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Beyond IrresistibleThe Courage to Begin AgainEndings can feel final, but they rarely are. This episode celebrates the quiet courage of beginning again—the moment you choose renewal over regret, possibility over perfection. Starting fresh isn’t a setback; it’s a mischievous invitation to reimagine, rebuild, and rediscover what feels alive.What You'll Hear:The liberating energy of fresh startsPlayful stories of renewal, reinvention, and rediscoveryThe subtle disruption in releasing what’s completeThe way new beginnings awaken creativity, clarity, and self-trustReflection Prompt:What’s ready for renewal in your life or work? Where can you choose to begin a...
2025-12-3102 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Elegance of EnoughIn a world chasing more—more success, more followers, more everything—this episode celebrates the quiet power of enough. Enough isn’t settling; it’s sovereignty. It’s clarity. It’s the graceful pause between effort and ease. We explore the way living from “enough” creates space for joy, gratitude, and unshakable peace in life and business.What You'll Hear:The liberating moment when enough replaces endless strivingStories of grounded success rooted in contentment, not chaseThe playful rebellion of stepping off the treadmill of moreWays to honor satisfaction without losing ambitionReflection Prompt:Where does “mo...
2025-12-2402 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Freedom of UnfinishedPerfection is overrated, completion is a mirage, and unfinished is often where the magic still lives. This episode celebrates the freedom of letting things remain open, fluid, and evolving. It’s an invitation to loosen the grip, release the pressure, and fall in love with progress over polish.What You'll Hear:The beauty in unfinished work, projects, and ideasThe playful power of leaving space for evolutionThe disruption in releasing perfection for presenceThe way incompleteness creates creative flow and possibilityReflection Prompt:What feels unfinished in your life or work that still holds po...
2025-12-1702 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Grace of Letting GoHolding on feels safe—control feels comfortable—but grace lives in the release. This episode invites a softer, more playful approach to letting go: of plans, identities, timelines, or expectations that no longer fit. It’s not about loss; it’s about making space for what’s next to arrive.What You'll Hear:The gentle power of releasing what’s outgrownPlayful stories of renewal through surrenderThe quiet disruption of trusting the process of changeThe way release invites alignment, energy, and expansionReflection Prompt:What are you gripping tightly that feels heavy or stale? What...
2025-12-1002 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Gift of ContrastEvery smooth path needs texture. Every bright day gains depth from shadow. This episode celebrates contrast—the friction, the difference, the polarity that brings perspective and balance to life and business. Rather than resisting opposites, we explore the art of embracing them as catalysts for creativity, clarity, and growth.What You'll Hear:The way contrast deepens perspective and reveals hidden possibilitiesStories of tension that sparked unexpected breakthroughsThe playful disruption of finding beauty in differenceWays contrast fuels innovation and resilienceReflection Prompt:Where has sameness dulled your spark? What differences, tensions, or opposites co...
2025-12-0302 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Power of Play in Serious WorkWork doesn’t have to feel like a grind. This episode explores the playful side of focus and productivity, showing that curiosity, mischief, and fun can unlock creativity and performance in ways seriousness alone never could. Play becomes a radical tool for growth, energy, and unexpected breakthroughs.What You'll Hear:The reason playful experimentation sparks insight and innovationStories of serious work transformed by moments of funThe mischievous advantage of approaching challenges with curiosityThe way levity can shift perspective, energy, and outcomesReflection Prompt:Think about one task, project, or routine that feels he...
2025-11-2602 min
Beyond IrresistibleDancing with UncertaintyLife and business rarely hand you a perfect script. This episode celebrates uncertainty as a playground rather than a pitfall. Dancing with uncertainty opens space for creativity, innovation, and joyful experimentation. We explore how leaning into unpredictability can feel playful, mischievous, and surprisingly empowering.What You'll Hear:The reason uncertainty is fertile ground for growthStories of unexpected breakthroughs that emerged from not knowingThe playful liberation in letting go of rigid expectationsThe way small experiments in uncertainty spark big shiftsReflection Prompt:Where have you been trying to force certainty? What might emerge...
