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This week on the show, Lian Brook-Tyler joins me to talk about the sudden passing of her father and how it shifted her whole perspective on life, the role of the soul (and why you shouldn’t overthink it!), and Lian’s number one tip for leaving your career and starting a successful business. Lian and I discuss: The sudden passing of Lian's father shifted her perspective on life How she started writing a blog to cope with the real life stuff going on Discovering the Three Principles and how her chronic facial pain suddenly disappeared Leaving her job and starting coaching Difference...
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This week on the show, Tristan and Michael join me to talk about why we all have imposter syndrome and how to overcome it, the fundamental rules you must understand to becoming a master communicator, and how Tristan and Michael have successfully navigated their relationship as co-founders. Tristan & Michael and I discuss: How Tristan developed the feeling of having an imposter syndrome as he went through every step of the competition Powering through and working even harder despite feeling uncomfortable How Michael got into the public speaking world and experienced the imposter...
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This week on the show, Shelley Paxton joins me to talk about liberating the souls of leaders and organizations, writing her book - "Soulbbatical" and being a Chief Soul Officer of your own life. I also shared my thoughts on staying longer, moving and settling down. I am also launching a 10 week group program that i'm calling The Fireside Wisdom Sessions. Shelley and I discuss: Following someone else's path to success and losing her sense of self along the way Being in her masculine and putting her armour on while operating in the corporate world Being largely on her masculine means being...
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This week on the show, Robert Kandell joins me to talk about getting honest with one’s self, the effect of withholding your truth from your intimate partner, and his book - unHIDDEN: A Book for Men and Those Confused by Them. Robert and I discuss: Living the American dream (which was also his father's dream) How his intense experiences in Burning Man made him rediscover the world Key moment when he realized things weren't working How going to Burning Man impacted him Burning Man is radical free expression. It's an opportunity to see a new side of yourself and to explore...
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This week on the show, Jonathan Aslay joins me to talk about establishing a framework for compassionate dating, when life gets in the way of love, and how to practice self-love. I also shared how these past weeks had been tough for me and how self-love has been a great part of getting through this period. Jonathon and I discuss: How Jonathon hit rock bottom in many aspects of his life and how he got addicted to the process of online dating His investment in personal development and spirituality helped him when he lost his son Self-love is like nurturing your soul Personal...
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This week on the show, John Henderson joins me to talk about the impact of positive comment in somebody's life, his story about being in jail, and his book, SWAY. I also shared about committing to get up at 4 a.m. everyday for all of September. John and I discuss: Did poorly in school because he didn't fit and think in the structured manner the school wanted Turning his life around and realising that he is the result of the choices he has made How everybody in jail thinks they are innocent while successful people he knows think they are guilty How kids are taught to be generalists...
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This week on the show, Adam Quiney joins me to talk about overcoming resistance and consistently doing the work, taking creative pursuit and starting their own business. I also shared my thoughts and feelings on making the show. We also shared some experiences we had in Peru. Adam and I discuss: How to overcome resistance and consistently do the work (whether you feel like it or not) Discipline without surrender versus surrender without discipline Experiencing breakdown and feeling inadequate Living life through your head versus heart The money beliefs that underly what we do and what we...
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This week on the show, Bay LeBlanc Quiney joins me to talk about her family history, why she became a police officer and why she didn't continue, building relationship and suspending disbelief. I also shared how tough these couple of days but have felt the support from people around me. I also talked about how we can have an extraordinary life but can still feel not being good enough. Bay and I discuss: Finding out her family history and how it impacts her Fascination and understanding of where you co me from How her experience with moving when she was young had an impact on her playing...
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This week on the show, Ruby Fremon joins me to talk conscious vs unconscious leadership, leadership as an inner-game, and visibility vs. being seen. I also shared my experiences during our Machu Picchu, Peru adventure. The highlights of this adventure are always being away from technology, getting out of your normal life, and just being with people in a beautiful location enjoying nature and spending time with each other. Ruby and I discuss: Ruby's No Bullshit approach of just cutting right to the chase and diving into what the actual issue and how this approach helped her into her...
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This week on the show, Scott Young joins me to talk about his book “Ultralearning.” He also talked about what ultralearning is and also shared his thoughts on learning languages and career development. I also shared our preparation for our Peru trip. Scott and I discuss: Scott's obsession for the last 10 years and how learning French inspired him to write his book "Ultralearning" How his encounter with Benny Lewis introduced him to Ultralearning - an aggressive strategy for learning hard things and learning it on your own Different philosophy when it comes to learning Learning in a...
info_outlineThis week on the show, Ketan Makwana joins me to talk about his entrepreneurship journey, on losing his job, mindsets, innovations and overcoming failures.
Ketan and I discuss:
- How Ketan got into business while having a background in IT, electronics and healthcare
- Being one of the victims of the economic crash and how it turned his life upside down
- Having a mindset that there are more than one answer to any questions
- Moving from employment to self-employment then into business
- Losing a job and starting a business can both create a lot of stress
- When running a business, you are responsible for creating a system.
- Entrepreneurship is not about business, or a way of life or way of thinking. It’s how enterprising are you.
- Creating your system within a system
- Huge societal expectation around education
- Whatever you are doing in life, don’t look at your destination. Look at what you’re doing there and then.
- Starting a business is both exciting and terrifying.
- Advice on starting a business:
- Understand how to be honest to yourself
- Know and realize when it’s a trap, a mistake or error in your judgment
- Ask for help - You have to feel the vibration of every activities that you undertake.
- Learning about what you did to maneuver your failures and how you are going to maneuver moving forward
- Working smart than working hard
- On being a Special Advisor to the Prime Minster on Youth Policy
- We all have these genius within us.
More about Ketan
Ketan is a renowned international & TEDx Speaker, serial entrepreneur and mentor. He has started, scaled and sold multiple businesses in the last 7 years.
In a response to the emerging skills gap between education to employment and enterprise, Ketan launched Enterprise Lab which has evolved into a disruptive agency supporting Mindset, Attitude, Behaviour development serving over 100,000 people a year across the world.
In 2012, Ketan founded and delivered Youth Enterprise Live backed by the Prime Minister and the UK’s largest event focused on Education, Employment and Enterprise for 15-30 year olds. Leading on from this, he took a position as Special Advisor to the Prime Minster on Youth Policy.