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Episodes
The Adjustment Bureau
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Adjustment Bureau is heavens alterations service. Sometimes the way that we interpret our lives is so inaccurate that God decides to intervene by ...
Wisdom - Talk less, listen more
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Another strategy tip for a great yea! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you so please ...
Blind Spots
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s three perspectives of you, there’s what lots people know about you or we could say the PUBLIC YOU. There’s what only you know about you ...
Leadership - Change your mind about one thing every day
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Number 7 of my 10 strategies for a great year! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you s...
I spoke to my parents for the first time in 30 years
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul shares about speaking with his parents for the first time in 30 years. Thank you to all those who have commented about how ...
The Centurion Factor
28 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Centurion Factor is the kind of faith that gets God to do things nobody knew he could, would, or should do. Centurion Factor People are outside th...
Leadership - It's not you, it's your thinking
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You and your thinking are not the same thing. You are not a hostage to your own trains of thought. You don’t need to board that train anymore becaus...
Who's Pushing Them In?
21 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“YOU CAN ONLY RESCUE SO MANY DROWNING PEOPLE FROM THE RIVER BEFORE YOU HAVE TO GO UPSTREAM TO FIND OUT WHO’S PUSHING THEM IN” (Archbishop Desmon...
Wisdom - Average to Awesome
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t get to awesome, without going through average! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hea...
The Shibboleths That Divide Us
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
THE SHIBBOLETHS THAT DIVIDE US. Shibboleths are any custom, belief, principle or even jargon and methodologies that separate us. In the bible st...
Communication - Beware Stereotyping
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Communication tip - Beware stereotyping! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you so plea...
Erroneous Transfers
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
ERRONEOUS TRANSFER was a term I’d never heard until I called my energy supplier to complain about my consistently high electricity bill. They ...
Wisdom - Reduce Drama
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Take a drama break! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you so please keep in touch with...
Stand Up Chameleons
30 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This message is about mastering the art of ADAPTABILITY and BLENDING IN so that we can serve and influence those who don’t share our worldview. The ...
Leadership - Good listening can improve poor speaking
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you so please keep in touch with us and share your...
Leftovers - the miracle of the discarded
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Following the feeding of the 5000 Jesus instructed the disciples to gather all the LEFTOVERS he was adamant that their should be no waste. There’s a...
Wisdom - Common Enemy Intimacy
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brene Brown writes about ‘common enemy intimacy’ as a fake connection between humans. To gather around what we both hate instead of love is ...
The Power Of Imaginary Friends
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
God told the 100 year old childless Abram to look up and try to count the stars because his descendants would be that numerous. Those stars became his...
Leadership - No Ox, No Achievement
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Solomon tells us in the book of Proverbs that where there’s no OXEN the manger or work place is clean. I know that’s all a bit too agricultural fo...
Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
TYRANNY IS THE DELIBERATE REMOVAL OF NUANCE. The word NUANCE is from the French word meaning ‘shades’ and in this very divided world we need to ap...
Wisdom - They Devoted Themselves
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you could take an early church believer and put them into today’s church they’d be shocked at what most leaders spend their time doing. T...
Left handed leadership in a right handed world
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Left handed leadership in a right handed world is about what the 90% right handed world can learn from the 10% left handers. Left handers despit...
Leadership - Struggles & Strength
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND MY STRUGGLE YOU WILL MISUNDERSTAND MY STRENGTH A persons strength is governed by the struggle they're in. Because we are mor...
Bricks Without Straw
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
he difference between liberation and freedom is an enemy not a friend. Friends create comfort but enemies create movement. Without an enemy your prese...
Wisdom - Prison run by friends
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you keep choosing to live in jail but don’t realise it. You don’t realise it because you feel ‘free’ in the company of friendly jailers....
Step Out of Stuck
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
STEP OUT OF STUCK based on the encounter Jesus had with the severely disabled man waiting for a miracle at the pool of Bethesda in John 5. This poor m...
Wisdom - Keep 2% of you back
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John tells us that Jesus wouldn’t entrust himself to people because he knew what people were like. (John 2v24) I call this always keeping a little 2...
Transition Generation
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A ‘Transition Generation’ is one who has to be the bridge of continuity between the past and future. In any war the enemy always targets the...
Leadership - 5 insights for creative people
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Five insights about leading creatives and being creative 1: Drill sergeant, fan club president and therapist. 2: Tranquility breeds creativity 3: Cr...
Imposter Syndrome - 5 strategies to overcome it
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Discover 5 strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome and share with those in your world! As many as 70% of us suffer from Imposter syndrome, many of...
Don't Despise the Day of Small Beginnings
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
God told Zachariah not to despise small beginnings, because small, fragile, unstable, and unsupported beginnings can be so despicable. If God warns us...
