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North Star Thinking Let me ask you something: Have you ever thought about how the Three Wise Men found their way? They followed the North Star But here's the thing… The North Star wasn't the destination It was the guide to get there… And that's exactly what today's guest is all about Will Polston is an absolute powerhouse not only coaching others to greatness but with one of the most audacious goals you've ever heard:  to go to space by the end of the decade! Will and I go way back He used to play Ice Hockey with my brother, and my mum even managed his team when they were younger And in this episode? We drop golden nugget after golden nugget on how you should: ⭐️ Aim WAY bigger than your wildest dreams ⭐️ Set your goals and work backwards ⭐️ Choose lightning moments over lightbulb ideas But here's the kicker — this isn't just theory It's action that gets results So, what are you going to do with this knowledge working backwards?

Welcome back to Dawn of a New Era! Today, I'm sitting down with Will Polston, a coach with a knack for unlocking what's holding entrepreneurs back and helping them create lives they love. From lessons learned during his early ventures to how he's inspiring big shifts for his clients today, we're talking about the real stories behind success, self-mastery, and finding fulfilment. Believe me, this episode is one you won't want to miss!Highlights: (2:17) Overcoming Limiting Beliefs(4:10) Self-Worth and Fear of Success(11:04) Influences and Personal Development(16:53) Building a Support Network(22:21) Challenges and Embarrassing Moments(35:57) Future of Coaching and Personal DevelopmentTo connect with Will:LinkedInInstagramConnect with Dawn:Instagram @dawnmcgruer @dawnofanewerapodcastFacebook https://www.facebook.com/dawnamcgruerLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/businessconsort/Web www.dawnmcgruer.comThis podcast is in association with @HerPowerCommunity - The #1 Female Founders Global Community where connections flourish & growth is intentionalhttps://www.patreon.com/c/herpowercommunity This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podkite - https://podkite.com/privacy

Will Polston is a best selling author, entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist and performance coach who leverages his personal journey from a successful yet unfulfilled broker now empowering ambitious individuals to master their mindset and live a life they love. With a unique approach that combines multiple disciplines, he offers insight into behaviour and delivers life-altering strategies. As a highly qualified and experienced coach and internationally recognised speaker, Will's deep understanding of the challenges faced by others allows him to provide invaluable guidance towards achieving a fulfilling life. In this episode of The Ultimate Dance Business Podcast, Deborah welcomes mindset coach and podcast host Will Polston to explore how you can discover (or create) your North Star—your guiding mission in life that keeps you moving toward your dreams. Will shares practical strategies for high-performing entrepreneurs to gain clarity, align their actions with their values, and break through self-imposed barriers. From the concept of Ikigai to understanding how your identity shapes your actions, this conversation is packed with actionable insights to help you master your mindset and unlock your potential. Deborah and Will also dive into the challenges of stepping outside your comfort zone, the importance of focusing on long-term goals, and why the right coach can accelerate your journey to success. Whether you're a dance school owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking for inspiration to move forward in your life, this episode is a must-listen. You can learn more about Will at the below links: www.willpolston.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willpolston/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/will.polston Facebook https://www.facebook.com/willpolstonmih/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makeithappencommunity/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/WillPolstonMakeItHappen Sparks membership - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/sparks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ignite membership - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/ignite⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Illuminate membership - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/illuminate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you love the show and you would like to support then why not buy Deborah a coffee simply head to http://buymeacoffee.com/DeborahL This podcast is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bloody Vegans Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick welcomes business strategist and performance coach Will Polston for an insightful conversation about personal development, identity, and the journey of entrepreneurship. Will shares his transformative experiences, including a pivotal moment at a Tony Robbins event that shifted his focus from chasing money to empowering others to live fulfilling lives. The discussion delves into the challenges faced by business owners, particularly after exiting their ventures, and the importance of redefining identity and purpose. With a focus on creating a "North Star" mission, Will emphasises the significance of aligning personal values with professional goals to achieve lasting fulfillment and energy in life.    KEY TAKEAWAYS The transition from being a business owner to not having that identity can lead to feelings of depression and a loss of purpose. It's crucial for individuals to recognise how deeply their identity is tied to their business. The concept of self-sabotage may actually be a form of self-care. When individuals feel overwhelmed by growth and the associated stress, they may unconsciously limit their progress to maintain their desired lifestyle and reduce stress. Establishing a North Star or overarching mission can provide direction and purpose after exiting a business. This mission should be something that energises and fulfills individuals, allowing them to detach from specific outcomes and focus on the process. The language individuals use to describe themselves significantly impacts their identity and motivation. Shifting from phrases like "I have to" or "I should" to "I choose to" or "I love to" can lead to a more energised and fulfilling life.   BEST MOMENTS "I grew up with a belief that money equaled happiness... I thought, well, it's obvious money equals happiness." "I believe you can create your North Star... you don't have to travel the world to have this big realisation." "When you have this North Star mission, you are living in your highest values... you take inspiration in spirit, what's another word for spirit? Energy."   GUEST RESOURCES Will Polston - https://willpolston.com/   VALUABLE RESOURCES   FREE DOWNLOAD: "Exit For Millions Blueprint” - This blueprint will help uncover gaps across 15 danger areas that could sabotage your dream of achieving a life-changing exit. https://go.highvalueexit.com/opt-in   Nick's LinkedIn: https://highvalueexit.com/li   Nick Bradley is a world-renowned author, speaker, and business growth expert, who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors to build, scale and sell high-value companies. He spent 10+ years working in Private Equity, where he oversaw 100+ acquisitions, 26 exits, and over $5 Billion in combined value created. He has one of the top-ranked business podcasts in the UK (with over 1m downloads in over 130 countries). He now spends his time coaching and consulting business owners in building and scaling high-value business towards life-changing exits.Support the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

Have you ever achieved a goal or reached a certain level of success, yet you did not feel fulfilled and found yourself asking, “Is this all there is?” As with many other areas of life, true fulfillment requires mastering your mindset and using it as a tool to propel you towards your own vision of success and happiness.  Will Polston, our guest in Episode 214 of The Mindset Game® podcast, is an entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist, and highly qualified performance coach who leverages his personal journey from a successful, yet unfulfilled, broker to empowering ambitious individuals to master their mindset. With a unique approach that combines multiple disciplines, he offers powerful insight into behavior and delivers life-altering strategies. Will is also a TEDx speaker and internationally recognized keynote speaker, as well as the author of the best-selling book, “North Star Thinking: Master Your Mindset and Live a Life You Love.” His deep understanding of the challenges faced by others enables him to provide invaluable guidance on how to achieve a fulfilling life. In this week's episode, Will discusses the following: The concept of a North Star — which is a personal mission that guides you in the right direction and provides fulfillment along the way, even though you may never reach a particular destination — and two exercises that can help you create your own North Star How small steps can compound over time to create significant progress The power of surrounding yourself with people who can help you achieve the outcomes you're seeking, such as coaches or mentors, and modeling their behaviors Why self-acceptance is crucial for overcoming the roadblocks you may encounter on your path to fulfillment, including behaviors that may show up as self-sabotage  To learn more about Will and access his resources, visit https://willpolston.com. To learn more about The Mindset Game podcast, visit www.TheMindsetGame.com. To subscribe, visit https://apple.co/3oAnR8I.  

A rich exploration of the concept of North Star thinking unfolds as Will Polston joins me, Sal Jefferies to discuss the importance of aligning one's business and personal life with a mission that transcends traditional goal-setting. We dissect the all-too-common 'when-then syndrome,' where individuals conflate future achievements with happiness, often leading to burnout and dissatisfaction. Will shares his transformative journey, revealing how a pivotal moment of introspection led him to redefine his life's mission, focusing on empowering others rather than merely accumulating wealth. The conversation emphasises the need for founders to cultivate a mindset that prioritises growth and contribution, rather than being fixated on specific milestones. Furthermore, they address the power of perspective in shaping one's reality, underscoring that our interpretations of experiences can significantly influence our emotional states. I trust Will and I provide a compelling roadmap for achieving deeper fulfilment in both personal and professional realms.Key learnings: Understanding the difference between reality and actuality allows for a more fulfilling life experience. Identifying your North Star helps provide direction and fulfillment in both personal and business endeavors. Goal-setting is often driven by the desire to change how we feel emotionally. Resourcefulness can often outweigh the perceived lack of resources in achieving success. Perspective shifts can dramatically influence our reality and overall happiness in life. Engaging with mentors can provide valuable insights and guidance, enhancing personal growth. Chapters:00:00 - Introduction to North Star Thinking00:03 - Understanding Reality vs. Actuality00:11 - The Emotional Drive Behind Goals00:23 - The Concept of the North Star00:25 - The Importance of Having a Mission00:49 - The Essence of North Star Thinking00:18 - The Gravitational Force of a North Star03:37 - Will's Personal Journey to North Star Thinking04:26 - The Lightning Moment of Realization01:35 - The Distinction Between Happiness and Expectations01:29 - The Power of Perspective in Changing Reality31:01 - Resourcefulness Over Lack of Resources42:53 - The Role of Mentorship in Personal Growth48:26 - Aligning Goals with Personal ValuesLinks referenced in this episode:Learn more about Sal Jefferies Learn more about Will Polston North Star Thinking: Learn more here or find The Book at Amazon

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In this insightful podcast episode, business strategist and performance coach Will Polston shares his powerful journey of discovering his true purpose and how the concept of the 'North Star' can help entrepreneurs and high achievers unlock their potential. Will reveals the importance of aligning personal and professional goals, overcoming self-limiting beliefs, and breaking free from the constant chase of money to find true fulfillment. Learn practical strategies for mastering your mindset, setting life-changing goals, and staying aligned with your life's mission. Whether you're an entrepreneur or a professional seeking clarity and success, this episode is packed with actionable insights to transform your life. Disclaimer: Not advice. Educational purposes only. Not an endorsement for or against. Results not vetted. Views of the guests do not represent those of the host or show. Do your due diligence. Click here to join PodMatch (the "AirBNB" of Podcasting): https://www.joinpodmatch.com/drchrisloomdphd We couldn't do it without the support of our listeners. To help support the show: CashApp- https://cash.app/$drchrisloomdphd Venmo- https://account.venmo.com/u/Chris-Loo-4 Spotify- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo/support Buy Me a Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chrisJx Click here to schedule a 1-on-1 private coaching call: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/book-online Click here to check out our e-courses and bookstore here: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/shop Click here to purchase my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PaQn4p For audiobooks, visit: https://www.audible.com/author/Christopher-H-Loo-MD-PhD/B07WFKBG1F Follow our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/chL1357 Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drchrisloomdphd Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereal_drchrisloo Follow us on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thereal_drchrisloo Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drchrisloomddphd Follow our Blog: https://www.drchrisloomdphd.com/blog Follow the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NkM6US7cjsiAYTBjWGdx6?si=1da9d0a17be14d18 Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://substack.com/@drchrisloomdphd1 Subscribe to our Medium newsletter: https://medium.com/@drchrisloomdphd Subscribe to our email newsletter: ⁠https://financial-freedom-for-physicians.ck.page/b4622e816d⁠ Subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=6992935013231071233 Thank you to our advertisers on Spotify. Financial Freedom for Physicians, Copyright 2024 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-loo/support

In this episode, Jo & Vicky are joined by Will Polston to talk all things mindset and about using your North Star to create and live the life you love. Will explains how working out what your North Star is will guide you in all areas of your life and lead to success.   He shares strategies anyone can use to create a mindset that ensures you are clear about what you want from life and are taking the right action to get it.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Instead of setting goal after goal and constantly chasing something use your North Star (your life mission) to guide your life. Success is 80% mindset, 20% skills and mechanics. Use an annual review to see how far you have come and remind yourself of where you are going. Live to your values.  If you are saying “I ought to”, or “I have to” do this or that, the chances are you are living using someone else´s values. Be self-aware. If you feel something work out why. All emotions, positive and negative are a signal to us. Surround yourself with people that uplift you and have your back. Find yourself both direct and indirect mentors and bounce things off of your peers. Mentor others. Teaching is fulfilling and cements what you know. Don´t be afraid to share your knowledge and give unconditionally. It sounds counterintuitive but is incredibly beneficial. Every single fear that anyone ever has, boils down to either a fear of gaining something that they don't want or losing something they do. Tap into the innate drive that most of us have to help other people. BEST MOMENTS “A lot of people burn out because they are not spending enough time doing the stuff that they love.” “If you don´t like something change it. If you can´t change it, change the way you think about it.” “The only person that you want to be running against is you. Make sure that you are ahead of the best version of you.” EPISODE RESOURCES https://willpolston.com/north-star-thinking-book/ SOCIALS AND IMPORTANT LINKS https://www.tiktok.com/@letstalkdogbusiness https://www.youtube.com/@LetsTalkDogBusiness Website www.caninebusinessacademy.com Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/caninebusinessacademycommunity/ ABOUT THE HOSTS   Meet Jo and Vicky! They bring a combined 25 years of expertise in the canine industry. Jo, with a background in corporate business, and Vicky, a dedicated advocate for rescue organisations, form an unstoppable team. Beyond the mic, their lives are a whirlwind – managing two successful businesses, pursuing a full-time university degree, and parenting two little ones under four. Each of their homes combined is a lively menagerie, housing five dogs and an abundance of chickens. PODCAST DESCRIPTION The ultimate hub for dog business enthusiasts!  Join hosts Jo and Vicky as they unravel the entrepreneurial journey within the canine realm. This podcast delves deep into the business side of owning a dog business, spotlighting inspiring stories of individuals who've seamlessly woven their passion into a profitable lifestyle. Tune in for candid discussions on the human behaviour behind dogs, strategies to attract dream clients, and a behind-the-scenes look at Jo and Vicky's collaborative training ventures. Get ready for client interviews, tales behind the dogs, and insightful perspectives from actual dog owners on what they seek in a trainer. This is your go-to source for navigating the dynamic world where business meets the wagging tails.

