Always Better than Yesterday with Ryan Hartley | A Podcast for Heart Centred Leaders

Hey friends, thank you for being here with us. This episode is a highlight reel of our guests so far in 2022. We have been joined by some incredible humans. If you have listened to all of our featured guests, you are amazing and thank you so much for returning every week. If you are new to the show or maybe hear someone you’ve not heard before, I hope this highlight reel inspires you to go back to...

Last week I spoke to an assembly of 7-11 year olds and told them I believe kindness is in our nature. I also said that if they struggle to be kind, then to HALT. It’s harder to be kind and focus on others if we are: Hungry 🍔 Angry 😡 Lonely 😭 Tired 😴 As leaders, if we are feeling and acting unkind, we simply need to halt (reducing the likelihood of leaving a negative #heartprint ) and seek to g...

As someone who is inspired by creating a better future, I’ve usually had a good relationship with change. Being young in service, I often got frustrated by those who resisted or feared change. The more I’ve grown as a heart-centred leader, the more I’ve come to realise that it isn’t always a “fear” of change but more a desire for things to remain the same. Not everyone sees the need for change. So...

Lot's of you are loving episode 182 with Joshua Luke Smith released earlier this week. He said something which inspired Shell so much, she now has it on her desk as a reminder.  It makes me think of purpose and legacy.  Will you plant seeds today?

Psychologists wrestle with the concept of nature vs. nurture. As a leader, I believe we should nurture their nature.

On episode 182 I am joined by poet, artist and author, Joshua Luke Smith. Joshua writes poems for the people. His music has taken him all around the world, performing poems in prisons, to giving a TEDx talk and everything in between. Joshua has just released his debut album Something You Once Knew which follows the release of his debut album The Void in 2021. In this episode you will hear: 01:00 L...

I believe the world needs more female leaders. But only if it means they get to lead doing that they do best. I believe the world does not deserve more female leaders if it requires they change themselves to fit in, advance and succeed. The world needs more heart centred, nurturing, caring, serving and sacrificial leadership now more than ever. Few do this more naturally than women. But the world...

My blue heart is an expression of my heart. I do not desire a blue tick. I hope you don't either. 

On episode 181 I am joined by David Bryan, CEO of Keyturn PBC, poet, love warrior and entrepreneur for humanity. After becoming a father at 21, David Bryan began working in the supply chain of construction where for over a decade he experienced pervasive non-payment of wages owed and abusive treatment by bosses. In 2014, David founded www.keyturn.com and dedicated his life to the mission of improv...

Be a leader who focuses on unity. When you attain unity, you will attain an awareness of self and the wonderful things about your heart and mind that the WE requires you to contribute. 

It's not what they say about you that'll defeat you. It's what you say about you that'll defeat you. What you say about you will also equip and empower you. 

Those who attain a level of greatness do not point to themselves as great but instead as a channel of greatness. How can you start to see yourself as a willing participant of greatness?

This week I published episode 700! Thank you for being here. How many episodes do you think you have listened to? Let me know podcast@abty.co.uk

On episode 180 I am joined by James McCrae, author, poet, creativity teacher, and meme-artist based in Austin, Texas. James is the author of two books: Sh#t Your Ego Says (Hay House, 2017), an autobiographical guidebook for quieting negative self-talk and reconnecting with intuition, and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis (Thought Catalog, 2021), a book of poetry and m...

How does love affect our motivation? Why don't we get the leaders we deserve? What has love got to do with leadership? Want to ask John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus a question? Email me: podcast@abty.co.uk 

From my heart to yours.  "Good Good Father" (written by Pat Barrett and Tony Brown) Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night And you tell me that you're pleased And that I'm never alone You're a Good, Good Father It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are And I'm loved by you It's who I am, it's w...

Sometimes out hearts can become heavy. Mine has been over the last couple of weeks. Here are a few reflections on how to keep leading with a heavy heart. 

If you are trying to change people for the better, you might believe you are doing it out of love right? Wrong. Love is unconditional. Drop your desire to change people. Instead love them unconditionally. People grow where they are loved. 

when you feel pleasant inside, you do pleasant things - Sadhguru This episode expands on what that means for heart-centred leaders and the importance of self care. 

If you want to be rich, desire less.  follow @wordsarevibrations (episode out 22/6/22)

Happy Monday. I share a few reflections from our time at a football tournament this weekend. Does pressure get the better if you or the best of you. Does losing leave you bitter or does it make you better?

Let's not make enemies of fear, hopelessness, anger, frustration and despair. Instead, honour your heart, learn to dance under all weathers, and love yourself back to joy. 

The ego doesn't want to be healed, it wants to be held.

On episode 179 I am joined by April Shprintz, creator of The Generosity culture and author of Magic Blue Rocks. April is a Business Accelerator, Speaker, and the Author of Magic Blue Rocks, the Secret to Doing Anything, a book about the life changing impact of a winning mindset. After spending 20 great years in a variety of industries solving problems, driving growth, and accelerating companies, A...

Once you start to see the 20% of things that bring about 80% of your happiness or misery, you'll know what to do.  Pareto's Law: for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes.