The Ultimate Mindset Change Podcast

In this powerful and inspirational episode, Paul shares great advice on why if you want to live the life you want you need to learn to say ‘no’ The refusing of things in your life can be the rebellion you need to take back your life and the only person who can say ‘no’ and make the changes is you Don’t resist life take advantage of your unique strengths and understand that you are powerful, resilient and in control Start your rebellion today and take back your life KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement In order to live the life you want there have to be boundaries and you have to learn to say ‘no’ One of the biggest sources of misery is the power of your imagination, learn to say no to the imaginary false alarms and focus on the moment Refuse to live in ‘victim’ mode, you are powerful and resilient, take back control Accept that whatever the circumstances you are in at that moment, you are where you are meant to be Acceptance is powerful, give up trying to control the uncontrollable and focus on what you can control The present moment is the only moment available to choose and is the doorway to all other moments You can live life a little bit more fully every day and choose to be involved in your journey Live with passion and purpose, and take your life back BEST MOMENTS ‘The only person you can compare yourself to is you’ ‘The present moment is the most important moment we have’ ‘I am not a victim to any circumstance, I refuse to do it, and it’s given me so much peace’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

In this episode is Paul takes us through one of his most requested meditations – the 7-minute peace of mind meditation Finding peace of mind is a state that some people find difficult to achieve so this is ideal if you feel life is getting away from you. Practise this meditation every day and find the peace of mind in your world that is so vital in a busy world KEY TAKEAWAYS Create a powerful intention, one that’s about peace in your life with no resistance Trigger your parasympathetic nervous system and tell your brain that you are safe Take a sense of stillness into your day Be proud you have taken the time to do this meditation You are the sky, everything else is just the weather Increasing your Gaba levels can help with your peace of mind Gabba is a neurotransmitter that slows down activity in the brain and nervous system You can increase your Gaba levels through meditation, yoga, and supplements BEST MOMENTS ‘Send your intention out into the world’ ‘What will you be doing differently if you go into your day with a sense of stillness?’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Live the life you truly want to live and make this deep sleep meditation part of your routine helping your subconscious mind to work while you sleep on what you want to bring to fruition the next day This meditation will work deep into the subconscious and reprogramme your mind on the journey to who you want to be, listen in, and smile inwardly and outwardly KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement Your last thoughts and feelings before sleep can affect your dreams and be the first thing you experience the following morning Most people don’t give their minds time to process Let go of anything you are holding on to with each outward breath Use the power of your imagination to see your worries disappear into the past, where they belong Let the feeling of gratitude spread throughout your body What can you let your subconscious mind work on overnight, that can be brought to fruition the next day? BEST MOMENTS ‘Help your mind prepare for a deeply transformative and restorative sleep’ ‘Smile inwardly or outwardly and feel the gratitude spread into every cell of your body’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Paul takes us through one of his favourite meditations for the morning – a gratitude meditation, it creates empathy, compassion and will set you up for the day and is a wonderful antidote for stress He also shares informative content about how you can train your mind and body and move into a place where gratitude is your natural way of thinking Use this mindset shifting meditation to begin or end your day on a high KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement You can see the opportunities around you with a gratitude meditation Make this a natural way of thinking As you breathe slowly out you are telling your brain that you are safe To transcend being in a flight or fight response you need to train the mind and body and meditation achieves this Your amygdala slows down and is more receptor to the narratives The more your work with your brain the stronger you become Be in the present and get a sense of who you are at your core Due to evolution and being in survival mode for so long, we can be naturally negative It's normal to have negative thoughts it's our response to them that matters BEST MOMENTS ‘You can’t feel anxious and grateful at the same time, can you’ ‘Meditation is a wonderful act of kindness towards yourself’ ‘It just takes a pause of the breath to take you there’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Marina Fernandez Julian is a Brighton based NLP practitioner, trainer, Coach, and author of Balance - Living a life true to yourself. She is talking with Paul about her journey and discusses why with one life and one shot we need to live a life true to ourselves. Life is about living with zest, love, commitment and self-awareness and Marina is an inspirational guest who shares why although love is hard we all need to love, dream, and live to our potential KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement Mindset is a set of beliefs that shape your reality, mindset change is being able to take your life to where you want it to be We are all looking for the same things so I want to explain in an easy and universal language and empower people Self-development is for everyone, we all need help at some point I coach people in my kitchen because it’s a place where with a cup of tea the magic happens and people start to talk Sometimes people can, in the process of life lose themselves and feel lost and not happy Sometimes we can become passengers in our lives allowing others to drive our lives for us It takes self-love, dedication and commitment and self-awareness to find balance You can achieve inner balance when you start living a life that’s true to you Living a life that is not true to yourself means you are effectively giving up your true self and life You have one life, one shot, live a life that is true to you and your heart will sing BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s a different pair of glasses in the way you look at your life and how it pans out’ ‘I was once the person who needed this book’ ‘We all need a little help now and again’ ‘People are living beige lives and you add some zest’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE https://marinazestforlife.com/ Email: marinazestforlife@gmail.com Instagram @marinazestforlife Balance: Living a Life True to Yourself - Marina Fernandez Julian ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Overthinking can make you feel frustrated and can lead to you becoming stuck, unable to make any decision at all but this calming meditation will open you up to your inner resources and help you to have a peaceful mind that can move forward positively Working with your parasympathic nervous system means you can take back control of your mind and body and being more proactive than reactive with your thoughts brings the opportunity to change your thoughts, your narrative and create a peaceful mind KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement Overthinking is a product of anxiety, you have moved into a fight or flight response mode If your mind wanders, it’s an opportunity to practise bringing it back Imagine turning down the sound on your thoughts, that everything in your mind is quieter Imagine turning down the colour and watching your thoughts in black and white Allow the memories of being at your most confident to rise to the surface Working with your autonomic nervous system will strengthen your prefrontal cortex which makes you more proactive than reactive to your thoughts and life How you see yourself in the future will determine your thoughts and feelings in the present moment BEST MOMENTS ‘Overthinking is a symptom of your nervous system being hijacked into a false alarm fight or flight response’ ‘Your thoughts are a narrative that you have the ability to change’ ‘If you have a mind that’s overthinking it may want to wander’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

