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We grow up with dreams of being whatever we can imagine, we know no limits when we’re young. Yet fast forward to we’re you’re at now, there’s probably a number of barriers, limiting beliefs and “rules” you’ve adhered to. In life no one’s going to give you permission to break away from these, you need to seek the outcomes you want by empowering yourself. By taking control of your own life, giving yourself permission, you can achieve everything you want. The same goes for when you empower those around you, whether it’s family or a team in your business. So why is empowerment so important to living a fulfilled life and how can you instil it into your life? This week’s episode of Not Another Sales Podcast is focused all around the important of empowerment and how it can benefit you and others around you. To discuss this, I’m joined by Danielle Prahl, an Online Business Expert + Mentor  Host of Rule Breaker Dream Maker Podcast and  Amazon Best Selling Author. We’ll be talking about what we mean by empowerment, why it’s important to us and those around us and what stops people from empowering themselves. Danielle will also be sharing some tips on how you can begin to empower yourself more in your daily life. So if you feel like you need more self-empowerment in life, then tune in!

There are now a number of positions within a business where coaching is required as part of the job role. This can quite often be an expectation for managers and leaders within the everyday workplace. The challenge here is separating the two; managing someone and coaching them. In the final episode of The Coaching Series, my guests share insights and advice on building coaching into your role and how you're coaching your team effectively. 

Coaching is not about imparting all your knowledge onto individuals. It's about getting them to uncover the solutions and path, with you there to support them in doing so. One of the important aspects to be able to do this, is asking the right kind of questions to unearth the answers. In today's episode my guests share some of the types of questions coaches should use, and also avoid, in order to enable individuals to succeed. 

One of the key factors to being an effective coach and enabling individuals to succeed through coaching, is building a relationship with them. A relationship where they trust you, believe in what you're encouraging them to do and see it as a positive experience.  In today's episode my guests share some of the key things to focus on and develop to ensure you're able to build strong relationships when coaching people to create the trusting foundations for their success. 

When it comes to coaching, there can be many misconceptions and confusion about what it is and isn't. Some people can believe they are coaching, when in fact they are mentoring, training or even counselling their team/clients.  In the first episode of The Coaching Series, my guests will share what approach, in terms of mindset, structure and objectives, you should take to ensure you're coaching individuals when required and knowing when to wear different hats for the non-coaching approaches. 

When it comes to how we communicate with one another, we are often mindful of what we say and perhaps how we say it. But how much emphasis and intention is put on the body language we emit when communicating and listening to one another. Our body language plays a crucial role in successfully communicating, engaging and understanding situations we find ourselves in. But what should we look for and how do we become mindful and intentional with our body language and how it can impact our mindset? In this week's episode of Not Another Sales Podcast I'm joined by Keynote Speaker, World Renowned Body Language Expert Mark Bowden. Mark will be sharing examples of body language that display how we're thinking and feeling. He'll also be delving into how conscious we are of others body language and how to be more receptive of it to build trust and rapport. We'll be discussing the relationship our mindset and body language have with one another and how one can influence the other.  If you want to become more intentional with how you use your body language, as much as you use your words, to communicate effectively and connect with others, then tune in!

Whether you've been asked to send an email as an introduction, or all else has failed when trying to reach your prospect, here's 3 things to include in an introductory email to ensure it leads on to further conversations!

Our mindset can be our most powerful tool is helping us succeed with what we are focused on. However, when our mindset is not in the place that is serving us, we need to understand ways in which to re-frame it. One of the most effective ways to do this is exercise. Our physiology can have a dramatic positive impact on our psychology; from how our frame of mind can shift, the state we can put ourselves in and the overall "feel good" factor. So where do you start and how do you utilise it? This week's episode features Dietitian, Personal Trainer and Founder of Fresh Fit n Healthy Sarah Grace Spann.  Sarah and I will be talking about  the benefits exercise has on your state of mind, why it has this impact and how it can be the best way to change your mood. Sarah will also be sharing tips how you can use exercise, in your daily life, to change your mindset to a positive one. If you want to understand more about how our motion can positively impact our emotion, then tune in!

Continuing with the theme of LinkedIn, today's tip is looking at 3 ways you can generate more opportunities through LinkedIn. With the way we interact and engage with one another evolving, platforms like LinkedIn present a great opportunity to generate business like never before.  But how do you ensure you stand out and turn likes into business? Here are 3 ways that have worked for me on the platform. 

In this busy, ever changing world, we can get caught up in a lot of "doing", very focused on our output and also the success we want within our lives. But often are we taking time to question the overall impact we are having in our life, on those around us. Society can make us feel the need to chase the more materialistic things, but there is incredible amounts of value to be found from empowering those around you, so how can you do this? In this week's episode I'm joined by Founder of Thrive, Serial Entrepreneur and ex-firefighter Cole Hatter. Cole will be sharing his life changing stories that became a pivotal moment in his life, leading him to seek more from it. We'll be discussing what we mean by making an impact, how Cole currently practices what he preaches and the value it can bring to your life. They'll also be some tips and suggestions of how you can do the same, both from an individual or business level. So if you feel like you want to have a greater purpose and impact in your life, then tune in!