Life by YOUR Design
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -It’s time to change that career, share your gifts and create the ripples that change the course of your life. If you’re seeking more purpose and meaning, then you know it’s time to live Life by YOUR Design. Join Master Hypnotist Michelle Boyde as she discusses subconscious power, heart-fuelled passion, discovering your soul-led purpose, Human Design and interviews people committed to living life by their own design.
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#35 Inspiration for What's Next: Do This!
March 25, 2024 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAre you’re desperately seeking inspiration for your next career or source of income? Do you find yourself listening to podcasts (like this one!), scanning social media, books, googling and attending workshops? Hoping they will give you a winning idea? What if this could be leading you further from the correct path for you? Inspiration is powerful, but following our personal strategy and authority is more potent. Can you hear your own voice over all the others? In episode #35 I explain w...
#34 You’re Not Meant to Be a Breathwork Instructor
March 18, 2024 18:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThere is a specific scenario that often plays out when people want to leave their professional and corporate jobs. Can you guess? It’s the one where they fall in love with a modality that has supported them, and they mis-understand this to be their calling. So, they train as a breathwork instructor, reiki practitioner, sound healer – [simply insert your chosen modality here]! But here is the thing: not everyone is meant to become a teacher of their favourite modality. You are here for s...
#33 Parameters of Potential: Ready to Expand?
March 11, 2024 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBAre you living your big dream of success – or are you playing a bit small? We all have more potential than we can imagine from where we are right now. Your next level of life requires you to come face-to-face with more of your potential. Are you ready to change the space you play in? In episode #33, I talk about how your beliefs create the parameters of your potential and how your Human Design is one of the keys to unlock it. If you’d like to chat about this more: drop me a DM at @miche...
#32 Stress: You’re Not Selfish
March 04, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBStress is NOT normal. I invite you to put your job title aside. Don’t compare yourself to your peers or the industry. Now ask yourself: Am I comfortable with how stressed I am? If the reason you want to leave your job is because of how you feel and not for a bigger more noble purpose. I want you to know that is perfect! In episode #32, I talk about stress in the workplace, why we need a revolution in how we work and why you wanting a change for a so called “selfish” reason is the best p...
#31 Waves of Change: Creating the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival
February 26, 2024 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBMy guest is Anita Kolni, a 6/2 Sacral Manifesting Generator. She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of ideas, art, music and actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean. Anita successfully staged the first Festival in April 2019 at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach and in a short time, it has grown into Australia’s largest cultural and science celebration for the ocean, attract...
#30 Escape Excellence: Discover Your Genius
February 19, 2024 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBAre you stuck in your zone of excellence? This is what people want to pay you for and recognise you for. It’s deeply integrated into our identity, and it can be tricky to escape. You may have impact in your zone of excellence, but you won’t feel fulfilled. Now imagine your zone of genius – the place where you are still excellent at what you do, but also more on-purpose and experiencing more vitality and joy! When we want to change our career, what we are really yearning for is to operate ...
#29 Time: How Do You Want to Spend Yours?
February 12, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBI have one question for you: Are you happy with how you spend your time? If your answer is not a full-bodies, hell yes! Then this episode is a must-listen! In episode #29 I talk about time, our relationship to time, how it speeds up and slows down and why you don’t have as much as you think. Life by YOUR Design is fundamentally about choosing how you want to spend your time and then designing a life that gives you that. The waitlist for Build Your Freedom Fund is open. If you want to sa...
#28 Digital Nomad: Finding Your Passion
February 05, 2024 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBEver imagined what it would be like to quit your job and work from anywhere? My guest today is Liis Kaskpeit, a Brand and Website Designer and the Founder of Sparkle Creative Studio. She is a 4/6 Splenic Projector and she walked away from her 9-5, after exploring loads of different ways to make money! Liis got really raw and honest about the last two years. This is not the instagram sugar-coated, filtered version of being a digital nomad. In episode #28, we chatted about how she landed...
#27 Reflections: Being a Projector
January 29, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBDid you know Projectors have only been on the planet for approximately 250 years and we’re 20% of the population? Discovering I am a Projector has been profound – and it’s helped me make sense and peace with many aspects of myself. The Projector is one of five types in Human Design. Download your BodyGraph now to discover your type. In episode #27, I’m sharing some of the aspects of being a Projector I have personally noticed as I have played with how my Human Design comes to life for me...