A few months ago, I was invited to be a guest on a podcast hosted by my guest this time, Will Polston. I told Will at the time, of course, that I would be happy to appear, but that I also wanted to have him as a guest on Unstoppable Mindset. And here we are. Will started his career as a broker. Actually, he always wanted to make lots of money. As a child, long before he became a broker, he was living out his entrepreneur life selling things as a child. He was successful. He was successful as a broker as well, but he felt that something was missing in his life. It wasn't until he attended a Tony Robins event in England that he realized that there really was more to life than money. Will changed direction after the Robins event. For several years now Will has dedicated his life to helping others transform their lives. Will tells us all about his journey in this episode and along the way he offers good insights and thoughts about adopting a mindset that offers a better and less fearful existence. About the Guest: Will Polston is a best-selling author, entrepreneur and one of the UK's leading business strategists & performance coaches. Will works with ambitious people, rapidly transforming their lives by empowering them to solve their biggest challenges and holding them accountable on their journey towards their dream life. Wills achieved “traditional success” with a career as a broker, despite this he found himself feeling unfulfilled. It was only when a surprising turn of events led him to a personal development seminar, that he finally gained the clarity that deep down, his belief that “money equals happiness” was not true and what he really wanted to do was empower others to achieve their dreams. From that day onwards Will has dedicated his life to studying the art and science of behavioural change and performance coaching. Using a powerful combination of techniques across multiple disciplines, Will helps give people a unique insight into their behaviour, providing proven strategies that transform their lives. In 2023 Will's first book was released ‘North Star Thinking: Master Your Mindset and Live a Life You Love' and became a #1 Amazon best seller. As an entrepreneur himself, Will understands the struggles and challenges, highs and lows of being in business. His humble approach and unique coaching style puts everything on the table, making people feel comfortable digging deep into the depth of their vulnerabilities. Not only is he a Certified Master Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, Member of the International Coach Federation, and International Speaker but he's spoken at TEDx, blogged for The Huffington Post, been a finalist for ‘Coach of the Year' at the Association of Professional Coaches, Trainers, and Consultants, been awarded the prestigious ‘Expert Coach of Excellence' accreditation, been a finalist for ‘Best Business Enabler' at The National Entrepreneur Awards two years in a row and won the ‘Best Business Enabler' awards at the Business Champion Awards in 2023. Whatever you want to achieve in life or business, Will really understands what it takes to help you master your mindset and live a life you love. Ways to connect with Wallace: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willpolston/ Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/will.polston Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/willpolstonmih/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makeithappencommunity/ Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/WillPolstonMakeItHappen TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHlSiFxmBI&t Website: willpolston.com Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/mihwwp Book: http://northstarthinking.com/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hi, wherever you happen to be, and welcome to unstoppable mindset. Today, we are going to have a chance to chat with someone that I met a little while ago, because he runs a podcast and invited me to come on, which we did, and it'll be out in the in a fairly short time. He is Will Polston, and will is a best selling author, an entrepreneur and a leading business strategist and coach in the United Kingdom. So we're really wow, that's a lot, a lot of things to live up to, so I got to be careful in what I say. But anyway, will welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here.   Will Polston ** 02:07 Thank you for having me. I'm grateful to be here. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 02:12 I look forward to having a lot of fun. Why don't we start as I love to do? Why don't you tell me something about the early will, growing up and all that? Wow, the I know that that could take an hour, right?   Will Polston ** 02:25 We've got a long time. Yeah, something I've never said on a podcast, and I think this is really interesting, was that many years ago. So when I was a real when I was really young, I that we, there's a TV program that's over here called Fireman Sam, and I always wanted to be a finance when I was, like, four or five years old, I was forever dressed up in a fireman's outfit. Then I got a little bit older, and then I wanted to be an architect and and then I went on to be a paperboy. And I see why. I thought that was really interesting when I first realized that was because fireman was about fireman. It was about helping people. An architect was about designing things, and being a paperboy, was sharing information, and now I work as a coach. I think it's a combination of all those things. I help people design that design their life. I help them and I share information so but no, the that's kind of the that's something that was the case for me years ago. But there's an extended version, I suppose of what actually happened, which led me to to do what I do now, which, if you want me to share, I'm happy to, but,   Michael Hingson ** 03:25 Oh, you're welcome to.   Will Polston ** 03:27 So the short version is I grew up with a belief that money would happiness, and I went off on a tangent to make as much money as I could, as early as I could. And then it was and I become pretty good at that. And then it was 11 years ago I have what I call my lightning moment where I realized my real driver was nothing to do with money. Never really about money. It would too what to do with my dad and how my dad hadn't achieved certain things he was capable of, and the impact that had on him and my mum and me and my family, and I vowed I don't want anyone else to have to go through the pain that he went through, and we went through as a result, and from that moment on, I've just been obsessed with anything to do with human awareness, human potential, human potential and human behavior, to enable people to do exactly that, achieve what it is they're capable of, and benefit not only them, but their family, their friends, their community, society, humanity and the universe, which as a result of having an unstoppable   Michael Hingson ** 04:22 mindset, when you talk about the pain that he had, what what do you mean by that?   Will Polston ** 04:29 So the slightly more detailed version is my dad worked in London, and he hated his job, so he would get up at five o'clock in the morning, come home at seven, eight o'clock at night, and he'd bring the stress and frustration of work home with him. And I don't know if people listening to this can relate to this, but he had so much tension that when he would walk into the house, he could physically feel it. He was in it, okay? Head of it, head of it for a stock brokerage. And, yeah, that was a. And yeah, stressful for him back then, but I've always got two very wealthy uncles, one's a billionaire, one's a multi millionaire. And dad always used to say they just got lucky. That was his excuse. They got lucky. They got lucky. And what's interesting is, is even back then, I was at 1011, years old, I used to think that's all. I can't believe it's just luck. And even now, I don't believe in luck, but yeah, he used to say that. And one day I came home from school, and my dad had to quit his job to set up a business with one of my uncles. But that, long story short, that never got started. My dad fell into a depression, slept in a separate room. My mom curtain shut all day, didn't leave the house. All the stereotypical stuff, and what I observed as a 10 year old. 11 year old was there was Uncle Mark. He was a billionaire. He was really happy. My Uncle Steve, he was a multi millionaire. He was really happy. Then there was my dad, when he worked in London, all right, he was stressed and whatnot, but he had money. And there was now he had to work for months on end. He had no money and and that was what I witnessed. I witnessed the depression, the feelings of depression, the stress and all of that. That was the pain, essentially.   Michael Hingson ** 06:05 What? Why did he hate his job?   Will Polston ** 06:09 Well, I think it's, it's an interesting one, isn't it? What? Whether it was he hate where he hated it or not, whether he just didn't have the skills to handle the stress. So I think that for a lot of people, why is you can look at some one person doing one thing, and it's so easy for them and so difficult for somebody else, and they get stressed, yeah, yeah. I think it's having a skill set to be able to do what was required. Maybe it's that, but he likes computers. He's always liked computers, but maybe it was just not in the way we've been done.   Michael Hingson ** 06:51 Yeah, now, is he still with us? Yeah, is he working now or   Will Polston ** 06:58 he's working now? And yeah, he's, he's probably happier than he's ever been. I was gonna ask that, yeah, yeah, in a much better place.   Michael Hingson ** 07:05 What does he do now?   Will Polston ** 07:07 He's involved with architectural glazing, of all things. So he, he basically prints these stickers that go on windows that are required in construction, so that people don't walk into glass doors and whatnot.   Michael Hingson ** 07:24 Well, that won't help me, but that's okay. But well, you know, so obviously all that had an impact on you. And so what? What was it that finally made you realize that, well, one you didn't want to live that that kind of life, but that you really recognized that there's a whole lot more to life than than money, and there is something to be said for having peace of mind.   Will Polston ** 07:55 Well, what happened is, there's a chat that you may have heard of called Tony Robbins. He's from your side of the pond, and I was at one of his events, and he shared what's known as the Thanksgiving story, and it was like the perfect metaphor for my life. And it made me realize, wow, if, if that experience was able to shape that man that is in that man being Tony, to do everything he's done and the way he's helped people, then maybe that's, that's what it is for me too, you know, it's, it's that it's that catalyst to change and do things, and that was that moment.   Michael Hingson ** 08:30 So up until that time, what were you doing? So, yeah, I assume you went to college and so on.   Will Polston ** 08:36 No, not at all. No. I mean, I was just obsessed with making money, frankly, because we didn't have money, so I did anything that we could do to make money. So I was even when I was 1211, years old, I was buying stuff off the internet and selling it at school, and buying sweets and selling at school and and then i was running multiple paper rounds. And then I wanted to I was really when I was making lots of money as a teenager, I got quite into fashion, and I was buying clothes and whatnot. And then I decided, well, actually, what I want to do is own, my own designer clothes shop. So that was kind of what I thought I wanted to do. From about 14 years old, started working in a designer clothes shop, and this, this was sort of real high end designer clothes. And after a while, I thought, I mean, I own my own shop. And then I kind of had a moment where I realized actually that probably wouldn't be possible for me. I need to do something else. Now, a lot of the clientele of this shop basically fit into one of four categories. They were either professional footballers, property developers, stock brokers or drug dealers. So I just thought, right, well, I need to become one of them. I need to become one of them for what one can it be? And the first one I ruled out was being a professional footballer, because I'm rubbish at football. I'd play rugby all my life, but never football. The second one I ruled out was being a property developer because I didn't have loads of money to. Sell up properties, I was left with two options, become a stockbroker or or become a drug dealer. And to I would imagine, to my mother's delight, I didn't choose the drug dealer option, and I decided to start working in in financial services and and did that for many years. And what happened was, because at the time, my belief was money called happiness, the I was doing whatever I could to try and make more money. And that's where I stumbled across personal development. The more personal development I did, the more money I made. And that went on for some years, until I ended up at the Tony Robbins event. And that was when I had the, what I call my lightning moment,   Michael Hingson ** 10:41 what, what got you to go to the Tony Robbins event? Because that certainly is a whole lot different than the mindset that you clearly had been living with.   Will Polston ** 10:50 It was a friend, actually, a friend said to me, I'm thinking of going along to this event with this, this big American guy called Tony Robbins. Would you be up for coming? And I sort of checked him out, checked out few videos, and said, Sure, I'm up for that. That looks like that'll be looks like that'll be good.   Michael Hingson ** 11:07 And so you went, and the world changed,   Will Polston ** 11:11 yeah, and life was never the same again.   Michael Hingson ** 11:13 So what did you do?   Will Polston ** 11:17 Well, so this, this is where the story unfolds. So I did eventually leave the city and I set up a renewable energy business. So I set up that renewable energy business, we were growing rapidly. I mean, we went from a standing start to 85 staff within 18 months, growing, growing, growth, growing. I mean, government changed legislation, and it pretty much killed that business overnight. And it was when I was away on holiday. So I took the holiday with my ex girlfriend, girlfriend at the time, and just to have a bit of a break and work out what we were going to do next and what was going to happen. And it was when I was away on a holiday. It was a funny sort of event. So I'm a big believer that there are no coincidences, only for synchronicities. And my girlfriend, at the time, she was a dentist or dental nurse, should I say, and she's like, well, we're going to go on holiday. You need to go and get your teeth cleaned by the hygienist. So we went to the hygienist, and unfortunately, she clipped my gum with the tool that she was using, and it got infected two days before the holiday. She said, Well, I'm really sorry. You need to go on these particular antibiotics, and you're not going to be able to drink alcohol. Now I don't drink alcohol. Now I haven't drunk alcohol for coming up to probably six years. But back then, I was a big drinker. I was a big ginger drinker and and I was like, I can't believe you, I'm about to go to the land of tequila. We were going to Mexico, and I'm not going to I'm not going to be able to drink. This is crazy. So we ended up going on holiday, and I didn't drink, but we went to this, this, this night time entertainment venue called Coco bongos. And it's kind of like a cross between a circus, a West End Show and a musical, all mixed in together. There's midget sprying from the ceiling and drag ax and all sorts of stuff going on. And my girlfriend, at the time, was throwing back tequila like it was nobody's business anyway, early hours of the morning, I carry her over my shoulder, I put her to bed, and I wake up in the morning and she's got her head down the toilet and will. I can't go out in the pool, so I said, Well, look, my holiday, I haven't drunk a holiday. I'm definitely going to the pool. And I went to the pool with a book, and the book that I went with was a book called The Hero by Rhonda, Byrne. Anyway, I'm reading through the book, and it gets to a particular part of the book where Rhonda talks about a guy called masting Kip. Masting Kip used to have a like, maybe he still does have a website called the daily love and he used to post, uh, motivational quotes on Twitter every day. And one day he got retweeted by Kim Kardashian. And then he went from 1000 followers to 10,000 followers overnight. And I just started crying, because in that moment, what happened, Michael was I realized that I'd left London because I didn't want to chase the money I'd set up this year in your will and your business, and then all I was still doing was chasing the money. And the thing what I really wanted to do, the thing that was in my heart, was helping people in the form of coaching them and working with them in some capacity like that. And I kept saying, well, I'll do it when I'm successful. When I'm successful, I call it when men syndrome, you know, people get so caught up with when this happens, then I'll do that. And and I just decided what I need to do is just come home and start. And I can start by putting a motivational quote on Twitter every day and on social media. So I did. I started putting a motivational quote on Twitter and on Facebook and the platforms. I did one every day for a week. And I thought, will you idiot. Some people don't go on social media in the morning. You should put one in the afternoon as well. So I did that. A week after that, I set up my own website. A week after that, I wrote my first blog. Three months after that, I had 10,000 strong social media followings, so I. A very long winded way of sort of sharing how I then made that transition from leaving London and then ended up finally pursuing what it was that I wanted   Michael Hingson ** 15:08 to do. And how long ago was that? Nine years. Okay, so you you finally really got to the point where you didn't worry as much about money, which, which certainly was a challenge to get to, but, but you you thought about it and, and I guess one of the questions that I have is, what, what made you really think about the fact that money didn't need to be the only thing that drove you. Did you do a lot of introspection in your life at night? Or did you think about it? Or did did it just sort of happen? Or what   Will Polston ** 15:50 it was that it was the moment, it was the driver at the Tony Robbins event. So that lightning moment, as I referred to it, it just opened everything up. And I was like, No, my drive for money was actually linked to the fact that my dad didn't do certain things and we couldn't do certain things. So I thought, well, rather than me trying to just treat the symptom, which is just to pay for the things that dad couldn't sort for us, what about if he had been empowered? What if there'd been somebody that could have given him the mindset that he so that he could have done work that he loved. What if somebody gave him an abundance mindset so he didn't live in scarcity? What if there was somebody that could have been there for him so that he could have learned to handle his anger and it not impact the family in the way that it did? So everything that I do really now is kind of aimed at trying to help people that were once like my dad. What   Michael Hingson ** 16:47 happened along the way that caused you to really go into to coaching as such? What What made you think about that as what you wanted to do, as opposed to thinking about the fact that you're only successful if you make money, and that that spiral just wasn't going anywhere. Well, if I, if I make more, if I do this, then I'll be successful. And what? What caused you to really well, I guess the Tony Robbins thing caused you to change that. But what made you decide to go into coaching, and how does that equate with the idea of success that you had?   Will Polston ** 17:27 So in the moment, the Tony Robbins moment, I just instantly thought, No, my what I want to do is I want to I want to become the world's best life coach. That's what I said back then. But actually I then realized later on, I that that's what I said, but that's not what I meant. What I actually meant was that I just wanted to work with lots of people and lots of people and help them achieve their potential, so that that was what it was about. And I then saw, because I was literally standing in front of the guy, that, well, he's doing this. This is what he does for a living. So essentially, I modeled him and then I went on and trained in a whole array of different different mediums and modalities and and one of the things that I'd realized in my whole life that enabled me to have a sort of a decent amount of success, financial success, even at a young age as a teenager, was what I'd been doing my Whole life without knowing what it was called, was modeling other people. So I was essentially modeling Tony. I saw what he was doing. I saw that he could help he'd help me, and I wanted to look at doing things in a similar way. And that was what, yeah, what that came from.   Michael Hingson ** 18:38 And we've ever come to the conclusion, though, that ultimately you can model people only so much or so long, and that ultimately you have to to do what, what you do, and maybe then people will will, although that's not a desire, necessarily, but then people will model you   Will Polston ** 18:54 absolutely. Yeah, I believe that every single one of us on this planet, or 8 billion of us, or however many it is, have a completely unique fingerprint. Our fingerprints completely unique. But what also is that's completely unique to us as individuals is our own genius, and our own genius is derived from our values. And every single person the planet has a completely unique set of values, and they're unique in the sense that of the hierarchy that they're in. And it's it's from this when, when we live in alignment with our values, we operate from inspiration, versus when we operate from somebody else's values, we operate and we require motivation. And one of the ways that I'll know if people are living their values with somebody else's from the language they're using, so if they use, using. So if they're using language like I need to, I ought to. I should. I have to. It's an indication they live in somebody else's values. When they're saying things that I love to, I desire, I choose to, they're living their own values. And if you take the word inspiration, inspiration in spirit, what's another word for spirit? Energy? You're in your energy, and a lot of people think they burn out because they're working too hard. They don't they burn out because they're living somebody else's values. And that's now what I do myself, and what I help people do is identify what is their own unique hierarchy of values so they can live that and turn that into a mission that then becomes what I call their North Star, that they live and work towards every single day, that enables them to wake up every day and feel more fulfilled and grow and contribute in the areas that are most meaningful to them.   Michael Hingson ** 20:34 So you are. You have written a book. I have indeed, if you would tell us about that   Will Polston ** 20:41 absolutely, always   Michael Hingson ** 20:42 good to write a book. I say   Will Polston ** 20:45 the book's called North Star thinking, master your mindset and live a life you love.   Michael Hingson ** 20:52 Wow. What a title. Thank you. And so is it? Is it published? Is it out? It's   Will Polston ** 21:00 out. It's out. It's available. We get it in on Amazon and Waterstones, Barnes and Noble. It's on Audible as well, so it can be listened to on Spotify Premium, yeah, so pretty much anywhere where you you would normally get your books.   Michael Hingson ** 21:18 So what? How long has it been out?   Will Polston ** 21:21 It came out last year. Okay,   Michael Hingson ** 21:24 so what was the inspiration for writing it? What? What caused you to decide that you wanted to write a book to share your knowledge that way? Well,   Will Polston ** 21:33 there's a there's a few things, I suppose. One of them was, it was a book that I read that that was the, the first personal development book that I ever read, which was such a great catalyst for me, and I thought, well, there's a lot of stuff that I've done, and there's one of the things Michael that I've tried to do over the years is I've learned and consumed a huge amount of different resources and modalities, and I've got my own spin on things. One of the things that I try and do is take complex stuff and simplify it. So I took a range of different things, and there's four main pillars to the book. So Northside thinking is about essentially getting people to have a mission in life. That's the equivalent of trying to empty the sea with a spoon. It's a mission in life that you continue to work towards, that you're fulfilled, that fulfills you every single day you're working towards it, but the essence of the book is sort of North Star thinking, which is all around goal, setting and purpose. Then it's around master your time, which is around essentially well time. Then there's cultivating an attitude of gratitude and evolving your thinking, so using your thinking to gain different perspectives and the smart way to do that, and then finally, habit creation. So they're the four main pillars of the book, and I think that the most people, if they can nail those four things, they've got the clarity of where they're going. They're taking the intelligent action in the sense that they are mastering their time. They're evolving their thinking, and they're doing things not just in terms of action, actual external action, but internal action. And then finally, they're creating the habits that create the lasting change then then that puts a lot of people in good split.   Michael Hingson ** 23:14 Why do you call it North Star thinking?   Will Polston ** 23:17 Well, there's a famous story you've probably heard of. It involves a baby born in a stable a couple of 1000 years ago, and there were three men, supposedly wise, all carrying presents. And they they followed the North Star, and they followed the North Star, and they found this baby. Now, when I was reflecting on that story, I thought, well, that's really interesting. They never actually went to the North Star, or at least they didn't in the story that I heard. And it dawned on me that these the in their story, they use the North Star they got to their goal. But so many people in life, what happens is they they fall into what I call when, then syndrome, as I mentioned before, which is they set their sights on a goal, they achieve the goal, and then they just set another goal, and then they might achieve that goal, and then they achieve that. So they set another goal and they achieve that. And after they've done that four or five times, if they're short term goals, they find themselves actually becoming really quite unfulfilled. Like, wow, they keep doing all these short term goals, and I'm just unfulfilled. It's because they're generally attached a feeling of happiness or fulfillment or accomplishment to having got the goal. But the problem is, is that whenever you set a goal, if you've got that way of thinking all the time that the goal hasn't been achieved, then you're perceived to you're perceiving that you're not where you want to be, as opposed to so you so most people are focusing on the gap rather than the gain of the progress that they're making. So this way, it enables people to over, sort of stop that way of short term thinking. I think of it like a pinball, you know, they're from one side of the table to the left, never really progressing forward. And then they can just, they can. Focus on this overarching piece, and it enables people to become a lot more fulfilled and energized and accomplished as a result.   Michael Hingson ** 25:09 Well, yeah, and you know, there, there is nothing wrong with setting goals and achieving a goal and going on. But you also kind of have to look at the overall Where do you want to, where do you want to end up at some point? And maybe you don't, what do you what do you think about that? Do you really want to have an ultimate goal? And you short goals to get there, or is that going too far?   Will Polston ** 25:35 Absolutely. That's the whole part of the process. So I call that a component the North Star trajectory. So we start with where we are. We create the ultimate goal. That's the guiding light, and then we just reverse engineer that 10, year five, year 20. Year 10, year five, year three, year one, year 90, day 30 day we break the whole thing down. But of course, if you can imagine it, it's it's far wiser. If you're here now and the North Stars directly in front of you, it's far wiser to go in a dead straight line? Now, look, I'm a realist. It's never a dead straight line. But if you jump in an aircraft to fly from London to New York or from New York to London, the pilot knows where he's going. He's going to set a trajectory. Now, sure, he may have to alter because of the wind, the weather, the flock of birds, or whatever it is that's coming towards them, but they're still going to follow that trajectory. Rather than go, Hey, we're just going to take off south of London, and then we're just going to kind of make it up as we go along. That's not going to be very good in terms of fuel efficiency. It's going to take far longer to get there. It can actually be lot more dangerous, because you might end up being somewhere where you run out of fuel, or run out of energy and you can't carry on. So it's far wiser to do exactly what you've said, which is kind of know where you're going long term, but then break that down so you've got the milestones to work towards.   Michael Hingson ** 26:53 You talk about aligning your decisions with values and purpose. I'm assuming you do that in the book. And what, what does alvat really mean when you talk about aligning your your decisions? I'm assuming in part, that that means that you do have values. You do have the things that you are made up from, and you really need to make your decisions go along with those, or you change your values and purpose? Yeah,   Will Polston ** 27:27 yeah, absolutely. So it's about congruence. You know, it's about congruence. So for example, if somebody's goal is, I'm just going to use a very apt one at this time of year, if somebody's goal is that they want to lose weight, and they want to lose weight and they want to get fitter, then a decision and action in terms of what they want to eat, if that's their goal and that's what they really want, then it's probably not going to be best that they have McDonald's breakfast for breakfast, they have Burger King for lunch and and Domino's pizza for dinner, that making those food decisions would be, one would argue, would be incongruent with somebody's health and fitness goals if they were to eat lat every day, if their goal is that they want to lose weight body fat and get fitter over The course of a four to six week period,   Michael Hingson ** 28:23 I was watching something on the news. I think just last week over here, we have Costco. Do you have Costco in London? We do, yeah. And somebody went into Costco and spent a whole week only eating Costco hot dog meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and actually lost a little bit of weight, but he only did it for a week. Was inexpensive, but yeah, I gotta believe that that's not something I would want to do. Yeah, for sure, there is something to be said for trying to align your eating habits with giving you the maximum amount of energy and eating healthy. But people do strange things sometimes, you know, it got him on the news. So, whatever. Well, well, what about you know, you so your idea of success has changed over time. What do you define success as today? What does it mean to be successful?   