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#067 - Serial entrepreneur Ray Blakney explains how the 2009 swine flu crisis forced him to adapt his business and how his experience can help us navigate the coronavirus pandemic.

What you'll learn

• [01:18] Ray introduces himself and explains current projects.
• [06:16] What to do when you realise early in your career that you are on a path not suited to you, even if you’re in a well-paid comfortable job.
• [07:50] How to find out whether there’s an alternative for you to the 9-5 job.
• [09:20] How joining the US Peace Corps enabled Ray to learn about other cultures and make lives better.
• [10:08] How to get off the hamster wheel and why a worst-case scenario might not be that bad. 
• [12:19] What the early stages of starting a business looked like for Ray.
• [15:50] Search engine optimisation (SEO) – what it is and how it helps people to find you.
• [19:38] How Mexican swine flu and a ban on foreign travel forced Ray to adapt his business.
• [21:10] How many entrepreneurs start their businesses by identifying a need which no-one else is addressing.
• [22:47] Why starting small and avoiding external investment can help you establish a sustainable business which meets your needs.
• [25:36] Why you shouldn’t limit yourself to your existing market or customers if you want to adapt to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
• [26:34] How to expand your offering and serve more people online.
• [28:40] The value of having diverse multiple sources of income.
• [32:00] How to start by identifying and researching a need for a business to satisfy.
• [41:50] How not to be intimidated by the success of others and define your own success.

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https://changeworklife.com/how-to-adapt-during-a-global-crisis/

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#066 - International speaker and founder of Rediscover Your Play Jeff Harry explains how adopting a child-like mindset and embracing play at work can help you overcome challenges and find fulfillment.

What you'll learn

• [1:38] How to use the concept of play to practice having hard conversations in a way that creates a safe place for everybody.
• [2:34] How a movie about toys in his childhood set the trajectory of Jeff’s career and led him to Rediscover your Play.
• [5:19] The benefits of allowing yourself to be in flow at work and when solving a problem.
• [6:56] Jeff explains how he trains people to feel how to be that toxic person in the office and then practice how to deal with them.
• [9:34] The process of learning how to address your inner self that allows you to deal with a toxic person and eventually change the dynamic of the organisation.
• [12:36] How to find your “zone of genius” by embracing your weird and curiosity.
• [16:25] How COVID times have enabled people to rediscover that they are their own expert.
• [17:33] The process of adopting a childlike mindset by being open to saying yes over and over again.
• [21:18] How your friends can help you work out what puts you into a state of “flow”.
• [25:34] How to prime your mind to look for positivity and opportunity with a play-oriented mindset.
• [29:36] Why your brain is designed to emphasise negative bias and how to catch those negative thoughts.
• [31:25] The techniques to identify your inner critic, name it, disassociate with it and then embrace your inner superhero.
• [35:02] The many ways you can embrace your play and figure how to play even in uncertain times.
• [37:12] Being willing to let your nonsense come through and embrace play.

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/66

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#065 - FidlLeaf co-founder, web developer, and musician Adam Alton explains how he single-handedly taught himself computer programming, built a career in web development, and decided to found an online personal wellbeing platform.

What you'll learn

• [0:47] Adam explains the concept behind online wellbeing and personal development platform FidLeaf and his role in it.
• [2:24] He narrates his background in music and how the necessity of building a website for his band led him to website creation.
• [7:54] He explains how he started to build websites and how he developed his knowledge through readily available resources.
• [13:52] The similarities between music composition and computer programming.
• [16:00] How Adam built up his own skills and experience before landing his first job as a web developer without specific qualifications.
• [21:55] Why there will be a demand for computer programming skills for many years yet.
• [28:00] Adam’s realisation that he had outgrown his position and wanted to found his own company.
• [30:36] Adam explains how he met his FidLeaf co-founder and worked to create a minimum viable product to take to the market.
• [33:28] Adam’s goal of growing the company and helping people rather than positioning it for a future sale.
• [34:45] How Adam and his co-founder regulate their relationship and how they’re now dealing with the critical stage at which FidlLeaf is now at.
• [36:13] The vision and goals of the FidlLeaf platform in its first year of existence.

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/65

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#064 - Startup Playground Podcast host and creator Elvis Metrins explains his interest in entrepreneurship and how he’s using the podcast platform to explore opportunities for himself and discover his direction.

What you'll learn

• [1:10] Why Elvis started podcasting, its power in telling people’s stories and his need to understand entrepreneurship.
• [4:03] He explains how a lack of passion and creativity in the hospitality industry led him to leave to find growth elsewhere.
• [6:01] Elvis’s personal journey of finding his path whilst helping entrepreneurs reach their goals.
• [8:39] The importance of leveraging relationships and creating human connections through virtual events with entrepreneurs and passionate career people.
• [15:17] Elvis’s expectation that his virtual events for entrepreneurs will grow his audience and expand his podcast reach.
• [17:08] Elvis considers the ways in which he might turn his podcast into a business. 
• [23:37] Elvis’s ambitions to host physical and virtual events.
• [26:47] Elvis mentions his growth strategy for the next year and how he would like to revive the power of radio.
• [31:06] Finding what you love and dedicating your life to doing it.

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/64

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#063 - Personal development coach and mindfulness teacher David Frank Gomes explains the benefits of having a coach to support you and help you find purpose in your life.

What you'll learn

• [1:28] David explains that people come to him as a coach out of a desire to become more present in their lives.
• [3:50] How David focuses on ensuring that his clients enjoy the process of getting to a happy place as they look to get away from the excesses or “lack” in their lives.
• [6:54] How people attract the coach they’re interested in and the different energies coaches bring to relate to whomever they are interested in coaching.
• [9:21] David describes how he has managed transition in his life before becoming a coach at the age of 47.
• [13:22] The meaning of “success” and how the “being and doing” pieces of life drive people towards coaching.
• [16:01] Why fundamentally there is no such thing as a “new” problem and the importance of asking the bigger questions.
• [19:14] How it’s helpful to have the right mindset before working with a coach.
• [21:18] How a coach can help you discover and practice your own simple mindfulness techniques that will work for you.
• [25:59] How to go about finding and choosing the right coach for you.
• [28:34] The cost of engaging a coach and how you can find one to suit your budget.

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/63

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#062 - Certified health coach Missy Bane explains how she helps people take control of their health whilst overcoming her own imposter syndrome.

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https://changeworklife.com/62

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#061 - Pastor, business owner, and speaker Jamie Crosier explains the power of leading yourself and how it can improve your current job.

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https://changeworklife.com/61

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#060 - Certified Executive Coach Stacy Mayer explains how to plan and accelerate your journey to senior leadership.

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https://changeworklife.com/60

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

Take me to the exercises!

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#059 - Opera singer and coach Katie Sullivan explains how to incorporate your creative passion into your lifestyle.

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https://changeworklife.com/59

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#058 - Homesteader, writer, and goat expert Deborah Niemann explains how she left a life in the city and mastered self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship living on a farm.

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https://changeworklife.com/58

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

Take me to the exercises!

Also, make sure to join the Change Work Life Facebook group and check out all the resources mentioned by our guests on the Change Work Life Resources page.

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