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  1. 03/24/2020

    EP89: Chet Sandhu - Becoming Alpha

    Chet Sandhu is a former international drug smuggler, author, renowned podcast guest and founder of Alpha CBD+ In November 1999 he was arrested at gunpoint in Alicante Airport and subsequently charged with smuggling the largest haul of black market steroids in Spanish history, valued at more than half a million dollars. Sentenced to four and a half years in prison, his book ‘From King of Karachi to Lockdown in the Costa Del Crime’ chronicles his life and drug smuggling operation, and tells the story of how he rose to the top of the hierarchy inside Fontcalent, one of Europe's toughest prisons, famed for its brutal conditions and high-profile inmates. Today he spends his time growing his company Alpha CBD+, one of the newest and fastest growing independent retailers of premium cannabidiol products. His ultimate aim is to provide the UK and European market with the best quality CBD products at the most competitive prices. Now committed to making a positive difference, he’s given emotional and financial support to orphans, people in poverty and the homeless, he’s carer to four snakes, two Argentine tegu and two tortoises, and his podcast episodes with past Inspired Edinburgh guests James English and Shaun Attwood have been seen nearly a million times.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 03:50 How have things changed since Chet’s first podcast with James English? 06:30 How can Chet convince others he has changed? 07:00 Chet on his popularity 09:00 The interest in true crime today 10:40 What is it like in prison? 15:10 Chet on his early life 18:50 Chet growing up 25:30 How much has Chet healed from the trauma of his early life? 28:20 Chet on his relationship with his parents 30:20 Chet on thinking about the past and his future outlook 31:50 Chet’s early aspirations 33:00 Chet on strict parenting 34:30 Chet on Sikh culture 36:30 Chet on the caste system and being a Jat 42:00 Chet on Indian laws 45:30 Would Chet live in India? 45:50 Chet and the chip shop incident 48:00 Chet on his first crime 49:10 Did Chet think he would get caught for smuggling steroids? 50:20 What did he think would happen if he got caught? 51:10 Getting caught and the aftermath 52:20 When did Chet first take steroids? 53:30 Chet on his steroid cycles 54:20 How did Chet feel on steroids? 55:00 How did Chet manage the aggression/energy? 56:40 The classification of steroids 58:40 Chet’s training and diet 1:05:10 Dealing with confrontation and street fighting 1:07:40 How does Chet think others perceive him? 1:09:10 How did Alpha CBD+ come about? 1:12:20 The potential benefits of CBD oil 1:14:30 Chet’s thoughts on ‘Alpha’ 1:15:30 Chet’s pets 1:18:30 Chet’s thoughts on zoos 1:21:10 Chet’s thoughts on death and God 1:23:10 How has Chet evolved throughout his life? 1:24:50 Chet’s caring side 1:25:30 Being happier in jail 1:27:20 Chet on purpose 1:30:00 Chet on his legacy 1:31:50 Chet on success 1:33:10 Why Chet helps other children 1:35:50 Best piece of advice 1:38:50 Dealing with haters 1:39:50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:45:00 Changing the world   You can find Chet at: https://alphacbd.eu/ https://www.instagram.com/alphacbd.eu/ https://www.facebook.com/chet.sandhu   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

