Make It Count

This week we look back on the journey so far, what has changed for us and what has surprised us. We also look ahead to what is to come and discuss the future of the Make It count podcast... Check out the 7 Habits Series on this Spotify Playlist Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________...

Today is all about focusing on what really matters, how 'less is more' and  ' the good is the enemy of the great .' (Make It Count - Episode 8) Warren Buffet has been famously attributed with the "25/5 Rule": Write down a list of your top 25 goals. List them in order of priority. The top five are your most important goals.  Cross off the other 20 goals and designate t...

Imagine you've only got 3 months to live, but you can't quit your job or school, how would you live those next 3 months? This is an exercise Steven Covey used to do with his students, he would give some time to write down the how they would live in this scenario, and then challenged them to live according to that for one week. The results were remarkable! This week we're discussing...

This week we're answering a couple listener questions: How do you decide what counts? Has that changed since you started the podcast? David talks about listening to your head, heart and gut (Matt thinks it's very important to follow your stomach!), and the top 25 things he wants to do this year... We also discuss Steven Covey's Habit #2, begin with the end in mind, and close out ref...

There are times we've wronged another person. We've made an emotional withdrawal. We can improve the relationship by genuinely apologising. Not easy, but simple. Post HERE . Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to p...

It's all about THIS  blog post in our summer series. Are you making emotional deposits or withdrawals? Most of us think we live with personal integrity. But when we meet someone who demonstrates this it stands out. Can both be true? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . _______________________________________________________...

In our summer series we're looking at THIS blog post that explores how we can improve our relationships and build trust. This episode is about the importance of clarifying expectations.  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily dr...

 We're talking about THIS blog post.   We all know that keeping commitments builds trust and therefore relationships, but are we still too careless with how and when we make those commitments? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the da...

 We're talking about THIS blog post.   Sometimes the little things aren't so little. How can we do this well? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive purpose. We love hearing from you and your ideas for epi...

We're talking about THIS blog post.  What happens to trust and relationship when we do this well? What happens when we don't? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive purpose. We love hearing from you and yo...

We talk about this recent (ish) film. Was it good? Did we like it? What do we think the themes and message of the films are? One thing is clear, they're is lots of swimming in this! Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift t...

It's easy to think knowledge is all the things we can talk about, share and explain. We talk about this idea: "If you know something and don't do it, you don't know it." Wrestling with what is true about it, what it might be missing and wonder if it's helpful, convicting, both or neither. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the la...

Listener Question: "How do you make yourself comfortable in the body you live in, how do you keep fit without overdoing it, how do you make the most of the "tool" that you were given to move around in this world?" We talk self-image, ideal self and real self. Volume, intensity and frequency. And blame the media we consume (again). Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (Wha...

"In some areas of life, value is unlocked by starting. Even a five-minute workout or a short walk can reset your mood and benefit your body. In other areas, value is unlocked by finishing. It does you no good to build a bridge halfway across the river. You need to complete the project to realise the value. Do you need to start or finish? Are you building a body or building a bridge?" We...

We talk about the book ' Humour, Seriously ' highlighting what we thought was most interesting and thinking about how we can add more levity and humour into our lives. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positiv...

Seems like our world is so angry. What drives so many of us to anger? We talk about what's underneath anger, books that have helped us, stories of anger in us and around us. These are two articles referenced: Link 1, Link 2. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . _______________________________________________________________...

Is grief too unpleasant and uncomfortable? We talk as explorers not experts, trying to figure out if we're too insulated from grief and sorrow. Here are a couple of links for further reading: Link 1 , Link 2 . Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we...

It seems like apologising is hard. But after our recent conversations on trust, it follows that when we breech trust we need to apologise. This is tough. We talk about the apology languages. Read more HERE and find our your language with this QUIZ . Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ___________________________________________...

Self-control is hard, I struggle with it, Matt occasionally struggles with it, and there's an outside chance that you struggle with it as well. It's easier to control other people anyway. We talk in a rambly conversation about controlling others, why, what that looks like, and we quote Dr Henry Cloud and John Powell quite a bit. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there t...

What is a hobby anyway? We talk about why it can be something that brings anxiety. What makes hobbies good? And try to give some freedom for you to start a hobby yourself! Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive purp...

All of us have moments of insight and realisation. But it's much harder to take those and put them into action. We learn something, but doing something with that is much harder. We talk about why that might be, what insights are, and how to put them into action? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . _________________________...

It seems that boredom is actually painful. Most of us end up avoiding it. But there is a cost to that. If we can get through the pain of boredom then there are benefits. Here's the podcast episode Matt talked about. Veritasium video Here . And this is the TED talk. How are you with boredom? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTub...

Lots of inventions in the last few decades have been designed to save us time. But what have we done with all that 'saved time'? Was there a hidden cost that we didn't realise we were paying. Link to article Matt talked about - HERE Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . _____________________________________________...

Many of us feel distracted by the world around us. It can be other people interrupting us. It could be our phones notifying us. Nir Eyal has written a book to help us. But it requires we put some work in. Matt recently read this book, and we 'interview' the book, finding key takeaways and insights and sharing them with you. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to los...

Most of us are risk averse. A lot of advice is about taking more risks. We have a non-conclusive conversation about risk, whether we should, why we might, and why we often don't. Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to p...