A New Way of Being

Breaking Down Barriers Through Skillful Conversation: Neuroscientist Shane O'Mara

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The power of skillful conversation - from the personal to the global level.This week's conversation is with professor Shane O'Mara, a neuroscientist o...

BITESIZE: Kevin Clifton - Letting Go

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The power of letting go of the need for a specific outcome to go your way.We are halfways through the Strictly Come Dancing season 2023, so what bette...

Embracing failure to get ahead - with the pioneer of psychological safety Amy Edmonson

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Embracing the right type of failure with the groundbreaking pioneer of psychological safety, who was voted the most influential international thinker ...

Overcoming Tribalism and distrust of 'the other'- Carl Frampton - BITESIZE

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Treating people as you want to be treated with boxing legend Carl Frampton, Northern Ireland’s first two weight World Champion. Carl grew up in Belf...

How Real Is Reality: Professor Donald Hoffman

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just how accurate is the reality we experience through our sense perceptions? That's a big question - and we're about to explain why it is important.W...

BITESIZE: How To get In Flow

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Flow is a peak state when we perform at our best, and feel great too. While success is not synonymous with happiness, flow is.So, how do you get in fl...

RWC REPLAY: Sir Clive Woodward - Leadership

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

BITESIZE: Don't Be Defensive

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"If anyone tells you that such a person speaks ill of you of you, don't make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: He does not know my other ...

RWC REPLAY: Dave Alred - Managing pressure

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

BITESIZE: The impact of not feeling seen and heard as a child

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our early social connections, with parents and caregivers in particular, are the most profound shapers of how we experience the world and our place in...

RWC REPLAY: Lewis Moody - Selflessness

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

BITESIZE: The Joy of Being Average

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We can’t all be better than average – there just isn’t room at the top for everyone.Striving for the top is a nice idea, but the other side of i...

RWC REPLAY: Sir John Kirwan - Mental Health

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

BITESIZE: The Power Of Doing Nothing

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Don't just do something, sit there!"Forget ice baths, HIIT workouts and marathons - if you really want to develop resilience, then sit down and do no...

RWC REPLAY: Sam Warburton - Being true to Yourself

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

BITESIZE: Psychological Defence Mechanisms: Mike Brearley

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

RWC REPLAY: Jonny Wilkinson - Acceptance

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

'Resistance is something we do, acceptance is what we are'With the World Cup in full flow, over the next few weeks I am going to use the opportunity t...

BITESIZE: How To Be Efficient: David Coulthard

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

The Meandering Route To Success: David Epstein

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The general consensus in society tends to be that to have success in any field requires early specialisation and many hours of deliberate practice - a...

BITESIZE: The Power Of Posture: Dave Alred

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

In Praise Of Average: Konnie Huq

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"We are always striving for the top - but sometimes it's better to embrace being in the middle".Konnie Huq is a TV & Radio presenter, a screenwrit...

BITESIZE: Just Make A Start: Baroness Grey-Thompson

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Life Lessons podcast has a simple mission: to have discussions that reveal something important about life and how best to live it. My guests range...

Develop Your 'Super Strengths': Nick Matthew

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to go from all-rounder to outstanding. Nick Matthew is the greatest squash player in English history - a genuine legend of the game who reached wo...

BITESIZE: Let them Play - Gary Lineker

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are all aware of 'competitive sports parent' syndrome. It is a phenomenon I discussed with Gary Lineker - speaking about football specifically. Fai...

How To Get What You Really Want: Ben Hunt-Davis

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can you get what you really want? You may think it is the job, the relationship, the house or the substance you want - but fundamentally we all de...

BITESIZE: Handling Pressure - Sir Clive Woodward

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking Correctly under Pressure. Who doesn’t want – or need – to be able to do that?TCUP – as Clive calls it – was fundamental in helping ...

How to Release Tension & Stress: David Berceli

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Want to know how to get your nervous system back into a state of relaxation and calm? TRE is a powerful, simple and effective way to release stress an...

BITESIZE: Don't Judge People - John McAvoy

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is easy to take credit for our successes, and look down on others for their 'failings', without acknowledging the huge number of interrelated facto...