Will Polston ** 29:18 Well, it's a really great question, and I've even contemplated even changing that in recent weeks, because so I will say that for me, my definition of success is people being doing and having what they desire. You know that for me, and of course, success is subjective, so people being doing and having what they desire is completely unique to them. But then I was re listening to something called The Strangest Secret by old Nightingale a couple of weeks ago. I've listened to it many, many times before, but it shared his definition of success, which I really, really like, which is success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal, and that that I really like, and I think it's very aligned. With the whole concept of more Star thinking, because if somebody is, somebody is a success because they're doing the work. So rather than having the end part, which is the having in be do and have they are doing the work. And I really like that, because when we're when we're taking on work, whatever that might be, whether it's health goals, relationship goals, business goals, financial goals, is that compounding can can often have a big impact. Now, Albert Einstein called compounding the eighth wonder of the world, and there's a huge amount of work that has to go into building the foundation. You look at houses that get built, you know, if you've got a new house that's being built for six months, there might look like it's just a building site, but there's all of the infrastructure that's going in, the sewage and the the water pipes and all those things. And then one day, all of a sudden, almost out of nowhere, you're going six months, nine months of it looking like a building site, look like they're not doing anything, and then the space of, like, three days, three weeks, a whole house has been built. Well, it all been happening the whole time, but it just looked slower, and then you only see the end goal part, and that, that's the thing, I think, is really important. There's so many people in today's day and age due to, I guess, social media having an impact, and so many of us want an instant gratification is that they get frustrated with the process, and it's so it's easier now than ever to compare your Chapter Two to somebody else's chapter 20, and that's what happens so often.   Michael Hingson ** 31:37 Yeah, and it's so interesting to hear people talk about success, and to just ask people about it, and they talk about, well, I gotta make a lot of money. I've got to be independently wealthy, and things like that. And I admit some of that would be nice, but it's not the ultimate thing that's going to make me happy, at least, I think, for me, and I think about the things that you've been saying for the last half hour, I grew up wanting to teach, and I always thought I wanted to be a teacher, and then along the way, I got very interested in science, so I wanted to be a physics teacher. Well, as things settled down and progressed, I ended up not being a physics teacher. But I do believe that in a lot of ways, there's no question that, that I get the opportunity to teach as a salesperson. For many years, I learned from the Dale Carnegie sales course that the best salespeople are really counselors. They're teachers. They guide people to look at products. And I'm not above telling somebody that a product I'm selling may not fit their specific need, but if I'm honest enough to do that, I believe that comes back to affect me in a very positive way. And there are several instances where I and my staff would tell people our product isn't going to work for you, but then later we get a call from the company saying, you know, we really like what you had to say. We've got another project, and we really appreciate all you taught us. We know your product will work. Just give us price, and we'll order it right today. I'm not sure that'll happen today in the world where we're so stuck in doing things by committee, but it works 20 years ago, 25 years ago?   Will Polston ** 33:23 Yeah, yeah. I think there's, there's a there's a lot to be said. I mean, sales, when I think, let's face it, sales, there's nothing that's ever really been accomplished at great scale without salespeople. And yeah, salespeople get a bad rap in a lot of instances, but if they've got integrity, then then they can do a lot of good for a lot of people.   Michael Hingson ** 33:51 Yeah, well, there is the other side of it, and sometimes salespeople deserve a bad rap for what they do and they don't really understand the true science and art that sales is and what it gives you the opportunity to do. But when, when it's done well, and it's done right, it really will make, and does make a big difference in the lives of so many people, because you provide what it is that somebody needs. And you know, you do that, and that's a wonderful tribute to accomplishment, which is also part of success. Yeah, you get paid and all that, and that's great, but there's a whole lot more to it than just money. Yeah, for sure, I do like money. I think there's a lot of merit to having that. That's okay. But by the same token, it's not the only thing in the world, but it's part of what we have to deal with. So you talk about resilience, tell me a little bit more about your thoughts about resilience, and how that plays into the book and and how it plays into you and your life. So   Will Polston ** 34:57 I have a an. An interesting stance on resilience. So first of all, I think that anybody that has an ability to go through tough times, when, when they when they have to resilience is a phenomenal attribute to have. I really, really do. My concern that I see now is that people are aware of resilience, almost like a badge. And it's a bit like, busy, you know, people were busy like a badge. I'm so busy, like thinking it's a good thing. They're proud of it. Or I'm so resilient, you know, I've handled this and this and this, and it's the whole like, what would you rather? Would you rather work smarter? Would you rather work hard? Would you rather not have to be resilient because you were wise enough to overcome the challenge before it happened? Now knowing me wrong, having certain skill sets to be resilient is so important. I've had some really challenging times in my life, but I'm a big believer that if something is chronically happening, so it's happening and over and over and over again, and you're constantly having to find yourself being resilient if it's the same problem showing up, then let's just treat the cause so the symptoms go so you don't have to be resilient in if it's if it's the same problem coming up over and over again. But yeah, look, I think resilience is a combination of a mindset. I also think it's a combination of a skill set that enables people to deal with various things. And a huge amount of that mindset is down to perspective, whether somebody believes that something is happening to them, either the victim, or whether they believe it's happening for them. And I think that the moment you change your perspective on life, that this life isn't happening to me. It's happening for me, and it's not in the way, it's on the way that can completely alter your life by having that perspective, and in the same way that the moment you change your I've got twos to I get to life changes. It does. There are people, there are people today that haven't had the privilege of experiencing today because they didn't wake up this morning. Yet. There's still people that have woken up and went, Oh, I've got to go to work today. Oh, I've got to do this. But there are people that would have done anything to have had today to be able to do that. And I think sometimes we all get can get carried away with, with not, not sort of maximizing the things that we can get grateful for, especially the privileges that we have on a daily basis. I   Michael Hingson ** 37:37 have had jobs in my life that I didn't really like for one reason or another, and when things got to the point where it seemed like it was intolerable, then I had to make some choices and decisions about whether to stay or go find another job, which could be difficult for blind people, especially because the unemployment rate is so high, because People think we can't work, but I would very have been very blessed to be able to find jobs, but I think that's in part because my choice was to live life and get to live life and not have to live life, which is what you're saying. And so when there got to be enough of a challenge, then my job was to go deal with it. And I think that's part of the whole issue of resilience. We really get ourselves locked into a mindset so much as a as a people, that we don't look for options, we don't look for opportunities, and sometimes we don't look for the good parts of a job that we have.   Will Polston ** 38:44 Yeah, absolutely, yeah, absolutely.   Michael Hingson ** 38:46 And that's that's also part of what we have to do. And I think that we all can make life better for ourselves. I remember after September 11 and everything that happened that day, within a very short time, like just a few days, we were getting a lot of requests for interviews, and my wife and I talked about it, and she said, Do you really want to do these interviews? And I said, here's my thought, if I can help people move on from September 11, if I can teach people about blindness and guide dogs, and if I can help people see, maybe things in a different sense, then maybe it's worth doing. And we agreed, and it had to be both of us agreeing that we would do that. And then people started calling and saying, Would you come and talk to us? And as I love to tell people, I made the decision that selling computer hardware wasn't nearly as much fun and wasn't as rewarding as selling life and philosophy. And I and I think that now, what 22 and a half years later, I still believe that, I think that it's so very important that we, we. Look at outlooks, and I've I've learned a lot. I've got to the opportunity with this podcast to learn so much in talking to people. It's such a blessing to hear from so many people and be able to synthesize all the things that they say. It's really a lot of fun. Yeah, absolutely you know that firsthand. Absolutely I do. Indeed. I'm sorry I   Will Polston ** 40:23 do indeed. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 40:25 Tell me your thoughts about self respect, reflection and introspection and so on. You know, from my perspective, I think it's important that we take time every day to do that. Tell me what your thoughts are about that   Will Polston ** 40:38 I can. Couldn't agree more. I couldn't agree more. I have a practice that I use on a daily basis, and old journal. So old journal what time I wake up, I'll journal how I feel when I wake up, and anything obvious that I might think of why I feel that way. So if I've woken up like a really groggy it's like, Well, it's because you went to bed late last night, or you'd eaten loads of sugar, or whatever it might be. Then I'll write out 10 things I'm grateful for, and what I do when I'm doing the 10 things I'm grateful I actually think of the previous 24 hours, and I look from a couple of each of these areas. So I think of the people that I'm grateful for, and I think of the experiences that I had. Then I think of my belongings. What belongings am I grateful for? Example, my I'm grateful for my laptop because it enabled me to do this interview with you, Michael, as an example. Then I think of the these. These are the two areas are the big ones, which is expectations and privileges. So what my expectations? Well, I had an expectation that the internet was going to work today for me to be able to do this interview, but I'm glad that it worked a privilege that I've got, a privilege that I've got today. Right now, as I sit in this house, it's warm, you know, I've got heating. I'm privileged. There are people right now that are sleeping out on the streets. There are people that have not got heating. So, yeah, there's a whole array of different things that I look at and reflect on daily basis to keep me focused on what's going well. Because no matter what's going on in my day, no matter how bad it is, there are always at least 10 things that I can find to be able to count my blessings, that count my blessings and where focus goes, energy flows. So I'm constantly giving myself the reinforcement that there's some great stuff going on to keep me in a great state and keep that level of perspective. So   Michael Hingson ** 42:29 you know, you you bring up things like the fact that there are people in the world who are cold, who don't have a lot of heat, and so on, but you also know that you alone aren't going to solve all those problems, and but I assume that you think about it and it kind of kind of weighs on you. How do you how do you really address that, because you can't solve everybody's problems? What? What do you do without sounding cold, if you will, or unfeeling, to deal with that?   Will Polston ** 43:01 Um, there's, there's a great story. And it was a man who was walking along a beach. I'm going to paraphrase it slightly, but he was walking along a beach, and as he was walking down the beach, he saw a small there was, he saw a small boy, and as he got closer, he saw the small boy was was throwing starfish back into the sea, and there were hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of these starfish all washed up on the ocean. And the man said to the little boy, what are you doing? He said, Well, I'm throwing the starfish back in the sea. Said, there's so many of them, you can't make a difference. And he picked up another starfish and he threw it into the scene. Said, Well, I made a difference to that one. And I think that people in general are doing the best they can with the resources they have. And yeah, sure, there's lots of things I would love to be able to do more of, but when I sit back and I reflect at the end of the day, did I do the best I could with the resources I had? And if I can honestly answer yes to that, then I'm okay with that.   Michael Hingson ** 44:09 And that's the real key. Is that, are you doing the best that you can do? And if you think about that every day, and then you think about, what else can I do to make the best better, if anything. And you can either say, Well, I can do this, or I really am doing the best that I can do. That's as good as it gets. But the key is to really look at it and to think about it and to consciously make that decision, which is something that all too often we just don't do. Collectively, we don't really take that step back, or too many of us don't, don't take that step back. How do we teach people to be more introspective in their lives? A   Will Polston ** 44:50 daily reflection exercise, I think, is a good one. Just even asking that question, Did I do the best I can with the resources I had today? And. And I also think, I mean, this is, this is really getting on my soapbox, is that I think a huge part of this comes down to how we've been conditioned from schooling, because we are graded in school on achievement, not effort. So for example, if you had an a star student that gets a B because they didn't put any effort in. But then you have a D grade student who does everything they can, and they get to they may get a D. Why is the person that got a B still classes better? Quote, unquote. So I think that if we condition people on effort, and we train people and educated people on the effort that they put in, then even asking that simple question, did I do everything I could? Was there any more that I possibly could have done? If the answer is yes, then great, do that thing. If the answer is no, then great, be at peace with whatever the outcome is. And   Michael Hingson ** 45:56 that's really it. And we each have to answer that for ourselves. I love to say, I used to say I'm my own worst critic when I always love to talk about the fact that when I give a speech, I record it and I go listen to it. And I used to say, I do that because I'm my own worst critic. And I realized last year, actually wrong way to put it, wrong way to think about it. And I've realized that the best thing for me to say is I'm my own best teacher, because ultimately, only I can teach me to do stuff, but it's so much more positive. And it also makes it a lot easier to go listen to the speeches and so on that I record, because I know that if there's something to learn, I'll pick it up. Absolutely,   Will Polston ** 46:36 yeah, for sure. And also, I would argue that a critique generally is going to look at the what the negative stuff is, but a teacher is going to acknowledge the things that work well and the things that could be improved. So that's that subtle nuance can make such a difference.   Michael Hingson ** 46:54 Yeah, we often just talk about failure, and I, I'm not of the opinion that failure is a good word anyway, I do think that failure is an opportunity to do better. Alright, so it didn't go right today. Why? And what do we do to address it in the future? Not it's a failure. I screwed up, and that's all there is to it. Yeah. Does that make sense?   Will Polston ** 47:20 Yeah? Yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah. Failure definitely is. Well, the biggest thing with failure is that people make it an identity, don't they rather, okay, yeah, I failed. It didn't work out. What I've learned and, and, but people, they found, they go, Well, I have that failure with too much powerful words the English language I am yet, what I think people are better to do is sort of think more like a scientist. Because what a scientist do? They do experiments and they go, right, well, I've experimented with this. I don't go, Oh no, my experiment failed. They go, Oh, that's interesting. That one didn't work. Let's try this this time. Yeah, so if we took more of a scientific approach and it was everything as an experiment, then we would look at it in a very different line.   Michael Hingson ** 48:08 And the experiment didn't necessarily fail. It well, it didn't fail. It really is an issue of what went wrong in terms of what were my assumptions? What do I need to change? Absolutely,   Will Polston ** 48:21 it's the whole famous Thomas Edison quote, isn't it? I I've never failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that didn't work, or whatever, whatever it is,   Michael Hingson ** 48:30 right? You were talking before about how people just always do the same thing over and over again, which goes back to Einstein's, if we believe that definition of insanity, which is you expect something different, even though you do the same thing every time. Yeah, and it just isn't that way. We have to hold more than anything else, it seems to me, we have to hold ourselves accountable for what we do, and we should always deal with accountability. I've been a great believer in teamwork, and even in a team where you have a number of people, it's the greatest value if the team members feel empowered to be able to hold each other accountable for whatever their commitments are, whatever they contribute to the team. There's nothing wrong with accountability. Yeah, absolutely, yeah and and especially within ourselves, we need to hold ourselves accountable to ourselves, and we need to define that and think about it so that we do the right things to improve.   49:36 Completely agree.   Michael Hingson ** 49:39 So how have you approached, especially since you started being an entrepreneur and a coach and so on. How do you approach the whole idea of goal setting and what people should do for creating goals?   Will Polston ** 49:50 So I believe that the most effective thing that people can do is they create their North Star, which is identifying this mission in life. That's the equivalent of from empty the spoon is the one. Thing they drive towards, strive towards, every single day. Then they reverse engineer it so 20, year 10, year five, year three, year one, year 90, day 30, day goals. So then they've got that full milestone that, for me, is what I found to be the most effective way of doing it that gives people clarity and confidence and what it is that they're working towards.   Michael Hingson ** 50:22 Well, yeah, goal setting is such a ubiquitous, ambiguous thing sometimes, well, I gotta set different goals. Well, really, what does that really mean? And all too often, again, we really don't understand what the nature of goal setting is about, and it is   Will Polston ** 50:44 go ahead. I can say, ultimately, any goal that anyone ever sets is to do one thing, change the way they feel. That's it. Ultimately, any goal is about people wanting to change the way they feel. Now, what's great is that you have an ability to really do that in any given moment. But that's the first thing. The second thing was that one of the most amazing things about setting goals, well, set goals is the person you become as a result of working towards it.   Michael Hingson ** 51:23 Interesting way to put it, and i i By that, I accept that, because ultimately, when you set a goal and you achieve it, there, there are feelings that go along with it. There are things that affect you, and that's the way it should be. How about self limiting beliefs? We all often limit our own selves because we think we can't do something or that this is impossible to do. But you know, self limiting beliefs, it seems to me, is is a whole concept that we need to to address and change our own thinking about because it is, it is what limits us, it is what holds us back all too often, absolutely,   Will Polston ** 52:09 yeah, um, well, first of all, a belief is just a feeling of certainty about what something means. And if you take the word belief, you know there's another big word that sits inside it, which is lie, and most beliefs are liars. And what's happened is that people have created the reinforcement to a belief which is their their way, their their evidence, if you like, of why that belief is so. And what it sometimes takes is a different perspective to see that that isn't the case. So the way that we do that is by introducing doubt. And that's the beauty of working with a coach when you've got these beliefs. Because some people don't even realize that they're limiting them. They don't see it. They physically can't see it in the same way that, I think of like the fish doesn't see the water. They're just in the water. And it's the same when it when it comes to these things. So you can't see the whole picture when you're in the frame. And one of the the key metrics of identifying well, have I got limiting beliefs and whatnot? Is a from Yes, the language you use. But also, are we actually achieving what it is that we want to be achieving, what it is that we want to be working towards? So if we're not, and we're coming up with all the reasons or excuses as to why that isn't done, then that's a way of uncovering what some of those limiting beliefs are as well.   Michael Hingson ** 53:29 Yeah, and I had never actually heard that, but I love it. Belief has lie in it, and that makes a lot of sense. And we we need to always examine our beliefs and our perceptions. I know I talk a lot to various people about blindness, and the society we live in has such limiting beliefs about what a blind person can and can't do, and that results, in large part, to the unemployment rate of between 65 and 70% of employable blind people in this country because not that they are not able to or that they're unable to do things, but people think they are. And so we never get the opportunity when we have to ourselves push through that. And it does start with us to recognize all right, so I don't see, but the problem is that sighted people do see, and then there are a lot of challenges with eyesight. But you know, the the bottom line is that we we shouldn't buy into the beliefs that that tend to try to limit us. Either,   Will Polston ** 54:40 absolutely not   Michael Hingson ** 54:42 you. You talk about gratitude, and I think that's an extremely important thing. I believe we all ought to be a whole lot more grateful and live a life of gratitude. Tell me more about that.   Will Polston ** 54:55 Yeah. So for me, gratitude is something that most of us have been brought. Up, and when you think of the word, what's the word gratitude that people associate most of the time, well, they're going to say thank you. You know, you guys on the other side of the pond, you of course, have Thanksgiving every year, an opportunity to give thanks. But where most people get gratitude wrong is they only ever think about being grateful for what's going well, they don't find the blessings when things aren't going so obviously, the famous Yin Yang symbol. So you got the little black.in the white side and the white.in the black side. And it's about creating balance and seeing that in any given moment no matter what's happening. It's perfect, but it's having an ability to see the divine perfection in any given moment, no matter how bad we may perceive it in the initial stages. And that's the part where gratitude really becomes powerful, because most people, they live in a state of either moving away from something out of desperation or moving towards something in sorts of pain or pleasure. You know, it's that's kind of how they're operating. And both of those are essentially lower forms of lower level living. Essentially you're moving pain and pleasure. Pain and Pleasure is born out of the amygdala, the reptilian part of the brain, whereas what we can do is we can use our higher level thinking. We can use our prefrontal cortex, which is the thinking part of the brain, where we can create perspective, where we can choose to see a different side, and that can bring us back into balance. And that's that's really where, that's really where we can find gratitude. In fact, there's a part of the brain called the corpus callosum. It sits in between the left and right hand it right and left hand hemispheres of the brain, and what they do is they balance out the brain the left and right hand hemispheres. Now the when it's doing that, and it's creating that balance in the brain, it's it's creating equilibrium. And the Latin translation of Corpus Callison means human tough, and that's what gratitude does. It enables you to become a tough human when you can see the good and the bad and the bad and the good. Because let's face it, nothing is good and nothing is bad. Nothing is hot, nothing is cold, nothing is positive and nothing is negative. It's all a matter of perspective, and when we can choose to see that, we can completely alter how we feel about any situation, no matter how bad.   Michael Hingson ** 57:32 What do you teach people about dealing with fear? Fear is something that's all around us, and everybody talks so much about being afraid, and I know a lot of that has to do with not stepping out of or stepping out of your comfort zone and being afraid to do it. But tell me a little bit about fear and your thoughts about that.   Will Polston ** 57:51 Yeah, look, let's face it, fear is there to serve a purpose, and I don't think fear is all bad. You know, so many people put fear in this category is, oh, you should never be fear. You should net. You should be completely fearless, and whatever, sometimes fear is there to serve us. You know, otherwise we would have it, would have we would evolved out of it, and we haven't, because fear is basically what's kept the human race alive for however many 1000s of years. So I don't think fear is all bad, but I do think we're wise to question it from time to time. And there will be times when we are fearing things because we again, we're in our amygdala. We're not using the rational part of the brain to think. And that that a lot of that can come down to people getting caught up in the possibility of something. So I talk about the distinction between possibility and probability. And a lot of people might get fearful, because they fear something that could possibly happen. Well, yeah, it might possibly happen, but there's a big difference between the possibility of it happening the probability of it happening and and when you make that distinction, you open them, you open your mind up to be able to look at other things. And   Michael Hingson ** 59:06 usually what we're afraid of that might happen doesn't, and when it doesn't, and that's the big problem, is that we create a lot of our own fears. And the fact is, I think we can learn to control fear and use fear in the very positive sense that you just talked about, because all too often we just let fear, as I put it, blind us or paralyze us, and we can't decide we can't move forward. But the reality is, we can learn to move forward and use that fear in a very positive way, if we would absolutely so it's it is part of the challenge that we face. But I believe that the fear is something that that God gave us, that we need to learn to use and not fear, which goes back to Franklin Roosevelt. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. What a very profound statement i.   Will Polston ** 1:00:00 Yeah, absolutely.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:01 Well, I want to thank you for being here. We've been doing this an hour. Can you believe   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:05 it? Wow, time flies when you're having fun. I know this   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:09 has been great, and I really appreciate you being here with us. And I want to thank you for it all. Um, if people want to reach out and contact you and maybe use your coaching services and so one, how do they do that?   Will Polston ** 1:00:23 I mean, if you Google me or look on social media anywhere, Will Polston, that's, that's kind of the best place. You know, on Google or social media anywhere, feel free, please, please do reach out if you found this. Because   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:32 Will Palston, Will Polston is spelled   Will Polston ** 1:00:36 W,

