Make It Count

Most of us want to be effective, for good things. Steven Covey in his, now classic, book talks about seven habits of highly effective people. In this episode we discuss the first habit, being proactive, and what that might mean in our day to day lives. Habits for Life course - LINK Please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to los...

Money is a part of life. We've both found that #ynab are brilliant at helping us make it count with our finances. So we explore how their four simple rules help us make it count, and how they can be used as principles for making our lives count. Especially when it comes to our calandars. The four rule of YNAB - LINK Want to give it a go? HERE is my referral link, because I'm such a fan....

Weddings in the UK cost aproximately £26,000. That's a lot, and in this episode we wonder about whether we've missed the point altogether. Please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from th...

We remembered afterwards, it's the Amish! We talk about living offline, the insights from the two articles below and sadly we just lost the last minute due to running out of battery. ARTICLE 1 ARTICLE 2 We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here:makeitcount.pod@gmail.com  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube...

We live in an age of overwhelming uncertainty. These things, many often out of our control, can really derail us and stop us from making it count. We lean on the wisdom of C.S. Lewis to plot our way through this time. This Blog post talking about uncertainty is what Matt mentioned early in this conversation as well. Check out Ep.13 which we referenced in this conversation HERE We'd love to he...

 Ever feel like you can't get the important thing done? Found yourself pairing socks instead of completing an assignment. Then this episode is for you. Don't put it in your listen to later playlist, instead get to it now. Referenced this must watch TED Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com...

So many of us are chasing are great experience, whether it's climbing a mountain or eating a delightful meal, but how do the relationships we have affect the experiences we desire. We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com     Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________...

Freedom writers is a film that has inspired both of us. We talk about how the story challenges us to make it count, as we realise that true stories told in film can re-motivate us. We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com     Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . _____________________...

We're raging. Talking about the Vox article and PewDiePies video highlighting an open-secret that no-one talks about. Perhaps our superheroes aren't so super. In our image focused world, careful what you let yourself see. We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com    The Vox article: HERE PewDiePie video: HERE  Send us a Message via "Fan M...

We harken back to the early days of the podcast and find out whether Warren Buffets advice actually helped Matt. We discuss, learning, strategy and course correction. We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ______________________________________...

Every time we make a decision (or don't) there is a cost. Sometimes it's obvious, sometimes it isn't. The world can be overwhelming, we can be stuck with too many choices. Here we discuss a possible solution for this.  We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com   Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the...

Sleep often feels like a passive activity designed to waste hours of our time. Is it true? Or are there real benefits to improving our sleep? We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com   Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ______________________________________________________________...

Do we let our experiences turn only into good stories without mining them for everything we can learn as well? In this episode we ask the powerful question "What crystalises your learning?" We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com   Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ____...

What if our lives didn't just pivot on the big moments, but could instead turn on just five minutes of your life? Conversation about identity, change and time. We want to know what you think, so please get in touch here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________...

Expecatations can be quite divisive. Many experience them as negative and a burden, some see them as positive and something to live up to. What do you think? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive purpose. We love h...

Most of us are detached from the seasons. We can eat what we want, when we want, we have electricity so the dark does not impact us nearly as much. Do the seasons still matter? Can they teach us anything about life? This is the song that we couldn't figure out the name of. Some love it. Some hate it. 4'33" by John Cage  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lo...

A new year is just around the corner, we're figuring out how to start right, and if we should even set goals, new years resolutions and targets, or are too many things out of our control to make it worth it?  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we...

We have a conversation that starts in January and a word for the year, through how we intend to reflect on 2021 and why. We'd love to hear some of your reflections from your year so please send them here: makeitcount.pod@gmail.com You can download the life guide assessment here: https://allbetweentheears.com/life-guide-assessment-tool/  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is ther...

We reversed our roles and this time Matt was interviewing a book David has read. Rob Parsons book "The heart of success" is an insightful book in to the way we live and what success actually is.  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move fro...

We're interviewing another book. This time Matt is talking to us about a book that is changing his life and his way of thinking. We know life can have an overwhelming amount of choice, Design your life, is a book that helps bring some constraints and a lot of freedom to how we view our own lives. Check out this episode and let us know what you think of the book. Send us a Message via "Fa...

Sometimes giving can feel complicted, overwhelming, and like we're going to get it all wrong. This conversation centres on how we can 'attempt' to be thoughtfully generous this Christmas.  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from...

Consistency may be the secret ingedrient to making it count over your lifetime. Here we discuss why we think that is, how your consistency can impact your relationships with other people and some tips on becoming a master of consistency.  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ______________________________________________________...

We often celebrate the big things like Birthdays, Christmas and Weddings, but how often do we stop to actually celebrate the things we accomplish?  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive purpose. We love hearing fro...

We all have tired days. Days where everything feels a little more difficult. Can you still make it count on those days? Here we discuss what we've trialed. What we found works and what doesn't.  Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from...

There are so many things we all want to learn, experience and discover. Can we do it all? Or do we sometimes find ourselves suffocating the great with too many good things? Send us a Message via "Fan Mail" (What is there to lose?) Watch the latest episodes on YouTube . ________________________________________________________________ Join us as we move from the daily drift to positive pur...