  2. 03/04/2020

    EP88: Dr David Hamilton - Using Science To Inspire

    Dr David Hamilton is a bestselling author, international speaker, award winning columnist and educator. With a PhD in organic chemistry and background in the pharmaceutical industry, he became inspired by the placebo effect and left to write books and teach people how to harness their mind and emotions to improve their health. He’s since written 10 books including, ‘The Little Book of Kindness’, ‘How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body’, ‘I Heart Me’ and the Amazon bestseller, ‘The Five Side Effects of Kindness’.  In addition to writing a regular blog on his website and blogs for the US Huffington Post, he is the ‘Kindness Tsar’ for Psychologies Magazine; monthly columnist for Soul & Spirit Magazine and in 2016, he was voted ‘Best writer’ by readers of Kindred Spirit Magazine. As well as appearances on the likes of Channel 4’s ‘Sunday Brunch’, in the UK, and ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ in the US, he starred in the award-winning documentary 'HEAL - A film about the power of the mind' featuring some of the world's most highly regarded scientists and spiritual teachers. Today he acts as an advocate for kindness and works passionately to help inspire a kinder world.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:30 David’s early life 03:20 David’s career aspirations 06:00 David on doing his Phd 07:40 Working in the pharmaceutical industry 08:30 David’s views on the pharmaceutical industry 12:00 David on the placebo effect 13:40 Did David plan to focus his efforts purely on the placebo effect? 16:00 David’s early books 18:00 How does David come up with the content for his books and blogs? 19:30 How much time does David spend researching? 21:30 Destiny vs free will 25:30 Does David think some people have difficult lives for a reason (as in the soul’s journey)? 28:30 Does David think science will ever be able to prove this? 30:00 How did kindness become part of David’s work? 32:50 Why does David focus on kindness even though he knows it is a less popular topic? 35:30 Why does David think books on kindness are less popular? 39:50 Why does David think people aren’t kinder to themselves and others? 44:00 What does David need to do in order to be the best version of himself? 46:00 How does David know when he’s out of alignment? 55:30 How did David find out his dog Oscar had bone cancer? 58:30 The experience of Oscar passing over 1:01:00 What does David think happens when we pass? 1:03:30 How did David find out he was going to be part of the Netflix documentary Heal? 1:05:00 David speaks about his Personal Development Club 1:07:00 David’s goals for his Personal Development Club 1:09:00 David’s future plans 1:10:30 David’s revelations through maths 1:12:50 Science and spirituality 1:15:30 Division in society, politics and the media 1:20:00 David on his spiritual practices 1:22:40 David on his purpose 1:30:20 David on his legacy 1:31:10 How does David define success? 1:33:50 Best piece of advice 1:34:10 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:35:10 Does David believe in the idea of a multiverse? 1:36:30 Changing the world   You can find David at: https://drdavidhamilton.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DavidRHamiltonPhD/ https://twitter.com/DrDRHamilton https://www.instagram.com/davidrhamiltonphd https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-r-hamilton-7169b1/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

  3. 02/07/2020

    EP87: James W. Jesso - Adventures Through The Mind

    James W. Jesso is a Canadian-born author, public speaker, educator, storyteller, podcast host and psychonaut. His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the psychedelic experience into a higher quality of life, for both the individual and society. Since 2011 he’s delivered more than one hundred public speaking events spanning across eleven different countries. His two books, 'Decomposing The Shadow' and 'The True Light Of Darkness', present a model for working with the ‘magic’ psilocybin mushroom as an ally in personal transformation and developing psycho-spiritual maturity. His articles, essays, interviews and lectures go far beyond just the psychedelic experience covering topics such as psychology, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, sexuality, nutrition and brain health. His ‘Adventures Through The Mind’ podcast and youtube channel, is an effort to contribute to the psychedelic culture at large. Featuring interviews with luminaries in science, art, and culture across a range of disciplines, this platform expands his work into a more broad exploration of progressive social developments, and the potential role psychedelics might play within them.   00:00 Trailer 00:30 Introduction 02:20 James’ early life 03:30 James on what he was like as a child 05:50 Processing early childhood experiences 09:50 James on his aspirations 12:20 When did things in James’ life begin to change? 21:30 How would James describe a psychedelic experience to someone that’s never had one? 22:00 James’ most positive experience 24:40 How was James perceiving reality before vs after? 28:10 James on his worldview 29:05 The mainstream perception of psychedelics 36:00 In what way would the world be different if everyone had a psychedelic experience? 42:00 James’ thoughts on the term ‘God’ 43:50 Advice James would give to anyone looking to self-fund their work 47:20 James on his purpose 50:20 James’ thoughts on death 54:50 James on the meaning of life 58:30 James on his legacy 1:00:00 James’ vision for his brand 1:04:00 James on his Fox News interview 1:07:10 How does James define success? 1:09:30 Best piece of advice 1:10:20 Speaking to 20 year old self 1:10:50 Changing the world   You can find James at: https://www.jameswjesso.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jameswjesso https://twitter.com/jameswjesso https://www.instagram.com/jameswjesso/ https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventuresThroughTheMind https://www.reddit.com/r/ATTMindPodcast/

