Great Escape Podcast

It is actually quite difficult to make progress without measuring both our current situation and our progress. Even quite simple measures like a "how positive am I feeling today?" on a 1-5 scale can help us identify the things that help and the things that hinder.

A while ago a friend introduced me to the WhatThreeWords app. We play a game where we use the three words it generates to create crazy messages to each other. But actually, words can be an incredibly useful and powerful tool. In this episode we explore using groups of three words to help make more intentional decisions about how we live our lives.

It is all too easy to deal with the tactical and urgent at the expense of the strategic and important. I've been beginning to make progress with some simple tricks to help reverse this and focus more effort on the strategic things I need to get done.

Sometimes taking a moment to stand in silence and remember the sacrifices of others is an important thing to do. Today, in the UK, and in many other nations around the world we remember those who gave their lives for our freedoms. But we should also remember those who went to battle and survived, often carrying horrific trauma for the rest of their lives.

Human beings like to exist in communities. When we get isolated from friends and family it is very easy to start feeling down and lonely. Fortunately, for most of us, the answer is relatively simple. SPend physical time with people. Even if it is just a short conversation at the water cooler or coffee machine. Facebook isn't real ;-)

Kat was really suffered some significant challenges in her life be she's stood on her own two feet for the whole of her adult life. She's pivoted frequently in order to find meaningful and fulfilling work that makes her feel good after realising that she had been basically selling her soul to earn money.

I've really been struggling with self doubt and imposter syndrome recently and it is time to knock it on the head. The only thing holding me back is me right now. No I say. No!

Jill was abandoned at birth and suffered a head injury at a very early age. She's overcome these things to build her own business, help lead a church and be a mom. Where you've come from is much less important than where you want to go.

I was listening to SAara Moseley's excellent podcast today and her interview with Care Jose on imposter syndrome really hit me. Go and have a listen.

Sugar is the original psycho-active drug and many of us are hooked on it from a very early age. Mike talks about his own struggles with addiction, both to sugar and other substances, and how he's trying to help all of us get out from under this burden that does such damage to ourselves and society.