Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. For some reason we expect more from intuition than we do from logic. Ask yourself if your logic has ever been wrong about anything? Most people would agree that their logic doesn't always prove accurate. But we expect intuition to be perfect, even though we are not skilled in its use. This is magical thinking and intuition is not magic. So how do we harness this, and can we trust our own intuitio...
Sep 19, 2021•22 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Self awareness is seen as important because when we have a better understanding of ourselves, we are able to experience ourselves as unique and separate individuals. We are then empowered to make changes and to build on our areas of strength as well as identify areas where we would like to make improvements. But are we actually aware? Looking into what the 'experts' say about awareness and whethe...
Sep 12, 2021•24 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. A definition online says a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be loving to yourself and others. So how can we be spiritual and why is it important? Looking into what the 'experts' say about spirituality and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole seri...
Sep 05, 2021•20 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Sustainability is about meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Living sustainably therefore, is an important practice for saving the environment and using our resources efficiently. But what does this actually mean in the day to day practical sense? Looking into what the 'experts' say about sustainability and whether it is truly h...
Aug 29, 2021•29 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. A fundamental component of healthy grieving is to experience the pain and sorrow associated with loss. Equally important is giving yourself permission to take breaks away from your grief. But we seem to avoid it all together, never having that conversation. So why can't we talk about grief? Looking into what the 'experts' say about grief and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from othe...
Aug 22, 2021•36 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Being able to communicate effectively is perhaps the most important of all life skills. It is what enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is said to us. But what happens when you have a mortal fear of public speaking? Looking into what the 'experts' say about communication, and anxiety around speaking in public and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from...
Aug 15, 2021•25 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Wikipedia defines "intentional living" as any lifestyle based on an individual or group's conscious attempts to live according to their values and beliefs. So why is intentional living important and how can we do it? Looking into what the 'experts' say about intentionality and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscr...
Aug 08, 2021•26 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Self-help author Mark Manson writes about some of the toxic aspects of the industry including having some non-qualified people peddling ideas that can make people feel inferior and create unrealistic expectations if they can't follow the same path and have the same results. So how can we critically analyse the ideas that we follow? Looking into what the 'experts' say about self-help and whether i...
Aug 01, 2021•26 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. The concept of minimalism, which involves freeing yourself from clutter and "stuff," has been around for some time. In fact, you can find mentions of minimalism throughout history. That said, as with all movements, minimalism has changed over time, but thanks to Marie Kondo and the advent of tiny homes, the practice is seeing a resurgence. So why is it important and how do we let go of things tha...
Jul 25, 2021•26 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Ever since we were young, we were told to excel in academics, focus on getting good grades and ace our exams. In schools and colleges, the learning has always been more directed towards academic courses but the importance of self-improvement often goes unnoticed. The problem is you cannot run away from yourself. So how do we strive to be better people? Looking into what the 'experts' say about be...
Jul 18, 2021•23 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. There are many discriminatory practices committed regularly over long periods of time that communities and societies begin to consider them acceptable. Whether this is within a system or culture, it's important to look at what it is, and how we can change it for the better. So how do we challenge the status quo? Looking into what the 'experts' say about focus and whether it is truly helpful? And ...
Jul 11, 2021•24 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. It’s true that you can learn much more from failure than from success, and it’s true that every successful person went through a series of failures before reaching the top, but still it's very difficult to deal with. So what can we learn from failing? Looking into what the 'experts' say about failure and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over t...
Jul 04, 2021•24 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Community is critical to our overall wellbeing and the decline of our connectedness is coming at the same time mental health issues are on the rise. However, communities will dissipate if neglected. They need nourishment and dedication from its members through traditions, behaviours, and a sharing of knowledge. So how do we find our support systems, networks, and collectives? Looking into what th...
Jun 27, 2021•20 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. If there’s one thing we could all probably use a lot more of, it’s the ability to focus. But telling yourself to stay focused on a task, especially a mundane one, is often a lot easier said than done. So how do we stay focused? Looking into what the 'experts' say about focus and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subs...
