Growing Up Sucks Podcast

Throughout your entire school career, grades are made to sound like video game points, the higher number or letter you achieve, the better you will do in life. But is that really true? I discuss this ahead of GCSE and A levels results day in the UK.

One of the most expensive parts of being a grown up, if you have the privilege of being able to drive, is car insurance. But surprisingly, there's a few things you can do to ensure you are getting the best value for your money and get your premium lower each year. In this episode, I discuss how you can achieve this. 

It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day hustle and bustle of life and make the excuse that you're too busy to start a new hobby or learn a new skill, but if you make a list of things you want to do and set a deadline for it, you may soon find more to life than you thought possible!

Staying motivated can sometimes be a massive challenge whether you're running a marathon or just trying to get that last paragraph of an essay done. In this episode, I discuss some options you can try in order to remind yourself why you're doing the task you're doing and to keep you on track to staying motivated. 

It's been all over the media for the past year or so since documentaries like 'Blue Planet 2' and 'Climate Change: The Facts' have been released, but we are now at a crucial stage- these next few years ahead of us are going to be the last chance we get to stop climate change before it's effects become irreversible. Whilst it may seem difficult, there are plenty of small things everyone could work towards and do that would result in a positive impact that would reduce our carbon emissions and stop climate change before it's too late, and this episode is all about some easy lifestyle changes you could make to help make a difference.

It's getting towards summer holiday season now, maybe you're counting down the days til you go on summer break from school or university, or maybe you have some time booked off work coming up. Perhaps you just have a few free evenings or weekends and want to spend them doing something enjoyable- you're just not sure you can afford a grand day out. In this episode, I suggest 20 things you can do for low cost or no cost at all to have some fun but equally get you out of the house and enjoying life.

If there's one thing we want in life, it's definitely more money! In this episode, I discuss a few tips shared by the co-owner of Progressive (the company I work for) Rob Moore on his own podcast The Disruptive Entrepreneur.

Confidence can often be a major factor you need to get places in life, but how do you get more confidence when you don't have a lot to start with? In this episode, I explain 5 ways you can increase your confidence and explain why feeling uncomfortable is actually a good thing!

The saying goes that school days are the best days of your life, although I know plenty of people who would disagree. The problem isn't necessarily your specific school though, it's the curriculum and the system your school has to abide by, and I share my opinion on that in this episode.

Being young is exciting. You're free to do what you like, with minimal commitments and responsibilities and you want to make the most of it, but rushing though everything and packing your calendar full of things to do isn't always the answer either...

Life is always that much easier when you find out what you're passionate about, and as you discover from this episode, when you find your passion, it's difficult to stop talking about it!

There's so much happening in the world right now, that it can be really easy to forget to help those around us. We make a big deal of situations that are out of our control, but there are plenty of issues close to home that we can start helping with right now. In this episode, I explain the need for kindness and some really simple things you could be doing to help your community, family and friends.

My driving instructor gave me something important to think about when we parted ways once I'd passed my driving test. He told me that as a newly qualified driver, I had the right to drive independently, but it didn't automatically make me the best driver on the road. Perhaps it sounds a bit harsh, but actually it's solid advice. At the time of recording this episode, I'd been driving for 6 months and I already learnt a lot, either from friends and family or real or raw experiences that I have encountered. So in this episode, I share my top 10 leanings about driving and cars since passing my test...

That special person has just walked by and once again you get a strange tingly flutter in your stomach and you have to stop what you're doing and watch them walk by until you can't turn your hed any further to see them... wait, why did you just do that? What's going on? It's a crush and whether you want it or not, it's probably going to drive you crazy for the next few weeks or months. But how can you deal with these strange feelings? Well, listen in for some advice on what to do when you're faced with this challenge! Oh, and happy Valentines week!

We dream of that moment that we finally fit in and are accepted by society as an interesting person, but can we really be happy filling a role instead of just being ourselves?  I say no, we can't. So listen in while I explain why ou shouldn't be afraid to just be you and let your true colours shine!

No doubt about it, attending a job interview is one of the top 5 most nerve-wrecking things in the world. Ever. Especially if you really want the position. You want to prove yourself worthy, show you are the right candidate and get to work! Maybe you are applying for your first job or work experience positon, or maybe you need some advice in general, either way, on this episode I discuss several ways that will increase your chance of success at a job interview!  

As nice as it would be, life is never going to give you reason to be happy 100% of the time and no matter what you have been told, it is perfectly normal to feel down, lacking motivation and energy and sometimes empty. All the same, it's not a nice feeling to experience, but you will no doubt go through it at some point in your life or have friends who struggle and need your help. In this episode, I discuss a variety of ways to pick yourself up when you're feeling down. It's not always easy, but know that you are not alone in this.

Money. We want to talk about it, but especially if you have grown up in the British isles, it's a incredibly taboo topic to discuss. So how do you know how you can save up better so you can afford that car you want or go on that holiday or just afford to treat yourself a bit more now again? Well, pop your headphones on or turn on those speakers because I'm going to give you 10 ways you can work towards saving more money!

The term 'growing up' is often used as an alternative for saying you are getting older or you are maturing in your ways. We hear it when we see a relative we haven't seen since we were two, "My, my, they grow up fast don't they?" "Oh you've grown up so much since I last saw you!" But to me, growing up means so much more than just getting older and I have some advice to get you kick started at growing up into the person you want to be!

...AND WE HAVE LAUNCHED! Thanks so much for choosing to listen to the growing up sucks podcast! I'm so excited to begin this journey as host and listener and I hope to deliver valuable content to you in the future! Here's a little taster of what you can expect from the podcast...