Welcome back to 'not a straight line' with Peter Daly-Dickson; the show that explores the non-linear journeys of artists and entrepreneurs to inspire you as you zig-zag through your own non-straight line life.

This episode is a bonus, just for you! Episodes 1 to 5 preceding this episode are what we call 'Pillar Episodes' - topic-based foundational content to build trust and comfort with the host of a show. This 'Podcast Activation' is derived from a longer conversation hosted by a Story Engineer - in this case, the fantastic Rob Drummond.

Here you're getting a unique look into that complete conversation. This is also your 'behind the scenes' introduction to the Activate Your Podcast service, founded by Peter Daly-Dickson, where growth-minded entrepreneurs can activate their own podcast. So if you haven't heard Peter's five Pillar Episodes yet, make sure you jump back in the feed and give them a listen!

Links:

Find out about the "Activate Your Podcast" service: https://activateyourpodcast.com/tellmemore.

Find out more about this podcast: https://podcast.notastraightline.life.

Would you like to be a Guest? https://podcast.notastraightline.life/guest.

Welcome back to the foundational episodes of Not a Straight Line with Peter Daly-Dickson.

Many of us struggle to find purpose in this world, but it's important to listen to your inner voice when trying to find your guiding star. In this last foundational episode, Peter talks about how he was pulled in many working directions, trying to find the purpose of his life, about how he followed his internal compass, and accepting yourself for who you are and what you will become.

Enjoy foundational episode number five, "The Internal Compass: Authenticity and Self-Acceptance."

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Welcome back to the foundational episodes of Not a Straight Line with Peter Daly-Dickson.

In our world of safety and privacy, there is nothing more risky than stepping outside of our comfort zone.

Peter does this regularly and shares his opinion on schooling and its effect on risky behaviour, how ADHD contributes to his approach to risk, and how making small risks can lead to big gains. This is Risk Stepping Out of our Comfort Zones.

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Welcome back to the foundational episodes of Not a Straight Line with Peter Daly-Dickson.

We might wander through our entrepreneurial life solo. We might be very individual and alone as we complete these things, but there's nothing more important than community and nurturing connections with other people. And that's something Peter is brilliant at. He is great at creating supportive, nurturing networks to make things happen.

Enjoy this episode, "Nurturing Connections and Building Supportive Networks".

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To find out more about the show, head to https://podcast.notastraightline.life/.

Welcome back to the foundational episodes of Not a Straight Line with Peter Daly-Dickson.

Reflecting on our life, sometimes it's easier to think of it like a story, and many stories share a three-act structure. In this episode, Rob outlines a little bit of that structure, and Peter reflects on his journey, and how the fractal components of a three-act structure give us an opportunity to reflect. Enjoy this episode, "The Fractal of the Three-Act Structure".

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Thanks for listening to "Not a Straight Line" with Peter Daly-Dickson! If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To find out more about the show, head to https://podcast.notastraightline.life/.

Welcome to Not a Straight Line with Peter Daly-Dickson.

We are activating this podcast with five foundational episodes to give a good introduction to you of who Peter is and why he's doing this podcast. So Peter Daly-Dickson and his friend Rob Drummond, sat down to have a conversation and spent some time introducing him to you.

In this, the first of five episodes, you'll hear the origins of Peter, how he got his first idea for a business and how his personal and business growth became the non-linear life journeys that lead to the destinations that we don't expect, but that ultimately where we should end up. Enjoy foundational episode one, personal growth for business growth.

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Thanks for listening to "Not a Straight Line" with Peter Daly-Dickson! If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To find out more about the show, head to https://podcast.notastraightline.life/.

Each week, join your host, actor, producer, and former tech entrepreneur Peter Daly-Dickson, for a deep dive into the zig zag journeys through the lives of entrepreneurs and artists. And entrepreneurial artists!

Together, we want to shatter the myths of success and failure, and give you hope and inspiration that the journey from where you are to where you want to get to is possible.

It's just not a straight line!

About your host: After 30+ years working first as an actor and then a career in IT culminating as the CEO of a software company, I walked away from everything at the end of 2021 close to burnout and in a poor state of mental health.

I ended up driving luxury cars around the UK, delivering them to dealerships and customers, and relished the space it gave me to think and simply BE.

2.5 years later I've returned to the 22 year old Pete, sitting on the top deck of a bus wondering what his life would be like if he went to drama school, and reestablishing myself in a creative career as an actor and producer.

Oh, and as a podcast host too!