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Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we look back and assess how the project was over the course of a year. Was it a success? What would we do differently? What would we change? All the questions we'd ask ourselves if we were going to restart the project and go at it again from scratch. We know that starting your own thing can present a lot of obstacles at the start but we wanted t...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we have a special guest Serena Dodd. Serena is a life coach, podcaster and business coach. Having such a decorative background working with very high profile individuals, Serena shares her experiences from her previous roles and the impact of the skills she learnt from those experiences and how they played an impact on the business she runs toda...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we have a special guest and friend of the show Ruben Gohir. Ruben is on the path of becoming a PowerBuilder having started his journey with the intention to lose weight once he arrived back in the UK from the US, he wanted to reduce the body fat he had gained. This pursuit and idea then changed from just losing weight to creating a body in which...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode we discuss Authenticity, authenticity is a tricky one to navigate there isn't a strict guide on it and everyone is different. Being authentic is all about acting in alignment with what you truly believe in rather than displaying a certain side in order to appease other people, needless to say, the prerequisite is that you require you know what yo...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. Following up on last weeks episode on handling your emotions we felt as we needed more attention Anger. Anger can be expressed in so many different ways and how we may express it can either be positive or negative. Manny and Joseph discuss the unhealthy and healthy ways they may have been expressing the anger they held in the past and the present. Furthermore, they...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. Handling one's emotions is not something we learn although it is essential in our lives to be able to handle how we express and react to things. The things we react to are what we give our power to, being able to maintain a stoic mentality will most definitely help in many scenarios especially in more professional environments. Nevertheless, we must all learn how t...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss how to start caring less. Caring less about what people say is a skill that requires a lot of practice and for some, it is easier than others however it is something we all experience. We hear something about us or we do something and people relay their judgments to us or perhaps internally you have preconceived ideas about what those...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss Criticism. Criticism can be used as a tool to recognise the faults in not only others but also yourself. There will be times where you will be critical for either the actions or behaviour you do however this may be the start of being able to overcome some of your shortcomings and look to use that criticism to better yourself. Manny an...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss Forgiveness and Letting Go, yes we wouldn't be able to talk about this topic without mentioning Frozen. Forgiving and Letting go seems like it is something we must do as individuals for other people in order to continue with the relationships we hold however, it can sometimes go under the radar that we must forgive ourselves and let t...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we delve into Creativity. Creativity and thinking outside of the box are necessary to help us discover new ideas and solutions. Being able to implement creativity into your life doesn't mean you pull up a plain A4 paper and start drawing, it might be finding new ways to solve the maths problem you encountered at school, it's about being able to...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss the myths around personal development. Nowadays, personal development has been discovered through the mainstream media from the book The Secret. Positive affirmations and thinking are one of many things ever-present in this space but it is perhaps one of the most dangerous things to come across as some people disregard the idea of goi...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss Guilty Productivity. Have you ever felt like you should be doing something else? Or it's the end of the day and you look back and think I wish I did something that was more productive? If you answered yes to either one of these questions you're in luck. In today's episode, Manny mentions his struggles with productivity and his ideas a...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast in today's episode is all about Purpose. Purpose, such a grand term in today's society. People always say I haven't found my purpose but what does that truly mean? There's so much to dissect with this topic and it can be very daunting. If we don't follow our purpose to we fail to live life to its fullest? Do you need a purpose? How can I find my purpose? All very va...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode Manny and Joseph take a deep dive into loneliness and heartbreak. We know that especially during these tested times many people feel more lonely than ever and we decided how we could give back and talk about our experiences with loneliness, why it occurs and our health practises to combat this. Furthermore, Joseph gives us an insight into what it...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we are joined by the brilliant Edward Adonteng, also known as Apollo Stark across all his musical platforms. In this episode we take a deep dive into the creative process and what it means to be an activist. Edward also talks about using education as the best way to break down social barriers and gives an insight into many personal experiences th...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about Data Privacy and Governance. Do you know what happens to your data after you sign up to Google? Do you wonder what happens when you've searched for something? Why is it that every time you buy something from Amazon your Instagram magically has the advert for it? These are all good questions and during this episode, Manny and Joseph...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk to Muse Berhe about Activism, Mental Health and Education. Muse explains the importance of being an activist and the things he has learnt along the way as well as delving into the mental aspects of it. Sometimes things can be challenging and whilst campaigning for the things that he stands up for, Muse explained how his mental health was...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about Obligations. In life, we have obligations and things we must do, although we never question the things we must do for the people or strangers around us. What do we owe people? Respect? There are many intuitive answers but this is something we delve into during the episode with real-world examples. Does your relationship or closeness...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about burnout. We all can suffer from burn out when we try to do so much or we overexert ourselves. Joseph gives us an inside scoop as to why he feels burnout and Manny shares his ideas of what he does to combat it and how focusing on one thing is the best thing to do to combat burn out. They also discuss being intentional when doing "not...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about Toxic Norms. Toxic norms are societal norms which may or may not have survived the tests of times which have negative effects on society in general. An example of a toxic norm is toxic masculinity, a set of attitudes and ways of behaving stereotypically associated with or expected of men, regarded as having a negative impact on men...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about Acceptance. Acceptance can be split into two categories, accepting of gifts and services and how we accept attributes or traits we hold or others may hold.  We explore these ideas conceptually alongside with some scenarios whereby acceptance is more challenging and how to navigate them. Acceptance is a challenge with so many di...

Throughout life, we always go about our own business but along the way, we sometimes stumble across people or opportunities and we think do we deserve it? What really is deserving how is it measured, do people deserve more or less than you what is the metric? There are so many unknowns when it comes to this and we can sometimes overcomplicate things by initiating a value upon them and then decidin...

Welcome back to The DMC Podcast, in today's episode we talk about boundaries. Boundaries are the concepts which are not as definitive as you may believe them to be in fact they are really malleable. Although, sometimes, we are afraid to turn back or alter our original ideas we set to an employer or people that we are close to as we believe that we lose credibility as individuals however Manny and...

Merry Christmas! We hope you enjoyed the holidays and have had a great time. As we come to an end to the year we wanted to discuss goal setting and New Year Resolutions, usually, this happens at the tail end of the year and based on what has happened to us in the last 12 months so that we can move forwards to creating a better next year.  Manny and Joseph discuss in depth about how goals are...

Welcome to The DMC Podcast in today's episode we talk about family dynamics and how we can make an impact in our houses during the Christmas period as we will spend more time with family. We have had so many important things happen during this year and it has created lots of conversation in and around homes, we want this to continue! Joseph and Manny also talk about what happens during Christmas a...