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- Episode 34: Running Across Europe with Tish Joyce
In 2017, while working for an international company in the north of England, Tish Joyce took the bold decision to attend a meeting in Germany by flying to Amsterdam and travelling the rest of the way on foot. Thus began Tish’s marathon trip across northern Europe with just a backpack, a tent and a pair of running shoes. In this somewhat jaw-dropping interview, Tish explains:
- what motivated her to run an average of a marathon a day across northern Europe
- how she overcame adversity through positive thinking and being gentle on herself
- what she learned during hundreds of meditative hours spent running alone
- how she learned to slow down, live in the moment and be her own authentic self
- how she has achieved life balance and a solid grounding through self-love
Tish is now based in the Scottish Highlands, where she runs an Ayurveda practice. She can be contacted at www.highlandayurveda.com
The desert marathon Tish mentioned in this interview is the Marathon des Sables, also known as ‘The Toughest Footrace on Earth’.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
51 min - Episode 33: Alleviating World Poverty with Timmy Douglas
Timmy Douglas is a podcaster, coach and entrepreneur from Austin, Texas. Still only in his early twenties, Timmy has set himself the audacious goals of firstly, securing financial freedom for himself and his family, and secondly, alleviating world poverty. In this interview, Timmy talks about:
- what financial freedom is and how it can be achieved
- how he plans to set up a system to alleviate world poverty
- his passion and drive for helping people achieve their dreams and goals
- why it’s important to lead an authentic life and take care of yourself
- having a moral obligation to achieve our wishes
Timmy can be contacted via his website: workwithtimmydouglas.com
The books mentioned in this episode are The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy and Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
59 min - Episode 32: 21st Century Skills with Nik Pandya
Primary school teacher Nik Pandya started his teaching career in an inner city school in London before relocating to Barcelona. After becoming frustrated with the current state of the education system, Nik is now developing projects to transform primary school education, in order to equip children with more relevant life skills for our modern times. In this interview, Nik shares with us:
- what 21st century skills are and why developing them from a young age is so critical
- what the role of education should be and how the current model is failing our children
- why it’s more difficult to teach 21st century skills than to teach for exams and grades
- how he deals with both the inner and outer critics when embarking on such a major project
- why he surrounds himself with supportive people who will critically question his choices
For more information about Nik’s projects, see www.21skillshub.com
If you enjoyed this episode you may be interested in: Episode 30: The Accidental Emigrant with Philip Keay and Episode 27: Question Everything with Mike Patterson
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
1 hr 1 min - Episode 31: Professional Housesitting with Susanne Hillmer
Susanne Hillmer grew up in Germany and since 2014 has been living a nomadic lifestyle, having travelled and worked in Australia, Europe and India. She started by offering her services as a professional house- and pet-sitter and now combines housesitting with living out of a campervan, financing her lifestyle with online training. In this interview, Susanne shares with us:
- what professional housesitting is and what type of person it’s suited to
- how she pivoted her career to enable her to work from any location
- why she chooses a life which constantly pushes her out of her comfort zone
- how she explains her lifestyle to people who question her choices
- how she never feels loneliness despite being alone
Susanne’s website is www.50 plus-travel-live.com, where you can find out more about what she does and even contact her if you feel inspired to join Susanne on her travels!
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
50 min - Episode 30: The Accidental Emigrant with Philip Keay
In 1991, Philip Keay accidentally emigrated to Thailand, where he accidentally became a teacher. He now devotes his life to exploring the inner and outer worlds and to inspiring others to empower themselves. His book Menu for a Spiritual Revolution, which brings together what Philip has learned over decades of life experience, was published in 2021. In this interview, Philip talks about:
- what brought him to Thailand and what made him stay
- how to embrace life’s ‘accidents’ and live in the moment
- the differences between teaching and learning; leadership and control
- how nurturing self-control advances freedom, reinforces values and reduces fear
- the problems with our current broken schooling model and how we can fix it
For more information about Philip’s book and his online course for home educators, go to https://linktr.ee/philipkeay or follow Philip on his Facebook page or YouTube Channel.
The TED Talk mentioned in this episode is Sir Ken Robinson’s Do schools kill creativity?
If you enjoyed this episode you may be interested in Episode 27: Question Everything with Mike Patterson and Episode 32: 21st Century Skills with Nik Pandya
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
51 min - Episode 29: Being a Fierce Life Warrior with Julie Trager
Julie Trager is a writer, a channel and a spiritual mentor based in California. After 15 years working in hospice and palliative care which eventually led to burnout, Julie surrendered herself to God. She learned to stop trying to fit into societal norms and pressures, and now lives a magical and fierce life she finds 'incredibly joyful and peaceful and interesting and fun.' In this interview, Julie talks about:
- what it means to surrender to a higher power: to stop doing and start being
- how everyday distractions hinder us from discovering who we really are
- trusting our intuition and understanding fully our connection with nature
- how society causes us to tamp down our potential in order to 'fit in'
- the failings of modern medicine and the benefits of holistic healthcare
- what channelling is (and that any one of us can do it!)
Julie can be contacted at [email protected]
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
1 hr 10 min - Episode 28: Let's Talk About Race with Alistair and Peter
Alistair Maigurira and Peter Guess run a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Consultancy in South Africa called SALTAR (South Africa Let’s Talk About Race). Their vision is to create connection between people and ultimately a more inclusive world. In this interview, Alistair and Peter share their thoughts with us on:
- what exactly ‘race’ is and how we can best talk about it
- viewing race from a trauma-based perspective in order to find solutions
- the challenges around inclusion in the South African context
- how storytelling and coaching can help connect and de-traumatise people
- why their ultimate aim is that their services will no longer be required
The TED Talk that Alistair mentioned in this episode is Fadzi Whande: How Diversity Heaven can be Inclusion Hell.
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
1 hr 7 min - Episode 27: Question Everything with Mike Patterson
Mike Patterson is a business consultant based in the United Arab Emirates who has so far helped over 50,000 people achieve their dreams. A keen researcher who has never believed in conforming, Mike has spent the last 20 years studying facts and figures in search of the truth. In this highly informative interview, Mike talks about:
- the difference between laws and rules
- why it’s important to set goals and to plan for the future
- how the system has been designed to dumb people down
- why we need to question everything and do our own research
- the impact of our diet on the positivity of our thoughts
- reframing ‘failure’ as feedback and ‘problems’ as challenges
- the difference between activities and results
If you enjoyed this episode you may be interested in Episode 30: The Accidental Emigrant with Philip Keay and Episode 32: 21st Century Skills with Nik Pandya
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
1 hr 14 min - Episode 26: Create your own Outcomes with Rebecca Allen
Rebecca Allen grew up in Hong Kong and now lives in Sydney with her husband and two children, whom she water-birthed. Thirteen years ago, she gave up her full-time job in advertising to start her own coaching business helping women achieve career success. In this interview, as well as explaining why she chose to naturally birth her children, Rebecca gives some invaluable advice on:
- creating your own outcomes and focusing on what you wish to achieve
- seeking information and informing yourself to help reduce your fears
- developing the mindset that you are worthy and deserving of success
- launching your own business and dealing with learning curves and plateaux
- adapting your expectations, and releasing the need to control situations
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
59 min - Episode 25: Alpha Vitamin Women with Aurora Pérez-Vico
Originally from Spain, Aurora Pérez-Vico lives with her husband and three young sons in Munich, Germany, where she has experienced a culture of ‘mom-shaming’ of full-time working mothers. In this interview, Aurora talks about:
- her drive to constantly improve her skills and knowledge and to learn new things
- how she’s learned to adapt to the challenges of each day without trying to control everything
- her local network of ‘Alpha Vitamin Women’ who help her recharge her batteries
- the importance of saying ‘Yes’ to projects that push you out of your comfort zone
- how she deals with ‘imposter syndrome’ and being judged by other women
- how she views the roles of men and women in the home
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Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan
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About AudaciousNess
From the publisher's feed
AudaciousNess showcases individuals who have set themselves bold, audacious goals and have worked to achieve them. Our purpose is to inspire people to act with the courage to create a positive impact in the world.
Through interviewing 'regular people' about their audacious goals, we highlight the fact that role models are everywhere. Each and every one of us can have an impact in some way. Our goal is to enable a courageous community that honours their genius and lives their calling.
UPDATE: AudaciousNess the book was launched in May 2023! More information at https://audaciousness.club/