Podcasts about Central Scotland

The subject of UFOs has been hotly debated. Are UFOs space vehicles from another world? Or are they some new top-secret military aircraft that are being test flown throughout the skies of our world! Are people genuinely witnessing strange craft in the skies or are all these UFO sightings some kind of global psychosis!One of the world's biggest UFO 'Hot Spots', appeared over the small Scottish town of Bonnybridge in Central Scotland back in the 1990's. Two Scottish UFOlogists, Ron Halliday and Malcolm Robinson, extensively researched these strange aerial sightings, and in this block busting book, they share not only some of the many UFO sightings, but also provide their own thoughts and conclusions as to what may have been behind this intriguing Scottish mystery. This is the definitive book on the UFO sightings over Bonnybridge. Learn how the 'UFO Hot Spot' developed. Find out about the people behind them and learn how the media dealt with this ongoing perplexing phenomenon. Never have so many facts been gathered on one of the world's UFO 'Hot Spots' as they have in this book.BioMalcolm has given lectures to clubs and societies in the UK, Ireland, Holland and France. He is the author of 10 books on UFOs and the paranormal. He went down to the depths of Loch Ness in a submarine in 1994. He has assisted Television and Radio stations all over the world with info on UFOs and the Paranormal. He is the assistant editor of the British Outer Limits Magazine. He founded the group Strange Phenomena Investigations  in Scotland in 1979 making it Scotland's oldest and still going UFO/Paranormal society with members all over the world.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYX3RR68https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.robinson2 https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP

The subject of UFOs has been hotly debated. Are UFOs space vehicles from another world? Or are they some new top-secret military aircraft that are being test flown throughout the skies of our world! Are people genuinely witnessing strange craft in the skies or are all these UFO sightings some kind of global psychosis!One of the world's biggest UFO 'Hot Spots', appeared over the small Scottish town of Bonnybridge in Central Scotland back in the 1990's. Two Scottish UFOlogists, Ron Halliday and Malcolm Robinson, extensively researched these strange aerial sightings, and in this block busting book, they share not only some of the many UFO sightings, but also provide their own thoughts and conclusions as to what may have been behind this intriguing Scottish mystery. This is the definitive book on the UFO sightings over Bonnybridge. Learn how the 'UFO Hot Spot' developed. Find out about the people behind them and learn how the media dealt with this ongoing perplexing phenomenon. Never have so many facts been gathered on one of the world's UFO 'Hot Spots' as they have in this book.BioMalcolm has given lectures to clubs and societies in the UK, Ireland, Holland and France. He is the author of 10 books on UFOs and the paranormal. He went down to the depths of Loch Ness in a submarine in 1994. He has assisted Television and Radio stations all over the world with info on UFOs and the Paranormal. He is the assistant editor of the British Outer Limits Magazine. He founded the group Strange Phenomena Investigations  in Scotland in 1979 making it Scotland's oldest and still going UFO/Paranormal society with members all over the world.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYX3RR68https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.robinson2 https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP

In this episode of the Scottish Property Podcast, we chat with Lindsay Yuill, founder of Rent Locally, to explore her incredible journey from working in social care to becoming a successful letting agent and property investor. Episode Highlights: Lindsay's Career Journey: Lindsay shares how she "fell into property by accident" after a career in social care. She reflects on founding Rent Locally in 2008 during the financial crash and how this challenging period helped shape her business acumen. Building and Scaling Rent Locally: Lindsay discusses the early challenges of running a letting agency and how networking played a crucial role in growing the business. Rent Locally now manages over 2,200 properties, covering Central Scotland and areas like Fort William and Oban. The agency has expanded into estate agency services, focusing on off-market and landlord-to-landlord property sales. Insights on Property Investment: Lindsay talks about managing her own buy-to-let portfolio, highlighting the importance of strategic purchases and flexible exit strategies. She emphasises the benefits of holding larger family homes for long-term tenants and cautions against being overly leveraged in the current market climate. Challenges in the Rental Market: The episode explores the shift in the landlord landscape, with smaller landlords exiting the market and professional investors stepping in. Lindsay addresses the challenges posed by legislation, including lead pipe testing, increased compliance costs, and the impact of potential capital gains tax changes. The Importance of Systemisation: Lindsay explains how building automated systems has been crucial for scaling operations, saving time, and ensuring compliance. Her agency uses custom-built software to streamline processes like rent payments and maintenance management. Advice for Aspiring Letting Agents and Investors: Lindsay offers valuable tips for those looking to start a letting agency, emphasising the importance of understanding the market, building strong networks, and being adaptable to change. She discusses the human element of property management, sharing the importance of balancing business goals with ethical considerations when working with tenants. Tune in to this insightful episode for a deep dive into Lindsay Yuill's career, expert advice on property management, and practical tips for navigating Scotland's evolving rental market. Follow Lindsay Yuill and Rent Locally: Website: https://rentlocally.co.uk/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/rentlocally_ltd ---------------------------------------------------------- Prime Property Auctions – Sell your property with no upfront costs and control the reserve price. Prime Property Auction: www.instagram.com/primepropertyauctions/ John: www.instagram.com/john_property_auctioneer/ Luis: www.instagram.com/luis_property_auctioneer/ Visit Prime Property Auction website: https://primepropertyauctions.co.uk/ ------------------------------------ Follow us on all of our social media accounts: https://linktr.ee/scottishpropertypodcast **DISCLAIMER**Please do your own due diligence on any of our guests you may decide to do business with. We interview in good faith. However, we cannot be held responsible for any credibility issues that may arise.

