The Self Development Project

Do you like what what you see when you look in the mirror?

Self Love has a lot to do with our Body Image and how we view ourselves 

This topic got me debating a little bit this week on Social Media, as well as how we physically look and feel about our Body, it is also about how we FEEL in relation to the work we put in to achieve our goals which gives us Confidence.

I discuss tis is in detail in this episode 

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One key area of Improving yourself and part of what I believe is Self Development is 'Adopting a Growth Mindset'

A Growth Mindset is being able to think and understand what you need to do against Adversity or Challenge or just when you dont feel like it.

Taking control is sometimes easier said than done in certain circumstances, and being able to do what you need to against your emotions to benefit you is the foundation of having a Growth Mindset.

Its not about thinking over Ambitious or Super Happy Clappy the whole time. No one needs a secret Hack, a Magic Pill or to spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on a well marketed 'Life Coach'. Its Basic understanding of thinking better for yourself to create better actions and overall better outcomes for you 

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SelFLove and Appreciation is the Foundation to your own fulfillment and Happiness 

One of my Mantras of Self Development is 'Working on Self Love and Appreciation'

It is also part of Adopting a Growth Mindset - Being able to Take Control 

I believe that many of people seek External Validation or Materialistic objects or Money for Fulfillment or Happiness to fill a void or 'Cure ' their problem when it isnt generally the case, also there is a problem with People spending money on Coaches or Courses looking for the Secret which solves their Problem when at times, it is just a lack of Self Love or Self Appreciation, I speak from my own previous experiences  

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Culture is a huge reason why there is a lot of negativity, confusion and people are loosing faith right now

'Culture' is changed and governed by Leadership, and even though there can be Rules in place, People behave a certain way and are motivated by the 'Culture' of something, and this has never been so relevant right now.

I speak about this and how it can effect you and what you can do to be aware and create a better culture for yourself and those around you 

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How do you adopt a Good Mindset?

In this episode I explain what I believe is Key to adopting Good Positive Mindset, it is mainly Self Awareness and knowing some key points in this area

1 -Being Aware of your current Mindset 

2- Understanding what Mindset you want 

3- Identifying your Mindset Strong Points 

4- Identifying your Weak Point 

5- Knowing and employing 3 Things that make you feel good daily 

6- Being aware of your Current Health & Wellbeing 

7- Being aware of what effects your thinking and thought process- "Negative triggers"

8- Not needing Drugs of any sort to make you feel good or cope

9-Having the Mindset to do what you Must do against what you need to do 

10- Understanding where you are and willing to identify and make changes to improve yourself   

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We all know that focussing on eating well and doing some exercise is not going to do us any harm, in fact it is probably the biggest underrated 'Medicine' for our heath and wellbeing.

Depression can be mitigated very very effectively by simply Focussing on consistent Exercise, making a conscious effort to get Up and Out and do some exercise, and also eating better for yourself 

It is the ultimate foundation and stepping stone to improving our Mental Health and creating better Self Esteem and Self Care 

With so much emphasis on shutting down Gyms, locking people down more needs to be said on this! 

I speak more in Depth on this in this episode 

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We must be able to Lead ourselves!

We live in a World at the moment with a lot of uncertainty and mostly Bad news. In fact it has proven how poor Leadership is at the moment and how much it is effecting the population with frustration and uncertainty 

Make of it what you will, however one thing that I believe is that it is highlighted the importance of "Leading yourself"

The most important thing to realise is that You are in control of your Thoughts, Feelings and you are in Control a lot more than you realise, regardless of what is happening.

Waiting for the next announcement, Government decision, or an external factor to decide your 'Happiness' or your thought process, will mean you will be out of control and allowing yourself to be at mercy of uncertainty.

Leading ourselves mean we can be more certain, take control and set ourselves up for a better outcome 

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Awesome to have Jennifer Hitenberger on the show 

Jennifer helps many people get Fit and Healthy  from all over the world using her Kettle Bell methodology.

However she has more than this about her, when I connected with Jen I was inspired by her story of what she's over come regarding an eating disorder that nearly killed her through obesity, however she shares a lot more than this!

We touched on so many subjects, surrounding Fitness Health Mindset, and it was valuable to hear how she has made herself the person she is today overcoming so much Adversity in her life which is nothing short Inspiring.

Its valuable to hear stories like this as they can really help people take a step forward themselves 

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This Mission of the Podcast, overall, is to Mitigate Depression Improve Mental Health and Encourage Good Self Development!

So last week I had a bad week that got me feeling Anxious and it effected me.

I had to take my own advise, take a step back and get back on track, and the thing is, its Normal for all of us and no matter  how much we work hard to keep ourselves in a Good place, we are always going to deal with moments that Challenge us and this is Growth! The important thing is how we deal with it to be Better, I draw on my own experiences  in this episode 

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Awesome to have good friend Joe Hickey on the show, Joe is a Media and Content creator, however he sets himself apart from someone who just takes 'Fancy' pictures for people!

In this episode we went deep into Joe's Story as to why he got into content creation, and how he uses his expertise not only to create Value driven content for people, he uses his skill to bring out the best in people.

We touched on how he believes Content and Media should be uses correctly and how and why Self Development is so important to use along side this.

Aswell as this, Joe shares his own personal story and Challenges he has overcome to be the expert he is now! 

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