Podcast appearances and mentions of sydney opera

This is Talking Royals - our weekly podcast about the royal family - with ITV News Royal Editor Chris Ship and Royal Producer Lizzie Robinson.This week, from just outside the Sydney Opera house, Chris and Lizzie kick off their coverage of the Royal Tour.They discuss why the King and Queen are visiting Australia, what they have planned and how the royals will be received across the country. 

By now you will have seen the drawings of the new stadium in Auckland.  It has come with the usual bullish talk of doability and vision, the way all these sort of concept drawings do.  The old stadium debate didn't start this past weekend and if you go back through all the drawings and visions and debates, the one thing you will find at the end of it all is we still don't have a new stadium, or indeed anything close to it.  The Auckland Council, in a fit of what I can only assume was overt bullishness (or they had been drinking), called for expressions of interest.  That's always the easy bit. Have a meeting, talk big and call for ideas.  Well, this latest idea, or drawing of an idea, is superb. It's as good a concept as I have seen.  It's on the waterfront where I think most sensible people have concluded it should be. Its modern and maybe even futuristic.  The claim is it could be our Sydney Opera house, and they may be right.  But this is Auckland and if you haven't seen Auckland lately, she's not a pretty sight. She is increasingly a dishevelled, disorganised dump of a sight.  The council is close to broke and arguing about rates, the beaches close when it rains, there are massive holes in the ground, people still haven't been sorted out since the storms a year ago, it costs $300,000 to build a speed hump, $600,000 for a pedestrian crossing, the rail project is billions over budget and years overdue and homelessness and violence riddle the central city.  This is not a city capable of a lot and certainly not a visionary, intergenerational, recreation monument to creative thinking.  The drawing is more for Abu Dhabi, or Dubai, or even Las Vegas where the private sector and the size of the domestic market could make it pay.  Singapore, a small country the size of ours population wise, could do it because they have their act together.  Christchurch could tell you a thing or two about building facilities for sport, and theirs isn't finished, isn't close to being finished, or anywhere near as grand as the Auckland drawing.  What the plan really shows is just how far short of what we want to be and where we really are. It's only value, sadly, is it's a quality project, a bold vision.  But they have presented to people not even close to being capable of making it a reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We unpacked a lot in this interview with associate professor of UNSW Oliver Bown and Stuart Buchanan, Head of Screen programming at Sydney Opera House. they have converted data taken from the machinations of the Opera House into a digital musical experience that you can live stream for the whole month of October... The Opera House becomes a living artwork. We hope this podcast explains the way AI and art can come together to create some amazing artworks. Livestream runs from 1 - 31 October for 744 hours. you can find out all the information on the Sydney Opera house Website. 'The Sydney Opera House comes alive like never before through an uncanny symbiosis of machine learning and human creativity, as the sounds and the data from the building itself are dramatically recomposed  for an unforgettable 50th-anniversary performance across October.What will the future of performance look like? To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we're looking ahead to ponder the weird and wonderful new ways in which technology and human creativity collaborate – by turning the Sydney Opera House itself into the star performer.The Interactive Media lab from University of New South Wales team up with music technologists Uncanny Valley to harness data generated by the building and turn it into music.Across the month of October, the resultant 744-hour generative artwork will use A.I. processes to dynamically recompose the everyday data flow of the building into a unique musical soundscape.Augmented with field recordings from the building, including the sounds of the Concert Hall's Grand Organ, the work will be livestreamed on Stream, the Sydney Opera House's streaming platform, accompanied by generative visuals, and ‘performed' in situ at various moments during the Birthday Festival.Music of the Sails is a joyous celebration of a cultural icon and a dazzling glimpse into future possibilities.Interactive Media Lab, University of New South WalesThe Interactive Media Lab at UNSW's School of Art & Design researches and teaches emerging media technologies and their application in creative work.Uncanny ValleyUncanny Valley's focus is one part musical craft, and the other sonic technology. Armed with decades of experience, they harness their diverse musical expertise and collaborate with artists and brands to create their unique sound. They utilise emerging technologies and engage audiences to tell musical stories via all mediums.'Thanks Natasha from the Opera House for organising and hosting. 

Blueprints have been unearthed in an old cabinet from an abandoned Department of Road and Sea Cabin entitled ‘The Sydney Opera Bridge'... PLUS 20 weird air bnb inclusions, win the chance for a John Winkfore private getaway AND Mitch demonstrates the HeDoo in studio!  Playlist: Morris - Play and Win Radio Edit // Autalavou Efks Tulaele - Tuana'i la Le Taimi O Le Nofoa'i // RML - Times Like These // Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate (Radio Edit) // John Lennon - One Day at a TimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We throw Adam into the air with NZ Strongmen, Bondy manages to stuff Spag Bowl, what's your silly wee dream and how someone got murdered because of the Sydney Opera house! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Andy Griffiths. If you haven't heard of Andy, and if you have kids/nephews/nieces, there's a good chance you've heard of the Treehouse Books: the 13 Storey Treehouse, 26 Storey Treehouse and so many more. These books are created by New York Times bestselling team Andy Griffiths who is the writer and Terry Denton, the illustrator.  Andy Griffiths is one of Australia's most popular children's authors. He and Terry have collaborated on more than 33 bestselling books since 1997. In Australia, Andy and Terry's books have sold over 10 million copies, won innumerable awards including Book of the Year. Their Treehouse Series in particular have been embraced by children around the world and now published in more than 35 countries. Five of the books in the series have been adapted for the stage and have all had sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera house, as well as highly successful seasons in the Netherlands, New Zealand and the US.  I've brought Andy to the podcast for so many reasons: to learn about Andy's career, because it is a prime example of squiggly career path vs a career ladder that we've all believed to be true for so long, and this is such a valuable episode.  In this episode, Andy takes us behind the scenes and shares what real life was like, before being 'discovered' by Macmillan Publishers. Andy shares his stories of courage, heartbreak, rejection and how that journey brought him closer to his current success.We also talk about how he and Terry achieved global success in their fifties and sixties, and what that means in the world today that is quite obsessed with youth.We also talk about 'cotton wool' childhoods and why Andy is so vocal about it on social media.Whether or not you have children, nephews or nieces, I know this will prove to be a valuable listen. Learn more about Andy and his books here: http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/-------------------------Liked this episode? A few things:1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here (tap on the three-dot menu under the cover art of the podcast) , as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover it. 2. You will love my emails called Charge-Up! I send them once every few weeks.. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!  3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram and LinkedIn.Learn, once and for all, how to supercharge your career documents: Your Resume, LinkedIn Profile and Cover Letter, so they work for YOU, and not the other way round. Join me for this LIVE training on 29th June at 2 pm Central European Time. It's FREE! Don't miss it.Sign up here: https://www.superchargeyourself.com/documents

