The Job

What do you do when you meeting overruns? Do you complain and moan but stay int he meeting? What if you could politely say "Sorry I need to be somewhere else" and leave? Your time is your most precious resource and I bet you are just letting people waste it and then you spend more time complaining about how that person wasted your time which then wastes more time. Let's explore how...

Have you ever thought that you can't say that you're at capacity? So many cops feel overworked and overwhelmed and when I ask them if they have ever said that they are at capacity or said "No" to the work the answer is often the same; "I can't say that!" In this episode we will explore this common myth and how to break through it so that you can get control back...

We all want Confidence but how do we get it and why do we want it. All of this and more is answered in this episode. Happy listening Jonny

Where do you get your self esteem from? Is it from you or from others opinions of you? In this episode I talk about the important of getting your self esteem from your character rather than your reputation and how to uncover and change those beliefs that are holding you back from believing in yourself and building your self esteem.  Enjoy Jonny

Deadline Pressure! Are you someone who tells themselves that they work better under pressure? Do you find yourself leaving things to the last minute and trying to get everything done in a last minute rush? For some people this doesn't have a negative effect but what it does do is not leave you any space for genuine emergencies. When we leave everything to the last minute we then make the impo...

In this weeks episode I talk to Nick Smith from Somerset Wealth Management who helps people build financial resilience. I met Nick at a networking event and when someone asked for advice on how to make room for their family during their busy times his answer was so simple and got me intrigued. He simply said "You choose." Nick has a great outlook on life which keeps him stay in control....

In this episode we are talking about the fear that you will lose your job if you make a mistake and the impact that this has on your health and your day to day life in The Job. We are also going to talk about how to build emotional resilience so if you do find yourself in the unfortunate situation of being investigated you can come out the other side unscathed. So many people go through gross misc...

More than ever now in the modern world of policing it is vitally important that we are adaptive. If we are rigid then we will get stuck and we then become the obstacle. Being adaptive means not only being able to adapt to changing situations but being able to look and reflect upon the beliefs that you hold to see if they are benefiting you. You may hold beliefs that once served you but now, with n...

Being under investigation can be one of the most stressful experiences. There is so much uncertainty and so much at stake and the fear of what could happen can really take it's toll on us and those closest to us. Even if we are cleared we can end up being left with a nasty taste in our mouth. Consumed with anger and resentment we find it difficult to move on and often it can effect our confid...

Maisie is a 999 operator and when she came to coaching she describes how her life was falling apart. She felt like she did not have much control over her life, was upset a lot of the time and felt tired. She was overthinking everything and she just wanted to be able to help herself and not pity herself. Maisie was losing sleep, getting no more than 4 to 5 hours a night and was really nervous going...

Nick Elston is an inspirational speaker on the lived experience of mental health and is a transformational speaking coach.  I met Nick in 2023 when I we were both presenting at a wellbeing conference at Avon and Somerset Police Headquarters. He is a fantastic person and as his title would suggest, very inspirational to listen to. I invited Nick onto the podcast so that we could talk about the powe...

When I met Dex I was still in the overworking, burnout cycle, never being able to take the foot off the pedal. I came across Dex Randall who also trained with the Life Coach School as I did, and it was working with him that spiked my interested in burnout coaching. Dex himself burnt out in 2017 which led him to find coaching as the solution. He was a fit, clean living guy with a successful career...

We all do it but why do we do it? Have a listen and find out. Jonny

Dr. Jo Braid is a seasoned Rehabilitation Physician with two decades of expertise in neuro-rehabilitation and an award-winning coach dedicated to transforming burnout recovery for healthcare professionals. Based in Orange, she actively engages in her community and hosts The Burnout Recovery podcast. Dr. Braid delivers interactive keynotes, group coaching, and personalized coaching programs. Her pa...

Ironically I left this to the last minute to post this so I don't have time to write lots about the content. I have applied my own teachings and published it anyway. Have a listen and see what you think.

Often we operate from a place of self doubt and fear. If this is you then start operating from a place of curiosity and see the difference.

In this episode I speak with Steve Pooks, known as 'Pooky' to his friends. Steve is ex Airforce. He did 20 years as a fast jet pilot primarily on Tornado. He did an exchange with the Australian Airforce flying F18's and then finished up as second in command in a Typhoon squadron. Steve is also a qualified weapons instructor, which is our version of Topgun and finished up as the tact...

You're not Superman and you have to accept that you will experience lows from time to time. It's normal, because you are human. I was asked during a presentation how I deal with the lows and the answer was that I try and weather them. I want you to realise something, and that is, just because I do this work doesn't mean that it's always easy. I struggle just like you. There is...

Vicki Ephgrave is a cop of 19 years and is a Sergeant on the Specialist Operations Team. Vicki was working ridiculous hours, staying on late and was always thinking that if she didn't do it, that it wasn't going to get done. She was very critcal of herself thinking that she should know the answers and that she should know what she was doing all the time. She felt like she had to prove he...

So many people wish for more confidence, thinking that if they had confidence life would be so much easier, and it probably would be, but the thing is, confidence is the end product. We get it after we have done something over and over again, so confidence doesn't really help when we are doing something for the first time or that we are scared of doing. Self confidence on the other hand is th...

This week I have a very special guest, Alice St Johnston from Wiltshire Constabulary, formerly of Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Alice recently passed the promotion board to Sergeant and unlike most people who tell a story of it being a hideous process, Alice felt ready for it and actually enjoyed it. I have worked with Alice for a couple of years on and off but this time she came to me because s...

When I was at the point when I hated the police and I wanted out I was given some advice that has stuck with me and that was; "LOVE IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE IT." I didn't think this was possible but it turned out it was. Sometimes it was a real challenge and I often thought that I could never beat my environment but this was not true. I stayed in the job and worked on those areas that fr...

In this episode we will talk about how to be more flexible and fluid so when things don;t work out as you thought they would you can readjust and keep on going. The first decade and then some of my policing career was often spent trying to predict exactly what was going to happen. I would try and plan everything to the enth degree which meant I either didn't start or got stressed along the wa...

In this episode we will talk more about the fear of other people's opinions. It is so key because I see it as one of peoples underlying fears. It is hard wired in us to be part of a tribe and this makes sense because in our primitive days if we were outside of the tribe we would be dead. Now though it just means someone has an opinion. Have a listen and learn how to fear less what others thin...

In this episode we will talk about how we make life so much harder by doing the easy thing. Our brains are wired to conserve energy because in our primitive days we never knew when we had to run from a sabre toothed tiger or we would have to forage for food. Now though, this same wiring has us avoiding anything that it anticipates as hard which makes the work pile up. You could be avoiding startin...