Champion Mindset Collective

Anthony Dahya
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Practical, honest conversations for coaches, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who want to grow their impact, lead with purpose and navigate change without losing themselves in the process. Hosted by Anthony Dahya, Champion Mindset Collective explores leadership, mindset, business, AI, resilience and personal growth with people who have turned real challenges into meaningful progress. Each episode brings practical ideas, hard-won lessons and fresh perspectives to help you lead, adapt and grow.

  1. 1d ago

    How to Stop People-Pleasing and Choose Yourself

    Are you constantly saying yes when you really mean no? People-pleasing can look like kindness, but over time it can leave you exhausted, resentful and disconnected from what you actually want. In this episode of the Champion Mindset Collective, transformational coach, speaker, entrepreneur and bestselling author Sunniva Holt shares what it really takes to stop living for everyone else and start choosing yourself without the guilt. One of Sunniva’s strongest reminders is simple: “Your no needs to come with a full stop.” We explore boundaries, self-worth, journalling, redefining success, protecting your energy and becoming the version of yourself you actually want to be. ✨ In this conversation:• How to stop people-pleasing without feeling guilty• Why boundaries only work when you uphold them• How to recognise repeating patterns• Why self-observation can create real change• How journalling helps you reconnect with what you want• How to redefine success on your own terms• Why small, sustainable changes matter• How to stop living around other people’s opinions ⏱️ Chapters00:00 Choosing yourself without guilt02:56 Sunniva’s childhood and early independence05:33 What choosing yourself really means06:31 Why your “no” needs a full stop09:04 How people-pleasing keeps reappearing09:56 Boundaries only work when you uphold them12:39 Self-observation and becoming your own life coach15:29 Successful on paper vs truly fulfilled18:30 Building confidence and independence54:04 Connecting with your future self55:14 Why small changes are more sustainable1:00:50 Stop caring what other people think1:03:48 Quickfire round1:08:58 Remember who you are1:12:48 Life On Your Terms and final thoughts 🎙️ About Sunniva Holt Sunniva Holt is a transformational coach, speaker, entrepreneur and bestselling author who helps high-achieving women stop living by default and create lives and businesses on their own terms. 🔗 Connect with Sunniva🌐 Website + Journal Your Way To Success guide💫 1:1 Private Coaching👥 Group Immersives✨ VIP Intensive Days📸 Instagram▶️ YouTube💼 LinkedIn📘 Facebook📖 Life On Your Terms 📚 Read the articleThe Hidden Cost of People-Pleasing: How to Choose Yourself Without Guilt 📝 Practical GuideChoosing Yourself: A Guide to Overcoming People-Pleasing and Cultivating Authentic Success 🏆 Champion Mindset Collective🎓 Champion Academy🎙️ Podcast🎤 Apply to be a guest 💬 Where in your life are you saying yes when you really mean no?

