Author Your Life

AYL178 - Author Your Life Goes On Sabbatical by David McCrae

Charletta is the Speaker and Coach for her business “Another Level Coaching & Consulting”. Her coaching specialty is Life & Relationships and the main emphasis is on Women’s Empowerment. The business consulting portion of her company focuses on taking entrepreneurs to the next level. Additionally, Charletta is the President of Quality of Life, a nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen families. Charletta is also an aspiring author and Her educational background is in Business Management & Theology. In this interview you will learn: 1: You need more than Plan A and Plan B 2: Why you will lose friends when you start to improve 3: Your expectations for someone influence their actions 4: Why it’s easy to exploit people who have been taught to hate themselves

Egbe is a corporate lawyer and Commercial Director of Manton Legal Consultancy. She has worked in a global law firm and has particular experience providing legal guidance to entrepreneurs and founders on contractual documentation, GDPR and IP. She is passionate about providing simplified legal advice to enable entrepreneurs and founders to reach their business goals. In this interview you will learn: 1: Driven people aren’t driven in all areas of their life. 2: You need to set red lines in order to maintain high performance 3: Sometimes listening is the solution to the problem 4: Racism is both top-down and bottom-up

Ruth-Ellen grew up in south-east London and over the span of 20 years she has worked in business development for the likes of Faurecia, Expedia and Black & Decker.  She learned early on how to connect with people without working hard for it, just simply by being her.  Her curiosity about people on the other side of the phone, resulted  in £120m in new business sales in under 2 years.  But then following a marriage breakdown where she found her and her two kids homeless she learnt one of the hardest lessons of all,  hurt people hurt people. When she was homeless, the first, second and third time she realised a lot of her homelessness was about lemons. She was settling for lemons instead of demanding more from life. She was not meant for lemons and didn't accept them anymore. Ruth-Ellen truly believes we all make choices and there are consequences to these choices. However, when life hands you lemons you can either create really bad lemonade or throw those lemons back at life with a heck no...and say I ordered champagne darling! After certifying in hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT, Life Coaching and Reiki, Ruth-Ellen stepped into her true purpose of taking some of her lessons and empowering others to heal too. Her philosophy is to be celebrated not just tolerated! Today through her coaching programs, speaking and online courses, she now helps others to let go of the shame & guilt of experiences that don't serve them so that they can show up unapologetically visible in life and business and finally command the champagne they deserve #nomorelemons so that they can be celebrated not just tolerated. In this interview you will learn: 1: Clarifying questions help avoid a lot of conflict 2: The best question you can ask someone is “what can I do to help?” 3: There’s a balance between playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses
 4: Just because racism isn’t explicit, doesn’t mean it’s not a problem

Amber Kierra lost 90% of her eyesight growing up and has learned to use courage to overcome fear and navigate obstacles of any kind. She believes in a world where we are not held back by our circumstances rather we live our lives rooted in purpose with boldness and courage.  This belief has instilled an immense drive to empower others to take the next step in making their wildest dreams come true. Through speaking on stages and one-on-one coaching, she is truly transforming leaders into bold world changers.  Amber is confident that when people are fully walking in their calling, the world is being changed for the better. When you meet Amber, you’ll feel the infectious joy that overflows from her innermost being and experience the impressive confidence and boldness that she seeks to impart to others.  People would describe Amber as “a shot of expresso” because everyone who has been in her presence leaves energized and ready to take on the world.   In this interview you will learn: 1: Sometimes you have no choice but to be optimistic 2: The power of a story comes from sharing what you’re going through now 3: It’s the small actions that create the big differences 4: Changing the names of streets does not solve racism
 https://www.amberkierra.com/ https://www.facebook.com/asherrard92?ref=bookmarks https://www.instagram.com/amberkierra/ https://kingdomeyes.org/ 30-minute connection call, book here.

Estelle Keeber is cofounder of the World’s fastest growing network for woman as well as being mum to 2 energetic little boys. Since starting MIBA (Mums in Business Association) in June 2017 Estelle has helped thousands of women not only grow their business but develop personally too. She is a keynote speaker, #1 bestselling author, been featured in Forbes and been shortlisted for business and entrepreneurial awards. Sharing her journey through depression and domestic abuse as well as some fabulous Instagram tips...Estelle shows the world that anything is possible! In this interview you will learn: 1: Give yourself permission to stop working 2: Be flexible with yourself 3: You can learn everything you need to get started through Google 4: Change begins with a little belief in yourself https://www.facebook.com/estellekeebe... https://www.instagram.com/estellekeeb... https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-k... https://www.mumsinbusinessassociation...

In 2015, Josh drove down the motorway and tried to kill himself in a 70mph car crash. When he survived, he felt he had survived for a reason. Trying to find his way out of the depression he was experiencing, Josh got into cycling. He decided that he was going to try and cycle around the world.

Josh has now cycled 95% of the way around the world, and has set an even larger goal for himself.

Josh’s mission is to win the Tour De France and become the first ever Scottish winner. He is utterly devoted to achieving that goal.

In this interview you will learn: 1: Why you shouldn’t chase happiness 2: Our greatest fear is our fear of success 3: We train ourselves during the process 4: Why Josh believes we are guided towards the thing we are supposed to do

Morgan previously appeared on episode 107 of the podcast, be sure to listen to our first conversation to learn more about him.

