Happy MBA
Happy MBA is a podcast for entrepreneurs who want an alternative to traditional business thinking. Hosted by Carlos Saba and Laurence McCahill, co-founders of The Happy Startup School, it focuses on making money, doing good, and being happy. The show explores big questions about purpose, reinvention, meaningful work, and growing a business without burnout. It aims to be an antidote to business-as-usual and to inspire a new kind of entrepreneurship.
Episodes
What’s stopping you from getting started?
You don’t need a better plan.You don’t need more qualifications.And you definitely don’t need to wait until you've got the perfect plan.In this episode, we unpack the real reason so many thoughtful, capable people stay stuck at the starting line: fear. Fear of getting it wrong. Fear of being judged. Fear of committing to something that might not work.Rather than trying to “overcome” fear or force
Am I too old to start a business?
The average age of an entrepreneur in the UK is 46, and more than a third of businesses are run by people over 50. Entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young; in fact older individuals bring valuable wisdom, experience, and networks to their ventures.Midlife entrepreneurs are often more thoughtful in their approach, focusing on meaningful work rather than just scaling for the sake of it.This conver
Welcome to Happy MBA
In this episode, we open a new chapter of the podcast.After years as The Happy Entrepreneur, we’re evolving the show into Happy MBA, a name that better reflects the work we now do and the people we serve. This conversation is about: what’s changing, why it matters, and who this podcast is really for.If you’ve ever felt a bit out of place in traditional business culture… this one’s for you.🎧 About
Unlock the magic of nature's boardroom
Ever wondered what 500 million years of mountain wisdom could teach you about where you take your business or work from here?Laurence and Carlos explore how the French Alps create the perfect environment for profound perspective shifts.Discover why conversations beside Alpine lakes spark innovations that stuffy conference rooms never could, and how shared adventures build deeper connections than a
Showing up without the cringe
Sharing on social media can feel like stepping into the spotlight with nowhere to hide. No wonder so many of us shrink from it.How do we show up bravely without losing ourselves? How do we share our voices in ways that build genuine connections instead of just chasing likes and follows? How can we show up without cringing inside?In this episode, Laurence and Carlos are in conversation with visibil
The authenticity dilemma
The idea of "personal branding” can be a bit exhausting. The thought of carefully curating a version of yourself that’s optimised for engagement feels like too much effort if you struggle to be anything other than yourself.Amanda Baker has been developing a framework to help people navigate their own authenticity, and Carlos will be bringing his own reflections on what it means to market your
Tiny Experiments – Unlocking big possibilities
What if we reframed failure as a step toward clarity rather than away from success?In this episode, Laurence and Carlos sit down with Anne-Laure le Cunff, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author of the book Tiny Experiments, to explore why failure isn’t failure – it’s feedback.Anne-Laure’s work is all about curiosity-driven learning; turning doubt into discovery through small, low-risk
Sharing your voice – Vision Tribe Summit 2025
Carlos, Laurence, and Lana present the fourth and final session in their Vision Tribe Summit from February 2025.This conversation will help youReframe sharing your voice on social media from self-promotion to a tool for personal clarity and connectionOvercome perfectionism, fear of adding to the noise, and imposter syndromeBuild authentic connections by asking questions, curating content that insp
Making happy money – Vision Tribe Summit 2025
Carlos, Laurence, and Lana present the third session in their Vision Tribe Summit from February 2025.This conversation will help youDevelop a healthier relationship with money by understanding your personal money stories and how they affect your current attitudesCreate multiple income streams through a product pyramid approach rather than solely relying on selling your timePrice your services base
Your story of change – Vision Tribe Summit 2025