Send us a Text Message.Transform your excuses into results with insights from transformational coach Will Polston on this captivating episode of "Conversations that Matter." Will shares how his father's career dissatisfaction and depression shaped his belief that money equals happiness, recounting his teenage ventures in finance and the life-changing moment he experienced through neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) at a Tony Robbins event. He reveals his mission to prevent others from facing the same suffering as his father, providing deep reflections and practical advice on finding true fulfillment.Next, we highlight the inspiring journey of a young entrepreneur who started with paper routes and reselling clothes, bravely navigating the rapid growth and hurdles of founding a renewable energy company. Uncover valuable lessons in leadership and vision as our guest delves into the importance of pursuing one's passion and overcoming limiting beliefs. Learn what qualities make an effective leader, including the genuine desire to help others improve and the ability to create a compelling vision that inspires teams to thrive.Lastly, we explore the concept of bucket lists as both a future aspiration and a reflection of past accomplishments. Discover how a well-maintained bucket list can serve as a powerful tool for goal-setting and achieving, and how to avoid the trap of "when-then syndrome." We also discuss the importance of aligning business and personal values, emphasizing how understanding and aligning employees' goals with the company's mission can foster growth and retention. Tune in for practical insights and inspiring stories that highlight the significance of living a life aligned with your values and aspirations.Support the Show.

