Work, Life, No Balance
Work, Life, No Balance
Prash Raval
It’s time to free yourself from the grind. Work, Life, No Balance with Prash Raval is a podcast that helps you take a fresh look at how to achieve work-life balance in today’s always-connected, work-centric world. Through intimate conversations with guests, I seek to discover how to make work a non-constraining, enhancing and seamless part of life. Ready to make that change? Listen in to start working smarter, and living happier.
My Summary: 5 Lessons on Work-Life Balance
Here they are - my top 5 lessons to you to finally achieve work-life balance.This episode brings together all of my learnings from 12 months obsessing over the topic - reading articles, listening to podcasts and talking to people from various walks of life (including on this podcast) - so that you don’t have to.Listen in to hear about whyYou should be able to prioritise the things most important to you outside of work (big picture and day-to-day)Work should enhance your quality of lifeIt’s ac...
Sep 24, 2023
25 min
S3 Ep3: How I Finally Put Work Second
The summary? Putting work second required me to…Break the link between ‘working hard’ and ‘being a good person'Overcome my addiction to stimulation from workRelegate the role of my work in my self-worth and identityFor me, that journey took a year. And today, I’m going to talk you through that journey, so that you can hopefully start your own. The best part about doing this podcast is hearing from you. Message me (Prash Raval) on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok or Twitter with any feedback, ...
Sep 23, 2023
53 min
S3 Ep2: The truth about pursuing passion - from a full-time professional artist (+ former consultant)
Ever thought about starting your own business but struggled to take the leap? Ever wondered what it would be like to do your dream job? This episode is for you.This episode I’m talking to Malti B Lee. Malti’s CV goes like this - Physics undergrad at Cambridge, Biophysics PhD at UCL, management consultant at BCG and now…full-time professional artist. Listen in to hear about…🥅 The safety nets that will help you take the plunge into self-employment🐂 💩 Why ‘do what you love and you’ll never work ...
Sep 22, 2023
26 min
S3 Ep1: Working smart, not hard - what psychologists think about work-life balance
If you want to finally start working smart instead of hard - and give your own boss the lowdown on the business benefits - this episode is for you.This episode, I’m talking to Arabella Ellis and Mark Loftus. They’re the husband-and-wife co-founders of Jyre - the company I’ve been working at for the past 8 months - and have a background in clinical psychology. My stint working closely with Arabella and Mark was an essential part of my journey toward self-employment and crucially - putting...
Sep 21, 2023
28 min
Snippet 2: Fear - and overcoming it to create work-life balance
This is a deleted snippet from Season 2 Episode 1 with author, entrepreneur, coach and former schoolmate of mine, Akash Vaghela. Akash talks about his journey from being mugged as a 15 year old to taking part in his first Muay Thai fight - and how leaning into your fears can help you create your happiest life.Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever else you listen to your podcasts!Akash Vaghela is an author, entrepreneur and coach, with 12+ years experience in t...
Apr 25, 2023
6 min
S2 Ep3: Ego - the story of insecure overachievers
This episode I’m talking to tech titan-turned-author Jamie Heywood. I love this conversation because it really digs deep into the internal root factors that hold us back from achieving the balance that we desire - but also explores some of the broader socioeconomic systems that are underpinning work-life balance issues at the moment. Listen in to hear about…❌ Why the ‘work to live’ mentality isn’t always helpful👿 How your ego is pulling you out of balance💰 Why the term ‘compensation...
Apr 18, 2023
38 min
S2 Ep2: National Health Service - the story of a junior doctor in the UK
This episode I’m talking to NHS junior doctor Ravina Tanna, on the eve of a three-day junior doctor strike. Listen in to hear about…⏰ The daily 9-5 AND 5-9 of a junior doctor👪 Why doctors are putting major life events on hold🤔 How achieving work-life balance is harder for women than menThis is a conversation that opened my eyes to worlds far removed from my own: the worlds of a junior doctor, a public sector worker and of a woman in a historically male-dominated workplace.Ravina is an EN...
Apr 11, 2023
33 min
S2 Ep1: Life By Design - the story of a man that works like a lion
To kick off Season 2, I’m talking to author, entrepreneur, coach and former schoolmate of mine, Akash Vaghela. Listen in to hear about…🎨 What it means to live a ‘life by design’💪 How to bring work and life together😳 Why Akash doesn’t believe in balance At the end of the episode, I give you my actionable takeaways related to creating a life by design, and summarise the top 3 things that Akash does to prevent work constraining his. Akash Vaghela is an author, entrepreneur and coa...
Apr 4, 2023
36 min
Season 2 Intro: Work, Life, No Balance is back
The concept of work-life balance is broken. In today’s always-connected, hybrid-working world, focusing purely on the number of hours worked and how to separate work and life just doesn’t make sense. And yet - people still need to create balance in their lives - in fact they need it more than ever. It’s time we refreshed our definition of work-life balance. So I’m really excited for you to hear the second season of the ‘Work, Life, No Balance’ podcast! In this intro, I talk you through w...
Mar 30, 2023
4 min
S1 Ep3: My journey to the Work, Life, No Balance podcast
Today, it’s just me and all the feels. I bring you a raw, honest, unfiltered account of how this podcast came about, and summarise some of my key learnings from the experience so far. And I have some news…The best part about doing this podcast is hearing from you! Message me (Prash Raval) on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok or Twitter with any feedback, suggestions or updates on your journey. Thank you!
Dec 19, 2022
46 min
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