The Momentum Life Project

My guest today is my great friend and fabulous business woman - Doreen - or Dorz Brown.

She runs Doreen Brown Consulting - providing accessible Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services and affordable web design to small business owners and solopreneurs. With programs, challenges, and full consulting options all available - Dorz brings an infectious energy to what can usually be a very data-driven and heavy area of marketing.

In this episode we chat about:

• How she got started in her business with $200 in her bank account and what led her to falling in love with the area of search engine optimisation
• We talk about how she manages to guard her time religiously and the tricks she uses in her calendar to do this.
• We talk about the beach ball way of looking at perspective (I'd never heard this analogy before and I love it)
• How over the years she has learned to listen to her gut instinct so much more.
• The tricks she uses to recharge and reset
• How she never wants to have totally fulfilled her life purpose - this is a great reframe on this concept
• AND - we officially announce our brand new collaboration together - which is going to be incredible - you're going to want to get involved, and you'll be able to tell how we ridiculously excited we both are about it!

I get so much of an Inspo-boost and an injection of energy every time I speak with Dorz and I know you're going to too!

THE RESET EXPERIENCE

On this episodes we also officially launch The Reset Experience - for business owners and solopreneurs who want to re-engage with the head AND the heart of their business - this event is for you - now OFFICIALLY open for you to reserve your spot http://bit.ly/theresetexperience

This part virtual retreat, part power workshop experience is only $129 for an entire day of resetting, recharging and re-optimising you and your business after the rollercoaster that has been 2020 so far!

But with super limited spots and tickets available now, this one is only for the action takers.

Are you a list person? Anyone who has listened to this podcast for a while will know I'm a little bit obsessed with to do lists and with how to maximise productivity and cram as much as possible into this thing we call life.

On today's show I'm chatting with Natalie Cartwright and Executive and Wellness Coach who is the founder of the To Day List.

Natalie founded To Day list to help her fellow humans to simplify their day, boost productivity and create a sense of calm amidst the never-ending to-do list. She is on a mission to turn to-do lists into to-day lists.

Her vision is to create a tribe of like-minded people who focus their energy and attention each day to achieve balance and a sense of control.

In this episode we talk about:

• The To-day List tool and how it can help overhaul your to-do list and get you focused.
• How to decide what should even go on our to-do list in the first place when we only have a limited number of hours each day
• What we're all doing wrong when it comes to our to-do lists
• And how understanding you personal brand is the key to to-do list success.

FREE - CHAOS TO CALM CHALLENGE

You can find out more about Natalie at: www.todaylist.biz and you can sign up to her latest FREE 'Chaos to Calm Challenge' starting on 27th September at: www.todaylist.biz/challenges

Or you can find her on the socials FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, LINKED IN, YOU TUBE

THE RESET EXPERIENCE

The other SUPER exciting thing I mention on the show is the upcoming RESET EXPERIENCE, a part-virtual retreat, part-workshop to get you reset, refocused, re-optimised in your business. For solopreneurs and small business owners there will be STRICTLY limited tickets available (like I'm talking 20) so if you want to be first in the know, DM me on insta @monentumlifeprioject and I'll let you skip the queue!

Now today's episode is a little different to normal, because I'm recording this just after the weekend where I turned 40. Yes the big 4-0

And a lot of people have asked me 'oh how do you feel, do you feel old, are you freaking out' - and you know what… no. I'm really not. I feel great!

Ask me this a year ago and the answer wouldn't have been the same so in this episode, I talk through some of the reasons why I feel so great but I also introduce (or re-introduce for those who have been playing along) the Momentum Life Birthday Challenge!

You can get your very own copy of the Momentum Life Birthday Challenge printable right HERE.

So come and join me as I enter a new decade, a new layer of wisdom (or maybe not) and start a new list of adventures, memories, great friends and experiences.

To find out more about the membership mentioned on the show head to: https://www.themomentumarchitects.com/the-momentum-movement

Go on, be honest? How much of an honest person do you think you really are?

On today's show I'm going to be talking all about honesty as my guest is an expert in the topic having just released a book called Honest to Greatness.

Peter Kozodoy is a keynote and TedX speaker, the CEO of Stradeso and Chief Strategy Office of GEM advertising and his articles have been featured in Inc. Forbes and The Huffington Post.

In our chat, Peter and I talk about….

