Leading Beings - The Good Work Revolution

In this episode, I open up about my personal journey of managing professional responsibilities amidst personal upheaval. I share my experiences after the loss of my and how it led me to reassess my professional and personal life. This episode explores the profound identity shifts that can arise from various life changes such as loss, caring responsibilities, or a midlife crisis and more. Join me as I provide practical tips and strategies for navigating these challenging transitions, including taking time to explore, treating the period as a learning phase, creating a transition plan, and seeking support. Tune in to gain insights on how to realign your work with your evolving life circumstances and find a fulfilling path forward.LINKSMeaningful Career Change CoursePurpose Statement Workbook00:00 Introduction01:04 Personal Story and Challenges03:49 Navigating Big Identity Shifts08:45 Tips for Successful Transition24:51 Conclusion and SupportMeaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-courseWebsiteLinkedInInstagramGet in TouchWant to work with me in 2024? Book your complementary clarity call.

We all have times in work, life and business when things get full. Times where some things become more important or when there's just too much on our plate to keep everything going. So how can we intentionally manage our load in these full or stressful times? In this episode I explore a number of strategies you can use, when things get tough. I'll discuss the conscious decisions you can make about what's essential and what's not, the the standards you choose to uphold and those you let slip. And how you can be kind to yourself when you're the one holding it all. Episode References:Nisha Moodley Devotion Podcast - Dropping the Ball on PurposeMeaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course WebsiteInstagramLinkedInGet in TouchWant to work with me in 2023? Book your coaching discovery call.

We are all well aware of the fact our working lives have changed since we've moved on from the thick of the pandemic. But have our organisations and our leaders caught up? And are we really making the most of the new opportunities this 'now' of the future of work is presenting?In this episode I chat to Aaron McEwan: top 100 HR Influencer, coaching psychologist, strategic advisor,  innovation expert and self confessed tech geek. Aaron wears a number of professional hats, but his main one is VP of Research & Advisory at Gartner. And his recent work and research dives deep into how we need to reimagine a more human centred kind of organisation, with leaders to match, since all discovering there's more to life than work. And that working with a dog at your feet can't be matched by any kind of fancy cafeteria.  Join us as we discuss some of the trends, insights and implications of this new working world and some serious considerations leaders must make relating to people and employee experience. Unless they want their organisations to become the Blockbusters or Kodaks of tomorrow.You can connect with Aaron on LinkedIn or check out Gartner's research on their Website.MentionsOther Life Podcast - Writing in the Age of Machine IntelligenceWork for Humans - The Great Resignation and the Future of Work Aaron McEwanMeaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course WebsiteInstagramLinkedInGet in TouchWant to work with me in 2023? Book your coaching discovery call.

You may have heard of the concept of Keystone Habits. But what is a Keystone Action?In this episode I share:What is a keystone action?Why keystone actions are importantHow can you use keystone actions to achieve greater flow, particularly when you are overwhelmed with possibility and ideasKeystone actions is based off the idea of Keystone Habits which Charles Duhigg speaks about in his book The Power of Habit. Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course WebsiteInstagramLinkedInGet in TouchWant to work with me in 2023? Book your coaching discovery call.

The start of a new year can be an excellent time to set goals. But research tells us very few of us actually follow through with and achieve the goals we set for ourselves at this time. One way we can make sure we set sticker goals is by brining greater intentionality to our goal setting. In this episode I share how you can do this using Goal Exploration. What is goal exploration? Taking the time to reflect on some of the things that are most important to us BEFORE doing our goal setting, such as values, purpose, impact, who we want to be and how we want to feel. Download my Goal Exploration Canvas & Guide to step you trough the process.Or if you would like support working towards your goals over time, learn about my integrative business or leadership coaching and book in for a discovery call.Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course WebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

Many of us fall into the trap of working how everyone else works. Or working how society, or our workplaces have trained us to work. But are the working rhythms imposed on you by external forces aren't necessarily the best working rhythms for you.So how do you create working rhythms that work for you?In this episode I explore six things to consider to design working rhythms that work with your unique strengths, energy and ways of working.1. Challenge norms2. Understand yourself3. Catalogue your work tasks and projects4. Consider your constraints5. Craft your cadence6. Test and iterate------Want to work with me in 2023? Head to my coaching page to learn more about my coaching packages and to book a discovery call.Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course WebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

