Lifefulness: Live Life Fully

Matthew Parris is a legendary broadcaster, author, journalist and quasi-national treasure. We wanted to speak to him because frankly, who wouldn't? It's Matthew bloody Parris.

But, he's also a really important voice in some huge questions that are of vital importance. One in particular comes from his experience losing his tribe. Matthew was life-long Conservative, he began his career as an MP, and still has fond memories of Margaret Thatcher but left the Tory party over Brexit. We dived into what it was like to lose a tribe, what he realised about tribal thinking and why tribes are still important.

We discussed false Messiahs, the dangers of spirituality, the mixed blessings of Christianity in Africa and much else besides. We know you'll love to spend time with him as much as we did.

Find him:

Twitter: @matthewparris3

Matthew's books: Buy 'em here!

Lifefulness Podcast Launch Contest

As you heard on the podcast we are running a competition for the until 29th September which you can apply to join at www.lifefulness.io/podcast. The more you share the podcast, the more chance you have of winning.

Lifefulness Small Groups

We are passionate about the podcast but we are even more keen on building community. Not just community for the sake of it, not community in a bullshit 'You're part of the Corn Flakes community' but real connections that help you live your life as fully as possible.

We are launching Small Groups which will meet twice a month to discuss the big issues we engage with on the podcast, to hold each other accountable, and to inspire each other to be our fullest selves.

You can apply to join at www.lifefulness.io/membership.

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Lifefulness At Work

We love to take Lifefulness into the workplace to help create wonderful work environments through events, training and consultancy. Check out Lifefulness At Work.

The Hosts

James and I would also love a follow.

James Croft

Twitter: @croftspeaks

Sanderson Jones

Insta: @sandersonjones

Twitter: @sandersonjones

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Why are we looking for something more? - Lisa Smosarski

James and I were so pleased to speak to Lisa Smosarski because as the founding editor of Stylist Magazine, she had a unique birds eye view over the culture that we’re living in today. We wanted to find out how her readers were answering their need for meaning and belonging in 2020.

Also, Lisa is just one of those sparkling, shining people that it’s just great to hang out with. It was a win-win-win-win-winnie mandela-winning with Michail Winner-win. 

In this podcast we learn about Lisa’s childhood going to Sunday school, without believing in God, then forcing her parents to still take her, when they stopped going. The conversation then moved onto the desire for people today to seek answers outside their own lives. A search that often leads to astrology, something that is not up Lisa’s alley at all. We then slag off astrology for a bit (but in a way that is respectful of all people’s beliefs).

From here the conversation moved on to cover fashion, identity and how we can engage with the current system while agitating for change. 

After this we moved onto looking at Lisa’s incredibly successful career, to find out a bit more about how she was able to become the editor of the iconic Smash Hits aged only 25. This developed into a great conversation about how she creates a work culture where everyone can excel, without becoming all Devil Wears Prada. 

Finally we got stuck into what makes Lisa tick, and the specific ways of thinking that enable her to be a beacon of light when things get stressful.

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This is the trailer for Lifefulness: Live Life Fully a new podcast that is dedicated to (maybe you can figure it out from the name) helping you live life fully through Lifefulness. Congrats on figuring that out. Go you!

Every week Sanderson Jones and James Croft interview incredible thinkers, doers, artists, and scientists, as well as folk from a religious background, to discuss the biggest questions in life, and the super practical.

Please subscribe, like, share, follow us on social media (maybe follow us home? maybe follow our advice) and all the rest.

Find us:

Facebook - @TheLifefulnessProject

Instagram - @TheLifefulnessProject

Twitter - @LifefulnessPRJT

Site:

www.lifefulness.io/podcast

Hosts:

Twitter - @SandersonJones

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