Barbara Nixon

Smash Your Own Ceiling

If you’re ready to Smash Your Own Ceiling and focus on your own growth and personal development, you’re in the right place. Barbara Nixon is a Success and Leadership Coach with nearly 30 years’ experience. With a down-to-earth style, she shares practical tools and inspiring conversations to help you upgrade your mindset and grow your confidence. This podcast is for inspiration and personal development, not medical or mental health advice. Everything shared is intended to prompt reflection, not tell you what to do. Guest views are their own.

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Barbara Nixon

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Education

Podcast website

barbaranixon.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

043 - Betting on your passion and intuition with Noeli Serna 05.10.2022

Today I’m really excited to share a fantastic conversation I had with the lovely Noeli Serna. Noeli Serna is the Founding Attorney of Serna Legal Services, a corporate law firm that offers Illinois Latine-owned businesses and Latine entrepreneurs corporate legal services in English and Spanish. Noeli's firm incorporates businesses; drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts; and advises clients on t...

042 - My take on Fake It Til You Make It 25.08.2022

Welcome to another episode of The Smash Your own Ceiling Podcast, I'm so pleased that you're here. Today I'm sharing my take on Fake It Til You Make It In it I talk about: -  What I've used instead of Fake It Til You Make It since the start of my career. - How it changed my perspective and grew my confidence and helped me to become a manager  - How this helped me to practice new behaviou...

041 - Why you should definitely break some rules 08.08.2022

Hey welcome to another episode of the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I'm talking all about why you should break some rules. Here's what I share:  - My view on morning routines when I'm really not a morning person  - Changing the 'rule' to fit me  - The trap of following the 'should's'  - How I maximise 'in-between times' in my day  - The secret benefit to having boo...

040 - How the film Back to The Future totally cured me of procrastination 29.07.2022

Hey {{ subscriber.first_name }} Welcome to another episode of The Smash Your own Ceiling Podcast. Today I wanted to share something that we talked about in this weeks Smash Your Own Ceiling Collective call. Now if you don't know what this is, it's my weekly membership totally where you get weekly calls to stop you from holding yourself back, get out of your own way and prime your mindset for succe...

039 - How to use your connections to grow your business with Becca Poutney 08.07.2022

Welcome! I'm super excited to share this fantastic conversation that I had with Events Industry expert Becca Pountney. In this chat we talked about how to use your connections to grow your business or to get what you want. We talk about: The Power of Connections and that it's not what you know but who you know. How Becca used the power of connections to land a dream job. How to side step fear&nbsp...

038 - A Mental Conversation with Chris Sutton 30.06.2022

Welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. I am over the moon that you're here, and to introduce you to a very special guest. On the show with me today is the host of the podcast Mental Conversations, Chris Sutton and we have a fab chat about he journey with Mental Health to creating his podcast, and the power of Neuro Linguistic Programming. It's a fab conversation and I kn...

037 - Getting past phobias by asking the right questions with Franz Sidney 10.06.2022

Hey, welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. This week I'm delighted to welcome onto the show Franz Sidney, an NLP Coach, Nutritionist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, and we talk about phobias. We chat about: - What is a phobia - The effects of a phobia - How phobias begin - How to prevent a phobia and the power of your mind - The wrong questions we're asking ourselves - How...

BONUS - The Magic of Batching 29.04.2022

Hey and welcome to a BONUS episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast So today I'm talking about the Magic of Batching and sharing a story from my journey and when I discovered how amazing batching really was. The time I wrote a years supply of blog posts in a WEEK!!! This episode is sponsored by my very own Fearlessly Visible 21 Day Challenge. The doors are currently open and we kick off on th...

036 - This will totally change how you feel about being visible 29.04.2022

Hey, welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I'm sharing the thing that totally changed how I felt about being visible, and I know it's going to do the same for you. In this episode I also share that the doors are open for the Fearlessly Visible 21 Day Challenge. We kick start on the 11th May and I'd love for you to join us. You can find more details here I also men...

035 - The Power of Switching Off 15.04.2022

Hey welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Business, and today I'm chatting all about The Power of Switching Off. This is something I see so many people struggle with but so important.  So in this episode I riff about:  - What stops you from switching off  - The 3 hidden benefits that you might not have realised  -  How to acclimatise to switching off I'd...

034 - The mindset of a new entrepreneur with Solveig Petchy 30.03.2022

Hey, welcome to a brand new episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I'm super excited to welcome a brand new guest to the show - Solveig Petch (aka Petchy) where we talk all about the mindset of a brand new entrepreneur.  - The transition from being employed to being a business owner  - Creating your own rules of being your own rules  - Getting used to being your own bo...

033 The importance of boundaries 25.03.2022

Hey, Welcome to another episode of the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast, and today I'm talking all about boundaries. Boundaries are a bit of a secret sauce to achieving freedom, as boundaries provide space, and allow you to work in a way that suits you. In this episode I talk about: Why I resisted boundaries How boundaries provide space and freedom How to create and implement them And the benefits o...

029 - Destination Author with Kris Emery 21.03.2022

Is writing a book part of your plan? If so, you're going to love this episode where I talk to the fantastic Non-Fiction Book Editor Kris Emery.  We talk about what it's really like to write a book Why you should definitely do it And how to avoid all the common pitfalls PLUS we chat about Kris's fantastic new book Destination Author - and you can get your copy here and get your free sample cha...

032 - Finding myself after burnout with Jackie Hill 11.03.2022

Hey, welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I'm really excited to be sharing a conversation I had with the amazing Jackie Hill all about her journey through burnout. This is such a good conversation and well worth a listen, as burnout is something that so many of us (me included) have experienced. Jackie is a workplace wellbeing Coach and Trainer and delivers well-...

031 How your out of date habits are stopping your success 04.03.2022

Welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I'm sharing how your out of date habits are stopping your success. Check it out and don't forget to share and hit the subscribe button. It means a lot. Also - come and join me for a live masterclass How to finally stop holding yourself back and get momentum. Click here to save your space.

030 - 3 Powerful Questions to avoid overwhelm 25.02.2022

Have you ever been in that place where your mind is going ten to the dozen, you feel like you're whirring round in circles and you just can't seem to see the right next step? If so, today I'm going to share my 3 Powerful Questions that have always got me back on track. Check out today's podcast episode (and grab your notebook and pen too as you're going to want to write these questions down) PLUS...

029 - Writing your first book with Kris Emery 18.02.2022

Is writing a book part of your plan? If so, you're going to love this episode where I talk to the fantastic Non-Fiction Book Editor Kris Emery. We talk about what it's really like to write a book Why you should definitely do it And how to avoid all the common pitfalls PLUS we chat about Kris's fantastic new book Destination Author - and you can get your copy here and get your free sample chapter h...

028 - How to have a difficult conversation with Nicole Posner 04.02.2022

Hey welcome to another episode of the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast. Today I’m super excited to share a chat with the lovely Nicole Posner all about Difficult Conversations. In this episode we dive deep and explore: What is a difficult conversation What makes them so difficult How to overcome the fear and resistance How to actually have a difficult conversation And why we should always bother. An...

027 - From Toxic Relationship to 3x World Record Holder with Kate Strong 28.01.2022

Hey, welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast and today I'm excited to share a fantastic conversation I had with the lovely Kate Strong. If you've never *met* Kate before she is a Leadership and Performance Coach who leads by example in attaining peak performance whether that’s climbing Mont Blanc, developing a globally-reaching sustainable business or founding a charity, L...

026 - Daily Download - What do you do if you miss a day when you're creating a new habit? 27.01.2022

Hey, how's it going? In today's Daily Download I'm chatting about what do you do if you promised yourself that you'd do something consistently, and you miss a day? Yep, it happens to me too...in fact, only yesterday I skipped posting a mini episode - so what do you do then??? Have a listen and let me know what you think and don't forget to come and hang out with me on Instagram , Facebook or Linke...

025 - Daily Download - Are you missing your lifeboat? 25.01.2022

Hey, Welcome to another Daily Download. Today I'm sharing a story that I've always remembered that reminds me to look out for those lifeboats. Enjoy Barbara

024 - Daily Download - How to get yourself out of a funk and get motivated again 24.01.2022

Hey,  You know those days where you're just not feeling it and it feels like you're trudging up hill? Yep, we all have them. But what do we do to get ourselves out of this funk? Today I'm sharing 3 tips that you can try to get yourself motivated again. Let me know how you found them on Instagram and I'll catch you tomorrow. Barbara x

023 - Productivity Part 2 - 7 Tips to Massively Boost Your Productivity 21.01.2022

Hey, welcome to the Productivity Part 2 Episode , where I share 7 ways to massively boost your productivity. These are 7 of my favourite productivity tips, to take you from feeling super busy and rushing around keeping all of those plates spinning - to being intentional and actually getting things done that will move the needle for you and get you closer to your goal much faster. Have a listen and...

022 Daily Download - Productivity Part 1 - Boost your productivity with this one tip 20.01.2022

Hey, welcome to another Daily Download, where today I'm sharing how to boost your productivity with this ONE tip. Give it a go and let me know on Instagram how you get on. Speak soon Barbara

021 - Daily Download - Are you procrasta - planning your goals? 19.01.2022

Hey, welcome to another Daily Download So today I'm asking you a question - Where are you Procrasta-Planning? Yep, that's totally a thing.  Have a listen and let me know on Instagram and please feel free to share if you enjoy this episode Barb x

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