Life. Purpose. Leadership

Are you tired of feeling like the world is against you? Do you feel like life is not what it seems? In this thought-provoking, episode Florian Zocher and I explore why we should embrace reality and learn to understand the difference between our perceived version of reality and what is actually real.  Join us as we take a deep dive into the power of accepting the truth and making the most of our li...

This is the second episode in the series Disentangling Me. You can find episode one here or go to podcast episode number 95. In this episode, Michelle Cheyne and I explore and unpick the essence of our true nature and how to live it. Now because it's me, I like to discuss "the how". I'm not just interested in knowing that there's more to us than flesh and bones, that there is this thing called pre...

We all want to contribute to a better future for ourselves, our family, the people we work with. It's natural to want to make a difference, be useful, and have a purpose. In this episode, Sally Pritchett and I discuss how business owners can change the face of business by helping employees embrace the unknown. We can build a better future now, by purposefully living and working within the unknown.

Our world is obsessed with us finding happiness, living our purpose and leaving a legacy. In this episode, Claire Curzon and I have a laugh and create plenty of joyous moments as we explore the value of relationships and consider whether they are necessary for "this pursuit of happiness" and living a full life. We discuss the wide array of rewards relationships provide us; from friends and family...

Food and belonging are two of the basic necessities of life, and central to our identity. We meet for breakfast networking, we take part in power lunch meetings, we have people over for dinner, we sometimes get together for family dinners, or we eat alone, and occasionally we eat as part of a community or event. Food is key to who we are. In this episode, Wafaa Powel and I discuss the value food h...

What is the key to success, to life? So many answers to this question. Or simply, a learning disposition.  In this episode, my guest Julian Ranger and I explore the key personal attributes to making a success of whatever it is you do. We discuss the value of swimming with whales. How to develop a learning mindset? What optimism looks like and how it draws in accomplishment. We unpick the power of...

Our intuition grounds us. Our second-guessing (thoughts and ruminations) creates a perception of reality, not the actual experience. In this episode, my guest Jannine Barron , and I discuss "how we truly know." We explore what it means to tap into your intuition; by simply reading the evidence (your data) arising before a decision or choice.

Finding clarity gives you buoyancy. Energy to move through the overwhelm. But how? In this episode, Kate Fletcher and I explore how we fire up our purpose; our vision for ourselves, our business, and life. We consider the value of a coach/mentor for supporting us in finding clarity and reconnecting with our vision. Finally, we discuss the 3 three drivers of success and consider, how they can hold...

Creating the me I want to be.  In this episode, Michelle Cheyne of Instinctive Living and Content College and I explore how we disentangle ourselves. This is episode 1 of a series, where we discuss what it means to live as the real me; letting go of those thoughts, values, and beliefs that do not serve. And creating the me I want to be.

The simple truth we already know but don't see, is we habitually overlay our direct experience of reality with thoughts, beliefs, values, and opinions. There are two types of knowledge. Intellectual conceptual understanding and direct experience. We use our thoughts, beliefs, values, and opinions to create a conceptual reality rather than the truth of the moment; direct experience. We pile our tho...

In this episode my guest Ian Sherwin and I discuss what makes a relationship?    I have known Ian for near on 35 years. Ian and I have been friends since we were 14.    On the show today we explore what makes a healthy relationship? What's involved? I'd say we look beyond the obvious like honesty, trust, respect and open communication.    We certainly suggest relationships take effort and compromi...

In this episode Marina Pearson and I talk about how to slow down. We explore how to design the life you want now, whilst still living. 

Mandela said he learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. In this episode Caroline Flannigan and I discuss how we practically overcome with courage and compassion.

In this episode Michelle and I discuss acceptance. We all know we have to accept the moment, life...as is...it is what it is.   But we judge, compare. Push away from emotions. We want to control things. And all the rest of the unhelpful thoughts and doings we do. We just don't want to accept things as they are.   Ekhart Tolle suggest when we notice we are not present, then we have presence. Then w...

In this episode Martin, Heidi and I explore the fluidness of who are. We discuss the statement I am not what I think, I am not what I do, I am not what I feel. And seek to clarify our transient nature.

There's no doubt about it, uncertainty can be uncomfortable. We humans are wired to want to control our environment. We like to feel that we are masters of our own ship, in control of our fate. In this episode Vandy Massey and I explore how we might dance with the unknown in art and in life, and embrace the only certainity...uncertainty. Perhaps reaping the greatest rewards.

In this episode Michelle Cheyne of Instinctive Living and Content College and I discuss what it takes to break the patterns in our lives? We create our own story. And our story is our interpretation of past and present events and experiences. We can tell ourselves all the negative things, and believe it. So what is stopping us doing the opposite. What makes us break the patterns?

Our resources are limited, so we have to use them wisely. Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement focused on answering one question: How can we best help   others? In this Part 1 of 2 episodes Sandy Forbes Taylor and I explore what effective altruism is. And consider two principles of altruism: Using evidence and reason to find the most promising causes to work   on. Taking action,...

A state of flow is technically defined as an "optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best." The term flow state takes its name from the sensation it confers. In flow, every action, every decision, arises seamlessly from the last. In this state, we are so focused on the task at hand that all else falls away. Action and awareness merge. Our sense of self vanishes. Our...

Things are not always black and white, or just so...or even yen and yang. Sometimes life isn't what it seems. There is power in embracing the whole of you, by listening to our own solutions. In this episode Michelle Cheyne of Instinctive Living and I discuss the good bits and the bad of life. The ups and the downs. And suggest letting go of "the bits of life" and "seeing the bigger picture" brings...

Effective leaders need their team's trust. But how do you get that trust? How do you get it back if you've lost it? In this episode Kate Fletcher and I explore these very questions. And expand on three behaviours which are suggested as essential. Namely, positive relationships, expertise and judgement and finally consistency. We argue you don't need to be perfect at the behaviours to be a trusted...

We offer (or don't) an explanation of our choices for a variety of reasons. We can be motivated by fear, guilt or self-doubt. Or we can also be honouring ourselves and others. I've realised I put a lot of energy into explaining my decisions. Why I've made the choice I have. Or bigger still; justify why we are here at all. What about not justifying yourself. In this episode June Whiteman and I ask...

We attend more meetings, send more emails and work significantly longer days than pre-pandemic. Constant expectation, with no time to think. Many of us are surrounded by our partners, family members, children and other housemates 24/7. A quiet commute, solitary lunchtime break, or end-of-day silent office seem a thing of the past. For many of us, time alone in stillness to think is more important...

Intent is the heart of living a life of purpose, of meaning. We seem to spend our lives doing and having. Driven by lists to achieve, in order to feel like a success. It's the life of accumulation, of stuff. What if there was a different starting point? What if there is an alternative way "to have it all? In this episode Michelle Chynne of Instinctive Living and I discuss "the alternative starting...

Let's be honest: things are changing rapdily. The world is chaotic right now, and struggling entrepreneurs (and the rest of us) are scrabling to maintain any sense of control during these tough times.  But perhaps that's the thing; we need to let go of our need for control. Perhaps we ought not to power through. But then what?  In this episode Nicole Bremner of East Eight and I talk at length abou...