Scottish Conservatives' leadership candidate Meghan Gallacher sits down with Podlitical. The MSP for Central Scotland sets out her vision for the Scottish Conservatives if she wins the leadership contest, including why she's calling for repair and unity after the contest because "broken parties don't win elections", the infighting reported on during the contest, her resignation as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and how she felt she wasn't in the room when decisions were being taken by Douglas Ross. Gallacher also sets out her thoughts on a broader UK Conservative movement, which she hopes can come together "as a team" across devolved nations.For a full range of political interviews, subscribe to Podlitical on BBC Sounds.

It was cold and damp on the banks of Loch Lomond on the morning of December 6th 1999. Specialist officers from an underwater search unit of Central Scotland Police were preparing to take part in a training exercise in the highland lake northwest of Glasgow. Loch Lomond is the largest lake by surface area in Great Britain, spanning 22 miles between Central Scotland and the Highlands. The deep water at Rowardennan Pier reflected the sloping green hills surrounding the lake, but as divers went beneath the surface, they made a horrifying discovery… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna FittonNarration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.Become a ‘Patreon Producer' and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUsMore information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comMUSIC: Altered Fate by Cody MartinAzure by Alice in Winter Bamburgh by Stephen Keech Revenant by Clark Walker Call Of Kingship by Cody Martin Defender Trials by Cody Martin Etheria by Cody Martin Forbidden Wing by Cody Martin Playing Games by Cody Martin Sabotage by Cody Martin Shadow Passage by Cody Martin Negative Thoughts by Craig Allen Fravel Gravity by Caleb Etheridge Deceptive Cadence by JCar Penitence by JCar Cocoon Of Light by Phillip Mount Steadfast by Moments Shifter by Wicked Cinema The Rite by Wicked Cinema SOCIAL MEDIA: X - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcastThreads - https://www.threads.net/@theywalkamonguspodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Equiteam's Liz Daniels is joined by Anna Black, Manager at Lindores in Fife. In the last 10 years, Lindores has grown from a family farm with a small cross country course, to one of Central Scotland's premier equestrian training centres, boasting holiday houses, Scottish experiences, a link with Lindores distillery and some TV appearances! Anna shares her memories of the first phone call from Equiteam Confidence Camps with a new concept of running residential camps for adults, how the diversification of the farm started, and how the ethos of the business is built on a team of passion, support network alongside love and respect for the land.

With over 20 years of experience in the UK fishing industry Kara Brydson is the Executive Director of fisheries Innovation and Sustainability based in Pitlochry in Central Scotland. In this episode Kara discusses how modern fishing technologies are being used to secure a more stable future for both fishermen and the environment.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and you can also hear it on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comKara Brydson biography: https://fisorg.uk/about-us/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.

