POWER to Live More with Jo Dodds

Ellie Dodds is your typical 12-year-old…with the exception that she’s got her morning routine down to a science, and successfully balances her life as a student with all the fun stuff life has to offer a girl of her age.

She has been a partner and supporter of the Power to Live More podcast since its inception, 100 episodes ago—and will continue to be part of our journey for many, many more episodes to come.

Ellie joins me today on this very special episode to discuss how she keeps her life organised at such a young age. She shares her favourite technological tools, her typical daily schedule as a student, and her social media preferences. 

She explains her secret to staying healthy and getting to bed early and shares her strategies for dealing with awful days. She also shares an interesting anecdote about her recent first-time driving experience.

“I think I’ve got my wake-up routine down to ten minutes; most people do that in two hours.”

• How Ellie usually spends her days.
• How she organises her very, very, very busy schedule as a 12-year-old student.
• Her preferred tech tools.
• How she balances school work with everyday life.
• Her secret to keeping herself healthy.
• How she makes sure to do stuff to relax and keep herself happy.
• How she deals with a really bad day.
• What she does on days when she wants to “live more”.
• Her recent driving experience.

Resources Mentioned:

• Google Classroom
• Google Drive
• Google Slides
• Google Docs
• Google Sheets
• Google Calendar
• Instagram
• Snapchat

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazingbusiness owners and leaders by sharing your favouriteepisodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my websitejoin my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn,YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

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Megan Clarke is the owner and founder of Clapping Dog Media where she puts her expertise in the world of SEO to work to ensure her clients get found by Google and get their message out there to the world.

She is a master at growing organic traffic to websites and – using the data and her years of experience – Megan increases her clients’ digital presence and turns website visitors into mega-fans.

Megan loves to teach entrepreneurs how to implement SEO strategies to maximise traffic to their site that converts visitors into buyers and how to build an authentic community around their service.  

Megan joins me today to discuss why she left her creative job as a web designer to become a solopreneur.

She shares how her business pivoted as she became fascinated by the world of SEO and how Google algorithms affect website traffic. She shares the technicalities of how Google crawls your site, gives actionable tips on how to to be found by Google, and shares apps that can help you be SEO smart.

Megan also discusses the importance of creating scannable content that is authentic and valuable to customers and why you need to be consistent in getting your content out there.

“If you are honest, if you are authentic, if you do what you say, users will come to your site”

• Why Megan works from home and how she balances her family responsibilities and her work
• Why she loves diving into SEO and learning how Google evolves its searches 
• How to nail down your niche, then embrace it
• Why you need to produce content that your fans can binge on
• Megan’s unique policy on responding to algorithm updates
• Megan’s hacks for getting valuable guest posts
• The significance of building links on your site to establish credibility
• Why Megan recommends repurposing and reorganising your content to pull in more traffic
• Megan’s strategies for optimising her productivity
• How to set up internal and external accountability processes
• Why Megan relaxes her pace in the fourth quarter
• How Megan relies on grace and acceptance to get through hard days.
• Why baking bread is part of her ‘living more’ philosophy

• Engage for Success 
• SEMRush
• ScreamingFrog

• Clapping Dog Media website
• Clapping Dog Media on Instagram
• Clapping Dog Media on Facebook

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!
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Belinda Coaten is a career management and mindfulness coach passionate about helping people in a variety of work situations from those who want to change jobs to those who feel overwhelmed and burnt out in their current position.

She offers workshops and coaching in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk and works with many clients via online conference calls. Additionally she is the author of a free ebook entitled 7 Steps in 7 Days to Land Your Dream Job and is a volunteer facilitator for a Self Confidence Women’s Development Group.

Today, Belinda describes how she has made the transition from having an office space to working from home. She shares how the mindfulness practice she uses with her clients also helps her in her daily life as an entrepreneur, the planning process she uses every Spring to set goals for the upcoming year, and the tools she uses to do this.

She also explains why month-end reviews are important to her explaining why they are so beneficial.

“People spend a lot of time at work, so I think it’s really important that you enjoy it.” – Belinda Coaten

Connect, Share, Inspire

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website, join my Facebook Group,  follow me on Twitter and connect up with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

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Gavin Wiener is a business automation consultant who specialises in working with heart-driven entrepreneurs to attract their ideal clients.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Science (BBusSc) in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.

Gavin uses his automation expertise to help online coaches and consultants set up automated business processes to give them more time to serve clients and grow the business.

