Today I speak to Bob Low, an entrepreneur whose business focuses on lead generation. During this episode Bob reflects on how he decided to put his head down and focus on taking his side hustle to a full-time gig. Bob had been working at a marketing agency but he did not necessary like the bureaucracy involved with the corporate world. He knew he had a skill set that he could leverage and decided to work on his private gig in the evenings and weekends, with the goal of being able to turn...

Today I speak to Roxana Popet, a Transformational Speaker and NLP trainer from Romania. During this episode, Roxana reflects on a dark period in her life, when she struggled with her mental health. At 26 years old, Roxana found herself miserable, working an unfulfilling job while also facing health problems. She was conflicted, not knowing what to do next. This led her to start having some dark and scary thoughts. Though she knew suicide was not an option, the fact that she had been having...

This week I speak with Luzuko, a 20 year old wheelchair bound young man who is passionate about eliminating the stigma attached to people with disabilities. Luzuko has a rare condition, congenital myopathy, which causes his muscles to weaken, resulting in limited movement and respiratory problems. Luzuko is a RxRadio reporter as well as a Western Province player for the physical disabled sports. During this episode we speak about what it is like being physically limited. Luzuko reflects on...

This week I speak with Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson a human-powered explorer who has made over 50 expeditions across the globe including walking across countries, cycling across continents, climbing Mt Everest and crossing sea's completely by human-power. In this episode, Grant gives us a glimpse into his life and how he prepares for his expeditions. Grant also shares some of his top mental strength tools that helps him push through extremely tough moments on his expeditions. We look at Grant’s...

Today I speak to Adrian Mankopan to find out about his journey and how he is helping others to make better decisions. Adrian had previously been addicted to alcohol and found himself living in a graveyard, hating himself and life. But somewhere along the road something shifted for Adrian, and decided to turn his life around. During this episode, Adrian shares what it was like growing up with a father and how he had a deep hatred for himself and life. This led him to try out drugs and...

This week I speak to Bongani Putsoane, an author and speaker passionate about changing the lives of our youth. Bongani shares some of the struggles he faced growing up, including succumbing to peer pressure and becoming addicted to sniffing petrol. Bongani and I speak about the challenges of growing up in poverty where adequate role models are not readily available, and how this can have devasting effects on the developing teenager. We look at how easily it is to influence the youth, and why...

To celebrate valentine's month, I decided to share three tips or tools that you can use to grow your self-love. I hope you enjoyed the short form episode. I am happy to announce that we are in the process of launching our Beta version of our online membership program, The Psychology of Success. The Psychology of Success membership gives you access to all tools, resources and activities that I have personally used to go from broken, broke and depressed to speaking on international stages...

This week I speak to Mackenzi Bell-Nugent, a two-time cancer survivor about her experience. Mackenzi was first diagnosed with cancer at the age of 13 and again at 19. During this episode, we speak about the change in how she viewed herself and life after being at death's door twice. Mackenzi recounts her experience in high school and how she wasn’t fazed by the superficial teenage drama because she knew what it was like to experience real problems. Mackenzi then recalls her second...

This week I speak to Albert Matthews, a man empowering young people to choose purpose. Albert is a transformational speaker and founder of the Youth Chatroom, an initiative empowering young people through social media. Albert grew up on the Cape Flats and had spent his younger years involved in gangsterism and addicted to drugs. He has first-hand experience of the negative consequences a life like this has, after witnessing his friends getting gunned down. During this episode, we speak...

This week I am excited to speak to Sam Rigg and hear the incredible story behind his 85kg weight loss. Sam had been overweight for all his life, until he had enough and realized that if he doesn’t change, nothing will. Sam shares some of the massive pain points that finally gave him the push and courage to take on this daunting task of dropping 85kg in 15 months. Sam speaks about how the story that he kept telling himself about his weight and how this narrative simply reinforced his...

In today's episode, I speak about how as high achievers we tend to be impatient, we want to go to the next level and summit our mountains. But always thinking and preparing for tomorrow comes at a price, the price of allowing yourself joy in the present moment.   This is a short-form video and I hope you enjoy the message. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coachedsuccess/message

Today the places are once again reversed, and I am the one being interviewed. In this episode, I share some snippets of my journey thus far and what led me to the work that I do. I also speak about the importance of changing the narrative and stories that run your life, navigating fear and unlocking your potential. this is an episode that was published on the Inside Mentors Mind’s podcast. I hope you enjoy the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coachedsuccess/message

How has life prompted you to grow? This week the roles are reversed and I am interviewed by Able on her show. During this episode, we speak about life's challenges, specifically the difficulties that we all faced in 2021. I share some of my lowest moments and how I learned and grew from it, and share some frameworks that you too can use to grow through your own hardships. This interview was recorded live and has not been edited. It is a real and raw look at some of my own lowest moments in...

