Changing Habits - Changing Lives

What is the 4-day week?

You must have heard about the 4-day week. If not, then this episode will shed light on exactly what it is.

I am with my guest Charlotte Lockhart, CEO of The 4 Day Week, an organisation which is not only spreading the word but also helping companies to test and take the step to moving to a working 4-day week model.

The subject isn't as simple as moving to working 4 days a week. It covers everything from how to make it happen to the (positive) impact to the organisation, and the immense benefits are shared by both employer and employees.

What happens to productivity?

What happens to pay?

Who can lead the change in organisation?

What help is available to companies who want to make the change?

What does it do for the people's mental health and well-being?

There's a few more question we cover in the podcast. If you want more information of get involved with some of the pilots then see the links below and get in touch.

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To get on touch with Charlotte Lockhart and the 4 Day Week organisations:

Website: https://4dayweek.com

Website: https://4dayweek.co.uk

Website: https://action.4dayweek.com

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Or Are You About To Burn Out?

In this episode I go through the six signs that you are burning out or already burned out. As the changes occur over time, sometimes a long time, we don't realise we are burning out.

The 6 areas which I see often with people who are burned out are:

• Motivation and passion for things which are one point were important, take a nose-dive
• Are you or are you becoming moody and irritable?
• Have you started to disconnect from people, your work, the world?
• Are thoughts overflowing in your mind?
• Sleep disrupted???
• Have you started to neglect YOU? Poor self-care?

There are a couple of things you can start to do to help with getting you back to some level of normality. It will take time though. Just as burning out happens over time, dealing with the consequences will also take some time.

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Food, food, food!

We need it. We can't live without it. Yet it's also become a pain in our life. But hold on, it's not really the food which makes it pain, but it's our relationship with it.

My guest Ashley Messias (along with a friend) runs The Habit Society where they provide 3-minute newsletters every Monday morning with something you can do to make a difference in your life. Link is further down to sign up.

Ashley is a physiotherapist and a holistic nutritionist, and in this episode, we talk about the latter. Or rather, I pick Ashley's brain and knowledge when it comes to fasting, healthy eating and our relationship with food.

Like many of us, some of our journeys starts with a personal issue. Ashley's journey to better understanding food and then to becoming a nutritionist started with her own challenges with digesting food, which was later diagnosed as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).

In this episode we cover the fascinating topic of fasting, as well our relationship with food, and how we eat in today's world.

There're a few surprises when it comes to fasting and losing weight, and just how we, as human, should be eating!

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To get on touch with Ashley Messias:

Website: https://thehabitsociety.com/

Instagram: @thehabitsociety

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There's a tonne of things you can do to help clear your mind.

From meditation, journaling, sitting in a calm environment, listening to music, or concentrating and focusing on just one thing in front of you or in the distance.

Our daily lives appear to be full of things to do. Things we could do. Things we want.

We are also constantly bombarded with more information from our surroundings, our devices, our work, and from family and friends.

At times, the mind overdoses with thoughts. Swirling around, popping up uninvited, and then disappearing again just as fast. Making us annoyed we can't remember the idea which popped up a few minutes again.

We also appear to have lost the ability to sit in peace. In a quiet place to slow down the racing thoughts. And then we go and make it so complicated when it comes to calming and clearing your mind.

There is simple solution you can put into practise!

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Start moving your body to change your life and work!

One the foundations to living a full and vibrant life is to look after ourselves. I say there are three foundational pieces in living well – Sleep, Nutrition, and Movement (or exercise).

On this episode, my guest is LeAnn Smith from Seattle in the USA.

As we started talking, we ended up with a mini episode within the episode! Asking LeAnn how she got into Yoga and the wellness world led us to talk about transitioning from the corporate world to working for yourself.

This turned into a mini episode on what you can do to start a side-gig as you still work your main job! We share some lessons we learned as we made our transition to working for ourselves. Hope it's helpful.

Anyhow, back to the main topic of this episode.

As a society we spend less time moving than we did a few decades ago and certainly far less than 100 years ago. We discuss how are humans designed when it comes to having sedentary lives. You already know the answer – we are designed to move. So, our current life styles and also work styles is getting in the way of our natural requirement to move or exercise.

We discuss, what it means and what you can do to get started in making a change and start adding movement and exercise as part of you each day.

