A Quiet Life

Today Scottie and I talk about strategies to deal with the dark, cold winter months. There is no magic bullet, but there are simple things we can do to make it easier to get through to spring with a happy heart. This is more of a process podcast as I try to figure out what […]

This episode was recorded just before Easter. Scottie and I talk about the benefits of gratitude, what we are grateful for, and how best to remember to be grateful. Here are the websites I mention: https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-gratitude-research-questions/ https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-gratitude-practice#benefits 13 Most Popular Gratitude Exercises & Activities I could go on and on about what I’m grateful for. […]

I recorded my talk with Scottie about containers two weeks before I managed to record the rest of the podcast. Let’s just say that my time container was a little full. The magic of podcast time travel has let me stitch it all together and I hope you enjoy the result. This week I’ve been […]

This week I chat with Christopher (not Scottie) about checklists, and how using one would have stopped me making a big embarrassing mistake. (And how you can sign up to my newsletter at ruthamos.com.au) I also share some personal news – a new grandson, and an unrelated plumbing disaster. Over the summer I took a […]

Today Scottie and I chatted in person (YAY!) about the words we use when we talk to ourselves. It’s so easy to be negative, but better for us and those around us if we’re positive. I give some strategies for finding more positive words to use. How you talk to yourself matters. It really does. […]

This week I celebrate the 100th podcast episode! You can find all 100 on ruthamos.com.au. I talk with Scottie about how doing things in a small way can add up over time and about perfectionism. This is a milestone worth celebrating! But even though 100 episodes sounds like a lot, it has been accomplished over […]

This week I talk with Scottie about an epiphany I had. When you ‘plan’ at 3 a.m. that’s not actually planning. It’s worry. Then I share some of my tried and true techniques to stop myself from worrying and allow myself to go back to sleep. I wonder if you have the same planning/worry mixup […]

This podcast episode is one of my special summer series. I thought that, as we are heading into a new year and all wondering what the year will hold, I would share some stories about how some of my friends got to the jobs they got to. The stories are full of twists and turns […]

I’m taking January off from podcasting, but I wanted to give you all something while I was away, and this interview with Daniel Sih from SpaceMakers seemed an ideal place to start. I read Daniel’s book when I last was on retreat and I found it really challenging as I looked at my phone use […]

Today is a slightly different podcast. It’s very close to Christmas, and we just don’t need to think productivity right now. Not as we head into this holiday. So instead of a productivity podcast today, I want to give you a gift. When I started this podcast, I interviewed a whole lot of people about […]