2025-11-1902 min
Beyond IrresistibleCuriosity as CompassCuriosity isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a secret engine that propels your life and business forward. This episode celebrates curiosity as a playful, mischievous, and transformative compass that leads you into unexpected ideas, connections, and discoveries.What You'll Hear:The reason curiosity is more powerful than certaintyStories of breakthroughs sparked by playful questioningThe liberating effect of leaning into the unknownThe way curiosity shifts perspective, fuels creativity, and opens doorsReflection Prompt:Where have you stopped asking questions? Where could leaning into curiosity create surprise and opportunity this week?Try Th...
2025-11-1202 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Joy of Small RebellionsBig breakthroughs don’t always need big gestures. Sometimes, the most playful, mischievous disruptions come in tiny, audacious acts. This episode celebrates the small rebellions—the little rule-bends, tiny experiments, and surprising pivots—that shake up routine and create ripple effects far beyond expectation.What You'll Hear:The reason small disruptions often spark the biggest changeStories of tiny, playful experiments that shifted perspectiveThe liberating effect of bending the rules with intentionThe way audacity in small doses fuels creativity, energy, and confidenceReflection Prompt:Which small acts could challenge the ordinary in your life o...
2025-11-0502 min
Beyond IrresistiblePresence as Your Secret WeaponEpisode SummaryEveryone talks about doing more, being more, achieving more. This episode flips the lens: the most powerful impact comes from being fully present. Presence is magnetic, mischievous, and quietly transformative. We explore the way showing up with full attention, integrity, and energy can disrupt the ordinary and amplify everything you touch.What You'll Hear:The reason presence outweighs performance in influence and impactStories of breakthroughs created simply by showing up fullyThe playful disruption in prioritizing being over doingThe way attention, energy, and integrity amplify results without pushingReflection Prompt:
2025-10-2902 min
Beyond IrresistibleRest as a Radical ActEpisode SummaryThe world celebrates speed. Hustle culture rewards noise. This episode flips the script and elevates rest as a radical, playful, and transformative act. Rest isn’t lazy—it’s creative, regenerative, and mischievously disruptive. We explore the energy, clarity, and breakthroughs that emerge when stillness takes center stage.What You'll Hear:The reason deliberate pauses amplify creativity and clarityStories of breakthroughs that happened during intentional restThe playful disruption in choosing slow over fastThe way rest fuels the next bold moveReflection Prompt:Where in your schedule is stillness missin...
2025-10-2203 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Power of Sacred FrictionEpisode SummaryComfort feels safe. Smoothness feels easy. But real growth hums in the tension, in the sacred friction that nudges you out of habit and into possibility. This episode explores the playful, exhilarating power of friction in life and business—the way small, intentional challenges spark creativity, deepen connection, and illuminate your next move.What You'll Hear:The reason discomfort often signals the doorway to growthStories of friction that created breakthroughs without chaosThe playful side of challenging the status quoThe way to lean into tension instead of avoiding itReflection Prompt:...
2025-10-1502 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Beauty of Breaking PatternsEpisode SummaryMost of us are living in loops. Same routines, same decisions, same results. This episode invites you to notice the patterns you’ve been repeating and to playfully disrupt them. Breaking patterns doesn’t have to be dramatic—it can be mischievous, freeing, and quietly transformative.What You'll Hear:The reason repetition feels safe but sometimes suffocates growthStories of small, playful pattern breaks that shifted entire outcomesThe joy and liberation that comes from bending the rules you’ve been unconsciously followingThe way tiny disruptions create big ripples in your life and businessR...
2025-10-0802 min
Beyond IrresistibleSaying Yes to the Right PeopleEpisode SummarySome yeses feel like a gift. Others feel like a lead weight. This episode is about spotting the ones that spark your energy, delight your senses, and expand your world. We celebrate the mischievous magic of selective yeses, the joy of clearing space, and the playful art of letting the wrong things drop away so the right things can dance in.What You'll Hear:The secret weapon of saying yes to what actually mattersThe reason certain yeses hum in your chest while others make your shoulders sagThe playful disruption in flipping obligation...
2025-10-0103 min
Beyond IrresistibleEmbracing the Unseen WorkEpisode SummaryMost of the work that matters never makes it to the highlight reel. The emails you didn’t answer, the conversations you held quietly, the hours you spent thinking without producing. And yet, that’s where the real magic happens. This episode celebrates the invisible labor, the small acts, and the subtle investments that quietly build your business, your life, and your legacy.What You'll Hear:The reason the invisible foundations often outperform the visible resultsStories of work nobody noticed but that changed everythingThe playful art of showing up quietly while things grow...
