A Bit Of A Boost

In this final episode of 2025 I share 16 questions that will help you extract more of the lessons from the last 12 months, and get clear on what is most important for the next 12.

These are the exact questions I sat down to answer a couple of weeks ago as part of my traditional annual review.

I looked at 4 areas:

1) The successes from the 205

2) The setbacks

3) What I need to amplify or release for 2026

4) The goals, mission and objectives for the year ahead

Whether you just think through your answers to these 16 questions as you listen to this episode, or spend some time writing them down and going deeper, I hope that you get some benefit from pausing and reflecting, and resetting for 2026!

My guest on today's show is cofounder of Thriviae and Workplace Performance Strategist, Luke Mulcahy.

For the last few years Luke and his team have been developing a revolutionary platform that help support organisations in tackling some of the most pressing challenges of the modern workplace.

His recently published academic paper and research report introduces the Periodic Table of Workplace Thriving, which I have to say really spoke to my love of order and organisation. It structures 24 enablers and over 100 measurable elements that shape wellbeing, performance and development across organisations.

We began by focusing on the tricky topic of PURPOSE. What this really means, why it's important, and some of the challenges in articulating it as well as creating teams where there is a shared sense of purpose.

As predicted, our conversation ran into a number of different topics including belonging, multi-generational workforces, burnout and team cohesion.

If you want to find out more about Luke and the work he is doing you can find him on LinkedIn and his website, and I recommend having a read of the white paper and academic paper if it's a topic you're interested in!

White Paper: https://www.emerald.com/ijoa/article/34/12/1/1334179

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukemulcahy/ Thriviae website: https://www.thriviae.com

Articles: https://www.thriviae.com/thought-leadership/

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson

I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.

My guest today is a long time client and personal inspiration of mine, Laura Chandler.

I've seen her overcome many challenges and completely transform her life over the last few years, but life has really been testing her in the last 18 month.

Laura's approach to adversity, challenges and change isn't just inspirational, it's also instructive. In our conversation she shares many of the strategies she has put to use to help her navigate some of the most challenging months of her life.

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Welcome back to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson!

Today's episode is a whilstle stop tour of 84 different energy-boosting ideas, taken from one of the free Boost Toolkit resources I created for my new book By Design Not Default.

When I was writing the book I originally included these within a chapter, but there was way too much in it so I relegated it to an appendix. Then on the second or third rewrite it still felt like it was bloating the book, so I took them out completely and added them to the resource pack.

They're not all going to be relevant to you... but imagine if you could just start doing two or three simple things and that they leave you with more energy, more resilience and more bandwidth?

I also outline 3 key concepts at the start of this episode that you need to keep in mind whenever you're faced with a load of 'stuff you could do'.

1) The Effort Impact Matrix

2) Momentum Habits

3) Flexibility is the key to consistency

If you don't already have a copy of the book head over to Amazon or the website (for a signed author copy) now, and you'll have the link for the rest of the Toolkit (including helpful guided worksheets and a link to a custom GPT 'AI Energy Coach' I have created to support with putting these ideas into practice.

Thanks to a podcast hiatus over the last few months, I never got the chance to share some of the lessons from my latest ultra endurance adventure, another 24 hour ultra marathon in June!

I always intended on laying down these lessons, primarily for my own benefit to solidify them in my head, but also I think some of them have relevance to any situation in or outside of endurance sports.

Returning after a bit of an absence from the podcast but there's been a very good reason... I've written a book!

It's a book that's been in the making for over 20 years and I seized the opportunity to write it during a slightly quieter period earlier in the year. I'm delighted to be just a couple of weeks away from publishing it and wanted to share some of the key messages from within the book in this 'reconnect with the podcast' episode!

If you would like to preorder a limited edition signed copy visit the website:

https://bygeorgeanderson.com/design

The book will also be available on Amazon and eventually Audible too.

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson

I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.

Today's guest on the podcast is performance and resilience expert Charlie Cannon.