In this episode, Paul interviews Johnny Crowder a suicide and abuse survivor who is the creator and founder of the incredible Digital resource, Cope Notes, for people struggling with their mental health. He is also a touring musician and a motivational speaker whose refreshing approach to mental health means over a million people have watched his TEDx talks. This is a great opportunity to hear more about Cope Notes, the science behind them and how Johnny passionately advocates for men’s mental health KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement The brain doesn’t want to change so an initial therapy session may not make you feel immediately better By talking about mental health I wanted people to judge themselves less and have more hope for their mental health progress Cope Notes came from the cycle of wanting to feel better but not knowing what to do next or having the energy and motivation to make the change I wanted The most empowering thing I’ve ever learnt is that you can change the way you think about things Every time you think a thought the synapses in your brain connect with other synapses The more often you think a negative thought the more comfortable your brain becomes with continuing that pattern of thought You can interrupt the thought patterns and teach your brain to think different thoughts Our narratives, what we say to ourselves, affect how we see reality Cope Notes is a cognitive restructuring opportunity served to you in your daily life Asking for help shows strength, courage, and wisdom BEST MOMENTS ‘I needed a little bit of help every day’ ‘If you have a cell phone and a brain, Cope Notes can help you’ ‘Cope Notes send prompts and catalysts for your brain to think different thoughts’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE https://copenotes.com/ Johnny Crowder https://www.instagram.com/johnnycrowderlovesyou https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnycrowder/ ABOUT THE GUEST Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor who in 2018 launched an incredible Digital resource for people struggling with their mental health called Cope Notes, Johnny is also a touring musician with his band Prison, and a motivational speaker who has a refreshing approach to mental health in his TED x talks which have been watched by over a million people. CONTACT METHOD https://www.instagram.com/johnnycrowderlovesyou https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnycrowder/ ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Feeling anxious can make you feel powerless and paranoid but you can help your mind and body to calm down with this 10-minute meditation. This meditation will lower the level of your anxiety and help to heal it and as Paul takes us through he also explains what’s happening to your mind and body and how each of the aspects of the meditation impacts positively on anxiety. The more you take time for yourself, to do this meditation, the more your anxiety will heal, listen in, and begin the journey to healing your anxiety KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement The vagus nerve contains parasympathetic fibres that tell the brain you are safe, calms anxiety and triggers your body's own healing ability Diaphragmatic breathing triggers the vagus nerve We can name our emotions to tame them, labelling what you feel changes the experience of the emotion you are feeling The key to anxiety healing is letting your body know you are safe this can be achieved through breath work Don’t resist how you feel, label it, explore it and allow yourself to experience what’s happening As your body and mind become calmer you have access to more cognitive resources Our minds can catastrophise and the pressures we put upon ourselves can trigger our false alarm survival system You need to take a holistic approach and understand why you are feeling anxious BEST MOMENTS ‘We don’t often give ourselves enough time and space to heal’ ‘Allow your nervous system to become calmer through your breath work’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

