Mid Life Journal a podcast from Lee Taylor

The Naked Couple Podcast - How Not To Kill Each OtherToday we talk about living and working together and not killing each other. Over the years how we work and live has changed, new ways of making relationships work have to be thought about and explored. We are no different, we have had our fair share of arguments and there have been many times when we would give each other that 'I'm going to kill you look' 

Losing a baby is one of the most difficult experiences a couple can go through. In this video, hear one couple's story of grief and how they coped with the loss of their child.It's hard to imagine going through something as devastating as losing a baby. But for many couples, it's a reality they have to face. And while it's certainly not easy, there is support available to help you through this difficult time.If you or your partner has experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death, you're likely to experience a range of emotions, including grief, sadness, anger, and guilt. It's important to allow yourselves to feel these emotions and to grieve in your own way. There is no "right" or "wrong" way to grieve.It can be helpful to talk about your feelings with others who have been through a similar experience. There are many support groups available, both in person and online. These groups can provide a valuable source of information, support, and understanding.

In this Podcast, we are going to share with you really powerful techniques that will help you stay positive when people disapprove of you.We are the Naked Couple and in this video we're talking about how to stay positive when people disapprove of you. It can be tough sometimes when we put ourselves out there and somebody doesn't like what they see, but we've got some really powerful techniques that is going to help you stay focused on your goals and keep moving forward.https://www.facebook.com/Nakedcouplepodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1391242251321820https://www.facebook.com/groups/647117523369598

The story behind Lee's New Book - Be The Man | Naked Couple Podcast In this episode I talk about the book "Be The Man" which is soon to be published. We also talk about a lot of stuff around how I changed my life around and went from mess to success. It was an amazing journey! Hope you enjoy it

How to fix a failing relationship | The Naked Couple PodcastRelationships are hard, but they can be worth it. These tips will help you work through the tough times and come out stronger on the other side.https://www.facebook.com/Nakedcouplepodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/647117523369598https://www.facebook.com/groups/1391242251321820

Follow us on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/NakedcouplepodcastThis is probably our most open and honest show to date. Here we talk about the problems we had in our relationship and as a blended family.We talk about how we almost quit and what we learned to improve as a couple. Going from verge of splitting up to engaged to be married this August has been a massive turnaround.Hope you enjoy the show. 

Today we talk about tiredness and how we deal with it. We have 4 children two of which are under the age of 2. We also have 3 businesses and a hectic lifestyle. Don't get us wrong we enjoy what we have but sometimes tiredness creeps in and causes arguments. In this episode we talk about the problems we have had in the past and what we have done to combat and turn things around.  

How to achieve a great work life balance is for anyone who has gone from office/shop working to homeworking and has struggled.Both Aga & I went from a large office with 80 employees to working at home out of a spare room. We struggled to connect and find a way to enjoy our new life.In this video we talk about the struggles and how we overcame them. We offer some handy tips and advice on how you can also achieve a great life living and working together from home.

In this weeks Podcast Aga & Lee talk about how they maintain a healthy relationship and the lesson  learned. After the Sparkle of a new relationship wore off and Life took over, they found themselves at rock bottom looking like a separation was on the cards. The final straw came after a proposal that did not go very well. It was after this the couple decided to seek help and have some counselling.What they did was take a few tips from the councillor and  use some techniques they had previously used within their businesses. In this episode the couple talk about how they turned things around and the tactics they used to take their relationship to new highs.

Excuse the start when we had no idea that we were Live in Facebook and a friend had to call to tell us everything was working well. Just getting it out there what we are doing by practicing the new format Podcast. Every Tuesday we will be live into various platforms and then upload the audio. In this first practice we open up a bit about our relationship and chat about what makes us tick and motivates us.It's lively and entertaining and gives a little insight to what more is to come as we progress. We Hope you enjoy,Aga & Lee

