Chet Sandhu is a former international drug smuggler, author, renowned podcast guest and founder of Alpha CBD+ In November 1999 he was arrested at gunpoint in Alicante Airport and subsequently charged with smuggling the largest haul of black market steroids in Spanish history, valued at more than half a million dollars. Sentenced to four and a half years in prison, his book ‘From King of Karachi to Lockdown in the Costa Del Crime’ chronicles his life and drug smuggling operation, and tells the story of how he rose to the top of the hierarchy inside Fontcalent, one of Europe's toughest prisons, famed for its brutal conditions and high-profile inmates. Today he spends his time growing his company Alpha CBD+, one of the newest and fastest growing independent retailers of premium cannabidiol products. His ultimate aim is to provide the UK and European market with the best quality CBD products at the most competitive prices. Now committed to making a positive difference, he’s given emotional and financial support to orphans, people in poverty and the homeless, he’s carer to four snakes, two Argentine tegu and two tortoises, and his podcast episodes with past Inspired Edinburgh guests James English and Shaun Attwood have been seen nearly a million times.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 03:50 How have things changed since Chet’s first podcast with James English? 06:30 How can Chet convince others he has changed? 07:00 Chet on his popularity 09:00 The interest in true crime today 10:40 What is it like in prison? 15:10 Chet on his early life 18:50 Chet growing up 25:30 How much has Chet healed from the trauma of his early life? 28:20 Chet on his relationship with his parents 30:20 Chet on thinking about the past and his future outlook 31:50 Chet’s early aspirations 33:00 Chet on strict parenting 34:30 Chet on Sikh culture 36:30 Chet on the caste system and being a Jat 42:00 Chet on Indian laws 45:30 Would Chet live in India? 45:50 Chet and the chip shop incident 48:00 Chet on his first crime 49:10 Did Chet think he would get caught for smuggling steroids? 50:20 What did he think would happen if he got caught? 51:10 Getting caught and the aftermath 52:20 When did Chet first take steroids? 53:30 Chet on his steroid cycles 54:20 How did Chet feel on steroids? 55:00 How did Chet manage the aggression/energy? 56:40 The classification of steroids 58:40 Chet’s training and diet 1:05:10 Dealing with confrontation and street fighting 1:07:40 How does Chet think others perceive him? 1:09:10 How did Alpha CBD+ come about? 1:12:20 The potential benefits of CBD oil 1:14:30 Chet’s thoughts on ‘Alpha’ 1:15:30 Chet’s pets 1:18:30 Chet’s thoughts on zoos 1:21:10 Chet’s thoughts on death and God 1:23:10 How has Chet evolved throughout his life? 1:24:50 Chet’s caring side 1:25:30 Being happier in jail 1:27:20 Chet on purpose 1:30:00 Chet on his legacy 1:31:50 Chet on success 1:33:10 Why Chet helps other children 1:35:50 Best piece of advice 1:38:50 Dealing with haters 1:39:50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:45:00 Changing the world   You can find Chet at: https://alphacbd.eu/ https://www.instagram.com/alphacbd.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/chet.sandhu   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

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EP89: Chet Sandhu - Becoming Alpha

