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Aug 29, 2022

EP23 Loneliness

Welcome to episode 23 of the Fail Forward podcast.

 

What does loneliness mean to you?

 

For most people the word evokes negative emotions and memories; sadness, childhood trauma, isolation, depression, failure. And I can’t lie - I would have said the same until I listened to Steven Bartlett’s...


Aug 22, 2022

EP22 People Management

Welcome to episode 22 of the Fail Forward podcast.

 

Stop! In the inimitable words of Tina Turner, we don’t need another hero!

 

I employed people for a long time before I realised that I didn’t actually have a clue how to manage them. Sure, I’d built a great culture, I knew the names of all...


Aug 15, 2022

EP21 Gordon Burcham 

Welcome to episode 21 of the Fail Forward podcast. 

 

In this episode, I talk to 3 times martial arts world champion Gordon Burcham. 

 

Gordon has been training, teaching, and working in the martial arts industry for more than two decades. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three...


Aug 8, 2022

EP20 Business and Time Management

Welcome to episode 20 of the Fail Forward podcast.

 

In previous episodes I have talked about the iceberg effect and why comparison is an unhelpful distraction because what you see on the surface is only a fraction of someone else’s reality. 

 

When I talk to people I don’t know...


Aug 1, 2022

EP19 When to say no

Welcome to episode 19 of the Fail Forward podcast.

 

I always say failure is only a negative if you do not learn from it and give up. 

 

However, as with any ‘rule’ there is always an exception. And in this episode I talk about the importance of recognising when to say no, or to stop...