Shows
Escaping the Dole with SindyRecognising Personal Revelation and Finding Solutions to Challenges.Send us a textI find in my self-reliance journey, if I keep the Saviour as my focus, answers and ideas come, I can see them and the HOW. Recognising and voicing gratitude for the the abundance we already have and being grateful for the good things we can find even in the bad times, prepares our minds, hearts and spirits to receive yet more abundance. It's The Law of The Harvest. There are exciting things in planning at the moment ready for 2025. Just 2 months away! I can't wait to share it with you...2024-11-0123 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyAre You Distracted From or Avoiding Progress? Redirect and Find Transformation.Send us a text|It's good to find out that we have a distraction or are avoiding something. It helps to tackle roadblocks and redirect to get back on track, take action and find transformation. This is the path to success. It can be uncomfortable and so could the path and bridge to the goal but oh, the destination is worth it! What's your WHY? is it strong enough to get you out of that rut and propelling you toward your goal? You've got this!Support the showFi...2024-09-0629 minEscaping the Dole with SindyUK Social Welfare Statistics: Behind the Graphs and Labels. It's Not What You Think.Send us a textWhat if I told you that navigating the UK's social welfare system is a journey filled with unexpected challenges and invaluable lessons? I don't need to. Most Brits already know. This episode takes you inside my recent experience at the Job Centre as I tackle the complexities of migrating to Universal Credit. Despite the limitations imposed by non-disclosure agreements on frontline staff, I share the importance of being prepared and the role online resources play in guiding you through this complicated system. Alongside this, you'll hear about my personal journey from South A...2024-08-0640 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyPrepping for UK Social Welfare Reform Coming to You (Some Benefits are stopping).Send us a textHave you already moved over to Universal Credit? Are you in the middle of waiting for your application to be processed and your money has been stopped? Are you waiting with baited breath for the letter telling you it's your turn? In this podcast I share tips and thoughts on how you can minimise the stress and trauma of the process. The problem is the solution and there's always a way. It's sometimes difficult to see it when you're up to your eyeballs in it. This podcast is meant to lif...2024-07-1341 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyHow Provident Living Can Help Prepare to Leave the Dole or to Manage Income InterruptionsSend us a textI'm not one for doomsday prepping but Appropriate Prepping is another story. With politics, global events and domestic economies as chaotic as they are, we all have to get on with daily life and pay the bills, keep our heads above water and thrive...NOT just survive. Provident living can make that possible.The UK Government have yet again in May 2024 re-released and updated their Prepare Website and their timing makes everyone jumpy but it's general good sense preparing even though I think we need a bit more urgency at the moment. 2024-06-2724 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyHow can Provident Living create an abundant life? A chat in the garden.Send us a textIn this new series exploring Provident Living, I share with you how self-Reliance and Self-Sufficiency are merely cousins and only 2 topics in the umbrella of Provident Living. I share thoughts onIt's the new buzz word for 2024. We love to label and hype up 'new ideas' which in fact have been around for thousands of years in the form of life skills. It might be old news and NOT in fact 'new' but for many people, even young people, Provident Living...2024-05-2217 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyPutting My Life and Home in Order. A Holistic Approach. Faith Guided.Send us a textIn this episode, I'm 'connecting the dots' of how my faith helps me to balance all the aspects of my life in my efforts to put first things first and still reach self-reliance goals. I share how The Rules of The Mind as taught by Marisa Pier has also helped me to make connections. Tackling things holistically means trying to do the best I can with what I have to meet all needs without burnout or neglecting one thing in favour of another. It also means improving my mindset about those things. Espe...2024-04-2424 min
Escaping the Dole with SindyPersonal Daily Routines and Prioritising Health.Send us a textWhat does your daily routine look like and how is it helping you to achieve your goals?Continuing the 1st things 1st theme, I have been deliberately working on my personal routines in how I start my day. As the saying goes...Start as you mean to go on".I intend to use the time I have wisely and do all I can to be productive in it. I intend to be successful in health, faith, business, home and relationships. Where better to start than with myself....2024-03-1921 min
Escaping the Dole with Sindy1st things first...Prioritising and Mindset.Send us a textIn this podcast I'm sharing how I'm figuring out the priorities of getting my business and home in order which would be different for everyone. How do YOU prioritise?For show notes (which I have turned into a blog) see the link below. Find more about my journey, projects, lifestyle and interests on all my social media accounts.I’m on a self-reliance journey and sharing it with you in the hope that you could be inspired, empowered and find a way to realise your own dreams and ambi...2024-03-0119 min