Happy Life Habits Inspiration Point

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 6  Victoria Johnson 8th Dec 2021

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 5  Banahasta AKA John Purkiss 24th Nov 2021

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 4  Kully Chera 10 Nov 2021

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 3 Havitt Shah

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 2 Angelina Samaroo

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Inspiration Point Series 4: Episode 1 Nisanka Wickramarachichi

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Karupa Patel - Wonder Woman

• Born to lead a life of adventure, challenges and whatever may come.
  
• A very happy go lucky person who has thrived in every opportunity. Curiosity, growth mindset, happy go lucky, positive attitude
  
• With a background in sports, leisure and business has had the privilege to work in many different arenas of life such as retail, the airline industry, working and living abroad to name a few and finally becoming a teacher of yoga.
  
• TopShop - Manage Consultancy - Bar Dancer in Malta - Managing the Bar - 2 years - BA Cabin Crew - Mental Health Support Worker - Yoga Teacher - Cancer patient
  
• Driving force in anything she does is passion and zest of life, come what may and knowing that she has the strength, courage and determination to face whatever life brings. She is her very own Wonder Woman
  
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda as this book truly did flip her life 180 degrees.
  

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Hansa Pankhania - Wonder Woman

• Stress Resilience & Wellbeing Expert and Author, Executive Coach and Speaker, and cherishes the opportunity to support the world in managing the stress and anxiety that is prevalent in society today.
  
• She has published 5 books on this topic, including a series of ‘Stress to Success’ books including books for children
  
• Her memoir ‘Best of Three Worlds’ talks about the values, experiences, mindfulness principles and practices that have helped her to deal with the stressful times in her life and sustain wellbeing, resilience and purpose.
  
• The lessons learned and practises she adopts are from Kenya, India and England, three countries from which her ancestors originate.
  
• Set up Aum Centre of WellBeing Birmingham after being inspired by Deepak Chopra
  
• Experienced stress of relationships and deaths in close succession
  

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Mary Thomson Wonder Woman

• Born in South Africa and raised under Apartheid, Mary experienced and witnessed the devastating consequences of racism to people living under the White regime in government  
• When Mary was 7 her parents moved to lecture at a Theological Seminary which was based in a small white racist farming town called Alice, opposite Fort Hare University which Nelson Mandela attended.   
• Met a man whom she spontaneously decided to travel with and within 6 weeks had sold all she had, resigned and left to meet him in Lisbon   Travelled to various parts of the world, spending some time as a deckhand on a yacht, ending up in London UK where she has lived since 1990.   
• Developed cancer and some other health difficulties leading to retiring on ill health grounds from the NHS and a career in nursing   
• HLH Gratitude & Journal Course Graduate x 2, Book Club member, part of HLH Community

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Sacha Clark Wonder Woman

• A reformed corporate marketeer
  
• 2 decades in senior marketing roles managing teams and big budgets for multinational brands before she realised she was no longer happy and didn't laugh enough
  
• Taking time out to retrain in Happiness she set about creating a portfolio of things that give her joy, leveraged her expertise and make her feel fulfilled in life.
  
• A Major turning point was when her brother in law died suddenly which turned our family upside down in the Spring of 2018.  She realised how wrong her priorities were and how unhappy work was making her.  She started changing it.
  
• She is passionate about running events for women, through, Her Happy Hour Gathering,  giving them a space to be themselves, nurture their well being and also on sharing her LinkedIn marketing skills. She teaches at Pearson college, helped in London 2012
  
• Sends handwritten thank you notes, does random acts of kindness and has a wonderful story about Calvin & Hobbes that will make you smile.
  

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Anju Shah Wonder Woman

Suddenly widowed at the age of 45 years & having to bring up 2 teenage boys (See Series 2 episodes with Ajay and Niraj) 

Retired teacher and keeping very busy in retirement including charity work 

Taught IT, started and ran Gujarati School for 13 years initially so her children could learn Gujarati 

Having coached Ajay and Niraj successfully for 11+ exams, started 11+ tuitions for about 10 years 

Enjoys looking after her grandchildren and playing bridge Involved in local Indian/Hindu communities in Birmingham Runs Summer Camp at the temple 

Loves Bollywood music & is very creative and craftful

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Lifewalla might be someone who holds the key to life. Nina’s experiences certainly have shaped her to be that - going from being a loner introvert to outgoing extrovert when needed. Amongst her continuous learning she has a Bachelors in Computing; Masters in Creative Writing and a Masters level Postgraduate in Psychology, complemented by training in co-active coaching, stress management and other helping modalities.

