Changing Habits - Changing Lives

Top Gun Fighter Pilot - Habit Patterns, Meditation, and Stress - interview with Mark Williams

My guest Mark Williams is the real deal when it comes to being a Top Gun Fighter Pilot! We do cover his time as a fighter pilot and the approach you need to fly fighter jets at high speed (10 miles a minute). Mark is also a keen meditator and is a Director of Mindfulness Programs at Veterans PATH. In this episode we cover: What it takes to be a fighter pilot Similarities between military training and Bhuddist monks Meditation Self compassion - why it's important when you look to make changes in ...

Thinking of Leaving Corporate and Going Solopreneur - Interview with Anna Britnor-Guest

If you are thinking of leaving your corporate role and going solopreneur then this intervew is for you. My guest, Anna Britnor-Guest , gives us her experience of making the move to working for herself. We cover: Expectations vs. Reality of going it alone What were the biggest challenges What Anna learned about herself along the journey What help and support did she find helpful & useful Which habits and routines helped along the way What Anna would differently if she started again I hope thi...

Social Anxiety and Introverts with Mark Metry

From social anxiety and being an introvert to helping people going through similar challenges. My guest Mark Metry talks us through when he realised it more than just being shy. He had social anxiety, and how it even made him make plans to take his own life. Listen to his journey from realisation to learning to manage and overcome the his social anxiety. We share some of the things we have learned through our lives which wil help you make changes to your mood, and mindset. If you enjoyed this ep...

Telling Your Story And Making It Entertaining with Jordan Gross

We explore personal development from a different angle in this episode. My guest Jordan Gross is an author, entrepreneur, TED Talk speaker, and helps people make storytelling entertaining and using it as part of their personal growth. Which he calls " Magitivational ". Lots of life lessons and reimagining personal development! He is the author of 3 books: 'Getting COMFY' 'The Journey to Cloud Nine' 'What happens in Tomorrow World' All available online and local book store - please support you lo...

What's going on in the brain when we create new habits

A quick look at what goes on in our brain when you start to create new habits. Hope this explains what needs to happen to help you create and embed new habits. I cover the following: What does a habit look like to the brain What happens when we start to create a new habit What happens as we try to embed the habit - make it stronger The changes to make the habit automated How long does all this take What happens when we stop repeating a habit Why does the brain dismantle new habits Follow the sci...

Communications Strategies with Michael Mosely

The Art of Storytelling with Michael Harvey

I was curious about how to tell a good story. So, I invited master storyteller, coach, performance artist Michael Harvey to the podcast. Michael explains what makes a good story and how you can become an impactful storyteller. If you enjoyed this episode please give it 5 stars/thumbs up. You can help me immensely by subscribing and sharing with one friend. ___________________________________ To get in touch with Michael Harvey: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michael-harvey-bb673123 Email: michael@mic...

If You Have New Year Resolutions Then Listen To This

Do You Have New Year Resolutions? First episode for 2022! After a short break, I'm back with tools, tips, and strategies to help you make new habits stick. Today, I look at New Year resolutions, and what you can do to make them work for you. If you want me to cover different examples or want help in making your specific resolutions to stick then drop me note. Email is on the podcast. If you found this episode useful, please subscribe, give it 5 stars (or thumbs up), and share with one friend. Th...

The Small Habits Which Helped Recovery From Severe Covid - Interview with Radha Ruparell

Severe Covid and the small habits to recovery My guest Radha Ruparell is a global cross-sector leader, with expertise in the fields of leadership development and personal transformation. Radha contracted Covid and at first it was the usual symptoms but quickly developed into a severe form. Even today Radha is building back her way life and health. Working with organisation from around the world, Radha turned to the skills and habits she was helping leaders with to help her get back her strength ...

If You Are Thinking About Suicide Please Listen To This

If you are in a tough place and even thinking about suicide, please listen to this I’ve been off for a few weeks and no podcasts have been uploaded recently. The main reason was some devastating news I received. I lost a friend to suicide. A friend I had known for nearly 30 years. Someone I thought would be the last person to take his own life. If you find yourself even thinking about taking your own life, then please take a few minutes and listen to this episode. You are not alone. There are pe...

What's The 4-Day Week All About?

