The Collective Wisdom Podcast with Cat Preston

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to episode 47 of Collective Wisdom, which marks the anniversary of the launch back in December 2020. I can still remember the feelings of apprehension as I put the very first episode out there. And it feels so good now to be able to look back and reflect on just how consistently showing up and practising can make something so much better. I already knew at th...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to episode 46 of Collective Wisdom, which I'm very happy to say I'm recording from sunny Singapore. And it's been such a treat to reconnect with friends, many of whom I haven't seen for almost two years now. Health and well-being are definitely front of mind again this week, as news emerged of the new Omnicon variant of COVID-19 virus. It's still very unclear...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to episode 45 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I'd like to wish anyone who's joining me from the US a very happy Thanksgiving weekend. It's really a great time of year to remind ourselves of all the people we're truly grateful to in our lives. And my guest today, Caroline Harvey has a really touching story about doing just that. We're also coming up to a yea...

Hey there my wise friends, and welcome to episode 44 of Collective Wisdom, which is all about leading with empathy. And as if by magic, there was one of the most beautiful examples of doing just that. This weekend,  I was watching one of my favourite TV shows 'Strictly Come Dancing'.  'Strictly' has evolved over the years into something that's more than just a dance competition. Behind all the spr...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to episode 43 of Collective Wisdom, which today is all about the art of writing and what it can do for you. I'm in a very happy position that after years and years of filling up many, many, many, many notebooks with ideas and thoughts and reams of randomness. It did turn into a bit of a book project. I know you're probably thinking, God is she still going on...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to season five of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. We're kicking off this new season with a little bit of a difference because rather than having one or two guests this week, I have 16. Yep, I like a good challenge. Why the party? Well, because over the summer, I was lucky enough to be involved in a collaborative book project with a group of friends who are all...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 40 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I have an amazing guest to bring Season 4 to a close. Daniel Bauer is a teacher, coach and mentor. it's fair to say, to millions of people. He runs a really successful podcast called Better Leaders Better Schools, which although it's aimed at educators and school leaders, is actually relevant for anyone who want...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 39 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. This week we're celebrating two very important national days. The first was yesterday, Monday the 18th of October, which is International Menopause Day. And I just like to say a huge thanks once again to Dr. Rebecca Lewis, who so kindly joined me back in Episode 35 and shared her immense wisdom about how to get...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 38 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. My guest this week, Marco Houwen, who as well as being a fellow iPEC coach, is also a founder, CEO and investor. And his latest business creation is a business called Zentrapreneur and the eternal art of being, which has as he describes a simple aim to equip entrepreneurs with the insight practices and personal...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 37 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast, which is all about hope in the face of challenge. My guest today is Rien Macdonald and, it's true to say he's been facing a few challenges of his own lately, having lost his job and living in Melbourne where lockdown continues and the obvious challenges that presents. In fact, we wanted to make this episode prec...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to this episode of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. This September marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. And for my guest today, September the 11th 2001 was a day that changed his life forever. At 8:46am a plane crashed into World Trade Centre one between floors 93 and 99. Mandell's mother Brenda worked on the 97th floor. Mande...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 35 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. With me this week is my great friend Lon Wong, who's just written his first book Dear Stellar. In this episode we talk about the process of writing and dig into how to create the space you need to make these creative projects come to life. Also, how to turn off those distractions and really focus on what matters...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 34 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I've got a really special guest for you today. And this one's quite personal because Dr. Rebecca Lewis is actually someone who has helped me to navigate through the menopause. She has very kindly agreed to come and share the wealth of knowledge and wisdom that she has about the menopause, and managing the huge a...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 33 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I have a wonderful, wise and kind guest to share with you today, Gene Early, who is an expert in NLP or neuro linguistic programming. In this episode, as well as sharing his wisdoms learnt and acts of kindnesses, Gene talks about gaining an understanding of our essential self and how this is the key to trusting...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 32 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast, which is boldly titled Take The Time You Need. And that seems so fitting at the moment because taking the time to do stuff that matters has been a big part of August for me, and it always pays off. My guest this week is a very talented Canadian singer songwriter Michael Averill, whose song Thank you, you may hav...

Hey there, my wise friends. And welcome back to Season 4 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I find September is always a great time to get new projects underway, or push just that little bit harder as we start to see the end of the year on the horizon. So we're kicking off this season with the wonderful Enrika Greathouse, who is a fellow coach and all-round superstar. I was recently on a call with...

Welcome to Episode 30 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast.  A time to reflect and show gratitude to those 29 incredible humans who have been so generous and trusted me with their beautiful stories.  As with any creative project, it takes being vulnerable and  facing up to your own fears and understanding that you are never not going to feel that fear but the only thing that will help you get through...

Welcome to Episode 29 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast.  This week features a topic that affects us all in some way or another: money. Joining me is Dennis Harhalakis, a certified money coach, who has so much wisdom to share about the psychology of money, and how understanding our own attitudes and beliefs towards it, is the key to lasting financial independence and success, either on a personal l...

Hey there, my wise friends. Thanks so much for being here for Episode 28 of the podcast, which I'm so happy to say is with my lovely friend, artist and designer, Rebecca Harrison. I love this conversation so much as it's all about the courage it takes to give up a steady job and make the leap into the unknown, which is what Rebecca did at the beginning of 2020. And sure enough, the first thing tha...

My guest today is another very personal one, as this episode airs just two days after Father's Day, I thought it was only fitting to get my own dad on the podcast, and share a bit of wisdom with you that I've had the privilege of being around all my life. I really lucked out when I chose my dad. He's a real gem of a man and a great storyteller. One of the things I love about him the most, is the w...

Hello there, my wise friends and welcome to Episode 26 of the podcast. This week's guest is my gorgeous friend and fellow story skills coach, Victoria hefty. As you'll hear, she's all about pivoting and moving in a new direction. Those moments in your life where you just know something's got to change. Victoria's latest podcast is all about how to embrace those moments, in your career especially,...

Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to the podcast with my beautiful guest Siobhan Curham, who is not only an author of 39 books, but is also an amazing writing coach. This is probably one of my favourite conversations so far in the series, because what we're talking about is the creative process and how it feels to break through the resistance and fear that comes up when we first start somethi...

Hi there, my wise friends and welcome to The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I've got an incredible guest for you today, Liv Conlon is someone who I'm just so excited to share her story. Her energy and zest for life is just contagious. Not only did she found and run a business with a turnover of more than a million pounds by the age of 19, which not surprisingly, won her the Young Entrepreneur of the Y...

Welcome to Episode 23 of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. I have a really special guest for you this week, Jackie Davis, she is a female version of Morgan Freeman, as she's a natural storyteller. Jackie just exudes wisdom, she's just somebody who has taken life and really put some thought into it. What I think I loved the most was how we ended up talking about how you define success. She explains th...

Hello, my friends and welcome to episode two of what's shaping up to be a season of collective wisdom about finding courage in the face of adversity. And my guest this week is no stranger to that idea. Phyllida Swift is now the chief exec of Face Equality International, a role she stepped into after the untimely death of her predecessor and founder of the organisation Dr. James Partridge, James ve...