Welcome to Episode 50 of the Aussie Black Network.  Thank you for all the support and everyone who tunes in. This Episode we discuss the notion of knowing if a man wants to just sleep with you or date and the openness in relationship when it comes to satisfying your partner. NO SKIPPING THE INTRO****Blessed ft Manu Crooks Loot  (00:11). Review of the Aussie Black Star by Blessed (00:31). The Sydney Opera house show (01:54).  Blessed:  Down Under (07:51). Love creates consistency (10:22). The focus is on the conversation not the person (11:28).  Aussie Black Network annual event on the way (11:55). Introducing Keesha on the podcast (14:02). How do you know if a guy just wants to have sex or wants a relationship (18:00). Not letting compliments get into your head (21:01). How guys approach you in America (22:29). Why men often propose (25:21). Not being able to sacrifice sex in a relationship (28:04). PH Balance (28:46). Why some women sometimes smell down there (29:33). Getting rid of smells down there (32:45). Organisms (35:04). Do men care about pleasuring women (37:11). How far are you willing to go to satisfy your man (39:28). Rules to  Threesomes (40:05). Benefits and negatives of Vibrators (41:28). Should we care what people think (46:49).FOLLOW USIG: AUSSIEBLACKNETWORK___KingekdKeshiagibson___

Hannah & Sarah complete their last few days of camping and arrive in Sydney. Someone is being a little slow for the others liking and a "must do" tour has left them disappointed. Listen to find out what famous celebrities have climbed a well known Sydney monument.

Creativity through the lens of a pianist and entertainer"Creativity means authentically being who you are"Emile Pandolfi is a professional  pianist and entertainer with  over 40 years of performance  experience. One of the top selling pianists in the music  industry, he has recorded  and released over 30 albums,  including one with the City of  Prague Philharmonic Orchestra  (Czech Republic). Since his first  release in 1991, Emile has sold  over 4.5 million copies nationally  and reached more than 750 million collective streams online. Throughout his career, Emile has performed hundreds of concerts with thousands  of fans in attendance, including performances at St. Mark's Square in Venice, the  Catherine Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Liverpool Cathedral, and Sydney Opera  House in Australia. While intricate arrangements of Broadway and pop standards  make up the majority of his performance repertoire, his influences remain more  classical than pop. It is his subjective layering of classical style, which he infuses  into the broad palette of his performance selections, that continues to resonate  with audiences everywhere. Although serious about his playing, Emile is never serious about himself and  believes that every moment at the piano should be one of joy. While his audience  is treated to a brilliant musical performance, they are also entertained by Emile's  charming, light-hearted sense of humor and outgoing personality. From his early  performances on cruise ships, in piano lounges, and in the recording studio to  his current solo performance career in concert halls, Emile has used his music to  create an intimate and powerful emotional connection for those listening. Today, Emile continues to write original songs and arrangements for his fans to  stream. He lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with his wife Judy.  Learn more at www.emilepandolfi.comMari's Awakening Creativity FREE GuideMari's Awakening Creativity 7 Day Challenge

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Salt Cravings is in the house tonight! We've got everything you need to throw an epic rager in this year of ours, 2011! We've got a heist movie, a good pregame, some cool-looking letters and a conversation happening just within earshot! You know we know how to get swagalicious here! Oh man, the movie's about to start, let's sit down and watch.......The Sydney Opera Heist!Donate to Black trans people here or support marginalized people across Canada here.Intro and Outro Music by Clark PowellSubmit your cravings at: submissions@saltcravings.comEmail: contact@saltcravings.comSocial Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube

Good news for Aussies stuck overseas, President Joe Biden continuing to reverse a number of Donald Trump’s policies, massive concert in the Sydney Opera, and a new shocking challenge on I'm a Celeb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Elliot Loney Podcast I chat to Nikki Osborne. She's done it all from Movies, TV Shows, modelling, hosting her own quiz show and performed stand up comedy at the Sydney Opera as part of the gala. Have a gander and let me know what you think in the comments. Nikki's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkiosborneofficial/?hl=enInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliot_loney/?hl=enListen to the podcast on itunes and Spotify here:itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/elliot-loney-podcast-1-thanasi-kokkinakis/id1513853422Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0N1qc8ryP5lD1alWO1WDlA

