Origin Story with David McIntosh Jr

If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd ---- Our guest today is Mr Embodiment, Mark Walsh. Mark Walsh is the Director of the Embodied Facilitator Course & Founder of Embodiment Unlimited. Why hasn’t Wikipedia solved all the worlds problems? It’s because we rely solely on information and cognition. We don’t treat the body as one with the mind. You can get out of your head  by getting in tune with the body – THIS IS EMBODIMENT. Embodiment is about learning and practicing what is not theoretical. Leadership, relationship, stress management - these are all skill sets where the body really matters. The body is more than a taxi to carry the brain around. It’s the study of how we are not who we are and what we know. Mark goes on to illuminate his work by sharing his stories of helping victims of the war in Ukraine. ---- Check out Mark's Website - https://embodimentunlimited.com/ Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Marks's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfgLCTiNzVpIeL_j7Icxh8w & follow his Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warkmalsh/ ME: Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010

If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd ----------- Our guest today is Adam Lane Smith. Adam is a retired psychotherapist turned attachment specialist. His work focusses on teaching people to heal insecurity and improve relationships.  In this episode we cover: - What is attachment? - Intergenerational relationship trauma - Why love is not a feeling - The difference between male and female sex drive - How to treat male vs female depression - Why you shouldn't baby talk to your kids - The psychology of "Daddy Issues". Check out Adam's original Twitter Thread - https://twitter.com/TheBrometheus/sta... Check out Adam's Website - https://adamlanesmith.com/   Buy How To Get A Girlfriend - https://gumroad.com/l/htgagf Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Adam's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBO0... ME:  Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010

This week I am sharing my appearance on Ben Coomber's Number 1 Rated Podcast: Ben Coomber Radio. You might recognise his name.. that's because he was last weeks guest. Here is what Ben had to say about our episode together: "If David can do it, surely we can all rewrite our story, however pre-determined it feels? Coming from a family of poverty, with a PTSD suffering father, to a parent dying young, to growing up in an environment where staying in poverty and never breaking out feels inevitable, to becoming Scotland’s 1st apprentice management consultant, best young consultant in the country to apprentice of the year 2020, to founding chairing 2 social networks for Social Mobility, to meeting the queen, and to partnering with Marcus Rashford at work, this is the story of David McIntosh. At just 23 I was in awe of his wisdom and ideas, it was a pleasure to interview David. We discussed how we as humans can choose to feel empowered and have agency in a digital age, how the internet when used correctly can bring people out of poverty, how radical courage at key sliding door moments can change your life, how having tunnel vision on ONE goal could bring you out of your bad situation, and how embracing your weirdness could set you apart in a world where everyone is trying to conform. A truly inspiring young man. I hope you enjoy this show, and if you find it inspiring, please send it on to someone else.... "

Ben Coomber is the owner of Awesome Supplements. He is also a coach, nutritionist and host of the number one health and fitness podcast in the UK.  Ben brings to life a decade in the health and fitness industry. He proves that fitness can and will always be inclusive. Ben speaks about how he cashed in on his identity and didn't espouse to his military school's expectations and archetype. Ben has excelled in every pocket of the health and fitness industry and acted upon numerous moments of courage that have allowed him to level up to the next rung. He has repeated this over a life time and has reaped the rewards. Ben draw's from his lessons from failure. Since leaving university, despite the ultimate highs, Ben and his businesses have had some serious lows. He remembers his accountant telling him that he needs £80k to stay afloat one month. Amidst this, he also agreed to completely remove dairy from his product line at a time where whey protein netted 20% of his sales. Why? To create identity capital. He wanted to be known as THE vegan supplement brand. He focussed his efforts towards sustainability by replacing tubs with sachets. One of my favourite moments of this podcast was when I asked "Do you have any regrets?". He replied "whenever I have had regret I have made sure I have replicated that opportunity". Ben is transparent about the sacrifices it takes to be an entrepreneur and a supplement brand founder. He debunks social medias fetishisation of entrepreneurship. Ben outlays the road to release when it comes to putting protein products on the shelf. This account is mic drop after mic drop - the self development nerd in me was foaming at the mouth! Thank you Ben. I also appeared on Ben's Number 1 rated show: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5v152bciZP9bA7ZNnVUKEN?si=7jMdT6BrRkm1GgzqB4GhRQ Reach out to Ben: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

Aaron Willis is currently on BBC's 'The Apprentice'. He's also a Director at Vulcan Security Ltd and a motivational and business speaker. Having served in the RAF for 12 years as a Flight Operations Instructor, Aaron has now set out to start his own security business. From travelling all around the world, and previously working as a milkman, horseman and a butcher, this outgoing and full of life salesman says he is hungry for success and at the stage now where he “can’t let anyone stand in his way.” Expect to learn: What’s Alan Sugar like to work with? Do they really get 20 minutes to get ready? Do they live together? What’s the application process like? We even laugh at Twitter’s reaction to their infamous cruise ship liner logo they created in episode 2. 🛳 This is not to be missed! Reach out to Aaron: https://www.instagram.com/aaronwillisofficial/ Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

