How to Speak Yorkshire!
Nah then, ‘ere’s an int to chattin’ reight Yorkshire! (Hello, here is a guide to speaking proper Yorkshire)
#1 - Ye ‘ave tuh drop yer ‘H’ as in ‘has’ and ‘her’, and yer ‘T’ as in ‘that’ and ‘cat’, replacing the ‘T’ with a slight ‘h’ sound, known as a Glottal Stop (try not to choke!).
#2 - Everyone has heard of the phrase “Tin Tin Tin”, usually spoken as if it means something or other. But, it should be written more like: ‘t’in’t in’t tin.. as in “It isn’t in the tin”. See how it works? Lots of dropping of T’s.

Let me know how you get on!

So in the latest episode of The Travelling Optimist I take you to Yorkshire - Gods Own Country! My guest is Andrew Bodle, a successful business owner and entrepreneur with a relentless and tenacious spirit. 

Andrew is a true Yorkshireman, he’s literally made from the steel that was forged by his ancestors! Andrew is so much the embodiment of a Yorkshireman when he goes to give blood he pumps out the finest 5 pints of Yorkshire tea instead! 

Andrews's spirit has certainly been tested recently and we chat very openly about success, setbacks and tragedy and his desire to leave a lasting legacy for his family. It was, at times, very emotional hearing his story, one that he knows is being replicated over the world with Covid-19, but it's a story of resilience, not giving up, steadfastness, strength, goals and inspiration.

Enjoy.
Stay well everyone.
Steve

You can get in contact with Andrew by clicking the links below and if you need any cleaning products or advice in this area then contact him through his Hygeia Group website .
Andrew Bodle on social:
Twitter
Facebook
Linked In

In this latest episode of The Travelling Optimist I chat with Paul Cleary.

Paul is the Managing Director and owner of the UK’s leading independent luxury holiday company – Caribtours.

With a name like Caribtours it has a history that is intrinsically linked to the beautiful islands of the Caribbean and more latterly with other luxury destinations in the Indian Ocean and Arabia and Africa.

Words to describe Paul are energy, vision, infectious enthusiasm and an obsession for the personal touch. 

Paul has led the company to countless awards and an enviable reputation in the industry that most companies aspire to.

We have a brilliant conversation about life, thin threads of life, serendipitous moments that shape our lives, opportunities even during these challenging times and why he got involved in travel.
You can contact Paul via Linked In or through the Caribtours website.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did talking with Paul.

Steve 
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Hello and welcome to the Travelling Optimist Podcast – the home of optimism, insight and uplifting stories. How are you? I hope that you’re doing well – staying focused, keeping up the optimism levels! 

Today we’re talking with Zimbabwean Brighton Tau Muluswela. He’s Founder and CEO of Bushlife Africa Safaris.

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he’s fanatical about conservation and it goes without saying he’s passionate about Africa. On top of that he works with the NHS and he’s committed to helping vulnerable people with mental health issues.

As anyone who knows me, Africa has played an integral part in my life and I’m thrilled to be able to have a chat with Brighton. We’ll take you on a journey to Africa so that when all this covid stuff is done you will be inspired to travel to one of mother natures most incredible continents.

You can connect with Brighton via Linked In and Facebook.

Thank you so much for listening to the podcast, I'm overwhelmed by everyone's comments and I'm thrilled that you like it.
Take care and until next time.
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Welcome back to part 2 of a wonderful conversation with Brepic Communications CEO Justin Breen, plus his 2 wonderful boys making a cameo appearance for their first podcast show!

First off we review part 1 very quickly including this:
1. Positive mindset leads to
2. Incredible connections that leads to
3. Your success
and this
5000 calls to get his first 5 clients
and how Justin writes exceptional PR pieces for his clients in a style that resembles how his war hero and successful businessman father wrote his diary. It's in his DNA, literally!

So in part 2 we chat about personality tests like Kolbe and Strength Finder and how they can be a huge benefit to you personally and also when you might be looking for new team members to join you.

The number one reason why businesses retain a PR company to help them move from being the best kept secret to getting in front of the right people.

It's a super second part that I hope you enjoy. The boys brought another very cool dimension to this podcast that makes everything that Justin does for his family come to life!

Please do order a copy of Epic Business, it is really good. Also you can connect with Justin on Linked In.

Thank you for listening to the show and welcome to the Optimism Tribe!
Enjoy
Steve
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Part 1:
This latest episode of The Travelling Optimist flies us all the way over the pond to the US of A to meet Justin Breen.

Justin is an award winning entrepreneur and author of the best selling book Epic Business.

Starting off his career as a journalist and writing for the Northwest Ties of Indiana. After having his salary halved overnight Justin dived deep into his inner entrepreneur and launched his business - Brepic Communications in 2017. But that's only half of the story. Prior to the huge achievement of setting up his own business (any business owners who listen will know the feeling of immense excitement at start up stage) Justin engaged with 5000 businesses to pitch his PR business to. Out of those 5000 he had 5 business owners say yes.  He's never looked back.

Listen in to hear Justin's vision for the future, where he gets his writing style from and what it takes to be an entrepreneur in these strange but optimistic times.

You can but Justin's book - Epic Business at Amazon and Barnes & Noble - It is an incredibly well written book, understandably, with 30 secrets to building your business exponentially.
Reach out t Justin via his website https://www.brepicllc.com/ or Linked in 

Thanks so much for listening. Stay well and keep blazing your trail.
Steve
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Hello and welcome to the Travelling Optimist Podcast. I hope you are well and things are going fabulously. Whatever you are doing, I hope you are blazing a trail in these weird times.