#26 Deconditioning: Your True Definition of Success
January 22, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBDo you consider yourself quite a successful person? I don’t mean you shout that from the rooftops, but when you look at your life, you recognise that you have achieved some stuff. Yet, you feel dissatisfied with aspects of your life – and perhaps feel bit guilty that you do? If so, it’s possible you’re following the incorrect definition of success for you. In episode #26, I discuss the three key scenarios which indicate your definition of success is holding you back or inhibiting your hap...
#25 Big Leap Realities: Leaving Corporate for Entrepreneurship
January 15, 2024 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBMy guest is Helen Leith, Founder of Nokori, a Sydney-based company that provides a range of scar care products and support for people undergoing surgery. Helen is a 4/1 Emotional Manifesting Generator. We got frank about leaving a secure job to start a business, going back to corporate, self-doubt and the tipping point into success. There is no right way to leave a career and start your own business and if you choose to dip back into your old career to support that transition - that ca...
#24 Human Design: Energy, Purpose and Intuition
January 08, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBHas your quest for self-discovery and purpose hit a roadblock? Do you wonder why you have more or less energy than other people? Perhaps you want to tap into the wisdom of a greater force to guide you down the correct path for you? What can I tell you…Human Design will give you all of this and more. On a personal level, delving into Human Design has been a profound experience, so much so that I've restructured my business in alignment with my unique Design. In this episode, I share an int...
#23 Purpose Paralysis: Navigating Your Nervous System's Role
December 18, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBAre you fresh out of inspiration for what’s next for you? Perhaps you seem unable to come up with any new ideas or solutions to a situation you face? What if I told you that it’s stress and the state of your nervous system which is creating tunnel vision, or a complete inability to move into action? A regulated nervous system provides the space to contemplate what’s next and tap into new ideas. In episode 23, I provide an overview of the nervous system states and how they create tunnel v...
#22 Sowing a New Path: From EA to Regenerative Farming, Parenthood and Balancing It All
December 11, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBMy first guest of Season 2 is the productivity powerhouse that is Rachael Sanderson, a 6/2 Sacral Generator. Rachael owns and operates Life a Little Greener, a community focused regenerative gardening business based in the Northern Rivers of NSW Australia. We discussed leaving her EA career in Hong Kong and moving her family back to Australia in search of healthier food. Her self-driven passion for regenerative gardening which sowed the seeds for her successful business - initially driven...
Sowing a New Path: From EA to Regenerative Farming, Parenthood and Balancing It All
December 11, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBMy first guest of Season 2 is the productivity powerhouse that is Rachael Sanderson, a 6/2 Sacral Generator. Rachael owns and operates Life a Little Greener, a community focused regenerative gardening business based in the Northern Rivers of NSW Australia. We discussed leaving her EA career in Hong Kong and moving her family back to Australia in search of healthier food. Her self-driven passion for regenerative gardening which sowed the seeds for her successful business - initially driven...
#21 Hello, Subconscious! Meet Your Inner Power
December 04, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MBEver wondered why some goals are a breeze, while others feel like an uphill battle, or escape you completely? The secret: new goals lack the subconscious programming for seamless achievement. In this episode, I break down how your conscious and subconscious mind team up or work against each other to shape the life you are living today. Join me to explore the power of your subconscious mind and discover why a belief upgrade is your shortcut to inevitable success. Key Takeaways: While su...
Hello, Subconscious! Meet Your Inner Power
December 04, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MBEver wondered why some goals are a breeze, while others feel like an uphill battle, or escape you completely? The secret: new goals lack the subconscious programming for seamless achievement. In this episode, I break down how your conscious and subconscious mind team up or work against each other to shape the life you are living today. Join me to explore the power of your subconscious mind and discover why a belief upgrade is your shortcut to inevitable success. Key Takeaways: While su...
#20 Purpose Evolved: A New Definition
November 27, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIf you find yourself stuck in your search for purpose, feeling unsure of how to navigate your desires and direction, you're not alone. But here's the truth: everyone has a purpose. It's not some elusive treasure hidden at the end of an over-analysed path. Unfortunately, it's a journey which we've complicated with unnecessary dogma and misconceptions. It's not about success, achievement or careers, but a journey of self-discovery. If you are feeling stuck or simply ready to begin your ex...