Welcome to this week's Beyond the Bio bonus episode. In these short recaps, I'm picking out my key takeaway from Monday's show and creating an actionable tip you can implement right now. On Monday's episode, I was joined by Will Polston. Will is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist and performance coach who leverages his personal journey from a successful yet unfulfilled broker now empowering ambitious individuals to master their mindset and live a life they love. Will joined me to discuss how he has grown his profile using a myriad of different techniques. We discussed how he's done this, including TEDx talks, social media, creating habits and sticking to them, networking events and dinners he's hosted; all of which has raised his profile. These bonus episodes are full of actionable tips and tricks that you can take forward to raise your profile. I'd love to know if you find these helpful and hear about which action points you've decided to embrace. Connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-milliken/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moja_sophie?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== X: https://twitter.com/Moja_Sophie Monday's Episode: 048: Creating Habits That Stick with Will Polston

What is your North Star and why is it important to have one? In this episode, Will Polston is joining me to discuss just that. Will is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist and performance coach who leverages his personal journey from a successful yet unfulfilled broker now empowering ambitious individuals to master their mindset and live a life they love. As a highly qualified and experienced coach and internationally recognised speaker, Will's deep understanding of the challenges faced by others allows him to provide invaluable guidance towards achieving a fulfilling life. Will has grown his profile using a myriad of different techniques. We discuss how he's done this, including TEDx talks, social media, building habits, networking events and dinners he's hosted all of which has raised his profile. We also talk about how to create habits and stick to them, all whilst having your North Star to guide you. So, let's get stuck in… This podcast is brought to you by Moja. Moja is an award-winning modern PR agency working with entrepreneurs and senior executives to get you known in your industry. See how your profile is currently performing: https://mym-btb.scoreapp.com/ … Connect with Will: Website: https://willpolston.com/ Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/mihwwp Book: http://northstarthinking.com/ Connect with Sophie: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-milliken Instagram: www.instagram.com/moja_sophie/ X/Twitter: www.twitter.com/Moja_Sophie References: Will's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHlSiFxmBI&t 037: Becoming a Viral Sensation with Jo Hutton

