In this episode, Ricky Locke interviews Glen McCoy, a scriptwriter and creative. They discuss the belief or behavior that has positively impacted Glenn's life in the past 12 months. Glen shares his belief in allowing things to happen rather than forcing them, and how this belief has led to positive changes in his life. They also explore the idea of living in a virtual simulation and the power of believing in the ability to change one's circumstances. The conversation concludes with a reflection on choices and the importance of connecting with one's inner child.

Takeaways

• Allowing things to happen rather than forcing them can lead to positive changes in life.
• Believing in the possibility of change can open up new opportunities.
• Challenging the belief that life is set in stone can empower individuals to make meaningful changes.
• Connecting with your inner child and reflecting on your past aspirations can inspire personal growth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:24 The Belief that Positively Impacted Glen's Life

05:00 Challenging the Belief that Life is Set in Stone

08:12 Reflecting on Choices and Making Changes

09:35 Connecting with Your Inner Child

10:32 Wrap-up and Where to Find Glen McCoy

Find out more about Glen and his work at https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenmccoy/

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Transcript

Ricky Locke (00:00.977)

Welcome to the Unlocked podcast in my mini series where we're using the diary of a CEO conversation cards to unlock some deeper levels of connection. Today, I've got a very special guest. Welcome Glenn McCoy. How are you, Glenn?

Glen McCoy (00:15.982)

Very well, Ricky. Thanks for inviting me.

Ricky Locke (00:18.289)

I'm really excited for this. Good to see it. And Glenn, just for the listeners, if they haven't heard of you or not met you before, tell the listeners who are you and what is it that you do?

Glen McCoy (00:28.174)

So I'm Glenn McCoy. I am a script writer, writer and creative in general, and I write for television, but also the corporate market.

Ricky Locke (00:39.955)

Yes, and I believe is there a couple of films or TV series that we are quite familiar with, I believe.

Glen McCoy (00:46.894)

Yes, if I mentioned them, I'd ruin my street cred immediately. However, you may have heard of EastEnders and Emmerdale. So that's where I cut my teeth writing on the soaps.

Ricky Locke (00:50.419)

Yeah

Ricky Locke (00:55.067)

Yes.

Yes, very, very good. Well, Glenn, as I've mentioned and for familiar listeners, this is where we're going to dive into just a random card for clarity. I know this sounds like because I'm a magician. This sounds like really forced, but you have no idea what we're about to say. I have not pre set this up with you, correct? It's a very classic magician line, that one. But I'm going to ask you the question. Are you ready for your question, Glenn? OK, Glenn, here is the question.

Glen McCoy (01:13.486)

No idea. That's absolutely correct.

Ricky Locke (01:24.979)

What is the one belief or behavior that has positively impacted your life in the past 12 months?

Glen McCoy (01:36.27)

Yes, I would say the belief that most impacted me is how I've noticed where I have arrived in the last 12 months. So in other words, in the last 12 months, I've moved from somewhere in the country that I was living for about 16 years. My decision to do it was on a whim and I now move north and I live in Clitheroe.

in Lancashire, and I reflect on the number of other changes that have happened to me, which all align with my purpose and the things that I want out of life. And I kind of think to myself, my belief structure around this is that the harder you try and make things happen, the worse it is. If you can kind of relax and lay back and...

still know what you want, but allow it to happen. In other words, don't chase it so much. It's more likely to come into your direction.

Ricky Locke (02:45.523)

Interesting. Now that I mean, obviously that sounds kind of counterproductive there, you know, by having a relaxed attitude towards it that things are likely to happen. So why has that happened for you?

Glen McCoy (02:58.51)

Because if you pressurize your belief system and you do put it under pressure, I don't think it functions as well as still maintaining the belief, but having that confidence and expectation that it will happen anyway.

Ricky Locke (03:16.755)

Interesting. So what are those beliefs that's positively impacted? Is there anything specifically? So you mentioned obviously about obviously working hard, you've moved. So what are those beliefs?

Glen McCoy (03:29.294)

Well, I've been looking at a lot of well -known scientists who are more like astrophysicists. And if you can go and check this out yourself. But a lot of the top people in this realm have come to the conclusion that we live in a virtual simulation. That kind of thing, yeah. Now, whether we do or whether we don't doesn't really interest me.

Ricky Locke (03:52.595)

Like the Matrix. Yeah.

Glen McCoy (03:59.064)

However, my thinking around it is that what if it was true that we are in this virtual simulation, it must therefore mean that you can construct just about anything you want in the future, because it's the nature of a computer program. You know, you kind of write the code, pop it in, and out comes the outcome or the result.

And by having that belief, I feel I've covered more ground and got more things done than having the belief that this is all very real and you can't change it and you are kind of there because someone's put you there and you have to just cross your fingers and hope for the best. That is kind of pushing your beliefs, but having the belief that you can change things suddenly makes it easier for you to have the confidence.

to make those changes happen in reality.

Ricky Locke (05:00.755)

I think that's fascinating. Yeah. And I agree. There's, there's a lot of, um, there's a guy, I can't quite remember his name now. He's very big on TikTok social media. And he interviews people in the street and says, what's your dream in the street? And they're like, completely like they're in the matrix completely, but in the opposite sense of like, their heads down blinkered, like, this is my life. You're right. So it's fascinating. But one of the things that is like, I think it's really difficult is a lot of people, you know, and I'm not going to name names here, but I know especially,

Glen McCoy (05:15.95)

Mm.

Ricky Locke (05:30.259)

family members, friends that have a belief that I can't change things, that my life is set in stone, cause and effect, right? I live at the effect of this. So for those people listening, it might be very easy for people like me and you who live in that world where, you know, we're an LP trained, we are big fans of learning development. But for those people that are listening that, no, no, I don't get it. I don't believe that. I believe that my life is set in stone. That is it. What would you say to them about giving them

Glen McCoy (05:54.486)

Thank you.

Ricky Locke (05:59.379)

belief that they can change things in their life, what they need to do.

Glen McCoy (06:04.014)

Reminds me of the very old movie Shirley Valentine, I don't if you've ever seen it. But there's...

Ricky Locke (06:09.683)

I'm a bit young Glenn, but yeah, I do know. Yeah. I think I remember. Yes. True. Yes. Yeah.

Glen McCoy (06:13.618)

Age aside, you can always do it tomorrow. You get that movie out and look at it. You've, without giving anything away that will spoil it for you, you've got a woman who is locked into a belief system created by her husband. And the...

Ricky Locke (06:31.333)

Wait, hang on a minute. I might remember this because I think Glenn and hopefully I'm not going to spoil this, but my mum used to love Shirley Valentine because is this the lady that goes abroad and lives in a... Okay, cool. Go for it. Sorry. Carry on. I know who it is now. Yes.

Glen McCoy (06:40.494)

Yes. Now she got to a stage where she had to make a decision. She could either carry on and make sure her husband gets his meat and veg on a Tuesday and fish on a Friday, or she could go off into the sunset and do something completely different. It's not that she, what could I say?

fell out with her husband as such. She just had had enough of being pushed down this path. And I think it's quite a good movie. You should kind of have a look at it. And that kind of reminds me that if you're on a path and you think you can't do anything about it, well, you have to realize that that's you for the rest of your life. Nothing is going to change. And that's the way it's going to be. Or today,

you could make some changes and step out of where you are and just play with this idea, even if it's just for a couple of weeks, of doing something completely and utterly different. And do you have the courage to do that? Now, of course, we all know that if we had to do that, we were forced into doing it, we would. So it is within our choice system to make that decision. And if you've never done that before,

It's something you should consider.

Ricky Locke (08:12.115)

very powerful, Glenn. And you've reminded me this always happens when I do podcast recordings with awesome guests like yourself, where we do like the quote tennis. I'm give you a quote and then I'll quote that. Jim Rohn, you know, he always used to say, like, if you want things to change, you have to change, you know, and it's the same thing, isn't it? And making a choice there. So for people listening to this, as we wrap this up, based on your experience over the last 12 months about the positive

belief that's positively impact your life, but also about this living in a virtual world or the matrix, as we call it, and we have the belief we get to choose what we do. What's one thing do you think that people should go away and think and feel after hearing your story?

Glen McCoy (08:59.918)

about the Matrix world or about anything.

Ricky Locke (09:02.323)

Oh, I think we should go for the beliefs about, yeah, you get to choose. Yeah. So what do you think they should go away and do?

Glen McCoy (09:05.326)

Please. Okay. So the one thing, the one thing you may want to do is get into a time machine and go back to when you were five or six. And go back to your five or six year old self and try and remember what that young person was expecting to be or become as an adult.

and ask yourself the question, if you were able to do that and you were able to show that five or six year old what happened to them, would they be proud? Would they be happy? Or would they be disappointed?

