Accept Change and Lead to a Balanced Life

07/05/21 • 34 min

The permission to be you. It’s about accepting being you.
It’s about Freedom / Passion. It’s about taking control of your life.

Bringing the conversation forward - bring confidence, truly connect to those around you, by first connecting to yourself!

Every episode through the podcast, we’ve explored different backgrounds and connected to the stories and the life learnings of our guests.

Azmina Jiwa has such a fascinating story, and has so much to share - it really is about giving back.

We all need to embrace who we truly are. We have to find ourselves. We need to discover ourselves and reawaken - it’s time top stop “plodding through life” and take control of the journey.

Azmina’s journey truly started from within - looking at herself and her feelings, her position in her life, and re-evaluating. A real journey of self-discovery that led to a discovery of who she really was, and indeed what she was capable of. It was about stepping off the treadmill, stop focussing on pleasing other people, and believing in herself.

2020 saw a realisation for many of us - we were led to step back and take stock, review our lives and our journeys, realise what we had and the simple things we were missing, and indeed realise that being on a crazy journey without focus can lead you to miss so much.

Being unique, being special and having your own gifts. There are over 7 billion people on the earth, and if we’re all part of a jigsaw of humanity, we’re all important, all unique, and all have a place and a purpose. It’s being who we truly are, giving ourselves that permission, that allows the jigsaw of humanity, that wonderful tapestry of life, to be complete.

Take responsibility for your own happiness - it’s in your hands. You need to ask yourself the question, ‘what can I do here, how can I respond?’ And know that your feelings are from your own thoughts, so to control those thoughts is to have that power truly in your own hands.

This episode is really about freedom, about permission, about taking control of life and taking the chances in front of you.

You can find out more about Azmina at the links below, and even get a sample of her book, Freedom to be Me on Azmina’s website.

Website: https://www.azminajiwa.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Azmina-Jiwa-Freedom-To-Be-Me-113354763762428/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/freedom2b_me
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedom2b_me/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azmina-jiwa-6a15849/

The permission to be you. It’s about accepting being you.
It’s about Freedom / Passion. It’s about taking control of your life.

Bringing the conversation forward - bring confidence, truly connect to those around you, by first connecting to yourself!

Every episode through the podcast, we’ve explored different backgrounds and connected to the stories and the life learnings of our guests.

Azmina Jiwa has such a fascinating story, and has so much to share - it really is about giving back.

We all need to embrace who we truly are. We have to find ourselves. We need to discover ourselves and reawaken - it’s time top stop “plodding through life” and take control of the journey.

This episode is really about freedom, about permission, about taking control of life and taking the chances in front of you.

You can find out more about Azmina at the links below, and even get a sample of her book, Freedom to be Me on Azmina’s website.

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Taking Control of the Day to Day - Stay Centred and Maintain Alignment

Taking control of the day to day - take control of the little things to avoid overwhelm and losing focus.

Balancing business, family and life - the question is how do you remain in control and keep those plates spinning?

We take on so much going on around us, take it into our lives rather than compartmentalising and keeping the day-to-day under control. It’s about staying centred!

The concept of being present in the now - controlling your own environment, and not trying to control things around you - after all, we have little control of things we don’t personally have a connection to.

Be present - manage your response to external influences, see the positive and make a conscious decision to find the positive - take a step back and breathe.

The question of course is how do you keep things moving in the right direction and truly maintain control?

Spot those negative patterns, remove yourself from a situation, find your centre - whether it’s by going for a walk or meditating - taking that time for yourself can remove the overwhelm.

As an individual, you need to be centred within yourself, in order to influence those around you. It’s vital to remember that what’s happening around you isn’t personal, but it’s how you respond to it that matters.

Claire Anne Brown covers so much and gives so many tips and strategies that you can put into place straight away.

It’s all about being in the now! Taking the space to be you. Giving yourself permission, and controlling your life and the influences you take on board.

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Want to find out more and discover how working with Alison Coates from Revo Consultancy can help you? Check out the links below:

Website: https://www.revoconsultant.com/
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonjcoates/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/revoconsultant/
Private Leadership Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/reimaginingleadership