The Self Development Project

Managing your emotions is the ultimate skill of Self Awareness and a huge foundation for Self Development. When you can understand why you react to things and how you feel, and work on being able to embrace that and your reactions, this can ultimately be a good basis for change feeling more confident and giving you more control over your life. I talk more about this in this episode. Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

The Strongest Happiest people know how to “keep it moving” when things get tough and that’s for the foundation for growth happiness and becoming a better person. No matter what happens in life you are going to experience problems, challenges and just hard times. The only way we get through them become better is by moving ‘through’ them. We can’t sometimes change them or do anything about the outcome, but when we stop doing what we are can control that’s when things control us and life runs away. I talk about more on this in this episode (Refenced track Bugzy Malone - Moving) Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

It was great to have good friend Matt Young ex-professional footballer now turned coach who is helping many many people become better within themselves Part of doing this podcast was to put out a good message to make people more aware before I believe self-development is and keep people away from coaches that are doing nothing but just praying on peoples vulnerability for profit and gain It was refreshing to speak to Matt, he’s a great guy and integral person and definitely knows how to unleash his own potential and this was another great episode with someone that you can get some value and learn from.   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

Are you living with purpose discipline and gratitude? For many years I lived without the above and I felt pretty miserable, when I understood the above and started living them, I started to enjoy my life more, and even when you face problems or challenges I still maintained a sense of fulfilment. You haven’t got to have everything figured out to live with purpose, and you haven’t got to know everything to have the discipline it’s a basic necessity of actions that we must do to achieve a result. With gratitude, it doesn’t have to be from an external source, gratitude comes from within. I explain more about this in this episode and I think it’s one that relates to absolutely everybody!   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

Understanding your core values is a vital part of self-awareness and living true to yourself… What is it that you make decisions on? What is it that you stand for? What is it you represent? When you understand this properly, tough decisions become easier You align yourself with the right people, and overall you set yourself free from living against who you truly are. I took more about this in this episode   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

Ever thought like you’re feeling lost? Don't worry it happens all the time! In fact, it’s normal and is actually a good thing, because it’s telling you something that you need to do, whether it’s making a decision, making a change, or doing something that you need to do that’s going to make you feel like you’re on the right track   I talk about this in this episode Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

How we control ourselves and what we do in life and how we control our life is very very simple it comes down to 5 basic things that we have to do on a day-to-day basis in order to control things in our lives. There’s so much that we need to maintain in life in order for us to get by in our work money relationships environment and also our health. But how do we keep these in control how do we make sure that we are doing our best in these areas? I talk about this in this episode Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

I’m this Episode I speak to good Friend Jessica Persing who is a practitioner of ‘NRT’ - Neuro Reset Technique. Jess helps many people all over the world get back to being Fit Healthy and Strong using her unique methods. Jess, also is very passionate about helping others how to optimise their health in many ways - such as working on Nutrition, Sleep, Stress, and lifestyle. It was great to speak to her, she’s very set in her ways and gives a great insight from which you can take Value. With so much confusion and bullshit in Health and Fitness Industry, it was good to speak about this all around!   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton  

Taking personal responsibility is one the biggest underrated traits anyone can ever have. In fact, it is absolutely necessary in order to grow learn move forwards and also be a good leader. Without taking personal responsibility it will hold you back be detrimental to your growth and this is a reason why a lot of people do not achieve what they want. I speak a few of my own experiences in this episode     Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

Go on Social media and type in #SelfDevelopment or #Coaching and you will find a plethora of people selling Courses and Coaching on Self Development and mostly it is people just trying to make money Actually trying to help people This is a problem in this space and something that makes a mockery of good people trying to actually do good In a world of social media and direct attention marketing, it’s easy to lure people in and spend their hard-earned money using nicely crafted images, media, and language A lot of the time people will spend money and fall into the trap of not really working on themselves as they really need in hope of buying a quick fix or a set to their problems, and ultimately being out of pocket.   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton  