She is now a writer (currently writing a sitcom pilot), trainer, events creator/producer, and stress management professional. Amongst other charities, she volunteered with Samaritans as a listener, trustee and trainer for prison listeners.  Nina grew up in Kenya to itinerant parents who’d travelled with work, including to Germany, Libya, UK and Kenya, with a child born at each location! She herself has travelled to almost 70 countries. After their home in Kenya was attacked during an attempted military coup, she arrived with her mother and teenage siblings to the UK, facing the normal racism migrants experience, while her father stayed behind to continue earning and supporting them. 

Other challenges included recognising and coming out of toxic environments, and the illness and death of close family members including her parents, a big blow each time.  Working at Reuters, she rose quickly to Global Head of Projects for a subsidiary, and was mentored by senior leadership and some of the Board. 

Her debut novel, Lifewalla, was inspired by survivors of the worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal Gas Disaster. During the Nepal Earthquake she was a digital volunteer with Standby Taskforce, where her solution-focused resourcefulness led to unusual teaming-up and the rescues of many people.  During the live event we will aim to have a short experience of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), a tool Nina has used for more than 18 years. This last Episode of Series 2 is specially extended.

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Ajay loves superheroes, from Batman and Spiderman to Luke Skywalker. He is a GP in Birmingham and the senior partner in one of the most innovative health centres in the region.  

They have recently been nominated for a national parliamentary award for their use of technology during the pandemic and have led locally on the vaccination programme. In fact they were the first surgery to administer the vaccine in Birmingham. They are also ranked in the top ten surgeries in the Midlands for patient satisfaction and have an average google rating of 4.2. Ajay himself has been featured in The Times.  

A far cry from being told when sitting his A-levels that he would never get into medical school. His dad died when he was 16 and he had thyroid cancer when he was 25. Despite these setbacks, or perhaps because of them, he is a superhero doctor. 

Ajay loves travel, photography and board games.

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Lucky to recover from a sudden, serious brain injury at just 30 years old, Niraj became obsessed with learning about health, vitality and the human brain. Today he works at the intersection of well-being and technology. His primary interest is in the evolving relationship between rapidly advancing technology and our ancient brains, and how that's shaping human behaviour and society.

He is an advisor to a number of well-being and technology companies, and European Co-Chair of Silicon Valley’s Transformative Technology Lab, the leading global community for well-being technology start-ups. Previously he co-founded the online meditation and mental well-being movement Mind: Unlocked, and businesses in real estate & real estate technology.

He speaks extensively on mental well-being and technology, leading sessions and workshops for Cisco, Starbucks, EY (Ernst & Young), ASICS, The Future Laboratory and The Mayor of London amongst others, and has featured in publications like Men's Health, Cosmopolitan and The London Evening Standard.

He combines his interests in well-being and technology with a love for travel, extreme sports (snowboarding, kitesurfing), meditation and experiencing growth through adventure

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Selina the first black female double award-winning Mediator, CEO & Founder of a Mediation service company.  

SMG will share her journey to becoming a mediator, providing mediation services and what exalts her.  

Selina’s approach is win-win and supports people to their highest good.  At the same time that she was made redundant, she was raising her 2 year old child and was studying. What does she do? Intuition told her to start her own company.  

Faith and family play an important role in her journey.  

Prayer, affirmations, exercise, laughter, singing and dancing are part of her daily routine.  

She will share the book recommended to her, by her mentor that helps her live an abundant life.

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Lisa Moore for her 40th decided to run the London Marathon, as she crossed the finish line she felt empty, unfulfilled and trapped. She left her marriage with 2 small children, left everything  and had to start from scratch living with her parents, starting a business, rebuilding her confidence and to keep going.

She is the Founder of Fit For Moore, a health and wellness business that inspires ' too busy' women to let go of the guilt and put themselves first.  Leading them to becoming highly motivated, confident and in the best possible health ever.

She is a radio presenter and also the Regional Director of The Athena Network, East & Mid Sussex, where she sees her role as a true leader, helping business women to grow not only their professional skills and businesses but also helping connect them with other like minded ladies.

We are grateful to Balance Consultancy (https://www.balanceconsultancy.co.uk/)  for sponsoring the entire 6 episodes of series 2.

Mel is a trainer and stand-up comedian, who passionately believes in joy, confidence and kindness being the keys to success in work and in life.

Mel’s 20 years in the book publishing industry taught her a lot about all of these and she witnessed both good leadership and, alas, some pretty bad leadership.

On leaving the industry, her first step towards helping others in unhappy work experiences was to create a one-woman comedy show about some of the iniquities of the modern workplace, which travelled to a number of festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe.

Whilst still working as a comedian, she has also transferred her skills and passion to bringing those elements of joy, confidence and kindness to her clients as a coach in confident speaking and in leadership skills.

www.melbyron.com