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PODCAST #73 - 'I trusted My own Intuition & Quit My job', says Chérine Kurdi, Transformation Coach & lifestyle Entrepreneur (Abu Dhabi, UAE.) (Part 1)

1/3/2016

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When you think about taking the plunge to entrepreneurship, what are the thoughts that come into your head? Obviously there is a lot of success, passion and positivity, but behind that there's also 'the big fear'.  The fear of failure, getting out of your comfort zone, the doubt, the worry.  There is lots that starts to grow when - ​Read More & Listen
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PODCAST 46 - arancha Gayoso - Founder & Managing Partner for Milvidas.

10/8/2015

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'Park the Truck First'
by, Arancha Gayoso
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The Learning Curve Podcast - THE Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Nicholla had the opportunity to talk with Arancha Gayoso. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Milvidas, a Executive management training firm.  She is a negotiator adviser expert in body language, which is analysing people's feelings and thoughts in order to understand what is beneath the spoken word. This was a great, honest and open conversation with a lady who has brought together academia and emotional smartness to empower women around the world. Read More

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Podcast #E43 - Dee Ford - Dubai Based Entrepreneur & Author.  'To Want Success For Others, Is the Key To Your Own Success'

20/7/2015

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PictureDee Ford - Dubai Based Entrepreneur & Author
The Learning Curve Podcast - THE Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Nicholla sat down with Dee. The Author of the book, The Blue Campervan. She's also a qualified Hypnotherapist, trained in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or Tapping as it is also known, as well as Transactional Analysis.  I’m also qualified in many other complementary therapies. She's passionate about empowering people and uses her Hypnotherapy and Coaching skills to help wonderful people improve their self-confidence, success, motivation and self-esteem.  She also works with people who are experiencing anxiety, stress, depression and panic attacks.  Her intention is to help as many people as possible rediscover their zest for life! Read More & Listen

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bLOG POST: Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Mentor

25/6/2015

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This article is written by and contributed by Professional Writer Sarah Cannata.  Its first appeared in the Huffington Post in April 2015 and we thought it would be great share here too.  Mentoring or Coaching is something that I have embraced recently via a colleague and friend Caroline Domanska- Dredge, a Money Mind Set Coach.    Our story in brief, was that we had sold our house earlier in the year and my husband and I both felt we needed to build our relationship with money so that we could make better decisions about how to maximise our new windfall.  I have to say, I left our meeting feeling refreshed and with an agenda which seem pretty clear. So from the experience of Sarah and my own we BOTH recommend you invest in your own coach for your entrepreneurial journey or in other areas you feel you need.  For this article we will focus on the Entrepreneur.  The floor is yours Sarah.....

Nicholla. :)
''I've got a confession to make. And I'm sure it's a confession many other entrepreneurs share with me (go on, admit it...).

I'm a complete control freak.

There, I said it.

Oh, and I like to think that I can do everything by myself from start to finish.

Before dedicating myself to building my own freelance writing business, my corporate career was plagued by my own obsession to have to control and do everything myself.

And while I was very successful, I was also incredibly stressed and not exactly the happiest person alive.

Now that I'm running my own show, I have a choice:

Choice 1: Continue on as a control freak and try to do everything myself. This could possibly lead to a breakdown at some point.

Choice 2: Accept that I don't have to do it all myself and allow others to help me on my entrepreneurial journey.

So far, just by surrounding myself with the right kind of people, I've learnt how much I can learn from others. And in particular, other women who have more life and business experience than I do.

Sometimes, opportunities come your way that are just too good to pass up.

So when women leadership mentor Anoushka Gungadin offered to work with me to help teach me how to run my business properly, I jumped at the chance.

One session in and Anoushka's guidance has already made a massive difference as to how I'm tackling my major goal at the moment: Publishing a kid's book.

I won't lie -- It's confronting to work with a leadership coach initially. The first thing Anoushka got me to do was to fill out a form rating myself on a number of topics.

While it wasn't hard for me to complete the questions that related to my career, it was really confronting to honestly rate myself in areas such as health, peace, fulfillment, fun... The personal stuff!

If you're anything like me, as an entrepreneur, 99 per cent of your time is now dedicated to achieving your goals. Work/life balance isn't really a factor anymore because I legitimately love what I do.

The great thing about working with Anoushka is that she asks me the hard questions.

The kind of things I might not stop to contemplate such as:

What are three things I'm tolerating or putting up with in my life?

Better still, she helps me to focus on one thing at a time as opposed to trying to do everything at once and spreading myself too thinly.

As they say, creative minds are rarely tidy.

Best of all, it's very reassuring to know that I'm not alone in what I'm doing. I've written a lot about being both excited and scared about the road ahead. And it all still applies as I tap away at my laptop now.

Deep down inside, I can feel a certain calmness where there probably should be a lot of stress.

I dream of the day I go to pick up a book off the bookshelf, turn it around and see my name on the cover. I can't think of a better moment as a writer.

I'm sure there will be failure, setbacks and so on, but that's all part of the ride.
And as long as I continue to surround myself with people such as Anoushka, I can't really go wrong.

If you are an entrepreneur and you don't have anyone guiding you and holding your hand, you could already be taking your first step in the wrong direction.

Be brave - It's okay to let go and allow others to help you.

Consider this line from the great T.S. Eliot: Do I dare disturb the universe?  I do - How about you?''

If want to contact any of these ladies then please contact Sarah via her website www.sarahcannata.com.au and Caroline via her Website www.moneymindsetcoaching.co.uk
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Great!  This is How I get paid what I am worth.

17/3/2015

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Do you worry if you are getting paid what you worth?  Do you understand why it could possibly be like that?  Do you know how to overcome this issue? Annemarie Cross, Money, Marketing and Mindset Business Coach can help. Annemarie has figured out the formula to get paid what we are worth.  You have to listen to this.  Stop Self sabotaging yourself and get a pen and paper because this was an eye opening podcast this was.  Lots of 'Take aways' from this one, with a lot of head bobbing as I could see what Annemarie was saying.  I have more clarity now about a few areas I need to change in my life and in my work.  Who knew, a money mindset could impact us so profoundly!  Even if you don't have clients and you 'self sabotage' yourself when it comes to your relationship to money this episode will help.  Its AWESOME!!! Listen Now

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