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I'm here again with another practical and tip filled session to get you thinking about the role you play in your relationships? This question is key to our showing up and being our best selves, in the workplace, as well as outside of the workplace. It is important to figure out how we can flourish better together, because flourishing is not a solo endeavour. It does involve other people. Sometimes when we are caught up in different communication, pitfall scenarios, or conflict. In this episode I want you to think about the role that you take in some of those different scenarios. What is shaping the friendships, the co-working relationships, the loving relationships that you have? What role are you playing? What could you be doing differently?   “If we don't learn to master the role that we play in the relationship, and the role that other people play around us, we will sometimes be caught up in the games that people play.” - Samantha   3.38 - The sticking point of relationships at work 5.54 - Creating a roadmap of the people in your life 8.26 - Default frameworks we fall into in every relationship 11.05 - Switching roles in different scenarios 13.23 - Noticing what is coming up in ourselves 17.19 - Thinking about the 1 thing you can do differently   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk 

Today I'm talking all about pattern consciousness with Anna Murray. Anna is one half of Patternity, a business which is all about helping to celebrate the deep love of patterns; patterns in our lives, patterns in the way that we work and patterns in nature. It's all about understanding how we can shape the positive power of patterns to create new ways of being, new products, or new projects. Listen as we get down and dirty looking at the value of understanding the patterns in our lives and how we can learn to live in rhythm with things that are being born or dying in our lives. We talk about her transition from advertising into working for herself. We also dispel the myths around creativity. What does it mean to be a creative? How can we inject more creativity into our lives? And how do we also deal with transitions that feel messy, that we don't know where they start? Begin? And, if we feel caught in the middle of something, we give you some tips on how to find your way out and keep your head when everything around you feels a little bit tricky. “We're really seeing that that rising awareness of how our patterns of behaviour impact the wider patterns of our culture, of people, of nature and we're really having to re-examine what those patterns are and it starts from the individual, it starts from what is my purpose” - Anna Timestamps:   1.20 - Find out all about patterns and Anna's connection to them 8.03 - How do we allow ourselves to be messy during transition and change? 13.53 - Anna gives advice on how to keep hold of your identity as you go through transition 21.43 - Core questions companies have when working with Anna 28.47 - Discover how Anna is walking her values 40.30 - Anna's advice for people to continue being Changemakers   Connect with Anna Murray   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PATTERNITY Twitter - https://twitter.com/PATTERNITWEET Website link - https://patternity.org/ Anna's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anna__patternity/ Patternity Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/patternity/   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Check out the Choose Earth project - https://www.chooseearth.co/ >>>Find out about the Choose Love project - https://choose.love/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn-iov8Tq8wIV18LVCh2UdQrLEAAYAiAAEgKU7fD_BwE >>>Discover the Alice Aedy project Earthrise - https://www.aliceaedy.com/earthrise   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

I am joined today by Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, a Chief Liberation Officer. Before this, she was a doctor who was delivering babies in war zones. She's worked with the United Nations on global disaster risk reduction, and she immersed herself in the world of all things medical with a high intensity life of being a doctor in high-risk zones. Whilst this fulfilled one part of a passion and purpose, there was a slight emptiness and she was really tired of being on the ambition treadmill, chasing one thing after another, and decided to retrain as a coach to support people to really recalibrate their ambition and drive into more healthier ways of working. We have a fascinating conversation on how people can actually make change. How do we take some of this deep ambition and drive and fuel it into a new career? She also turns the tables to ask me my thoughts on the subject.   “I believe that's where coaches can really help, when they help people go inside the mind and the hearts and look at what's going on, and see that they have some power to change” – Dr. Amina   Timestamps:   6.54 - Dr. Amina on her journey from Doctor to UN advisor 9.45 - Where was Dr. Amina's  point of passion burnout from the medical profession? 14.03 - Did perfectionism lead you to a blindness for what you want in life? 19.44 - Find out the obstacles Dr. Amina overcame 27.18 - Knowing you need to change but not knowing where to start 32.01 - Hear Dr. Amina ask Samantha her thoughts   Connect with Dr. Amina   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DoctorAminaUK/?view_public_for=444858039050486 Website link - https://www.doctoramina.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctoramina/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/iamdoctoramina/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOL4l2ECJcaTSoTr85qxN_w   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

Welcome to Love It or Leave It, in this episode I talk about how we can influence our own transitions. Perhaps you are at the point where you might be thinking, am I ready to leave where I currently work? What else am I looking for as we head into the last three months of the year? What do I want to achieve?   I am fascinated by what it takes to really help people move through transitions, and I'm driven to really help people make changes effectively, but also be the change for other people. This has inspired the new shop coming to Love It or Leave It starting from October 5th, where you will be able to find support through your transition, whatever form that may take.   “You have to set yourself up for consistent success.” - Samantha   3.13 - The psychology behind getting stuck in our careers 4.17 - Where are you now and what are you looking for? 7.06 - How I want to support you beyond the book 11.02 - Giving yourself permission to make a switch 15.33 - Having more joy on the job 17.59 - Find out about the new Love It or Leave It shop   Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>> Check out the new Love It or Leave It shop available October 5th at - https://loveitleaveit.co/   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

This episode of Love It or Leave It is all about investing in yourself. Investing in yourself is about improving your life, it's improving the lives of those around you, it's about really stepping into the person that you claim you want to become. In this episode I bust the myths that surround why people are afraid to invest in themselves. I also want you to think about how you can invest in yourself and the importance of being able to stop giving away your power, as well as why you need to plan how you will achieve the investment.   “Investing in ourselves is about improving our lives.” - Samantha   2.06 - Stepping into the person that you want to become 3.41 - Busting the myths a round why are we afraid to invest in ourselves 13.37 - Where am I not ready to be challenged? 17.30 - Stop giving away your power 20.59 - Planning your investments in yourself   Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk 

