Life Beyond The Numbers

"For me this concept of embodiment is very related to being in alignment. So an alignment between what I feel, what I think and what I do." Ana Bernardes   Ana Bernardes and I discuss the concept of embodiment and how it relates to being in alignment with our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Anna shares her personal experience of discovering her superpower through an embodiment exercise, where she...

"That's the performance paradox at play. It's through dedication. We're trying to do the best that we can, but it's just so easy to let go of what we know restores us and gives us energy in that quest to keep going. And the more we do that, the more disconnected we are from what gives us energy. That's what I mean by the performance paradox." Kerry Cullen   Kerry Cullen explains the concept of "th...

"Engaging in activities like walking as compared to faster forms of transportation or doing yoga or things that really slow down the body are important but it's active things that slow down the body. In other words, not just laying on the sofa, which we all like to do at the end of a hard day of work, but it's active slowing down." Giana Eckhardt   Giana Eckhardt and I chat about some of her resea...

"Let's say somebody listening to that, is like, wow, I do that too. And that helps them develop their insights. So listening to people's stories is another wonderful way of developing insights." David Lee   In this episode Dr Susanne Evans, David Lee and I discuss the importance of finding work that aligns with one's values and interests. We share personal experiences of how our childhood interest...

"There is a huge shift in thinking from being customer success to being people success. Because if you look after your individual people as well as the people in your customers, whether that's B2B or B2C, then you are going to be the most successful and impactful that you can." Kellie Lucas   Kellie Lucas discusses the importance of a people-first approach to business. We talk about balancing extr...

Did you know that genetics account for 50% of our happiness? And our life circumstances 10%? That means we have the power to influence the other 40% through our actions and habits.    In this episode, I explore the concept of happiness and how it is perceived differently by individuals. I discuss the relationship between mood and emotions and how they affect our overall well-being. I share some re...

"...and each time I would attempt to do something, I would stop and stare out the window and wonder what matters. I began to ask variations of this question: What matters here? What actually matters? Does this really matter? What matters most?" Susan Ni Chriodain   In this solo episode I share on a life-changing family event. And explore what it means to have your world change in an instant, disco...

"If instead you just take small action, you not only get the rush of courage from having taken the action and the satisfaction that you've actually done something, but you have negated that building of resentment and regret. So it's a double benefit if you take the tiny action today." Robbie Swale   Robbie Swale explains that courage is a key part of achieving our goals. And with small, repeated a...

"Gradually I was shrinking, because this is such a big thing in me. So my process was, during that time, reconnecting to that creativity and taking seriously that need in me." Sam Allen   Sam Allen provides an insight into how creativity can be used for healing and inspiration. She explains how she reconnected with her own creativity during a particularly tough period of her life. Sam writes poetr...

"Within the first year of the aviation business is when we started doing the coffee business. So I was suddenly involved and being the executive director of the aviation business and the executive chairman of the coffee shop business at the same time. So I was suddenly the serial entrepreneur, it was crazy." Kevin Ashley   Kevin Ashley is one of the founders of Java House, an East African coffee h...

"Happiness is enjoying that journey. Carving out that 15 minutes of pleasure. Happiness then increases our performance and our achievement and makes it easier to achieve success." Sashenka Milston   Sashenka Milston and I discuss happiness and how we can achieve it. She explains that the research shows that it's not actually how much time you have it's what you do with it that matters to your happ...

"There's always merit and value in being proactive when it comes to making changes within your career and not sleepwalking into a situation where your career's flatlining or you’re not achieving and getting the satisfaction and the enjoyment that you want within a particular job." Javed Bobat   Javed and I talk about the importance of taking a proactive approach when it comes to making changes wit...

"One of the challenges this year that I loved was one of my friends created a book and she had 40 questions and I had to answer each question with a picture. And really good questions about reflecting about life, about my past, about my present, about where I want to go." Diego Adame   Diego Adame turned 40 during 2022 and decided to take on 40 challenges with friends and family as a way of celebr...

