Focus on WHY

With a mission to create a fairer world in which every person's gender is accepted and respected, Rikki Arundel wants everyone to have a voice, to be heard and to do what they are good at. A world where people understand and accept one another for who they are without the need to conform to stereotypical ideas. A world where the middle space is ok. A world without secrets where we can simply be ou...

After years of suffering with crippling communication anxiety, Simon Day was left with two choices: spend his whole life hiding in the shadows and risk losing everything, or find his voice. It was through the strength of conversations that Simon finally found the courage to speak. Communication, connection and courage come together to create opportunity, fulfilment and meaningful work. KEY TAKEAWA...

Regardless of what the environment is doing, people will always seek to learn and develop themselves as they have a need for knowledge whether that is found through reading books, listening to podcasts, watching videos on YouTube or going on training courses. Sharing and creating knowledge is at the heart of everything Peter Freeth does. Focusing on the importance of time, senses, labelling, enjoy...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   155 Unbroken with Madeleine Black 156 Talking Funny with Jeremy Nicholas 157 See Change Happen with Joanne Lockwood 158 Sky's the Limit with Emma Davies 159 Building Better Business with William Buist   KEY TAKEAWAY "If time is your most precious resource, then listening to someone is the most valuable gift t...

By connecting the dots and weaving the strands, you can see the tapestry of your life come together in an authentic way. Working with business owners and leaders, William Buist helps people to understand what building better business means, recognising through their WHY when they could be better, how they need to separate their history from their future and how collectively, minds and resources ca...

Lawyer by day, author by candlelight, with a total mindset reset, Emma Davies proves that the sky's the limit. Having lost her confidence struggling with post-natal anxiety and mum guilt, Emma adopted mindset techniques and personal development growth to find a more liberating way to live. She learned how to say yes, and no, to people or events focusing on what was right for her. With a quirky sen...

As a leading authority on Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging who engages with organisations to develop policy and best practice to be more inclusive for all people, Joanne Lockwood is challenging biases. She helps businesses to develop a vision and strategy for conscious inclusion, with the aim of bringing about positive culture change and employee experience. Joanne promotes transgender awareness...

If they are laughing, they are listening. Humour is a wonderful leveller and a great way of bonding with others. Throughout history, humour has proven its importance in life particularly in times of adversity. When you're laughing with people it brings you together and rids any nervous tension or worry. With a background in news and sports presenting and broadcasting, Jeremy Nicholas now specialis...

Shut down by shame, it took decades for Madeleine Black to find her voice and be heard. Now Madeleine is the voice for the voiceless, speaking for those who aren't yet able to find their voice and in doing so she encourages them to speak up. As the Courage Cultivator, Madeleine's voice is her power and she believes it is her duty, her purpose, to use it on behalf of people to help shatter the sile...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 149 True Colours with Michelle Mills-Porter 150 Rule Breaker with Jackie Fast 151 See the Unseen with Tony J Selimi 152 What if? With Andrew Marsh 153 Vision of an Entrepreneur with Atish Parmar   KEY TAKEAWAY "Who you are, what you do and what you have is all within your control. What you want to have determin...

Following his instinct to drop out of university aged 21 to help his mother build a business, Atish Parmar pursued a different course in life to what people had expected of him. After selling two successful businesses, Atish is now ready to start the next chapter of his life and is focusing on his WHY with his attention on legacy building. His new business is focusing on informing the younger gene...

Embrace the What if? questions, think outside the box and beyond, speak up and be understood. On a mission to encourage people to thrive and challenge themselves to be the best they can be in life, Asperger's Syndrome advocate, Andrew Marsh, wants employers to be open to understand what possibilities and potential may lay hidden within their organisations. Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at 51,...

Promoting the importance that heart, values and service-driven leadership, entrepreneurship, personal self-mastery and spiritual development play in our wellbeing, the future of work, healthcare, education and governance, Tony J Selimi loves researching and teaching topics that bridge science, business, wealth building, psychology, energy healing, wellbeing, time, space, miracles and belief. Visio...

