LIFT with Richard Newman. Achieve your goals by lifting others.

Jesse Johnson is a sales and success coach specialising in helping spiritual entrepreneurs. She went from teaching maths in NYC public schools to founding her multi-million dollar personal development company and ultimately helping hundreds of clients reach their potential for major profit, impact, and freedom. 

Revolutionising the way we understand and do sales, Jesse teaches sales mastery, not only as the one skill needed for complete financial freedom, but as service, as a means to help every single person you speak with, and as a spiritual practice that will deliver you from codependence, self-doubt and limiting beliefs.

In this latest episode of the LIFT podcast, Richard talks to Jesse about her story of going from a maths teacher to running a 7 figure business and how you can start a business without prior experience. They also discuss:

- Win-win sales

- How to create fair boundaries so you can give and receive

- Dealing with self-doubt

- How to develop your self-worth

We'll all face challenges at some stage in our lives. Some are small and easily overcome, while others may seem insurmountable at the time. But if we want to live our best lives, we mustn't let these challenges stop us from moving forward. This is something that Jamie Hess knows first-hand. Jamie is a wellness mentor, TV personality, certified nutrition coach, and co-creator of the popular Instagram account @NYCfitfam. She and her husband, George, share tips on fitness, nutrition, mindfulness, and parenting with their 150,000+ followers. 

But Jamie didn't have an easy road to success. She battled addiction and binge-eating for years before finally getting clean and sober in 2012. It was then that she turned her life around and started down the path to becoming the thought leader on fitness that she is today. 

Jamie has since dedicated her life to helping others overcome their own challenges so they can live their best lives. 

Listen to the latest episode of the LIFT podcast, where we discuss everything from mindfulness and overcoming addiction to morning routines and parenting.

Many of us have experienced some form of trauma, whether a panic attack, an accident, or something more personal. And while we may think that we have processed and moved on from these events, they can continue to haunt us in the form of anxiety, panic attacks, or flashbacks. 

For some, the memories of their trauma are so strong and vivid that it feels like they are living through it all over again. Unresolved trauma or disturbing events and experiences can interfere with your ability to function at your highest level. These experiences limit your ability to regulate your mood, focus, or connect with others in a healthy, loving and safe way.

Dr Don Wood is a PhD, author and speaker, as well as the Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, where he is the creator of the patented TIPP method.

TIPP is a cutting-edge method designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events and set your mind up for peak performance. It's based on the idea that our minds have developed some glitches and error messages in storing information about past events. And we all have these glitches!

Even high-functioning individuals, like executives and professional athletes, have glitches from their pasts. Don has helped many people finally move on from their previous trauma and live life to the fullest. 

In this latest episode of the LIFT podcast, Richard and Don discuss the following:

How do things that happen to you in childhood become unresolved traumas later in life?

What are emotional concussions?

What is a panic attack, and is it possible to stop them?

We all exist somewhere on the spectrum of peak performance to burnout. In 2019, burnout was recognised by the World Health Organisation as an occupational phenomenon. Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time. Common signs include self-doubt, feeling drained most of the time, a sense of helplessness, and feeling trapped or alone.

The good news? Some habits and skills can help you recover, prevent it from happening in the first place and put yourself in a position where you can lift yourself and others.

In this episode of the LIFT podcast, I’m talking to Dr Lisa Belanger. Lisa has a PhD in Behavioural Medicine, an Executive MBA and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and High-Performance Specialist. She helps burnt-out bosses do less and produce more.

As the CEO of ConsciousWorks, she helps leaders apply leading-edge scientific research to maximize their mental capacity and performance, eliminate burnout and rebuild their workplace culture to support high performance.

We discuss:

What is burnout, and how does it happen?

How do you shift workplace culture to avoid burnout?

How do we work less yet produce more?

What’s the first thing we can do to stop burnout from happening?

Suzanne Shaw had always been under the scrutiny of the media. Ever since she achieved chart-topping success at the age of 19 with the pop group Hear'Say, her every move was documented and analyzed. After leaving the pop industry, she remained in the public eye with a recurring role in Emmerdale and appearing on stage in London's West End. All of this contributed to her battle with mental health for many years. She felt like she could never live a normal life under the constant watch of the cameras and reporters.

In 2020, Suzanne decided to make a change. She turned her lifestyle completely and started documenting her journey online. Her audience and the media were both amazed by her transformation. She had gone from an unhealthy, depressed person to an ultra-runner, plant-based eater, and sober living advocate. She has inspired hundreds of thousands of people with her story and has also helped to break the stigma around mental health.

We were thrilled to have Suzanne on the latest episode of the LIFT podcast where she shared her experiences with Richard. They discussed:

What was it like being a media and pop sensation with Hear’say?

In the midst of lots of media, how did she prepare herself for each performance to perform at her best under pressure?

What was the first step to lifting herself from depression and her first major breakthrough?

What were the challenges with the change of lifestyle?

How do you stay committed to good choices on tough days? What are the triggers that can prevent you from keeping your healthy commitments?