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Claudia Mandelli, one of the amazing graduates from the Changemaker Certification. Claudia is a prime example of someone building a portfolio career through her work as a Brand Communications Strategist. She gives insights into why she signed up to the Changemaker Certification in the first place, and what it has meant to her in her approaches to work and facilitating change in others.   “I've been thinking about it for four years and so finally having the tools and the support system, like the scaffolding, and the accountability to start putting the bits and pieces together it feels so exciting.” - Claudia   1.45 - What led Claudia to sign up to the Changemaker program? 8.47 - What came up for Claudia when thinking about being a facilitator for change for others? 13.44 - Phase 3; broadcasting and building the message 16.39 - Claudia on how she has managed to evolve her approach to work 21.09 – Claudia's top 3 takeaways from the program   Connect with Claudia Mandelli:   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiamandelli/?originalSubdomain=de Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/folly_clo/?hl=en   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I am joined by Tiwalola Ogunlesi. Tiwalola is the founder of Confident and Killing It, which is a purpose driven organisation that really wakes up women to their worth. She's on a mission to inspire them to be more confident or unstoppable, and brave enough to really go for the life they truly deserve. We had a fantastic conversation about her journey from employment into starting her own business. How she kept her mind focused, even during the pandemic when she had to pivot her business, and the core skills that she tries to impart in women to overcome fear and self-doubt to really take action.   “If you give up you 100% guarantee that your dreams are not going to happen” - Tiwalola   Timestamps:   5.07 - Find out how Tiwalola got to where she is today at Confident and Killing it 9.15 - What is Tiwalola's definition of confidence? 12.34 - Strategies to deal with your inner critic 18.29 - What were the steps Tiwalola took to decide to leave her job? 25.29 - Tiwalola's advice to others thinking of starting a career in confidence 31.33 - How does Tiwalola top up her happiness tank?   Connect with Tiwalola Ogunlesi   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/confidentandkillingit/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiwalowla YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClYvkZurVzFX25Ky5Tj0eLw   Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/confidentandkillingit/   
Resources:    >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to the Confident and Killing It Podcast - https://www.confidentandkillingit.com/podcast   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it with Sophie Thomas. She is another one of my awesome graduates from the Changemaker certification. We discuss her journey through the programme, where she was curious to discover more about how to improve her happiness at work, having suffered a few mental health issues, she was keen to think about what she could put in place to make her stronger and more resilient. Discover how the program has allowed Sophie to get under the skin of the tools covered and how they were supporting her mentally, emotionally, and energetically, to make different decisions in her life, to find her voice, and to reach out for support in ways that she'd never done before. It's just been incredible to see her flourish and to know that she's now embarking on a brand-new portfolio career weaving together, this training, her sales and marketing and her brilliant writing abilities.   “I have never experienced a community like that in anything else that I have done” - Sophie   Timestamps:   4.44 - Find out what led Sophie to choose the program 7.37 - Sophie's experience of the program's 3 parts 13.42 - Sophie explains what she has put into practice from the program 30.07 - How did Sophie overcome the initial reservations of starting a portfolio career? 37.43 - What re Sophie's top 3 takeaways from the program?   Connect with Sophie Thomas   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sophiealiceco Website link - https://www.sophiealiceco.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/SophieAliceCo/   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Get Sophie's freebie downloads - https://www.sophiealiceco.com/fancy-a-freebie   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke explores one of the graduate journeys from our Changemaker certification. Susana Velasco immediately knew she wanted to come on board and take the Changemaker certification. She has a history working in customer success, in a really busy startup, as well as being a professionally trained singer. She wanted to look at how to work in a way that really fulfilled her potential and allowed her to use her skills in customer success, but also with the professional vocal training, to really help people find their voice in the workplace and in their lives as well to be happier. We explore her journey over the six months, what's changed for her in her life and the work that she wants to do now in the world. And I'm just so excited to share with you the behind the scenes of how the program works, what you'll be learning and how it is changing people's lives on a daily basis.   "It really converts you to become such a better person, to be able to deliver all those things to other people" - Susana   Timestamps:   2.43 - Find out what attracted Susanna to the Changemaker program 7.18 - Susanna reveals the tipping point that shaped who she has become 11.01 - How has the course got Susanna thinking about her portfolio career 16.55 - What were some of the unexpected benefits of the program? 20.01 -  Susanna's words to others considering happiness consultancy   Connect with Susana Velasco   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susana-velasco-58b32488/ The Dots - https://the-dots.com/users/susana-velasco-399046 Instagram - https://instagram.com/thevoiceboutique   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I had a juicy conversation with Natalie Lue who is an author podcaster and speaker, and artist at Baggage Reclaim. She is all about helping people pleasers, perfectionist and over thinkers to really declutter their emotional baggage. We talked about life, or what she calls Professor life, and how we can navigate some of the different experiences and lessons and challenges that we have. She shared so many insights around work; what happens when we find ourselves in unfulfilling work scenarios or working relationships? And if you are a manager or leader, what you can do to really start to take some time to learn your team and to learn them as individuals so that you can support them better? Check out our conversation, take some notes and start implementing to create some changes in your life today.   “The very things we are trying to avoid are the very things that contain our healing” - Natalie   Timestamps:   7.01 - How do we find the humour in the darkness? 15.23 - How to get to that space of surrender 20.31 - Sitting with the storm 29.08 - Resetting the equilibrium between who you are now and what you want moving forwards 35.58 - Our inner critic is not neutral 42.54 - Navigating proving and delivery as a manager   Connect with Natalie Lue   Website link - https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/natlue/   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Natalie's Podcast - https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/the-baggage-reclaim-sessions-podcast/   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it I am joined by Sarah Jaffe. She's an independent journalist with a keen eye and mindset for the politics of power. We really get under the skin of workplace politics of dynamics, the divisions across race, gender, and start to help to cultivate a picture around the role that work plays in our life and how we can find work that's worth doing. What is our definition of work? And how is that changing us as humans? We also talk about remote working and sociability and how that will shape our culture for many generations to come. She's an incredible voice and I loved this episode, it's quite a provocative one. “A lot of people just have very little power, and they are stuck in the conditions that they're given unless we actually all stand up for them and demand a workplace policy so that the government do something about these things.” – Sarah Timestamps:   6.14 - Find out what drew Sarah into Journalism 8.38 - Where did we get caught up in this love work trap? 12.23 - How are attitudes towards work changing because of the pandemic? 16.44 - How do we balance the forces at play for individuals working in different ways? 26.48 - Have we just multiplied the boss as an entrepreneur? 35.53 - How do we question what's not ok? 47.24 - The hope of product   Connect with Sarah Jaffe   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahjaffetrouble Twitter - https://twitter.com/sarahljaffe Website link - https://workwontloveyouback.org/   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Read Sarah Jaffe's Book - Work Won't Love You Back - https://www.amazon.com/Work-Wont-Love-You-Back/dp/1568589395 >>>Read Sarah's book Necessary Trouble - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DWWOLVG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 >>>Listen To Sarah's podcast - Belabored - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/belabored/id634955549   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Holly Tucker MBE, founder of notonthehighstreet and Holly & Co. Holly is the UK Ambassador to Creative Small Businesses. She is a complete badass and hurricane who is forging ahead, empowering small business owners to get out there share their craft, their message and their purpose with the world. We talk about how to build those entrepreneurial muscles and how to navigate the key fundamentals of business building. We also delve into what it means to down tools as a founder, can you actually rest and top up your happiness tank so that you can continue to serve others and add value into the world? She also shares her journey through building a business alongside motherhood and the guilt that surrounds that.   “The path to happiness, the greatest richness we can have in our lives, is to start a business because you are a master of your own destiny” - Holly   Timestamps:   3.28 - The 3 words that describe Holly 8.15 - Do we know how much we will sacrifice when we start working for ourselves? 12.23 - How to speak to those eyeing up entrepreneurship 16.38 - Holly's advice on standing firm with your numbers 24.26 - Find out what Holly did to navigate imposter syndrome 33.40 - Can you ever be off when you run your own business?   Connect with Holly Tucker   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hollytuckerandco/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/HollyLTucker Website link - https://holly.co/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-tucker-mbe-6b17573/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/hollytucker/?hl=en   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Visit Not on The High Street - https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/ >>>Read Holly's book - Do What You Love, Love What You Do: The Empowering Secrets to Turn Your Passion into Profit - https://tinyurl.com/xre3u96a >>>Listen to Holly's Podcast - https://holly.co/podcast/ >>> Check out Holly's business Pharmacy - https://holly.co/get-involved/business-pharmacy/   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Frankie Cotton. She's an entrepreneur and CEO of the growth innovation agency Let's Be Frank. She's also the host of a podcast called Raise the Bar. And it's a beautiful selection of conversations with entrepreneurs who are creating incredible innovations in the Fem-Tech space. They are pushing the boundaries around money and careers and business. In this conversation Frankie discusses disrupting change across the startup industry. Social media and its role in entrepreneurship online, and how she maintained balance over the course of the past 18 months whilst living through very disruptive times.   “it’s about making peace with what is possible and taking small steps.” - Frankie   Timestamps:   5.53 - What does challenging the norms look like day to day? 7.23 - Tempering our desires for our business with the fast pace of social media 11.59 - The version of entrepreneurship we see through social media 19.57 - Creating a team vs being solo 26.05 - Where to spend your energy for the longer-term vision 31.00 - What feminism means to Frankie   Connect with Frankie Cotton   Twitter - https://twitter.com/frankiecotton_ Website link - https://www.frankiecotton.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Frankie’s podcast Raise The Bar - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/raise-the-bar/id1473936283   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

