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Todays guest is a lady who believes that there is nothing better in life than a good laugh. And although many of us do this, when a close relative falls over, or some other unexpected rib tickler occurs not many of us ever think of bringing this merriment into our business lives. You don't go to work to enjoy yourself, appears to be the mantra that so many people live their lives by after all. But when you consider the health benefits that chuckling can bring to you, such as a huge boost to the immune System by releasing endorphins, protecting the heart by improving the function of blood vessels, and helping to bring about better sleep then its simply not something to laugh about. We should all be doing it more, and certainly making sure we do it whilst at work too. And so our guest over the last fifteen years has taken this approach into the corporate world where, she coaches individuals and teams to reconnect, communicate, and be more productive...through humor, laughter, and improvisation. She wants us to find the childlike side of our characters and bring it once more to the fore. Be the person we were before life became serious and paying the bills became our number one focus. And with the honour of being crowned the American Laughing Champion of 2013, where she fought her way to the top prize by demonstrating such high class cackling as best maniacal laugh, best multiplex laugh and the best laughing fit, there is no doubt she has the credentials to educate, and inspire whilst entertaining too. So when did she find that there was a need to bring this kind of thinking into the corporate arena? And what the hell is the best multiplex laugh? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots, the one and only Julie Ostrow .

Todays guest is a lady who likes nothing better than helping us all on our way to a better life than we presently have. As she says “I was a freelance writer, for a small Sydney magazine, before I realised a dream to help others create the lifestyle that they truly deserved. I use the word ‘deserved’ with intention. It was one of my first, big spiritual realisations: We are not all living our highest potential, we deserve so much more than we’ve been taught to expect.” That’s a fascinating insight not just to this ladies outlook, but also life itself. Why are we taught from such a small age to be realistic, be practical and leave the dreaming to, well the dreamers. Shouldn’t we be encouraging people to go for the mad stuff, the big stuff, the stuff that real dreams are made off? Challenging them to grow to the highest potential possible? Well since 2006 our guests life has been one intertwined with the all of this and more, and with such personal values such as laugh regularly, think differently, be persistent, be abundant (and give generously) and live what you love, she has clients flocking to her business looking for a similar mind-set to propel them to success. So where did her positive outlook really kick in and allow her to speed forward to success? And does she find it easier to change peoples mind-sets than most people might consider possible, bear in mind a whole life’s programming? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots, with the one and only Monique Williams.

Todays guest is a lady who from her base in South London, is bringing lightness and a purpose to clients, friends and colleagues everywhere. She is a positive person, who thrives on the simple things in life, and likes nothing more than getting her running shoes on and pounding the streets of London and beyond, whilst inspiring ladies to do the same too. She is a coach, mentor, runner, blogger and best of all...no I shouldn't say this but an avid listener of Join Up Dots with David Ralph. Now if this sounds like a lady who has had everything go swimmingly in her life then think again, as 14 years ago, her mum killed herself, and in our guests own words..... "To say my world shattered into a million tiny pieces would be an understatement. After her death, I shut down - deciding to stay small - I couldn’t bear the thought of living the life I wanted to live, for fear of my world blowing apart again. And so I lived like this for many years, working in unfulfilling corporate jobs and feeling like I wanted to crawl under my desk every day and cry. It was through a mixture of years of therapy and coaching that I began to emerge from my sleepwalking-through-life lumber and start to recognise that life had so much to offer, so much possibility and joy, and it was down to ME to find it inside myself to live the life I wanted." And that is the key message to the shows we deliver It is down to me, you, and all of us to encourage each other to find the lives we want, and get the dream that we deserve. But more than anything it is down to wanting something so bad that we wont stop until we get it. So does she look back at her life as one of two halves now? And where does shed the ability to tackle clients issues head-on, when she has dealt with so much herself in her life? Well let's find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Liz Goodchild

