Join Matt Edmundson and Sadaf Beynon on this episode of "Push to Be More" as they discuss the unexpected challenges of life, the importance of keeping family memories alive, and the art of balancing work and personal growth. Discover how Sadaf navigates her multicultural family life and her passion for podcasting with PodJunction. Don't forget to subscribe and visit pushtobemore.com for more insights and episodes.

Key Takeaways:

1. Keeping Short Accounts and Being Present: Sadaf emphasises the importance of maintaining open communication and addressing issues as they arise. She highlights the value of expressing necessary thoughts and feelings, even if they are uncomfortable, to avoid leaving things unsaid. This approach fosters healthier relationships and ensures that important matters are addressed in a timely manner.

2. Adapting to Life's Challenges with Grace: Sadaf shares her experience of dealing with significant family losses and the importance of having a strong foundation of values instilled by her parents. She credits her ability to navigate these challenges to the lessons learned from her parents, such as putting faith first and maintaining a close relationship with family. This underscores the importance of resilience and having a support system during difficult times.

3. Maximising Limited Time for Self-Care: Sadaf discusses the challenge of finding time for herself amidst a busy life with young children. She advises making the most of small moments, like enjoying a coffee in the morning, to recharge. This highlights the importance of adapting self-care practices to fit current life circumstances and recognising that even brief moments can be valuable for personal well-being.

If this episode of Push to be More piqued your interest make sure to keep up to date with everything we do here on the Push to be More Podcast.

Matt Edmundson [0:14 - 1:10]: Welcome to push to be more. My name is Matt Edmundson. I'm gonna be your host for today, and today's podcast is gonna be a little bit different. But before we get into that, let me just say a very warm welcome to you. If this is your first time with us, do like and subscribe. And also, obviously, you can find out more information on the website pushtobemore.com. you can find all the past episodes and all the information there, all the links, all the transcripts, everything are on the website. So pushtobemore.com if you want to find out more about the show, but it's great to see you. Great if you're a regular, thanks for coming back. I am talking to the wonderful Sadaf Beynon, who if you are a regular to the show, you might recognize that name, because normally at the end I go, the wonderful team that makes this show possible includes the. And I usually come up with some kind of descriptive word dynamic. I can't even remember what I say now. I'll just make it up on the spot. But the amazing person.

Sadaf Beynon [1:10 - 1:11]: But they're all true, right?

Matt Edmundson [1:11 - 1:23]: They're all true. The amazing person which is sat upon, who is sat next to me. So I'm going to explain why this is a little bit different and what we have sat off on the podcast in just a few minutes. But before we get into that, should we do the show sponsor?

Sadaf Beynon [1:23 - 1:25]: Yes, we should. You should.

Matt Edmundson [1:26 - 2:01]: I just want you to know Sadaf produces the show, hence the reason why I'm asking what I should actually do. But yes, thank you to today's show sponsor, which is podjunction. Podjunction makes it possible for you to have your own podcast. And if you're a leader or a CEO, I'm convinced personally that podcasting is such a good thing for you to do, hence the reason why we do it. It's just a remarkable networking tool. And if you want to know more about how it all works, obviously you can check out podjunction.com. there is a podcast called Pod Junction, which you and I both do.

Sadaf Beynon [2:01 - 2:01]: That's right.

Matt Edmundson [2:01 - 3:56]: Because Sadaf heads up pod junction. And so you can listen to that. All the tips and tricks are on the podcast. Of course, pod junction has its own services, which we would love to sell you if I'm not being too cheap, but you can find out more at podjunction.com. but yeah, seriously, you don't need any tech experience. You don't need to worry about the whole thing. We'll help you with all of that. But just to get you up and running and get your podcast going. I was saying to somebody the other day, I can't remember who I was talking to. He'll come back to me. I can picture his face as well. But we were talking about podcasting and how he's used it to grow his business from 400 grand a month to 1.2 million. And all he does is he does the strategy, which we talk about. He talks about going, finding your ideal guests, invite them onto your podcast. That's it. You have a great conversation with them. You have a follow up strategy. And Bish Bash Bosch, he's more effective than any salesman. And it's quite extraordinary, actually, the difference it made to his business. And it's the same strategy we use. It's the same strategy we advocate on so many things. Now, don't get me wrong, there are different strategies, different nuances. I get it. So if you want to know more, check out podcast. That will help you every step of the way, especially this wonderful lady here. If you're watching the video, if you listen to the audio, you cannot see me waving. There we go. So today is a little bit different, right? On the push podcast, we are in a different studio, for one, if you're watching the video, not many people watch the video compared to listen. But that's okay. We don't take it personally, but we do the videos as well. But we are in our studio down at the office as opposed to. I'm often in the studio at my home because I normally record the push podcast late at night. That's when most people seem to be able to do them. But you're going to become a push podcast host.

Sadaf Beynon [3:56 - 3:56]: That's right.

Matt Edmundson [3:56 - 3:57]: Did I say that right?

Sadaf Beynon [3:57 - 3:57]: Yep.

Matt Edmundson [3:57 - 4:22]: It just didn't sound right in my head. You are going to be one of the hosts of push to be more. And so we get so many requests to be on the show. It's crazy, actually. And so many people that we want to talk to, again, we use the same strategies. Go find your ideal guest and talk to them on the show, and you have a great conversation. So I am doing five podcasts at the moment, I think. Four or five.

