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Folks, This is another 1% Better short (what was an episode of The 864) with the world famous Podcaster & Coach John Lee Dumas. It's a short one but full of interesting lessons from JLDs journey so far. The show notes from the original post last year are below. I hope you enjoy! John Lee Dumas is the Founder and Host of EOFire, a top-ranked, daily podcast featuring interviews with today's most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs. John & EOFire have been featured in Forbes, TIME and Inc. Magazine.During the show, we touch on:Releasing Shows 7 Days a WeekCommon Traits for Entrepreneurs – Focus!!Follow one course until they get the success - Cut out all the fat!Dealing with Negative Feedback with EmpathyPublishing monthly earnings from his businessSharing mistakes and successes from the financial reportsKnowing when to shut down initiatives and have the courage to do it!Stand out guests that John’s learned from!Damian John – The power of broke – how to learn to hustleComplacency – how to deal with tha

Casey Lynn Hancock is a self-taught artist and has exploded on to the scene in the last 2 years with her very unique paintings and distinctive style. I noticed her work through social media, connected and was delighted when she agreed to come onto the show to talk about her career, her passion, focus, style and her backstory. Casey was in the military for a number of years in the US air force and only decided to pursue a career as a full-time artist. Summary of the discussion:•Growing up – always having a passion for drawing, mainly of animals. •Originally being bad at drawing animals•Having an innate passion for drawing from her earliest memories•Being a perfectionist from her youth•Not having art, creativity or design in the family •Despite having a passion and an eagerness to moving into this world early on, her father was very against it as artist don’t make any money! •Instead of art school, Casey joined the military and Lessons learned and principals take from the army – discipline, preparation, profess

The article and episode I did on productivity a couple of years back got some great feedback. But always felt like there was more to cover. This is part 2! Listen and/or read the full post (link below to the written version). Please like,share, comment! Productivity Deep Dive - See blog post for full written version of this https://robofthegreen.ie/2019/09/03/productivity-part-2-on-purpose-with-purpose

Steve Timothy is a comedian, online sensation, soon to be Author, Rapper, Satirist, and other titles. He calls himself a chancer and professional Tom-fool. Whatever you want to call him, he’s making a mark. We connected a couple of weeks back, shortly after his sell out show in Cork, to talk about his career, struggles with anxiety, dealing with trolls, disability, love for Everton Football Club, creativity, business, Conor McGregor, and of course the character he and his partner, Sinead, are best known for, Farmer Michael and Kathleen! The Summary of our conversation includes: •Everton FC & support from the team players and raising the status of Everton in Ireland •Social media following•The realisation of selling out shows •Preparing content and dealing with fears and pre-show nerves •Goodwill from random people and begrudgery from Irish•Dealing with online Tolls & Death Threats•Authentically talking about life struggles and dealing with anxiety •Mental Health Struggles - Sharing this, Making it Nor

All,This is another episode of the 864 from last year that I'm now releasing on the 1% Better channel. It's a big name and a great chat.In this episode, I talk with Rosanna Arquette. If you want to find out about her relationship with Madonna or other standard movie questions from her acting career, this is probably not the interview for you!The 864 aims to understand a little bit more about the person, what they value, how they have been successful, deal with life challenges and other obstacles that get in the way and we stayed close to these topics in this conversation with Rosanna.What I did totally not stay true to was the 864 seconds duration piece. It’s more like the 1500 second podcast but it’s not every day I get to chat with Rosanna Arquette and the good stuff kept coming so I wasn’t going to break the flow! Check out the high-level summary of the conversation below along with some book recommendations and links the 1% Better podcast, Newsletter and more. Quid Pro Quo Alert:Finally, thank you for che

Eoghan Quinn came to my attention a couple of months back. For a couple of reasons. 1)He gained nationwide news coverage as he was attempting to kite surf from France to Ireland (227 miles or 295 nautical miles)2)Like me, he’s a type 1 diabetic and is keen to show the disease can be an enabler, not a disabler. I was delighted to get him onto the podcast to talk about both in detail and a whole lot beside. As you’ll hear, Eoghan is a very focused and motivated guy, keen to keep healthy, fit, not be held back by Type 1 diabetes and even more driven to inspire other Type 1 diabetics to do more and not be held back by limiting beliefsTopics covered:•One of his first memories as he was Diagnosed at the age of 4 and managing the disease ever since •Remembering the panic in his mother’s eyes knowing they were going into a whole new world•No history of type diabetes in the family •Becoming a Coeliac at the age of 5 which added to the complexity •Recalling his first diabetic testing kit •Having a great doctor that sup

