The Everyday Determinator Podcast

#027

In this episode, I'm talking with Nichole Harrop. Nicole is a wife and mom of two daughters. She's a family focused individual and loves to spend time with her family and friends playing board games, or card games or taking road trips. She says she gets her best ideas when she's on the mountain snowboarding and that inspires her with new content.

Nichole is a Women’s Leadership + Career Coach, helping women get promoted at work. She has led teams in the corporate world for over 10 years. The world needs more female leaders, and she is here to create them. Nichole helps women to create a foundation of leadership in the workplace using her 5 core areas of coaching including confidence, self-awareness, communication, growth mindset, and networking to help them on their way to getting promoted. Tune into her podcast, Next Level Leaders.

We discuss:

• ·         Introducing Nichole
• ·         Transferable skills from our customer experience days
• ·         Why its so important to have female leadership in the world?
• ·         Risk adversity and the role of the male ally and company culture 
• ·         Self-Promotion and vocalising our wins
• ·         More John’s and Steve’s than women leaders
• ·         Creating Female Leaders
• ·         How to excel at the level you are at
• ·         Don’t tell yourself NO!!
• ·         The importance of soft skills 
• ·         Don’t stagnate…while others are doing the work. 
• ·         The little everyday consistency matters
• ·         Applying for positions – language matters
• ·         Using Self-promotion and Networking to define your position as a leader…and not in the way you may think!
• ·         Nichole’s Podcast – Next Level Leaders
•            3 Top Tips

 Contact Nichole:

Website: Career Development | Nichole Harrop, Next Level Leaders Podcast Host

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Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

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#026

TW: Mentions Addiction, 9/11, Military, Injury and Medical discharge, Suicide, Depression, Covid, Pandemic

In this episode, I'm talking with Richard Kaufman. He's a life coach, podcast host, producer and author based in North Arlington. He's a United States Army veteran with an incredible story of resilience and overcoming adversity. And he truly lives up to his name, the comeback coach.

·         Introducing Richard

·         Building Resilience 

·         Social Connections and Network

·         Military Life – Round 1 

·         A chance from a stranger

·         Military Life – Round 2 

·         Deciding to change

·         Vocabulary Matters

·         Everyday Habits

·         The ability to comeback

·         Consistency over Intensity

·         Richards Book – A Hero’s Journey

·         Vertical Momentum Podcast

Book: A Hero's Journey.. From Darkness to light eBook : Kaufman, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Podcast: Vertical Momentum – Your Resiliency Based Podcast (verticalmomentumpodcast.com)

Coaching: The Comeback Coach - Life Coach in North Arlington (richardkaufman.net)

LinkedIn: (1) "richard kaufman" | Search | LinkedIn

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Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

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Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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#025 

(TW: Postnatal Depression is discussed within this episode)

Our guest today is Abigail Yardimci, an author, blogger artist and creative mindfulness coach based in Devon in the UK. She is a northern lass, originally from County Durham and also a mum of two boys. Her books the 'Life is yours' trilogy follows the adventures of her character Jess, who goes from heartbreak to heart awake. I've known Abi for maybe about 12 years, since working with her husband many years ago.

We discussed:

• Becoming a parent 
• Multicultural partnership
• Postnatal depression
• Writing the 'Life is Yours' trilogy
• Blogging as an expression of life
• Abi's Blog 'Mum in the Moment'
• Mindfulness for the Everyday
• Self publishing
• Appreciating everyday happiness 
• Going on a Bear Hunt
• Creativity as a means of expression
• Perinatal mental health and wellbeing (Bluebell Care and Hearts and Minds Partnership)
• Abi's upcoming book 'My Little Ramadan'
• The importance of Values

Connect with Abi:

Website: Author | Abigail Yardimci | Devon

Bluebell Care: Bluebell: Supporting parents’ mental health and wellbeing (bluebellcare.org)

Hearts and Minds Partnership: Hearts and Minds (heartsandmindspartnership.org)

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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#024

In this episode, I chat to Emilah Dawn DeToro. Emilah Dawn DeToro M.Ed., PCC is an Intuitive, Life Coach, Energy Healer, and Change Agent. She coaches, teaches, and empowers people to engage their intuition, put themselves at the center of their lives, and trust themselves when making life, relationship, and career decisions and transitions. Her clients make changes from the inside out which leads to more satisfying, joyful, and financially stable lives.

In 2004 she was in a rollover car accident that cracked open her being allowing psychic, intuitive, and energy healing gifts to flow through her. She completed her coach training with Leadership That Works' Coaching for Transformation program in 2010 and integrated her skills into Intuitive Life Coaching. Prior to re-opening Dragonfly Coaching and Consulting, LLC in 2020, Emilah was the Student and Career Services Director at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, NM. 

She has been a member of the International Coach Federation since 2011 and credentialed at the PCC level since 2015. She is a Global Member of FemCity and is on the path to becoming a Sparketype Certified Advisor. You can explore her blogs and offerings at Emilah.com. She lives in Santa Fe, NM with her husband Jacob Gotwals.

We discussed:

• Emilah's Transformation
• Being and Doing
• The Dragonfly
• Changes
• The integration of parts
• Individuality
• Emilah's work as an intuitive life coach
• Top 3 Tips 

Connect with Emilah:

Website: Intuitive Life Coach | Coaching for Transformation | Tucson, Arizona (emilah.com)

Facebook: (1) Emilah Dawn DeToro: Intuitive Life Coach | Facebook

LinkedIn: Emilah Dawn DeToro: Intuitive Life Coach: Overview | LinkedIn

Instagram: Emilah Dawn DeToro (@emilahdawndetoro) • Instagram photos and videos

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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#023

Today I'm talking with Jess Reid. Jess is the owner of ASJ recruit, which is a recruitment firm hiring across the construction and the property industries. She's also a podcast host and her podcast is called building foundations. She is an experienced podcast host, but today is her first time as a guest.

