The Never Settle Podcast

In this short episode I am rounding off Season 5.

The world is even more crazy right now and with that I think the energy of everyone is being affected at some level.

For me 2023 has been the most challenging yet, and as such I have implemented stronger boundaries.

I will no longer accepted peoples 20% to my 100% and advise everyone to do the same.

I am also running a Sprinkle of Empowerment specifically for women on the 7th November 2023 at 12pm UK, 7am EST, 9pm Sydney called From Guilt to Purposeful Freedom.

This is centred on self love and authenticity to be able to step toward a more blissful free life.

Sam Rathling is the UK's leading LinkedIn expert, single mum to three children and an incredibly busy business owner, entrepreneur, best selling author and international speaker.

Inspired by her dad, Sam always wanted to run her own business before the age of 30, and did it at the age of 28.

She and her dad started a recruitment firm in Ireland, knowing no one, and managed to bag a large Amazon contract against a lot of competition.

Later she went onto have Network Marketing success with her husband, who was able to retire, but soon dried up when the company went bust and soon after her marriage ended.

Sam started again, got backing from an investor, but unfortunately he turned out to be a shady customer and took her money.

In walks Nick Jones a multi millionaire and Pipeline 44, her current company, was born.

A mission led company helping small businesses to succeed.

Sam helps sales teams and business owners to build sales pipeline, and generate opportunities.

As Chief Revenue Officer of the Pipeline 44 Group, she is responsible for revenue growth, whilst helping clients small and large to do the same.

Sam was named by Yahoo! Finance as a top 10 global LinkedIn expert to follow. And she is author of best-selling books 📚, 'Linked Inbound' and 'Linked Outbound'.

I don't think we have seen the end of Sams ventures, so watch this space!

If you want to connect with Sam you can find her at :

Megan Mary is a dream worker who is passionate in her analysis of women's dreams to promote transformative personal growth and enlightenment.

In this episode Megan actually analyses a dream that Mel shared with her just before the show. And the the results were spot on!

Founder of Women's Dream Analysis and the Women's Dream Enlightenment podcast, she is an intuitive, introvert, mystic and writer.

After being diagnosed with three chronic illnesses, she experienced a spiritual awakening.

She now works with women all over the world offering dream interpretation, transformative journeys and enlightened guidance.

Megan lives in Idaho with her rockstar drummer husband and two cats.

You can find more about Megan at her:

After Graduating from Uni with a BA in Business, Beth started her career within the fragrance industry.

During her 20 year tenure, Beth excelled in multiple roles including UK Sales Director and Global Account Management of the worlds most renowned Fine Fragrance and Beauty Care Brands.

Beth’s passion for travel, client and team connection has seen her live and work in various locations such as Paris, New York, Singapore and London, where she currently resides.

It was Beth’s devotion to develop, mentor and coach her teams over the years that has enabled her to become the experienced leadership coach she is today.

Beth is now on a mission to readdress the gender balance in senior leadership in the corporate world.
She is passionate about supporting ambitious women increase their confidence & fast-track their career.
And developed a holistic approach to people management that is game-changing! The antidote of traditional, generic leadership trainings that leave participants feeling unseen, under valued and none the wiser.

You can find out more and connect with Beth at her:

Todays episode is talking about my coaching program and sprinkle of empowerments 'From Guilt to Purposeful Freedom'.

So many women live their life in guilt for not showing up well enough for their kids, their partner, their family and friends, expended family and the list goes on.

Why do we do this?

Usually because our self love and worth is low or on the floor, and so we put other peoples needs before our own.

A common reality for many, but something that is not necessary.

Life is there to be enjoyed, fulfilled, grabbed with both hands. Not settling in jobs and relationships that are not aligned to our values, do not light us up, and quite frankly keep us playing small.

It is possible to move through this perpetual state of guilt to purposeful freedom with the right guidance, the right people, the right mentors and more importantly the will to want to change your life.

On the 4th October at 3pm BST / 10am EST / 12am Sudney I am running a live sprinkle of empowerment called From Guilt to Purposeful Freedom which focus's on all of this and more.

If you want to know how you can change your life, with the right support and start living a happier more authentic life then register here and I would love to see you there.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdeiqrTgvHdGWkHaiBk61ObnQj_Yzlxlj#/registration

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Practitioner helping women come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Ania Halama is a world traveler who has helped thousands of heart-centred entrepreneurs align with their ideal clients to attract wealth, health, love, mental health, and spiritual wealth.

Ania started out working a corporate job that left her living paycheck to paycheck. Exhausted and worn out, she was limited to her dreams of a better life. Ania longed for the freedom to live life on her terms and time to enjoy life to the fullest. 

One day she decided to take a leap of faith, quit her job, and begin a journey of self-discovery. This initially took her from her hometown of Chicago to Thailand. She knew nothing about Thailand but just knew it was far away from the family she wanted to leave behind. The journey has taken Ania all over the world and helped her create businesses learning new skills and sharing them along the way.

Ania is a Millennial Manifestor, Spiritual Mentor & Integration Coach, Plant Medicine Facilitator & Intuitive Digital Artist. She is also an intuitive Healer, Reiki Master, Angel Healer, EFT Certified Practicioner, Ho’oponopono Master, Akashic Records reader, Angel Card Intuitive and Law of Attraction master.

Entrepreneur Magazine listed Ania as a Top Millennial Powerhouse and US Reporter has listed Ania as one of the top 10 entrepreneurs to follow.

She has spoken on national stages like the Napolean Hill Foundation and the Women Gone Wild Summit. Her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Brainz Magazine, Yahoo News, Entrepreneur Magazine, LA Weekly, US Reporter, New York Weekly Times, So Influential, and others. Most recently her work was featured on a New York Times Square billboard.

Ania is a two-time best-selling author of the book ‘Rebel’s Guide to Spirituality’ and ‘Women Gone Wild the Wealth Edition’. She is the host of Spirituality for Badass Babes Podcast, and is the founder of Xpansion Alchemy.

Her passion is to use her eye for beauty, knowledge for business, and love for self-discovery and healing to impact as many lives as possible!

And at time of recording she was about to head off to the jungle and be initiated into a Shaministic family who facilitate Ayahuasca and plant medicine ceremonies.

You can find Ania at her :

Florentina Gionea hasn't had the easiest childhood or upbringing and became responsible for all of her family from a young age. Her tenancity and entrepreneurial spirit has lead to on many different paths including owning her own beauty salon, sales and TV work.

Losing the business and ending up in debt saw Florentina having to do a big pivot and divine orchestration set her on a different pathway.

She is now a Spiritual Mentor for Leaders, to help them create a blissful life, make a bigger impact, and build thriving communities.

She specialise's in guiding leaders to discover their personal mission and highest potential. And will help them unlock their spiritual, energetic, mental, and material blocks so that they can easily attract people, situations, and experiences that are beneficial.

Florentina has many accolades and strings to her bow. Here are just a few:

- Specialised in over 30 spiritual techniques, 

- I have been featured as an expert on FOX TV, TEDx, Medium, and Thrive Global

- Over 15,000 hours of spiritual practice, working with top leaders worldwide

- Possess spiritual abilities to see, transform, and alchemize energy

- Testimonials from leaders, all over the world, I've helped evolve and discover their potential

Her mission is to help as many leaders as possible discover their potential and create thriving communities. She will help with:

- Blocked energetically or creatively

- Attracting unpleasant experiences or toxic relationships

- Unable to set boundaries or prioritize self-care

- Unsatisfied with your professional or personal life

- Not achieving the financial success you desire

- Lacking energy or motivation to make a change

- Facing an important decision and not sure which path to take

If you would like to connect with Florentina you can find her at her:

Michael Ruskin is an author/researcher and has written a very compelling and informative book about World War II and the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of his late parents, David and Dora Ruskin, Holocaust survivors from Lithuania.