2025-09-2403 min
Beyond IrresistibleDesigning a Life and Business that Reflects Your LegacyEpisode SummaryLegacy isn't what happens after you die. It's what happens while you're having breakfast. This episode flips everything you think you know about impact, influence, and what actually matters when the dust settles. Spoiler alert: it's not your LinkedIn headline.What You'll Hear:The barista test for measuring real impactThe reason your obituary is being written right now (and you're the author)The compound interest of small choicesWhat happens when you optimize for legacy instead of metricsReflection Prompt:If someone observed your daily actions, what legacy would...
2025-09-1705 min
Beyond IrresistibleReleasing the Need to Control Your BusinessEpisode SummaryControl freaks, we need to talk. Your color-coded spreadsheets and seventeen backup plans aren't actually keeping you safe - they're keeping you small. This episode is an intervention for everyone who thinks they can think their way out of uncertainty and plan their way into guarantee.What if the thing you're gripping so tightly is exactly what's slipping through your fingers? What if control is the illusion and flow is the reality? Time to find out what happens when you stop steering and start sailing.What You'll Hear:The mathematics...
2025-09-1005 min
Beyond IrresistibleCultivating Patience for Long-Term SuccessEpisode SummaryThe hustle industrial complex wants you to believe that if it's not happening fast, it's not happening at all. But what if slow is the new smart? What if patience isn't passive waiting but active wisdom? This episode challenges everything you think you know about timing, success, and the dangerous myth of overnight anything.Sometimes the best business strategy is doing absolutely nothing. Sometimes growth looks like standing still. Sometimes patience is the most radical act in a world addicted to speed.What You'll Hear:The dangerous addiction to instant...
2025-09-0305 min
Beyond IrresistibleThe Power of Imperfection in BusinessEpisode SummaryPerfectionism just got fired from its job as your business advisor, and honestly, it should have happened years ago. This episode is about the business strategy nobody teaches: strategic messiness, intentional flaws, and why your typos might be doing more for your brand than your brand guidelines ever could.Stop polishing your personality out of your work. Your customers don't want to buy from a hologram of success - they want to buy from the human who spilled coffee on their laptop this morning and still managed to change someone's life by noon.
2025-08-2705 min
Beyond IrresistibleReclaiming Your Energy for Sustainable GrowthEpisode SummaryYou've been running your business like it's powered by pure willpower and caffeinated determination, but your energy tank has been sending you increasingly frantic memos about unsustainable operations. This episode is for the driven souls who've discovered that no amount of time blocking can fix what happens when you're running on fumes.Energy isn't just about feeling good - it's the invisible currency that determines whether your brilliant ideas actually make it out of your head and into the world. When you start treating your energy like the finite, precious resource it is...
2025-08-2005 min
Beyond IrresistibleTrusting Your Intuition in BusinessEpisode SummaryYour intuition has been sending you memos for years, but you've been too busy checking everyone else's inbox to notice. This episode is for the conscious creators who've been asking everyone except themselves what they should do next, wondering when business advice became more important than the wisdom that's literally living in your bones.What if that "gut feeling" isn't just indigestion from too much coffee, but the most sophisticated business advisor you'll ever have? What if trusting your inner guidance wasn't risky, but the safest bet you could make? This isn't about...
2025-08-1304 min
Beyond IrresistibleFinding Clarity in the Quiet MomentsEpisode SummaryThe world has convinced you that all the answers live in the noise, but honestly? They've been hanging out in the quiet this whole time, probably wondering when you were going to show up. This episode is for the beautiful souls who've been searching for clarity in the chaos, forgetting that sometimes the most profound insights come when you stop trying so hard to find them.What if the stillness you've been avoiding isn't empty space but the most productive meeting you could ever have with yourself? What if slowing down wasn't lazy...
2025-08-0604 min
Beyond IrresistibleBuilding a Business That Reflects Your True SelfEpisode SummaryYour business has been wearing a costume to a costume party that nobody wanted to attend in the first place. This episode is for the beautiful rebels who are exhausted from pretending their business is separate from their soul, wondering when entrepreneurship became more about performing "successful business owner" than actually being themselves.What if your business could be the most authentic version of you in the world? What if instead of building what you think will sell, you built what feels true and trusted that the right people would find it absolutely...