Saul meets Lalo and is pulled back into the cartel. Mike gets drunk and asks a bartender to take down a picture of the Sydney Opera house (because Werner’s Dad worked on it). Stumbling home, Mike tears the arm cartilage of a gang member that tries to jump him. Saul meets up with Crazy 8 to rehearse lines. HANK SCHRADER AND STEVE GOMEZ ARE BACK and interrogate Crazy 8 and Saul. THey strike a deal! Kim gets reminded where her bread is buttered which is at Mesa Verde! Kim has to inform a holdout client Mr. Acker that he has to leave his house and he spews truth at her about her own insecurities! Saul tells Lalo he’s out, but Lalo says “nah you’ll make time for us”. Saul is always going to be in. The episode ends with Kim and Jimmy (Saul) smoking on their balcony and throwing bottles. Nacho informs Gus that the DEA is going to raid the “dead drops”. Today's After Show Was Hosted By: Sean McHugh, Ryan Nilsen, Gabrielle Castania, and Loren Kling! Follow us on http://www.Twitter.com/AfterBuzzTV "Like" Us on http://www.Facebook.com/AfterBuzzTV For more After Shows for your favorite TV shows and the latest news in TV, Film, and exclusive celebrity interviews, visit http://www.AfterBuzzTV.com --- This episode is sponsored by · The Colin and Samir Podcast: The Colin and Samir Podcast hosted by LA - based friends and filmmakers Colin and Samir takes a look into what it’s like to make creativity your career. https://open.spotify.com/show/5QaSbbv2eD4SFrlFR6IyY7?si=Dj3roVoJTZmOime94xhjng · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