Trauma: Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend wha...

BITESIZE: Discovering Your Passion - Chrissie Wellington

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are not open to new experiences, and stepping out of your comfort zone, you may miss out on some of your own discovering deep-seated passions a...

Psychological Diversity: Matthew Syed

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about the importance of diverse thinking. Matthew Syed explains how the FA embraced diversity off the pitch, which contributed to ...

Recognising You Are Already Enough: Grayson Hart

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel a subtle sense of lack? If you do, you are not alone. It’s part of the human condition – or at least it is when we are identified with...

BITESIZE: Ryan Holiday - Stoicism

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

'There is nothing either good or bad – only thinking makes it so'.Stoicism is described as the most practical of all philosophies – according to R...

Is winning overrated? Cath Bishop

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why 'winning' can be overrated.Let's start with a quote from Jamie Carragher – 'it’s all about winning trophies really'. Well is that actually tru...

The Power of Mentors: Seb Coe

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week I am joined by one of the greatest British athletes of all time, Seb Coe – a double Olympic gold medalist during the golden era of middle-...

BITESIZE: Learning How To Learn: Anders Ericsson

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when all the knowledge in the world is little more than a mouse click away – the importance of learning how to learn is key.And one person...

REWIND: Embracing Risk - Jimmy Chin

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than d...

How To Keep Moving Forwards: Paul McGee

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, what you need to survive and thrive in challenging times is age old wisdom. And my guest this week is full of it. Paul McGee – speaker an...

REWIND: Why you can't focus: Johann Hari

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So many of us are struggling to focus and pay attention to what we need to. It can feel like a moral failing – as if there is something wrong with u...

BITESIZE: Sir Clive Woodward - Mastering the Basics

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Often people think to achieve what they want in life is about finding a magic bullet, but as World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward explains – f...

What is 'success'? Tim Henman

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does success mean? Is the 'winner and losers' narrative too simplistic?Tim Henman reached six major tennis semi-finals - four at Wimbledon - and ...

BITESIZE: How To Find Time: Jasmine Paris

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is familiar with the phrase 'there are too few hours in the day' but one of my previous guests proved that emphatically wrong.In 2019 Jasmine...

Dissolve Barriers to Happiness: Peter Crone

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to transcend needless suffering & discover true happiness - with 'the Mind Architect'Above everything else, people want to feel happy – and ...

BITESIZE: Human Being or Human Doing? - Bill Beswick

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a human being – or a human doing?Bill Beswick is one of the world’s most respected sports psychologists, having worked at Manchester Unite...

Ego: Ian Holloway

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When I was the sports reporter for BBC Radio 1 for 8 years, I spent a lot of time talking to and hearing from an exhaustive list of Premier League man...

BITESIZE: How to Meditate: Andy Puddicombe - Headspace founder & former Buddhist monk

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no doubt that meditation is good for body and mind, but a lot of people struggle with it. Perhaps they don’t think they’re doing it righ...

The Power of 'Good Enough': Tom Curran

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Perfectionism is often seen as a desirable trait in modern society. But, the reality is, it leads to procrastination - and mental health issues like d...

BITESIZE: Dr Dame Katherine Grainger: Reflecting on how far you have come

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How often do we spend time continually looking to the future – while overlooking how far we have already come?Dr Dame Katherine Grainger is Britain’...

Do Hard Things: Steve Magness

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alberto Salazar was once the most revered running coach in the world, leading athletes including Mo Farah to the very top of their game. But, in 2019,...

BITESIZE: Acceptance 2.0 - Owning What Happens

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Smeele was a world champion wakeboarder – until he broke his neck performing a trick in 2014 which left him quadriplegic. Until that point, Bra...

Relationships: Will Carling

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why relationships are the key to success in sport and life, with former England captain Will Carling. Will was appointed captain aged just 22 and led ...

Empathetic Leadership: Ama Agbeze

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a lot to be said for truly empathetic leadership, where caring for and taking an interest in the individual comes first. Not only does this ...

BITESIZE: Sir Nick Faldo - Slow Down!

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like to know some tips for succeeding under pressure from someone who was one of the best in the business?Sir Nick Faldo is Britain’s grea...