2025-07-3005 min
Beyond IrresistibleBuilding a Legacy, Not Just a BusinessEpisode SummaryLegacy has been lounging around in the future like it's waiting for an engraved invitation, it's actually happening right now while you're deciding what to have for lunch. This episode is for the conscious creators who want to build something that matters beyond quarterly reports and Instagram metrics, understanding that true success isn't just about what you achieve—it's about who you become while you're busy achieving it.What if legacy isn't something you leave behind someday like a really impressive headstone, but something you're creating with every choice, every interaction, every moment yo...
2025-07-2305 min
Beyond IrresistibleReleasing Hustle: The Art of Rest and ReflectionEpisode SummaryHustle culture has been throwing a decades-long tantrum, and honestly? Someone needs to tell it to take a timeout. This episode is for the exhausted achievers who've been running on caffeine and sheer determination, wondering when "rise and grind" became the only socially acceptable way to exist without being labeled lazy.What if rest wasn't the enemy of productivity but the secret ingredient your business has been desperately craving? What if slowing down was actually the express lane to getting where you want to go? This isn't about becoming professionally horizontal - it's...
2025-07-1605 min
Beyond IrresistibleEmbracing the Aliveness of Your BusinessEpisode SummaryYour business plan thinks it's a machine, but your soul knows it's a living ecosystem. This episode is for everyone who's tired of treating their business like it should run on autopilot while wondering when entrepreneurship became so... soul-crushingly exhausting.What if your business could actually breathe? What if instead of optimizing for efficiency, you designed for aliveness? This isn't about throwing strategy out the window - it's about remembering that sustainable growth happens when you stop forcing outcomes and start nurturing conditions.What You'll Hear:The...
2025-07-0206 min
Beyond IrresistibleNavigating Change—Letting Life Evolve Without Losing YourselfEpisode Summary:Change isn’t always planned—but it is inevitable. In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean offers a grounded, compassionate guide to navigating the in-between spaces: when the old no longer fits and the new hasn’t fully formed. Whether change arrives by choice or by force, this conversation will help you move through it without losing yourself.What You’ll Hear:The reason change can feel disorienting—and how that’s part of the processThe power of staying rooted in your truth as life shifts around youThe way to let go of old ident...
2025-06-2505 min
Beyond IrresistibleSustainable Rhythms—Building a Life You Don't Need to EscapeEpisode Summary:In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean unpacks the quiet truth behind burnout—and the way building a sustainable rhythm isn’t about doing less, but about doing what actually supports you. When you stop overriding your body and start honoring your natural energy, your life begins to breathe again.This isn’t about managing time. It’s about designing a life that works with you—not against you.What You’ll Hear:The way burnout can be subtle, slow, and deeply normalizedThe reason your body’s rhythm is a form of wisdom...
2025-06-1806 min
Beyond IrresistibleLife and Work in Synergy—Integration Over BalanceEpisode Summary:Forget balance. You’re not here to juggle competing priorities—you’re here to create synergy. In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean invites you to stop compartmentalizing who you are and start integrating your truth into the way you live and work. Because when your values lead, you don’t just perform—you align.What You’ll Hear:The reason the old model of “balance” sets us up to failThe difference between fragmentation and coherenceThe way to let your work reflect your truth—not pull you away from itWhat it looks like to live and l...
2025-06-1105 min
Beyond IrresistibleBuilding Your Life Ecosystem—What Truly Supports You?Episode Summary:You’ve started living from truth. Now the question becomes: what actually supports that version of you? In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean explores what it means to create a life ecosystem—a constellation of people, practices, spaces, and rhythms that help you feel most like yourself.It’s not about productivity hacks or ideal routines. It’s about returning to what nourishes you, and letting your life reflect who you really are.What You’ll Hear:What a life ecosystem is—and why it mattersThe way to tune into what re...
2025-06-0408 min
Beyond IrresistibleLiving from Truth—Embodying the Real YouEpisode Summary:After dismantling the false self, what comes next? In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean explores what it actually means to live from your truth—not just in theory, but in your everyday life. When the old roles fall away and you begin showing up as you, things shift. Relationships. Decisions. The way you breathe in a room.This episode is a grounding invitation to not just claim your truth—but to live it.What You’ll Hear:The difference between performing authenticity and embodying itThe reason living from truth can be...
2025-05-2807 min
Beyond IrresistibleDismantling the False Self—Who are You without the Role?Episode Summary:In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean gently unpacks the roles we’re handed—and the quiet cost of performing identities that were never truly ours. If you’ve ever felt like you’re living a version of yourself instead of the truth of who you are, this conversation will meet you right where you are.What You’ll Hear:Why “success” often comes with a performanceHow to notice when you’re stuck in a role you’ve outgrownThe emotional invitation of unraveling identityWhat it means to come home to your truest selfReflec...
2025-05-2006 min
Beyond IrresistibleRedefining Success on Your TermsEpisode Summary: In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean invites you to pause, get honest, and ask a question most of us have been trained to ignore: What does success actually mean to me?You’ll unpack the inherited definitions that keep us performing, the pressure to chase what looks good on the outside, and the radical clarity that comes when you choose a version of success that actually feels good on the inside.What You’ll Hear:Why traditional success often leads to burnout and disconnectionHow performance replaces presence—and how to dis...
2025-05-1405 minBeyond IrresistibleThe Illusion of Success-Why "Having it All" Isn't ItEpisode Summary:In this episode of Beyond Irresistible, Jean explores why chasing success the way we’ve been taught often leads to emptiness—not fulfillment. If you’ve ever felt like you were doing all the “right” things and still wondering, Is this it?—you’re not alone.What You’ll Hear:Why traditional success often misses the markThe cost of performing for approvalHow to start listening to the truth underneath the illusionPowerful questions to reconnect with what actually mattersReflection Prompts:Where in your life are you performing instead of being?What parts...
2025-05-0606 min
Polish the MirrorA New Perspective on Adversity - Jean Hamilton-FfordSeason 1, Episode 8Lean in as we hear Jean Hamilton-Fford’s philosophy on finding hope in the midst of adversity. Contact Jean at https://jeanhf.com and contact Amy at www.getamyshelp.com.#polishthemirrorpodcast #hopeThank you for listening to the Polish the Mirror Podcast. Please share it and leave a 5-star review to help us spread our message of hope and resilience.If you'd like more information on booking Amy for a speaking engagement, please visit www.getamyshelp.com or email amy@getamyshelp.com.
2024-03-0935 min
Ladey Adey ShowAuthor Jean Hamilton-Fford talks books with Ladey AdeyIn this episode, Ladey Adey talks books with Jean Hamilton-Fford.Jean is a speaker, author, mentor, communications strategist, and Awake TV Host. With over 40 years of experience in business, she has worked with people from Australia to Oregon and from Denmark to India. Referred to by her clients as 'The Great Nudger,' Jean is an active listener, compassionate in her approach, and direct and forensic in her questioning. She helps business owners increase their impact and influence and make more money through the power of intentional language and communication.Jean talks through...
2022-09-2014 min
Entrepreneur Journeys with Joe Matz048: Jean Hamilton-Fford - Improving Communication With Intentional LanguageListen in as Jean Hamilton-Fford and I talk about using language intentionally. When you are intentional in your language you become more conscious of the words you are using and the effectiveness of your communication.
Jean Hamilton-Fford is a speaker, author, mentor and communications strategist.
To learn more or contact Jean Hamilton-Fford see her website: https://jeanhamilton-fford.com/
2022-03-0126 min
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The Cosmic Creating Show042918 Personal Development Author Jean Hamilton FfordJan Moore interviews guest Jean Hamilton Fford who is a prolific creator and manager of change. She is an author, artist, and Personal Development Emergence Consultant (she helps others emerge from who they think they are to see the hidden treasure within and show up bright, beautiful, and magnificent!). She has been through many changes and is currently changing every day with a rare genetic degenerative disease, Charcot Marie Tooth, that she befriends every day.
CONNECTION: You can connect with Jean through her website, Shift-Evolution-Life, at shift-evolution-life.biz or find her on social media on the normal channels (FaceBook, Twitter...
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