2019 A Year in Review My word for 2019 was BOLD and it has definitely been a BOLD year, although completely different from what I anticipated. I expected myself to be more BOLD on the outside - externally and visibly - but instead this year has been more about catching up with the fast growth of the previous two years and having a BOLDER mindset. It all makes sense in hindsight but there were definitely times where I felt as if I was not living up to my word for the year. As I am writing this review, I feel immensely grateful for everything that has happened this year and I can absolutely see how it is helping me to become ready for a new and BOLD decade. Quick snapshot of 2019 $2.2M in revenue12 team members158 travel days1 new eye Big Travel Year 2019 was a big travel year and I loved every minute of it! I spent 122 days at home in Switzerland, 83 days at my second home in Iceland and 158 days on the road. What may sound exhausting to some, is exciting to me. I love traveling and it is one of the reasons I wanted to build an online business. I don't want to have a local team or a local office. I want to be able to work whenever and wherever and that's what I am doing - and I love it.  Below is my travel schedule for the year, month by month.  January: 5 days Reykjavik → 20 days Zurich →  4 days Toronto → 3 days Phoenix February: → 4 days Laguna Beach → 7 days Reykjavik→  3 days Zurich → 7 days Nendaz (Switzerland) →  6 days Zurich March: → 3 days Amsterdam →  4 days Zurich → 10 days Reykjavik → 4 days Phoenix → 2 days San Diego →  3 days London → 4 days Reykjavik → 1 day Zurich April: 2 days Zurich → 12 days Dubai → 2 days Zurich → 1 day Amsterdam → 5 days Alicante → 4 days Zurich → 2 days Ascona → 1 day Zurich → 1 days Phoenix May: 2 days Phoenix → 13 days Zurich → 4 days Valencia → 6 days Reykjavik → 6 days Brand (Austria)  June: → 3 days Chicago → 4 days Zurich → 7 days Nendaz (Switzerland) → 12 days Zurich → 4 days Brand (Austria) July:→ 6 days Zurich → 25 days Reykjavik August:13 days Reykjavik → 9 days Zurich → 3 days Reykjavik → 6 days South of Iceland → 1 day Reykjavik September:1 day Reykjavik →  3 days Phoenix → 25 days New York → 1 day Phoenix October:→ 46 days New York → 26 days Zurich November:→ 4 days San Diego → 3 days Phoenix → 9 days Los Angeles → 4 days Zurich → 10 days Transatlantic Cruise(Genova, Marseille, Barcelona, Malaga) December: 8 days Transatlantic cruise (Barbados, Antigua, St. Maarten, Martinique, Guadeloupe) → 5 days Zurich → 2 days Stuttgart → 4 days Zurich → 4 days Alicante → 8 days Reykjavik The biggest traveling highlight of the year was going on a transatlantic cruise. I had been on a cruise once before when I went on an Abraham Hicks cruise to Alaska in 2016 but Martin, my husband, had never been on a cruise before. Since we are planning to go on a 3-week Antarctica cruise in 2022 to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary, Martin wanted to go on a cruise once before to see if he liked it. Turns out that we both loved it, especially the days at sea. On my previous cruise there were 2 separate days at sea but on this transatlantic cruise there were 5 consecutive days at sea.  There was something magical about crossing the Atlantic, the soft movement of the ship and the endless sea with not a single ship in sight. Martin and I were both able to completely relax and recharge which was so needed after a busy year. We are now even more excited about our dream cruise in 2022 to Antarctica where I'll make my dream of seeing penguins in their natural habitat a reality.  Growing Pains Let's rewind back to the end of 2018. I was feeling tired. In August 2018 I started a brand new group coaching and accountability program called SOMBA Momentum and I was also running 4 mastermind groups; 2 Momentum Masterminds, 1 Accelerator Mastermind and 1 VIP Mastermind. The plan was to retire the 2 Momentum Masterminds in favour of the new SOMBA Momentum program but for 4 months I was running 5 group programs instead of ideally only 3. I was running too many programs and I was running out of energy and I realised it. The year was coming to an end so I knew I could pull through but I began to wonder about 2019.  In October 2018, I started to think about merging two of my higher level masterminds, Accelerator and VIP, into one. I wanted to have more space and time in my calendar to be creative, create more content and finally write a book. Instead of taking a swift decision I went back and forth on whether I should merge Accelerator and VIP into one program or wait and see how many signups I got. To say that I agonized over this is an understatement. Since I was so indecisive on what to do, I also didn't do my best at marketing both programs. And suddenly it was almost Christmas and I realised that I had to make a decision.  On December 23, after one more sleepless night over this decision, I finally sent an email to those who had signed up for these two programs and announced to them that I was merging the two programs and upgrading all of those who had signed up for Accelerator to VIP. Of course Accelerator members were ecstatic about the change but I didn't feel so good for those who had already signed up for VIP so I gave them an extra bonus too. I felt relieved after the decision like I do after every big decision I make in my business. And then I thought to myself, why didn't I make this decision right away in October? Besides merging two programs, I also had to take a hard look and see if there was anything that I could stop doing or at least pause for a while. Already in October I had stopped recording new episodes for Sigrun Sparks which is a 90 sec daily audio experience. Still today my team is running the 100 episodes that I created from May to September 2018. In my mind I have just paused the production of new episodes and when the time is right I will start again.  At the end of December 2018 I didn't have the energy to record any new episodes for my podcast The Sigrun Show so we re-ran older episodes that I felt were good but hadn't received the downloads they deserved - and this turned out to be a good idea. I didn't have to record 10 new episodes and these episodes got a new life.  The decisions to stop something, merge something or pause something are not easy but  through this experience I believe I am much more willing to make a decision like that and make that decision faster than I was before. I had more growing pains to go through in 2019. It had been clear since I tripled my revenue from $340K to $1M in 2017 that I needed to grow my team but still hadn't.  There was something holding me back and I couldn't pinpoint what it was. Was I worried about the investment? Not really but maybe a tiny bit. Was I worried about not finding the right people? Partly yes as I had hired and fired a lot of contractors over the years. Was I worried about the time it takes to train them? A little bit. Was I worried about changing the team dynamic? Somewhat I guess. But overall I didn't have a clear answer on why I wasn't growing my team when we so obviously needed more help to achieve all the goals that I wanted to achieve.  As I stood in front of my mastermind group in February 2019 explaining to them my vision and listing all my goals for 2019, I realised that the biggest thing holding me back was my resistance to growing my team.  My mastermind buddies were amazed how far I have grown my business with such a small team but it was crystal clear to everyone in the room that the only way I was going to achieve my goals was to build a bigger team. Then one of my mastermind buddies, who rarely speaks up unless she has something important to say, said: “Sigrun, I think the reason you are not growing your team, is that you want to prove to the world, to women, that you, as a woman, can do it all on your own.” Boom! That hit me.  Yes, I want to prove to myself and prove to other women that they can do it. And my mastermind buddy continued: “Sigrun, you've proven that you can do it, you've already built a million dollar business”. Boom! Yes, I have. “Now build a dream team to achieve your vision”. She hit the nail on the head and I felt something being released, the resistance was less. The day before that memorable hot seat I had written and published three job descriptions. We took our time with the hiring, the ad was up for over a month, we got over 300 applications and then my team interviewed potential candidates and we gave them tests to complete. We ended up hiring 4 employees instead of 3, although a few months later we had to let one of them go.  Overall I added 5 members to my team in 2019, plus I hired an event manager as a contractor and 4 new coaches for my programs. Today I feel no resistance to growing the team, actually I feel the opposite, I am constantly thinking about what role I want to hire next and if I know someone I could hire. I am really enjoying building a dream team. Living in New York In February I said to my husband: “I would love to live in New York for a month.”“Let‘s do it”, he said. A few hours later we found the perfect studio apartment in the middle of Manhattan. The dream of living somewhere else for a month was no longer a dream. It was going to happen and it happened in September 2019. We moved to New York for a month without big plans. Interestingly, I got several invitations to events even if I didn‘t tell anyone that I was going to be in New York. Somehow the Universe sent me people and/or events that happened exactly during the time I was in New York. And of course I took advantage of that.  The first thing we did was to set up our office space. As luck would have it, there were two tables in our studio and two monitors! We had to get a few things, like a stand for my microphone and keyboards as we had not thought everything through when we packed for the trip. Martin didn't mind going shopping because all the things we needed were in our favourite shop in New York - B&H. I think Martin went there at least 4 times during our stay if not more often. We quickly established a routine in our new home-for-a-month. Martin would go to Starbucks in the morning and get a Latte Macchiato for himself and a Chai Tea Latte with almond milk for me. We would work in the morning from 9am to 12pm and then go to lunch at one of the many restaurants around our area.  We would then work in the afternoon from 1pm to 6pm and then go out for dinner. Our studio apartment had a decent kitchen but neither of us like to cook and New York just has so many great restaurants. The view from the apartment was amazing so I took a picture every morning and every evening. I also used the opportunity to have a photoshoot in New York, right after I arrived. We did one inside the apartment and another one outdoors just before we left New York.  September turned out to be a great month to go to events and meet people. The first event I went to was Marie Forleo's book launch in New York were I met a few fellow B-Schoolers (I did B-School in 2013) and fans.  I met up with Jon Briggs who does trailers for people like Mark Schaefer and Gary Vee and he introduced me Steve Cohen, the most connected man in the world and producer for the Altucher Show. Steve then invited me to attend two events with James Altucher, one was were he did stand-up comedy and the second one was with Ryan Holiday where they were discussing his new book. At that event I met Derek Halpern, who sat down at my table.  And then I was invited to Selena Soo's VIP Networking Dinner with 30 other entrepreneurs and media people. You may or may not know the people I have mentioned. My point isn't the name dropping but the fact that you can meet so many people in New York is amazing. No wonder a lot of entrepreneurs live in New York! New eye 2019 was the year that I finally had an eye operation. Since 6 years I've known that I have a cataract in my right eye. I didn't see it coming, it happened gradually. I was having all kinds of issues in the right side of my body which were not all explainable so I thought about going to the eye doctor. The eye doctor didn't see anything wrong with my right eye, so I asked him to look again. And then he shouted: You have a cataract! I was in shock. Isn't that something that 70-80 year old people get? Obviously there are exceptions and I am one of them. The eye doctor wanted to operate right away but I didn't trust him. I believed him when he said I had a cataract but I didn't think operating so fast was a good idea and also not by a local eye doctor that rarely does eye operations. I got a second and a third opinion, both eye doctors agreed with me to wait. This was six years ago. What nobody told me back then is that you shouldn't wait too long. Earlier this year I had lost all sight on my right. I see a bit of colour but that's it. It is like looking through a white paper bag. Check what you see, it's not much I can tell you. My husband noticed that my right eye had started to wander off and didn't look straight. We even started to see this in pictures of me. It was time to have that eye operation. There were two reasons why I waited so long, one was that the more experienced eye doctors recommended it and second, I wanted the latest and best technology. I had done my research and found out that there is a multifocal lens you can get as a replacement when they move your own lens. And I decided that was what I wanted. I wanted to be able to walk around and use my computer and read a book without glasses. In July I had an appointment at an eye clinic in Zurich. They did all kinds of test on my right eye but it was very hard to measure anything because my right eye is like a white paper bag where I don't even see what I am supposed to be looking at. The results were devastating, even more shocking than having the cataract in the first place. You cannot have the multifocal lens, the eye doctor said. I was in shock ... and cried when I got outside the eye clinic. I had waited too long…  But I had been waiting too long to get the right treatment and was not willing to take no for an answer so I asked for a second appointment with the head doctor of the clinic. An appointment was set up for August and I flew especially from Iceland to Switzerland. At the clinic I was first sent to a different doctor who told me all about a test that we had to do to simulate the eye operation. I asked again to see the head doctor and after a bit of back and forth I could finally see her - and she agreed to the multifocal lens that I originally wanted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A date for the eye surgery was set - Tuesday October 8, 2019. According to the eye doctors all went well but it took me a few days to recover. Within 2 days I could see 100% with my right eye and it was amazing to be able to read a book and sit at computer without needing glasses.  