Are you someone that likes a laugh in life but sometimes feels that there is a time and a place for it? You will suppress it and keep the stoney face that your bosses or environment seem to want as the normal way of being. Well todays guest is an expert in Gelotology the study of laughter and its effects on the body, and travels the world presenting in a humorous but informative manner that audiences have been raving about for years. He teaches us to find the funny in situations even if those situations aren't outwardly the humorous types that we should be laughing at. And I guess that will make the world a lot nicer to live in I imagine. Starting his career way back in 1963 designing shows for tv characters such as Captain Kangaroo, he seems a man that from the start has managed to mix work and play, enjoying himself in most situations that he found himself in. And now with over 20 books written on the subject of laughter such as "The Healing Power of Humor, The Courage to Laugh, and Change Your Life!" does he still feel that their is a lot to be done to get his message out there? And does he feel that the world is losing the ability to laugh quite in the same way as we would have done in years gone by? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with Mr Laughter himself, Mr Allen Klein.

Todays guest is a man who is driven to spread the premise of accountability across the world. He believes that we are all looking around for someone else to take control, or someone else to show us the way to the life that we want. Its actually ourselves that are setting our own schedules, and finding the excuses why we don't do something. Its us who look around for someone to blame when things go wrong. Its us that tell us how tired we are, or need a night off. No one else. And in his pursuit to get this message out to the widest audience he has authored 10 books, is the creator of The Accountability Academy®, and has been a contributing author to countless publications throughout his career. But what makes his message so powerful is that the principles that he preaches are as valid to an individual as a huge organisation. He can help turn round failing businesses, poor performing teams, or simply find the spark to make us all start saying "No Excuses" anymore. So where did he start getting going in his career, or did he always have the belief that it was excuses that hold us back? And does he believe that the path he is treading is aligned to his authentic self, or has he become successful by finding something that he is great at, even if it wasn't part of the master plan? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Sam Silverstein.

Most of the time on Join Up Dots I write the intros to the show, by researching many different resources to get a flavour of what the guest is all about. And then every once in a while a guest comes along who basically writes their own intro, and this is what happened today I checked her "about page" and saw the following, and thought wow how can I top that.....so in her own words "In the past twelve years I have had to deal with more than a healthy helping of “are you kidding me?” moments. In 2002, I hit rock bottom. It was so bad I lovingly refer to it as a year of “shock and awfulness.” That year my father died, my mother was in the hospital, semi-comatose from grief, and my husband of 22 years lost every penny of our money BEFORE running off to Arizona with his girlfriend, who just happened to be a former stripper. That was just the beginning. I spent the next decade struggling with loss and challenges on every front, from finances and family to health and career. While there were many bounces up and down over the years, I have finally bounced back and it was well worth the effort. I’m now happily remarried, employed and have published my second book. I even have children on three continents and a granddaughter far too far away!!" Now that is a movie in the making if I ever saw one. So what is it about todays guest that has managed to find the strength and desire to pull herself back in such a spectacular way? And why is her book called "My Pineapples Went To Houston"?? I can't wait for the reason behind that. So let's not wait any longer, and start joining up dots with the one and only Lee Gaitan

Todays show is going to be different from the majority of the Join Up Dots shows that have been delivered to the world so far. But in many ways it has the same traits too. Strength, courage, openness, persistence, creativity and love are in abundance on this show. Todays guest has experienced something that so many people have endured in their desire to start their own families....miscarriage. Along with his wife, Kristine and his three children Elise, Charis and Clare, he made the bold decision to instead of pretending it never happened, and to speak about it in hushed tones, he would embrace the fact. He would keep the children that he had lost alive within the fabric of his family. He wrote the amazingly powerful book "Letters To My Unborn Children" where he not only writes letters to the children he lost, but explains from the heart how he felt from hearing the words "You are going to be a dad" to walking away from another terrible heartache. Three times he has dealt with something so personal and heart-breaking that you wouldn't wish it on anyone, anywhere This is a moving book, that shows that fathers are as much a part of the process of grieving and healing, and need the same support as mothers, but for some reason do not get the same aftercare. So how did he manage to write something, that even in the first few chapters that I read I struggled to go on with feeling the upset and distress that he has been through? And was the book well received by everyone, or does the world need to hide away from these things? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start Joining Up Dots with the one and only Shawn Collins.

