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Welcome to "What's The Matter" the official Mindspan Podcast! Hosted by personal development specialists and daughter-Dad duo Em & Gavin Drake. To give you context, Mindspan is a Training and Coaching brand that has been at the forefront of mindset, attitude and psychological development training for over two decades! A long time right? Founded in the 90s by Gavin Drake, we have since been helping people & businesses enhance their performance by demonstrating the fundamental link between psychology and success! Here, we strip back all the jargon so everything shared with you is real, relatable and easy to understand (oh and also factual). So everything on this channel can help YOU change your thinking, as well as better understand yourself & others. Thanks for being here, reading this and (hopefully) subscribing! We appreciate it

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    • May 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Ep 11: Social Media Psychology... The Good, Bad & Ugly!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 38:00


    Welcome to episode 11 of What's The Matter, the Official Mindspan Podcast! In today's episode my Dad and I talk about social media and how this can impact our psychology & mental health... both positively & negatively! It's a beast of a topic, but one we've wanted to cover for a while now! Our aim in this episode is to help you more consciously think about social media in a way that is helpful for YOU! As always it's real, relatable... and most importantly its fun! Enjoy! Em & Gavin Drake

    Ep 10: Our Most Valuable Resource...Time | Live Like We Value It

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 26:18


    Welcome to episode 10 of What's The Matter, the Official Mindspan Podcast!   In today's episode my Dad and I talk about lifes' most valuable resource...TIME! People often say they value time, but whether they truly live like they value it is totally different. Be honest, do you ever (1) let time pass you by (2) wish it away, or (3) waste it? If so, this episode is for you!   Things get a little more philosophical today, but as always it's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!   Em & Gavin Drake 

    Ep 9: Living With Purpose Pt 3 | Goal Setting | How To Set Fail-Proof Goals!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 41:13


    Welcome to What's The Matter, the official Mindspan podcast! Today is the final episode of our 3-part mini series on Living With Purpose! In this episode my Dad and I talk you through the process of goal setting and how to make these as fail-proof as possible! It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 8: Living With Purpose Pt 2 | Your Personal Values | Goal Setting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 39:08


    Welcome to episode 2 of our 3-part mini series on Living With Purpose! The main aim over this mini-series is to really help you in the process of goal setting. In this episode my Dad and I talk about the importance of identifying your personal values and how this can benefit you through life with a key focus on goal setting. We will share tools and advise to help you through this process, as well as sharing some personal stories along the way. It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 7: Living With Purpose Pt 1 | Gaining Clarity | Goal Setting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 34:40


    Welcome to episode 1 of our 3-part mini series on Living With Purpose! The main aim over this mini-series is to really help you in the process of goal setting.   In this episode my Dad and I talk about how to gain clarity, and just how important this is in the process of goal setting. Not only clarity around the future we would like, but also what is our "clear current reality". We will share tools and advise to help you through this process, as well as sharing some personal stories along the way.   It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 6: Self Confidence Pt 3 | Positive Self Visualisation | The Power Of Mentally Simulating

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 33:15


    Welcome to the final episode of our 3-part mini series on self confidence. In this episode my Dad and I continue to talk about "self confidence" and more importantly, mental simulation! You'll have probably spoken about this before in the context of visualisation... but we will be showing you how doing this in a positive way is really beneficial for your mindset, happiness and confidence. It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 5: Self Confidence Pt 2 | Your Inner Voice | The Benefits Of Affirmations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 40:09


    Welcome to episode 2 of our 3-part mini series on self confidence.   In this episode my Dad and I continue to talk about "self confidence" and more importantly, self TALK! There's three key forms of self talk which we engage in every day - the main one we focus on is affirmations, and we explain how positively adding these in to your day to day can have a tremendous impact on your self belief & worth.   It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 4: Self Confidence Pt 1 | How To Be More Confident | The Benefits Of Journalling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 28:21


    Welcome to episode 1 of our 3-part mini series on self confidence.   In this episode my Dad and I talk about what "self confidence" is and how having low levels of it can really affect just about any aspect of our lives. We also discuss how our confidence is formed (from our beliefs) so we can help you better understand the views you have about yourself. Finally we end with our top tip for how to grow your confidence from within!   It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 3: The Subconscious Mind | Limiting Negativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 30:24


    Welcome to Episode 3 of 'What's The Matter', the pod & video cast where we talk about anything and everything with a Psychology twist. In this episode you'll hear Dad and I talking about the relationship between the conscious and subconscious mind. Its the subconscious which is really "running" our lives on a day to day basis, so what we consciously choose to feed it is really important. The more negativity it gets, the more it creates so in this episode we aim to help you take actions to change your thinking so you stop this from happening. It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 2: Focus & Dealing With Challenge | Adopting A Success Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 44:23


    Welcome to Episode 2 of 'What's The Matter', the pod & video cast where we talk about anything and everything with a Psychology twist. Hosted by personal development specialists and daughter-Dad duo Em & Gavin Drake. Today we talk about how our focus and direction of thought can help when dealing with challenging and difficult times. We mainly cover all things "Lock-Down" but you'll see this can be applied to any every day circumstance! It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun! Enjoy!

    Ep 1: The Importance Of Thinking | Welcome To What's The Matter!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 30:29


    Welcome to Episode 1 of 'What's The Matter', the pod & video cast where we talk about anything and everything with a Psychology twist. Hosted by personal development specialists and daughter-Dad duo Em & Gavin Drake. Today we give an overview of to what to expect from the series, an introduction to us and our journey, plus we talk through the importance of THINKING!  It's real, relatable... and mostly importantly its fun!

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