#015 - Nadiya Manji: TedX Speaker, Author, and Alignment Consultant on Energy & Connection

Welcome friends, followers, and first-time listeners alike, this is The Grow Give Expand Podcast and on this edition I am joined by the lovely Nadiya Manji. Nadiya has an incredible background, from growing up in Pakistan with her entrepreneurial parents, to living and working in Kenya, to now residing and operating her business and consultancy in Calgary, Alberta. Nadiya is a TEDx speaker, author, and alignment consultant. She is also certified in NLP, a Certified Hypnotherapist, and a Corporate Quantum Change Process Practitioner. Her extensive background in physiology and biochemistry makes her a leading authority in human communication, influence, and persuasion at the quantum level. For over a decade, Nadiya studied extensively with leading practitioners in three continents to decode quantum energy and how it effects alignment. Nadiya is a sought-out expert in energy, intuition and communication, bringing together the four areas of mind, soul, thoughts, and feelings, and their imminent effects on performance. She has spoken on many stages including for TEDx in Calgary where her talk, Aligned Living, discusses the idea of work-life balance and explores her belief of prioritizing alignment over balance. Out of her TEDx experience she discovered that she wanted to share her story in greater detail by authoring a book. Searching For Balance, What A Near-Death Experience Taught Me About The Secret Formula For Life And Business, is currently available on Amazon (link at the bottom) with an updated second edition due to be released in 2020. Our conversation touches many corners, but as a theme centers around energy and connection. Topics we discuss include: - What is energy and what are the 4 categories of energy? - The importance of asking why in the context of “why does something matter in our life?” - Making sense of the esoteric world for logically minded people - Nadiya’s consistent theme of “fitting-in” and how this has helped her stand out - The most common things that high-performing business executives and entrepreneurs are struggling with and what needs to be done to correct these struggles - The “pair of socks” analogy for personal and professional life - The importance of environment as a defining factor in creating success - Discussion on work-life balance and why Nadiya believes you need to prioritize your commitments, sacrifices, and compromises (this is shared further in her TEDx talk, link at the bottom) - The difference between ignorance versus being aware of negative energy, and making the choice for how to deal with it - The critical need for choosing to positively manage, handle, and respond to stress and anxiety - The importance of intentionality in everything you do and why self-awareness is the key to growth We also spend time learning about the coaching relationship with Nadiya, in which she pulls back the curtain on what the initial consultation looks like by identifying which areas in a person’s life are most important to them and assessing self-awareness. Let’s grow, give, and expand, with this episode’s guest: Nadiya Manji Links to items mentioned in the show: Searching For Balance: What A Near-Death Experience Taught Me About The Secret Formula For Success In Life And Business: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Balance-near-death-experience-business-ebook/dp/B07QMZTBY8 Nadiya’s TEDx Talk – Aligned Living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT5vYSYe6Ik Follow Nadiya on Facebook @rewireyourlifebynadiyamanji www.nadiyamanji.com