Michael Houghton is an Entrepreneur & Investor, originally from New Zealand and now living in Ireland. He is on a mission to become financially independent. Like many, he has grown tired of selling his time for money so started to look into ways at which he could work less, but still earn as much and enjoy more free time with his family. After spending a lot of time planning how, he started to execute on his strategy and in 2018 he was able to cut down from full time to part time work as a freelance developer. This was his first step towards freeing up my time and seeing a lifestyle change as a result of his decision to chase financial freedom. Since then he’s been continuing to work towards this goal and earlier this year set up his website – playingwithfire.ie where he transparently shares his investment portfolio and how much progress he is making. Michael also has started sharing his learnings and advice through his podcast and blog posts. All available from his site hereHis ultimate goal is to build

Nicole Ryan is a Business Founder at IGNITE, Managing Director of Alex's Adventure - The drug education program that's built around you.Every episode of 1% Better tells a story. This week’s episode is that of Nicole Ryan’s story.It began in Jan 2016 when my only brother Alex went to a house party in the Greenmount area, Cork City and took a synthetic substance believing it to be a less potent drug called 2-CP. Alex had thought he had done his research on the substance he was trying. He was 18 years of age and had a lot of plans for his future. Alex ended up taking a huge dose of the lethal drug known as Nbomb which resulted in him being brought to Cork University Hospital where Alex never regained consciousness and subsequently 4 days later sadly passed away after being pronounced brain-dead.Alex changed the lives of 4 people by donating 2 of his kidneys, his liver and his heart but Alex’s story did not end here. Nicole wanted what happened to my family to never need to happen to another so needlessly again s

1% Better – The 864 Rebooted! I’m bring the 864 back but on 1% Better! All is explained in the Intro which I suggest you check out. Here is details of the episode with Isa NacewaWe're continuing the sporting theme (last episode with Irish International Football John Egan), but shifting code to Rugby this time. I'm delighted to be able to share this podcast with the Leinster legend Isa Nacewa.Isa joined Leinster in 2008 and, over the next decade, in two stints with the province, won four Champions Cups, the Challenge Cup and 3 Pro-14 titles. He has been called greatest import to Irish Rugby if not European. He’s been not only immensely successful at winning trophies, he’s humility, lack of ego, and selflessness also very much stand out in the legacy he’s created in the game.I talked with Isa couple of weeks back when in Ireland just for a few days during which time there was a testimonial dinner in his honour. It was a flying visit, but he still managed to squeeze in time for an early morning chat for the podc

Amy has amazing capacities with bodies and is a trained Massage Therapist, Thai Yoga Vedic Bodyworker, Dance facilitator and movement coach for adults and kids. She loves all forms of movement and have created her own specialty movement classes called ''Shine Movements''. For a full summary of the episode and how to connect in with Amy, go to the episode page on https://robofthegreen.ie/episodes/amyshine-ep119Thanks for listening!

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy is an award winning editor and co-presenter of Cork’s leading daily talk show, the 96fm Opinion Line.She appears regularly on RTE Today and has featured as a regular guest on Newstalk Breakfast, Tonight with Vincent Browne and RTE Morning Edition.She has hosted corporate events for IBEC, Ulster Bank, the Insurance Institute of Ireland, Network Ireland and the Tax Institute of Ireland, and in the charity and community sector has worked with Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, the Simon Communities of Ireland and the Mercy Hospital FoundationI was looking forward to sitting down with Deirdre and dig into how she prepares for interviews, understand how she deals with nerves, what her core values are and how she stays motivated. She didn’t disappoint in this hour-long conversation. For a full brief summary of the topics covered, see below. I’ve also included book recommendations and links to Deirdre on Social as well as her website.Enjoy this one & please do help me get it out to a wider audie

Brock Lewin is the found of very successful Coffee Roasting Business Badger & Dodo. Since his first shot of coffee in 1993, he’s been involved one or another in this business. He set up Badger & Dodo in July 2008 in his in-law’s farm in Fermoy, Co. Cork and since then he’s been building up the business and brand across Ireland and beyond. I’ve been very interested in the coffee explosion in Ireland over the last few years so was really looking forward to chatting with Brock about his learnings and experience in this world and having the chance to deep dive into Coffee, Business, Entrepreneurship, lessons learned, and lots more that might make for interesting listening. Just whet your appetite, some of the topics we dive into include:•The history of coffee in Australia from post-world war 2 Italians bring it in! •Coffee evolving over the 50 years up to the 1990s•A flat white, a short white, and more! •1st, 2nd and 3rd wave coffee•Learning the roasting process•Taking the leap of faith and setting up a c

