A Higher Branch

A Higher Branch

By Sam MakhoulEducationSelf-Improvement
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A Higher Branch episodes

  • Gil Winch: The Secret Ingredient To Building A Successful Business
    Fulfilment and belonging are two powerful elements of our fundamental needs, and ones we encounter every day, whether we are at home or work. And research has shown that when a workplace puts their employee's happiness into primary focus, an individual becomes motivated loyalty and more productive than ever before.
    So, this week Sam Makhoul is joined by psychologist, organisational consultant, and TED speaker Gil Winch, who shares the key ingredients to employee motivation and productivity. During this interview, Gil also provides insight into:
    The factors that motivate employees
    Tips on acing your recruitment process
    The importance of business values
    How hiring the underdog can benefit your business; and
    Ways to gauge happiness within the workplace
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    4:20 – Gil’s TED talk – How To Find Potential
    5:00 – The motivation behind Gil's business
    18:25 – Why everyone experiences work-related emotional problems
    22:10 – Why the world isn’t changing
    24:10 – Check out Gil's employer academy courses here
    30:40 – What motivates employees?
    35:05 – How to rethink your recruitment process
    39:45 – How to get the best out of your screening process
    49:40 – The importance of business values
    54:20 – How to gauge happiness in the workplace
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    1 hr 2 min
  • Debbie Malone: How To Tap Into Your Psychic Abilities
    Spirituality is a sense of connection to something bigger than us and it opens up the idea for a whole new way of communication. And let's be honest, we can all relate to having a gut feeling or a sense of knowing, but what if this feeling is actually us tuning in to our psychic abilities?
    To help us navigate the topic of spirituality, Sam Makhoul sits down with internationally renowned psychic, medium and psychometry expert, Debbie Malone. During this episode, Debbie shines light on the connection between our inner spirit and our wellbeing.
    She also dives deep into:
    The different types of psychic gifts we all have within ourselves
    How we can get in touch with our psychic abilities; and
    How stress, anxiety and trauma can trigger our psychic feelings
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    7:15 - Purchase Debbie Malone's books here
    7:35 - The connection between psychic readings and your wellbeing
    13:10 - How spirits can pass on positive and negative energy through physical items
    14:50 - The psychic abilities children can access
    19:10 - The importance of creating memories and good energy
    23:10 - Is technology making us less spiritual?
    26:30 - How to get in touch with your spirituality
    32:00 - The different types of psychic gifts
    38:40 - Reconciling the grey area between psychic and religious spirituality
    42:45 - The best way you can repel negative energy
    46:00 - The third eye - what is it and what does it mean?
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    51 min
  • Dr Tina Lambert: How To Be A Great Leader
    Over time, organisations have become so competitive that they've forgotten how to be collaborative and a workforce staff are proud to be part of. And due to the pressure, workplace stress and anxiety have created complicated dynamics, especially surrounding leadership.
    That's why this weeks, A Higher Branch founder and podcast host, Sam Makhoul is joined by accredited facilitator and leadership expert Dr Tina Lambert to discuss the importance of effective leadership. During this episode, Dr Lambert and Sam also dive deep into:
    The essential qualities of a strong leader
    The mistakes we all make when it comes to leadership
    How to create wellness programs in a workplace that make a difference; and
    The importance of identifying values in the workplace
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    4:20 - Why Leadership is important
    5:40 - The biggest mistakes we make when it comes to leadership
    10:30 - The most common leadership issues in the workplace
    12:00 - Why you need to build a foundation of trust with colleagues
    19:45 - How effective leadership can boost productivity
    21:00 - The importance of identifying the values of your business
    24:00 - How to create wellness in the workplace
    28:10 - How humility and empathy can build a business' success
    34:00 - Tips on how to identify the type of leader you are
    36:45 - Tips on building strong leadership skills
    38:55 - Visit Dr Tina Lambert's website here
    46:45 - The essential qualities of great leaders
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    51 min
  • Patrick Wanis: The 7 Emotions Holding You Hostage Right Now
    On today's episode, A Higher Branch founder and podcast host Sam Makhoul is joined by world-renowned human behaviour expert, Patrick Wanis to discuss the importance of our individual identity and how it affects our potential to achieve higher. During this interview, the pair also unravel:
    The 7 emotions that hold us back from succeeding in all areas of life
    The importance of being your authentic self