Dr David Hamilton is a bestselling author, international speaker, award winning columnist and educator. With a PhD in organic chemistry and background in the pharmaceutical industry, he became inspired by the placebo effect and left to write books and teach people how to harness their mind and emotions to improve their health. He’s since written 10 books including, ‘The Little Book of Kindness’, ‘How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body’, ‘I Heart Me’ and the Amazon bestseller, ‘The Five Side Effects of Kindness’.  In addition to writing a regular blog on his website and blogs for the US Huffington Post, he is the ‘Kindness Tsar’ for Psychologies Magazine; monthly columnist for Soul & Spirit Magazine and in 2016, he was voted ‘Best writer’ by readers of Kindred Spirit Magazine. As well as appearances on the likes of Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’, in the UK, and ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ in the US, he starred in the award-winning documentary 'HEAL - A film about the power of the mind' featuring some of the world's most highly regarded scientists and spiritual teachers. Today he acts as an advocate for kindness and works passionately to help inspire a kinder world.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:30 David’s early life 03:20 David’s career aspirations 06:00 David on doing his Phd 07:40 Working in the pharmaceutical industry 08:30 David’s views on the pharmaceutical industry 12:00 David on the placebo effect 13:40 Did David plan to focus his efforts purely on the placebo effect? 16:00 David’s early books 18:00 How does David come up with the content for his books and blogs? 19:30 How much time does David spend researching? 21:30 Destiny vs free will 25:30 Does David think some people have difficult lives for a reason (as in the soul’s journey)? 28:30 Does David think science will ever be able to prove this? 30:00 How did kindness become part of David’s work? 32:50 Why does David focus on kindness even though he knows it is a less popular topic? 35:30 Why does David think books on kindness are less popular? 39:50 Why does David think people aren’t kinder to themselves and others? 44:00 What does David need to do in order to be the best version of himself? 46:00 How does David know when he’s out of alignment? 55:30 How did David find out his dog Oscar had bone cancer? 58:30 The experience of Oscar passing over 1:01:00 What does David think happens when we pass? 1:03:30 How did David find out he was going to be part of the Netflix documentary Heal? 1:05:00 David speaks about his Personal Development Club 1:07:00 David’s goals for his Personal Development Club 1:09:00 David’s future plans 1:10:30 David’s revelations through maths 1:12:50 Science and spirituality 1:15:30 Division in society, politics and the media 1:20:00 David on his spiritual practices 1:22:40 David on his purpose 1:30:20 David on his legacy 1:31:10 How does David define success? 1:33:50 Best piece of advice 1:34:10 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:35:10 Does David believe in the idea of a multiverse? 1:36:30 Changing the world   You can find David at: https://drdavidhamilton.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DavidRHamiltonPhD/ https://twitter.com/DrDRHamilton https://www.instagram.com/davidrhamiltonphd https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-r-hamilton-7169b1/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP88: Dr David Hamilton - Using Science To Inspire

James W. Jesso is a Canadian-born author, public speaker, educator, storyteller, podcast host and psychonaut. His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the psychedelic experience into a higher quality of life, for both the individual and society. Since 2011 he’s delivered more than one hundred public speaking events spanning across eleven different countries. His two books, 'Decomposing The Shadow' and 'The True Light Of Darkness', present a model for working with the ‘magic’ psilocybin mushroom as an ally in personal transformation and developing psycho-spiritual maturity. His articles, essays, interviews and lectures go far beyond just the psychedelic experience covering topics such as psychology, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, sexuality, nutrition and brain health. His ‘Adventures Through The Mind’ podcast and youtube channel, is an effort to contribute to the psychedelic culture at large. Featuring interviews with luminaries in science, art, and culture across a range of disciplines, this platform expands his work into a more broad exploration of progressive social developments, and the potential role psychedelics might play within them.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:20 James’ early life 03:30 James on what he was like as a child 05:50 Processing early childhood experiences 09:50 James on his aspirations 12:20 When did things in James’ life begin to change? 21:30 How would James describe a psychedelic experience to someone that’s never had one? 22:00 James’ most positive experience 24:40 How was James perceiving reality before vs after? 28:10 James on his worldview 29:05 The mainstream perception of psychedelics 36:00 In what way would the world be different if everyone had a psychedelic experience? 42:00 James’ thoughts on the term ‘God’ 43:50 Advice James would give to anyone looking to self-fund their work 47:20 James on his purpose 50:20 James’ thoughts on death 54:50 James on the meaning of life 58:30 James on his legacy 1:00:00 James’ vision for his brand 1:04:00 James on his Fox News interview 1:07:10 How does James define success? 1:09:30 Best piece of advice 1:10:20 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:10:50 Changing the world   You can find James at: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso https://twitter.com/jameswjesso https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast/

EP87: James W. Jesso - Adventures Through The Mind

Konstantin Kisin is multi-award winning comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a “behavioural agreement form” for a London university gig which prohibited jokes about religion, transphobia, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism as well as seven other 'isms' and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. A proud Russian-Brit, he is the current Jewish Comedian of the Year and has played at some of the UK's biggest comedy clubs, most recently performing his fantastic debut show 'Orwell That Ends Well' at the Edinburgh Fringe. He’s also the creator and co-host of 'TRIGGERnometry' an online video interview show creating honest conversations with fascinating people. To date they’ve produced over 60 interviews with economists, political experts, journalists and social media personalities with a diverse array of social and political attitudes. Described as 'an objective voice from the centre of the political spectrum' he’s appeared on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Tucker Carlson Tonight; he’s a regular contributor to BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 5 Live and LoveSport, and he’s written for publications including The Telegraph, The Spectator, Quillette, Daily Mail and Spiked. He’s also a regular host at Kil-ke-nomics, the best economics and comedy festival in the world.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.30 Konstantin’s early life 06.30 How Konstantin determines mastery 07.30 Why did Konstantin decide to pursue comedy? 10.50 Becoming international headlines 15.00 How was Konstantin perceived on the back of this? 18.00 Political correctness and not being to say what you think 21.20 Why are certain topics so emotionally charged? 26.10 How can people cultivate a more nuanced perspective? 28.30 Feminism the real world meaning 31.30 Challenging ones own beliefs 37.50 What does being a Centrist mean today 40.20 How did TRIGGERnometry come about? 45.50 The function of the mainstream media 50.30 Konstantin’s favourite TRIGGERnometry episode 51.20 His vision for the brand 53.00 Being offensive vs free speech 54.30 Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners 55.30 Political correctness is a manifestation of low self-esteem 58.10 Should anything be illegal to say? 1.02.30 People leveraging the mainstream media for personal gain 1.05.10 Konstantin on his purpose 1.07.20 What is the truth? 1.08.50 Konstantin on his legacy 1.12.00 How does Konstantin define success? 1.12.50 Quality of content vs subscribers/viewers 1.14.50 Best piece of advice 1.16.10 What failures are Konstantin planning for? 1.19.00 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.21.20 Becoming more open minded 1.24.00 Changing the world   You can find TRIGGERnometry at: https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7oPkqeHTwuOZ5CZ-R9f-6w https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry   You can find Konstantin at: https://www.facebook.com/Konstantin-Kisin-From-Russia-with-Laugh-1639658182921004/ https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP86: Konstantin Kisin - Political Correctness

Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave; a multi award-winning brand led creative agency based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, that makes brands bigger, bolder and stronger.  Launched in 2012, he left his previous job with a two week old baby and just £1,000 of personal savings in the bank. Fast-forward to the present day and MadeBrave has grown to a team of 30 plus people with a client roster including the likes of Tennents, Magners, First Group, Medtronic, Vango and IBM; and partnerships with Google Digital Garage, TEDxGlasgow, Kiltwalk and Scottish EDGE. In 2018, following the successful acquisition of Content Production Agency, Campfire, he established the BornOriginal Group, of which he’s CEO and Chairman. He also sits on the board of Park Circus, and TRC Media, he’s a Power of Youth Fellow, a Council Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, an Ambassador of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, and most recently he’s the Founder and Co-Host of ‘Just A Chat With’ - a video podcast talking brand and creativity with inspiring people who love and live it. His mission is to inspire creativity in everyone, believing that branding and marketing doesn't need to be confusing, and he wants to help others bring their best ideas to life.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Andrew’s early life 07.00 Andrew’s path into the creative industries 08.50 Andrew on his career vision and how it unfolded 15.20 Andrew on starting his own venture 21.00 How the name MadeBrave came about 25.00 Starting MadeBrave in 2012 as opposed to what it would be like now 27.00 Using social media and viral campaigns 31.10 Growing the business without funding 35.10 The growth and expansion of the brand 41.50 Andrew on the term ‘entrepreneur’ 43.10 Starting a podcast 47.40 The biggest lesson Andrew has learned from his podcast 49.00 The one person Andrew would most like to have on his show 50.40 Andrew on his favourite brand 52.20 How to make a brand bigger, bolder and stronger 53.50 Andrew on his purpose 55.30 Andrew on his legacy 57.30 The long term plans for MadeBrave 1.02.30 Andrew on his life goals 1.06.10 Changing Scottish business culture 1.08.50 Andrew on gaining press and media coverage 1.11.30 How does Andrew define success? 1.12.10 Best piece of advice 1.13.40 Andrew on imposter syndrome 1.14.30 Why are we here? 1.17.00 Andrew on VR and augmented reality 1.19.40 Andrew on meditation 1.21.20 The pressure to scale a business 1.22.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.25.20 Changing the world   You can find Andrew at: https://www.facebook.com/dobbieandrew/ https://twitter.com/dobbieandrew https://www.instagram.com/dobbieandrew https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdobbie   You can find MadeBrave at: https://madebrave.com/ https://www.facebook.com/madebrave https://twitter.com/MadeBrave https://www.instagram.com/madebrave https://www.linkedin.com/company/madebrave/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP85: Andrew Dobbie - MadeBrave

