Being Human
Being Human is for people who want go deep on what it means to be a human making a difference. We’ll discover how to be better humans at work and in life. We’ll explore leadership, relationships and how to make changes in ourselves and our environments. Nothing will be off limits. Welcome.
Episodes
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
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This week I speak with Stoyan Yankov, productivity and performance coach and author of PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth About (Startup) Success.Stoyan has a fantastic life story to share. Starting in his native Bulgaria and pursuing a finance degree in Denmark, he discovered a passion for filmmaking that saw him eventually work as a producer for more than 500 films. Then the epiphany happened. When delivering a speech, he realised a person's life could truly be changed with a one-hour speech. After that, he quit filmmaking and pursued a career as a motivational speaker and workshop host. We talk:
Washing dishes and giving speeches
Keeping purpose present
The Art of Prioritisation
Are you eating frogs or honey?
Can 'self-work' be an avoidance strategy?
Links:Stoyan's WebistePERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success - The Book
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
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This week I speak with Garret Kramer, an author, coach and consultant with over 28 years of experience helping athletes, actors, and business leaders.What started as an inkling in the back of his mind that life was more than it was cracked up to be, Garret's work has led him on a path of self-exploration, discovering non-duality on the way and its relevance to performance, happiness, and psychology.Garret shares:
When he realised that conventional, 'fix-the-self' coaching wasn't his path
Mainstream coaching and therapy vs the path of non-duality
How wonder is schooled out of us
Our societal obsession with individual identity
Tricking the seeking mind
Links:Garret's Website
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
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This week's Being Human episode guest is Dr. Vincent Esposito, a holistic doctor trained in chiropractic, nutrition, and herbal medicine.
Dr. Esposito has a fantastic health journey that started during his time as a college athlete. Noticing an increase in body weight and the onset of gut issues, he started to dive deeper into anatomy and psychology, understanding the biochemistry that allows our bodies to run properly. After developing a regimen of healthy eating and living rules, he's resolved his gut issues and has developed a plant-based system that allows people to live healthy lives inside and out.
We talk:
Using the five flavours for great vegetarian meals
Is it about plant-based, or it is about whole foods?
The peril of not going organic
How you eat, not what you eat
Links:Dr. Esposito's WebsiteDr. Esposito's YouTube Channel
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
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This week we speak with Gillian McMichael, teacher, healer, coach and author of the book Coming Home: A Guide to Being Your True Self.Coming from a working-class background, Gillian's path from being an administrator and holiday rep to coaching at the highest levels in business is remarkable. A pioneer in the field, Gillian set up the very first professional coaching body in Scotland and has gone on to master multiple disciplines in the healing and coaching arts. Gillian shares:
Recovery from sexual trauma
Finding meditation
The power of answering big questions
Resiliency and Reiki
Stacking habits
Links:Gillian's WebsiteComing Home: A Guide to Being Your True Self - The Book
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
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This week’s Being Human guest is Sol Luckman, a confessed beachaholic and obsessive cultural creative.
Preferring hard play over a so-called honest day’s work, these days in the New Abnormal, Sol spends his time on a new small island mostly bodysurfing, painting, and writing—not necessarily in that order and usually not all at once.
How while on a permanent vacation, he became a multi-award-winning and international bestselling author and prolific professional artist is anyone’s guess.
We talk:
From athlete and star student to suffering a vaccine injury
Eras I, II and III of Western Medicine
Discovering the codes to achieve a bioenergetic reset
Turning frogs into salamanders
Are we living in a sound hologram?
Links:Sol's Website
Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
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This week’s Being Human episode sees the return of Michael Sahota, this time joined by with his wife Audree Tara Sahota.Michael and Audree are the co-creators of the SHIFT314 Evolutionary Leadership Framework™ (SELF), which provides a practical step-by-step guide for the inner and outer shifts needed to unlock Business Agility, Teal and other new ways of working.
We talk:
How consciousness is awareness
Awareness starts with noticing the consequences of your behaviours
The triangle of trauma impact
Healing fast and slow
What is driving your desire?
Links:Leading Beyond Change - The BookEmotionalScience.com
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
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This week I speak with Niels Pflaeging, researcher and author on organisational leadership and transformation.Niels is a tour de force on a mission to create a world of 'Beta' organisations. He borrows the 'beta' concept from software development, where 'beta' systems are constantly being iterated. Beta organisations are decentralised and comprise small, self-sustaining autonomous teams in the mould of Handelsbanken or Buurtzorg. Niels claims his beta model is the best a company can adopt to thrive in complexity and to enable human flourishing. Niels pulls no punches in describing our present management paradigm, nor his views on applying complexity science in business.Niels shares:
Why command and control 'Alpha' organisations stink
The difference between Blue (complicated) and Red (complex) systems
Why complexity frameworks are BS
The issue with consent-based decisions making
How to transform to a decentralised 'Beta' organisation in 90 days
Links:Organize for Complexity - The BookNiels' Websitegomenius
Saturday May 13, 2023
Saturday May 13, 2023
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This week I speak with Andrew Thorp King, author of the book "FAILURE RULES!: The 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, Creatives, and Authentics".Andrew has had a wild ride - from working a steel production line, to managing a hard rock label, to owning gyms and finance companies.We talk:
How failure purifies
Love meaning, not money
The 'Thing One/Thing Two' strategy living your dream
A soul on fire is a soul alive
Soulful resilience
Links:Failure Rules! - The BookAndrew's Website
Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
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This week I speak with Phil Simon, author, speaker and recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work.Phil predicts a growing gap between the workplace of the future and how we operated pre-COVID. In his latest book, The Nine, he outlines the major interlocking trends that will shape this new world. We talk:
Addressing the mental health crisis
We're not going back 5 days a week
Optimism for the impacts of Generative AI
Combating Zoom fatigue
Options for moving forward
Links:
Phil's WebsiteThe Nine - The Book
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
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This week’s Being Human episode is with James Priest, exploring Sociocracy 3.0, the liberating approach to business based on the consent, not consensus, process.
James combines extensive experience in sociocracy with 15 years of practice in the fields of holistic organizational development, facilitative leadership and personal and relational transformation across a variety of sectors, from corporations to non-profits, children and communities.We talk:
Becoming a leader of a spiritual community at 27
First forays in using Sociocracy
Preventing teenage pregnancies
Developing Sociocracy 3.0 for use in business
The unexamined drivers of our behaviour
Links:Sociocracy 3.0
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