The business landscape has changed but how has leadership evolved and adapted? On a mission to revolutionise the approach to leadership, award-winning entrepreneur and business leader, Jackie Fast, has thrown out the rule book as she paves the way towards rebellious leadership for the future of work. Meaning, purpose and value have now become top of the agenda for workers and businesses who seek t...

"The only thing that will save the human race is our ability to collaborate." In the magnificence of humanity, it was in darkness that People Reader, Michelle Mills-Porter, found light and where she discovered the true colours of those all around her. She found the truth behind our motivation, the importance of effective communication and the sheer power of collaboration, which are the basis for e...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes: 143 Maximise for Flexibility with Richard Howard 144 Game Changer with Fergus Connolly 145 Being True to Yourself with Ina Bakalova 146 Points of Impact with Tim Durkin 147 Listen to Yourself with Dan Milne and Jane Nash   KEY TAKEAWAY "Embrace midlife beginnings. Now is your time!"   BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS* Man'...

Everybody has a story. Creating safe spaces to uncover, excavate, describe, shape and tell your stories, Dan Milne and Jane Nash from Narativ London share their methodology around listening, storytelling and connection. When you listen to yourself and follow the thread that runs throughout your life, what may initially appear to be a random collection of stories will soon become clear themes revea...

Following his calling to train leaders, Tim Durkin sees himself as a positive conduit, a vessel for information and application. Understanding that his role is to reassure, help and guide, Tim's expertise is developing leaders to high levels of executive effectiveness in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) times. Focusing on assignment, responsibility, choice, connection, reconnectio...

Focusing on the importance of failure, performance, authenticity, leadership, resilience, preparation and control, Dr. Fergus Connolly is on a mission to make better humans. He challenges some of the world's most elite performers by asking them three philosophical questions. What do you do? Who are you? Why are you here? Do you know how you would answer these three fundamental life questions?   KE...

With a fascination for the creation of something from nothing, it makes total sense for Richard Howard to be involved in startups with opportunities to manifest them into reality. Richard has adopted a 'Zero 2 Something' philosophy and favours the opportunities which will enable him to maximise for flexibility in life.   KEY TAKEAWAY "I'm trying to maximise for flexibility. Some people try to maxi...

Amy Rowlinson shares her reflections and observations of these recent podcast episodes:   137 Chasing Freedom with Julie Creffield 138 Hidden Potential with Clare Richmond 139 Passion for Business with Shilpa Panchmatia 140 Liberate Your Voice with Cindy Ashton 141 Mind Marvels with Karen Gibb   KEY TAKEAWAY "Shine your light on others! Shine your light on purpose! Value yourself and value others....

As an anxious and hyperactive child who could never sit still and was always told to calm down in the classroom yet didn't understand how to, it was not until in her late 20s did Karen Gibb truly understand what it meant to be calm and how to achieve a state of calmness. Inspired by a free NHS stress control class on anxiety, stress and worry, Karen entered the world of mindfulness and wellbeing a...

Born ready to die and fighting for her health every day since, Cindy Ashton understands the preciousness of life. With her maxim of 'If I'm still breathing, I'm not done!', Cindy is on a lifelong mission for social justice and healing in the world. What is important to her is that you give your voice permission in alignment with your truth. However, if you wish to change the world, first, you will...

Raised surrounded by a family of highly successful bootstrap startups, Shilpa Panchmatia was born with a passion for business. Selling lemonade as a young girl for 5p and reading the Financial Times at 12 years old evolved into selling several businesses as a serial entrepreneur with a laser focus to profit with purpose. Now Shilpa seeks a much simpler life, giving to charity and climbing mountain...

Social innovator and community catalyst, Clare Richmond, is passionate about harnessing the energy and innovation of a grassroots approach to discover the power of the community. Working with existing resources to improve resilience and agility and developing collaboration and innovation, Clare encourages organisations and communities to work together to deliver a common goal through the recogniti...