Focus on WHY

Having personally tackled many of life's big challenges, now double Paralympian, Speaker and Founder of Unblind the Mind, Darren Harris works with individuals and organisations who want a mindset shift so they can tackle their biggest challenges. As the most capped England blind footballer, Darren brings a different perspective to those he works with, gained from his 23 years' experience on the fr...

After 10 years of searching for her own personal fulfilment, Catherine Watkin found the solution to help all the helpers, healers, servers and the difference makers in the world to reach more clients. When Catherine took a moment to listen to what her body was saying, she finally understood that her purpose had been with her in her heart all along. Trusting those feelings and moving forward, she u...

Despite the many red flag moments, no one could quite pinpoint what was really going on until the truth finally unravelled itself six months later. With trust broken, the seesaw of psychopathic drama shook the lives of two sisters living on opposite sides of the world. Whilst Sarah Ferris can't change the behaviour of the world's oversupply of con artists and fraudsters, she can shine a light on t...

Recognising, understanding and respecting our differences, that we each have a place in the world and value to bring, award-winning personality profiler Queen of Behaviours, Vicky O'Farrell, explains why you do what you do, say what you say and react in the way you react. When it comes to personalities, remember there's no right or wrong. With one lap of this thing called life, Vicky reminds you t...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 179 Justice for Children with Lisa Bedlow 180 Eliminating Stress with Ruth Fogg 181 Heart-Shaped Decisions with Graham Frost 182 Understand Your Truth with Gillie Barlow 183 Realising Potential with Alex Williams   KEY TAKEAWAY "How you speak, write, listen and read all have a huge impact on not only your daily...

What if we got there earlier? What if there was prevention over cure? These are the two questions that Alex Williams asks as he focuses on bulletproofing mental health for teenagers and young adults. For those who choose curiosity and seek purpose and meaning in life, Alex uses his 3Rs to realising potential to show them the steps to take to go on a journey of a thousand miles.  KEY TAKEAWAY "It's...

Aged just 21, travelling to the Kalahari desert 5000 miles away from anyone she knew, Gillie Barlow started her own journey of self-discovery. Seeing life from different perspectives, one day she had a dream of a mountain house and disabled people. Learning that first you have to understand your truth to find your success, through strength and resilience and a maxim of "I'm going to do it, the que...

Leaving home at 17 without a plan, feeling before thinking was the decision-making process that Graham Frost lived by. Cutting himself off completely from his strict church-focused family, Graham left the family home and didn't return for 27 years. He wanted to be challenged, to learn new things and to make his own choices in life. Following a series of heart-shaped decisions, he led himself down...

Knowing that she was different when she was young but not knowing why and only finally understanding the dramatic impact of fracturing both her ears in a car crash five years previous, Ruth Fogg had become profoundly deaf. Ruth shares how the seed was sown aged 11 that she was not only deaf but considered daft and how the world finally opened up to her as an adult with the encouraging words from a...

As an educator of thirty years, passionate about enabling and empowering children and young people to balance their emotions, feel success, self-love and happiness, Lisa Bedlow has always sought out justice for children. After leaving headship, heart-driven, Lisa is now making an impact from outside the education system. Lisa wants to give children more than an education. She wants to support them...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   173 Fire in the Belly with Mighty Pete Lonton 174 Spring into Leadership with Demetria Hill Sloan 175 In the Line of Duty with Peter Edge 176 Beat the Overwhelm with Danni Wade 177 Create an Impact with Victoria Winterford   KEY TAKEAWAY "There's no point burning the candle at both ends because all that will...

As an empath who wears her heart on her sleeve, finding herself surrounded by a lifestyle that was not real and losing her purpose, Victoria Winterford had to take a step back to reevaluate where she was in life, what she was doing and where she wanted to be. Realising that, as a role model, she wanted to help the younger generation understand how to work on their self-worth and self-value, Victor...

