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Are you ready to make 2020 your most transformational year yet? How would less frustration and moving more gracefully into 2020 feel to you? Then dive into this episode where I explain why setting strict and rigid business goals vs softer intentions may be the exact thing that has been keeping you stuck. When going through a period of transformation, intentions will set the course for you, allowing the space for growth, receptivity, flow and the co-creation you need to create change. Find out why intentions will act as a filter for the decisions you make and help to effortlessly move you in the right direction. During this episode, I discuss the the difference between intentions, strict business goals, annual resolutions and giving “things” your attention. “Setting softer intentions are crucial when in a period of transformation vs strict business goals which will create frustration” - Lulu Minns This week on She Rebel Radio : Why you need to start the new year, decade, month and every day with intentions. Why intentions are crucial when in a period transformation compared to rigid strict business goals which will create frustration and the need to control. How intentions are feminine in nature and require openness, receptivity and the space for growth. Intentions vs strict business goals, resolutions and attention. How business goals and the measurable aspects can lie underneath the intention. Why resolutions are often clouded in lack with nothing to replace the gap with. How attention energises and can spotlight a problem rather than transform or change anything. I share 3 journaling tools with you to start tuning in with those intentions for the year ahead. Why you should end the year, month and day with gratitude which is an important alignment piece of the puzzle. Resources : Allow those intentions to unfold at the Space and Significance Retreat: https://luluminns.com/candyland Gem’s Yoga https://gemyoga.co.uk/   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering women to unlearn conventional rules and create businesses of significance. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. We’d love for you to connect and continue the conversation with us at She Rebel Radio Members and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and be sure to visit our website. 

Female CEO and Co-Founder Alex Bailey joins me this week — where she shares 5 years into her business journey, who inspires her, the compelling vision which pulls her forward and the organic route her business took which gives the ultimate freedom in making important decisions which are purpose led. With a traditional background in Occupational Psychology, Alex pioneered the first strengths- based performance programme to a UK organisation in 2004 and went on to scale this out in a global role to 27 countries and 65,000 people at Aviva. During this episode, Alex further discusses how “fear” is not a good basis for change and how at Bailey and French Ltd, they place people as the expert in their own environment using new experiences to inspire openness and receptivity to change. With the world undergoing rapid transformation, Alex discusses how being purpose led with a focus on humanising the future world of work underpins everything she does. “We are hurtling towards a very transformed future and in the process loosing the art of meaningful human connection and conversation. We must do better” - Alex Bailey This week on She Rebel Radio : How occupational psychology and the early part of her career was quite rigid in thinking and diversity. How creating change need not be complex but can in fact be very simple. The discrimination faced as a female CEO but also how diversity is being demand led by the marketplace. The limits of “fear” as a basis of change rather than inspiring openness and receptivity How her company focused on providing solutions for clients and not the competition. The business leaders and compelling vision which inspires her daily. The need for boldness and a radical approach to business and the world of work. Why the focus on setting up quickly, rapid growth and selling out is outdated versus purpose led businesses with a vision for cultural evolution. Why she listens to her intuition and has learnt to dial up her own voice. Why finding your tribe is crucial to testing your ‘boldness’. How she checks in, reflects and asks what it is she wants to be know for. On how sharing her “why” openly means her leadership team can also hold her accountable to it. Alex’s advice for She Rebels : “I regularly reflect and ask MYSELF the question around - is this the right thing? Is this really what I want to be known for? Is this what I really want held up against my name? It really is important to dial up the volume of your own voice” - Alex Bailey Resources : https://www.wobi.com/wbf-nyc/ https://simonsinek.com/ https://www.jimcollins.com/ https://www.marcusbuckingham.com/   Connect with Alex (Bailey and French) Website : https://www.baileyandfrench.com/ Twitter: @alexbaileycpp and @Baileyandfrench LinkedIn: Alex Bailey https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bailey-26562b2/ : Bailey & French – Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/company/bailey-and-french-llp/   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering women to unlearn conventional rules and create businesses of significance. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. We’d love for you to connect and continue the conversation with us at She Rebel Radio Members and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and be sure to visit our website. 

