A Bit Of A Boost

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I went to the National Sales Conference in June and one of the highlights for me was seeing Jim Steele delivering his keynote.   Jim is described as a 'holi...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest on today's show is Cath Bishop, a personal trainer and women's wellness coach who has a deep passion and commitment to self-healing.   We get into...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   10 years ago I was mid-way through running 10 marathons in 10 days and it felt fitting that I record an episode on the topic this week as I reflect on this...

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost, I'm George Anderson, a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I recently returned from a week away with the family and a couple of people asked if I exercise whilst I'm away, or put my feet up and relax.   The short answer is 'both', but...

You know how important mindset is to you approach to challenges and other situations, but how do you go about improving it?   It's about more than 'being more positive', and the more awareness and understanding you have about your mindset the easier it becomes to start making changes that will benefit you.   In this episode I describe the 4 Peak Performance Mindsets, how to spot them and what you...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I'm delighted to welcome back to the show one of my favourite guests, David Robson who previously joined me back in February last year after I had read his...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   After a short break from the podcast I'm back, with a look at INNER performance... what it is,  how to measure it, and how and why to improve it.   Usually...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest on today's podcast is author of the book The Curveball, Colby Sharma.     Colby shares his own personal story of growing up and having to overcome...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today we discuss strengths... not the 'strengths and weaknesses' where you should 'work on your weaknesses to turn them into your strengths', but the elemen...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I came across some research recently about the impact of open water swimming on menopause symptoms, and was delighted when the study author Professor Joyce...

I was fortunate enough to attend the recent World Happiness Summit (WOHASU) in London a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share a couple of takeaways from the event along with some more general observations about what comes up when I ask the question 'what does happiness mean to you?'   The strapline of the conference was 'Wellbeing is the Purpose' which gives a clue about at least one of the dime...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   There's a 'mild to moderate controversy warning' for today's episode, as we get into the topic of stretching… not 'the best ways to stretch', but exploring...

Despite change being an inevitable part of life, it can cause quite a headache when it comes at us and feels like it's happening TO us.   I've covered this topic a few times on the podcast and many of my guests have mentioned it also, so today we're going to look at some of the reasons behind why it can be such a struggle, and 5 self-coaching questions to ask to help you feel more confident as you...

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest today is described as a Mother, Marketer, Mariner, Motivator.     Felicity Ashley has an incredible and inspiring story and I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   i'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today I want to discuss an experience that all of us will have had, and no doubt will continue to have in one form or another - and that is disappointment....

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest today brings with her a combination of deep wisdom and powerful mindset messages, all underpinned with a truly inspirational story.   I'm delighted...

When you think about resilience, mindset or mental toughness it's important not to see them as fixed qualities but rather attributes that you can develop - or cultivate.   In this episode I explore this simple idea and look at the many ways we have to do just that, through deliberate day to day actions that we are in control of and then reframing situations where we perhaps feel less in control.  ...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   On today's episode I welcome to the show a lady who's sports nutrition books I have been reading for over 20 years.   Anita Bean is a registered nutritionis...

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost; I'm George Anderson and I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today's solo episode shares a simple strategy that may help you in those moments when you feel you're lacking motivation: take action FIRST!   Putting action ahead of t...

Often on A Bit Of A Boost I have guests who are experts in their field, sometimes guests share their inspirational stories, and other times I invite people who have developed certain wellbeing and performance strategies that they are effectively using in their every day personal and professional lives.   Today's episode is one such person: Sukhraj Takhar, who is the non-financial risk director at...

Today's episode draws on a couple of themes from previous episodes, in particular the interview with Dave Robson on his book 'The Expectation Effect' (13th February 2023), and the episode on optimism from 19th February 2021, and gets into the topic of self-talk and beliefs.   Beliefs impact thoughts, emotions, behaviours and even physiology and so it makes sense to pay attention to what you're pay...

I'm joined on the podcast today by love and relationship coach Heather Garbutt to talk about the 5 Love Languages (and the additional 6th that Heather also talks about).   Love Languages is the work of marriage counselor Dr Gary Chapman published in his 1992 book and Heather integrates it into the work she does with individuals and couples as part of her psycotherapy practice.   It's not just roma...

How you talk to yourself matters and having a few set phrases to say to yourself can act like your inner coach who kicks you into action.   Through 2024 I will be publishing a number of short episodes with ideas, insights or thoughts that you may be able to apply in your own life.   Today's episode gets into the topic of mantras, and how they can be potent triggers to take a pre-agreed course of a...

My guest on today's episode - the first of 2024 - is a very special friend of mine, Heather Barrett.   Over the years we have had so many conversations where we've got to the end and said 'we should have recorded that!', so I'm delighted to have finally managed to do exactly that.   Heather is an executive coach and author, and over the years she's been my go-to whenever I'm stuck, struggling or h...

Every year I've had some process for looking back over the previous 12 months and then setting goals and making plans for the next 12.   This year I developed a new framework and it's one that I'll be using much more frequently through the year.   The 5Rs are Review > Reflect > Reconnect > Refine > Realign   In this episode I describe each element, why it's important and how to use it as part of a...