The Next Level Life

#mondayinsight Nothing changes if nothing changes. The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. We all want change, but are we willing to do the things every day to get it? You have to want to change and be willing to gain the knowledge, change the actions and thoughts that you are in control of on a daily basis to be able to experience the change you desire.

Lea Schodel is CEO of Wellthy Pty Ltd and the founder of The mindful wealth movement. Lea has 17 years' experience in financial advice, combined with qualifications in wellness coaching, money coaching, yoga teaching and writing. Lea is passionate about financial well-being and teaching women to manage money in a holistic, meaningful and creative way. She runs online programs, face to face workshops and wealth & well-being retreats which incorporate personal finance, mindfulness, yoga, well being and personal development. In 2016, Lea was named the Money Management's Young Achiever of the Year. In 2017, she won the AFA / TAL Female Excellence in Advice award. Lea's work has also been featured in publications such as Elle Magazine, Wanderlust, YogiTimes, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. As a social enterprise, The Mindful Wealth Movement's aim is to empower women with the mindset, skills and confidence to better manage their relationship with money, reduce financial stress and create happier, healthier and wealthier lives. On today's episode we discuss all things money and purpose including: What is your definition of success? Is money enabling you or controlling you? How to have self awareness around money What is an abundance mindset? Understanding when you can manage yourself, you can manage your money better How to view debt from an abundance mindset What is good debt and limiting debt? Are you expanding your future or limiting it due to money? What to do when starting out in business Don't limit yourself by only looking within your own industry Understanding money patterns and beliefs For more information on everything Lea talked about - check out - The Mindful Wealth Movement To get access to the FREE 30 Day Mindful Wealth Challenge - CLICK HERE And for all the upcoming events check out Lea's events page HERE Here is the book Lea was talking about: The Four Agreements - Book by Don Miguel Ruiz The Body Keeps the Score - Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Book by Bessel van der Kolk Here's to health, wealth and happiness, Love Christine

What is stress and how do we handle it? Stress is the number 1 cause of death, health implications, depression, anxiety and marriage breakdowns. So how can we handle it better? Today's episode we talk about: What happens in the brain when we are stressed How our ability to choose one thought over another is a great way to reduce our stress levels Focusing on what you can control rather than what is out of your control 99% of things we worry about never happen Is stress a habit? What mindfulness practices can help reduce our stress levels How can we use our core needs to reduce our stress Change your state and change your life If you feel so moved please leave me a review on iTunes to help me further this message.  Much love! Christine

Time is the most valuable thing to every entrepreneur. How are you protecting your time? Do you know how to say no? Are you being distracted and holding yourself back from achieving your goals? Let's consider how you protect and use your time for best productivity and focus for goal achievement.

Do you drink on a regular basis?   I did. I mean I'm not an alcoholic or anything, but I would enjoy my wine after work and Sunday sessions with friends. I also found I was overeating, spending money on things I didn't need to make myself feel better and yet it wasn't working. I decided to do a 3month detox and it was surprising to see the changes it made in my life. The mental clarity and strength of my confidence and my resolve has changed drastically. Ever thought "how am I going to handle this social situation without alcohol?" Yep that was me. Never could I imagine having enjoying myself and actually dancing on the dance floor before having 5 wines! It's amazing what you can do when you make a commitment and stick to it. Let me know your thoughts - connect with me on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/PeriscopeCoaching

Happy New Year!!  What an amazing year 2017 was!!  Jump on with my friend and fellow coach Kirsten Morrison as we chat all about 2017 and the lessons we have learnt along this journey of self development, creating a business and finding our purpose. We talk all things: Purpose Goal and intention setting Happiness is an inside job Working on yourself rather than changing the external to make your happy Embodying the knowledge  Honouring your own word Finding the joy in everyday To follow Kirsten and her journey   - INSTAGRAM and Facebook To be a part of her 5 Day Empowerment Challenge - Check out more here: 5 Days To Empowerment Challenge  A couple of things we mentioned: The Bridge Experience  - Alexi Panos and Preston Smiles The Life Coach School Podcast -Brook Castillo Here's to an incredible 2018!