 Dr. Morgan Oaks is a transformational speaker, high performance coach, spiritual mentor, and chiropractor whose passion is empowering people to live their best life.
 A gifted visionary with a holistic view, Dr. Morgan inspires audiences and clients to develop and trust their intuition, integrate their life wisdom, and to cultivate the courage to live a life of inspired action.  His goal is to take people from where they are, to where their body, mind, and soul are calling them to be! In this Interview you will learn: 1: Why it’s important to get clarity before taking action 2: The downside of high performance techniques 3: What race cars can tell us about self care 4: The gap in Men’s Personal Development

Elliot Reeves is a highly accomplished broadcaster, speaker and advisor, as well as creator of The Elliot Reeves Show, host of 13 Minutes with Elliot Reeves and founder of Inspired Edinburgh; a pre-eminent video production and media company centred around a world class online talk show and top 20 UK ranked Philosophy podcast. In 2016, inspired by renowned podcasters such as Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss and Brian Rose, Elliot resigned from his role at a top Asset Management firm to pursue his true passion - having powerful conversations with fascinating people. He has since produced in excess of 100 face-to-face video interviews with everything from TED Global speakers and Orwell Prize winning writers, to record breaking adventurers and international athletes. He has also had the privilege of working with some of Scotland’s most respected institutions, organisations and leaders, including the likes of Prof Norman Drummond CBE, Sir Bill Gammell and First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. In this interview you will learn: 1: You have to change your internal identity as well as your external circumstances 2: Curiosity gets you a long way 3: When you know something is right, do it 4: The best definition of success Elliot has ever heard

As lockdown eases across the world, I'm excited to start a new chapter of the Author Your Life podcast, and help you start new chapters too.

Dee Woodward is the elusive unicorn every entrepreneur wishes they’d met sooner. 

 A brand strategist with years of experience in brand design who leads her clients from unclear idea to unforgettable brand. She’s the ballsy entrepreneur’s go-to for vision, strategy, design AND expansion. 

 Dee has launched thousands of brands and works with quietly confident entrepreneurs who are ready to “brand up” through solid strategy, sound business offers and striking design. 

 When she’s not co-creating with fearless entrepreneurs, Dee is likely knees-deep in cardboard robot creation and mini supermarket role-play with the small humans in her life. In this interview you will learn: 1: When people around you are telling you that you’re not good enough, keep listening to the voice inside you 2:We are all creative people, even if you are more of a “left-brain” person 3:You need to work far less than you think to be productive 4:Coronavirus has reminded us of the value of being outdoors

Michele Julian is a coach, energy worker, and gifted guide to thousands and is the founder of Julian Method. She is also a highly sought after massage therapist, practicing Buddhist and self-proclaimed Goddess Guru.

 She is on a mission to help women learn how to embody the Goddess that they are. Through developing clarity, confidence and consistency, they can experience less burnout so that they can step into their True Power.  In this interview you will learn: 1: Don’t get distracted by the glamour 2: When we get distracted from our life’s purpose, we always get a reminder 3: Purpose comes through connection with others 4: Coronavirus is a reminder that we are not as in control as we like to think website: https://juliangoddesscoaching.com 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianmethod/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JulianMethod/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianmethod/

Sarah's background is as a professional actor specialising in TV and theatre for young people, you may have seen her on CBeebies!
 She now uses a unique blend of coaching, personal development, communication and parenting skills gathered over 20 years, to help mums move from being stressed and not knowing what to do, to confident and calm.
 She is helping parents manage the big emotions that are coming up from navigating this huge transition to a new parenting and social normal. 

In this interview you will learn: 1: Using breathing to reduce pain 2: The gifts from Sarah’s stillborn son 3: The different attitudes to mum’s and dad’s parenting styles 4: Everyone has a project they can share during the Coronavirus period

Judith Quin is an international public speaker, author of ‘Stop Should-ing. Start Wanting.’ as well as co-author of two Amazon #1 international bestselling books. She is also a member of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe. Judith combines acting and coaching skills with voice vibration sound healing to help her clients recognise and release where they hold their emotional and energetic restrictions around self-expression, communication, and public speaking. Your voice is a reflection of every emotion or experience you have ever had; and those experiences are held in your cell memory. When you fully embody your voice you express yourself with more clarity, confidence and conviction, no matter the situation. In this interview you will learn: 1: Be careful about the “truths” we create for ourselves 2: Judgement is not personal, it’s structural 3: Sometimes we can’t describe an emotion, but we can still express it through sound 4: Many people won’t ask for help during Coronavirus, so make sure you offer it

Jojo Fraser is an award winning author, coach, podcaster and motivational speaker. She is also a regular speaker on BBC Radio. Jojo believes that we are all born to lead.  She has been a mental health researcher for the past 6 years and helps to empower, motivate and uplift the leaders she works with.  In this interview you will learn: 1: You have to be careful of the “highs” of mental health as well as the lows 2: Self-care means not having to justify saying no to someone 3: You can never measure self worth with a number 4: Don’t do something just because it is an “opportunity” provided by Coronavirus Facebook: @jojofrasermojo Instagram: @jojofrasermojo Podcast: Mummy Jojo Podcast Book: “Mummy Jojo Uncut: Time for a Mojo Injection

Angie is a menopause coach, trail runner, and founder of the ‘menopause done naturally’ online community. Angie helps women who are feeling a bit lost and confused about the menopause and need some simple and effective help and support, so they can understand what’s happening, and feel more like themselves again.
 Angie trains women through peri to post-menopause, using food, exercise, mindset, and completely natural strategies proven to help with issues such as weight gain, anxiety, hot sweats, irritability, low energy and low confidence.  Many women are fearful of perimenopause and menopause. Angie makes sure it’s less daunting and scary than most believe it to be. In this interview you will learn: 1: How to stop yourself catching “comparisonitis” 2: Resolving an identity crisis 3: The importance of being part of a community when you are going through a transition period 4: Learning the importance of “good enough” during Coronavirus

Gayle Macdonald has been alcohol free since March 2018. Gayle is passionate about helping women transform their lives and the lives of their families by changing their relationship with alcohol, through self awareness, self care and self discovery. Gayle helps women break free from their struggles with alcohol to find peace, balance and freedom.