The Joy of Awe: Dacher Keltner

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We tend to believe happiness is found when we accumulate money, success and status – but that’s actually wide of the mark. According to one of the...

BITESIZE: Getting ahead in business - Dame Heather Rabbatts

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dame Heather Rabbatts trained as a barrister – but that barely gets her CV started. She’s also been a BBC Governor, the youngest-ever Chief Execut...

How to get in FLOW: Steven Kotler

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Flow is an optimal state of consciousness where we feel and perform our best".As many of you know, the topic of flow and its deeper implications are ...

Finding Happiness by Losing Yourself: Rupert Spira

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What the experience of flow - particularly in sport - may reveal about the nature of reality. One theme that has arisen time and again while recording...

Psychological Fear: Dr Pippa Grange

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding the cost of fear and how to face and replace it - with the former England football psychologist, who was credited with helping transform...

BITESIZE: Wim Hof - Consciously going into stressful situations

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The ability to hack our health could be right inside us. That’s the view of Wim Hof - aka the iceman.Among other things, he has run marathons bare...

How to Achieve Big Things: Sir Michael Barber

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like a proven pattern to tackle your most ambitious and challenging plans? Whatever it is you would like to do – whether it is starting a ...

BITESIZE: Learning to Listen to our Bodies - Christie Aschwanden

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you someone who has a tracker to keep tabs on things like your sleep and calorie count?We are increasingly obsessed with data and tracking – and...

'Psychological Flexibility: Steven Hayes - the founder of ACT

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Psychological flexibility is often described as the ‘super skill’ of resilience, wellbeing and mental health. It is your ability to ‘make contac...

BITESIZE: Don't overthink things - Laura Muir

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Olympic 2020 Tokyo 1500 metres silver medalist Laura Muir is one of the finest middle-distance runners Britain has ever seen.But there’s more – sh...

Can Psychedelics Heal? - Michael Pollan

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As research into the potential healing powers of psychedelics gains pace, I am thrilled to be joined by Michael Pollan, the author and journalist desc...

BITESIZE: Avoid the insomnia trap - Dr. Guy Meadows

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good night’s sleep can make you feel strong enough to take on the world. A bad nights sleep – well, let’s not go there.This clip is all about ...

Harnessing Emotion: Lawrence Dallaglio

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence Dallaglio is an English sporting icon who understands the power of being driven by a higher purpose. He won 85 international rugby caps and w...

Tame your inner critic: Dr Russ Harris

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn’t want to know how to stop unpleasant and even intrusive thoughts from bothering them? While lots of people talk about positive thinking, ...

Dismantle resistance NOW to get in Flow: Jonny Wilkinson

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a saying that I’m confident you will have heard of – but which we can all too quickly forget when the mind starts taking off. And it is ...

Putting A Social Media 'Fracas' Into Perspective: Gary Lineker

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Lineker has been in the news recently – more than usual – after a social media fracas that led him to miss a week of presenting match of the ...

BITESIZE: Fame - and what drives people seek the attention? 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all come into this world with unconditional worth – and then we lose sight of that and spend so much time running around trying to prove that we ...

BITESIZE: How Can You Have As Many Good Days As Possible?

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can you have as many good days as possible? It’s so easy to continually be looking to the future – and pay too high a price in the present as ...

How Your Parents Shape Your Beliefs & Behaviours & 'Guiding Narratives'

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is about how much our parental influences shape our outlook on life. While we all come into this world with some innate traits, we are al...

What are you like at sitting with difficult emotions? : Jason Fox

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are you like at sitting with emotions? It can be so easy to distract ourselves, or numb ourselves – by reaching for a drink or a device, or eve...

Don't wait for things to happen... go out and Make Things Happen!

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“I like things to happen… and if they don’t… I like to make them happen.” - Winston ChurchillThis episode is all about creating opportunitie...

The Formula To Establish How To Spend Your Time: Ed Jackson and Lucy Gossage

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout and stress is on the rise. Finding work-life balance is increasingly elusive. What's the answer?The issue isn't necessarily too few hours in t...

Why You Should Stop Judging others: John McAvoy

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It can be easy to judge other people for negative actions and decisions, but the truth is we can’t know the circumstances that led to them. We are n...

