Life by YOUR Design

My guest is Anita Kolni, a 6/2 Sacral Manifesting Generator.
She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of ideas, art, music and actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean.
Anita successfully staged the first Festival in April 2019 at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach and in a short time, it has grown into Australia’s largest cultural and science celebration for the ocean, attracting 58K visitors over three events with a digital media reach of 12M.
In today’s episode we chatted about:
How to get a project of this size off the ground, including the balancing young children, no budget and the challenges of Covid.
How the gifts of her vocation (7), life’s work (50) and purpose (41) gene keys are all alive in her role at the Ocean Lovers Festival.
Plus, we ended up chatting about our passion for the ocean and sharks!
Episode highlights

• 02:39 The importance and impact of the Ocean Lovers Festival
• 03:25 Anita's human design and its influence on her work
• 05:24 The origin and evolution of the Ocean Lovers Festival
• 08:27 The future of the Ocean Lovers Festival
• 09:12 Anita as a Manifesting Generator
• 09:35 What helped Anita to be successful
• 10:25 Balancing motherhood and running a festival
• 17:01 Triumphs of the festival
• 24:52 Life's work Gene Key 50
• 30:31 Purpose Gene Key 41
• 33:19 Advice to those who wanted to do something similar

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More About Anita Kolni
Anita is a passionate, changemaker, communicator and connector.
The festival showcases successful marine projects restoring the coastal ecology, hero’s ocean innovating entrepreneurs and gives a platform to government initiatives, ocean champions, marine scientists and community groups to inspire and empower audiences to better protect the ocean.
She is fast becoming recognised as global connector in the ocean sector for her innovative approach of bringing inspiration and hope for the ocean, and engaging audiences to accelerate change that positively impacts our world.
Anita championed the Sydney Coast Hope Spot at the inaugural Ocean Lovers Festival with the support of Mission Blue, Sylvia Earle Alliance, to recognise Sydney’s cherished coastline on the international stage.
Connect with Ocean Lovers Festival
Website: https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oceanloversfestival/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OceanLoversFestival
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/42310638/admin/feed/posts/
TikTok: @Volvooceanloversfestival
Image credit: Daniel Kukec

My guest today is Bini Noble.

A writer-producer, motivational speaker, author and intuitive transformational coach, Bini has produced nine short films, line produced a feature film for Television, and worked on at least 27 more. Her shorts have all played at various festivals around the world, including TIFF, AFI, Palm Springs, Austin, Berlin, Melbourne and many more.

She was also recently one among 25 transformational women to co-author the 3rd Edition of Change Makers, published by Change Maker Press, which went on to become an Amazon Best Seller in multiple categories in the US, UK, Australia, and Germany.

In this episode we chatted all about finding fulfilment, stepping into the unknown and her newest passion: numerology:

• [8.00] How we give ourselves to different parts of our life. Most of us don’t answer the question of fulfilment in our lives. We give so much importance to pleasing our family and teachers. We are conditioned to accept without asking. And we end up being co-dependent. Walking through life pleasing friends, colleagues and bosses.
• [13.44] Whenever Bini steps into her authenticity, into the unknown, she evolves as a person. The old Bini has died, she is gone. Each phase has a clear demarcation. She cannot any longer identify with the old version of Bini.
• [15.23] For the new version to evolve, the old version must die. She got her butterfly tattoo at the brink of a big transformation – at the time she didn’t know why.
• [16.47] If you want to graduate from one part of life to the next, you have to learn lessons, just like school.
• [23.11] Making choices: leaving a secure world and high pay. Take all of that and put it into a master’s education to start from scratch. Financially, emotionally, spiritually, physically. I didn’t want to sit inside the glass container looking out. Moving into film was the first big shift.
• [36.18] Arithmancy from Harry Potter is in fact numerology!
• [37.00] Pythagorean system of numerology is followed in most of the world. It’s the spiritual blueprint to life. Life a blueprint for a home, to show you where you might need more space. Gives you guidance how your life is building, what are your gifts and talents and key events. Personality tests give you a one-sided view, in a box, numerology gives you more of a 3D view.
• [42.20] How to get started with numerology: core numbers. Every number has a vibration. There is no bad or good number. But every number has a low (unresourceful) and high (resourceful) expression of that number. Start with your birth name and date of birth. Calculate your Life Path, by adding all the numbers in your birth date. Calculate your Destiny, by adding up your birth name (how you go about achieving that life purpose).
• [48.33] Bini’s advice for anyone who may be feeling stuck: go be still, it’s not a luxury, it’s a need. Ask yourself: what is that makes me happy. What kind of job would you do if you had enough money – what would you do just for the sake of doing it. Work is just work. You don’t have to give it as much power as you do.

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My first guest of Season 2 is the productivity powerhouse that is Rachael Sanderson, a 6/2 Sacral Generator.

Rachael owns and operates Life a Little Greener, a community focused regenerative gardening business based in the Northern Rivers of NSW Australia.

We discussed leaving her EA career in Hong Kong and moving her family back to Australia in search of healthier food. Her self-driven passion for regenerative gardening which sowed the seeds for her successful business - initially driven out of necessity during Covid.

