Secrets From a Coach - Debbie Green & Laura Thomson's Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The quickest way to lift our mood and motivation is to notice and celebrate successes. When working remotely we may need to consciously remember to practice this because much of our effort may now be unseen - we have to ring our own bell!   Noticing the RARA moments (recognition, achievement, reward & advancement) amid the disruption keeps us moving onwards and upwards. We sha...

Send us Fan Mail You can just tell when someone is living on purpose - they ooze an energy which is catching! This week we are joined by Jaz Gill who set up his charity HOPE (help out people everywhere) and has helped thousands of people to have a better day. Listening to how his everyday choices and actions link to his purpose is energising. It reminds us the power of taking action to make positi...

Send us Fan Mail When the humans are struggling, it can be inspiring to look at nature and learn how animals work together to handle challenge and progress forward. On their annual migration geese travel up to 3000 miles and they do this through continuous teamwork, communication and dedication to keeping the flock in formation.   Animals instinctively know that teamwork is a team effort -  requir...

Send us Fan Mail As the marathon of change and uncertainty rolls on, recognising the need to balance motivation with equal amounts of resilience can make all the difference. We share practical ideas to help shift from drama to calmer when the going gets tough. It boils down to choice. 

Send us Fan Mail It’s amazing how different we feel when we have a clearer focus and worked out a simple plan of action.  We share practical tips for gathering your thoughts, hopes and dreams to set up for the best year possible for you.  As we discover- having a plan to fall on to is the best way  to recover focus and confidence when there’s a setback! 

Send us Fan Mail If xmas is going to be a bit wonky for you this year, maybe this is a chance to focus on probably the best xmas gift in 2020... to be present.  Sometimes we set ourselves up with a much pressure for things to be perfect, when often it’s the smallest things that actually create the feelings of home. Join us for a 15 min as we share tips to set yourself up for a great MidWinter Fest...

Send us Fan Mail It’s said we make on average 35,000 decisions each day- and that’s just during standard times, let alone times of unpredictable change!  Join us we discuss a step by step practical approach to setting your purpose and values- a powerful way to unlock positive energy and help make decisions with confidence. This is 20 minutes to work on you. 

Send us Fan Mail Starting out from scratch - whatever the task- requires energy and vision.  It can really inspire us when we listen to other people’s stories of accomplishments and experiences.  We are joined this week by our very special guest Mandy Philpott who has grown her Body Shop at Home business to revenues nearing £120 million and a remote-based sales team exceeding 40,000 people.   She...

Send us Fan Mail The World Economic Forum predicts that self-management will be a premium skill for 2025. How well we handle ourselves, take the lead in situations and transfer learning from one situation to another has proved to be a useful skillset for 2020.  Whether we are in a formal management position or not, this year has tested our skills and developed strengths that  combine to create a v...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing waves of change and disruption can impact our energy levels and make us feel lethargic, listless and low.  Just like with teeth, practising good 'mental hygiene' as part of an everyday maintenance routine is essential to keep us healthy and feeling good. Simple morning and evening rituals can transform our perception of the day ahead and in turn boost our ener...

Send us Fan Mail How we feel about starting  2021 will be largely influenced by how we end 2020.  With just a matter of weeks to go until the calendar year changes, this is a good opportunity to regain any lost control and take charge of your life.   When life is unpredictable and uncertain this can make it tricky to plan - but if we switch our achievement focus from outcome to input, then there i...

Send us Fan Mail The reality of remote-working is that a setback, challenge or conflict can impact us more when we are working in our own home. It takes self awareness and boundary-management  to not take things personally when you are sitting in your personal space.  We discuss how to create and maintain work/life balance to ensure we don't fall into the trap of over-working.  If familiarity...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as we discuss real-life resilience tips. We share and ideas to boost your own morale and create and generate team spirit. Shifting from the 'big gestures' to creating small 'campfire conversations' people is how we can set ourselves and our teams up for winter remote working. 

Send us Fan Mail The 2020's was always going to be a shape-shifting one for the employment landscape. The pandemic has created jolts of change that has destroyed - so therefore in turn,  could liberate - millions of career plans. Join us as we scan the career horizon for current and emerging trends. We suggest a touch of due diligence before investing time and energy in following a particular...

Send us Fan Mail In a short space of time we have seen a complete transformation in how we work, interact and live. Such is the pace of change, any training material created pre-Feb 2020 around classic topics e.g. mindset, communication, leadership and motivation requires an update.  Since March 2020 Debs and I have been creating and circulate original future-focused tips, techniques and concepts...

Send us Fan Mail As millions settle in to a first winter of remote-working, we chat about how to set yourself up well for the change in season and make it work for you. We suggest ideas for how managers can set up their teams well for winter-working to take advantage of daylight where possible. We also share advice for anyone who is job-seeking remotely during the winter months can keep cheery and...

Send us Fan Mail As many organisations plan to settle in to remote-working as a full/part time norm, for the first time since the modern workplace, we are seeing the world of work tilt towards the preferences of an introvert. We explore how introverts and extroverts can thrive and get the best out of each other when working remotely. If 'extroverts sparkle, introverts glow’ we could be the id...

Send us Fan Mail Debs & Lau in conversation about keeping professionally confident and assured during times of unpredictable change. Experienced people have found themselves starting out again either in new roles or organisations and this has been an unexpected step in their career plan. But, sometimes a step back creates the fall forward that propels you faster...

Send us Fan Mail “Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still" (C hinese Proverb) Practical advice for anyone needing a confidence boost as they start out on a new phase of their career in these changing times. Help for getting into a learning mindset and feeling fresh in the new game no matter how many working years behind you.

Send us Fan Mail “No-one was ever offended by being cared about too much.” Practical advice for anyone needing a confidence boost ahead of stepping back in to the office premises or meeting the team for the first time. Help for new starters or returning furloughers. 

Send us Fan Mail This episode focuses on the concept of Imposter Syndrome. Searching for this term in Google generates about 5,890,000 results in 0.51 seconds.  It certainly has become a ‘thing’ so we explore how this has become a ‘trend’ to then challenge it by creating some alternative perspectives. We suggest practical concepts to shed it and maximise your true potential.