LeAnn works with clients that are 'stuck' in their wellness journey either by injury, illness, disease or otherwise. Her motto is, 'welcome home, your vibrant self awaits."

With over fourteen years of corporate Human Resources experience, she brings a wealth of corporate, organizational knowledge and understanding.

She is a Yoga teacher, a personal trainer, and a Health and Nutritional coach.

I mentioned an article about recurring injuries and how to rebuild the body. The link is: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/how-to-deal-with-injury-streak/

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To get on touch with LeAnn Smith:

Link to courses: https://vibrantlifesource.mykajabi.com/

Website: https://vibrantlifesource.com/

Facebook: @vibrantlifesource

Instagram: @vibrantlifesourcellc

YouTube: @vibrantlifesource

LinkedIn: @leannsmithcoachspeakerwriter

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You must do this!

Stop obsessing about the end goal, objective, or target.

Continually obsessing about the end goal is a waste of time. There's a whole lot of other things you can obsess about which will help you to hit your goal, objective, or target.

Please check out the home page of my website, it's had a bit of a refresh. Working through refreshing the whole site bit by bit.

Aim is to make more get the best and helpful information shown first. Let me know your thoughts or ideas on how to improve it.

https://comentra.com

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Leaders and leadership in uncertain times.

A little different to the usual episodes but one useful (I hope) to all you leaders out there. How are you finding the current environment and world? What does it mean to be a leader in current times?

I am with John Holmes, Director of Frontline Training Solutions. John is a trainer and has worked with companies across Europe as well some of the large institutions including Central Banks, Regulators, NATO, and the UN.

John runs an International Leadership & Management Skills programme working with leaders across industries and institutions.

I got the opportunity to talk about leadership and leaders in our current and uncertain times. What challenges leaders are facing and what are some of the things they can do to navigate the uncertainties.

One thing which sticks out for me from our conversation was when John said, "as a leader it isn't about people trusting you, it's if you make them feel safe"! A perspective I support.

I mention documentary "Stress – Portrait of a Killer" with Robert Sapolsky which is worth watching. You can find here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cdW0-ilOeXY

Grab a coffee and listen in.

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To get on touch with John Holmes:

Website: https://www.frontlinetrainingsolutions.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-holmes-490747

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Do you have things on your list you just don't want to do?

We all do!

We all have things at home or at work which we know we must do but we just don't want to. They can be really boring or plain tough. We try a variety of strategies but even then, we just don't get things done put it off again for tomorrow.

On this episode I look at what you can do to get started and make progress each day or at least a few times more than you normally manage.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes please drop me a note on the email I mention in the podcast.

If you want to get started with creating habits, routines, and behaviours to makes changes, book a free 30-minute consultation:

https://comentra.com/information-call

If you find this episode useful, please subscribe, give it 5 stars (or thumbs up), and share with one friend. Thank you for all the support.

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Quick follow up episode on visualisation

I got a great question after I posted the visualisation episode a few days ago.

It's about how you see yourself in the visualisation. Should it be as an observer (third person), or in the first person as you would in real life.

Hopefully this gives some clarification.

If you want to get started with creating habits and routines using visualisation, book a free 30-minute consultation:

https://comentra.com/information-call

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Many of us will have had a panic attack and moments of anxiety. We learn to deal with these odd occasions. But what if you suffer more than the odd instance?

My guest Wendy Tamis-Robbins shares her story of she has dealt with anxiety for most of her life. The first time she noticed her panic attack was when she was six years old.

Wendy speaks about how the anxiety started, how it brought her to the point of calling a suicide helpline, and how she now shares her approach to dealing and managing anxiety.

Wendy has put her experience in her book – The Box, An Invitation to Freedom From Anxiety. She also gives talks to companies, educational institutions, and groups who want to learn more about helping people with anxiety.

And she runs her 3R program to help others.

Listening to Wendy and others who share their experience with anxiety, you realise you are not alone. There many who deal with the condition, and most of the time you would never know if you spoke to them.

Reach out to family, friends, and colleagues because you may just be the person who provides a space to help someone.

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To get on touch with Wendy Tamis-Robbins:

Website: www.wendytamisrobbins.com

InstaGram: @wendytamisrobbins

Twitter: WendyTamisRobbins

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