This week I celebrate 5 years since I handed in my notice as a criminal defence lawyer, litigator and Head of Department. I take you through my story of why I made that decision and 3 things that helped me decipher that 2015 was the year I decided to build a new arena for myself to play in. During this episode, I discuss how Kimberley Motley’s quote of “getting out of the boxing ring’ resonated with me so deeply and how that women leaving corporate and building their own arenas is indicative of what is happening on a wider scale. Is 2020 the year, you’re going to get serious about building your new arena? Is it time to assume a new version of power and significance? Is it time to express yourself more creatively instead of being conditioned to follow the rules? And why it’s crucial to win the internal battle first and allow your intuitive side to take the lead. “I discovered that I was no longer in the arena I wanted to play in — I needed to lay the foundations for myself for a new arena to play in, one built on my terms, with more meaning, more significance and built on feminine presence.” - Lulu Minns This Week on She Rebel Radio: I explain how I decided it was the right time to take the leap to build my new arena. I celebrate 5 years since making that decision and share with you 3 things to consider when deciding if it’s YOUR TIME to build your new arena. We discuss hard power (threats, competition, forcing, fear) vs Soft power based on empathy, understanding, support and collaboration. How exhausting exerting power in the wrong way can be Needing to express yourself creatively vs being stifled, following the rules, templates, systems and structures. How systems and structures in your new arena may also be keeping you stuck. Why finding your authentic voice is essential to creating that new arena Why winning the internal battle of allowing intuition to take the lead is crucial And why embodying change is more than mindset and connects with feminine presence Resources : Kimberley Motely - Desert Island Discs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b809 She Rebel Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sherebel/ Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering women to unlearn conventional rules and create businesses of significance. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. We’d love for you to connect and continue the conversation with us at She Rebel Radio Members and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and be sure to visit our website. 

Clare Griffiths is an award-winning entrepreneurship educator and social entrepreneur whose passion is to enable women to reach their business goals. In June 2018, Clare launched The Thrive Effect, a social enterprise on a mission to give female founders and women in business the inspiration, knowledge and connections they need to build a business that lasts. Clare joins me today where we discuss what it takes for women to Thrive in business including the latest research on the core barriers preventing female founders from starting and succeeding in their own businesses. We also discuss the difficulties women leaving prestigious positions encounter when starting their own business which means embracing a whole host of new skills sets and mindsets from idea generation to implementation and learning to do it all initially without the support of a team. “Listen to your gut, when something isn’t right - be confident enough to change it. Pivot, change the focus and even the business model“ - Clare Griffiths This week on She Rebel Radio : The latest research papers from Deloitte and the 3 core underlying barriers for female founders Clare’s insights on why women don’t lack self-belief but the self-belief and confidence in their own ideas Why learning to test and validate your ideas and not being afraid to pivot is key Her direct experience on why women thrive when supported by other women The lack of ACCESS women have to networks, role models and funding but how new ways and ideas are being generated How the Thrive Effect is supporting women in building their networks and having access to female founders and role models How the corporate world encourages a linear path and not to break out to do your own thinking including creativity, innovation, problem-solving, being self-critical as well as analytical Why women leaving prestigious positions often have huge business assets but without the support of a team - have to learn to juggle the balls including new skills sets and mindsets We discuss how ditching the rules and expectations from male leaders is crucial. How the Thrive Effect started as a magazine before changing to a membership organisation. Clare’s advice for She Rebels : “Nothing ever quite works out as you originally anticipated! You can have the most beautifully researched business plan and can be out of date within 24 hours of launch” Connect with Clare : https://twitter.com/thethriveeffect https://www.instagram.com/thriveeffect/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-griffiths-thrive/ https://www.thethriveeffect.co.uk/ Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering women to unlearn conventional rules and create businesses of significance. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. We’d love for you to connect and continue the conversation with us at She Rebel Radio Members and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and be sure to visit our website. 

