The John Borland Podcast

John is joined by Katie Andrews to talk about the impact that our expectations have on our happiness. Sharing her personal experience, Katie talks openly about how she has stepped away from other people's expectations and into a happier way of being. Katie Andrews is a Group Marketing Manager based in South Yorkshire. John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real life conversations with re...

John is joined by Ed Towers is a farmer who is brave enough to consistently do things differently and is on a mission to make a positive impact on the world. He speaks openly about the different idea he has, and how he is attempting to turn it into a reality which brings about global change.   Ed Towers is a not very orthodox dairy farmer who is on a mission to help bring balance between the econo...

John is joined by Becky Quibell to talk about how completing a marathon led to the breaking of limiting beliefs and the journey of a U-turn in her career. From recognising how mundane her career had become, to how she found the courage to make the change, Becky and John Discuss the challenges of transitioning into something new.   Becky Quibell is an English Teacher & Safeguarding Lead at an SEND...

John is joined by his former business partner Jayne Chudley to talk through the idea of not having things too easy. The pair discuss taking risks, facing the doubt, fear and failure, and how success feels all the sweeter when it isn't too easy.   Jayne Chudley is a serial entrepreneur with decades of experience creating and running businesses.  John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real...

John is joined by special guest Joe Rafter, who is back on the podcast to talk about the importance of authentic leadership. As the leader of both a charity and a company, Joe shares his journey of both succeeding and failing in leadership, and how he's discovered just how crucial truly being himself as a leader is.   Joe Rafter is the co-founder of The Harley Jae Trust and CEO of Footsteps to Fut...

John is joined by special guest Toni Robinson, to talk about being an entrepreneur and the mindset it takes to create and run your own business. From humble beginnings through risk, failure and success, Toni shares the roller coaster journey of forging her own path in life.   Toni Robinson is the founder and co-owner of The Cookie People.   John Borland, Master Coach and 2x Author, shares real lif...

John is joined by special guest Helen Wyman to discuss the power of mentoring and how all of us can benefit from both being and having a mentor. From why mentoring isn't accessed as much as it could be, to how mentoring really works, John and Helen share their own experiences of the empowering impact mentoring can have.   Helen Wyman is the founder and owner of an incredible company bringing mento...

John is joined by special guest Yvonne Hemmings to share her story of selling up and moving full time into a mobile home and why it took 4 years to finally make the decision. John and Yvonne discuss how to deal with the 'what ifs', stepping out of the norms and the importance of not listening to others' opinions too much.   Yvonne Hemmings is an Online Business Manger and Solutions Strategist base...

John is joined by special guest Isaac Perry to talk about how his response to losing his father as a teenager, years later led to a breakdown and suicidal thoughts. John and Isaac discuss the struggles of being vulnerable, how our desire to be strong and independent can cripple us, and how our desperation for a 'quick fix' can prevent us getting the help we really need.   Isaac Perry is Senior Cos...

John is joined by special guest Lauren Elliott-Cranford to talk about managing our own energy levels and how we stop ourselves being completely drained by our modern, busy, day to day lives. Understanding our recovery tasks, knowing who gives us energy, and how we do more of the things that boost our energy are all vital to helping us experience better energy levels in our lives.   Lauren Elliott-...

John is joined by special guest Malcolm Smith in a conversation about mental fitness. Many of us are fully aware of mental health issues and how to spot the signs of poor mental health, but perhaps not as clued up on how to get ourselves mentally fit. As the founder of the Mental Fitness Company, Malcolm reveals his thinking on how we not only protect our mental health but actually move towards be...

John is joined by special guest Lee Hill to talk about his experiences of being publicly criticised on a scale most of us could never imagine experiencing.   Finding himself in the midst of a media storm, Lee shares the story of how he dealt with being hounded by the press and personally vilified to the point where he even received death threats.   Lee Hill is an Executive Head Teacher of two scho...

