For this episode, Yvonne is joined by retired lawyer John Blakely who is also the father of Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx and Ford Blakely the founder of Zingle. During the episode, John provides a fascinating insight into the mindset he raised Sara and her brother Ford with. He explains why he encouraged his children not to fear failure or what others might think about them. If you are a parent or someone who is working to inspire children to grow into well-rounded adults who can achieve their dreams, this episode is an invaluable source of inspiration and information.

 

John and Yvonne also discuss how being present, controlling your thought patterns and changing the way you observe the world impacts who you are and what you can achieve. Plus, of course, they also talk about some of John´s bigger cases.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

 

• Worrying too much about what others think stifles individuality. It makes people conform instead of testing the limits and discovering what is possible.
• The world only changes because of people who are non-conformists.
• Stop worrying about failure. Instead, try things to see how much you can achieve – live life like a pole vaulter who gradually raises the bar to ensure they perform to their limits.
• If you never fail, you are not testing yourself and are stifling your growth.
• Staying close to nature grounds you and your children, it helps you all to keep things in perspective and be happier.
• People who live in the present moment get a lot more out of life. Be where your feet are.
• Instead of passing judgment on people, think about how they got that way or why they are acting that way.
• You are what you think. If you think happy thoughts, you are a happy person. If you think angry thoughts, you are an angry person.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I wish I´d learned earlier in life how not to care so much about what other people think. ´

‘Only non-conformists change the world, otherwise, we are stuck with the status quo.’

‘Sara would say to me, failure is not trying.’

‘You should live your life like a pole vaulter.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.drwaynedyer.com/

Kim Mays case - https://abcnews.go.com/US/kim-mays-biological-family-involved-switched-birth-scandal/story?id=67303922

Sara Blackley climbing up to a hot air balloon at 10,000 feet - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=385255735190219

Maslow B Cognition - https://dictionary.apa.org/being-cognition

VALUABLE RESOURCES

website: pausepenny.com

 

Instagram: @yvonnetchrakian_manifest @pause.penny

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonne-tchrakian-64257619/

HOST BIO

 

Yvonne started her career as a corporate lawyer for one of Ireland's top law firms. After the loss of a baby during pregnancy, Yvonne founded Pause. Penny - which was created to inspire people to manifest their dream lives. She is also a mom of four. Yvonne is a serial manifester, manifesting everything from her dream jobs (yes, multiple), her soulmate, dream house and even her twins!

Podcast Description

This podcast is all about manifesting your dream life. Interviews with incredible entrepreneurs who are using manifestation to create successful businesses and solo episodes on how to start manifesting everything you desire. Yvonne teaches you 7 simple steps to manifesting your dream life, shares her own personal manifestation stories and gives practical advice on how to make manifestation a lifestyle.

 

Tune in and I guarantee you will be manifesting your dreams!