Lee Taylor of Felixtowe Radio, Over the next few weeks I will be putting together some shows that will give you the tools needed to become a better, happier and wealthier person.  The shows will be based on techniques I used to improve my own life and that of many of my clients. I will show you how I went from being a complete mess with no ambition and purpose to being in control of my life and having the ability to build great wealth for myself.  When I talk about wealth I don't just mean monetary wealth I mean, Love happiness and of course money.  Over the next few weeks, I will share some habits that I have formed to change my life forever.  I used to be a real mess and the only habits I had were bad ones. Life had no structure or meaning. I lived day by day talking it as it came. Every day was made up as I went along. I never achieved much as I had nothing to aim for.  I wasted so much time that I will never get back. Looking back I have very few good memories as I never focussed on what I was doing. I lived in a future world where one-day things would be better, I dat dreamt about a better life and invented fantasy worlds where I was achieving. The problem with one day is it doesn't exist, look in your diary you will see Monday to Sunday but no one day. When we set our goals to do something one day it never comes. When we don't make plans and form habits we have no idea where we are going and how to get there. So when you want to change your life and become happier and wealthier you need to first focus on what is real in your life. This is The Reality Habit: I will teach you thi one today and you will be able to recognize what is real and take the first step toward making your dreams come true. Next week I will teach you - The Attitude Habit: Recognize that you are in control. Things don't happen to you, you make things happen. And the week after - The Present Living Habit: Recognize that happiness is not a goal in your life, but a state of mind. Strive for a better future, but live for today. As I move along with presenting there are also a number of other habits that I can teach to help the listeners improve week by week.  It really is going to be a great few weeks where if you follow along, take notes and put what I say into practice, you will be able to take your life to the next level and beyond.  So what is the reality habit and why is it so important? Listen in to find out more            

In this weeks podcast cut from my latest radio show I talk about 7 ways to reach your full potential and build wealth. I go through 1.How you think about yourself and beliefs you have2. Creating dreams and visions3. 7 Steps to follow to reach your full potential

In this episode I talk about how I developed a system for success that can almost guarantee you do well in life. Over the years, I've flipped from one thing to another and never got good at anything. These days I'm more focussed and know what I want.Having clarity of knowing where you are going and what you need to learn to move forward will change your life. In this episode I talk about how I changed and how I focus and also a little secret I use in my business to guarantee success. 

Here is my last radio show where I talked about the power of a positive mindset, coaching and monkey see monkey do.Using these three techniques always helps me achieve more than I expect and go on to bigger and better things. 

In this episode I want to  show you how I work out how businesses operates.All businesses are the same in reality, they all have structures, customers, respources and need to generate cash.When working out how a business operates you need to know how to annalyse what goes on in the background.In this episode I talk about how I work out the different parts of a business and calculate how that business works. Doing tghis sees me understand where there is opportunity and roon to grow. I can also help people grow their companies or work out if I company I want to buy is performing well or not. 

When you learn how to empower people and create inclusive environments for everyone, you can go onto build bigger and better businesses. In this episode I did for local Radio I talk about how I made mistakes in the past and how I went on to improve and be more interested in people na dcreate more success. I give some tips on what you can do to help you lead and build better teams for the future.  

Today I talk about why so many people will get left behind and loose everything. If you're stuck on Furlough binging on Netflix and doing nothing to better yourself, I have bad news for you. You will soon become obsolete unless you change your ways.If you want to be a success you need to learn how to lead people. In this episode I talk about why people will get left behind and an easy to use trick to become a great leader and move yourself and your family forwards in life. 

A leader is someone who achieves important business goals by empowering others and creating the conditions where they can thrive. In this episode I talk about why I am learning about leadership again and why it is so important to become a good leader. I talk about some of the mistakes I made in the past and how I am changing everything. 

I will be taking a short break next week but will still be earning an income. In the past holidays frustrated me, now they are relaxing and looked forward to. This episode explains how I made the difference by leveraging other peoples time. 

3rd and final part of why I invest in Gold and Silver 

As life has been so hectic Ive struggled with my routine and getting shows out. This is a little episode on what has happened, what I'm doing and how I have coped with things that have got me down. 

2nd part of why I invest in gold and silver to protect me from inflation 

I have had a lot of problems recently which has resulted in a lack of shows. In this episode I talk a little about the problems and how I am coping and how I coach my eldest daughter to tink for herself rather than be told what to think. 

My thoughts on why I see Gold and Silver as good investments to help against inflation - Part 1

Final part of my story on how I cope with Lockdowns and the struggles that occur. 

Part 2 of how I cope with the Lockdowns, my mental health and life. 

This is a three part podcast taken from my radio show with Felixstowe radio 107.5FMHere I talk about how Lockdown affected me and how I cope with life moving forward. 

