Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. Mary Tyler Moore

In this Episode Joshua describes how he believes the best way to greatness is by starting with what you can, no matter how rough, then improving with practice.

He then says that either you like what you hear or you don’t. If you like it, please tell Leigh to help encourage him. If you don’t, find a newer recording from him in a few months, when he’s confident he will have improved, and use his improvement to motivate yourself to take on a challenge you’ve put off for too long. You’ll improve too. (more…)

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Suze Yalof Schwartz is the Founder and CEO of Unplug Meditation, the world’s first drop-in secular meditation studio. She is also the author of Unplug: A Simple Guide to Meditation for Busy Skeptics and Modern Soul Seekers.

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In 2012, Suze learned a three-minute meditation that changed her life forever. Once she discovered meditation, she was determined to keep doing it but she could not find a place to easily learn and practice. After taking hundreds of hours of classes, reading every book possible, and listening to podcasts and lectures from the world’s most famous meditation teachers, Suze realized that meditation needed a makeover. (more…)

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Giftology

My interview with John Ruhlin discussing the power of giving. Enjoy!

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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela

In recent interviews I have been asked about following our passion and if it is possible for all us to achieve. Can you live your passion? Can you make a good life doing so?

The topic of following one’s passions is very trendy – easy to understand why. Who wouldn’t want to live a life doing what they love, what they are passionate about. However, we must be careful not to get sold into false hope or develop and attach ourselves to unreal expectations. (more…)

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Graham Allcott is a best-selling author, speaker, social entrepreneur and the original ‘productivity ninja’. Armed with a mission to transform stuffy time management training courses into something more practical, human and fun, Graham founded Think Productive in April 2009. The company has since grown to spread the message of playful productivity across the UK and increasingly worldwide.

Graham is proud to be the best-selling author of practical books, How to be a Productivity Ninja, Introducing Productivity and How to be a Knowledge Ninja.

You can check out the full show notes here @ Episode 096: Graham Allcott 

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Forget What You Think You Know

“Fuck what you know. You need to forget about what you know, that’s your problem. Forget about what you think you know about life, about friendship, and especially about you and me.” Tyler Durden – Fight Club

To let go, to progress, to seek the answers to the most pressing problems we face individually and as a society we ned to forget what we think we know and in doing so create a better existence and positively advance in life. Enjoy this thought! (more…)

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Adam Force is a business professional, consultant and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience. Working as Director of Strategic Marketing at WebMD, he’s developed digital content marketing strategies for some of the largest brands in the world.

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Today, he is the founder of Change Creator, a multimedia platform dedicated to social entrepreneurship and redefining the role business plays in the world. This includes the first magazine app on iTunes and Google Play for social entrepreneurs.

In this episode we chat about social entrepreneurship – the why and the how. (more…)

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Why Turning Off The TV Will Change Your Life

“The great distractions of life stop us from truly living, TV is the traditional favourite. We have become reliant on TV to entertain us, inform us, and help us make decisions. It is an external tool that defines us and in doing so binds us from leading a life we love. ” Leigh Martinuzzi

I made a decision to turn off the TV a few years back and it was the best decision I made. Instead of watching hours of mindless or negative TV I read books. Books that inspired me, that educated me, that gave me more opportunities to observe my mind thus allow me to better understand and create a greater life. (more…)

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Loretta Graziano Breuning is founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, which helps people manage the ups and downs of their mammal brain. She learned that our happy brain chemicals swing up and down because they have a job to do. When you know what they do in animals, you can make peace with your inner mammal. You can wire yourself to enjoy more happy chemicals and relieve more unhappy chemicals

Breuning is the author of Habits of a Happy Brain that I have read and reviewed here and also a past guest episode 21 – here. 

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