Now, if it's proud and happy, you've cracked it. If it's disappointed, then part two would be what c

In this episode, Ricky interviews Alex Williams, an emotional resilience coach and registered mental health practitioner. Alex shares his personal story of overcoming trauma and discusses the epidemic of mental health in society.

They explore the importance of taking responsibility for our responses to challenges and finding meaning and purpose in life. Alex emphasizes the need for society to prioritize mental health and provides practical tips for building resilience, including focusing on the basics of sleep, nutrition, exercise, and surrounding oneself with good people.

They also discuss Alex's Three Rs framework: release your pain, take responsibility, and develop real self-belief. In this conversation, Ricky and Alex discuss strategies for overcoming setbacks and building a fulfilling life. They emphasize the importance of taking responsibility for one's own direction and adopting a resilient mindset. They also explore the idea of aligning one's life with personal values and finding happiness in the present moment. The conversation highlights the need to prioritize self-care and surround oneself with good people and good experiences.

By listening to this episode, you will UNLOCK...

• Mental health is a significant issue in society, and it is important to prioritize our own wellbeing.
• Taking responsibility for our responses to challenges can empower us to overcome adversity and create a fulfilling life.
• Building resilience requires focusing on the basics of sleep, nutrition, exercise, and surrounding ourselves with good people.
• Finding meaning and purpose in life can help us navigate difficult experiences and maintain mental wellbeing.
• Supporting Gen Z in building resilience involves validating their experiences, providing support, and helping them develop healthy coping mechanisms. Take responsibility for your own direction and approach setbacks with resilience.
• Build a life that aligns with your values and brings you fulfillment.
• Prioritize self-care, surround yourself with good people, and enjoy good experiences.
• Listen to yourself and find happiness in the present moment, rather than comparing your life to societal expectations.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:50 Alex's Personal Story

07:09 The Epidemic of Mental Health

13:19 Taking Responsibility for Our Responses

22:13 Finding Meaning and Purpose

27:27 The Impact of Society on Mental Health

32:47 Supporting Gen Z in Building Resilience

39:47 The Basics of Mental Wellbeing

43:33 The Three Rs Framework

45:24 The Three Rs to Getting Back Up

46:23 Building a Life that Aligns with Your Values

48:19 Listen to Yourself and Find Happiness

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Ricky (00:00.206)

The World Health Organization defines health as a state of physical, mental and social well-being. There is a huge epidemic of mental health out there, and I wanted to explore this issue further from dealing with my own mental health struggles over the last couple of years, and also try and understand how can we use this information to unlock the best version of ourselves. So this week, I interviewed Alex Williams, who is an emotional resilience coach and registered mental health practitioner.

from surviving a traumatic childhood led by abuse, which marked the murder of his own mother at the age of eight. He now is helping individuals to overcome those daily obstacles and hurdles and help them to deal with what he didn't have when he was young to help them understand how they can focus on their own wellbeing. It's a fantastic episode and we really deep dive into mental health and how we can apply some basic principles to start focus on our wellbeing. Now, if you haven't subscribed already,

please hit that subscribe button and leave us a review as well. It helps this podcast get shared to more people. But without further ado, enjoy the episode with Alex Williams. Alex, good to see you, mate. Welcome to Unlocked. How you doing? Yeah, really good, Ricky. Thanks for having me today. Good to have you. And obviously this is probably world first as well because obviously this is gonna be out to the world, but some exciting news has just happened for you. Yes, yes. Had my first baby. Not me, literally.

my girlfriend did but yeah, first girl came into the world last week so she'll be seven days old, 11 48 so now one of these parents who yeah people who is describing how old their baby is by days and hours so yeah but yeah it's amazing. Nice yeah yeah. Welcome to the club my friend, welcome to the club. Your iPhone or Android phone whatever will be full of every photo of the world, every angle now of your child so yes and a little girl was it sorry? Yes a little girl called Rosie yeah.

Yeah, this could be who knows Rosie might listen to this one day in the future the very first time you did a podcast when she's born Yeah, well, you know that I was I have been thinking about I think what am I putting out into the world now that my girl Is gonna see and yeah, this might be I'll say to her one day You only seven days old when I recorded this so hopefully you've learned something from it. It's not terrible advice, but I'm sure we could make well. Well, yeah, thanks mate for coming on really interested to talk about this You know

Ricky (02:22.498)

the epidemic of mental health and how I remember as a kid, it wasn't much about this. It was just like book your ideas up son, get on with it. We don't really talk about feelings in this household. But before we dive into it, because I think we're gonna go into quite a lot, I'd love to hear just for the listeners, tell us a little bit about you and tell us a bit about your personal story. So I'm Alex Williams. I am, my background is a...

registered mental health nurse for 19 years now. But I also on the side am a speaker and emotional resilience coach. I mean, essentially, it's all the same thing. It's just I use different tags depending on different environments. I mean, yeah, my background is 19 years working in the NHS clinically, which working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses, assessing, treating, signposting, kind of just find general support.

helping people to recover from the things that essentially knock us down in life that can affect our mental health. From a personal perspective, what I add in with my speaking and my coaching aspect more so is that I share my own trauma that I went through. When I was a kid, I grew up in a domestically abusive household. This is following my mum and dad splitting up.

My dad had an affair, so my mum fell into an abusive relationship. Witnessed a lot of domestic abuse, especially around him beating up his own children and they were kind of threats towards me and my sister, which my mum managed really well. But by the, when I was at the age of eight, I was kind of living in this household, sleeping kind of in a way you don't realise this is stuff sort of going on. Very naive. It was the middle of the morning, police burst into my bedroom.

And I, I'm going to be honest, Ricky, I was, I was, I feel for my mom because I was a nightmare when I was a kid. But I think probably in retro, when I look in hindsight, it was probably because the environment I was in, but I was, you know, I just misbehaving a lot and stuff. So I kind of was like, well, these police, they might be here, you know, because I thought police were just there to arrest bad people. I thought maybe I've done something wrong and they're here to nick me. And when they were taking me down the stairs in my pyjamas and they put me in the police car, took me to this police station.

Ricky (04:45.878)

and my sister was with me at the time. That's kind of what I thought was happening. I just had no idea what I was about to walk into. But then these police sat me down and said, um, your mum's dead, Alex. To me and my sister. And obviously I didn't know much at the time, but then a couple of days later from watching the news, I found out she'd been killed by my stepdad. So then my world kind of went from being a very, well, it wasn't normal because of the environment I was in, but.

what felt like, you know, I had a mum, I had a dad, I had grandparents, I was at school. It felt to me relatively normal, but then to be suddenly the kid who everyone else has got a mum, I haven't. And she hasn't just gone like, you know, through something not normal, but you know, like an illness or something like, she's been killed by someone, you know, who I was living with, and she was in the room next door to me. So my world kind of changed in that sense. And, but...

Speaking about, you know, mental health and like you just said about how we used to get taught to just get on with it That was kind of how I was raised immediately following that situation And you know what on the outside I grew up in an environment where I had money. I had lots of money You know, my dad was a successful lawyer He basically his way of raising us was like right I'm gonna send give you everything you need financially You know materialistically big house loads of land

stuff like that. So from the outside, it looked like almost we've fallen into a dream scenario, given what I've been through. But that kind of attitude of, well, you just need to get on with it. You know, we didn't really ever speak about it. We never spoke about what happened whenever we were, I was upset about anything. It was kind of like, you just had to get on with it, be grateful for what you do have because I've been given all this stuff. I should be happy. So really all that kind of emotion.

and grief I was experiencing, I just stuffed it all down. Stuffed it all down and in a way, I thought I was being resilient, you know? But really I was just people pleasing. I didn't want, I wasn't sharing what I was really feeling with my dad and the environment I was with because I didn't want to upset them. So I wasn't really being resilient. I was just suppressing and repressing what I was going through. But I wasn't mentally unwell, you know? I was just cracking on with life. You know, I was good at football. I messed around at school, but I wasn't in the worst situation. And I kind of...

Ricky (07:09.662)

live my life like that but I didn't really ever know what I wanted to do with my life. You know, I kind of in underneath all this, this kind of seed that I never really, this wound that I never got to look at kind of became this kind of weed within me that I wasn't aware of where I was kind of, oh I've got a murdered mum, yes I've got this stuff but I'm damaged, I can't really do anything and equally I've got a dad who I just want to impress and please him as best I can. So I kind of the that...

that light within me that kind of had this curiosity to explore and try new things in the world, kind of just dampened out. So as I got, as I left school, left sixth form, I didn't really get any good grades because I just was messing around and I didn't really know what I wanna do in my life. And I fell into mental health nursing, which it turns out was a good thing. But people asked me, Alex, why did you beco

In this episode, Louise Miller, the productivity mentor, discusses her unique perspective on productivity and how it should be about creating space rather than cramming in more tasks. She emphasizes the importance of rest and taking breaks, challenging the notion that productivity is solely about doing more in less time. Louise also highlights the need to align productivity with personal values and regularly pause to reflect on goals and priorities. By slowing down and making intentional choices, individuals can achieve greater focus and fulfillment in their work.

