Summary

Ambra holds an MA in English and a project management professional (PMP) certification. She spent fifteen years working with Accenture, AECOM, and other Fortune 500 companies both in the US and abroad, building expertise in change management, knowledge management, communication, and training. Then Ambra embarked on a new journey.

This new era of Ambra’s life began when she and her husband headed off to celebrate their youngest son’s college graduation, only to find he could not get out of bed. Not knowing where to go or who to turn to, Ambra embarked on a journey of discovery. Her new book, Escape from Dark Places: Guideposts to Hope in an Age of Anxiety and Depression, chronicles her journey and what she learned about the causes of anxiety and depression and what mums and others, typically sidelined from the recovery process, can do to help young people manage their disorders and thrive.

Intrigued by the promising millennial generation, Ambra is pursuing her passion for helping these anxiety-ridden young people find their way.

Enjoy this chat. Peace, passion and purpose. (more…)

In follow on to last weeks episode, this week I discuss the finer details of my particular challenge and how I am finalising the plan of attack. In particular I discuss lead and lag measures, tracking our progress, scheduling, removing temptations and knowing your triggers, and setting rewards along the way.

Join us at Challenge 2 Transformation here. 

If you are joining us you too should have a starting plan – today let’s build on that. You should have a clear vision of what you want to achieve, the ultimate goal, and and some idea around the goals that will help you get there. Last week we discussed setting SMART goals that will ultimately help you accomoplish the challenge you set. If your goals are not SMART, fool proof, then they will be hard to act on and complete. Also, they should all assist in accomplishing your ultimate goal. (more…)

Summary

“Life is not a spectator sport so show up for the game.”

Cara Bradley, author, yoga teacher, mental strength coach, entrepreneur, and former pro-skater, has devoted more than three decades to movement disciplines and has coached hundreds of thousands of people. Cara Bradley, athlete turned renowned yoga and mindfulness expert, reveals how to wake up, show up, and shine everyday.

Living an extraordinary life and feeling awake and fully alive is not about doing more, but about being more. It isn’t about achieving more; it’s about experiencing more. When you shift beyond your to-do lists and drama-led stories and show up in this moment, you will experience a profound sense of clarity, vitality, and confidence. Wake up right here and now, and unleash your natural genius. (more…)

Soul Over Matter: Ancient and Modern Wisdom and Practical Techniques to Create Unlimited Abundance by Dr. & Master Zhi Gang Sha and Adam Markel

I open my heart to the deep well of happiness inside me.

I release the illusions of my smaller self and connect with my bigger self instead.

I realise I can be more and achieve more.

I see the Buddha in me and in others.

The more I read the more I discover how popular the East meeting the West is becoming. This book is one of them. Soul Over Matter delves into Eastern techniques and principles that can help us heal our soul and in doing so allow us to create more abundance in business and in life.

I fell immediately in love with many of the authors thoughts. The principles were also great however some are very new to me. I felt at first that they were strange and this is because they are not practices that I have grown up with or experienced. Techniques such as chanting and tracing for example.

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“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.” Bruce Lee

“Be useful. Do something.” Arnold Schwarzenegger father.

Inspiration to take the action and make the change required to really reach your full potential. We have been given the greatest gift, life, and to do nothin with it seems like such a waste.

We all have our own uniqueness and I know that we all have a higher potential to reach, the issue that I see is that for many of us we don’t pursue it. I want to fight and exist for my potential and I want others to reach theirs, too. To see people wasting away there potential saddens me.

Please listen in, be inspired and ask yourself, “am I living my full potential?” If not, then its time to make some change.

Summary

“To feel joy even in the middle of despair.”

Robert Munster’s therapeutic background as an occupational therapist has utilised numerous alternative healing modalities. Having worked in many medical facilities and programs, Robert has participated in numerous multi-hand, therapy programs employing inter-species experiences with dolphins, horses and even burros. (more…)

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther Kind Jr.

If you are looking to make change. If you are ready to face a new challenge to transform you life for the better then this is for you.

Challenging yourself regularly is a great way to condition yourself and strengthen yourself in times of controversy & adversity. Its also a known way to learn, grow and improve yourself. Through challenge can we truly transform ourselves.

This is what the Challenge2Transformation is all about. Doing something that you’ve been wanting to do for some time but been putting off. Changing some aspect of your life that you know will assist you to lead a more fulfilled life. Shaking things up, stepping outside of our comfort zone and living a more purposeful life.

My challenge is my health. I am either doing really well in this arena or really poor. Well I am probably my own best critic however I really want to raise my level of health to a point of no return. I want to stop this yo-yo health thing that I’ve got going on. And why do it alone.

If you are ready to commit to a challenge than join mean and others today. Head on over to Challenge 2 Transformation at Facebook and join the group.

From there listen to this episode if you haven’t already and subscribe to this podcast for further updates etc. on the challenge.

Next, plan you challenge. What’s the ultimate goal and what are the sub goals that will get you there? Most importantly what is your reason? You can download this worksheet here to assist you if you wish.

Once you have set your challenge share it on the Challenge2Transformation Facebook group. Inspire and encourage others as they do the same with you.

It doesn’t matter how big or small your challenge and if you don’t feel like committing to the 3 months that’s fine also, just commit to something.

So, are you in? Are you committed? I challenge you.

Summary

Linda Bloom, LCSW, is a seminar leader, author, psychotherapist, consultant, and expert in the field of human relations. She and her husband, Charlie Bloom, have been working with individuals, couples, and groups throughout the country and internationally since 1975.

She is coauthor, with Charlie Bloom, of 101 Things I Wish I Knew When I Got Married: Simple Lessons to Make Love Last, which has sold more than 100,000 copies, Secrets of Great Marriages: Real Truth from Real Couples about Lasting Love, and Happily Ever After… and 39 Other Myths about Love. (more…)

Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School

“The brave may not live for ever but the cautious may not live at all.” Richard Branson

When I think of success I think of Richard Branson. A highly successful entrepreneur who has both successfully and unsuccessfully created over 400 businesses often entering into industries that many would avoid.

He is a worldwide celebrity known for living life to the fullest with a tendency for adventure, an appreciation for having fun, and a passion for all that he does, sometimes controversially so.

This I like a business 101 course with Richard Branson as he shares his own business and life’s lessons, learning’s and principles, with over 40 years experience, there is certainly a lot to be taken from it.

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“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a mans growth without destroying his roots.” Frank A. Clark

Do I encourage feedback?  Feedback and criticism can be hard to swallow but, it’s essential if you want to make powerful improvements and progress in life. In this episode I share my thoughts on what feedback I choose to listen to, and how I handle and respond to it.

This is critical – Why? The reality we live in is directly a creation of how we choose to interact with it. There is a great quote by Charles R. Swindoll thats states, “life is 10% of what happens and 90% of how you react to it.” As this relates to feedback I suggest how you react to feedback is more important than the feedback itself.

I value my continual self-improvement. In efforts to become my best potential in life I listen to constructive feedback and draw from it the powerful benefits it can have.

“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” Ken Blanchard.

Enjoy this thought. Peace, passion & purpose.