Voices on the Verge with Paula Shepherd

Do you dream of standing on a TedX stage but feel like you’re not ready? That you’re not good enough? Or that your story isn’t worth sharing? In today’s episode, Cathlyn Melvin, messaging expert, copywriter and self-confessed socially anxious introvert shares how anybody can secure a TedX spot! Cathlyn shares her journey from acting, through law school to the speaking stage!

In this episode we chat about:

Finding little pieces of joy in every day.

Cathlyn’s journey to the TedX stage

How she become a TedX coach.

How anxiety and introversion can be overcome with practice.

Demystifying TedX talks

And so much more!

Connect with Cathlyn:

www.rightcatcreative.com

www.facebook.com/rightcatcreative

www.linkedin.com/in/cathlynmelvin/

https://www.pinterest.com/rightcatcreative

Cathlyn Melvin is a messaging expert whose insight has been featured via TEDx, Thrive Global, Fempreneur Online, Much More Media, The Writing Cooperative, and other outlets. With a degree in theatre performance and over a decade as an actor, director, writer, editor, and educator, Cathlyn draws on her diverse experiences to help mission-driven experts design and deliver their world-changing messages through TEDx coaching and done-for-you copywriting services. When she’s not writing or coaching, you might find Cathlyn baking something delicious made of chocolate or reading in the sunshine with her very snuggly and loudly purring cat, Tucker.

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(02:01) Cathlyn shares her journey from a background in theatre to copywriting and TedX coaching by finding little pieces of joy.

(07:17) Securing a TedX talk and becoming a TedX coach.

(10:45) Why you could become a TedX speaker too.

(14:34) Overcoming anxiety and introversion to become a speaker.

(17:49) What inspired Cathlyn to give a TedX talk.

(23:00) Cathlyn’s experience of going to law school.

(27:19) Sharing with others how to do a TedX talk, making the unknown, known.

How does it feel to make truly aligned decisions? Why is it important to make soul-aligned decisions in your business, not just logical ones? In today’s episode I’m joined by Rachael Ami, resident Human Design expert and alignment coach here at The Courage Blueprint. She shares how to use your Human Design authority to make aligned decisions, avoid overthinking and step away from anxiety and perfectionism!

In this episode we chat about:

What Human Design is and how it can help you.

Why learning your authority is so important.

The impact of corporate America on your ability to know yourself.

Building trust in yourself and your body.

Boldly owning your decisions in life.

And so much more!

You can look up your Human Design chart here www.mybodygraph.com

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Connect with Rachael!

https://www.instagram.com/rachaelami/

https://rachaelami.co.uk/

Rachael Ami is a Human Design expert and alignment coach offering support to high-level coaches in their programs, communities and masterminds. She is a 2/5 emotional Manifestor, initiating high achieving women into deeper levels of trust, intuition and power in their lives. She is passionate about sparking change in others, so they too can achieve a life they love, that supports their health, their emotional needs and their purpose. Rachael loves teaching about the emotional waves, embracing your emotional expression and creating authentic relationships in all areas of life. She is a certified Human Design and Gene Keys reader, currently in the process of receiving her ICF credentials as a holistic life coach.

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If you’re interested in working with Paula, send her an email [email protected]

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(02:25) How to make aligned decisions as a business owner and using your Human Design authority to guide you back into your body.

(03:34) What Human Design is and what it isn’t.

(07:05) How you can impact certain tests like Myers Briggs, the Enneagram or Strengths tests and how knowing who you are isn’t valued in corporate America.

(09:40) Human Design authorities - Splenic, Sacral or Emotional

(13:11) Making decisions with your body takes practice.

(15:20) How to stop overthinking and ground into your body.

(17:50) You get to follow your body and be strategic. Your business gets to be spiritual and logical. Allowing things to not make sense.

(21:45) Trusting your decisions in each moment knowing you cannot control life.

(23:10) Learning to be excited without having to take action on it.

(26:26) There are no good and bad decisions, just decisions.

(27:30) “Does this decision feel like me?”

(28:25) How to stop explaining your decisions to others.

(33:20) Human Design helps you become more powerfully yourself and trust yourself in life.

