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I'm here again with another practical and tip filled session to get you thinking about the role you play in your relationships? This question is key to our showing up and being our best selves, in the workplace, as well as outside of the workplace. It is important to figure out how we can flourish better together, because flourishing is not a solo endeavour. It does involve other people. Sometimes when we are caught up in different communication, pitfall scenarios, or conflict. In this episode I want you to think about the role that you take in some of those different scenarios. What is shaping the friendships, the co-working relationships, the loving relationships that you have? What role are you playing? What could you be doing differently?   “If we don't learn to master the role that we play in the relationship, and the role that other people play around us, we will sometimes be caught up in the games that people play.” - Samantha   3.38 - The sticking point of relationships at work 5.54 - Creating a roadm

Today I’m talking all about pattern consciousness with Anna Murray. Anna is one half of Patternity, a business which is all about helping to celebrate the deep love of patterns; patterns in our lives, patterns in the way that we work and patterns in nature. It’s all about understanding how we can shape the positive power of patterns to create new ways of being, new products, or new projects. Listen as we get down and dirty looking at the value of understanding the patterns in our lives and how we can learn to live in rhythm with things that are being born or dying in our lives. We talk about her transition from advertising into working for herself. We also dispel the myths around creativity. What does it mean to be a creative? How can we inject more creativity into our lives? And how do we also deal with transitions that feel messy, that we don't know where they start? Begin? And, if we feel caught in the middle of something, we give you some tips on how to find your way out and keep your head when everything

I am joined today by Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, a Chief Liberation Officer. Before this, she was a doctor who was delivering babies in war zones. She's worked with the United Nations on global disaster risk reduction, and she immersed herself in the world of all things medical with a high intensity life of being a doctor in high-risk zones. Whilst this fulfilled one part of a passion and purpose, there was a slight emptiness and she was really tired of being on the ambition treadmill, chasing one thing after another, and decided to retrain as a coach to support people to really recalibrate their ambition and drive into more healthier ways of working. We have a fascinating conversation on how people can actually make change. How do we take some of this deep ambition and drive and fuel it into a new career? She also turns the tables to ask me my thoughts on the subject.   “I believe that's where coaches can really help, when they help people go inside the mind and the hearts and look at what's going on, and see tha

Welcome to Love It or Leave It, in this episode I talk about how we can influence our own transitions. Perhaps you are at the point where you might be thinking, am I ready to leave where I currently work? What else am I looking for as we head into the last three months of the year? What do I want to achieve?   I am fascinated by what it takes to really help people move through transitions, and I'm driven to really help people make changes effectively, but also be the change for other people. This has inspired the new shop coming to Love It or Leave It starting from October 5th, where you will be able to find support through your transition, whatever form that may take.   “You have to set yourself up for consistent success.” - Samantha   3.13 - The psychology behind getting stuck in our careers 4.17 - Where are you now and what are you looking for? 7.06 - How I want to support you beyond the book 11.02 - Giving yourself permission to make a switch 15.33 - Having more joy on the job 17.59 - Find out about the n

This episode of Love It or Leave It is all about investing in yourself. Investing in yourself is about improving your life, it's improving the lives of those around you, it's about really stepping into the person that you claim you want to become. In this episode I bust the myths that surround why people are afraid to invest in themselves. I also want you to think about how you can invest in yourself and the importance of being able to stop giving away your power, as well as why you need to plan how you will achieve the investment.   “Investing in ourselves is about improving our lives.” - Samantha   2.06 - Stepping into the person that you want to become 3.41 - Busting the myths a round why are we afraid to invest in ourselves 13.37 - Where am I not ready to be challenged? 17.30 - Stop giving away your power 20.59 - Planning your investments in yourself   Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Claudia Mandelli, one of the amazing graduates from the Changemaker Certification. Claudia is a prime example of someone building a portfolio career through her work as a Brand Communications Strategist. She gives insights into why she signed up to the Changemaker Certification in the first place, and what it has meant to her in her approaches to work and facilitating change in others.   “I've been thinking about it for four years and so finally having the tools and the support system, like the scaffolding, and the accountability to start putting the bits and pieces together it feels so exciting.” - Claudia   1.45 - What led Claudia to sign up to the Changemaker program? 8.47 - What came up for Claudia when thinking about being a facilitator for change for others? 13.44 - Phase 3; broadcasting and building the message 16.39 - Claudia on how she has managed to evolve her approach to work 21.09 – Claudia’s top 3 takeaways from the program   Conne

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I am joined by Tiwalola Ogunlesi. Tiwalola is the founder of Confident and Killing It, which is a purpose driven organisation that really wakes up women to their worth. She's on a mission to inspire them to be more confident or unstoppable, and brave enough to really go for the life they truly deserve. We had a fantastic conversation about her journey from employment into starting her own business. How she kept her mind focused, even during the pandemic when she had to pivot her business, and the core skills that she tries to impart in women to overcome fear and self-doubt to really take action.   “If you give up you 100% guarantee that your dreams are not going to happen” - Tiwalola   Timestamps:   5.07 - Find out how Tiwalola got to where she is today at Confident and Killing it 9.15 - What is Tiwalola’s definition of confidence? 12.34 - Strategies to deal with your inner critic 18.29 - What were the steps Tiwalola took to decide to leave her job? 25.29 - Tiwalola’s ad

On this episode of Love It or Leave it with Sophie Thomas. She is another one of my awesome graduates from the Changemaker certification. We discuss her journey through the programme, where she was curious to discover more about how to improve her happiness at work, having suffered a few mental health issues, she was keen to think about what she could put in place to make her stronger and more resilient. Discover how the program has allowed Sophie to get under the skin of the tools covered and how they were supporting her mentally, emotionally, and energetically, to make different decisions in her life, to find her voice, and to reach out for support in ways that she'd never done before. It's just been incredible to see her flourish and to know that she's now embarking on a brand-new portfolio career weaving together, this training, her sales and marketing and her brilliant writing abilities.   “I have never experienced a community like that in anything else that I have done” - Sophie   Timestamps:   4.44 - F

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke explores one of the graduate journeys from our Changemaker certification. Susana Velasco immediately knew she wanted to come on board and take the Changemaker certification. She has a history working in customer success, in a really busy startup, as well as being a professionally trained singer. She wanted to look at how to work in a way that really fulfilled her potential and allowed her to use her skills in customer success, but also with the professional vocal training, to really help people find their voice in the workplace and in their lives as well to be happier. We explore her journey over the six months, what's changed for her in her life and the work that she wants to do now in the world. And I'm just so excited to share with you the behind the scenes of how the program works, what you'll be learning and how it is changing people's lives on a daily basis.   "It really converts you to become such a better person, to be able to deliver all those th

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I had a juicy conversation with Natalie Lue who is an author podcaster and speaker, and artist at Baggage Reclaim. She is all about helping people pleasers, perfectionist and over thinkers to really declutter their emotional baggage. We talked about life, or what she calls Professor life, and how we can navigate some of the different experiences and lessons and challenges that we have. She shared so many insights around work; what happens when we find ourselves in unfulfilling work scenarios or working relationships? And if you are a manager or leader, what you can do to really start to take some time to learn your team and to learn them as individuals so that you can support them better? Check out our conversation, take some notes and start implementing to create some changes in your life today.   “The very things we are trying to avoid are the very things that contain our healing” - Natalie   Timestamps:   7.01 - How do we find the humour in the darkness? 15.23 - How t

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I am joined by Sarah Jaffe. She's an independent journalist with a keen eye and mindset for the politics of power. We really get under the skin of workplace politics of dynamics, the divisions across race, gender, and start to help to cultivate a picture around the role that work plays in our life and how we can find work that's worth doing. What is our definition of work? And how is that changing us as humans? We also talk about remote working and sociability and how that will shape our culture for many generations to come. She's an incredible voice and I loved this episode, it’s quite a provocative one. “A lot of people just have very little power, and they are stuck in the conditions that they're given unless we actually all stand up for them and demand a workplace policy so that the government do something about these things.” – Sarah Timestamps:   6.14 - Find out what drew Sarah into Journalism 8.38 - Where did we get caught up in this love work trap? 12.23 - How ar

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Holly Tucker MBE, founder of notonthehighstreet and Holly & Co. Holly is the UK Ambassador to Creative Small Businesses. She is a complete badass and hurricane who is forging ahead, empowering small business owners to get out there share their craft, their message and their purpose with the world. We talk about how to build those entrepreneurial muscles and how to navigate the key fundamentals of business building. We also delve into what it means to down tools as a founder, can you actually rest and top up your happiness tank so that you can continue to serve others and add value into the world? She also shares her journey through building a business alongside motherhood and the guilt that surrounds that.   “The path to happiness, the greatest richness we can have in our lives, is to start a business because you are a master of your own destiny” - Holly   Timestamps:   3.28 - The 3 words that describe Holly 8.15 - Do we know how much we wi

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Frankie Cotton. She's an entrepreneur and CEO of the growth innovation agency Let's Be Frank. She's also the host of a podcast called Raise the Bar. And it's a beautiful selection of conversations with entrepreneurs who are creating incredible innovations in the Fem-Tech space. They are pushing the boundaries around money and careers and business. In this conversation Frankie discusses disrupting change across the startup industry. Social media and its role in entrepreneurship online, and how she maintained balance over the course of the past 18 months whilst living through very disruptive times.   “it’s about making peace with what is possible and taking small steps.” - Frankie   Timestamps:   5.53 - What does challenging the norms look like day to day? 7.23 - Tempering our desires for our business with the fast pace of social media 11.59 - The version of entrepreneurship we see through social media 19.57 - Creating a team vs being solo 26.05