In the book, The Vow: A Love Story and the Holocaust, Michael describes how two extraordinary people transcended one of the darkest periods of World War II; the Nazi occupation of Lithuania (1941-1945) where the lives of nearly 97% of the country's Jewish population perished at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. (This horrific statistic reflects the highest percentage of Jewish deaths by country in Europe during World War II.)

Considering the odds of their survival, one can only conclude it was only through their unwavering love for each other, their faith in God and their unshakeable courage which made the difference between life and death.

They were truly a "miracle couple" who deserve to be honoured and their legacy preserved.  And they left a message for all of us!

This has also been picked up by some influential people in the film industry and may well get turned into a mini series or film at some point.

Michael has self published and is self promoting such is his love for this story being told in the right way with integrity.

You can find Michael at :

In part 2 with Michael Mandaville we start to explore the darker side of Hollywood.

Of particular interest to us both is the recently released film, Sound of Freedom. This film is a true story focused on true life hero Tim Ballard who rescues trafficked children around the globe.

We have all long since know about the sexual predatory nature of Hollywood and Michael speaks to his first hand knowledge, and also his thoughts on the Sound of Freedom film.

Michael is also a widely read lover of history including historical wars, referring to his father and grandfathers involvement.

You can find Michael at:

Michael Mandaville first and foremost has become a friend of mine over the last few months, and is a fellow truth seeker in this crazy world we find ourselves living in.

Michael was inspired to work in the film industry by his aunt Molly Mandaville, who worked as script consultant and special assistant for legendary film mogul Darryl Zanuck's for 35 years and has worked for 25 years in Hollywood as a Producer, line producer and UPM.  He is also an internet entrepreneur workingin the streaming, social media environments. The films he has worked on include “Taken”, “Taken 2" and “Taken 3” written and produced by Luc Besson, “Above Suspicion” starring Emilia Clarke directed by Philip Noyce and “Havoc” with Anne Hathaway.

As a serial entrepreneur, he is currently pursuing media, blockchain and project financing through international finance. He acquired citizenship in Luxembourg to expand opportunities in these areas and recently scouted those countries and Morocco for media projects working with International and US distribution companies.  He is currently finishing up a sequel to his “Stealing Thunder” series set in Morocco, a play set in post-WW2 Europe and the first episode of his “The High Guys” online magazine. 

He recently directed “Into the Flames” which was sold at Cannes and accepted into the Silcon Beach Film Festival.  “Conviction: Murder in Four Parts” won the Culver City Film Festival for Best Screenplay.  He also produced, directed  and wrote “Beer  Pong Coach” a webseries. He does presentations for his FilmmakingWithACalculator approach – how to reconcile the Creative with the Financial – for Stage 32, the American Film Market, Motion Picture Institute and more.

His other films on are “The Kiss” with Terence Stamp, "American History X" with Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, "Blood and Wine" with Jack Nicholson and Director: Bob Rafelson, "Millenium's Child" with William Windom and Karen Black, "Sensation" with Eric Roberts and Ron Perlman. "Hail Caesar" with Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey, Jr. and Judd Nelson. "Pumpkin Head II".

Michael also produced “The Almighty Fred”, an independent film. He has directed a recent feature, commercials, shorts, a documentary and industrial films.  He worked on “Manahi” in Cairo, an Arabic language comedy -  the first film shown in Saudi Arabia in 35 years.   As an executive with Queens Cross Productions, he worked on "Keys to Freedom" with Jane Seymour and Omar Sharif, "The Tunnel"  with Jane Seymour and Peter Weller and "Tapeheads" with Tim Robbins and John Cusack.

Michael worked on TV pilots including "Chunks of Life", "Criminal Obsession” with Telly Savalas and "Wet" with Arliss Howard, Cynda Williams.  "The Double O-Kid" with Corey Haim, Brigitte Nielsen. "Girlfriend from Hell"and "Spirit of the Eagle" with Dan Haggerty and Bill Smith.  Michael worked on a CD-ROM Project, "Monty Python's Holy Grail CD-ROM" with Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam. 

Michael is a bondable line producer with Film Finance. He also worked as a Risk Manager at the Motion Picture Bond Company.  Through Transcom Productions, Michael has done Scheduling and Budgeting for clients including Relativity, Intl. Sales Organization, Paramount Pictures, Viacom, Bob Rafelson, Kushner-Locke Company, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Mark Damon Worldwide, Europacorp among many others.   

He has written fifteen scripts for option or for hire.   Michael published a Trilogy of technothriller novels under the  “Stealing Thunder” series which won the Thrillspy Award for best novel. He also published a mystery novel, “A Cold Death" and noirish 30’s thriller “A Cold Knife in a Warm Back”.    

He has three more novels and several plays in process which usually keeps him out of trouble. 

Michael received a Master's Degree from USC in their prestigious Professional Writing Program. 

You can find Michael at:

Mary Kurek began working life as the youngest member of the NC Governor's Staff at 19 and was awarded the Governor’s Long Leaf Pine Award for her work.

From there, she worked with international dignitaries through a US government program and an international visitor's exchange program designed to improve multicultural relationships.

She then worked for eight years as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce next to the world's largest Marine Corps Air Station and graduated from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organisation Management. She was awarded a Commendation from the Commanding General of MCAS, Cherry Point for her impact.

In 2007, Mary wrote a networking book that was endorsed by the American Business Women's Association and moved her business model toward social entrepreneurship.

Today, Frontrunners Development, Inc. houses a business development agency aimed at nurturing partnership opportunities that expand impact by matching solution providers with country leaders and decision-makers. The agency, which supports the United Nations SDGs (and centres its work on SDG #17- Partnerships for all goals), has facilitated connections and relationships in more than 75 countries.

Mary currently represents the presiding monarchy of the country of Madagascar as an appointed Counsellor for Trade & Investment.

The agency operates a curated community of innovators and publishes the first business networking media platform aimed at impact. Mary has also conducted 500+ international interviews with the platform receiving views from 160 countries annually.

Frontrunners Development enjoys partnerships with several worldwide organisations, like the Sub-Saharan Open University (Nigeria) Yorghas Foundation (Poland), and Living Learning & Working, Inc. (US). The agency provides advisory and media support for events produced by World Youth Summit and the Centre for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development-Africa.

Mary is the co-founder of two nonprofits and sits on the boards of several international organisations that work on education, youth development, entrepreneurship, and trade.

You can find Mary at her

Todays episode is a follow on of last weeks Part 1. Part 2 continues where we left off an introduces some of the wonderful facilitators that do this work including yours truly.

The Game of Values is an introduction into the role our core values play in life. How they allow us to create our vision for ourselves and the world, and we can achieve this. 

There are different ways we obtain core values. Some from our parents and authorities growing up, some from our peers or interests we are drawn to, but mainly from our life experiences. 

The majority of people do not know the complete array of their core values, and therefore when living out of alignment, or feeling unhappy or confused, its impossible to pinpoint why. 

Knowing the core YOU gives you back the power to recalibrate yourself when needed, and follow a career or life path that is in complete alignment with who you truly are. 

Todays episode is Part 1 of a fabulous webinar I was privileged to be asked to attend and participate in. 

The Game of Values is an introduction into the role our core values play in life. How they allow us to create our vision for ourselves and the world, and we can achieve this. 

There are different ways we obtain core values. Some from our parents and authorities growing up, some from our peers or interests we are drawn to, but mainly from our life experiences. 

The majority of people do not know the complete array of their core values, and therefore when living out of alignment, or feeling unhappy or confused, its impossible to pinpoint why. 