 Gayle understands that living with alcohol struggles is a destructive cycle in which so many women get stuck, yet women and mums are targeted and encouraged even, to drink to cope with their lives in today’s modern world. 

 Gayle believes this is a dangerous message both to ourselves, our children, and future generations of young women. She wants to change the stigma, shame and guilt of choosing an alcohol free life and turn it into something that is celebrated.   Gayle’s company, Sober Bliss, is a place where you can find love, support and safety to explore your own journey to sobriety and rediscover your true self. In this interview you will learn: 1: Addiction doesn’t hit you one day, it creeps up 2: How to use journaling to process difficult emotions 3: Why most of us need to abstain rather than moderate 4: Be careful about using alcohol as a coping mechanism during Coronavirus

Karen is a business psychologist and high performance coach who helps women in business sort through the overwhelm and self doubt so they can build a thriving business or career without burning out.  Throughout her career she has worked with leaders in global organisations such as Unilever, Lloyds Bank, Aviva, BBC, Uber, Coco Cola and Rolls Royce and has taught high performance techniques to hundreds of entrepreneurs. In 2010 she, (along with her now husband) decided to spend their savings for a home deposit on seeing the world instead and travelled from London to Asia without using planes. This led to the start of their travel blog globalhelpswap.com In this interview you will learn: 1: Kindness is what connects humans 2: Tracking progress keeps you motivated 3: Why you have to get out out of your bubble 4: During Coronavirus it’s important to give yourself what you need in the moment You can find Karen on karensargent.co.uk or in her free facebook group The Sisterhood Project - https://www.facebook.com/groups/230325090902131/

Susanne Grant is an Intuitive Business and Human Design Implementation Coach. She teaches female entrepreneurs who dream of feeling in total and complete alignment with their heart-driven business by helping them learn how to use their intuition & gut instincts to create a life + business that makes their heart sing! She is also an international #1 bestselling author. At the early age of 17, she was diagnosed with chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after years of neglect and abuse. Now, exactly 17 years after her initial diagnose, she is sharing with us how she re-wrote her story.  In this interview you will learn: 1: The surprising link between your gut and mental health 2: The difference between what you’ve been told to want and what you actually want 3: To stop using busyness to run from yourself 4: Are you ready for the inevitable change after Coronavirus is over? Website https://www.grantmethod.com/ Blog http://susannegrant.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SusanneGrant19 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannegrant Pinterest  https://www.pinterest.co.uk/susannegrt/

Christine Reffo is a business & energy coach, speaker and entrepreneur. In her coaching practice, she supports women in the process of soul healing, finding their purpose and starting a successful business. After 7 years working as lead strategist for Fortune 500 companies, Christine dedicated herself entirely to entrepreneurship, energy and mindset work. She has since started multiple companies, worked with a Silicon Valley start up and is now doing what she loves most - helping women live life on their own terms. She has been featured in virtual summits and podcasts related to personal development, self-care and entrepreneurship. In this interview you will learn: 1: What Christine has learned from the different cultures of Swiss Bankers and Skiers 2: Life is about getting the balance between fun and purpose 3: Routine is key to regulating your energy 4: Coronavirus is helping us to be more compassionate

Joy empowers the people who empower other people as a Stress and Trauma expert, ex Corporate executive and Accidental Shaman Doctors have given up on Joy on 5 different occasions, leading her to become certified in more than a dozen Holistic Healing Modalities. After being hit by a drunk driver at 24, Joy learned how to reprogram her brain to bypass multiple injuries to access a different part of her brain. Instead of being a vegetable at 30, she was the first individual ever to receive an Information Technology Award for Industry Development Joy is now best known for Reprogramming the Brain for Optimal Levels of Productivity and JOY, clearing stress in 3 minutes or less, and Dissolving Emotional Trauma Painlessly. In this interview, you will learn: 1: What dying five times has taught Joy about life 2: We can swap our thoughts at any time 3: How to reduce stress in 3 minutes or less 4: During Coronavirus you have to choose what opportunities you create for yourself

The recent lockdown measures have deprived us of an important physical connection with others. Digital connection and video conferencing are fantastic, but there are some aspects of social connection you just can't replicate. Because of this, many people are feeling lonely, even though they are interacting more than ever. In this episode, you will learn three tips that you can use to help combat any feelings of loneliness you might have as a result of the lockdown measures.

