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As the CEO of my own RTO for over 12 years and a qualified Trainer and Assessor for more than 15 years this podcast will help you develop your skills and knowledge to become a leader in your industry. Using strategies that enhance your delivery, connect with your learners and obtain exceptional outcomes.Professional development is vital to your success and we are here to help you discover your flow and best practice as a professional trainer and assessor.Learn all aspects of Training design ...
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Resilience is about bouncing back after adversity and creating a life you love. After many personal struggles I have worked at finding the key to bouncing back and improving my own personal well being, self love, joy and connection. In this podcast I will talk about the, how to and examples of how others have bounced back from trauma, divorce, loss of job, family breakdown, personal breakdown and lots more.The resilience muscle is what we need to work on and just like any muscle it has to be ...
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Hello, and welcome to the Training and Assessment Professional Development Podcast. I'm Donna Moulds, and today, we’re exploring an essential framework for trainers and assessors—the Conscious Competence Ladder. Understanding this model can help us guide our learners more effectively and enhance our training methodologies. The Conscious Competence …
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Personal development is all about investing in yourself so you can manage yourself effectively regardless of what life might bring your way. It’s a lifelong process that helps you assess your skills and qualities, consider your aims in life, and set goals in order to realize and maximize your potential. Personal development includes activities that…
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Season #9, Episode #2 Getting Unstuck in Life Episode Summary: In this episode, we dive into the universal experience of feeling stuck in life. Whether it's in your career, relationships, or personal growth, we explore practical strategies and insights to help you break free from stagnation and move towards a more fulfilling and dynamic life. Key P…
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It's that time of year, you know, that time where if you were fortunate to have a break then you at some point will be returning to work, your job, your business your passion hopefully. If you are already back at work and hating it, this message is for you. There are some really simple strategies to help you get ready to return to work or your busi…
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It's that time of year, you know, that time where if you were fortunate to have a break then you at some point will be returning to work, your job, your business your passion hopefully. So how can you return to work without feeling that holiday hangover? If you are already back at work and hating it, this message is for you. There are some really s…
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Season #8, Episode #5 Ladies, It’s your future! Why is there an increase in homelessness for women over the age of 45? Maybe because we didn’t think divorce or separation was possible however, there is a considerable increase in women and children facing homelessness and poverty due to the family breakdown, or a death in the family. The reality is …
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Season #6, Episode #4 A Time to reflect As we bring 2023 to an end and we move into 2024, now is a great time to reflect, in this episode I share some tips to use and reflect on the year that has been and what you want for 2024 Family Work/Business Spiritually Friends For goodness' sake don’t set New Year's resolutions, some last 7 days but rarely …
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Season #8, Episode #4 A Time to reflect As we bring 2023 to an end and we move into 2024, now is a great time to reflect, in this episode I share some tips to use and reflect on the year that has been and what you want for 2024 Family Work/Business Spiritually Friends For goodness' sake don’t set New Year's resolutions, some last 7 days but rarely …
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Season #6, Episode #3 Mentoring - Share your knowledge. As Coaches and Mentors, we want our students to get the most from our sessions and when we understand why shared knowledge is important to are more willing to share skills and attributes that we have learned along the way. We can be more conscious about planning our session to include key lear…
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Season #8, Episode #3 Menopause, I can see the light. This podcast is in no way advice for what you should do, I am not a medical doctor nor any kind of specialist in menopause, this is only my journey and I want to share hoping you may feel less alone in this journey. These 2 years of menopause have been horrendous to say the least, from moments o…
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Season #8, Episode #2 How journal writing has changed my life. I have been writing in my journals for a long time, however it has changed of late and I want to share with you what’s changed and how this will bring my children some joy after I leave this earth. Whilst reading these journal pages will sometimes be hard for them I am writing letters t…
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Season #6, Episode #2 Adult Learners and Principles that are the key to learning. Learning Face to Face will always be a desire of many adult learners. As educators we want our student to get the most from the our sessions and when we understand the Adult Learning Principles we can be more conscious about planning our session to include this and en…
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Episode Notes Season #8, Episode #1 A crisis to move through and to move on from. The housing crisis is in our faces, its everywhere, on social media in the news and hitting everyday Australians and they are suffering. Its not until you are faced with this crisis do you realise there are others less informed on how to represent themselves and fight…
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Season #6, Episode #1 Welcome to 2023 Firstly let me say I am so glad you are here again and thank you for joining me again in a new year. I look forward to doing a podcast each month and making this year the best it can possibly be. In this podcast i just want to say thank you and share some of the best episode achievements with you. I look forwar…
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Episode Notes Season #7, Episode #5 Culture of Happiness Australia and my wonderful guest today is Tejas Lakhani, the founder of Culture of Happiness. Our conversation of what it means to be happy, what happiness is and how this can be found within, you can share happiness with the world. His mission is to spread happiness to the last person standi…
