Focus on WHY

After serving 25 years as a healthcare professional in the British Army (Lt Col) with a PhD in psychological wellbeing, Dr Lizzy Bernthal has a new mission in life; to eliminate toxic leadership from the workplace. Showing people how to overcome their inner war zone, Lizzy is empowering those who lack confidence or are too scared to speak up or show up. Creating ripples of positive change, believi...

Having spent most of her life holding her breath, it was knowing that she was finally able to truly express herself that Diana Hartley felt she had the freedom to breathe. As an empath and highly sensitive person struggling with her energy levels, Diana realised she would find a better path in the entrepreneurial world. Recognising her true gift and her true voice, Diana believes that to see love...

What would it take to break free from living with generational trauma, a low sense of self-worth and a feeling of being trapped in a constant debt and shame cycle? By removing all the guilt and shame and learning to form a better relationship with money, Catherine Morgan has taken herself on a transformational journey from being £30000 in debt to creating a multi six-figure business. Now helping o...

Cataloguing the fall of an empire prompted an instant love affair with Russia. Moving on to explore various Babylonian worlds, the lure of black magic transported her back into the heart of St Petersburg. Whether she is ghostwriting or writing about witches, her books speak volumes. Honing her state of flow to channel her writing with a clear Focus on WHY, award-winning journalist, broadcaster, no...

Believing that you become who you surround yourself with, Victoria Eley surrounded herself with goal-orientated, high level entrepreneurs. She shifted her mindset and removed hidden blocks to give herself a sense of purpose to create a sustainable and ethical supported living property business. To improve your life and the lives of those you love, Victoria says it is all about who you have in your...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   203 Talk More, Type Less with Will Kintish 204 Money Mastery with Lesley Thomas 205 Freedom of Time and Health with Sonya Morton-Firth 206 Be in Charge of Your Own Destiny with Nick Bush 207 How to Be Unboring with Jackie Barrie KEY TAKEAWAY "Remember we each get a chance to shine in life and you get to choos...

A strong believer of focusing on delivering answers to her audience's problems, Jackie Barrie understands what it takes to get the audience involved, what keeps their attention and how to communicate more effectively. A keen wordsmith from an early age, Jackie first carved a career in copywriting and subsequently has spent the last two decades leveraging the power of the written and spoken word ru...

Wrestling with the idea of purpose, it was by bringing two worlds together to create synergy between his passion and his profession that Nick Bush realised that he was already living and working with purpose. In his role as management consultant, Nick changes the narrow perspective of what people may believe is possible in the business world and gently opens people up to how they might change the...

At 40, tired of the corporate lifestyle, moving from briefcase to bikini to prove that it's never too late to change the way you look and feel and by focusing on healthy nutrition and disciplined training, Sonya Morton-Firth focused on her WHY. Now aged 50, Sonya has done more in the last ten years than the previous 20 and with a focus on the most precious commodity in life, time, Sonya is choosin...

Strip away your ego to help the purpose to surface to achieve what you really want. Get out of your own way, ignore the negative inner voice and work on your money mindset. Money Mastery Business Coach, Lesley Thomas advocates this approach in her work with service-based female entrepreneurs to help them overcome limiting beliefs around money. Supporting her clients to develop a healthy, wealthy,...

With two of the biggest decisions in his life made for him, nothing else in his life has been left to chance. Will Kintish left an established career in accountancy to pursue his love of networking and training. Working the room or zoom, Will now shows people how to network, build relationships and communicate effectively. After 57 years in business, Will's mantra is simple – talk more, type less....

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 197 What Really Matters with Melanie Martin 198 Podcasting with Purpose with Neal Veglio 199 Hard Hat Developers with Priya Kripalani and Jasmine Dosanjh 200 Understand Your Purpose with Amy Rowlinson 201 Independent Thinking with Farrah Hussain   KEY TAKEAWAY "The benefits of working on a growth mindset and be...

Living firmly in her comfort zone with the autopilot switched on, it was the pandemic that finally woke Farah Hussain up from sleepwalking through life. As a natural storyteller, having built up her confidence and self-belief and following a dream she'd had for a while, Farah is on a mission to help and support as many people as she can to focus on human-centred networking, soul conversations and...

