Big announcement: my new book By Design Not Default publishes September
01 Sep 2025
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Returning after a bit of an absence from the podcast but there's been a very good reason... I've wri...
Resilience & Wellbeing with Charlie Cannon
24 Mar 2025
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Health tech and weight loss with Ro Huntriss
24 Mar 2025
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Why you should say 'no' to non-negotiables
10 Feb 2025
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I hear a lot of people talking about the non-negotiables in their lives, usually habits around exerc...
Are you Well Fed? Beyond nutrition with James Collier, Huel co-founder
03 Feb 2025
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Today I am delighted to welcome on the show co-founder of Huel and nutritionist of over 30 years, Ja...
Surround yourself with the right people for success
27 Jan 2025
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Jim Rohn tells us that 'we are the average of the 5 people we spend most of our time with', so are y...
Damien Davis: Making an impact
20 Jan 2025
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I’m joined on the show today by a senior director of customer success at the software company, Ser...
How to be more consistent with your habits
13 Jan 2025
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A lot of conversations with clients and audiences recently have been about consistency. Starting ...
Michael Cody: Incredible 14 stone weight loss through Lifestyle Design
06 Jan 2025
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I’m joined today by the chief operating officer at Genistar - one of the fastest growing financial...
How to set effective New Year resolutions
01 Jan 2025
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Happy 2025! It's the time of year when a lot of people will be setting New Year resolutions, even...
Jim Steele - Tapping into your potential
14 Oct 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Cath Short - wellbeing, inflammation and menopause
07 Oct 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
You can only run the road that you're on
09 Sep 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Training on holiday: my personal approach
19 Aug 2024
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Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost, I'm George Anderson, a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and aut...
Give yourself a Mindset Boost
22 Jul 2024
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You know how important mindset is to you approach to challenges and other situations, but how do you...
The Laws Of Connection - with David Robson
03 Jun 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Measuring performance
27 May 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Colby Sharma: grit, adversity and winning the game of life
22 Apr 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Character Strengths: Identifying and using them to boost your wellbeing and performance
15 Apr 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
The impact of cold water swimming on menopause symptoms - with Professor Joyce Harper
08 Apr 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Measuring your happiness, purpose and wellbeing
01 Apr 2024
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I was fortunate enough to attend the recent World Happiness Summit (WOHASU) in London a couple of we...
Ryan Phillips - could stretching our muscles be bad for us?
25 Mar 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
5 self-coaching questions to help you build resilience through change and disruption
18 Mar 2024
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Despite change being an inevitable part of life, it can cause quite a headache when it comes at us a...
Inspirational Story: it's not what happens it's how you respond - with Felicity Ashley
11 Mar 2024
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Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, spe...
How to deal with disappointment
04 Mar 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson i’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Dealing with change and challenges: mindset messages from Dajana Paliokaite
26 Feb 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
How to cultivate resilience, mindset and mental toughness
19 Feb 2024
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When you think about resilience, mindset or mental toughness it's important not to see them as fixed...
Nutrition for high performance - with Anita Bean
12 Feb 2024
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Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson I’m a wellbeing and performance ...
Mindset strategy: action before motivation
05 Feb 2024
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Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost; I'm George Anderson and I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speak...
Meditation for high performance - with Sukhraj Takhar
29 Jan 2024
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Often on A Bit Of A Boost I have guests who are experts in their field, sometimes guests share their...
Your words have power - beliefs and self-talk
22 Jan 2024
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Today's episode draws on a couple of themes from previous episodes, in particular the interview with...
What's your Love Language? - with Heather Garbutt
15 Jan 2024
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I'm joined on the podcast today by love and relationship coach Heather Garbutt to talk about the 5 L...
Mantras and Motivation
08 Jan 2024
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How you talk to yourself matters and having a few set phrases to say to yourself can act like your i...
Is intuition the new superpower? - with Heather Barrett
01 Jan 2024
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My guest on today's episode - the first of 2024 - is a very special friend of mine, Heather Barrett....
Set goals, review progress, learn faster, stay motivated with the 5R System
28 Dec 2023
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Every year I've had some process for looking back over the previous 12 months and then setting goals...
Pause and reflect - some questions to ask yourself
20 Nov 2023
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It's been a couple of months since the last episode of A Bit Of A Boost and I'm keen to get things b...
Christina Maslach - How to beat burnout
18 Sep 2023
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I have a very special guest on the show today, somebody who’s research I have been following for a...
Paul Avins - Success leaves clues
04 Sep 2023
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I love the expression ‘success leaves clues’ and today I get to talk to a man who has plenty of ...
How to reset to get ready for change
28 Aug 2023
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Following a bit of a break from the podcast over the last few weeks I have a new series of interview...
Routines, rituals and positive wellbeing habits
17 Jul 2023
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“I know what to do, but I just don’t do it!” If you’ve ever found yourself saying these w...