Takeaways

• Productivity should be about creating space and rest, rather than cramming in more tasks.
• Taking regular pauses and reflecting on personal values can help align productivity with what is truly important.
• Slowing down and making intentional choices can lead to greater focus and fulfilment in work.
• Productivity is not solely about doing more in less time, but about doing what is important efficiently.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:07 Controversial Idea on Productivity

02:56 Creating Space Instead of Cramming

06:13 The Power of the Pause

08:59 Balancing Productivity and Values

12:09 Reflecting on Productivity

Find out more about Louise Miller and her work with productivity at

https://www.bettylouonline.com/

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Transcript

Ricky Locke (00:01.438)

Welcome to the Unlocked podcast in our mini series where I dive deep into the diary of a CEO conversation cards. And today, a very special guest. I have the wonderful Louise Miller. Hello, Louise.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (00:13.838)

Thank you for having me.

Ricky Locke (00:17.088)

Oh, my pleasure, my pleasure. I'm looking forward to this Louise. And I know that we were just discussing this just before recording about how excited we are about the unknown and the uncertainty of this. So looking forward to this. But first, if there's anyone that's listening who hasn't heard of you, who are you and what is it that you do?

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (00:32.91)

So I'm Louise Miller, I am the genie for your genius. I'm a productivity mentor, founder of Make It Happen Club. I help solo business owners who have too many ideas and not enough time to stop faffing, stay focused, get the important things done and see tangible progress in their business. So yeah, that's me and what I do.

Ricky Locke (00:52.096)

probably do with your help actually to be honest after our conversation this morning when I said all these ideas in my head I need to overwhelm you're probably thinking yeah he's a perfect person for me we'll probably chat offline after this but anyway are you ready for your question?

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (00:53.518)

I'm going to go to bed.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (01:00.526)

Yeah.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (01:05.422)

I'm ready, bring it on.

Ricky Locke (01:07.616)

OK, so my question I picked out for you is this. What is the most controversial idea that you believe that within your industry, most people disagree with?

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (01:22.35)

or that most people disagree with. There's a count. So if we think about my industry and my world being the land of productivity, and I hate that word, which in itself is an interesting thing. I think my take on productivity, I don't know whether it's controversial, but it's certainly countercultural, which is that productivity,

Ricky Locke (01:22.848)

Controversial.

Ricky Locke (01:28.19)

Yes.

Ricky Locke (01:48.384)

Okay.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (01:52.812)

productivity's sake is a bad thing and that it should be about creating space rather than cramming in more and more doing and that one of the best things we can do for our productivity is actually to rest and that rest does not mean you're lazy. So I don't know whether that's necessarily controversial because I know a lot of people will agree with that in principle and will understand it in their heads but when it comes to actually doing it...

not so much. Does that strike you as a controversial thing? Has that answered the question?

Ricky Locke (02:27.776)

No, I, well, I totally get it, totally get it. Cause there's that whole thing about, I'm going be really productive today and I'm going to smash through my emails. But you know that once you get through your emails, you get more emails coming back in because people respond and you think, so it is kind of productive really, isn't it? It doesn't really make sense because you think I'm going to get, like you just said, I'm going do more and more and more stuff. It doesn't make anything. But I love this idea of what you mentioned about creating more space. So tell us a little bit more about that and what that kind of means really.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (02:56.046)

Yeah, so I think if you asked anyone to define productivity, they would say it's about doing more in less time. And I don't like that. And it immediately makes me get into panic mode because it feels like you're setting yourself up in opposition to or in battle with time. And you're never going to win that one because time's going to keep on turning. So yeah, that whole thing just makes me go, no, constricted don't like it. So.

Ricky Locke (03:17.674)

Yeah.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (03:25.422)

And that for me made me ill when I was looking at productivity that way. I spent 15 years of my working life before I started my business running around like headless chicken, rushing about, trying to do all the things. The more I did, the more people gave me to do, going back to what you were saying about emails. If you're good at what you do and you get it done quick, they don't tell you to go home and have a rest. They give you more. So that was kind of my experience. And that led to me burning out and getting ill, being signed off sick by my GP, which is

Ricky Locke (03:41.472)

Yeah.

Ricky Locke (03:47.328)

Yes, yeah.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (03:54.818)

you know, in hindsight was a good thing because that's how I've come to be doing what I'm doing now. So when I did start doing what I do now, I had a bit of an existential crisis because I was like, how can I help people be productive? Because I know that's what I'm really good at when I don't like the idea of being productive, because that's what made me ill. So that I really have to dig deep and reframe productivity for myself and for the people I want to work with to make sure that I am able to support them.

Ricky Locke (04:13.596)

Yeah.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (04:23.31)

and help them get stuff done so that they can make the impact they want to make, but without it feeding into this narrative that your productivity is anything to do with your self -worth. So whenever I give a talk or anything like that, I always start by reframing productivity as being it is about doing what is important as efficiently as you can in order to create space for the life that you love. So you're getting things done not to do more doing, but to go and live your life and enjoy the life you're living now.

Ricky Locke (04:49.856)

Mmm.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (04:52.152)

rather than wait until you get to some mystical magical destination before you allow yourself to enjoy yourself. So yes, that kind of underpins everything that I do.

Ricky Locke (04:58.366)

Mm. Oh, I ain't.

Ricky Locke (05:02.752)

That's really interesting because I've been looking into some of this recently with so I'm a big fan of Oliver Bergman's model of the 4000 week model. And he had a course, I think, on BBC Maestro. I might have seen a while ago. And he talks about the idea of intentions and stuff like that. And it just seems that the world is rapidly busy, busy, busy, busy, isn't it? You know, I think about my day, there is moments in my day where it's like I plough through the emails to that and then.

I'll quickly shiny magpie thing. Oh, quick. Go through Instagram, scroll through Instagram. And then just find that my day, even though like I'll say, I block out in my calendar and I call it deep work. Right. So like nine to 11, like to focus on like the big one thing, you know, I'm a big fan of Gary Keller, the one thing, the one thing that, um, you know, what is one thing I can do such as by doing it, everything else becomes easier and necessary. But I just didn't find like, even though I've got those blocks of free.

They get taken up and you get to the end of the day thinking, well, I plan myself a day here to focus on some really good stuff, but it didn't happen. What happened? So I don't understand, like, why does this happen? Like, we just need to be more focused. What is this top tip to, like, be super productive and, like you said, focus on the things that are important.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (06:13.934)

Yeah, I think the biggest tip is to slow down and to take a pause and allow yourself that pause so you're not immediately stopping one thing and starting something else because I think that's when we end up not being intentional because we're just jumping from one thing to the next and we haven't stopped to consider, okay, I've got an hour, what am I going to do with this hour? Getting really clear on what it is that you're going to do and if you can, I mean, it doesn't need to take very long, but link it back to what your vision is and what you're trying to accomplish and...

this doing this thing is going to help me move forward because, you know, try and find this bigger attachment to why that thing is important. And I think if you can do that, that will help you stay focused on what you're doing. In really practical terms, I had a client once who literally she would decide what she was going to do. And she'd write that on a post it and put it on a laptop or in front on the wall in front of her. So if she ever felt her mind kind of going over here, she could see she had a visual reminder of this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Yeah. And it would pull her back on track. So there's lots of things you can do, but

Ricky Locke (07:06.004)

Physically, yeah, physically, yeah.

Louise Miller - the genie for your genius (07:13.102)

I often talk about mindfulness in the same sentence as productivity, because I think the two things are very connected. It's just about being, taking the pause, making a choice about what you want to do, understanding why that thing is important, focusing as best you can. And if you feel your mind wandering, just as if you're meditating, feel your mind wandering, it's going to happen. Pull yourself back. And the more you practice, the quicker that get

In this conversation, David Thomas shares his inspirational story of overcoming a difficult upbringing and finding success in memory competitions and personal growth. He discusses the drive and ambition that has propelled him to achieve exceptional feats, and the importance of surrounding oneself with ambitious people.

David Thomas emphasizes the need for self-validation and the understanding that external validation is often fleeting. He also explores the competitive nature of life and the satisfaction of achieving the impossible. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of personal growth and striving to be the best version of oneself.

In this conversation, David shares his insights on various topics, including being a people pleaser, embracing change, respecting others' choices, legacy and impact, teaching and sharing knowledge, the pursuit of comfort, presentation skills for CEOs, advice to his 16-year-old self, and relationship advice. He emphasizes the importance of being there for others and having a wide perspective on life. David also discusses the impact of his work in helping individuals improve their presentation skills and make a greater impact in their professional lives. He concludes by sharing his thoughts on the significance of relationships and personal growth.