Sadaf Beynon [4:22 - 4:23]: Four or five? Yeah.

Matt Edmundson [4:23 - 4:42]: I can't remember. I lose count. Anyway, most of my time is spent podcasting, so I physically can't do that many more. But Sadif is actually a great podcast host. If you listen to the Pod Junction podcast, then you'll know what I mean. So I wanted to introduce Sadef to you in this show. Say hello.

Sadaf Beynon [4:42 - 4:43]: Hi.

Matt Edmundson [4:44 - 4:54]: The lady behind the camera that makes all the magic happens is now starting to come in front of the camera. And I thought the best way to introduce you to everybody would be for you to be a push to be more guest.

Sadaf Beynon [4:54 - 4:55]: Cool.

Matt Edmundson [4:55 - 5:02]: So we're going to do that. The only thing that I can't do is question box, because I don't have it with me. That's the homestead.

Sadaf Beynon [5:02 - 5:03]: Yeah. Yeah.

Matt Edmundson [5:03 - 5:07]: So I'm gonna get. I'll probably get AI to give me a question.

Sadaf Beynon [5:07 - 5:07]: Okay.

Matt Edmundson [5:07 - 5:24]: But if you had a podcast, let's start with. Well, you do have a podcast, but if you could have anybody on the podcast, past or present, that's had a really big impact on your life, who would it be and why?

Sadaf Beynon [5:25 - 5:26]: It would be my dad.

Matt Edmundson [5:26 - 5:27]: Your dad?

Sadaf Beynon [5:27 - 5:28]: Yeah.

Matt Edmundson [5:28 - 5:29]: And why your dad?

Sadaf Beynon [5:31 - 5:45]: My dad was just a wonderful man, and he's passed away now, but I have. I have learned so much from him. Growing up, I was very close to him.

Matt Edmundson [5:45 - 5:49]: Yeah. Your dad is girl. Sorry, were you a daddy's girl?

Sadaf Beynon [5:49 - 6:40]: I was. Yeah. I. I was far from the perfect child. I was. There was four of us siblings. I was. For most of my growing up, well, younger years, I was the black sheep family, always getting in trouble for stuff. But my dad, he was just so gracious, so patient, and he had this amazing way of just coming alongside and walking me through things, talking me through things, rather than with the wagging finger. And, I mean, I got in trouble and I had my. I got my consequences, but, yeah. And I just grew really close to that, I think, as a result of that. And he spoke into my life on many levels, and, yeah, it would be him.

Matt Edmundson [6:40 - 6:44]: I'm curious, then, if I can ask this, and no pressure, because we've not planned this at all.

Sadaf Beynon [6:44 - 6:44]: No, we haven't.

Matt Edmundson [6:45 - 7:11]: All very spontaneous. And normally, when a guest comes on the show, we give them a heads up that the only thing we say to a guest is, listen, just so you know, this is the first question we're going to ask you. Right. So. And we didn't have that conversation. So I appreciate. I'll just drop this on you, but I'm curious, what would you want to ask your dad on the podcast that you didn't get a chance to ask him before he passed away?

Sadaf Beynon [7:15 - 7:49]: You know, after he passed away, I had no regrets. I had many opportunities to say everything I wanted to say, to ask everything I wanted to ask. I think since he's passed, I've had. Well, I had two boys that were still very little when he died. And as they're growing up, and as I'm parenting them and wanting to also be that spiritual input into their life. I wish I could ask dad questions about that kind of stuff, or even.

Matt Edmundson [7:49 - 7:51]: To send your kids to your desk.

Sadaf Beynon [7:51 - 7:53]: Yeah. Yeah, that would be.

Matt Edmundson [7:53 - 7:55]: That would be. Yeah, that would be the.

Sadaf Beynon [7:55 - 7:57]: That would be ultimate. Yeah.

Matt Edmundson [7:58 - 9:52]: Fair play. Fair play. It's interesting, actually, having done however many episodes we've done. Now, of course, when I've. Cause it's fair to say we've not asked that question to every guest. It took us a little while to realize this was a great question to ask. And then we did it at the end of the show, and it always felt rushed. So then we moved it to the start of the show. And it always starts a really interesting conversation, I think. But if I. And I've not actually written it down in like, a chart, I can't give you stats. But anecdotally, in my head, I can say the most popular answers to that question. I think the most popular answer is dad. I know Tony Robbins is fairly popular. I know Jesus is fairly popular. But dad tends to be the answer that most people give. And it's usually a case of dad died too young. Right. And there's this section of life where we miss dad. And that input from dad and I. I find it deeply fascinating, the whole father thing, the whole children growing up in fatherless. What's the phrase they use now? Not fatherless, absent fathers, distant fathers. I can't remember what the phrase is, but do you know what I mean? Where dads aren't actively involved in the home. And I think the impact that has on society is quite extraordinary. And the whole thing fascinates me, and so I'm intrigued, you know, the whole thing. I have no findings on this. I have no. What's the word I'm looking for? I have no theory that's come out of this. You know, no research paper. And all I can tell you is there's a lot of people who would like to have spent more time with their dad. And I think that's a really interesting term. Yeah, but your boys are great.

Sadaf Beynon [9:52 - 9:53]: Yeah, I think so.

Matt Edmundson [9:53 - 9:54]: Their dad's great.

Sadaf Beynon [9:54 - 9:55]: Yeah, I think so.