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Todays guest entrepreneur joining us on the Join Up Dots is someone who I'll be honest I didn't realise his backstory when I first knew that he was going to be a guest on the show. I had seen his name as someone who believes that he can instil the motivation into any of us to radically change all of our lives, so I had an impression of him simply being another life coach. But how about when I tell you that although he is rocking and rolling and doing great work in the world of changing mind-set, and increasing positivity in his client lives, he is also an American screenwriter, screenplay consultant, script doctor, author and amazingly, at least it was to me, as stuntman too. And it seems that the last role was one of his "Big Dots" that truly was the starting point to him becoming who he is today, as after a life-changing "brush with death" while making a movie, he left the stunt business and considered becoming a monk, then a minister, until instead he hid himself away in his apartment without TV or news and meditated for several years. He emerged to become a licensed integrative therapist, best-selling author, and he actually adopted a monk, no not a monkey but an actual monk which is of course another story. So what was his passion when he was a small child, and was it ore closely linked to who he is now, or that of who he was? And where does he see this movement of people looking for self-belief going, as it seems bigger than it has ever been? Well Lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only motivation expert Mr Derek Rydall.

Todays guest has kindly given up their time to come on and inspire the world with their story and passions for tackling the big things in life. And his life has seemed a constant state of having the best and worst that life can throw at you, but wanting to have even more come his way on top of that too. He grew up in Queens New York, which had been made famous in so many Hollywood's films that focus in on the criminal activities of the infamous Mafia Don, John Gotti. His life was surrounded by scenes from the movie Goodfellas, and so it wasn't a surprise that his mother felt that it would be a good time to move him and his sister upstate, away from such influences. Which was not the best of time as our young budding entrepreneur was just starting to earn some money by selling fireworks. Even as a young lad it was clear he was always going to be someone that would get out and flex the hustle muscle, as he was so inspired by his father entrepreneurial ventures, that he quickly grew his money making mind-set to go out and get his own cash. However on the other side he was also being influenced heavily by mothers drive for a world of healthily living, healthy eating and building up the muscles and fitness to undertake extreme endurance and create the ultimate healthy lifestyle. And those two parental influences really seemed to set the foundation to what our guest has since gone onto achieve. Now he has founded the incredible movement known as the Spartan Race, where across the world over a million people have signed up and tackled the hardest of activities such as an eight mile sprint and the hardest of obstacle races. So as with all guests on Join Up Dots does he look back and think that the path was always going to get him here, even when undertaking detours onto Wall Street and the Bed and Breakfast business? And can he understand the appeal that make so many people want to test themselves to such extreme levels, whilst the rest of the world are happy giving the excuses of why they haven't got the time for anything? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Joe De Sena.

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a man with a fascinating and somewhat intriguing branding of "The Suited Monk" Now if you are thinking "I can't remember the last time I saw a monk in a suit?" then let me explain more. How many times have you realised that you are living a life that is expected of you. The kind of life that was always on the cards due to your surroundings, parents, friends and a myriad of other outside influences. Well our guest today was considered to be successful in the corporate world at a young age by colleagues, friends and family. However, his personal life was anything but successful. He was deeply unhappy in his job, he was struggling to find a sense of purpose and meaning, and wanted more than anything to find happiness in his work and life environment. Modern society exerts a constant, subtle pressure to conform to the expectations of others, and to seek a version of success that is acceptable to the people around us but that does not necessarily meet our own most heartfelt needs and desires. Even if we manage to reach certain goals, the happiness they bring us rarely lasts long. Because they aren't truly what we want. How depressing is that...but so real to all of us too. So he did something about getting rid of this feeling, and got off the path that he was on and now spends most of his time speaking and teaching on the subject of authenticity in life. Finding the suited monk in all of us, where we can join our intuition, happiness, love, purpose, and life force (which is your inner Monk) with the external world of success and achievement (represented by the Suit you wear). Once you do that he believes that you will be able to close the gap and tap into the vast abundance that exists within you, both in your professional life and personal relationships. Wow, that sounds good doesn't it. So, how did he come up with the Monk aspect of this concept? And what did his family say when she said "Guys, I need to go out and do my own thing!" Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Raf Adams.