  4. 12/23/2019

    EP86: Konstantin Kisin - Political Correctness

    Konstantin Kisin is multi-award winning comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a “behavioural agreement form” for a London university gig which prohibited jokes about religion, transphobia, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism as well as seven other 'isms' and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”. A proud Russian-Brit, he is the current Jewish Comedian of the Year and has played at some of the UK's biggest comedy clubs, most recently performing his fantastic debut show 'Orwell That Ends Well' at the Edinburgh Fringe. He’s also the creator and co-host of 'TRIGGERnometry' an online video interview show creating honest conversations with fascinating people. To date they’ve produced over 60 interviews with economists, political experts, journalists and social media personalities with a diverse array of social and political attitudes. Described as 'an objective voice from the centre of the political spectrum' he’s appeared on the likes of BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and Tucker Carlson Tonight; he’s a regular contributor to BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 5 Live and LoveSport, and he’s written for publications including The Telegraph, The Spectator, Quillette, Daily Mail and Spiked. He’s also a regular host at Kil-ke-nomics, the best economics and comedy festival in the world.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 03.30 Konstantin’s early life 06.30 How Konstantin determines mastery 07.30 Why did Konstantin decide to pursue comedy? 10.50 Becoming international headlines 15.00 How was Konstantin perceived on the back of this? 18.00 Political correctness and not being to say what you think 21.20 Why are certain topics so emotionally charged? 26.10 How can people cultivate a more nuanced perspective? 28.30 Feminism the real world meaning 31.30 Challenging ones own beliefs 37.50 What does being a Centrist mean today 40.20 How did TRIGGERnometry come about? 45.50 The function of the mainstream media 50.30 Konstantin’s favourite TRIGGERnometry episode 51.20 His vision for the brand 53.00 Being offensive vs free speech 54.30 Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners 55.30 Political correctness is a manifestation of low self-esteem 58.10 Should anything be illegal to say? 1.02.30 People leveraging the mainstream media for personal gain 1.05.10 Konstantin on his purpose 1.07.20 What is the truth? 1.08.50 Konstantin on his legacy 1.12.00 How does Konstantin define success? 1.12.50 Quality of content vs subscribers/viewers 1.14.50 Best piece of advice 1.16.10 What failures are Konstantin planning for? 1.19.00 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.21.20 Becoming more open minded 1.24.00 Changing the world   You can find TRIGGERnometry at: https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7oPkqeHTwuOZ5CZ-R9f-6w https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry   You can find Konstantin at: https://www.facebook.com/Konstantin-Kisin-From-Russia-with-Laugh-1639658182921004/ https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin https://www.instagram.com/konstantinkisin   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

  5. 12/06/2019

    EP85: Andrew Dobbie - MadeBrave

    Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave; a multi award-winning brand led creative agency based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London, that makes brands bigger, bolder and stronger.  Launched in 2012, he left his previous job with a two week old baby and just £1,000 of personal savings in the bank. Fast-forward to the present day and MadeBrave has grown to a team of 30 plus people with a client roster including the likes of Tennents, Magners, First Group, Medtronic, Vango and IBM; and partnerships with Google Digital Garage, TEDxGlasgow, Kiltwalk and Scottish EDGE. In 2018, following the successful acquisition of Content Production Agency, Campfire, he established the BornOriginal Group, of which he’s CEO and Chairman. He also sits on the board of Park Circus, and TRC Media, he’s a Power of Youth Fellow, a Council Director at Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, an Ambassador of The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, and most recently he’s the Founder and Co-Host of ‘Just A Chat With’ - a video podcast talking brand and creativity with inspiring people who love and live it. His mission is to inspire creativity in everyone, believing that branding and marketing doesn't need to be confusing, and he wants to help others bring their best ideas to life.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.20 Andrew’s early life 07.00 Andrew’s path into the creative industries 08.50 Andrew on his career vision and how it unfolded 15.20 Andrew on starting his own venture 21.00 How the name MadeBrave came about 25.00 Starting MadeBrave in 2012 as opposed to what it would be like now 27.00 Using social media and viral campaigns 31.10 Growing the business without funding 35.10 The growth and expansion of the brand 41.50 Andrew on the term ‘entrepreneur’ 43.10 Starting a podcast 47.40 The biggest lesson Andrew has learned from his podcast 49.00 The one person Andrew would most like to have on his show 50.40 Andrew on his favourite brand 52.20 How to make a brand bigger, bolder and stronger 53.50 Andrew on his purpose 55.30 Andrew on his legacy 57.30 The long term plans for MadeBrave 1.02.30 Andrew on his life goals 1.06.10 Changing Scottish business culture 1.08.50 Andrew on gaining press and media coverage 1.11.30 How does Andrew define success? 1.12.10 Best piece of advice 1.13.40 Andrew on imposter syndrome 1.14.30 Why are we here? 1.17.00 Andrew on VR and augmented reality 1.19.40 Andrew on meditation 1.21.20 The pressure to scale a business 1.22.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.25.20 Changing the world   You can find Andrew at: https://www.facebook.com/dobbieandrew/ https://twitter.com/dobbieandrew https://www.instagram.com/dobbieandrew https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdobbie   You can find MadeBrave at: https://madebrave.com/ https://www.facebook.com/madebrave https://twitter.com/MadeBrave https://www.instagram.com/madebrave https://www.linkedin.com/company/madebrave/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.linkedin.com/company/INSPIREDINBURGH

