Great advice from Steve Jobs about finding and doing what you love, not settling and bouncing back from rejections and tough times. “Sometimes life can hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.”
Kirsty Hanly is one of the UK’s top cognitive hypnotherapists and personal development coaches based in Harley Street in London and has worked with some of the world’s leading coaches. She writes regularly for the Huffington Post and is a highly sort after speaker who was recently invited to present at TEDx in London.
Her passion is in helping people to let go of their blocks to success, to unlock their potential, and to create the life of their dreams.
Dani is the author of the books: Stay Positive and The Positively Present Guide to Life. She’s the founder of PositivelyPresent.com, a site dedicated to helping readers around the world live more positively and be more present. She has been featured in countless Media publications including: Forbes, Glamour, Elle Magazine, Pyschology Today and The Washington Post.
In This Episode:
- After 25 years of having a negative mindset Dani decided to focus instead on the positive
- How trying to find happiness through drinking, partying and things outside of herself wasn’t working and never lasted
- How dwelling on the past or worrying about the future was causing her unhappiness
- The difference between planning for the future and dwelling on the future.
- The power of thinking positively and being aware of our thoughts
- Some of the tangible benefits that Dani has experienced in her own life as a result of adopting a positive mindset
- How can people stay positive when they’re going through a grief, a broken relationship or the death of a loved one?
- The power of acceptance and looking for the lessons in tough situations
- Ways that Dani is able to deal with change
- Some of the dangers of having and holding expectations
- Dani’s morning routine and rituals
- What does a fulfilled life mean to Dani?
- What is 1 thing our listeners can do today that will have a massive positive effect on their lives?
- Which books or resources have changed/had a big impact on your life?
People Mentioned:
Books Mentioned:
Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life by Barbara Fredrickson
Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Stay Positive: Daily Reminders from Positively Present by Dani De Piro
The Positively Present Guide to Life: How to Make the Most of Every Moment by Dani De Piro
Connect with Dani
Positively Present website
Dani’s personal website
Dani on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
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We are all reponsible for our own lives. This is a lesson that Oprah learnt when she was just a girl. We have to make things happen for ourselves, learning this lesson is key for moving forward in life.
Duncan Goose spent 2 years motorbiking around the world, surviving earthquakes, hurricanes, shootings and even an attempted kidnapping. He has since gone on to found Global Ethics Ltd and is the man behind the One water brand which has raised over £10m for humanitarian projects and has changed 2.6 million lives worldwide.
Bit of Monday motivation. Cool clip created by MotivationGrid: “Living a life is common, but living a dream is rare and uncommon.”
Charlie Sharman is the Founder and CEO of Cantifix. He has been behind the creation of some of the most cutting edge and revolutionary glass structures for the last 28 years. His latest endeavour The Photon Project combines revolutionary scientific research, structural engineering and architectural design and addresses the link between a person’s exposure to daylight and their overall levels of happiness and well-being. It has received huge media attention including that of Reuters, ITN and The Daily Mail and has caught the interest of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
Alastair Humphreys has been named as National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year, he has written 7 books about his experiences which include; spending 4 years cycling around the world through 60 countries and more than 46,000 miles. He has walked across India, rowed the Atlantic ocean and been on expeditions to the Arctic. He has Spoken at 2 TEDx events and is a pioneer of the concept of Microadventures, which are all about encouraging people to get outside, get out of their comfort zone and go somewhere they’ve never been before.
This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview with Marianne Cantwell, you can watch from here or if you’d like a bit of context then check out part 1 first.
Marianne is the best-selling author of the book ‘Be A Free Range Human’ which has been translated into 5 languages and has been in the top 2 most popular entrepreneurial titles on Amazon. She’s been featured in newspapers including the Guardian, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and business publications such as Business Week, Bloomberg and CBS Moneywatch. Appearing also regularly on radio shows and as an expert on national television programs. She’s a coach, an international speaker and last but not least, a full time world traveler who runs her entire business from her backpack.
A really powerful 2 min clip taken from a speech of one of my favourite philosophers, Alan Watts.
Video created by Tragedy & Hope