This week we talk about why becoming a different version of you is essential when you're moving through your business journey. And if you want to make it a success — why your personal growth and development is essential to you stepping out and into your new business venture.   During this episode, I discuss why the evolutionary journey is more granular than it can appear in the online world and why there is a process of learning things before you can begin to expect acceleration and your entrepreneurial plane to start taking off. I also explain how the unknowns and taking action despite this differs from what you’ve been taught in the corporate world.   “Having a position prestige is a very linear path, you know the outcome and all the steps before you get there. But the journey of a business owner is very different and the feminine one is even more foggy and unknown” - Lulu Minns   This Week on She Rebel Radio: Why you need to take gradual and baby steps as well as big leaps. The feminine spiral of success vs rigid goals and expectations. Why its important to sow the seeds and build the foundation first. Why the Heroines journey is very different having many destination and not just one. How softer intentions will allow an unfolding around you instead of restricting your thinking by way of linear goals. Why sustainability is key versus grabbing the low hanging fruit How the evolutionary process is getting to know yourself more which enables you to show up more fully in your business. How I work with clients via the Rebel Heart Club Mastermind and Breakout Strategy workshop which is coming to Brighton in Jan 2020. Resources : The Compound Effect - Darren Hardy The Breakout Workshop : www.luluminns.com/workshop The Rebel Heart Club Mastermind : www.luluminns.com/mastermind   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering women to unlearn conventional rules and create businesses of significance. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. We’d love for you to connect and continue the conversation with us at She Rebel Radio Members and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and be sure to visit our website. 

This week we dive into a totally different perspective on what your gifts actually may be and why they might also be your curse. Trying to nail down what your great at is difficult when leaving a position of prestige. You’ve maybe dived into personal development, all the personality tests, looked at what you loved doing as a child and asked others what you were great at.   But during this episode, I ask you to flip the script and instead ask - what is it you were criticised for? What did you get into trouble for? What were you picked on for and what were your sufferings as a child? Where is your gift in being different? How can you leverage that as an asset and not let it drag you down? There cannot be strengths without its opposite weaknesses. Where might your gifts be hidden in all of that?   I also discuss how the curse of competence can keep many women stuck from finding their gifts and what they’re really great at.   “ Where our gift anchors us, might show up as a weakness elsewhere - that’s why it can also curse us and get us into trouble” - Lulu Minns   This Week on She Rebel Radio: We flip the script and search elsewhere for your gifts and zone of genius. Discuss how the curse of competence and being good at anything can keep you stuck. Why strengths cannot exist without its opposite weaknesses. How the things you got into trouble for, picked on and criticised for — could be the key to your gift/s. How you can leverage your differences as an asset and not a curse. Biopics and how musicians stories guide them to their greatness (and yours)   Resources : The BIG LEAP by Gay Hendricks.       Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.

Gayle Berry is a serial entrepreneur, business mentor and charity co-founder. A recognised expert and lecturer in mother and baby wellness, she set up Blossom & Berry over 15 years ago and has empowered over a thousand women to set up their own businesses teaching baby massage and yoga. She has a global business and several charitable projects that help create loving connected relationships across the world and gives babies the best start in life.   Gayle joins me today to share her journey from leaving the legal profession as a project finance lawyer in the city to motherhood before founding a global and international business, charity and now mentoring women in creative businesses. She discusses how she felt inauthentic as a lawyer and how she learnt to trust herself as an entrepreneur and mother.  "Excitement about a subject creates energy and energy creates action"  - Gayle Berry    This week on She Rebel Radio :    Gayle's journey from a lawyer working in the city, to mother, to global business owner Why she felt inauthentic as a lawyer and how going through the motions affected her How being a mother and having her daughter gifted her an opportunity for her to reevaluate her life and step in to her truth  How she started a business despite having no time and no money and 3 young children Why she needed to get out of her head and into her heart  How her mission was enough to trust herself in believing she could do something different Why we all have 1001 days to save the world and why this is her message  The impact her work for her charity Love Support Unite has had on women in Malawi  Why believing in yourself and having a vision which strong enough for the world is all you need to be successful.    Gayle's advice for She Rebels :  "Don't start unless you are genuinely excited about it, when you think about the message and what you want to share, if it doesn't excite you  - it's going to be difficult"   Connect with Gayle :  www.blossomandberry.com @blossomandberrybabymassage @gaylelovecreateslove @lovesupportunite   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.