Dr Shyam Barr is an education consultant and Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Canberra. In this episode Shyam shares with us how self regulated learning can contribute to us all becoming not only better learners, but also better leaders. And how learning is a key, yet often overlooked keystone for better businesses and organisations. He also shares with us how he has integrated self regulated learning into his own life. We also explore ideas around:Motivation, cognition and meta-cognitionSelf efficacyImposter Syndrome and comparisonMindsetPersonal developmentTrustProfessional learning communitiesYou can find Shyam at shyambarr.com.au or on social media @ShyamBarr.You can also check out his podcast Educate to Self Regulate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or via his website.Meaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course

Join me for the first episode of the Leading Beings Podcast since I went on Maternity Leave in 2021. In this episode I dive into the concept of Conscious Success which I originally wrote about in this blog post https://www.leadingbeings.com/blog/conscious-success.  But more specifically I outline the eight steps you can take in create conscious success for yourself.Understand what influences your idea of successUnpack unhelpful beliefs and programmingUnderstand what's really important - Values, meaning, purposeAlign your action to what's importantConsider the impact of your actionConsider your progress holisticallyReduce negative and increase positive impactsEnjoy the moment & the journeyMeaningful Career Change A self-paced, online audio course to kickstart your mindful and meaningful career change journey with focus and intention. Avoid the overwhelm and get started on the right foot with logical steps, practical exercises and insightful tips. Sign up at https://www.leadingbeings.com/meaningful-career-change-course

In this episode I chat with Kelly Dent. Kelly is the Global Director of External Engagement at World Animal Protection and is a leader, influencer, campaigner, advocate and strategist for social change with 25 years' experience working at the forefront of global development. Her focus at the moment is on working to end the wildlife trade, but she's worn many different hats throughout her career, including as a speaker at the UN Climate Talks and an Aid Worker in Gaza.Join Kelly and I as we discuss:Leading work that goes beyond a “career”Collective action towards big goalsThe importance of listening to and building connection with diverse voices as a change-making leaderLeading people from values, strengths and alignment towards a missionTaking a holistic approach to work and life as a leaderChallenging dominant narratives and changing systems for meaningful change and impactYou can find Kelly on LinkedIn or Twitter and World Animal Protection at https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/ 

Being productive can play an important role in using our potential to have an impact. The world of productivity hacks, tools, systems has become a minefield of options. But is that what we need to really improve our productivity?In this episode I explore what it takes to develop a more personalised approach to productivity. Rather than trying to adopt the methods and tools of others, how can we use them as inspiration, but then create ways of working that actually work for us as individuals? Ways that take into account our values, our natural strengths, rhythms and the context in which we live and work. 

Whether you're leading an organisation, a team, a mission, your family or even just yourself, it's important to make time and space for the things that get you out of the weeds and be the best you can be.In this episode I offer up eight different types of 'Space' we need to create for ourselves to be the best leaders we can be. Space for thinking & reflectionSpace for planning, strategising & innovatingSpace for action & reactionSpace for listening & understandingSpace for connection & relationshipsSpace for learning & developmentSpace for being & wellbeingSpace for authenticity & expression 

In this episode I speak with founder and CEO of The New Happy, Stephanie Harrison. Stephanie is an expert in happiness and lasting behaviour change and before starting The New Happy led learning and Thrive Global.Join us as we discuss defining and creating happiness based on what's truly important in life.As well as exploring Stephanie's own personal story and inspirations, we dive into:- The fascinating insights from Stephanie's positive psychology related research on happiness- Why, as a society, we are so stuck in a cycle of achievement- The importance of making your unique contribution in the world- Breaking through perfectionistic tendencies- The tiny actions we can take towards more conscious success- Some things you can do to live and work your New HappyYou can find Stephanie and her incredible work at https://thenewhappy.com

