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#137 - Life and meditation coach Josh Schmidt explains the benefits of meditation, how to start a mediation practice and ways to fit meditation into a busy schedule.

What you'll learn

• [1:45] How meditation helped Josh sleep as a child.
• [2:45] What made Josh combine meditation with yoga.
• [4:34] The practical nature of meditation that Josh teaches.
• [6:11] What meditation is and why it’s helpful.
• [9:09] The benefits of meditation and how they can be measured.
• [12:32] The difference between mindfulness mediation and mantra meditation.
• [14:49] The possibility of separating meditation and religion.
• [16:59] How to make spiritual terms accessible to atheists.
• [20:03] The difference between guided meditation and self-practice.
• [24:04] What meditation classes involve and the two principles of meditation.
• [29:24] Why people quit meditation after a short time.
• [33:00] How to find the right meditation teacher for you.
• [36:10] How much time you should spend meditating each day.
• [39:24] What to do if you don’t have time to meditate.
• [42:36] How to quickly improve your meditation practice.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Episode 131: How to be more mindful at work and stop your internal chatter - with Angel Shannon of Seva Health Group
• Sam Harris
• Headspace
• Calm
• Insight Timer (where you can check out Josh’s guided meditations)

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-start-meditating-and-why-you-should-do-it/

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#136 - Ryan Lindner is a personal development specialist and behavioural coach.  He explains how to make a good first impression, get your colleagues to like you, and the difference between interacting with the person rather than the role.

What you'll learn

• [1:38] The difficulty of seeing our true selves and how this inspired Ryan to write his book ‘The Half-Known Life’.
• [3:18] How Ryan became a coach.
• [4:52] How to make yourself more attractive in the workplace.
• [6:00] Why it’s important to treat people like people not simply as the roles they’re filling.
• [9:33] The difference between a “transactional” and “interactional” workplace engagement.
• [13:22] How to improve the way your colleagues perceive you.
• [18:06] The advantages of treating others well.
• [20:29] How you can start conversations with your work colleagues to get the best response. 
• [29:03] The importance of being likeable and how to make a good first impression.
• [33:34] Ways to introduce warmth into your professional interactions.
• [36:05] The best way to sign off an email.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Moby Dick, Herman Melville
• Gallup employee engagement
• ReWork, Jason Fried
• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Dale Carnegie

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-be-well-liked-at-work/

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#135 - Career coach Kelly Whalley explains how to identify what’s not right at work, create a better work-life balance and take responsibility for your career.

What you'll learn

• [1:33] How Find Your Wings helps people through transitional career periods.
• [2:20] What “brain-based science” is.
• [3:07] What motivated Kelly to start her own coaching business.
• [4:46] How coaches can help people who are beginning their careers.
• [5:56] How receptive businesses are to coaching junior staff members.
• [7:25] The seven key areas to developing a healthy and happy career.
• [9:49] How to figure out where your needs aren’t being met.
• [12:19] The extent to which your job should reflect your passions.
• [13:17] How to spend more time doing the tasks you enjoy.
• [15:33] The value of finding developmental opportunities in mundane tasks.
• [18:13] The importance of being proactive in your learning and development.
• [20:25] How to assess if your work fits in well with your life.
• [24:24] Steps you can take to figure out where improvements can be made and where there’s misalignment.
• [27:20] How to know what needs to change in your work life.
• [34:24] How to discover which careers fit with you.
• [38:03] Where to compromise when searching for your dream job.
• [40:13] The importance of perspective and being positive.
• [41:49] How to explore potential alternative careers.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Episode 129: How to sell your ideas to your boss - with Brigitta Hoeferle of Center of NLP
• The High Performance Podcast
• Squiggly Careers book and podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/why-am-i-unhappy-at-work/

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#134 - Emily Hill left her stable tenured professor position to start her own software developing academy.  She explains the benefits of starting your own business, how she helps people start computer programming careers, and the mindset shift you need to understand programming.