  6. 11/10/2019

    EP84: Peter Hitchens - The Key To Happiness

    Peter Hitchens is a award winning journalist, author, broadcaster and renowned conservative polemicist. Having spent in excess of 40 years in Fleet Street, he has been a specialist reporter on education, labour and industry, politics, defence and diplomacy, as well as a resident correspondent in Moscow and Washington.  After being shortlisted in 2007 and 2009, he won the Orwell Prize in political journalism in 2010. He’s written for The Spectator and The American Conservative magazines, as well as The Guardian, Prospect, and the New Statesman. Now writing for The Mail on Sunday he has a weekly column and blog in which he debates directly with readers.  To date he has written eight books, including The Abolition of Britain, The Rage Against God, and The War We Never Fought. His most recent book, 'The Phoney Victory' was published in August 2018 and addresses the national myth of the Second World War, which he asserts did long-term damage to Britain and its position in the world. A regular on British radio and television, he’s appeared on Question Time, Any Questions?, This Week, The Daily Politics and The Big Questions. He’s presented several documentaries on Channel 4 and in the late 1990s, he co-presented a programme on Talk Radio UK. He has also visited nearly 60 countries during the course of his work.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 04.00 What do people not ask Peter Hitchens that he wished they would? 04.40 What does Peter find interesting about himself? 05.40 Peter’s early life 07.30 Peter’s relationship with his parents 08.10 Peter’s thoughts on boarding school 10.30 Peter on losing his Mother 11.30 Peter on his University life 12.10 Peter’s career aspirations 13.30 Being taught what to think, not how to think 15.40 What are the things Peter says that people cannot tolerate? 17.00 How can we create a society that produces better thinkers? 21.00 Education system vs Parenting 22.10 Modern day Britain and it’s position in the world 26.00 Pessimism being the key to happiness 27.30 Peter on the why he opposes the legalisation of cannabis 36.30 Peter’s biggest regret 36.50 Peter on opposing ideas and having a conscience 38.40 How does Peter define God? 41.00 How does Peter think people perceive him? 41.40 Why does Peter think some people hate him? 42.30 How can you know if you’re right? 43.10 Peter on addiction 47.00 Spirituality and religion 47.50 Could God exist out with religion? 49.29 Peter on his purpose 51.20 Peter on open-mindedness 52.10 Peter on his legacy 52.30 What does Peter think his brother, Christopher Hitchens’ legacy is? 55.40 How does Peter define success? 55.50 Best piece of advice 56.50 Speaking to 20 year old self 57.20 Older and younger generation sharing knowledge 57.50 Changing the world   You can find Peter at: https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ https://www.spectator.co.uk/author/peter-hitchens/ https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