Knowing the core YOU gives you back the power to recalibrate yourself when needed, and follow a career or life path that is in complete alignment with who you truly are. 

In today's episode of the The 'Never Settle' Podcast, you get to hear from me, Mel Clarke, about never settling for second best. 

I always knew I was different from friends and other people from a young age, and I guess a large part of my younger life was trying to fit in and dim my light.

From wanting to be a psychologist at Uni to falling into a career in sales for over 20 years, to now pursuing a coaching career and more creativity, I have always been trying to find my purpose. 

Watching my parents struggle and argue over money, made me determined not to be broke, and drove me to be ambitious. But ambition can be soul destroying when you end up doing a job that does not fulfill you just to pay the bills and have some nice holidays. 

Along my journey of trying lots of ways of earning money to be able to quit the day job, including property investment, I was also on a journey of spiritual enlightenment. 

Losing my dad in 2006 really accelerated this, and over the years having married and then divorced, and almost going bankrupt I have begun to understand what happiness really means, and it sure doesn't come from the expensive car on the drive.

In 2010 a chance encounter brought me to a wonderful lady called Clair who had just qualified as an acupuncturist, to improve my skin. The end of the fifth session lead her to telling me I was deeply unhappy, and although I resisted at first, it wasnt long before a tsunami of tears fell to confirm her words. This really was the beginning of me seriously not settling in relationships, which in turn has lead to a search for fulfilment in all areas of life.

I have never been one to join the masses, I believe we are all source energy and have the power to create the life of our dreams if we could just get out of our own way. Life is there to be enjoyed, people are there to love, we are here to self love and evolve consciously so we can all have an enriching impact on the world, in a small or huge way. 

Have I got it all figured out? Hell no, but I sure intend to live from my souls purpose in everything, and be the best version of myself I can be.

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Super Julie Braun (SJ to her friends) is the Founder & CEO of Super Purposes.

Originally from a corporate background herself, she had an epiphany around the age of 40 and wanted to drive her life from purpose instead of bullshit business politics. This also coincided with eventually realising she had a big drinking problem and is now 10 years sober.

Her company helps people get the meaningful job and salary they deserve regardless of their challenges by taking the fear and formality out of their career search.

SJ has helped over 17,000 people and worked with over 500 employers on their intern programs including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. .

The main part of SJ's company is providing online courses for “How to Get a Job in 12 Weeks!” aswell as career coaching services.

Super Purposes is also known for their Award Winning Docuseries, "From Ground Zero to Career Superhero!" in which 5 unemployed job seekers get help from us on their career journey.

SJ is a wonderful human being and splits her living time between two houses allowing her the freedom to work and travel living her best life.

You can reach out to SJ on her

Are you racing around people pleasing, attending events you don't want to, doing a job you don't really like & being in a relationship thats draining you dry.

And juggling multiple roles, relationships and responsibilities, whilst feeling unhappy, overwhelmed and completely frustrated along the way?
Its bloody exhausting!

Firstly, if that is you, please acknowledge yourself. Recognise that feeling overwhelmed is a natural response to the demands and pressures you face. It's perfectly okay to experience these emotions, so remove any judgment you have towards them.

Secondly you can begin to explore the root causes of your overwhelm.

Often, it stems from a misalignment between your true self and the life you're currently living.

Society bombards us with unrealistic expectations, leading us to strive for perfection and feeling inadequate when we fall short.

And the best kept secret out there...... drum roll please ............
is you are already enough, just as you are.

Embrace your imperfections and release the need for external validation.
Connect with your inner self, your true essence, and allow it to guide your choices and actions.
To embrace your authenticity is to break free from your chains of overwhelm.
And to transform stress into empowerment, it's crucial to prioritise self-care practices that nourish your mind, body, and spirit.
Carve out some time for activities that replenish your energy and bring you joy.
Engage in mindful practices like meditation, journaling, or spending time in nature.
Nurture your body with nourishing foods and regular exercise. Remember, self-care is an act of self-love that strengthens your foundation.
Frustration often arises when you feel stuck or stagnant in your life, unable to pursue your true desires and passions. It's a sign that your authentic self is being suppressed.
So reignite that spark within you!
Explore your passions, follow your curiosities, and make time for activities that bring you a sense of fulfilment.
Give yourself permission to dream big and pursue goals that align with your values and aspirations.
Break free from the limitations you've imposed on yourself and step into your true potential.
And remember that this transformation won't happen overnight. It's a gradual process that requires patience, self-compassion, and perseverance.
Celebrate each small step you take towards living an empowered life. Surround yourself with a supportive community of like-minded individuals who uplift and inspire you.
Remember that your overwhelm, stress, and frustration do not define you.
Life happens for you and not to you.... don't take things so seriously.... smile and the world will smile with you 😄
Over and out, peace and love 🕊 💕

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Living in a self imposed prison is something millions of human beings do every day of their lives. And the sad reality is they don't even realise they are.

Mel Clarke was one of those humans until she heard the words :

"You are deeply unhappy"

Those are the immortal words her acupuncturist said to her after her 5th session in 2010. The repeated words felt like a sledgehammer being cracked over her head. A waterfall of tears streamed down her face, as she realised the sheer weight of truth in those few short words.
That moment changed her life forever.
She realised she had been settling in a relationship where the love for her husband had faded, and she was drowning in a sea of guilt. Guilt for lying to herself and everyone, and guilt for not being present enough with her son whilst working full time.
🔳 She had panic attacks in the middle of the night that left her feeling like she was dying without breath.
🔳 The sheer weight she carried was debilitating, knowing she was lying to herself, her husband and everyone around her.
🔳 Upsetting her family and her now extended in-law family felt like torture.
🔳 The unbearable thought of breaking up a marriage and upsetting her son's secure reality was unbearable.
🔳 And what would the wedding guests think after they had kindly given us expensive gifts?
She cried solidly for the next 2 years (well...thats what it felt like) whilst she tried to make sense of the mess and self imposed prison she had created.
But, as difficult as it was she got there.......with support, coaching and a healthy dollop of honesty.
She was able to navigate the chaos and completely change her life for the better.
She put her feelings first, and pursued what she really wanted to do in life instead of settling to pay the bills and have a couple of holidays a year.
That time in her life is the reason she does what she does today.
It is why she is so passionate about helping women to break out of their own self imposed prisons.
Millions of women (and men) stay in relationships that are less than fulfilling, and don't know how to change it.
They continue in a career that leaves them lukewarm at best.
Continually feel responsible for everyone and feel guilty that their best isn't good enough.
Berate themselves for not spending enough time with the kids, and for feeling constantly tired.
Mel is here to tell you......it doesn't need to be that way.
If she can change her life, anyone can.
Life is about joy.......not struggle or misplaced loyalty.
So what decision can you make today..... to change all of your tomorrows?

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Kylie Hanna is a single mum of two girls and helps women heal from the past, transform painful and toxic relationships patterns, and step into the wholeness of who they truly are”

Her super power is alchemising stagnant energies in the body that block alignment & heart-opening ✨ and reprogramming subconscious beliefs that lead to people-pleasing, poor boundaries and attracting and tolerating toxic relationships… using a range of modalities including ThetaHealing, breath work, meditation, and energy healing, combined with professional codependency counselling and coaching expertise.  

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Before her life fell apart she was the stereotypical corporate hustler - deep in her hyper-independent masculine energies, and trusting no-one and nothing. .

And 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 as a result 😵‍💫

Wounds from childhood domestic violence, narcissistic, emotional and verbal abuse - and from losing her boyfriend of 8 years to suicide at 26 - came back to haunt her perfectly-planned post-marriage fairytale.

