Burnout. Is there another way?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation. 
In this episode Piers chats with Dr Giles P Croft. They discuss a topic that is becoming  ever more prevalent - professional burnout. How it is misunderstood and what you can do about it. This episode is for you if suffer from a formal diagnosis of burnout, or ever just wondered whether you are doing too much, and struggle with burning the candle at both ends 
The discussion covers:
What is burnout, and what are the symptoms, is it different to depression and stress?
How for some of us we can normalise being on the edge of a low level of burnout without realising it  
The illusion of being trapped by our circumstances and situation 
How, once we understand what’s going on, we see we have infinite possibilities, including staying with the life we already have but with more ease deeper sense of peace, or have the clarity and insight to make changes
Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Giles and his work here, and his LinkedIn profile
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Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts

’Real but Never True’ - What is the understanding of reality behind Quality of Mind?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation. 
 
In this episode we explore the nub of the understanding that underpins the foundation of Quality of Mind. We recommend unless you are already familiar with the benefits and implications of the understanding, you have a listen to some of our other podcasts first, otherwise this might sound irrelevant to the business world!  
This is a conversation between Piers Thurston and fellow Quality of Mind programme delivery expert Rena Loizou
We talk about:
How realising that any reality is 'real but never true' is foundational to experience the benefits of Quality of Mind
What do we mean by 'real' and 'true'?
How can we actually explore this in our own experience?
How do we get to see reality as more 'real and not true', and therefore benefit from more resourcefulness, wellbeing and potential?
Curious - want to know more?
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind  
Check out this podcast where we explore, albeit in a different way, a similar direction
We have plenty of other episodes on the benefits of Quality of Mind, and past clients explaining the difference it has made to their work and lives. 
If you are curious to see whether science agrees yet, watch Anil Seth's TED talk and Don Hoffman's The case against reality
If you recognise the spiritual element of what we are pointing to and want to explore more then check out Rupert Spira's excellent podcast The Essence of Non Duality 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts
More about Rena Loizou here

“When you’re sure there’s more to life than this” A conversation about disillusionment, the rat race. Is there another way?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation. 
 
In this episode Piers chats with fellow coach Helen Amery. They discuss the common, but misunderstood topic of disillusionment. Usually we think it’s terrible to be in a state of confusion or disappointment about life when in fact these times provide the perfect opportunity to discover something new and fresh. If you’re asking these questions - Is this it? Does it have to be this hard? - then this episode is for you.
We talk about:
How we can normalise a low level of satisfaction with life and become 'comfortably numb', before we get more aware of being disillusioned with our lives
What is going on when you aren't feeling connected and loving life?
How your lifestyle and circumstances are never actually causing your disillusionment with life - it just really looks like they are
How we confuse what is a brick and what is jelly.....(jelly & bricks - yes,really!)
How we become limited by our imaginations about what is possible
The illusion of being trapped by our need for a certain lifestyle and money
How, once we understand what’s going on, we see we have infinite possibilities, including staying with the exact life we already have but with a deeper sense of contentment and joy.
Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Helen and her work at Wild Fig executive coaching, and her LinkedIn profile
Listen to Helen on her journey as she startsto have realisations about the principles behind Quality of Mind in this special behind the scenes 3 part mini series
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind  
Check out this podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts
 
 

What is at the core, behind the 'magic' of Quality of Mind? A chat with corporate coach Dominic Scaffidi

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation. 
 
Please note this episode gets a little technical (or some might say profound!) so you might want to listen first to some other episodes (e.g.  benefits and role and relevance of Quality of Mind)
 
This is part 3 of series of chats with fellow coach Dominic Scaffidi - in this conversation we reveal what we have been pointing to in other episodes: What is it that we are realising about the nature of the human experience and reality that unlocks so much resourcefulness, potential and wellbeing in people?
 
In this episode we discuss:
How innocently and invisibly we usually start in the wrong place
What do you think we mean when we say 'you' or 'I'? We reveal a different view...
What is this 'real but not true' and illusion all about?
How the very nature of reality is misunderstood, and that leads to us to being more of a limitation of potential than we need to be.
So what next?
Curious - want to know more?
Have a listen to previous interviews with Dominic where we discuss 'The highest leverage point - A discussion to explore what really makes the difference' or How does this understanding transform the transformative effect of coaching.
Dominic runs his own executive and team coaching business HR Possibilities, and you can find him on LinkedIn here 
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
'I have some questions' a podcast episodes that discusses some of the common questions in the understanding
What are the benefits: Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days. Or hear from another coaching client, about the 'The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all'
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

Re-Emerging from Pandemic - What Leaders need to know. An interview with Caroline Brewer

