Do Yourself A Favour
A podcast about learning from experience, and things that make our lives easier. Join Tim Sismey from Organisational wellbeing specialists Make Work Work Better as he explores his guests' epiphanies, inspirations and workflows.
Episodes
In this episode of Do Yourself A Favour, Tim is joined by communication expert and pop culture aficionado Beth Collier to talk about their shared love of Ted Lasso, the danger of poor communication, and the disappearance of nuance from public discourse. They manage to not get into whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie, which is a relief to everyone concerned.
Tim is joined by Laura Cruise, The Dream Transition Mentor, on this episode. They discuss The Corporate Trap, the paralysing illusion of security, and taking accountability for your feelings.
Psychotherapist Caroline Plumer joined Tim to talk about Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, pineapple and blue cheese, and starting a business even though you don't believe you can do it.
Tim is joined by Heather Egginton - Coach, Facilitator and founder of the Vulnerability Arena - to talk abundance vs lack, Growth Mindset, periods, cars and having the ability to be happy first.
Author, blogger and software developer Dave Addey joins Tim to talk about collecting hobbies, paying for advice, and not accidentally electrocuting yourself.
Show notes for this episode can be found here
Triathlete and marketeer Amy Kilpin joins Tim to talk about persistence and dedication, starting small, and miniature dry erase boards.
Show Notes at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site/And-Go-After-Whatever-You-Want-187fdf48dd494f17b371e6f0f1deb1d1
This episode, Tim chatted with Mieke Gadd, of GADD Corporate Ambassador, about doing what makes you happy, rediscovering the simple phone call, and the insane battery life of the MacBook Pro.
Do Yourself A Favour kicks off 2022 with business psychologist Maria Gardner! Tim and Maria tear themselves away from an Important Discussion to talk about Metal Toughness, refuelling and the perennial challenges of being left-handed.
Show Notes can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site/And-Close-The-Laptop-3300a8dec306465c81410a223238583f
Taseer Ahmad, founder of digital marketing agency Axies Digital and mastermind networking community Volta Blue, joined Tim to talk about building relationships, networking, silence and looking beyond your immediate specialism.
Show Notes can be found at : https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site/And-Widen-Your-World-426082ef484e4863a382f299cde629fb
Karin Ovari of Safety Collaborations joined Tim to talk about perfectionism, moods and emotions, feeling at home, and labellers.
Show Notes can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
In the second of an occasional series of Badass Alices, Tim is joined by personal development powerhouse Alice Ter Haar of the wonderfully-named Badass Unicorn to talk everything from The Chimp Paradox to the Eisenhower Matrix.
Show Notes are available at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site/
On this episode Tim is joined by Charlie Beech, former Professional Rugby player and founder of Front Row business development, to talk about performance mindset and the importance of having fun in and outside work.
Show Notes available at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site/
This episode, Tim catches up with the fabulous founder of the fantastic School of Facilitation, Kirsty Lewis. We talked about finding your community, pottering, and doing the inner work.
Fair warning - this is a big Books episode, so apologies in advance for any bank account dents!
Show notes can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
Make way for the Big Dog!
Kevin 'Five Foot Twenty' Moore from Mental Health and Employability specialists Big Dog Little Dog joined Tim to talk about career changes, serenity and sheds.
Hang around after the closing credits for a bonus scene!!
Show notes for the episode can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
Vicki Lovegrove of Seventy Three Design joined Tim to talk coaching, vinyl, stationery and how our emotions can hold us back.
Show notes for the episode can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
23/8/2021 - The audio issue with this episode has been rectified. No idea what I did there, but lesson learnt - never post an episode 10 minutes before going on holiday for 2 weeks somewhere there's no internet. Many apologies, not least to Dan himself.
Author, illustrator and marketing guru Dan White joined me on Do Yourself A Favour to talk about his new book, The Soft Skill Handbook. We discussed listening, self-compassion, da...
The badass Alice Lyons of Dark Coffee joined Tim to talk about assuming everyone else has it figured out, the importance of Purpose, and how exhausting it is trying to be a grown-up.
Show notes for the episode can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
Anish Hindocha of Jigsaw Consulting joined Tim to talk about the future of work, process improvement and being bad at DIY.
Show notes for the episode can be found at https://doyourselfafavour.notion.site
Tim is joined by CTO, tech strategist and startup mentor Rich Kershaw. We talk about the arbitrary nature of workplace traditions, not having to always be right, and how self-awareness is a superpower.
Find the Show Notes at https://tinyurl.com/DYAFshownotes
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