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- S1, Ep 12. Feed the Resilience: Interview with Irma Jennings
Imagine, as a child, growing up on a staple diet of baked spaghetti.
This was Irma Jennings' childhood. However, something in her was fascinated with food and cooking.
In her early years, she would go into the woods behind her home and play chef making rock and dandelion soup.
After taking cooking classes for decades, a very successful career on Wall Street, and her own health crisis, Irma became a Health Coach who now teaches women that food is the most effective way to prevent many ailments, including bone loss.
If you would like to find out more about how to set up Accountability Groups in your membership that will help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, check out https://www.progresspod.io/ or connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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For further information
Irma Jennings
Websites: http://foodforhealthybones.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodForHealthyBones
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
35 min - S1, Ep 11. How to do it scared: Interview with Wendy Batten
Have you ever let your mind run wild imagining what your future could look like?
As a self-confessed dream chaser, Wendy Batten and her husband had a secret desire to live a different lifestyle. And when the opportunity arose they sold everything, left their city living, corporate lifestyle, and ran away from home.
Their new life still has its challenges, but it does bring them joy.
So, is it possible that you could also live a lifestyle that would bring you joy? Wendy would suggest that, yes, it is.
If you would like to find out more about how to set up Accountability Groups in your membership that will help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, check out https://www.progresspod.io/ or connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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For further information
Wendy Batten
Websites: https://WendyBatten.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WendyBattenbizcoach
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.progresspod.io/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
31 min - S1, Ep 10. You can start doing new things and change your life: Interview with Louise Summey
Did you ever have a childhood dream? Did you ever hope that someday, somehow that dream might come true?
Louise Summey did.
In 2007, at the age of 45, she closed her decorative painting business, and in the middle of the real estate crash, decided to face her fear and go to college.
It wasn’t easy but that decision put Louise back on the path to living out her childhood dream of making videos.
Louise is a video producer who helps business people learn how to use video to share their message and promote their products and services, even if they are fearful of the technology.
My hope is that Louise’s story encourages you to see that regardless of your circumstances or stage of life you can start doing new things, change your life and move forward towards making your dreams a reality.
If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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Lousie (Weezey) Summy
Websites
Video coaching: https://weezyinc.com/
Lifestyle: http://www.weezy.today/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WeezyInc
https://www.facebook.com/56Weezy
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
33 min - S1, Ep 9. If you want to make progress you have to stay in the process : Interview with Alison Morrow.
In this episode, I talk with ex-elementary school teacher Alison Morrow who now runs an online business that helps parents streamline their homeschooling. We start our chat talking about
- How deschooling helps parents start homeschooling faster and more effectively.
- How Alison started answering peoples questions about homeschooling and how this led her to building her business Good Schooling.
- The idea that we have to stay in the process if we want to make any sort of significant progress, and
- How being in a Progress Pod Accountability Group and using the Tiny Next Step method has helped her focus on getting more things done in her business.
- Alison also tells us how she uses a shared family calendar and how this helps get more done.
Using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action Oriented Mindset has the potential to make a massive difference in your life and in the lives of those you lead.
If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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Alison Morrow
Website: https://goodschooling.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodschooling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodschooling/
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
38 min - S1, Ep 8. How reflecting on the good decisions you made in the past can help you move through indecision now: Interview with Julie Cunningham.
Yes, you can avoid overthinking, hesitation and indecision. There is a way to make decisions so that you can keep moving forwards towards your goals. And it’s easier than you think.
In this episode, I talk with Julie Cunningham. Julie is a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. We talk about…
- How Julie had no idea what she wanted to do as a career and chose her vocation based on a news report.
- How her grandparents' health caused her to develop an interest in type 2 Diabetes.
- How Julie made the transition from the corporate world to running her own private practice and then to becoming a freelance health and nutrition writer.
- How Julie deals with indecision.
- Why Julie keeps what she calls a ‘Fuzzy File’.
- As we chat you’ll also hear the moment when Julie has an insight about her future.
If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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Jullie Cunningham
Website: https://www.juliecunninghamrd.com/
Julie's latest book: 30 Days to Tame Type 2 Diabetes: A step-by-step guide to use diet and exercise to manage blood sugars.
https://www.amazon.com/Julie--Cunningham/e/B09LTGZ45J
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
32 min - S1, Ep7. How meeting regularly with other entrepreneurs can help you to make more progress: Interview with Magda Therrien
In this episode, I talk with Magda Therrien, knitting extraordinaire and founder of MagdaMakes.com
- Magda started knitting as a kid using a couple of sticks and some yarn. Her love of knitting has grown over the years and she now has a course and membership that encourages others to develop a passion for knitting.