Alenka Tercic is an empowerment coach, writer, speaker, and host of ROCK THE MIDLIFE SHOW, who helps women in their 40s and 50s rock their midlife so they can step into their next stage of life with excitement and confidence.
 Drawing from her previous life-coaching work and her own experience of midlife awakening, she guides women through profound self-discovery into self-acceptance and helps them embrace their skills, step into their powers, and learn to appreciate the tests and trials, which made them UNIQUELY THEM.
 Alenka lives in beautiful Slovenia, but coaches women from all around the world. In this interview, you will learn: 1: Take the time to find out what’s right for you 2: The difference between being and doing 3: We have been taught how to think, but not how to feel 4: People will find the coronavirus period difficult because they are uncomfortable with being with themselves Website: www.alenkatercic.com Podcast: www.rockthemidlife.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/alenka.tercic1 Facebook Biz Page: www.facebook.com/AlenkaTercicPage Facebook Group: www.alenkatercic.com/TheMidlifeSorority LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenkatercic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alenkatercic Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/alenkatercic

One of the 100 most powerful UK entrepreneurs, Jacqui Taylor was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in recognition of her international web science work. One of the 250 Founders of Tech City in December 2016 she pivoted her company FlyingBinary to meet the challenge of Brexit and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) with spectacular results. Jacqui was recognised as one of the 100 Global Leaders in 2019, Top Ten Global IoT (Internet of Things) innovators, and is an independent industry analyst for IoT. She is one of 4 IoT leaders advising the European Commission on their Citizen strategy for smart cities; one of the UK’s most influential Women in Tech, the most influential web science researcher in 2019, top 34 IoT Influencers on Twitter, named one of 20 global entrepreneurs to watch, and a UK Smart City leader. She was shortlisted for a Cyber Security industry award and invited to speak in Davos on the future of the Cyber Security Industry. Jacqui is globally recognised as a Smart City Tzar; a strategic Advisor to the UK Government, the Cities lead on Digital Built and the Principal UK Expert lead for BSI international team for Smart Cities and AI. Jacqui created CyberSafe to share the secrets of her Brexit success plan with entrepreneurs via a unique membership offering. CyberSafe launches in 2020 now the UK has exited from the European Union and will give entrepreneurs resources to meet the challenges of Transition and the IIoT based on a proven Brexit success plan. In this interview you will learn: 1: The Institutions we have been relied on for so long are now finished 2: Impatience is not a bad thing 3: How can we collaborate better in the future 4: Coronavirus will be the making of the next generation Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/jacquitaylor1MF/  My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CyberSafeEntrepreneurs  Facebook Group “Empathy Economy”:https://www.facebook.com/groups/297126867750239/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/dr-jacqui-taylor/

As an 18-year-old, Glenn Parker graduated from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, then progressed to join the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment with active service from 1999-2003. Whilst serving, Glenn was involved in a severe assault, which left him spending the next year in Army Medical Care. Whilst he went on to make an almost full physical recovery, he was left with significant epileptic seizures as a result of his injuries, and was medically discharged from the Armed Forces. During his time in various UK Military Hospitals, Glenn received outstanding medical care and this rehabilitation defined in him the belief that he could go on, despite medical opinion, and still lead a full, active, fit, healthy and strong life. This led Glenn into the world of personal training, where he met Nick Mitchell of Ultimate Performance (UP). Nick guided and recruited Glenn to Ultimate Performance, which is widely regarded as the world’s number one private personal training business. Glenn brings in his military discipline and his personal training expertise to help his clients achieve the transformation they desire. In this interview you will learn: 1: When you feel a crisis in identity, find a new hero to look up to 2: When it’s time to make the jump, you have to follow the Nike slogan “just do it” 3: We can find out our strengths through volunteering 
4: During Coronavirus, don’t overcomplicate your fitness Website. https://becomingachampion.co.uk  Instagram: @becomingachampion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/go.becomingachampion Twitter: @GPTransformer

Michelle was born in Cyprus two months after the start of the 1974 war between Turkey and Cyprus. Perhaps it was a sign of things to come as life moved at a similar frantic pace packed with repeated trauma. 
 At 5, her father was killed in a sea accident. Several months later her mother took her own life, Michelle being the one to find her body.
 The next few years saw her in and out of foster care, living on her grandparents farm, being a young carer for her frail grandmother and enduring sexual abuse. By 14 she lost her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather and step grandfather.
 Throughout her life she continued to experience many more traumatic events: this included divorce, 5 miscarriages, stillbirth and emigrating abroad twice. 
 Today, Michelle resides in North Wales and is married to her Cypriot husband Andreas. They have three living children who are home educated, while Michelle works as a coach and writer. As well as working on her memoir, the story of going from victim to victor, she has completed a children’s book and a children’s journal in which she has weaved the lessons and tools from her own experience of overcoming trauma.
 She is studying to be a counsellor and psychotherapist and continues to work as a coach helping and inspiring others on their journeys of victory. Her vision is to publish books that make a difference in our world through relevant projects connected to the book topics. She is also in the process of setting up a non profit to pioneer specific initiatives close to her heart.  In this interview you will learn: 1: Don’t ask why things happen, because the answer doesn’t always help you 2: No one is born bad 3: There’s no such thing as bad luck 4: Letting go of your expectations of others will help you avoid tension during Coronovirus

Catherine Morgan is a multi-award winning qualified financial planner and money coach, on a mission to change the financial services industry from one of complicated financial products to one that helps educate in simple language with no financial jargon (and no suits!). She is the founder of The Money Panel and The Money Circle ® In 2018 and 2019, she was nominated as a Finalist for 3 Awards in the Women In Financial Services Awards and in 2019 she won a Highly commended award for ‘Role Model of the year’ 2019. In 2018 and again in 2019, her Money podcast “In her Financial Shoes” was nominated as a finalist for UK Money Blogger SHOMO award for Best Money Podcast. 

