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Happy Hockey episodes

  • #30 A life in music
    A warm welcome to episode 30 where our guest is Meredith Foster talking a life in music.
    In the "first half" we hear from Meredith about how he first started playing the piano aged 5, before attending the Royal Academy of Music and then becoming a music teacher.
    Our "half time" this week looks at Masters sport, something highly worthwhile for anyone looking to return to or maintain their love of a particular activity.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Meredith about his music career since retirement and the differences he experienced between that of professional and amateur music.
    Meredith leaves us with his three “key take-aways" of:
    (1) Understanding
    (2) Compassion
    (3) Joy & discovery
    57 min
  • #29 A plan for retirement
    A warm welcome to episode 29 where our guest is Sean Hambrook talking a plan for retirement.
    In the "first half" we hear from Sean about his childhood in Brighton, through studying at Brighton Polytechnic to a career in civil engineering.
    Our "half time" this week looks at trusting your guts and listening to your invoice through stillness, silence, and solitude.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Sean about the plan for retirement: what is enough? How do you contribute? How do you keep learning? Who keeps you change? What do you value? How do you spend your time?
    Sean leaves us with his three “key take-aways" of:
    (1) what is enough (of a particular thing e.g. money) to do what you want
    (2) consider your choices and your opportunity cost (Ie you what you’ll have to sacrifice); and
    (3) find great people with him to spend your time.
    1 hr 2 min
  • #28 A career as a Non-Executive Director (NED)

    Welcome to episode 28 where our guest is Helen Aston, former COO of The Pensions Regulator, talking a career as a Non-Executive Director (NED).

    In the "first half" we hear from Helen about her journey from her schooling in Wigan via working for PWC in Manchester and London to become Executive Director for non-Departmental Body The Pensions Regulator in Brighton.
    Our "half time" this weeks at rest, the stopping of activity, and how this is so important and yet different from recovery, which can and often does involve activity of some form.

    In the "second half" we hear more from Helen on her decision to change the focus of her career and become a NED.

    Helen leaves us with her three (actually four!) "key take-aways" of:

    (1) Different is good - use this to your advantage
    (2) You don't need a career plan - try new things
    (3) Everything happens for a reason

    (4) Spend time with different people

    1 hr 20 min
  • #27 Transitioning from team sports to triathlons & multi-disciplinary sport
    In episode 27 we hear from Tom Wylie, landscape gardener, talking triathlons & multi-disciplinary sport
    In the "first half" we hear from Tom about his journey through various different sports before encountering major injury.
    Our "half time" this weeks looks at speaker Alan Wells and the idea that one thing you can be sure of is your feelings are true and valid, though how you choose to act in response to those feelings is down to you.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Tom on his decision to begin triathlons whilst sat on a hospital bed and his journey to now competing at the sport and enjoying all three disciplines.
    Tom leaves us with his "key take-aways" of:
    (1) accept you can’t do everything
    (2) do what you enjoy
    (3) find people with whom you can do your activities
    1 hr 13 min
  • #26 The ebbs and flows of life
    Our guest this month is Russ Stedman, creative director for 325 Productions UK, talking the ebbs flows of life.
    In the "first half" we hear from Russ about his journey to becoming a creative director for his own company 325 Productions UK.
    Our "half time" this week looks at Gestalt therapy, a German word meaning "whole" or "form"; founded by Fritz and Laura Perls, focuses on being in the "Here and Now", and the introduced the idea of the paradoxical theory of change.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Russ on the current focus of the content he creates for his clients, aligning his work to his own interests and values.
    Russ leaves us with his "key take-aways" of:
    (1) always trust your gut
    (2) find your niche and be happy with it
    (3) never give up, just keep going
    1 hr 13 min
  • #25 Becoming a licensed lay minister
    Our guest this month is Rona Macdonald talking becoming a licensed lay minister.
    In the "first half" we hear from Rona about her career in communications and public relations.
    Our "half time" this week looks at manifesting - and the words of Wayne dyer - what to focus on (what you want, what it looks like, what it feels like) and what to avoid (what is missing, what's wrong with what you've got, what's wrong with what has been).
    In the "second half" we hear more from Rona on her training to become a licensed lay minister.
    Rona leaves us with her "three key take-aways" of:
    (1) if you can, do something you love (and if you can't do something you enjoy)
    (2) people matter, maintain your contacts, keep learning from them
    (3) embrace change (career, job, circumstance)
    1 hr 3 min
  • #24 A life in academia
    Our guest this month is Ben Greg, PhD researcher, talking "a life in academia".
    In the "first half" we hear from Ben about his journey into academia.
    Our "half time" this week looks at visualisation, including chronotypes, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and being grateful in advance and after events.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Ben on how his plan for his PhD.
    Ben leaves us with his "key take-aways" of:
    (1) things pass and get better;
    (2) hard work is just as if not more important than creativity;
    (3) be honest with yourself and look to your interests to create your direction.
    1 hr 9 min
  • #23 Health Optimisation
    Our guest this month is Dr. Ed Caddye talking "Health Optimisation".
    In the "first half" we hear from Dr. Ed about his journey to becoming a doctor.
    Our "half time" this week looks at New Year's resolutions in particular the concept of trigger, response, reward in Charles Duhigg's book "The Power of Habit".
    In the "second half" we hear more from Dr. Ed on health optimisation and the impact of the nervous system and body movement on our ability to perceive our environment and responses in our emotions and behaviour.
    Dr. Ed leaves us with his/her/their "key take-aways" of
    (1) Change your state: first thing in the morning: (a) take on fluid; (b) gain some fresh air; and (c) see natural sunlight
    (2) Move your body: again first thing in the morning complete some physical activity, for example: (a) press ups; or (b) calf raises
    (3) We overestimate what we can do in a day but underestimate what we can do in a lifetime.
    Please contact Dr Ed. via www.dredcaddye.com, on Instagram and on Twitter @dredcaddye
    Other notable mentions include:
    - www.homehope.org - Dr. Ted Achacoso
    - Electrical blueprint - Michael Levin
    - I am not your guru - Tony Robbins
    - Movement Ayahuasca - Richard Aceves
    - Sapiens: a brief history of humankind - Yuval Noah Harari
    1 hr 6 min
  • #22 Making a YouTube channel
    A warm welcome to episode 22 where our guest is Willie Van Zyl, talking travelling and giving back through his YouTube channel "Willie Explore".
    In the "first half" we hear from Willie about his journey from growing up in the Cape province of South Africa to studying in Germany.
    Our "half time" this week looks at "born to run" by Christopher McDougall and some of the amazing finds detailed in the book.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Willie on moving to London and then Brighton and then giving back through his YouTube channel, Willie Explore. 
    Willie leaves us with his "key take-aways" of
    (1) Be true to yourself;
    (2) Have a good support network around you; and
    (3) Enjoy life, you've only got one shot.
    1 hr 11 min
  • #21 A design for life
    A warm welcome to episode 21 where our guest is Phil Yeoman, Chief Data Officer for Cardano Group, talking a design for life.
    In the "first half" we hear from Phil about his journey from leaving school at 15, working in politics, to a career in data.
    Our "half time" this week looks at Simon Sinek's "start with why" and how this can underpin your wider decision making.
    In the "second half" we hear more from Phil on a design for life and the idea of "ample sufficiency" focusing on what you need, not what you want.
    Phil leaves us with his three "key take-aways" of:
    (1) self-awareness - taking the time to explore what makes you tick 
    (2) your emotional history - and how this impacts how you behave
    (3) its never too late to change - to start to map out your life and how this would look if you made those changes
    1 hr 17 min

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