Peter Hitchens is a award winning journalist, author, broadcaster and renowned conservative polemicist. Having spent in excess of 40 years in Fleet Street, he has been a specialist reporter on education, labour and industry, politics, defence and diplomacy, as well as a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington.  After being shortlisted in 2007 and 2009, he won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010. He’s written for The Spectator and The American Conservative magazines, as well as The Guardian, Prospect, and the New Statesman. Now writing for The Mail on Sunday he has a weekly column and blog in which he debates directly with readers.  To date he has written eight books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. His most recent book, 'The Phoney Victory' was published in August 2018 and addresses the national myth of the Second World War, which he asserts did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world. A regular on British radio and television, he’s appeared on Question Time, Any Questions?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions. He’s presented several documentaries on Channel 4 and in the late 1990s, he co-presented a programme on Talk Radio UK. He has also visited nearly 60 countries during the course of his work.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 04.00 What do people not ask Peter Hitchens that he wished they would? 04.40 What does Peter find interesting about himself? 05.40 Peter’s early life 07.30 Peter’s relationship with his parents 08.10 Peter’s thoughts on boarding school 10.30 Peter on losing his Mother 11.30 Peter on his University life 12.10 Peter’s career aspirations 13.30 Being taught what to think, not how to think 15.40 What are the things Peter says that people cannot tolerate? 17.00 How can we create a society that produces better thinkers? 21.00 Education system vs Parenting 22.10 Modern day Britain and it’s position in the world 26.00 Pessimism being the key to happiness 27.30 Peter on the why he opposes the legalisation of cannabis 36.30 Peter’s biggest regret 36.50 Peter on opposing ideas and having a conscience 38.40 How does Peter define God? 41.00 How does Peter think people perceive him? 41.40 Why does Peter think some people hate him? 42.30 How can you know if you’re right? 43.10 Peter on addiction 47.00 Spirituality and religion 47.50 Could God exist out with religion? 49.29 Peter on his purpose 51.20 Peter on open-mindedness 52.10 Peter on his legacy 52.30 What does Peter think his brother, Christopher Hitchens’ legacy is? 55.40 How does Peter define success? 55.50 Best piece of advice 56.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 57.20 Older and younger generation sharing knowledge 57.50 Changing the world   You can find Peter at: https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/author/peter-hitchens/ https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP84: Peter Hitchens - The Key To Happiness

Lisa Williams is a world renowned psychic medium, author, speaker, healer, and spiritual teacher. As a child, she began to realise that she had an ability to “see” things that others couldn't. This would become her gift. In 2004 she was discovered by American television host, media mogul, and creator of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, Merv Griffin. This led to the commissioning of her own hit US TV shows, 'Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead', and 'Voices from the Other Side' which aired on Lifetime TV, as well as 'Lisa Williams Live'. She’s since been watched across the world using her supernatural abilities, to speak with the dearly departed and send messages to the living. She’s made countless other TV appearances and has featured on shows such as Oprah, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Studio 10. She’s the founder of the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development as well as “Soul Connections,” a network of chosen spiritual advisors. She’s also the author of several books including Life Among the Dead, The Survival of the Soul, I Speak to Dead People: Can You and Divine Wisdom. Today, Lisa can be found online and off, on tour and in her classes, using her gift to bring comfort and healing to others.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.30 Lisa’s thoughts on Edinburgh 03.20 Lisa’s early life 06.50 Lisa’s earliest memory of her gift 10.40 How does Lisa understand her gift now? 12.30 Lisa’s career aspirations 15.40 When did being a medium become Lisa’s path? 20.00 Did Lisa ever think she would become famous? 22.00 In what way has Lisa’s work evolved? 25.00 What is Lisa meant to achieve on a spiritual level during her time Earth? 27.30 What is the Earth plane? 30.50 How does Lisa connect with other realms? 35.40 Who is Lisa’s spirit? 37.20 How can people stay in a higher state of being? 44.30 What are some of the tools to help people evolve spiritually? 50.30 What does the word ‘Spirituality’ mean to Lisa? 54.00 Lisa’s thoughts on meditation and spiritual techniques? 55.20 Lisa on being vegan 59.40 Lisa on her online courses 1.01.00 What happens when we die?  1.04.30 Does Lisa think our exit point from this world is predetermined? 1.06.00 Lisa on her purpose  1.06.50 Lisa on her legacy 1.07.30 How does Lisa define success? 1.09.20 Does Lisa feel successful? 1.12.00 Lisa on staying young 1.15.00 Best piece of advice 1.17.30 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.22.10 Changing the world   You can find Lisa at: https://www.lisawilliams.com https://www.facebook.com/lisawilliamsmedium https://twitter.com/lwmedium https://www.instagram.com/lisawilliamsmedium/ https://www.youtube.com/user/lisawilliamsmedium   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP83: Lisa Williams - Living With Purpose

Alan O’Mahony is a renowned personal trainer, fitness and fat loss expert, former professional muay thai fighter and podcaster. He specialises in helping busy men over 30 get in shape and rediscover the joy in training. He’s made a name for himself as one of the premier trainers in the UK, recognising early in his career that the real needs of his client's ran much deeper than training and meal plans. Getting to the core of each of clients blockers and limiting beliefs has been the secret to his success.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 01.40 Alan on his early life 03.10 Alan on Cork and Ireland 04.10 Alan’s career plans 07.30 Dieting down to 3% body fat 09.50 Lessons from muay thai 13.00 Alan’s physical transformation 14.30 Alan on breaking his back 17.20 Alan’s physical transformation continued 19.40 Alan’s approach to training and diet 21.40 Alan’s style on working with clients 26.20 Weight loss advice 29.50 Alan’s views on the supplement industry 32.30 Alan on his 30 Day Challenge 38.20 Alan’s thought on meal prepping 39.50 What are some of the misconceptions about Alan? 42.50 Why does Alan think people hold themselves back? 46.30 Alan on addiction 47.30 Why does Alan think obesity is such a problem today? 51.30 Alan’s favourite social media platform? 54.30 Alan on his style of content 58.00 Alan on meditation, cold showers and Wim Hof method 1.03.20 Who is Alan? 1.06.00 Alan on his purpose 1.07.40 What does it mean to be a man? 1.13.10 Alan on his legacy 1.14.20 How does Alan define success? 1.17.00 What are Alan’s future plans? 1.18.50 Alan on the term ‘personal trainer’ 1.20.40 Best piece of advice 1.21.20 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.23.00 What would 20 year old Alan think of Alan now? 1.25.00 Changing the world     You can find Alan at: https://alanomahony.com https://www.facebook.com/alanomahonyleanerfitterfaster/ https://www.instagram.com/alan_omahony https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-o-mahony-600a7712a/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP82: Alan O'Mahony - Leaner, Fitter, Faster

Stephen Jenkinson is a Harvard educated theologian, culture activist, educator, and creator and principal instructor of the Orphan Wisdom School. For years he headed the counselling team of Canada’s largest home-based palliative care programme and he was assistant professor at a prominent medical school. Working with hundreds of dying people and their families, care-givers, nurses, doctors and social workers he encountered the deep death phobia and grief illiteracy that exists in the West. This motivated him to redefine what it means to live, and die well. He’s the author of several books including: How It All Could Be, Money and the Soul’s Desires, the award winning Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, and Come of Age: The Case of Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. He’s also the subject of the National Film Board of Canada documentary, Griefwalker, a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people. Most recently, he has been performing his Nights of Grief & Mystery Tour, a rich and powerfully nuanced evening woven together by deep storytelling, wondering and music, to sold out venues across three continents   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.00 What do people never ask Stephen that he wishes they would? 03.50 Stephen on his communication 08.50 How do you communicate to someone that they are dying? 11.40 What does a good death look like? 16.30 What does the word God mean to Stephen? 19.10 Why does Stephen think age intolerance exists today? 25.20 The degradation of culture 31.20 Stephen on his ancestry 34.40 Stephen on his purpose 40.30 Stephen on his legacy 41.20 What kind of imprint has witnessing so many deaths left on Stephen’s psyche? 44.20 How does Stephen define success? 46.40 Best piece of advice 48.30 Speaking to 20 year old self 49.50 Changing the world 51.40 Being the change you want to see in the world     You can find Stephen at: https://orphanwisdom.com/ https://www.facebook.com/orphanwisdom/ https://www.youtube.com/user/orphanwisdommedia   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP81: Stephen Jenkinson - Die Wise

Bob Keiller CBE is one of the most highly regarded and well respected figures in Scottish and British Business.  He is the former Chief Executive of Wood Group, a multinational energy services company which generates in excess of $10 billion in revenue, employs more than 55 thousand people and operates in over 60 countries. In December 2015 he assumed the role as Chairman of Scotland's national economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, a role which he served for three years, stepping down at the end of 2018.  He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2017, for services to business and entrepreneurship, and in addition to a host of previous accolades such as Entrepreneur of The Year, Scottish Businessman of the year, and being inducted into Entrepreneurial Scotland's Hall of Fame, he was named as Scotland’s “icon of the year” in the 2018 Barclays Entrepreneur Awards. He’s a TEDx speaker, a LinkedIn Influencer with more than 155,000 followers, Chief Storytelling Officer at The Lens, and he now acts as a Business Advisor through his consultancy firm, AB15, where he works with companies, ambitious leaders and social enterprises, with the focus of inspiring others to succeed.    00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 01.50 Bob’s early life 05.30 Bob’s career path 11.50 How did Bob evolve from someone managing 2 people to managing over 40,000 13.50 How did Bob navigate his way to the position of CEO? 16.50 Who was Bob’s best boss? 18.10 Why are core values so important? 19.50 Do core values define culture? 20.30 Delineating and implementing a businesses values 23.00 Should people be dismissed if they don’t adhere to values? 24.00 How did Bob’s specialities become his specialities? 27.00 Helping people and businesses on a pro bono basis rather than taking a position on a board 28.20 Bob on not being driven by ego 29.50 How Bob became an Influencer on LinkedIn 32.40 First things a new business should do 35.00 Using technology to grow a business 36.30 Business in Scotland 39.00 Geography as a limitation to funding a startup 41.30 Bob on his personal values 43.20 Bob on his purpose 45.50 Bob’s approach to business storytelling 49.10 What does the future hold for Bob? 50.30 Bob on his legacy 51.30 How does Bob define success? 52.30 Best piece of advice 55.00 Speaking to 20 year old self 56.20 Changing the world     You can find Bob at: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/bobkeiller https://twitter.com/bob_keiller   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP80: Bob Keiller CBE - Inspiring Entrepreneurship

Gavin Oattes is an International Keynote Speaker, two time Bestselling author, and the Owner and Managing Director of Tree of Knowledge, one of the UK's most exciting people development organisations whose vision is to inspire the world.  His book 'Shine' recently turned one, and it is the 12th biggest selling personal development book of the last 12 months in the UK. His upcoming book 'Zest: How to Squeeze the Max out of Life' is due for publication at the end of July this year. In September last year he organised and hosted 'Fire Up Scotland', the biggest event of inspiration held in Scotland for over 50 years. Taking place at Glasgow's SSE Hydro, it was free to all of the country's Secondary Schools and was attended by more than 8,000 pupils.  He’s also an award winning comedian, the inventor of Study Ninja, a former Young Entrepreneur of the Year, a two time TEDx speaker, and he appeared on BBC’s Dragons Den.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.10 Gavin’s early life 06.50 Why do adults lose the enthusiasm they had as a child? 10.50 Gavin’s career path 14.30 How has Tree Of Knowledge changed? 17.50 How has Gavin changed? 22.50 Fire Up Scotland and how it came about 39.50 Gavin on his books 48.20 Gavin on his purpose 49.20 Gavin on his legacy 52.20 Where does Gavin see himself in 5/10 years? 54.30 How does Gavin define success? 1.01.10 How does Gavin do to unwind? 1.05.30 Best piece of advice 1.06.40 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.11.30 Changing the world     You can find Gavin Oattes at: https://gavinoattes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/gavinoattes/ https://twitter.com/gavinoattes https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinoattes https://www.instagram.com/gavoattes/ https://treeof.com/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP79: Gavin Oattes - Zest: How To Squeeze The Max Out Of Life

Shaun Attwood is a speaker, best-selling true crime author, podcaster, YouTuber, educator and activist. After becoming a stock-market millionaire in the 1990's he moved to the US State of Arizona, where he became deeply involved in the bubbling rave scene, and went on to mastermind an international drug smuggling operation, importing and distributing around £4 million worth of Ecstasy and working in direct competition against Mafia mass murderer Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano. On the 16th May 2002, a SWAT team smashed into his home, and after facing a 200 year sentence and being held on remand for two years, he was convicted and sentenced to 9 and a half years in one of the toughest prisions with the highest death rate in the US, where he served nearly 6 years before being deported back to England. Banned from America for life, his story has featured in countless articles, was published by Random House as The English Shaun trilogy: Party Time, Hard Time and Prison Time; and was featured worldwide on the National Geographic Channel as an episode of 'Banged Up Abroad' called "Raving Arizona". Today, he campaigns against injustice through his books and renowned blog, Jon’s Jail Journal; he talks to audiences of young people across the UK and Europe about his experiences and the consequences of getting involved in drugs and crime; and he has appeared on the BBC, Sky, CNN and TV in over 40 countries talking about issues affecting prisoners’ rights.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.50 Shaun’s early life 04.30 Shaun’s investing strategy 09.10 Shaun on YouTube and his podcast 10.40 Shaun’s first experience with ecstasy 16.20 Why does Shaun think ecstasy is illegal? 22.00 What reform would Shaun like to see around drug use? 25.00 What was Shaun’s motivation behind making ecstasy available in the US? 27.00 Did Shaun ever think he would get caught? 31.00 What was Shaun’s reaction to the police bursting into his house? 34.00 Shaun’s perception of death 40.00 At what point should problems in childhood be addressed? 41.30 What were Shaun’s underlying psychological issues? 43.00 Does Shaun believe that he wasn’t interesting? 45.40 What were the positives to come from Shaun’s time in prison? 47.00 To what extent does Shaun care about what others think about him (Shaun speaks about his YouTube channel and issues he’s had? 1.04.30 Is having someone as a podcast guest and implicit endorsement of the individual? 1.07.30 What motivates trolls? 1.10.50 What made the Jamie Morgan Kane video viral? 1.13.20 Does Shaun create content that he is passionate about or purely for views? 1.15.20 Shaun’s thoughts on prisoners rights and the war on drugs 1.23.00 Shaun’s views on the death penalty 1.27.40 Shaun on Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey 1.31.40 What is the rehabilitation process in prisons? 1.33.20 Shaun’s favourite books 1.40.20 What is Shaun’s life philosophy? 1.48.30 What does Shaun think happens when we die? 1.52.30 Shaun on Yoga and spiritual practices 1.54.50 Shaun on his purpose 2.02.50 Shaun on his legacy 2.03.10 Shaun’s definition of success 2.04.00 Best piece of advice 2.05.00 Passion/hobby vs addiction 2.09.00 What would Shaun say to his 20 year old self? 2.13.40 Changing the world   You can find Shaun Attwood at: https://shaunattwood.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt https://www.facebook.com/shaunattwood1/ https://twitter.com/shaunattwood https://www.instagram.com/shaunattwood https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunattwood/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shaun-Attwood/e/B0042NT0CU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP78: Shaun Attwood - Ecstasy Kingpin To Inspired Activist

Daniel Euan Henderson is one of Scotland’s leading content creators and social media influencers with a pan-platform following of more than 2 million subscribers. His speciality is positive, amusing and inspiring short form female friendly viral video content, covering everything from depression and anxiety to female periods, with the goal of empowering people to love themselves more. He’s an entertainer, a world traveller; having traveled to some 20 countries in the past two years, and he recently became an uncle.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Daniel’s early life 03.30 Daniel’s childhood aspirations 06.30 Daniel’s career path 08.00 How did content creation become Daniel’s focus? 09.10 What platform did Daniel start on? 12.30 How did Daniel’s style become his style? 14.40 Detractors and trolls 15.30 Why does Daniel think his content has been so popular? 16.40 The highs and lows 22.20 Negative people 23.50 Does Daniel delete negative comments? 26.10 Daniel’s content creation process 28.10 How does Daniel decide what to create? 30.00 What is it like when a video goes viral? 32.00 How important are views to Daniel? 34.50 Young people, anxiety, depression and social media 39.10 Casey Neistat and social media addiction 40.00 Daniel’s favourite social platform 42.00 New social media platforms 44.30 Daniel’s monetisation strategy 49.10 If Daniel woke up with zero followers, what’s the first thing her would do? 52.00 Personal development 55.00 Daniel’s favourite personal development resources 1.01.50 Daniel on his purpose 1.04.40 Daniel on legacy 1.08.50 Daniel on success 1.12.00 Daniel on meditation 1.14.30 Daniel on his future goals 1.16.00 Changing direction and the implications 1.21.00 Best piece of advice 1.24.30 What would Daniel say to his 15 year old self? 1.25.10 Changing the world     You can find Daniel Euan Henderson at: https://sassysnapsdaniel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/danieleuanhenderson/ https://twitter.com/Deuanhenderson https://www.instagram.com/daniel_euan_henderson/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvdamQwspIHOGaggjZta-Q   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP77: Daniel Euan Henderson - Saving Lives With Positive Vibes

Josh Littlejohn MBE is a speaker, philanthropist, and one of the UK’s leading social entrepreneurs, having raised over £7 million for charity and significantly impacted the issue of homelessness in Scotland. In 2011 he set up The Scottish Business Awards, the largest awards dinner of its kind in the whole of the UK with past keynote speakers such as Sir Bob Geldof, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Sir Richard Branson and former U.S. President, Bill Clinton. In 2012 he co-founded Social Bite, a social enterprise with a mission to eradicate homelessness in Scotland. 100% of Social Bite’s profits are donated to good causes and 1 in 4 of their staff are people from homeless backgrounds. Social Bite also feeds the homeless with food that customers pre-pay for. In 2016, he co-founded Brewgooder, a social enterprise beer company that donates all of its profits to clean water projects around the world. Their mission is to provide clean drinking water for 1 million people within five years. In 2017, he was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list, he’s received 2 honorary doctorates and he also made the Debrett’s list of 500 most influential people in the UK. 2017 also saw him organise the world’s biggest sleep-out event Sleep In The Park which drew more than 8,000 people. The event was handed the Judges Choice Award at The Herald Culture Awards and it came in at number 10 on ‘The Massive Top 25’. In May 2018, the Social Bite Village was officially launched in Edinburgh to provide housing for homeless people, and in late June they welcomed their first residents.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.50 Josh’s proudest achievement and journey 05.50 Josh’s early life 08.30 Josh’s career aspirations 12.00 Josh and Che Guevara 13.30 Whose responsibility is it to correct the homeless issue? 16.10 How close is Scotland to eradicating homelessness? 19.10 When did Josh start to believe that the things he has accomplished were possible? 23.00 How does Josh know when he is out of alignment? 29.00 What would Josh like his obituary to read? 36.00 What has Josh learned from meeting A list celebrities and Global influencers? 39.30 In what way is Josh today different from Josh in 2011? 42.30 How close is Josh to achieving his biggest goals? 49.20 Josh on his purpose 50.00 Josh on success 52.30 Best piece of advice 54.00 What would Josh say to his 20 year old self? 55.00 Does Josh have any regrets? 56.30 Changing the world   You can find Josh Littlejohn at: https://social-bite.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/socialbitebusiness/ https://twitter.com/SocialBite_ https://www.instagram.com/social_bite/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP76: Josh Littlejohn MBE - Social Bite

Jimmy Naraine is an online entrepreneur, international speaker, bestselling course creator and adventurer. He has more than 105,000 students from 194 countries enrolled in his courses on online learning platform Udemy, where he specialises in areas such as confidence, social skills, wealth creation and productivity. His straight talking approach and exceptional delivery has resulted in thousands of 5 star reviews and earned him the very first Udemy innovation award. He’s been a digital nomad for over 5 years and has explored in excess of 72 countries while running his online ventures. He has featured in Entrepreneur and Business Insider and he regularly delivers keynotes at sell out conferences such as MindvalleyU, DNX, Nomad Cruise and 12minme. He is also the co-founder of Growth Masters – an invite only adventure Mastermind for ambitious entrepreneurs run across the globe in locations such as Bali, the Himalayas, the Canary Islands and Brazil. His mission is to help millions of people destroy their limiting beliefs, tap into their true potential, and design their best lives.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.00 Jimmy’s background 09.00 Jimmy’s career path 14.00 Becoming an entrepreneur 22.00 What inspired Jimmy to start making courses? 27.00 How did Jimmy’s course content become his course content? 30.00 Jimmy’s tips on confidence and productivity 41.30 What is Jimmy’s self-talk? 47.40 How does Jimmy think other people perceive him? 53.50 Jimmy on his purpose 1.01.00 Does Jimmy ever see himself living in one place? 1.05.50 Why does Jimmy travel? 1.08.30 Jimmy on cultural awareness 1.16.30 Jimmy on his legacy 1.21.00 Consciousness and the treatment of animals 1.26.50 Best piece of advice 1.29.20 What would Jimmy say to his 20 year old self? 1.33.30 When did Jimmy last cry? 1.43.00 Changing the world   You can find Jimmy Naraine at: https://www.udemy.com/user/jimmynaraine/ https://www.facebook.com/jimmynaraine/ https://www.instagram.com/jimmynaraine/ https://www.youtube.com/user/COOLifeDesign   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

EP75: Jimmy Naraine - I Am A Spartan

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