In today's episode I had the privilege of speaking with Terry Hawkins, CEO & Founder of People in Progress, Best Selling Author, Business Educator and Speaker. She is a masterful educator in attitudinal and mindset change, cutting edge sales techniques, leadership development, temperament theories and relationship connectors, and communication strategies to name but a few. She has spoken to every industry imaginable using her uncanny ability to relate to any audience and her gifted simplicity to assist in the evolution of corporations and the people within those corporations. Terry is also a bestselling author and well-established businesswoman. Her training company People In Progress Global was founded in 1989 and 28 years on it continues to be a leader in the delivery of high impact, results based learning. Terry Hawkins is a powerhouse woman with a big heart and a passion for people and she kindly delves into what makes people tick and I thank her for her honesty, compassion and beautiful humour. Having personally presented to over hundreds of thousands of people, Terry knows what works and what doesn't work when getting results through education and her team of dynamic trainers continue to deliver her benchmark programs that People In Progress Global has become renowned. There is so much goodness in this episode, but here are just a few takeaways: * Every pain that you've had expands your heart and sometimes we need to go through the pain, get over it, learn the lessons and take the time to integrate *Getting past the business basics and getting back to the human side of people. * Understanding that we need to lift people up to get the best out of the It's important that we learn to disconnect from our story or past trauma to move forward in life *We came here for a reason - it doesn't matter what happened *The difference between empathy and sympathy - empathy is the action of compassion and sympathy is where you buy in to the other persons pain. *Understanding Empathy and sympathy to handle conflict *The top three traits to being a great leader: Always look like you know what you're doing Be kind Do the right thing *When we hear a NO - sometimes it's meant to be to and learning to be ok with that *We are impacting people in 3 seconds *Relationships in business are all about being truthful and being able to sit in that truth *The importance of honouring your business values through to the people who are on the front line *When a companies values & mission are delivered well to their people (the tribe) - The tribe keeps the tribe honest *Be clear on your purpose *Profit is a buy product of the tribe honouring the purpose, vision and values of the business *Having the courage to step away from what is not your strengths *New Year Resolutions- who do you want to be in the next 12 months? *When you look back on 2018 - what do you want to be remembered for? *The Ace Test - An ACE score is a tally of different types of abuse, neglect, and other hallmarks of a rough childhood. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, the rougher your childhood, the higher your score is likely to be and the higher your risk for later health problems. *The book Terry mentioned was - Principles by Ray Dalio For more information regarding Terry Hawkins or People in Progress - check out these websites /http://peopleinprogressglobal.com/ & http://terryhawkins.com/ I trust you will love this episode.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! What do you have planned? Spending time with Family and Friends? Manage your expectations to maximise your enjoyment Setting intentions for each experience Decide ahead of time what matters Decide how you can show up that will be more effective How to deal with loneliness at this time of the year Have an amazing Christmas! Keep an eye out for my 2018 Goals Challenge for the New Year!

Episode 17 - with guest Mr Chris Helder - International Motivational Speaker & Author. http://chrishelder.com Chris is one of today's highest booked motivational speakers, with 16 years experience he has presented his high-impact presentation over 2000 times to audiences around the world.  Best selling author of three books - The Ultimate book of influence, Useful Belief and new release - Cut the Noise. On today's episode we cover: How to have a Useful belief because positive thinking doesn't work How to lead with Love not Fear How to use Useful Belief to stay present, to achieve success and happiness Why we all need to "Cut the noise" to live happier lives How Energy is our decision His top tips to living a successful life New Years Resolutions - don't set yourself up to fail His 10 Seconds of Guilt technique Chris is on a mission to help us eliminate guilt from our lives, bringing us back to gratitude to allow us to see the beauty in the everyday. You can check out his books and more about Chris Helder here: http://chrishelder.com Best selling Author of: The Ultimate Book of Influence - Best Seller, translated into 5 languages Useful Belief - Because positive thinking doesn't work. Cut the Noise - Accelerated Focus, Circles of Importance, and 10 Seconds of Guilt Technique

Money Mindset Part 2 - let's take this even further - what are your beliefs about what is possible? On today's episode we cover:  How do you determine your income? How valuable are you in your job or business? How can you add more value? How do you spend your time around money? How can we be more resourceful and open ourselves up to new opportunities? I would love to hear your takeaways and experiences from how these episodes have changed the way you view money. Please share with me on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PeriscopeCoaching/ Please enjoy today's episode:

What's your money story? How do you treat money in your life? What does it mean to you and those around you? Money can control so much of our lives - we either don't have enough of it or when we have it we don't know how to keep it. Money is just a form of energy that we exchange for something of value. Could the way you think about money be pushing it out of your life? Could changing your beliefs around money allow you to welcome more money in?  Let's explore this.... On today's episode, we cover: what is your money story? What is a money belief and how do we change it? What are your thoughts around money and are they even your thoughts? How can we change how we treat money and welcome more into our lives? I would love to hear your money beliefs and the new mantras you create - please share with me on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/PeriscopeCoaching/

On today's episode, I had the privilege to speak and pick the brain of Marketing Director from Business2One, Linda MacDonald. Linda is internationally respected marketing, communications and community engagement leader. She is regarded as a leading authority on digital strategy, social media and the use of LinkedIn for business. With a fierce commitment to learning, Linda maintains membership with a range of organisations including Women On Boards, Australian Marketing Institute, Australian Association of Social Marketing, and the International Association of Business Communicators. On today's episode we talk about how to have a marketing strategy for your business and how to be flexible in the execution and all these great areas:  - Getting to know your audience by tapping into their language for better engagment  - Website and Social Media platforms and what works best to create an authentic conversation  - How marketing and branding go together like a marriage  - How to improve your interaction on social media  with the Golden Rule of posting  - Content ideas and how to tell your brand story  - Don't be afraid to ask for help  - How to hire for business success

"You're The Average Of The Five People You Spend The Most Time With" - Jim Rohn It is so important to surround yourself with people who lift you up, expect a high standard from you and bring out the best version of yourself. Otherwise, you find yourself accepting less. Less from yourself, less from others and eventually you find yourself unhappy in life, love and career.

