Brave Bold Brilliant

In this episode, Jeannette explores mindset and the critical role the right mindset plays in anyone’s business and life experiences. It’s a reccurring theme across the Brave Bold Brilliant Podcast but today Jeannette really delves deep into its importance in business, career and life. Jeannette believes that we can all achieve whatever we want in life if we are in the right mindset because it’s the key that can unlock our potential.She shares the elements that will dramatically improve your mindset and move you closer to achieving your dreams. KEY TAKEAWAYS The mind is a complex space and we all have those inner voices that can stop us from getting started. It’s important to recognise what’s happening and choose a different course of action. If you can recognise what’s happening and pause, you can then choose a measured response, rather than reacting in your subconscious/gut instinct way that you’ve done historically Lack of self-belief is often at the core of peoples problems and is demonstrated in many of the mentee clients that Jeannette has Mindset is a very complex area but you can master skills that will help you. Jeannette shares with you, her BELIEF system that has helped her personally over the years along with many of the people she works with: B - Brave take the first step E – Experience and Education - helps you fill knowledge gaps and gain confidence L - Love – if you love what you do you will give it your best and work doesn’t feel like work I – Influencers - your network is a vital part and its necessary to be around those who will encourage you. E – Energy – keeping your energy high helps you be in a good place and looking after yourself will contribute to your success. F – Focus – don’t get distracted focusing your time and effort is where you will see results These elements will make a massive difference to your mindset and being able to achieve your dreams. BEST MOMENTS ‘There have been times in my career where I have struggled with imposter syndrome and feeling like I don’t belong, or I’m not good enough to in the room’ ‘Everyone has greatness within them’‘Mindset is a thread that runs through most people’s journeys’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Having bought, ran and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LINKEDIN FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Join a wonderfully inspiring episode of the Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast as Jeannette is joined by serial entrepreneur, property investor and mentor Kevin McDonnell. Together they discuss never giving up on your dreams and how short term pain can lead to long term gain. They also consider the importance of aligning yourself with like-minded people, and how doing so allowed Kevin to leave his full-time job, clear his debts and become financially free. KEY TAKEAWAYS It is very easy to do nothing. It is very easy to stay in a job you do not enjoy for fear of quitting as the environment is comforting for you and the people whom you work with are familiar. These people, however, will usually turn out to not be business-minded, whereas surrounding yourself with like-minded business thinking people will allow you to go on and create a successful business. This is your journey. It is not the journey of your friends and family and you have got to live your dream, don’t give up on your dream for any reason. It is very easy to let life get in the way when you could be moving your business forward. It has got to be about having short term pain for a long time gain. Throughout your life and certainly within the school system you will have been fed an ideal career and life path you should follow. It is only when you start aligning yourself with the right kind of people that you will see begin to see a change in yourself and your mindset. Surround yourself with people who will tell you ‘you’re not thinking big enough’ and ‘you can achieve more’. Be yourself and no matter what you will align yourself to people that will want to work with you in business as well as forming good friendships. If you continuously try to be somebody you are not and are not true to yourself, you will eventually be found out and end up back at square one. If you’re in a situation where you are unhappy, you only ever have three choices. These three choices are: change it, accept it or leave it. It is a simple concept, however, the majority of people choose to accept it rather than changing it. Sometimes we can be so focused on the end result in which we desire, that we do not enjoy the journey on the way. Whilst it is great to be ambitious and have an end goal to strive towards, you must remember to enjoy yourself along the way. BEST MOMENTS “Nothing else except property had the ability to create the income that I needed.” “They don’t mean to hold you back, what they’re doing is they are protecting you.” “We only have one life, so let's enjoy it whilst we’re here.” ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Having bought, ran and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LINKEDIN FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM ABOUT THE GUEST: Kevin McDonnell is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Property Investor and Public Speaker and is regarded as the foremost expert in the UK when it comes to creative property investment strategies. He is the Author of “No Money Down Property Investing” and “The 7 Biggest Mistakes when starting out in property & how to avoid them”. When he initially started out on his investment journey back in 2003, Kevin made almost every mistake imaginable, eventually resulting in over £135,000 of debt – just about the only thing he did right in his first 10 years in property was to keep going! Realising he needed to get educated, he researched, followed and learned from every successful property investor he could find. Kevin finally cracked the property investment formula in 2013 and is now the owner of multiple businesses and has become a self-made millionaire thanks to property, building a multi-million-pound portfolio using creative No Money Down property investment techniques. CONTACT METHOD https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk https://uk.