The Future's Bright

Mindfulness: What it is and how it's changed my life

Mindfulness. It's talked about a lot, but what is it really? Can mindfulness really change your life for the better? Can your mind be too busy to practice it? In this episode I'll explain how I practice mindfulness and what it's done to help me. Plus there's a short mindfulness meditation for you if you stick around until the end. Thanks and I hope you enjoy the episode! Podcast music by Nver Avetyan from Pixabay

Idea 9 - Think Globally: We need to be people who can think across borders

The challenges we face in the future are global in nature and so we need to approach them with a global mindset. In this episode I talk about: * The "Pale Blue Dot" we call home * Circular (economy) thinking * Working beyond borders * Using all of our skills together A lot of this is based on my own personal experiences and experiments that I share in the episode. I hope you enjoy it and do let me know your thoughts! Podcast music by Nver Avetyan from Pixabay

Interview - Christine Coulson: Living sober for a brighter future

This week on the podcast I interviewed Christine Coulson. Christine is a life coach who specialises in helping people to quit alcohol or rethink their relationship with drinking. I've been sober for almost 3 years myself and I learned loads. I hope you will too. We talk about: * Christine's journey to getting sober * "Grey Area" drinking * How life is better without alcohol * Our views on 0% drinks * Why not drinking really isn't boring! Christine's "Book for a Brighter Future" is: Drink?: The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health by Prof. David Nutt Her "Song for a Brighter Future" is: Perfect by Pink If you want to get in touch with Christine, her details are: ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-coulson-sobriety-coach/] ⁠Website⁠ [https://www.yoursoberpath.co.uk/] I hope you enjoy the episode! Podcast music by Nver Avetyan from Pixabay

Idea 8 - Forgive Easily: Why it shows strength, not weakness

This one was a really, REALLY hard subject to record! As we've looked at before, building a brighter future will mean we need to work with people who aren't like us. Maybe even they've harmed us in some way, or we them. Building a brighter future is going to need us all to build some bridges. In this episode I talk about: * Why we need to forgive * Why forgiveness is strength, not weakness * Why it's rarely a one time thing * When we need to forgive ourselves A lot of this is based on my own personal experiences and experiments that I share in the episode. I hope you enjoy it and do let me know your thoughts! Podcast music by Nver Avetyan from Pixabay

Idea 7 - Be Respectful: The importance of hearing both sides of the argument

To build a brighter future will require lots of us working together. Many different people, from varied backgrounds and with diverse views. For that to be successful, we're going to have to learn to understand other people and to be respectful of our differences. In this episode I talk about: * Why we need to be respectful * How to be respectful of others' views * When it's OK not to be respectful A lot of this is based on my own personal experiences and experiments that I share in the episode. I hope you enjoy it and do let me know your thoughts! Podcast music by Nver Avetyan from Pixabay