Today, Gavin shares his entrepreneurial journey and why he chose to work with spiritual coaches in his automation consulting business.

He reveals how he helps clients understand what automation can do for their practice and the steps they can take to help them automate and streamline their processes.

He shares the most common systems he helps coaches to automate and what his typical working day involves.

He shares some tips for staying productive while working as a digital nomad and the tools and apps he uses to stay organised.

He also shares what he outsources, where he finds the best outsourcing providers, and what he does to stay energised and healthy.

“Before you are feeling overwhelmed, you just need to start documenting your processes.”

• Why Gavin chose to work with holistic and spiritual coaches
• How Gavin helps clients understand where automation could benefit their business
• The next steps of using automation tools and platforms to streamline processes
• The standard processes Gavin automates for his clients
• What a typical working day looks like for Gavin
• Tips on staying productive if you don’t work in a traditional office setting
• How Gavin stays organised 
• Tools and apps Gavin recommends for business owners
• Processes that Gavin outsources and how he finds outsourcing providers
• How Gavin maintains his energy levels to get everything done
• What Gavin does for personal development
• How Gavin handles challenging times and what an ideal day looks like for him

• Zapier
• Integromat
• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Todoist
• Trello
• Asana
• Calendly
• Sam Ovens Course
• Time Buddy
• Time.is/compare
• Notion
• Keap
• Upwork
• Book: The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova

• Gavin Wiener Consulting and Automation
• Gavin Wiener Consulting on YouTube
• Gavin Wiener Consulting and Automation on Facebook
• Gavin Wiener on LinkedIn
• Gavin Wiener on Twitter

Attention home-based coaches and consultants!

Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better, and you’d be happier if you felt more organized and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more?

It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organized, productive, and focused on the tasks that will move the needle forward.

It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership!

If you’re ready to:

• Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business
• Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’
• Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners

Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership program!

To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership program and apply, visit PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm

Connect, Share, Inspire

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC

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Ben Dell is the founder and CEO of Missinglettr, a UK-based marketing automation tool that helps users easily create social media campaigns for their blog posts.

Prior to forming this company, he owned a web agency and launched numerous SaaS startups, several of which have been acquired. He is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and brands to achieve their goals and succeed in their industry.

Today, Ben describes how a career change and new business idea have allowed him to start working from home. We discuss the pros and cons of working from home and the strategies he uses to integrate his work and personal life.

He also shares the productivity and project management tools he prefers and how important learning is in his daily life and the many forms that can take.

“It all starts from having a clear idea as to what your immovable commitments are.” Ben Dell

Connect, Share, Inspire

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website, join my Facebook Group,  follow me on Twitter and connect up with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

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Paul Wilson, the owner of A Happy Head, is a certified hypnotherapist who describes himself as ‘a baggage handler.’

He helps people remove unhelpful or damaging thought patterns and behaviour to become happier.

Paul is a practitioner for making positive changes in life by helping his clients to identify the changes they want to make, from escaping anxiety and becoming more confident to overcoming phobias. Paul relishes the opportunity to help his clients ‘get out of their own way’ and achieve their ambitions.

Paul joins me today to discuss his transition from a career in operations management to an entrepreneur working flexibly to help others cast off their worries and live a happier life.

He shares why people today are often paralysed by fear or held back by Imposter Syndrome and how this impinges on their ability to reach their goals.

He discusses the importance of looking inward to discover what you really want out of life and the dangers of focusing too much on what other people have. He also emphasises why you must strive for your own goals and highlights the two biggest happiness blockers in the modern world.

“We all do things to stop ourselves from getting to where we need to be or where we want to be.”

• Paul’s coaching method and how it gets results
• Why procrastination is an ever-present danger for entrepreneurs
• How to listen to what you really want in life and have tough conversations with yourself
• Why earning too much can decrease your happiness
• The importance of living in the present
• Why we need to regain the art of conversation and how it helps in your professional life
• Why he only puts three items on his daily to-do list
• How he uses Facebook Live videos to connect with clients
• Paul’s productivity tips
• Why you should keep a daily check on your income
• Why solopreneurs should focus on only one task
• How Paul relaxes and refreshes his mind during his time off

• Zoom
• Skype
• Facebook
• Evernote
• The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head is Really Up To by Dean Burnett

Connect with Paul Wilson:

• Website
• Facebook
• Email: [email protected]

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!
Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC

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Mark Michaux Brown worked for twenty-two years as an instructor and program manager for the leadership development company, Outward Bound.

