Knowing You with Sarah Cripps

There's so much in this episode from the importance of not saying 'yes' to everything to recognising that being under-stimulated in life can lead to anxiety as much as a life too full and how perfectionism is not helpful for the mind. Steve tells us how a pivotal curve ball in his career changed everything and we end with a discussion on how those with mental health issues don't always present themselves in the way we think.

His greatest fear post lockdown and recommended reads (and an allowed soundtrack because he's a real music buff) are at the end of the interview.

Karen:

Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @cornwallwoman

Sarah:

Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcripps https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

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Steve Williams

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-williams-26816659

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/turning-work-into-play/

Recommended read:

https://www.bnf.org/products/books/

Mentions:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GYg0UN5LGkpoQcShLJxyE?si=3L93OKUKSHyBzhnXEfMRIw

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4atM5zDRiJRwn9ge74tMCj

Dr Karen Sankey who picked Lost Connections Johann Hari https://thelostconnections.com/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180219-toxic-perfectionism-is-on-the-rise

Host Sarah Cripps interviews Carmen of Inspired to Change to find out how and why techniques and good habits lead to positive change. Carmen also shares her lockdown journey with a balance of humour, authenticity and guidance. A plus to lockdown is no smelly socks.

Her greatest fear post lockdown and recommended reads are at the end of the interview.

Karen:

Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @cornwallwoman

Sarah:

Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

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Carmen

Instagram carmen_inspiredtochange

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenharringtonhypno

Facebook CarmenHarrington(Wilson)

Mentions:

Four Burner Theory - TheBrightDelights

Recommended Book

The Miracle Morning – Hal Elrod

Host Sarah Cripps interviews life coach Wenda-Kate who shares her career and life journey including a time in her life where everything ended – her stable job, a regular job with all the trappings - and the end of her long-term relationship, and how lockdown gave her reflective time to learn and then to take control of what she wants in life and to make the magic happen.

Key shares in this inspiring episode:

Be brave to fly – ask yourself the big questions that you often ask of others

Assumptions and beliefs aren't always aligned but when they are, the magic happens

If someone offers you an amazing opportunity just say 'yes' and work out the how afterwards

If you need help, ask someone with big boots or ask yourself what your role model would do when you need help with a decision

Wenda-Kate's greatest fear post lockdown and her recommend read

Sarah:

Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

Karen:

Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @CornwallWoman

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Wenda-Kate

Instagram wendaconfikate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenda-kate-randle-8050a866

Facebook - Wenda-Kate Randle

Mentions:

Poem

The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost

Recommended Book

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway – Susan Jeffers

Host Sarah Cripps interviews Rhian of Veg Life a 100% plant-based business based in Malvern, Worcestershire. She's dynamic, inspiring, determined and philanthropic.

Key shares in this inspiring episode:

Don't wait for the door of opportunity to come to you. Go search for it and keep knocking on that door and find another one if that closes on you

The importance of business planning

Recognising your own strengths and weaknesses

Ignore the critics – carrots and chillies aren't something to be afraid of

Rhian's greatest fear post lockdown and her recommend read

Sarah:

Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

Karen:

Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @CornwallWoman

James at BeHeard

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Rhian:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhian-caffull-4aa9b1164

https://www.facebook.com/veglifeeats/

https://instagram.com/veglifeeats?igshid=NjY2NjE5MzQ=

Mentions:

Papyrus:

Rhian Caffull is fundraising for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide (justgiving.com)

Hereford and Worcester Chamber of Commerce

Business Support - Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce (hwchamber.co.uk)

Recommended read:

Prisoners of Geography: Read this now to understand the geopolitical context behind Putin's Russia and the Ukraine Crisis: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics: Amazon.co.uk: Tim Marshall: 9781783962433: Books

In this episode I, your host, Sarah Cripps, interview Clare, who described her pre-lockdown life as a 'one woman travelling circus'. It's now one where she appreciates the green of a leaf more than the green of a dollar. She has so sussed technology that her HOME button is the most important PRESS key

Key shares in this inspiring episode:

The realisation that even though she thought she was running her own race; she was actually following the pack

Being sober isn't boring; being hung over every Sunday is. How she's stayed pretty much alcohol free for two years

How a professor changed her attitude forever on his first lecture

How inches - micro changes - lead to great successes and why you can't do something else on top of a busy schedule

What it means to be truly authentic

How to be the best version of yourself

Being consistent – Clare describes her daily "fake commute" and other examples of discipline including digital hygiene and drinking four litres of water per day

Her greatest fear post lockdown and recommend read

Producer Karen Pirie:

Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @CornwallWoman

Host Sarah Cripps:

Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

Mentions:

De Montfort University

https://www.linkedin.com/school/de-montfort-university/

Professor Peter Stokes

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-stokes-b7560425

One Inch at a Time – Any Given Sunday Al Pacino

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=al+pacino+inches+speech+clean&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:67476292,vid:2traDe9a_XE,st:0

Einstein

Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling – Ben Irvine

In this episode I, your host, Sarah Cripps, turn the tables by interviewing journalist, BBC producer and podcast guru, Karen Pirie. Listen to how she registered time not money as her number one currency and find out more about how she is way more productive than ever before. Karen's insights give fantastic tips for us all to lead a more balanced working life. Small changes really do lead to big differences.

Key shares:

Why lockdown felt like she'd won the lottery

How she balances (and takes) more 'me time' with work time

How technology can take you down a rabbit hole

Why doing nothing is important sometimes

Set soft intentions for 12 months

Stop being so available

Her greatest fear post lockdown and recommended read

Karen: Instagram: karen.pirie and cornwallwoman

Twitter: @karenepirie and @CornwallWoman

Sarah: Instagram: cripps.sarah and bigbalancetheory

Twitter: @sarahcripps7 and @theory_balance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcrippsand https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-balance-theory/

Linktr.ee/bigbalancetheory

Mentions:

Pocket www.getpocket.com

Laura Vanderkam Laura Vanderkam: How to gain control of your free time | TED Talk

Graham Field https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-field-2570864

Joe Pinsker Joe Pinsker

An Acre of Barren Ground – Jeremy Gavron

Alisdair Stirling composer – Twitter @houseofhiss

How did business leaders react when the global pandemic forced new ways of working, thinking and behaving? In this first episode host Sarah Cripps shares her findings from interviews she did during lockdown among business professionals who just happened to be everyday people. We hear their learnings; from valuing the gift of time in our work schedules, overcoming anxiety and seeing 'human' put back into 'human resources'. Some businesses innovated, but most developed a greater appreciation of our own and others' sense of well-being and applied social conscience to business decisions. The greatest takeaway was a whole new meaning to the concept of work/life balance. How can small changes make a big difference? Welcome to the Big Balance Theory. Sponsored by Salad Skills.