How well do you really know yourself?

Taking time to understand who you are, without listening to other people’s bullshit ideas of what you should be is the most powerful thing you can do.

That is exactly what my guest, Amy Polly, has done to live her life by her rules.

Amy is a Chief Mindfulness Rebel, TEDx Speaker and ADHD Advocate. We delve into what led her to embrace the world of mindfulness and now want to reinvent it as funfulness. Amy shares the struggles she faced with post-natal anxiety, abusive relationships and how she was always different to those around her. Something she understands more about since a diagnosis with ADHD.

Amy’s life of funfulness has come from embracing those differences and being true to herself.

“You can’t go wrong being true to who you are” – Amy Polly

You'll hear about:

00:51 - An introduction to Amy

04:03 - The emotional side of Amy

06:32 - Amy's relationships with family and friends

12:36 - Amy on mental health

20:35 - Are our thoughts true?

22:52 - Amy on her difficult relationships

28:04 - The power of accepting who you are

31:56 - What is funfulness?

37:07 - Tackling toxic cultures

40:18 - Amy on neurodiversity

46:12 - Old Amy vs the new Amy

51:12 - What does Amy struggle with?

57:22 - Amy on love

Amy’s resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amypolly/

Website - https://www.amypolly.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thisisamypolly

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thisisamypolly

Episode resources:

Jaaq.com - https://jaaq.org/home

My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w

Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/

This episode is my guest appearance on the Across The Table Podcast with Target Recruit.

Chris (Base Mindset) is an ex-global top biller at SThree and a £25M Recruitment business owner turned purpose-driven NED and coach.

He believes that almost all business problems are people problems. Because people without a purpose have no centralised reason driving them to perform.

“Lots of companies want to get back to the old school ways of working,” – Chris O’Connell

You'll hear about:

00:00 - Start

03:54 - Adversity, Resilience, and Purpose-Driven Leadership

16:15 - Lessons from Entrepreneurship: Finding Positives in Adversity

31:06 - Purpose, Accountability, and Continuous Growth in Business

32:10 - Coaching CEOs and Building Successful Businesses

53:00 - Evolution of Recruitment Practices and Impact of Culture

55:20 - Future Outlook for the Recruitment Industry

My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w

Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/

Check out Target Recruit’s podcast Across The Table - https://targetrecruit.co.uk/podcast/

What is your biggest fear in life?

For my guest in this episode, Lewis Ellis, it’s not achieving or even trying.

This ethos has led Lewis to do great things but to also find himself in troubled waters. From creating successful marketing startups, synonymous with guerilla tactics, to washing up in a war zone as a holiday rep.

Lewis shares his fears but also why he wants to live a life by his rules. Whether that’s through the relationships he builds, the way he approaches business or how he views money, he is unapologetically him. And that is a powerful place to be in life.

Lewis also discusses his infamous, viral air pod saga and where his nature for being a disruptor came from.

If you want to live a life unapologetically as you, this one’s going to hit home.

“My biggest fear in life is wasting time” – Lewis Ellis

You'll hear about:

00:43 - An introduction to Lewis

03:56 - Where does Lewis' disruptor nature come from?

08:41 - What's the real Lewis like?

14:04 - Lewis on relationships

20:06 - Lewis and the air pods

25:06 - Lewis on his mental health

29:19 - Did Lewis' parental relationships affect him?

33:49 - What affects Lewis emotionally?

35:18 - What is Lewis' purpose?

44:32 - Using LinkedIn cathartically

47:27 - Will Lewis ever change his approach to life?

51:13 - Is there healing that Lewis needs to go through?

54:46 - What has scarred and scared Lewis the most?

01:00:39 - How important is money to Lewis?

Lewis’ resources:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-ellis/

Hussel Marketing - https://hussel.co.uk/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lewis_ellis_/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@LewisEllis

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HusselMarketing

My resources: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrisOConnell11

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

TikTok - https://www.instagram.com/chrisoconnellcoach/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ZWYrxrzzaElmpZMy5S86w

Basemindset website - https://basemindset.com/