Noam Dar is a Scottish-Israeli WWE wrestler and a fellow self-development nerd. Expect to learn: - How Noam integrated in Scotland after moving in his childhood - Why representation in wrestling is important and how to develop your performance as a wrestler authentically - What it is like to be called up by the WWE - How to use the ego to embrace failure - What is like meeting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and work with John Cena. - Is Wrestling fake?  We also go down a self development rabbit hole where I learn is one of the sharpest minds in the entertainment. This is not to be missed! Reach out to Noam: https://www.instagram.com/noamdar/ Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

My guest today is Darren Connell. Darren Connell is a stand-up comedian and actor. He is notably known for playing Bobby in BBC Scotland’s TV comedy show “Scot Squad”. Darren brings to life how to cash in on your passion and commit to stand up full time. Comedians such as Kevin Bridges, Jimmy Carr and Michael McIntyre make stand up look very glamourous, but Darren uncovers the financial truth of a career in comedy. Darren opens up about the effects lock down had on comedy and performing arts.. Admirably, Darren also has committed to 6 years of sobriety and provides us with a raw uncut truth of alcohol addiction. And lastly, Darren shares how the late Norm McDonald, famously known for Saturday Night Live, inspired him to start his podcast. Expect to learn how he developed the part of Bobby, how Kevin Bridge’s convinced him to quit his trolley boy job and his funniest story ever…. Reach out to Darren: https://www.instagram.com/dardoconnell/ Listen to his podcast “Straight White Whale”: https://open.spotify.com/show/33u8d9xWAualV5wDd93Eq8?si=642bd489cc8043f6 Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

This week’s guest is Vlad Alecu. Vlad is the Founder and CEO of WiredVibe and serial technologist. (27mins) WiredVibe is an app that develops a music playlist that improves your productivity and cognitive performance. Alecu was born in Romania and began his career in the world of software engineering and media in 2012 at just 11 years old. Since then, he had worked with several clients ranging from individual employers to startups from all around the globe in the quest of establishing a strong online presence using the latest digital marketing tools and web design software. He also serves as the founder of multiple ventures, most notably: PublishFinder (Digital Publishing House) and WiredVibe, also the member of the advisory board for several other companies including TheStudio.io (San Francisco). Other projects include 5+ Books Published with PublishFinder, UserBuddy (Popular SEO Tool), ZenUrban (Clothing Brand), FundedVentures (Web App), and multiple mobile apps/games, and three online courses. Vlad is also an avid investor, writer, and biohacker. Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

My guest this week is Ben Williams. Ben Williams is a Royal Marine Veteran and the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Loopin. You might have seen him on the famous The Diary of the CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. From an early age Ben was subjected to a hostile family dynamic. He  moved home six times and went to six different schools within ten years of his life.  He looked to gain control by becoming a nightclub bouncer. One incident,  involving the death of someone inside the club, found Ben falling into a world of drug abuse, gambling and addiction, balancing on the brink of life. Broke, with no home or anyone to turn to, he abused his addictions every day and battled suicidal tendencies.  Ben saw an advert on YouTube for the Royal Marines and this is where it all changed. Ben opens up candidly about the recruitment and selection process which found pleasure in undertaking because it was the first time he felt real accountability and gratitude of opportunity.  During his ten years with the Royal Marines – one of the most elite regiments in the world, Ben travelled the world, seeing active operational duties in Afghanistan.  After being injured in an IED blast in Afghanistan, he returned to the UK with traumatic imprints. After being medically discharged, and a coaching career, he has now co-founded Loopin. Loopin is an employee engagement digital, connecting leaders with their teams and empowering people to reach their full potential through employees "looping in" every day on an app. In the whole podcast, we speak about: - Childhood - The desire to be an alpha male - An incident that changed my life forever - His turning point - joining the Royal Marines - How to find that purpose - What is ARA? - Medical Discharge - Understanding Veterans - Loopin and it's motivation Reach out to Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-williams-vgs/ Get in touch with Loopin: https://letsloopin.com/ Reach out to me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/developmentbydavid/ The Development by David Podcast on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DV9tUfz5nGCmH0bfZUFrM Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-development-by-david-podcast/id1542740010 If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd

Ronan helps organisations understand the coming decade of disruption, and how they can move from burnout to resilience. His talks are rare in that they combine big picture trends with the science of resilience, and are packed with lots of psychological tools to manage stress, anxiety and burnout. Audiences leave with a surprising dose of optimism about the future and confidence in their ability to cope with increasing complexity. His expertise comes from having worked as a scenario planner to the British Foreign Office and strategic lead at RethinkX, the Think Tank  analysing technological disruption and its impacts on society. He is also a Client Director at Tough Cookie, which help major companies to improve their mental resilience. In the past year, he has delivered inspiring keynotes to KPMG, McKinsey-Aberkyn, and INSEAD, giving senior leaders the insights they need to respond to this moment of chaos and uncertainty. His talks are inspiring because they come from my own lived experience of being in senior leadership positions. He speaks openly about the stress of being a decision maker in chaotic environments. This includes the severe burnout he faced after leading the political strategy for the global climate movement. Now more than ever, audiences need to understand how to cope with crisis and adversity, and having experienced his own dark night of the soul, he can speak honesty about how to use it as an invitation to grow as a leader. His speaking topics include: Resilience in the Decade of Disruption Challenges and Opportunities in a post-Covid World Technology and Emerging Trends Employee Engagement  Mental Resilience Health and Well-Being If you love this podcast: Fuel my podcast and buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dbyd