- Magda has participated in a number of Progress Pods in a couple of different courses and memberships, and we chat about the encouragement to keep making progress that she has received from connecting regularly with other entrepreneurs.
- You’ll also hear about how Magda is using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action-Oriented Mindset that also helps her to overcome the overwhelm, not just in her business but in other areas of her life.
Using the Next Tiny Step Method to develop an Action Oriented Mindset has the potential to make a massive difference in your life and in the lives of those you lead.
If you would like to find out more about our Progress Pod Accountability Group System and the Next Tiny Step Method, and how you can help your people make more progress and increase your membership retention, connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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Magda Therrien
Website: https://magdamakes.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/magda.therrien
Facebook Group for knitters: https://www.facebook.com/MagdaMakes
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Others mentioned in this episode:
Groups for Entrepreneurs with Sandra De Freitas: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroupsForEntrepreneursWithSandra/
Website: https://engagedgroups.com/
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Richard Ralston
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
23 min - S1, Ep6. You must stay in the process if you want to make progress: Journey review No.1
This is the first of what I’m calling the ‘Journey Review’ episodes. Every month or so I intend to record a solo episode where I chat to you about the things I’m learning, how I’m applying these learnings in my business and in my life, and the results these things are producing.
I talk about
- Why I decided to publish a podcast and why it took me so long to get started.
- Some of my successes along the way.
- The challenges and how I’m overcoming them
- A sneak peek at some things I’m working on.
This episode is a milestone. A couple of weeks ago I wasn’t sure I would ever produce an episode like this, so I’m super curious to hear about what you think of it.
As I was editing this episode I realised that the overarching idea that kept coming up was: You must stay in the process if you want to make progress. I hope this episode encouraged you to start in the process.
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Richard Ralston:
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
30 min - S1, Ep5. You’ll make more progress if you just keep going: Interview with Ashley Bruce
Imagine you were the type of person who comes up with a hundred and one new ideas every day. Which ones would you pursue? How would you figure out what to work on and what to let go so that you stay focused and continue to move forward?
In this episode, I talk with Ashley Bruce, founder of Your Creative Avenue and the Crave Art Club about
- What she learned about making progress as a young gymnast
- About how to avoid perfectionism from teaching art to kids
- How she follows her heart while also keeping herself on track to achieve her goals even when she sees so many creative opportunities that she’d love to explore.
- How her Progress Pod helps her stay focused and eliminate the stuff that is not working for her.
If you’re a creative and find it a challenge to stay on track and avoid chasing the one hundred and one ideas that pop into your head everyday, keep listening. Ashley's story provides us with some hope that it is actually possible.
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Ashley Bruce
Website: https://www.craveartclub.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yourcreativeavenue
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourcreativeavenue/
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Richard Ralston:
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
32 min - S1, Ep4. It’s the commitment that moves us forward: Interview with Yvonne Shepherd
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the business you’ve worked so hard to build disappear overnight? If that happened to you, what would you do?
In this episode, Yvonne Shepherd and I chat about
In this episode, I talk with Yvonne Shepard, Founder of Women's Fitness Adventures about
- How she stumbled across her business idea while on a 100km walk, and then went on to grow her business by 500% in three years running adventures all over the world, and then lost %80 of her revenue overnight in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
- We talk about how she’s now rebuilding her business and how the support, encouragement and accountability she gets from her Progress Pod is helping her stay focused on moving forward and getting things done.
Even if our business falls apart due to circumstances beyond our control, Yvonne's story reminds us that there is still hope, that we can rebuild, and that having a group of people around us who are there to support and encourage us makes all the difference.
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Yvonne Shepherd:
Website: https://womensfitnessadventures.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womensfitnessadventures
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womensfitnessadventures/
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Richard Ralston:
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
32 min - S1, Ep3. Discover your passion while on the path: Interview with Myra Hall
It's always great to be reminded that life is a journey. To make progress we simply have to keep moving forward. This often means simply taking the next opportunity that presents itself.
In this episode, Myra Hall and I chat about
- How during her 19 years in the Real Estate industry she took her team to one of the top 20 in the State, and in the process discovered her passion for developing people.
- Her realization that you're going to work towards somebody's dream so you might as well have it be yours.
- The importance of discovering and knowing your ‘Why’, her new 'Midlife Movement' beta course, and the value of being part of a group of people who understand you and who are there to support you on your journey, especially when you struggle.
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Myra Hall:
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourMidlifeMentor
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Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://richardralston.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richardralston/
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About Focus on Progress
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Focus on Progress, the podcast for you the online membership owner who wants to see more progress in your business, in your life and in the lives of those you lead.