Carlos, Laurence, and Lana present the second session in their Vision Tribe Summit from February 2025.This discussion will help youShift from traditional marketing approaches that target everyone to creating deeper impact with those who truly resonate with your valuesDiscover why vulnerability in sharing your journey can be your greatest asset in building genuine community connectionsUnderstand ho
Redefining success – Vision Tribe Summit 2025
Carlos, Laurence, and Lana present the first session in their Vision Tribe Summit from February 2025.In this session they explore four key dimensions of success:Finding ways to earn while doing what you love rather than chasing wealth at the expense of fulfilmentPrioritising what genuinely energises you rather than constant multitasking driven by feelings of "not-enoughness"Surrounding yourself wi
The midlife renaissance: navigating purpose and professional transitions
Chip Conley is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy and author of Learning to Love Midlife: How to Embrace What’s Next. In this discussion with Laurence and Carlos, he delves into the opportunities and challenges of navigating purpose and professional transitions during this pivotal stage of life.If you’re an experienced professional or seasoned entrepreneur who’s achieved financial s
How to commit to action
Feel like you’re stuck in a loop of fear, overwhelm, and endless faffing about? You’re not alone. Making a big change, whether in life or work, can feel like staring at a blank page with no idea where to begin. But getting moving doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or complicated.In this episode, Laurence, Carlos, and Lana lift the lid on a framework that’s been a game-changer for their Vision 20/20
Nurture your inner rebel
What if it’s punk to pause? To quote the Nap Bishop Tricia Hersey, that “rest is a form of resistance”?Caro Turlings and Jobbe Holtes are multi-talented creatives and Vision alumni with a deep love for music, dancing, and dressing up. They join Laurence and Carlos to exploreHow to forget DIY and embrace DIT (Do it Together)Stepping out and stepping upHow creativity, rest, and discovering
How to make your idea real
Carlos and Lana dive into the concept of creating Minimum Lovable Products: products that "thingify" your thoughts and turn your ideas into tangible, helpful solutions.These MLPs help you connect with the people you want to serve, promote your mission, and build momentum for your idea.Whether you're looking to iterate your big vision or start marketing your idea, this episode is about creating con
Eat well, lead well
Sarah Bayliss is the author of Do Nourish: How to Eat for Resilience. She combines expertise with lived experience, helping professionals and entrepreneurs make intentional choices about their nutrition and overall wellbeing.Her approach goes beyond just food. In this episode, they explore how Sarah’s 7 Pillars can support resilience, energy, and clarity, the impact of small, mindfu
Social media when unclear
We know that people will benefit from what we do, and one way to help others find us is through posting on social media.But what do you do when you don't have a content strategy, a target audience, and you're not yet clear on what you're going to post about?If this sounds like you, you're not alone. A question submitted by the Happy Startup School community sparked this conversation: "How do you p
When values meet reality
A question submitted by our community sparked this conversation: "How are your values embodied with real examples in your current business? How have your values helped – or even emerged – when things get tough or friction arises?"In this episode, Carlos, Laurence, Lana and guest Stephanie dive into their stories, sharing honest reflections, and discussing how their manifestos shaped their actions,
Lovely messy startups
How do you change direction without a map? By reconnecting to your inner navigation system.But many of us fall shy of it, because it means engaging with the messy parts of ourselves that we don’t want to acknowledge, let alone embrace.Someone who’s walked this tough but rewarding path is Vision 2020 alumnae Beth Derry.As a successful copywriter for 25 years, Beth has written for and collabora
Embracing everything: From loss to aliveness
You probably know about 4,000 weeks. It’s what Oliver Burkeman suggests is the average time we all have on this earth. But do you know about 90,000 hours?That’s how long many of us will spend working during our lives. And it's essentially a third of your life.Life isn’t about work, but work can profoundly shape the quality of your life. So it can feel painful to be stuck in a rut in your work
Wayfinding your path to success
