Many of us fall into the trap of working how everyone else works. Or working how society, or our workplaces have trained us to work. But are the working rhythms imposed on you by external forces aren't necessarily the best working rhythms for you.

So how do you create working rhythms that work for you?

In this episode I explore six things to consider to design working rhythms that work with your unique strengths, energy and ways of working.

1. Challenge norms
2. Understand yourself
3. Catalogue your work tasks and projects
4. Consider your constraints
5. Craft your cadence
6. Test and iterate

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Dr Shyam Barr is an education consultant and Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Canberra. 

In this episode Shyam shares with us how self regulated learning can contribute to us all becoming not only better learners, but also better leaders. And how learning is a key, yet often overlooked keystone for better businesses and organisations. He also shares with us how he has integrated self regulated learning into his own life. 

We also explore ideas around:

• Motivation, cognition and meta-cognition
• Self efficacy
• Imposter Syndrome and comparison
• Mindset
• Personal development
• Trust
• Professional learning communities

You can find Shyam at shyambarr.com.au or on social media @ShyamBarr.

You can also check out his podcast Educate to Self Regulate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or via his website.

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Join me for the first episode of the Leading Beings Podcast since I went on Maternity Leave in 2021.

In this episode I dive into the concept of Conscious Success which I originally wrote about in this blog post https://www.leadingbeings.com/blog/conscious-success.  But more specifically I outline the eight steps you can take in create conscious success for yourself.

1. Understand what influences your idea of success
2. Unpack unhelpful beliefs and programming
3. Understand what’s really important - Values, meaning, purpose
4. Align your action to what’s important
5. Consider the impact of your action
6. Consider your progress holistically
7. Reduce negative and increase positive impacts
8. Enjoy the moment & the journey

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In this episode I chat with Kelly Dent. Kelly is the Global Director of External Engagement at World Animal Protection and is a leader, influencer, campaigner, advocate and strategist for social change with 25 years’ experience working at the forefront of global development. Her focus at the moment is on working to end the wildlife trade, but she's worn many different hats throughout her career, including as a speaker at the UN Climate Talks and an Aid Worker in Gaza.

Join Kelly and I as we discuss:

• Leading work that goes beyond a “career”
• Collective action towards big goals
• The importance of listening to and building connection with diverse voices as a change-making leader
• Leading people from values, strengths and alignment towards a mission
• Taking a holistic approach to work and life as a leader
• Challenging dominant narratives and changing systems for meaningful change and impact

You can find Kelly on LinkedIn or Twitter and World Animal Protection at https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/ 

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Being productive can play an important role in using our potential to have an impact. The world of productivity hacks, tools, systems has become a minefield of options. But is that what we need to really improve our productivity?

In this episode I explore what it takes to develop a more personalised approach to productivity. Rather than trying to adopt the methods and tools of others, how can we use them as inspiration, but then create ways of working that actually work for us as individuals? Ways that take into account our values, our natural strengths, rhythms and the context in which we live and work. 

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Whether you're leading an organisation, a team, a mission, your family or even just yourself, it's important to make time and space for the things that get you out of the weeds and be the best you can be.

In this episode I offer up eight different types of 'Space' we need to create for ourselves to be the best leaders we can be. 

• Space for thinking & reflection
• Space for planning, strategising & innovating
• Space for action & reaction
• Space for listening & understanding
• Space for connection & relationships
• Space for learning & development
• Space for being & wellbeing
• Space for authenticity & expression 

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In this episode I speak with founder and CEO of The New Happy, Stephanie Harrison. Stephanie is an expert in happiness and lasting behaviour change and before starting The New Happy led learning and Thrive Global.

Join us as we discuss defining and creating happiness based on what's truly important in life.

As well as exploring Stephanie's own personal story and inspirations, we dive into:

- The fascinating insights from Stephanie's positive psychology related research on happiness
- Why, as a society, we are so stuck in a cycle of achievement
- The importance of making your unique contribution in the world
- Breaking through perfectionistic tendencies
- The tiny actions we can take towards more conscious success
- Some things you can do to live and work your New Happy

You can find Stephanie and her incredible work at https://thenewhappy.com

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Have you struggled with traditional goal setting in the past? Maybe you (like me) and tried SMART Goals and found them a bit dull and lackluster. 

In this episode I dive into how you can start to create more mindful goals that help you make meaningful progress.

I'll explore things like how your approach, self and circumstances can impact your goals, as well as sharing my alternative to SMART goals, iBecome Goals.

In this episode I also mention my Goal Exploration Canvas. This is a free tool you can download to dig deeper into what's important to you to set more intentionally aligned goals.

You can download the Canvas here: https://leadingbeings.ck.page/

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