Empower Village Coaching by YouMeWe

This is an introduction podcast to the Money Does Buy Happiness course with Coach Michael Perry-Clemons who will go into the details of how to budget your finances and methodically pay off debts.

Money Does Buy Happiness, when you spend it on others.

As part of our podcast in 2024, we are meeting with fellow coaches in the Empower Village who bring a different perspective or specialty for not only the aged out youth from the orphanages we support but also the greater public.

Happy Matters Coaching https://www.happy-matters.com/coaching was founded by Talu.

Her background from the website:

Origin

Born and raised in London, my ethnic Origin is Indian. Brought up with mixed cultures, religions and three languages, I struggled for years trying to 'fit in', and how to answer the question 'where are you from?'.

Education

Not realising at the time these inner questions lead me to study the travel industry, looking for answers about myself.  After graduating my MSc in Air Transport Management, I felt even more determined to get to know our planet and discover myself.

Journey

I met my partner along this journey and we shared the same passion to work and live in other countries, like …. Switzerland, Germany, Indonesia, the US and most recently China. During these adventures I also worked in consulting, Marketing, Real Estate and teaching English. I thoroughly enjoyed all my different roles during that time and felt that somehow everything was connected. What I realised today even with all the constant changes I within was stretched to such highs and lows, looking for self satisfaction and happiness within, yet one thing was clear I was drawn to people, whether it be teaching, communicating with and supporting.
Also growing up with mixed religions, left many opens questions in my mind, about our purpose and path. Having to adapt to different situations and always re-starting  I yearned inner balance and peace.

Learning

Back then twenty years ago self help books, spiritual books and attending self help courses started my journey in recognising my awareness and how to listen to my inner voice to enjoy living in the moment .... Wherever I was at that given time and no matter where I was from, or what my spiritual belief was. My religion today is simply being a giving, loving & supporting human being, whilst guiding my children aged 12 & 10. It gives me great pleasure watching then grow and be the future global generation. My family time is where I am home.

Purpose

A mother of two children, a global citizen and baggage of experience in change and cultures, I have come to realise my purpose …. to facilitate you on your journey to self awareness & happiness.  I chose to complete my coaching course in London with Unitive Coaching, having had one-to-one sessions with Charles Bentley. It became clear on my very first session that this holistic mindful approach is exactly what I was looking for.

Coaching

Let me provide the support you need, being your mirror so you can see your inner power! Life can be such a beautiful and fulfilling journey, re-connect with your true happy being.

A member of Empower Village, I'd like to introduce the remarkable Denise Richardson, a seasoned host and renowned television personality who has graced screens and airwaves for over several decades! With a legacy spanning from co-hosting the iconic and highly entertaining PBS Fundraising Pledge Drives, helping raise millions of dollars to ensure top-notch programming beams into homes nationwide.

Along with co-hosting Pledge Drives across the country, she's been captivating audiences on Good Morning America and Fox 5’s Good Day New York and brings an unparalleled wealth of journalistic experience.

But that's just the beginning! Her magnetic presence extends beyond your PBS screen. A force in fundraising, Denise also wields her skills as an emcee, and auctioneer, and even leaving an unforgettable mark as a guest star on the iconic HBO series The Sopranos.

With her gentle demeanor and indomitable fundraising prowess, Denise Richardson stands tall as the embodiment of impactful storytelling, motivation, and charitable endeavors. Get ready to be inspired, uplifted, and empowered by Denise's incredible journey and unparalleled dedication! Welcome, Denise!

We want to come to you live and update on the work of the NPO.

Where we came from, where we are and where are we heading?

Today we had the pleasure of catching Sasha with a few spare minutes in her busy day of looking after everyone and talked about her work at Legacy Foundation Japan and how important it is to be grateful about where you are but even if someone takes one day to give back, that can make all the difference in the world for someone else.

Whether in her own family or the work with the Legacy Foundation, it is a place for people to feel at home and comfortable asking and receiving help. Instilling that sense of belonging in a community even through the birth of the foundation during COVID and the extraordinary challenges it not only presented but need to be addressed.

We ended the talk with the simple question, "What if you didn't do what you do?"

Listen to hear what she had to say!

Photo credit: Sasha making cupcakes at St.Joseph's when we had Designing Artist Academy in the days of face to face meetings..

We met up with Andy Abbey this morning who is not only a donor but Knight in White Lycra. He discussed his 4,200km journey last year with 35,095 meters of climbing riding his bike from Hokkaido down the length of Japan.

His history with KIWl, the first ride, his "A team", favorite part of the 500km ride as well as the importance of the skills he is coaching clients about that the kids YouMeWe is supporting are also benefitting from.

Please join us for the episode of the YouMeWe NPO Podcast.

We were very happy to catch up with Ruth Ingulsrud who collaborates with us in the homes. We always wondered why the younger children at St.Francis were so conversant compared to the older kids we had in our computer classes. Our routine at St.Francis has always been to say hello to the 4-6-year-olds while they are eating dinner and asking them questions and listening to them. When we would leave they would say "See you next time!" Generally, 6 pm-7 pm is dinner, 7 pm-8 pm is playtime and the bed for them.

We then discovered that Ruth was teaching the children originally in person with her puppets who cannot speak Japanese so while Ruth is bi-lingual she tried to explain to the kids that the puppets need their help in explaining and talking to them in English.

The kids love the puppets, they often will hug and kiss them and they talk with them. Meanwhile, Ruth is using vocabulary we are also introducing in the NightZooKeeper mission lessons.

During the pandemic, JOEE did not miss a chance to connect online as their number of teachers grow and currently we are collaborating online in St.Francis and Wakamatsu Ryo in Nagoya and looking to expand this teaching in such a fun and curious way.

We were very fortunate to have Andrew Edsall as our special guest on the YouMeWe NPO Podcast. Andrew who has been in Japan for decades reflects on his passion for cycling, his recent article about how cycling helps with his ADHD and his motivation as a parent and donor of YouMeWe and the world of technology.

Today we have our first guest on the YouMeWe NPO Podcast, Mr.Robert Williams, Chairman and Co-Founder of KIWL. He talks to us about the beginning of KIWL, what keeps him motivated and the future of the organization.

One of our 19 year old Ambassadors set this up for us and we want to use this channel to convey messages about the work we are doing in the homes.

We look forward to interviewing our sponsors, fundraisers, volunteers, staff and ambassador (adult children aged out of the home)

And much more. Thank you for listening. Apologies for the children voices in the background, a closed door with me speaker is very tempting for them to open and walk in.