In this conversation, my new friend Shawn Phelps, long-term student of the subconscious mind and author of one my new favourite books, joins me on the show to discuss clarity, purpose and the quest for "more", on the great story of our lives. I ask some philosophical and existential questions about self-discovery and mindfulness, and why the heck does it even matter? And Shawn shares her solid framework, and a ton more, that helps apply 20+ years of wisdom to the actual act of gaining more clarity to unlock a greater wealth of inner resources.

Shawn Phelps grows leaders by giving them clarity on who they are, why they’re here and how they can make a difference at their highest potential. 

Shawn has studied the subconscious mind for 20 years, including 13 years of intimately studying her own subconscious mind through a daily meditation practice. She’s also an expert on story structures as an author and former business journalist, international backpacker (and freelance writer), corporate workshop facilitator, executive director of a children’s education charity (which she founded) and brand storytelling consultant. 

She’s currently working on her second book, about a framework she created that helps people get more clarity in their lives.

You can learn more about Shawn on her website as well as learn about her Life Story Framework over at:

http://www.shawnphelps.com/ls-framework.

Oh and by the way, since recording this episode I read Shawn's first book, "Help Me Asia" and it's easily become one of my favourite light (but nonetheless warm, touching and profound) reads. You can check it out here:

http://amzn.to/1ql4PNL

21: Shawn Phelps - Optimize Your Clarity By Understanding Your Life Story

I've had many friends, inspiring thought leaders and incidental mentors on the show before, but I'm super excited to finally bring you a conversation with someone who was my coach for several months, over a very interesting period of my life. Matthew and I connected at a training event where he was guest facilitating, and his energy, insight and inherent thirst for spiritual evolution (his own and others) blew me away. I almost immediately knew I had to work with him. 

It was a remarkably confrontational experience that forced me to ask questions about myself and explore depths of my mind that I otherwise was either oblivious to, or was afraid of falling into without a rope to climb back out of. The wealth of insight and development I got out of the guided self-reflection that came from Matthew's coaching was so powerful that I've been wanting to share its brilliance on the show since I first thought of producing it.

In this conversation, Matthew and I discuss topics and ideas around pretty much everything that motivated me to make The Life:Optimized Show happen. We talk about optimizing business, personal and professional leadership, and every area of our lives through a directed focus on self-actualisation whilst surrendering to letting life unfold as it needs to.

Although there have been some unforeseen breaks between episodes so far, I will be taking a deliberate break from releasing new episodes for a while, whilst I record and gather a bunch of exciting conversations for the second season of the show. I could not have had a better 22nd episode to wrap up season 1.

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Is Suffering or pain necessary?  What's the fastest way to create lasting change?  How transformable is our life?  How much wonderful can you take?

These are the questions Matthew Blom has been seeking out and answering for the last 15 years.  He has studied the finest change modalities known across the globe from ancient wisdom to New Age discoveries: Buddha to Belief change, Meditation to Neuro-Linguistics, Matthew Blom now leads and transforms lives through the work of Family Constellations and Mind Re-Patterning, modalities that allow you to Honor What Is, Re-Solve what has been, and Embrace your genius and fulfillment in life.

He is a passion-based Entrepreneur Making a Living through Making a Difference.  His favorite thing to do is to make this more and more possible for others.

His business is about designing our lives to have fulfillment in all areas of life: Our Health, Our Impact/Purpose, Our Wealth, Our Relationships, Our Family, Our Values/Spirituality, and Our Life Enjoyment.

As an Entrepreneur, he has seen many, many people with amazing, life-giving skills/training/abilities, be unable to make a living doing it.  He’s watched them struggle through to hopelessness only to give up on their dreams and rob the world of their unique gifts.

You can learn more about and connect with Matthew at http://www.matthewblom.com.

22: Matthew Blom - Optimize Your Inner Game, Create Lasting Change & Transform Your Life

On The Life:Optimized Show, Dev Singh speaks with amazing entrepreneurs, executives and everyday leaders, to explore a variety of philosophies and strategies for optimising your business, leadership and life.

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