What you'll learn

• [1:40] What Joy of Coding Academy teaches and who it’s for.
• [3:20] How Emily found her passion for computer science.
• [05:05] The mindset you need to understand programming.
• [07:55] How to develop your mindset.
• [09:00] The benefits of spending time in academia.
• [10:29] The disconnect between the computer science taught in college and what is needed in computer science jobs.
• [12:29] The way computer programming jobs have shifted away from requiring degrees.
• [13:55] Why Emily started the Joy of Coding Academy.
• [16:50] How starting your own business can help create a better work life balance.
• [19:13] Benefits of starting your own business and how to find a model that works for you.
• [21:05] The challenges of starting your own business.
• [22:50] Different limiting beliefs that might be holding you back.
• [23:40] How to know when it’s time to take your side gig full-time.
• [27:00] How colleagues may react to you leaving your job.
• [28:45] How a quality product can cut through a saturated market.
• [31:20] How to assess if a bootcamp is right for you.
• [35:20] The importance of having the right skill set when looking for remote work.
• [37:10] The type of people that will succeed in a programming career.
• [38:50] What you need to know if you want to become a computer programmer.
• [39:30] How Emily hopes to grow her business in the future.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• A Course In Miracles, Helen Schucman

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-start-a-career-in-computer-programming/

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#133 - Fiona Moss is a career and business coach who helps her clients realign their lives to focus on their values.  She explains what values are, why they’re important and how to uncover your own values.

What you'll learn

• [1:55] How Fiona helps others transition to work they find enjoyable and fulfilling.
• [9:13] What values are and how they are helpful.
• [11:30] The difference between strengths and values.
• [13:06] What it means to honour your values and why it’s important.
• [18:42] The ways people's values encompass both their personal and professional lives.
• [21:52] How to identify what your values are and position your life to embrace these.
• [26:14] The difference between values and things you enjoy doing.
• [28:20] The endless nature of personal development and growth.
• [32:56] The importance of being able to articulate why you want what you want.
• [35:31] How to distinguish between values you think you should have and values that are really true to you.
• [40:09] How to shift your life and career to be more aligned with your values.
• [43:28] Where to learn more about values and purpose.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Start With Why, Simon Sinek
• Be More Pirate, Sam Coniff Allende
• Two exercises to help you find career happiness
• The You First Podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-find-your-career-values-and-enjoy-your-work/

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#132 - Employment law and HR solicitor Alison Colley describes how she created her own ideal work environment by starting her own business.

What you'll learn

• [01:40] Alison explains why she became interested in employment law and what her career ambitions were.
• [05:53] Why Alison decided to change the direction of her career.
• [07:50] Alison talks about what led her to go travelling shortly after starting out in her career.
• [10:54] How travelling helped build Alison’s confidence.
• [12:07] Alison explains how she adjusted to life back at her job after travelling.
• [15:20] Alison talks about why she changed law firms.
• [17:33] Why Alison decided to leave her job and start her own business.
• [21:23] How Alison got past her limiting beliefs and decided to start her own law firm.
• [25:50] Finding new clients through networking.
• [27:54] Looking at long term plans when starting up a business.
• [28:48] Alison talks about what her firm looks like now and how it has expanded.
• [31:03] Owning a law firm during the pandemic.
• [32:20] Adjusting your workload to accommodate a good work life balance.
• [33:43] Alison talks about what the longer term plans are for the firm.
• [36:35] Alison explains what has been the most challenging part of her career journey so far and what has been the most rewarding.
• [37:19] Advice for lawyers who might be thinking about starting up their own firm.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Employment Law and HR Podcast
• The Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris
• Drupal
• Smart Passive Income
• Internet Business Mastery podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/creating-your-own-work-environment/

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#131 - Nurse practitioner and Seva Health founder Angel Shannon explains how you can reduce your internal chatter and use mindfulness techniques to stay focused and present.

What you'll learn

• [02:02] Angel explains the mission of her work.
• [04:05] Defining the term ‘mindfulness’.
• [06:20] How to stay present in the moment.
• [09:07] What you gain by being in a mindful state.
• [11:54] The physiological effects of the fight or flight response.
• [17:38] Having the awareness to be able to enjoy your memories and then be able to return to the present.
• [22:17] Using breathing techniques to anchor yourself.
• [25:00] How to be present when walking by leaving your devices at home.
• [32:05] Why suppressing your thoughts can lead to negativity overload.
• [37:20] Using journaling and breathing to help bring you back into the present moment.
• [39:37] Learning how to stay focused on your current task.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• “The unexamined life is not worth living”, Socrates
• Pema Chodron
• Pranayama
• Tai Chi and Qi Gong
• The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh
• Turning the Mind into an Ally, Sakyong Mipham
• Wherever You Go There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Healthy Housecalls with Angel podcast
• 7 Step Guide to Radical Self-Compassion Practice

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-be-more-mindful-at-work-and-stop-your-internal-chatter/

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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#130 - Dina Cataldo helps lawyers manage their workload better and here she shares techniques you can use to help you get through and avoid overwhelm at work.