"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity and responsibility to give something back by becoming more" - Tony Robbins Monday, November 13th is World Kindness day. Would you consider yourself to be a kind person? Would you consider yourself to be friendly, generous and considerate? On today's episode, we take the opportunity to delve into the benefits of kindness, how we hold ourselves back from giving or being generous, how we can be kind on a daily basis, and to self reflect. Benefits of Kindness research was taken from the site: www.randomactsofkindness.org/the-science-of-kindness Kindness can increase the hormone of love, energy, happiness, your lifespan, pleasure and stimulates the production of serotonin. Kindness also decreases pain, stress, anxiety, depression and blood pressure. Hope you enjoy today's episode!

Do you find yourself judging yourself and other people on a regular basis? Is this a pattern we play or is it just being human? On today's episode, I talk about the effect judging others can have on ourselves and those around us. We talk about what is happening in the brain when we choose to judge others and how we can change our perspective to respect, learn and grow through judging others. Dr Wayne Dyer once said, "Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances." When we judge other people we close the opportunity for awareness and growth, connection and love. How can you look at the Whole person not just the surface value? What can I learn about the person I am judging? What makes them unique and interesting? What is my reaction telling me about myself? Am I noticing this in another person because I notice this within myself?

On today's episode we talk all about Self Love with Kathryn Ottobrino, a Holistic Life Coach, Healer and Speaker. We chat about self love practices, doing the work to improve your self worth and self acceptance. How to fill up your own cup to be able to hold the space for your clients That through the process we learn as much from our clients as they learn from us. And lots more about how she went from corporate roles to building her business behind the scenes and how she plans to take her business international. Feel free to reach out to Kathryn through her socials with the links below and her website to find out more about Soul Bootcamp and her workshops. INSTAGRAM -  https://www.instagram.com/kathrynottobrino/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/kottobrino/ WEBSITE  - http://kathrynottobrino.com.au/

Are you waiting for the confidence before you step up or start something new? Is it really confidence that you need or is it courage? How do we get confidence and if we were clearer on what we want - would it be easier to get confidence? On today's episode, we dive into how we can generate confidence when we need it and use the feeling to help us be courageous in our business and life. What do you want confidence for?

In today's episode, I had the privilege to interview Kylie Lowe, founder of Joining Hands Australia. I met Kylie in 2016 when I signed up to become a GiveBack Ambassador for Joining Hands to assist in providing wellness services to the homeless and vulnerable of Brisbane. Through these amazing give back days, where I helped provide Haircuts (I am a qualifiaed Hairdresser) to homeless youth, I got to know Kylie and her mission to connect on a deeper level to these vulnerable people. We talk about how she has overcome massive health challenges to be able to know that she is here for a reason and to be a voice to those who are voiceless on the streets of Australia. Kylie started out in 2009 giving wellness clinics to women and children for free and has developed a sustainable business where she invites other passionate business owners to become a part of the social impact she is creating. Kylie says, she started out with a vision and a dream  and with no business knowledge, she surrounded herself with successful people and looked for constant support to be able to make her mission possible. Through creating strong connections with these young people, Kylie understands the importance of creating kind and giving business relationships and how being aware of your inner narrative through mindfulness is a great way to keep you on purpose.

We experience Rejection in every day life - especially in business. How you handle rejection can be either empowering or defeating. How do you handle rejection and what do you make it mean?  Today, I talk about 3 ways to look at rejection and how to overcome the negative emotions it creates.

Lessons learnt from attending Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins After an epic 4 day event with Tony Robbins at Unleash the Power Within Sydney, I share the lessons I learnt and the experience I will never forget. I got a little of the Tony Flu and lost my voice after all the screaming and yelling, so please be patient with my voice. *We control our physiology and therefore control our state *The Training never stops *We all have limiting beliefs and we have the power to change them *Proximity is Power *How to live an Outstanding Life *Knowledge is not power, applying what you've learnt is. *Make your life a masterpiece Tony Robbins - https://www.unleashthepowerwithin.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajrobbins/

Have you ever thought something was impossible only to find someone close to you had achieved it? How are your reference points and life experiences holding you back from achieving the success you are looking for and are the people around you lifting you up or limiting your life experience?

Interview with Amy Andrade - Mother of 3, Wife and Network Marketing Millionaire. I love this episode. Amy is a successful Network Marketer and an amazing wife, mother of three. In this episode we talk about how she has retired her husband in less than 10 months, how she has built her business without using social media and how her success has changed her and her family's lives.

Insights, thoughts and interviews on how to take your life to the next level and start living your life with purpose and passion. We all have a story - This is mine.

Have you discovered your purpose in life? I'd love to help you discover it, so here is how I discovered mine. Tim Ferris - The Four Hour Work Week