The Becoming Heroes Podcast

I've been a Moodscope User - a member of the community at www.moodscope.com - for years. Why? Because I regularly have to take decisive action to maintain a state of good cheer and good courage. Arrayed against me are formidable foes, who sometimes seem invincible... but they aren't. They are pointing in the wrong direction! The main driving force of my life is towards inner peace, harmony, and mo...

Storytelling is the cornerstone of Civilisation and Society. Our stories define us. They also dictate the future. When Dr Martin Luther King Jnr shared the famous, "I have a dream..." speech, he told us a credible story of what a better world would be like, a world we could play our part in co-creating. What the world needs now, is love, sweet love - of course - but what the world needs more is be...

Working hard for something you desire is both good and rewarding. Too much success on this path, however, can lead to an exaggerated sense of control. It's a cause and effect thing where hard work always leads to success. This is not the whole truth. There is a deeper magic where you can allow the Universe to gift you success in response to slowing down, becoming quiet, and listening to the voice...

I've recorded the Biblical Book of Ruth at this time for three reasons. Firstly, it's National Storytelling Week, and this is a personal favourite. Secondly, it celebrates an exalted form of love, Chesed, which is so rich in interpretation that no one word or phrase in English is sufficient to the task. It is loyal love, a covenant love, an enduring love, a love that never fails. Thirdly, Ruth dem...

For my 60th birthday, my friend, Emotional Master - Kim Searle, sent me a wooden plaque on which was written a new adjective: "Flawsome" Someone who is "Flawsome" knows they are flawed but also embraces not only their flaws but also their awesomeness - hence "Flawsome"! Learn how this sits beside the Japanese concepts of Wabi-Sabi and Kintsugi to offer all of flawed human beings hope for the futur...

This story is the copyright of Claude M Steiner (1969) Originally a video, the slightly speeded up version is here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QDiWyKTD0sQ I promised my friend, Chris Muirhead, that I would read the story of, "The Warm Fuzzy Tale." I first came across this story when learning about Transactional Analysis. Transactional Analysis does exactly what the name suggests, it analyses the...

Full blog transcript can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/become-key-person-excellence-lex-mckee-the-cheerful-leader-

A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations. Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.” For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. You...

The Joy of Ownership I remember owning my first car. I felt liberated and rich! The world was mine and I had freedom of movement. Whilst I’ve never owned a house, I can put myself in the shoes of those who have and can imagine just how secure and strong and safe it must feel. There is joy in ownership. Not all ownership is equal! On my workshops I often set myself up to be at fault about something...

Finally, I arrive at the fusion of sounds that I want: Gregorian Chants and Ambient Guitar Not perfect, yet perfect. Works really well with a room lit only with Church candles. Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay

How a simulation of Birds Flocking can bring us remarkable levels of focus, energy, and clarity.

Heidi Skirrow takes to the Interviewer's Seat as comfortably and naturally as Sandi Marshall. It was fun for me to switch roles for once and be the person in the spotlight. We hope you find this entertaining, informing, and even educational! Dorset Biz News is a highly valued resource for those of us who love doing business in Dorset! https://www.dorsetbiznews.co.uk

Dorset Biz News - No.1 business website in Dorset, UK. 20,000+ unique users. Top three stories updated every day Monday to Friday. Feel good, positive and upbeat. Here, Heidi Skirrow answers our key 20 questions!

Calling for "The Cheerful Leaders" to rise up in our Society, our Civilisation, and BANISH fear-driven rhetoric, policies, and a police-state! We cannot, and, indeed, MUST not allow our future direction to be led by fear. COURAGE is the driver of excellence. By all means don the armour of shields, masks, and gloves to fight and destroy the enemy, but let us do this is a spirit of love, power, and...

I upgraded to Blade 2 in the early hours of this morning, and the presets are a pleasure. Instant gratification rating 11/10. It's an arp in motion monster, and I love it. Normally, I'd do a quick demonstration using just using the featured soft synth but this one demanded a preset from EZ Drummer that has the most beautifully aggressive snare. The excellent image is by Stefan Keller from Pixabay....

Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it! The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter. Their slain will be thrown out, their dead bodies will stink; the mountains will be soaked with their blood. All th...

Learn how The Contribution Compass with Motivational Mapping, mixed with the 27 Key Questions to Uncover Your Purpose, can open your awareness to the maximum contribution you can deliver during your time on Earth! Nothing too dramatic then! The free bonus is PsychoGeometrics by Dr Susan Dellinger.

Introducing "Possibility Thinking" - a type of thinking well beyond Positive Thinking. With the sad news of the death of one of my heroes, Eddie Van Halen, through cancer, I am recommitting to find the possibility in every adversity, just like the Wisdom of the Oyster.

The 7 Habits of Happiness Habit 3 Gratitude As a general rule… Happy people are grateful people. Unhappy people are possessed with a sense of inappropriate ‘entitlement’. Entitlement, I believe, breeds apathy. If we are ‘entitled’ to benefits in life without adding value, there is a tendency to wait for the benefit to come. We become passive. This is not the Way of the Entrepreneur. Like a Samurai...

Episode 2 in a 7 part series on, "The 7 Habits of Happiness." Habit 2 is "Health". Yes, we know going down the gym is meant to be good for us, but Brain Health (the Brain being the Organ of Happiness) is more about eating Brain Foods, creating a Brain-Boosting Environment, surrounding yourself with sounds and other stimuli that 'entrain' a target-mood. In fact, whatever can be measured in the brai...

Episode 1 in an easily accessible series on the Habits of Happiness. The first habit is Rest. In this episode, I will explain how Happiness begins with being rested, and how the concept of a weekly Sabbath Rest is so good for us. I will also share with you the power of micro-sabbaths - or F.A.B. pauses for thought and reflection!

Introducing a Well-Being Weekly broadcast designed to leave you feeling uplifted, Sandi Marshall and Lex McKee share a moment with Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Friendship personified. The first in a series of 7 publications this Well-Being Week! Who is YOUR Piglet? To whom are YOU a Piglet? “Today was a Difficult Day,” said Pooh. There was a pause. “Do you want to talk about it?” asked Piglet. “No,...

We will stray towards error if we do not have two feet in place: 1) Knowing the Scriptures - and their Author 2) Knowing the Power of God. BOTH are essential. Lesson Two is much longer than Lesson One! We go DEEPER! Enjoy this practical guide to how to go deeper with God so that we can truly begin to think like Jesus Christ. Come aside for 30 minutes to spend time with the Holy Spirit together.

What To Do When Hungry Autumn is upon us in England. The Season of mellow fruitfulness is predicated upon what was sown and nurtured in the Spring. I love the Natural Truth of seed-time and harvest. I’m hungry, are you? Hunger comes for many matters. The spiritual may hunger and thirst for ‘righteousness’ – whatever that may mean. Others hunger for justice. Some may hunger for companionship. I hun...

Ha ha, how about this for a BOLD ambition?! It arose from enjoying Michael Gelb's insights into, "How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci." That kind of innovative, expansive, Renaissance thinking is essential given that the China Crisis aka World Crisis has, so far, wiped £2.7 Trillion off the World's productivity - that is if productivity can be equated with lost working hours. [Source: https://www....