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S A L L Y B R I D E R 🤩
@sallybrider

Running marathons at 58 (emphasis on marathon’s and not marathon)

Sally Brider, is an incredibly inspiring human being.
I have had the great fortune of speaking with Sally on numerous occasions over the past 2 years and this time we chewed the fat over various topics:

Menopause ✅
Raising Children in today’s world ✅
Setting Goals ✅
Finding her running legs in her 50’s ✅
Advice to new runners ✅
Chasing the 6 🌟’s ✅

It was actually Sally, that gave me motivation when I was stepping up to my #londonmarathon in 2020.

If your not already, head on over to Sally’s page and follow for all your inspiration needs ❤️

This, is Plan Positive

With 16 years of work experience & 10 years in senior management, Ive decided to release a few tips to help people along their own journey.

1) Be Aware that EVERYONE has a purpose.
2) Show Empathy.
3) Work your ass off.
4) Attitude vs intelligence 
5) Age is just a number
6) Choose your words
7) Delegate 
8) Always be learning 
9) Stand by your decisions (yes or no)
10) Switch off

Akeem Haynes... aka @underdogakh .

•2 x Olympian
•Olympic Bronze Medalist
•Record Breaker with Canadian team
•Author
•Public Speaker
•Shared the stage with @richardbranson

Such a humble, and genuinely nice guy.
His mindset and philosophy rings through to every fibre of my being!!!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing ... be great at doing it!

Stay Positive

#akeemhaynes #olympics#olympicbronzemedalist

Dr Joanna Abeyie MBE, is:

• An award-winning entrepreneur and champion of diversity 
• CEO and founder of Blue Moon.
• Social Impact Entrepreneur 
• Champion of diversity, inclusion and equality.
• Award winning journalist and broadcaster 
• Joanna, set up her first charity at 18 years old.
• In 2008 Joanna started her own social enterprise ‘Shine Media’ where she placed over 3000 people from diverse backgrounds into work within the creative industries.
The list goes on ... and on... and on....

This is an amazing episode! ENJOY

What does it take to become part of team GB’s karate team?

Well @joekellaway knows exactly what it takes.
He is the real life #cobrakai

The first ever male to represent Great Britain in karate, he’s won hundreds of competitions and walked away with a bronze at the European games in the senior 75kg division.

Joe, is currently in training (three times per day) and Olympic selection takes place this summer.

He has been training since he was just 6 years old!

As someone that practised karate in my younger years, it was an honour to sit down with one of the country’s finest!

Kellaway for the Gold 🥋🥇

Have a positive day!

#joekellaway #teamgb #teamgbkarate

Domestic Abuse does not discriminate on what country, ethnic background, religious belief or gender you are.

It’s a topic that is universal.

It was an honour and a privilege to speak with Ashleigh Turner @empowerwithash
All the way from Australia 🇦🇺.
This empowered women has gone from survivor to thriver.

Her Podcast (Empower with Ash) is a must listen to.

This is a 58 second snippet of an hours conversation.
The full length Podcast episode will be dropping on Wednesday and the YouTube video will be live on Sunday 25th.

Too add further context to the magnitude of this global problem, below are some statistics taken from the ‘WHO’ (World Health Organisation)

* Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights.
* Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
* Violence against women is preventable. The health sector has an important role to play to provide comprehensive health care to women subjected to violence, and as an entry point for referring women to other support services they may need.

The freephone, 24-hour (UK 🇬🇧) National Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 2000 247

#domesticabuse #domesticviolenceawareness #domesticviolence
Music credit : Brock Berrigan

With 9 studio albums including the platinum selling #1 anthem ‘Free’ , and with over 3 decades of wisdom within the music industry, it was only right that I tracked down this musical legend.

Ultra, is a complete musical chameleon.
She has been writing her own songs since the start and was one of the first artists in house/dance to be singed by a major record company - Warner Brothers UK.

This was an incredible chat and her experiences in life, business and music are #goals 

One of those rare occasions in life where you come away thinking about your own journey!

‘Every single day, be sure you are doing something to move your train 🚂 forward’
-ultra Naté

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I hope you are happy and healthy doing it!

Stay Positive

Eating disorders are responsible for more loss of life than any other mental health condition.

•Between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected by an eating disorder.

With most eating disorders developing during adolescence, there are cases of eating disorders developing in children as young as 6.

My amazing guest @thinkingoutloudwithshan knows the affects of eating disorders first hand.

Despite this happening in her early years, she has gone on to turn her life around. She is part of our amazing NHS service and is a YouTube vlogger and mental health campaigner.

This amazing bundle of energy has a heart of gold 💛
This is a brilliant episode in which we talk all things from;

• Identifying when an eating disorder starts.
• Telling your family about the disorder. 
• The pressures of social media on our youth.
• Tactics to help overcome the disorder 
• Working in the NHS during the COVID 19 pandemic
• How to stay positive and calm during the struggles of the pandemic.

**Please be aware that some of the topics can be triggering for some people - Be Kind to yourself **

Enjoy

Alcohol.

We have almost all tried it. We have almost all been drunk at some stage in our life.

What if I asked you to drink 15 pints of Stella during the day, then polish off 1 litre of vodka at night?
What condition would you be in?
Now imagine doing that for 4 days on the bounce... 

This is exactly the position that Dave Wilson found himself in at his lowest point.

Dave, has been sober now for over 2 years and is now a sobriety coach.

In this episode we talk all things booze related.
From triggers through to upbringing and our relationships with alcohol.

One of the loveliest men I have had the privilege of speaking with.

Instagram : @Sober_Dave.

Enjoy!

HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE MANY CHALLENGES TO FACE, ONE OF THEM OFTEN BEING A LOW SELF-ESTEEM. 

Haircuts4Homeless is a registered charity set up by veteran hairdresser Stewart Roberts. Inspired by the actions of hairdressers in various parts of the world cutting hair for the homeless, Stewart set out not only to do this his self but to build a whole community of skilled hairdresser volunteers who give their time free of charge to give haircuts for homeless people.

Homeless people have many challenges to face, one of them often being a low self-esteem. A haircut can have a great effect on someone, giving them a real boost. It’s often way down on a 

homeless persons priorities with what lack of money so the service proves to be very popular. 

One of people’s basic rights is for them to feel good about themselves and this service can give that to people.

Hairdressers have a known empathy and are great communicators. The industry is known for its generosity and willingness to help people therefore there are many that would willingly give some of their time and expertise. We started the project in Havering and, with the right amount of support, plan to roll it out across the UK & beyond. There is something very personal about cutting someone’s hair that can be both enjoyable and therapeutic which is something that many homeless people rarely get.

It may be "just a haircut", but it's the kindness shown that makes a homeless person know that people really care.