For the eighth episode of The Web3 Nonprofit, we're excited to welcome David Mitchell, Cryptocurrency and Digital Partnership Manager for Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, an incredible nonprofit that “protects loving homes, finds loving homes, and runs a loving home for dogs and cats in East and Central Scotland.” We discuss their innovative approach to crypto philanthropy, and the partnerships they've formed with Web3 organizations, NFT projects, and even meme coins.--This episode is brought to you by Endaoment--Endaoment.org is excited to continue partnering with Crypto Altruism to produce the Web3 Nonprofit Series! Reflecting on a remarkable year, we're proud to announce that $24 million was donated through Endaoment in 2023, resulting in over $13 million in grants to nonprofits worldwide. Keep an eye out for our 2023 Impact Report to see the full scope of what we've achieved together, as we gear up for even more giving in 2024.--Three Key Takeaways--For nonprofits who are new to the space, it can be helpful to partner with a reputable crypto philanthropy platform to simplify the process and take care of the technical side of things. This can take the stress out of the process of accepting crypto donations, allowing nonprofits to focus on building partnerships in the space.The Web3 space is very welcoming, so don't be afraid to start engaging, whether it's joining Twitter/X spaces or project Discord servers, or reaching out to projects that have a similar mission to your nonprofit.The Web3 space is filled with individuals and projects looking to do good, creating plenty of opportunities for new partnerships. In the case of Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, they were able to build partnerships with several Web3 organizations, NFT projects, and even meme coins that were focused on dogs and cats.--Full shownotes and links available at--https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/blog/the-web3-nonprofit-episode-8-edinburgh-dog-and-cat-home--Donate to The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home--https://edch.org.uk/donate/--DISCLAIMER --While we may discuss specific web3 projects or cryptocurrencies on this podcast, please do not take any of this as investment advice, and please make sure to do your own research on potential investment opportunities, or any opportunity, before making an investment. We host a variety of guests on this podcast with the sole purpose of highlighting the social impact use cases of this technology. That being said, Crypto Altruism does not endorse any of these projects, and we recognize that, since this is an emerging sector, some may be operating in regulatory grey areas, and as such, we cannot confirm their legality in the jurisdictions in which they operate, especially as it pertains to decentralized finance protocols. So, before getting involved with any project, it's important that you do your own research and confirm the legality of the project. More on the disclaimer at cryptoaltruism.org.

Hanlie du Plessis talks about a career in anaesthesia. I love the idea of choosing a specialty by "finding your tribe". Her top tip for doctors exploring careers is to talk to lots of people about their careers, but don't ask them about the best bit, ask them about the worst bit - because unless you can cope with that, it doesn't matter how good the rest of the job sounds.Hanlie grew up in South Africa and after completing her medical degree she moved to Scotland to complete her post graduate training in Anaesthesia. She worked as a consultant anaesthetist in the West and Central Scotland before moving to Oxford in 2015. Her work involves anaesthesia for major emergencies, spinal trauma, urology and gynaecological procedures. She has been awarded for her compassionate care and previously nominated for the ‘Doctor of the Year' award in Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She was instrumental in establishing their departmental wellbeing and sustenance initiative during the pandemic. She is the lead for clinical governance in her group and teaches medical students from the University of Oxford on their rotation in anaesthesia. She is a holistic clinician and practices as a life coach working with clinicians to prevent burnout and find clarity to navigate their career transitions. She is currently training in lifestyle medicine which aligns with her interests in preventative medicine. She lives by her values of empathy, empowerment and equality-especially for women in medicine. She regularly practices yoga, reads as much as possible, loves the outdoors, the ocean and coffee.You can connect with Hanlie athttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hanlie-du-plessis-791658142/

The Anxiety Panel - Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 TW: Anxiety On tonight's panel event we bring together an array of GGC Business members to speak about anxiety through the lens of their own area of expertise. Here is more about our line up of speakers: Karen Lafferty (our co-host) - has a background in Psychology and is a BACP Accredited Counsellor at Continuum Counselling, with over 13 years of experience supporting clients with their mental health. Karen is also the founder of The Zen Zone Lanarkshire, running meditation, mindfulness and reiki workshops that focus on the science of self-care. In Karen's session she will be focusing on everyday anxiety vs when to seek help. @I Am Jen Wilson, The Healing Rebel - is highly qualified in: Pilates, Yoga, Massage, Meditation, Nutrition, Barefoot movement, Functional movement, pre & post natal, orthopaedic conditions, biomechanics, Reiki, NLP, and a BSc Sport & Exercise Science. Author of Become a Warrior Woman, 9 Rules to Sort Your Shit - Jen's mantra is ‘move better, feel better' and her focus will be on movement to uplift. Sheila Drysdale- is a Mindset and Life Coach who uses NLP and Hypnotherapy to encourage her clients to make positive changes at Inspired By Sheila. Sheila recently published a book called ‘The Users Guide to Anxiety and The Road To Emotional Health'. Sheila's focus will be on our relationship to our thinking and tools we can use to achieve emotional health. Ash Victoria- is a qualified mindfulness practitioner (British Psychological Society recognised) with a BSc (HONS) degree in Psychology. During our session Ashley will be focusing on low-self-worth and low confidence and how this plays into anxiety, providing tools to quiet that critical voice and increase our feelings of self-belief. Gail McPake- is a Leadership Coach and Facilitator who specialises in wellbeing and resilience at Gail McPake Consulting Ltd. Gail is going to be talking to us about understanding our emotions, sharing some of her top tools for building our resilience muscle and ‘topping up our tanks' for better wellbeing. Gillian Park- Founder of Rainbow Park Yoga is a professional children meditation teacher and supports young people from 18 months to 18 years in Mindfulness, Meditation & Yoga (qualified practitioner of level 1 and 2 Rainbow Kids Yoga & Mindfulness). Working throughout Central Scotland in Schools, Nurseries and Charities, Gillian's focus during the session will be on benefiting children's mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Angela MacVicar is the Chairperson/Head Of Operations Rainbow Valley Charity & Network. Rainbow Valley empowers families and friends to take a holistic approach to living with and overcoming cancer. In their ‘7 steps to health' course, they address the psychological, spiritual, emotional and physical needs of each individual and their support network using innovative & established therapies incorporating nutrition, exercise & relaxation which complement hospital treatments. During her session Angela will be sharing information on the unique Rainbow Valley Course and how it can empower with education and exercise. Stacey Wilson - is a Self Discovery Coach who helps women to understand their true selves, gain clarity and take back control. During her session Stacey is going to be focusing on situational anxiety, its causes and share some tools to support. Lisa McCabe - founder of Whole Dog Care is an animal holistic therapist, aromatherapist and herbal healer. Lisa's will be focusing on anxiety in pets, with a focus on dogs, to both help alleviate anxiety in your dog and how to manage this as owners. * Please be aware that any advice shared during this session or indeed in the group isn't intended to replace medical advice and if you are concerned about your health you should speak with their GP *

Simon Piercy, also known as Sideways Simon, is a magician and artisan based in Central Scotland. In 2020, Simon established Experts at the Craft Table, a business that initially started with a coin pouch for magicians that was successfully funded on Kickstarter. To date, Experts at the Craft Table has conducted four successful Kickstarter campaigns for magic related products, with a fifth one currently live and fully funded. Aside from being an entrepreneur, Simon also performs magic shows, both medieval-inspired shows as a 14th-century reenactor and bizarre magic as a bit of a weird goth under the name "Sideways Simon." Simon's Links - https://www.ectmagic.com/ and https://youtube.com/@ectmagic Checkout Our Merch Store! The Podcast where Professional Magicians, Josh Norbido, Doug Conn & Jason Maher take on the important questions of life (Mainly from our youtube subscribers) and deliver answers from a Magicians point of view. Come hang out with us while we chat about our lives as Magicians and the ups and downs that go with it.   Follow the show on social media: Facebook Page Instagram Youtube   Or You Can Follow Josh Norbido Directly Here Instagram Facebook Website Youtube   Or You Can Follow Jason Maher Directly Here Instagram Facebook Website Youtube   Or You Can Even Follow Doug Conn Directly Here Instagram Facebook Website Youtube   Or You Can Follow Nick Kay Directly Here Instagram Facebook Website Youtube

In today's episode we continue our story on ins and outs of creating a Community Climate Action Plan, based on Keep Scotland Beautiful's work over the last couple of years. Kaska chats to the most recent participant in KSB's community planning project, a community of Camelon and Tamfourhill, near Falkirk. We hear from John Hosie, Community Safety Engager who brought together the core planning group, and Falkirk High students, Olivia and Maya, with their teacher Lilly who took part in the planning sessions. Their planning group was a partnership between Our Place Camelon and Tamfourhill, Tamfourhill Community Hub, Tidy Clean and Green Group, Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Go Forth and Clyde and Falkirk High School. We end the story with a few tips and KSB's future plans from Heather. Listen to the previous episode for PART 1 of the story with the overview from the KSB's Heather Ashworth and a conversation with Kate and Christine from Sustainable Kirriemuir, about their experience as one of the communities involved in the project pilot. Credits Interview, recording and edit: Kaska Hempel Resources Keep Scotland Beautiful. Community Climate Action Plan project: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/climate-change/climate-change/community-climate-action-plans/ Our Place Camelon and Tamfourhill  https://opcamelontamfourhill.co.uk/ Camelon and Tamfourfill climate action plan https://opcamelontamfourhill.co.uk/community-climate-action-plan-camelon-and-tamfourhill/ The Place Standard Tool (with climate lens) https://www.ourplace.scot/About-Place-Standard Transcript [00:00:35] Kaska Hempel: Hello, I'm Kaska Hempel, your Story Weaver for today. And in this episode, we continue with the story on community climate action plans based on the work done with communities by Keep Scotland Beautiful over the last couple of years. Listen to part one to hear the overview from the KSB's Heather Ashworth, and a conversation I had with Kate and Christine from Sustainable Kirriemuir about their experience as one of the communities involved in the project pilot. [00:01:06] Kaska Hempel: Today, we hear from the community of Camelon and Tamfourhill, near Falkirk, who have just freshly emerged from their planning process. Last autumn, I was joined on Zoom by John Hosie, who brought together the planning group and Falkirk High students, Olivia and Maya and their teacher Lily, who took part in the planning sessions. To start, I ask them to paint us a picture of the area and their community. [00:01:34] John Hosie: Tamfourhill is an interesting community. It's post-industrial central Scotland. Canal network goes through our area and the Falkirk wheel and the hinter land of that is forest and wooded. But on either side of it, there is areas, significant areas of multiple deprivation. I'm John Hosie, I'm the Community Safety Engager, and I'm employed by the Our Place Camelon And Tamfourhill Project, which is managed by the Tamfourhill Tenants Residence Organisation. [00:02:09] John Hosie: One of the positive parts of the area is a very strong sense of identity. So somebody from Camelons a Mariner and a Mariner is because of the historic relationship of Camelon to the river and the water. And in more recent history that possibly would be the canal. So, it has a strong sense of place and a strong sense of who it is and what it was. [00:02:35] John Hosie: The populations around about 7,000, and there's maybe about four distinct neighborhoods within that community making up Camelon and Tamfourhill. The area's quite fortunate in that, although it's urban and generally post-war council, housing stock, there's a lot of green species within the area. And there's the two major canals go through it and where they interchange at the Falkirk wheel. [00:03:03] John Hosie: So there's significant areas of green open spaces and potentially leisure recreation and environmental potential at all of these locations. [00:03:16] Olivia McDonald: Yeah. I quite like Dollar Calendar Park. I'm Olivia McDonald and I am a prefect here at Falkirk High School. I feel like Calendar Park is actually quite good because compared to some other places that I go, they're quite good with clearing up the area. [00:03:32] Olivia McDonald: It's such a nice space for children and people to go on walks and just, you know, enjoy themselves. [00:03:38] Maya Rankin: I really like the Falkirk wheel. I live quite close to the Falkirk wheel, so I'm about like a 10 minute walk away, so I quite like going there. My name's Maya Rankin. I'm a student here at Falkirk High School with Olivia and I'm 15 years old. [00:03:52] Maya Rankin: They have bins everywhere. That's one thing I do realise. They've got bins everywhere, especially because the amount of people are tourists that come with picnics and stuff. But it's also like a really good educational area, I would say. It's got a lot of history to it. So it's a really good place for families to go and it's very inclusive. [00:04:10] Maya Rankin: It's got stuff for everyone. It's got play parks, it's got the water, activities. It's got everything. I really like it there. [00:04:16] John Hosie: I think that probably the greatest challenge of community needs it is fairly typical of Central Scotland post-industrial. And it faces, there's I think, three data zones within the top 5% in the social index of multiple deprivation. [00:04:30] John Hosie: Poverty's a real issue. Fuel poverty, food poverty. And you know, that is fairly obvious or blatant in a sense. So these are the challenges the community faces. It's from my perspective, a really vibrant and good place to work. A welcoming community. And I live in a foreign country called Alloa and I was always made to feel absolutely welcome and part of the community since the day I first worked there. [00:04:57] John Hosie: So that is a strength that has informal support networks. But a lot of work is still required around what I would call community development work. So there isn't a lot of people prepared to form themselves into structured committees or development trusts or vehicles for community action and community change. [00:05:17] John Hosie: But there's a very positive informal network there. I think the climate crisis underpins a lot of these challenges, and they are exasperated by the existing economic and social challenges within the area. [00:05:31] Kaska Hempel: How come you got involved in the development of a climate action planning? Where did that come out of? [00:05:36] John Hosie: Two reasons. [00:05:37] John Hosie: The community had identified environmental concerns as a priority for community safety. And acknowledgement that the climate emergency is a community safety concern. My argument post in 2020, May 2020 in full lockdown, tasked with having to consult and engage with the community around their priorities for community safety. [00:06:01] John Hosie: The biggest issue that was identified of greatest concern to the community at that time, and by far the biggest concern by a long way was littering. Fly tipping. The state of open green spaces, the amount of detritus that was lying around the community. Although there were other concerns there related to drug use and addiction, and there were concerns around things that won't surprise you around antisocial