• What honesty actually means and we unpack the concept of the hourglass framework of honesty
• We talk about how there is a difference between being honest TO people and being honest ABOUT people
• We talk about values and about how you can start to define what your true value are
• And we talk about the 2 key questions you need to ask in every situation to determine whether you are being honest.

Regardless of how much of an honest person you think you are - this episode may just change your mind.

To find out more about Peter you can connect with him on LINKED IN and check out his book Honest to Greatness on Amazon and all good booksellers.

Hands up if you consider yourself a creative person?

My guest this week certainly does - his name is Firdaus Kharas - he is social innovator, speaker, activist and humanitarian.

He's been named as one of the world's 50 most talented social innovators, visited over 146 countries, and met Mother Teresa - multiple times.

Through his creative media company Chocolate Moose Media his work focuses on creating innovative solutions for some of the world's toughest issues by affecting societal and individual behavioural change through human-centered communications - often through short films and animation.

He builds awareness and education on topics like aids, malaria, refugees, and domestic violence and his work has been viewed by over a billion people in 198 countries and translated into 390 languages.

His new book is called CREATIVITY: The Key to a Remarkable Life and on this episode we get down deep into what creativity really is and why we all need it.

• We talk about the difference between creativity and innovation
• We talk about the 8 essential ingredients you need for creativity to thrive.
• We talk about whether we are born with creativity or whether it is something that can be taught
• And we talk about why creativity is the key to leading a remarkable life.

A truly fascinating character, to find out more about Firdaus and his work check out: http://chocmoose.com/ and for more info or to get a copy of his new book CREATIVITY: The Key to a Remarkable Life check out: http://creativethinking.global/

Do you have find yourself with too much on the to-do list? Like you're drowning in a sea of tasks and errands and projects and it doesn't matter how hard you work - you can never fit it all in?

If so, whether you're a business owner or simply someone who wants to build more structure and organisation into your life to reduce that overwhelm - you're going to love this episode.

Michelle Broadbent is a business manager and strategist. She is the woman behind the woman - helping female entrepreneurs get organised, back in control and clear on where they're heading so they can transform their business and their lives.

Michelle is one of the MOST organised people I know and she is a total productivity machine - in this episode we talk about:

• The most common problem that Michelle sees in female entrepreneurs
• Why planning white space in your calendar is SO important
• How to manage your calendar around your energy levels so you can still get things done even when you're not really feeling it.
• And how if you don't have boundaries then you're never going to thrive in business (or in life).

This episode is one that is particularly relevant for me too because although I can be a total productivity machine and seem to have this magical ability to cut through the clutter and gets others unstuck and moving forward - something I tend to do very regularly is take too much on and don't leave enough 'white space' as Michelle calls it for those contingency times and overflow.

So whether you're a complete hot mess when it comes to getting organised or you're like me and can be a total productivity machine but need to work on those boundaries - this is the ep for you!

If you want to find out more about Michelle and how she can help you transform your business or your life, check out her website: https://www.michellebroadbent.com.au/ or follow her on insta: @michbroadbent or Linked in: linkedin.com/in/smallbusinesssupportservice

And if you have a team that you want to get more productive and up those performance levels -> check out the range of team workshops on offer at: https://www.themomentumarchitects.com/training-for-organisations/ including the productivity power up.

Welcome back to Season 6 of the Momentum Life Project and for the first episode of the new season I have a very special guest who is a great friend of mine and who is the BEST person I know in getting people to change their behaviour.

Rebecca McPhee is a dietitcian, nutritionist, health coach and an expert in behaviour change. We first met a number of years ago when we worked together at the same consultancy and have been friends ever since. Bec has worked as both a private practising dietitian, ran a business called the Cultured Nutritionist and has worked in health services in both Australia and the UK and was the chair of the NSW branch of Nutrition Australia

I highly recommend you grab a pen and paper for this episode as you will want to take notes!

We're talking about behaviour change - what is it, why it's so damn hard to do and what tips and tricks you can use to make healthy habits stick.

• We talk about why dieting is the fastest growing indoor sport in Australia.
• Why French Cheese is never off the menu.
• We talk about the biggest roadblocks to modifying behaviour.
• Why sometimes bad behaviours can be hidden under really positive actions.
• And we talk about why motivation alone simply isn't enough.

I have seen first hand the results that Bec gets with her approach and I am so excited to be bringing this episode to you

None of us are perfect but if we can understand the motivations and the drivers behind our behaviours then we can really start to live our best lives.