To celebrate the bicentennial landmark of reaching 200 episodes of Focus on WHY, Amy Rowlinson asked 'Fire in the Belly' podcast host Mighty Pete Lonton to switch roles and host this special episode. Reflecting on the last 200 episodes, Mighty Pete asks Amy all about her purpose, her WHY and her superpowers! Over the last 200 episodes, guests have openly shared WHY they do what they do. Each perso...

Introduced by a mutual friend to connect via a WhatsApp group, two complete strangers went on to become best friends. Having both built property portfolios independently, Priya Kripalani and Jasmine Dosanjh subsequently joined forces to progress in the property industry together. Family-driven with a focus on shared goals, aligned ambitions, matching morals, self-belief, trust and confidence, Priy...

What is the purpose of a podcast and what is the role of a podcaster in today's world? How do you create a podcast worth listening to? When is a podcast considered a success and what constitutes true podcast gold? As an early adopter of podcasting back in 2001, the passion for this medium still shines through for Neal Veglio. Enriched by knowledge and keen to show the vast potential of what podcas...

With a portfolio career in healthcare and a focus on digital transformation, Melanie Martin is directing her attention to the communities who are not being heard. Ensuring that the power is shifting in the decision making process around how care is accessed, Melanie is overseeing the move from a 'doctor knows best' to a 'patient knows best' approach. With better shared decisions based on equity an...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 191 A Bit of a Boost with George Anderson 192 Everything is Negotiable with Derek Arden 193 Strength in your Struggle with Caroline Strawson 194 Building Brand You with Kym Hamer 195 Bold Decisions with Andrew Pain   KEY TAKEAWAY "Time is passing, people! Wake up and realise that this is your life. This is the...

How do you know when to pull the plug or persevere, when to play it safe or do something audacious or when to batten down the hatches or make bold decisions? Having experienced long term abuse in a former marriage, father of five, Andrew Pain is now a campaigner, charity trustee and advocate for victims of domestic violence. Shaped by his experiences and through to the other side happily remarried...

With a clear purpose to live a vibrant, joyful and fulfilling life combined with the core values of joy, focus, decisiveness, growth and exploration, International Business Coach Kym Hamer helps you to unlock your greatest asset: you! A visionary who for years favoured the security and environment that her corporate job had provided until an opportunity to focus on a 'Kym-shaped box' enticed her a...

Personally experiencing trauma caused by narcissistic abuse, Caroline Strawson found herself self-harming and struggling with complex PTSD, depression and anxiety. After rebuilding her life from being £70k in debt and having her house repossessed, Caroline now helps people to understand that narcissistic trauma doesn't have to define you and to view narcissism through a trauma-informed lens. By ta...

Losing a deal and subsequently a large client account at work led to the pursuit of betterment, to become the best negotiator possible. As both a lifelong learner and a teacher at heart, Derek Arden started to study the art of negotiation. Understanding that everything is negotiable, Derek negotiated his way through his career into an early retirement and went on to be voted as the UK's number one...

With core values of freedom, ambition, harmony and making a difference, a 20 year career in the wellbeing industry combined with his experience and education in behavioural sciences such as positive psychology, mindfulness, NLP and neuroscience coaching, all uniquely position George Anderson to help individuals to make changes in their lives both practically and mentally. Curiosity fuels George's...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   185 Queen of Behaviours with Vicky O'Farrell 186 Conning the Con with Sarah Ferris 187 Business from the Heart with Catherine Watkin 188 Unblind the Mind with Darren Harris 189 Leaning In with Alisoun Mackenzie   KEY TAKEAWAY "Your body tends to know before you do! There are signs that are there to show you a...

Struggling with menopause-related fatigue and a health misdiagnosis, Alisoun Mackenzie took time out to reconnect, work out what was important to her and reverse the diagnosis through homeopathic medicine. Leaning in, with impact as her focus and trusting the journey, Alisoun has since stepped into being the initiator of change and now champions women over forty by making it easy for them to thriv...