Elizabeth Uviebinené is a multi-award winning author, speaker and columnist at The Financial Times. Her new book, The Reset explores the changing ways we’re working and living. She is the co-author of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible, the critically acclaimed bestseller. She is also a brand strategist working on campaigns for businesses such as Nike and Bumble. In this episode she discusses where societal and cultural shifts should start and how we should advocate for ourselves to create change in the workplace.   “We have to be as courageous as possible in asking for what we want.” - Elizabeth   Timestamps:   6.49 - Discover Elizabeth’s movement from Slay in Your Lane to The Reset 11.24 - Should work cultural and societal shifts start with the individual or the company? 17.13 - How does empowering employees work in more rigid industries? 30.39 - Advocating for ourselves and others 34.20 - Elizabeth’s experiences of London as a young Black woman in the past year 44.32 - What do we need to Love or Leave behind as a society to reset?   Connect with Elizabeth Uviebinené   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-uviebinene/?originalSubdomain=uk Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/elizabethuviebinene/?hl=en   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Read The Reset by Elizabeth Uviebinené - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reset-Ideas-Change-Work-Live-ebook/dp/B08HWFY6ML >>>Read Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible by Elizabeth Uviebinené - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slay-Your-Lane-Black-Bible/dp/0008235627   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Giselle La Pompe-Moore. Giselle has made the transition from the chaotic fashion and beauty industry and tapped into her own spirituality. She now supports corporate individuals to tune into spiritual work to create inner calm in the craziness that can be the corporate landscape. This episode will help you think about practices around meditation and rituals that you can use to give yourself a daily dose of self-care, motivation and momentum to see you through your day.   “On a soul level who am I, what is my purpose, what do I believe in?” - Giselle   Timestamps:   4.53 - 3 words that describe how Giselle shows up in the world 7.25 - Giselle’s journey to tap into her inner power 13.33 - How to start finding your own version of spirituality 22.45 - Negotiating spiritual practice and running a business 33.35 - Navigating spirituality and working for companies 41.47 - What should you love or leave behind to honour your true self?   Connect with Giselle La Pompe-Moore   Website link - https://www.gisellelpm.com/about LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/giselle-la-pompe-moore/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/projectajna/   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses ways to top up your happiness tank and the 4 happiness chemicals to do so. Find out about the chemicals that your brain releases when you're happy, and make you feel good, and ways you can increase them.   “We all have different notions of what happiness means to us.” - Samantha   Timestamps   1.35 - Ways to top up your happiness tank 3.32 - The 4 main happiness chemicals 7.42 - What keeps people happy in a Covid world? 13.32 - How do we increase our happiness chemicals? 17.29 - Thinking about overstimulation   Resources: >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>The State of Happiness in a Covid World Study - https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2020-10/global-happiness-2020-report.pdf   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk 

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Mica Vaipan an incredible woman who is on a mission to help high powered entrepreneurs and professional start-up founders to create a new baseline. This is what she believes is a new way of resetting our operating system to nurture our cognitive, emotional and physical well-being. She has suffered debilitating burnouts herself, with experience moving from finance to very high-pressured roles in start-up companies. Listen as she explores what it takes for us to navigate stress. How do we know when we are reaching a burnout and what can we do to create a new baseline for the way that we are living, operating and working?   “Change is very related to the concept of accepting, accepting that something has happened.” - Mica   Timestamps:   3.00 - 3 ways Mica shows up with intention 7.03 - How does Mica think about change? 17.43 - Mica’s erosion of being 29.16 - The quest for perfection leading to resilience or burnout 38.46 - The evolution of identity and our purpose   Connect with Mica Vaipan   Website link - https://www.newbaseline.co/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-vaipan-05299825/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/newbaseline/   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/ “ - Mica

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke asks; how are we making sure that some of the positive, exciting changes that we've made over the past year are going to be kept going forward? How have those changes shaped us as a person, whether we were forced into making them or not? Listen to find out how these questions tie into the importance of people and place, one of the core work happiness pillars.   “What do we need from our relationships moving forwards? What do we need from the environment in which we work in? What do we need in terms of how we want to communicate and where that communication hasn't been inclusive enough or created the right amount of belonging?” - Samantha   1.42 - How are we keeping some of the changes in the last year 2.48 - Core happiness pillar - people and place 5.04 - Questioning relationships 6.24 - What are you going to do differently in terms of how you will communicate? 11.02 - Resetting and reaffirming boundaries   Resources: >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk 