No regrets - how to make the best decision
03 Jul 2023
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If you've ever found yourself at a fork in the road, needing to make a decision - or the default of ...
Being intentional: the antidote to autopilot
26 Jun 2023
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If you've ever thought to yourself "I wish I'd been more confident!", or "I shouldn't have got so an...
Dr. Andy Cope - How happiness can boost performance
19 Jun 2023
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The world of wellbeing has changed a lot in the 20 years that I've been professionally involved in i...
Kate Trafford - How to get there and love here
12 Jun 2023
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Setting big goals is the bread and butter of ambitious people. But when you are solely focused on 'w...
Gökhan Nazenin (Paycore) - How to stay motivated (even when things aren't going well)
05 Jun 2023
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Continuing our series of interviews with people out there in the real world using their powers of re...
Matthias Kleven (Shopify) - Meetings, productivity and performance
29 May 2023
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Continuing the series of interviews with 'in the trenches professionals', this week we have Shopify'...
Artem Seledtsov (Exness) - Wellbeing & Mindset for Performance
22 May 2023
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I’m joined today by the chief business development officer at Exness, Artem Seledtsov who I met du...
Maninder Randhawa (HPE) - Dealing with imposter syndrome
15 May 2023
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Most of my interviews for this podcast are with subject matter experts, or inspirational individuals...
Takeaways from last 16 interviews
08 May 2023
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Ahead of moving into a series of interviews with professionals where I'll be attempting to extract h...
Sarah Furness - Real world mindfulness
24 Apr 2023
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I'm joinined this week by mindfulness coach and ex-RAF helicopter pilot Sarah Furness to share her i...
Uncovering and changing limiting beliefs - with Sonia Jhas
17 Apr 2023
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Have you ever fallen off the wagon and told yourself you’ll start again on Monday? Or started...
All about fitness
10 Apr 2023
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========================== Check out the 6 week Spring Boost fitness program starting Monday 17 Apri...
Building wellbeing systems with Tetiana Fomenko
03 Apr 2023
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In 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, Tetiana Fomenko's life changed forever. A qualified pharmcis...
Winning ways to unlock the power of your potential - with Steve Judge
27 Mar 2023
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======================== NEW: Boost Performance app Delighted to finally launch this 6 week course ...
A framework for elite level performance with Sam Bishop
20 Mar 2023
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Accredited psychotherpist and performance psychologist Sam Bishop returns to share some insights fro...
10 Strategies for Better Sleep
17 Mar 2023
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I send out a weekly email called the Boost Bulletin to professionals who are looking for tips and st...
How to be brilliant - with Michael Heppell
13 Mar 2023
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How are you doing today? If you answer is 'fine thanks', 'ok', or maybe 'not too bad', then you D...
Burnout & engagement - introduction to a useful framework
10 Mar 2023
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\\\\\ Episode 100! \\\\\ Delighted to reach this podcasting milestone, thank you to everybody who ha...
Nutrition for optimal performance with Celynn Morin
06 Mar 2023
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My guest this week is Celynn Morin, a qualified dietician, author of two books and workplace wellbei...
5 senses mindfulness script
03 Mar 2023
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Save or favourite this episode as it's one you may want to return to. The 5 senses mindfuness tec...
Creating your toolkit for life with Hannah Wilson
27 Feb 2023
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If you're a fan of A Bit Of A Boost you've probably read your fair share of personal development boo...
Inspiring story: adapting to change - with Jack Kavanagh
20 Feb 2023
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This week I’m joined by Jack Kavanagh to talk about resilience, inspiration, grief and change. ...
How your mindset can transform your life - The Expectation Effect with David Robson
13 Feb 2023
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I have always been fascinated by the power of the mind to help you accomplish more and effectively c...
Inspiring story: 12 months to live - from existing to living (with Robert Glynn)
06 Feb 2023
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in April 2020 Robert Glynn was given 12 months to live following a terminal cancer diagnosis, 2 mont...
Letting go of stuck emotions - with Daniel Dzikowski
30 Jan 2023
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I’m joined today by Emotional Empowerment and Wellbeing Coach Daniel Dzikowski to talk about ‘le...
Mental health through adversity: the 3 'R's of getting back up with Alex Williams
23 Jan 2023
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My guest on this week’s episode is mental health nurse, speaker and educator, Alex Williams. Al...
Hyrox: 'The fitness competition for everybody' with Greg Williams
16 Jan 2023
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Today’s guest is a friend of mine and fellow fitness enthusiast, Greg Williams, who has establishe...
Inspiring story: from asthma sufferer to elite runner
09 Jan 2023
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Today’s guest is a lady who I came across in a Facebook group for marathon runners, and after read...
Creating Sticky Habits with Dr Heather McKee
02 Jan 2023
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I’m joined today by leading lifestyle behaviour change specialist Dr Heather Mckee to talk about o...
Mindset strategy series #6 - 10 training strategies
26 Dec 2022
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The previous strategies I’ve been sharing in this series are applicable in most areas of life but ...
