Episode #19: Chris Joseph - How to Become an Overnight Success in 10 years: From Ponzi Scheme Ruin to Six-Figure Coaching Months
Sat atop a Welsh mountain in 2007 in a moment of depression and despair, Chris Joseph had the first in a series of instances of clarity that would eventually lead him to coaching. On the brink of a meltdown, he knew his Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics was no longer serving him.
Buddhism, yoga and mediation became the elixir for him and soon he found he couldn't sleep with excitement at the discoveries he was making. His life changed when he trained to become a mindfulness teacher with Breathworks, and Chris went on to complete his Ph.D. and launch his first coaching practice. But it wasn't a success and in the end he gave it up.
His extraordinary journey includes a multitude of highs and lows, from making £10,000 a month in passive income to losing it all to a fraudulent trader. Now he’s back coaching and headed for a seven-figure year with his highly successful practice.
In this episode, we talk about:
Where his practice went wrong the first time round.
Why the inner work is so important - understanding that you can only take people as far as you can go yourself.
Why a true insight always comes packaged with an action - an ‘outsight’ or an ‘outer action’.
How to invite an individual to coaching - how to make it feel like a gift to the individual and not a request for yourself.
Alongside the practical we get into some big topics: death, impermanence, the importance of play and the effects of all these on our lives. And it is a total pleasure to be in a space with Chris' beautiful open-heartedness.
For more information about Chris, visit www.christopherjoseph.co.uk, find him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drchrisjoseph/ or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisjoseph.uk/
For information about Robbie’s wider work and writing, visit www.robbieswalecoaching.com.
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Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):
~8: Rich Waterman: https://www.richwaterman.com/
~10: The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.happinesshypothesis.com/
~12: Michael Neill: https://www.michaelneill.org/
~12: Dick Bettinger: http://3principlesmentoring.com/index.html
~12: Sydney Banks: https://sydbanks.com/
~14: Breathworks: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/
~20: Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/
~25: Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/
~26: The Coaching Academy: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com
~26: Richard Bandler: https://richardbandler.com
~26: John LaValle: https://www.nlplifetraining.com/trainers/john-lavalle
~26: The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prosperous-Coach-Increase-Income-Clients/dp/1600250300
~26: Breathworks: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/
~27: Simon Coulson: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prosperous-Coach-Increase-Income-Clients/dp/1600250300
~27: Peter Thompson: https://peterthomson.com/
~27: Michael Neill: https://www.michaelneill.org/
~27: Project Kairos with Rich Litvin: https://richlitvin.com/kairos/
~30: Steve Hardison video: https://youtu.be/0Tine-9dz-Y
~32: Rich Waterman: https://www.richwaterman.com/
~33: Three Principles: https://threeprinciplesfoundation.org/
~33: Eckhart Tolle: https://eckharttolle.com/
~33: Bryon Katie: https://thework.com/
~33: The Coaching Academy: https://www.the-coaching-academy.com
~33: Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
~37: Crazy Good by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250343/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JMAKFbP0PYJ7E
~43: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Shawn Coyne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1936891026/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_xlBKFbG7XW11B
~50: Loom: https://www.loom.com
~1.11: Cardiff University: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk
~1.29: Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250408/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_EFCKFbY9VGH7M
~1.29: Time Warrior by Steve Chandler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1600250378/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_kICKFbB90WCJN
~1.29: The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1608681890/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_8RCKFbEEPT36Y
~1.31: The Meaning Revolution by Fred Kofman : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1524760730/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BsSKFbKHQ773N
~1.45: Chris’s contact details: email address: chris@christopherjoseph.co.uk, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchrisjoseph/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrisjoseph.uk/
~1.50: Steve Hardison: https://theultimatecoach.com/
FULL BIOGRAPHY FROM CHRIS
Dr. Chris Joseph is a sought-after coach and mindfulness trainer living in South Wales. He specialises in working with high-achieving coaches who are ready to play at the next level. His expertise is in helping people slow down, reconnect with themselves and then create the life that they truly want to wake up to every morning.
In his coaching role, Chris works with a small number of clients each year, by invitation or referral. His clients have included the former marketing director of one of the most iconic brands on earth, a senior VP for a fortune 10 company, a woman who has worked in mission control, a former private investigator on Wall Street, a Wall Street attorney, an ex-personal advisor to the former Prime Minister of the UK, a London investment banker and business owners with multi-million dollar turnovers.
As a mindfulness trainer, he creates original and impactful sessions on emotional resilience and mindful leadership for world-class companies. He has worked with Tesco, Tata Steel, Cardiff University, the NHS, Breast Cancer Care, Jacobs and MotoNovo Finance.
Chris has a Doctorate from Cardiff University and is a qualified Breathworks Mindfulness Trainer and a Richard Bandler certified NLP practitioner.
In his former career, he was a Civil Engineer, working in the contracting, consulting and research sectors. His work has been published in international journals.
Chris has been featured on National Radio in Wales for his mindfulness work, has written over 20 articles on Mindfulness and is in the process of writing his first book on coaching.
When he isn’t coaching, training or writing, he is continually learning about play, creativity, fun and laughter from his children, Aled and Anwen. He also enjoys triathlon and has completed an Ironman, a 10km charity swim and a 70km ultra run!