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke interviews Merilyn Kesküla-Drummond; entrepreneur, speaker and mentor. Merilyn has launched an incredible business called the Mylky Moon Lab, where she works with individuals and corporates to question how to live and work in tune with the cycles of nature to create a life and way of working that feels more holistic, and grounded. She also runs a digital marketing agency - Keskula Digital - that applies the Moon Method and principles of Digital Minimalism in its work with social media and content creation. Listen as she explores creating a business and life that is really a tune to the cycles of life, how we can reignite our love for and immerse ourselves into all things astrology, and just an alternative view on how to build a career that feels truly aligned and meaningful to you.   “I always wanted to be and trust my own inner authority and do what I want to do” - Merilyn   Timestamps: 4.23 - Discover why Merilyn created a portfolio career 9.30 - Interweaving the cycles of the moon into our lives 14.31 - How do we get in tune with the cyclical flows of the moon? 17.20 - How can this wisdom be used in a corporate environment? 31.34 - What has shifted for Merilyn during the pandemic?     Connect with Merilyn Kesküla-Drummond   Website link - https://www.mylkymoonlab.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mylkymoonlab/   
Resources:    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Get a 30% discount for the 28 Moon Mornings Immersive Lunar Course with the code - LOVEIT30 - https://events.consciouscityguide.com/events/28-moon-mornings-immersive-lunar-course-R3BCK2   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke is joined by Kimberly Wilson. Kimberley is a chartered psychologist, author, and visiting lecturer. She's also the governor of the Tavistock and Portman NHS mental health trust and an advocate for the philosophy of whole-body mental health. Listen as Kimberley discusses how to differentiate between self-preservation and self-sabotage, why we have fear around success and how to build your immunity when you are juggling everything in your life.   “Disappointment and failure are pre-requisites of success.” - Kimberley   Timestamps:   4.14 - 3 words to describe how Kimberley shows up in the world 7.58 - Kimberley on striving for balance 13.14 - Mapping out a career path vs staying in high integrity 26.08 - How to keep open to failure and success when we are under stress 31.06 - Kimberley on eating for your brain 43.34 - Secret happiness shifts caused by the pandemic   Connect with Kimberly Wilson   Twitter - https://twitter.com/foodandpsych?lang=en Website link - https://www.kimberleywilson.co/about Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/foodandpsych/?hl=en   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Kimberley’s Podcast Stronger Minds - https://play.acast.com/s/strongerminds >>>Read Kimberley’s book - How To Build a Healthy Brain - https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Build-Healthy-Brain-future-proof/dp/1529347025   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke talks about change, and knowing when to love it or leave it. As we approach Spring in the UK, the season of rebirth, renewal and rejuvenation Samantha talks about our attitude and our approach to change. Knowing what we want to continue doing, what we might want to stop doing, and what we might want to start doing as we approach this new season.   “So it’s really about creating that knowledge of knowing this is what I love and this is what I want to leave behind to really drive me to that next place.” - Samantha   1.27 - Knowing when to Love or Leave change 2.15 - Reflecting with the change in seasons 4.23 - Who are you? 6.40 - 3 ways to find information to help make decisions 
 Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Samantha on Do You Live Life, or Does Life Live You‪? - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/love-it-or-leave-it/id1214712907?i=1000504532605 >>>Listen to Samantha on What's next for me‪? - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/love-it-or-leave-it/id1214712907?i=1000503307113   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk 

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews the popular UK broadcaster Fearne Cotton. Fearne is the founder of the wellbeing brand, The Happy Place. She's written a number of books, exploring the world of happiness, finding calm, and she hosts her own Podcast, interviewing a wealth of famous guests. Listen as Fearne talks about speaking your truth, asking, where do we get stuck allowing our voice to be heard? How do we make space to hear other people's truth? Also find out about the shifts in her career and how she found the confidence to do so.   “There are ways that we can make crossovers without totally jumping into the void. It's just about what feels right to you, but the one thing that is definite is there has to be change.” – Fearne   Timestamps:   6.01 - Three words that encompass how Fearne shows up in the world 9.13 - Fearne reveals feedback that has made her take new steps 11.27 - Discover what purpose means for Fearne 21.14 - Trusting the Universe for something new 28.12 - Stepping into and owning your voice 39.15 - Truths that Fearne is no longer aligned to 46.03 - What is inside Fearne that longs to be expressed?   Connect with Fearne Cotton   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fearnecotton/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/FearneCotton Website link - https://www.officialfearnecotton.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialFearneCotton Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/fearnecotton/   
Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Emma’s Podcast Ctrl Alt Delete - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ctrl-alt-delete/id1096622066 >>>Listen to Fearne’s Happy Place Podcast - https://www.officialfearnecotton.com/news/2018/2/26/happy-place-podcast >>>Discover Fearne’s Books - https://www.officialfearnecotton.com/shop/books     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke talks about strengths. How are you working with your strengths? Are you focusing more on what you do right, versus trying to fix what's wrong with you? In this episode you will start to think about strengths intelligently to give you the best for your life and in the work that you choose to deliver. 
 “There is nothing more powerful than knowing when you are in flow, when you are delivering at your best.” - Samantha   1.16 - How are you doing in terms of working with your strengths? 1.59 - Ways to decipher your strengths 4.24 - Understanding what your strengths are 7.28 - The golden mean of our strengths 9.11 - Where are you underplaying your strengths?   Resources:   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Watch Samantha’s TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om69kgftddM&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rPXANXHnySjsH0hE9nEFKkm&index=9&t=0s%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank >>>Check out Samantha’s Strengths test in her book on page 61   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke is joined by Adrienne Herbert. Adrienne is a wellness professional, TEDx speaker, and a real force of inspiration, encouragement and motivation. She has been interviewing world class performers, athletes, doctors and coaches, on what they do in their mornings and how they make the most of what she calls the “Power Hour”. Listen as Adrienne reveals how to best make the use of the morning to fulfil your goals and your dreams. How to help you build a better business, better relationship with your body, and to really calm and centre your mindset so that you can achieve the things you want to.   “Something that I have learned throughout my life, that just trumps everything else. What we do sometimes really doesn't matter, what we do most of the time determines everything.” - Adrienne   Timestamps:   3.18 - How is Adrienne managing during lockdown? 5.38 - 3 words that describe how Adrienne shows up in the world 9.07 - Nature vs nurture, which breeds consistency? 14.40 - Pivotal moments that have punctuated Adrienne’s career 23.34 - Advice that has changed Adrienne’s career 28.11 - The gift and the curse of a portfolio career 35.53 - What would Adrienne love or leave behind?   Connect with Adrienne   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adrienneldn/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/adrienne_ldn?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/adrienne_ldn/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZI5g9frCxZ-sz5govrZ8A   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Adrienne’s Podcast Power Hour - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-hour/id1443615779 >>>Read Power Hour - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786332698/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_7196S0E4NPQS976FAQ15 >>>Watch Adrienne’s TEDx talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/adrienne_herbert_i_ran_to_escape_now_i_run_to_discover_a_shift_of_perspective   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke wants to help you to pause to really set your agenda for how you’re living and working. She discusses the 6 areas to help clear the fog, allowing you to do more by thinking about what flourishing means in a deeper, more holistic way.   “Really think about the path that you're following, if you are choosing to move in the direction of your values or run away from them.” - Samantha   2.08 - What does flourishing mean to you? 4.17 - What is my personal strategy for my growth, career and life? 6.25 - What are we lying to ourselves about our performance? 9.53 - How am I walking my walk? 13.25 - The 4 areas of happiness 17.29 - Do you do as you say?   Resources:    >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Follow in Samantha’s footsteps to skyrocket happiness - https://loveitleaveit.co/pathways >>>Watch Samantha's TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=8&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rPXANXHnySjsH0hE9nEFKkm&t=31s&v=Om69kgftddM    Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke is joined by Emma Gannon. Emma is a Sunday Times Bestselling author, speaker, novelist and host of the number one career podcast in the UK Ctrl Alt Delete. Listen as they peel back the layers of how the Emma creates the space and the magic to write five incredible books. She's the author of Multi Hyphen Method, which is a manifesto for multi hyphenate and all those who really want to create a portfolio career that craft the work on your own terms. She also delves into tips around silencing your inner critic, how we get out of our own way and really achieve the success that we want in our lives.   “When we peel away all of the advice and all of the things, you have got your own compass and follow yourself. Trust yourself a bit more.” - Emma   Timestamps:   3.23 - 3 words that describe Emma 5.39 - Can you be an ambitious introvert 10.45 - Emma reveals her journey to where she is today 15.14 - How to deal with your inner critic and self-sabotage 26.32 - The battle around doing what’s expected vs this is who I am 34.37 - What masks did Emma let go of to become more vulnerable?   Connect with Emma   Website link - emmagannon.co.uk Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/emmagannonuk/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/emmagannon?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor     
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 >>>Listen to Emma’s Podcast Ctrl Alt Delete - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ctrl-alt-delete/id1096622066   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_loveitleaveit_/?hl=en >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/samanthaand_/?hl=en >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It - http://www.loveitleaveit.co/ >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkesl/