He was instrumental in designing leadership development programmes used by businesses all over the world and was also a pioneer in the coaching industry, working with individuals and organisations.

Mark is the author of Outward Bound: Lessons To Live A Life of Leadership and continues to work as a coach and organisational guide, helping people and organisations navigate the rapid changes of the modern world.

Mark joins me today to share why it is essential to help people out of their comfort zone and break their usual patterns and how consultants can guide clients through how to face the current disruption in the world.

He discusses the process of negotiating organisational change and how compassionate leaders who make a stand for a supportive work environment by helping their teams work through adversity and uncertainty can build motivated teams.

Mark also dives into the role of a business coach and the importance of their role in modeling integrity and honesty in the face of adversity for clients and organisations 

“As a leader, we should be a guide and coach. We need to stay focused on teachable moments, look for opportunities when the team falters, and be prepared to step in”

• How Mark transitioned to his role as a corporate consultant after his career at Outward Bound
• The benefits of his wilderness experience to his current role as a coach
• Why it is important to allow people to work through the wrong answers to arrive at a solution that works for them and their organisation
• What team building means to him, and why it’s different from an adventure experience
• How to work as a team to embed change through challenge
• What Mark’s day looks like and how he prefers to work with his clients
• How he focused and developed his career path deliberately to facilitate a work-life balance
• His journey to publishing his book
• The importance of leaders having empathy and compassion in turbulent times
• What Mark does to keep himself grounded
• Tools and apps Mark uses to facilitate his work

• Kajabi
• Zoom
• Google Drive

• Mark Brown Website
• Book: Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership: To Serve, to Strive, and Not to Yield
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

Attention home-based coaches and consultants!

Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better and you’d be happier if you felt more organised and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more?

It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organised, productive, and focused on the tasks that will move the needle forward.

It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership!

If you’re ready to:

• Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business
• Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’
• Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners

Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme!

To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme and apply, visit PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC

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Caroline Carr is a therapist and business owner who specialises in ‘finding your oomph’, or ‘Oomphwork’, which she defines as a fun and playful empowering process. She calls it the art of joyful life design and living in alignment with the person that you are and really want to be.

Caroline joins me today to share her background as a coach and hypnotherapist, and how she developed the Oomphwork process.

She focuses on shifting energy through movement and changing perspectives through laughter. She believes in starting the day with gratitude and positive thoughts. We also discuss thinking about the messages in our subconscious that might be holding us back, and creating new habits.

Do what brings you the greatest joy, and everything else falls into place. – Caroline Carr

Connect, Share, Inspire

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to iTunes or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing home-based business owners by sharing your favourite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website, join my Facebook Group,  follow me on Twitter and connect up with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

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Alan Stevens is a business coach, remote and virtual speaking specialist, and author, based in East  London.

He had a long career working in consumer journalism at Which? Online. As Head of Digital Services, he created one of the first ‘social networks’.

Alan discovered a passion for speaking and has been President of the Global Speakers Federation and the Professional Speaking Association of the UK and Ireland.

He started the The Media Coach business to help organisations with reputation management and  crisis communications.

Alan enjoys running, fine wine, and rock music, although not at the same time!

He has published many books on public speaking, and his latest release, The Exceptional Speaker, co authored with Paul Du Toit, is a revised edition of his 2013 book. 

Today, Alan shares the journey that took him from a professional career in consumer journalism to  becoming a top speaker and business coach.

He shares tips on how you can spot opportunities for  starting your own business and how you can maintain motivation throughout your journey.

He explains  how he found the resilience he needed when starting his business. Alan provides strategies for staying  disciplined and managing your time between work and family commitments.

He also shares the  technology and tools he uses in his business and why continuous learning is essential in any industry. 

“You’ve got to have more than passion. You’ve got to have value, and you’ve got to be somebody who will put yourself out there.”