Have you struggled with traditional goal setting in the past? Maybe you (like me) and tried SMART Goals and found them a bit dull and lackluster. In this episode I dive into how you can start to create more mindful goals that help you make meaningful progress.I'll explore things like how your approach, self and circumstances can impact your goals, as well as sharing my alternative to SMART goals, iBecome Goals.In this episode I also mention my Goal Exploration Canvas. This is a free tool you can download to dig deeper into what's important to you to set more intentionally aligned goals.You can download the Canvas here: https://leadingbeings.ck.page/

Ricci-Jane Adams is an intuition expert, writer and founder of the Institute of Intuitive Intelligence. Bridging science and spirituality, including a PHD in metaphysical realism, Ricci-Jane is on a mission to lead the revolution in excellence in the intuitive sciences. Join Ricci-Jane and I as we discuss themes of breaking away from the New Age ghetto, knowing ourselves as quantum beings, belief and suffering and leading with intuitive intelligence.

Sometimes when we go through a phase of personal and transformation and growth, things can change with the people closest to us. In this episode I discuss the theme of reshaping the expectations others might have of us. This reflection episode came from my discussion with Nicho Plowman in the previous episode. Make sure you check that one out for context.

Nicho and I discuss themes of doing a 180 in your life, exploring different spiritual and personal development modalities, releasing stress and supporting our nervous system to be the best we can be, motivating people with our story, living in alignment with who we really want to be and daily meditation for progressive personal change.

In this episode I speak with Steve Glaveski, founder of the startup accelerator, Collective Campus and host of the Future Squared podcast. Join Steve and I as we discuss themes of living a deliberate and intentional life, creating value beyond the dollar, making decisions, taking risks, putting yourself out there, intentional use of technology and how you can be an intentional entrepreneur with values led leadership of yourself, life and business.

When you're doing work or running a business that is deeply connected to your purpose and sense on meaning in the world, it's only natural that as you change, your work will need to evolve with you. Please join me along my journey as the Good Work Revolution Podcast becomes Leading Beings.

In this episode, I reflect on the idea of discovering your calling. What does it mean to be called by something? How can you discover your calling? Can you have multiple callings? I also share some freebies and news about a conference I'll be putting on in Melbourne in August.   Links https://sixfigurecoachsummit.com/kate https://katemccready.teachable.com/courses/a-conscious-work-life-introduction/ https://worklifex.com You can find show notes to this episode at https://katemccready.com/blog/discover-your-calling

My Guest today is Melissa Ambrosini. Melissa is the best selling authour of Mastering Your Mean Girl and has a new book coming out called Open Wide: A radically real guide to deep love, rocking relationships and soulful sex. She's also the host of the Melissa Ambrosini Podcast a motivational speaker and entrepreneur and self love teacher. She was named a self help guru by Elle Magazine and her message, that love is sexy, healthy is liberating and wealthy isn't a dirty word has inspired women across the globe to activate their dreams and live life on their own terms. Join Melissa and I as we discuss themes of: Life wake up calls Letting go of past identities Sharing from your own experiences Intentional love making Following your truth

My guest today is Sally Hill. From almost as soon as her career started, Sally had a strong interest in sustainability and social impact, as well as a strong sense of social justice. After working across the not for profit and sustainability sectors, in roles spanning digital, partnerships, communications and more - sally saw an opportunity and had the desire to begin working in the emerging space of purpose driven business.   Sally cofounded her company Wildwon with Yvonne Lee in 2012. Now a certified B-Corp, Wildwon is a purpose driven experience design agency that works with organisations that make a positive social and environmental impact. They are also behind one of my favorite conferences, Purpose.   Join sally and I as we discuss themes of:   Choosing who we work with Leading in line with values Dealing with doubt B-corps and What it takes to be a purpose driven business

My guest today is Ryan McCarty - Culture Guru and founder of Culture of Good. From Mission work, to working for not for profits, to Church Ministry and becoming a pastor, Ryan was eventually coaxed into the corporate world when Scott Moorehead, the CEO of TCC Verizon, hired him to help create a Culture of Good for the largest Verizon Authorized Retailer's  3,000 employees at 800 stores across the U.S. What the duo began as a powerful movement has grown into a business teaching other companies to inspire employees to ignite positive change in the world at the same time as positively impacting their bottom lines. Join Ryan and I as we discuss themes of: Connecting people with fulfilling work Talking about 'soul' in the workplace The movement towards the human side of business Valuing small moments of purpose Creating a culture of good.   www.katemccready.com www.cultureofgood.