The secret to a successful business is more simple than you think! Building authentic relationships. In today’s episode George Bryant, New York Times Best Selling Author, Top-Ranking Podcast Host & one of the most highly sought after digital marketing consultants in the world, shares his story from childhood trauma to multiple million dollar businesses. He vulnerably shares his wins and his losses in his journey to becoming who he is today, the most authentic version of himself. George shares how social media does not take away from our human need to connect in a healthy and empowering way. He shares how you can use genuine relationships to build a successful business without manipulation or marketing tactics. George also invites you back into yourself and to tend to your needs and your trauma first!

In this episode we chat about:

Codependency, addiction and how your business might be perpetuating your suffering.

How to put the humanity back into marketing.

Why George offers so much help for free.

Why empath & compassion are the biggest precursors for success.

How you get in your own way in business.

And so much more!

George Bryant is a New York Times Best Selling Author, Top-Ranking Podcast Host & one of the most highly sought after digital marketing consultants in the world.

Globally, he has helped hundreds of the largest companies and thousands of

entrepreneurs by empowering them to deepen their love affair with their customers. Through his Relationships Beat AlgorithmsTM approach, George helps co-create transformational breakthroughs that help his clients accomplish their personal and financial goals.

Listen to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mind-of-george-show/id1504361992

www.instagram.com/itsgeorgebryant

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(02:58) George shares his journey from emancipation from his parents as a teen, through military duty in the Marines to entrepreneurship and New York Times best seller whilst battling trauma, bulimia and addiction.

(15:08) How George’s business and social media became toxic codependent relationships.

(19:00) We’re all Human - why George helps business for free.

(21:00) Empathy and compassion are the biggest needle movers in business.

(29:19) How to build relationships without burning yourself out. Social media does not replace the need for relationships.

(32:22) Closing the loops in your conversations. Allowing relationships to naturally develop.

(46:15) If your lead is hot or cold, it’s not up to you.

(47:47) Is there a marketing plan for life?

It’s too easy to make your success in business say a lot about your success as a person! In today’s episode Marianne Smith, the “entrepreneurs therapist”, shares how your business can trigger unprocessed traumas in your life. She shares the danger of not supporting yourself and finding self-compassion as an entrepreneur. In her work Marianne sees lots of business owners in reaction mode, creating codependent relationships with their teams and losing their identity as a person outside of business. She share the big themes she identifies as harmful in the social media world and shares strategies to take care of yourself in the world of entrepreneurship.

In this episode we chat about:

Triggers to look out for.

Fear as an entrepreneur.

What does “reactive” business look like?

Dealing with inconsistency.

And so much more!

Marianne is well-known in the online coaching space as The Entrepreneur’s Therapist! She supports high-level entrepreneurs (like you) in creating stability, safety, and healing in their nervous system via EMDR & other trauma techniques so they can create richer, healthier businesses, relationships, & lives. Marianne specializes in working within the unique challenges that leaders & entrepreneurs face mentally, relationally, & in business, as she’s had 2 6-figure businesses of her own both in the spaces of coaching and therapy.

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If you’re interested in working with Paula, send her an email [email protected]

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(02:54) How business can be triggering for people, bring up unprocessed trauma, anxiety and negative self talk.

(09:00) Overcoming judgement, being watched and fear as an entrepreneur.

(14:50) Finding your identity in your business and the unhealthy attachment.

(18:00) How your reactive mode in your business reflects in your relationships.

(19:22) How to notice a “reactive mode” business, codependency in teams

(25:12) Unhealthy themes that are prevalent in the social media world - posturing, fear and inauthentic connection.

(26:35) Seeking integrity on social media and you’re not obligated to share your pain.

(29:45) The unexpected life of an entrepreneur.

(34:09) The lie of consistent income in business.

(36:20) Strategies for avoiding comparison on social media.

(38:28) Self-compassion to heal yourself in business.

What does it take to be successful? Today’s guest, John David Mann, shares his journey from writing parables to now his third co-authored crime novel. We talk about framing success and how we often have an incorrect perception of the successes of others. John shares how exploration and curiosity are the keys to productivity and success in business, life and all creative endeavours. John shares his 1 year writing program for writers to “get good” at all levels. He leaves us with a final reminder that the “world needs the fruits of your passion!”

John David Mann is coauthor of more than thirty books, including four New York Times bestsellers and five national bestsellers. His writing has won multiple awards, including the Living Now Book Awards Evergreen Medal for its “contributions to positive global change.” His first thriller, Steel Fear, has been nominated for a Barry Award. This year’s sequel, Cold Fear, was hailed by Jeffrey Deaver as “one of the best crime novels of the year.”

Connect with John David Mann!

https://johndavidmann.com

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