In today’s episode of the Mastering Life Podcast, your host Paul Lowe interviews Catherine Turner, mum, entrepreneur and multi-business owner. They discuss the Six Human Needs of people. Be it in business or personal life, it is better to understand these needs, to be able to carry on with their mission and purpose in life.
Catherine was working on three jobs and wanted a way out. She went into property and the rest is history, But what made her quit her jobs? Why did she want an alternative way of living? She has a mission and a purpose in life, Catherine discusses these in detail together with Human Needs, beliefs, values, goals, and strategies in today’s episode.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Certainty. Growing up, Catherine had lots of certainty in her life. She had consistency in schooling and friends. But you can always see where the void and the lack the lack is. There is an uncertainty about his role as a father in her life for a long time. We all want certainty and security. Security of the people around you, the team. There is freedom when you have security. It is freedom in your mind to know that you have an option to travel, give your children the best start in life, when you are financially free, when you have a certain regular income. She grew up with a single mom. Being a single mom is the hardest job in the world. She needs some certainty in some areas. Now, she focused on that lacking part of her life.
Advice to the young generation. The world is different now since we have access to almost everything because of the internet. School is antiquated. You have to go out into the world and find someone who is doing what you want to do. Where they train, what they do, what are their routines? You also have to find people who are 2 or 3 steps ahead of you because they remember where they have started. You need to find a mentor, a coach that could be invaluable. You have to seek out these people. Remember that everything is in your phone if you want it. Contact these people.
Pain and Pleasure. The two great motivators in life. Pain or suffering, people will say that if I can get away from it, I will do something about it. Getting away from the pain of something is very powerful to tap into.
Uncertainty and Variety. Catherine loves the idea of travel and having that variety because she didn’t really have that growing up. One because there wasn't the certainty of income for them to go on holidays and abroad. It's really interesting that sometimes it's the thing where you've had the certainty of. But it is the kind of certainty that gave her the reason that she wanted the variety. As a business owner, it was doing something against the norm. It is uncertain to go work for yourself and to be your own boss and not to have a guaranteed wage packet coming in. But then again, she always loved that idea kind of being her own boss and doing what she wanted to do.
The need for significance. Some people would say that they don’t need significance, but they do. As for Catherine, she was once a dancer on stage. On stage, there is a real buzz and thrill when you hear that instant applause and congratulations. You do love to please people, to make people smile and be happy. It makes you feel better about yourself. We all need significance.
The need for love and connection. Love, connection, marriage, and partnership. It takes time. It takes work. And Catherine is really glad they’ve got time with each other. Catherine thinks that if we would say that level 3 would be what you might seem, what you might expect to be a happy loving married couple, and then actually know that there is a level 4 of having true deep communication, connection, love and yes, definitely a kind of empathy as well with each other. Just be kind to each other. It is the simple things.
Shoebox. A relationship is like a shoe box. You take stuff out of the box. Then the shoe box is empty and you have nothing to give. Why don't we put stuff into it as individuals? Then you can share between you. Humans mostly say, what is in it for me?
Growth. It would have been like an achievement, grades you got. But it is more than that. Catherine didn't realize how much she loves to learn. How much she wants to explore different concepts. Debate things with people. Really kind of getting into the nitty-gritty until the last few years that she understood that she loves that. She loves being able to help other people grow in areas they didn't know was possible or give them some insights and inspiration.
Contribute. We are all human. We're all here to contribute something. We're all unique. We've got a unique talent or unique gift that we can share, and inspire people with. It doesn't have to be this massive great thing that this new idea that no one's ever heard of before. It can be really just simple sharing your journey, your insights, the knowledge, and experience you've gained that someone else would have never thought about before or heard about.
The need for contribution. Catherine very much looks at her business at how they are contributing to others, so whether that's direct to her children or to Steve (her husband), whether that's to their team. In business, she is really clear now that why she does business is not just for her anymore.
Advice and Insight. We all have a unique set of values and insights and experiences and knowledge that we can bring to this world. And we feel that if you can tap into that then you can enjoy the journey more. You will find something that is maybe a passion and interest that will pay the bills or you pay something that pays the bills and then you can concentrate on the passion or interest. And Catherine thinks that you can merge them. People think it's not possible, but she has seen that it's possible.
BEST MOMENTS
"Go find the person out there who is doing what you want to do, and tap into them. If you want to be the best dancer, find the best dancer, where they train, what is their routine?"
"Significance is about inspiring."
“People are maybe listening to me, and they're hearing. And I can inspire them to do something.”
“Frighten yourself with your own significance.”
"I'm going to make mistakes. By that, I am significant, so long as we learn."
"It is different when you choose to do it."
Paul: “The piece of paper (from my academic journey) meant nothing. The process it put me through, that's a different story. The 10-11 year journey was worth the process.”
"Try and enjoy the journey. Don't just keep ticking the boxes because there's no future in that. You might fool the outside world because you got a fancy piece of paper but that is totally irrelevant."
Paul: "The great learning from me was to bring that power back into me. I'm important in this. Me... I can't give what I don't have. I can't give you a fancy piece of paper but by benefiting from the process and that confidence and that inspiration, now I got something to give. That actually changed my journey significantly."
Paul quoted the Nottingham-born clothes designer Sir Paul Smith: "When I worked in the Lace Market, I was very poor. Six days a week, I worked my fingers to the bone. The seventh day what was I called my 'pure day'. That was mine. I flirt with creativity with new ideas. Nobody would put me in a box. The six days a week, I'm earning a living and surviving. The other one is mine and the rest is history…”
"I've really liked to make sure that the people in the room know that I came from where they are sitting at that point. And many at a time, I may have actually been sat exactly where they are and still to this day, I believe I'm a student of things as well. I can always be learning. I can always be growing. And so, I put myself back in those seats that I'm training too as well."
Paul quoted Maya Angelou's advice to Oprah Winfrey: “The reality is for you and every single one of us, we don't know what your legacy is going to be. It's probably when you opened the door for the old lady this morning or a smile at a stranger and that's never ever underestimated those small things that we just take for granted and that person will remember that and you don't know what effect that's had.”
“The people that are crazy enough to think they'll change the world are ones that actually do.” (Steve Jobs).
“What I love about the fact is I can do simple things still with my business that I know we're going to make a significance.”
"I just don't want this planet to survive. I want it to thrive for future generations to come."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Paul's Mastering The Game of Life Book...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Speaking-our-Hearts-Mastering-game/dp/1781332819
Paul's Emerging From The Forest Book...Emerging From The Forest
The Mastering Life Podcast...
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mastering-life/id1421271122?mt=2
Steve Jobs
https://www.toilettwinning.org/
http://theviva.club/
ABOUT THE HOST
Something that’s never been attached to Paul is the label ‘normal’ – for which he is immensely proud. He definitely subscribes to being one of those mentioned – in the Steve Jobs quote:
“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Catherine is probably best known for her public speaking and successfully training thousands of people how to create businesses that can be run from anywhere in the world on their own terms; becoming a world record-holder in the process.
She is the host of the podcast, Leveraged Lifestyle, which reached No. 1 in all Business in the iTunes podcast chart in less than 3 hours on launch. Leveraged Lifestyle is all about creating a lifestyle of freedom, through leverage, outsourcing, and systemising.
Catherine has also been investing in Property since 2012, with her main strategy now Serviced Accommodation which she – and now her team – grew from 1 to 18 properties in less than 24 months.
Website: https://www.turnerinvest.co.uk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/turnerinvest
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