What is the 4-day week? You must have heard about the 4-day week. If not, then this episode will shed light on exactly what it is. I am with my guest Charlotte Lockhart, CEO of The 4 Day Week , an organisation which is not only spreading the word but also helping companies to test and take the step to moving to a working 4-day week model. The subject isn’t as simple as moving to working 4 days a week. It covers everything from how to make it happen to the (positive) impact to the organisation, a...

Are You Burned Out?

Or Are You About To Burn Out? In this episode I go through the six signs that you are burning out or already burned out. As the changes occur over time, sometimes a long time, we don’t realise we are burning out. The 6 areas which I see often with people who are burned out are: Motivation and passion for things which are one point were important, take a nose-dive Are you or are you becoming moody and irritable? Have you started to disconnect from people, your work, the world? Are thoughts overfl...

Fasting, Food, Weight Loss, And Healthy Eating - Interview with Ashley Messias

Food, food, food! We need it. We can’t live without it. Yet it’s also become a pain in our life. But hold on, it’s not really the food which makes it pain, but it’s our relationship with it. My guest Ashley Messias (along with a friend) runs The Habit Society where they provide 3-minute newsletters every Monday morning with something you can do to make a difference in your life. Link is further down to sign up. Ashley is a physiotherapist and a holistic nutritionist, and in this episode, we talk...

How To Clear Your Mind - A Simple Approach

Clear Your Mind There's a tonne of things you can do to help clear your mind. From meditation, journaling, sitting in a calm environment, listening to music, or concentrating and focusing on just one thing in front of you or in the distance. Our daily lives appear to be full of things to do. Things we could do. Things we want. We are also constantly bombarded with more information from our surroundings, our devices, our work, and from family and friends. At times, the mind overdoses with thought...

Start Moving Your Body And Change Your Life - Interview with LeAnn Smith

Start moving your body to change your life and work! One the foundations to living a full and vibrant life is to look after ourselves. I say there are three foundational pieces in living well – Sleep, Nutrition, and Movement (or exercise). On this episode, my guest is LeAnn Smith from Seattle in the USA. As we started talking, we ended up with a mini episode within the episode! Asking LeAnn how she got into Yoga and the wellness world led us to talk about transitioning from the corporate world t...

Stop Obsessing About The End Goal

You must do this! Stop obsessing about the end goal, objective, or target. Continually obsessing about the end goal is a waste of time. There’s a whole lot of other things you can obsess about which will help you to hit your goal, objective, or target. Please check out the home page of my website, it’s had a bit of a refresh. Working through refreshing the whole site bit by bit. Aim is to make more get the best and helpful information shown first. Let me know your thoughts or ideas on how to imp...

How Can Leaders Lead In Times Of Uncertainty?

Leaders and leadership in uncertain times. A little different to the usual episodes but one useful (I hope) to all you leaders out there. How are you finding the current environment and world? What does it mean to be a leader in current times? I am with John Holmes, Director of Frontline Training Solutions. John is a trainer and has worked with companies across Europe as well some of the large institutions including Central Banks, Regulators, NATO, and the UN. John runs an International Leadersh...

Just Give 5 Minutes!

Do you have things on your list you just don’t want to do? We all do! We all have things at home or at work which we know we must do but we just don’t want to. They can be really boring or plain tough. We try a variety of strategies but even then, we just don’t get things done put it off again for tomorrow. On this episode I look at what you can do to get started and make progress each day or at least a few times more than you normally manage. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for fu...

Should You Visualise In The First Person Or As An Observer?

Quick follow up episode on visualisation I got a great question after I posted the visualisation episode a few days ago. It’s about how you see yourself in the visualisation. Should it be as an observer (third person), or in the first person as you would in real life. Hopefully this gives some clarification. If you want to get started with creating habits and routines using visualisation, book a free 30-minute consultation: https://comentra.com/information-call If you find this episode useful, p...

Dealing With Life Long Anxiety - Interview With Wendy Tamis Robbins

Many of us will have had a panic attack and moments of anxiety. We learn to deal with these odd occasions. But what if you suffer more than the odd instance? My guest Wendy Tamis-Robbins shares her story of she has dealt with anxiety for most of her life. The first time she noticed her panic attack was when she was six years old. Wendy speaks about how the anxiety started, how it brought her to the point of calling a suicide helpline, and how she now shares her approach to dealing and managing a...

How To Use Visualisation In Making Changes In Your Life And Work

Use Visualisation In Making Changes Visualisation is a secret weapon which is under used when we are making changes in our life and our work. It a powerful way to re-wire your brain, the neurons, and neural pathways. Visualisation is also a skill. A skill you can learn and develop with practise. I talk through a simple exercise you can do to help you develop the skill of visualisation. In fact, you can create your own visualisation exercises. As you get better, you can then use visualisation mor...

How Enthusiasm Can Stop You Making Changes

Enthusiasm is a good thing, overall. But sometimes it can get in the way or upset your plan as you start your changing making journey. Why can enthusiasm be a problem? It can make you think you are ready to do more than you ready for right this minute. When you aren’t ready for the next level you can set yourself further back than where you started. Take injuries in sport. If you are good for running 15 minutes at light speed, jumping up to running faster or longer after a few days opens you up ...

Work Out How Much Sleep You Need With Sleep Cycles

How much sleep do you need? Although an alternative question could have been – are you getting enough sleep? You probably aren’t. Depending on which study you read anything from 40% to over 60% of us are sleep deprived. The latest neuroscience studies in sleep are helping us understand just why we sleep, and getting more and better sleep is a real benefit for our mind, body, and soul! So, knowing how much sleep we need is the first step to addressing our sleep shortage. In this episode I talk ab...

How To Make The Most of Your Ideas

Do your capture your ideas? Ideas pop up all the time. Our mind is constantly working. Thoughts are constantly coming and going. In amongst our thoughts, ideas spring to mind. Stuff we were wrestling with yesterday and suddenly, as you are about wash your hair in the shower an idea comes to mind. They always seem to find the most awkward time and place to appear. In this episode I look at what you can to capture your ideas, why they pop up at strange moments, and what to do once you have them in...

How To Dramatically Improve Your Chances Of Getting Things Done

Want to get more things done? Want to build better and new habits? Then start by removing the options and obstacle which will stop you from NOT doing the action/activity/habit. One sure way of helping you get things done is to be precise and specific about what it is you are going to do. In the podcast, I cover one of the stories which James Clear has in his book ‘Atomic Habits’ which resulted in a much higher number of people taking action. It’s a short episode today and focused on just one thi...

One Thing This Week – Break It Down To The Smallest Action

One Thing This Week – Break It Down To The Smallest Action. Another short episode to look at how you can tackle the big goals, objectives, and target you have or want to achieve in the second of this year. Keep it simple and build habits to reaches the most challenging of goals. Please share this episode and this podcast with one person you know. Thank you so much for supporting my podcast. Have a great day and check-in to more episodes next week. ----------------------------------- How to conne...

How Do You Live A More Fulfilled And Happier Life?

It’s a question which is always asked. There are two parts to this episode. The first part answers the question and is based on various studies over the ages. The second part is how do go about living a life which is fulfilled and happier. Back to the first part. There was a study by Harvard University which as been running for over 90 years! It was the study of adult development. Along with studying how adults developed and changed over time it also looked how happy people where. And what made ...

A Short Personal Message on Father's Day

A short personal message on Father's Day to all fathers out there, and to daughters and sons. Wishing you all the very best today....and every day. If you find this episode useful, please subscribe and share with one friend. _________________________________________________ How to connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azzyaslam Twitter: https://twitter.com/AzzyAslam Subscribe to my new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6UoRoVrNjXX2knbW_mlVoA Website: https://com...

Learning To Breathe, Breathwork, And Dealing With Cancer

Shaun Doherty was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24. Hodgkinson Lymphoma, one of the cancers which has a good success rate of being treated. But he fell into the small group where the treatments were having less effect than usual. It was during his fight with cancer he decided to look at how he could help himself, along with the varied treatments he was going through, to give his body the best chance of fighting and beating cancer. It was then he came across Breathwork. Using breath and how...

Why Are Bad Habits So Easy To Acquire?

Why is it so easy to acquire bad or unhealthy habits? They seem to be so easy to pick up, yet the habit we want or are good for us are so difficult to the create and stick with. Do you find this happens to you? Don’t worry, it’s not just you, it happens to all of us. There is good science behind why bad and unhealthy habits are so easy to acquire. It’s because of the Habit Loop. It’s worth reading the book ‘The Power of Habits’ by Charles Duhigg where he goes into detail about the habit loop. Al...