William Pullen is a psychotherapist and lives in London and developed a specific type of psychotherapy which is a fusion of running and psychotherapy. I connected with William after seeing his TEDx talk earlier this year and wanted to learn more about how this can help you get more than 1% Better.Using Integrative Psychotherapy, William aims to facilitate wholeness between the feeling, behavioural, cognitive, and physiological levels of functioning – in other words the whole person. This is done in part through looking at aspects of the self that you may be unaware of and making them conscious. A full summary of our broad ranging conversation includes:•William hitting a low point in his career working in TV and Advertising •Feeling disconnected in this world that was superficial •The Fast life style was too much and it led to a meltdown•Depression and sitting at home turning 40! •Starting out running and taking incremental movement•Ambitions early in life – always wanting to work with young people •A nicer ki

Murray Newlands is a very interesting guy. The Huffington Post has listed him as one of the “Top 10 People to Know in the Silicon Valley” and the "British Marketing Guru".He’s a marketing powerhouse, an entrepreneur, investor, business ddviser and Speaker. As we talked I quickly realized he had serious focus, and an ability to set and achieve goals. Without looking too far ahead. He’s demonstrated over his career so far a real ability to deliver against his big goals, and learn along the way. Anyone that creates over 1000 blog posts in 2 years must have huge determination, a work ethic and self-belief. Murray was a great fit for the podcast as he lives incremental improvement and has so many valuable stories and lessons taken from them to share in this conversation. His latest focus has been with Turing, an elite placement company for engineers. As their Chief of Strategy & Partnerships officer, he is disrupting "the future of work" and the way companies hire remote workers and tap into global resources.

I’m really interested in learning more about sleep, so I did some searching and it turns out we have a world-renowned sleep expert here in Ireland. In Dublin in Fact. He’s name is Motty Varghese. He’s a senior Respiratory and Sleep Physiologist in St James's Hospital, Dublin since 2003.We learn about Motty and how he got into this area and then I think I asked him everything I could think of about sleep. You will be way more than 1% Better informed on Sleep after this. Summary of what we covered:•Where the passion and desire in the field of sleep •Graduation as a respiratory and sleep physiologist & technologies •Doing sleep studies for about 45millions people in India •Working in Middle east and then moved to St. James in Dublin•15 Years working St. James. •Sleep Diagnostics and sleep problems•Sleep Apnoea and Insomnia as the two main issues•And then started to specialise in Behaviour sleep medicine •Always had an interest in sleep medicine but not much in the area initially when he was growing up •Cogni

Charlotte is as survivor. As a survivor of alcoholism, sexual assault, rape, self-harm and a constant chain of trauma and mental illness. She tells her story and share my experiences with the world. We talk about suicide, depression, hope, and a desire to help others by sharing her own stories, experiences and idea.Her goal “If I can save a life, or just make someone feel less alone, then I’m achieving my dreams.”Her main topics of writing are mental health, depression, anxiety, and suicide. With the aim to raise awareness as well as end the stigma.If you face your own demons, challenges or know someone close to you that is facing a hard time or feels like – they might find this very valuable and worth checking it out! Summary of our conversation can be found on the episode page on www.robofthegreen.ie

This solo show is all about Confidence. The full blog post is available on the site - link herehttp://robofthegreen.ie/2019/05/27/confidence-uncoveredThanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please do consider sharing it! Best,Rob

Hugh O’Donovan is a Coaching Psychologist, Lecturer, & Author of the excellent book ‘Mindful Walking’. He also been an Entrepreneur and was a member of the Irish Army for 23 years. During this episode, Hugh reflects on many of the stand out moments in his career and shares very valuable insights and practical tips that you could use to become a better version of yourself. For me, some of the key takeaways here touch on discipline, developing awareness, giving yourself a choice, mental well-being and the idea of flourishing! I would recommend you take out a pen and paper for this one. Thanks for your ongoing support and listening. Hope you’re enjoying this as much as I’m enjoying sharing it. A summary of topics covered: •Improving Performance & Mood•The value of Acts of Random Kindness•Mindfulness and the evidence behind how it’s working•Experimenting in Mindfulness•The physical benefits of movement •Learning the skills of focusing attention •The curious thing about walking and how a natural mindfulne

The Greg Herman Brand first began in 1995/96 and over the years, this has taken on many different versions and evolutions. Greg was living in LA and then moved to Cambridge in the UK. It was here when fashion really started to connect with Greg. Around this time, Greg’s sister was struck down with Cancer and this had a huge impact on him. He realized that he wanted to carve out his own legacy and figure out what he wanted for himself. This made him take a step back and review the situation.During the discussion, Greg shared very openly about his life, growing up, challenges, up’s, down’s and everything in between.Full detailed show notes on the episode page on www.robofthegreen.ie

Rana Gujral is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor and the CEO of Behavioral Signals, an enterprise software company that delivers a robust and fast evolving emotion AI engine that introduces emotional intelligence into speech recognition technology. Full Details on www.robofthegreen.ie/episodes