In this episode, we bring you Lelia Siddiqi. She is the driving force behind an innovative and inspiring approach to diversity and inclusion within the UK's Advertising Industry.  She has been leading and galvanising groups, both within and outside of her the industry, by raising the bar and the debate around the role of women within the workplace. Leila has helped encourage young women to find a platform for their voices, through the IPAs groundbreaking Stepping Into The Spotlight series. Leila is also working on the inspiring and pivotal initiative the iList, which celebrates role models in the work place who are promoting inclusivity in advertising. And it doesn't stop there. Excitingly, the soon to be published (early December 2020) The Future of Fairness Report explores the make up and composition of the advertising industry as well as how that shows up on screen creatively. 

She joins Sarah and I to talk about all of this, and about why women are not as confident asking for promotions or pay rises. How as women we often turn away from the discussion of money. We also cover why having a passion and a purpose in life can bring fulfilment and keep you optimistic.

We also discuss her role models and how they range from her Mother to the late Princess Diana and the fact that she is not fazed by celebrity...well, apart from Beyonce!
Check out the links above for information and webinars offered by The IPA.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

Flourish: be your best self  is hosted and self produced by Sarah Kelleher and Tina Dullaghan. We love hearing from you! To contact us, email [email protected]

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Fourish: @flourish_beyourbestself
Sarah Kelleher: @kellehers07
Tina Dullaghan: @tdullaghan
Lelia Siddiqi: @leilasiddiqi
@The_IPA
#iList
#SteppingIntoTheSpotlight
#IPADiversity

Recommendations:
What Works: Gender Equality by Design: Iris Bohnet

Today we are delighted to be joined by Mother and Daughter duo Pippa and Tess Howard, two people, who on their own are incredibly inspiring but together are a perfect balance and formidable force.

Pippa works at Fauna & Flora International where she dedicates her time to raising the worlds awareness to the impact humans have on our world. Her daughter Tess is a GB international hockey player with 34 caps and has been working to use the platform - the Women's Sports Trust -  to raise awareness on issues close to her heart like diversity and access. Tess believes access to sport should be able to "...pave the way for young people to see sport as a place where children belong."

They join us to talk about Flourish pilar 'the role of mastery' in their lives and how that is driven by their own purpose. We discuss how lockdown has challenged the way they work, and also inspired each of them to look at different ways to master their individual skills and embody their purpose.

Tess's Instagram channel siblings do...# run with her brother is unique in the way it explores fun and often 'out of the box' exercises to hone up your hockey skills. Her energy, enthusiasm and joy of the game are the trademark of how she plays her hockey for both club and country which makes these short films a must see for all aspiring hockey players!

We discuss everything from travel, learning, kitchen habits, DIY and the curious existence of the Skort. Pippa and Tess were brilliant guests, listen to them both and get inspired! I found myself wishing I had my hockey stick to hand to have a play in the garden, I know Sarah will already be doing this! 

Flourish: be your best self  is hosted and self produced by Sarah Kelleher and Tina Dullaghan. We love hearing from you! To contact us, email [email protected]

Social media:
Fourish: @flourish_beyourbestself
Sarah Kelleher: @kellehers07
Tina Dullaghan: @tdullaghan
Tess Howard: @_tess_howard
siblings do...# : @howard_tess

In this episode we discuss the optimism pillar of the Flourish Model and how that underpins a winning belief system. Referencing the work by Martin Seligman and his team, we talk about how the ABC Model and the Logical levels can help clarify identity and how that impacts on our belief systems. Below are links to some of the models we discussed in this episode.

The ABC Model
The Stockdale Paradox
The Logical Levels
Thinking Traps

If you are interested in getting in touch with either of us please do so at the following email. Also if you are interested in our Italy retreat dates for 2021 please contact us. 
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Today we discuss one of the pillars from The Flourish Model, The Gritty Resilience pillar. We share our own understanding and also the research that has helped shape and inform this key pillar. The conversation ranges from Angela Duckworth's Grit, to Joseph Campbell's, A Hero's Journey and how having the space to be vulnerable can help individuals in and out side the work space develop and Flourish under Fire. 

In todays podcast Sarah talked about a book she is reading that explores grit in young women in world where the lens is often about perfectionism.
Enough As She Is: Rachel Simmons. Published by Harper Collins.

Tina is listening to Brené Brown's Unlocking Us podcast, available on all podcast platforms. In todays podcast Tina references The episode with Alicia Keys.

We also reference
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth. Published by Simon & Schuster. 
Daring Greatly: Brené Brown. Published by Penguin
A Hero's Jorney: Joseph Campbell. Published by Harper Collins

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We are really excited today to be welcoming Penny O'Neill of Penny O'Neill Marketing who was one of our participants from the Flourish Retreat last May. Penny shares with us some of the things she took away from he retreat but also offers advice to young women in business and deepening friendships. 
Penny, discusses how her new mantra helped her say yes to business choices that she had not had the confidence to do before and where that journey took her, including her sustainability tourism and work with local women in Uzbekistan. 

Please find Penny on her linked in profile below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennyoneillmarketing/

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Todays podcast was recorded a year ago whilst on our Flourish Retreat in Le Marche, Italy. Clearly the world has changed as a result of COVID 19 but we still wanted to share with you what happened so we can also start to think about next year and set up future podcasts where we will hear from guests on what life is like currently and how they are using their flourishing life style to prepare for a post covid era. 

Sarah Kelleher and Tina Dullaghan introduce their thoughts, discussion and guest discussion on what Flourish: Be your best self means in every day life today and tomorrow.