The Robora

As Annie Ridout embarks on a major life change (leaving her hometown of London, staying in the countryside, homeschooling the kids, travelling and then.... who knows), she shares how they got to this stage, what she did when - last week - she had a massive wobble. And how she moved through it and got to a new life plan that felt exciting. If a little unconventional.

Show notes:

- Oprah's Supersoul Conversations with Dr Michael Bernard Beckwith

- Tamu Thomas on Instagram - @livethreesixty

- What do I want to do with my life? (at therobora.com)
This online course will help you to focus on what you’d like to do more of (eg. daily rituals, the BIG goals and weekly work tasks), how to break down common barriers that may be holding you back (eg. perfectionism, fear of failure, imposter syndrome) – and a method for planning your time efficiently. I’ll teach you how to start ticking more things off, but not at the expense of your wellbeing. It’s a combination of mindset work and clever time management strategies…

Some weeks, we're full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm. Others, we're not. This week, Annie Ridout was in panic mode and due on her period. So she did pretty much no work at all. Here's what she did instead, why she didn't feel bad about taking time away from the laptop and what happened at the end of her no-work week... (she also shares the story of her incredibly embarrassing, worst-ever sales pitch from last year), 

Show notes:

- To learn more about working with/around your menstrual cycle, check out @_maisiehill_

- Read Ebony Gilbert's brilliant poetry book - This Skin I'm In

Successful, sustainable businesses are run by people who know that it's not just hard work that's required but also balance. After two experiences of burnout, Annie Ridout now knows the warning signs and shares them in this episode, as well as what to do to avoid getting to that stage. She talks about toxic productivity, realistic ways to look after yourself when you're a mum or caring for someone else as well as running a business, and she gets real about the pressure to earn taking precedence over wellbeing, sometimes.

Show notes:

Tamu Thomas, @livethreesixty, is mentioned lots of times
Arianna Huffington's platform Thrive
Five morning habits of entrepreneurs

After a (long) summer off, Annie Ridout is back with new ideas for The Robora. Also, some notes on where Rich has gone. She talks about why she hates the phrase 'online business' and can no longer refer to The Robora as a platform for online business. And about moving house. And all the things she wants to do to help women to improve their own lives. Plus there are a few self-publishing tips in there.

Show notes:

All The Robora's online courses are here.

Follow us on Instagram: @therobora

Join The Robora Facebook group

Sign up to the mailing list

Victoria Smith-Murphy is a career and leadership coach. She works one-on-one with senior leaders, as well as running workshops on intuition and self-leadership. In this episode, we talk about using tarot cards, astrology and intuition in business. Victoria explains the difference between instinct and intuition, and explains that you don't have to be spiritual to use tarot or access your sub-conscious thoughts. We also discussing manifesting and law of attraction - why some people are cynical, and how visualising has (and hasn't) worked for us.

Show (biz) Notes:

Victoria's website: www.victoriasmithmurphy.com
And the tarot workshop she's running: victoriasmithmurphy.com/tarot-course
Follow her on Instagram: @vsmlifecoaching

Anjali Mehta is a CBT therapist, lecturer and the clinical director of Brighter Life Therapy. She launched this online therapy business during the pandemic and in this episode, talks about Zoom therapy vs in-person and shares tools for coping with anxiety and depression. We also discuss how open therapists should be about their own lives on social media, and what it's like setting up an online business.

Show notes:

Brighter Life Therapy - brighterlifetherapy.co.uk
Anjali on Instagram: @brighterlifetherapyuk

After graduating in Fashion Design in France, her country of origin, Camille Jacquemart trained with the likes of Threeasfour, Alexander McQueen and Fred Butler. Keen to learn more about the process behind making clothes, she spent a year at a wool farm in Wales, shepherding and learning the process from fleece to cloth. Shortly after, she launched Thimble Studios - her business. It’s been going eight years. She now lives close to nature, still in Wales, teaching people to sew and make their own clothes. Pre-pandemic, this was in-person classes but over the past year, she moved her classes online. In this episode, we talk creativity, lifestyle, inspiration and combining these things with the online world...

Show Notes:

Visit Camille's website: www.thimblestudios.com
Follow her on Instagram: @camillefromthimble
Camille's business inspo: Lydia of Made My Wardrobe

Many of us have found ourselves post-pandemic asking: what do I want to do with my life? We're ready for change. For working differently. For prioritising different parts of our lives. There's a lot of talk around rest and play. Annie has been asking herself this question too, and after taking someone else's online course (that wasn't very good) she had a brainwave. We discuss it, in this episode. As well as the usual disagreements/tiffs because, basically, Rich is an eternal pessimist. Though you can listen and make your own mind up about that. And we have a big talk about coaching, as Rich is having coaching to answer that same question.

Show(biz) Notes:

We've been having a break from The Robora (including the podcast). And in this episode, we open up about what's been going on behind-the-scenes this past year. Well, Annie tries to rose-tint it but Rich pushes for the truth. This is a very honest insight into running an online business, from home, with your husband/wife and three young kids during a pandemic. And then we share our plan for running the business in 1/2-a-day a week, going forward - and how this will work...

Show(biz) Notes:

Head to The Robora for our flash sale
Follow us on Instagram: @therobora
Join the Facebook group to network with other women in online business

Part of running a business is trying things. Some work, some don't. You learn and move on. Another part is having lots of ideas; innovating. And some of those ideas come to fruition, while others don't. In this episode, we discuss our recent plans to launch a membership, and why we won't be going ahead. Plus lots of chat around failure, success and giving ourselves permission to do both with no guilt.

Show(biz) Notes:

Big (limited time) sale in our shop: 50% off all our online business courses