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Show Notes In This Episode… The Happiness Speaker After being in a troubled place, Frederika began to identify for herself how she stayed so chirpy? When she shared them it helped enable others to build their resilience and levels of happiness. Nobody is perfect all of the time ….. but when things happen, it is how we respond that matters most.   Frederika has studied the subject in depth and is now an expert in helping others to make their own happiness a deliberate state of mind. “Happiness is having an inner sense of wellbeing” ….. and Frederika goes on to suggest that it is our focus that will enable us to take control of our happiness. The Golden Sugar Lump - “Happiness is a deliberate state of mind”. Best advice – Small, Regular and Grande show gratitude on a daily basis make time to do the things that make your heart sing give yourself a break and ask for help …. Nobody gets it right all the time Tips Jar Pick something and “DO IT&r

Show Notes In This Episode… Lessons from a Digital Marketing Expert with Swathes of Business Success A thought leader in his field, with a focus to on the massive changes that are taking place in a world that is constantly being introduced to new technologies and an evolving World Wide Web. He continually challenges Sales & Marketing conventions that have become accepted wisdom, but don’t necessarily deliver results. A successful entrepreneur having built a successful direct marketing company which he started in 2002 and sold in 2008. As well as working as a Non Executive Director, he now has a number of business interests. Leboff’s Sales and Marketing portal, www.stickymarketing.com produces a wealth of resources and information on effective Sales and Marketing for business in an ever changing business environment. He is a highly sought after consultant and speaker, and constantly makes presentations at conferences and events all over the world. The Golden Sugar Lump - "Business is a c

Show Notes In This Episode… and Why listen to Bob Bradley? Bob has seen this and seen that/ been there and done that. He has run medium sized companies up to £50M revenues, 500 staff and a corporate subsidiary dealing with plc boards, AIM Listed company dealing with teenage scribblers in the city and family business dealing with dysfunctional family. And is now running his own successful small business MD2MD.   Bob is passionate about how to be a better leader of your business.  He believes leadership really does make a difference. His specialties include : Business leadership development, leadership skills and confidence, Managing Director and senior management training, peer-to-peer support and challenge, increased business success, increased team management skills, coaching, mentoring, CPD, Continuous Professional Development The Golden Sugar Lump - “There is no magic wand – no get rich quick schemes – You have to solve problems”. Best advice – Smal

Show Notes In This Episode… How to overcome the Super Hero syndrome as an Entrepreneur We interview Justin Gilchrist who specialises in buying and selling web based businesses. He is an entrepreneur who has grown businesses both online and offline and explains the steps to being successful as an entrepreneur and then moving into the space as a semi passive investor. Justin explains how he took a business to £750k then down to £250k and what to avoid. He explains how he took equity from the sale of that business and how he pivoted into a retail coffee shop business. The reality is that running a retail business is never as simple as it seems, but through sticking to a disciplined approach this has grown substantially and created another business that helps the needy. Learn that seeking finance to the total of 6 figures, can actually take your business to another level or growth and success. Justin explains how he took to becoming a passive investor in selling and buying websites, offer

Show Notes In This Episode… Blow Torch on the belly questions!? Today’s guest Michael Dodd helps people become inspirational business communicators, give great answers to tough business questions, give wow presentations with confidence, impact and pizzazz and give highly impressive media interviews.   He’s a professional speaker from Australia, but like so many Aussies runs his business from London. Has worked on six continents – with Antarctica still to come he even helps United Nations officials deal with the world’s media. The Golden Sugar Lump - “Everything is learnable, you can always improve”. Best advice – Small, Regular and Grande PPP – Plan – Prepare – Practice – Always add a positive to a negative when being interviewed Never ignore or avoid the question Tips Jar When communicating give them the baby not the labour pains Coffee Shop Book Shelf Time to get started – Mark Fritz Fabulous Impact – Nikki R

Show Notes In This Episode… In this episode we interview former emergency room nurse, army wife and mum of 3, who saved her 17 year old son’s life after a suicide attempt. After this life changing event she re-evaluated her priorities. Living for what’s important, thus changing career.   She worked as an A&E nurse and saw how people chose not to take ownership of the problems they came in with. One “down and out” patient came in and changed her philosophy around staying in a job that you are unhappy with. She managed to get him to share the story behind his behaviour. What she found out was that this person, Dave, was in fact a former high earning barrister who chose to go into a downward spiral because he was unhappy and chose alcoholism to mask the drama and negative things that he was exposed to. But out of this life lesson he showed her the value of living to her true self. Since then she has changed her career for the better and is now an Inspirational & Motiva

Show Notes In This Episode… Since 1994, at the age of 26, David Thomas has had a meteoric rise to international prominence, coming 4th in the 1996 World Memory Championships and 3rd in 1997. He also became only the fifth person in the world ever to achieve the current criteria to become an International Grandmaster of Memory. In 1998 he broke a Guinness Book of Records® memory record that had stood for 18 years. He recited from memory the mathematical formula Pi to 22,500 digits and many more challenges. Davids background is highly unusual for this area and rich in variation. His life story about how he went from academic failure at school through ten years as a firefighter to become an international memory man is, in itself, truly amazing and inspirational. It is this variety and straightforward, down to earth approach which makes David such an effective and dynamic speaker. David has spoken to over 10,000 people in 12 countries around the world. His audiences have included CEOs, Olympic athletes,

Show Notes Your B F G  - purpose – Why has this Podcast been created? To educate, support and inspire micro business owners to grow their business and themselves through the accountability and delivery of high quality training and development that is accessible, affordable and useable to the busy entrepreneur. To give entrepreneurs access to experts that otherwise they could not afford to hire and reduce that feeling of loneliness and solitude felt by many micro businesses. To provide timely, appropriate and manageable content that can be accessed when it is convenient for them. Who are the team behind the Your BFG Podcast – Mike Pagan, David Hyner, Leon Streete Mike Pagan Mike improves performance by taking a three dimensional approach to performance coaching. Just focusing on a blanket linear equation to success or failure ignores everything from health, hunger, humanity, emotion and relationships. Consider the poor practices of working below your pay grade and following ill-serving habit