She has been featured in Forbes, The Telegraph, Stylist, Good Housekeeping, Closer, The Daily Mail and Huffington Post. She also is a Co-author for an Amazon best-selling book, ‘The Woman I’m becoming,” inspiring teenage girls as they approach life’s challenges and crossroads. In 2019 Catherine has joined as a Director for the Executive of, ‘Initiative for Financial Wellbeing.’ The initiative is to bring people together under the umbrella of money and happiness, to help clients to become happier not just wealthier. One thing Catherine is passionate about is getting people talking about money. Catherine regularly produces video content in her community in her pj’s to get others to relax around the taboo subject of money! In this interview you will learn: 1: Therapy can help, but you have to find the right therapy for you 2: When you have money troubles, identify what emotion is making you feel uncomfortable 3: Our beliefs are often handed down to us generationally 4: In the Coronovirus situation, aim for progress, not perfection

Jayc is a unique intuitive spiritual love, life and business coach.

Jayc represented Australia on the reality TV show Battle of the Psychics, which was filmed in Ukraine and watched by an audience of over 34 million. He was awarded third place best in the world, competing against some of the best psychic mediums from America, Europe and Asia.
 Jayc then went on to co-host 16 episodes of “Psychic Investigations”, solving murders,  mysteries, mystical scenarios and much much more.  Both these TV shows have been syndicated worldwide on the Russian cable TV networks.
 After 30 years of work with intuition, love, energy clearing, past lives, spirituality, values and beliefs Jayc has changed thousands of lives.  With clients in multiple countries having multiple belief systems Jayc completely respects all denominations, all belief systems and the varying nature's of each belief.
 In addition, Jayc teaches online and business marketing, having taught over 300 people YouTube marketing; been affiliate manager for a million-dollar online launch and spoken on stages all over the world about business topics including international financial systems, business structures and marketing.  In this interview you will learn: 1. Your home is wherever you are right now 2. Your purpose in life is to be loved and love others 3. Everything in your life changes with action 4. Use Coronavirus as an opportunity to learn Website: jaycryder.com

20 years ago, Judy had an epiphany as she woke up from a self-inflicted near death experience. Judy believed that she did not deserve to live, but recognised that this was not her belief, but one that had been told to her. You can let these beliefs go when you realise they are LIES and you realise the truth that you do deserve the freedom you dream of. Today Judy is an international bestselling author, award winning entrepreneur, speaker, co founder of Tribe of Traders and wealth builder.

Judy has established, built and sold numerous multi-million dollar businesses in many categories from Property, Logistics, Agriculture, Industrial hygiene, trading, and coaching in a number of different countries.

In this interview you will learn: 1: Even when we don’t have control we have choice 2: The difference between being rich and being wealthy 3: Why we should try and find gratitude and not forgiveness 4: How to deal with anger during Coronavirus isolation

Sonya is a mum, problem solver, positive thinker, and in charge of her own destiny.  She lost her dad at age 12, grew up on a council estate with a bad reputation, worked in a chip shop, egg factory and sold insurance before deciding to go to college to pursue a job in IT.   Sonya joined a start-up in 1998 as the first female engineer and ascended to leading transformation across Europe as part of a globally listed PLC.  Now, she is heading up her own company, Grapvyn, a game-changing technology platform that helps people and businesses connect intelligently, to increase opportunity and sales.   In this interview you will learn: 1: Make decisions when you are in a good mood 2: Don’t be scared to pivot or quit 3: Don’t let someone else’s past define your future 4: Coronavirus gives us a safe space to experiment

Adele specialises in helping professionals who have achieved success but who struggle with anxiety, disconnection, and confusion on their purpose. With 10 years experience as a mentor, coach, and spiritual guide, she helps people get out of overwhelm and stress to find their calling so that their personal and professional lives can expand and flourish. Adele is a licensed Art of Feminine Presence instructor, an experienced energy healer, and a writer. She works with people all over the world, and leads retreats for female business leaders who want to show up bigger in the world and make more impact.  In this interview you will learn: 1: Intellectualising a problem doesn’t help you solve it 2: Adele’s interactive practice for finding your emotional centre 3: The difference between gratitude and appreciation 4: After Coronavirus we may actually long for the days of isolation again

Tara Lacher is a 2x cancer survivor.  She is the Founder/Owner of My Pink Scarf, Inc.., which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that gives knit/crochet pink scarves to cancer survivors.  To date she has given out nearly 12,000 scarves to women in 35 states and 14 countries. Her goal is to cover the world in pink. Numerous people have bought into Tara’s project ranging from school teachers to prison inmates. People who have received her scarfs include: Olivia Newton-John, Peggy Fleming, Sheryl Crow, Robin Roberts and Farrah Fawcett. She has received letters of thanks from former first lady Nancy Reagan and two Supreme Court Justices. She was the recipient of the Bismarck Tribune award in 2007 and has been featured in Women’s World Magazine. In this interview you will learn: 1: Commitments to others help us persevere even when we are having a tough time 2: If you feel worthless, work on a project that helps others 3: Think of three small things you can do to help someone every single day 4: In the Coronavirus isolation, hand write a letter to a friend or family member Website: www.mypinkscarf.com  Email: tlacher@mypinkscarf.com Phone: (US) 701-426-8303.

Peter de Jager is a keynote speaker, writer and consultant on the issues relating to managing change of all shapes and sizes in all types of organizations. He has published hundreds of articles internationally on topics ranging from Problem Solving, Creativity and Change to the impact of technology on areas such as privacy, security and business. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Futurist and Scientific American. He is best known to IT and Fortune 500 audiences for his efforts to create responsible awareness of the Y2K issue – For which he received several awards from IT associations and Govt. Agencies. In addition to presentations and seminars on the topics above, he’s written dozens of regular columns. These have included; Association Trends, CIPS across Canada, Enterprise, Globe & Mail online and Municipal World. He’s spoken in 40 countries and is recognized worldwide as an exciting, humorous, provocative and engaging speaker. His audiences have included the World Economic Forum, The World Bank and The Bank for International Settlements. His presentations and workshops are highly interactive, fun, irreverent to mistaken ideas and most distinctively - provocative. He entices the audience, by demonstrating conflicts between their stated beliefs and behaviours, to think differently about what they thought they knew. In this interview you will learn: 1: Seven questions to ask before making a change 2: You have to ask whether you want to solve problems, or get the credit for solving problems 3: Work is infinite, you have to break it off at some point 4: Coronovirus is dangerous because we don’t understand exponential growth Website: www.technobility.com Webinar archive: www.vimeo.com/technobility Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterdejager1/ Email: pdejager@technobility.com 
Podcasts: Y2K: An Autobiography Free Content: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/y2k-an-autobiography/id1455676429 https://yy2k.podbean.com/ Premium Content: https://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/Y2K Promo code: y2kdejager Truth Picks https://anchor.fm/peter-de-jager

After years of legal process after becoming one of the most high profile whistleblowers in the world, Suzanne Daniels became a life coach who helps women make the transition from full time career woman and/or mom to successful entrepreneur. Her coaching programs help her clients build the mindset, strategies and structure required to run an income generating business. A former corporate legal executive and single mom, Suzanne started her coaching business in 2019 to help other women deal with the sometimes overwhelming aspect of starting a new business while still being MOM and running a household. Prior to becoming a coach, Suzanne spent over 25 years as a corporate lawyer and strategist alongside being mom of a daughter who is blind. Today Suzanne offers a wide range of programs and services - from individual coaching, to masterminds and keynote speeches.  In this interview, you will learn: 1: When you know something is wrong, speak up 2: If you are planning a difficult undertaking, put help in place before you start 3: What Suzanne’s daughter who is blind has taught her about imagination 4: How to get people to listen who aren’t taking Coronovirus seriously

Adam is an Ultra High Achiever, Corporate Productivity Authority, Serial Entrepreneur, International Speaker and Thought Leader. He currently runs 4 different businesses and enjoys working with senior business leaders, decision makers, entrepreneurs and medium sized companies. Adam is also a Former Elite Athlete that trained with Olympic and World Champion Sir Mo Farah for 3 years. He takes the same skill-set that he learned as an athlete to teach his clients on how to create high performance work cultures through increased productivity and profitability. He is the author of two books ‘Move it or lose it’ and ‘Fit body fit business’. Both written for business owners and teams that want their businesses to excel and to accelerate faster, quicker and become more focused. Teams can achieve their full potential by maximising health, performance and productivity. Adam is hugely passionate about helping employees in the workplace become more engaged improving physical and mental wellbeing, achieving work/life balance and developing natural leaders. He enjoys the challenges of being in business, strategic innovation, ideologies and bringing them to market. Tying that with helping people he believes is a great catalyst to creating results and success in life. Adam is a champion for supporting women, personal assistants and entrepreneurs and is the Founder of ‘The Association of Extraordinary Pas and became the ‘Best Man’ for supporting women in business 2016. He has been featured the front cover of ‘Global Man’ magazine, BBC radio, the Huffington post and in People Management magazine just to mention a few. He has also shared the stage with celebrities such as John Travolta, Vanilla Ice, Calvin Klein, 50 cent and Dr Nido Qubein. Adam graduated at the University of Surrey in the UK and has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. In this interview you will learn: 1: Adam’s three questions for making good decisions 2: Your “why” comes from thinking about your legacy 3: Love is doing something without expectations of anything in return 4: How the Coronavirus is making it more acceptable for people to ask for help

Sera Johnston is an international expert, supporting and empowering parents of children with disabilities. Having combined a highly successful 25-year training and development career with her personal journey of raising her daughter Dana, following her lifechanging diagnosis of cerebral palsy at 13 months old - Sera knows first-hand what it is like to suddenly have your world change in a heartbeat. In 2011, Sera fundraised £75,000 in 6 months in order for her daughter to have a life changing operation called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in America. Over the years, with her mother’s support, Dana has gone on to defy the professionals, who predicted she would not be able to hold a pen and would be confined to a wheelchair for life. 

 Today, having achieved 3 distinction stars in her 6th form exam results, Dana is not confined to a wheelchair, and lives independently studying for her law degree at University. 

Sera was one of the experts on the NHS Steering Group with UK neurosurgeons, NICE, NHS England, and health professionals which resulted in NHS England approving Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, as a commissioned NHS service for children aged 3-9 with Cerebral Palsy. 

Trusted for her caring and supportive approach, personal experience and authenticity, a Master NLP Practitioner, Executive Coach and Health Coach, Sera has become a highly sought after coach & mentor, helping to change the lives of women raising children with disabilities around the world, helping them to reclaim their identity, health and happiness. 

 As a highly experienced consultant in training, leadership and team development, working with employers, organisations and charities Sera is regularly commissioned to work with leaders and managers on a strategic level in addition to facilitating bespoke team away days to enable better collaborative working within teams and stakeholders. 

Sera was one of the leading specialists working at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in management development, team development and coaching. 