How to become an 'overnight success': Joe Wicks

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Joe Wicks came up with the idea that changed his life, and started posting online content in 2014, there was no master plan. He just loved doing ...

The risk of not risking enough: Jimmy Chin - Free Solo director & climber

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Commit to something - then figure it out." Jimmy ChinJimmy is a pro climber, skier, photographer and Oscar winning Film director. The theme of this e...

What drives many 'successful' people? - Caitlyn Jenner

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many high achievers are driven by a burning desire to compensate for the wounds of childhood trauma.But you can’t fill an inner void with accomplish...

BITESIZE: The importance of 'Being' in a world of 'Doing'

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don't overlook what you have NOW by focusing on what you are working towards in the future.We live in a world of perpetual doing. Thinking about the f...

The power of visualisation - and how to do it

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Over the course of the last 4 and a half years speaking to people for this podcast – the topic of visualisation has come up a lot.Former Wales rugby...

Walk Yourself to Wellbeing: Professor Shane O'Mara

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

'Marvel at the incredible benefits walking confers on our bodies and minds'Professor Shane O Mara is a leading neuroscientist and author of the fantas...

Design your Life to Maximise Happiness: Paul Dolan

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Happiness is about pleasure and purpose. the key is to get that balance right"This bitesize episode is all about setting up our lives for happiness. ...

The Key to Public Speaking: Henry Fraser

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Fraser is a best-selling painter, best-selling author and highly in-demand public speaker. When he was seventeen years old, Henry’s life chang...

Smartphones and Anxiety: Professor Cal Newport

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Smartphones have so many people in a grip, and the mental health cost is profound. In this episode, professor Cal Newport - author of Deep Work and Di...

Positive thinking is overrated: Dr Russ Harris

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you the sort of person who tries to combat anxiety and other challenging inner experience by practicing positive thinking?If so – this bitesize ...

How to influence people: Dave Alred

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Language is the post powerful drug known to man"Dave Alred is one of the most in demand coaches in elite sport. He’s helped major winner is golf, e...

How to relate to success & failure: Jos Buttler

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"If you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same..."As Rudyard Kiplng was well aware, success and failure are r...

How to reset your internal body clock: Professor Satchin Panda

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of circadian rhythms for health and longevity - with Professor Satchin Panda, the world's leading expert on circadian rhythmsWhen we ea...

Developing focus and embracing Deep Work: Ebony Rainford-Brent

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"If you don't produce, you won't thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are.”People tend to be distracted and distractable these days, and s...

The language of emotions: Clarke Carlisle

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So many of us learn to avoid our feelings as we grow up, and turn away from them or try and medicate them away – and that can come at a great cost. ...

How to develop Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't h...

BITESIZE: Harnessing the Power of Belonging

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Social belonging is a fundamental human need, hardwired into our DNA.Owen Eastwood is a performance coach who has worked with some of the most elite ...

Could you be addicted? - Tony Adams

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You might know him currently as one of the most eye-catching dancers on Strictly Come Dancing, but Tony Adams is an Arsenal and England football legen...

Redefining purpose: Bernardo Kastrup

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Purpose is about aligning yourself with what life wants to do through you"Bernardo Kastrup is a scientist and philosopher who has worked for the Euro...

A formula for choosing how to spend your time: Ed Jackson & Lucy Gossage

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time."Most people are super busy and the rates of burnout are soari...

ROGER FEDERER RETIREMENT SPECIAL

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This a bit of a different episode of Life Lessons - a special episode to mark Roger Federer's retirement from tennis. As many of you know, I am a huge...

Bitesize: The power of personal responsibility

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"With discipline, people don't need rules"One of the best books I have read during the four years I have been recording this podcast is Legacy by Jame...

Bitesize: Choose kindness

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kindness can have a profound impact on your health, your relationships, other people and the world at large - with Dr. David HamiltonDr. Hamilton is a...

Waking up unrefreshed? Consider this: James Nestor

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Taping your mouth shut at night has gone mainstream.I have been taping my mouth shut using microporous tape from Boots (for about £1.50) for about fi...