Seven work-life snippets from 2022 guests make up this compilation episode.    David Lee, Episode 102 , Human Nature  Kirsty Ritchie, Episode 91 , Mental Fitness Pete Bearder, Episode 109 , Collective Joy Natasha Tomlinson, Episode 103 , Just Go For It Kris Lantheaume, Episode 111 , Success Dougal Freeman, Episode 92 , A Common Goal Robyn Harris, Episode 108 , The Answers Are Inside   Wishing all...

"How did you feel about this year as a whole? And if you were to title this past year as a chapter in your story, what would it be? So, I've put together some thoughts on this year."    The years seems to go by so quickly and can seem like they all roll into one. It can be easy to think well 'what's another year'. In this episode I reflect on the year and explore 2022 around four main themes - sel...

"....isn't that true of so many issues in organisations that it's just because people don't speak to each other and they don't listen to the other side. And that for me is the root, if we're talking about psychological safety, that is at the root. It's the willingness on all sides to be open and to listen." Dr. Susanne Evans   Does psychological safety have an impact at work? In this episode Dr Su...

"Keep it simple. It's free. Go outside. There are so many reasons to do it. It's so funny we love to complicate things. Our human brains are like, surely we should be paying for this meeting room and if only we could be doing some weird technical thing as part of our team bonding experience, then we'll be doing the right thing. But no, let's get back to basics".  Caitlin Cockerton   Caitlin Cocker...

"Success for me now is trusting myself and being patient enough to see what emerges rather than rushing to create some version of success that makes sense to other people." Kris Lantheaume   Kris Lantheaume learned to find safety in success from a young age. After years of being "successful" at work she found that there was this internal restlessness that would come and go and a voice saying is th...

"So instead I thought, well, what about four weeks? What if I do it in four weeks? And actually that works out perfectly because there. 13 sets of four ... 13 fours is 52." Susan   I turned 49 a couple of weeks ago and so began my 50th year on this planet. This led to some reflections on the last 49 years as well as thinking about the future and setting an intention for the next year. I wanted a s...

"If you consider we're living through a mental health epidemic, there is an urgent need for us to pioneer new ways to create collective joy and collective ecstasy, the very things which are an antidote to loneliness." Pete “the Temp” Bearder   Pete “the Temp” and I begin our conversation talking about laughter and the role of laughter in our lives: as a healing modality, as a way to release tensio...

"You can't find the answers out there. The answers aren't out there. The answers are inside. And until you look inside and find your own answers, answers that you have from outside won't work." Robyn Harris   Robyn Harris explains that our bodies don't make mistakes. We explore a more conscious approach to wellbeing, the language we use when speaking about illness, the body's ability to heal and t...

"You have to be in the room. You've got to be a part of the conversation." "If you're not talking to each other and you're not in the room where it's happening then you are a step behind others who are thinking differently." Ellen Leith   Ellen Leith loves to connect people has also been interested in areas of business, or life, that is fundamental to people. And a key facet for all of us througho...

"I think you can only build that inner resilience if you do actually accept that we do all need rest and recovery, not just the annual long holiday, but actually building that into everyday life." Sue Rosen   The last weekend in October is the weekend the clocks change and here in the UK that signals winter is on the way. This made me think about hibernating. But also the importance of rest, pausi...

In this solo episode I talk about creating the content we want to see in the world. This was inspired by the International Women's Podcast Awards 2022. And by my recent commitment to writing a book.    Connect with me: On LinkedIn On Instagram On Twitter   Resources Mentioned: Episode 87 and Episode 60 of Life Beyond the Numbers International Women's Podcast Awards   Alison Jones and Practical Ins...

"Your intention has a huge impact .... the impact of what you say or do may not match up with your intention. And so that's where we have to, as leaders, continue to be emphasising that intention through our words, through our actions..."   Katie McLaughlin speaks to me about how she uses her background in theatre to facilitate transformation at work. Katie says we need more artists in the world o...