Cue, a long and painful breakdown of what came to be a very toxic situation - sending her into a spiral, young babies in tow. She managed to attract/recreate the violent, abusive, narcissistic/codependent and anxious/avoidant relationship dynamics that she had witnessed during childhood - despite PROMISING herself her marriage would be different.

But her unravelling was a catalyst for healing & finding her whole self. And from this journey, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗿𝗲🌹programme was born.

The RSLR is an immersive journey of self-exploration, healing the past and early life attachment wounds, and rewiring faulty subconscious beliefs, to transform unhealthy patterns and change women’s point of attraction. Enabling them to become more embodied in the wholeness of who they came here to be.

To enjoy Kylies free e-Book "Signs Your Relationships Is Toxic; & Steps To Take To Never Fall For Toxic Again" you can download here:

This podcast show was inspired from my own story about settling in life. Settling in relationships, career, friendships and more came to a head in November 2010.

A divinely orchestrated meeting with an acupuncturist, who told me I was deeply unhappy only 1 year after being married, left me in a spin and began my unravelling.

You see so many people settle in life whether that be their relationships, career or both, and quite frankly that makes for unhappy people living purposeless lives.

We all know deep down when something is off or not quite right. Its the doing something about it, thats the challenge.

This episode may give you the kick up the ass you need to start admitting to yourself how you feel. When you can do that, you can start to steer your life in a direction that is more authentically you.

Please reach out to me if you would like some help on where to start at mel@melclarkecoaching.com.

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Todays episode is a reminder on accepting our parts and emotions and taking full responsibility in our relationships having empathy and understanding for all.

• Embrace all aspects of yourself without labelling them: Accept all parts of yourself without judging them as right or wrong. Recognise that every aspect of you, even the challenging parts, contributes to your unique identity.

• Take responsibility in relationships for connection and love: Acknowledge your role in creating meaningful connections with others. Be willing to take 100% responsibility for your actions and words, and show empathy and understanding towards others.
• Let go of being right for connection and growth: Recognize that holding onto the need to be right can hinder connection and prevent personal growth. Be open to different perspectives and willing to learn from others.
• Develop a healthy relationship with emotions: Cultivate a healthy relationship with emotions such as sadness, grief, and anger. Learn to recognize and understand these emotions, and practice healthy ways to express and cope with them.

f you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Stephanie Cornelisse is a female embodiment mentor and empowers high achieving woman, who are stuck in their heads to move back into flow & ease and be more connected to their bodies.

Initially this journey started as self discovery having suffered sexual abuse as a child.

Stephanie has worked with different plant medicines and is an experienced Kambo practitioner. And more recently is delving into the science of the brain and how physics works with energy - what the connection is between it all.

Stephanie also has a deep love for indigenous wisdom in prophecies which has allowed her to understand so much more about life and what is actually happening at this current point in time.

She loves speaking into the feminine and masculine energetics because it is a vital part we are all missing when it comes to our evolution.

You can connect with and learn more about Stephanie at

For human beings that decide to take themselves on and embark on a personal and/or spiritual growth journey it can be a trying time for lots of reasons.

Very often in life we get pissed off with the people in our life when they continue to treat us as we were, perhaps even as a teenager, without them noticing the changes that have taken place within us.

However its not their fault. Most likely we have expected those people to just 'get it' 'get us' without taking the time to properly enrol them into who the new us is, and what the new us are wanting to achieve.

If we take the time to have those conversations it will pay off with dividends.

Another great way to improve your relationships is showing up with integrity and taking 100% responsibility.

We all tend to view relationships as 50/50, and if someone does or says something to upset us, we expect them to make the first move and apologise. When this doesn't happen we feel indignant, and the need to be right and justified often leads to strained relationships and uncomfortable conversations.

If we can take 100% responsibility (as long as we are protecting ourselves and don't have porous boundaries) and show up in conversations with the people in our life explaining why we have 'been an asshole' we can lower their defences and create a captive audience to the conversation.

You might think this sounds weird and counter intuitive especially if someone has upset us. However people usually upset us because they are upset about something themselves, and the merry go round continues where nobody talks, potentially for years.

If you can have that conversation taking 100% responsibility and showing up with integrity, the other very often will reciprocate and show up in the same way. Can you imagine the vulnerable space you just created which allowed for a completely different conversation, and a completely different result?

Life changing, and relationships getting back to where you want them, in a much more positive place.

Being happy has got to be worth more to you than being right.

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Guy and Ilan Ferdman are brothers originally born in Israel and emigrated to America as young boys.

They discovered personal growth from a young age in a bid to be the best versions of themselves. Guys journey started with depression whereas Ilan hated feeling like a loser. Always ambitious Ilan started his own financial mortgage business in his 20's with Guy though went bankrupt after the economic crisis of 2008.

Guy and Ilan went in different directions until 2011 when Guy found an online route to earn money through affiliate marketing and Ilan joined him. This business went onto generate 6 figures and through an event that Guy attended allowed destiny to play its part for their future. This event sowed the seeds for their own coaching business.

They hit the reset button and started all over again. Challenges aside they built their brand and business successfully.

Having spent $1 Million collectively on their own personal growth they had to acknowledge they still kept repeating old mistakes. It was through this awareness they realised there was a missing piece.

This awareness was spurred on when Guy went through severe heartbreak in 2017 and met his now wife. Their personal coach at the time introduced them to femininity as they were very masculine and the 'wife to be' introduced Guy to an energy worker who completely changed his life. This man introduced a level of healing to Guy that he had never experienced before.

Fast forward to 'pandemic time' the brothers decided to take a sabbatical for a month to rest and feel into any intuition or creativity that came up in terms of where they wanted the business wanted to grow. This is where their latest energy healing coaching vision and business was born.

So now the focus is on energy work (still with foundations of mindset work) to allow for the deep healing that humanity desperately needs. Traditional methods of therapy and mindset work simply allows the trauma and patterns to keep coming up and playing out time and time again.

They began to realise there is a world beneath the world that we know of with 5 senses. It's multi dimensional and the human body has a multitude of energy centres and body systems.

After they both went through their own energy healing and transformation they can now track and read energy in peoples systems. This allows them to feel whats happening in other peoples energetic bodies and nervous system's aswell as their own all the while promoting healing through co-regulation of each others nervous systems.

We all have this ability through awareness and practice and allows each individual to become aware of their own stuck and stagnant energy. This awareness within your body allows the body to naturally metabolise the stuck energy so the body can naturally and without effort release energy thats been stuck there for a lifetime or even past lifetimes.

In terms of mindset, the work tends to focus on why did mind respond in that way? And the stories that we all have around things that happened in our past. Our natural mind response might be to shut down or get angry. What we never think about is that this thing that happened when you were four, that you created a story around, is still dictating your life today as an adult. You are still responding from the child's perspective.

The mind is a protector and not a healer. The body heals and can self regulate but our mind stops that. Allowing those protectors to be there and thanking them for all they do, then frees the body to get on and do what it is naturally great at.

If you would like to reach out to Guy and Ilan you can find them at :

Todays episode has been a tough decision for me record as its a very vulnerable share and involves another human being.

Ultimately as a coach I know my story and share will not only help my own healing but will also help others who have been in similar situations, so here it is.

Having done a lot of personal development and healing and faced tough decisions that have allowed me to grow, becoming a victim of domestic abuse at the ripe old age of 48 was not in my roadmap. Especially when the person that created the abuse was a friend and musical partner of 25 years.

Aside from the deep hurt, betrayal, depression. grief and sadness I felt, it highlighted to me the personal healing I still needed to do for myself. It was clear my self love and worth is still not where it needs to be. If it was I wouldn't have put up with horrible behaviour and verbal abuse for so long.

It happened multiple times. I made excuses, I made allowances for the traumas he had suffered as a child and teenager. I had such a desire to be the person that could guide him to a place of more peace, that I overrode my own emotional needs to the detriment of his. I thought he wanted to heal, however it turns out he cannot or will not take responsibility for his actions and continues to play the victim and blame everyone else.

Putting others needs before my own is a pattern I run and was developed from a very young child when my own needs were not met. And we all have our own patterns. We all had times when our parents or care givers were not just not able to meet us energetically and emotionally. Its not their fault, they did the best they could with the knowledge and tools they had. I too would have not met my own sons needs when he was small, not on purpose, simply I did not know any better. Most humans do not know any better. We have never been taught and told the fundamentals of human beings really caring for each other and society constructs quite simply do not allow for it either.

If this episode helps just one person remove themselves from a negative or verbally abusive relationship then its worth recording and sharing.

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to live guilt free and find their purpose driven direction in life.

You can find Mel on her

Daniel Glyde runs his own coaching company called Positive Masculinity where he is passionate about helping men in mid life reclaim their lives, reduce stress and anxiety and live with more purpose.

Daniel wasn't always a coach and until fairly recently worked for the BBC in a 20 year career as a sports broadcaster, a job he really loved and was envied for, but no longer served him.

Like so many people 2020 was a year of change for Daniel, a year where he had time and space to reflect on his life. He realised he had been suffering with chronic anxiety for at least 10 years and had been masking it with drink, drugs and over working. So this needed to stop and with the help of some coaches and counselling Daniel realised his privileged job with the BBC was no longer serving his highest good.

Once Daniel was able to work on himself with mindfulness he made the choice to take voluntary redundancy, and with the help of a coach was able to release himself from the 20 year identity of being a BBC journalist. This was so freeing for him and then came a choice to live more sustainably off grid with a lot of land in a more peaceful and calm existence.

Daniel is now passionate about helping men who are suffering burnout, stress, anxiety and without purpose find their best selves. Over the last 20 years or so white straight men have felt vilified in society as a multi diverse society has been created. This has lead to much higher suicide rates and Daniel is on a mission to show how positive masculinity is a benefit to society as a whole.

If you would like to learn more about Daniel and want to connect with him you can find him at

Nigel Tinsdale was a financial services advisor and ran his own business for many years. That was until he started to fully understand how corrupt the financial system was and eventually he could no longer tolerate being in that profession.

On top of this Nigel has been very curious about all types of corruption over the last 20 years, and like the many millions of awakening souls on this planet is now struggling to be part of a system that is in fact still slavery.

Nigel wanted to share his vision on this podcast of the possibility of a world without money. You cannot worry about the how, and simply envision the beauty and benefits of what that world would look and feel like.

This will be a far reach for most people right now, but whats the harm in creating that vision for yourself. The more people that can see this the quicker it will happen allowing everyone a fairer and happier life.

If you would like to contact Nigel you can find him on

Choice or decision?

Whats the difference?

A choice is simply what you choose to do or be or have. I choose to be spiritual, why? because I choose to be spiritual. I choose to live in England, why? because I choose to live in England.

A decision is deciding between different things. I decided to eat the vanilla ice cream because I prefer it to chocolate. I decided to go to Italy because I prefer it to Greece.

Do you get the distinction?

In our bodies it's our mind that decides and our heart that chooses.

Those crazy things that feel like a 'Hell yes' which sometimes you carry through on ...but very often don't and let the logic of the mind influence you to decide to make the logical or safe decision.

This is also very like that gut feeling we get when faced with choices or life events. Every time you ignore your gut it's usually the wrong choice, as it became a decision in that moment.

And when you make a choice, it WILL take you closer to the alignment of who you truly are.

That alignment might seem negative to begin with whilst the old stuff that no longer serves you breaks away and that is as it should be and is perfect.

Test it next time and see how your body or heart feels when making your next choice :)

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to find their purpose driven direction in life, as well as living guilt free lives.

You can find Mel on her

Language is a funny old thing. Used in the right way it can be very uplifting and empowering, and used in the wrong way can be negative, stressful and disempowering.

In this episode I talk around changing certain phrases to something more positive and less aggressive, to change your own mindset, relationships and life in general.

1. The first one is 'I should....'Where are you saying 'I should...'  the most?

Eg. I should be further in my career, or I should have a husband by now, or I should have kids by now and it goes on.

How about replacing 'I should....' with 'I get to...' I

2 - Try replacing the word 'but' with 'and'

A classic example of this is 'I love you, but.... ' Using that one word completely negates the bit of the sentence that came before it and puts the other person on the defense. 

3 - And stop saying 'I have to...' and start saying 'I get too...'

Eg. Replace 'I have to go to work so I can pay the bills!' with 'I get to go to work so I can easily pay my bills!'

This immediately makes all the things we get to do, feel more positive and like we have a choice, rather than overwhelmed and having no time.

Have fun with this and try and watch yourself as if you are watching a character in a movie....when you catch yourself you can be aware of it and change it the next time

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, she is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to find their purpose driven direction in life, as well as living guilt free lives.

You can find Mel on her

Just a little ramble whilst signing off Season 4 , and 2022.

Reflecting on 2022, in terms of how it's been challenging for lots of people around the globe.

Also highlighting how some really positive things have happened as a result of a greater awareness and spirituality. Communities forming and helping each other, growing your own food, and drinking clean water, whilst showing kindness to each other.

Happy holidays to one and all, and heres to a much lighter and more positive 2023. 

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, the host of The Never Settle   podcast Mel is also a Life Purpose Coach & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to find their purpose driven direction in life, as well as living guilt free lives. 

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Jake is wise beyond his 23 years and in this episode talks about his journey so far.

Jake decided to not go the usual University route, due to some disappointments,  and instead went into an online marketing full time job after college.

Always an avid interest in TV, film and music this has influenced his journey to a point. And then applying for an apprecticeship with Google, which he'd forgotten about, saw him secure 1 of 17 places against 4500 other applicants. 

As amazing as this opportunity was for him, Lockdown played a detriment in both not being able to complete living in London, and suffering like millions of others in terms of working from home and suffering with anxiety. 

However he was offered a permanent job at Google, again another rarity from the apprenticeship stance, and moved into sales rather than marketing which ultimately did not suit his skills and passions. 

He left Google after 3 years with no other job lined up, because he needed to for his own sanity. After a few months of chilling and enjoying himself he asked me about completing the Ultimate Contribution Uncovered (UCU) pathway, because he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life.

I am an accredited UCU facilitator and this pathway is fantastic for people who have lost where they are in life, or have come out of chaos which has altered their direction, and they want to live their life with a sense of purpose and have a clear vision for their life that resonates for them and their heart. 

So Jake completed the pathway and loved it. In the middle of doing this a friend of Jakes from Google asked him to help out with some work he had taken on, which has since turned into a partnership and is producing an amazing opportunity for them both. He cannot comment anymore about it at this time as its too new. 

Stephen Doran is an entrepreneur, #1 Amazon  best-seller, and a highly successful life coach.  For over a  decade, Stephen has perfected, and shared his tools and techniques with  countless people around the world, through magazines, books, television  and live events.

Former firefighter Stephen Doran has proven his  physical and mental fortitude as one of ‘UK’s fittest 30 men and women’  on BBC 2’s ‘Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week’, by completing the most  brutal aspects of Special Force’s selection processes, including that of  British SAS, Russian Spetsnaz, Australian SAS, US Navy Seals, Israeli  Counter-Terrorism and Filipino Naval Special Operations Group. Being  both an athlete and expert, Stephen has achieved the highest level of  industry recognition possible by qualifying in Level 4 Strength and  Conditioning, putting him in the top tier of fitness professionals.

A coach to many high achievers, his career has  seen him touring Europe with Akon as his DJ’s peak performance coach and  as a coach to other successful artists, actors, and mega-successful  entrepreneurs. Stephen specialises in helping coachees achieve not only  ‘success’ as the world sees it but facilitating their personal growth  and guiding them on their journey to fulfillment, because as he says,  ‘victory in the absence of satisfaction is defeat.’

Author of #1  Amazon bestselling book, Burn the Bullshit, Stephen has empowered  thousands to remove their limiting beliefs and helped them towards the  life they deserve. He has trained countless delegates in the science of  Neuro-Linguistic Programming, since becoming a trainer 5 years ago,  providing training in both corporate settings and live training events.  Stephen has written many published articles in the field of psychology  and is an official blogger for Huffington Post and Key Person of  Influence.

Having  amassed his own, privately owned, multimillion-pound property  portfolio, Stephen is a key investor on Dave channel’s investment show  ‘The Money Pit’, a Dragon’s Den-style investment show. This allows him the opportunity to help others grow and uses his coaching and mentoring  skills to support others to reach their potential in business.

Stephen  sits on the board for several not-for-profit organisations, Young  Enterprise, World’s End Under Fives Centre and as Vice President of both  National Association of Personal Trainers and National Fitness awards  and regularly donates to charities such as Action Aid, Tearfund and Born  Free.

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Born into abject poverty to a  15-year-old mother Lair Torrent never saw true love and connection that stood  the test of time. Now in his personal life as well as in the lives of  the couples he works with Lair has created the thing he never knew  growing up.

Bar tending forever in New York to pay his way Lair originally started off his professional life as an actor, and it was his spirit that allowed him to see this was not authentically who he was. 

Bar tending did allow him to meet his future wife, and he just knew the moment he saw her, even though he was already in a relationship.

Lair is a leading Marriage and Family Therapist taking on couples therapy when most other therapists hated working with couples and is the author of the book “The Practice of Love. He is a psychotherapist, executive consultant, and speaker.

Blending  Eastern-based mindfulness practices and Western clinical models, Lair  has created a powerful approach to healing. He helps clients take  control of their lives.

Lair has been resourced/interviewed by NPR, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone for his expertise. He is in private practice and works remotely with clients worldwide

You can find out more about Lair as below:

Sharon is an exhuberant individual and certainly does not want to settle in her retirement.

She candidly refers to her childhood where sexual abuse happened, and she was glad that her father kept his hands of her.

This lead to her trying to stay invisible for lots of her childhood and as her younger adult self, although she refers to experiences where she certainly came out of herself and was the complete opposite to that. 

When Sharon retired from Boeing in 2016, she soon started bouncing off the walls trying to figure out how to be productive. So she began putting the skills she’d used as a Behavioral Scientist at Boeing and developed a personal Essence Statement. 

This Essence Statement enabled her to fully live each day from her inner spark with a sense of purpose.

Without purpose in retirement it can lead to depression, suicide, alcoholism and boredom.

Sharon then went on to create podcasts, workshops, speaking engagements, and coaching programs that empower retirees to discover their unique spark and potential to live a more engaged, fulfilling, and joy-filled life.

Sharon has also written a book called Fresh Courage in Retirement and wants to offer to senior people the opportunities to leave a legacy and use their untapped potential rather than just playing golf every day. 

Each person’s uniqueness is precious to Sharon, and as an inspirational guide, she loves helping retirees awaken their courage, explore options, and ignite their greatness.

Having a talent and not sharing it is a life lead unfulfilled.

You can check out Sharon on:

Kevin is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host  of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast  with more than 1,100 episodes and 650K+ listens in over 125 countries.

Kevin says 'some people find rock bottom... he found out that rock bottom had a basement'.

In his mid 20's... after lots of job hopping he had it all, a beautiful girlfriend, a high paying job, sports car,  dream body... but still ended up sitting on the edge of a bed debating suicide.

After his rock bottom moment he went all in on holistic self-improvement and was determined to overcome anxiety, depression and finally live the life he'd always dreamed of.

Now he co-hosts a podcast with former Never Settle Podcast guest Alan Lazarous, called the Next level University that impacts hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world. He's helped turned the podcast into a multi six-figure business, and has recorded well over 1,000 episodes.

Jordana Frankel is a Love  and Confidence coach who helps people heal from heartbreak by tapping into  the magic of archetypes to attract the love they deserve.

Jordana is a wonderful person who loves using singing and humming to heal and help with channeling. 

In this conversation she talks about her heartbreak, polyamourous relationships, and he upcoming wedding to her twin flame. 

Jordana guides her  soul-aligned clients through the shadow work needed to discover the  patterns and root fears that stand in the way of their ability to  receive epic love.

Her unique approach of integrating Jungian  archetypes allows clients to not only develop an awareness of their  projections, but also to embody their new, empowered identity by  teaching them to align with the perfect, whole aspect of those  archetypes.

Some of these archetypes include the Inner Child  & the Magical Child, the Warrior, Mother Earth, the Mother, the  Father, and the Creator.

Jordana blends Jungian depth psychology  with IFS-style part work to create a more spiritual approach to healing  the heart. She also uses vocal and sound healing to support her clients.

You can find out more about Jordana below:

Rob Dubin is a real inspiration, and the epitomy of being positve, happy and manifesting an amazing life. 

By his mid 20's Rob was an award winning filmmaker who owned his own  company and was well paid to travel the world camera in hand doing natural world work for numerous Fortune 500 companies. 

Rob has an amazing story of being lost in a winter blizzard in Colorado for 5 days and his wife and him were given up for dead. The search for them had been viral news worldwide so when they did  survive, the first call they received was from the President of the United  States. 

The frostbite Rob's wife incurred led the doctors to announce they would amputate both her feet and most of her fingers. Because Rob and his wife are so positive they refused to sign the papers for the surgery and focused instead on a full  recovery. 

Using many techniques from their studies with Tony Robbins they focused on creating first in their minds a very compelling future. It took a year to heal her feet, defying the doctors predictions. A year after that at age 42 Rob and his wife  turned the compelling future they had in their minds into reality. 

They sold their home, bought a sailboat and spent the next 17 years  sailing around the world studying human happiness and fulfillment. They shared their lives with both billionaires and barefoot villagers in 100  countries. The survival experience was their own personal Covid moment and their response of deciding to seek happiness parallels what so many in  the workplace are experiencing now. 

Today Rob teaches people a recipe for happiness. For individuals this translates to more fulfilling careers  and a happier home life and for corporations it stems resignations and  transforms workplaces resulting in increases in bottom lines.

The Great Resignation is without a doubt the biggest challenge facing leaders and managers today.

Rob's  very unique story grabs attention and thus allows his insights on  retention and employee happiness to create the transformation that makes  employees happy to stay on the job.

You can find out more about Rob below:

Alaura Lovelight is a real force of nature and ambitious recording artist, and after having this conversation I really wonder how she ever gets any sleep. 

An American R&B singer, songwriter and producer based out of New York City she has performed all over the US for over 100,000 people. Her newest music single "EROTICY" has been played over 1 million times on Tik Tok, is currently playing on over 25+ radio stations in the US and internationally including Germany, the U.K and Canada among others. She works alongside Grammy award winning producers and #1 Billboard selling  artists and has been featured as a guest on multiple different podcasts and radio shows.

As a writer she has been published on over 5  major websites including Thrive Global, Addicted2Success and Music  Matters with more than a collective 15 million monthly user reach.

She is also the CEO of Lovelight Sound Music, and creator of 'Unseen to Young Queen', a teen girls course to teach teens how singing songwriting  and performance enhances confidence, influences self love and builds  basic life skills,  as well as the creator of Make Music Make Money, a  course to teach musicians how to make a full or part-time income through  live music with no booking manager, no fancy equipment and no social  media following.