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/kevin-mcdonnell https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Many of us often don’t take the time to reflect on our personal journeys however, it is always useful to reflect on where you are today by taking the lessons of the past. Join Jeanette today as she guides you through a simple exercise which allows you to look at your personal journey timeline and identify key milestones, people and curveballs that got you where you are today and what this means for you going forward. KEY TAKEAWAYS Your personal journey timeline is about looking back and reflecting on the key moments that you have had in life and being able to pinpoint those key milestones in terms of how that shaped who you are today. Reflecting on your journey helps to set the context of where you are now, and it helps you build an understanding of the person you have become through all of those years of experience be it in a business sense or in your personal life. This building and knowing you who you are, warts and all is a refreshing way to do. Take a blank piece of paper and draw a timeline, noting down your significant life events that have influenced you in the journey that you have been on. Focus on events, milestones and transitions that have had an impact on your development, these can be positive or negative and personal or professional events. Note down opportunities that made a difference in your life that helped you grow and develop, identify the obstacles that got in the way of your journey as well as noting down any unexpected delights that happened. Add in the name of individuals who were significant in your life and who contributed to your development or possibly those who hindered your development. Ask yourself what lessons you learned along the way, what you learned about yourself, the people that helped you the most and how you operate best. As you look at your timeline, think about what new understanding emerges and what does that, therefore, mean for you going forward. BEST MOMENTS “You can't drive a car by looking through a rearview mirror, however, I do think it is a useful thing to do to reflect” “The reality is, what happens in your personal life affects your work and business life and vice versa.” “There’s going to be so many lessons when you take the time to go back and reflect.” VALUABLE RESOURCES ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Having bought, ran and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LINKEDIN FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

In the previous episode of the podcast Jeannette talked about being a successful woman in business and today she is joined by one of aviation’s leading businesswomen, Chris Browne OBE, former Chief Operating Officer of Easyjet and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines.. Chris was awarded an OBE for her services to aviation in 2013. Together they discuss the importance of strong female role models in young girls’ lives to allow them to reach their full potential, leadership skills and how growing up through the troubles in Northern Ireland shaped Chris to become the woman she is today. KEY TAKEAWAYS Once you have been through huge challenges and faced difficult decision making in your career, you certainly know how to tackle those problems again - you don’t hesitate twice and you know the levers that you have to pull. Automatically for women, so many career paths are just closed off because women themselves are not even considering following these routes. It is important that kids, particularly young girls have strong role models, and we are able to open kids' eyes to what’s out there and that they can do anything they want. This is especially true for children from underprivileged backgrounds that may not have the same opportunities as others. Any strong leader worth their salt will know when you have to dive into the detail and when you have to step back. You need to learn not to be afraid to hire people that are better than yourself. It’s also key to have the good grace to let them get on with their job, not interfere and know when it is necessary to step in. It is always appreciated when you are able to work for companies where you are able to be yourself. It is really important to be authentic and not forget your roots and where you came from. Leadership is about looking behind and who is following you instead of looking above. It is important to ignore the self-doubt that you may have, you may look back on your time and regret how much you listened to it. Get on with the opportunity you have been given and trust in yourself. If there's one thing that tough circumstances can teach you it is to never give up, always fight for what is right. That has to be a rule in life itself and it is a tremendous feeling of what you should and shouldn’t do and having that element of moral justice. Because, when you do experience tough circumstances first hand it leaves a lasting impression on you. BEST MOMENTS “The very first thing I remember being said to me as I walked into the reception at 8 o’clock on a Monday morning, quite nervous and a guy said to the receptionist ‘oh my word have you heard, they’re sending a woman to run the airline, what will they think of next.” “Deep down inside I was terrified. I thought, is this me? Am I finished career-wise?” “Don’t tell me I can't do something because that really riles me, and I’ll just do the opposite and try and prove you wrong.” ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. ABOUT THE GUEST: Chris Browne OBE former Chief Operating Officer of Easyjet and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines, has achieved a number of significant ‘firsts’ throughout her career. She started her career in 1984 at Marsans Travel, a Spanish holiday company. In 1986 she joined Iberia Airlines, rising to become General Manager for the UK and Ireland by 1991. She joined Carlson Worldchoice in 1996 and moved on to First Choice in 1999, where she became head of Air2000, the group’s airline.Chris became Managing Director of First Choice Airways in Manchester from 2002-2007 when she led the merger of First Choice and Thomson to create Britain’s third-largest airline, Thomson Airways — an achievement she managed in just nine months. Since then, she has held the post of Managing Director for Thomson Airways and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines responsible for a cost base of €3.5bn, €4.1bn revenue and 25million passengers.At Easyjet where Chris was Chief Operating Officer she had responsibility for an operational cost base of £4bn and a team of 10,000 people. In 2011, the University of Ulster awarded Chris the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) for management leadership. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her huge contribution to the aviation sector. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfo

Diversity in the workplace offers many benefits, from creative problem solving to representing the general population. Today Jeannette discusses her top 10 tips for women to gain equality in business. Today's episode highlights the importance of women mastering their mindset and self-belief. Jeannette discusses how this can allow you to create new opportunities for yourself, how to create your personal brand and why a linear career path may not always be the most practical route to reach your career goals. KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the most critical areas for women in business is mastering their mindset and self-belief, as women we often lack this in comparison to male colleagues. When you are in the right mindset you are mentally ready to take on those opportunities when they come up as well as creating new opportunities for yourself. It is important to be realistic about what balance really is and being fully present in the moment. To give everything the best you possibly can, but also stop beating yourself up for the time when you are in your other space. Having confidence isn’t about being arrogant but about being comfortable in your own shoes, being able to go for it even if you don’t feel like it. If you work hard at your confidence over time, it will become easier and become a natural learned skill. Whether we like it or not, we are all being judged by others. Have a think about how you want to come across, what your values are, and how you want to present yourself. This is not about being disingenuous about who you are, but your personal brand stands for who you are and how you present yourself is a reflection of that. If you are ambitious and would like to work your way up the ladder or start your own business, there is usually more than one route to get there, it is worth thinking creatively about the different options that you have in particular. As a woman it might be that you need to be creative about how you reach your end goal, be clear on what you want but at the same time it does not have to be a linear career path. In life we are going to get knock backs, not everything goes our way. If you are able to grow a bit of a thicker skin and be resilient through the knock backs and be able to pick yourself up and dust yourself off, this will help you in the long run. BEST MOMENTS “Globally, women earn just 63% of a man's wage, even women doing the same job as a man get just 77% of what men earn, and that just feels inherently wrong in today's society.” “If you’re struggling with your self-belief it is helpful to see other role models that have actually done what you’re trying to achieve and that can massively help.” “Having a few ‘go to’ people that you can get some support, encouragement and opinions can absolutely help massively. If you can get mentors or coaches that again can really transform the situation for yourself.” ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Join Jeannette today and discover how you can scope out your vision and action plan using her simple 6 step model. Jeannette outlines the importance of having a clear purpose and vision so you know where your life is heading, highlighting your core values and where they come from as well as learning how you create smart objectives and how to measure the success of them. KEY TAKEAWAYS It is important to have a clear purpose and vision. If you know where you’re heading then it is much easier to get there more efficiently. If you do not know what you want then you can just wander around directionless. Having a clear vision allows you to focus on the things that are really important to you. The first part of the model is the visioning piece, this is where you can do your big thinking and try to test yourself and be honest with yourself. Ask yourself big questions such as ‘what is your reason why?’, What do you want from life?’, ‘What kind of person do you want to become?’ and ‘What sort of legacy do you want to leave behind?’. Your values are the core ways that you live your life, and they outline what is important to you. What are your core values? Why are they important to you? And where do they come from? Values in life can come from childhood, family and friends, these values will direct the way that you want to live your life. You may have some overriding objectives, or you may have some specific objectives for each of your focus areas, whatever works for you is fine. What you need to ensure is making sure your objectives are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timebound). KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) allow you to start putting some metrics in terms of each of your objectives. These indicators can be anything from profits to weekly new leads and even personal goals such as weight loss. These really help to measure whether or not we have been successful. BEST MOMENTS “It is great having a vision, but at the same time you need to be able to take action and take practical steps to make it a reality.” “If you know what you want and what you can achieve in life, you can really bring those people you are about on the same journey as yourself.” “The people you spend time with can sometimes be a blocker. If you want to focus on something and fulfil your purpose, make sure you’re spending time with people that are going to encourage support and lift you up.” ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Many people dream about leaving their corporate 9-5 jobs and following their dreams of creating their own business empire, but just don’t know where to start. If you’re one of those people then don’t miss today's episode as Jeannette talks us through transitioning from the corporate world to the entrepreneurial world by ensuring you’re in the right mindset, the importance of creating implementation plans and why investing in yourself by using mentorships will allow you to maximise your true potential. KEY TAKEAWAYS If you have those feelings deep down inside that there is more to life, and you want to do something different, take the advice given and absolutely follow your dreams and pursue your passion. Take stock, assess what is important in your life and come to the conclusion of what you want from your career. Ask yourself some quite big questions such as: ‘What kind of person do I want to be?’ ‘What legacy do I want to leave behind?’ ‘What are the dreams I have that I have not fulfilled?’. Don’t think small, have a big vision, fulfil your dreams, reach your potential and have no regrets. With the right mindset, you can achieve absolutely anything in life. However, if you have been in a certain sector or career, a big change can sometimes feel quite daunting and you may have doubts about yourself. Timing is key, because if your mind isn’t set for this big change then the chances are you are just going to procrastinate and not take action. Create an implementation plan. Starting by working backwards and by breaking it down into small individual actions that you are able to take actions on every single day. Allocate resources from your own experience and time or by lining up the correct resources that will enable you to move over into your new venture. The best investment you can ever make is in yourself. If you are moving into a new business venture, you may have some knowledge gaps. You can fill in those gaps in numerous ways such as books, formal education, mentorships and coaches. You have to take action. It is critical to compartmentalise your diary so that you can take action in the right areas. Once you take the first few steps and you are moving along your set plan, all of a sudden you will gather momentum and you will realise that you have actually done quite a lot, but you just have to start. It is about creating a new structure and new routines to live by. BEST MOMENTS “I just thought there was more to me, and the best of me was yet to come.” “Aim for the moon and you will land amongst the stars.” “If you can find people that have trodden the road before you then that is a great way of learning from people that that have been there before.” “You need to get to the point where your ‘shoulds’ become musts’ because then you will take action.” ABOUT THE HOST: Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

If you’re just starting out in a new career or wondering how to ensure you have a successful one, then join Jeannette today as she discusses her top 7 tips to ensure you have a successful career. Today, she looks at why it is important to have self-belief and understand that you deserve every opportunity you have been given, how loving what you do will make it feel as if you’re not even working, and how failing is not really a failure at all, it is just a learning process. KEY TAKEAWAYS Believe in yourself. Very often, the imposter syndrome can kick in where perhaps you don’t feel good enough or feel you don’t deserve a seat at the table, which is all nonsense, because you absolutely do deserve every opportunity that life throws at you. Be really clear on your vision and your purpose for what you want to achieve. If you know where you’re heading, it is much easier to get there, you will get there faster and with a lot less heartache along the way. Work hard, and work smart. You have to put the effort in, you have to take action, nothing happens for nothing. Having a strong work ethic is important but working smart is even more important. If you don't take action, nothing will happen, things don’t happen miraculously. Surround yourself with the right people – people who will lift you up, support you, give you encouragement and advice but will also call you out if you’re kidding yourself or not doing enough. Whatever you do don’t let the naysayers put you off. Put yourself out there – build relationships, be yourself, be kind to others, don’t think about what’s in it for you, always try to do good by the other person. Treat other people as you’d like to be treated yourself. If you love what you do, you won’t feel like you’re working. The ability to be able to merge your passion with your profession is great. Try to ensure that you follow a passion and if you can do that then truly, you don’t feel like work is an arduous thing at all. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can't always win, but don’t be afraid to fail. Fear or failure, judgment and losing will really stop you. If you are always worried about what you are going to lose and not focusing on what we could gain, then sometimes we will never even try. Failure isn’t really a failure at all, it is all learning. BEST MOMENTS “Very often we don’t just pause for breath and think about the lessons we’re learning along the way and how we can be an even better version of ourselves if we actually did take stock a little bit more.” “So often I will hear people say ‘I should have, I would have, I could have’ but they didn’t.” “I’m a massive believer in the law of reciprocity, what goes around, comes around. I believe that if you’re kind to people and treat other people how you would like to be treated yourself then absolutely that will come back to you tenfold.” ABOUT THE HOST: Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

In the exclusive first episode of The Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast, former corporate CEO turned entrepreneur Jeannette Linfoot takes you through her journey on how she worked hard from the bottom up to reach CEO of large businesses in the corporate world and to now becoming the owner of multiple successful businesses. Join Jeannette as she talks you through her upbringing in Manchester, surrounded by people who instilled her with a hard work ethic and a belief that anything is possible, enabling her to become the first person in her family to go to university. Also learn how she found the perfect working environments enabling her to flourish in her career. She also talks about how working internationally, in culturally diverse environments, taught her how to navigate her way through different business and personal relationships. Jeannette’s nearly 30 years in business all comes together with the launch of the Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast. Jeannette is a passionate believer that we all have greatness within us and that we can achieve anything in life, as long as we are brave, bold and brilliant. Grabbing opportunities, dealing with challenges and taking risks but being the ‘true’ you are core to Jeannette’s values. KEY TAKEAWAYS It is a good skill to learn the value of working hard, and that people don’t just give you anything for nothing in this life. Learning this will stay with you throughout your time and your career. Being brought up by parents who instill a hard work ethic into you will help you in life and allow you to take ownership and responsibility. Finding the right culture and environment where you can really flourish, be challenged but accepted for who you are is critical to success. If anybody is thinking about where they are right now, if it doesn’t feel right or you don’t share the same values as those around you then think about whether that is what you want and where you want to be now and in the future. You may come across situations in your life where you feel very uncomfortable and out of your comfort zone.Think to yourself ‘I’ll give it a go, how bad can it be?’. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can’t always win but don’t be afraid to fail. Just put yourself out there and then great things can happen. Working in a culturally diverse environment will teach you how to navigate your way through different relationships in a sensitive and respectful way and how to adapt your style accordingly in order to get the right results. It is important to have clarity and purpose and knowing what you want to achieve in life, because once you know that you can take steps to achieve your potential. Many people never fulfil their dreams, we don’t want to be one of those people, we want to push on and achieve everything we can in life. When you’re making a big change in your career, it is always worth considering: ‘where are your strengths?’ ‘where have you already got experience, that you’re confident in?’ and therefore when you do start out on a new venture, it is not so scary because you’re pulling on all of that experience and hard-earned knowledge. BEST MOMENTS “Exploring how by being brave, bold and brilliant we can really do fabulous things in our careers, in our business lives and in our personal lives.” “You need to be able to do what you need to do to survive” “Being culturally aware, taught me a lot. Not only how to do business in different business environments with different cultural dimensions, but it taught me a lesson in life..” “It was time for me to be more entrepreneurial, it was time for me to have my own businesses, to invest my own money and to have the variety of a portfolio rather than being a CEO of a large corporate business.” ABOUT THE HOST: Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them. VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot