Believe In Yourself Podcast

Kirsty Ewen - Sports Leaders saved my life

On episode twelve of the Believe In Yourself Podcast, I am joined by Motivational Speaker and the 2018 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Get Inspired Unsung Hero award winner, Kirsty Ewen. In this episode of the podcast Kirsty opens up and shares all about her incredible story. As a teenager this person didn’t think she would make it past her 18th Birthday. However using the power of sport leadership and helping others she found volunteering helped get her life back on track. In 2018 she awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Get Inspired Unsung Hero award and is now a motivational speaker sharing her story to inspire the next generation.  We talk all things Sport Leadership, Mental Health and the challenges that young people face growing up today. In This Episode, You Will Learn: (4:00) Growing up as a competitive swimmer (12:00) Lessons learned through lockdown (19:00) Sports Leaders Changed my life (22:00) What we both learned from Sports Leaders (32:00) Top advice for running a youth board (37:00) Winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung hero award Plus much more… Follow Kirsty Twitter: https://twitter.com/KirstyyE

Brad Burton - Now What? Find a way

On episode eleven of the Believe In Yourself Podcast, I am joined by the UK’s number one motivational business speaker, founder of 4Networking. bestselling author, Brad Burton. Brad shares his life story that found himself being shot at whilst being a young person living in Manchester. He shares the memories that he had when turned his life around and started his first business when he found themselves in 2005, with £25,000 in personal debt, delivering pizzas to keep his start-up marketing business afloat. In this incredible episode of the podcast Brad opens up about the challenges that he has faced in both business and life. Through his amazing stories, Brads advice is invaluable and will leave you feeling inspired and empowered to take action on your own dreams.    This episode will change forever the way you’ll think about life, business and your approach. Full show notes here: https://www.lukerees.co.uk/ep11 In This Episode, You Will Learn: Stop waiting for things to happen and make it happen yourself (4:00) Life as young person growing up in Manchester (6:00) Recovering from a break down (13:00) The importance of mindset (24:00) Why you to start taking action on your dreams (37:00) Plus much more… Follow Brad Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheBradBurton Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradburton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradburton/?hl=en Website: https://www.bradburton.biz/ Get the Books: https://www.bradburton.biz/buy-brads-books

Michelle Dickinson - Breaking into my life

On episode ten of the Believe In Yourself Podcast, I am joined a passionate mental health advocate, a TED speaker, and a published author of Breaking Into My Life, Michelle Dickinson. This week Michelle bravely tells her story how after years of playing the role of child caregiver, Michelle embarked on her own healing journey of self-discovery. Her memoir offers a rare glimpse into a young girl’s experience living with—and loving—her bipolar mother. She talks about how she spent the last few years working to eradicate the mental health stigma within her own workplace by elevating compassion, causing more open conversations, and leading real change in how mental illness is understood in the workplace. If you’re looking to improve your work or school culture when it comes to Mental health then you need to listen to this episode. In This Episode, You Will Learn: • Life’s roller coater as a young person (3:00) • Learning to be curious (10:00) • The first time I talked openly about my story (17:00) • How sharing my story in the workplace changed the culture (31:00) • What I wish I knew when I started out in Mental Health (45:00) Plus much more… FOLLOW Michelle Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdickinson13 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelledickinson71/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.dickinson.146?ref=bookmarks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-e-dickinson-7882013 Website: www.michelleedickinson.com Get the book: www.breakingintomylife.com

Anthony Trucks - Making the shift in my life former NFL player

On episode nine of the Believe In Yourself Podcast, I am joined by former pro NFL Line-backer now turned Best-selling author, international speaker, entrepreneur, American Ninja Warrior and incredible Global “shift” coach, Anthony Trucks. This week we hear all about Anthony’s incredible story how he started his life bouncing around the foster care systems to playing in the NFL. He shares stories that he has never shared before when he began his football journey with shoes that was too big for him because he couldn’t afford to buy a pair his size. In this not to miss episode Anthony talks about how he dealt with his career ending journey as he lost his Identity. With no hope for the future he knew he had to make a shift in his life before he did something that he may regret. Anthony now is on the best motivational speakers and coaches in the world as he uses his superpower to navigate life’s shifts both good and bad with grace and optimism whist focusing on helping people to find out who they are and to develop who they want to be. If you want to make a change in your life but you don’t know where to start. Then start by listening to this episode of the podcast. In This Episode, You Will Learn: • Growing up in foster care (3:00) • Finding a escapism through sport (6:30) • My journey to the NFL (10:00) • How to control you emotions and not let them get the better of you (21:00) • How I dealt with having a career ending injury (26:00) • Making a shift in my life (38:00) Plus much more… FOLLOW ANTHONY Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonytrucks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnthonyTrucks/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyP-udb2nYMS9bsO_psN8g Twitter: https://twitter.com/anthonytrucks Website: https://www.anthonytrucks.com/

Brad Hughes - Following your lifes path and not your life plan

On episode eight of the Believe In Yourself Podcast, I am joined by HLTA Primary School Teacher from the Rhondda, South Wales and host of BH Podcasts, Brad Hughes. Brad shares his personal stories and experiences of his life growing up and the challenges that he faced because he didn’t believe in himself. Talking openly about how he grew up without a dream and how he used to let the thoughts and opinions of others rule his life. Like many young people growing up in the world Brad didn’t know what he wanted to do when he left school. When others had a clear plan and vision Brad wasn’t fully aware of the endless opportunities out there to him until he realised that you didn’t have to follow lives plan in order to live a happy and fulfilled life. We talk about how Brad used his experiences as a young person to now make a difference in his line of work. The journey that he took to get there and the lessons that he learned that he wants every young person to hear. Full show notes here: https://www.lukerees.co.uk/ep8 In This Episode, You Will Learn: How I limited myself as a child growing up (7:00) Why I become a Primary School Teacher (13:00) Growing up without a dream (23:00) My advice to my younger self (27:00) Deal with grief (36:00) How I approach learning new things (45:00) Plus much more… FOLLOW BRAD: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bh_podcasts/ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/bradleigh-hughes/episodes/Adam-Reeves---Fighting-against-obesity-eei3vb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wzGgQS3DRXI4U0CzfEkQo