Elizabeth Uviebinené is a multi-award winning author, speaker and columnist at The Financial Times. Her new book, The Reset explores the changing ways we’re working and living. She is the co-author of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, the critically acclaimed bestseller. She is also a brand strategist working on campaigns for businesses such as Nike and Bumble. In this episode she discusses where societal and cultural shifts should start and how we should advocate for ourselves to create change in the workplace.   “We have to be as courageous as possible in asking for what we want.” - Elizabeth   Timestamps:   6.49 - Discover Elizabeth’s movement from Slay in Your Lane to The Reset 11.24 - Should work cultural and societal shifts start with the individual or the company? 17.13 - How does empowering employees work in more rigid industries? 30.39 - Advocating for ourselves and others 34.20 - Elizabeth’s experiences of London as a young Black woman in the past year 44.32 - What do we need to Love or Leave

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Giselle La Pompe-Moore. Giselle has made the transition from the chaotic fashion and beauty industry and tapped into her own spirituality. She now supports corporate individuals to tune into spiritual work to create inner calm in the craziness that can be the corporate landscape. This episode will help you think about practices around meditation and rituals that you can use to give yourself a daily dose of self-care, motivation and momentum to see you through your day.   “On a soul level who am I, what is my purpose, what do I believe in?” - Giselle   Timestamps:   4.53 - 3 words that describe how Giselle shows up in the world 7.25 - Giselle’s journey to tap into her inner power 13.33 - How to start finding your own version of spirituality 22.45 - Negotiating spiritual practice and running a business 33.35 - Navigating spirituality and working for companies 41.47 - What should you love or leave behind to honour your true self?   Connect with Gi

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses ways to top up your happiness tank and the 4 happiness chemicals to do so. Find out about the chemicals that your brain releases when you're happy, and make you feel good, and ways you can increase them.   “We all have different notions of what happiness means to us.” - Samantha   Timestamps   1.35 - Ways to top up your happiness tank 3.32 - The 4 main happiness chemicals 7.42 - What keeps people happy in a Covid world? 13.32 - How do we increase our happiness chemicals? 17.29 - Thinking about overstimulation   Resources: >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>The State of Happiness in a Covid World Study - https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/global-happiness-2020-report.pdf   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Mica Vaipan an incredible woman who is on a mission to help high powered entrepreneurs and professional start-up founders to create a new baseline. This is what she believes is a new way of resetting our operating system to nurture our cognitive, emotional and physical well-being. She has suffered debilitating burnouts herself, with experience moving from finance to very high-pressured roles in start-up companies. Listen as she explores what it takes for us to navigate stress. How do we know when we are reaching a burnout and what can we do to create a new baseline for the way that we are living, operating and working?   “Change is very related to the concept of accepting, accepting that something has happened.” - Mica   Timestamps:   3.00 - 3 ways Mica shows up with intention 7.03 - How does Mica think about change? 17.43 - Mica’s erosion of being 29.16 - The quest for perfection leading to resilience or burnout 38.46 - The evolution of identi

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke asks; how are we making sure that some of the positive, exciting changes that we've made over the past year are going to be kept going forward? How have those changes shaped us as a person, whether we were forced into making them or not? Listen to find out how these questions tie into the importance of people and place, one of the core work happiness pillars.   “What do we need from our relationships moving forwards? What do we need from the environment in which we work in? What do we need in terms of how we want to communicate and where that communication hasn't been inclusive enough or created the right amount of belonging?” - Samantha   1.42 - How are we keeping some of the changes in the last year 2.48 - Core happiness pillar - people and place 5.04 - Questioning relationships 6.24 - What are you going to do differently in terms of how you will communicate? 11.02 - Resetting and reaffirming boundaries   Resources: >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Lov

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke interviews Merilyn Kesküla-Drummond; entrepreneur, speaker and mentor. Merilyn has launched an incredible business called the Mylky Moon Lab, where she works with individuals and corporates to question how to live and work in tune with the cycles of nature to create a life and way of working that feels more holistic, and grounded. She also runs a digital marketing agency - Keskula Digital - that applies the Moon Method and principles of Digital Minimalism in its work with social media and content creation. Listen as she explores creating a business and life that is really a tune to the cycles of life, how we can reignite our love for and immerse ourselves into all things astrology, and just an alternative view on how to build a career that feels truly aligned and meaningful to you.   “I always wanted to be and trust my own inner authority and do what I want to do” - Merilyn   Timestamps: 4.23 - Discover why Merilyn created a portfolio career 9.30 - Interw

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke is joined by Kimberly Wilson. Kimberley is a chartered psychologist, author, and visiting lecturer. She's also the governor of the Tavistock and Portman NHS mental health trust and an advocate for the philosophy of whole-body mental health. Listen as Kimberley discusses how to differentiate between self-preservation and self-sabotage, why we have fear around success and how to build your immunity when you are juggling everything in your life.   “Disappointment and failure are pre-requisites of success.” - Kimberley   Timestamps:   4.14 - 3 words to describe how Kimberley shows up in the world 7.58 - Kimberley on striving for balance 13.14 - Mapping out a career path vs staying in high integrity 26.08 - How to keep open to failure and success when we are under stress 31.06 - Kimberley on eating for your brain 43.34 - Secret happiness shifts caused by the pandemic   Connect with Kimberly Wilson   Twitter - https://twitter.com/foodandpsych?lang=en Website l