    How to Stop People-Pleasing and Choose Yourself

  2. 4d ago

    Why Business Growth Stalls and How to Get Momentum Back

    Has your business become busy without really moving? In S3E274 of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya speaks with Ankur Shrivastava, founder of StratMate, startup mentor, Senior Business Analyst at ASB and host of Let’s Talk Strategy. After redundancy in 2024, Ankur chose to create rather than simply wait for the next opportunity. That decision led to entrepreneurship, startup mentoring, community building and StratMate. At the heart of the conversation is Ankur’s Soda Fizz Theory. A business can begin with energy, excitement and momentum, but over time that fizz can disappear into admin, process and too many competing priorities. You can feel productive while the business itself stops moving. Ankur’s practical reset is simple: REINVENT. RECONNECT. REFOCUS. IN THIS EPISODE • Why too many priorities can kill momentum • The difference between being busy and actually growing • How redundancy changed Ankur’s definition of success • Why saying no can protect your direction • Why customer conversations matter as you grow • Why you do not have to quit your job to start something of your own • How to keep the fizz alive through different phases of business and life KEY TAKEAWAYS • Busy is not the same as growing. • Ten or twelve priorities are not really priorities. • Reinvent through small useful improvements. • Reconnect with customers and their real frustrations. • Refocus on the few things that genuinely move the business forward. • Redundancy can become redirection. • You can start building something of your own without immediately leaving your job. CHAPTERS 0:00 Why Good Businesses Lose Momentum 1:06 Ankur’s Journey From India to New Zealand 2:03 Redundancy in 2024 and the Decision to Build 3:03 Discovering the Startup Strategy Gap 4:28 Creating Let’s Talk Strategy 4:48 Building the AI Nexus Community 6:25 How Redundancy Changed Ankur’s Definition of Success 8:01 Learning to Say No in Business 9:22 Balancing Career, Business and Community 10:22 The Soda Fizz Theory 11:08 Why 12 Priorities Means No Real Priorities 12:37 Reinvent, Reconnect and Refocus 13:41 Entrepreneurship, Risk and Fear 14:46 How to Connect With Ankur 15:29 Quickfire: Success, Inspiration and Entrepreneurship 16:18 Why You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Start 17:06 Keep the Fizz Alive 17:31 What a Champion Mindset Means CONNECT WITH ANKUR StratMate: https://stratmate.co.nz/ LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/ankur-shrivastava-622a4a28 Let’s Talk Strategy on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@stratmatenz Let’s Talk Strategy on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5pRB8VcoGOZky8FqP46foL EPISODE RESOURCES Episode Page: https://championmindsetcollective.com/episode/ankur-shrivastava-S3E274 Article - Busy Isn’t Growth: https://championmindsetcollective.com/blog/busy-isnt-growth-why-good-businesses-lose-momentum-and-how-to-get-it-back CHAMPION MINDSET COLLECTIVE Website: https://championmindsetcollective.com/ Champion Academy: https://championmindsetcollective.com/academy Be a Guest: https://championmindsetcollective.com/be-a-guest #BusinessGrowth #BusinessStrategy #SmallBusiness #BusinessMomentum #FounderMindset #Entrepreneurship #StartupStrategy #StratMate #AnkurShrivastava #ChampionMindsetCollective

    Why Business Growth Stalls and How to Get Momentum Back

  3. 5d ago

    Why You Self-Sabotage Under Pressure

    Why do capable people know what they should do, yet become a completely different version of themselves when pressure rises? In this episode of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya sits down with Dr Travis Fox, creator of MindPersonas®, MPHIOS® and co-creator of PersonaForce™, to explore the identity patterns influencing decisions, relationships, leadership and performance. Dr Fox makes a powerful distinction: “Mindset is what you think. Identity is who shows up at the moment of pressure.” Rather than seeing ourselves as one fixed identity, Travis explores how different parts of us can emerge under pressure, often in an attempt to protect us. The conversation covers self-sabotage, burnout, nervous-system warning signs, subconscious patterns, performance under pressure and a practical framework: Who? What? How? When? One of the most practical ideas is the first 5%. You do not have to fix everything at once. Sometimes transformation begins with becoming just 5% more aware of the pattern showing up. Anthony also shares his own experiences of abandonment and rejection, and how greater awareness helped him understand and rewrite some of the stories that shaped his identity. Chapters 00:00 The Hidden Identity Running Your Life 02:37 35 Years Studying Identity and Human Behaviour 13:50 Mindset vs Identity 21:28 The Nervous System and Protective Patterns 28:31 Who, What, How and When 31:23 The First 5% 37:01 Trauma and Protective Patterns 44:03 Anthony’s Story of Rewriting Identity 59:24 Aligned and Non-Performing Personas 1:07:15 Self-Sabotage, Burnout and Warning Signs 1:15:11 Presence and Stillness 1:18:35 AI, Identity and Human Agency 1:27:40 Where to Start With PersonaForce 1:32:00 Quickfire Questions Connect with Dr Travis Fox PersonaForce™ LinkedIn Instagram Complimentary Identity Map Dr Fox mentions the code CHAMPION20 during the episode. Visit PersonaForce for the current offer and redemption details. Champion Mindset Collective championmindsetcollective.com The Champion Reset Explore The Champion Reset Champion Academy championmindsetcollective.com/academy This conversation includes personal-development and psychological concepts shared through Dr Travis Fox’s framework and perspective. It is intended for education and reflection and is not personalised medical or mental-health advice.