Mindset strategy series #5 - Deliberate Discomfort
19 Dec 2022
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Part 5 of the mini-series of mindset strategies is 'deliberate discomfort'. Life inevitably invol...
Mindset strategy series #4 - Control the Controllables
11 Dec 2022
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Part 4 of this mini-series of mindset strategies is another one that can be boiled down to a short a...
Mindset strategy series #3 - Cast a vote
05 Dec 2022
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Part 3 of the mini-series of mindset strategies is 'cast a vote'. This phrasing comes from the bo...
Mindset strategy series #2 - The mind is a fertile garden
28 Nov 2022
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Part 2 of the mini-series of mindset strategies, is the 'Fertile Garden'. This comes straight fro...
Mindset strategy series #1 - Get Out Of The Chair
21 Nov 2022
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A Bit Of A Boost has had a bit of a break for a couple of months but we're back with a short series ...
The 4 'C's of mental toughness and how to develop more of it - Penny Mallory
12 Sep 2022
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My guest today is former World Rally Championship driver Penny Mallory, who became the first woman i...
Intentional Mastery: what is it and how do you achieve it, with William Buist
15 Aug 2022
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We all know people who are the absolute masters of their craft, whether that’s as an artist, in sp...
What is wellbeing and performance?
12 Jul 2022
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20 years ago when I started out as a personal trainer answering the question of ‘what do you do?’...
Grief - a personal experience
27 Jun 2022
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There's been a bit of a pause on the podcast these last few weeks because my father sadly passed awa...
Managing overwhelm - practical techniques
30 May 2022
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We all have the capacity to survive and thrive in the presence of stress. In fact stress is the v...
How to put more of your ideas into practice
16 May 2022
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Have you ever come away from an event with loads of ideas but then gone back to your day to day and ...
Life lessons from running through the desert - with Mat Poole
09 May 2022
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A bit of an unusual episode this week as it was produced in two parts. I interviewed a friend of min...
Neuroscience for wellbeing with Dr Lynda Shaw
02 May 2022
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My guest this week is cognitive neuroscientist Dr Lynda Shaw, and we spend the episode discussing th...
Optimising your energy to make the most of every moment, with Simon Ong
25 Apr 2022
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I’m joined this week by life coach and author Simon Ong, who’s new book Energize has just been p...
Creativity, community and the link to your wellbeing with Tom Morley
18 Apr 2022
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If I look back at my life it’s been relatively straight forward. There was a bit of a course corre...
10 Life Lessons from 10 Marathons in 10 Days
10 Apr 2022
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In 2014 I ran 10 marathons in 10 days. My cover story was that it was for charity, but I knew there'...
Overindulgence: how to get over it with Duncan Bhaskaran Brown
04 Apr 2022
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Chocolate, ice cream, alcohol, smoking, checking social media… most of us have something we indulg...
Growth mindset and unconscious bias with Bret Freeman
28 Mar 2022
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One of the things you hear a lot about when it comes to motivation, goals or high performance is the...
Exercise: approaches, mindset and motivation
21 Mar 2022
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For a decade and a half exercise was more than just a passion, it was also my career. I traine...
Supplements and wellbeing with Peter Dewdney
14 Mar 2022
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I live just outside a little town called Thame in Oxfordshire and one of the many things I love abou...
Live your life authentically and Totally You, with coach Laura Brunton
07 Mar 2022
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On today’s episode I’m joined by fellow coach Laura Brunton to talk about living life more authe...
Exercise motivation with Turf Games founder Andy Manteit
28 Feb 2022
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Some of my own big fitness goals recently have been just that - fitness goals. Not so much the runni...
Resilience, mindset and performing under pressure with Tornado pilot Mandy Hickson
21 Feb 2022
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My guest on the podcast today was the RAF’s second ever female fast jet pilot, flying the Tornado ...
How to deal with fear and overwhelm, with Moira Geary
07 Feb 2022
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Do you ever feel like you’re stuck and unable to find a way forwards? Do you procrastinate, self-s...
Menopause and wellbeing with Catherine O'Keeffe, AKA The Wellness Warrior
31 Jan 2022
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Through my work as a speaker I get invited to present at a lot of company wellbeing weeks and events...
Simple habit building tip
28 Jan 2022
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We're often told when we're trying to build a new habit that we should try and carry it out at the s...
Where your attention goes, your energy flows
17 Jan 2022
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In today’s mini-motivation episode I share one simple idea: your energy flows where your attention...
Nutrition, diet mindset and the Food Foundation Principles
10 Jan 2022
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20 years ago when I started my career as a personal trainer clients would come to me asking the ques...
Mini-Motivation - measuring progress
05 Jan 2022
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This is a brand new series of podcast episodes I’ll be dropping into the show throughout the year,...
Magic, myths and motorcycles with James Stott
03 Jan 2022
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My first guest of 2022 was also my first guest of 2021, and I’m thinking maybe this will become a ...