Sat atop a Welsh mountain in 2007 in a moment of depression and despair, Chris Joseph had the first in a series of instances of clarity that would eventually lead him to coaching. On the brink of a meltdown, he knew his Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics was no longer serving him.

Buddhism, yoga and mediation became the elixir for him and soon he found he couldn't sleep with excitement at the discoveries he was making. His life changed when he trained to become a mindfulness teacher with Breathworks, and Chris went on to complete his Ph.D. and launch his first coaching practice. But it wasn't a success and in the end he gave it up.

His extraordinary journey includes a multitude of highs and lows, from making £10,000 a month in passive income to losing it all to a fraudulent trader. Now he’s back coaching and headed for a seven-figure year with his highly successful practice.

In this episode, we talk about:

Where his practice went wrong the first time round.

Why the inner work is so important - understanding that you can only take people as far as you can go yourself.

Why a true insight always comes packaged with an action - an ‘outsight’ or an ‘outer action’.

How to invite an individual to coaching - how to make it feel like a gift to the individual and not a request for yourself.

Alongside the practical we get into some big topics: death, impermanence, the importance of play and the effects of all these on our lives. And it is a total pleasure to be in a space with Chris' beautiful open-heartedness.

For more information about Chris, visit www.christopherjoseph.co.uk, find him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drchrisjoseph/ or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisjoseph.uk/

For information about Robbie’s wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.

Music by My Good Man William listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQg

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Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):

~8: Rich Waterman: https://www.richwaterman.com/ 

~10: The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.happinesshypothesis.com/

~12: Michael Neill: https://www.michaelneill.org/

~12: Dick Bettinger: http://3principlesmentoring.com/index.html 

~12: Sydney Banks: https://sydbanks.com/

~14: Breathworks: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/

~20: Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/ 

~25: Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/

~26: The Coaching Academy: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com

~26: Richard Bandler: https://richardbandler.com

~26: John LaValle: https://www.nlplifetraining.com/trainers/john-lavalle

~26: The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prosperous-Coach-Increase-Income-Clients/dp/1600250300 

~26: Breathworks: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/

~27: Simon Coulson: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prosperous-Coach-Increase-Income-Clients/dp/1600250300

~27: Peter Thompson: https://peterthomson.com/ 

~27: Michael Neill: https://www.michaelneill.org/ 

~27: Project Kairos with Rich Litvin: https://richlitvin.com/kairos/

~30: Steve Hardison video: https://youtu.be/0Tine-9dz-Y

~32: Rich Waterman: https://www.richwaterman.com/ 

~33: Three Principles: https://threeprinciplesfoundation.org/ 

~33: Eckhart Tolle: https://eckharttolle.com/ 

~33: Bryon Katie: https://thework.com/ 

~33: The Coaching Academy: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com

~33: Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/ 

~37: Crazy Good by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250343/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JMAKFbP0PYJ7E 

~43: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Shawn Coyne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1936891026/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_xlBKFbG7XW11B

~50: Loom: https://www.loom.com

~1.11: Cardiff University: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk 

~1.29: Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250408/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_EFCKFbY9VGH7M

~1.29: Time Warrior by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250378/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_kICKFbB90WCJN

~1.29: The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1608681890/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_8RCKFbEEPT36Y

~1.31: The Meaning Revolution by Fred Kofman : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1524760730/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BsSKFbKHQ773N

~1.45: Chris’s contact details: email address: [email protected], LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchrisjoseph/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisjoseph.uk/

~1.50: Steve Hardison: https://theultimatecoach.com/