    Why You Self-Sabotage Under Pressure

  4. 6d ago

    How to Rebuild Confidence After a Major Setback

    How to Rebuild Confidence After a Major Setback | Caro McCourtieWhat happens when you survive something incredibly difficult, but your confidence still takes a hit? In this special Champion Mindset Collective conversation, recorded at The Podcast Bach at the NZ Franchise & Small Business Expo 2026, Anthony Dahya sits down with executive coach, motivational speaker and entrepreneur Caro McCourtie to explore confidence, identity, resilience and the way we speak to ourselves. Caro shares openly about being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and going through a brutal treatment regime. But one of the challenges she did not expect came during recovery, when she experienced PTSD, depression and deeply negative self-talk. Despite having years of experience helping leaders build confidence, Caro found herself needing to apply those same lessons to her own life. Her central message is simple:You do not have to change who you are to get the results you want. You are already enough. In this episode, Caro and Anthony explore why successful people can still struggle with feelings of not being enough, how comparison can turn into self-judgement, and why growth should be about adding to who you are rather than believing you need to become someone completely different. In This EpisodeCaro’s journey through aggressive breast cancerThe unexpected emotional challenges of recoveryPTSD, depression and rebuilding confidenceWhy successful leaders can still feel “not enough”How comparison affects confidenceWhy Caro believes in “add, don’t change”How to notice your inner language without judging yourselfChanging thoughts that no longer support where you want to goConfidence through competence, repetition and small winsWorking collaboratively with medical experts while advocating for yourselfCaro’s four tenets: no shame, accept help, find joy and celebrate milestonesWhy mindset must be followed by actionConnect with Caro McCourtieWebsite: https://caromccourtie.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caromccourtie/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaroMcCourtie Caro’s BookFinding Sprinkles of Joy When Fed a Sh*t SandwichView on Amazon Links & ResourcesChampion Mindset Collective: https://championmindsetcollective.com/Episode page: https://championmindsetcollective.com/episode/caro-mccourtie-S3E272NZ Franchise & Small Business Expo: https://nzsme.co.nz/ This episode includes discussion of breast cancer, PTSD and depression. Caro is sharing her personal lived experience and coaching perspective. This conversation is not medical or mental-health advice. #Confidence #YouAreEnough #BreastCancerJourney #CancerSurvivor #Resilience #SelfBelief #Leadership #Mindset #CaroMcCourtie #ChampionMindsetCollective