When Laurence and Carlos started the Happy Startup School, they didn’t have a business plan. Instead, they focused on what felt important: community, creativity, and meaningful work.They followed their intuition and sensed their way forward, building connections, thinking out loud, and engaging with guides, not gurus.Many solopreneurs and freelancers think they need a clear path or a step-by-
Finding your second wind
You’ve exited your business or you’ve left your job. What next?You’ve gone from being busy and feeling like you had direction to now floating around aimlessly.This is what our guest David Spinks calls the Abyss. In his Substack post, he shared his experience of stepping down from the company that he co-founded and trying to work out what’s next.In this conversation with David, you’ll hear abo
Leadership based on feeling, not just thinking
Michelle Grant is an alumna of our Vision 20/20 program and was part of Tribe 2 that started in September 2020.She’s the founder of The Great Full and offers coaching and community for women leaders within the realms of food systems, sustainability, and regeneration.Michelle combines her deep knowledge of sustainable systems with her passion for personal and professional develo
Build your career like an entrepreneur
Can you learn to be more creative, courageous, and resourceful when it comes to pivoting your professional life?On this episode, Carlos and Laurence are joined by Iesha Small, a career pivot coach and seasoned communications professional, to talk about how we can adopt an entrepreneur’s mindset when thinking about following a new professional path.Iesha shares her inspiring journey from maths
The automated entrepreneur: embrace AI and stay creative
Are you a solo founder curious about AI? Do you want to know how it could help you be more impactful, more effective, and free up your time? Or are you a conscious business owner who worries about what AI is doing to our humanity and our creativity?If so, this conversation with Kerry Harrison, AI educator and professional copywriter, is for you.Kerry makes AI accessible. She teaches practical
The art of resilient living
Do you take the time to design for your own wellbeing?When we’re being the change we want to see in the world, it’s easy to focus on hard metrics: more sales, more leads, more success.But what if your body suddenly says “no”?As the saying has it, our health is our truest form of wealth. But how often do we check in with ourselves and explore what we might need?On this episode, Carlos and Laurence
It’s not about business plans, it’s about belief
You’ve decided to change. You’re driven to find a new professional path, but you’re struggling to take the next step.As an experienced professional or entrepreneur, you’ve accumulated the skills, but now you’re doing something new.And so fear kicks in. What got you here isn’t going to get you there. It’s time to go from the inside out to overcome self-doubt.Doing business differently is about more
Pathway to purpose: Stories of change
Tribe 8 of Vision 20/20 ended their journey together. On this episode, a few of the cohort share their stories and projects that have emerged and evolved over their last few months together:The Love Shortage podcast that came out of nowhereThe Human Greenhouse with a bolder mission and manifestoWhat if we? a series of experiential gatherings in the NetherlandsAn insights t
Navigating change by mastering uncertainty
Taking the entrepreneurial path requires taking risks. And the rewards we'll encounter are never certain.The choices we make create real consequences for our livelihood. And it can be hard to get over the feeling that we're imposters as we face the uncertainty over whether we've made the right ones.This episode features an enlightening story – the personal and entrepreneurial journey of Sam C
The great balancing act: finding joy in doing good
Ever felt like there was more that you could do but didn’t know what to commit to?You're not alone.When it comes to thinking about meaning, Laurence and Carlos found the book The Map of Meaning by Lani Morris and Marjolein Lips-Wiersma really helpful.They talk about working with meaning as working with the tension between being and doing, and self and others.The work is to be aware when
Making good in the ruins
While we can’t avoid the inevitable, we can still find agency. When we’re navigating a professional or personal transition, it may seem like we’re living in chaos, and there’s nothing we can do that can make things better.In his book At Work in the Ruins, Dougald Hine asks a question about the climate crisis: how did we find ourselves in this trouble? Is it simply a piece of bad luck with atmosphe
Can I be paid to be me?