Charlie is a coach, speaker and author who I truly admire for the way he blends his personal story with lessons and simple frameworks.

I was keen to get him on the podcast because every time we speak we always end up having really interesting discussions so I'm delighted to bring you a flavour of some of that today.

We talk about how to cultivate resilience through self-awareness and what it really means to be able to adapt to change.

Charlie's own story is fascinating and inspiring and I ask him about how his own perspectives have developed over time.

With his background as a personal trainer we were always going to share similar philosophies around the connection between resilience, mindset and performance, and physical wellbeing.

So it was good to swap stories and experiences of sharing these messages with people over a number of years.

Our conversation takes us all over the place, including into the territory of values and purpose which to me are the foundation of resilience.

Charlie has the kind of energy that you can really feel when you listen to him, so I know that today's episode will give you a bit of a boost!

Connect with Charlie:

https://charliecannon.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-cannon

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson

I'm a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.

My guest today is the Chief Nutrition Officer at Simple app, and founder of Fertility Dietitian UK, Ro Huntress.

Her background as an NHS dietitian where she specialised in diabetes and weight management has given her a wealth of insights into what really works and more importantly how to make necessary changes to your diet.

I didn't want to talk to Ro about just general nutrition, but more what she has noticed about the impact that 'health tech' such as the Simple app can have on our long term results and consistency.

In this episode we talk about…

• What the data say about whether we should be weighing every day or a maximum of once a week
• Why time-restricted eating isn't restrictive at all
• The staircase of weight loss
• What gets you started won't keep you going
• The link between app engagement and consistency

...and a whole lot more.

Ro is deeply knowledgeable about this topic and one of her other core areas of research and work is in the world of fertility where she her platform has become an indispensable tool for many couples trying to conceive.

You can find out more about Ro's work on her websites and social media:

simple.life

dietitianro.co.uk

fertilitydietitian.co.uk

instagram.com/dietitianro

instagram.com/fertility.dietitian.uk

I hear a lot of people talking about the non-negotiables in their lives, usually habits around exercise or sleep or other areas of wellbeing that make a huge difference in their lives.

And whilst I am clearly an advocate of having these routines, I don't personally have any 'non-negotiables' with any of them.

I was asked what my non-negotiables were in a recent panel discussion at a wellbeing event, and figured why not share my thoughts on the topic here as well :)

In this short episode I talk / ramble about:

• Why I don't have non-negotiables
• The difference between a STANDARD and a non-negotiable
• The importance of TOLERANCE
• Why our habits should SERVE you and not ENSLAVE you
• Why it's better to be DELAYED with your progress rather than DERAILED

If you'd like to connect with me on LinkedIn where I post some of these musings through the week, it would be great to see you over there...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachgeorgeanderson

And if you have a corporate event coming up that you think could benefit from a bit of a boost, drop me a line and find out about my masterclasses and conference keynotes!

Today I am delighted to welcome on the show co-founder of Huel and nutritionist of over 30 years, James Collier!

James recently published his first book - Well Fed - which is a very different kind of nutrition book where he introduces the idea of Contemplative Nutrition.

In our conversation today we get into the 5 pillars that underpin this food philosophy, and some of the challenges that I know clients of mine have struggled with over the years.

One of the major challenges is the amount of conflicting and misinformation readily available, with social media influencers hard at work to earn their sponsorships, and just the vast number of different approaches you can take with nutrition.

We talk about how to navigate this sea of information and decide what's right for you and your family.

One of my favourite things was discovering where the word 'lunch' comes from, and how our culture of 3 square meals a day is rarely questioned despite not always being optimal.

Even the etymology of the word 'culture' comes up as James is a self-confessed word geek, and I promise you the links he makes are both fascinating and insightful.

We talk about Huel itself, ultra processed foods, balance, mindful and intuitive eating and a whole lot more.

Make sure you check out James' book Well Fed and follow him on all the socials:

Well Fed (Amazon.co.uk)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescollierrnutr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamescollierrnutr