The Self Help Podcast

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How do you define success and how do you measure it? Money, cars, shiny things, titles and stature count for little in the game of life. So how do we measure ourselves? Let's discuss it…

Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• A HuffPost blog that asks ‘What is Success?‘ (there are a lot more, just head to Google and search…)
• A listener of ours has set up a blog which we LOVE – check out Bit of a Warrior
• ‘Father’s education level strongest factor in child’s success at school – study‘
• The male revolution is here… take a look at heforshe.org
• Kirby vacuum cleaners!

• Sean has found a website but I'm struggling to see the link with this weeks show – Success.com
• Ed suggests you listen to a great TED Talk by his hero Alain de Botton. Watch it now or bookmark it for later!

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A special guest these week meant a change of plan for the show – Ed's 2 (and three quarter) year old son William! Will stayed in the background most of the time (apologies for the odd interruption on his behalf) and left Sean and Ed to talk about the lessons that people of his age, height and disposition can teach us old folks about life.

Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Wanna know what little Will looks like? He an Instagram superstar
• Thanks to Purpose Fairy for the inspiration for much of this weeks show
• Not seen Ken Robinson's TED Talk? Take a look (NB: WE LOVE TEACHERS!)
• Amazing post on the Philosopher's Mail about a clever chap called Donald Winnicott

• Sean has found an interesting book called ‘Emotional Problem Solving Using Stories‘ as well as this course from the Human Givens College ‘How to tell stories that heal‘
• Ed might have mentioned this before but what the heck? Pregnancy for Men by Mark Woods is a great read

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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When life is fun and the things that we do become a joy every Monday becomes a joy as we head back to work and every evening becomes a joy as we head home. When life is out of balance it does not work and we become unhappy.

It's at this time when we most need energy. So where can we find it?

Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• What length should summer holidays be?
• Humans Need Not Apply

• Sean has found a book about emotional intelligence – EQ vs IQ
• Ed urges you to read an amazing blog post by James Altucher – How to Use Heroin Legally. Just do it already!

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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The death of Robin Williams has struck a chord and raised an issue that has, up to now, been mainly hidden. Middle aged suicides in both males and females has remained largely unaddressed.

The idea that suicide is cowardice is held by those with little understanding or empathy and they can be forgiven for their ignorance, actually killing yourself is quite difficult and, in most cases requires determination and indeed courage.

A tough issue to deal with but we've done our best. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast.

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week – read it with your eyes
• In case you hadn't heard, Robin Williams took his life not long back
• Great post by the amazing Chase Reeves that explains the mad genius of the man that inspired this weeks show
• ‘Britain's male suicide rate is a national tragedy‘
• More info re. gender differences in suicide
• Some ‘light' reading on the Suicide Act of 1961
• The Samaritans
• NHS Choices dedicated page for help

• Sean has found an extract from a book first published in 1897 by Emile Durkheim, simply titled Suicide
• Ed suggests you watch a film called The Royal Tenenbaums; partly because it has a suicide scene in it, but also because it's completely wonderful

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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Food. We can't live without it but it's far more than just a simple source of energy for we civilised human beings of the developed world.

A near unlimited supply of food for the lucky few plus access to a media that demands we be a certain shape and size, however, was bound to cause problems and many, if not all of us, our relationship with food and the size of our waste lines is becoming increasingly fraught.

Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week
• Never strayed to the North East of England? Visit Northumberland
• Obesity quadruples to nearly one billion in developing world
• 7 Signs You May Have A Vitamin D Deficiency
• Diet – A Horizon Guide
• Get Off Your Arse (business book by Brad Burton)

• Sean has found a list of books on Amazon that talk at length about food and mood
• Ed LOVES the movie Wall.E and so will you

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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It’s holiday season and people across the UK and beyond are packing up their bags and heading away for a week or two. Are they headed to the right places though?

Travel is a wonderful thing and deserves a lot of thought. The right holiday can change your life for the better, the wrong choice can leave you in a worse state than when you left.

Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week. A MUST READ
• The catalyst for this week’s show was this article on The Philosopher’s Mail
• Would a 3 day work week increase productivity?
• Ed had a ‘holiday’ recently, here’s a short article explaining it
• Looking to learn a language pronto? Try Duo Lingo
• Ed went to Big Sur, California and stayed at a place called Treebones
• Episode 1 of the podcast was all about the importance of Sunlight
• Thinking of working abroad? Check out Nomad List

• Sean recommends Travel Pod, a great little app for documenting your travels
• Ed suggests you take a look at Trippy before heading off on your next trip

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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An interesting thing happens when you open your mouth to talk. Your mind hears what you’re saying.

Do you listen to what you say? Do you hear the tone of your voice? Do you realise how you are heard by others? Well, maybe you should…

Enjoy, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

• Here’s the link to this week’s corresponding blog post by Sean
• Sean Hannity would’t let that Hamas guy talk would he?
• Not got our Live in the Present book yet? Really?!
• Tim Ferris and his ‘no complaining’ bracelet idea

• Sean recommends a book called ‘You Are What You Say’. How relevant! Check it out
• Ed likes Russell Brand. You might not but we still reckon you should check out his ‘alternative news’ YouTube channel, The Trews

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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At the start of everyday the universe gives you a cheque for time, that is 24 hours or 1440 minutes. The same happens everyday. That is 525,600 minutes per year or in a lifetime, if you live to ninety, and you probably will, a total of 47,304,000 minutes. What do you do with your time?

Time can be invested well, producing great benefits (profits) or wasted creating negatives (losses) that then colour our experience and our wellbeing.

It's The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week's show and here it is
• Ed cycled 180 miles across the Highlands of Scotland – read all about it!
• Sean mentioned The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
• Ed loves George Carlin. His stand up routine about Time is safe for work and a must watch
• The David Lynch Foundation
• The Four Hour Work Week by Time Ferris

• Sean found a great article – 40 Ways to Use Time Wisely
• Ed suggests you take a look at CreativeLIVE

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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The law of attraction would state that you need to be able to give in order to receive. When it comes right down to it all that we ever give is love. It may be in the form of charity as money, food or water aid or disaster relief. We may volunteer our time or resources. We may give gifts for birthdays, Christmas, weddings and so on. All we ever give is love, love is all there is.

Are you a giver or a taker? Enjoy your giving and remember that to receive you need to give.

It's The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week's show and here it is
• Ed has completed his adventure across the Highlands of Scotland! He's not had chance to do a full write up yet but check out his JustGiving page for details (and to sponsor if you can!)
• The JFK ‘Ask Not' speech is well worth a watch
• A bit about the Law of Attraction and both Karma and Dharma
• 4 things you need to know about the UK’s international aid budget

• Sean has another WikiHow page that you should investigate, ‘How to Give Gifts Unconditionally‘
• Ed suggests you all think of a challenge, nominate a charity that means a lot to you then use JustGiving to make fund-raising a breeze

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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When we feel devalued by rejection it is because we do not value our self enough. The feeling of rejection happens within us, it is not done to us we do it to our self.

That said, rejection is something that will haunt us all at one time or another, so let's dive deeper and explore it this week…

It's The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week's show and here it is
• Ed is off cycling across Scotland very shortly indeed. More info right here
• Helium sticks in action! Try this with your work colleagues…
• Conrad Rafique is Sean & Rie's physical exercise guru
• ‘Why We Must Teach Digital Natives How to Be Alone‘

• Sean has found a cool WikiHow page that adds yet more clarity to this weeks topic
• Ed insists you watch this 10 minute TED Talk that explains the beauty of nature and the importance of gratitude

We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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