Purpose Evolved: A New Definition
November 27, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIf you find yourself stuck in your search for purpose, feeling unsure of how to navigate your desires and direction, you're not alone. But here's the truth: everyone has a purpose. It's not some elusive treasure hidden at the end of an over-analysed path. Unfortunately, it's a journey which we've complicated with unnecessary dogma and misconceptions. It's not about success, achievement or careers, but a journey of self-discovery. If you are feeling stuck or simply ready to begin your ex...
Welcome to Life by Your Design
November 16, 2023 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.03 MBI pressed pause, now I'm hitting play again! 🎙️ Back on Tuesday, November 28th! The Life By YOUR Design podcast returns weekly. If you've missed my musings and want to join the journey, hit that follow button. Let the countdown begin! ⏰
#19 Street Art, Community Exchange Projects and Living Outside Societal Norms
February 08, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBMy guest today is Cam Scott who is a street & gallery artist and diversified maker who goes under the name of NOTNOT. He was born in New York, but grew up in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, where you can see his street art all over the community. He studied fine art at the University of New South Wales and has been exhibited in numerous shows both here and abroad. Predominantly working with reflective and transparent materials, his unconventional printmaking practice merges digital and analogue p...
#18 Deciding Whether to Be an Employee, Freelancer or Start a Business
February 02, 2021 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBIn this episode I’m talking about how to decide whether to work as an employee, freelancer or start your own business. [2.51] Expansion: things will bubble up and it will change [3.12] When you leave a job there are two key considerations for what is next: What should I do and how should I do it? [3.46] What should I do is the heart question, to be led by your heart brain to ensure you have purpose and meaning [4.46] How is the head question, this is how we creatively work it out, of whi...
#17 Using Ancient Science to Guide Your Career Change: Astrology, Numerology and Feng Shui
January 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBMy guest today is Tameera Kemp. For over 20 years she has brought healing, insight, clarity and empowerment to thousands worldwide working with the ancient sciences of astrology, numerology and Feng Shui to transform your world. She specialises in relationships, life direction, career, home energies, names and changes. She is featured in Vogue and has conducted readings for luxury brands, leading Australian magazines and television media. Tameera brings further healing through the Light La...
#16 Guided Meditation: Simple Breath Meditation
January 18, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBGuided Meditation: Simple Breath Meditation I've had requests for guided meditations on the podcast. So that is exactly what we are doing today! This simple breath meditation is around 20 minutes long. Simply turn off notifications, find a quite spot, get comfy and treat yourself. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Find me on Instagram and say hi! Thinking about leaving your career and want to Build Your Freedom Fund - find out more here.
#15 Spiritual Awakening, Morning Routines and Managing Uncertainty
January 11, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBMy guest is Alex E Lamber who is passionate about raising the consciousness of our planet and uses entrepreneurship to bring this shift into manifestation. After studying at a prestigious business school in Paris and growing startups in Australia, Alex got a spiritual awakening that motivated him to use his skills to empower other lightworkers, healers, conscious entrepreneurs and heart-centred leaders. He is the host of “The Lightleaders Podcast” and the author of “The New Wave: Escape 9-...
#14 Hypnosis 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Hypno
January 04, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBDo you know what to expect when you go under hypnosis? Or what the difference is to meditation? Monday 4th January 2021 was World Hypnosis Day and I love hypnosis so in today’s episode we are talking all things hypnosis. I’ve giving you a bit of history, how it works, what you can expect, how it’s different to meditation and how it could be useful for you: [1.50] Some people think it’s all pendulums and chicken dances – it’s not. What you’re actually looking at in an incredible re-programm...
#13 Changing Course with Kids, Finding Your New Identity and Pre-and-Post Natal Fitness
December 28, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBMy guest today is Anna Kooiman, the creator of Strong Sexy Mammas: a virtual, home fitness for busy mammas. She is an American TV personality who left a wildly successful career in New York City to move to Sydney to start a family with her Aussie husband. They now have a 2.5-year-old and 6-month-old. Baby Annabel joined us for today’s podcast record – you’ll hear her chiming in! Anna has a long list of women’s fitness certifications including Pre and Post Natal Corrective Exercise Speciali...