Jun 20, 2021•33 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. If you’ve ever been through a highly stressful event or series of events, you’ve been through a traumatic experience. A feeling of helplessness, horror, and in some cases, the challenges of a serious injury (or the threat of one) are common after these events. So how do we heal from adversity? Looking into what the 'experts' say about healing and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from...
Jun 13, 2021•30 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Breakups are hard, especially when they come as a shock. It’s natural to go through a lot of painful emotions. Yet some creative artists are able to harness their experiences and transform this into something new. So how do we deal with heartbreak? Looking into what the 'experts' say about heartbreak and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over t...
Jun 06, 2021•28 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Sadness is a reasonable response to the horrors of the world and the absurdities and disappointments of modern life and yet we tend to be averse to this notion, running in the opposite direction in a bid to pursue happiness. So why can't we sit with sadness, and can it be good for us? Looking into what the 'experts' say about sadness and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others w...
May 30, 2021•22 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. The slow movement advocates a cultural shift toward slowing down life's pace. It began with Carlo Petrini's protest against the opening of a McDonald's restaurant in Piazza di Spagna, Rome in 1986 that sparked the creation of the slow food movement. So what can help us to slow down? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to slow down and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from o...
May 23, 2021•25 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Being resourceful is the ability to find and use available resources to solve problems and achieve goals. And this is no different in mental health. According to a 2002 British Medical Journal, patients and clinicians are using new strategies and sources for acquiring health information, including the Internet. Patients may be equipped with information from Internet web searches and online suppor...
May 16, 2021•23 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. To have hope is to want an outcome that makes your life better in some way. It not only can help make a tough present situation more bearable but also can eventually improve our lives because envisioning a better future motivates you to take the steps to make it happen. So how do we hold on to it? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to harness hope and whether it is truly helpful? And a...
May 09, 2021•21 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Constant worrying, negative thinking, and always expecting the worst can take a toll on your emotional and physical health. It can sap your emotional strength, leave you feeling restless and jumpy, cause insomnia, headaches, stomach problems, and muscle tension, and make it difficult to concentrate at work or school. So how do we take control and bring about a peaceful mindset? Looking into what ...
May 02, 2021•24 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. If you’ve been feeling stressed during the past 12 months, you are not alone. Cases of burnout and stress were common before the pandemic, but the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and people’s emotional well-being has generated an environment where feeling this way is often the default, especially in the midst of restrictions, regulations, and lockdowns. So how do we deal with stress? Looking in...
Apr 25, 2021•25 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Courage is defined as strength in the face of pain or grief, or the ability to face something that may be frightening. So how can we brave enough to confront anything? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be brave and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills! It ...
Apr 18, 2021•22 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Having the ability to make a quick, yet good decision is imperative in all life situations, however, if you're anything like me, you'll try to avoid it at any cost. So how can we be more decisive? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be decisive and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the ...
Apr 11, 2021•23 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. In a world of individualism, why is it that being alone is seen negatively? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be alone and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks....
Apr 04, 2021•21 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. According to the dictionary, an introverted person is predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things, even though they may have a deep sense of empathy. So how do you make being an introvert a superpower? Looking into what the 'experts' say about introversion and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery o...
Mar 28, 2021•22 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. On International Day of Happiness, I reflect on this journey that I began last year - and one of the key things that kept coming up was gratitude as an attitude. So how do we cultivate this? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be grateful and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole ...
Mar 21, 2021•20 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. On this International Women's Day I am reminded of all of the women that helped me get here in some capacity. So as a coach, how do you pay this forward adequately? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be a great coach and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills...
Mar 14, 2021•25 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. It's almost been a year since the pandemic really kicked into action, and our patience is seriously wearing thin. If you're anything like me, you'll be pretty frustrated by now. So how do we practice patience in a pandemic? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be patient and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please ...
Mar 07, 2021•15 min
Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. This week is particularly personal for me as I pay tribute to my friend who passed away last week. So this one is for you Chris. How can we be better or even the best friends possible? Looking into what the 'experts' say about how to be a good friend and whether it is truly helpful? And also hearing from others who have gained some mastery over themselves. Please hit subscribe to hear the whole s...
Feb 28, 2021•18 min
