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  • #36: My Principles and Practices for Wealth and Abundance

    This is a solo show with Paula Thomas.

    In today's episode, Paula shares her experiences and insights around the possibilities of abundance and wealth. 

    She shares the underlying principles and powerful practices that have already helped her experience a more abundant income, and her beliefs in new possibilities for an even-more financially abundant future.



    14 min
  • #35: Book Club: Miracle Mornings

    In this book club episode of YayCanDo, Bernie and Paula discuss the book Miracle Mornings by Hal Elrod and the benefits Paula has been enjoying from deciding to gift herself some precious ME time and implementing her very own miracle morning routine and practicing it daily. 

    Show Notes:

    1. Context, author’s background and his career story before the book
    2. “The Miracle Morning” - where the concept came from and what it means/includes
    3. The SAVERS formula: Silence, Affirmations, Visualisation, Exercise, Reading & Scribing
    4. Decision time: am I willing to give purposeful time to myself before giving it to the world?
    5. Waking up feeling refreshed despite getting up earlier and getting less sleep 

      6. Some quotes from the book:

      1. To make profound changes in your life, you need either inspiration or desperation.” – Anthony Robbins.
      2. “Unfortunately, it took me a few years to realise that affirmations are one of the most powerful tools to change your life” – page 85
      3. “In addition to reading your affirmations every morning, doing a simple visualization process every day will TURBO-CHARGE the programming of your subconscious mind for success.
      4. “It’s been said that our quality of life is created by the quality of our habits… There is no class offered in school called “Habit Mastery. There should be.” Page 143
      5. “Life is short. You don’t have enough time to be unhappy and mediocre. It’s not just pointless, it’s painful.” – Seth Godin
        6. 34 min
      6. #34: Action, Acceptance, Attitude and Abundance - Highs, Lows and Learnings...

        In today's episode, Bernie and Paula reflect on what they learned from their solo guests, sharing insights around the importance of attitude and outlook. 

        Paula also shared her sense of achievement having completed her first (and only) ice bath as a way to take action and eliminate a limiting belief. 

        Bernie also shared how much she enjoyed the concept of radical acceptance from this month's book review - and why it can be so helpful as we all learn to live with our inevitable human imperfections. 



        31 min
      7. #33: The secret of letting go - for a life of freedom and flexibility
        In today's solo episode of YayCanDo, Bernie thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Sinead Tiernan, an ordinary yet extraordinary woman, and co-founder of The Inspired Creators, who is a fantastic example of someone who lives life according to her deepest values and embodies the very essence of YayCanDo! 
        After living and working in London and Dublin for a number of years, Sinead made the decision to ditch the urban life to return to live in her native rural Mayo, eventually swapping the corporate job for consulting, all the while investing in her personal development to help her manage her mental health, as well as giving up alcohol. Packed with insights and practical tips, this is an inspiring journey of one woman's willingness to take action in order to live a life of creative possibility aligned to her values. 
        Show notes:
        1. The road to Mayo
        2. The reluctant personal developer
        3. Deciding to take action in pursuit of happiness, feeling good and better mental health
        4. Bright eyed and bushy tailed- the joy of living without alcohol
        5. A simple morning routine 
        6. The Inspired creators: teaching children emotional well being
        7. More flow less force
        www.theinspiredcreators.com
        1 hr 15 min
      8. #32: "Mind Over Medicine" - Coline Monsarrat Shares the Book That Inspired Her Mindset of Possibility

        Today it’s a solo show with Paula Thomas.

        In today's episode, Paula is chatting with Coline Monsarrat, someone who truly embodies the values of YayCanDo. 

        Coline is a true everyday hero who is living her life full of positivity and possibility, despite some serious medical challenges along the way.

        She shares her story and her favourite book that helped her understand the importance of our perspective, a book is called “Mind Over Medicine" by Dr. Lissa Rankin.

        Coline’s story is an inspiring example of how choosing a positive mindset, full of possibility, will ensure you live your best life.


        Show Notes:

        1) Coline Monsarrat

        2) Mind Over Medicine by Dr Lissa Rankin 



        53 min
      9. #31: Books that changed or touched our lives - Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

        In this book club episode, Paula and Bernie discuss some of the key ideas and differing views about the personal impact of the powerful bestseller Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach.

        In the book Tara Brach discusses how universal and very human feelings such as sorrow, pain, fear, anxiety and desire, which may indicate that something is wrong or be an appropriate response to a challenging situation are often solidified into "something is wrong with me", unleashing our inner critic and a war against oneself. Tara advocates that through accepting our moment to moment experience even the uncomfortable or painful feelings without resisting and balancing this mindfulness with compassion, we can find radical acceptance, healing and freedom from unconscious habits of self-hatred and blame. Highly recommended by Bernie with super guided reflections and meditations and personal stories. 

        Show notes:

        1. Growing up unworthy

        2. Strategies to manage the pain of our inadequacy

        3. Accepting our human  existence and all of life as it is

        4. True freedom is being without anxiety about imperfection 

        5. Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural way of being

        6. Coming home to our body

        7. Awakening to the source of longing 

        8. Unfolding into wholeness







        40 min
      10. #30: HLL's - The Power of Daily Practices, Cold Water and Peaceful Downtime

        In today's episode, we review our two totally different solo interviews this month, but which ended up with remarkably similar insights. 

        Paula & Bernie discuss each other's solo shows and the incredible insights their guests shared. 

        Keith Barry and Daragh Fleming each highlighted the importance of finding a daily practice that works for us as individuals - whether it's visualisation or meditation or indeed any other mindful or spiritual techniques. 

        We also compare notes on the power of cold water (baths or swimming) and peaceful downtime as other important elements of a balanced life. 

        36 min
      11. #29: Thoughts too big
        "Under the surface of your life is something beautiful. And just like the ocean the scariest part is that you don't know what's down there."Daragh Fleming
        In this weeks solo episode of YayCanDo Bernie talks to Daragh Fleming, an author, freelance writer, and mental health blogger from Cork, Ireland who is also communications lead for A Lust for Life, a youth focused Irish mental health charity about how he came to create possibilities in his life which led him to to become a writer.  Daragh is passionate about writing and normalising the discussions around mental health. He is founder of Thoughts Too Big, a blog that he has been writing for the past 6 years that focuses on overcoming daily mental health issues and for which he recently won Blogger of the Year in the Mental Health blog Awards 2022. He recently published his second poetry chapbook in July of 2022 entitled "Poems that Were Written on Trains but Weren't Written about Trains." His debut in non-fiction, Lonely Boy, comes out in November 2022. 
        1) From grief to feeling nothing to a panic attack
        2) Being on the right path
        3) Following my gut, no plan
        3) Learning to help myself
        4) Fortifying my mind
        5) Mental health routines
        6) The joy of making an impact
        7) Trust your intuition
        thoughtstoobig.ie
        alustforlife.com
        41 min
      12. #28: Keith Barry Shares Brain 'Hacks' for Creating the Life You Want

        Today is one of Paula's solo shows.

        In this episode, Paula meets Keith Barry - best known as a magician, hypnotist, mentalist and entertainer, performing both on international TV and live - in sell-out shows around the world, including headline performances in Las Vegas.

        Keith is now increasingly known as a mind coach, working with world-class athletes, business people, influencers and actors to help them harness their subconscious potential.

        Keith recently published his new book called “Brain Hacks – Everyday Mind Magic for Creating the Life You Want”, so this show explores Keith Barry's insights and wonderfully engaging ideas on how to live our best lives!


        Show Notes:

        1) KeithBarry.com

        2) Brain Hacks: Everyday Mind Magic for Creating the Life You Want

        3) Keith Barry on LinkedIn


        45 min
      13. #27: Book Club - proposal for our listeners

        Slight change of programme in this weeks short episode of Yaycando as instead of our usual book review we discuss how our listeners might get involved as guests on the Yaycando book club to talk about books they love which helped power possibilities in their lives. 

        If you are interested in participating please contact either Paula or myself or drop a voice message to the number that Paula has given during the show. We'd love to have you on the show.



        9 min

      About YayCanDo

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      YayCanDo is a podcast about possibility, embracing our humanity and letting go of limiting beliefs in our lives.