Leadership professor, consultant and best-selling author Ryan Gottfredson PhD discusses what mindset is and how your mindset determines how you view the world and shapes the way you think, learn, and behave When you change your mindset at a foundational level you are rewriting your brain and Ryan explains how empowering transformational vertical development can be in elevating your ability to make meaning of the world in a more cognitively and emotionally sophisticated way and why this is the way to upgrade your internal operating system and do better KEY TAKEAWAYS This show contains branded product placement Mindsets are the mental lens that we wear to shape how we view the world, how we view the world shapes how we think, learn, and behave Mindsets are long-range neuron connections in our mind that absorb information, take cues from a situation, interpret the cues, and activate elements to navigate the situation When you change your mindset at a foundational level you are rewiring the brain Mindset is about activating and using your neural connections The consequences of trauma mean the body becomes more self-protective Across the domains of psychology, education, management, and marketing there are varying mindsets The desires of look good, be right, avoid problems and get ahead focus on looking inward and are fuelled by the negative mindsets of being fixed, closed, prevention and inward People with more negative mindsets are operating in self-protection mode, those with more positive mindsets are in contribution mode You can only have a positive influence on the world if you have a positive mindset and are operating in contribution mode Vertical development is about upgrading your internal operating system it's not about doing more it’s about being better BEST MOMENTS ‘Mindsets are foundational to who we are’ ‘Leadership isn’t a position it’s about someone’s ability to have a positive influence on the world around them’ ‘Vertical development is elevating our ability to make meaning of our world in more cognitively and emotionally sophisticated ways’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Success Mindsets - Ryan Gottfredson Ryan Gottfredson - personal mindset assessment The Elevated Leader Ryan Gottfredson LinkedIn Ryan Gottfredson ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube

I got stuck in this victim mindset last year and didn't even know! During some coaching and psychoanalysis work Paul discovered that he was caught up in a hidden negative mindset trap of which he was previously unaware. In this episode he shares this with you so you can see if you recognise it within yourself and thus benefit from its circumvention. This is the Victim Mindset and he will show you how to become aware of it, the consequences of keeping it and what you can do to get yourself out of it. Welcome to one of the most powerful mindset shifting episodes Paul has ever presented. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Victim Mindset can be displayed very obviously but also act in stealth mode, hidden from clear view or even presented as positive and justified. The language you use can often be a pointer to this mindset. Cynical, negative, pessimistic, and self deprecating humour use is a big clue. This mindset draws you to conflict situations in which you can adopt the role of victim. You compare yourself to others unfavourably and from that conclusion become risk averse and brutally self critical. Consider where you have fixed mindsets. Which areas of your life do you limit yourself? You’re someone who keeps ignoring your emotional needs. If your waiting to be rescued you are in the role of victim. Do you enjoy sharing tragedy with other people? Are you a people pleaser that resents the fact it is not returned to you? Do you believe you are unlucky? Our relationships from childhood often inform the victim mindset but being aware of this and letting go of unnecessary burdens can circumvent this. Resisting the present moment and saying it should be different comes from the victim mindset. Remember, we can all be victims in extreme circumstances and that does require care and compassion. BEST MOMENTS ‘The victim mindset changes the way you view the world and it tends to create a little lens where you look at life from a ‘poor you’ perspective.’ ‘And then they made a decision. “I am not a joke”.’ ‘Remember, awareness is the key. So if you resonate with any of this, time to do something about it.’ ‘A fixed mindset is where you create rigid rules on how your mind works. Very limiting.’ ‘Failure is devastating to the victim mindset, a fixed mindset. It’s not seen as the learning curve that’s essential for growth.’ ‘I found out things about my father that I never knew, and whilst it doesn’t excuse his behaviour he let me into his world and I got to understand more about him than I’d ever done in the fifty years I’d spent on this planet.’ ‘Trauma also heals when we learn to change the narrative that can come from the experience that was traumatic.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Mindset Change Podcast Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube https://numindwellness.com/ Contact Sam Higgins support@numindwellness.com NUMIND WELLNESS OFFER - 20% DISCOUNT AVAILABLE WITH THIS CODE https://numindwellness.com/ use Code: PAUL20 ABOUT THE HOST Paul Sheppard Paul is well known for his holistic therapy and coaching approach when working with anxiety, stress, confidence, and motivation, understanding, and treating the root causes and surrounding issues He has a passion for understanding how the mind works and has been trained in many therapies. He is an Integrative Hypnotherapist, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, IEMT and has also had training in CBT, ACT and Mindfulness His mission is to share with others the strategies, techniques and perspectives that can have the most positive impact on changing anxiety, stress, low confidence, depression, and motivation. Working with your mind to become calmer, focused, motivated, confident, and resilient are skills everyone can develop and Paul offers a realistic, direct, and no-nonsense approach that is about creating the change you want to live the life you deserve CONTACT METHOD Mindset Coaching and Therapy The Mindset Coach UK Instagram Mindset Change YouTube