    How to Rebuild Confidence After a Major Setback

  5. Sep 30

    Giving a Kidney, Giving Hope: What Living Donation Really Means

    What does it really mean to give hope? In Episode 271 of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya is joined by Garon Govender and Fredric Susil Doss for a deeply personal conversation about living kidney donation, dialysis, kidney health, service and what it means to turn hope into action. Garon Govender, founder of the Sikhanyisa Foundation, shares why he is preparing to donate a kidney to a school friend and how a life devoted to people, faith and social change shaped that decision. Fredric Susil Doss, founder and director of Grace Medicals, brings more than 30 years of renal-healthcare experience. He explains the donor-assessment journey, the day-to-day reality of dialysis, transplantation and the importance of qualified medical guidance. For Anthony, the conversation is personal. He has lived with one kidney since infancy and has first-hand family experience of dialysis. Together, they explore courage, fear, friendship, service, prevention, legacy and hope in action. KEY TAKEAWAYS• Living kidney donation should be voluntary, informed and clinically assessed.• Dialysis can reshape work, family routines, transport and everyday life.• Transplantation can reduce the burden of dialysis while still requiring ongoing medical care.• Kidney-health awareness and prevention matter before kidney failure.• Hope can be expressed through support, advocacy, prayer, knowledge and presence.• Legacy can be measured by the lives we help, not only by what we accumulate. CHAPTERS0:00 Devoted to People and Community2:48 Giving a Kidney, Giving Hope5:17 Garon’s Journey into Ministry and Social Change7:03 Fredric’s Journey into Renal Healthcare10:49 Anthony’s Connection to Living With One Kidney11:20 Why Garon Chose to Become a Living Kidney Donor17:09 What Potential Donors Should Understand19:33 What Dialysis Takes From Daily Life22:31 How Transplantation Can Change Life24:40 Did Learning the Risks Change Garon’s Decision?29:41 We Have to Evidence Hope31:33 Faith, Fear and Courage33:54 What 30 Years in Renal Care Has Taught Fredric36:39 What Hope in Action Looks Like38:03 Hope Does Not Have to Be a Big Gesture38:58 Starting the Organ Donation Conversation41:09 Kidney Health and Prevention42:54 What Legacy Really Means44:57 What People Should Understand About Kidney Health45:53 Living With One Kidney46:16 First Steps if You Are Considering Donation47:23 Connect With Garon and Fredric48:38 Quickfire: How Success Has Changed54:02 What a Champion Mindset Means54:45 Final Reflection: Hope Becomes Action LINKS Garon Govender / Sikhanyisa Foundationhttps://www.sikhanyisa.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/garon-govender-6a209b28https://www.instagram.com/garongovenderhttps://youtube.com/@garongovender Fredric Susil Doss / Grace Medicalshttps://gracemedicals.co.nz/https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredric-susil-doss-80473517https://www.facebook.com/fredric.doss?__tn__=%2Cd-ahttps://www.instagram.com/fredricdoss Beacon of Hope Missionhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-of-hope-mission/ Kelly Markeyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-m-b3272095/ Episode page:https://championmindsetcollective.com/episode/garon-govender-S3E271 Connect with Anthony DahyaChampion Mindset Collective: https://championmindsetcollective.comAI Workflows Agency: https://aiworkflows.agencyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydahya/Contact: podcast@anthonydahya.com Be a Guest:https://championmindsetcollective.com/be-a-guest IMPORTANTThis episode is educational and reflective and is not personalised medical advice. Anyone considering organ donation or seeking kidney-health guidance should speak with a qualified transplant team, donor coordinator or healthcare professional. #LivingKidneyDonation #KidneyDonation #KidneyHealth #Dialysis #OrganDonation #HopeInAction #GaronGovender #FredricSusilDoss #BeaconOfHopeMission #ChampionMindsetCollective