    The difference between sympathy, empathy and compassion; and
    The signs that you’re being controlled (and how to stop it)
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    5:15 - How to uncover your unconscious identity
    9:20 - The link between your identity and the eight areas of life
    12:00 - Listen to our podcast with Dr Guy Winch: How To Fix A Broken Heart
    13:30 - Visit Patrick Wanis' website here
    13:55 - The seven emotions that are holding you hostage
    21:20 - The signs that you're being controlled and how to stop it
    28:40 - The importance of being your authentic self
    32:25 - The difference between sympathy, empathy and compassion
    34:35 - How to teach empathy and compassion
    37:05 - How to help people be themselves around you?
    46:50 - The Pygmalion effect
    48:10 - A fixed mindset vs a growth mindset: what's the difference
    54:02 - The seven umbrellas of emotion stopping you from growing
    59:20 - Listen to Patrick's audiobook here
    1:00:10 - Two techniques to neutralising your emotions
    1:05:29 - How to become aware of peoples potential
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    1 hr 9 min
  • Dr Jodi Richardson: How To Turn Your Anxiety Into Strength
    Anxiety is becoming increasingly common among households in Australia. In fact, one in three women and one in five men will experience an anxiety challenge in their lifetime - with these figures increasing annually.
    In today's episode of A Higher Branch, founder Sam Makhoul is joined by wellbeing expert, educator and author Dr Jodi Richardson to discuss what is anxiety, how anxiety affects us differently and how we can turn anxiety into strength and resilience. During this interview, the pair also cover the important topics of:
    How to recognising your anxiety
    The different types of anxiety
    The difference between stress, fear and anxiety
    How anxiety stops you from living your best life
    Self-help practices that help you feel at ease; and
    How you can start the conversation about anxiety with family and friends
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    2:30 - The difference between stress and anxiety
    8:30 - The difference between fear and anxiety
    9:30 - How to recognise your anxiety
    13:49 - Is practising acceptance the antidote to anxiety?
    17:57 - How to move forward when you feel anxious
    22:05 - The different types of anxiety
    29:15 - How the 'I want it now' mentality is affecting us
    36:00 - Self-help practices that can aid your anxiety
    38:05 - The power exercise has on your anxiety
    48:35 - Visit Dr Jodi Richardson's website here
    55:00 - How to start the conversation surrounding anxiety
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    1 hr 5 min
  • Dr Guy Winch: How To Fix A Broken Heart
    We have all experienced heartache in our lives, but how it feels and how we react to it is different for each of us. But one thing that is common, is that the loss of love can devour us, and the heartbreak can be all-consuming.
    On today's episode of A Higher Branch, founder and host Sam Makhoul is joined yet again by world-renowned psychologist, author and TED speaker Dr Guy Winch to unpack the truths surrounding heartbreak. Dr Guy Winch has two published books surrounding the topics of practising emotional first aid and today tackles Sam's questions about the impact heartbreak has on us as individuals.
    During this interview, Dr Guy Winch provides you with the tools and techniques on how to begin the healing process, while also sharing his insight into:
    Why we act out when going through a breakup
    The difference between loving someone and being IN LOVE with someone
    Why reinvesting in yourself is important; and
    The signs of a toxic relationship
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    4:25 – Listen to Dr Guy Winch's podcast Dear Therapist
    10:40 – The affects heartbreak has on your brain
    16:15 – Why you should never solely focus on the tree of love
    20:45 – How to heal from a broken heart
    23:10 – What not to do following a breakup
    26:10 – The difference between LOVING someone and being IN LOVE with someone
    29:15 – The steps to self-healing after a breakup
    31:30 – Why you are attached to positive memories
    33:35 – How to reclaim your identity following a breakup
    39:35 – The best way to love yourself
    41:40 – How to know when your relationship is coming to an end
    42:40 – Signs you're in a toxic relationship
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    41 min
  • Sam Makhoul & Mark Bunn: The #1 New Year's Resolution You Need To Make
    Journalling is the therapy you do not have to pay for. It is a powerful practice that allows you to become the true writer, director, and executive producer of your own life while providing you with clarity and control.
    Following A Higher Branch's fundamental pillars, Sam Makhoul shares how he uses journalling to climb higher in all eight areas of life while practising acceptance and gratitude; and how you can do it too. During this episode, Sam is reunited with health and wellness speaker, author and A Higher Branch faculty member, Mark Bunn to discuss:
    The importance of journalling
    The powerful (and most effective) journalling technique
    The difference between goals and dreams; and
    The value journalling can do for people doing it tough
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    3:45 – The benefits of journalling
    10:40 – Sam Makhoul's journalling technique
    17:50 – The five-step journalling pattern for success
    20:35 – The difference between goals and dreams
    26:55 – Life blending technique
    30.00 – How to bookend your day with journalling
    35:35 – How journalling can help people who are doing it tough
    Listen to Sam and Mark's previous podcast here
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    44 min
  • Sam Makhoul: 8 New Rules To Help You Succeed in 2021
    Here at A Higher Branch, our framework teaches us that learning empowers us to try new things and reach for new goals because when we learn, we grow. And today, our founder Sam Makhoul brings in the new year with eight crucial rules each of us needs to live by in 2021 to reach new heights in all areas of our lives.
    Get comfortable and tune in to the very first episode of A Higher Branch for 2021.
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    1:30 – The difference between what to become vs what to achieve
    2:45 – Rule 1: why you shouldn't dump your past
    3:35 – Rule 2: becoming your own hero
    4:50 – Rule 3: learning the 40% rule
    13:10 – Rule 4: eliminating diet and exercise fads
    14:35 – Rule 5: why sleeping is more important than ever before
    16:45 – Rule 6: removing toxic people from your life
    17:20 – Rule 7: why being generous, polite, punctual and impeccable is important
    18:05 – Rule 8: how to dedicate your life to learning and growth
    20:35 – Why our brains slow down
    Listen to Jim Kwik's podcast here.
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    27 min
  • Sam Makhoul: How To Build A Strong Family Bond
    It’s the time of year where families come together to share food, laughs and ultimately build memories. In this episode of A Higher Branch, Sam Makhoul shares practical tips on how you can build a strong family bond over the festive season.
    During this episode, he also touches on:
    The importance of family
    Why greetings are crucial to building relationships
    Why having fun is important
    Quick (and cost-saving) ways to have fun with your family
    When we come together as a family, especially at Christmas, it is an opportunity to exercise our deepest connection with the people using the art of conversation and activities. So, give this episode a listen today because it will certainly place the importance of family into perspective and position you perfectly for a big week ahead.
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    1:30 – The importance of family
    3:35 – Why greetings and goodbyes are crucial to building relationships
    6:30 – The rules behind greetings and goodbyes
    8:20 – Why family rituals are import
    11:55 – 17 practical tips on how to bond with your children
    15:05 – The importance of having fun
    17:00 – What kills fun?
    20:00 – Quick and easy ways to have fun
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    31 min
  • Sam Makhoul: Top Learnings From 2020
    2020 taught us lessons that will shape the way we grow and excel in the year to come. It taught us resilience, the power of saying “no” and how to reconnect with our loved ones.
    So in today’s episode, Sam Makhoul flies’ solo to discuss with you the biggest lessons learnt this year, as well as two crucial topics to ensure you are well equipped for 2021. He also explains why we are all obsessed with focusing on things we cannot control and the importance of practising acceptance in our everyday life.
    2020 has been a big year for all of us, but there are certainly some great learning we can all take from it. So, give this week’s podcast a listen today.
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    1:20 – How our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health is impacted by the moments we control
    5:35 – The most important learnings of 2020
    5:50 – First learning of 2020 – Mental and emotional well being
    Listen to Dr Guy Winch's episode on How To Be Emotionally Stronger During This Pandemic.
    7:20 – Second learning – Dangers of digital and social media
    Listen to Dr Kristy Goodwin's episode on How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?
    9:20 – Third learning – Resilience is an important quality
    Listen to Stacey Copas' episode How To Build Resilience And Overcome Adversity.
    10:33 – Fourth learning – The importance of sleep / How fixing sleep can help your anxiety
    Listen to Alessandra Edwards' episode on How To Reset Your Body Clock For Rejuvenating Sleep.
    15:10 – Fifth learning – How more time at home leads to better relationships
    22:00 – Sixth learning – Connection and communication is critical
    Listen to Melissa Ferrari's episode on How To Reconnect With Your Partner.
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    27 min

About A Higher Branch

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A Higher Branch Podcast is created for people who want to continuously upgrade their life. You will learn proven mindset tools to help you stay motivated and practical techniques to help you overcome fears and obstacles that often stop you from taking daily action.