"Labels put limits on people, it's about fixing your mindset..and realising that I will be anything that I need to be based on that present moment" - Martin Pemberton

When we attach what we are good at with "who we are" and this stops happening, it can seem like your world has crumbled to pieces. The ego loves labels, it doesn't show gratitude, it makes you think you are better (or less) than someone, it pushes you into spaces that you may not desire. But it is becoming more important to not only have self-awareness but awareness of self in our lives.

In this week's episode, Martin Pemberton, ex footballer shares relatable understandings of the role of ego in our lives. It can be our personal bodyguard and can protect us, but it's not front of house, and should not be in control. About Martin Pemberton

Martin Pemberton is an English football central defender who has played for many different professional clubs before moving to non-league side Farsley Celtic in spring 2005. It became a challenging period with personal battles with mental health issues after retiring from a career as a professional footballer and entering into a challenging role as Learning Mentor for disadvantaged children.

This started his self-recovery and self-love journey which led him to create the 1 to 11 structure to help with finding your personal blueprint of happiness, with references to football.

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Some topics discussed

• Knowing what you will become & keeping your faith in your passion
• Checking your ego: you are not above or below anyone
• The perception of yourself not solely being based on what your good at
• Managing your personal bodyguard - The Ego
• The importance of listening when hearing mental health issues
• Challenging our idea of what it is to be a man
• Understanding the different versions of me in different contexts
• The connection of self-love and the way you live life
• Creating YOUR blueprint of happiness
• Recognising your internal communication
• Impact of the ego on mental health
• Changing the individual to change the collective

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"Everybody doesnt have your best interest at heart, everybody sees you differently but you have to be secure in who you are and that you can always show up as your best self - so this doesnt break you or alter who you are" - Angel Livas

In today's episode, I'm joined by Angel Livas, Founder of The Woman Behind the Business, as we delve into what it means to recognise the power you have over your own life. There will be challenges, there will be disappointments, there will be things that we hoped went to our plan exactly, but we all know the business (and life) is not a straightforward road.

Join me as Angel shares her story of keeping her faith, finding happiness and knowing that you are and can always be more than what you originally thought. If you have the idea with the support and provisions around it, then why aren't you doing it?

About Angel Lives

Angel N. Livas is a best-selling author, visionary, CEO, and 2019 Communicator award recipient for her radio program, The Woman Behind The Business Talk Show.

In 2016, Angel organized a movement for women entrepreneurs to expand their companies into international territories by way of her non-profit, The Woman Behind The Business. Since its inception, women from across the globe annually convene in Nassau, Bahamas, where the first international chapter was formed.

As the CEO of DC Media Connection, Angel utilizes her keen sense of video production and content creation to attract her clients to their ideal consumers. Recently, Angel was named Woman to Watch 2020 for Business Excellence by the Creative Life Institute.

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• Women Behind Business Website

Some topics discussed

• Feeling the power of others while recognising the power of yourself
• Forgiving yourself on the journey of happiness
• Treating yourself is an indicator of how others can treat you
• Showing your authentic self to your kids
• Being intentional with your family
• Being able to listen with an open ear
• Keeping faith in the midst of change
• Recognising the power of yourself as the creator of your life
• You are more than your first business idea
• The importance of creating something that is just yours
• Watch who you are sharing your dreams with
• Sharing your story on your own terms
• Lessons in business: setting boundaries with your clients

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Join us for today's episode, with Ademola Adeyeba, Founder of Get Hench and 1000 Black Boys who honestly breaks down how we can take back control through addressing the more painful things head-on. If you are seeing repeat cycles and patterns in certain areas of your life, then there is work to do. If you are looking for tips that usually come from hindsight, join me as Ademola shares practical strategies we can implement in our day to day lives. "There will be pain, when You want to do something new. You want to take on your business will launch a business. You want to write the book, you want to be in that relationship. You want to progress in that career, wherever it is that you want, wherever it is for you, that you call your goal, your dream. You have to just be okay with it's going to be pain." Remember, YOU are the common denominator in all areas of YOUR life. See it, take control and find your awesome. About Ademola Ademola has 20 years experience of working within the competitive Corporate/B2B Conference and Events Industry. He has also gone on to train and develop leaders who now run their own businesses. He is the founder of Get Hench an inspiration brand and there are 4 parts to our business that allow us to make our vision of people living powerful, purposeful and happy lives a reality. He is also the founder of 1000 Black Boys, which is a Social Enterprise that is committed to empowering and inspiring young black men and boys to take positive action to impact themselves and their community.