Alaura also touches on the darker side of the industry and makes sure she gives this information and confidence to other young girls in the industry.

You can find out more about Alaura on her :

So in this episode you can actually learn more about the host of The Never Settle Podcast, Mel Clarke.

A previous guest on the show, Dave Gold, reached out and wanted to interview me, which I thought was a great idea.

In this episode I talk about who I am and who I be. Dave loves authenticity and thats why he wanted to go this interview as he see's that in me. 

From a young age I have been an active listener for people, an empath with compassion for all, and a safe space for all to share with no judgement. I even say I would sit and listen to murderers and rapists, as everyone deserves to be heard, and we have no idea what those individuals have suffered in their own lives. 

The conversation focuses on this, and my personal life including how I came to the choice of ending my marriage, almost bankruptcy, why I ended up in a career in sales for over 20 years, the imposter syndrome, entrepreneurship and heartbreak.

In the second part of the interview my recent relationship breakdown is at the heart of the conversation, and how this relates to lots of people. My recent experience has allowed me to be even more compassionate for people and is allowing me to reach and support even more men and women who have suffered great heartbreak and trauma. 

If you yourself know that you are not happy in your relationship, this episode may just help you move forwards in what ever that looks like for you. If you have a deep knowing that it is not right and never will be, the hardest part is making the choice to leave, but trust me everything after that point is relief, freedom and more contentment. 

Cody Butler is one of lifes real gems. 

In this episode he shares all of his highs and lows and I was impressed with his honesty and vunerability.

From successful businesses that failed, to depression, alcoholism and drug addiction Cody leaves no stone unturned. 

He is the founder of Better Marriage, and the  creator of the "Marriage Recovery Process" teaching couples how to  repair intimacy, restore communication and rebuild their marriage.

He's also the author #1 Best Selling Author of “Cut The B.S - A No-Nonsense Guide To Happiness”.

He’s been featured on Fox, ABC, and NBC and has helped 1000's of couples to date.

Through "Better Marriage", Cody's helping couples develop the skills needed to succeed in marriage in today's "New Normal".

If you want to learn more about Cody you can find him at his

Personal development became important to Fletcher Ellingson when he was only in 10 years old in elementary school as he remembers a really influential speaker at his school talking about positivity, and had a sticker that he looked at every day 'Start your day with PMA expect something wonderful to happen'. This kick started Fletchers journey into wanting the best life for himself.

Fletcher started his entrepreneurship from a young age with a grass cutting business, as he got older and as he loves magic he busked when he was in college (including his family in the show), which then lead to being asked to do corporate gigs. 

He had a business that crashed and burned early days, which meant he was on food stamps, with a family of 5 and not being able to pay his mortgage. This didn't stop Fletcher though and he and a friend approached a local website firm and were given 3 months work unpaid to improve their business and sell websites on a statewide level. And guess what it worked, with this business still thriving today.

A pivotal moment for Flectcher was when he read Tony Robbins book 'Awaken the Giant Within'. He realised from that moment that we all the power within to change our lives, and thats what he did.

He also talks about The Rejection Experiment, which is basically approaching people or situations for something that you want, in the knowledge that you may well get rejected. This is a real empowerer and strengthens your inner resolve.

Fletcher Ellingson is now a speaker, coach, and founder of Ellingson Enterprises, a coaching and training company. Fletcher helps people  evolve their thinking in order to solve their biggest challenges around  time, money and people allowing them to powerfully fulfill their  mission.

In addition to over 25 years of speaking,  coaching, and performing for audiences across the United States, he and  his wife Amy, host a weekly television show during which they address  topics of health, wealth, and relationships. Having gone through losing a  business to building a multi-million dollar business and having worked  with a wide variety of organizations he is able to help shift a  company’s collective thinking. The result is the ability to expeditiously close operational and visionary gaps allowing new levels  of productivity and culture. 

Riley is the founder & CEO of The Sleep Consultant - an organization that helps CEOs,  entrepreneurs, and high performers transform their sleep to significantly boost their productivity and energy levels.

He started through his own health journey being diagnosed with chrons disease in his 20's when he was working as a financial trader, which was a dog eat dog world. After hours of research and doctors not giving him much hope, he discovered that sleep was the missing link that brought everything together. 

Since then he's been helping others unlock their own "biology code" and achieve  "Sleep Nirvana" by getting to the root cause of the issue rather than putting a plaster on symptoms.

You can find out more and reach out to Riley below:

Dave  Gold  is an attorney, author, entrepreneur,  transformational mentor and energy master who has spent his life in the  intersections of business spirituality, - and now, finally - love.

Dave built a massively successful law practice whilst living as a celibate in a cabin alongside his spiritual guru, Richard Rose.  Dave later sold his interest in the practice to devote himself full time to writing Rose's biography, 'After The Absolute'.

Since then Dave has founded and sold businesses, discovered a Love Unimaginable and helped countless empathic entrepreneurs and influences experience ease,  affluence significance by aligning them with both their deepest passions  and highest callings.

As well as helping people Dave is entrenched in his own unimaginable 8 year love story, something he never thought he would ever get to experience. 

It was a real pleasure meeting Dave and he is going to interview me, right here on this podcast in the coming months. 

Philip was a very shy child and such was an avid reader and strong student of playing chess. A family tradition allowed him to finally win his grandfathers chess set, when he finally beat his dad. 

He started his career working for IBM, becoming a European  technical specialist and then set up his first business in 1990, selling computer hardware,  networks, VoIP and consultancy. This business grew from start to £6.7m  in just four years, and was sold in 1996. Philip then established a  50:50 JV with accountancy firm BDO to delivery consultancy support to SME businesses and  to the UKGOV Small business service.

Philip went on to build and sell a further four companies, floating one on the UK OFEX stock market.

His long and wide experiences of restructuring and growing business now form the backbone of TAM UK which stands for Team Action Management and allows companies where disputes are heavy to resolve their issues from the ground up. Part of this work allows focus on the true Core Values and Vision and Mission for businesses which he knows are fundamental 

Additionally, Philip runs a UK wide charity called Investors in Community, and holds two Non-Executive Director positions which gives a fantastic platform to smaller and local charities to be seen and supported within their locality.

Philip was president of the Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce in 1996, a  Regional CBI Councillor and director of the TEC. He has written and  published three business books, the latest to encompass the work of  Albert Humphrey, (Originator and author of the SWOT analysis) called  Leading Constant Change (FT Publishing)

Philip has a keen interest in motorcycling and runs an international  online group for Directors on Motorbikes. He also follows an interest in  psychology and likes to renovate property.

If you want to know more about Mel Clarke, the host of The Never   Settle podcast Mel is also a Life Purpose, Relationship Coach   & Reiki Healer helping people come out of chaos to find their    purpose driven direction in life.

Morgana Rae is a 20-time international #1 best selling author and mentor coach, and she is regarded to be the world’s #1 authority on relationship with money. 

Morgana found that her financial results changed for the  better (to the tune of millions of dollars) when she changed her relationship dynamic with money from bad boyfriend (always skipping out  on me, telling me I'm not good enough) to swoon-worthy lover.   

So now she's on a mission to help other people transform their own  relationships with money from a monster of scarcity into a honey who  loves them.   She has now coached thousands of clients since her own shift and their results are  even more dramatic than her own. Her client Gabriela was 6 figures in  debt and from a penniless family in Peru when she hired her. Now she  heads "Latino Wall Street" and is happily married, living on a  beachfront property in Puerto Rico.

In her own personal life, her relationship with money allows her to travel the world, marrying her husband 100 times in 100 countries. (25 down, 75  to go.)

Her fun approach to what can be a scary  topic--money--has had her booked as an expert on The Wall Street Journal,  Yahoo Finance, FOX News, CNN, all the major television networks, Coast  to Coast Radio and hundreds more. 