This week on Love It or Leave It Samantha asks you, is it really that blue? In the UK, we're in yet another lockdown and you're probably battling home-schooling working from home, feeling solitary. Today, Samantha gets us to really think about our negative thoughts and how we can reframe our thinking. Listen as she gets you to think about the cognitive distortions that come up in your mindset when you're feeling out of sorts, whether it's to do with your work, or your home life, or in yourself.   “When we take a moment to pause and reflect and examine, we can start to separate the niggling gremlins vs the actual facts” - Samantha   Timestamps   1.16 - Is it really that blue? 3.26 - Realign with your centre of control 7.29 - What double standards are you setting for yourself? 10.27 - Samantha reveals 4 ways to overcome cognitive distortions 15.39 - Create compassion in your life   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk and sign up for my masterclass in January ...all great ways to pass the time! 

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Natalie Campbell. She is the CEO of Belu Water. She has an MBA, which is testament to the incredible work that she's been doing in the world as an award-winning social entrepreneur. She's a HarperCollins author, she sits on various boards. And she has also been one of the trio on badass women's hour. Listen as we explore what it looks like to lead with intention and build a purposeful company in the midst of a pandemic, when you perhaps haven't met all of your team.   “When you're not someone's daughter, when you're not someone's sister, when you're not someone's aunt, when you're not someone's girlfriend when, you're not someone's wife, who are you ? When all of that is taken away. Who are you? And it's the same, I think for anyone when the titles go, who are you and how are you happy with how you show up?” - Natalie   Timestamps:   3.27 - Natalie sums her career up in a Newspaper headline 6.50 - Natalie discusses her approach of people over profit 10.22 - How do we begin to start doing the work on ourselves? 17.31 - How can business start to have more difficult conversations and get deeper with people? 28.42 - What would Natalie Love or Leave behind?   Connect with Natalie   >>>Follow Natalie on Twitter >>>Natalie Campbell on Harper Collins >>>Connect with Natalie on LinkedIn >>>Join Natalie on Instagram   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk and sign up for my masterclass in January ...all great ways to pass the time! 

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke asks some important questions as we move into a new year. Do you live life or does life live you? What is going to be your drive this year and how will you lead your life? She discusses how you can ground yourself, your thoughts and your identity together with the idea that purpose is fluid and that you can shape it.   “I want you to realise that you are in control of your ambitions, your drive, your purpose, your momentum and the tone that you want to set for your life and your work.” - Samantha     Timestamps:   1.46 - 5 stages that you go through to create work that fills you with contentment 3.12 - We have a right to find purpose 4.32 - What is going to be your drive this year and how will you lead your life? 6.26 - The myth that purpose is sustained every single day 10.31 - The importance of continuous reflection 12.30 - The concept of job crafting   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   >>>Order my new book LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT or watch my TEDx Talk and sign up for my masterclass in January ...all great ways to pass the time!

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Emma Sexton from Make Your Words Work. Listen as we discuss all the magical things around how to build a business with empathy, what a disruptive agency model is. And all the issues that come up when you're trying to build a business in one way when everyone's going in a completely different direction.   “I don’t think anybody should put up with a bad work life, work should be somewhere that you thrive.” - Emma   Timestamps:   4.02 - Find out how Emma set up her agency 7.59 - How does one start to instil trust? 12.21 - Every moment of unhappiness is a new business venture waiting to be born  18.35 - Emma reveals what she thinks the future of work will be 26.40 - Do women find it harder to have the confidence to trust your gut? 33.28 - Discover what is the best piece of advice Emma has received? 36.48 - What would Emma love or leave behind?     Connect with Emma Sexton   >>>Follow Emma on Twitter >>>Check out Emma’s website >>>Connect with Emma on LinkedIn >>>Follow Emma on Instagram   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work >>>Read Frederic Laloux - Reinventing Organizations >>>Read Jason Fried - Remote: Office Not Required >>>Read Dame Stephanie Shirley CH - Let It Go: My Extraordinary Story - From Refugee to Entrepreneur to Philanthropist     Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses what is next for her and how this is just the start for Love It or Leave It. She also invites you to think about your answer to the questions that can help you discover what you want to Love or Leave behind as we move into the new year.   “With so much happening in the economy and lots of external things we can't really control. The only thing you can control is how you work, how you show up, and how you bring money into your lives that you can live in.” - Samantha   3.13 - Sitting with this year, and what you want the new year to look like 6.47 - Creating a map of your achievements this year 11.47 - We all have a responsibility 16.21 - How could you show up in your relationships 25.12 - Leaning into Love It or Leave to create a different vision of what work could be for us 30.25 - What would it look like for me to let go of the weight of expectation?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   >>>Book in a call for the next intake to become a Happiness Consultant

