You Are Not Your Potential! “Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.” Marilyn Ferguson   You are not your potential. It’s great to visualise your future. It’s great to dream about all that you can become but do not become disillusioned. Because the reality is your … Continue reading 267: Leigh Martinuzzi | You Are Not Your Potential!

Sam Bennett is the author of Start Right Where You Are and Get It Done. She created The Organized Artist Company to help creative people get unstuck and achieve their goals. She is a writer, actor, teacher, and creativity/productivity specialist who has counselled thousands of artists and entrepreneurs on their way to success.

Sam talks about how small shifts in the right direction can yield big results in the realization of our creative dreams. “When you decide that, you want something and you move toward it physically, emotionally, or spiritually, then your movement opens up new pathways by which things can appear in your life.”

While we don't discuss all 66 doable changes that Sam offers in her book, Start Right Where You Are, we certainly discuss how taking small steps can put you on your true path and take you towards living the life you desire. Enjoy this chat and please leave your comments below.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi In this episode I bring back Rossco Paddison who is the founder of Gather Change. He discusses how we can use Crowdfunding to discover and further define our personal why. I will be working on a project of my own this year with … Continue reading 265: Rossco Paddison| Gather Change: How to Use Crowd Funding to Discover Your Why

Best-selling "Letting Go" author Guy Finley's encouraging and accessible message is one of the true bright lights in our world today. His ideas go straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues - relationships, success, addiction, stress, peace, happiness, freedom - and lead the way to a higher life. He has also written “The Secret of Letting Go,” “The Essential Laws of Fearless Living” and 35 other major works that have sold over a million copies in 18 languages worldwide.

Finley is Director of Life of Learning Foundation, the non-profit self-realization school founded in 1992. The mission of Life of Learning Foundation is to sow the seeds of higher self-knowledge into every corner of the world. Our purpose is to help individuals realize enhanced levels of self-reliance through self-illumination, in order that the lingering dark states of fear, hatred, injustice, and intolerance have no place left to hide. Our long-term intention is that the day dawns when hearts and minds everywhere are free of limitations inherent in negative emotions such as anger, depression, anxiety, and stress, having been replaced by kindness, compassion, and the love of higher wisdom.

You will just love the wisdom and inspiration shared in this episode. Guy takes us deep into connecting with our true self, letting go of dependency, becoming more present and walking a truer path in life. Let me know what you think below and enjoy!

This is a practical guide to those of you who are looking to transition into a new career. Perhaps you are not currently motivated within your occupation. You might feel that your skills and talents are being wasted. It might be that you just don't feel you are living the life you truly desire.

For whatever number of reasons, the facts indicate that many of us, up to and over 80 percent of us, are dissatisfied with our work. It may not mean you dislike your workplace but simple the projects or tasks that occupy your time no longer carry any great significance or meaning to you. It might be that you are looking for more creative expression in your work or even that next challenge.

On the other hand, you may find yourself deeply undertaking work that doesn't connect with who you are at the core. It is on this path that you will find yourself constantly in some state of suffering in life. When the majority of our life is spent doing something that gives us not great fulfilment and freedom, life becomes less purposeful. This ultimately affects our state of being. And if our state of being is not great life becomes a little, or in many cases, a lot less great.

Then this book "Pivot" by Jenny Blake is for you. Take a listen!

Inspiration to Do The Work “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” Pele In this Hidden Why Guy rant I wish to inspire you to keep doing the work. When you know your why, when you … Continue reading 262: Leigh Martinuzzi | Inspiration to Do The Work

If you are looking for a mentor with all the credentials, all the degrees and all the esteemed letters after their name then you’ve come to the wrong place, that is not Keith Callahan. However, he is a mentor who has been there and done that, someone who has learned on the streets, someone who came from nothing and built his own way to financial freedom. Often the best people to learn from.

In this interview Keith shares his full story of how we became financially free and it wasn’t pretty in the beginning. Growing up Keith like many had the dream to get rich – his ego wanted everything that went with that, nice cars, homes etc. At a young age he started making serious cash in real estate with his business partner, fixing and selling homes.

Then bankruptcy happened. Despite all the economic signs, things for Keith went south. He had to rebuild himself, a new person, physically, spiritually, emotionally and financially, and that came in a way that he least expected. I hope his story inspires you. Enjoy!

What is the ego? What is my ego? Why is it important to create awareness around this topic?

In this episode I aim to answer these questions. I share my thoughts on why we need to not be fearful nor consider our ego as the enemy but simply be more aware of it.

Brock Bowen is the Wizard Entrepreneur. He is a man who cares deeply about people, loves and admires those closest to him and is humbled and grateful for the opportunity to connect, empower and create magic and miracles for conscious entrepreneurs who are struggling with time, energy and money.

He is on a mission to help people design and live the lifestyle of their dreams so they can give their best to the people they love and make a positive contribution to the world. He loves mountain biking, nature walks, swimming, meditation, snuggles, travel, resorts and dancing around the house with his partner, Christie.

He states that “it wasn’t until I defined my purpose that my life began to change.”

Here are some of the questions that may resonate with you:

• Do you ever feel highly motivated, but at the same time like you're just spinning your wheels without moving forward?

• Do you feel like you’ve created a life that looks great on the outside, but feels empty on the inside?

• Are you so busy that you don’t have TIME for yourself, your loved ones and the hobbies, sports and things you enjoy?

• Do you want more fun, play and adventure in your life... as well as a profitable business?

If so, then tune into this episode as we help provide some answers that may just assist you to start living the life you love.

I am getting in early this year. Last year I released my top 10 books of 2015 with some delay. Review my 2015 top 10 podcast/blog here.

Reading is powerful and in a couple of weeks I am going to share with you a guide on “How to Create a Healthy Reading Habit.” Make sure you keep your eye out for that one by subscribing to the THY newsletter here.

Today I will keep away from the positives of reading and the WHY and remain on purpose. The goal today is to bring you 10 of my favourite books from the year just passed.

It is freaking hard to pick the top 10 considering I have read about 50 books this year. Not all have made it to be featured on The Hidden Why. In all honesty many I didn't finish entirely. The ones that I do feature I genuinely love and reflect on to inspire others to read.

Here goes. These are my top 10 for 2016, in no particular order, favourites books – the ones I absolutely loved.