When we understand how the faulty logic of depression hijacks the mind and narrows our ability to see beyond the restricted view it dictates, we can begin to see new possibilities and break free of depression’s clutches.

For most of us, the full impact of loss is hidden from us until the event hits us. Maybe we can never prepare for the worst thing that can happen to us, but we can do a lot to ease the passage through the unavoidable transition that follows.

Love it or hate it, feedback is never really popular. Most of us don't like giving feedback, and when it comes to receiving it, feedback is even less popular. Many people openly mistrust it!Feedback is intended to help us be better at what we do, so where do these negative feelings come from? I'm in conversation with wise-manager and regular guest, Rick Gough. He shares his insights from his 28 years as a manager in a large multinational. We come up with some guidelines for giving AND receiving feedback, and in the process we stumble across some interesting side issues. #getabetterhandleonlife #businesstalk #givingfeedback Contacts Email Rick Gough Email Barry Winbolt Find me here: https://linktr.ee/barrywinbolt

Conventional wisdom is often the default way of thinking. It can provide a sense of stability and safety, but it can also stifle creativity, and limit possibilities. In this episode, I offer some powerful alternatives for opening up possibilities and stimulating creativity.

Creativity is only part of it, this is a testimony to how being brave enough to face who we really are can lead us to being unexpectedly content and, as you’ll hear, genuinely happy.

In this episode, I’m talking to career coach and business mentor Mohammed Kasujee. He has an inspiring story of self discovery. How he overcame his doubts, discovered his true worth, left a well paid job, and made the leap to his current role helping others to transform their lives.

Adele Leah calls these ’human skills’ and explains why you should focus on the one piece of the career equation you can control – your personal development.

In his refreshingly direct style, Dr Stanley demystifies sleeplessness and talks about the contributing factors that tend to raise our anxiety levels when we find we can’t sleep. The good news is that he defines the three essentials for good sleep, and says, though you may not realise it, that the answer to the problem ”is in your hands”.

Despite advising caution, I do have sympathy your are on a quest to find your purpose, and I have something useful to say about it. In this episode I provide two key questions to ask yourself to help you on your journey, and much more besides.

I’ve learned a lot about how to present myself online, and this episode explains something of that journey, and why you will never hear me sounding relentlessly upbeat.