• Ambition and drive are innate qualities that cannot be taught or instilled in someone.
• Surrounding oneself with ambitious people can be motivating and inspiring.
• External validation is often fleeting and should not be relied upon for personal fulfilment.
• Personal growth and striving to be the best version of oneself can lead to a high quality of life. Being a people pleaser can be seen as a superhero skill, as it allows you to connect with and help others.
• Embrace change and take advantage of the opportunities that the world has to offer.
• Respect others' choices and be open to understanding different perspectives.
• Focus on the impact you have on others rather than material possessions.
• Teaching and sharing knowledge can have a profound impact on others' lives.
• Seek comfort and quality of life, but remember to share and give back.
• Presentation skills are crucial for leaders and entrepreneurs to make a lasting impact.
• If given the chance, reassure your younger self of your potential and drive.
• Take a breath before jumping into relationships and be mindful of personal growth.
• To learn more about David and his work, visit creatingpresentationrockstars.com.

00:00 Teaser and why you should listen

02:27 Introduction and David Thomas' Achievements

03:55 The Perception of Achievements

04:52 David Thomas' Difficult Upbringing

05:50 Becoming a Firefighter

06:50 Discovering Memory Techniques

07:24 Competing in Memory Championships

10:32 The Drive for Personal Growth

11:32 The Rapid Improvement of Memory Skills

12:57 The Best Version of Yourself

13:57 Accepting Responsibility

15:54 The Drive and Ambition

16:52 The Competitive Nature of Life

18:43 The Challenges of the 40s

19:41The Impact of Hormones on Ambition

21:38 The Importance of Stress and Jeopardy

23:02 The Drive to Be Exceptional

24:36 The Best Version of Yourself

26:42 The Satisfaction of Achieving the Impossible

28:49 The Competitive Nature of Life

31:08 The Drive for Personal Growth

32:47 The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with Ambitious People

36:01 The Importance of Self-Care and Self-Validation

38:54 The Lack of External Validation

41:27 The Three Types of People

47:10 Adapting to Different Types of People

47:37 Being a People Pleaser

48:34 Embracing Change

49:17 Respecting Others' Choices

51:54 Legacy and Impact

49:16 Teaching and Sharing Knowledge

51:14 The Pursuit of Comfort

53:39 Presentation Skills for CEOs

55:43 Message to 16-Year-Old Self

01:00:03 Relationship Advice

01:01:09 Where to Find More Information

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Ricky (00:03.13)

Welcome to the show, David Thomas. How are you? I'm alright mate. Everything's cooking on gas, as we say up north. That's what we like. That's what we like. Now, David, I know we've had like a pre chat just before we press record it, but I'm going to read this out. I've got some amazing achievements. I've done my research on and this is incredible before we get into the actual talk. But if I've got this correct, David, world memory championship medalist, international grandmaster of memory.

Guinness memory record breaker for reciting pie to 22 and a half thousand digits. I think I was back in 1998. World memory holder for memorizing reciting 100 packs of individually shuffled packs of playing cards. US memory record breaker for memorizing 160 digits in five minutes. And US memory champion in 2007. And obviously, quite recently as well, you've also become a competitive bodybuilder as well. That is an incredible.

set of achievements there, David. I'm absolutely amazed into that. That's incredible. Well, now you mentioned it. Yeah, I am. I can't deny. Love it. Well, I'm quite interested, yeah. But it is quite interesting because I think when you do things, when you experience things, or when you have these amazing achievements, I mean, and everybody does, right? Everybody has some amazing achievements. When you do them, you don't always see them as amazing

We always look at other people who do things like, you're a professional magician, you could do magic. And I'd be like, that's bloody brilliant. And you'd be like, no, dude, it's not that difficult. And then I go, all right, okay, maybe it isn't hard. But at the same time, we tend to have that mysticism that goes around things that we don't know or understand. And yet in reality, when we do it, we always pass it off a bit quick as...

is not being great. And yet, you know, I have done some good stuff, yeah. Yeah, absolutely. You've got an inspiring story I'd love to hear. So obviously in the intro that's been a part of the top list about what you actually do, I'd love to dive into your inspirational story because obviously we have a mutual friend in Steve McDonough and as I said to you on the pre-chat, I feel like I know you because obviously Steve shares your story. It's a wonderful story. So would you mind sharing, David, a little bit about obviously what it is you do,

Ricky (02:25.862)

your inspirational story? Well, my background was a bit difficult growing up. I had a very tricky upbringing at the hands of an alcoholic mother and a physically abusive stepfather. My stepfather was 65 when I was six and my mother used to do crazy stuff in the house and things that I wouldn't, you know, it's all out there, but it was, kind of think the worst of the worst and that's what my mother used to do to me when she was drunk. And that just led to a very difficult

kind of 10 year period, 12 year period between the age of four and 16. By which time I went off the rails and I started committing petty crime. I've got police caution, attempted suicide twice. I nearly killed a police officer one night coming out of a shop at three o'clock in the morning in Leeds. I got expelled from school and I got a criminal conviction. So at 16, my life was kind of down the toilet and the only job I could get was working in a factory, pound an hour, packing Christmas gifts into boxes.

but I wasn't gonna go on the rock and roll on the dole as they said it back in the day. And I got myself a job and I did that, then became a firefighter. And really becoming a firefighter was probably the most significant thing that happened because at the age of 20, I was in a mess. I was drinking very heavily. I wasn't alcoholic, but I was spending more on alcohol than I was on food, living on my own in a tiny bed set. And then all of a sudden I applied to become a firefighter. And...

only one in 40 got in back in the day and straight away I'm in the top two and a half percent and all my mates were brickers, sparkers, plasterers, working class manual guys and I'm a firefighter and it's like Dave's a fireman this is great and I got I had respect from other people but I also got a certain level of self-respect and that was utterly transformational and that

that made me get my act together.

Ricky (04:25.59)

Brilliant. Yeah. And then from that, obviously point, you met you saw something on TV that changed your life. I did. I was watching TV and there was a terrible show on with Philip Schofield talking telephone numbers. And the bottom line is, if they could register, sorry, if they would, they would, they would.

You see a memory guy, I can't remember the word. Generate, generates the word, right? So they would generate digits. And if they appear, if live TV shows, they could, and if those numbers appeared in your telephone number, then you could phone up and win 20 grand. And I'm like, well, fine, I need the money, right? So I'm sat there and a guy came on and one of the things he did was memorize a pack of playing cards and then got tested. And this was live. And so he got three minutes to memorize the cards and then they placed them up on the board.

And then he got tested 10 times. And so they say, what's card number three? And he goes, Jack of clubs. And he goes, where's the four of hearts? And he goes, card number 42. And you've done magic. And to me, this was magical. I'm like, how is he doing that? Because that's 104 pieces of information, right? And you know, with a card and a suit, and also the order, and also, you know, both the, you know, where they are and so on. And it all just was too much. But then-

I was in Waterstones in Leeds a few months later, walked in and I said to the guy behind the counter, I said, have you got any books on memory? And they went, yeah, because I thought it might be good for exams because I was failing my exams in the fire service. I went to bought his book and found out I could do it. Is this Dominic O'Brien's book? Yes. Yeah. Great. Yeah. So what's really weird is Dominic was the guy I saw on TV. It was his book that I bought.

And then eight months later, I went to the World Memory Championships and competed against him. And that was a real, you know, just where the hairs come up on the back of your neck moment. Because I'd be, I was, it's very difficult. It sounds all really kind of Hollywood cliche, but trust me, I was sat in a bed set in Halifax, mold on the walls. I couldn't get anywhere else. You know, I was a firefighter. I loved my job. And, but I didn't, I didn't even have a car. I had no money. I was...

Ricky (06:42.73)

And then I'm just watching TV. And then all of a sudden, you know, eight months later, I turn up to Simpson's in the strand, one of the greatest tea rooms in London. I go to this room where they used to hold world chess championship matches a hundred years before. And I go, and I go the day before the competition, just to check it out. I go to the, you know, to the glass door, look through the window and there's, and there's Dominic, the guy I'd seen on the TV.

and he's kind of got his

In this episode, guest host Steve McDermott celebrates the 100th episode of the Unlocked Podcast with regular host Ricky Locke. They discuss advice for young people entering the world, the importance of living life according to your values, and the role of parenting and being a role model. They also share tips for handling discipline challenges and prioritizing mental and physical health. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the best books and quotes that have influenced their lives.

Takeaways

-Live life according to your values and do what makes you happy.

-Be a role model for your children and lead by example.

-Validate your child's feelings and understand their perspective.

-Prioritize your mental and physical health to be the best version of yourself.