Uncover the transformative secrets of North Star Thinking with business strategist and best-selling author Will Polston. He provides an enlightening discussion on setting ambitious, lifelong goals and how this visionary approach can reshape our daily decisions and overall trajectory in life. His latest book serves as a guide, offering practical steps to identify your core values from life's highs and lows, setting you firmly on the path to a fulfilling and purpose-driven existence.   In this episode, we delve into the practical steps of finding purpose through North Star Thinking, discussing how mastery is not a destination but a continuous process tied to a grand life mission. We discuss the art of setting incremental goals, reverse engineering a grand vision into achievable steps, and creating our own purpose. Will shares insights on how identifying our core values from life's highs and lows can guide us toward a life we love, steering us toward our ultimate mission.   We conclude the episode by exploring the transformative power of gratitude and spirituality in achieving a balanced, enlightened state of being. We talk about reframing life's difficulties through a lens of appreciation, and we shine a light on spirituality as the thread weaving through our personal and universal tapestries. Will instils the notion that life's synchronicities are subtle hints toward our grand design. By adopting North Star Thinking as a guide, we set our sights on not just doing and having, but being—living in a state of peace and contentment that's within reach for each of us. ⠀

Will Polston is a best selling author, entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist & performance coach. In 2023 Will's first book was released ‘North Star Thinking: Master Your Mindset and Live a Life You Love' and became a #1 Amazon best seller. We discuss many aspects of personal development with Will in a very different episode where he shares his own story, his experiences & perspectives & helps us to frame what health & fitness means to each of us - & hopefully how we can find our own ‘North Star' to guide us in the right direction.

Welcome to the Goals Do Come True podcast.This episode features a very special guest - Will Polston. Will is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, award-winning business strategist, and performance coach whose mission is to help ambitious individuals master their mindset and live a life they love.In this episode, Will breaks down why you need to create – not find – your purpose, the ONE thing you need to do to transform your mindset, and how a “self-love list” can help you focus on your goals.________________________________________________________________________Will can be found here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willpolston/Website: http://www.willpolston.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willpolstonmihTwitter: https://twitter.com/willpolstonCheck out Will's bestselling book, North Star Thinking: Master Your Mindset & Live A Life You Love: https://willpolston.com/north-star-thinking-book/________________________________________________________________________Doug Bennett can be found here:Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk/Email: doug@dougbennett.co.ukLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinancialDougFacebook Wealth Tribe: https://join.dougbennett.co.uk/Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:https://bit.ly/Struggle-SuccessBOOKS:Goals Do Come True is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3phcy6ZThink Simple, Win Big is now live and available to buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/Enjoy, and come back for the latest podcast each Tuesday. Thank you for listening.

Burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction are all too common in the lives of business leaders.     We work hard, chasing what we think is success, only to find ourselves unfulfilled and on the verge of a breakdown.    But, what if the problem lies in our understanding of success and happiness?    In this episode of De-stress Your Business podcast Alexis Kingsbury interviews the remarkable Will Polston, an award-winning coach and bestselling author. He's devoted his life to helping people redefine success and live fulfilling lives   In this conversation Will explores the concept of success, happiness, and 'North Star Thinking' — How aligning your life and business with what truly matters can help you avoid burnout and dissatisfaction.     He highlights the significance of mindset and the negative impact of living incongruent values, offering valuable advice on managing stress and overcoming depression.   If you're a business leader aiming for success without constant stress, this episode is a must-listen!   #SuccessMindset #Happiness #NorthStarThinking #BusinessLeaders #StressManagement #DestressYourBusiness #Podcast   ---   Helpful resources:   - Will's website: https://willpolston.com/ - Will's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/North-Star-Thinking-Master-mindset/dp/1781337284   Alexis's Masterclass on How to Free Up 15+ Hours Per Week and Unlock Growth: https://www.airmanual.co/webinar

Join us for a compelling discussion with Will Polston, a leading mind in UK business coaching, on his personal growth journey and his mission to help others find excellence in themselves and their businesses. We unravel Will's epiphany about money not being the key to happiness and his commitment to assisting others in achieving their full potential. From his coaching business to his medicinal mushroom supplement company, his mindset is one of constant growth and self-improvement. Listen in as we share examples of his shifting perspectives on topics like gender, social media, and lad culture. The conversation takes a turn towards Will's own North Star Thinking journey and the power of detaching from the outcome to focus on the process. We also delve into the importance of having a clear future path to prevent boredom, loneliness, and challenging emotions. Discover how to use this North Star to live a life you love and empower others to reach their goals. Finally, we explore the power of visualisation and how it can help you achieve your goals. You can now order "North Star Thinking: Master your mindset and live a life you love" from Amazon. If you send an email titled 'OYNB Podcast' with a screenshot of your order confirmation to win@willpolston.com, you will get a 2nd signed copy to give away to another person! In addition, every person that orders a book, will be entered in a raffle for a chance to have dinner with Will in London. Order yours now! Learn more about our guest Will Polston here: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Learn more about OYNB and how it could help change your relationship with alcohol - https://go.oneyearnobeer.com/complete-control-program/?el=podcast  If you are ready to take a challenge and join our alcohol-free community, you can test it for 28, 90 or 365 days through one of our programmes: https://go.oneyearnobeer.com/challenges-uk/?el=podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam talks to business strategist, performance coach, and author  of his new book North Star Thinking, Will Polston. They discuss the inspiration for the book and Adam and Will share the trigger that enabled each of them to discover their own North Star.  His new book can be found here:  https://amzn.eu/d/dlqashc  As a child, Will witnessed his father's daily struggle with his job, which left him stressed and miserable. He eventually quit to start a business with one of his wealthy uncles, hoping for a better life. However, his dreams were dashed when the business didn't materialize, and he fell into what Will Polston perceived as a deep depression. As an observant child, Will Polston tried to connect the dots. Uncle Mark was wealthy and happy. Uncle Steve was well off and content. When his dad worked in London, he'd been stressed and tired but a lot happier than when he wasn't earning. To a 10-year-old Will Polston, it became obvious – money must equal happiness. Acting on that belief, Will Polston became a very young workaholic. He had multiple paper rounds, bought and sold things at school, washed cars at the weekends, and even got a job at 14 working as a pot boy in a bar. At 18, just as he started working in financial services, he stumbled across personal development and tried to become a better, wealthier, and therefore happier version of himself. While working in investments and running a division of a stock brokerage in London, he made a lot of money, but he still wasn't fulfilled. He was 23 and had spent the last thirteen years chasing money as happiness. So, why was he tired, unfulfilled, and wanting more? One day he went to an event being held by personal development guru Tony Robbins. That workshop led him to a life-changing realization – his lightning bolt moment – it was never really about the money. He realized his belief that money equals happiness wasn't true, and it had never really been about the money. In fact, his drive to make money was fueled by something much deeper. What it was really about was his dad and his perceptions of what he could have achieved so much more, because his potential was huge. His perception of him not achieving his full potential not only impacted him but his mum, him, and the rest of his family. He cried for fifteen minutes in the aftershock of this understanding. It was a huge release from a core belief that had been weighing him down. This is what he called his lightning moment. FINDING THE NORTH STAR In this moment of deep clarity, he found his North Star – his purpose in life. He wanted to empower people to unlock their full potential and create a life they love. Since then, he has embarked on that mission with his coaching and training business as well as multiple running other businesses that help fulfill his North Star including owning a medicinal mushroom supplement company, a marketing company, a small private equity company that invests in construction professional services such as his mechanical, electrical, public health design company.