John is joined by special guest Dr Tim O'Neill to talk about our education system and his journey from a being a teenager on the verge of exclusion, to an adult completing a PHD. As Tim shares his personal challenges around education, John ponders how relevant our current education system is, whether it truly fosters our young people's love of learning and how we might create something better?   D...

John is joined by special guest Professor Jo Clarke to discuss the importance of setting and maintaining strong personal boundaries in our lives. Boundaries are crucial for our health and happiness, yet so many of us struggle to be clear on what our boundaries are and find it even more difficult to fiercely protect them. Jo shares what she discovered about boundaries from her time working in high-...

John is joined by special guest Will Evans, who bravely and openly shares the story of his challenges with mental health. How his belief that, as a strong, resilient Farmer, it would never happen to him led to a mentally dark place, and how only his wife's insistence that he sought professional help enabled him to find the road to recovery.   Will Evans is a 10 th generation farmer based in North...

John is joined by special guest Jon Donohue to discuss the impact of discovering his ADHD in adulthood. Jon talks about his challenges with mental health, exasperated by the difficulties in interacting with a neurotypical world, and how realising he had ADHD made a difference to his understanding of himself and his own needs.   Jon Donohue is a Service Desk Manager based in Hull.    John Borland,...

John is joined by special guest Steve Sylvan to talk about the importance of feeling in control and how we deal with being out of control. Life can place us in numerous circumstances where we lose any sense of control and learning how to deal with it is vital to sense of well-being. John and Steve take on the whole spectrum of control, from why it matters so much to us to what it even means to fee...

John is joined by special guest Taryn Slade to talk about aging well. Getting older is something which affects us all, yet how we approach our own aging process can make a huge difference to our experience. Taryn and John share their thoughts on how to age well, from movement to mindset, and from Hollywood to a holistic approach.   Taryn Slade is a Pilates and Movement Enthusiast who supports wome...

John is joined by special guest Will Clement to discuss the Dark Side of Trust. So often 'trust' is thought of as a wholesome part of our lives, as something which is only pure and good. Will brings his unique perspective on the other side of trust, where it can be used in more sinister and manipulative ways. John and Will discuss our conditioning around trust, why we place our trust in untrustwor...

John is joined by special guest Ben Smith to talk about the hidden disease that he lives with and how it impacts him on a day-to-day basis. From struggling to get a diagnosis and being told there's was nothing wrong to the challenges of learning how to manage his disease, Ben shares candidly his struggles of living with a condition that is unseen by others.   Ben Smith is a Principal Energy and Ca...

John is joined by special guest Louise Watkinson to talk about her yearly challenge of setting herself 10 different goals. From what goal setting brings to her life, to how she handles not achieving them all, Louise shares her experiences on how best to use goals in our lives. John and Louise discuss how to reframe our failures, the power of accountability and how to get the most out of the next 1...

John is joined by special guest Shelia Daisy Inkoom Larsen to talk about the art of practising gratitude. Learning to be grateful in all circumstances is not an easy task, yet Shelia shares her own ideas on the benefits it brings and why we should all be saying 'thank you' a lot more than we do. John and Shelia discuss why gratitude matters so much, what it has to do with our happiness and how lea...

John is joined by special guest Sam Moor to unpack the idea of how you can do everything, and whether that's even possible?   In our modern, busy world with the cultural messages we are given, so many of us feel as though we need to stive to do and have everything. Sam shares her journey of being driven to severe post-natal depression, how she has flipped her perspective round and made peace with...

John is joined by special guest Tina Greaves to discuss what it takes to give up a corporate career and go self-employed. From dealing with the highs and lows of forging their own path, to learning to trust themselves, John and Tina share their experiences and lessons of giving up salaried work to establish their own businesses. Discussing self-trust, the unknown and learning to hold their nerve....

John is joined by special guest Sheena Johnson to discuss her thoughts on how we handle and overcome burnout. With our often hectic modern lives, burnout poses a potential risk to all of us. Working as a nurse through the Covid pandemic, Sheena shares her own experiences and struggles to admit burnout was happening and how she has foundd ways to overcome it. From learning to say 'no' to finding th...