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Season 7, Episode 4 Are you going into Peri Menopause or have you hit Menopause, do you feel crazy, have symptoms you can't explain….me too! In this podcast I have the lovely Fiona Frame sharing her journey and perspective of moving into Menopause. We want to be open and vulnerable and share some of what is happening to our bodies and mind that we …
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Episode Notes Season #7, Episode #3 What the F&%@ is happening to my body? Are you going into Peri Menopause or Menopause, do you feel crazy, have symptoms you can't explain….me too! In this podcast I want to be open and vulnerable and share some of what is happening to my body and mind that I can’t explain. I feel ripped off and I am at times at m…
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Season #7, Episode #2 Dump it in your journal In this podcast I want to share the benefits of starting a journal and how this can help you get out of your head and write stuff down, all the yucky stuff you want to say but maybe cant. Write letters to those that hurt you and would never respect you enough to list, I hope this is helpful in building …
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Episode Notes Season #6, Episode #1 Are you a crappy trainer I recently spoke to a friend about her experience in her recent Training & Assessment course, it made me furious and prompted some questions to you, my listeners. Never forget this is your clients learning journey not yours! What is your delivery like? Do you know why your learners are th…
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Season #7, Episode #1 Self Discovery Occurs in Stillness – Donna Moulds So excited to start off 2022 and I want to share some of what I do to kick of the year on the right foot. Journaling can be very therapeutic and can help get the crap out of your head and onto the pages where you can decipher what’s happening. The only way to truly reflect and …
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Trainer and Assessor Currency In this podcast we talk about why currency is important in your career, what does currency look like, how to stay current, and what are the pitfalls if you don’t stay current, this can effect your financially and professional. Make a plan for 2022 so you can stay current without it becoming a burden. And more so tune i…
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You may be curious about the title, however I want to remind you that we have stepped through a lot over the past 2 years and 2022 is just around the corner, so its time to step though with a plan. We all know plans aren't always set in stone but that doesn't mean we should make big plans. We know from the research that news years resolutions don't…
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Right now here in Australia we are going through another lock down and its easy to get caught up in the crazy negative spiral, however I want you to think about what you can control and how you can fill your own cup to stay in a better frame of mind. "Freedom is of the mind" is something Archie Williams said when he was asked how he survived being …
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Well it's been a while and I wasn't in hiding I swear, I was taking on a new challenge and loving it. I needed some time to settle in and get myself set up, but I am back podcasting and will bring some great new content to share. Thank you for hanging in there with me and sharing my podcasts. Support the Show. If you want to create a better life an…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #2 Traps Trainers Fall Into As trainers we can fall into several traps, have you? Trap #1 Wanting to deliver a program and spending weeks developing without going to the market and seeing the need. We can have many great programs that clients don’t want to buy, or students don’t want to attend. Knowing your target a…
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Episode Notes Season #6, Episode #2 We Overcome Anything – Reece Anderson So excited to start off 2021 and our special guest is Reece Anderson who shares his journey of 20 years of anxiety, depression, debilitating tics and contemplating suicide. With life spiraling out of control Reece had ignored all the signs that he had some major work to do. R…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #1 How to Create a Powerful Vision Board Creating a Vision Board is a powerful way to design the year and life you desire, in this podcast I’m going to share with you how you put together your own vision board and how you can do this with your family to get everyone working towards the bigger picture. Regardless of …
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Episode Notes Season #6, Episode #1 How to Create a Powerful Vision Board Creating a Vision Board is a powerful way to design the year and life you desire, in this podcast I’m going to share with you how you put together your own vision board and how you can do this with your family to get everyone working towards the bigger picture. Regardless of …
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Episode Notes Season #4, Episode #9 Are you up for the challenge? This is our last Podcast for 2020 and I am so grateful as we just hit 1500 downloads whoo!! Take time to reflect on this past year, its easy to get caught up in the madness that has happened but remember not to get caught up in stuff you have no influence over. Plan to have a brillia…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #11 Are you up for the challenge? This is our last Podcast for 2020 and I am so grateful as we just hit 1500 downloads whoo!! Take time to reflect on this past year, its easy to get caught up in the madness that has happened but remember not to get caught up in stuff you have no influence over. Plan to have a brilli…
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Episode Notes Season #4, Episode #8 Kick FEAR to the kerb and thrive in 2021 FEAR is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real and its one you should always remember because it forms a story in our head and holds us back from great stuff, opportunities, and life in general. In this episode I want you to create your own little mantra, mine is “Fu…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #10 Kick FEAR to the kerb FEAR is an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real and its one you should always remember because it forms a story in our head and holds us back from great stuff, opportunities, and life in general. In this episode I want you to create your own little mantra, mine is “Fuck You FEAR” and t…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #9 Women Rising Brave Beyond Separation with Gretel Jane Is an online community supporting women as they transition and thrive beyond separation. It is a safe, supportive and private space where you'll be able to have ongoing conversations with others who understand what you are going through and gain information, r…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #8 A Subtle Shift I describe a shift as a subtle shift, a shift in perspective that can lead to change, for example a shift in your language, a shift in your actions, sometimes it’s a significant shift but I think mostly its subtle and when you make a few subtle changes this can have a significant impact on your lif…