In this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha interviews Irene Moore, who is a business strategist with a difference. She has had incredible experiences, working with Bobby Brown and Dior. Listen as she talks about her journey, the impact that she really desired to make in the world, how she moved from handing in her notice to creating six figures in her business immediately. Also discover what you can do to put yourself in the right place if you were thinking about starting a business.   “I think it is so important to try and get outside and remind yourself that there is a world bigger than you and what’s going on.” - Irene   Timestamps:   4.12 - Having the power to respond from the perspective of peace 6.37 - Your values being your compass 8.35 - How seeking possibility and hope encourages entrepreneurship 12.50 - Plucking up the courage to tell your manager enough is enough 16.43 - What corporate skills has Irene developed that have helped her entrepreneurial career? 22.07 - How does Irene stay joyful? 30.30 - What has Irene allowed to let go of in this pandemic? 33.19 - Find out what Irene would love or leave behind     Connect with Irene Moore   >>>Connect with Irene on Facebook >>>Check out Irene’s videos on YouTube >>>Visit Irene’s website >>>Follow Irene on Instagram   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin

In this episode Samantha discusses happiness and the toxic levels of it that we may have been forced to engage in or that are expected of us during dark times. Also opening up an invitation to for us to be more vulnerable and open about what is working and what isn’t working for us. Listen as Samantha picks apart common phrases we use to try and change our mindset.   
”We have to really move into our body and think about ways to navigate feelings and emotions” - Samantha   Timestamps   1.25 - As a happiness consultant is Samantha always happy? 2.31 - We have to move into our body to navigate feelings and emotions 5.31 - The importance of being realistic with the challenges that we face 8.11 - The freeness of saying things are difficult right now 12.23 - What conversations do the people around you really need? 16.22 - What does success look like for you?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   Before you go reach to me to start a conversation and share your experiences about toxic positivity.

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Vanessa Bello, who is a business strategist, inclusion and belonging consultant, executive coach, and just a magical human. Listen as they talk about navigating that transition from leaving a job and moving into being a freelancer and knowing how to command your rates, questioning how you want to work to really levelling up and building your own consultancy.   “Connecting with yourself and how to show up authentically. That I think is very, very important.” - Vanessa   Timestamps:   2.38 - Vanessa introduces herself in 3 words 5.01 - Discover Vanessa’s journey to becoming a storyteller of social truths 9.58 - Managing the crave for deeper exploration alongside growing expertise within a company 13.39 - Is it our responsibility to show up 100% ourselves at work whether or not it is liked? 19.53 - Does the type of industry change how these practices are viewed? 21.40 - Vanessa reveals what she does to look after her mental health everyday   Connect with Vanessa Belleau   >>>Connect with Vanessa on LinkedIn >>>Follow Vanessa on Instagram >>>Visit Vanessa at High Fifteen   
Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work >>>Check out Samantha & Vanessa’s conversation on Instagram   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin   Before you go, don’t forget to leave a comment and review if you got something out of this episode!

On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses the concept of recovery. Are you recovering enough? This is a topic that is important for everyone from friends, colleagues, to corporate clients. Listen as Samantha suggests micro, mid and macro ways to create rest without it feeling like a burden.    “How can I connect an idealistic view of what I want vs the reality of what I am doing?” - Samantha   Timestamps   1.33 - What is burnout and how does it show up for you? 3.40 - Samantha talks about her experiences with shielding 5.42 - Discover ways to think about your recovery 11.55 - Are you creating good sleep habits? 15.01 - What does it take to create a great day or working week? 18.00 - Am I living every day with a game mentality or shame mentality   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Discover Love It or Leave It on Instagram >>>Connect with Samantha on Instagram >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It >>>Follow Samantha on Linkedin

In this solo episode Samantha talks about leadership awareness and what it takes to be a great, effective and authentic leader. This episode asks you to question your definition of leadership and what leadership means in these changing times.   
“How do I want people to believe in me and how do I want to be seen as a manager in the future?” - Samantha    Timestamps   3.01 - The differences between leadership during Pre-Covid and Covid times 4.58 - What kind of leaders are you drawn to and why? 9.36 - What is your approach to language? 11.48 - How the Johari Window can help us learn about ourselves and how others perceive us 16.42 - Questioning how we listen as leaders 19.23 - How do we bring everything together and lead? 23.30 - Making creativity an everyday thing   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   >>>Read Samantha Clarke’s book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   >>>Connect with Samantha Clarke on Instagram >>>Follow Samantha Clarke on Twitter >>>Find out all about Love It or Leave It