behaviour. [00:06:30] John Hosie: The environmental concerns outshone everything else. So a response was needed to that. A community-based response. And we did a number of things. We launched a campaign to keep Camelon and Tamfourhill tidy clean and green. We were able to mobilize some volunteers and we got about the whole process of tidying up, cleaning up, and greening our community. [00:06:51] John Hosie: Young people in particular were getting involved in canal clear up work, clearing the water, clearing the tow path. There was a lot that was about community cohesion, but also reconnecting the community with the canal. So it was connected to the community's industrial past, but it had become an area that was more perceived to be a bit antisocial behaviour of risk taking and unsafe. [00:07:16] John Hosie: So the clearing up of that canal reconnected the community with the canal. So there was that strand that was going on. The other issues, the whole cost of living crisis and energy crisis was impacting on a community that was already facing economic and social challenges. So one particular very strong strand was the Tamfourhill Community Hub who sat on the core group to develop this plan. [00:07:46] John Hosie: They were going through asset transfer of their building from the council into community ownership. And the gas and electric bills are absolutely not sustainable. The bills are going through the roof. You know, we're looking at 30,000 pounds a year to heat and light a building. That's a salary of a worker. [00:08:06] John Hosie: That's a lot of provision in terms of youth work or adult work or community development work. It's a massive amount of money to a small charity and you know, we can talk about community safety in any kind of context, but if you don't have a community hub for the community to come together, then it's going to be to the detriment of community safety and community cohesion. [00:08:28] John Hosie: That building's existence has become existential. If we don't find ways of being more efficient with energy, if we don't find alternative energy sources. The building's future is very unclear. Other groups there were piecemeal and disjointed. We were involved with community growing activities and there was some litter picking going on and there was other pockets of activities. [00:08:52] John Hosie: So bringing these priority issues together and bringing the different groups engaged with these activities together to form a coherent community climate action plan seemed a very logical thing to do, a necessary thing to do. So my role was really kind of as an enabler and facilitator of that initial core group and setting that agenda. [00:09:12] Lilly: My name is Lilly and I'm a high school music teacher at Falkirk High School. But I'm also doing an acting PT job in wider community and parental engagement. So as part of that, I make quite a lot of contact with John and have kind of been involved in things like taking the pupils out on litter picks and canal clear ups with them. [00:09:30] Lilly: And as part of that, it's kind of continued on into being part of the community climate action plan. And then I went to a group of pupils in our school. So we have what we call pupil junior management team, which Olivia and Maya are a part of, or were a part of, should I say. Last year. They're in S4 now. But last year I took groups of children with me along to meetings with John and the rest of the team, and Olivia and Maya were at quite a lot of those. [00:09:53] Olivia McDonald: We started to go on litter picks with Changemakers, which is another team here that, you know, do a lot of things for the environment. And basically, seeing all rubbish everywhere. It sort of made me feel, you know, disappointed and realised how important it is. [00:10:11] Lilly: As a school we're in the process of kind of working towards our green award. [00:10:16] Lilly: And so Olivia was talking about the Changemakers group there, and that is, that's our kind of eco group in school. I think just taking the pupils out and actually seeing what damage littering particularly is doing to the community is just quite eye-opening and is an area as a school that we are really focusing on is our litter strategy. [00:10:35] Lilly: Because we are aware that, you know, littering happens and it's not always just our school pupils. We do know that. But they, you know, they can be a focus sometimes, which is unfortunate. We've also, as a school, we've been trying to put together or we have put together to say... [00:10:49] Olivia McDonald: The community charter. [00:10:51] Lilly: Community charter, yeah. Do you want to maybe talk a bit about what that is, Olivia? [00:10:54] Olivia McDonald: So it's our charter and it's basically about how we can help the environment and what the school could do and what the pupils could do when they're going out for lunch or just how they could be respectful towards local businesses and the environment. [00:11:10] Olivia McDonald: And we went around during our litter picks actually. To ask some shop owners or local businesses around the area to put up the charter, the posters for it. And, you know, they were very open to doing it and it was good. [00:11:26] Lilly: So I think our litter strategy at Falkirk High is a big focus this year. [00:11:29] Lilly: And being part of the Community Climate Action plan is helping us to make an improvement in the community. [00:11:35] John Hosie: I mean the core group that have taken the plan forward, it's absolutely essential that the young people were involved. And I can only thank the school so much for giving so much commitment to this [00:11:46] John Hosie: And the school. It doesn't just serve Camelon and Tamfourhill. Falkirk High is what it says, it's Falkirk. But