When people join the Happy Startup School’s Vision 20/20 program and talk about what they want to do, one phrase pops up again and again:“I just want to be paid for being me.”But it’s not always easy to get to this point. Sometimes it takes a circuitous route, as we get more and more used to showing up as our full selves and discovering what it is we truly want to do.One such alumnus of
Go live to share your expertise
If you want to empower others to act and not just fill their heads with facts, Crowdcast is a platform that can help you do that. It was founded by Sai Hossain who got the idea in 2013 while at a retreat in Costa Rica.Laurence and Carlos started using Crowdcast in March 2020 which was the time the platform exploded from 500,000 users per month to 2.5 million.On this episode, you’ll hear more about
When it's time pause on purpose
John Pritchard was the founder of Pala, a brand driven by purpose. The mission was to produce high quality, long-lasting eyewear whilst making a commitment to minimise the impact on the planet and maximise positive social impact on people.Longevity of product was important to minimise resource usage, but that makes for a very different approach to business.The Pala strapline was “see the world bet
Boss like a mother; mother like a boss
Professional women are under overwhelming pressure to achieve it all – career, kids and caring partner.And to do it with an effortless smile.But it isn’t that easy.It doesn’t mean that you can’t have it all, but according to Emma Draper, award-winning retail entrepreneur, property developer and mother, “we need to release ourselves of the guilt and just do the best we can”.On the outside Emma is a
Summercamp 2023 unpacked
It’s hard to put into words what happens at Summercamp. And that was never truer than in 2023.There’s an enormous amount of love, growth and connection that happens; and the openness and vulnerability that takes place in a field near Hastings every year is astounding.In this special episode, you’ll hear from Laurence and Carlos about what the event brings them, and a little of what it requires. Pl
Unlocking the effortless leader
In an age where meaningful leadership and authentic connection are more crucial than ever, Jerry Colonna, coach, entrepreneur, and author of the transformative books Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up and Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong.Jerry has worked with CEOs and change-makers from across the world. His company offers a complete foundation for what it mea
How your mind works on mushrooms
Whether it's problem-solving an issue, coming up with a new product, or making a mark on the world, our personal vision of success often needs new ideas. But what if you’re stuck in a rut?What if the usual ways of “shaking the snow globe” just won’t cut it any more?What if the way forward isn't the state of our business plan but the state of our consciousness?On this episode, Carlos and Laurence w
Build a human-to-human business
Forget thinking about business in terms of B2B or B2C – It’s time to think H2H; human to human.As much as lawyers and accountants will tell you that businesses are independent legal entities, in the end, they’re a bunch of humans working together for some reason or other.Too many solopreneurs and founders hide behind the idea of being a “big business” when in fact they are human beings wanting to
Elegant simplicity in business
In a world that wants to keep hustling and believing that “bigger is better”, we’ve always had a different measure of success.For Laurence and Carlos, it’s about forging deep friendships and relationships, getting out in nature, making things that give people delight, and making sure that those you love get more of you.To do this can mean simplifying our lives. It can mean focusing
Minimum loveable big ideas
On our previous episode, Laurence and Carlos spoke with John Parkin about big ideas: what they are; where they come from and how to spot them. He shared how big ideas can create real impact with minimum effort.The idea itself does the heavy lifting. However, what happens when you’re still searching for your big idea. How do you commit to action when it’s not clear?Say hello to our new friend
How to have a big idea
John Parkin knows a good idea when he sees one. As a formed Creative Director of one of the most innovative and exciting advertising agencies of the 1990s, he knows a thing or two about coming up with ideas. He's helped create big ideas for big brands, and he's also had one big idea of his own that has transformed his world.His big idea? F**k It. It led to John leaving his job, Him and his wi
Finding lasting colleagueship in business
When Laurence started out in business, he was a company of one. For 5 years he found his own clients, did sales and marketing, managed his finances. It didn’t even occur to him to ask for help.Then one day he realised it wasn’t much fun anymore, and he could only go so far with his own skillset.Thankfully a project came in that meant he had to ask for help if he was to take it on. He cou
Belonging matters
What if you were unapologetically you? What impact would that have on your work, life and relationships?Unfortunately, too many of us aren’t prepared to bring our whole selves to work… or even life. We either create a mask or hold back on what’s really wanting to be seen.When we’re not prepared to show our full selves, it means we may not allow others to show their full selves too.This disconnecti
Three real stories of change