Finding herself in the midst of a fog having lost her mojo and unable to sleep, feeling like a zombie not being able to make any decisions and being in a state of complete overwhelm, Danni Wade finally admitted she was suffering from burnout. Usually seen as someone capable of being, doing and having it all, on closer inspection, Danni recognised that all the warning signs had actually been there....

175 In the Line of Duty with Peter Edge Knowing that vulnerable people need protecting and following his dream to serve in the police force, Peter Edge spent decades standing up for those who needed his protection. Working in uniform, vice, drugs and CID Peter quickly rose through the ranks, until his own 'Line of Duty' experience brought his stellar police career to an abrupt halt. Finding himsel...

174 Spring into Leadership with Demetria Hill Sloan       Are you ready to spring into leadership? Are you ready to embrace the struggle? Are you ready to master life? With the belief that as long as you have breath you can start anew, Demetria Hill Sloan is effecting change from so many different vantage points by taking the time to pause, breathe and reflect in her life and then taking necessary...

What could you achieve if you changed what you did for just 1% of each day? That's 14.4 minutes to try something different. Could it be a mantra to live by? Four years ago, at the lowest point of his life, Pete Lonton made a decision to do something different and be the mightiest version possible. He became Mighty Pete and chose to be, do and have more in his life. Mighty Pete's background is in p...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   167 PR for Anyone with Christina Daves 168 Opportunity to Grow with Cat Settle 169 We are the Unheard with Eve Horne 170 Courage to Change Direction with Rachel Peru 171 Unique Perspectives with Deborah Henley   KEY TAKEAWAY "Don't underestimate the importance you have in life, the impact you can make, the me...

What lights your fire? What ignites your spark? Or has your spark perhaps dwindled? As a leader, do you know where you are taking your people? With a blend of unique insights and unusual experiences, Deborah Henley helps you to work out what really matters in life. Showing you how to unlock your hidden potential, to have the courage to express your truth and to make connections between your missio...

Championing women in midlife to become more visible and step out of their comfort zones with confidence, silver-haired curve model, Rachel Peru, first had to step out of the bubble. Refusing to allow her age to define her, with the courage to change direction, Rachel is on a mission to inspire other women to try new things and to live a fulfilled life. Having turned down so many opportunities in l...

On a mission to change the narrative by raising awareness for equality for womxn in the music industry, singer, songwriter, producer and sound engineer, Eve Horne believes that 'when it comes to being creative, the music should speak first'. With a lack of role models, Eve is passionate about promoting womxn, black and minority ethnic womxn and LGBTQ+ communities in music and so launched the t-shi...

All growth begins with self-reflection, self-awareness, self-discovery and self-development. Serendipity, spontaneity, law of attraction and hard graft play their part too as does clarity, discipline and trusting in the process. Founder of Book Club for Success, Cat Settle has aligned her values with her mission and is positively driven to help others flourish which is why she believes that self-a...

How do you stand out amongst all the noise in today's busy online world? How do you get your products and services into the media and get free PR? How do you share your gift with the world and demonstrate your value? Following a challenging situation and having no resources for advertising or hiring a PR firm, Christina Daves taught herself everything she could about generating her own publicity a...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   161 Sharing Knowledge with Peter Freeth 162 Courage to Speak with Simon Day 163 Dignity and Respect with Rikki Arundel 164 Dress to Manifest with Tania Sterl 165 Look Inside Yourself with Xuan Meng   KEY TAKEAWAY "We are all different and we all have different goals therefore our filters are unique to us. Foc...

Faced with the difficult situation of needing to replace the income for both her and her husband, Xuan Meng saw this challenge to be disguised as an opportunity to achieve financial freedom for her entire family. Opening new doors, Xuan focused on building two income streams in property leveraging her financial background and tapping into her project management skills to support her new venture in...

Styling your vision and helping you to step into your next chapter with a reflection of your inside potential, Tania Sterl shows you what is possible when you dress the inside. Embrace your own version of fabulous, step into the spotlight and express all you are. Using Tania's three pillars of style, self-care, self-confidence and self-expression, you have the potential to choose and change your o...