A few days later though, my eye sight dropped to 60%, I noticed as we were driving that I couldn't read the motorway signs anymore. The eye doctors had warned me that because my cataract was so strong, that I would most definitely have to have a post-cataract eye laser operation about 3 months after the first operation.  Instead of waiting 3 months the eye doctors decided to do the second operation only 3 weeks after the first operation to improve my eyesight. The date for the 2nd operation was November 18, 2019. I felt an immediate improvement and in the eye test that I did right afterwards I guessed that my eyesight was at 80%.  Just before Christmas 2019 I was invited for a final check and my eyesight had improved even more. Now I have 100% eyesight in my right eye! What a relief after everything. I just need to have the left eye operated at some point but probably not until 2021. Finances When I read other people's year in review blog posts, I am naturally always curious about their numbers because I am a business coach and I help women make money. It would be weird if I wasn't interested in numbers. This is why I'm including this detailed section with my revenue and costs because I know you're curious, too. Total Revenue in 2019 was $2M The 2019 results are a $500K revenue increase from 2018 which is over 30% growth. I started the year aiming to double the revenue from $1.5M in 2018 to $3M in 2019 but already by the end of January I adjusted the projection to $2.5M, so I am pretty happy with our results, especially considering all the issues we had with Facebook ads in all of our launches. The revenue for SOMBA in 2019 was similar to our SOMBA revenue in 2018 and the key growth area was my new group coaching and accountability program, SOMBA Momentum.  SOMBA revenue was $1.1M in 2019 Although it wasn't our original plan, my team and I did three SOMBA launches in 2019. The original plan was to do two launches, like in 2018, but in January and June, instead of January and September. Our reasoning was that it would be good to have people start just before we run a 60-day summer challenge inside SOMBA called SOMBA Summer School. But our June launch didn't work out the way we wanted, partly due to Facebook ads and partly due to the heat wave that went over Europe in the week of our launch. That's why we added a September launch and were able to close off with over a $1M in SOMBA revenue. Our Facebook ad troubles started already in September 2018 when we hit an invisible daily ad spending limit and couldn't spend our ad budget. Despite talking to three Facebook ad experts, none of them could figure out what was happening.  It was actually Martin, my husband, who knows nothing about Facebook ads that figured out that there was a limit on our daily ad spend. Our Facebook ad manager was sceptical that this was the reason but after checking with Facebook, turns out that Martin was right and Facebook was willing to increase our invisible daily ad spend limit. Unfortunately this was already on our open cart day so it was too late.  In the three launches in 2019 our Facebook ads issues were around ad disapprovals. We've had to completely change the language of our ad copy and also our landing pages and sales pages to get through the eagle eye of Facebook. Getting a lot of ads disapproved increased costs so overall lead cost went up in all three launches.  A lot of time was also spent on writing ad copy, much more than in previous years, which is something we have to factor in now. In our latest launch we feel we have finally got the hang of getting our ads approved and currently our Facebook ads are running smoothly - fingers crossed! Mastermind groups revenue was $1M In 2019 we ran two group programs; SOMBA Momentum, a group coaching and accountability program, and VIP Mastermind, a true mastermind program. Both are 12 month programs but the sales process is very different. VIP Mastermind starts once a year, in January, Momentum on the other hand starts at any time. Most of our Mastermind group clients come from SOMBA and therefore we don't need to run any ads or launch these two programs. In January 2020 starts a new program, RED CIRCLE, which is for women who are already making $500K or more.  Other revenue streams were over $100K Under other revenue streams falls the Selfmade Summit, my biggest and boldest project to date, happening in June 2020 in Reykjavik, Iceland. We soft-launched our super early bird tickets during SIGRUN LIVE in October and they sold out in 48 hrs.  Net Profit was 10% or $220K When most online entrepreneurs talk about profit, they actually mean salary, they sometimes even call it take-home-profit. They run their businesses as sole proprietorships and any profit they make is actually their salary.  I've always run my business as a limited liability company and therefore any profit my company makes is not my salary but a profit that belongs to the company. In some countries it makes sense to pay yourself dividends from your company profit but in Switzerland that doesn't make sense because the tax dividends double. First you pay tax on your company profit before you can pay yourself dividends and then you pay income tax on the dividends. The best way to pay myself is through a salary. When I talk about profit, I mean company profit, after salary, company taxes, depreciation of company assets and currency losses or gains. And that's a very different profit than the one most online entrepreneurs talk about. I actually don't want a lot of profit in my business, a 5% profit is more than enough for a business that I never plan to sell.  Instead I want to invest any potential profit into the growth of my business before the end of the year. This investment can be in the form of a new project like a venue for a conference, larger ad budget, expanding my team, creating an investment fund etc.  Next time you hear someone talk about profit, ask them what kind of profit they are talking about.  If I would calculate profit like most online entrepreneurs do I could easily have a 50% profit in my business but that would not be smart business- and tax-wise and that's why I don't do it. Total costs were $1.9M Employees & contractors $700KThe biggest expense in my business is paying people. This includes me and my husband, all employees, all contractors, and all outsourced tasks. My team now consists of 4 full-time employees, 8 part-time employees/contractors, a 2-people podcasting team, 3 external coaches, and I regularly work with photographers and videographers. In addition we have several tasks that we outsource e.g. transcription services. It gives me great joy to be able to employ people and now that I have gotten over my resistance of growing my team, I love building a dream team and paying good salaries. I pay myself a six figure salary since 2017. For the first three years of my business I didn't pay myself any salary so I am making up for that now.  Live Event Cost $120K Once a year my team and I hold a live event in Zurich, Switzerland called SIGRUN LIVE for our SOMBA students and Mastermind members. This year I invested over six figures to fly in my team for a whole week and create an amazing 2-day event for our community. In 2020, Sigrun Live will be an even bigger investment as we are making it a 3-day event, 2 days for SOMBAs and 1 Mastermind day for Mastermind members. My team is already excited and I hope you are excited, too - get on the waitlist for SOMBA if you are not already a student. Facebook Ads $200K When my clients ask me which amount they should invest into Facebook ads, I tell them that investing 10% of the revenue you want to have in your launch is pretty normal. If you want to have a million dollar launch, you need to be willing to invest $100K into paid ads. In 2019 we spent 10% of our total revenue on Facebook ads and that was too much. The reason why we spent so much was that we had a lot of issues with ads in 2019. Affiliates $200K We work with affiliates to sell our SOMBA program. All our affiliates are former and current SOMBA students or Mastermind members and know the SOMBA program in and out. Their success stories are the best proof of the effectiveness of the program. Affiliates get a 40% commission for every SOMBA sale. Coaching $90K I believe in investing forward. I invest a lot of money in masterminds and coaches every year. In 2019, I invested in two masterminds, one was $40K and the other one $50K. If you want to add $500K to your revenue then you need to be willing to invest $50K in coaching. Besides masterminds I also invest in coaching and consulting when the need arrives. Travel $150K Travel is a big part of my life and business. This is one of the reasons I started my business in the first place. I wanted to be able to live in two countries and travel the world. 90% of my travel is for business and therefore my travel costs are probably higher than in most online businesses.  Both of my masterminds in 2019 were in the US so I did 6 trips there to attend retreats and other events. A part of the travel costs is travel that my team has taken. I have always had a virtual team but 2019 was the first year where I brought my team together and more than once. In February I flew to Toronto to work with my launch manager and in June I flew my launch manager and my new executive assistant to Zurich. Then for my live event in October I flew in team members to Switzerland from the US, Canada, Italy, and the UK. Under travel costs falls also accommodations and meals. Selfmade Summit I cannot end a year in review without speaking about the Selfmade Summit.  The seeds had been set for a while. I knew that one day I would do a conference but I didn't know when or what it would be about.  October 2018 I started to feel ready. My VIP Mastermind clients were in Iceland with me and I decided to show them Harpa, the Icelandic concert hall. If you haven't heard of Harpa, imagine the Sydney Opera house and then a more modern version with a glass facade at the harbour of Reykjavik. That's Harpa.  Harpa was built between 2007 and 2011. I originally studied architecture and was fascinated by Harpa from day one. I love how the outer structure of a glass facade changes with the seasons, sunlight and artificial light. It is a building that has been praised in magazines around the world, not just for its looks but also because of its sound. Harpa was designed as a concert center but equally works as a conference center. It has many multifunctional event spaces plus the main concert hall called Eldborg which translates to fire city.  When I saw Eldborg for the first time, I had to catch my breath, it was so beautiful and fiercely red. I instantly knew it: this was my event space. So when my VIP Mastermind clients came to Iceland last October I decided to show them my dream event space. I booked us a tour of the building and then we came into the red room called Eldborg. They fell in love just like me and then asked me: Sigrun, when are you going to book it? “Now,” I said. I opened up my laptop and booked the venue. I put a date on my dream, the rest is just logistics. The last 12 months have been quite a journey. It's been scary, frustrating, annoying but also so exciting which makes up for everything else.  I came up with the concept of the conference, decided on a name, worked with three different event consultants to plan the best conference experience, hired an event planner after offers and negotiations from 5 different event agencies, booked speakers and sold out super early bird tickets….  My team and I have been busy creating a one-of-a-kind conference.  And I cannot wait to see you in Iceland June 18-19, 2020. Tickets are on sale now for The Selfmade Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. I wish you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2020.