This week I speak to Jaco Smit, a visually impaired South African champion athlete who allowed his adversity to carve out his advantage. Jaco grew up in a ‘dorp’ in the Eastern Cape and where the chances of someone like him representing South Africa is unheard of.  But his resilience and commitment to his dream made it all possible. Jaco and I speak about his childhood, and he recalls how at the age of 8 he would go and clean gardens after school and take that R5 that he made to buy a loaf of...

In today’s episode, I speak to Sakoyisa Makata an Olympian and rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team. Sako grew up in East London but moved to the western cape to pursue his dream of playing professional rugby for the Springboks Sevens after completing his schooling. We speak about the sacrifices of moving away from family and how this has allowed him to discover his own voice. Sako shares what it was like going to the Olympics and how he consciously narrowed his focus to...

This week I speak with Patrick Hartunian, a Professional Squash trainer, Mental strength coach and author from Canada. During this episode, Patrick gives us a glimpse into his journey, from being an athlete to transitioning to a coach. He speaks about how he could observe an athlete’s body language before a game and tell whether they would win or lose and that this highlighted the importance of mental strength training. We also speak about learning to lose and why your frame or approach to...

The greatest paradox about pain is that it breaks most people, yet pain is also one of the core driving forces that allow a select few to achieve at the highest level. During this episode, I speak about pain and look at what the core difference is between those who allow pain to break them and the select few that allow pain to make them. This podcast episode forms part of a new solo series that I am doing. This is an episode not to be missed. Visit our website for resources on helping you...

This week I speak to Rethaa van der Berg, a facilities manager working in the commercial rental space, to find out the impact that covid has had on the commercial office and shopping mall space, as well as how they have adapted during these times. Covid restrictions have changed the landscape of work environments with many companies downsizing office spaces and others allowing their employees to work from home indefinitely. This gave rise to an important question; will the overall demand for...

On today’s episode I speak to Tarique Kenny, a young man who despite living with a rare chronic disease called Cystinosis - which attacks all of his organs – is pursuing a life of excellence. During this episode Tarique shares what it is like pursuing your dreams when you are not even sure if you will wake up tomorrow. He speaks about the difficulties he faced mentally, emotionally, and physically growing up – from being unable to have a normal childhood and play with his friends, to...

On today’s episode, I speak to Mike Zwaan. Mike originally from the Netherlands works as the tennis head coach at a world-renowned fitness and wellness center in Phuket. In this episode, Mike speaks about the lessons he has learned as an athlete, and how these lessons have helped him in life and in his role as head coach. We speak about some of his biggest challenges and reflect on how he dealt with it. He also speaks about the important role losing plays in developing an athlete. In...

In today’s episode, I speak to Lenneth Bowers - a fashion entrepreneur - about his journey in founding the Perseus Streetwear brand and the Perseus & friends flagship organisation. During this episode, Lenneth reflects on how fashion had always been a way for him to express himself and connect with others. This became the foundation on which he would later build the Perseus brand. As his role and input in the fashion industry started getting noticed, other designers began reaching out...

Today’s episode was recorded live on Instagram. In this episode, I speak to Devon Saunders, also known as Devdondidit. Devon, a social media creator speaks to us about how he discovered his life’s work. He also shares some of the challenges he faced and still faces, especially as someone in the public’s eye. During this episode, we speak about your internal narrative, and how Devon had bought into the idea that he is a failure and will never amount to anything. We speak about the importance...

On today’s episode, I speak with Christopher McDonald. Christopher originally from Northern Ireland, is a former pro-MMA fighter who manages beach clubs and hotels in Phuket. On this episode, we discuss what it means to win, being mentally strong and how fear can be a powerful tool to motivate you to get up and get fight ready. We look at how Christopher manages his competitive spirit and how losing has helped him stay grounded. ‘You can give your all and still lose, that is just the nature...

On today’s episode, I speak to Dr. Raul Sanchez from the US, clinical psychologist and owner of the Renewing the Mind Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Raul shares the importance adversity plays in our lives and gives us some examples from his own life - growing up in poverty and an abusive environment. In addition, Dr. Raul speaks about the three core layers of identity and how the majority of people are being held captive in the prison of their minds, simply because of the beliefs that their...