 A speaker and author of Dana’s Walk and co-author of Transforming Your Life, in addition to working with mothers of children with disabilities around the world, Sera empowers others to create their own identity and live a life of no limits. In this interview you will learn: 

1. There is always a solution if you don’t take no for an answer 2. How Sera’s daughter has taught her about not putting limits on ourselves 3. The importance of getting time for yourself 4. Why Coronavirus should be making us think about who we want to be when the pandemic ends

With a lot of negative news surrounding us just now, I wanted to bring some positivity into the situation. For the next twelve weeks, the podcast is quadrupling its regular programming. You are going to have two guest episodes every week sharing incredible stories of hope and overcoming adversity.

In this unprecedented time, we are going to have to find new resolve and new strategies to overcome the Covid-19 global pandemic. You are almost certainly wondering what is going to happen next, and how to prepare for it. What does the lockdown mean for you, your career and your family? You are going to need some basic strategies to make sure that your physical, mental and social health doesn't take a hit. Before the UK National Lockdown, I had already been self-isolating as my wife had Coronavirus symptoms. I essentially got to experience a period of self-isolation, before the blanket isolation came into force. What did I learn? Firstly, there are fundamental habits that you should be doing on a daily basis so that you can stay strong and sane through this crisis. Secondly, the global measures have actually opened up some interesting opportunities that you should be making the most of during this time. We can't change the current situation, so we have to learn to make the most of it. In this episode, you will learn the basics that help you get through your isolation and opportunities that isolation offers you.

Daniel walked away from an opportunity to run a billion dollar business, to hitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace. His life has been a combination of massive victories and incredible defeats. He left the seminary one day before becoming a Rabbi. And he has lived as a monk in a monastery for 10 years. As Director of Business Development at Hay House, he led its growth from $3,000,000 to $100,000,000 a year in revenue over a time span of 10 years. He has run a restaurant, a publishing house, a meditation retreat, has owned a clothing company, a branding company and a coaching business. He is a rare blend of businessman and mystic who has meditated every day for over 45 years. Daniel is the author of The Mosaic, a beautiful story that will touch your heart and soothes your soul. It is a book that helps us see what we do not see and as such much of its magic exists in the space between the words. In this interview you will learn: 1: Why Daniel turned down the opportunity to run a billion dollar company 2: What can never be taken away from us 3: People don’t ask us to agree with them, they ask us to listen to them. 4: How collective decision making predicted the first four horses in the Kentucky derby Website:

https://www.DanielBruceLevin.com https://www.TheMosaicOnline.com

Recording of a training I delivered in a Facebook group. Purpose is a journey, not a destination. In this training you will learn how to get on the right path moving towards that destination. In this episode you will learn: 1: How to find out what you already know about your purpose 2: Why “Follow your passion” is terrible advice. 3: How to develop the four components of your purpose

Jason struggled to find employment after completing his creative writing degree at university. He eventually found a 9-5 and started to write novels. However, he soon realised that he wasn’t fulfilled in his job and quit. After experimenting with a few different stopgap jobs he found himself teaching English online to pay the bills and he began sharing his strategies for teaching with others. As he started to achieve some success through this, he decided to dedicate himself to find jobs for others. The online teacher recruitment network — DigiNo — was born, allowing him to live a digital nomad lifestyle. Jason is currently travelling through Asia, teaching English online and teaching others how to do the same. In this interview you will learn: 1: Don’t quit your 9-5 2:The three hobbies everyone should have 3:The benefits of exercise beyond just looking good 4:What Jason has seen in his travels that links all humans together Website: DigiNo.org

Would you like to have the next four years mapped out? To know exactly how you want to develop and progress in a key area of your life? This episode will show you how. In this episode, you will learn the key mindsets that you need to adopt year on year in order to succeed in important ventures in your life: from education to business to relationships.

Iona Russell’s core philosophy is that no matter who you are, where you’re from or what your personal circumstances, it is possible to reinvent yourself from the inside out and live your purpose. We all have innate wellbeing, health and happiness within us. Iona has proven her own philosophy having overcome personal struggles with depression, stress and confidence. She truly believes everyone can get out of their ‘funk' and get to a place of fulfilment, freedom and flow, and do so with ease. To live the life that they dream of - because she has done it. Iona has helped hundreds of clients to release their blocks, overcome negative habits and beliefs such as, lack of confidence, depression and feelings of ‘being stuck’. She’s often referred to as a wizard who does magic without the illusions. Iona is an Intuitive Life Coach, who is also certified in Clinical Hypnotherapy (Dip.C.Hyp), Past Life Regression (PLR), Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Kinetic Chain Release (KCR Masters), Advanced Ho'oponopono and Postural Energetics; She is experienced in meditation and mindfulness practices having been raised by buddhist parents with a hippie philosophy. She has developed The Rapid Release for Entrepreneurs to Release their Blocks and Embrace their Purpose. Her Book ‘Making Waves’ is out Feb 22nd 2020. In this interview you will learn: 1: Everything is a mess until we return to love 2: Your inner self will always warn you when you are doing the wrong thing 3: The importance of remembering that your worst experiences are behind you 4: Why your purpose is a mixture of happiness and curiosity Website: www.ionarussell.com

Imagine you improve by 1% each day. Day after day, you make 1% progress on where you were at the start of the day. How much would you have improved by the end of the year. 365% right? Wrong. You would actually have improved by 3778%. That is the power of compound improvement. What allows us to improve at this rate? The actions we take each and every day, also known as our habits. Your life is the sum of your habits, so what habits are you building for yourself? If you would like to build some better habits, you will learn four principles in this episode that will help you do so.