Things have been really hard for me recently. Nothing has gone right and life has become very stressful. However I will win because I refuse to fail. 

I recently interviewed Ritter Trotter for my radio show on everything health & fitness related. Rita is an expert in person training and an author of two books -'The Coaches Healthy Lifestyle Cookbook'And'The Mental Health & Fitness Coach'In this and the upcoming episodes you will hear Ritta Talk about her Fitness journey and how she helps so many people from all walks of life lead a fit and healthy lifestyle. https://thehealthandfitnesscoach.co.uk/

I had a little break as things had got on top of me. There is so much going on and so many things to do. Usually I am in control and have a plan but not everything in life goes how you expect. Today I talk a little about some of the things that affect me and what I have been doing.They say moving house and getting married are two of the most stressful things you can do. Well I'm moving house, planning a wedding, publishing a book and running multiple businesses. I know I can handle it and will be fine however it doesn't mean I find it easy. I struggle like everyone else and today I talk about how I deal with my struggles. 

Still fuming at the thought of children having to take the covid drug. However I'm feeling a bit more optimistic about life and picking myself up from being down.Also if you want to watch me interview my guests for Felixstowe Radio 107.5fm you can watch on Youtube here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCACuiJLxo8nVBG5TGjMVluQ

Today I got quite upset about  the Covid-19 vaccine for children and I had a little rant to get things off my chest. I do not agree with what is going on and think these vaccines could be very dangerous. I'm happy for any adult to chose what they want to do with opting in/out but am totally against children being offered it without parental consent.  As always my opinion are my own and do not mean they are correct they are purely how I feel. 

It's half term this week, so no work for me, just a fun packed time with the family. I've worked hard to create a life that is pretty free and has a great work life balance. 

This is a recording from my recent radio interview with marketing expert Mark Fiddes.  This is a packed episode full of great ideas on how small businesses can make the most of social media and make an impact when marketing.  I really enjoyed this interview and am sure you will find it a valuable listen. Marks details are below for more information about his company - Elan marketing. Elan MarketingPlough Road Business CentreGreat Bentley, CO7 8LGT. 01206 252 378www.elancm.co.uk

Success is hard and the fact is most people will never be successful. In this episode I teach you the success cycle talk about how to use it to reach a great amount of success in your life. The success cycle is a tool I use all the time and when you understand it it can be self propelling and life you to new heights in your life. 

It's been a tough time for us Crypto investors recently. Massive reversals and losses have been seen from Bitcoin to Dogecoin. These pullbacks cause many to panic and sell, however I see then as opportunities to be taken advantage of. 

Last night was date night and a bit of normality back into my life. Today I talk about the date and how it made me feel.Getting back to normality has been a long way coming but last night felt so good. I learned a lot last night and i want to share the experience. 

.I absolutely hate to video myself speaking for social media and I have never done a Facebook Live. I fear them but would like to give them a go. I have no idea why I can talk to a mic or person but not a camera. It just seems so awkward. I know I need to get over this fear and I have to push myself. Today I talk about some of my fears and how I hope to overcome them. 

I have wanted to write for many years, always starting and stopping, never having the courage to put myself out there, I was so scared of feedback and what people would think I couldn't complete any of the books I tried to write. It lead me to get down and giving up feel so disappointed with myself.These days I am more confident and clear about what I want. I got over my fear of rejecting by being brave and telling people what I was doing. This led to me having to commit as I didn't want to make myself out to be a liar or failure,As people knew I was writing I then asked them to read my first draft and give me feedback. Thank goodness I did, the feedback wasn't great and to have tried to publish would have been awful. Initially I was upset by what I had heard then I had a realisation that not everyone could be wrong and I need to change. As I type this I am on chapter 7 of 9 and on course for a much better book than I ever dreamed of. In this episode I talk about the journey I went on and how asking for help has made me so much better. 

I've had a rough couple of weeks and felt quite low. Life has taken over, a bit of sickness has crept in and I've not been able to motivate myself. However life is good in many ways and I am grateful. I am also grateful to own Bitcoin.  In this episode I talk about what Bitcoin is to me and how I justify investing in it. 