What you'll learn

• [1:50] How Dina felt about quitting her career as a lawyer.
• [02:45] How Dina went from being a lawyer to becoming a coach for other lawyers.
• [06:00] What “overwhelm” means and how to identify if it’s happening to you.
• [08:08] The problem with using distractions when feeling overwhelmed from work.
• [13:04] The importance of being intentional with the words you use around work.
• [16:17] The dangers of “overwhelm” and the negative effects it can have.
• [19:11] How to design your life to be more productive and satisfying.
• [23:10] The importance of questioning and framing your thoughts around work in the right way.
• [27:30] Practical steps you can take if you are feeling overwhelmed.
• [29:39] How to prioritise your time and reduce how often you get disturbed.
• [34:33] Long-term strategies you can use to reduce the risk of overwhelm.
• [41:47] “Time blocking” and how to use your calendar effectively.
• [47:27] Useful tools and resources to learn more about time blocking.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Doctor Who
• The Busy Lawyer’s Quick-Start Guide to Getting 5 Hours Back Weekly
• Be a Better Lawyer podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/im-too-busy-overcoming-overwhelm-at-work/

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#129 - Award-winning educator and neuro-linguistic programming master Brigitta Hoeferle explains how NLP can help you create good relationships, persuade others and sell your ideas.

What you'll learn

• [1:30] Brigitta’s experience in teaching the Montessori method and how she became an NLP master.
• [3:55] What ‘neuro-linguistic programming’ (NLP)  is.
• [6:37] The programming side of NLP and how we shape the behaviour of our children.
• [7:50] How adverts programme us to think a certain way.
• [10:08] How you can programme yourself to change the way you react.
• [12:30] How NLP can help your self-development and reframe your childhood experience.
• [18:43] How your childhood thoughts and upbringing affects who you become.
• [21:27] How to acknowledge past traumas without obsessing over them and the different strategies to reframe your mindset.
• [25:36] How NLP can be used as a tool in your interactions with others.
• [28:12] How parents can use NLP to improve their parenting.
• [31:29] Techniques to build rapport with your boss and get them to listen to your ideas.
• [36:48] Areas of NLP to be wary about and what makes NLP different from manipulation.
• [40:19] The founders of NLP and the science behind it.
• [41:41] How to find out more about NLP.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• The Montessori method
• Albert Mehrabian
• Episode 117: How to have effective meetings at work - with Mamie Kanfer Stewart
• Frogs Into Princes, Richard Bandler
• The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz
• The Success Patterns Show

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-sell-your-ideas-to-your-boss/

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#128 - Yoga teacher and well-being expert Matt Appleby discusses how to recover from burnout, the challenges of balancing parenthood and work, and the importance of creating boundaries.

What you'll learn

• [1:48] How Matt helps dads who are experiencing burnout. 
• [4:15] How Matt found his passion for yoga. 
• [6:43] What inspired Matt to do a fully immersive yoga teaching course.
• [10:27] How Matt realised he needed to make profound changes to his life.
• [15:14] What burnout looks like.
• [20:26] Having a conversation with your employer about your need for rest.
• [23:10] How to manage the workload of studying while working full time and having a family. 
• [24:31] How much time Matt spent each week on his yoga teaching programme. 
• [25:34] How to balance work and childcare responsibilities. 
• [27:30] How being burnt out can encourage you to make changes in your life. 
• [29:26] How to deal with doubts when starting your own business. 
• [30:36] Starting a gym business and the power of high-intensity training. 
• [39:51] How to manage running two businesses at the same time. 
• [41:13] How Matt hopes his businesses will grow in the future. 

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Ayurveda
• Fit20
• The Sedona Method

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/stop-trying-to-be-a-superhero-avoiding-burnout-in-work-and-life/

Re-assessing your career?  Know you need a change but don't really know where to start?  Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!

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