Always Better than Yesterday with Ryan Hartley | A Podcast for Heart Centred Leaders

On episode 182 I am joined by poet, artist and author, Joshua Luke Smith. Joshua writes poems for the people. His music has taken him all around the world, performing poems in prisons, to giving a TEDx talk and everything in between. Joshua has just released his debut album Something You Once Knew which follows the release of his debut album The Void in 2021. In this episode you will hear: 01:00 Life is Beautiful 03:00 Something You Once Knew 05:30 a childhood in the foothills of the Himalayas 07:00 community, belonging and vulnerability 11:00 confronted by the silence 12:30 finding God through Carl Sagan 15:30 would you consider planting seeds that grow trees you could never sit in the shade of? 17:00 not here for the playlists 19:45 the vulnerability of being a father 20:45 what gives Joshua hope? 22:30 creating margins in our life - question from Clare 26:30 life lessons from walking alongside people 29:00 being a good follower 34:00 living with an open heart 36:00 wherever you go, there you are 38:00 surrender to the void I hope this interview inspires your heart-centred leadership. Please do subscribe, leave a little review, and share it with someone you wish to inspire too. Always love Ryan Connect with Joshua Website: https://joshualukesmith.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/joshualukesmith/ Community: https://thepilgrimageco.squarespace.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29wlT5isBRIOp8YZYVAZ0A?si=PT4xfi0aSIi92pctouWNeg Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.abty.co.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Discord: https://discord.gg/Apm3Ja465j Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/weareABTY Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for Online Marketing & Web Design services that are affordable, bespoke & awesome. Please email your questions and comments to podcast@abty.co.uk

I believe the world needs more female leaders. But only if it means they get to lead doing that they do best. I believe the world does not deserve more female leaders if it requires they change themselves to fit in, advance and succeed. The world needs more heart centred, nurturing, caring, serving and sacrificial leadership now more than ever. Few do this more naturally than women. But the world of work does not deserve these leaders if it sends them home worse for those who need them. We have a lot of opportunity to create an incredible and inclusive world where we all get to contribute of ourselves without losing ourselves. But if it requires us to change who we are, then I'd prefer we all didn't play that game.  If you have thoughts or questions you'd like to share, please email me at podcast@abty.co.uk

My blue heart is an expression of my heart. I do not desire a blue tick. I hope you don't either. 

On episode 181 I am joined by David Bryan, CEO of Keyturn PBC, poet, love warrior and entrepreneur for humanity. After becoming a father at 21, David Bryan began working in the supply chain of construction where for over a decade he experienced pervasive non-payment of wages owed and abusive treatment by bosses. In 2014, David founded www.keyturn.comand dedicated his life to the mission of improving how people experience work and how value is exchanged between people in business. Keyturn’s success attracted investors from the halls of Harvard Business School to Goldman Sachs, to top real estate investors, to Mark Cuban. In 2019, after years of working 16 hour days pursuing his mission and feeling the pressures of investor funded entrepreneurship, David burnt out.  He was disconnected from his three kids, his company was out of money, and so was he. Through love, grace, meditation, the Wim Hof Method, training at Tony Robbins events, and yoga, he found freedom, renewed purpose, and inner peace. He began the process of rebuilding his life and relationships with his kids and hasn’t stopped since. Today, David’s primary purpose and mission is not business. It is becoming a heart centered present man and father to his kids. In this episode you will hear: 01:00 “we’re all just walking each other home” - Ram Dass 04:00 another way to do business 08:00 learning how to “BE” again 10:30 the pressure of being a pastor’s kid 17:00 the feeling of connection 20:00 reducing human suffering in business 30:00 maybe I need me 33:30 love warrior and entrepreneur for humanity 37:30 when Sage went missing 43:00 New Day New Grace 44:00 Wim How Method the number one thing that’s helped David I hope this interview inspires your heart-centred leadership. Please do subscribe, leave a little review and share it with someone you wish to inspire too. Always love Ryan Connect with David Website: http://www.keyturn.com/ IG: www.instagram.com/david.bryan LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/david-bryan-68079447 Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.abty.co.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Discord: https://discord.gg/Apm3Ja465j Facebook Community: www.facebook.com/groups/weareABTY Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for Online Marketing & Web Design services that are affordable, bespoke & awesome. Please email your questions and comments to podcast@abty.co.uk

Be a leader who focuses on unity. When you attain unity, you will attain an awareness of self and the wonderful things about your heart and mind that the WE requires you to contribute. 

It's not what they say about you that'll defeat you. It's what you say about you that'll defeat you. What you say about you will also equip and empower you. 

Those who attain a level of greatness do not point to themselves as great but instead as a channel of greatness. How can you start to see yourself as a willing participant of greatness?

This week I published episode 700! Thank you for being here. How many episodes do you think you have listened to? Let me know podcast@abty.co.uk

On episode 180 I am joined by James McCrae, author, poet, creativity teacher, and meme-artist based in Austin, Texas. James is the author of two books: Sh#t Your Ego Says (Hay House, 2017), an autobiographical guidebook for quieting negative self-talk and reconnecting with intuition, and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis (Thought Catalog, 2021), a book of poetry and memes about leaving your comfort zone to embrace the unknown. As a creative strategist, James has led workshops and brainstorms with top global brands (including Microsoft, NBC, Target, Organic Valley, and United Healthcare) to help define their mission, vision, and brand story. He has written articles on creativity for publications like Forbes, HuffPost, Adweek, Yogi Times, Entrepreneur, and Elephant Journal, and his poetry has been featured in literary journals such as American Journal of Poetry, 34th Parallel Magazine, Thought Catalog, New Millennium Writings, and Musepaper. On his popular Instagram page (@wordsarevibrations) James shares daily memes, poems, and illustrations that delight and inspire his audience. He also hosts Words Are Vibrations, a podcast that explores the intersection of creativity, consciousness, and culture. In this episode you will hear: 00:50 post apocalyptic psychedelic meme poet 02:30 awakening the inner artist 07:00 creativity as a healing modality 10:30 the limitations of the mind 15:00 creative flow states and the creative process 17:30 a constant state of regeneration 20:00 laughing in ironic amusement during our existential crisis 24:00 we don’t always know what’s best for ourselves 26:00 Russell Brand, a Trojan horse, bypassing the intellect and connecting with the heart 28:30 we are the future ancestors 32:00 why heaven on earth might not be something to strive for 35:30 the homesick alien in me recognises the homesick alien in you 37:30 NDE with David Ditchfield and unity consciousness 39:30 maybe the reason we are here is to feel it all 45:30 listen to the silence I hope this interview inspires your own creation. Please do subscribe, leave a little review and share it with someone you wish to inspire too. Always love Ryan Connect with James Website: https://www.jamesmccrae.com/ IG: www.instagram.com/wordsarevibrations/ Podcast: https://www.jamesmccrae.com/words-are-vibrations-podcast Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: www.abty.co.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/abty Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to www.elevateom.com for Online Marketing & Web Design services that are affordable, bespoke & awesome. Please email your questions and comments to podcast@abty.co.uk #wordsarevibrations #memepoet

How does love affect our motivation? Why don't we get the leaders we deserve? What has love got to do with leadership? Want to ask John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus a question? Email me: podcast@abty.co.uk