Chapters

00:17 Introduction and Celebrating 100 Episodes

01:17 Advice for Young People Going Out into the World

03:49 Parenting and Being a Role Model

07:23 Discipline Challenges and Validating Feelings

11:53Advice for Mental and Physical Health

18:20 Best Book or Idea of the Year

23:45 Favorite Quotes

24:23 Conclusion and Farewell

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steve (00:01.843)

Hello and welcome to the Unlocked Podcast. Now you might have noticed this isn't Ricky Lock's voice. I'm the guest host, Steve McDermott, maybe more about me in a minute. And I've been invited in just for this one episode because we're celebrating 100 episodes of Unlocked, a podcast that helps you be the best version of yourself. And I'm very excited because I've got a very special guest who's in point of fact, the normal host of this podcast, Mr. Ricky Lock. Hello, Ricky.

Ricky Locke (00:30.006)

Weee! Hello mate, how's it going? This is quite cool, isn't it? A bit different.

steve (00:31.091)

Whoo good this is show other four isn't it? Yeah so what I like about podcasts right is to dive straight into the meat of it right so I'm just going to ask you a question because you're my guest right off the bat and it's at the front of my mind young person going out into the world for the first time so I don't know 16 maybe 18 what one bit of advice would you give them?

Ricky Locke (00:36.869)

Yeah, yeah, it's quite nice to sit here. Yeah, nice.

Ricky Locke (01:00.906)

Wow. Okay. That's a very good loaded question from the beginning, Steve. That's good. Okay. Wow. Let's get to me. Okay. So 16. So now putting my dad head on now, right. Thinking about Alma when she's older, right. Biggest thing piece of advice I think is to, I'm allowed to swear on my own podcast episode. Okay. We can do that. Yeah. I believe that because of what I've learned in and the last couple of years of doing these episodes,

steve (01:05.264)

innit? Let's get to the meat!

steve (01:11.666)

Yeah.

steve (01:20.123)

I don't think you can bleep it later.

Ricky Locke (01:30.274)

Fundamentally, this is all about living life to your values and just doing whatever fills your cup and not. And we'll talk about this probably a little bit later on, you know, the whole treading eggshells thing, as I mentioned. But this is all about fundamentally. Fuck everything. Look at what you know, everything else we know, but I'll bleep that out. But this is just about fundamentally understanding that to be the best version yourself, you've just got to go out there and live your life to your values.

not dictated by anyone else, not dictated by what we see society norms and all that, but fundamentally what makes you happy and doing the things that fill you with joy and fills your cup. Because I just believe that for so long, especially in my life as well from a lot of these episodes, that life is dictated by society, dictated by what we believe, which we know in what the work we do. Often it's not true. And actually you can just waste and coast so much of your life.

worrying about things that aren't in control and doing the things that just don't make you happy. So why would you wanna do that? It's very easy said to do it, then it's easy to say that than doing it.

steve (02:34.175)

Yeah. Okay, I think I totally agree. My switch on it being a little bit older than you will be that most 16 year olds, including me, have no clue what gives them joy and what the values are. And your values change. But I think it's like having that in your mind and saying you might need to go out there and try out a load of stuff. So if you're asking me that question, if I say 16 year old, go look, you won't have a clue. You might think it's this that you want to do.

Ricky Locke (02:47.298)

Yeah, true, true. Yeah, true.

Ricky Locke (03:01.535)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

steve (03:04.147)

might be chasing the car, the status, the whatever. You know this, if you've ever spoken in a school rickety right and there's a load again 16 year olds the only question they want to know is how much money do you earn? Comes up right they go well you know that's you got a fake mortgage but that's the kind of really low down on my thing so it's good advice i agree right so first question right and it ties in with the next one because what's in on my mind right now depending on when this podcast goes out

Ricky Locke (03:09.442)

Mmm.

Ricky Locke (03:15.253)

Yeah, that's it. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

steve (03:32.731)

But as it's been recorded, we're two weeks away from my first grandchild.

Ricky Locke (03:39.146)

Oh, yeah. Yeah, of course. I thought you'd say two weeks away from my birthday. But yeah, that's important as well. Isn't it? Yeah.

steve (03:41.263)

And people, well, you know, so it might, you know, and it's interesting, a good friend of mine asked me, he said, I've been to see how you feel when your grandchild's born compared to how you felt when your three kids were born. That in itself is interesting. But the thing I was also reflecting on was, how, what advice would I give to my grandchild that I didn't give to my kids, right? So my next question is, how old's Alma now?

Ricky Locke (04:08.802)

She's two and three months or no, two and two months. Yeah.

steve (04:12.087)

Yeah, I don't know because I saw the little video on Instagram when you took a little adventure and you went to Bruce on your staff And he said that was it. I think he said the word fascinating, which is of course one of our favorite words in it, right? um, but knowing what you know now What would be your top tip to a? a parent What you believe makes a great parent and be a grandparent

Ricky Locke (04:18.438)

Oh yeah, yes, that's right, yeah.

Ricky Locke (04:24.141)

It was, yeah, yeah.

Ricky Locke (04:34.412)

Yeah.

Ricky Locke (04:40.206)

Oh, interesting, isn't it? Yeah. Okay. So let's go for that first one then for the parent thing. So for a lot of my studies in this personal development world and what we do, I've come to believe now through, I think just becoming a parent as you do, the question I often ask myself is what lessons am I teaching Alma? So whatever I do now, the thread that just runs through everything, if it's a piece of work that comes in, you know, one of our values is fun, right? We like working with fun people. If something comes in into the business and it's like, that doesn't

feel like it's really fun, you know, I don't want to do that. And I wouldn't want Alma to like go off and do things. It doesn't make her happy, you know, fill a cup and all that sort of thing. But I've now come to this point where it's like, okay, so if everything is Fred is that is what lessons am I teaching my daughter? The advice for me is like to be a role model. I'm a parent now. I've got to be a role model. So I can't expect her to do any of these things if I'm not doing it myself. So I'm now starting to really practice, you know, be my own preacher and practice what I preach.

you know, being a bit more honest, you know, my whole life as a kid, I was taught to say, yes, freebacks for we don't challenge stuff, Ricky, you know, just walk on eggshells. And it's just it just doesn't work. You know, it causes pain, anxiety, and all these sort of things. And when you then start self reflecting, go, God, the pain that I felt in my life, I don't want that on her. So the best tip I'd say about parenting is obviously, it's about role model, everything that you do now is asking yourself that question is what lesson am I teaching my kid or my child?

You know, yeah, when I'm not losing my shit. Yeah.

steve (06:08.763)

Okay, give me a specific, right? Because we've had this conversation off my phone, which is, that's great, isn't it? When they're behaving. Whatever behaving looks like, right? And we've got to be careful with labels, you know, terrible twos and all that, and you know, terrible teenagers, trust me, my mind all grown up, there's not a real age when there isn't some challenge, right? But let's get really specific, so we might have some young parents listening to this. And as I said, my...

Ricky Locke (06:36.632)

Yeah.

steve (06:37.019)

my son and his partner Danny about to have their first grandchild, going against the convention at the moment, which is to know the sex in advance. They've gone all school, so we don't know if it's going to be a boy or a girl. And there's some labels there as well, in there, between boys and girls that we've got to be careful as parents, right? So when I was a parent first time round, the number one thing, because it was what was taught on the telly really was if the kids were messing about, you put them on the naughty step. Right.

Ricky Locke (06:40.051)

Yeah.

Ricky Locke (06:46.75)

Ah, nice, cool. Yeah.

Ricky Locke (07:04.374)

Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah.

steve (07:05.895)

From my three, I will remember Megan on the top step, Philip middle, Tom on bottom. I'm assuming that we've moved on from that. So let's say it's not normally Monday's yours is daddy daycare, innit? So say what's the worst? Well, give us a real example of one time recently when Alma can have maybe got out, what was your parenting thing for dealing with discipline challenges while still being a role model, right?

Ricky Locke (07:18.31)

Yeah, yeah, Monday Fun Day.

Ricky Locke (07:27.919)

What? And daddy, yeah. Well, when daddy lost his shit. Yeah. So, so baboon mode, right? It's very hard, right? As, as parenting firstly, right? It's definitely challenging, but it's fun as well. It's very magical as well. So to Tom, you know, you know, good luck, mate. It's going to be fantastic. Wonderful. Right. What I've come to realize is that,

Alma and, and obviously as she has Tom will now start to understand and yours having a grandchild, they, the children haven't developed the logical part of that brain, that left kind of side of thinking. And it's just baboon mode, freeze, fight, flight. So quite often where I have lost my shit recently, where Alma's in this mode now, toddler throwing stuff,

The podcast is back, woohoo! In this first episode of the new season of The Unlocked Podcast , I explain the importance of understanding and living according to our values. I share my personal journey of rediscovering my values and the impact it had on my mental and physical health. In the episode I emphasize the importance of prioritizing self-care and not neglecting your well-being and I also reflect on the fun and enjoyment that derives from podcasting and how it aligns with my values. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to identify their own values and start living a life in line with them.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Apology

01:40 Understanding Values

08:02 Prioritizing Mental and Physical Health

09:28 Rediscovering the Fun in Podcasting

12:26 Living Life According to Your Values

14:20 Taking Action and Conclusion

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To be a Patron and support the podcast just head to this link or head to https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcast

Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...