When COVID-19 hit, businesses were forced to rapidly change their operations. For some, this meant laying off staff and scaling back their services. For others, it meant adapting to a remote or hybrid working arrangement.

For many businesses, the changes were unexpected and unwelcome. But in the face of such a major pandemic, adaptation was essential for survival.

Now, as we come out of the other side of the pandemic, it's time to start thinking about transformation. Just as businesses were forced to adapt to survive the pandemic, they now need to adapt to thrive in the post-COVID world.

In this episode of the LIFT podcast, Richard talks to Ian Ziskin about transformational change in both our business and personal lives.

Ian is President, EXec EXcel Group LLC and has 40 years of experience as a business leader, board advisor and member, coach, consultant, entrepreneur, teacher, speaker, and author. He is Co-Founder and Partner of Business inSITE Group (BiG), Co-Founder of the Consortium for Change (C4C), and Co-Founder of the CHREATE Project. His global leadership experience includes Chief Human Resources Officer and/or other senior leadership roles with three Fortune 100 companies – Northrop Grumman, Qwest Communications, and TRW.

Ian is the lead author of The Secret Sauce for Leading Transformational Change which was released on June 1, and he has written three other books as well as articles, blogs, and book chapters on the future of work, HR, leadership, coaching, and HR’s role with the board of directors.

Ian and Richard discuss:

1. What are the challenges people have to overcome when they realise change is required?
2. Is there a difference between change and transformation?
3. What can a leader do to lift people who are reluctant to change?
4. What is the secret sauce for leading transformational change?

So often in life, we find ourselves stuck. Stuck in a job we don’t like, in a relationship that's going nowhere, in a mindset of scarcity and lack of confidence. We tell ourselves that we're not good enough and don't deserve any better. But the truth is, we all have the power to change our lives for the better. 

In this latest episode of the LIFT podcast, I’m speaking to Shira Miller. A two-time TEDx speaker, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and Chief Communications Officer of a $2 billion corporation, she knows a lot about getting unstuck – and teaching people how to do the same for themselves. Shira has transitioned from financial ruin to prosperity, chronic health challenges to a constant state of wellness, obesity to sustaining a healthy weight, divorce to lasting love, and an unfulfilling career to a purpose-driven life.

 We talk about: 

-  Going through financial hardship and coming out the other side

-  ‘You’re not a failure as long as you never give up’ …but sometimes you should let go of a dream 

-  What kind of mindset do you need to achieve long-term sustained transformation?

-  Why do we do ‘apology speak’?

-  How do you create successful Corporate Communications?

The pandemic has made many people re-evaluate their career and their work/life balance. According to a recent global survey by PwC, one in five workers said they are likely to switch jobs in the next 12 months.

Higher pay, more job fulfilment and wanting to be “truly themselves” at work are some of the key factors pushing workers to change jobs.

Liz Brunner has changed the course of her career many times. From high-school music educator and semi-professional singer to Emmy award-winning journalist where she hosted the number 1 rated 6pm newscast for 135 consecutive months, to entrepreneur and author, she has shown it’s possible to successful career transitions at any age. Liz has re-invented herself several times, and she believes that if she can do it, anyone can! 

In this latest episode of the LIFT podcast, Richard talks to Liz about:

-Fear isn’t a good enough reason to stop: How to dig deep and find the courage to change your life
-What to do when you feel like an outsider and imposter syndrome starts to creep in
-Re-creation vs re-invention – what’s the difference?
-Advice for people who want to make the leap and start a business
-How to help others find their voice
-Dare To Own You’ Liz’s new book mixes memoir with transformational tools, creating an approach to life that will empower you.

It's no secret that happiness and productivity go hand-in-hand. When we're happy, we're more likely to be motivated and to get things done. But what if you're stuck in a happiness rut? How can you get out of it and start enjoying your life more so you lift yourself and others?

Sarah Hiner has the answer. In her recent course, The Chemistry of Happiness, Sarah teaches you how to take control of your happiness and increase your energy levels. In this episode of the LIFT podcast we discuss the following:

- What makes people unhappy? 

- What is unique about The Chemistry of Happiness with so many self-help people giving advice on how to be happier?

- How can we reduce stress and increase the happy hormones?

- How can people sleep better and know they had a good day?

- How do we stop suffocating the joy?

It can be frustrating, confusing, and tiring to watch others get promoted and receive more recognition at work, while feeling stuck, underappreciated, and overlooked. The idea that authenticity, transparency, vulnerability, and good work are the keys to success in a corporation is not always accurate.

 In this podcast, we talk to Michael Wenderoth about what you may lack in the workplace and what you can do to be recognised and promoted. You’ll discover:

-       The back story behind Michaels book ‘Get Promoted’ and why if contradicts much of the prevailing leadership advice

-       Michael’s 3 step power framework – ‘The Rock, The Map and The Snowball’

-       How to be an ethical and competent networker

-       The importance of embracing office politics

-       How successful people can lift others