Wake Up with Chris Donnelly
Wake Up with Chris Donnelly
Podcast Description
A few years ago, I was just like many of you, figuring out the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, facing setbacks, and chasing breakthroughs. By 25, I had built and sold a leading digital marketing agency. By 30, I was co-founding Lottie, a health tech company transforming care solutions, and growing into one of the UK’s fastest-rising business creators. But along the way, I noticed something: the world is changing, yet most of us are still stuck playing by outdated rules.
That’s why I launched Wake Up, a podcast for people who are ready to rewrite the playbook. It’s not just about hearing incredible stories, it’s about taking those stories and turning them into real, actionable steps. Each week, I sit down with some of the most inspiring leaders, creators, and innovators to uncover their strategies, struggles, and unfiltered truths.
Wake Up isn’t here to inspire you for a moment, it’s here to empower you for a lifetime. Together, we’ll rethink the way we work, lead, and succeed in a world that demands new ideas. Thank you for joining the movement. Let’s wake up to what’s possible and create something extraordinary.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as entrepreneurship, personal finance, leadership, and work-life balance, with episodes delving into topics like building wealth, navigating workplace dynamics, and developing resilience in business. Notable examples include discussions on the myths of wealth creation, challenges faced by new entrepreneurs, and how to leverage AI for business growth.
A few years ago, I was just like many of you, figuring out the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, facing setbacks, and chasing breakthroughs. By 25, I had built and sold a leading digital marketing agency. By 30, I was co-founding Lottie, a health tech company transforming care solutions, and growing into one of the UK’s fastest-rising business creators. But along the way, I noticed something: the world is changing, yet most of us are still stuck playing by outdated rules.
That’s why I launched Wake Up, a podcast for people who are ready to rewrite the playbook. It’s not just about hearing incredible stories, it’s about taking those stories and turning them into real, actionable steps. Each week, I sit down with some of the most inspiring leaders, creators, and innovators to uncover their strategies, struggles, and unfiltered truths.
Wake Up isn’t here to inspire you for a moment, it’s here to empower you for a lifetime. Together, we’ll rethink the way we work, lead, and succeed in a world that demands new ideas. Thank you for joining the movement. Let’s wake up to what’s possible and create something extraordinary.
In this episode, I sat down with Master Shi Heng Yi one of the world’s most respected voices on self-discipline, inner strength, and mental clarity. He’s not here to give you life hacks. He’s here to teach you how to face the uncomfortable truth: that most of us are running from ourselves.
We unpack what it really means to live with presence, power, and purpose and how to stop letting your emotions, distractions, and past pain run the show.
From overcoming addiction to comfort to understanding why we are the cause of our suffering, this conversation is a blueprint for those ready to step out of autopilot and take their mind back.
If you’ve ever felt anxious, undisciplined, or like something’s missing, this is your wake-up call.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Early Years
3:20 Rebelling
6:40 How to Deal with Comparison & Competitiveness
10:00 How to Figure Out the Purpose of Life
12:12 Epidemic of Addiction & Greed
17:00 What to Do When Times Get Hard
20:00 Pain & Failure Can Sometimes Be Good
25:05 Demon Hand, Buddha Heart
28:00 Is This the Life You Want to Live?
30:00 How Can People Motivate Themselves?
33:00 Why Discipline Is Needed
34:00 How to Confront Your Demons
35:30 Have You Got a Dead Corpse in the Basement?
40:30 Your Thoughts Become Who You Are
42:50 5 Hindrances to Sensory Growth
45:50 R.A.I.N. Method
48:00 How to Stop Getting Triggered
50:00 You Can’t Grow When Comfortable
54:20 How to Grow Your Heart
56:10 Consistency Is More Powerful Than Intensity
1:00:08 Failure vs. Success
1:02:15 How to Focus on Goals
1:05:00 How to Let Things Go
1:06:00 How to Bring the Shaolin Spirit into Your Life
Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdonnellyofficial/?hl=en
Follow Master Shi Heng Yi: https://www.instagram.com/shihengyi.online/?hl=en
Master Shi Heng Yi’s Book: https://linktr.ee/shihengyi.online
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