they are a really important part of our community. But the other groups that took part in the core group, the Forth Valley Sensory Centre. They too, by their name. They have a remit that covers more than just our local community. [00:12:05] John Hosie: And they were another organisation that are an asset to our community, but haven't always been integrated with neighborhood-based work. And they came on board with us and that was really important as well. And working closely in partnership with our Tidy Clean And Green Community Group, which is a resident led group along with the two Tamfourhill organisations. [00:12:25] John Hosie: So the bringing together of these groups was an important part of this process as well. [00:12:31] Kaska Hempel: So what was the actual process and when did it happen, and what did it involve for you as a community? [00:12:38] John Hosie: I can't remember when we actually sat down and started the process. It must have been around about May last year. [00:12:46] John Hosie: So I put in an initial proposal to Keep Scotland Beautiful, to ask them for support, to facilitate the process. And that came about at a good time because there were some resources available through the Community Renewal fund and a consortium of organisations of which I was also involved in had some resources at the time. [00:13:08] John Hosie: So that married up quite nicely. The proposal to do the plan and there being some resources to make it happen. So that's where Heather became involved. [00:13:18] Lilly: One of the main starting points was thinking about what we already do. So, you know, we play a part as a school in the community, and it was kind of thinking about what do we actually do already to give back to the community. [00:13:30] Lilly: You know, we do food bank donation appeal around about Christmas time. As I was speaking about, the Changemakers group that we already have. And then, you know, the other kinda of involvement with litter picks and things. And then coming along to those meetings was about talking to all the other groups, what they're doing and then seeing, you know, are there any links? [00:13:49] Lilly: What are priorities as a whole group? What are your individual priorities? And it kinda came together through that way I would say. [00:13:55] Kaska Hempel: So truly collaborative process. It's wonderful to see. How was it working with adults? [00:14:00] Olivia McDonald: It's actually really good. They've been really helpful and very inspiring. [00:14:05] Maya Rankin: They have more knowledge than we do. I'll say that. We're, you know, coming into this. I'm gonna be honest, we were a bit clueless about it. But having John and his team working with us, it's been a real game changer for us. [00:14:16] Kaska Hempel: So I just wanted to ask you, how did it feel being involved in this as a young person? [00:14:21] Kaska Hempel: Community action can be seen as sort of adults realm and tackling really big issues. [00:14:26] Olivia McDonald: It felt well, very achieving. Like we've achieved a lot. [00:14:32] Maya Rankin: And especially, you know, we've came up with new ideas that we had in the back of our heads and we thought would never be able to be, you know, kind of made by us, if you would. But the fact that we have makes us not only as in ourselves but as pupils and prefects and members of Falkirk High and members of our own community. [00:14:51] Maya Rankin: It makes us feel very grateful that we're able to do this. [00:14:53] Olivia McDonald: Very proud as well. I mean, it's all going towards, you know, well, our future, everybody's future. [00:15:00] Kaska Hempel: How was it working with young people on this project? [00:15:03] Lilly: I think it's great to have a kind of different outlook on things. There's lots of things that the pupils would say or suggest that I wouldn't have particularly thought of. [00:15:13] Lilly: You know, all the pupils that we had along, they enjoy speaking about things and their confident skills were kind of growing as each meeting happened. So yeah, I found it great working with them. [00:15:22] John Hosie: My background is youth work, so I didn't need any convincing that young people were the key to this in many ways, I don't want to sound over dramatic, but this is an existential issue. [00:15:37] John Hosie: If the planet is to continue and we're to enjoy quality of life, then action is required. The time the full impact of this is realised, I probably won't be here, but the generation behind me will. So they need to be empowered to take control of this in as much way as they can without our guidance. And I think, you know, young people have demonstrated their willingness and ability to do that. [00:16:05] John Hosie: So I don't think it's an option. I think it's necessary. I mean, I use the strap line often young people have the solution, not the problem. And we need to invest in that. And Maya and Olivia are excellent examples of that young people will really require and need their enthusiasm and insight. You've got to remember when you get to my age and people become quite cynical about things and things can't change and that still frustrates me because things can change. Things must change. And young people have the energy, enthusiasm, and just the ability to do that. [00:16:42] Kaska Hempel: I was going to ask you about any community actions that you identified as something that might go ahead or is going ahead. [00:16:52] Olivia McDonald: During meetings, we've talked about food education and how to cook well seasonally and how, you know, it's important for young people to learn more about how to, you know, make decent meals on a budget. Just really realistic things. But also how to do it with helping the environment, recycling, eating seasonally, and