“Health” what is it?! these days this word is probably the most confused, manipulated, and misunderstood the meaning and because of this, I believe that it is actually detrimental to people's wellbeing! The meaning of what Healthy is a lot simpler than people think, the problem we have in society today, is that no one really gets a true insight into how to optimise their health well-being or fitness which leads to confusion, people being manipulated around it for the wrong reasons - mainly for profit! ultimately leading to people finding out for themselves. There needs to be more clarity around the basics of Health, how to improve it and unfortunately, our education system and leadership are not doing enough! I explain a bit more about this in this episode Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton

How do you feel when you Compromise on your principles? This is a common problem with people and it causes a lot of problems with Mental Health Society can put pressure on people to ‘Go along to get along’ and Worrying about other peoples opinions which is a route of insecurity When we are solid in our Principles Values and Beliefs and do not Compromise these in order to please someone else it solidifies Happiness Inner Strength and Self Confidence I explain this more in this episode   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton 

The Self Development project is back stronger and more purposeful than ever I started this a year ago with the Aim to put out as much value and information about Improving your Health Self Awareness and Encouraging Growth Mindset I want to Improve the Culture around this as there is a lot of garbage online and ultimately All of the Above will Improve Mental Health which is the overall mission! My aim now is to still keep this focus however I want to encourage more Awareness around standing up to the current Narrative around Health and also how we are being manipulated Our Leadership is destroying the Mental Health of people by the Confusion it is putting within the public which is making Society weaker and destroying our Country and the future of our generation.   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton   

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Self Development is a great thing that everyone needs to do in order to Grow, Optmise their life, health, wellbeing, and overall live a fulfilled life. The Problem is, there is a huge market in Self Development, consisting of a Plethora of Information, Coaches, Courses, and Google information, some of it is good however a lot of its designed to take your money and not do anything more than leave you where you started and out of pocket. In this episode, I discuss this and also a little more on why this podcast is about weeding this stuff out   Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton     

Nobody is going to believe in you until after you do what you set out to do! Stop wasting time and energy on convincing people and instead into building a life that speaks for itself. You dont need anyones belief, just execute on the work. If you execute on the work you'll become a believer out of everyone, most Importantly yourself...because the results will be there! The above was a great quote I see today, I explain more on this in more detail in this episode! I think this is a really important listen and detail to understand as it can be easy to lack self belief and seek validation from others which can limit our upside  Contact Instagram- @the_self_development_project Email- Ben@tsdproject.com Facebook- Ben Downton Web- www.tsdproject.com  

Self Awareness is the Core Fundamental of understanding You, Your Actions and being in control of Yourself It is a MINDSET for knowing yourself and your Actions  Good Self Awareness will gain you Confidence, Certainty and you will know yourself better - aswell as taking more control over yourself and decisions you make  In this episode I discuss  Your Core Values - Beliefs Aligning your Intentions with Actions  Managing your Reactions for a better Outcome  Contact  Instagram- @the_self_development_project Email- Ben@tsdproject.com Facebook- Ben Downton Web- www.tsdproject.com 

"I don't Know , I need Help" probably one of the most important words anyone can ask I heard this on a podcast recently and it really resonated and I had to speak on this. Sometimes asking for help or being uncertain causes us fear uncertainty which can hold back from taking a step forward, this can be through fear, ego or sometimes your worried about what others might say. The thing is asking for help is a Strength, it doesnt show weakness, and sometimes the hardest thing to do is to have the courage to ask for help and speak out, it can be the step that helps you to move forward    Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton     

Great to have Couples Therapist Susie Kamen on the show, Susie specialises in working with coupes and individuals with help on their Relationships and all things related. Relationships are something we all experience and they can be a huge part of our lives, also they can be complicated and cause people detriment when they become out of control  We discussed everything from encouraging breakups, typical problems people deal with to even Dating apps! This was a great topic that everyone can take an insight from Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton   

In this episode I speak about why it is important to find that 'Flow' in your life of being consistent with Taking time for yourself and making sure that 'Life Getting in the Way' isnt a feasible excuse  Sometimes we put a lot of effort in to Our Job, our family or this or that and we neglect the most important person!  I used to think life could get in the way until I changed my mindset and realised that I was the one to blame! I speak about this more in this episode  Connect with us - Instagram - @the_self_development_project Facebook - Ben Downton Email - ben@tsdproject.com Webpage - www.tdsproject.com Clubhouse - @ben_downton