We talk about:

• Jess' Career Background
• Learning Recruitment
• A love for construction
• A day in the life
• What makes a good match
• A Skills Shortage?
• Post-pandemic considerations
• Skills for the future 
• Challenges a recruiter faces
• Money motivations
• Jess' Podcast - Building Foundations
• Jess' self care
• Top Tips for starting your career in construction or surveying

Connect with Jess:

Website (ASJ Recruit): ASJ Recruit - Recruitment within the Construction and Property industry

LinkedIn: Jess Reid | LinkedIn

Building Foundations Podcast: A conversation with The Renovation Mentor by Building Foundations within Construction and Property (anchor.fm)

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EP #022

 Today we're talking to Linda Harding, who is a volunteer and recently appointed chair of the board of trustees of Listen Well, Scotland. Listen Well, Scotland, is a charity, which provides quality listening training and courses to make a positive contribution to the mental well being of people in Scotland. Their mission is to develop listening people and a listening culture in Scotland and beyond. 

We talked about:

• Linda's background
• What is listening and what it is not?
• Why is listening well important?
• Listen Well Scotland - The mission
• Just Listening...as a skill
• Listen Well Training Process
• How you can improve your listening skills
• Listening as a career skill
• Building a listening culture
• Top Tips to Get Started

Email [email protected] with the KEYWORD from this episode to take up the offer of a sponsored place on the LWS course.

Connect with Listen Well:

Website: Listen Well - Communication Skills to Improve Health and Wellbeing (listenwellscotland.org.uk)
Facebook: Listen Well Scotland | Facebook
Twitter:  Listen Well Scotland (@ListenWellScot) / Twitter
Instagram: Listen Well Scotland (@listen_well_scotland) • Instagram photos and videos

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EP021

TW: mention of body dysmorphia and eating disorder.

In this episode, I'm talking to Lucy Price, who is a certified yoga instructor, and an empowerment and relationship coach based in Michigan. Her purpose is helping people to feel confident in themselves and to heal heartbreak and relationship patterns or bad relationship patterns, and developing and maintaining healthy relationships. 

We discuss:

• Lucy's story
• Unlearning from our teenage years
• Continuous Improvement
• Loving every version of you
• A TLDR example of Embodiment techniques - Linklater, Suzuki & Alexander
• Communication through physicality
• Mindfulness - Journalling
• #100 Happy Days - Everyday Pleasure
• Self care = Doing something for you
• Boundaries as self care
• The power of communication
• Lucy's work - Healing toxic relationship patterns.
• 3 Top Tips

Connect with Lucy:

Website: About Me — Shift Your Story

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EP 020

TW: In this episode we discuss and mention Domestic Abuse, Violence, Detail of Injury, Emotional Abuse, Drug Use.


In this episode we're talking to Leticia Francis, who is a life and business coach based in the UK. Her mission is to help women of colour coaches increase their impact and income by providing a life changing and transformational coaching programme. Leticia has an incredible story of overcoming adversity and this took her on the journey to building her business and enjoying the life that she has created every day. 


We Discuss:

• Leticia's Story
• What's in a name? BlaqueRose
• Leticia's VIBE system for bringing strategy and mindset together (Visulaise, Identify, Build and Embody)
• A client success story
• Silencing our limiting beliefs
• Transition from a 9-5 to starting a business
• Investing in yourself
• Self care for high energy
• 3 Top Tips to create impact

Connect with Leticia here:

Website: Home Page (blaquerosecoaching.com)

Instagram: Leticia | Business Coach for Black Female Coaches (@blaquerosecoaching) • Instagram photos and videos

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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Episode 019

 In this episode, I'm talking with Gina Conover, a North Carolina based coach, helping women to be confidently divorced with a 12 week coaching programme, which teaches the skills people need to confidently rebuild their lives after divorce.

We talk about:

• Gina's Journey
• The grief of divorce
• Daily changes
• Society and our belief's
• Surviving to Thriving
• Rebuilding trust
• Adjustment to a new life
• Designing life after divorce
• Stepping into Confidence
• Gina's coaching programme

Connect with Gina:

Website: Gina Conover Coaching - Empower, Single Mom, Life Coach



EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EP018

In this episode, I'm talking to Kendra McGaha, an aggressive encourager and podcast host of I trip over flat surfaces podcast. Her show is about encouragement and a place where we can all stumble through life together, while learning and improving on our self development.  

We discuss:

• Acknowledging areas for self improvement
• Taking Positive Action
• Celebrate the Positive, Not focus on the Negative
• Deciding to take action
• Actions towards BIG dreams
• Self-care as Positive Action
• Its not race day every day
• Levels of Energy
• Hustle - a swindle?
• Leadership and Goals - not just for business?
• Transferable Skills
• Opportunity in Positive Action
• Fear 
• Encouragement
• I Trip Over Flat Surfaces Podacast

Connect with Kendra:

Encouragement | I Trip Over Flat Surfaces

EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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EVERYDAY DETERMINATOR PODCAST

Website: Podcast – Construction Cheer Leader (anneokafor.co.uk)

Blog: Anne Okafor – Medium

Linkedin: The Everyday Determinator Podcast: Company Page Admin | LinkedIn

Instagram: Everyday Determinator Podcast (@everyday_determinator) • Instagram photos and videos

Twitter: @DeterminatorPod

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