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation. 
In this episode Piers chats with Caroline Brewer. Caroline, has 30 years of HR experience both working in organisations and as a coach, discovered the transformative power of principles behind Quality of Mind, she has since gone on to devote her work to sharing the principles, and has just published her first book.
In this episode we discuss:
How organisations have been responding to the crisis at different need levels, physical, mental and beyond.
We didn't need to wait for a crisis to get better - our need to recognise that adaptive ways of working weren't caused by crisis, there is another factor to consider.
As we re-emerge how can we keep some of the fresh thinking and pattern disruption
The positivity paradox
Curious - want to know more?
''More Than You Think: Seeing the magic that lies behind our personal thinking'' Caroline's brand new book here 
Caroline runs her own coaching business Designed2Thrive  and you can find her on LinkedIn here 
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
'I have some questions' a podcast episodes that discusses some of the common questions in the understanding
What are the benefits: Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days. Or hear from another coaching client, about the 'The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all'
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

Looking at….8. CONNECTION: At a time when the world is in virtual lockdown. How can we realise more about the role and mechanics of connection?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.
Special Episode: Looking at….CONNECTION:  At a time when the world is in virtual lockdown. How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us see the role and mechanics of connection
This episode explores:
What do we mean by connection
That connection is far more foundational than we think
What really gets in the way of connection
How connection is possible without proximity 
Some things to experiment with for yourself
 Still Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Quality of Mind 
Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on DECISION MAKING  LISTENING  & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE 
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post

Special Episode: Looking at….COVID19: How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.
Special Episode: Looking at….COVID19: How does an understanding of Quality of Mind help us?
This episode explores:
How can understanding mind help us with a world wide health pandemic ?
How this pandemic is more a disease of the mind than the body
What have we got going for us?
How is the system designed to help us?
What really matters?  and can we lose that?
 Still Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Quality of Mind 
Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE 
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post
 
 

The highest leverage point - A discussion to explore what really makes the difference

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Dominic Scaffidi. Dominic, after a highly successful career in blue chip HR, discovered the value of coaching, which then became all the more powerful when he realised the impact of leveraging the source as opposed to working at the symptom. Listen in to find out more...
In this episode we discuss:
The value of truly seeing what emerges when we see that normally we only operate at the level of symptoms.
How resistance is only ever a creation of mind.
Why will power and discipline are warning signals to watch out for.
Why we don't want to waste our time coaching and training experienced leaders on skills.
How we innocently insist our apparent reality is caused by the 'outside world', not the mind.
Curious - want to know more?
Dominic runs his own executive and team coaching business HR Possibilities, and you can find him on LinkedIn here 
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind 
'I have some questions' a podcast episodes that discusses some of the common questions in the understanding
What are the benefits: Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days. Or hear from another coaching client, about the 'The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all'
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

The simple, surreal, yet life changing nature of it all. An interview with a coaching client

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  
In this episode Piers chats with Will Innes, who recently undertook a 6 month Quality of Mind 1-1 coaching programme. Will has a background in employer brand, technology, candidate experience and change.  He openly shares his experience of the nature of this change and the benefits it has bought him, his family, and his work.
In this episode we discuss:
What attracted Will to undertake Quality of Mind coaching.
What is different about life and work now.
The deceptively simple yet game changing nature of this understanding. How the substantial benefits emerge from seeminly simple realisations.
How something surreal can turn up so practically.
The wider implications... for everything!  Including how organisations see diversity & inclusion, creativity and trust.  
The sustainable nature of it. How this works at a more upstream level than mindfulness or meditation and therefore mitigates the need for practices like that.
Curious - want to know more?
Will's profile on Linkedin he kindly offered to speak to anyone curious to know more about the value of this understanding.
Click here to find out more about Quality of Mind .
Check out this podcast:  Dramatic Shifts in Productivity, Mental Wellbeing & Purpose from Just 3 Days....An interview. 
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts.

Looking at….2. RESILIENCE: How does Quality of Mind see resilience?

A new series of short episodes from the Quality of Mind podcast taking common business and workplace topics and exploring them through the lens of the principles of Quality of Mind. 'Looking at....'
This episode: Looking at....2. RESILIENCE (don't forget to check out the other episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP) 
This episode explores:
What is resilience, why is it relevant for the workplace? 
How is resilience commonly addressed in the workplace, and how we are innocently teaching people the wrong things about resilience.
How resilience is a natural part of having an understanding the principles behind Quality of Mind
So what?  How do I help my own resilience by exploring this understanding?
 Still Curious - want to know more?
You can find out more about Quality of Mind,  
Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post