Todays guest entrepreneur is quite remarkable, and its not just me that says that, but also thousands of people who he has presented to over the last few years. He is a professional speaker, and record breaking businessman, author and someone who focuses in on Business mastery and also has the "come on guys you can do the impossible you just have to start taking action" vibe nailed down too. He can help us all get the champion mind-set and build the strength and courage to tackle the "impossible" head on. We can build lives that give us the freedom to experience what we could only dream about. But his life didn't start in such a positive way, as at fourteen years old he was hit head-on by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle. The neurosurgeon said, “If he survives the night, he will be a vegetable for the rest of his life.” And certainly the diagnosis looked accurate, as he was in a coma for four days, in casts and rehabilitation for a year, and suffered problematic effects lasting many years. After the accident, life was a cycle of ups-and-downs until he learned the tools and strategies he teaches today. He started his professional career as a carpenter and exceled with woodcraft, and then created his first business at age 24, when he entered into the residential contracting and real estate investment business. But it wasn't until after a divorce whilst still a young man, did his life really start to find traction and he began to fire sparks across the world. In 2011, he decided he wanted to do something amazing. He wanted to make a difference. He wanted to leave his mark. He wanted success. So from a casual runner, in just nine months he went to running 2,621 miles across America joining the ranks of the most elite ultra-runners in the world. For 100 consecutive days, he ran a marathon distance, and then gave an inspirational keynote speech to at-risk groups and donated 10,000 of his books "Dream Big Act Big" to the audiences he met. He ran into New York city waving a huge American flag, surrounded by hundreds of runners, and entered the record books. And since then he has continued to provide inspiration to everyone that he meets, undertaking many challenges that so many people would look at as daunting and undoable. So what is it about the world today that sees the challenge too big to even start taking action on? And was there a moment when he realised that he had the mental strength to tackle anything? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only freedom fighting, america running Croix Sather.

Todays guest has been on a path for over 45 years, which so many people across the world will be able to resonate with. She was a binge eater. Finding huge comfort and them ultimate distress in her relationship with food. For 45 years, she went through the yo-yo dieting/binge cycle time after time. Her weight would balloon 40 or 50 pounds, and then she would diet to try recapture her body, depriving herself of all the foods she enjoyed. She was trapped and didn't know how to escape from the lifestyle that was anything but a happy one. She suffered the shame, guilt and embarrassment of feeling out of control that every binge eater feels, wondering what was wrong with her and what others must think of her as they watched her gain the weight back over and over. But now as the creator of the "magic zone" system where she teaches people how to eat what they want in moderation, never feeling deprived and never feeling compelled to binge, she hasn't binged once. And with her online platform Peaceful Eater and her best selling book Stop Binge Eating and Start Living Again she seems to have found her place in life. So was she always a lady that even a child had a relationship with food that wasn't conducive to peace of mind and healthy living? And does she find that people struggle more and more with eating disorders as the media increase their focus on beauty and gorgeous celebrities? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Julie Latz.

Todays guest is a lady who can call herself a true lady of the globe. Coming originally from Denmark, she grew up in the Scandinavian countryside clambering around the hills and fjords happily, until moving to Paris for three years to live in the capital of romance and culture. But now she calls the UK home and has been living in London since 1996. Yep, we have adopted her as one our own. And she has appeared to flourish whilst living in London, as her career went from strength to strength, as she worked hard on a career in Human Resources for companies such as Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Shell. But it is ok to have a career that is on the ascendency , well actually it's a great thing, but when you have a career that is going well, but you want to do your own thing, then it can feel quite differently. And our guest knew that her path was going to change She had always wanted to start her own career change consultancy, so in 2005 did just that, and quit her well paid job to go it alone. She walked away from the consistent monthly salary, and started flexing her hustle muscle on a daily basis. And now as she says on her business site "I have a knack for quickly connecting with people and drawing them out thereby helping them understand how they can translate their unique personality, skills and interests into a career or business on their terms. Combining my experience of career coaching over 500 clients, 8 years+ of owning my own business and a background in HR, I can offer you the practical know-how, motivation and confidence to actually make your career change or business idea happen!" So lets find out how this Scandinavian lady came to leave the glorious Danish countryside, to live in the English Capital? And does she see a need for more and more assistance to be offered to wannabe entrepreneurs nowadays, than compared to when she started back in 2005? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Rikke Hansen.