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Episode Notes Season #4, Episode #7 Professional Development Plan to Kick-Start 2021 Now is the time to start your professional Development planning and kick off a new year fresh, organised and ready to make a difference. Reflect on what went well for 2020 and what you would like to change for the new year. Do a personal SWOT Analysis on yourself a…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #7 Trauma Collective Trauma This chapter was going to be called “When you don’t heal your past, it bites you on the ass”. Instead it’s a more appropriately titled “Trauma” and I am very passionate about this chapter, all that I have learned from my own experiences and other research from real experts such a Brene Br…
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Episode Notes Season #4, Episode #6 Accountability Works Both Ways As a trainer and/or a manager you play a massive role in how students experience learning especially when they have previously had bad experiences in their childhood at school and in their career. Accountability is a way of keeping you on track, setting yourself up for success and d…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #6 The Power of Forgiveness Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself - Tony Robbins Forgiving myself set me free from so much of my pain and whilst the pain is part of my past you have to be able to heal that pain, most importantly it set me free from Shame and Guilt, two of the most debilitating emotions we can burd…
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Episode Notes Season #5, Episode #5 Resilience Beyond Contemplation – Chapter 3 snippet As I write my book I want to share some of the journey and take you with me along the way. Today I am reading from a chapter called "Taking 100% responsibility" and let me tell you I had to pick myself up off the floor when I really understood what this meant fo…
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Episode Notes Season #4, Episode #5 Dealing with Difficult Students After 17 years in the industry I know that at some point going to have to deal with difficult students. Its just part of the journey and this helps you grow and develop your skills. What is a difficult student? Why are they difficult? Be curious when someone is displaying behaviors…
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What qualifies me to speak on this? I'm single in my 50's, I'm dating, I have tried multiple dating sites, I have had terrible experiences, I have had wonderful experiences and made friends, Ive done the work on my self and healed from my past, I know I am enough, I love myself, I trust myself, I am worthy of the best relationships that 2 people ca…
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Workshop Activities and Icebreakers - The benefits are HUGE, let me reiterate the benefits are really huge for the people attending your workshops and also for you as the trainer. Lets start with benefits of an ICE Breaker at the start of your training session / Workshop As people come into the training room they can be in a frame of mind that they…
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As a trainer we know how important feedback is even if it makes us feel a little uncomfortable at times. As we head toward the end of the year we know that training slows down if you are in VET and even if you do non accredited training for Government Departments this also slows down. Take the time to evaluate the feedback you have received over th…
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Episode #5 with Nathan Hawken - Letting go of the outcome We all strive for things, outcomes and hopefully set some audacious goals for our life, career and future success. Sometimes we don't get there and we struggle to understand why we failed or why we just don't have the drive and tenacity to make things happen. I must have 1 Million Dollars I …
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Healing is all part of the process and acceptance of a situation that you can not change is a path to emotional freedom. Forgiveness can heal everything! This is a very vulnerable look into my own journey as a Mother with a child who has suffered with drug addiction and is now incarcerated potentially for the next 6 years. Nathan Hawken so kindly i…
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As a Trainer you want to make sure that you engage your learners and learning new concepts is achieved. Group activities can at times go horribly wrong if you are not organised and don't know what the main objective is. In this podcast I talk about really simple activities to deliver in a workshop style that are engaging, create collaboration and g…
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Learning to unlearn is not easy but it is possible. Throughout our lives we learn how to do things, how to behave, how to interact, how to do a task, how to parent, how to cook and so much more. We can arrive at a place in our lives where we no longer want to do things a certain way not because it was wrong and sometimes because we realise it doesn…
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Session 4 of 5 with my guest Nathan Hawken This was an amazing conversation that Nathan and I had over how you develop a relationship with your unconscious mind. What does this mean and how do we know when we are there? The unconscious mind is an amazing tool and when we can develop a relationship with it we can use this as a tool to lead us into g…
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WARNING – In Today’s podcast we are going to talk about death, trauma, suicide and mental health and self care. This podcast may not be for you or this may trigger you in some way so please turn off if this is too much or ensure you have professional support and use your coping tools and self care strategies If you are triggered by this podcast. Yo…
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Part 3 of 5 Beliefs, how they are formed, and how they shape us. Our beliefs are everything, they are a guide for our life and they are formed at a very young age. Beliefs shape what we do how we live and what we think and can hold us back from our true self. Research shows that our beliefs are formed at different stages and we can identify even if…
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