The Action Factory Podcast

#127 - Life on the streets

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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We are all familiar with the Big Issue vendors on the streets of our cities.
I was privileged to talk to a few of them in Manchester UK. The Big Issue magazine is now worldwide and provides a legal income for the homeless as well as support to get them back off the streets.
In talking to these guys and doing the recordings there was a common thread through their stories. In the main they tended to be intelligent professional people, a soldier, an award winning chef and more. We spoke to lots more homeless people and the second noticeable thing tended to be life trauma of some kind, alcohol, divorce etc. The slippery slope isn't always as far away as we think.
Thanks to Leon, Mark, Christian and the others for their fascinating insight.
I don't think I ever passed a big issue vendor after doing this recording and maybe you won't either.
THE BIG ISSUE
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#126 Remove the problem not the solution

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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Now, lets begin...
One of our favourite NLP mantras which in most cases is true.
"The problem you have now was once the solution to another problem."
A sure fire bit of wisdom and it was interesting to hear Rich Rolls mention this concept when he was being interviewed about his battle with alcohol.
I wanted to share my thoughts and encourage you to hear the interview with Rich.
I personally spoke with Rich and I'll be posting that soon. He is an ultra athlete, multiple 100 mile plus runs and triathlons. He was once named as one of the fittest humans on the planet.
In the meantime HERE'S THE VIDEO I'm referencing in this episode.
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#125 100 things to do before breakfast

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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Now, lets begin...
Since I began people geeking I've been reading books, watching YouTube and listening to podcasts by the guru's, the masters of change. I recently became fascinated by that subliminal backlog of life advice that in most cases I'd never followed. That was when I realised that there was a bloody lot of it.
Start your day with this and never do that, adding it all together would mean a hundred things to do before breakfast!
In retrospect I actually DID try some of it ,and it's stuck with me to this day but in the main the gurus have only managed to garner knowing nods of approval from me.
Getting up at 4am might make you as strong as the Rock, or as good a writer as Stephen King or as smart as Elon Musk. An ice cold shower might make me as vibrant as Anthony Robbins but...
I realise now that caution is needed, after all when they ask me how I became a great writer it won't be getting up at 4am, it will be write in service stations and lunch breaks. (Thanks for that Michael.)
The advice of others doesn't always fit into our lives and in the main, the ones who really hold the secret to happiness are probably not too worried about telling us.
Most are too busy just being happy. The rest of the happy people are so happy they can't stop telling us, and what could be worse if your not?
Still I hope you like my subliminal check list for a successful life.
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#124 Ray Edwards - Quad amputee, climb Kilimanjaro? Hold my beer.

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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Now, lets begin...
Ray Edwards is getting himself ready to climb Kilimanjaro. At 19500 ft it's a challenge for any climber but Ray is a quadruple amputee. When we spoke he was able to describe the circumstances that brought him here and his dream of setting up a charity that could faithfully support other amputees.
That charity is Limbcare and was partially formed by Ray in June 2010. His book 'I'm still standing' is a bestseller as well as receiving an MBE for his work.
I spoke to on my FM radio show some years ago just before he attempted the climb of Kilimanjaro.
You can check his website to see how he went on with the climb.
In the meantime I'm really pleased to have found this recording and I certainly hope I can track Ray down and catch up soon.
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#123 British Legion

Welcome to another Action Factory Podcast with me, Michael Dawson.
Before we begin this episode, here's a quick reminder: Don't miss my 30-minute webinar 'The BIG 4 in Youth Work.' You'll also get two powerful tools and my popular 'Brief Therapy Toolkit' eBook—already a hit with nearly 40,000 youth workers. Click below to subscribe and watch!"
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Now, lets begin...
Welcome to the Action Factory Podcast - We are expats living here in France and one thing we notice that's honoured here in Europe is Armistice day. Nothing moves on the day and in our rural area most shops and businesses close to show respect in the village square.
It marks the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I came to an end after four brutal years of fighting.
I went and had a conversation with some of the guys who spent their younger years fighting in the Second World War.
It was great to meet them and I hope you enjoy the conversation.
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