Are you scared of remaining insignificant? Perhaps you feel the need to step into your significance, but you’re not sure of how to get on the right path? You need to leave the feeling of unimportance - of fading into the background - behind and figure out what has been holding you back. Garner the support of other women to step up to be visible as a powerful leader with presence and integrity. This is what you were born to do.   Today I share how I realized I was destined to find significance in my professional life and how I was inspired on that journey by a variety of female role models and mentors. I discuss how you can change your narrative and find significance as a leader and why the path is different for each one of us. I also encourage you to consider what is holding you back from seeking noteworthy positions and preventing you from stepping up to be seen as the committed, powerful, significant woman you are.   “It takes standing in your power. It takes working with integrity. It takes being grounded and embodying your values so much that you vibrate it through the very core of your being.” - Lulu Minns    This Week on She Rebel Radio: What significance truly means for women Why women fear significance and the importance of overcoming this fear The correlation between significance and accountability Why you need to think about who inspires you and gives you courage How to persist in a culture which does not favor women Identifying what you need to give up to find your significance The process of becoming comfortable with being visible   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favourite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.

Lousia Hirst is the founder of Orelia, a boutique jewelry brand that was born from her love of travel and a desire to source beautiful, ethical jewelry at an accessible price point. After leaving her prestigious job as a jewelry buyer at the high street jewelry chain, Accessorize, Louisa took a sabbatical to travel before taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. As a mother, Louisa juggles family life with her new roles of public speaking, coaching, and mentoring entrepreneurs.   Today Louisa shares how being involved in a terrifying natural disaster gave her the final push to leave her 9-5 job and reevaluate her life. We discuss the benefits of giving yourself time to process ideas and trusting your intuition to guide you along the right path. We discuss the importance of speaking out when your gut is telling you ‘no.’ Louisa also shares how she built an amazing team to support her and why it’s vital to have people in your business who are aligned with your brand story to guide the business in the right direction.     “The universe pushes you in certain directions.” - Louisa Hirst     This Week on She Rebel Radio: How the seeds of Orelia were sown during Louisa’s sabbatical How her travels in India inspired her How consultancy was her bridge to entrepreneurship The disadvantages for creative people in the corporate world How Louisa’s intuition guided her in determining the right path for Orelia How she uses yoga to destress and gain clarity The importance of staying authentic and organized in periods of fast growth The valuable lesson she learned about staying true to your brand story and the power of following your intuition The new direction that Louisa is moving in and how she hopes to help other entrepreneurs     Louisa Hirst’s Advice for She Rebels: The sooner you do it, the better. If you’ve got a good idea, the passion behind it, and the belief - you’ll make it work.     Resources Mentioned: Holly Tucker Podcast with Sahar Hashemi of Coffee Republic     Connect with Louisa Hirst: Orelia Jewelry Instagram LinkedIn Email: louisa@loulasocial.com   Join the She Rebellion! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.  

You want to grow your business and expand your reach, but finding the right time can be hard. Our society and global views often value expansion over contraction, but before you can get bigger, you need to assess where you’re at right now and where you want to go. Autumn is a perfect time to re-assess and reflect on your business goals and build a foundation for your future expansion.   Today, I discuss the process of contraction and why we need to reframe it as a necessary part of the growth cycle. I share my journey of contracting different aspects and processes in my business and why it was a vital part of building a robust and sustainable business. I also dive into the feminine principles of contraction, why it is an essential female process, and why it should be treated as the other side of the coin to expansion.     “The braver you are in your period of contraction, the more energy you’ll muster and gather to have the next period of expansion” - Lulu Minns       This Week on She Rebel Radio:   How a period of contraction can build a strong foundation for your business Why contraction is essential in nature Why we should consider contraction as significant as the expansion How to learn to contract Why the pressure of constant expansion creates tension How to create a plan for the future with a period of quiet reflection     Resources Mentioned:   24 Principles of Feminine Success Course All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr         Join the She Rebellion!   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of She Rebel Radio - the podcast empowering professional women to pave their own way to success. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, leave a review, and share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Be sure to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram, and join the She Rebel Club for more inspiring content on how to design your success - your way.