Euphoric scenes were beamed on the sails of the Sydney Opera as fans and players across Australia and New Zealand learned the two countries had secured the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. - Αυστραλία και Νέα Ζηλανδία αναλαμβάνουν την διοργάνωση του Παγκόσμιου Κυπέλου Ποδοσφαίρου γυναικών 2023.

"It's Just 10 Seconds of Courage between you and what you fear, between where you are and where you want to be.” Nadine Champion.I was lucky enough to see an incredible TED Talk by Nadine Champion in the Sydney Opera house, and even more grateful to have her on Eco Health Organic.This episode Nadine gets stuck into what it takes to push past the fear within us that can stop us all from living our true potential.She knows what she's talking about. She's trained as a martial artist for over thirty years working with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez who is an undefeated world champion fighter. Nadine has won her own world championships in different disciplines. She is an undefeated full contact kickboxing world champion. Nadine also won her own personal battle against cancer. She's a modern-day warrior that lives and breathes what she teaches.Just some of what Nadine shares in this episode:How to learn to recognise our drivers to ensure we are doing things that are purposeful and aligned with our hearts and values.How to beat self-sabotage.Why our own fear and the inner critic is such a killer of so much potential and what we can do to take back the reins.The importance of not dimming your light and being brave enough to show up as your authentic self in the world.The 10 Seconds Of Courage tool. How to use it and why it works so well in any situation.Links:Nadine's WebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitter: @nadinechampion_The must watch TEDx talk from Nadine on Youtube. It’s awesome, check it out.

