#4 Seeing through the lens of unconditional love with John Murray

05/17/22 • 31 min

‘’Everybody has the entitlement to feel beautiful, happy, confident, and comfortable in their own skin. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from. It’s classless. It’s raceless.’’ – John Murray.

Welcome back to Your Truth Shared. This week, joining Finola on the podcast is one of Ireland’s leading headshot photographers, John Murray. John is on a mission to close the gap between how we think we look and what we think the rest of the world expects us to look like and the gap between who we feel we are, as opposed to who we believe the rest of the world expects us to be.

This week’s discussion focuses on identity, which is such a fundamental aspect of marketing and seeing through the lens of unconditional love. John shares his journey of stepping into photography thanks to a concert cancellation, the importance of self-awareness, and his passion for empowering others to see and embrace their whole selves through his work and image wellness talks. Key points throughout the show include:

- An introduction to John Murray.

- Becoming a photographer: converting a hobby into a profession.

- Overcoming the discomfort of getting your photograph taken.

- How to smile with your body?

- Hijacking your hormones: The fight or flight response.

- The impact of identity distress.

- Tackling imposter syndrome and low self-esteem.

- You are the writer of your own story.

- The path to self-acceptance.

- Knowing your why and finding your purpose.

Get connected socially with John Murray:

https://www.johnmurrayheadshots.com/

https://www.instagram.com/johnmurrayheadshots/

https://www.facebook.com/JohnMurrayHeadshots/

https://twitter.com/JMPhotodub

https://www.youtube.com/channel/JohnMurrayHeadshots

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://www.instagram.com/thisisfinolahoward/

https://twitter.com/FinolaHoward

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

- An introduction to John Murray.

- Becoming a photographer: converting a hobby into a profession.

- Overcoming the discomfort of getting your photograph taken.

- How to smile with your body?

- Hijacking your hormones: The fight or flight response.

- The impact of identity distress.

- Tackling imposter syndrome and low self-esteem.

- You are the writer of your own story.

- The path to self-acceptance.

- Knowing your why and finding your purpose.

Get connected socially with John Murray:

https://www.johnmurrayheadshots.com/

https://www.instagram.com/johnmurrayheadshots/

https://www.facebook.com/JohnMurrayHeadshots/

https://twitter.com/JMPhotodub

https://www.youtube.com/channel/JohnMurrayHeadshots

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://www.instagram.com/thisisfinolahoward/

https://twitter.com/FinolaHoward

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

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#3 Aligning Your Career and Personal Values with Aoife O'Brien

"Because we spend so much of our time at work, I think it's really, really important to make sure that you are happy at work because it leaks into every aspect of our lives." – Aoife O'Brien.

Welcome back to Your Truth Shared. Have you ever wondered what the secret is to obtaining job satisfaction or what makes people truly happy at work? Well, wonder no more as joining Finola on this week's episode is Happiness at Work expert and host of the same-titled and booming business podcast, Aoife O'Brien.

Having worked in multiple countries across the globe, Aoife kindly shares many interesting learnings from her extensive professional experience. Finola and Aoife cover great ground in this episode discussing human behaviours, discovering your calling, aligning your career and personal values and much more. So go ahead and dive right in!

Key points throughout the discussion include:

- An introduction to Aoife O'Brien.

- Gaining an interest in employee retention and human behaviour.

- How to identify your strengths and discover your calling.

- Overcoming the fear of data.

- Fitting in at work and understanding organisational behaviours.

- Are company values established and being lived?

- Aoife's approach to hiring.

- The importance of identifying your values and needs.

- The hiring process: aligning recruitment with company values.

- Striking the balance of workplace autonomy.

- Put people first, and the profits will follow.

- Why you should treat employees like customers.

- The human side of the business.

- The key to achieving life harmony.

Get connected socially with Aoife O'Brien:

https://www.happieratwork.ie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien

https://www.twitter.com/HappierAtWorkHQ

https://www.instagram.com/happieratwork.ie

https://www.facebook.com/groups/happieratworkpodcast

Get connected socially with host Finola Howard:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/finolahoward/

https://howgreatmarketingworks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HowGreatMarketingWorks

https://twitter.com/HowGMW

https://www.youtube.com/channel/HGMW

This podcast is proudly produced in partnership with podlad.com

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#5 Pumping Heart Into Business with Carrie Eddins

Welcome back to Your Truth Shared. We have a fascinating episode in store this week as special guest Carrie Eddins joins Finola. Carrie is a result-focused communication expert with beautiful energy who reaches into people’s hearts for a living, specialising in helping leaders on a mission of expressing themselves fully and pumping heart into business.

Throughout the show, Carrie opens up about her dyslexia, her courageous path to The Blondepreneur, and the importance of building connection through communication and content and reveals her exciting plans for the future. Key points throughout include:

- An introduction to Carrie Eddins: a sparkle, a volcano, a bubble, a squeak.

- The key to building emotional connections.

- Women and men in business: is there a difference?

- The need for safe networking spaces for women.

- The struggles of millennial women.

- The connection recipe: reading people’s hearts.

- The challenge of identity.

- Stepping into your truth and how to cultivate self-trust.

- What advice would you give to your younger self?

- Building up the courage for change.

- Going back to the content marketing roots.

‘’Content without connection is like tea without cake.’’ – Carrie Eddins.