Morgana’s fans call her the “Money  Goddess” because of the many documented stories of clients manifesting  5, 6, even 7 figures within hours of changing their relationship with  money. A pioneer in personal development for over 27 years, Morgana  writes, speaks, and coaches from a desire to empower idealistic  entrepreneurs, artists, healers, and humanitarians to have a big impact  in the world… and to heal the rift between heart, spirit, and money.

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Kelle was a great and lively guest, and I really enjoyed her energy, wisdom and humour. She has moved 39 times up to this point and calls herself a chameleon because of having to make new friends all the time and fit in as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

She opens up no holds barred about her tribulations growing up, including thinking about suicide. 

Kelle is a great combination of grounded, real-world  concepts balanced with woo woo energetics. If you want a business talk that is different than the standard fare without sounding outrageous,  Kelle is your girl. Think balanced  left and right hemisphere with a totally unique perspective and you've  just about nailed it.

Whether you're looking to do your own inner  work, work on improving your skills with your clients, or take your business to the next level, Kelle can help.

Kelle belongs to a team of highly trained shamans who have a deep knowledge base on a wide variety of topics relevant to those who are coaching and facilitating those on a spiritual path.

Kelle is a daring adventurer and cosmic “YES!” girl

• Shaman, Healer, Psychic, Channel, Medium, and Empath
• Life-Long Entrepreneur with many different types of businesses under my belt
• Hard-core spiritual seeker who has many times over given up everything in pursuit of my spiritual growth
• Connector, community builder, and networker
• Master Manifester – using the Law of Attraction to create my reality
• Singer/songwriter, poet, and writer.

If you want to reach out and find out more you can find Kelle as below:

Terry is an Executive and Career Coach and author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. 

Born to a very young mum, Terry also went to a new school pretty much every year due to the travelling her parents needed to do for work. 

Originally from the corporate world Terry now works with high-achieving business owners and  professionals who are "successful but not satisfied" to help them  increase the overlap between their professional success and personal  happiness.

Terry also host's her own podcast show called Marketing Mambo. It feature's marketers sharing their perspectives on their profession and their views on trends in the world of marketing.

Prior  to becoming a full-time coach and entrepreneur in 2017, she was a  long-time marketing executive with a large national bank. She's coached a  number of high-earning salespeople and in her career as a marketer she worked with salespeople throughout my entire career.

If you would like to know more about Terry you can find her on:

Tear jerker alert!

G. Scott Graham is an energetic author, a career and business coach in Boston, Massachusetts but has done a whole lot more with his life incluing being a firefighter, emergency medical support, personal trainer, ordained minister, toastmaster, sports nutritionist and much more.

Scott is driven to help clients follow their “true azimuth,” which is  different from “true north.” It means to identify the true focus of your life — something that speaks individually to you.  It means recognizing the forces that push our lives off course and  adjusting to them so you get where you want to go. It means that when you are 90 years old and you look back on your life you have a sense of  pride, accomplishment, and meaning — with no regrets.

Scott is a lovely guy and speaks openly about the tragedy of losing his husband of 31 years to a horrendous car accident, grief, and how he went through a long legal process to change his name to reflect his husbands.

He is an avid insatiable learner and has done two degrees over seven years as well as written several books.

You can find more about Scott at his:

Laura Martin is the founder of the Healing to Happy Brand. She is known for her unique approach to gut health and mental wellness..⁣.⁣

After  battling her way through trauma, the loss of her mum and addictions she found herself  with a surplus of health issues such as IBS, hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalances, and skin issues. On further investigation she was offered restrictive diets, medications, and a lot of "we  don't know what's wrong with you". This is when she dove into nutrition to begin healing from the inside out in 2016, but that didn't resolve  the IBS issues, so she followed up her studies by specializing in gut  health... which still didn't solve the whole problem, so she found her  way into trauma support specialist.

It was a journey of evolution and growth.

Still,  since the creation of Healing to Happy in 2017, Laura has gone to help  hundreds of women around the globe heal their trauma, resolve their health issues, and RISE into the women they are meant to become. By  understanding that her illnesses were just symptoms and taking the proper steps in the appropriate order at the right time, Laura's shift is a testament to her work and teachings that now serve women all around the globe!⁣

⁣Her revolutionary teachings are taking  the world by storm. With helping women reclaim their bodies and find  their way back to safety, her revitalized approach to the nervous system  world has left many intrigued and magnetized.⁣

She  celebrates her clients who relieve their IBS and find safety to heal anxiety and release trauma after years of struggling. Still, beyond that, she celebrates their lives, their newfound power, their embodiment  and confidence, their womanhood. ⁣

She will make you feel, help you evolve, and inspire you to soar. 

Laura also shares her intuition and messages she received which lead her to the amazing relationship she now has, which is a fascinating insight.

You can find out more on 

It was a real pleasure chatting with entrepreneur Vaughn Granger and discussing what it takes to be successful in business, sales and leadership thru real-life experiences and results.

He married his childhood sweetheart right from college and now has 3 children. He is a second generation haberdasher which is bespoke clothing, a seven-figure business owner, serial  entrepreneur and men’s performance coach on a mission to help  individuals reach new heights in their professional and personal lives.  

Nothing excites Vaughn more than watching people pursue their own unique versions of success instead of settling for mediocre. 

He developed the  GAME method as a framework for addressing- and optimizing- all the key areas of our lives simultaneously so that we can ultimately show up in  the world as our absolute best selves.

You can find Vaughn at 

Paje Rey is a coach, mentor, and online entrepreneur. She  was born and raised in Manila, Philippines and migrated to Canada at  the age of 16, and married young for her culture at the age of 21. 

Paje and her husband really struggled in the early days in terms of income, even to buy groceries. That first year was hard and she felt like wanting out of the marriage as the lack of money created exhaustion and guilt, and her job was not fulfilling her in anyway. 

Throughout her life in Canada, she received so many enquiries from friends and acquaintances in the Philippines asking for  help to migrate abroad. They expressed their desires to attain better standards of living and she quickly realized the cultural belief that success was only attainable abroad. 

She started observing and recognized  that it really doesn’t matter where you are: Some Filipinos work multiple jobs, live paycheck to paycheck and in piles of debt despite living abroad, while some filipinos thrive whether they reside in the Motherland or migrated overseas. What sets blessed Filipinos apart from  those who are struggling is not their place of residency but whether or  not they have mastered the Success Mindset.

Soon thereafter, Paje and her family experienced a breakthrough that drastically changed their lives. Within six months, they went from struggling to free—from renting a small bedroom in a friend's house to  living in their own apartment, debt-free. Investing in a mentor was quite an ask but she did it anyway and it massively changed her life and perspective. 

His advice took her from the urge to thinking she needed to earn six figures to simply covering her basic living expenses with passive income. And although she initially thought that to be $2500 per month, her starting point was $600 to cover her mortgage. Once the mortgage is paid automatically people become less desparate and have more money to invest elsewhere.

This inspired her to host an online show called Christian Entrepreneur Movement which jump started her coaching career.

Her early years in the coaching industry allowed her to mentor non-filipinos and it further validated that race or background has nothing to do with the quality of life you live.

She is committed to making her life a living example and to serve as a mentor to driven and ambitious individuals so they can master the success mindset and be blessed in every area of their life.

A big advocate of the wealth triangle she advises using your high income skill, something you can offer to people and get paid a high amount of money. She went from $13 per hour to $325 per hour with her first coaching client. The next step is make your business scaleable and create a system through courses, webinars etc. And the 3rd step is to start investing your extra income in other areas like crypto, stocks, gold etc. 

If you want to find out more about or connect with Paje you can go to: