Zen Business Podcast

Due to popular demand we welcome back to the show our favorite international business coach, part time comedian and my good friend Jacob Aldridge. This is part two of a five part series, where we explore the Contextual Business Plan. If you’re new to the show and you've missed ep.12, Jacob introduced his framework and explained the top layer of context, vision. It's not essential that you listen to it first, however I am confident that you’ll want to after you finish this episode. The second layer of context in the Contextual Business Plan is Strategy... Specifically: - Growth or capacity planning - Your brand promise & - The customer journey. Get out the note pad and pen as this Zen Business Class is packed full of business building gold! One that you’ll want to listen to more than once.

Len is a corporate and personal mindfulness facilitator, coach, and an internationally recognized human behavior and technology consultant. He is a fully ordained Zen priest, mediation teacher, and spiritual leader and provides training, coaching, workshops, and retreats through his organization, 'Zen With Len' He is a best-selling author and teacher and has lectured around the world on human behavior and technology. He has published 3 books on ‘Universal Data Models’ and authored dozens of amazing articles. His mission is a simple one... to raise conscious awareness. In this episode we… discuss an amazingly simple process to improve team and individual performance, company culture, customer experience and in turn bottom line profit. We also chat about the role the heart plays (biologically) on performance and stress and what you can do to allow it operate at it’s optimal level and ultimately, enhance your results. Enjoy!.

Guy is a coach, speaker, podcaster, wellness advocate and entrepreneur. He originally co-founded a natural supplement company called 180 Nutrition in 2010, which eventually went on to became one of Australia’s leading natural proteins. Guy also founded the No.1 ranked iTunes podcast ‘The Health Sessions’ achieving over 2 million downloads. With over ten years in the health and fitness industry, Guy has also explored many facets of health including meditation and neuroscience to create altered states of consciousness, shamanic rituals, cold exposure and breath work to name a few. His latest project ‘Let It In’ is a community based platform that helps people bridge the gap between the life they live and the life they truly want to live. In this episode Guy shares his remarkable journey as an entrepreneur as well as a 5 step morning routine that will dead set change your life. Enjoy!

In this episode we explore the Inside/Out approach to business. How the inner 5-year-old quite often shows up at team meetings and when the pressure’s on! We circle back to one of my favourite conversations … BE – DO – HAVE v’s DO – HAVE – BE. PLUS we chat about the origin of emotional triggers and how to stop them from running your life. This is one of the most authentic and down to earth interviews that I’ve had on this show and I’m confident that as a result, you will find a heap of valuable insights for your life and your business.

In this episode we explore FLOW and how being present is your access to smoother business growth and most importantly, a happier and more fulfilled life. We explore a couple of very simple practices to develop the muscle of mindfulness and discover that your access to flow is catching yourself NOT in flow.

In this episode we’re going to discuss what Jacob calls the Contextual Business Plan, and specifically look at the top layer of context, which looks at the commercial, cultural and wealth vision you have for your business. My goal in this episode is three fold: One, to have the contextual business plan be relevant to ANY business owner or entrepreneur listening, regardless of where you are in your business life cycle or SIZE of your business… Two, to extract as much practical “how to” as I can from Jacob’s Amazing business brain. Three, to have a bit of fun in the process.

In this episode we explore the BLAME GAME… A game that involves three positions, but not always three players. A game that is single handedly responsible for all pain and suffering in the world (big call I know LOL). We also touch on some simple habits to notice when you're unknowingly stuck in the game and to assist you in remembering who you truly are… someone who is more powerful than you could ever imagine.

It this episode, the 2nd Zen Business Class, we are fortunate to have Monica Kade join us once again to explore the components of crafting your brand story. The Zen Business Class episodes are designed to give you practical advice on how to build a business the scales smoothly and sustainably.

In this episode we discuss the mechanics of fear and stress, the impact that has on our effectiveness and more specifically how it limits our view of the world and in turn our potential for producing results. We also explore the ancient brain & how despite the fact that we live in a world free from Sabre Tooth tigers, constant stimulus and distraction we expose ourselves to on a daily basis are a modern day 'snake in the grass'… A very interesting conversation. This episode is packed to the brim of insights that will not only improve the results in your business, but the quality of your life as a whole. Enjoy!

Episode #8 - Uncovering your hidden strengths: Defining your Intangible Competitive Advantage by Simon Bell

In this episode we discuss trusting your gut or intuition and the positive role that can play in your business. We also have a look at the importance of conscious choice and how the words we use shape our experience of life. And… we play the Instagram game for the first time on the show, which digs deeper and adds some context to some of the amazing quotes on Monica's Instagram feed. This is just the highlight of the show and there is a truck load more gold in Monica's wise words, enjoy!

This is the first Zen Business Class and we have kicked of with a foundational conversation for building a world class business. In this episode Simon shares the power of creating an altruistic purpose for your business and the impact that it can have on your clients and your team. Building an organisation that's committed to a greater cause, a higher purpose than JUST profit, is the first step in designing a business that scales smoother, more profitably and provides you a with better experience of life.

Bodhi has been in the conversation of human potential for over 30 years and has clients in over a dozen countries around the world. Bodhi is a Lawyer by profession and in the early stages of his working life, owned serval successful law firms, meaning he has a real world understanding of what it takes to be an entrepreneur. These days Bodhi works with CEO's, Entrepreneurs and Management teams, who are committed to showing up fully both at work and at home! The primary focus of the conversation is flow and how to achieve flow in business. Of course, you can't talk about flow without exploring the foundation distinction of purpose, in both the personal and business context We also explored the notion of the masculine and feminine energies that exist in us all and how to harness them to experience life in its fullest. There is so much gold in this conversation, so it may be one that you listen to more than once.

I had the honour and privilege of chatting with Tenshin Rohshi… who is the Abbot and Co-Founder of the Yokoji Zen Mountain centre in Southern California. In this episode we discuss a 'Zen Approach' to stress as a business owner, the notion of attachment, as well as some sage advice on where to start in your meditation practice. Now, given Tenshin lives in the mountains where the internet is a little hit and miss, we recorded this episode over the phone, so it may not be as clear as previous episode. Please bare with it as Tenshin is a beautiful human being who shares some very simple yet very wise words.

Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Lorna Patten. Recognised as an expert transformational coach and mentor, Lorna rigorously questions the way things 'are' and challenges you to think differently about everything. She will confront you with breathtaking truths that are truly life changing and will inspire you to show up fully as the magnificent being you truly are. In this episode we chat about how, as human beings we create the WHOLE of our own reality and that the first step in causing transformation, is telling the entire truth, not just to others... But to yourself. I am very confident that you’ll enjoy this episode,

Waveny is renowned speaker in the field of health, in particularly Chinese medicine and written and present papers to some of the major health institutions around Australia. She is the current chair of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association and holds both a bachelors and masters degree in health science and tradition Chinese medicine. Above all that she is one amazing individual. I invited Waveny to be a guest on the show as she is without a doubt one of the most present human beings I have ever met. In this conversation we also explore the distinction of Being V’s Doing as well as happiness and joy in the everyday. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Welcome to episode #1 of the Zen Business Podcast. In this episode Simon interviews Dr Rebecca Ray & discuss's New Year's resolutions, the dangers of "Drive", "Hustle" and "Grind" as well as simple yet highly effective practice for enhancing personal power and providing you with greater piece of mind. Dr Beck has a book coming out in March which you can pre-order on amazon (see the link below). https://www.amazon.com/Be-Happy-Powerful-Personal-Wellbeing/dp/1631064894/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513093556&sr=1-1&keywords=rebecca+ray+be+happy)