"We think of being charmed as being tricked, but it's totally okay to be trusting and find people charming."

 

Description

Is it enough to have charisma or should we all be learning a little charm to get ahead? This week on the show we discuss the nature of charm and charisma - our perceived differences and our experience of it. We delve into where it's function might be in our career or passion projects, and what we should be wary of when trying to be more 'charming'. 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:49 What is our perception of charisma

07:53 Learned behaviours

10:14 Emotional intelligence

12:54 Women vs men?

19:42 The subjective nature

20:32 Easily charmed

22:48 Can trust and charisma work together?

23:33 Learning charisma/charm

30:00 Goodbye and find us online

 

Shownotes

charismatoday

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

Description

Is inspiration something we can train to have or is it an elusive mood we have to grab when we have the chance? We chat about our current levels of inspiration or lack thereof and what we tend to practice to try to get it back. We also discuss the nature of inspiration in getting things done and how to push through without it. 

 

Timestamps

 00:00 Welcome and weekly win

04:55 A snapshot of inspiration in our lives

12:50 Trying to get re-inspired

16:20 Consuming what inspires us

18:41 A baseline for inspiration

23:03 What inspiration looks like

24:06 When it's time to kick into gear

32:31 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

The Pursuit Project Episode 22 - Sleep

Night School by Richard Wiseman

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"If you only look at people you've exceeded, you won't see the need to improve"

 

Description

In this weeks episode we discuss the power of comparison - and whether it's powers are bad or could be used for good! We explore how our own comparison habits could be doing harm to others. Share your thoughts on comparison with us on social media or on our website. 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:25 The comparison trap

06:22 Comparing ourselves to others

10:42 Using comparison to question

12:35 Setting a baseline

16:02 Comparative harm

22:06 Expanding your horizons

25:52 Harnessing comparison

31:18 Goodbye and find us online

 

 

Show Notes

Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"Minimalism to me is having to make less decisions about things"

 

Description

This week on the show we discuss minimalism and it's nature as a framework for productivity. We explore how it can be useful in different areas of our lives such as our wardrobes, our shopping habits and homes and more. We also discuss how minimalism could be connected to reducing decision fatigue, and how we'd like to use it to be more productive. Do you practice minimalism? Let us know your experience!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

03:15 When you hear 'minimalism'?

8:07 Minimalism and stress

10:28 'The uniform'

21:11 Minimal systems

22:07 Targeted media consumption

24:10 Is it about saving money?

31:16 In with the new, out with the old

39:05 Goodbye and find us online

 

 

Show Notes

 

The Minimalists Documentary

The Tiny House Documentary

Into Mind Capsule Wardobe

Unfancy Mindful Style

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"Getting in there and working helped me to refine and understand what I enjoyed, was good at and what I want to learn more in. As well as what I didn't want to do and what jobs that would mean for me in the future."

 

Description

This weeks conversation is a timely one, for Bronte and many recent graduates everywhere. We talk the job searching process, writing cover letters, tailoring your resume and finding direction in your career. Apologies again for a sick voice and tweeting bird in the audio! We want to hear from you - share your career experiences with us on Twitter!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

04:28 How did we pick our 'career'

10:22 Figuring out your direction

13:04 The job searching process

17:41 Organising applications

20:31 Finding the right job

24:05 Preparation

31:48 Knowing what's next?

37:10 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

The Loop Creative Job Board

Pedestrian TV Job Board

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"If you make a plan, you're more likely to succeed."

 

Description

What is healthy eating and how does it shape our lives? This week is a personal discussion about our own experiences with eating healthily (or trying to). An honest disclaimer, we have no expertise in this matter and it's simply our experience! Take what we say with a grain of salt and work out your own best practices for eating to fuel your body. Also, sorry about the bird noises, we mistakenly recorded in the room with my budgie.  

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:52 What does healthy eating look like for us?

09:20 Fads or diets we've tried

16:05 Food prep or take it as it comes?

23:36 Barriers and struggles to healthy eating

29:45 Tips for healthy eating

34:44 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

Tiff Hall's book 'You Beauty' - all round healthy living manual

Sweet Poison - a book about sugar

"I've intentionally niched down my interests out of necessity"

 

 

Description

This week on the show we stay on the New Year theme and discuss targeting our attention and niching down focus, projects or areas of our lives. We all have many dreams, passion and skills that we'd love to pursue, but in order to achieve one thing, often we have to let others go. Join us as we discuss where we've chosen to target our attention, how we combat 'shiny object syndrome' and our thoughts on being a 'jack of all trades, master of none.' As always, we'd love to see you join in the conversation on Twitter!

 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

06:45 What are the large areas in our lives?

10:08 Niching down our interests

11:21 Jack of all trades, master of none?

19:21 Targeted goals to achieve goals

23:41 Comparison and distraction

29:40 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

Alexa, Is Amazon taking over the world? - Note to Self episode 

5 Days to Resolutions that Stick - As Creatives Email Course (written by Ngaire)

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"I'm more invested in my personal development, so this year I've set more intentional goals"

 

 

Description

The new year is upon is, and with it comes the possibility of more! In this weeks episode, we discuss the nature of resolutions and the vibes of the new year and the difference between resolutions and goals. We also chat about our goals and intentions for 2018 and how we're setting ourselves up to succeed. We'd love to hear your goals or resolutions - please share with us on Twitter or Instagram!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and catch up

03:52 The energy of bettering ourselves

05:57 Keeping our resolutions top of mind

8:03 Forecasting the year, the whole year?

9:10 Setting our own intentions for 2018

23:45 Thinking about the future?

31:42 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show notes

2018 Goal Setting - Megan Minns Video

Setting up a 2018 Bullet Journal/ Setting Goals - Planning with Kay Video

5 Days to Resolutions that Stick - As Creatives Email Course (written by Ngaire)

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"The podcast has allowed me to engage more in the topics I care about while challenging me to articulate my actual thoughts"

 

Description

Well well well, looks at us, we've made it through the year, and so did you! Good job! Snaps for you. In this weeks episode Ngaire and Bronte chit chat about the podcast; the challenges, the triumphs, the quality banter. Join us as we look back on the past 40 episodes* with a sneak peak into what we want the podcast to bring next year. 

 

*don't be alarmed, we don't actually talk about ALL our episodes.

Note

We will be taking a 2 week break over the Christmas/New Year holiday. You'll hear us again on the 10th of January for a thrilling conversation about goals and resolutions. Get excited, because we both are. In the mean time feel free to connect with us on the socials over the break twitter and instagram.

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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"I hadn't put down all the steps on paper so when I came to do it, I didn't know where to start and with no motivation I couldn't follow through

 

Description

It's not just me is it? Sometimes you're looking around and there is no motivation anywhere, it's like your brain has switched off and the routine itself even fails you. So how can we rediscover our motivation or how do we just soldier on? This week we discuss our lack of motivation, and how disorganisation, low energy and results play into how motivated and productive we can be. Tune in for some insight, some real experiences and some strategies for getting out of the funk and finding motivation again. 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:28 When your motivation is really down

04:02 Caught in the busy

08:33 Saying no to say yes

11:03 Losing the routine, losing the motivation

15:12 Finding the why, and take 10 seconds 

17:47 Learning to move past the need for reward

23:11 What makes us work harder?

25:52 Moving back into motivation

31:40 Setting the time or being flexible? 

32:56 Goodbye and find us online

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

provided under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0