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Welcome to the Soul Writers Lounge, where we talk about writing to heal and writing to heal the world. Writing heals. My mission is to inspire you to pick up your pen and write to heal. So that you use your story and transformational process to write a book and change the world. The world needs your stories, and your story matters. You can inspire and impact others with what you have been through. Dale is the author of Writing to Heal and Write A Healing Memoir. Grab your ebook: 101 question ...
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In the Heart of Darley Dale we meet Michelle Waters from DEBFIB4LIFE
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I managed to grab an hour with the incredibly busy Michelle Waters of DEFIB4LIFE, suppliers of a huge range of Defibrillators and Bleed Control Kits, items that could Save Someone's Life! Over a cuppa we chat about what a Defib is, training, how many machines are needed, where to find one and what they do! Michelle is brilliant. I hope you enjoy th…
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When an email arrives inviting you to talk about the incredible work of Pollyanna Pickering, you absolutely jump at the chance. That's what happened this week and I met with Anna-Louise Pickering to talk about the incredible work she and her late mother have been involved in and the exhibition in Oker from the 22nd June to celebrate 40 years of the…
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This Week We Meet Darley Dale Mayor and Town Council Chair Jason Farmer
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I managed to grab a coffee with the very busy Jason Farmer, Chair of Darley Dale Town Council, Mayor of the Parish! We chat about everything from cutting ribbons to a Mayoral Legacy! Hope you find our chat as interesting as I did.By Darley Dale Community Radio
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It's The Derbyshire Open Arts Festival Weekend!
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I managed to grab a quick chat with the current chair of Derbyshire Open Arts Peter Singer and Rebecca Gallagher, both Darley Dale based artists who are opening their doors to the public over the bank holiday weekend! Set up an tour visiting some very talented local peopleBy Darley Dale Community Radio
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This Week We Meet Mark and Craig from REEL Productions
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Three men, one microphone, a bill for three expensive coffees, chit chat for half an hour and a classic podcast is made! Yep, this week Darley Dale Community Radio chats with video makers, song creators, and ad makers REEL Productions to find out how it all began. Grab a brew and join us!By Darley Dale Community Radio
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Lets meet the Reverend Stephen Monk in St Helens Church
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I popped along to the very beautiful St Helens Church in Darley Dale to chat with Stephen Monk about his life from childhood through to his work within the church, the current situations around the globe and the part religions of various faiths play, his workload with the area and his love of one of the scariest rock stars in music history! Let's m…
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I Is For IKIGAI – How To Find Your Purpose #1
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Ikigai asks four questions: What do you LOVE? What are you GOOD at? What does the world NEED? What can you be PAID for? Where these intersect is your Ikigai - your reason for being. Like many Japanese words, there isn’t a direct translation into English, which I love as it gives us all room to decide for ourselves what it means to us. Iki is life, …
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This week is all about confidence What is confidence and how to become more confident. The circle of confidence exercise can be found on my blog and in the following article Read more on the blog Happy To Be Me: Stepping Into Confidence
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Do you have trust issues? Do you know what the roots of these are? Are they around certain things, kinds of people or situations? Listen in this week as I discuss trust. Trust sits in the root chakra and is one of our first level foundational things that we need to work on to create strong foundations for living a life of joy. When we don't trust w…
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In this episode I talk about kindness. That's being kind to you and to others. Kindness starts within and is connected with the heart chakra. When we are kind to ourselves it opens up the heart. This also means talking to ourselves with loving kindness. Changing the I am narrative to I am feeling dot dot dot, but I am normally - you fill in the bla…
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Simple journaling exercises to help you to overcome anxiety
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In this episode, I share a simple way to go through your day and being mindful about how you want to feel. Choose a word of the day - this is how you want your day to be Turn that into an affirmation Turn the affirmation into how can I...? Gratitude and appreciation My invitation is that you try this for at least 28 days and reflect on how this bri…
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Feeling safe, grounded and connected with your root chakra
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I always feel safe and protected in the world The bodies natural call is to keep you safe, and this is fundamental to your wellbeing. You will have heard of flight, fright or freeze. This is where your brain decides what the best course of action is when it is faced with a perceived threat. For example, you may get triggered to use one of these res…
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How does my book fit with my brand and my business I always talk about making your book, brand and business align. What does this mean? If you work with therapists on how to make better use of say LinkedIn or Facebook, then your book would be on this subject and would position you as an expert, In this way, the book is on brand and you could then l…
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In this session, we are looking at books which are used by you to teach your proven process and you can sell it and your workshops, and mastermind concept to other people to teach to their clients. The two books are - Business Model Generation and Get Clients Now. Take a look at the books and then look at what else the authors have produced to go w…
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In this, we are asking what kind of book could I write. This book has been converted from a blog. Each chapter is a short piece of wisdom. The author sends out a daily email and has a daily brain tattoo, so he has maximised his content well. You could take some of your content and do the same or you could you plan it now and blog your book for late…
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Every two weeks, Esther and I talk about a subject that will be close to someone's heart. In this episode, we talk about letting go. One of the hardest things we have to learn to do in life is to let go and accept things as they are, rather than how we wish they would. Great stress and unhappiness comes from the times we push and try to force thing…
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On Friday I took a good hard look at the books I am hoarding and asking why do I keep each of the books. I am not doing a Marie Kondo, I hasten to add. I was reviewing why did I buy this book and would I like to write a book like this? I know, it all seems a bit deep, and possibly a lot of hard work, but I wanted to help the people in the Inner Cir…
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As you can imagine I get asked a lot about how long it will take to write a book. The answer is always it depends. That may sound like a cop-out. However, it depends on you, your commitment and the action you take. You can write a book to final draft in 90 days. Some people have been known to publish in this time as well. Personally, I am not sure …
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Welcome to journaling and 101 days of being me.