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Book a free coaching call here Some topics we cover in this episode:

• Coming to the UK at 9 and not finding gold
• Being bullied in primary school
• Dealing with suicidal thoughts
• Shifting your perspective and looking at things differently
• The best cure for shyness
• Reconciling with yourself that there will be pain and how to navigate it
• Recognising the repeat cycles and patterns in your life
• Doing something yet being unfulfilled
• Why we all need to GET HENCH
• Purpose V Passion and what that means for you
• 1000 Black Boys project

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About Bie Bie Aweh is a sought-after brand strategist and talent developer focused on equity and inclusion strategy which fuels her work today at DoorDash as the Senior People Growth Manager for Women/Non-binary and underrepresented talent development. With nearly a decade of experience in coaching adult learners, designing and facilitating training, building sustainable partnerships between institutions and employers, fostering long-term professional relationships through meaningful networking opportunities, and driving social change by providing career pathways for underrepresented minorities. Previously she worked as Director of Learning & Development at uBiome, a biotechnology company with technology to sequence the human microbiome and prior to that she was a career developer at Dev Bootcamp where she built the employer partner program to work with more than 70 technology startups throughout the U.S and coached students to ensure they found meaningful employment in the innovation industry. She was also a founding team member of HBCU.vc and began her career in higher education, holding positions with UC Berkeley and Occidental College. Connect with Bie Aweh

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Some topics we cover in this episode:

• The importance of setting boundaries and bringing others along on your journey
• Defining what your value is and how you add value in how you show up
• Shooting your shot and how that lead to partnering with LinkedIn
• Natural Hair & Being Professional
• Practical advice on how to find a mentor
• Elevate Programme - co-founding a diversity and inclusion programme at DoorDash that actually works. The programme is focused on retaining and promoting high-potential women of colour into senior positions
• Why she struggles to celebrate accomplishments and how she is working on changing.
• The difference between aSafe Space and Brave Space
• Having a high quality to voice ratio
• Definition of Leadership

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Ive always had a desire to see what isnt being represented and to change that somehow. And often, what isnt being represented is me, whether thats being a woman, working-class, being British-Asian - Crystal Mahey-Morgan About Crystal Mahey-Morgan Crystal Mahey-Morgan is founder of OWN IT!, a publishing house and literacy, film and TV agency based in East London. OWN IT! is a storytelling lifestyle brand, publishing and producing powerful stories across books, music, art and film. They are also a literary, film and TV agency representing truly exciting talent. At the heart of everything they do is a desire to share, empower, celebrate and inspire. Whether through multi-media digital books, print books, music, art or film, OWN IT! releases and represents original and authentic stories such as Ifeomagwu Ify Adenuga debut book ENDLESS FORTUNE & Robyn Travis enthralling debut novel, Mama Cant Raise No Man.

Prior to founding OWN IT! she has a decade worth of experience working with various publishing brands such as Peters, Fraser and Dunlop Literary Agency and Penguin Random House. Connect Crystal Mahey-Morgan

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Some topics we cover in this episode:

• How she got involved with the underground British Hip-Hop scene at 16
• The Positive Power of Frustration
• Leadership is tied up in identity
• How the publishing industry stifled her authenticity and creativity
• Walking away without a safety net
• The concept of OWN IT! and democratising the arts industry
• The West Did Not Create The Written Word
• A lot of things we place a high value on now come from things we look down upon originally
• Deciding who to work with
• How OWN IT are being international to ensure creators are not exploited as well as changing the narrative around IP & Ownership
• What its like to work with your partner

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About Jamelia Jamelia Donaldson is the award-winning founder and CEO of @TreasureTress Europes largest and first monthly product discovery subscription service for women with kinky-curly hair and also the co-creator of The Teen Experience, a monthly workshop series that offers black and mixed-race teen girls personal development skills and more. She is the creator of the TT AWARDS an online event that showcases the best beauty products as well as the creator of the TreasureTress Trend Report which was birthed out of the need to make the Black British Consumer visible. Her work and her company are regularly featured in Forbes, Buzzfeed, Gal-Dem, Good Housekeeping and Pride Magazine just to name a few. She is the host of ShesObsessedThePodcast highlighting the experiences of successful and game-changing Black British Women. Connect with Jamelia

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Some topics we cover in this episode:

• Having a passion for hair from when she was 4 and being dissuaded by her parents from pursuing her passion.
• How a rejection turned into a redirection
• Internships and mentorships are so valuable
• Why it is important to always stay ready
• How the hunger to be creative which her role in finance did not allow her to do birthed Treasure Tress
• Why she had to quit her finance without telling her family and why you should never burn bridges
• The journey of growing TreasureTress in a market that did not exist in the UK
• One of the major keys to pitching
• Leadership, difficulty with growing a team and being intentional about your culture
• Investing in yourself and your personal development

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