Meaning is Forged not Found
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meaning isn’t found its forged and yet there are so many people who offer meanings to explain and tidy up life. Destiny and meaning are two differen...
Leadership - Strategic Quitting
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Winners keep winning because they regularly quit. The difference between quitters and winners isn’t that one quits and the others don’t, it’s th...
The Agony of Divine Delay
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This message is for anyone living in the agonising delay between tragedy striking and God intervening. It’s about the times in our lives when God se...
Acceptance Precedes Change
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This was ‘THE’ defining issue in the early church and in my opinion it’s still a huge issue for us. God accepts us without first requiring...
Wisdom - Improve your taste in people
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your taste in people will improve the more you appreciate you! Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to...
The Millionaire Next Door
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the book by the same title, this looks at how to become long term financially strong. Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with ...
Wisdom - Fan Clubs & Fight Clubs
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I was in a community centre and the complex and contradictory range of groups listed in the lobby who used the venue was vast and reminded me...
Individual Brilliance
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is no I in team…but there are 5 in Individual Brilliance. Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want...
Leadership - Opinions come with energies
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Opinions come with energies attached, in fact the energy is often far stronger than the opinion. An opinion fades in the memory but its energy lingers...
The Cathedral In Your Heart
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cathedrals took over 200 years to build. The cathedral in your heart is about committing to dreams and visions that we know we will never live to see ...
I am your problem, but my surname is solution part 2
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every problem has within it a solution, and we are hardwired for solutions, you are a problem-solving machine. Thank you for listening to the Growing ...
Wisdom - Toxic People
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forgiveness doesn’t mean that you have to rebuild the relationship as if to prove how forgiving you really are. Sometimes the best you can do and al...
I am your problem, but my surname is solution part 1
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every problem has within it a solution, and we are hardwired for solutions, you are a problem-solving machine. Thank you for listening to the Growing ...
iChurch
23 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
iChurch is a lesson about generational interface from my experience of trying to get my new iPad and older laptop to connect and communicate. Thank yo...
Leadership - Opinions come with energies
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Opinions come with energies attached, in fact the energy is often far stronger than the opinion. An opinion fades in the memory but its energy lingers...
Enlarging your circle of love
16 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Living with an ever enlarging circle of love. Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon podcast, we want to hear from you so...
Ep. 2 - Top 10 strategies for 2019 part 2
10 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
These ten strategies are not willpower based New Year’s resolutions or goals they are intentional actions that will strengthen your body, soul and s...
Wisdom - Jesus was not a Christian
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What we call Christianity was created by people not God. Jesus is bigger than Christianity, he’s not a joiner of groups or the head of a denominatio...
Ep. 1 - Top 10 strategies for 2019 part 1
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
These ten strategies are not willpower based New Year’s resolutions or goals they are intentional actions that will strengthen your body, soul and s...
Simplify Your Life
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need to simplify your life? Complexity is costly on many fronts mentally, emotionally, relationally and financially and we really can’t affor...
The Importance of PLAY
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Thank you for listening to the Growing Big People with Paul Scanlon po...
Wisdom - Common Ground
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this divided world commit to finding common ground with people who see things differently to you. Unlike uncommon ground common ground has to be so...
Image of Self - part 3
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We were all created in the image of God; therefore God has a self image. We are like God and God is like us. Often our self image is unrealistic, we t...
Image of Self - part 2
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We were all created in the image of God; therefore God has a self image. We are like God and God is like us. Often our self image is unrealistic, we t...
Image of Self - part 1
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We were all created in the image of God; therefore God has a self image. We are like God and God is like us. Often our self image is unrealistic, we t...
Leadership - Changed focus
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be intentional about endings because a weak finish can hinder a strong start. Endings don’t have to be pretty or tidy some are like tying down a ten...
Excellence - Q&A Interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Excellence is the Cinderella of Church life. One of my greatest challenges as a pastor here in the north of England was to create a culture of excelle...
Communication - Q&A interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview Tom and I speak on the topic of Communication, for all communication fields from public speaking, one on one, small groups, to socia...
Self Awareness part 2 - Q&A interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this part we talk about the importance of creating margin in your life, an inner space between your sweet spot and burn out. We talk about the impo...
Self Awareness part 1 - Q&A interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition Tom and I discuss the importance of developing Self Awareness. We talk about developing a relationship with yourself, learning to live...
Young Professionals part 2 - Q&A Interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Tom asks me questions that I often get asked by young professionals around the world like. Calling vs career, work/life balance and...
Young Professionals part 1 - Q&A Interview
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Tom asks me questions that I often get asked by young professionals around the world like. Calling vs career, work/life balance and...