• Early access to episodes
• Patron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episode
• Exclusive backstage content and bonus episodes
• Ask me anything - have your questions answered online
• Shape the future of the podcast with your requests.
• (Optional - become a sponsor of the show!)
• Exclusive giveaways and HUGE Discounts off my online courses and so much more...

Free Resources

• FREE Ebook 10 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELL WITH CONFIDENCE
• FREE Ebook 10 tips to improve your productivity
• Free Workbook : Understanding Your Values
• FREE EBOOK : Improve your confidence and create awesome videos with a smartphone
• Follow me on Instagram & Facebook at: @rickylockemagic
•  For more about me and what I do, check out my website

A new episode is out every Wednesday. So make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any episodes coming soon.

And, if this episode brought some value to you, or even a smile, then please leave a review or a rating. That would be amazing!

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll join you next week for another episode of UNLOCKED!

Transcript

Ricky Locke (00:14.254)

Hello, strangers.

Ricky Locke (00:27.694)

Welcome to the Unlocked Podcast. We are back. If you are listening to this on your favourite podcast platform, you may not be aware, but we're also live now on YouTube so you can now watch every single episode of the Unlocked Podcast. But first, I need to say a massive thank you to all the loyal fans and all the patrons of this podcast for continuing to support the podcast in what seems to have been an eternity since the last episode. I know, I know, hands up. I have.

been away for 15 months. The last episode of this podcast came out in December, 2022. I'm so, so sorry. I have not been there. I know that people have been emailing me, messaging me. Uh, when's the next episode going to come out? Obviously the last episode of release was happy holidays in 2022, where people were having the Christmas episode. So we're back and I'm going to explain why I have not been here, but also the most important lesson and why this episode is all about is about

why we need to start understanding our values so that we can start doing everything that our heart desires. Go with me on this. Firstly, patrons, loyal fans, I appreciate your support. Thank you so much for sticking around. It really means the world. I have not been here because of this question. You may recall this question from last season, whenever that was, 2022, and it was this

Is this action going to produce the outcome that I'm looking for? Now, that was a phrase really about the podcast of is the podcast going to produce the outcome that I'm looking for? And I went, no. Now, hold on. Don't cut off there. Don't switch off. I'm going to explain why this podcast is so important to me. I absolutely love it. The people that I get to speak to, it's just incredible. This platform is such a wonderful thing. It's opened massive doors for me in my life and my career as a speaker.

and also a magician as well. And it's a really important thing to me. Now, the reason that I neglected it for a while was because of a couple of things. For those who've been following, you know that I have a daughter. Well, she is now two years old and three months. Yay! If you are watching this on YouTube, you may see that I've got these bloodshot eyes, which are just constantly bloodshot now as being a parent, as tiredness. But I can't say that. I could do a bit more energy. I can't say I'm tired, because we know that's what we can focus on. More on that on another episode. However,

Ricky Locke (02:54.602)

What we need to start thinking about is why I haven't been here. Well, I had a bit of a break because it's quite exhausting. It's quite tiring looking after a child. Now, where I live in my house and where I record all these episodes, it's just across down the hallway from my from my daughter. And I speak so loud that trying to get the space and time to do it in the evenings was really, really difficult. And because of life becoming back to normal, hosting weddings, running the Confident Club, presenting and speaking.

I just didn't get the time to do it. And I was really important to me that my daughter has to grow up and I really got support as best I can, so I thought, you know what, I'm going to pause this for a while. Another thing which leads exactly to why we're going to start talking about values was that in January of 2023, I was rushed to hospital. Yeah. So I developed this massive headache, really, really bad headache that happened for like three or four days and the kind of headaches were like parasympathetic just doesn't shift it really, really bad.

And it got to a point where we rang 111. If you're listening in America or another country, 111 is the phone service that we use in the UK that will point you to a specialist in the hospital. And they will then also point you to where you need to go. I was rushed to A&E, really severe headache. And they diagnosed me with suicide headaches. Now, suicide headaches are the worst medical pain that you can ever experience. My wife disagrees with me. She says that childbirth is much worse than that.

We'll let her have that, because I think that's important. However, it was so bad, I developed cluster headache, what they're really known as, and this whole side of my face developed Bell's palsy. Now I was very lucky, the face didn't droop, but the whole face went numb. It was a big, big wake-up call, huge wake-up call. I was like, this feels like I was gonna have a stroke. It was so bad, I felt genuinely, you know, my life's gonna end here, I don't know what's gonna happen, I've never felt this pain in my life, I just thought my whole face, you know, it was kind of symptoms of a stroke.

It was a massive wake up call for me to go and he started doing something about my health. So which leads, I guess, into why I've not been here. Now, for people who follow me on Instagram or social media, you'll know that I've been doing some personal training. Yay. With Henry Godfrey, who might come on to this podcast as well. And it's been really important to me to start looking after my doors, because if I need to unlock the best version of myself, then I need to be the best version of myself to do that. Now, here's where.

Ricky Locke (05:20.214)

This is kind of threading into why we need to start talking about our values. During last year, I had some real mental health challenges. My fitness was going really well, but mentally I wasn't really looking after myself. And I sat down with my wonderful friend, Vanda Vaga, who runs a wonderful company. She's an NLP master trainer. And we sat down for like a personal growth session. I was having a bit of a hard time in my life.

Mentally quite challenging, lots of things going on personally. And she said, Ricky, have you ever sat down and worked out your own values? I was like, well, you know what? I perform for everybody else. I serve other people. I'm coaching other people. Don't really get a big chance to focus on myself. So I went, no, I haven't. She went, well, let's do it. So she said, Ricky, just start writing down all your values. What's important here. Okay.

I started writing down on my list, like, fun. Yeah, that's really important to me. Uh, fulfillment. Yeah. I love that freedom. Yeah, definitely autonomy, family, family's got to be in there as well. Um, money, you know, and so forth and all these things started to go on their free time, traveling, um, going to see bands and stuff. So music creativity was a real big thing to me. And I started going down the list and I got to about 18 and I was like, um, mental health.

19 physical health. And then Vanda went, Ricky, just stop there. She went, let's just backtrack. Tell me what your first five were. I was like, hmm, fun. Yeah. Family, fulfillment, freedom, autonomy, that kind of thing. Let's just stop Ricky. What did you say it was 18 and 19? I went, um, well, it was a mental health and physical health. She went, oh, let's just stop there. She went, you do know Ricky that you cannot do any of those top five.

If you do not prioritize your mental health and physical health. And I was like, Oh, and then the penny dropped. I was like, you're right. I thought, Oh my God, why haven't I been serving myself? And I started realizing that I spend so much time, which is important. You know, we've got families, we've got friends, we've got colleagues, we've got people that we serve in our business. But I wasn't serving myself and I had to start realizing I need to do something about this.

Ricky Locke (07:42.678)

and I'd forgotten what was important to me. I had it kind of as disillusioned of like, yeah, family fun, full freedom, but was I really living to my values? No. What was the outcome that was going on in my life? I wasn't very happy. Mental health was really high. My physical health had started to drop again, even though I'd been working on it really well. I started to go down into bad habits, sugary drinks, bad diets, that kind of thing, late nights, lack of sleep. And I'd forgotten about what's important to me.

And it was only until when Vanda sat down with me and I went, I got it. Yeah. I need to start prioritizing. What's important to me. As soon as I started to have that, I started to focus on my fitness, start to focus on my mental health. So checking in, asking questions, being more honest with people and really living out my values, what was the outcome? I'm much happier and positive Ricky. During this process, the podcast fell into these values.

And the podcast falls under fun. I have neglected for so long of why I do this podcast. 2022 for those following me, you might remember I did a massive campaign soon. This podcast is going to get into the top 10 of the UK's self improvement podcast charts for Apple. Yay. And I know this massive thing about emailing people, WhatsApp and people saying, please, please subscribe, please subscribe. When the episode comes out, you have to download it. I need you to do this.

