Changing the format of your email signature, implementing a booking link to your diary, taking social media out of your day... there are so many ways to make small changes that make a HUGE difference to your working day. Here are some of ours. What are yours?

Ooo this is good! Yes, you should always do your best at school, but remember that exam results don't really have much bearing on what you can achieve in life. From a parent's responsibility to encourage. Through to listening skills and being able to hold a conversation. One action packed podchat!

Depending on your stage of business and the size of your business, how you fit business development in may vary - BUT it is vitally important you never take your eye off the ball... even when you have so much work on it feels overwhelming. We have different ways of implementing time to work on the business - and we've all tried different strategies at different times, some that worked and some that really didn't! At the moment we all feel like what we're doing at the moment is working for us as individuals - but who knows how long that will last!

Why, as adults, do we limit our enjoyment and achievements? Puppies are always happy, always go for what they want. They show their emotions without fear. They will try and try again to get what they want. They don't care if they have a bad hair day. They don't care what they look like and whether their friends look like them, are smaller or bigger, are a different colour or have longer or shorter fur. We should be more like puppies!

We all once networked in person and then suddenly it stopped! Some people took to the online meetings and others were never seen again. Now the option of both is available which camp do you sit in? All face-to-face? All online? Or a hybrid approach with a little bit of both? It's quite interesting that whilst we all end up in the same place, its for quite different reasons!

Over the last year or so many businesses have had to adapt... but will the one's that haven't survive now things are opening back up? With families investing in pub sheds and used to entertaining at home, will local pubs who don't have a food offering remain open? Collaboration seems the best way to go, but will local business owners have that foresight to look into possibilities?

Are you someone who can totally switch off from your business and then back on again at the drop of the hat? Or does it take time for you to wind down and then get back into it after a holiday? And, what about holidays over the next couple of years - will you be taking any? Do you need to get away to completely switch off - or do you still check your phone and emails? Its so interesting how people are so different.

Oh wow! This is our thing. Whether its images, words, SEO, educational content, promotional content... we could talk for days on this (you'll be pleased to know we didn't - in fact, we were quite concise for us!) Why is content so important? What purpose does content have? And, why shouldn't tell people what you want to! Platforms... repurposing... gosh we cover the lot!

Jo is now officially known as the Midlife Clarity Coach. Corporate life left Jo feeling like she didn't really know who she was anymore and she's been on a journey of self discovery for the last 18 months... now she's ready to launch herself into the world doing what she knows is the right path for her, helping others along the way. Don't worry though she's still with Raspberry Flamingo and these podchats.

This podchat is THE perfect example of distractions - it was supposed to be about managing distractions at work and somehow puppies kept making an appearance! Are distractions bad? Not necessarily. Should you avoid them at all costs? Not necessarily. Some will be out of your control and so its all about how you respond rather than trying to control.