#12 We Get to Choose Our Stories: Write Yours to Give You the Life You Want
December 21, 2020 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBWhat is the storying you are telling yourself about 2020? What are you planning in your next chapter? In this episode I’m talking about the importance of the story we tell ourselves, how to review and rewrite our stories to support to live the life we want: [1.40] How do you want to write your story of 2020? It’s your time to reflect. [2.50] Stories are important to us as humans – we use them to communicate, pass on ideas and connect[3.15] How we construct our stories impacts our day-to-d...
#12 We get to choose our stories: write yours to give you the life you want.
December 21, 2020 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBWhat is the storying you are telling yourself about 2020? What are you planning in your next chapter? In this episode I’m talking about the importance of the story we tell ourselves, how to review and rewrite our stories to support to live the life we want: [1.40] How do you want to write your story of 2020? It’s your time to reflect. [2.50] Stories are important to us as humans – we use them to communicate, pass on ideas and connect[3.15] How we construct our stories impacts our day-to-d...
#11 Living a Creative Life, Simplicity and Not Worrying About Money
December 14, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDo you want to live as a artist? Listen to this for a goose bump giving description of living in flow! My guest today is Catherine Hiller. Originally from France, she worked on the business side of advertising and communication in the UK and Australia for 20 years. Painting was always her passion from a young age and she always pursued it outside of work, until six years ago, when she quit my job to become a full-time artist – and have never looked back! In today’s episode we talk about h...
#11 Living a creative life, simplicity and not worrying about money
December 14, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDo you want to live as a artist? Listen to this for a goose bump giving description of living in flow! My guest today is Catherine Hiller. Originally from France, she worked on the business side of advertising and communication in the UK and Australia for 20 years. Painting was always her passion from a young age and she always pursued it outside of work, until six years ago, when she quit my job to become a full-time artist – and have never looked back! In today’s episode we talk about h...
#10 The Work Evolution Roadmap: the resources you need to redesign your life
December 07, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDo you have the resources in place to overhaul your work and life? Which are you craving the most? Are you familiar with the Work Evolution Roadmap? If you are not you can grab it for FREE here. This is the exact roadmap that I used to leave my career and work out what’s next and it’s the roadmap my clients use to guide their journey. In this episode I'm digging into the second pillar of the roadmap: Resources: [2.11] The journey to discovering what’s next, like all healing is not linear,...
#10 The Work Evolution Roadmap: The Resources You Need To Redesign Your Life
December 07, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDo you have the resources in place to overhaul your work and life? Which are you craving the most? Are you familiar with the Work Evolution Roadmap? If you are not you can grab it for FREE here. This is the exact roadmap that I used to leave my career and work out what’s next and it’s the roadmap my clients use to guide their journey. In this episode I'm digging into the second pillar of the roadmap: Resources: [2.11] The journey to discovering what’s next, like all healing is not linear,...
#9 Fulfilment, Stepping into the Unknown and Numerology
November 30, 2020 23:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBMy guest today is Bini Noble. A writer-producer, motivational speaker, author and intuitive transformational coach, Bini has produced nine short films, line produced a feature film for Television, and worked on at least 27 more. Her shorts have all played at various festivals around the world, including TIFF, AFI, Palm Springs, Austin, Berlin, Melbourne and many more. She was also recently one among 25 transformational women to co-author the 3rd Edition of Change Makers, published by Cha...
#8 There Is No One Reality. This Is How You're Creating Yours
November 23, 2020 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDo you want to know how to change your experience moment to moment? Do you wish you had more power over your reality? In this episode I’m explaining that there is no reality, how we are creating the one we experience and how we can shift our experience . It’s powerful stuff: [1.47] How we construct our reality through our senses [2.43] The 138 bits of information we are consciously aware of every moment [6.40] How we filter our sensory information [12.35] How we use the that informatio...
#8 There is no one reality. This is how you're creating yours.
November 23, 2020 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBDo you want to know how to change your experience moment to moment? Do you wish you had more power over your reality? In this episode I’m explaining that there is no reality, how we are creating the one we experience and how we can shift our experience . It’s powerful stuff: [1.47] How we construct our reality through our senses [2.43] The 138 bits of information we are consciously aware of every moment [6.40] How we filter our sensory information [12.35] How we use the that informatio...