Todays guest is the best parenting coach on the planet - Sue Atkins. Sue has been featured on the BBC, SKY, Channel 5 and various national radio stations. Sue is the Parenting Coach for Disney but my favourite description of Sue is that she is the 21st century Mary Poppins!
On top of that she a NLP Master Practitioner and EFT Practitioner too.

Sue talks about parenting skills and offers some tips to get through this era of corona virus if you have kids, but these insights are perfect for adults to use for themselves too. We all go on marketing and business courses all the time but we don't ever go on courses for the MOST important job of our lives - raising happy children!

You can reach out to Sue via her website www.sueatkinsparentingcoach.com
and Linked-In here.

I am so grateful to everyone for listening, thank you. Stay well so you can blaze a trail!
Hugs
Steve
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Hello & Welcome to the latest episode of the travelling optimist podcast.
How’s everything going?
It’s been a bit mad at Casa Travelling Optimist, but I realise that we’re 7 months in to the pandemic and for some of my listeners things haven’t really changed for the better. With that I really hope that the little injection of positivity and optimism from the podcast helps with your day.

Don’t forget to subscribe, review and share the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Google, and thank you to everyone for listening.

Our guest today is Lauren Ashcroft, a young entrepreneur who is fulfilling her dream of starting her own business.  Lauren has a background in the coaching industry and has spent a lot of time working with entrepreneurs around the world.

Lauren was made redundant from a leading German tech start-up at the beginning of the pandemic. Now, as one door closed – another door opened and Lauren saw this as an opportunity to make some significant changes in her life and finally take the leap of faith to start her own business. 

She has successfully run a Kickstarter campaign to launch her first product which is called the Ultimate You Planner and draws on her passion for goal setting. It’s a planner that’s designed to empower anyone to create their best future.

You can purchase the incredible Ultimate You planner at www.uyplanner.com  and you can contact Lauren at:
https://www.instagram.com/ultimateyouplanner/
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateYouPlanner 

Wishing you a fantastic week ahead and thank you for listening.
Steve
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It's not about receiving - it's all about giving. This episode has guest Greg Davies talking about his new book, the power of giving that has been his mantra for last 12+ years, not surprising as he is a Regional Director for BNI.

Greg uses his passion for telling stories to help businesses and communities thrive, and people overcome limiting beliefs.

He’s a multi-award winning director of BNI, corporate trainer, international speaker and now he can add BEST SELLING AUTHOR to that list as well. 

Greg has some incredible insight into helping others achieve their goals. We talk about the book, his passion for helping businesses and his ability to weave a story that has an impactful message.

Key Take Aways

• Gratitude - the unlock of unlocks!
• Do the right thing and make the right choices.
• Leave a legacy - Alfred Nobel.
• Build your business through trust.
• Stay positive.

You can buy his book 'Infinite Giving' - The 7 Principles of Givers Gain on Amazon and you can visit Greg's Story Fella website at https://www.thestoryfella.com

Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon and any other podcast player you use.
Take care everyone, 
Hugs

Welcome to The Travelling Optimist Podcast with Steve Ody.

Simon Jordan is an all round top guy. He's mindfulness personified and has a deep understanding of his purpose in life.

Simon Jordan, best selling author, speaker, coach, entrepreneur and lover of wildlife and the planet, takes us on a journey from the Dorset coast in the UK to the mountains of the Himalayas. Via some incredible insight on how to lead a life full of abundance and in 'flow'.

We hear about his adventures from swimming in the Sea, we can't miss an opportunity to mention the amazing Wim Hof (The Ice Man), how optimism (obvs) has played a positive part throughout his life, a top tip on vodka and what was that about Yak dung Simon?

Interspersed with details of the #5thingsclear project a worldwide community of lovers of the planet, Plus news on a new book he has put together, celebrating the community of all weather sea swimmers that Simon belongs to - order a copy, all proceeds go to a mental health charity, https://westbaywildswimmingbook.co.uk/.

If you'd like to get in contact with Simon or order the excellent and free e-book '5 Steps to Creating a Powerful Brand' just click through to his website here.

The world has gone a bit bananas, please take care everyone.
Thanks for listening
Steve
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Please do subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google and Amazon and leave me a review or rating, thank you so much.

if you have any examples of being in flow email us at [email protected]

Sometimes you can just get carried away in the moment can't you?

I found myself in need of a willing guinea pig, to help me with some new podcast equipment and test it all works. In to the breach, unknowingly, steps the incredible Richard Harvey from Pharian Ltd . It turned out to be the most lovely chat after finding out he got a 1st in English Language and Linguistics at University!

Never one to miss an opportunity and also to really make sure the new 'stuff' works, I asked him what the difference between descriptive and prescriptive language is. All of a sudden our IT guru Richard became very animated with hand gestures and thoughtful commentary, the like of which I never knew existed!

I do feel I lured him in a bit, sorry Richard, but I found his knowledge of the English language totally awesome! It was one of those serendipitous moments and I'm so glad he had the time to chat with me.

I hope you enjoy it everyone. Stay well and thank you so much for listening.

Please subscribe to the podcast and don't forget to give me a 5* rating please on Apple, Spotify, Google and Amazon. I am so grateful..
Hugs.