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Nina Elegba. Nina is the founder of Recess Living. She's also building out an incredible portfolio career between TV production and creating a safe space for you to think about how to play be energised and nourish yourself during stressful and busy times. Listen as they talk about how she leapt into action building her portfolio career after reading, Love It or Leave It: How To Be Happy at Work and what you can do to navigate your self-critic to create that space to reinvigorate your day and how you view your downtime.   “Life is way too short, if there’s anything that we're going to come out of this period realising is that you’ve just got to go for the things you want.” - Nina   Timestamps:   2.26 - Find out all about what Nina does 6.40 - Discover how Nina created a different way of working and living because of lockdown 9.03 - Nina’s experiences since starting the Love It or Leave It philosophy 14.58 - What’s the fear that comes up when you are starting something new? 16.06 - Nina reveals practices she has used to manage her depression and mental health 21.15 - How creativity can build your curiosity 24.56 - Nina tells all about what she would Love or Leave behind 30.22 - Nina reveals what she would recommend to people looking to start a portfolio career 36.47 - Nina’s question for Samantha   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work   Connect with   >>>Follow Nina on Facebook >>>View Nina’s updates on Pintrest >>>Visit Nina’s Website to find out all about Recess.Living >>>Connect with Nina on Instagram 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Petra Velzeboer. Petra is a mental health consultant, working with businesses in a learning and development capacity. Supporting them to think about mental health, emotional health and the wellbeing of their people.   “When you practice bravery on a daily basis, or yearly basis. Courage, whatever that looks like, it’s a muscle that can be developed over time. I truly believe that.” Petra   Timestamps:   3.47 - Discover what excites Petra about mental health 5.52 - Petra discusses the barriers she finds when talking about mental health in companies 8.20 - How do companies start to work with a mental health expert like Petra? 11.43 - Find out what Petra has learnt that she is using within her own team culture 14.06 - Hear Petra’s advice for checking in on people’s mental health in this time of remote working 16.57 - Petra reveals the journey from working with clients to corporates 25.36 - How does somebody find that motivation to be brave? 30.23 - Find out what Petra thinks we should Love or Leave behind   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work >>>Listen to Petra’s podcast – Adversity to Advantage   Connect with Petra Velzeboer >>>Watch Petra’s content on YouTube >>>Follow Petra on Twitter >>>Visit Petra’s website >>>Connect with Petra on LinkedIn 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Flynn Coleman. Flynn is an author, an international human rights attorney, a social justice advocate, a Harvard fellow, a professor, a public speaker, a former competitive athlete, an ethical fashion designer, and a founder and CEO. Listen as they discuss how we can overcome tech biases across race, gender and age. Also how we can galvanize our voices in the workplace.   Timestamps:   2.31 - 5 words describing Flynn’s work 6.31 - Flynn reveals what she enjoys the most about her portfolio career 10.56 - Discover Flynn’s reason for writing her book 14.18 - What can the average person do to overcome tech biases? 18.28 - How does someone who is trying to find their voice galvanize others at work? 23.04 - Flynn discusses the parental influence on how we view our careers 26.46 - Flynn’s version of self-care and wellbeing 29.35 - Hear Flynn’s advice on we should Love or Leave behind   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work >>>Read Flynn Coleman’s book - A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are >>>Discover The School of Life   Connect with Flynn Colemann   >>>Follow Flynn on Twitter >>>Check out Flynn’s website >>>Connect with Flynn on LinkedIn >>>Connect with Flynn on Instagram 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it hear the first in a series of Samantha Clarke interviewing a reader of her book Love It or Leave It. Rebecca started out in her career as a Dentist and in this episode you will discover how Samantha’s book has helped her to forge a new portfolio career as well as a new way of looking at her working week.   Quote:   I have a very firm belief of tailoring treatment plans, so I thought, well why am I not tailoring my career to me? - Rebecca   Timestamps:   2.18 - Discover why Rebecca decided to invest in Love It or Leave It 4.36 - Rebecca discusses loyalty in the workplace 8.51 - How do you get to the point of needing a mix of different professional practices? 16.22 - Rebecca maps out her week with 3 strands to her portfolio career 19.02 - Find out what Rebecca’s purpose umbrella is 21.28 - How to get through the moments of feeling stuck 24.58 - Rebecca tells us her favourite exercises from the book 28.34 - Rebecca’s advice to you if you are thinking about getting the book     Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it I interview Suzy Reading. Suzy is a Chartered Psychologist specialising in wellbeing, stress management and facilitation of healthy lifestyle change. I’m also an accredited yoga teacher and personal trainer.    Listen as we discuss how to manage stress and emotions within work as well as how we can improve our wellbeing. Also, we cover what Suzy thinks about the current state of the wellbeing industry.   Suzy Reading - I think we need to be really clear on who we are, how we can make our own unique contribution. Being open, though, to that changing how it takes shape, because we do have to evolve, don't we.   Timestamps:   2.45 - Find out about Suzy’s work in the world 3.55 - Discover what stops us from managing our stress and our emotions 8.01 - Suzy reveals how she created a portfolio career 11.50 - How do we get over that need to see the end result in our career? 20.31 - Suzy’s thoughts on the state of the wellbeing industry. 23.04 - What does Suzy think we should love or leave behind with self-care?     Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) >>>Read Samantha Clarke's book - Love It or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work >>>Read Suzy Reading's range of books   Connect with   >>>Connect with Suzy on Facebook >>>Visit Suzy at her website >>>Connect with Suzy on Instagram 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Bianca Miller-Cole. Bianca is an award-winning Entrepreneur, having started The Be Group in 2012 with the belief that all individuals should be able to access personal development services. As well as coming runner up on BBC’s The Apprentice, Bianca’s business influence resulted in her being awarded a Top 10 ‘Power Profile Leader’ via LinkedIn out of 20 million members, alongside Richard Branson. Listen as she discusses   Bianca Miller-Cole – “Enjoy life, it’s so easy to get caught up in the doing that you’re not enjoying”.   Timestamps:   1.50 - How Bianca helps people achieve their goals 4.47 - Do you think you will always be dabbling in different types of work? 7.49 - How do we remain present with personal branding when we are all working remotely? 11.46 - How do you find your own work happiness? 14.43 - Bianca tells us about her book deal and the journey to writing it 19.37 - Bianca’s thoughts on what we should love or leave behind 25.59 - Samantha reveals the thing she learnt that she wished she had known before writing a book 29.12 - Find out what Samantha decided to love or leave   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 Bianca Miller and Byron Cole - Self Made: The definitive guide to business startup success - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Made-definitive-business-startup/dp/1473655293   Connect with   YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BiancaMillerLondon Twitter - https://twitter.com/Bianca_B_Miller Website link - https://www.biancamiller.uk/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancamiller/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/biancamillerofficial/?hl=en 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Sapphire Bates. Sapphire has become one of the hottest advocates in supporting women in business and promoting female empowerment through her online membership platform, The Coven Girl Gang. Her part community, part business incubator has a stronghold of close to 1,000 active members worldwide from full-time female founders and freelancers to side-hustlers. The waitlist boasts over 2,500 people. Listen as Sapphire talks about advice on running a business as well as what an online community can support you with.   Sapphire Bates - I think it is important to remember that if you start a business then it doesn’t have to be your life forever.   Timestamps:   2.50 - Sapphire tells all about her businesses 4.55 - What would you say to someone looking to join an online community? 15.05 - What advice would you give to someone to let them know that experimentation is part of the process? 23.06 - What do you do to switch off? 27.43 - Top 3 books in business 32.59 - What should people love or leave behind in terms of entrepreneurship?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Dr. Sarah McKay   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thecovengirlgang/ Website link - https://thecovengirlgang.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sapphirejbates/?hl=en Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapphire-bates/?originalSubdomain=uk 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses the strange times we are living in. She talks about the importance of creating a strategy for those who have been furloughed, looking for a new job or who have lost some clients. Samantha runs through tips and exercises you can use to help build this strategy.   
“Quote.” - Samantha Clarke - Now is the time to really zone in on what you can do, how you do it and what results you can achieve for people.   Timestamps   1.44 - Creating a strategy for what your next steps and actions should be 2.47 - Now is the time to use this space to give you the tools to move towards clarity 3.14 - What is going to be your immediate way to ground yourself? 4.28 - Define who you are as a professional 6.12 - Getting clear on your target audience 7.11 - Your transferrable toolkit 10.23 - The importance of curating your bucket list of places you want to work   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   The School of Life - https://www.theschooloflife.com/ Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke:   Instagram - http://instagram.com/growhappyschool Twitter - https://twitter.com/samanthaand_ Website link - www.loveitleaveit.co

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Davinia Tomlinson about her work in helping women take control of their financial futures. She does this by offering them financial education, qualified and regulated financial advice and access to a powerful global network of likeminded women all focused on improving their overall quality of life and sense of wellbeing. Listen as Davinia gives suggestions on how to prepare for a career change.   Quote - I think we should leave behind the idea that investing is just the preserve of men and that we as women have no idea. I know where the idea comes from. But it's definitely something that we need consigned to history. We have the ability, we have the competence and we need to just take comfort from the fact that when we do invest, we outperform men, research shows this.   Timestamps:   1.57 - Give us some insight into your career background 6.14 - Have I got what it takes? 11.07 - What does your authentic voice look and feel like? 17.16 - How do we ground ourselves in the right knowledge that we can invest in a way that supports the other pillars in our lives? 26.12 - What advice would you give to someone thinking about a career change? 40.16 - What do you think we should love or leave behind when it comes to our money attitudes?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Davinia Tomlinson Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rainchq Twitter - https://twitter.com/iamdavinia?lang=en Website link - https://www.rainchq.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davinia-tomlinson-0a7b2448/?originalSubdomain=uk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rainchq/ 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke explores some of the core themes that she sees coming up in communication and the issues where there is a mismatch in skillsets. Listen as Samantha covers how to communicate better with clients and co-workers.   Quote -  I really want us to get in the mindset of what do we think is good communication and how are we allowing ourselves to create the right understanding of not only who we are but also who are the people that we're interacting with and how their triggers might shape our behaviour and so on and so forth.   Timestamps: 3.49 - Getting into the mindset of what we think is good communication 5.27 - The 4 different character traits 6.56 - The Navigator 8.30 - The Pacifier 10.59 - We all have different blind spots that we need to take the time to learn a bit more 20.18 - Which relationships look healthy? 22.21 - Different levels of listening   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke: Instagram - http://instagram.com/growhappyschool Twitter - https://twitter.com/samanthaand_ Website link - loveitleaveit.co