Author Helen Pitt joins Jason and Neil on the 45th anniversary of the Sydney Opera House to talk about her new book on the iconic monument and its recent gambling controversy.

SMT are back together in the same room. After a week off Thomo joins Sam and Mike to comb through the weeks issues. This week; Sydney Opera house advertising, Steven Seagal BBC interview walk out, Sam’s life after the Footy Show, Thomo launches Up and chatter surrounding AFL trades.

Piff The Magic Dragon joins host Elias on this week's podcast. We talk about his career, how he got into magic and comedy. in 2015 you saw him perform on America's Got Talent where he finished in the Top 10.  With over 100 million online views, sold out shows across the US and Canada and a residency at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip now extended throughout 2018, Piff the Magic Dragon has proved he’s here to stay. Joined by Mr. Piffles, The World’s Only Magic Performing Chihuahua™, the dynamic duo has performed all over the world in iconic venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Shakespeare’s Globe, the O2, London and Sydney Opera house. He was the opening act for Mumford & Sons on their 17 date UK tour and graces the cover of their Grammy award-winning album “Babel”.   You can find Piff on Instagram @piffthemagicdragon Twitter @thepiff and www.piffthemagicdragon.com Email the show themccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter @themccpodcast Twitter @EliasG77 Instagram @themccpodcast Facebook www.facebook.com/themancavechroniclespodcast www.themancavechronicles.podbean.com 

Anisa is a nationally recognised spoken word poet, performer and educator. She is the Queensland Slam Poetry champion 2016 and placed second in the Australian National Slam Poetry finals 2017 and has performed her poetry at the Sydney Opera house. Anisa is the co-founder of poetry group 'Voices of Colour' which aims to elevate the voices of young people of colour and encourages them to engage with social justice issues. Anisa shares a Coffee Chat with Matt and discusses her move to Australia, her experiences with racism and her goals for the future. Don't miss this chat with a young woman who is very passionate about giving young people the power to THINK!

If you listen to this show you know that I've a lot of Aussie friends. We see eye to eye on things like pies, beautiful beaches, and vegemite. Through this network I heard about Megan Washington and grew to appreciate her music. At the suggestion of one of these friends I watched her now famous Ted Talk about having a stutter and it blew my mind. My dad grew up with a terrible stutter and used to talk about how challenging it was as a kid. Eventually he got over his, Meg never did, except when she sang… You see where this is going. Although it reads like the script to an inspirational movie I assure you it’s all real.  A few months ago we were finally introduced at a show in LA and I just said, "You've got to come on the show!" She did and we had a great time. In 2009 Meg won multiple ARIA's (Australian Grammy) and firmly cemented herself in the Australian musical lexicon. But it hasn't all been easy. Achieving her goals came at a price and getting exactly what she wanted threw her into a near hopeless depression. Like a boss she dealt with it and is still selling out venues and making music. This September she performed multiple shows at the Sydney Opera house and finished her new record. 

