In Pursuit of the Better You

In this episode we're looking at making the best of situations - acceptance of what's going on for ourselves. 

When things happen to us, our sympathetic nervous system is activated - our fight, fligh…

Talking about being ready to do something. Being ready is actually a decision that we make!

What does this mean?

It means we make a decision to do something - rather than waiting for the motivation t…

A special episode. This is number 100! A milestone.

We're celebrating being in pursuit of the better you!

We're re-visiting the essence of the podcast and chatting about what it means to us to be in …

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Tony Cerella ACC, who talks to us about transitioning from a long standing service in the US Army.

How this is, when 23 years of your life and identity is one thi…

How can we have difficult conversations in a healthy and productive way?

Often we avoid the difficult conversation - but in doing this, we're not helping ourselves - it doesn't make the issue go away…

What happens when you don't feel creative? When you're not on it. How do you turn those feelings around? What does creativity even mean to you?

We're talking here about how creativity may look differ…

We've realised we actually disagree with each other on something! Shock horror!

Fay is very much an 'all or nothing' kind of person.

Becki is more 'slow and steady wins the race'.

We both have the sa…

Talking about jealousy today in this episode - what does this mean for us when we're feeling all the feels of jealousy. 

Becki and I invite you to think about when you last felt jealous and what was …

How are you at speaking up in meetings?

Are you shy? Do you not like the sound of your voice? Do you think your opinions aren't valid?

What would give you the confidence to speak up in meeting?

Facil…

How clear are you on who you are and what you do so that you can be impactful and influential in your role?

Are you trying to influence someone - who maybe can't be influenced? How much time are you …

Talking about failure - thinking about reframing our thoughts here - and the idea of embracing the possibility of failure. 

How does failure fit with 'fixed' and 'growth' mindset - the work of Carol …

In this episode we're thinking about preparing for an appraisal / performance review.

How does it make you feel if you're asked to bring a list of your achievements to your appraisal? 

What else do y…

In this episode, we share a great coaching tool called 'The Wheel of Life' - it's a really versatile tool that could help you in your life, or your career, or a relationship - anywhere where things a…

What's the difference between belonging and fitting in?

As human beings, we have that need for connection - our network and our connection with others to help us thrive.

But there are 2 sides to this…

Are you always eating the broken egg? I.e. if something isn't quite right - do you always give yourself the 'crappy end of the stick'?

Those things that lead to you re-thinking situations are often b…

In this episode, we're thinking about the things we do that our future selves will and won't thank us for. 

And this is about becoming quite conscious of what we are doing in the moment - and the imp…

In this episode, we're talking about the value found in work conversations that aren't about work. 

What do you actually know about your colleagues? How does that help you with your social relationsh…

High performers in the workplace - and how coaching can be a really fabulous intervention to develop high performers more fully.

In this podcast, we're busting a myth that coaching is an intervention…

In this episode, we're talking Love Letters!

Love Letters to the people on our team. This is where you pick a word that describes a person positively - and then tell them!

It involves a level of psyc…

What's personal effectiveness - what does it mean to you and what can you do to develop it?

It's all about you performing at your best - but thinking about the non-technical skills within your role -…