Welcome to the Smash Your Own Ceiling podcast and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking about the power of legacy with Chris Cooper.

They talk about:

- What is legacy?

- Do we actually create a legacy?

- Taking some time out and hitting the re-set button during the day

- Breathing properly...why it's not woo woo

- The power of the basics and why ignoring them is doing a dis-service to our work.

- What is your purpose?

- What we can do to amplify good, and contribute positively

- The power of the ripple effect

- The impact of following your desires

- Operating in your strengths, and the importance of strength spotting in others

- Observing your own Hero's journey

- How to get something from what you learn

- How to reclaim your your energy

- The importance of upgrading your mindset

- Ways to be kind

Learn more about Chris here https://chriscooper.co.uk/

The book we mentioned at the end was The Promise of a pencil by Adam Braun

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Welcome to part 6 of the Confident Leaders Series, and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking all about the 5 common blocks that hold leaders back.

Barbara talks about:

- The 5 common blocks that hold leaders back

- Raising your self awareness so you can start to make changes

- How to stop the block in action

- And how to do something different to get a different result

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Welcome to part 4 of the Confident Leaders Series, and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking all about where not saying yes or no is holding you back.

Barbara talks about:

- What are you not saying yes to

- What is stopping you from saying yes

- Excuses vs reasons

- How to say no

- The reasons you say yes when you want to say no

- The importance of listening to yourself, and what you actually want

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Welcome to part 3 of the Confident Leaders Series, and in this episode Barbara Nixon is talking all about work / life balance.

Barbara talks about:

- How to create your own definition of work / life balance

- What balance looks like for you

- How to get it back on track

- What you can do to achieve balance

- And how to switch off when you need to

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Welcome to episode THREE in the Confident Leaders Series - Mini Mindset Masterclass

In this episode Barbara shares her tips on mindset, how to reframe your thoughts, and grow your confidence so you start to feel like the leader you are.

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Welcome to episode TWO in the Confident Leaders Series - Lead Your Time

In this episode Barbara shares her tips on the the mindset behind managing your time intentionally, and how to regain focus, so you're always working on the things that really matter.

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Welcome to episode ONE in the Confident Leaders Series - Lead Yourself First

In this episode Barbara shares her tips on the importance of self leadership and how to get started, the questions to ask yourself, and how this will impact your life and the people around you.

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Have you ever stopped to think about what you are actually thinking? In this episode of Smash Your Own Ceiling, host Barbara Nixon sits down with coach, NLP Master Trainer, and co-director of the Academy of High Achievers, Julie French.

Together, they dive deep into the invisible "mind games" we all play with ourselves, exploring the quiet background beliefs that dictate our daily successes and frustrations. Julie introduces her signature framework, "The House of Mind Games," pulling back the curtain on how repeated thoughts build literal physical pathways in our brains, how we accidentally let unwritten rules trap us, and how we can gently reclaim our true selves.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• The "Lift Music" of the Mind: How to identify the quiet, humming background beliefs that keep us stuck in place.

• The House of Mind Games: Unpacking the silent gap between what we think is happening in our minds and reality.

• Unwritten Rules: How we hold ourselves (and others) hostage to silent standards we made up in our own heads.

• Neurons that Fire and Wire Together: The physical reality of how repetitive, negative patterns become automatic brain pathways.

• The Story of the "Paper Cut": Why minor triggers can suddenly cause major emotional pain when they land on old "seedbeds" of belief.

• Reconstruction of Memory: Why our recollections can be incredibly flimsy, and why that’s actually a great opportunity to rewrite our personal narratives.

  
  

  The book that was mentioned was: Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

  
  

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In this episode of the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast, Barbara Nixon chats with the fabulous author, speaker, and self-publishing consultant, Debra Murphy.

Debra shares her jaw-dropping journey of resilience, starting from a hospital bed in 2012 where under the influence of heavy pain medication, she made two completely random promises to herself.

Have a listen to hear this deeply moving, goosebump-inducing story of intuition, love, the incredible intelligence of a dog named Beatrix, and how "smashing your own ceiling" is sometimes just about taking that very first step.

🔗 Links & Resources mentioned

• Deborah’s Website: mothermurphys.co.uk

• Connect with Deborah on Instagram: @mother_murphys

Hope you love this as much as I did

Barbara Nixon

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In this episode of the Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast, Barbara Nixon sits down with dementia expert Grace Steed, founder of Enrichment for the Elderly.

Grace shares her deeply personal journey into the world of dementia, sparked by her own grandmothers' diagnoses, and how it transformed her career from theater workshops to delivering top-tier dementia training.

Together, Barbara and Grace explore the powerful role of play and curiosity in adulthood, and tackle a critical, often hidden issue in modern business: the silent struggle of employees who are juggling work with caring for loved ones with dementia.

Whether you are a business owner, a leader, or someone navigating the complex world of caregiving, this episode offers invaluable insights into creating psychologically safe workplace cultures that support the people who keep our businesses running.

• The Power of Play for Adults: Why we shy away from play as we age, and how stepping out of our routine "adult brains" can unlock creative problem-solving and relieve stress.

• The "Carer’s Juggle": Understanding the profound emotional, mental, and logistical toll of managing a career while coordinating care for a family member with dementia.

• The Disclosure Barrier: Why so many employees hide their caregiving responsibilities out of fear of career stagnation or negative perception, and how this leads to burnout and quiet quitting.

• Actionable Support for Business Leaders: How to shift your workplace culture from one of "forced perfection" to genuine psychological safety, starting with leader vulnerability.

Click here to find out more about Grace

Hope you find this useful

Barbara Nixon

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