And it was that vanity metric, which it wasn't the purpose of doing it. It was genuine because I genuinely believe this podcast has massive value and can just be shared to more people around the world. People need to hear it. But I've neglected that. And I kind of fell into the trap of vanity metrics and all the other things. And for those who run a podcast, you might know this or even if you don't run a podcast, you might not know this. It's a lot of work. You don't get paid big bucks for the podcast. I have a wonderful patient community where the members help to support

which pays for web hosting. It pays for a little bit of technology, but you don't get paid for this. And on top of being a parent, on top of running a business, on top of all these things, you start going, well, this is a huge, overwhelming project. YouTube channel, SEO, keyword research, editing the audio. There wasn't this big return on the investment. I thought, oh, I'm gonna have to pause it. It was only when Vanda did that session with me that I realized,

Ricky Locke (10:08.138)

why I'm not doing the podcast. I'd forgotten that it's fun. Yes, it doesn't pay big bucks. Yes, it doesn't like bring me in business. Well, it may do. Who knows? Right. But it was fun. I get to speak to amazing people from all over the world, my favorite authors. And yet I've forgotten that it was just because I enjoyed it. It is a massive project. It's huge. It's overwhelming. You know, I've even just created this bloody YouTube channel. You know, please subscribe as well. So, you know, when every episode is coming out.

But I'm doing it now because it's fun. I'm learning as a go. These are great stories. These are stories I get to share on stage as a professional speaker. And even when we run the Confident Club in our presentation, Maste

Here's what we can expect this season for the UNLOCKED PODCAST.

In this bonus episode, I share all about what you can expect this season on the UNLOCKED podcast and also why I am using the diary of a CEO conversation cards to strike up the importance of supporting each other and improving well-being in life through deep conversations.

The main topics we will be covering this season will be

- Mental health

- Personal development

- Confidence.

I also discuss the new video aspect of the podcast and the three different formats that will be featured.

How the Diary of a CEO conversation cards are being used in my mini-series of deep and meaningful Conversations" with The Diary of A CEO Conversation Cards.

I also share about the patron community and how it's way to drive conversation and a way to support the podcast. The episode concludes with a call to action to subscribe, leave reviews, and join the community.

Come join the Unlocked Patreon at www.patreon.com/https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcast

Takeaways

• The Unlocked podcast is back with a new season, focusing on mental health, personal development, and confidence.
• The podcast will feature a new video format and three different formats: solo episodes, guest interviews, and conversations using the Diary of a CEO conversation cards.
• Listeners can join the patron community to support the podcast and gain access to exclusive content.
• Subscribing, leaving reviews, and engaging with the community are encouraged to help the podcast reach more people.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:58 The Purpose of the Podcast

02:52 Topic 2: Personal Development and Confidence

03:47 New Format and Video Episodes

04:41 Three Formats of the Podcast

05:40 Diary of a CEO Conversation Cards

06:09 The Patron Community

07:38 Investing in the Podcast

08:08 Conclusion and Call to Action

Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...

• Early access to episodes
• Patron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episode
• Exclusive backstage content and bonus episodes
• Ask me anything - have your questions answered online
• Shape the future of the podcast with your requests.
• (Optional - become a sponsor of the show!)
• Exclusive giveaways and HUGE Discounts off my online courses and so much more...

To be a Patron and support the podcast just head to this link or head to https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcast

I can't wait for you to be a part of this journey!

Free Resources

• FREE Ebook 10 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELL WITH CONFIDENCE
• FREE Ebook 10 tips to improve your productivity
• Free Workbook : Understanding Your Values
• FREE EBOOK : Improve your confidence and create awesome videos with a smartphone
• Follow me on Instagram & Facebook at: @rickylockemagic
•  For more about me and what I do, check out my website

PODCAST MERCHANDISE!!!

It's officially here! Woohoo! You can now buy your own UNLOCKED podcast notebook. The perfect addition to share your thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from the podcast.

Available here!

A new episode is out every Wednesday. So make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any episodes coming soon.

And, if this episode brought some value to you, or even a smile, then please leave a review or a rating. That would be amazing!

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll join you next week for another episode of UNLOCKED!

Transcript

Ricky Locke (00:01.07)

Hello and welcome to this very special episode of What to Expect in the Unlock podcast this year. If you are a returning listener or now brand new watcher because you're on YouTube, yay! Welcome back. I know it's been a long while. Been over 15 months, so I do appreciate you sticking around and supporting the podcast. Now, if you're watching this on YouTube, there's a little card up here on the top right of the little screen where you can go back to the episode and it explains why I've been away, but why it's been a driving force for me to return the podcast.

Equally, if you're brand new to this, then welcome as well. It's lovely to be in your ears or in your eyes. Then, yes, thank you for clicking onto this podcast. It's lovely to have you as part of this journey. So I want to share with you in this little special episode why you should listen this year. It's this brand new season of the podcast, but also what to expect. Now, firstly, the big reason why is because this is really fun. Now, there's more explained in that first episode, but the reason you should listen to this podcast is because why not? No.

I mean, joking aside, the reason you should listen to this podcast is because I'm on a bit of a journey myself. I mean, life can be extremely tough, let alone being a parent is quite difficult. So throughout this whole podcast, we're going to be diving into subjects to help us just get through life and get through all these obstacles that stick in the way. Because let's be honest, it can be really challenging sometimes. Business, whether you're in a career, juggling parents, juggling hobbies, just getting through life, achieving the goals we want to achieve.

can be really, really hard in today's society when mental health is like on the rise. It's quite difficult. Let's be honest. So in this podcast, I'm going to be sharing tips and stories from my life about how I've started to now change my life and realizing at 34, I get to choose my beliefs and now how life can be, how exactly I want it to be because I get to choose. So with that in mind, we're going to dive into a couple of topics. The first topic we will be diving into is mental health.

huge, huge importance to me. I've suffered with my mental health for many, many years now. So we're going to dive into this because I think it's really important. We get some experts on to talk about how can we deal with those inner feelings and those things that just bring us down and just drives us a little bit crazy and actually start less suffering, but actually just starting to improve our wellbeing through some mental health coping strategies. So that's going to be one of the things we're also going to start obviously continuing, obviously the personal development theme and looking into.

Ricky Locke (02:22.19)

How can we unlock the best version of ourselves through speaking to experts, authors, favorite books, and what can we learn from these people to help us get to where we want to be? Also, we'll also be diving into improving confidence as well, because as a confidence coach and working with the Confident Club, we have a wonderful adventure where we can help people improve their confidence. It's not just about presentations, it's also about beliefs. So we're going to share some stuff that we talk about and how we help coach people, because everyone could do with a bit of improving their confidence, right?

So those are kind of the three main topics we're going to be talking about. There'll be other things such as resilience mindset, but ultimately that's the three things we're going to talk about. Now, why I want you to listen to this podcast is because I'm a human being. I'm trying to achieve loads of great things in my life. I'm trying to get to that next level where I want to go. So this is a real human live experience. I'm not some big celebrity. I'm not this like famous YouTuber yet or famous podcaster yet.

It's a bit of a journey and I'd love for you to encourage and support me on this journey. And I would love to support you as well by building a bit of a community where we can help support each other, get to where we want to be and just equally improve our well -being in our life and get everything that we want to get in life. So if that sounds like that's something for you, you're in the right place. What to expect this year. So the first thing is that obviously, hey, we're on YouTube. Hey, we've also partnered up with Riverside FM, where now you can start to see all these video recordings coming to life.

I always wanted a video format podcast, but Zoom was great. But obviously it had some challenges and obviously the format that it gives you can be sometimes quite clunky and a bit difficult. Riverside has come into my life now and I've been batching loads of episodes over the past couple of months. And what it's done is create some fantastic content we can use for YouTube or even for shorts, reels and TikToks as well. So that's the first thing we've leveled up, we've upped our game so you can now watch if you want to. If you listen to this,

just on your commute on the bus, you can also go on YouTube channel and watch this exact video as well. Yay. And there'll be a video episode every single week as well. The second thing to talk about is the brand new format. There are going to be three formats that we are going to talk about on this podcast. The first will be a continuation of me doing my solo episodes, where I'll be talking about my stories as a confidence coach in the Confidence Club, being on stage.

Ricky Locke (04:41.134)

Would you like to hear about when I was on stage with Nelson Mandela's bodyguard and it was a bit of a car crash. Good. Well, I might be sharing that as well on this podcast. Also, I'll be sharing tips about my favorite books on personal development. The second format will be a continuation of getting guests on. So speaking to experts such as Alex Williams, mental health, resilience coach, talking to productivity coaches, all these wonderful people that can help us get to where we want to get to in life. And they will probably be a little bit of a longer episode, about 30 minutes to about 40 minutes.

The third concept is this one, which is the diary of a CEO conversation cards, massive fan of the driver CEO podcast. And this is a fantastic game changer for driving conversations. We'll be talking to loads of guests and just randomly pulling out a card and having a deeper, meaningful conversation with zero prep and just seeing the magic that comes out of it. I've already got some episodes pre -planned where we talk about productivity, mental health, resilience, and even took that out beliefs and the things that we let as a kid and how that stopped us.

getting to where we want to be in life. So very exciting stuff. And that's the three formats. And last but not least, the patron community. Yay. Firstly, a massive thank you to all the patrons that have continued to support this podcast when I haven't released an episode for about 15 months. I really do appreciate your support in that. The good news is that the patron community is still live, but now you can experience it on the app and it's really, really user friendly. You can even join the patron for free. And I would love to encourage you listen to this episode.

