Month: January 2022

  • 027 – From Toxic Relationship to 3 x World Champion

    Hey, welcome to another episode of The Smash Your Own Ceiling Podcast and today I’m excited to share a fantastic conversation I had with the lovely Kate Strong.

    If you’ve never *met* Kate before she is a Leadership and Performance Coach who leads by example in attaining peak performance whether that’s climbing Mont Blanc, developing a globally-reaching sustainable business or founding a charity, Limitless Foundation. She is a widely sought after coach, enabling individuals and teams to redefine what’s possible and introduce flow into their daily way of being.

    Kate has lived and travelled all over the globe, earning a double Masters in Engineering while living in France & Italy, She’s set up micro businesses in indigenous communities in Guatemala, Cambodia and Vietnam as well as teaching diving in Spain & Mexico and founding a hospitality business in Australia. It was during her time in Australia that she discovered triathlon while recovering from a toxic relationship. Within 14 months of taking up the sport, she was crowned age-group World Champion and later went on the break 3 cycling world records.

    Yet, she has also faced her fair share of difficulties from being trapped in a toxic relationship to working herself out of a million-dollar debt left by her ex. These challenges don’t define her and she uses these darker days to fuel her to always be the best version of herself.

    In the coming years, Kate is cycling 3,000 miles around the coast of UK raising awareness around the importance to protect our global health and also planting 3,000 trees as she cycles!

    In this conversation we delve into Kate’s story in how she went from being in a toxic relationship, to becoming a 3x World Record Holder. It’s a conversation not to be missed and she shares the one question she asked herself every day to get her there.

    Kate’s book recommendation is: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand – Click here 

    and you can find more about Kate

    Website

    Instagram

    Linkedin

    Youtube

    And her to support her challenge her click here for her Just Giving Page

    Click here to have a listen (or on your favourite podcasting app)

    Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what your biggest takeaway was, and share away if you know anyone who would benefit from this episode.

    Barbara

  • 023 – Productivity Part 2 – 7 ways to Boost Your Productivity

    Hey, welcome to the Productivity Part 2 Episode, where I share 7 ways to massively boost your productivity.

    These are 7 of my favourite productivity tips, to take you from feeling super busy and rushing around keeping all of those plates spinning – to being intentional and actually getting things done that will move the needle for you and get you closer to your goal much faster.

    Have a listen and let me know your favourite tip that you’re going to try and let me know in the comments how it works for you.

    AND if you’d like a copy of the workbook 7 ways you’re Blocking your own Success. Click here.

    If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review as it means the world to me and helps me to reach more people and feel free to share with someone who you think would benefit.

    Have a fab day

    Barbara

  • 021 – Are you Procrasta-Planning your goals?

    So today I’m asking you a question – Are you Procrasta-Planning your goals?
    Yep, I created the word but that’s totally a thing
    Have a listen here
    and let me know in the comments (and please feel free to share if you enjoy this episode)
    Enjoy
    Barbara
  • 020 – What to do if you’re craving space

    Hey, welcome to another Daily Download.

    This month I finally switched up my working routine because late last year I realised that I needed more space.
    Not in the literal sense but decent amounts of time in my diary that weren’t rushed.

    Sure I had space between meetings etc, but I found they weren’t good enough chunks of time for me to really disengage from what I was doing and then lean into something else.

    I was craving something else completely…

    I know I’m not alone in this.

    I have chats about time (or lack of) on a daily basis… so have a listen and let me know what switches you need to make to give yourself some much needed space and what are the *reasons* you think you can’t have it?

    Barbara

     

  • 018 – From Corporate Career to Successful Coaching Business with Karen Kissane

    Today I have the absolute pleasure of sharing a chat I had with the lovely Life and Business Coach Karen Kissane.

    Karen is an award winning Life and Business Coach with a passion for helping smart people to take action towards building a business and life that excites them and supports the lifestyle they aspire to.

    She helps her clients with the strategy and confidence to pursue their big business goals and achieve remarkable success, whatever that looks like for them.

    A perfect blend of mindset, motivation, and practical tools –delivered in a well proven way – allows her to facilitate and accelerate significant progress amongst her clients’ businesses.

    With Karen’s coaching and mentoring, you will create the energy and certainty you need to accelerate your business and amplify your results.

    As well as being a performance coach for business and personal growth, Karen is an experienced mentor that business programmes and initiatives turn to for support. Through her work online, she has helped thousands of women develop the skills, technology, networks, and access to capital they need grow their businesses.

    Karen and her family moved from the United Kingdom to South West France in 2020, where she runs her successful coaching business, demonstrating that it really is possible to follow your dreams and create the life and business you aspire to!

    She has plans to run transformational business coaching retreats and events from her property, just as soon as the pandemic will allow! The world is craving human contact and in the context of coaching, this is where the real transformation happens.

    In this episode Karen shares all about her journey from corporate job, to sales trainer to running a successful coaching business, and so much more.

    And…the book that Karen recommends is…The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

    For more info about Karen go to https://www.karenkissanecoaching.com

  • 017 – A note on fear

    Hey, welcome to another Daily Download. Today is a super quick chat about fear and taking that next step. Have a listen and let me know your next step by tagging me on Instagram.

    Enjoy

    Barbara

  • 016 – Giving your brain some time off

    Hey welcome to another Daily Download.

    Today I’m chatting about the amazing lightbulb moments we get when we allow ourselves to switch off.

    I’d love to know your thoughts. Let me know on Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin.

    And to download your copy of the 7 ways you’re blocking your own success workbook click here.

    Enjoy

    Barbara