This is my debut for Felixstowe radio where Interview my life coach Hattie Voelcker. During the interview Hattie talks about how she transformed her life from being a Barrister and told he could not work anymore to becoming a successful life coach transforming lives for the better.You can find out more regards to Hattie at https://www.findyourtruevoice.co.uk/about-me/ 

Do you ever feel that you are too hard on yourself? Do you give yourself credit for what you achieve and take time to appreciate what you have?I'n today's episode I talk about how I never gave myself any credit and never appreciated what I had as a result. I used to always want more, never stopping to see what I had and always felt like I was an underachiever because I compared myself to others. No Matter what I did I would see people with more and feel inadequate. I know I am not alone as many of my clients also feel the same, I client recently told me that he saw people on social media with so much wealth and happiness and although he knew a lot was fake, it still made him feel bad about himself. He felt the same as i di, he felt lost and inadequate. He wanted more and was unhappy that he wasn't getting it. He went into a cycle of working harder, trying to get more, then he burned out, got frustrated and felt like quitting a loser. I've been there and I bet many listening have as well. The funny thing with my client was, when we deep dived into what he really wanted, He wanted a stress free, life, a small house in the country and the ability to spend time with his family and breed his dogs.The life of fast cars, boats, mansions and money didn't actually figure in his plans at all. He just wanted a content and happy life.He is very much like I was before I gained clarity in my life. I always thought I wanted to have a company that traded around the world. I wanted to be an international speaker, jetting off to far places.I wanted to own a football club and I had dreams way bigger than most. However I never really wanted these things. I dreamed and got frustrated when I didn't get them, but I never planned for them, I never worked towards them as they were not really what I wanted.When I gained clarity, I like my client realised I wanted time with my family the most. I wanted Freedom and a stress free life more than anything. I wanted a business where I had wealth and I wanted to be able to invest and build wealth at my own pace. Don't get me wrong I want to have lots of money, money is good, it helps you have a stress free life with choices. It gives you freedom. But I didn't want to have it at the expense of my family.If I was away travelling, speaking and working, I may earn more money but I would never have the time with the family.For my client & I we both got down by comparing ourselves to other people, we looked at their lives and thought they had what we wanted. For us to improve our happiness we needed to go on a journey, we both looked into the future to see what we wanted, we asked ourselves what would make us happy.You would have expected us to say, big houses, luxury yachts and cars, all the flash things we saw on facebook. But we both wrote down words like - HappinessStress free lifeFamily timeContentmentSimpleEasyFreeThese words meant to us a lot, they symbolised how we wanted our life to be - My client wanted a little house in the country, he wanted to be happy, he wanted a nice business that gave him and his family a lovely life.Listen to the rest of the content. 

I forgot it was Monday and forgot to record a show. Reason being I was having fun, enjoying myself. Before i would have worked all weekend and bank holiday's so I would have known what day of the week it was.Nowadays I'm relaxed, in control of my life and almost stress free. I've worked hard to carve out a life of success and freedom and am so happy. In this episode I talk about what it means to me and my clients to have a stress free life.  

When investing in a business how do some people never get over working for themselves whilst some go on to found companies turning over 100's of millions and trading worldwide? One man who did exactly that was former owner of the Jewellery chain Ratners. Ratner at the height of his success had approx. 2.5K shops and was on top of the world. I was listening to a live coaching session on Facebook. A young woman won the opportunity to be mentored by 2 men - Rob Moore and Gerald Ratner. During this mentoring session, Ratner said something that stuck with me - You will never get anywhere as a one man band.Both men are hugely successful, Rob Moore has made a fortune in Property and training and Ratner made his fortune with the retail jewelry chain Ratners.Ratner became quite infamous when he literally destroyed his business with one quote. This single quote was attributed to the loss of 122 million in revenue. I can remember the press were all over the poor man, he made an innocent joke about a cheap product he sold and he was hung by the media.The worse thing was, people knew Ratners sold cheap jewellery, you could buy gold earrings for under a £1 but the press went for him and Ratner was eventually sacked from the business he built. Since that speech, Gerald went on a journey to re-invent himself. He went from a £650K salary in the 1990's to 7 years with no money,  He cycled to keep his sanity and slowly started to rebuild his life.I read that he came up with an ingenious was to start a health club. He advertised in the paper her was opening and the membership was Free, 500 people signed up to the club before it was open. He then went to the bank and said he had 500 members and needed a loan. He later sold the business for 3.9 million. So the man knows a thing or 2 about business and he is very open about the mistakes he has made.He no longer has the business with hundreds of millions in revenue, however he has rebuilt a new online jewellers with an estimated revenue of 35 million. So whatever you think of the man, he is one of the ultimate re-inventors. But how did he go from hero to zero and back up again. Well for starters you need to understand the power of people, Ratner says, you will never get anywhere as a one man band and you have to delegate. During the interview he tells the student that she has to forget about people letting her down.He goes on to say that people can be control freaks, have 1 store and be perfect, then go nowhere in life. Or you can have 2500 stores and make slime sacrifices. It wont be perfect or the way you want it to be completely, but it's preferable to doing everything you want yourself, everyday in 1 store and going nowhere. Rob Morre then adds, ‘You will get pain in either area' If you do everything yourself you have all the pain yourself, if people come in to help, you have the pain of managing these people and trusting them. Either way is painful, it just depends on if you want to grow or not. You basically need to make a choiceGo alone - control everything, make it perfect and stay on your ownFind the best people you can to help you, trust them, accept things may not be exactly how you want and leverage their time to help you do more.