• How Alan’s day-to-day work has changed since COVID-19 
• Why Alan went from a corporate role at Which? Online to starting his own business
• The training and experience that Alan has applied to his crisis communication skills
• Top tips for spotting an opportunity to create your own company 
• How Alan found the resilience to keep going when starting his business 
• How storytelling can bring people together 
• What drove Alan to start his own company 
• How to maintain longevity and avoid boredom when running your own business
• A sneak peek into Alan’s work day 
• How to make sure you get everything done when being self-employed 
• How Alan created strategies to manage his time and create a balance in his business activities
• Managing your home life and work-life to ensure you give enough energy to both
• Technology that Alan uses to help him manage daily tasks 
• How Alan stays fit and healthy 
• Why you have to keep learning and teach others too
• How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting people in coaching and training businesses
• Tips for handling tough days 
• What living more looks like for Alan 

• National Careers Service Questionnaire 
• Google Calendar 
• Todoist 
• Asana 
• Masterclass 
• The Social Dilemma 

• Media Coach website 
• Media Coach on LinkedIn 
• Media Coach on Twitter 
• The Media Coach Radio Show Podcast

Attention home-based coaches and consultants! 

Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or  consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better, and you’d be happier if you  felt more organised and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all  the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more? 

It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organised, productive, and focused on the tasks  that will move the needle forward. 

It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership! 

If you’re ready to: 

• Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business
• Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’ 
• Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme! 

To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme and apply, visit  PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm 

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this  episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher,  subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing  business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels. 

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with  me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience! 

Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC

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Richard Sams is the Co-Founder and CEO of MOHARA, an innovation delivery specialist company that builds tech products.

His team works with startups, SMEs, and corporate clients looking to develop non-core products, mitigate risk, and seek opportunities to innovate within their sector or branch into new sectors. MOHARA’s Head Office is in London, with offices in Brighton, Bangkok, Cape Town, and a new office in Dallas.

Richard believes that good products and business ecosystems start with good people and that great ideas conceived by talented people need to be seen. 

Today, Richard and I discuss his journey from a career in teaching to starting his business. He shares how some of his teaching skills were transferable to his startup and how it has developed over the years.

He reveals why he believes people have been an essential element to his success and how his self-development passion drove his company.

He discusses why it is  crucial to take time for yourself as an entrepreneur and what he does to maintain balance between his work life and home life.

He shares how taking time away can make the time you are at work more effective and the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine has presented to him and his business.

He also shares how he stays organised, develops his knowledge, and how his business passion helps him to live more.

“Take whatever problem there is head-on, and just go and fix it.”

• How Richard went from teaching to starting MOHARA
• Richard’s teaching skills and experience that helped him in his entrepreneurial ventures
• How the business developed over the years
• How people, relationships, and partnerships have been essential to Richard’s success
• How a desire for self-development and filling skills gaps drove Richard to grow his business
• What Richard learned from working with his Dad when starting MOHARA
• How Richard took some time back for himself during the hectic schedule of starting his business
• Strategies Richard uses to make sure he has time for himself and maintains a work-life balance
• How procrastination can be productive
• Changes and challenges that Richard experienced during the lockdown
• How Richard stays organised in his business and personal life
• What Richard does to develop his knowledge to stay at the forefront of innovation
• How Richard picks himself up when things go wrong
• How Richard’s passion for his business helps him to live more

• Slack

• MOHARA Website
• MOHARA on LinkedIn
• MOHARA on Instagram
• MOHARA on Facebook
• Richard Sams on LinkedIn
• Richard Sams on Instagram
• Richard Sams on Twitter

Attention home-based coaches and consultants!

Are you tired of feeling alone, isolated, and frustrated with running your home-based coaching or consulting business? Are you sick of feeling like your life would be better, and you’d be happier if you felt more organised and productive? Do you feel like there’s simply not enough time in a day to get all the things done that you need to do to build a successful business while making time to live more?

It’s time to stop the isolation and start getting more organised, productive, and focused on the tasks that will move the needle forward.

It’s time to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership!

If you’re ready to:

• Stop recreating the wheel and focus on the things that truly matter in your life and business
• Learn what you need to know to be successful and ‘live more’
• Get accountability help from a group of like-minded home-based business owners

Then you need to join the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme!

To learn more about the POWER to Live More CALM membership programme and apply, visit PowerToLiveMore.com/GetCalm

Thank you for joining me for this week’s episode of the POWER to Live More Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and would like to help support the show, please head over to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review! You can also help me reach even more amazing business owners and leaders by sharing your favorite episodes on your social media channels.

Don’t forget to check out my website join my Facebook Group, follow me on Twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with me and my amazing audience!

Show notes provided (brilliantly, my words not theirs!) by Lidwell Writing Services, LLC

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