Welcome back to The Mindful Coach podcast. In this episode I am joined by Eugenia Machado, a positive psychologist and co-founder of Wakku Hub. Wakku Hub is an HR and organizational culture consultancy whose purpose is to multiply happiness and well-being, and to enhance individual and organizational growth.

Join us as we speak about the difference between strengths and talents and how you can start identifying them, the biggest barriers to individual growth and how you can create super powerful teams. 

We also touch on a lot more topics including: 

• The importance of detecting & leveraging our strengths rather than fixing our weaknesses
• Creating your own feedback loop through trial & error
• Why inviting other people's perspective and opinion of who you are is important when it comes to self-awareness
• Actionable steps you can take today including the Johari Window exercise
• Tools to overcome your self-limiting beliefs and becoming a much more compassionate person
• Common challenges she has seen in the workplace and tips on how to better connect with colleagues

 Check out her company & the strength bootcamps that we mentioned via instagram @WakkuHub and at https://www.wakkuhub.com/en/home/

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did and follow me on Instagram @the.mindfulcoach for more motivation and inspiration.

Big love and stay mindful ✌🏼

Welcome back to The Mindful Coach podcast. I am so excited to finally share this episode with you with one of my dearest friends, flatmate, and entrepreneur, Heinin Zhang. In this episode, we talk about her journey from Investment Banking to now co-founder of a food tech startup in London which is part of Startups by Google alumni.    

 On this episode we cover a range of topics: 

• What triggered her to quit a successful career in Investment banking and start her own business
• How Yhangry came about & how they've pivoted during Covid-19
• What she's learnt about starting her own business
• Why perfectionism can kill both your creativity and productivity 
• Why stepping outside your comfort zone is necessary to growth and fulfilment

Check out her company on Instagram @Yhangry and at https://yhangry.com

 I hope you enjoy this episode and I'd love it if you can subscribe and follow me on Instagram @the.mindfulcoach.

Big love and stay mindful ✌🏼

Welcome to The Mindful Coach podcast! On today's episode I wanted to celebrate Black history month in the UK by raising awareness of what it feels like to be black in white spaces, the importance of promoting racial equity in the workplace and how when we open ourselves up to vulnerability, we find the bravery to improve ourselves and to have difficult, important conversations with the people around us. 

I am joined by Ayomide Akin, an inspiring colleague who co-leads the African & Caribbean network where she runs programmes and initiatives to ensure black people are supported and represented at work. When the Black Lives Matter movement started gaining momentum this year, Ayomide ran a global broadcast with our CEO, Julie Sweet, where she and others from her network courageously spoke out about the racial injustices they face. 

On this episode we cover a range of topics:

• Ayomide's experience with discrimination and what being black means to her
• How she is taking a stand against racism at work
• How to create a positive workplace culture
• The biggest gaps when it comes to people's understanding of racism

If you are interested in learning more we recommend the books below:

• Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Becoming by Michelle Obama

I hope you enjoy this episode and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for future episodes!

Welcome back to The Mindful Coach podcast. In this episode, I wanted to discuss a topic that I’m quite passionate about - climate change and sustainability with my dear friend, Naek, a sustainability professional living in Berlin. Follow her at @ourimpactcounts. 

Today, in 2020, we find ourselves in the middle of a crisis. Planet Earth is heating up, and we’re running out of time before we reach the point of no return. The next ten years are absolutely critical if we want a fighting chance of saving humanity from the worst effects of climate breakdown.

Not all of us witness the direct effects of climate change on a daily basis, but most of us are aware that the world today is quite different to how it was just a few decades ago and if you’d like to see this firsthand I highly recommend watching David Attenborough’s latest film “A life on our planet"which he calls his witness statement. 

Climate change is a complex topic and whilst we don’t claim to be climate experts we do think it’s important to educate ourselves, seek out the truth and to translate that awareness into action by using our voice and making the changes required in our own lives.

On this episode we cover a range of topics:⁣⁣

• Naek’s experience living in a progressive and “green” city
• The difference between major vs. marginal impact when it comes to individuals
• Some of the biggest areas that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
• The importance of activism to provoke the change we want to see 
• Things we wish we’d known and our journeys to self-realisation 
• Our thoughts on consumption and brands creating “sustainable/ eco / conscious” products 
• Why starting with a clear purpose and values is essential when recruiting people to become part of your cause 

Resources that we mentioned:

• Zero Waste Berlin Festival
• Countdown global initiative
• Ellen Macarthur Foundation 
• Carbon Majors Report 
• Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
• Calculate your carbon footprint 

I hope you enjoy this episode and I’d love it if you can subscribe to my podcast and follow me at @the.mindfulcoach!

Big love and stay mindful ✌🏼 

Welcome to the first episode of the Mindful Coach podcast with sisters Lydia and Lucy Finnegan.

I’ve known these ladies for 15 years since going to the same school in Taiwan (shoutout to TES) and I wanted to discuss the different journeys they've been on and key learnings along the way. 

Lydia has spoken out about her eczema journey and has built a great community discussing mental health and women empowerment. You can find her at @_lydslife on Instagram. Lucy has created an amazing lifestyle brand where she is helping women from all over the world get fitter and stronger with her exercise programmes. You can find her at @_lucymayfinnegan and her lifestyle account @lucymaylifestyle. 

Some of the many topics explored in today's conversation include:
- Their experience of growing up as third culture kids having lived in Birmingham, Jersey and Taiwan
- Why not everyone needs to go to university
- The highs and lows of social media
- How Lucy’s lifestyle brand emerged 
- Why finding your purpose is key to success 
- What relationships have taught us about ourselves 

Thanks again to Lydia and Lucy for being part of this journey and to the listeners for taking the time to listen to differing perspectives 🙏🏼.

I hope you enjoy this episode and I’d love it if you can leave me a review and let me know in the comments what topics you’d like me to discuss and any recommendations for guests.

Big love and stay mindful ✌🏼

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