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Recently featured on Entrepreneur.com, Michael Nova has developed a proven track record of overseeing multiple businesses & creative projects simultaneously, both as a creative artist and entrepreneur. As president of Nova Music Productions, Inc., Michael was featured in The New York Times as a pioneer in offering multiple services to independent artists in the music industry. Several years later, Michael then created Nova Disc and Nova Custom Printing, divisions of the corporation that would focus on offering business to-business services. Over the years, Nova's clients grew to include Nasa, Google, Loreal, Calvin Klien, American Express, The U.S. Government and thousands more Because the business was doing well, Michael found a calling to give back to the community. He cofounded Metrofly, a non-profit organization that hosted fundraising events for charity. Then, with the intention of also making a difference Michael independently funded and created the music and film multimedia project X The Human Co

Stephannie Weikert is an inspirational yoga teacher and yoga therapist, who’s on a mission to make yoga simple. Certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, she has taught thousands of clients and students to use simple yoga to manage stress and experience more peace every day. After overcoming stress-related anxiety with yoga herself Stephannie, trained in Integrative Yoga Therapy and has studied with leading teachers including: Elena Brower, Desiree Rumbaugh, Sianna Sherman, Noah Maze, Jillian Pransky, and Max Strom. She is the creator of the transformative programs Shift Happens and Make Peace with Stress. In this episode Stephannie teaches you how to integrate Yoga in our every day life by following simple practices. She also shares her spectacular meditation formula Pause N.O.W which is described below Pause N.O.W. NOTICE / First your physical body, just feel it and observe what’s happening. Then your breath and heart beat, watch both for a moment. Finally your mind, imagine you’r

This podcast is based on my latest article in the HuffPost on yet another topic close to my heart- Beliefs and Limiting Beliefs & how they impact you in a major way! Do you remember a time when you wanted to pursue a goal but didn’t because you failed to perform it well the first time? Or a time when you didn’t voice your opinion in a meeting for fear of being rejected or judged? Well, that was a limiting belief holding you back. A limiting belief is a false belief that a person holds true based on incorrect or incomplete conclusions about certain things in life. All human beings have a tendency to be negative, some being more prone to it than others. However, when these beliefs turn into toxic thought traps that sabotage your progress, they need to be addressed promptly. The good news is that with a little practice and discipline, you can avoid succumbing to these mind-chattering gremlins and stop them right in their tracks! In this podcast, you will learn questioning techniques that can help you to distanc

In conversation with Carol Stewart,named as one of Britain’s top 50 Business Advisers by Enterprise Nation. Carol has delivered several sessions to the Royal Bank of Scotland Focused Women’s Network (and other parts of the organisation), including the Maximising Your Future Potential webinar series to over 600 members of the Focused Women’s Network. In 2016 she was informed that she was one of the favourite speakers of the Focused Women’s Network. She has delivered coaching, workshops and talks on topics including leadership development, self confidence, career development and starting a business to Barclays Bank business customers, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Lambeth, London Borough of Waltham Forest, the National Black Women’s Network, London Borough of Croydon, Work and Family Show, Department of Health, National Women’s Engineering Day Conference, Women in Gaming, Westminster City Council, Greenwich School of Management and Family Mosaic amongst others. She is listed as a coach on the

Carol Stewart is an Executive, Career and Business Coach, Speaker and Writer. She is the founder of Abounding Solutions and helps high achieving women (with an emphasis on introverted women) transform their professional lives. She coaches them to be authentic, bold, confident leaders who excel in their careers and businesses. Carol also helps organisations to develop the talent pipeline of women. Her article How Diverse is Your Pipeline: Developing the Talent for Women and Black and Ethnic Minority Employees was published in the Industrial and Commercial Training Journal in 2016. Prior to starting her business, Carol worked for the Ministry of Justice. Starting in one of the most junior roles, she progressed to a senior manager, with responsibility for a group of magistrates’ courts in the North East London area. She holds an MSc in Coaching Psychology, a PG Diploma in Management Studies, is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and member of the Association for Coaching. In January 201

Publicly trashing ideas with the intention to belittle others, scoffing and dismissing any suggestions or proposals made in meetings, openly making snide remarks and frequently denouncing fellow team members at work; these are some of the common characteristics that categorize bullies at work. American bullying experts Drs. Gary and Ruth Namie ​define bullying as a “Repeated, health-harming mistreatment of a person by one or more workers that takes the form of verbal abuse; conduct or behaviors that are threatening, intimidating, or humiliating; sabotage that prevents work from getting done; or some combination of the three.” The bully aims to assault the dignity, trustworthiness, competence, and self-worth of the target to derive personal gains or sadistic satisfaction, often leaving the target feeling responsible, guilty, isolated and confused. So what can we do to stop these baddies in their tracks?

SHOWNOTES: ESTIMATION- UNDERSTAND YOUR MEASURE OF GRACE (GREATEST POTENTIAL)- the amount of ability and maximum power that has been divinely invested in you. Your greatest reach or limit (local, regional, national, or international VISUALIZATION- see yourself operating at the level and becoming that great person. Picture yourself achieving your goals. Despite where you are create a mental picture of where you want to go and what you can become if you render the necessary efforts because in actuality the current place is an illusion and your place of destiny is your reality. You just have to travel to get there. . ORGANIZATION- Plan. Always have goals, tasks, and deadlines. Make sure to be flexible in the event you must adjust your plan to accommodate unforeseen obstacles and circumstances which may arise. ACTIVATION- Just do it. This is where the rubber meets the role. Don't allow the fear of failure and the fear of rejection hinder you. Merely taking action automatically makes you a success be

Coaching is a powerful tool that enables a person to find self-discovered solutions to a number of challenges, one of which includes dealing with negative relationships, be it involving friends, family or even coworkers. In difficult situations, people often find themselves being unable to think clearly and they instead rely on others to seek advice and solicit opinions. Unless you consult a qualified coach who can help you deal with the problem effectively, most others will, unfortunately, worsen the situation by passing on their own negativity to you. What if there was a way to help self-coach yourself out of a negative situation or relationship? Keeping that in mind, I have compiled a list of questions that can help you in looking at negative situations/relationships differently. The questions have been designed to help you identify holes in your thinking. As soon as you find yourself encountering a negative relationship, ask yourself the following questions....

Self-Coaching is a self-directed activity which enables you to move forward and embrace your next challenge readily and excitedly without incurring huge costs. Unfortunately, most people cannot afford a life coach and in that case, applying self-coaching principles is the most viable solution to overcoming personal & professional challenges. Here is a quick and easy step by step process that can help you to effectively start self-coaching yourself:

We all experience a feeling of inadequacy regarding our self-worth and whether or not we are qualified enough to achieve something, especially when we are pushed outside our comfort zone or doing something for the first time. Some people feel the same despite repeated external evidence of competence. This fear or feeling is called Impostor Syndrome. So what can you do to limit the negative impact of Impostor Syndrome?

Stress has been dubbed as the ​Health Epidemic of the 21st Century by the World Health Organization. As a Leadership Trainer at a multinational pharmaceutical, I first developed a program to address this epidemic eight years ago. I called it ‘De-stress & Revitalize Your Soul. The right kind of stress, also known as positive stress/eustress, can be beneficial as it can challenge and motivate us. However, it is usually bad stress/distress that we fall victim to. As debilitating as it may sound, the good news is that there are many simple ways through which we can minimize the negative impact of stress. Listed below are 11 revitalizing stress-busters which, if practiced regularly, can make bad stress a thing of the past.