In this episode, I reflect on what it means to step back into the workforce after working for yourself and why it takes courage.

Mandy Messer believes that great things happen by accident, or by design. As one of the founders of Kismet Design and now UX strategist at Ford motor company, she leads and inspires the new generation of designers to transcend through the field of UX. A great lover of people, Mandy combines creative strategy, technical knowledge, analytical thinking in her teaching, research, and design work. Join Mandy and I as we discuss: Traversing between the analytical and the creative worlds and exploring multiple passions Following curiosity and creating small adventures to have 'aha' moments Leading by example and exercising our power to influence our work environments Recommitting to our own ideas. Creating space to make the right work-life decisions. Navigating transitions through should and must.   You can find her at www.mandymesser.com or via Twitter @mandymesser

My guest on the Podcast today is Dr Jason Fox. Jason is a modern-day wizard-rogue, author and leadership adviser.   Sought after for his pioneering philosophies and expertise in motivation design, Jason shows forward-thinking leaders around the world how to unlock new and meaningful progress—amidst a volatile sea of complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity, paradox and doubt. Jason is the bestselling author of The Game Changer, and How to Lead a Quest: a handbook for pioneering executives and his research has been featured in the likes of Smart Company, Huffington Post, BRW and The Financial Review. Join Jason and I as we discuss themes of motivation design, the threat of busyness and the cult of productivity, faux charisma, challenging the assumption that more is better and achieving meaningful progress towards purpose. You can find Jason at www.drjasonfox.com. You can find me at:  www.katemccreay.com  www.instagram.com/katemccreadyhq www.facebook.com/katemccreadyhq www.twitter.com/katemccready  

  My Guest today is Eddie Harran. Eddie Harran is a futurist, artist and researcher who for the last couple of years has been in a deep investigation of chronosophy - essentially an interdisciplinary study of time. A life long explorer with a deep curiosity for life and the world, Eddie has done some amazing things from live in innovation experiments in Berlin to working as an Explorer in residence at a large professional services firm where his job was to delve into trends at the edge of markets and technology. Join Eddie and I as we discuss emergence in life and work as we experiment and follow our curiosity, pushing edges, helping others through our passions, temporality and exploring the mysteries of the human relationship with time.   You can find Eddie at www.eddieharran.com or via Twitter @eddieharran.   The Good Work Revolution is a podcast created to share and explore inspiring stories of people creating their Good Work. Each episode I delve into what it takes to create work that fulfils, inspires and has a positive impact: for ourselves others and the world.   If you would like to continue the conversation, please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

My Guest today is Kate Reardon. Kate is a qualified practitioner of Naturopathy and Nutritional Medicine, an author and speaker, an Intuitive Metaphysical Healer and yoga teacher. After travelling the world as a young adult, Kate began her journey into the world of healing through the world of food and nature, studying and working as a naturopath and nutritionist   But after building up a successful business in Australia, she felt the pull to go deeper with her clients, leading her eventually to set up a detox retreat business where she now runs 7, 10 and 14 day experiences for people from across the world from a property she runs with her husband in the gorgeous Ubud in Bali Indonesia.   Join Kate and I as we explore themes of spiritual curiosity, intuition and inner knowing, the monkey mind,  building a business and team overseas and creating space for mind, body and soul reset.   You can find Kate and her book The Essential Cleanse via her website katereardon.com.au and her retreats at http://naturalinstincthealing.com/   The Good Work Revolution is a podcast created to share and explore inspiring stories of people creating their Good Work. Each episode I delve into what it takes to create work that fulfils, inspires and has a positive impact: for ourselves others and the world.   If you would like to continue the conversation, please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