Got some exciting news. I've been asked by a local radio station to present a weekly show. The show will be about how people re-invent themselves, build businesses and change their lives for the better.I am currently working on the format and a guest list as I want to interview people for the show. Aim is to record it and use it within this podcast and post to youtube and other social media outlets. Hopefully it will inspire and educate which has always been my goal. So how did this happen? What did I do to get myself on the Radio? And how will it benefit the listeners and myself?I believe the more you give the more you get back. I will show you in this episode why giving is so powerful and why thinking of others first is a must. When you listen you will find out the power giving has and how you can harness that power for your own benefit. This show is what I am all about, whenever i do something I always look at add value and never expect anything in return. I may know why I want to do something but very often I never know What I will have to do. But that never bothers me, unless I think it may be illegal or harm others I will usually give something a go if I know Why I'm doing something.When I set up my care business I had no idea how to run a care company but I knew Why I wanted that business. I wanted to help the sick and vulnerable have a better life.Same for my gym, I'd never worked in a gym or had any idea how to run one, but I knew I wanted people improve themselves. Even this podcast, I had no idea how to do it just why I wanted to do it. And thats when the magic happens, you know why you want to do something so you do it, You start and worry about how to do it later,Just get started and see what happens. The more you do and the more you put yourself out there, the more you get back.I always give as much as I can. I keep giving and see where it goes. The more people who know about me the more relationships I have with people, The more relationships the more opportunity comes my way. Eben the Radio show was because I built relationships with people at the station, they asked me to present and I said YES.I have a little idea of what to do and I know why I want to do it.If allowed I will add the show to this podcast so you can listen. Who knows what it will bring but I am sure it will bring more positive things to me because I have more opportunity.The lesson is put yourself out there, work out why you want to do something and do it.Dont worry about what and how, just give it a go.The more you do the better you get, the better you get the easier it becomes. You will build relationships as people will notice you. Opportunities will come your way and you will be successful.

Mark Zuckerberg had an estimated worth of 82 Billion Dollars, What does he, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates do differently?How do they see spend their money and invest for the future.This episode sets out how they think about assets and liabilities and think differently to most people. 

Investing is often considered to be for monetary gain only. However, investing should be for much more than just money.As there is no point in being the richest man in the graveyard I look at investing for health and lifestyle. I am always tweaking things to make them better and learn more.My life is a constant investment where I look to improve everything. My running, my weight training and my eating is all part of my investment. In this episode I talk about why investing is important and how I make little changes to improve myself.  

Among us is a popular game with Kids and I must admit I enjoy playing it as well. The concept is there is a crew of players and amongst them is an imposter(s).The aim is for the crew to work out who the imposters are before they are killed. My kids, friends and I often play the game in real life at the playground. It's fun and better than being stuck indoors. We get fresh air and exercise whilst enjoying ourselves. After a recent game, I was thinking about how the game translates to the business world. It hit me that whatever business was in there was always an imposter.     In this episode, I talk about how I have dealt with imposters in the past, how I have used them and moved them on. Imposters will always be bad news and spotting them can be hard. If you are a business owner then you could learn thing or two from playing Among us.   

Who would have thought a running app and Lockdown would improve my life so much. But they have. I am so grateful for what I have and am achieving. I love my life right now and have learned a lot about myself recently.In this episode, I talk about what I learned from a running app and the lockdown to improve me as a person.