Join the Patreon podcast for free. You don't have to pay for it. It's completely free, but you'll be able to see some of the content that we share backstage, exclusive access, that kinds of thing. But you'll be part of this community where we can help and support each other. Be the best version of ourselves. Now, equally, if I know times are tough, but if you have a cup of coffee spare or a cup of tea spare, I think it's like three quid in Costa, maybe it's four quid nowadays. Who knows? There are other brands available as well. If you have £3 spare, you can now support me and invest into this podcast.

by making better technology, better video content. I'm outsourcing a lot of my editing now to people in other countries to help me get this podcast to where it needs to be, because this podcast has so much value to share and it's just everything I'm investing back in. So if you have a cup of coffee free, you know, if you find one episode really gives you a lot of value, then you can invest just three pounds of your money and it will help bring this podcast into life and just create the best version of this podcast. We can make it and I'll invest everything into tech.

Ricky Locke (07:08.494)

studios. There's a few studios in London that I'm going to be bringing the podcast down, taking my road caster and be meeting guests I've always dreamed of speaking to. And that's because of the investment. So if you have spare couple of pounds, um, that you can just kind of forget for a, you know, each month where you can still get some exclusive access, get all the episodes released early, you'll get your name shouted out on the podcast and also in the description as well. I'd absolutely be thrilled if you want mine supporting the podcast. That is what to expect this season.

very, very excited. The video format has been a game changer, although quite difficult and challenging. So, you know, I hope that you're getting a lot of value from watching these as well as listening as well. But this is what to expect this year. So I hope that you are excited like me and ready for a wonderful journey this year. And if you are, don't forget, hit that subscribe button on YouTube, hit the subscribe button on your podcast player and leave us a lovely review as well, because it will

Thank you so much for your support this year with the podcast, it's been an amazing year and I am so pleased to have you support this podcast. From my family to yours, however you celebrate the festivities, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas & Best wishes for 2023!

See you in 2023.

Ricky x

Patreon thanks!

Shout out to the amazing Patron supporters for keeping this podcast going; thank you Ant Howe, Jasmine Barnes, Chloe Wilmot, Sara Kay, Cheri Brenton, Steve McDermott, Chris Lovett & Rory Barnes! You are all amazing!

Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...

• Early access to episodes
• Patron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episode
• Exclusive backstage content and bonus episodes
• Ask me anything - have your questions answered online
• Shape the future of the podcast with your requests.
• Live hangouts every month supporting each other to UNLOCK success
• (Optional - become a sponsor of the show!)
• Exclusive giveaways and HUGE Discounts off my online courses and so much more...

To be a Patron and support the podcast just head to this link or head to https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcast

I can't wait for you to be a part of this journey!

Free Resources

• FREE Ebook 10 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELL WITH CONFIDENCE
• FREE Ebook 10 tips to improve your productivity
• Free Workbook : Understanding Your Values
• FREE EBOOK : Improve your confidence and create awesome videos with a smartphone
• Follow me on Instagram & Facebook at: @rickylockemagic
•  For more about me and what I do, check out my website

PODCAST MERCHANDISE!!!

It's officially here! Woohoo! You can now buy your own UNLOCKED podcast notebook. The perfect addition to share your thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from the podcast.

Available here!

A new episode is out every Wednesday. So make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any episodes coming soon.

And, if this episode brought some value to you, or even a smile, then please leave a review or a rating. That would be amazing!

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll join you next week for another episode of UNLOCKED!

In this episode, we welcome Sarah Sienkiewicz. She is a qualified and experienced strategy and alignment coach, mentor, and EFT Therapist. She helps business owners create a profitable business model to attract clients and build confidence in selling their products and services. Today, Sarah helps listeners unlock the next level to achieve abundance.

Sarah’s Journey

[1:20]

Like everyone else's path, Sarah starts by learning little by little. In her 20s, she reads the book Be your Life Coach and discovers the law of attraction. This makes her want to follow her path rather than others' advice, but she plans to do this when she is older. The London bombings occurred when Sarah was 24 years old; fortunately, nothing bad happened to her, but this experience made her realize how fleeting life is. Thus, she starts on this amazing path to becoming where she is now.

The Law of Attraction

[08:26]

It only takes four easy steps to apply the law of attraction. Asking for what you want is the first step. The second is believing it will happen. The third is letting go of the result. The fourth is opening yourself to receive.

Surrendering

[17:36]

There are times when business is slow, and things take too long to happen. In this situation, Sarah's go-to tactic is to surrender, and this is where the faith component comes in. You won't need to worry when you can let go completely and have faith that everything will turn out as it is meant to in God's perfect timing. The less anxious you are, the more receptive you will be.

Right and Wrong Path

[25:43]

If events don't proceed according to your plan, remember that there may be a broader picture at play that you cannot see or may simply not be ready for. When doors close, it can feel terrible even when we don't understand why. The advantage of hindsight is that we can now look back and realize it was what you needed exactly.

How She Helps Her Clients

[34:59]

Sarah is a prolific creator who can’t help but build different resources for her clients. She offers courses, membership, a law of attraction masterclass, a free book about the law of attraction, and programs. She also gets her clients together for a group coaching session. Those resources help her clients build their confidence to sell their products and services.

Links to find out more about Sarah

Transform your BIG dreams into goals and take aligned action to manifest them into reality. Check out the My Fulfilled Life planner and make 2023 your best year ever! https://healingbusiness.co.uk/planner

Go to https://www.healingbusiness.co.uk/ to find Sarah’s courses, planner, and masterclass to help elevate your marketing strategy.

Sarah also has a BLOG on the Law Of Attraction that you can listen to here https://www.healingbusiness.co.uk/activate-the-law-of-attraction-to-manifest-your-business-goals/ 

You can also follow Sarah on her socials:

Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube

Patreon thanks!

Shout out to the amazing Patron supporters for keeping this podcast going; thank you Ant Howe, Jasmine Barnes, Chloe Wilmot, Sara Kay, Cheri Brenton, Steve McDermott, Chris Lovett & Rory Barnes! You are all amazing!

Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...

• Early access to episodes
• Patron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episode
• Exclusive backstage content and bonus episodes
• Ask me anything - have your questions answered online
• Shape the future of the podcast with your requests.
• Live hangouts every month supporting each other to UNLOCK success
• (Optional - become a sponsor of the show!)
• Exclusive giveaways and HUGE Discounts off my online courses and so much more...

To be a Patron and support the podcast just head to this link or head to https://www.patreon.com/theunlockedpodcast

I can't wait for you to be a part of this journey!

Free Resources

• FREE Ebook 10 SIMPLE STEPS TO SELL WITH CONFIDENCE
• FREE Ebook 10 tips to improve your productivity
• Free Workbook : Understanding Your Values
• FREE EBOOK : Improve your confidence and create awesome videos with a smartphone
• Follow me on Instagram & Facebook at: @rickylockemagic
•  For more about me and what I do, check out my website

PODCAST MERCHANDISE!!!

It's officially here! Woohoo! You can now buy your own UNLOCKED podcast notebook. The perfect addition to share your thoughts, ideas, and inspiration from the podcast.

Available here!

A new episode is out every Wednesday. So make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any episodes coming soon.

And, if this episode brought some value to you, or even a smile, then please leave a review or a rating. That would be amazing!

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy this episode and I'll join you next week for another episode of UNLOCKED!

In the 10th instalment of my monthly mini-series called Magical Musings, I share my thoughts, my feelings, rambles and scribbles about how the previous month has been, what I have learnt and what's on my mind.

Each magical musing will be around 5 minutes or so (Max just about 10!) all different and something fresh and exciting. This month, I share my thoughts about doing some things recently in my business that isn't ecologically sound!

The idea is that all our actions have an impact in our lives and we need to start asking ourselves better questions like...

Is this action I am going to take, will it help produce the outcome I am looking for?

A very thought-provoking episode to get you to start asking better questions.

If you need to hear this message today... remember, you are making a difference!

Patreon thanks!

Shout out to the amazing Patron supporters for keeping this podcast going; thank you Ant Howe, Jasmine Barnes, Chloe Wilmot, Sara Kay, Cheri Brenton, Steve McDermott, Chris Lovett & Rory Barnes! You are all amazing!

Come Join the UNLOCKED community where you can receive...

• Early access to episodes
• Patron shout outs and recognition at the end of every episode
• Exclusive backstage content and bonus episodes
• Ask me anything - have your questions answered online
• Shape the future of the podcast with your requests.
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