My Pocket Psych
By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon
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Episodes: 100
Jun 1, 2020
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My Pocket Psych is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we'll examine the world of work and explore a topic through the lens of psychology. Wellbeing, productivity, careers, relationship management. We'll aim to give listeners tips to help improve their experience of work - moving from surviving to thriving!
My Pocket Psych is brought to you by WorkLifePsych Ltd and hosted by Dr. Richard MacKinnon, a Chartered Psychologist and coach.
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Ep 200: I'm still here!
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Ep 199: Coping for leaders
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Ep 198: Self-care for leaders (and everyone else!)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Ep 197: The Intercultural Aspects of Leadership
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep 196: The role of coaching in leadership development
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Ep 195: How to maintain a focus on your development
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Ep 194: How to get the most from your leadership development programme
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Ep 193: Taking my own medicine
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Ep 192: Threats to leaders' wellbeing
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Ep 191: When leadership development goes wrong
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Ep 190: Burnout - recognition and recovery
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ep 189: Burnout - signs and symptoms with Dr. Richard Duggins
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Ep 188: Why leaders need to be emotionally literate
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Ep 187: Leadership and mental health
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep 186: Why leaders need to be psychologically flexible.
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ep 185: What is 'Sustainable Leadership'?
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ep 184: Wellbeing - have you tried doing...less?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ep 183: Wellbeing is about moving towards what matters
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep 182: Dealing with challenges at work using Psychological Flexibility
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Ep 181: Wellbeing - it starts with values
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Ep 180: So you want to make a change?
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep 179: What have I seen you in?
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Ep 178: Wellbeing - Is 'new' always better?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Ep 177: Avoiding burnout
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep 176: Workplace wellbeing - the power of difficult questions
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep 175: Leadership, identity and thriving
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep 174: Sleep, wellbeing and... thriving?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep 173: Are you having any fun?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep 172: Re-thinking self-care
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep 171 - Ostracism at work
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep 170: Thriving with Psychological Flexibility
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Ep 169: Chronic Health Conditions at Work
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep 168: Menopause at work
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Ep 167: Remembering to remember
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Ep 166: Time for a break!
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Ep 165: Psychological Flexibility - series finale, feedback and questions
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Ep 164: A flexible self-concept
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Ep 163: Culture cracks!
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Ep 162: Coaching Psychology - Theory, Practice and Bots!
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Ep 161: Acceptance
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ep 160: Committed action
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May 17, 2024 |
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Ep 159: Clarity of values
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep 158: Cognitive Defusion
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep 157: Present moment awareness
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Ep 156: Psychological Inflexibility
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Ep 155: Pitfalls to avoid when it comes to values
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Ep 154: Navigating deadlines
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Ep 153: Why can't I stick to my habits?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Ep 152 - The dark side of goals
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Are you considering coaching for 2024?
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ep 151: Authentic leadership with Ross McIntosh
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep 150: Learning from the year gone by
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Ep 149: Mistakes to avoid when introducing coaching
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Ep 148: "Do you practice what you preach?"
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Ep 147: How does coaching differ from therapy?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Announcement: Free coaching webinar
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ep 146: What should I do in between coaching sessions?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep 145: What is a coaching psychologist?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Ep 144: Can you take a personal retreat?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep 143: Calendars - the map is not the territory
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Ep 142: Beating your procrastination habit
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep 141: The stories you tell yourself when you procrastinate
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Ep 140: Journalling and self-awareness with Dr. Amy Redmond
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Ep 139: How to build your self-awareness
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ep 138: Self-awareness: what is it, and why is it so difficult?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Ep 137: Having 'difficult' conversations
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ep 136: Exploring values and goals
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ep 135: Connect & Thrive
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May 04, 2023 |
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Ep 134: Are you contributing to your own sense of overwhelm?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Ep133: A routine is a process, not a prison
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep 132: A focus on what matters - with Dr. Matthew Brown
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Ep 131: Busting some coaching myths
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Ep 130: ACT in practice with Rachael Skews
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Ep 129: Change for 2023: It's not too late
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Ep 128: Avoiding derailment, with Lucie Ilbury
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Ep 127: Are you Planning, Predicting or Playwriting?
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Ep 126: First Steps in Mindfulness
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Ep 125: Preparing for the year ahead
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Ep 124: Zombie tasks
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Ep 123: Reflections on my four-day week
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Ep 122: Why you're not reaching your goals
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep 121: Community Plus
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Ep 120: Putting PERMA into practice with Dr. Lyn Lanka
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep 119: Are you sabotaging your sleep?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Ep 118: Your productivity toolkit
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep 117: The importance of rest
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ep 116: What's in your in-box?
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Ep 115: Personal Knowledge Management
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep 114: Dealing with the 'Sunday scaries'
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Ep 113: What is 'flourishing?' - with Dr. Lyn Lanka
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep112: Mindset Matters, with Gemma Leigh Roberts
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ep 111: What stops you from delegating?
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May 05, 2022 |
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Ep 110: How are you coping?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Ep 109: Your Fifth Sense
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Ep 108: Knowing isn't the same as doing
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Ep 107: Dealing with self-limiting beliefs
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Ep 106: Being your own Boss, with Dr. Hayley Lewis
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Ep 105: Productivity is not the goal
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Ep 104: The power of the weekly review
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Ep 103: Personality: Don't fence me in
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Jan 13, 2022 |