Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I went to the National Sales Conference in June and one of the highlights for me was seeing Jim Steele delivering his keynote.   Jim is described as a ‘holistic performance strategist’ and as soon as the conference ended I was straight over to...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest on today’s show is Cath Bishop, a personal trainer and women's wellness coach who has a deep passion and commitment to self-healing.   We get into a number of different topics in our conversation today, including inflammation, menopause,...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   10 years ago I was mid-way through running 10 marathons in 10 days and it felt fitting that I record an episode on the topic this week as I reflect on this challenge.   There were 10 big lessons that I took away from this challenge that I recorded...

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost, I'm George Anderson, a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I recently returned from a week away with the family and a couple of people asked if I exercise whilst I'm away, or put my feet up and relax.   The short answer is 'both', but the longer answer is this 16 minute podcast episode!   Listen in to find out about my...

You know how important mindset is to you approach to challenges and other situations, but how do you go about improving it?   It's about more than 'being more positive', and the more awareness and understanding you have about your mindset the easier it becomes to start making changes that will benefit you.   In this episode I describe the 4 Peak Performance Mindsets, how to spot them and what you can do to start developing them.   I have developed a free self-diagnostic tool you can use...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I’m delighted to welcome back to the show one of my favourite guests, David Robson who previously joined me back in February last year after I had read his book The Expectation Effect.   I’ve just finished reading his latest book and I think...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   After a short break from the podcast I'm back, with a look at INNER performance... what it is,  how to measure it, and how and why to improve it.   Usually when we think about performance our thoughts run to the external markers; the KPIs at work,...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest on today’s podcast is author of the book The Curveball, Colby Sharma.     Colby shares his own personal story of growing up and having to overcome adversity, and how this experience lead him on the path not only succeed in his education...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today we discuss strengths... not the 'strengths and weaknesses' where you should 'work on your weaknesses to turn them into your strengths', but the elements of your character that you may or not already be aware of are something of a super power. ...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   I came across some research recently about the impact of open water swimming on menopause symptoms, and was delighted when the study author Professor Joyce Harper accepted my invitation to join me on the podcast to discuss it.   Having had an...

I was fortunate enough to attend the recent World Happiness Summit (WOHASU) in London a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share a couple of takeaways from the event along with some more general observations about what comes up when I ask the question 'what does happiness mean to you?'   The strapline of the conference was 'Wellbeing is the Purpose' which gives a clue about at least one of the dimensions, but what does this really mean and how important is it that we find our purpose?   ...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   There's a 'mild to moderate controversy warning' for today’s episode, as we get into the topic of stretching… not ‘the best ways to stretch’, but exploring the question ‘should we be stretching at all?’   As trainers we're taught the importance of...

Despite change being an inevitable part of life, it can cause quite a headache when it comes at us and feels like it's happening TO us.   I've covered this topic a few times on the podcast and many of my guests have mentioned it also, so today we're going to look at some of the reasons behind why it can be such a struggle, and 5 self-coaching questions to ask to help you feel more confident as you work through it.      

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest today is described as a Mother, Marketer, Mariner, Motivator.    Felicity Ashley has an incredible and inspiring story and I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing her for this episode and extracting some of the lessons     Whenever I speak to somebody...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   i’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today I want to discuss an experience that all of us will have had, and no doubt will continue to have in one form or another - and that is disappointment.   We'll look at what disappointment is, what can cause, what happens in our brain and body,...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   My guest today brings with her a combination of deep wisdom and powerful mindset messages, all underpinned with a truly inspirational story.   I’m delighted to welcome the host of Mindset Kitchen, Dajana Paliokaite to the podcast to share her...

When you think about resilience, mindset or mental toughness it's important not to see them as fixed qualities but rather attributes that you can develop - or cultivate.   In this episode I explore this simple idea and look at the many ways we have to do just that, through deliberate day to day actions that we are in control of and then reframing situations where we perhaps feel less in control.   I believe that there's practical application of this idea for all of us so as you listen...

Hello and welcome to A Bit Of A Boost with me, George Anderson   I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   On today’s episode I welcome to the show a lady who’s sports nutrition books I have been reading for over 20 years.   Anita Bean is a registered nutritionist, health writer and author and as well as writing over 20 books and hundreds of articles...

Welcome to A Bit Of A Boost; I'm George Anderson and I’m a wellbeing and performance coach, speaker and author and this podcast brings together guest experts, inspirational stories and ideas that I hope will you a bit of a boost.   Today's solo episode shares a simple strategy that may help you in those moments when you feel you're lacking motivation: take action FIRST!   Putting action ahead of the need for motivation can have a surprising effect, and although some may call it simply...

Often on A Bit Of A Boost I have guests who are experts in their field, sometimes guests share their inspirational stories, and other times I invite people who have developed certain wellbeing and performance strategies that they are effectively using in their every day personal and professional lives.   Today’s episode is one such person: Sukhraj Takhar, who is the non-financial risk director at Direct Line Group.   I interviewed Sukhraj for another piece of work I was involved with and...

Today's episode draws on a couple of themes from previous episodes, in particular the interview with Dave Robson on his book 'The Expectation Effect' (13th February 2023), and the episode on optimism from 19th February 2021, and gets into the topic of self-talk and beliefs.   Beliefs impact thoughts, emotions, behaviours and even physiology and so it makes sense to pay attention to what you're paying attention to.    

I'm joined on the podcast today by love and relationship coach Heather Garbutt to talk about the 5 Love Languages (and the additional 6th that Heather also talks about).   Love Languages is the work of marriage counselor Dr Gary Chapman published in his 1992 book and Heather integrates it into the work she does with individuals and couples as part of her psycotherapy practice.   It's not just romantic love from a partner, but also from parent to child or even appreciation between...

How you talk to yourself matters and having a few set phrases to say to yourself can act like your inner coach who kicks you into action.   Through 2024 I will be publishing a number of short episodes with ideas, insights or thoughts that you may be able to apply in your own life.   Today's episode gets into the topic of mantras, and how they can be potent triggers to take a pre-agreed course of action.

My guest on today's episode - the first of 2024 - is a very special friend of mine, Heather Barrett.   Over the years we have had so many conversations where we've got to the end and said 'we should have recorded that!', so I'm delighted to have finally managed to do exactly that.   Heather is an executive coach and author, and over the years she's been my go-to whenever I'm stuck, struggling or have an idea I want to develop.   One of the things I was keen to talk to Heather about for...