Rachael is a solo parent to 3 beautiful free-range babies aged 4,6 and 8 (while her husband travels for his work). She speaks freely about how her approach to food and parenting has positively impacted the behaviour of her children.

Racheal is living her Human Design and we reflect on the impact of her profile, Purpose Gene Key and Personality North Node on the life she has created.

We chatted about boundaries and balance, the mess behind the scenes, planting mint and so much more!

Episode Highlights:

• 0:42 Introducing Rachael Sanderson
• 3:39 What is regenerative farming/gardening?
• 4:30 How Rachael's journey evolved from passion, need and success
• 7:20 How she creates balance
• 11:52 Rachael’s Personality North Node in her purpose
• 13:27 Organic food and its effect on her children
• 21:11 Top 3 steps to move in a different direction in your life.
• 26:54 How she now views work and life differently
• 32:38 Reflections on her Purpose Gene Key on her direction
• 37:22 How can we do better and contribute?
• 41:12 Rachael’s advice on changing a job you don't like

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About Rachael Sanderson

Rachael owns and operates Life a Little Greener. She takes a holistic approach to property management, with a primary focus on improving soil health and creating and restoring ecosystems.

They support people in growing organic, nutrient dense food at home, provide chemical-free garden care, designing native and edible landscapes, create region specific revegetation plans and create food waste solutions.

She lives on a 5-acre micro regenerative farm called A Greener Little Farm with 50 fruit trees, 20 veggie gardens, goats, chickens, and 1.5 acres of swamp sclerophyll forest she is revegetating.

Connect with Racheal
Website: lifealittlegreener.com.au
Instagram: @life.a.little.greener
Facebook - www.facebook.com/life.a.little.greener

In this episode I’m talking about how to decide whether to work as an employee, freelancer or start your own business.

• [2.51] Expansion: things will bubble up and it will change
• [3.12] When you leave a job there are two key considerations for what is next: What should I do and how should I do it?
• [3.46] What should I do is the heart question, to be led by your heart brain to ensure you have purpose and meaning
• [4.46] How is the head question, this is how we creatively work it out, of which a component is should I work for someone else, myself of a bunch of people. This can change over time.
• [5.33] Caution: make sure the heart brain is leading!
• [7.00] 6 Core needs: certainty, variety, significance, connection, growth, contribution
• [9.40] Apply the core needs to being an employee, freelancer and business owner
• [13.00] My core needs
• [14.15] Using the core needs for changing your career

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My guest today is Stacey, the owner of Stacey Dimitriou Coaching and the founder of Alpha Women Rising, a free Facebook Community celebrating female Strength, Confidence and Resilience.

Stacey previously founded and managed a successful seven figure events business for 13 years with her husband Jim, while juggling their two children. After selling Divine Events, Stacey enjoyed being a stay at home mum for seven years, and then the seven-year business itch hit! She began teaching women how to reclaim their confidence through their courage and saw the immense impact women’s empowerment has on our society as a whole.

In today’s episode we discuss the myths of being an entrepreneur, including getting to the heart of the mindset you need to be successful. We also chatted about how you create confidence and “craughing”, not to be confused with crafting.

• [3.16] Stacey’s superpower: walking away when something doesn’t work for her. I love this because my philosophy is “the happiness is in the leaving”.
• [7.07] Stacey quit and walked away from her graduate programme 20 years ago to start her chair cover business. Stacey’s husband was mortified, he could have passed out.
• [11.16] She couldn’t sew, but she bought 5,000m of fabric and started making 400 chair covers by hand. I’m going to jump into this.
• [12.17] The trigger to sell the successful events company: They had far exceeded goals; they had two children and sacrificed a lot and when the little one was three Stacey said: “I cannot do this anymore.”
• [16.15] Entrepreneurs feed off risk. A good entrepreneur is addicted to risk.
• [17.50] The myths Stacey wants to squash about being an entrepreneur: The propaganda of how many figures, it matters how much profit you are making.
• [20.15] Re-adjusting a current position to make it work better. Massive change is not always necessary. Look at all different options to make a change. It’s tweaking sometimes.
• [26.40] Being an entrepreneur, the first three years, is like an apprenticeship. Being realistic and being ok with not getting it right. Look for the humour in everything.
• [27.35] The “craugh”: half laughing, half crying.
• [28.16] Whether starting a business or a new position, have at the forefront your values and how are they being fulfilled.
• [32.50] Stacey’s tips for building confidence. The small easy to follow equation. Everyone has faced a fear and observed it, looking back is what gives you the confidence to do something similar. Fear + courage = confidence.
• [34.36] Every woman is an Alpha Woman. That makes some people cringe. Someone who stands in her power, who leads. Without Alpha cannot have anything else. Find your genius zone and lead in your own life.
• [38.58] Alpha Women Rising Facebook Group if you want to talk about it and rub shoulders digitally with other Alpha Women. Diverse backgrounds, ages, work places – allowed, if they choose, to be vulnerable. Conversations around topics perhaps we cannot talk about, but in a light-hearted way.
• [40.13] Vulnerability and confidence – you cannot be in a true place of confidence without being vulnerable. Gives us credibility when we are raw and open and vulnerable. The capacity for soft and strong.

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