In this episode I reflect on my conversation from last episode with Matt Henricks. In the episode Matt reflected on what in the past he 'thought' was valued in the workplace and how that changed. Join me in this episode as I delve into this and why being heart or human centred in business is something we all need to sit up and pay attention to.   Are you ready to create work that fulfils, inspires and has a positive impact? Are you ready to follow your purpose, make a difference and follow that special something that aligns who you are to what you do?   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

My guest today is Matt Henricks. After starting his career in HR, where his early roles saw him responsible for 'letting go' over 100 hundred employees, Matt sought out a change in his work to do something more meaningful. Flash forward to today and Matt is now the CEO and Founder of Henricks Consulting, the Helping Hands Program and Water Works Program, Matt's passion is helping companies change the way that employees engage with their work. Matt is an expert in the field of Organisational Change and has run successful consultancy business since 2006. He is a registered and endorsed Organisational Psychologist and author of the book "The Inspired Workplace: Organisational wisdom from the most unlikely of sources." Join Matt and I as we explore his journey into creating two social focused organisational learning and team building experiences that help thousands of people around the world - and in this, how he rediscovered his boyhood dream of making a difference. Along the way we explore themes such as our innate desire as humans to make the world a better place, engaging empathy and the heart in business, purpose, the power of collaboration and the incredible impact small actions of individuals can have on changing the world. You can find Matt and his work via the following websites. www.henricksconsulting.com, www.helpinghandsprogram.com.au or www.waterworks program.com.   The Good Work Revolution is a podcast created to share and explore inspiring stories of people creating their Good Work. Each episode I delve into what it takes to create work that fulfils, inspires and has a positive impact: for ourselves others and the world.   If you would like to continue the conversation, please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

Welcome to the first episode of the Good Work Revolution for 2017. In this episode I introduce a bit about what the podcast will hold this year. I also explore some ways you can rekindle your new years resolutions and use your resolutions guilt to your advantage. Show notes can be found at www.katemccready.com/blog/good-work-revolution-2017-rekindle-resolutions

My guest today is Amy Watson, who is one half of the creative team behind Pickles Mag. An online video magazine exploring the future of food.   After experiencing a bit of an existential crisis, Amy decided too take her skills and her talents from journalism and video production and apply them to something she was passionate about. Her passion for food.   Growing from what she describes as almost an obsession, Amy really got involved with understanding issues surrounding food like sustainability and really wanted to and really wanted to explore sustainable food though the medium of video.   But instead of taking the leap as we're so often told to do, Amy decided to keep her day job while she started Pickles Mag on the side. Join Amy and I as we discuss themes such as applying your skills to positive impact work, knowing your limits, labels, the reality of making money and of course, finding how to do your good work through a side project.

This week I reflect on the theme of finding your tribe. Why it's important, how we can do it and why it can so exciting when we do. This theme was inspired from last episode's conversation with Sean Morrow who spoke about how he really started to understand his Good Work after finding his tribe while travelling in his 20s.   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. In this episode I introduce myself, what to expect from the podcast and a bit about how you can join the Good Work Revolution. Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

My guest on the podcast today is Sean Morrow from One Earth Education & Consulting.   Sharing a deep connection with nature, it was no surprise that Sean has built a career and business around the natural envionement. Sean is landscaper, consultant and educator with over 20 years experience and qualifications in both horticulture and permaculture design. He has a passion for teaching others about organic gardening, frog ponds and habitat gardening, permaculture and edible gardens.  But his work truly comes alive on his property on the Australian, Queensland Sunshine Coast - where he has regenerated the land to encourage native plants and wildlife and also established his own food forest.   Join me today as Sean and I discuss connecting to nature, biodynamics, finding your tribe, intuition and having a light footprint on the earth.   You can find Sean via his Businesses One Earth Education & Consulting and One Earth Landscaping.   www.oneeartheducation.com.au www.oneearthlandscaping.com.au     Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more.    

This week I reflect on a number of themes around growing our good work. The idea of starting small, rather than not starting at all and accepting and embracing the fact that our purpose will grow and change over time. This theme was inspired from my last episode's conversation with Danielle Malik who spoke about feeling she wanted to 'up-leve' on the problems she was trying to solve through her work. It's easy to feel that we are never doing enough in out good work and we can always be doing better. I encourage you though to see this desire to do more as positive. That you are only growing and evolving as a change maker - wanting to do more to help others and the world around you.   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises. Who are creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

My guest on today's episode is Danielle Malik - founder and mentor at Design Equation. A business that pairs junior user experience designers with nonprofits and early-stage startups through a hands-on mentorship model to fill a gap - affordable design services for organisations and hands on design experience for new designers. Before starting Design Equation Danielle had prior work lives as a sign language interpreter and industrial designer, before settling into interaction and UX design. Most recently she worked as an instructor at General Assembly which gave her the spark to start her new business.Join me and Danielle as we discuss themes such as the privilege of doing good work, meaning and value, mentoring with love and creating a two sided social business model.   You can find Danielle and the Design Equation at http://www.designequation.us.   If you'd like to be part of the Good Work Revolution come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccreadyhq Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq

This week I reflect on the theme of howe we measure our own worth. The topic of came out of my conversation with last episode's guest, Sheldon Walters of Splinter and Callous.   Worth is something that is often measured in financial terms and we often judge ourselves and our experience on how they have contributed to our worth on the financial scale. Yet the things we truly value are not always financial. So why do we find it so difficult to pull out those areas of 'worth' that are measured on a different scale? Perhaps learning or relationships or love? Join me as I explore this idea of worth and pose some ideas to you to think about how you can see your worth via values rather than money. In this episode I also mention a FREE CONSCIOUS BUSINESS MEDITATION. Come and download it at http://bit.ly/conscious-business-meditation. or CLICK HERE to download. The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises. Who are creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq

Sheldon Walters - Crafting Personal Worth Beyond Money   My guest on the podcast today is Sheldon Walters. Sheldon began his career as an IT Engineer, but felt he was missing out on something by working in an office all day.   Spending long hours working on abstract projects with no tangible outcomes, he developed a longing to do something hands-on.   Unable to find a place that taught the skills he was looking to build, with the flexibility to do it at a time, place and pace that fitted into his life, he decided to do something about it. So together with a colleague and friend, Mike Simpson, they founded Splinter & Callous.   Opening permanently in mid 2016, Splinter & Callous is a wood and metal workshop where people find their inner maker with expert guidance from master Craftsmen. It's a communal place where everyday people can learn real skills while building well-crafted things and connecting with others across a workbench.   In contrast to the office environment many people find themselves in, Splinter & Callous gives you a dose of the tangible, and cultivates a practical skillset. Most importantly, it is helping office workers improve their mental well-being through hands on activity. Join Sheldon and I as we explore themes of values, craftsmanship, knowing your personal philosophy and personal worth beyond money. You can find Sheldon and Splinter and Callous at www.splinterandcallous.com.au. Also check out their Pozible campaign at https://pozible.com/project/205494  If you'd like to be part of the Good Work Revolution come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

  This week I reflect on the theme of conscious transitions. The topic of transitions came out of my conversation with last episode's guest, Andrew Newman. Transitions are an important part of our life and growth. They are the messy middle between where we are and where we want to be. It is easy to want to rush through them, but often there is much learning and growth to be done within those periods. Also, are we ever really not in some kind of transition? I explore the idea that in fact we may always be moving from one of kind of transition to the next in whatever way.  The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises. Who are creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq

My guest today in Andrew Newman, founder of the Conscious Bedtime Story Club. While expecting a working life as a retail jeweller in the family business in south Africa, the tug of something more always seemed to be there for Andrew. Shifting from everything from community development making hammocks, Andrew ended up following his deep longing for connection and his love of all things spiritual in a 10 year study of healing. His portfolio of work includes running a therapy practice as a Barbara Brennan Healing Science Practitioner, inspiring and publishing over 1500 donated poems as the PoemCatcher, volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity in the township of South Africa and directing Edinburgh's Festival of Spirituality and Peace. He is a qualified Non-Dual Kabbalistic Healer and has been actively involved in men's work though Mankind Project since 2006.His latest project, The Conscious Bedtime Story Club, is a culmination of all of these areas of experience, intended to bring parent and child into deeper connection and spiritual union with themselves and each other. Join Andrew and I as we discuss themes of  the one, expressing your inner self, setting intentions, transitions, inclusivity and the importance of the last 20 minutes of the day.   You can find Andrew at www.consciousstories.com   Want to be part of the conversation? Come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com  Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq   Books, Sites, People mentioned in Podcast you might want to check out: Dr Kristy Goodwin - Kids and Technology http://www.everychancetolearn.com.au/about/   Story about kids giving up sense of smell - http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/todays-global-youth-would-give-up-their-sense-of-smell-to-keep-their-technology-122605643.html   Book - Hands of Light:A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field  by Barbara Brennan http://www.amazon.com/Hands-Light-Healing-Through-Energy/dp/0553345397 The Pomodoro Technique - http://pomodorotechnique.com  

This week I reflect on an idea that came out of my conversation with Annie Carter of Eve Studio - that to create balance in our lives, sometimes we need to add something in. I go on to explore the idea that there may be no such thing as work/life balance and perhaps work/life integration is more realistic.  Balance is different for all of us. Only we can know what to add or take a way to create contentment, fulfilment and joy. Adding something in however, will often be more appropriate than taking something away and can actually open up the space for more of what we want.   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises. Who are creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more.   Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq

Today I speak with the lovely Annie Carter. Annie owns and runs a the beautiful Eve Yoga and Fitness Studio here in my home suburb of Thornbury in Melbourne. Eve Studio celebrates the uniqueness of every woman, and aims to support them, wherever thy're  at, to awaken their best.   Eve is a boutique studio just for women with classes designed to help build strength and flexibility in  body and mind. Before starting Eve, Annie enjoyed a fulfiling career in the community space as a youth worker, conslor and manager, before the idea to start a space for women became to strong to igonre.   Join me as Annie and I explore her journey including themes of: - Caring for yourself as you care for others. - Creating balance by actually adding to your plate. - Fostering commuinty through contagious kindness. - Creating the space for people to be their best.   You can find Annie and Eve Studio at http://evestudio.com.au    Want to be part of the conversation? Come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com  Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq     

This podcast is a reflection on last week's episode with Jacqui Lewis. I explore two ideas Jacqui and I spoke about:   1. That we should be building our work around the life we want to live (and not the other way around). As we grow up we are always asked what do we want to be? What do we want to do? But we are rarely asked about the kind of life we want to live.  Part of the Good Work Revolution is about asking ourself this question. We can't just do work for the sake of others and forget about ourselves.   2. That there are some kinds of success that actually do not serve us. It is easy to find ourselves on a path where we are experiencing success - but success defined by what and who? If we are to think about what we really want in life - is it really success? It can be incredibly difficult to walk away from the kinds of success society tells us we should strive for and reach for our own version of success.   Both Jacquie's journey and my own have examples of both these points in them.  I share some of my own stories, as well as some thoughts on how you might explore this for yourself.   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises. Who are creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more.   Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq

My guest today is Jacqui Lewis - one half of The Broad Place, a school for consciousness, clarity and creativity which teaches 4 part live courses in vedic meditation, workplace programs, sells ayurvedic products and so much more.   Jacqui - a Master Meditation teacher - specialises in taking regular, stressed, under the pump people and shifting them through accessible tools and practices so that they become more creative, grounded, healthier and happier. She takes ancient knowledge and makes it easy to understand and easy to employ in our modern day lives.   Departing from an acclaimed Australian creative communications agency she co-founded with her husband, and going through her own transformative journey to good work - Jacqui brings into The Broad Place an energy and personal understanding of the demands of business, family and being engaged in a high energy world.   She is an educator, facilitator and speaker on clarity and high grade living, teaching Vedic Meditation worldwide.   Join me and Jacqui as we explore themes such as living creatively in a multitasking world, spirituality at warped speed, moving on from work that does not serve us, creating work to align with the life we want, transitioning through careers and high grade living.     If you'd like to find Jacqui, you can do so at www.thebroadplace.com.au   Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com  Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katemccreadyhq    Books, Sites, People mentioned in Podcast you might want to check out: Dr Kristy Goodwin - Kids and Technology http://www.everychancetolearn.com.au/about/   Story about kids giving up sense of smell - http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/todays-global-youth-would-give-up-their-sense-of-smell-to-keep-their-technology-122605643.html   Book - Wherever You Go, There You Are - Jon Kabat-Kin http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-Go-There-Are/dp/1401307787

