Business
I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year's celebrations. I am just back from a city break in London with the family. Staying in a flat overlooking the River Thames at Greenwich. I got to be a tourist in my home city, and we saw in the new year on the key side watching fireworks on the London skyline.
I had planned to get this podcast out nice and early, between family poor connection and a noisy environment it did not happen.
How do you feel about the New Year?
It has a special significance for the wife and I as it was our first date, and that was 25 years ago. Hence the city break.
However, the New Year did not always represent good times for me. I often struggled with it, certainly as a young man. There was always so much pressure to have a good time, you should enjoy yourself and celebrate! I can remember a New Years at a club in London with friends and feeling alone.
It may be party time but it is also a time of reflections. This can be good or bad depending on how the year fell. For many and I have been there it is a question of dressing up the same goals in new clothes and hoping for the best. I have also met people that got the goals they wanted and it did not feel as they expected.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
I get it. The new year is a definite time marker and proof that what you said you would do either happened or it did not. We are told that.
“An entrepreneur you must have a vision.”
“The drive for goals and the big vision is a key foundation of a successful life or business!”
Is that true?
I have met people that plan nothing and manage to fall forward into amazing opportunities. The common aspect of these is that they are super networkers. Something I will explore is a future podcast.
The 12 Week Year
A few years ago I did the 12 week year, I bought the book for Christmas and said this is it I am going to make this happen. The idea is to split the year into 90-day cycles and plan out every action towards the desired outcome.
I noticed at the time it just didn't happen. I didn't reach the goals or the outcome I was expecting. What happened was that I found it very difficult, first of all, to define a goal that was clearly mine, and to stick with it.
Yeah ok, having more business is good, having more customers is good. The drive to do wasn't really there ( I was pushing myself to create more work for myself) so I started to fall back on the goals I had set and by the end of the 90 days I have probably done less than a quarter of the project.
So is that a failing in me? Or a failing in the idea of goal setting and big vision part of me?
It is no secret on this podcast, my key question has been to determine what I actually want from life.
In the past I didn't choose and it took me a long time to realise that not choosing was actually a choice. So over the past few years, I have made choices but mainly reactive choices not really planning a path but choosing the path of least resistance. It does not lead to big wins.
This podcast has changed my outlook and there is more of a proactive direction to my life these days. Setting and achieving goals is still a challenge for me.
How to do, " goal setting and big vision "
Given this time is about reflections on goals and vision, and there are people out there they want to get stuff done. I wanted to use the 50th show to address the idea of goal setting and big vision, and how to approach them from a healthy perspective.
So I invited two of my past guests to join me on the programme, both of them have visionary projects.
Simon Jordan was guest on podcast three, he is a brand and marketing man. Yes, we are in the same field of business. Simon has a new new project and its birth and growth is relevant to this discussion.
My second guest is Suzy Beaumont. She was a guest on the 37th programme, her project is still unfolding but like Simon, she has made 
discoveries along the way that flies in the face of how we understand goal setting.
So this programme is an exploration of how the three of us have experienced the setting of goals and having a big vision. What has worked for us and more importantly what does not work and why.
I hope you enjoy this three-way conversation about goal setting and big vision. If you find it useful disagree send us a comment I would love to explore your perspective.
You can find the details for the guests on this programme below
https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/episode-03-simon-jordon-from-chasing-to-surrender/
https://lifepassionandbusiness.com/change-your-world-suzy-beaumont/
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