This week I am talking to Gemma Perkins, a self confessed Hermione Granger, whose one desire was to become a school teacher – at least it was until she got there and discovered why schools fail. My Personal Slant on Education Our ability to learn is a fundamental part of Read more
Are you taking action or sitting in resistance. Or worse, are you tricking yourself with non-action? We all want to achieve things, make our goals and intentions happen and live a better life. It is easy to create vision boards and 90-day letters, but for some reason moving forward can Read more
Wealthy and homeless, could you live a nomadic life on the road, travelling from city to city and living in hotels? That is the life that my guest, Scott Stokely, has chosen. As you will hear, he made that decision when he was 19. Now in his 50s, he jokes Read more
I am excited to bring you today’s guest Michael Harvey (no relation), a professional storyteller who knows a fare bit about story, myth and magic. Over the last few weeks, I have been talking extensively on the Sunday Shortcast about stories and the importance of having a narrative for the Read more
In today’s shortcast I am asking, what happens to your face when you think about your goals and intentions? What makes you smile? When I first moved to Scotland, I became a freelance advisor on the business network, supporting solo entrepreneurs and small business owners to get their projects moving. Read more
Today’s guest is RJ Singh, podcast host and advocate for Ultra Habits. Have you considered how we live within a framework? Models for behaviour might come from extended family, church or other communities. But what if, growing up, you were not given enough structure. RJ Singh had a fend for Read more
When Dai Manuel first introduced himself to me, he said he was a purveyor of happiness. He certainly comes across that way now but, as with all of my guests there is a journey to be discovered. Our conversation is about transition, it’s about change, it’s about living with difficult Read more
How has 2022 started for you? Is it back into the normal routines, or is this your year to be Awesome? In today’s Shortcast I am exploring the value of dreaming as a way to beat the January blues. January can be the hardest month to get through. Particularly if Read more
Happy New Year. Now that 2021 is over, what will this year bring your way? The new year offers a unique transition point. It’s a time when most people become reflective, looking at where they have been and where they are going. But I don’t think there has been a Read more
Simon Jordan was my first ever podcast guest, but he was also a friend and someone I admired. Our connection goes back nearly 10 years, so it was a bit of a shock when I learned that he had died just before Christmas. This podcast is a tribute to the Read more
This week I am talking to Moyra Gorski about wellness. The importance of looking after the mind the body and being open to exploring the journey. Moyra is a fellow podcast host who, like me was guided to start her own show Juggling the Chaos of Recovery to share a Read more
This conversation with David Farquhar is Part 2 of my ‘Sustainable Future Initiatives’ series. David is truly a serial entrepreneur who came out of retirement to head up ‘Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS). It started with a phone call in 2017… “David, would you like to see my dad’s R&D Project, Read more