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Vanessa Sanyauke about her work as a diversity and inclusion professional, presenter and writer based in London. Vanessa has over a decade of experience advising FTSE 100 businesses on Diversity, Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives and policy. Listen as she discusses the work she does with Girls Talk London in creating a safe space for girls to engage with companies as well as her role as a Millennial leader.   Vanessa Sanyauke - It’s important to have something outside of your day job, and something that you can control, that you can drive and that you can create. So I sort of see it as my business is my legacy and impact, and I guess my job is my contribution to society but I see my business as my lasting contribution to the world.   Timestamps: 1.48 - What do you do and what drew you to working in this field? 3.39 - Why have you chosen to work in house and for yourself? 4.51 - Tell us about what magic you create with Girls Talk? 7.36 - What qualities do you think you have that make you successful working in house and building a business on the side? 12.10 - How have you found a way to boost your confidence as a millennial leader? 20.23 - How do you view money? 24.38 - What do you think businesses should love or leave behind in terms of creating more diverse cultures?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) The Nuero Science Academy - http://theneuroacademy.com/ Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080     Connect with Vanessa Sanyauke Twitter - https://twitter.com/vanessasanyauke Website link - Girls Talk - http://www.girlstalklondon.com/ Website link - http://www.vanessasanyauke.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-sanyauke-9b41171a/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanessasanyauke/ 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses how within the uncertain times that the Coronavirus brings we have the power to manage our mindset and momentum. Also, how we can think about how we can manage our careers and manage our business in new ways.   
“Quote.” - Samantha Clarke - There’s always going to be flux and it feels like we are going to be constantly living in a state of flux and rather than look to external sources to ground us, now is the time for you to stand firm and think, what do I need for myself and what do I need for my family? How do I shape my life, so I feel robust or not buffeted against the winds of change?   Timestamps 1.59 - Samantha Clarke’s book helping to prepare for changes in the future 2.47 - Love It Leave is now live out into the world 3.37 - How we manage our emotional and mental well being 5.35 - Grab a copy of Love It or Leave It 7.31 - Giving you the tools to think about change     Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) The School of Life - https://www.theschooloflife.com/ Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke: Instagram - http://instagram.com/growhappyschool Twitter - https://twitter.com/samanthaand_ Website link - www.loveitleaveit.co

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Melissa Hemsley about her work as a self-taught chef, food columnist, best-selling cookbook author, real food activist and sustainability champion who is passionate about spreading the power of feel-good food. Listen as Melissa discusses ways to reduce your food waste and food tips for busy lifestyles.   Quote -   Melissa Hemsley - The good parts that have happened in the last 10 years have happened because I’ve really taken a step back at key moments and gone what kind of life do I want to have and will that make me happy.   Timestamps:   3.11 - Why food? Why eat green? 7.54 - Melissa’s new book and the sustainability message within it 13.16 - How do we embrace this energy of experimentation and trying? 23.13 - How can we shop so we are not creating the waste in the first place? 35.39 - What do you think of workplaces where they offer all meals? Does it encourage us to think of food in the right way? 36.57 - What do you think we should love or leave behind when it comes to our food choices? 40.16 - How would you advise somebody that wanted to get into food as a career?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   The Nuero Science Academy - http://theneuroacademy.com/ Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 Melissa Hemley’s Books at Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Hemsley/e/B00UVKA7H0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   Connect with Melissa Hemsley Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MelissaHemsleyCooks/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MelissaHemsley Website link - https://melissahemsley.com/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.co.uk/melissahemsleycooks/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/Melissa.Hemsley/ 
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On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke discusses how you can keep momentum because now you will need to look outwards to get to grips with your circumstances and the relationships you will need to flourish in your chosen path.
   Quote Samantha Clarke - If you are thinking of pivoting outwards what are the finer details of your money? How are you dividing your money out each month? And what could you put aside for those big-ticket changes? In some cases, it’s the leave it or love it quandary, how will you start saving? What’s that nest egg that will keep you going?   Timestamps 2.12 - How do we keep momentum? 2.35 - Initial questions you might have 3.54 - How do you find that bright side of moving on? 4.49 - If you are thinking of pivoting outwards what is the fine details of your money? 8.43How do we overcome the angst of potential mistakes? 10.13 - How can we dissect mistakes to reframe them into learning opportunities? 11.46 - Grieving our loss is always going to be part of growth   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts)   The School of Life - https://www.theschooloflife.com/ Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080   Connect with Samantha Clarke: Instagram - http://instagram.com/growhappyschool Twitter - https://twitter.com/samanthaand_ Website link - www.loveitleaveit.co

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Lucy Werner about her work as founder of The Wern, a PR & design agency for startups, entrepreneurs and independent brands. She also consults for innovation, marketing and other public relations agencies on their go-to market strategies, raising CEO profiles and developing thought leadership. Listen as Samantha and Lucy discuss being tactical in your publicity to see what works for you as well as her thoughts on working with her partner.   Quote Lucy Werner - So I think it’s this myth that you need someone else to do it for you and actually you yourself are in the best place to promote yourself.   Timestamps: 3.21 - You are in the best place to promote yourself 6.25 - Thinking outside of your ego 8.56 - How are you going to be spending your time differently on Instagram moving forwards? 13.52 - Hyping yourself is key in this day and age, so how do you navigate that? 23.42 - What advice would you give to people who are thinking about starting to work together as a couple? 30.04 - The biggest risk is being able to find solutions to your income if you aren’t able to work 34.06 - How have you found diversifying your work operations? 38.41 - What should we love or leave behind when thinking about PR?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) Samantha Clarke - Love It Or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Leave-How-Happy-Work/dp/1913068080 Lucy Werner - Hype Yourself: A no-nonsense DIY PR toolkit for small businesses - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788601238/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Q8qwEbQ83KVEB   Connect with Lucy Werner Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wernchat Twitter - https://twitter.com/wernchat Website link - https://www.thewern.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wernchat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wernchat/ 
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