Todays guest quite simply needs no introduction, but hey what kind of host would I be if I didn't build him up for the big entrance? So its Jack Canfield. Well lets start with saying its rare that you will see a bookshelf or a library that doesn't have one of his publications sitting amongst their ranks. He is the author of the astonishingly successful series of books, that are the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series, that has been sold the world over, and counts sales as somewhere beyond 123 million copies worldwide. And the fact that Oprah can hardly state three words without speaking about her love for this book, then you know he has created something special. But his life hasn't always been one of success, and with three marriages under his belt and a less than spectacular start to his professional life, he knows both sides of what makes a fully realised life. He has worked for a living as a psychotherapist, an educational consultant, and a trainer to name a few, but it was when he met Mr Mark Victor Hansen co-author of the Chicken Soup Series that things started to move in the direction that he visualised for himself. And through those life experiences, or up and downs, successes and failures, he learnt the Success Principles, that he found were the key to create the life that you want. And now ten years later from it first being released, he is re-publishing it, with greater insights as to what can make an amazing life, he is a man on a vision. So does he see the up and downs are actually the key points to what gives a life success, are they the foundations to maintain the momentum gained? And does he get told by every waiter in the world "Ah Mr Canfield, I expect you want to have the Chicken Soup tonight, ho ho ho!" Well let's find out as its with delight, that we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Mr Jack Canfield.

Todays guest'solopreneur joining us on the join up dots top rated podcast, is a lady who like many of us had a path to where she is today, which was full of the kind of dots that you can't see at the time, but become crystal clear much later on in life. She is the Creative designer at the design company Milanistudios in Houston Texas, where she spends her days helping small business with the kind of creative ventures that we all struggle with Video Services, Website Development and Multimedia Design. But this isn't a story about an entrepreneurial leap of faith, but a story of waking up one day to take on a normal day, that would turn out to be extraordinary. Back in 2010 her life was literally thrown into the air, when a freak accident happened to her, which of course happens to thousands of people everyday, but we never really feel that it will happen to us. One day she was crossing the street, and a car came from nowhere and hit her, and that one incident changed her life and helped her re-discover her lifes purpose after losing track of it in her early 20's. And now as sha says " I have picked up 100% and full steam ahead for the rest of my life. I created an initiative called Vivadivine. It’s geared toward conscious living, defining a purpose driven life and much more. I am also pursuing my goal to become a life coach." But this goes much deeper than this, as the phrase VivaDivine had been one that she had been living with for over 26 years, and started in the most opposite of directions that you can imagine. Yes, a close friend Granger Sanders coined the words, and now not a day will go by when she doesn't think "Man, those dots in my life so joined up" So how did it come about that this alter ego was born, and stayed with her for so many years? And would she look back on that dreadful day when her body took a pounding from the car and think "Thank god for that" or "God, I wish that had never happened? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Debbie Mack.

It's with great delight that I welcome on todays show a lady who is the a author of a very cool book called, What Would a Wise Woman Do: Questions to Ask Along the Way. But don't think for a moment that this is a show that will only apply to the ladies of the world, as this is all about living an amazing life, and working out the right questions to make this happen. You see that is the subtle difference. Most people go looking for the answers, but skip the most important part....the questions. From the wisdom she learned at her mother’s side to the insight she gained baking pies with her Grandmother, our guest has developed an innate ability to ask the questions that propel business leaders and entrepreneurs to incredible achievements. And this is where it gets really good. It's not about working from a higher level of consciousness. Or having the inside track that has cost thousands of dollars to get. Instead our guest works from a simple philosophy – “Treat people better than they expect to be treated”, and it is from this belief that she was able to carve her niche and stand out in the highly competitive IT field, building Guardian Angel Computer Services from a sole employee business into a leading provider of Managed Technical Services. And we can all do that can't we? Teat people well, help people get everything they want in life, enjoy ourselves doing it and see the amazing life start forming around us! But of course the million dollars question is why do people have a hard time buying into such a simple premise that leads towards success? And of course having a wise woman on the show, what are the key questions that we should be asking ourselves on a daily basis to help us along the way? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Laura Steward.

