Joy at Work Podcast
Practical insights for time-poor professionals in their 40s, 50s and 60s who want less pain and more joy at work.
Increase your joy at work by 10%, tomorrow.
10-minute episodes.
No fluff. No woo woo. No snoozy back-stories.
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One of the big problems that many women have is we've only recently started to talk about menopause/ perimenopause in the last couple of years and nobody is talking about how that impacts our joy at work. Its time that we changed that.
Research shows us that consistent small experiences of joy contribute more to overall happiness than big sporadic events. By crafting your ideal normal Tuesday, from what time you wake up to your evening wine down, you'll gain clarity about what truly matters to you.
If the value of a meeting comes from building stronger relationships and achieving those crucial, important strategic milestones that the organization has set itself. Then the question we need to ask is - how do we make meetings matter??
Envy isn't the enemy. It's a signal, a nudge, from your body, mind, and emotions that something's missing. When used wisely, envy can serve as a guide, helping you to pinpoint desires, gaps, and limitations that are holding you back.
We're unpacking the medicine of movement, the critical difference between exercise and training and why one of those is nonnegotiable if we want to get strong enough to grow old.
This simple, yet transformational two-minute mental shift will allow you to see the power of deleting one specific work irritation from your mind. Not forever, of course, but just for a tiny minute. Let's see what happens when that weight lifts, even briefly.
If you are someone who loves achieving great things but feels like you sometimes sacrifice too much along the way, then this episode with Lousie Miller is tailor-made for you.
At some point in time, I can almost guarantee you that someone will ask you this small talk question - “How’s work?”. It's a lazy question that results in lazy connections. I’ve got a better question to ask.
We are delving into the common mistakes mid-career professionals make on LinkedIn profiles and how you can avoid them.
When someone says “I’ve always wanted to”, it's like a window into their soul opens. It offers a glimpse of their dreams, unfulfilled desires, and untapped joy. But here's the thing. We often push these dreams aside. We label them as too frivolous for today's practical demands, and we bury them under the avalanche of our to-do lists. And in doing so, we quietly quash a spark of our potential joy. This week, let's change that.
If you think imposter syndrome is only relevant to a very small part of the population, think again. Clare Josa shares the difference between the very natural self doubt that we feel when we step out of our comfort zone and the debilitating joyless imposter syndrome. She shows us how to recognize it in ourselves and our colleagues and offers us a tiny practical first step on the journey towards feeling good enough at our core.
Appreciation is one of the simplest, most cost-effective ways to improve workplace dynamics, as far as joy is concerned. When done genuinely and often, It's a win-win investment of a few seconds. But if appreciation is so clearly a win-win, why don't we do it more?
We have been fed a lie about boundary setting, which is that there are only two ways to communicate them. This is such a load of rubbish. We see it play out culturally a lot, but it's just not true. There is a beautiful middle ground. Louisa Clarke shares with us her three-step formula for setting boundaries and communicating them in a way that is forward-moving, respectful, and productive.
Let's be honest, most of us, myself included, have no problem telling anyone with a pair of ears just how busy we are, right? But lately, I've noticed something else creeping into the conversation. I'm going to call this busy bragging.
I’m breaking down why we do this and share a little experiment that you can try this week to dial up your joy at work (and dial down the busy bragging).
Great work can also mean great setbacks. It will take a strong mindset to stop self-sabotage! Caroline Kay is here to share with you a framework to help you strengthen your mindset faster and stop the self-sabotage spiral.
If you find yourself spending a lot of time looking at job adverts, what that suggests is that your personal network isn't strong enough to fill the remainder of your career with work that brings you joy.
That might be a little bit harsh, but if this is the landscape, what can you do about it this week?
If you're someone who wants to be a little bit more engaging on LinkedIn, but you can’t figure out what to write, who to write it for, how to write it, what to start with, or who's gonna care and it all feels way too complicated, then you'll want to tune in to this Joy at Work conversation with Mel Booth.
If we treat rejection and the word no as a big, bad, fearful thing, then we're less likely to ask for the things that we would love in order to thrive at work. We're even less likely to ask for the things that we need to survive at work
If hearing the word, no, fills you with fear or freezes you into doing what you've always done. Then this week’s Joy At Work Experiment is designed for you.
Do you believe that there is a connection between your level of joy and money?
Many people do, which is why it's so important to take a deeper look at the connection between the two. Chris Budd, helps us discover how our financial habits influence long-term happiness and offers practical advice on becoming more aware spenders.
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One of the big problems that many women have is we've only recently started to talk about menopause/ perimenopause in the last couple of years and nobody is talking about how that impacts our joy at work. Its time that we changed that.
