Jun 7, 2022
#219 Did you know that awakening
your heart and trusting your heart wisdom can allow you to
understand yourself and your position in life more accurately? The
heart speaks a different language, one the intellectual mind does
not understand. But if you desire to, you can learn this language
and receive the wisdom and joy that an awakened heart will bring.
It’s not difficult. And in this episode, I welcome Josie Thomson to
teach us about that and so much more.
As a former learning
and development manager of a blue-chip international mining giant,
and now a multi-award winning life coach, author of The Wise
Advocate (the inner voice of strategic leadership), two-time cancer
survivor, and singer mother, Josie has been a force of
transformation in the lives of many. What holds the threads of
Josie’s work altogether is a commitment to personal
transformation.
Her work is to help
others “transcend limitations, transform wounds into love, power,
forgiveness, and gratitude.” In this interview, Josie shares
valuable advice on why we may not be able to change what’s
happening around us or to us, and how we can take control of how we
respond. Josie is a big believer in miracles can happen, having
witnessed them and experienced them herself after returning “to
life” after flat-lining twice. This episode will highlight
neuroscience insights, coupled with her personal experience and
some experiential practices for you to connect in with your own
inner loving guide. Enjoy!
About Josie: Josie Thomson
is a multi-award winning executive
coach based in Brisbane, Australia who has pioneered the use of
neuroscience principles in working with business leaders around the
globe. She is the CEO of Wise Advocate Enterprises and the
trailblazer at Josie Thomson Enterprises (formerly Accelerated
Excellence), and is a force for transformation in the lives of
many. She is an acclaimed international speaker and mindset,
mindfulness and resilience expert.
Josie completed studies
in business, executive coaching, executive masters in the
Neuroscience of Leadership, MBSR and workplace mindfulness
facilitation. Josie has trained hundreds of coaches for the
Neuroleadership Group in the Asia Pacific region, and coached
thousands of leaders globally. She coaches leaders to achieve
sustainable transformational change and outcomes. She is also
committed to the development of coaches and cultivating mindfulness
to build resilient communities.
Josie was awarded
International Gold Stevie Award for Maverick of the Year
(Difference Maker) for 2014 and 2015, The Women In Business
Coach/Mentor of the Year 2014 Silver Award in New York City, and is
a former Telstra Business Woman of the Year Finalist. Having
survived cancer twice, most recently a brain tumour, Josie is
devoted to sharing the learnings from her experiences for the
improvement in the lives of others. She is passionate about life
and empowering others to lead happy, healthy, meaningful and
fulfilling lives. She is an inspirational speaker and Ambassador
for Childhood Cancer Support.
Josie's Website:
josiethomson.com
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/you-can-shine/id1502496134
Key points with time stamp:
- "I Flat-Lined Twice!" Learn How Miracles Can Happen (00:00)
- Ensuring our survival by reconnecting to our hearts (00:13)
- The incredible journey that led her to opening her heart (02:27)
- Discovering how our past traumatic experiences affect our personal and professional lives in the present (07:23)
- How overcaming insurmountable health challenges taught her what mindfulness is really about and the healing power of mastering neuroscience (10:02)
- Getting off the path of religion and stepping into the path of spirituality: How surviving cancer led her into her true path (21:29)
- Tuning into your body so it can guide you through life (27:41)
- The systems and players that are keeping us from discovering our true potential beyond our physical form (31:11)
- How you can start awakening your heart and following your bliss (36:57)
- Starting every day with gratitude and a wellness routine that will change your life (43:20)
Mentioned in this episode:
About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en
My website:
www.guylawrence.com.au
www.liveinflow.co