Episode 149 - Refinding Purpose with Daniel Wylie   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   This is a special episode as I'm joined by my friend, Daniel Wylie.   He is an award winning entrepreneur, mental health nurse and racing car driver.   In this episode, Will has Dan as his guest and they talk about: -        How he became an entrepreneur -        The advice he has for people who have ADHD and/or Dyslexia -        The importance of learning from failures -        Why having a sense of purpose and passion to maintain happiness is important   To find more about Dan, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 148 - One Golden Nugget with Steven Foster   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Steven Foster is the founder of One Golden Nugget, a venture that aims to elevate humanity's awareness by sharing nuggets of wisdom.    He started collecting people's life advice, which he calls "Nuggets," five years ago to improve himself after spending 25 years building companies that ultimately failed.    One Golden Nugget has had a profound impact on him, as he has listened to thousands of nuggets and stories from remarkable individuals all over the world who have all been through something.    By sharing these nuggets of wisdom, lives have been changed.   In this episode, Will has Steven as his guest and they talk about: What is a nugget of wisdom and where can you learn them from?   The three nuggets of wisdom Steven has learned throughout his business ventures   How the power of kindness and love affects us in all aspects of our lives   To find more about Steven, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 147 - The Power Of Mindset In Business with Mac Attram   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Mac Attram is the Founder & CEO of MindSpace Coaching, a leading business growth expert, widely-regarded as one of the most sought after Business Coaches and Trainers for Entrepreneurs.    He is famous for helping business owners rapidly increase their sales revenues between 20% – 200% in just a few months, as well as implement better processes and build winning business teams so that they can have more time off to enjoy their lives.
 Mac had many years of challenges and failures in business before discovering what really works! His tenacity and over 30 years of Martial Arts practice helped him stay focused and disciplined; a trait he takes into all areas of his life including business.   Mac has also trained and coached over 100,000 business owners & individuals from all over the world in more than 30 countries and has shared the stage with some of the world's premier thought-leaders, entrepreneurs & speakers, including Robert Kiyosaki, T.Harv Eker, Blair Singer, Les Brown, Keith Cunningham, James Caan, Eric Thomas, Lady Michelle Mone and Duncan Bannatyne.   In this episode, Will has Mac as his guest and they talk about: How Mac started his career in coaching The synergies between martial arts and entrepreneurship, and how the five tenets of taekwondo relate to all different aspects of life The 4 different kinds of business mindset How limiting beliefs about money and wealth limit your ability to create wealth   To find more about Mac, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 146 - Split Second Unlearning Theory with Danny Greeves   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Danny is a multi-award-winning professional therapist, coach, hypnotist, author, and speaker.    His mission is to change the landscape of trauma therapy and help people reduce and resolve painful or traumatic memories based on the groundbreaking Split-Second Unlearning Theory.    Danny is a regular expert on BBC Radio and was featured in USA TODAY as being in the top 9 coaches globally to help you level up your life in 2022.    Danny works with private clients on a 1-2-1 basis in addition to corporate clients including the likes of Google.   In this episode, Will has Danny as his guest and they talk about:   What is trauma? How he got into his line of work Family rules and the causes of childhood trauma Using the Split Second Unlearning Theory to heal trauma and anxiety   To find more about Danny and to download his free e-book, check out his website by clicking here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 145 - The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Kute Blackson is transformational speaker and national best-selling author of You.Are.The.One. and his new book, The Magic of Surrender.    Kute has been recognized as the “Mindfulness guru that billionaires go to for advice” by Inc Magazine.    Kute has been featured on the Larry King Now Show,  Dr. Drew, NPR, Fox and Friends, Mind Body Green, and many more. His interview with Tom Bilyeu on the popular podcast, Impact Theory , as well as the Bulletproof podcast have received rave reviews   With everything going on in the world, there's never been a more important time to discuss the topic of surrender.    The Magic of Surrender is a guide to move you past inner struggle to discover the power of letting go of control and how letting go leads to more. Typically surrender is considered passive. Kute wants to show people it isn't about giving up, it's about being strong and courageous. It's about tapping in.    In this episode, we discuss how surrender is a key factor in the lives of so many great people throughout history and shows how listeners can move past barriers in their life to discover the freedom and possibility on the other side of surrender.   The Magic of Surrender, has been endorsed by Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Les Brown (Live Your Dreams), John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) and Martha Beck (NY Times best-selling author), to name just a few.   Kute's work has changed thousands of lives around the world, which is why we would love you and your listeners to experience the transformative power of this practical wisdom.   His mission is simple: To awaken and inspire people across the planet to access inner freedom, live authentically and fulfill their true life's purpose.   In this episode, Will has Kute as his guest and they talk about:   Why he wanted to help people The key foundations to transform your life What is the magic of surrendering?   To find more about Kute, check out his website by clicking here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 144 - Surviving A Great White Shark Attack with Caleb Swanepoel   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Caleb Swanepoel is as South African champion para surfer, a competitive swimmer and professional speaker.   The ocean is a special space for him and it has changed his life forever.    On the 27th June 2015, at 19 years old, he was in a shark attack and lost his right leg above the knee to a great white shark.    It is a miracle that he is alive today.    Despite the attack he has since gone on to finish his acting degree, study an entrepreneurship post-graduate degree and have become heavily involved in para-sport representing his country, South Africa in para surfing at the World Championships.   He only learnt to surf after his shark attack.   The shark attack changed his life forever both physically and mentally.    He strives to embrace what it means to innovate, adapt and see the glass as half full, not half empty.    Apart from boasting that he can out-drink anyone when it comes to English Breakfast tea, he's very passionate about the sustainable drive to protect our oceans and our planet, to motivate others and change the way people (and more importantly brands) view disability.   In this episode, Will has Caleb as his guest and they talk about:   His story and experience on being the victim of a shark attack The lessons he's learned from the experience The importance of having a positive mindset during his recovery   To find more about Caleb, check him out at his Instagram @calebswanepoel and on his LinkedIn page Caleb Swanepoel.   To donate to Caleb's fund for the 2022 World Para Surfing Champs, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 143 - Change Your Game with Baiju Solanki   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Baiju Solanki is an Award-winning businessman, TEDx speaker and CEO/Founder of EnSpirit Global: A platform that creates next generation Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders who are ready to grow personally, scale fast and build legacies.   A former Businessman of the Year, Baiju has experience which extends beyond the realm of enterprise. A trained psychologist, lecturer, speaker and author, he nudges leaders into realising their own potential and power whilst developing high performance teams around them.   Baiju's experience in academia as a psychology lecturer and in the corporate world as a sales director has helped mould him into the high performance coach whose bold, straight-talking approach helps create radical results for his clients by getting to the roots of the challenges in order for his clients by going deep!   An Inspirational Speaker impacting global stages from the Caribbean, USA to Europe and India, Baiju helps unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and develop thought leaders.   As a best selling author of “Change Your Game”, co-author of leadership titles and The EnSpirit Podcast host, Baiju can be found on all the social media platforms, offering his value, insights and wisdom!   In this episode, Will has Baiju as his guest and they talk about:   The key lightbulb moments he had while studying psychology The three elements of the game of life How to ‘change your game' and achieve success Why you shouldn't attach to the outcome and focus on the process   To find more about Baiju and his new book, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 142 - The First Woman To Summit Everest From Both Sides with Cathy O'Dowd   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   South African mountaineer Cathy O'Dowd is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both sides.    Her many high Himalayan expeditions have provided extensive experience with individuals and teams facing stress, risk and overwhelming challenge.    She shares these insights with her corporate audiences through story-driven expedition case-studies.    She is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker who has spoken in 46 countries.   Cathy remains an active adventurer and her most recent trip was an exploratory sea kayak expedition along the coast of Greenland.   In this episode, Will has Cathy as his guest and they talk about:   How she got into rock climbing The lessons she learned from summiting Everest The importance of continuing to learn and being curious in life What her future plans are   To find more about Cathy and to book her as a speaker, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 141 - Flip It: How To Get The Best Out Of Everything with Michael Heppell   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Michael Heppell is the international best-selling author of 7 books, including ‘How to Be Brilliant'.    His books have been translated in to 27 languages and include the Sunday Times No.1 Best Seller ‘Flip It'.   His latest '17 – the little way to get a lot done' was launched in September 2020.    His passion is presenting. He has been described as ‘One of the top 3 professional speakers in the world.'     He works with individuals and organisations who are dissatisfied with being good and have a desire to be brilliant.     Through his events and coaching Michael has worked with everyone from Category B prisoners to business leaders; from Premiership footballers to TV personalities.     Davina McCall credits Michael as ‘The person who, in one hour, changed my life'. Jeffrey Gitomer thinks ‘Michael Heppell is just the very best guy to work with.  He's awesome.'   Michael works with his wife and business partner Christine, and in 2001 they set a goal ‘To positively influence 1 million lives'.   Through presentations, training, books, audio programmes and coaching they hit this target several years ago and now have the goal to positively influence everyone they connect with.   In this episode, Will has Michael as his guest and they talk about:   The truth about overnight success What's the ‘flip it' methodology How to make the most out of everything through your mindset   To find more about Michael and his book, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 140 - 6 Lessons From Climbing Mont Blanc   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   In this episode, Will talks about:   Why he climbed the Mont Blanc The 6 lessons he got from summiting Mont Blanc   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 139 - The Power NLP 2.0 and Hawaiian Huna with David Shephard   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   For almost 30 years, David Shepherd has been empowering people to make significant changes in their own lives, with his biggest focus being on helping get people the results they want fast.   As the founder and owner of one of the world's leading NLP, NLP Coaching, Time Line Therapy®, Hypnosis and Huna coaching companies, he's helped thousands of people improve their career, health and relationships. Our mission statement is simple, “to make the seemingly impossible, possible” – and his clients experience just that.   Coming from an engineering background, David's mission has been to precisely distil the science and application of NLP, Time Line Therapy, Hypnosis and other powerful mental technologies into a “business in a box”. He was fortunate enough to be mentored for almost a decade by some of the most respected individuals in the empowerment world.   As opposed to many other trainers, who teach the theory without the benefits of having experienced it in action themselves, David's trainings go beyond simply equipping people with the knowledge of what to do. His experience of using these technologies in action with people from all walks of life in many countries over many years allows him to provide people with both the experience and confidence to make their sessions work, regardless of what happens in the room.   In this episode, Will has David as his guest and they talk about:   What is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and NLP 2.0? How he started on NLP and his journey as a practitioner How to get rid of your limiting beliefs using ‘Timeline Therapy' What is Hawaiian ‘Huna'? The relationship between NLP and Hawaiian ‘Huna'   Join David's free Facebook group to learn more about NLP 2.0, Huna and avail his free masterclass here.   To avail David's NLP class at home, click here.   To find more about David and his teachings, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 138 - Awakening From The Meaning Crisis with John Vervaeke   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   John Vervaeke is an Associate Professor, in the teaching stream. He has been teaching at the University of Toronto since 1994.    He currently teaches courses in the Psychology department on thinking and reasoning with an emphasis on insight problem solving, cognitive development with an emphasis on the dynamical nature of development, and higher cognitive processes with an emphasis on intelligence, rationality, mindfulness, and the Psychology of wisdom.    He is the director of the Cognitive Science program where he also teaches courses on the introduction to Cognitive Science, and the Cognitive Science of consciousness wherein he emphasizes 4E (embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended) models of cognition and consciousness.   In addition, he teaches a course in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health program on Buddhism and Cognitive Science. He is the director of the Consciousness and the Wisdom Studies Laboratory.     He has won and been nominated for several teaching awards. He has published articles on relevance realization, general intelligence, mindfulness, flow, metaphor, and wisdom.    He is first author of the book Zombies in Western Culture:  A 21st Century crisis which integrates Psychology and Cognitive Science to address the meaning crisis in Western society.  He is the author and presenter of the YouTube series, Awakening from the Meaning Crisis.   In this episode, Will has John as his guest and they talk about:   What is ‘Awakening From The Meaning Crisis'? The truth about intuition The conditions that enable people to get into FLOW state The definition of human spirituality How he sees the future of the development of humans in relation to technology   Check out John's YouTube channel by clicking here.   Check out 'Awakening From The Meaning Crisis' here.   Check out 'Voices with Vervaeke' here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 137 - Energise: Making The Most Of Every Moment with Simon Alexander Ong   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Simon Alexander Ong is a personal development entrepreneur, coach and public speaker. His clients are from all walks of life but they share one trait; they all believe that the greatest investment you can make is in yourself.    His work has seen him invited onto Sky News and BBC to be interviewed, while Barclays featured him in a nationwide campaign asking him questions on how families could embrace better lifestyle habits.    His insights have seen him featured in HuffPost, Forbes, Virgin and the Guardian. He also regularly speaks at organisations (these have included Salesforce, Microsoft, EY, Adobe and Unilever) and keynotes public events and conferences.    His debut book Energize was published by Penguin in April 2022 and received endorsements from the likes of New York Times bestselling authors Simon Sinek, Marie Forleo and Dr Marshall Goldsmith.   In this episode, Will has Simon as his guest and they talk about:   Why and how he got into personal development What it means to live an energised life Top tips to keep in mind to increase your day to day energy How to deal with energy blocks How to improve your relationship with money and wealth   To find out more about Simon, click here.   Get his book 'Energize' by clicking here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 136 - The Ultimate Intimate Relationship with Tony and Nicki Vee   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Tony & Nicki Vee believe that a ‘universal force' threw them together in 2003 to assist Men & Women how to learn to live together in what they call the ‘Ultimate, Intimate Relationship'.    They are now best known for their ‘Couples Intimate Relationship Education Program' which has helped thousands of couples heal their past issues and live a life full of Love.  They have both been Coaches for more than 2 decades; their style is forthright, honest and their programs guarantee results.   If couples are committed to bringing their relationship from any level of disconnection back to where they want it to be, Tony & Nicki, and their ground-breaking philosophies, are the perfect catalysts to achieving that.     Their clients repeatedly mention how Tony & Nicki quickly get to the core of the issue, ask the perfect questions to assist new realisations, and how they lovingly support people through ‘choppy waters'.    Their core philosophy has never changed. They brilliantly explain the key difference between Fear & Love and how to create the polarity of the Masculine & Feminine.    They both fervently believe that once people fully understand how they have got to where they are, and commit to working towards where they want to be, that absolutely nothing can prevent it from working.   In this episode, Will has Tony and Nicki as his guest and they talk about:   The importance of working on yourself before getting into a relationship How your energies affects your relationship The truth about ‘opposites attract' How to deal with a sinking relationship   To find out more about Tony and Nicki and look at the resources they have to offer, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 135 - Human First Leadership with Jaz Ampaw-Farr   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Jaz Ampaw-Farr is a ‘resilience ninja', international speaker, coach and author.   Hailed in the US as ‘The British Oprah', Jaz has travelled the world advising governments, educators and helping tens of thousands of people with her bespoke leadership development programmes, training courses and motivational speeches. As a successful entrepreneur, mum of three, and former teacher - she knows a thing or two about galvanising people into taking action! With a passion for resilience, positive disruption, and a human-first approach to everything, Jaz's energy is infectious and you can't help but become mesmerised and fall under her captivating spell.   In this episode, Will has Jaz as his guest and they talk about:   What is “positive disruption” How to discover and be your authentic self Why you shouldn't be scared of failure The power of getting 10% braver everyday Her journey of resilience that made her who she is now   To find out more about Jaz, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 134 - The Secret Life Of Clutter with Helen Sanderson   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Helen Sanderson is a psychotherapist, interior designer and one of the UK's most well-respected clutter experts, appearing regularly on TV, radio and podcasts. Her book, The Secret Life of Clutter, has been described as ‘a love letter to clarity'. Helen helps people create beautifully organised, clutter-free homes and live more mindful and meaningful lives. She works with her clients holistically to uncover what their homes reveal about their psyches and what is blocking them from letting go and moving on. Her ethos is to work with compassion, and to empower people to take positive action to support change. This leads to life-changing shifts, which leave people with a new-found clarity, and homes they love, that love them back.   In this episode, Will has Helen as his guest and they talk about:   What is clutter? The reason why people keep clutter The difference between hoarding and keeping clutter Some practical tips to start decluttering Why some people struggle to organise a cluttered environment   To find out more about Helen, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 133 - Turning 37p Into Over £100 Million with Neville Wright   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Neville Wright is the co-founder of Kiddicare, a business mentor, investor, property developer, motivational speaker and author of the incredible book 'The Answer Is Yes. Now, What Is The Question' - the inspirational story of how he turned 37 pence into an empire worth over £100,000,000!   In this episode, Will has Neville as his guest and they talk about:   The mindset that got him to where he is now The importance of good work ethic in being successful How he got over his fear of having no money   To find out more about Neville, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 132 - The 7 Pillars Of High Performance with Lee Evans   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Lee is a High Performance Coach based in the UK, a Husband, Father and a Friend. He is one of approximately 1000 active Certified High Performance Coaches trained personally by Brendon Burchard at the High Performance Institute, has 10 years of clinical hypnotherapy experience in practice and 24 years of high performance leadership experience leading Commando Forces in the British Army.   Lee has loved teaching and coaching for decades and now Coaches the British Army's Leaders and teams, Professional Athletes and High Achieving Leaders in business and their teams, in High Performance Coaching.   In this episode, Will has Lee as his guest and they talk about:   How to get rid of limiting beliefs How to build consistent change and good habits The importance of self-love What are the 7 pillars to high performance growth? The benefits of visualisation   To find out more about Lee, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