    Giving a Kidney, Giving Hope: What Living Donation Really Means

  6. Sep 28

    Successful But Stuck? How to Make Your Next Career Move

    If you’re successful on the outside but feel stuck, depleted or disconnected on the inside, this conversation is for you. Rebecca Pate shares how to stop playing small, rebuild self-trust and make your next career move with courage. In Episode 270 of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya speaks with Rebecca Pate, career and leadership coach, speaker and former digital product leader. Rebecca spent 18 years in digital product leadership, became the first woman promoted into an all-male leadership team, and helped lead workplace gender equality initiatives. She also hosted major events and panels, including work involving Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh. Rebecca opens up about her journey through an eating disorder and recovery, the ways people can make themselves smaller physically, emotionally and professionally, and what she learned from high-pressure corporate environments. We explore why action builds confidence, how small repeatable steps create self-trust, why fear of visibility and failure keeps capable people stuck, and how identity, wellbeing and practical strategy come together when deciding what comes next. Key TakeawaysConfidence often follows action.Small, repeatable commitments rebuild self-trust.Success on paper does not always mean a career or life still fits.Visibility starts with believing you deserve to be seen and heard.Joy, wellbeing and boundaries are part of sustainable success.Support matters, but no one else can take the action for you.Chapters0:00 Successful on the Outside, Stuck on the Inside3:01 Rebecca’s Early Story5:25 The Pressure to Be Smaller7:39 What an Eating Disorder Cost Her14:58 Comparison, Social Media and Guarding Your Mind18:47 Finding Purpose Through Personal Experience28:21 Women, Leadership and Playing Small35:05 When Corporate Success Stops Feeling Authentic43:30 Creating Your Own System49:19 How to Take the First Small Step53:24 Why Action Builds Confidence56:05 Fear of Failure and Running the Experiment1:08:31 The Fear of Being Visible1:13:10 Becoming More Fully Yourself1:16:36 No One Is Coming to Save You1:22:13 Why Joy Matters1:28:39 Identity and Your Next Career Move1:36:26 The Inner Authority Map1:39:14 Quickfire Round Connect with Rebecca PateWebsite: iamrebeccalove.comLinkedIn: Rebecca PateInstagram: @iamrebeccalove Current WorkThe Inner Authority Map: Rebecca’s 3-month private mentorship for ambitious corporate women seeking clarity, confidence and a practical next-career plan. Corporate & Speaking: Keynotes, panel hosting and workshops around leadership, gender equality and embodied leadership. Support ResourceThis episode includes discussion of eating disorders and recovery. If this topic affects you, consider speaking with a qualified health professional. UK charity Beat offers information and support: Beat support. Champion Mindset CollectiveWebsite: championmindsetcollective.comChampion Academy: Champion AcademyBe a Guest: Apply here #CareerChange #WomenInLeadership #Confidence #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #RebeccaPate #ChampionMindset

    Successful But Stuck? How to Make Your Next Career Move

  7. Sep 26

    How to Rebuild Your Life After Loss: The 4P's For Moving Forward

    🎙️ HOW TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE AFTER LOSS: THE 4Ps FOR MOVING FORWARD If grief, loss or adversity has left you wondering how to rebuild your life, Trunnis Goggins II shares the 4Ps framework — Purpose, Planning, Passion and Persistence — as a practical way to move from pain towards a meaningful next chapter. In Episode 269 of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya sits down with Trunnis, founder of 4P Group LLC and partner in Veritas Publishing House. 💡 THE 4Ps FRAMEWORK 🎯 PURPOSE — Get clear on who you are, what matters and what you genuinely want.📋 PLANNING — Turn clarity into practical steps.❤️ PASSION — Stay connected to the meaning behind the life you are building.🔥 PERSISTENCE — Keep moving through setbacks, judgement and difficult seasons.Trunnis reflects on the final months he spent with his father, the regrets his father shared near the end of his life, and the devastating loss of his oldest daughter. He explains how the 4Ps became practical tools for rebuilding his life and helping others. It also explores his Four P’s of Freedom work, the importance of asking yourself what you actually want, how stepping back can help you regain clarity, and why legacy is ultimately about the lives you influence. ✨ Your hardest chapter does not have to become your final chapter. 🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS Purpose starts by asking what genuinely matters to you.The 4Ps give personal change a practical structure.A plan bridges the gap between wanting change and creating it.Sometimes persistence means stepping back before moving forward.Other people’s judgement does not have to define your next chapter.Legacy is about the lives you influence, not simply what you accumulate.⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Your Hardest Chapter Is Not Your Final Chapter2:29 The Story Behind the 4Ps6:50 Choosing to Rewrite the Next Chapter8:53 What His Father’s Final Months Taught Him10:19 Success, Regret and What Actually Matters14:01 Losing a Daughter and Turning Pain Into Service17:44 The Darkest Period and the Question: Who Am I?19:17 Finding Purpose and Creating a Plan22:14 What Do You Want?56:33 Letting Go of Judgement and Old Labels59:47 Embracing Your Next Chapter1:02:48 One Small Decision When Life Feels Dark1:04:35 Veritas Publishing House1:08:17 Quickfire1:12:40 Your Next Chapter Can Be Different 📚 CONNECT WITH TRUNNIS 4P Group: 4ps-group.comVeritas Publishing House: veritaspublishinghouse.comLinkedIn: Trunnis Goggins IIInstagram: @trunnisgogginsYouTube: The 4Ps of You 🎧 CHAMPION MINDSET COLLECTIVE Website: championmindsetcollective.comAnthony Dahya: LinkedInBe a Guest: Apply here ⚠️ CONTENT NOTE This episode includes discussion of bereavement, the death of a child, violence, incarceration and past suicidal thoughts. #OvercomingAdversity #Resilience #FindingPurpose #PainToPurpose #TrunnisGoggins #4Ps #ChampionMindset

    How to Rebuild Your Life After Loss: The 4P's For Moving Forward

  8. Sep 24

    Why Your Business Stops Growing: Remove the Founder Bottleneck

    If your business has stopped growing, the problem may not be strategy. John Stock explains how founders can remove their own growth ceiling by choosing better clients, communicating clearly and focusing on outcomes. In Season 3, Episode 268 of the Champion Mindset Collective, Anthony Dahya speaks with John Stock, Chartered Structural Engineer and Director of Romulus Consultants in Christchurch, New Zealand. John shares how moving from the UK to New Zealand, inspecting structures across the South Island and eventually building his own engineering firm changed the way he thinks about leadership, client relationships and business growth. They explore why the loudest client is not always the right client, why expertise includes knowing what you do not know, and how an outcome-focused mindset can lead to better decisions. YOU WILL LEARN Why founders can become the ceiling on their own business growthHow choosing the right clients can improve culture, delivery and repeat businessWhy good communication means adapting to how others prefer to communicateHow knowing the limits of your expertise can build trustThe difference between task-focused and outcome-focused workHow maker time and manager time can reduce context switchingWhy backing yourself does not require having every answer firstWhere AI can support engineering without replacing professional judgementCHAPTERS0:00 Why Business Growth Can Hit a Ceiling1:22 John’s Journey From the UK to New Zealand5:36 What Structural Engineers Notice6:31 Choosing the Right Clients8:35 Better Client Relationships and Sustainable Growth10:02 Where AI Fits in Structural Engineering12:31 Knowing What You Don’t Know16:03 Trust and Professional Boundaries17:05 Task-Focused vs Outcome-Focused Work21:05 Backing Yourself to Start a Business24:43 Employee Mindset vs Business Owner Mindset27:12 Maker Time vs Manager Time29:27 What to Do When You Hit a Business Ceiling31:41 The Future of AI in Engineering33:42 Communication and Business Ownership37:19 Why the Name Romulus?38:22 Quickfire Questions41:38 Final Takeaways CONNECT WITH JOHN STOCKRomulus Consultants: https://www.romulus.co.nz/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-stock-14365586/Romulus LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/romulus-consultants/ ABOUT ROMULUS CONSULTANTSRomulus provides structural engineering design and assessment across residential, commercial and industrial projects, with a focus on practical, buildable solutions, clear communication and client outcomes. CONNECT WITH ANTHONY DAHYAChampion Mindset Collective: https://championmindsetcollective.com/AI Workflows Agency: https://aiworkflows.agency/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonydahya/Be a Guest: https://championmindsetcollective.com/be-a-guestContact: podcast@anthonydahya.com #BusinessGrowth #FounderMindset #LeadershipCommunication #BusinessStrategy #ClientRelationships #Entrepreneurship #ChampionMindset #JohnStock

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Practical, honest conversations for coaches, leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators who want to grow their impact, lead with purpose and navigate change without losing themselves in the process. Hosted by Anthony Dahya, Champion Mindset Collective explores leadership, mindset, business, AI, resilience and personal growth with people who have turned real challenges into meaningful progress. Each episode brings practical ideas, hard-won lessons and fresh perspectives to help you lead, adapt and grow.

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  • Creator
    Anthony Dahya
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    276
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Anthony Dahya
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    Champion Mindset Collective