Tom’s Life Lab is a podcast exploring practical and innovative ways to navigate life’s challenges, boost happiness, and embrace uncertainty. Each episode is an experiment in mindset shifts, personal growth, and life hacks, helping you live with clarity, confidence, and curiosity.
We invite interesting and insightful guests who share their expertise to help you be happier and more effective in life and work.
You can find out more about Tom’s work and that of his company, HEX, at www.hex-development.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-emery-b8809818/.
In this week's episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom explores the feeling of being stuck and how to move through it.
We all know how it feels to be stuck. When we know something needs to change, but we're n…
Complaining feels good. We all get tempted to do it, because it can make us feel seen and validate feelings of frustration, but it rarely gets us anywhere.
Whether it's about traffic, the weather, t…
Many of us believe life just happens to us. We react, respond, cope and manage like we are passengers in our own stories. What if we flipped this and, instead, behaved like we happen to our lives?
Th…
We’ve all heard the phrase: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. But how true is it in leadership and life?
In this episode, Tom explores the importance of first impressions. Fro…
In this episode of Tom's Life Lab, we welcomed leadership expert and founder of Fenton Place, Lee Rogers.
Lee shared his personal weight loss story, the inspiration behind his 'Fit Over 40' campaign,…
In this Tom's Life Lab episode, Tom explores the myth of finished. This idea that we'll be enough when we're confident, clear and finally 'get there'.
When we cling to the myth of arrival, we increas…
Welcome to this week's episode of Tom's Life Lab, where Tom discusses how to manage a challenging relationship.
Whether it's with a colleague, boss or family member, if you've ever found yourself thi…
This week's episode of Tom's Life Lab is for anyone who has ever felt like they know they're good at what they do, but they've struggled to get it across to others.
You've put in the work, earned you…
Welcome back to the Life Lab, where we experiment with life, work, and all the weird and wonderful stuff in between. In today’s episode, we explore how meaning shows up not in the grand gestures or b…
In this episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom explores a truth every leader wrestles with but few talk about openly: how we show up during times of change. When uncertainty strikes, the instinct can be to p…
Everyone loves a shiny beginning or a big finish. But what about the bit in the middle? The slog. The self-doubt. The “why did I even start this?” phase.
In this episode of Tom’s Life Lab, we’re talk…
In this podcast episode, Tom is making the case for asking "stupid" questions.
He explains how holding back is often the worst choice, as when we don't ask, we stay confused. By querying, we learn, a…
In this uplifting episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom Emery is joined by empowerment coach Raquel Braganza for a conversation about joy, what it really means, how we can cultivate more of it, and why it m…
In this powerful episode of Life Lab, Tom Emery sits down with performance coach Rob Tracz to explore the journey from hustle-fuelled burnout to founding Prime Performance Coaching. Rob opens up abou…
In this episode of Life Lab, Tom dives into a habit many high performers quietly battle: rumination. If you’ve ever found yourself replaying a meeting moment at 2 am or over-analysing a raised eyebro…
We’re more digitally linked than ever—yet so many of us feel alone. With smart assistants, AI-generated replies, and curated feeds shaping our interactions, it’s easy to mistake constant contact for …
Imposter syndrome affects up to 70% of people (perhaps more) - in this short episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom delves into this important topic.
Inspired by a recent event at the Fletchers Group Female …
In this episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom sits down with George Bettany, founder of the mindful running community Mara and a passionate advocate for presence, performance, and purpose.
They explore the …
In this episode, Tom interviews Kevin Palmieri, founder of Next Level University, who shares his transformative journey from struggling with mental health and contemplating suicide to finding fulfilm…
In this episode of Tom’s Life Lab, Tom welcomes an extraordinary guest: Stacie Shifflett, multiple international best-selling author, entrepreneur, llama farm owner(!), and passionate student of life…