Our previous episode covered the theory along with Laurence, Carlos and Lana’s own stories of change, both small and large. On this episode, we invite some of our now 120-strong Vision 20/20 alumni – aka the Vision Tribe – to share their stories.These 3 amazing humans have been living their excite strategy by working out loud. Others have connected with their sto
Stories of change
The master storyteller. One of the most valuable things we’ve learned from him is about stories of change and how stories can motivate our own action and mobilise others.Story of Self, Story of Us, Story of Now.This approach to stories is a way to activate change in the world that is aligned to who we (entrepreneurial changemakers) are and what we need.In the world of business we can spend too muc
Why we need to end things
“Everything has a time to burn because it invites new life.”During his talk at Summercamp 2022, Ben Johnson shared his thoughts on the importance of creative destruction. Whether you’re talking about corporate innovation, the eventual demise of capitalism, or the maintenance of an ecological system, old things need to die in order for new things to live.In 2015, Laurence and Carlos experienced the
Feel the fear but don't believe it
At Summercamp 2020, coach David Papa gave a personal, entertaining and vulnerable talk about how to be scared.He believes that the only thing that can stop you living the life you love is not the fear, it’s believing the fear.Fear is just a thought and a sensation in the body. But when you add belief to it, then it’s energy that controls your life.In this week's episode, David shares how this has
Turning apathy into action
In a complex fast paced world it’s all too easy to think that we’re unable make any impact. But this isn’t true.At Happy Startup Summercamp 2022, Liana Fricker, founder of Inspiration Space, gave an empowering talk about turning apathy into action.Liana believes that if we harness our inspiration we can inspire others and these small ripples can turn into tidal waves of change. To start we just ne
9 lessons for living a life you love
When Ayse Birsel gave her talk at our Happy Startup Summercamp she was shocked that she only had 20 minutes to speak. Not only that, we told her that she should be sharing stories and not lessons.Ironically her talk is about lessons; lessons she’s learned from doing extensive research about older people and their attitude to life.She compiled these lessons along her research in her new b
Starting a workstyle revolution
Lizzie Penny and Alex Hirst are the cofounders of Hoxby, a community and social enterprise that provides companies with the best talent and helps people work in a way that best aligns with their chosen lifestyle.They're both advocates of what they call Workstyle, and have just published a book called Workstyle: A revolution for wellbeing, productivity and society.They also consult with compan
Re-rooting for nourishing change
“We are all part of this massive wood wide web. We are all connected, we are all entwined.”Life is full of changes, some are unexpected and traumatic and others can be intentional and nourishing. Coach and Vision 20/20 mentor Lana Jelenjev would like you to help you navigate change by thinking of your life as a tree – whether ripped from the soil or mindfully re-rooted.Re-rooting means digging car
Say something no-one else can say
"When you’re writing something about your business. Anything. If it could be used – intact and just as coherently – by any of your competitors. It’s not good enough. Say something that only you can say, instead."Mychael Owen is an enigma. He started his first business at university, won a few awards and by 25 was advising other people how to start and grow businesses By 30 he'd star
Which type of entrepreneur are you?
When Carlos was a teenager, he never thought he could be an entrepreneur. He had very specific beliefs around what it mean to be an entrepreneur or businessman – the entrepreneur type was loud, flamboyant and risk taking. The businessman type was sober, stern and hard-nosed.He didn’t identify with either of those types.These days, though, we’ve been given much more opportunity to start businesses;
How to harness your story of change
One of the core models shared with participants of the Vision 20/20 programme is the Story of Change. Based on the Satir Change Model developed by Virginia Satir (family therapist and author), the Happy Startup School uses it to describe the transformation they wish for others.Rather than build products and services that they hope people will buy, members advocate a more design thinking
See how you feel
Mood is a mobile app that lets users track their mood with one tap a day. It was invented by Gareth Dauncey, a Welsh architect specialising in low-impact design and adaptive reuse of historic buildings.Gareth created Mood after years of spreading himself too thin. Things hadn’t felt right for a while so he started recording how he felt each day with a calendar and coloured pens. Over weeks and mon
Life’s lived forward but understood backward
If you’re like Laurence and Carlos, following a squiggly life isn’t just a matter of circumstance, it’s in your nature.Sarah Ellis, cofounder of AmazingIf, says in her TED talk with her cofounder Helen Tupper “The legacy of the ladder is all around us.” That’s the career ladder; the linear view of life where work is all about straight line progression.Many of us were led to believe that progressin
Get energised and not exhausted by your newsletter
One of the most powerful ways we've found to connect with our followers is through our newsletter. But how do you do it so that it's energising and not exhausting, particularly when you're just starting out?For this episode, Carlos is joined by Lyndsay Lucero, founder of Baxley Goods. She's passionate about making exceptional goods that also help our planet. She shares her journey o
Don’t wait until you’re 40 to explode your life
Anniki Summerville is a broadcaster, author, journalist, and speaker specialising in telling positive and authentic narratives about women in their forties and beyond.This is about the "shoulds" and how when we reach midlife a lot of us start questioning them. The invitation is to do that a lot sooner, and lose the comparisonitis that can follow us around.Could the solution be to could encourage s
Create space to listen to yourself
How do we have to be to create a new world that sidesteps the mistakes of the old?What do we need to learn about relating differently and more compassionately with ourselves, and others, in order to create a different social and cultural reality?And what does a new world business designed to help people practise this look and feel like, and how do we learn to lead such a thing?Gaylene creates spac
Rediscover hope and help create a kinder world
Kindness, compassion, and playfulness can create positive ripples in the world. This episode’s guest, Bernadette Russell, has a daily intentional practice of kindness that not only brings her a sense of hope and joy, but has also opened doors to new opportunities and experiences.By embracing our childlike wonder and bringing it into our adult lives, we can redefine what it means to be a grown-up,
Time management for mortals, with Oliver Burkeman
There’s never enough time, and the work is never done. On this episode, author and journalist Oliver Burkeman shares his insights on how we can better manage our time, but not get bogged down in productivity.If you’re felt overwhelmed, stressed or unfulfilled, Oliver’s book, Four Thousand Weeks, offers a valuable reframe: pushing against the endless need for productivity, and towards a Zen-li
Feck Perfuction, with James Victore
To cultivate creativity and authenticity, we have to be be willing to take risks and face the fear of rejection.James Victore is a designer and author whose podcast and course help people cultivate creativity and courage. He believes in authenticity, self-awareness, and the importance of understanding one's creative voice in order to put meaningful work out into the world.He encourages people to f
Being the true you
One of the things Laurence and Carlos are really passionate about at the Happy Startup School is helping entrepreneurs build businesses that are aligned to who they really are.Most people they work with are experienced professionals or seasoned business owners who are looking for a different work path: a path that feels less effortful and alive.Up until now the path they’ve followed seemed like th
Design the long life you love
For those of us born in the West today, living to 100 will be the norm, not the exception. Living longer is clearly a gift, but the simple truth is these extra 25-30 years of life did not exist before.This new horizon is as important and exciting as the invention of motion pictures, cars or even space travel.When a change this big happens, innovation follows.Ayse Birsel is the author of Desig
The truth about money
We believe that money is a law of nature and is as real as the metal or paper it’s made of. We give it power and even say it makes the world go round. And this is where we can get unstuck.We give money more power than we need to. But money is really neutral screen on which we project our fantasies, desires, and insecurities.In this episode, Carlos speaks with Nadjeschda Taranczewski, CEO of Consci
Street-level altruism
For the last 7 years Joshua Coombes has been a man on a mission. In 2015, while working at a London hair salon and feeling a little disillusioned, he took to the streets with his scissors to build relationships and offer haircuts to men and women experiencing homelessness in the capital.He began posting transformative images on social media to amplify the voices of those he met. The stories that a
Awe is the antidote to society's malaise
Laurence has been a big fan of Tim Frenneaux's work since he first discovered Gather Outdoors, a blog and online store he launched back in 2015. He's still got a couple of their sweatshirts.Tim launched Gather shortly after he turned 40. Around this time he lost his dad and realised he wasn't living the adventurous life he dreamt of as a kid. More recently Gather has evolved to become Adventurous
How to discover what customers really want
Are you starting something new? Are you on the hunt for customers? If so, stop thinking of your customers as just buyers, and start thinking of them as potential partners and co-creators.From the Happy Startup School’s experience, what you think people want isn't always what they actually want. And the more you talk to them the more likely you'll find out what really floats their boat and discover
How to live a more meaningful life
In the summer of 2009, brothers Dave and Mike Radparvar decided to quit their jobs in the heat of the recession to go all-in on their passion project — Holstee, a functional and sustainable t-shirt company they had started with their friend Fabian Pfortmüller.Since then they’ve pivoted many times. Though what they’ve done and how they’ve done it has changed, why they’re doing what they do has alwa
Do you have goals that excite you?