#7 Mental Health, Doortraits and Creating a Full Work Life Evolution
November 16, 2020 18:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBHow is your mental health? Did you know regenerative farming takes carbon out the sky? My guest today is Jim A. Barker. He moved to Sydney a decade ago to start a career in public relations, but after several years of successfully working on some of the biggest names in tech and gaming found himself quite bummed at the idea of pushing words around for someone else. Thankfully, he'd picked up a camera a few years beforehand and was learning more about himself behind the lens than he'd ever...
#6 It's Time to Stop Seeking Your Purpose
November 09, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBAre you unsure of your purpose in life? Do you feel pressure to uncover and define your purpose? In this episode I’m going solo to talk about the concept of purpose and how I think we are making things harder for ourselves than we need to. Listen in to hear me share my ideas around: [1.21] Why you don’t need a purpose [7.50] How alignment is the answer to feeling happier and finding more meaning [15.33] Our uniting purpose – try it on for size! [17.41] How we put it all together and w...
#5 Burnout, Going Back To School and Accidentally Starting a Business
November 02, 2020 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBMy guest today is Debbie Cohen, the founder and director of The Style Chapter, a boutique interior styling studio, based in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Debbie spent the first 10 years of her career in business development across law firms in Perth, London and Sydney. After feeling ‘stuck’ and unfulfilled in her career for a very long time, it took a case of physical and mental burn out to be the wakeup call she needed. With absolutely no contingency plan in place she left her job, and too...
#4 Squashing Entrepreneurial Myths, Building Confidence and "Craughing"
October 26, 2020 19:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBMy guest today is Stacey, the owner of Stacey Dimitriou Coaching and the founder of Alpha Women Rising, a free Facebook Community celebrating female Strength, Confidence and Resilience. Stacey previously founded and managed a successful seven figure events business for 13 years with her husband Jim, while juggling their two children. After selling Divine Events, Stacey enjoyed being a stay at home mum for seven years, and then the seven-year business itch hit! She began teaching women how t...
#3 Flexibility Should Not Be a Policy: Negotiating Flexibility to Design a Work Life You Love
October 19, 2020 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBDo you want to negotiate flexible and remote working into the future? Have you wondered what it’s really like going out on your own – and then Covid-19 hits? My guest today is Liam Pietzka, the founder and director of Brightbox Consulting, a recruitment agency with a focus on the Digital space, specifically Digital Creative, Digital Marketing and Digital Technology. After 6 years as General Manager of Aquent he took the leap to start his own business. In this episode learn Liam’s tricks fo...
#2 Happiness vs. Alignment, Creating Space to Re-Design and the 'Make It Free' Campaign
October 12, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode my guest is Dee Behan, a founder and creative director. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland she now calls Sydney home which she shares with her 3-year old son, Max and her husband, Paul. I think Dee is totally mastering the “portfolio career”, with fingers in lot of pies she is passionate about! She’s half of the creative duo behind Frankly Co, Make It Free, and Syster Design Studio. She’s also been appointed co-creative and experience director of sustainable fashion start-up AirRob...
##2 Happiness vs. Alignment, Creating Space to Re-Design and the 'Make It Free' Campaign
October 12, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode my guest is Dee Behan, a founder and creative director. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland she now calls Sydney home which she shares with her 3-year old son, Max and her husband, Paul. I think Dee is totally mastering the “portfolio career”, with fingers in lot of pies she is passionate about! She’s half of the creative duo behind Frankly Co, Make It Free, and Syster Design Studio. She’s also been appointed co-creative and experience director of sustainable fashion start-up AirRob...
#1 The Circular Economy, Stability vs. Variety at Work and Periods
October 05, 2020 21:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWelcome to the WEL Podcast! I’m thrilled to start sharing stories from people who have created work lives they love! In this episode I interview Pippa Corry, founder of philo & co, a circular economy consultancy. She works with design agencies and brands to help them rethink how we design and transition towards more regenerative ways of working. We talk what you do vs. how you do it. Pippa has evolved how she does it having been an employee, a freelancer and now an entrepreneur. Each of thes...