The Positive Change Podcast

S02E03: Why Copying Successful People Won't Always Work For You

Every entrepreneur's strategy towards success is unique and that’s why copying another entrepreneur’s “success strategies” may not always work for you or your business.

 

To succeed in business it’s important to align your strategy to its implementation environment. 

 

And the same applies when pursuing greater positivity in your life, and business. 

 

In this episode of the Positive Change Podcast, we discuss a common mistake Overwhelmed Entrepreneurs make — looking to others and trying to emulate their success, rather than looking within oneself (and one’s own business)  and amplifying what is already working as the foundation to creating more success.

 

In contrast, the Thriving Entrepreneur and Change Maker start by clearly defining the challenge they face for their business and naming what they know and don’t know about that challenge. 

 

After this, the pathways forward to even greater positive momentum are clear to identify and to pursue.

 

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S02E02: Why positive thinking isn’t enough to be a successful entrepreneur

If you’re wondering why “positive thinking'' isn't resulting in you feeling positive in your life, and business, then this podcast is for you.

 

Research shows that at any given time, between 30% and 50% of entrepreneurs and business owners feel emotional or mental distress — stress, anxiety, worry, depression.

 

It doesn’t need to be this way.

 

With so many wonderful entrepreneurship adventures to pursue, it’s imperative that we enjoy the journey. So, if you’re feeling overwhelmed and trying to “think positive” isn’t moving the dial for you, then get ready for some simple tips for making that important life change.

 

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S02E01: The importance of purpose

In this episode of the Positive Challenge Podcast we talk about the importance of purpose. 

A primary focus in each person’s life is to enlighten and enliven each one of us to reconnect with your own inner resources, and to provide you with the tools you need in order to reconnect with and live life through your unconditionally positive core.

Now that doesn't mean that life is easy all the time, but it does mean that life is meaningful. And we reaffirm life’s meaning through the pursuit of purpose?

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• About the difference between meaning in life and a person’s unique life purpose.
• The mental, emotional, physical, relationship and spiritual benefits of connecting with your life purpose. 
• How to know if you are living life aligned to your life purpose.
• The four pathways to finding your unique life purpose.

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About Viktor Frankl

Frankl, V. (1946). Man’s Search For Meaning. 

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S02E00: Introducing The Positive Change Podcast

I believe that humanity is on the cusp of a radical and inspiring transformation. 

A transformation that invites all of us to become more connected with ourselves and with each other,  and more caring and compassionate towards each other 

A transformation that inspires each one of us to discover and live our own unique life purpose - and where every person aspires to be a force for good in the world.

A positive transformation grounded in hope and possibility.

Now, you might think I’m unrealistic, but I believe that we change the world not by looking at, but by diving fully into it, and by the way each and every one of us chooses to live life. 

By choosing to pursue your passions, purpose and potential life can only become better.

S01E09: Six acts for fostering personal positivity

Fundamentally, what I care about is realizing potential and supporting others to explore, create and liberate the potential for themselves and those around them. But, sometimes creating the changes needed to liberate new potential is not easy.

What I have learnt over the years is that during periods of change and transformation, "where your attention goes your energy flows".

Choosing to pay attention to the inherent positivity in a challenging situation can be very helpful in fostering the positivity and enthusiasm to overcome any barrier.

he following six acts for fostering greater personal positivity can support you in bringing more positivity into your life, work and relationships:

Act #1: Engage in random acts of positivity

Act #2: Pay positivity forwards

Act #3: Pause for positively

Act #4: Prepare for positivity

Act#5: Invite positivity (to your life’s party)

Act#6: Pursue positivity

Until next week ...

 

S01E08: Proceed Until Apprehended, then continue to proceed.

Last week’s revelation was a game change for me. In speaking to my experience I realised that I was failing to lean into a core mantra for my own life, work and leadership: Action Precedes Clarity. 

Well, this revelation opened up second, supporting life mantra: Proceed Until Apprehended.

Underpinning this mantra is a realisation that no one is ever going to give you (or me) permission to pursue transformation, rather you need to give yourself permission to make things better fr yourself and for others.

Further, there is an appreciation that when seeking to make things better you always have more clout than realise; that is, simply by pursuing something beyond yourself you have the power to influence.

And finally, the recognition that willing situations or times of uncertainly it is important to communicate a clear vision for what is possible, one that you can aspire to and can invite others to join you in the pursuit of making that vision a closer reality.

Have a good week everyone, and thanks for listening.

S01E07: The importance of living the mantra "action precedes clarity"

This week we're talking about making progress about the things you care about and the one mantra that has held me in good stead for much my adult working life. 

I've had a successful career as an organisational consultant working across corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations, both large and small, for more than a decade now.

As I launch my next project, youschool.co, I have been thinking about the next step in my own life and my career. I really wanted to focus more of my intention, attention and efforts to giving back to social causes and support those people who are the future change-makers of our society and new world-creators for the future of humanity.

So, this week's podcast talks about what I am facing in pursuing this vision.

S01E06: Emotions are the fuel for momentum, so how are your feelings flaming your fire?

Why do some people fail to pursue their full potential - because emotions are the fuel for our momentum we need to make sure our emotions are positive and flaming our fire within.

We need to realise that each one of us is an emotional being living in a rational world and now, more than ever, it is important to fully experience emotions all the world has to offer.

 

S01E05: Connecting with your true intention

I want to talk about the true intention of youschool.co. The tagline of youschool is:"Realise Your Potential" and our tagline speaks to ourΩ promise, which is to support to explore, create and liberate their potential. But, what is the true intention of youschool sits beneath this tagline. All of the programs we offer at youschool are deeply informed by developmental psychology and how individuals and groups learn, grow, develop and evolve. Development By Design is the true intention of all of our work.

S01E04: Seeking the signal within the noise

Where things start to feel overly complex, it may be time to pause and consider: What is the most important element to pursue at this time?

In this week’s episode of revelations@youschool, Dr Richard Harmer reflects upon a current project that is beginning to feel too complex. And, in seeking to identify the essential essence of the project, discovers that the most important aspect of the program is the opportunity for those involved to get face-to-face with their own human frailty - that aspect of who they are that is a the heart of what holds them back from realising their fullest potential.