LifeWise

Meet SUNITA SEHMI who, from a rich and diverse background, runs workshops on inclusivity and diversity. Working with organisations such as The Gavi Alliance, McKinsey and Facebook, Sunita supports senior executives to enhance their personal effectiveness enabling them to foster greater leadership and collaborative behaviours. Sunita challenges people's perception of what they and other people are capable of, and helps them 'get out of their own way' to unlock human potential. KEY THEMES Self-Awareness Team Building Coaching Life Skills Self Confidence Creativity Collaboration Communication Personal Growth Self-Development Mental Health BOOKS The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Getting Out of Your Own Way by Sunita Sehmi FILM The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola. QUOTES 'People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel' ~ Maya Angelou

Meet inspirational football coach VERA PAUW - a woman who has been honoured by the International Olympic Committee for her contribution to creating equal opportunities for women in sport. Vera reveals how, by handing over ownership and responsibility to players, she enables players to step outside their comfort zone to discover that failure is part of success, and that through sport they can learn not just skills for sport but also skills for life. Vera Pauw is an outstanding example of how 'a good coach can change a game and a great coach can change a life' ~John Wooden. KEY THEMES Coaching Sport Football Performance Competence Confidence Life Skills Inclusivity Equal Opportunities Human Rights Values BOOK The Frailty Myth by Colette Dowling. FILM Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. Based on the book 'Hidden Figures' written by Margot Lee Shetterly. QUOTE 'Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression' ~ Nelson Mandela

Meet a man who really knows how to listen - MARK MILTON. At the beginning of his professional journey, Mark volunteered to man a suicide prevention hotline offering emotional support. He went on to become the Chairman of the International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services, IFOTES, which has 347 centres in 25 countries. Through his Foundation, Education 4 Peace, he offers groundbreaking expertise to national and international sports federations and has worked with UEFA to develop an educational platform to reduce violence in sport. KEY THEMES Self-Awareness Listening Skills Healthy Relationships Sport and Resilience Human Needs Conflict Resolution Self-Perception BOOK Football – A Path to Self-Awareness: Becoming Master of Our Emotions Multisports - Maître de Tes Emotions : Self-Awareness for everyone. Both books beautifully produced and distributed by Education 4 Peace (E4P) in collaboration with some of the world's greatest sports coaches and athletes. FILM 'The Power of The Mind' with Sacha Décosterd and Claudio Alessi: a MovementWise.org film produced by Tania Cotton and filmed by Keith Partridge. QUOTE 'I never lose. I either win or I learn' Nelson Mandela

Meet mental health and wellbeing expert Louise Ansell, a woman who is passionate about helping people thrive under pressure and perform at their best. Louise shares her personal story of how unexpectedly she lost her identity and did not know which way to turn. Her personal and professional experience has enabled her to help those who live in stressful environments, or chose to push the limits. She provides strategies that enable people how to live life, love life, and lead their lives with meaning, purpose, and direction. KEY THEMES Mental Health Wellbeing Performance Successful Leaders Body Mind Connection Meaning and Purpose Contribution Confidence Gratitude BOOKS The Whole Story by Ffyona Campbell Unlimited Power by Tony Robins Daring Greatly by Brené Brown FILM Unbroken written by Joel and Ethan Coen, and directed by Angelina Jolie. QUOTE New DirectionsBy Doris Warshay I want to travel as far as I can go,I want to reach the joy that's in my soulAnd change the limitations that I knowAnd feel my mind and spirit grow.I want to live, exist, to BE,And hear the truths inside of me.

Meet Boris Cyrulnik and Mark Milton, 2 of the world's most experienced experts on adversity and resilience. Boris Cyrulnik is known as 'The Pope of Resilience' for bringing this word to our attention. They reveal why sport can provide us with such powerful opportunities to learn how to overcome adversity and the importance of having role models throughout our lives. Boris Cyrulnik highlights the importance of having multiple identities based on who we are, what we want to do and who we want to be at each milestone of our lives. KEY THEMES Resilience Sport Role Models Identity Security Safety Wellbeing BOOK Sport et Résilience directed by Boris Cyrulnik and Philippe Bouhours FILM Tarzan created by Edgar Rice Burroughs QUOTE 'Humour is the Politeness of Despair' ~ Boris Vian

Meet behavioural change expert DORINDA PHILLIPS who is passionate about helping people live the life they want to lead and creating the world they want to live in. Dorinda has a passion for protecting our planet, and special expertise in teaching people the things they can do that will enable them to make a positive impact. Dorinda reveals how small changes in the way we live can have a big impact on our environment, and our survival as human race – both of which are inextricably linked. KEY THEMES The biggest threat to humanity Just 1 thing – what can I do? We owe it to the children BOOKS Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson The Future We Choose – Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac Questions and Answers About Plastics by Katie Daynes FILMS Demain - Directed by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent. Demain Geneve produced by www.demain-geneve.org QUOTE 'I believe in learning, and because I do it made this whole journey possible for me. I believe in choice and that we all have one, in everything we do, think and feel, and I believe in change. I believe, if we don't like something, we can change it, or at least our attitude towards it. In my mind, it's all a question of learning. I believe we can, all of us, learn virtually anything we want, any new skill, new habit, new mindset, new belief, new confidence, new courage, new anything. We just have to want to, believe we can and go find the people who can help us do it.' ~ Dorinda Phillips

Meet inspirational performance coach JONATHAN CAVE - a man who had it all yet felt empty inside. He shares his extraordinary journey of walking away from a very 'successful' career to transforming his life and helping people bridge their 'Happiness Gap'. He reveals how, by discovering who we truly are and learning how to bring out the 'extraordinary' in ourselves and others, we are able to lead lives of purpose, impact and fulfillment. EPISODE 1 REDEFINING SUCCESS WITH JONATHAN CAVE KEY THEMES Bridging The Happiness Gap Your Core Values Your Fundamental Needs Creating Allyships Becoming The Very Best Version Of Yourself BOOK Legacy What the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life 15 Lessons in Leadership by James Kerr FILM The Matrix written and directed by Lana and Lily Wachowski QUOTE 'Be happy for this moment, this moment is your life' ~Omar Khayyam