Reflecting on last week's episode with Christian Duell, I dive into an idea we explored in our conversation on how our purpose is not fixed. It is something that can bend and change over time.   I also look at the idea of using projects to explore your purpose: to approach the idea of finding your purpose as an experiment as opposed to a journey with an end point. Finally, I explore playing with and evolving your purpose as you grow as a person and chip away the parts of you that no longer serve you.   The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more.   Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

Today it's my absolute pleasure to be chatting with my friend Christian Duell or Duell depending on where in the world you're from.   Christian began his working life as an architect, but after years in a corporate design firm a relationships ending was a catalyst for him  to take a step back from his linear work pathway. He chose to take a sabbatical which took him on an unexpected series of twists and turns - leading him him to a design residency which sparked a fresh appreciation for true collaboration and applying creativity in tackling social issues.   Later returning to Australia, he worked on some fascinating projects in his home state of Queensland including managing the asia Pacific Design Library at the State Library of Queensland.   Christian is now a design strategist, social entrepreneur and part-time musician. He is the founder of design consultancy White Light as well as Be Awesome, a social movement devoted to promoting activities that empower individuals with the freedom to stop, choose and act with integrity.   Christian is passionate about the opportunities that arise through travel, collaboration, chance encounters and new relationships formed across a range of creative fields. He doing all kinds of amazing work in his sweet spot - supporting people to find greater freedom and quality of choice through creative thinking.   Join me as Christian and I explore moving from the traditional, linear life path, turning disasters into opportunity, creating space for people to come together, the dance between security and freedom and being adaptable and flexible in following      your good work path.   You can find Christian at: www.white-light.com.au www.beaweseome.org.au   Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at: http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution   You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

Reflecting on last week's conversation with Julie Parter, I delve into the concept of identity and how aligning our work and identity can improve our wellbeing and step us closer to fulfilling and inspiring businesses and careers. "It's just not me". Have you ever used this line about your work? It's something I've heard a lot. So why is this such a big thing? And if our work doesn't feel aligned, what can we do? Or as leaders, managers or employers - what can we do to help our employees with this? The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

Julie Parker is one of Australia's foremost life and business coaches and trainers with more than a decade's experience inspiring hundreds of clients and thousands of people to create beautiful lives and businesses. The CEO and Founder of The Beautiful You Coaching Academy, Julie passionately trains and supports heart centered and gifted people to bring their talents and love of giving into the world as life coaches. Join me in today's epoisode where we go back through Julie's journey and explore themes of heritage, being true to your identity in what you do, the challenges of working from home, making slow and conscious business or career transitions and of course what it means to do good work. You can find Julie at http://beautifulyoucoachingacademy.com Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready

Reflecting on last week's conversation with Mykel Dixon, I explore the possibility that lies in a new and changing working landscape. Whether you have your own business, are hoping to start one, are working for a large or small organisation, possibility surrounds us like never before. Freelancing, flexible working arrangements, tele-commuting, co-working - they are shaking the working world up and crating opportunity for us to shape the world of work how we want it to be. The Good Work Revolution Podcast is for people who are creating businesses, shaping new careers, building social enterprises, creating new ways of working, embracing a multi-passionate work life, working their way, exploring entrepreneurship, changing organisations for the better and so much more. Please feel free to come and join the GWR Facebook group at http://facebook.com/groups/goodworkrevolution You can find me at: My Website: http://katemccready.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/katemccreadyhq Facebook: http://facebook.com/katemccready.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/katemccready