  7. 11/01/2019

    EP83: Lisa Williams - Living With Purpose

    Lisa Williams is a world renowned psychic medium, author, speaker, healer, and spiritual teacher. As a child, she began to realise that she had an ability to “see” things that others couldn't. This would become her gift. In 2004 she was discovered by American television host, media mogul, and creator of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, Merv Griffin. This led to the commissioning of her own hit US TV shows, 'Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead', and 'Voices from the Other Side' which aired on Lifetime TV, as well as 'Lisa Williams Live'. She’s since been watched across the world using her supernatural abilities, to speak with the dearly departed and send messages to the living. She’s made countless other TV appearances and has featured on shows such as Oprah, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Studio 10. She’s the founder of the Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development as well as “Soul Connections,” a network of chosen spiritual advisors. She’s also the author of several books including Life Among the Dead, The Survival of the Soul, I Speak to Dead People: Can You and Divine Wisdom. Today, Lisa can be found online and off, on tour and in her classes, using her gift to bring comfort and healing to others.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 02.30 Lisa’s thoughts on Edinburgh 03.20 Lisa’s early life 06.50 Lisa’s earliest memory of her gift 10.40 How does Lisa understand her gift now? 12.30 Lisa’s career aspirations 15.40 When did being a medium become Lisa’s path? 20.00 Did Lisa ever think she would become famous? 22.00 In what way has Lisa’s work evolved? 25.00 What is Lisa meant to achieve on a spiritual level during her time Earth? 27.30 What is the Earth plane? 30.50 How does Lisa connect with other realms? 35.40 Who is Lisa’s spirit? 37.20 How can people stay in a higher state of being? 44.30 What are some of the tools to help people evolve spiritually? 50.30 What does the word ‘Spirituality’ mean to Lisa? 54.00 Lisa’s thoughts on meditation and spiritual techniques? 55.20 Lisa on being vegan 59.40 Lisa on her online courses 1.01.00 What happens when we die?  1.04.30 Does Lisa think our exit point from this world is predetermined? 1.06.00 Lisa on her purpose  1.06.50 Lisa on her legacy 1.07.30 How does Lisa define success? 1.09.20 Does Lisa feel successful? 1.12.00 Lisa on staying young 1.15.00 Best piece of advice 1.17.30 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.22.10 Changing the world   You can find Lisa at: https://www.lisawilliams.com https://www.facebook.com/lisawilliamsmedium https://twitter.com/lwmedium https://www.instagram.com/lisawilliamsmedium/ https://www.youtube.com/user/lisawilliamsmedium   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

  8. 10/09/2019

    EP82: Alan O'Mahony - Leaner, Fitter, Faster

    Alan O’Mahony is a renowned personal trainer, fitness and fat loss expert, former professional muay thai fighter and podcaster. He specialises in helping busy men over 30 get in shape and rediscover the joy in training. He’s made a name for himself as one of the premier trainers in the UK, recognising early in his career that the real needs of his client's ran much deeper than training and meal plans. Getting to the core of each of clients blockers and limiting beliefs has been the secret to his success.   00.00 Trailer 00.12 Introduction 01.40 Alan on his early life 03.10 Alan on Cork and Ireland 04.10 Alan’s career plans 07.30 Dieting down to 3% body fat 09.50 Lessons from muay thai 13.00 Alan’s physical transformation 14.30 Alan on breaking his back 17.20 Alan’s physical transformation continued 19.40 Alan’s approach to training and diet 21.40 Alan’s style on working with clients 26.20 Weight loss advice 29.50 Alan’s views on the supplement industry 32.30 Alan on his 30 Day Challenge 38.20 Alan’s thought on meal prepping 39.50 What are some of the misconceptions about Alan? 42.50 Why does Alan think people hold themselves back? 46.30 Alan on addiction 47.30 Why does Alan think obesity is such a problem today? 51.30 Alan’s favourite social media platform? 54.30 Alan on his style of content 58.00 Alan on meditation, cold showers and Wim Hof method 1.03.20 Who is Alan? 1.06.00 Alan on his purpose 1.07.40 What does it mean to be a man? 1.13.10 Alan on his legacy 1.14.20 How does Alan define success? 1.17.00 What are Alan’s future plans? 1.18.50 Alan on the term ‘personal trainer’ 1.20.40 Best piece of advice 1.21.20 Speaking to 20 year old self 1.23.00 What would 20 year old Alan think of Alan now? 1.25.00 Changing the world     You can find Alan at: https://alanomahony.com https://www.facebook.com/alanomahonyleanerfitterfaster/ https://www.instagram.com/alan_omahony https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-o-mahony-600a7712a/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

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