Research shows us that consistent small experiences of joy contribute more to overall happiness than big sporadic events. By crafting your ideal normal Tuesday, from what time you wake up to your evening wine down, you'll gain clarity about what truly matters to you.
If the value of a meeting comes from building stronger relationships and achieving those crucial, important strategic milestones that the organization has set itself. Then the question we need to ask is - how do we make meetings matter??
Envy isn't the enemy. It's a signal, a nudge, from your body, mind, and emotions that something's missing. When used wisely, envy can serve as a guide, helping you to pinpoint desires, gaps, and limitations that are holding you back.
We're unpacking the medicine of movement, the critical difference between exercise and training and why one of those is nonnegotiable if we want to get strong enough to grow old.
This simple, yet transformational two-minute mental shift will allow you to see the power of deleting one specific work irritation from your mind. Not forever, of course, but just for a tiny minute. Let's see what happens when that weight lifts, even briefly.
If you are someone who loves achieving great things but feels like you sometimes sacrifice too much along the way, then this episode with Lousie Miller is tailor-made for you.
At some point in time, I can almost guarantee you that someone will ask you this small talk question - “How’s work?”. It's a lazy question that results in lazy connections. I’ve got a better question to ask.
We are delving into the common mistakes mid-career professionals make on LinkedIn profiles and how you can avoid them.
When someone says “I’ve always wanted to”, it's like a window into their soul opens. It offers a glimpse of their dreams, unfulfilled desires, and untapped joy. But here's the thing. We often push these dreams aside. We label them as too frivolous for today's practical demands, and we bury them under the avalanche of our to-do lists. And in doing so, we quietly quash a spark of our potential joy. This week, let's change that.
If you think imposter syndrome is only relevant to a very small part of the population, think again. Clare Josa shares the difference between the very natural self doubt that we feel when we step out of our comfort zone and the debilitating joyless imposter syndrome. She shows us how to recognize it in ourselves and our colleagues and offers us a tiny practical first step on the journey towards feeling good enough at our core.
Appreciation is one of the simplest, most cost-effective ways to improve workplace dynamics, as far as joy is concerned. When done genuinely and often, It's a win-win investment of a few seconds. But if appreciation is so clearly a win-win, why don't we do it more?
We have been fed a lie about boundary setting, which is that there are only two ways to communicate them. This is such a load of rubbish. We see it play out culturally a lot, but it's just not true. There is a beautiful middle ground. Louisa Clarke shares with us her three-step formula for setting boundaries and communicating them in a way that is forward-moving, respectful, and productive.
Let's be honest, most of us, myself included, have no problem telling anyone with a pair of ears just how busy we are, right? But lately, I've noticed something else creeping into the conversation. I'm going to call this busy bragging.
I’m breaking down why we do this and share a little experiment that you can try this week to dial up your joy at work (and dial down the busy bragging).
Great work can also mean great setbacks. It will take a strong mindset to stop self-sabotage! Caroline Kay is here to share with you a framework to help you strengthen your mindset faster and stop the self-sabotage spiral.
If you find yourself spending a lot of time looking at job adverts, what that suggests is that your personal network isn't strong enough to fill the remainder of your career with work that brings you joy.
That might be a little bit harsh, but if this is the landscape, what can you do about it this week?
If you're someone who wants to be a little bit more engaging on LinkedIn, but you can’t figure out what to write, who to write it for, how to write it, what to start with, or who's gonna care and it all feels way too complicated, then you'll want to tune in to this Joy at Work conversation with Mel Booth.
If we treat rejection and the word no as a big, bad, fearful thing, then we're less likely to ask for the things that we would love in order to thrive at work. We're even less likely to ask for the things that we need to survive at work
If hearing the word, no, fills you with fear or freezes you into doing what you've always done. Then this week’s Joy At Work Experiment is designed for you.
Do you believe that there is a connection between your level of joy and money?
Many people do, which is why it's so important to take a deeper look at the connection between the two. Chris Budd, helps us discover how our financial habits influence long-term happiness and offers practical advice on becoming more aware spenders.
Here's a Joy At Work experiment. Can you identify the people, the processes, the situations, and the environments that sap your energy, block your creativity, and make you wonder, Is this it? I call these mood vampires your kryptonite.
By getting clear on your personal kryptonite, you get clear on what needs to change, so you get closer to operating at your best more often, which is a huge contributor to joy at work.
Are you constantly exhausted, frustrated, or just generally pissed off with people at work? Are you job hopping hoping that each change will give you a better workload or culture? Are you feeling a lot of resentment in your life?
Then you might be suffering from a lack of boundaries.
