Welcome to Goals Do Come True with Doug Bennett, bestselling author, lifestyle financial planner, and international speaker.
Each week, Doug will share insights with you from inspiring guests who have already achieved their work-optional dreams. You’ll get a ringside seat into real stories of people who have overcome bankruptcy, built and sold successful businesses, and are now living life on their own terms WITHOUT ever worrying about their finances.
By the end of this journey, you’ll be one step closer to unlocking The Work Optional Lifestyle Financial Plan® – a toolkit of all the unique systems and processes you need to craft a lifestyle where work is truly optional.
So, if you’re ready to embrace financial freedom, retire early, and do it without constantly pinching pennies, stay tuned for exciting new episodes released every Wednesday.
Episode: How Confidence Actually Gets Built, with Helen von Dadelszen
Helen von Dadelszen, founder of Present Potential Sàrl, admits upfront she's "averse to goals." She and Doug unpack why she's built a successful career and written a book on nerve management and confidence without ever setting a big audacious goal, what actually happens in the body when we get nervous, and why 18 out of 20 clients won't do the two-minute voice exercise she gives them even though they've paid for it.
Helen von Dadelszen is the founder of Present Potential Sàrl, a communication and vocal coach who helps professionals in technical, scientific and humanitarian fields speak with clarity and confidence. She's the author of Courageous Action: Your Playbook for Communicating Confidently, One Small Step at a Time, and her approach draws heavily on improvisational theatre and Toastmasters.
Helen can be found here:
Website: academy.presentpotential.ch
Book: Courageous Action — available wherever books are sold
Doug Bennett can be found here:
Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk
Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug
Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here: https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success
BOOK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/dp/B09MYXXS88/
9 Jun 2026
Why Most People Never Get What They Want (And the Few Who Do)
Why do some people consistently get what they want while others never seem to get there?
In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug Bennett sits down with Silicon Valley strategist, executive coach and author Julian Lighton.
Having worked with billion-dollar companies and some of the world's most successful leaders, Julian argues that success has surprisingly little to do with talent and far more to do with clarity, discipline, decision-making and understanding yourself.
The conversation explores why most people don't know what they really want, how successful people think differently, the importance of resilience, leadership, curiosity and why "doing is being."
Whether you're building a business, planning your future or simply trying to make better decisions, Julian shares practical frameworks that can help you navigate what's next.
Key Topics
• Why success is personal
• How to discover what you really want
• Why talent is overrated
• The role of discipline and consistency
• Decision-making as a life skill
• The problem with modern education
• Leadership and the six traits successful organisations look for
• Why most successful people are still unhappy
• The power of curiosity
• Why the journey matters more than the destination
Connect with Julian Lighton
Website: https://www.julianlighton.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianlighton1/
Connect with Doug Bennett
Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk
Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug
Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success
BOOK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/dp/B09MYXXS88/
19 May 2026
“I Said Goodbye To My Daughter Before The Stunt”
Dailyn Matthews left an abusive marriage with a two-year-old daughter and rebuilt her life in one of the most dangerous, male-dominated industries in the world: stunt work.
Now, after 26 years of falling, fighting, driving, escaping and surviving on camera, she’s also building a second career as an adventure photographer.
In this episode of Goals Do Come True, Doug talks to stuntwoman and photographer Dailyn Matthews about survival, reinvention, creativity, AI, motherhood, goal-setting, and what it really takes to keep going when life forces you to start again.
From dangerous film sets to volcanoes in Hawaii, underwater photo shoots, vision boards, TED Talk dreams and the power of doing the fun thing first, this is a story about choosing courage over comfort.
Key Takeaways
Why Dailyn became a stuntwoman as a single mother
What it’s really like working in a male-dominated stunt industry
The terrifying Houdini water tank stunt
How AI is affecting both stunt work and photography
Why human connection still matters more than perfect technology
How creative vision boards help Dailyn set bigger goals
Why “do the fun thing first” might be the best productivity advice you hear this week
LinkedIn - Dailyn Matthews
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dailyn.matthews/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dailynmatthewsstudio/
Chapters
00:00 – Why Doug invited Dailyn onto the podcast01:36 – Leaving an abusive marriage and starting again03:40 – Breaking into the male-dominated stunt world06:45 – Why reputation matters on set09:17 – Can you really have it all?10:32 – AI, strikes and the changing film industry15:45 – Photography, travel and bringing the world back to her father20:33 – Why AI can mimic nature but cannot create it23:31 – Watching a volcano erupt in Hawaii30:19 – The girl in the orange dress project35:08 – TED Talk dreams and empowering young women37:20 – The terrifying Houdini water tank stunt44:56 – Why Dailyn’s vision boards actually work53:43 – “Do the fun thing first”58:53 – What Dailyn wanted from this podcast
Website: http://dougbennett.co.uk
Email: doug@dougbennett.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/financialdoug
Download Your "Ten-Step Guide To Financial Freedom" Here:https://bit.ly/Struggle-Success
BOOK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Simple-Win-Big-Business/dp/B09MYXXS88/
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Michelle Walker-Smith
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Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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Engagement
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