You can find Bec on Linked in and for more about her project in the ACT you can jump on their Insta page: Capital Chicks Canberra (and hopefully it will be rolled out further afield very soon!)

Do you ever get in your own way? Do you ever find yourself self-sabotaging and letting those limiting beliefs, voices of self-doubt, and crippling lack of confidence stop you from achieving that next level of success?

It happens all too often! And you're certainly not alone.

I recently ran a webinar with a great friend and mentor of mine Andrew Morello, winner of the first Australian Apprentice titled 'getting the hell out of your own way'.

So this is a bonus episode of the Momentum Life Project podcast where you get the chance to re-listen to this webinar where we unpack the 3 secrets to stop self-sabotaging and start living your best life.

I've worked with hundreds of people over the years and you know what, it's never WHAT to do that's holding you back, it's very, very rarely HOW ... but it's ALWAYS the fact you're getting in your own way.

So if you're ready to:

➳ Stop talking yourself out of projects / promotions / opportunities

➳ Stop thinking too small and making excuses why it shouldn't be you

➳ Stop delaying living your best life because you're not 'ready'.

Then this is the episode for you!

If you'd like to have the full 'webinar experience' then you can download the slides to follow along HERE.

And if this has ignited your spark and you're ready to start living your best life - come and join us in the Momentum Movement - all the details are RIGHT HERE. Don't forget to message me at [email protected] or drop me a DM on insta and you'll also get a bonus Life Audit Mini Course just for listening! :)

**NEWSFLASH: have you signed up to the free, live and exclusive webinar on June 30th titled: Getting the hell out of your own way - 3 secrets to stop the self-sabotage and start living your best life? Places are filling quickly and this one's going to be a goodie as I've got an incredible co-host Andrew Morello joining me for this jam-packed 60 minutes!

Sign up here to reserve your spot: https://www.themomentumarchitects.com/webinar/

Okay…so, if you're reading this, you're alive and you're breathing! But did you know that there is a right and a wrong way to breathe?

And if we're doing it wrong, it can actually impact heaps of other areas in your life from soreness to speaking to the composition of your blood!

Today's guest is my great friend and all round super woman Julia Urquhart - a Women's Health and Pelvic Floor Physio by trade, Jules also incorporates dry needling, core stability, pilates, mindfulness and the Bradcliff breathing method into her practice.

This is an area of science I know very little about but as someone obsessed with performance hacking and getting the most out of life I was keen to understand more and gave Jules full permission to experiment on me (spoiler alert - turns out I am a text book 'bad breather')

In this episode we cover:

• The fact that there IS a right and wrong way to breathe and why it's important
• The contributing factors to inefficient breathing mechanics which can even include drinking coffee and talking too quickly - two things that I definitely suffer with
• How we're now starting to suffer not only from sleep apnea but screen apnea and the research coming out around that
• How our breathing technique affects our blood composition
• And some quick try at home tests to see how your own breathing technique is stacking up

Find out more about Jules and the work that she does at:

Website: calmandconnection.com.au

Linked In: linkedin.com/in/julia-berger-15091311b

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calmandconnection/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalmandConnection

Hands up - who likes to live a full and meaningful life? We all do right. So now, hands up who wants to live a life of stress and overwhelm and always feel like there's just too much to do?

It's a really fine line isn't it between having a lot on on then feeling like you are slipping into overwhelm. The first can leave us energised, and satisfied with a great sense of accomplishment, of kicking goals and of moving forward. The second, foggy, exhausted, snappy and generally not a great joy to be around.

In this episode I tackle this very question which came from a gorgeous listener Megan asking how on earth do you have a lot of with feeling overwhelmed. I LOVE this question because what Megan is really asking is all about productivity, one of my absolute favourite topics and an area I totally geek-out on.

I cover:

• What is overwhelm and how to recognise when we're falling into it
• Why any kind of stress-reduction is a work in progress
• And my top 10 tips for getting a lot done but still feeling like you're not totally drowning

I absolutely love getting questions from listeners and if you have any topics burning away that you want exploring let me know - either I can talk about it or find and expert in the area!

And if you're someone who wants to have a lot on but keep those dreaded stress levels in check - take a look at the Momentum Movement membership community where you'll be a part of a like-minded group all sharing tips, tools and resources to dial back that overwhelm but still live a fulfilled and meaningful life.