I chat with Peter Chen, Head of Design & Co-founder at Beaconmaker. I met Peter via the Sydney Opera house hackathon which he won. Peter previously was Head Of Design at Yatango. He also has a lot of digital and advertising agency experience at Holler, Tribal DDB, Soap Creative and WHYBIN. I've always been impressed by Peter's designs and his approach to design. So super excited to be chatting to Pete himself - also his twitter handle! ABOUT BEACON MAKER Create visitor guide apps with well designed features and modules tailored for you and your museum audience. The all-in-one mobile marketing platform. Their customers include Sydney Opera House, Oz Comic Con, Australian Museum, Powerhouse Museum, BIG W, and Mirvac. SUMMARY 1. How did you get into mobile design? 2. Tell me about beacon maker? 3. What's the journey been from winning Sydney Opera House hackathon in 2013 to now? 4. What's the thinking behind the beacon maker app design? 5. Designing mobile vs web 6. iOS vs android (material design) 7. What's the challenge in whitelabelling vs building your own apps? 8. What are some of the cool use cases of iBeacons? 9. As a DJ, do you see that a cross over between the worlds of DJ-ing and mobile design? LINKS https://museums.beaconmaker.com http://soap.com.au https://twitter.com/pete_himself

Tania Doko shot to stardom in 1998 as part of Australian duo Bachelor Girl. Alongside James Roche, the pair had a string of hits including "Buses & Trains", "Permission To Shine" and "I'm Just A Girl". These days, Tania lives in Sweden but still writes hits and helps upcoming artists develop their sound and style. We caught up with Tania on a brief trip home to Melbourne. Timeline featuring the main topic change 0 – 3:30 minute mark - Luke and Susie introduction and commercial. 3:31 minute mark – Guest Alex Tselios author from The Big Smoke , talk about Instagram changing their terms and privacy into a simpler and more comprehensive approach for youth users. How the text language is dominating social media world. 9:12 minute mark – commercial. 9:41 minute mark – Guest Aria Award-winning singer, composer, Bachelor Girl and the Australian/Swedish artist behind the 1998 smash hit “Buses and Trains”, Tania Doko. 10:51 minute mark – next year is the 20th year anniversary of the international half-million selling single Buses and Trains. 11:55 minute mark – Tania did a Sydney Opera gig last year. 12:50 minute mark – living Stockholm, Sweden. 14:10 minute mark – Tania's father is an Albanian, her mother is Italian and she lives in Sweden. 14:49 minute mark – The song “Hungry” is about missing singing her own songs, working abroad made her sometimes feel vulnerable and she felt that sometimes she needs rescuing. 16:38 minute mark – “Even if it sounds dated and the genre is not the current thing, at the end of the day songs become classic because they just say something, they have message, and that's what you want to leave people with.” – Tania Doko. 18:20 minute mark - Buses and Trains is one the most cried to songs of women, the song communicates to women all over the world saying it's okay to sometimes get hurt. 18:50 minute mark – “the problem with social media and online presence, you never possess the real feeling, if you do, you complain. But songs, music are such opportunities to say what you're really feeling right now, that's why it's a universal language.” – Tania Doko 20:00 minute mark – living in Sweden is like getting the best of both worlds traveling back and forth. 22:00 minute mark – Sweden, the accent, fun, country that takes most number of refugees, a little isolated but still fast phased. 23:50 minute mark – According to Tania, Sweden is the best place in the world to have a baby! 27:00 minute mark – In Sweden, fathers are required to take 3 months leave after the baby comes out. Wow! 29:00 minute mark – Meeting her lifetime partner in Sweden and having a family of her own wasn't planned at all. 30:00 minute mark – Australia has better weather than Sweden.  Tania is an Australian ambassadress in Sweden, and a Swedish ambassadress in Australia. 33:30 minute mark – Closing part. Sponsor's link: Learn Radio: http://learnradioclub.com/go/learn-radio-com-au/ Guest's link/s: Tania Doko: https://www.taniadoko.com/

I caught up with designer Julie Fox while visiting the Stratford Festival in May of this year. We speak about her entrance into theatre at the Sydney Opera house up to her work with director Chris Abraham at St. Ratfords. Julie also describes her relationship with the theatre space and the profound effect it has on the way she approaches her work. A recent production history can be found here: http://ttdb.ca/people/julie-fox/ .

From the mountain top on New Year's Eve Eve I ponder the difference between disappointment and devastation. Stats about the blog. Who were the top 5 posters? Which episodes or posts were the most viewed? How many sold out shows of the Sydney Opera house would be equivalent to the total views of CompulsiveOvereatingDiary.com in 2014? Sue from the U.K. goes on the bravery report by telling us in her own voice about a special Christmas service she attended. BC Fionna's latest entry about the coming year on her own blog, Fionna Sings, is featured. More about where you can post on CompulsiveOvereatingDiary.com. My watershed moments with self awareness, fun and feeling unexpectedly fat during Mark and my holiday in the Danish town of Solvang in California wine country. Supportive comments by Fionna, Dawny and Cheryl. A surprising comment from my therapist.

Von der Strafkolonie zum beliebten Reiseziel. Das wohl berühmteste Opernhaus der Welt: die Oper von Sydney von außen und von innen. NnH bei iTunes abonnieren und bei podster.de bewerten