Life to the Full - finance, health, spiritual fitness

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! I did something cool the other day — something I'd been trying to do for ages. And the second I pulled it off, I clocked two things worth sharing with you. This one's quick, but it's got a proper point (well, two): why doing cool stuff for its own sake tends to inspire people whether you mean it to or not, and why it genuinely...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Any guest is special, but today I have an extra special guest on the pod. We talk about how our parenting affects our children, but also how the parenting we experienced, whether good or not so good, affects us well into adulthood. The way we form relationships as adults depends a lot on how our parents cared for us. The good news, spoiler al...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Your relationship with your kids might be the most important thing you build in your life. Grades? Good. Achievements? Great. but there's one thing that trumps it all. The relationship. This week we're diving deep into parenting and the importance of your relationship with your kids. Why it matters, how to do it well, and what Gordo...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! The second most important decision you'll ever make is who you marry. (The first? I'll reveal that at the end.) This week we're diving into marriage—why it matters, how to choose well, and what the research actually says about living together before marriage. The data is fascinating: married people live 2.2 years longer, are tw...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! It takes a long time to make old friends. So you'd better start now. This week we're diving into friendship. What makes a good friend, how to actually see your mates more often, and why CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien met twice a week for 20 years to read their unfinished work to each other. We're covering the desire/outcome mismatch...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Shwmae! Welcome to the start of our brand new series on relational health. We've covered financial health, physical health, and mental health. Now it's time to talk about the element that might matter most: our relationships. The person you spend most time with is you. You're always there. You can't escape you. You're...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Shwmae! Welcome to the start of our brand new series on relational health. We've covered financial health, physical health, and mental health. Now it's time to talk about the element that might matter most: our relationships. In this episode, I'm laying out why relationships sit at the top of the health hierarchy (yes, even abo...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Olly paid off his mortgage aged 41. How and why does someone do that? Find out in today's episode. We also cover involving your family in your work, life as a wedding photographer, finding fulfillment in life and a whole lot more. 👋 I'm collecting emails so I can share stuff that doesn't fit in podcast episodes - things I&apos...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! The time between Christmas and New Year is one of my favourite times of the year. It's a time to relax, spend time with family, look back on the year gone by and look forward to the following year.  I've made episodes on goal setting and reviewing the year in the past so today I'm recommending a few episodes to listen to during...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Owen Cottom opens up about some of his mental health struggles.  If you're a disillusioned teacher who feels trapped in your job and want to make a plan to quit teaching. Or even if you want a backup plan just in case you want to leave in the future, check out my audio course below... 🎙If you want to check out my audio course then here&a...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! If you’ve ever felt resistance towards people who encourage you to niche down or to just choose one thing and stick with it, this is the episode for you. Society tries to perpetuate the myth that we all have One True Calling and that once we figure out what that is, we will find true fulfilment and everything will be wonderful. As wonderful a...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Over the last few weeks, I've been interviewing people who have struggled with their mental health in order to get an insight into how to tackle mental health struggles.  Join in if you want. Today I sit down with my mate Ed Moss, who has struggled with debilitating OCD, which has made his life miserable at times. The constant grind of b...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! I know we're in the middle of a series on Mental Health but the chap I interviewed a while ago, asked me to hold back on releasing the episode so I'm answering this question that I got from @iamlucyrees over on Threads.  Here's the story of how I retired from the 9-5 and how you can think of doing the same.  Hit me up with some...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Over the next few weeks, I'll be interviewing people who have struggled with their mental health in order to get an insight into how to tackle mental health struggles.  Join in if you want. If you're a disillusioned teacher who feels trapped in your job and want to make a plan to quit teaching. Or even if you want a backup plan just...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Kerstin Cable is an amazing human. She's most known for her incredible podcast The Fluent Show. She's also a business coach, language learner, triathlete, and lost more (although she may blush at some of those lables because she's so humble!) If you like her and want to know more, here's all you need: https://www.kerstinca...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! It's been a long time coming but it's time to do the series on mental health. I've procrastinated on the series because I don't feel like an expert. I consider my mental health to be fantastic, so in today's introduction, I share what works for me so that you can steal those tips.  Over the next few weeks I'll be...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! What if the life you’re chasing is already within reach? In this episode, I share The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman, a story that challenges our obsession with hustling, scaling, and striving for more. Through this simple tale, we’ll explore what it really means to live a full and rich life, and why we so often postpone joy, waiting for “o...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! This summer my wife and I celebrated 20 years of marriage. We actually did celebrate! We went out for dinner, something we don't do often! After twenty years of marriage, there have been plenty of hard-won lessons I've learned about what it really takes to build love that lasts. This isn't a list of marriage tips or romantic id...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! This episode is inspired by the last four years of travelling every summer with my family. You should take your family travelling for a month every year. Last week I told you why and how. It was a repost of episode 54 last summer. This is my reaction to that episode. What I've learned from doing it again, what mistakes I made and what I...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! This episode is inspired by the last four years of travelling every summer with my family. You should take your family travelling for a month every year. This episode tells you why and how. It's a repost of episode 54 last summer. I'll be reacting to this in an episode coming up soon. 🎙 Here's the episode, Quit Teaching (or you...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! What if the whole concept of retirement is built on a lie? In this episode, I share why I walked away from a stable teaching career and why I'll never "retire" - even though I'm earning less money and have less predictable income than ever before. Most people spend decades grinding through work they don't love, tellin...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Your kids have some amazing insights. I had the privilege 5 years ago of interviewing my 5 year old for the podcast. Now I have a different 5 year old and the original 5 year old is now almost 10.  The best wisdom bomb comes right at the end.  Listen out for it. If you want to get some financial coaching with me, you can DM me on Instagram @l...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! Retire Often puts words to a concept I've been philosophising about for years. Why wait until you're 65 (or 72) to do all the cool stuff you wanted to do when you were still working? Why not retire often and hike the Camino, renovate a rental property, bikepack accross Europe, all whilst you're still young and fit enough to enj...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! We all want to design a life that we don't want to retire from. We want freedom to do the things that we want with the people we want.  That can only happen if you have these two things. Financial Slack and Time Slack. This is the audio from an underrated YouTube video I made a few years ago. You can find the actual video here. 👇 🎥 htt...

You can now text the show! How cool is that. Do it now! You’d never say you support slavery. Of course not. That would be ludicrous. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many of us are living like slaves. Slaves to money . Slaves to status . Slaves to self . Which one are you a slave to? If you want to have your own question answered you can DM me on Instagram @lifetothefullpodcast or email me on l...