In this episode of The Business Broadcast I am interviewed by Will Polston from Make It Happen. He wanted to have a conversation about the way I think for his podcast. I thought this discussion was so interesting I had to put it here on our podcast for you to have a listen. Make sure to check out Will's podcast 'Make It Happen'. Welcome to the Business Broadcast Podcast! Each week James brings on the show an entrepreneur who shares their biggest challenges and struggles in business. James coaches the business owner through these challenges by asking those hard hitting questions in order to get to the bottom of these problems and help the business owner soar to success. Start your 14 Day FREE Trial for the Entrepreneurs University at: https://jamessinclair.net/

Episode 131 - The Mindset Of The Millionaire Clown with James Sinclair   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   James started his business at the age of 15 as a children's entertainer.  Now two decades on he has written three books, built a £30m revenue business, employing over 1000 people and is investing millions across the group of 13+ businesses.   In this episode, Will has James as his guest and they talk about:   Why he started his business and what drives him The importance of environment in leveling up yourself and your business The biggest challenges that he'd gone through as a business owner and how he overcame them   To find out more about James and get a free trial to Entrepreneurs' University, click here.   To get tickets for James's Business Masterclass, click here.   Check out James's YouTube channel here and his podcast here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 130 - The Law of Attraction and Personal Transformation with Bob Doyle   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Bob Doyle is best known as a featured expert in the film and book “The Secret.” He now focuses his coaching and training on NeuroPlasticity and your ability to rewire your brain so that you literally become the person who creates the results you want in life without having to adopt any unusual belief system.   In this episode, Will has Bob as his guest and they talk about:   Why he got into personal development and the law of attraction How re-wiring your brain is the answer personal transformation The misconceptions about law of attraction The types of “auto-pilot” behavior   To find out more about Bob, click here.   To take Bob's "Transformation Personality Type" Quiz, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 129 - The Inside Track with Peter Sage   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Peter Sage is a serial entrepreneur, author, master trainer, international educator, philosopher and public speaker in the field of human behavior, personal development and psychology of success.    Peter has started, founded & built over 20 companies over the last quarter of a century across a diverse variety of industries, including The Energie Fitness Group and World Wide Health Corporation.    He is very humbled to have shared the stage with various high profile people such as Kofi Anan, Sir Richard Branson, former US President Bill Clinton and many others.    His client list includes several governments, members of Royalty, Google and NASA.   In this episode, Will has Peter as his guest and they talk about:   Why he does what he does Why he chose his mission to help people grow The four levels of consciousness The power of choosing your identity How to deal with feeling unfulfilled   To find out more about Peter, click here.   Follow Peter on Instagram @petersage007!   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 128 - The Superpower Of Dyslexia with James Martin   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   James Martin is a pioneer for dyslexics in business. As a self-made multi-millionaire, with incredible success in a variety of industries, James has forged his way to success despite the odds - and despite being unable to read or write!    Like many dyslexics, James' school experience was fraught with failure and frustration. Labelled as a “naughty child” and unable to grasp even the basics of literacy, he was failed by the school system, leaving at 15 with no qualifications and no prospects for the future.   But James had something they hadn't counted on: an entrepreneurial spark.    It didn't matter that he couldn't read and write, he had a strong drive to succeed and an unusual ability to look at things from a different angle. His dyslexia didn't just give him struggles, it give him strengths too.    Half a century on, James has created a multi-million-pound business empire and left a trail of success behind him. From a 7 figure agricultural consultancy business to various large-scale property development projects and leisure and hospitality businesses.    James believes that dyslexia doesn't have to hold you back and your success doesn't come down to your ability to read and write.    Dyslexics have their own strengths, their own incredible ways of viewing things that others can't.    An unseen superpower.   Through his mentoring and consulting, James is paving the way for other dyslexics in business. Working with dyslexics, the parents of dyslexic children and corporations, James is creating awareness of the benefits of dyslexic thinking in business and inspiring creative change for a new, more diverse future for industry and commerce.   In this episode, Will has James as his guest and they talk about:   What is Dyslexia and what are the types of Dyslexia? How he learns with Dyslexia Modern education and how it affects Dyslexic children What it's like growing up and living with Dyslexia How to see Dyslexia as a superpower   You can visit James' business website here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 127 - The Business Of Private Jets And HyperCars with Ameerh Naran   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Ameerh Naran is a very successful, dynamic serial entrepreneur.    Now, aged 36, He is the owner and CEO of several global companies including Vimana Private Jets, one of the world's most successful private jet brokerages, and has recently founded Naran Automotive, a Supercar Company using his own build and design, with his first Hypercar being launched in late 2022.   Ameerh quickly gained a loyal client base and built up an impressive network with access to over 5000 aircraft worldwide and a charter team available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to attend to every client's needs.    As well as private aviation, Ameerh has turned another passion into a business venture which has great synergy with the core charter business.    His first attempt, in 2006, at becoming a racing driver was thwarted by a lack of funds.    His attempt to buy a car company also ended in disappointment when, in 2015, he was outbid for Weismann, the liquidated German supercar company.    And so, naturally, he has created a supercar company of his own.    The 1048hp V8 - powered, all- wheel drive Naran coupé, With a top speed in excess of 230mph and a 0-60mph sprint time of just over 2 seconds is the creation of Ameerh, who is turning his boyhood dream into a reality with the launch of the limited-edition machine.   In this episode, Will has Ameerh as his guest and they talk about:   How the way his parents raised him influenced his mindset How he started a business at a young age The importance of having a good work ethic for success Why he started his car company and how it benefits others   To find out more about Ameerh and his businesses, click here and here.    Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 126 - Walking The Line Of Failure And Principles For Life with Patrick Henry   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.   Patrick Henry is Managing Director of the multi award winning estate agency Patrick Henry based, London, Radiance London (Luxury Tanning Salons),  Reliance Design and Build (A residential and commercial building company with clients such as the NHS, Sushi Samba and more), Reliance Health (a medical installation and maintenance company).   In this episode, Will has Patrick as his guest and they talk about:   How he grew his business and reached success Some tips to working smarter How to deal with failure and low moments in business The key principles he lives by   To find out more about Patrick and his business, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 125 - Changing How You Manage Stress Forever with Paula Ruane   Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.     Since 2007 Paula has worked with individuals and teams from giant corporations to sole traders, with one shared aim; helping them increase their capacity to prepare for, recover from and adapt in the face of stress, challenge or adversity. This is being in the zonal flow, in balance and in control. Feeling happy, healthy and able to face what is round the next corner.   Today's world is chaotic, challenging, complex and often confusing. Paula developed her unique Stress Prevention Programme, which uses cutting edge technology, to bring change through self-regulation for both sides of the human experience simultaneously – the body and the mind.   In this episode, Will has Paula as his guest and they talk about:   What is stress? The effects of stress on our body Things you can do to prevent and recover from stress A demonstration of her coherence technique   To find out more about Paula, click here.   Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.   Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 124 - From Good To Amazing with Michael Serwa Episode Notes Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 124 - From Good To Amazing with Michael Serwa Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect. Michael Serwa coaches the elite using his signature no-bullshit approach.   Starting in 2011, he has built one of the most successful personal coaching practices in the world (No.1 in the UK).   He is the author of From Good to Amazing and has been featured in Forbes, GQ, The Times, The Observer, The Telegraph, and on BBC and Sky News. In this episode, Will has Michael as his guest and they talk about: The truth about being a perfectionist How he got as good as he did in his chosen career path The difference between confidence and arrogance How to not care about what other people think To find out more about Michael, click here. Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here. Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 123 - Love and Wisdom with Dr. John Demartini Episode Notes Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 123 - Love and Wisdom with Dr. John Demartini Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect. Dr John Demartini is a world-renowned specialist in human behaviour, a researcher, author and global educator and has been solving personal and professional issues since 1973. His teachings start at the core of the issue, addressing the human factor and range out to a multitude of powerful tools that have proven the test of time.  He has studied over 30,000 books across all the defined academic disciplines and has synthesized the wisdom of the ages which he shares on stage in over 100 countries. His presentations whether keynotes, seminars or workshops, leave clients with insights into their behaviour and keys to their empowerment. Dr Demartini has addressed public and professional audiences up to 11000 people at a time across the world and shared the stage with some of the world's most influential people such as Sir Richard Branson, Stephen Covey, Steve Wozniak, Robert Kiyosaki, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump and many more. In this episode, Will has Dr. Demartini as his guest and they talk about: How he overcame his struggles to reach his dreams The true meaning of love The benefits of delegating tasks and spending time on things that align with your values What is the philosophical essence of the soul? To find out more about Dr. Demartini, click here. Get Dr. Demartini's BREAKTHROUGH course here!  Click here to take Dr. Demartini's Value Determination Process. Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here. Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 122 - Manifesting Using The Law Of Attraction Episode Notes Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 122 - Manifesting Using The Law Of Attraction Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect. Carolyne is an internationally renowned Accredited Advanced Law of Attraction Teacher, Trainer, Coach, Author and Spiritual Mentor.   She has dedicated over fifteen years to coaching thousands of individuals and has spent many hours successfully helping clients to design and fulfill their dreams, create financial freedom and ultimately turn their lives around in all areas.  For Carolyne, the Law of Attraction and mastery of the new financial systems is a potent way to do just that. Carolyne's ultimate goal is to help people understand how powerful they are as individuals. In this episode, Will has Carolyne as his guest and they talk about: What is manifestation How the law of attraction changed her life How to shift your mindset of fear and scarcity to a mindset of love and abundance The reason why your manifestations aren't coming true The benefits of gratitude To find out more about Carolyne, click here. Follow Carolyne on Instagram at @carolyne_bennett_. Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here. Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 121 - The Challenges Of Living Your Passion with James Eager Episode Notes Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 121 - The Challenges Of Living Your Passion with James Eager Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect. James has been a professional bass guitar and double bass player for well over the past ten years.  He has been fortunate that his vocation has found him in many exciting situations from recording at Abbey Road Studios to performing at Wembley Arena in London and on West End & Touring Theatres shows such as We Will Rock You, The Lion King, & Dirty Dancing. Thousands of gigs laters he loves sharing the experience he's picked up from being at the coal face. In this episode, Will has James as his guest and they talk about: How he got into business and online marketing What he did to grow from his struggles to achieving his goals How coaching immensely helped him with burnout and anxiety To find out more about James and eBass Guitar, click here. Subscribe to James' YouTube Channel here. Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here. Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Making conversations about wealth....and Clubhouse....count! "We like a bit of woowoo". You know you're in for a treat when you get to write that quote from Wendy Harris in the show notes. This episode covers a lot of ground. Will Polston is someone that impressed Wendy a great deal when she bumped into him on the social audio app "Clubhouse." In case you're not familiar with it, this Apple exclusive app allows Apple device users to connect with people around the room, using their phone or device's microphone. It's like being at a conference, listening to speakers and experts from the comfort of your own space, using your phone as the event ticket. As the Make It Happen CEO, and as an author and coach, Will Polston works with business owners that are stuck in a rut to help them rapidly get clarity, level up a gear and achieve dream results. Will is a confident, energetic leader that has worked hard to build his own dream life after watching his own peers. He has not always lived the dream and in this conversation we learn what has driven Will to be the person he is today. Sharing who has inspired him, who he has wanted to avoid becoming and how that makes him feel today looking back on his achievements.