Liam McKelvie is a quad amputee who believes that everybody can achieve their goals and ambitions irrespective of how many limbs they have. After contracting meningitis as a young child he has had to adapt and overcome challenges in order to live his everyday life. His experiences have helped him craft an attitude of positivity, self-belief and resilience and he is now looking to spread this to others. By embracing certain mindsets, Liam has overcome seemingly impossible challenges and believes that these attitudes can be embraced by anybody. Liam is now a motivational speaker who teaches his “No Limbits” Philosophy. In this interview, you will learn 1: The greatest limitations are the ones you place upon yourself 2: How to defeat negative self talk 3: The value of being delusional 4: Why to never take no for an answer

I was stunned when the reports started coming through last weekend about the death of Kobe Bryant. My first thought, as it sadly often is in this day and age, is that it was "fake news". However, as the reports confirmed the death of Kobe, his daughter, and seven other passengers, I reflected on his tragically shorted life. I have actually used Kobe as an example a couple of times in my seminars and in my books to illustrate key points. As I thought how I could pay tribute to Kobe, I decided not to come from the basketball angle or family angle that most tributes were focused on. Instead, I wanted to pay tribute to how Kobe's example could help us, even after he is gone, and even if you have nothing to do with basketball. In this week's episode of the Author Your Life podcast, I share what these three lessons are.

Madeleine Black chose to forgive the two men who gang raped her at thirteen years old and she shares her story for many reasons. She wants to end the shame, stigma and silence surrounding sexual violence enabling others to find their voice, whatever their story is. She wants people to know that it’s not what happens to us that is important but what we do with it. She wants to encourage others to live their life courageously too; but ultimately she wants to inspire hope and show people that we are all so much stronger than we think we are. The sharing of her story publicly on The Forgiveness Project’s website in September 2014 opened many doors for Madeleine in ways she never imagined, and the invitations started to pour in. Many women and men got in contact and explained how reading her story gave them strength, hope, and a different perspective of what’s possible in their lives. She has been invited to share her story of being gang raped as a teenager at conferences, book events, schools and on radio and television interviews. She recognises that she was a victim of a crime that left her silent for many years but has now found her voice and intends to use it. Not just for her, but for so many who can’t find theirs yet. In March 2018 she won the Amazing Strength award at the No. 1 Magazine Amazing Women Awards and in October of the same year was asked to be the Patron for Say Women, a Scottish organisation which offers safe accommodation and support to young women who are survivors of sexual abuse/rape and who are homeless. She is one of 50 Thrivers taking part in research by The Global Resilience Project to develop a resilience blueprint for others. She is a TEDx speaker, a story teller for The Forgiveness Project and has recently become involved with their programme RESTORE, sharing her story in prisons Her memoir, Unbroken, was published on April 4th 2017 and she continues to work as a psychotherapist. In this interview you will learn: 1: Forgiveness is not for other people, it’s for you 2: To see the events of your past as pictures 3: Speaking out is the job of all of us, not just some of us 4: The power of sharing your story Website: www.madelineblack.co.uk

The main problem people encounter when setting goals is they focus on the WHAT. "I want to lose weight" "I want to earn more money in my business" "I want to find love" The problem with focusing on the what, is you don't get a clear understanding of HOW to get there. You get to the end of the month and find out you haven't lost weight. You get to the end of the quarter and your business is still flatlining. You get to the end of the year and you don't have a promising relationship to show for any of the dates you went on. If you want more control over ultimately achieving those targets, then you need a different approach. You can find out what that is in this video.

Phyllida works in third sector campaigning surrounding face equality and mental health. Her interest in the field began after being involved in a life-changing car accident in Ghana. In the crash, she sustained prominent facial scarring, and so was faced with a decision whether to let her changed appearance affect her self-esteem, confidence and sense of self. She struggled for some time to come to terms with being a young woman who was now associated with an appearance that is predominantly seen in the media as scary, ugly or something to be pitied. Phyllida found solace in a community that she found via ‘Changing Faces’, a charity with which she volunteered and shared her story. Over time, her confidence grew as she found courage that wasn’t dictated by her appearance and she developed an interest in the way that people with disfigurements are portrayed, treated and represented in society. She took on a role at the charity in campaigning. During which time she worked on Home Office funded campaigns preventing disfigurement hate crime, partnerships with Facebook and Twitter, alongside awareness campaigns in partnership with the British Film Institute, the Telegraph, Avon and world renowned photographer, Rankin. Phyllida now works as a freelancer for Mind, Hub Dot and Face Equality International and has also become a model with Zebedee, an agency which focuses on diverse representation in the public domain. She has also launched a project which seeks to break down barriers and connect people through the power of food, called ‘What People Eat’. @WhatPeopleEat @PhyllidaSwift In this interview you will learn: 1: That you are more than just your looks 2: How to reduce judgement 3: To say yes to your opportunities, even if you end up taking on too much 4: Why to think about who you want to admire you when you’re gone.

Learn about three principles of growth and how you can activate them so that you become one of the few who accomplish their resolutions by the end of the year. In this session you will learn: 1. How 60 minutes changed my life forever 2. Who you want to have around you this year 3. How I can help you for the rest of this year

Develop your discipline so that you can build relentless momentum to accomplish your targets. In today's episode you will learn: 1: The importance of your micro decisions 2: How to write 6,000 words in a day 3: Why you want to lead rather than lag