Todays guest started his first business when he was 15, and found himself like so many people broke, stressed and discouraged by the age of 22. He had tried to be successful and he it didn't work, so he gave up and decided that a life of success wasn't for him. Well, let me tell you that the truth was far from that statement. In fact by the age of 23, just one year later he had turned that feeling of failure into the first shoots of success as he made his first 6 figure income. 3 1/2 years later his earnings were over 1 million, he had found the formula that worked for him, and so took the same formula and applied it in another industry. Despite the challenge of lacking training or experience, he became the fastest manager to reach $1 million in annual sales in his company's 60 + year history, but left his 6 figure income because he felt his magnitude of mission growing. He has since trained close to 5,000 entrepreneurs and sales professionals and is now labelled the leading authority for Entrepreneurs, and stars in his own tv show called "The Entrepreneur Grind" on the Whatever it takes network. He has founded The Game Changers Academy, runs one of the top podcast on iTunes titled, "The Young Entrepreneur Lifestyle,” and is the author of the 27-Time International Best Seller “6 Months to 6 Figures.” He strongly believes the more people you help to succeed, the more successful you become. So what was it about the entrepreneurial lifestyle that so appealed to him at such an early age? And does he see those first seven years as the catalyst to his future success or just a series of mistakes not to repeat? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show and start joining up dots with the one and only Mr Peter Voogd.

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a lovely lady, who was introduced to me by another lovely lady Joan Sotkin who appeared on episode 242. She said to me "David you have to get my friend on the show, she has hustle, passion, and enthusiasm coming out of every pore" And so that is what I have done, and she has a brilliant backstory that makes her perfect for a show like this, as in her own words she starts with "Guess I’d say that I am the quintessential “Accidental Entrepreneur.” I didn’t come to the party via business school or any well-crafted plan. Nope. I listened to Guidance and jumped in the middle of the deep end! My first career came about with a Master’s Degree and 25 years of counseling experience. That actually gave me a fabulous foundation to understand the inner working of the mind, motivation, behavior, and those crazy unconscious parts that hold us back. But it did NOTHING to prepare me to run a business or make a bunch of money! Not at all. That has come through grit and grace! Being committed to do whatever it takes to learn and grow. Finding mentors who will shine lights on the places I can’t see. Being in focused action, and a fierce and firm decision to follow this path and never, ever give up on my dream." And that my faithful listeners is a blueprint to success, and one that will be worth you grabbing a pen and paper and jotting down the nuggets of gold I just know we will deliver on this show. So how did she find the courage to jump in at the deep end, when so many people are scared of even dipping the toes into the water? And looking back on it, are there things that she would have differently that can make our transition from unhappy employees to life loving folk? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Therese Skelly.

Todays guest on Join Up Dots could have been taken straight from that classic movie "Dead Poets Society" as her mantra in life and her company name is "Seize This Day" "Carpe Diem" is the way forward if you want to have a kick ass life, both personally and professionally. And our guest has demonstrated that everyday as after a successful 20 years in sales and business development she took the experience that she has gained and took the leap of faith. In early 2006, she launched her coaching practice where she helps individuals and small business to see the opportunities all around them, and bound over the obstacles that they may see as game stoppers. She provides common sense approach to the sales process, and ultimately builds confidence into everyone that she meets She is a public speaker, coach, radio host, author and go getter, and seems to me loves her life, and the value she is providing to the world. So what was the point in her life when she knew that she had enough experience to leave the comfort of a steady salary, and go it alone. And does she see more and more of the employees of the world getting itchy feet to go out and do there own thing, or is it still a case that people will cling to employment no matter how unhappy it is making them. Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only, Diane Helbig.

Todays guest is a man who I knew that I had to have him on Join Up Dots, when I see the quote "Life isn't searching for perfection — Life IS perfection in itself!" attributed to himself. Its a really interesting point to make. Is it about making life as a good as it can be, or is the action taking, faith, belief, whatever you call it that you use to get to that point, that is the real gift that we should savour? Starting his working career in corporate land, he carved out a successful path for himself in Sales and Marketing and IT co-founding several companies that went onto be worth millions. Life was good. He was at the top of his game and literally had everything he could want. But what happens when that success loses itse shine? What happens when the life that you have worked so hard to create starts to look like you have created the wrong one? Well our guest discovered that in order to live a fulfilled life he needed to pursue his soul’s purpose. By taking charge of his destiny and following his dreams he finally found peace and felt complete. And today he inspires individuals to live their essence and assists them in re-calibrating their lives, which he does though many different mediums. So what was the moment when he knew that it was time to change direction, and how did he go about it? And was he surrounded by people saying "Man, what are you doing? You already have it all?" Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Mr Allen Vaysberg