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Episode 144 - Surviving A Great White Shark Attack with Caleb Swanepoel
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
Caleb Swanepoel is as South African champion para surfer, a competitive swimmer and professional speaker.
 
The ocean is a special space for him and it has changed his life forever. 
 
On the 27th June 2015, at 19 years old, he was in a shark attack and lost his right leg above the knee to a great white shark. 
 
It is a miracle that he is alive today. 
 
Despite the attack he has since gone on to finish his acting degree, study an entrepreneurship post-graduate degree and have become heavily involved in para-sport representing his country, South Africa in para surfing at the World Championships.
 
He only learnt to surf after his shark attack.
 
The shark attack changed his life forever both physically and mentally. 
 
He strives to embrace what it means to innovate, adapt and see the glass as half full, not half empty. 
 
Apart from boasting that he can out-drink anyone when it comes to English Breakfast tea, he’s very passionate about the sustainable drive to protect our oceans and our planet, to motivate others and change the way people (and more importantly brands) view disability.
 
In this episode, Will has Caleb as his guest and they talk about:
 


His story and experience on being the victim of a shark attack The lessons he’s learned from the experience The importance of having a positive mindset during his recovery  
To find more about Caleb, check him out at his Instagram @calebswanepoel and on his LinkedIn page Caleb Swanepoel.
 
To donate to Caleb's fund for the 2022 World Para Surfing Champs, click here.
 
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Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 143 - Change Your Game with Baiju Solanki
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
Baiju Solanki is an Award-winning businessman, TEDx speaker and CEO/Founder of EnSpirit Global: A platform that creates next generation Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders who are ready to grow personally, scale fast and build legacies.
 
A former Businessman of the Year, Baiju has experience which extends beyond the realm of enterprise. A trained psychologist, lecturer, speaker and author, he nudges leaders into realising their own potential and power whilst developing high performance teams around them.
 
Baiju’s experience in academia as a psychology lecturer and in the corporate world as a sales director has helped mould him into the high performance coach whose bold, straight-talking approach helps create radical results for his clients by getting to the roots of the challenges in order for his clients by going deep!
 
An Inspirational Speaker impacting global stages from the Caribbean, USA to Europe and India, Baiju helps unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and develop thought leaders.
 
As a best selling author of “Change Your Game”, co-author of leadership titles and The EnSpirit Podcast host, Baiju can be found on all the social media platforms, offering his value, insights and wisdom!
 
In this episode, Will has Baiju as his guest and they talk about:
 


The key lightbulb moments he had while studying psychology The three elements of the game of life How to ‘change your game’ and achieve success Why you shouldn’t attach to the outcome and focus on the process  
To find more about Baiju and his new book, click here.
 
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Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 142 - The First Woman To Summit Everest From Both Sides with Cathy O'Dowd
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
South African mountaineer Cathy O’Dowd is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both sides. 
 
Her many high Himalayan expeditions have provided extensive experience with individuals and teams facing stress, risk and overwhelming challenge. 
 
She shares these insights with her corporate audiences through story-driven expedition case-studies. 
 
She is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker who has spoken in 46 countries.
 
Cathy remains an active adventurer and her most recent trip was an exploratory sea kayak expedition along the coast of Greenland.
 
In this episode, Will has Cathy as his guest and they talk about:
 


How she got into rock climbing The lessons she learned from summiting Everest The importance of continuing to learn and being curious in life What her future plans are  
To find more about Cathy and to book her as a speaker, click here.
 
Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.
 
Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 141 - Flip It: How To Get The Best Out Of Everything with Michael Heppell
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
Michael Heppell is the international best-selling author of 7 books, including ‘How to Be Brilliant’. 
 
His books have been translated in to 27 languages and include the Sunday Times No.1 Best Seller ‘Flip It’.   His latest ’17 – the little way to get a lot done’ was launched in September 2020. 
 
His passion is presenting. He has been described as ‘One of the top 3 professional speakers in the world.’  
 
He works with individuals and organisations who are dissatisfied with being good and have a desire to be brilliant.  
 
Through his events and coaching Michael has worked with everyone from Category B prisoners to business leaders; from Premiership footballers to TV personalities.  
 
Davina McCall credits Michael as ‘The person who, in one hour, changed my life’. Jeffrey Gitomer thinks ‘Michael Heppell is just the very best guy to work with.  He’s awesome.’
 
Michael works with his wife and business partner Christine, and in 2001 they set a goal ‘To positively influence 1 million lives’.
 
Through presentations, training, books, audio programmes and coaching they hit this target several years ago and now have the goal to positively influence everyone they connect with.
 
In this episode, Will has Michael as his guest and they talk about:
 


The truth about overnight success What’s the ‘flip it’ methodology How to make the most out of everything through your mindset  
To find more about Michael and his book, click here.
 
Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.
 
Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 140 - 6 Lessons From Climbing Mont Blanc
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
In this episode, Will talks about:
 
Why he climbed the Mont Blanc The 6 lessons he got from summiting Mont Blanc  
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Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

Episode 139 - The Power NLP 2.0 and Hawaiian Huna with David Shephard
 
Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect.
 
For almost 30 years, David Shepherd has been empowering people to make significant changes in their own lives, with his biggest focus being on helping get people the results they want fast.
 
As the founder and owner of one of the world’s leading NLP, NLP Coaching, Time Line Therapy®, Hypnosis and Huna coaching companies, he’s helped thousands of people improve their career, health and relationships. Our mission statement is simple, “to make the seemingly impossible, possible” – and his clients experience just that.

 
Coming from an engineering background, David’s mission has been to precisely distil the science and application of NLP, Time Line Therapy, Hypnosis and other powerful mental technologies into a “business in a box”. He was fortunate enough to be mentored for almost a decade by some of the most respected individuals in the empowerment world.

 
As opposed to many other trainers, who teach the theory without the benefits of having experienced it in action themselves, David’s trainings go beyond simply equipping people with the knowledge of what to do. His experience of using these technologies in action with people from all walks of life in many countries over many years allows him to provide people with both the experience and confidence to make their sessions work, regardless of what happens in the room.
 
In this episode, Will has David as his guest and they talk about:
 


What is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and NLP 2.0? How he started on NLP and his journey as a practitioner How to get rid of your limiting beliefs using ‘Timeline Therapy’ What is Hawaiian ‘Huna’? The relationship between NLP and Hawaiian ‘Huna'  
Join David's free Facebook group to learn more about NLP 2.0, Huna and avail his free masterclass here.
 
To avail David's NLP class at home, click here.
 
To find more about David and his teachings, click here.
 
Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here.
 
Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What’s Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.