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The idea of the first hundred days of leadership started with Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. It is said that as he put many things into action, he never displayed ‘fright, panic and rarely even a bad temper. He focused on the job in hand and what he could achieve. This is true for life as well, what we focus on we achieve, as long as you take action. …
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Writing a book? Here are some of my favourite tools
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* WORD* Evernote* Scrivener* Dragon Naturally Speaking* iMindMap* Dictate to mobile phone* Rev.com for captions and transcribing* Pen and paper – notebooks/journals* Roll of brown paper/A3 pad and coloured pensExplore and try them out.
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Journaling and writing help you to build the foundations of a relationship with you. This will as you progress become a trusted relationship, where you can explore the deeper aspects of you.If you start to journal it could lead to a book. If you journal as you are writing your book you will gain a much richer experience.My invitation is for you to …
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Read, be inspired and inspire with your book.
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Read, be inspired and inspire with your book.Today I was going to start some business planning using the Business Model Canvas. But... I was still tired and catching up after a week of daily visits (up and down the mountain) to see my sick doggy, Marley.I picked up a book called The Call by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Casually I opened it and found mys…
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* Are you umming and rring about writing a book?* Do you feel overwhelmed by the prospect of creating a huge body of work?* Do you keep putting it off because it feels impossible?* Do you even want to write a book?After you have examined why, then here are a few ideas for you:-Do you really want a book?Hire a ghost-writerGet interviewed and use a t…
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Never write a non-fiction book without a plan
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I don't know about you, but I really struggle with writing a book without a plan.With a plan I get clarity and when I can tick things off I can see progress.Every step of this process needs some thought and planning.Naturally, we need to think about how we like to work and how we do our best work. However, everyone I work with and every time I do t…
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A behind the scenes look at how I write my first draft fairly quickly
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A behind the scenes look at how I write my first draft fairly quickly.I blog my book in 30 days.1. Chunks - I write in small manageable bite-sized pieces - 1000 (ish) words a day2. Clarity - I get clarity on my content3. Feedback - I use the feedback to tighten my content for my ideal reader4. Build a blog presence - which also builds my brand5. St…
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Write the right book - why do you want to write a book?
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WHY DO YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK?“When you understand ‘what’, you will know ‘why’, and why you can work out ‘how’.”What is my book ‘why’?It is important to get clear about why you want to write, what you want to write about, how you will make it all happen and what if you and what if you didn’t/what if you did? Take the 7 day plan your book challeng…
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Writing a book and making space for creativity
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Often when you set a book deadline, life gets in the way. Today I invite you to make space for something else. To also extend your deadline and make it more realistic.Take the 7 day plan your book challenge https://soulwritersacademy.teachable.com/p/7-day-plan-your-non-fiction-book-challenge/?product_id=723438&coupon_code=7DAYCHALLENGE&preview=logg…
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The art of letting go and discovering the right book
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The art of letting go is a powerful way of making space and bringing in what you really need to enable you to make your book happen.Start to explore what does light you up so that you write the right book.Join me on soulwritersacademy.teachable.com if you want to let go of what is holding you back and get it planned written and published.…
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Reading, research and reflection - these three 'r's are very important to consider when writing a book and honing your words.
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Having a book plan, outline and chapter framework makes it easier to get your book written. Sometimes, however, plans go awry.In this episode, I simply invite you to plan and let go. Invite in curiosity and adventure and see where it takes you. You can always come back and deconstruct later.https://soulwritersacademy.teachable.com…
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The 3 c's of leadership, your book, reader and journey
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The three c's model looks at 3 areas - challenge, confidence and coaching. You can apply this in three ways - your healing journey - the writing process you are now embarking on and improving the way in which you connect, inspire and motivate your reader.You can join the 7 day plan your non-fiction book kickstarter challenge over on Teachable to se…
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Abraham Maslow and his triangle gets everywhere. In 1943 Maslow proposed his Hierarchy of Needs framework; it is used today in many ways and is a useful tool to use for considering your book content (so that you engage with the emotions of your ideal reader), title and target market.Maslow’s theory helps us to understand our readers’ thinking and m…
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The conscious competence model, your book and your healing
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There are many ways to use this model. You can use it to form decisions, to understand learning, your healing journey and to consider the process your reader goes through as they read your book and learn your process so that they can apply it to themselves.People don't know the stuff they don't know. They might know something; they might have done …
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