In Ben Hunt-Davis' book Will it Make the Boat Go Faster, the gold medal winning rower talks about four layers of goals: the crazy, the concrete, the control and the everyday.The crazy layer is about describing a goal that is bold and exciting. Something that feels beyond your reach but you're motivated to achieve.When you have a goal that lights up your imagination and promises to meet your c
Doing business on purpose
What does it mean to build a purpose driven business? For many it means doing something that has social or environmental impact. It's about serving society, the planet or a local community. But to Laurence and Carlos it also means creating a business intentionally – building a business whose size, scale, impact and benefit takes into account your needs and not just your customers'.If you don't lik
Getting to know you, with Anna Kolak, and Beccie D’Cunha
How much do you know yourself?Sometimes the choices we make in life are dictated by unknown forces that seem outside of us. But what if they're actually inside us and we just have to look.The careers we fall into, the businesses we start and the partners we choose are all guided by our perceptions, beliefs and personality types. Doing the inner work of getting to know yourself can help you make se
What does it mean to flourish?, with Luke Swann
Every Friday Luke Swann spends time doing nothing. He creates space for rest, wellbeing and focussing on what he feels is important. He calls it his Friday Flourish.In this episode, Carlos and Laurence learn from Luke what he does to create this space and why it's so important to him.In this fast paced world we're all too eager to be busy and stay on top of our to do lists. But what if those to do
What does it mean to be a good dad?
What does it mean to be a good dad?Carlos has two kids; Gabriel is 13 and Esmé is 9. And for nearly a decade and a half he’s been trying to work out the best way to be their dad.He has no manual nor any training... only lots of questions.Should he be disciplined or relaxed? Should he focus on their financial security or their emotional wellbeing? Where do his dreams and ambitions fit in? How can h
Resetting in nature, with Sally-Anne Airey and Arno de Jong
There's something about being in nature that helps us reset our nervous systems.Maybe it's the wonder and awe it can create in ourselves. Carlos likes to think, particularly when around mountains, the awe of being near such massive and ancient structures drowns out the noise of our everyday lives.And without that noise we can start to think differently and more clearly.Every year, before the pande
Maybe how you think the world works isn’t how it really is
What is stopping you from doing what you’d love to do?When Chris Packe quit his well paid job he was told that he was in a privileged position and that it was all down to luck of circumstance.But he believes it’s also down to choices and priorities.He’s noticed that people often deny that they have the power to change things, saying their lives are out of their control.However, unless you are one
Don't just think your way to success, feel your way there
If you're like me (or the me 10 years ago) you believe in mind over matter.As a hyper rational human I used think that thinking was all there was.My body was just a vehicle through which my mind would navigate life.I always lived in my head and ignored the signals that came from my body (other than pleasure, pain and hunger).Because of that I was very much cut off and unaware of my feelings.I thou
How to balance being a visionary with being vulnerable
As a leader of a business it’s up to you to tell everyone where you’re going.It’s your responsibility to create a clear vision for everyone to buy into and have clarity as to the direction and relevance of their work.However, in an ever-changing world what happens when you don’t have all the answers.How do you balance the vulnerability of not knowing with the need for a clear vision of the future?
The secret to resilience is self compassion
Shamash Alidina is a mindfulness and ACT trainer. And is also the author of mindfulness for dummies.ACT stands for acceptance and commitment therapy and in this episode of the podcast Shamash shares some of the principles of ACT and how they can help us cultivate more resilience and self-compassion in our lives.In summary the key principles of ACT are:Be presentOpen upDo what mattersBy following t