also eating maybe your own homegrown veg. [00:17:19] Maya Rankin: One of our old captains for P G M T was really passionate about starting up a gardening club or something to do with gardening within our school community. [00:17:28] Maya Rankin: Which we have done. We're currently growing potatoes, I think, and our garden out the back. But we've got some teachers also putting in extra time and work and helping out with that. And we've got loads of pupils who are very passionate about seeing what they eat. I'm sure we've used a few of the potatoes that are growing now in home ec. [00:17:45] Maya Rankin: So it is a really good garden. Obviously we're not growing much right now because of the weather, but we're hoping to start growing a lot more come the season next year. And use a lot of it, not only in our home ec kitchens, but hopefully also in our canteen kitchens as well. [00:18:00] John Hosie: The big priority at Tamfourhill is energy efficiency. We now have a more detailed plan of action to look at our energy efficiency audit of the Tamfourhill Community Hub. So that will partly be to look at alternative energy sources like solar heat pumps and so on. But it'll also look at how within the existing structures, as are things that we can do. Better insulation, windows, heating systems. Do we need the whole heating system on all of the time in all of the rooms? [00:18:36] John Hosie: So we have a process now in place that will start with an energy efficiency audit of the building. From that, we will come up with proposals about what needs to happen to improve that situation, and I think that will probably involve some kind of grant submission to one of the funds. Scottish Government funds. [00:18:57] John Hosie: It was maybe a medium term action. It's now a short term action. We need to see results and we'd hope to come back at this time next year and say we're in the process of installing heat pumps. We're in the process of putting solar panels on the roof. Going back to the community growing. We've got five new planters created beside the community hub in the woods to go with the existing four planters. Tidy Clean And Green have just taken on a piece of waste ground in the middle of Camelon and they've put planters and seating in there and some artwork. [00:19:31] John Hosie: And we have things potentially happening up at Easter Carmuirs Public Park. So there's already been an increase in using green areas for growing projects. And there's another old disused park in Camelon that we're looking to develop as possible allotments. [00:19:52] John Hosie: So I would hope to be, again, come back in the spring and say the tatties are in. We've got some fruit bushes in, we've got some fruit trees in. There's areas in our community that are perceived to be problematic in terms of antisocial behaviour. At least two of those locations are on our sights to be transformed into some kind of community spaces, and that would include seating planters, trees, fruit bushes, and possibly play facilities. [00:20:26] John Hosie: I don't think the solution is to put barbed wire around these areas and have turrets with machine guns. I think the idea is much more practical and useful as to transform them into green assets and community facilities. That's maybe a longer term aspiration, but work has already started on that. [00:20:48] John Hosie: We agreed that the core group who developed a plan would act as a steering group, and we had our first steering group meeting last week. So we will monitor the plan. So each meeting would start with an update, what's happened against the actions in the plan, and that would be shared by everybody who makes up the core group. But I think it would also be a forum for what needs to happen, who needs additional help? Is there funding required or are there resources that we could deploy? Or is it just a case of somebody spending some time to offer some support so they will act as a steering group to drive that plan forward. [00:21:28] John Hosie: I think maybe it'll meet quarterly. It might be that subgroups could meet, you know, if it's just to look at a specific project. Two or three of the partners could get together rather than the full core group. [00:21:39] John Hosie: It's an organic plan, and I think it's never a finished plan. There's got to be scope to bring more community groups on board. I think one of the challenges is to bring in the bigger players and the bigger stakeholders. Although the plan took cog niceness of this whilst it was being developed and an awareness that some things were the responsibility of government, both local and national. [00:22:04] John Hosie: There's other agencies that need to come on board to help us make things happen. And that, I think falls on the local authority, Falkirk Council and Scottish Canals who are a massive player in this area. And I mean, our neighbourhood and the area of climate change, we need to mobilize them in a meaningful way and bring them into that plan so that they can enable things to happen in a way that the community on its own can't. And that is going to be a challenge. [00:22:38] Kaska Hempel: Maya and Olivia, what would be your message to other young people about getting involved in community climate action? [00:22:45] Maya Rankin: Just get involved with it. You know, some of the ideas that we've put forward we thought were absolutely crazy, you know, never gonna happen. [00:22:54] Maya Rankin: And here we are. They have happened. Get involved. [00:22:56] Olivia McDonald: Definitely. Yeah, just go for it. You know, put forward your ideas. One of our meetings that we went to, we suggested about a toy library, and now there is one for the community to use. [00:23:09] Kaska Hempel: Find yourself somebody like John. [00:23:11] Olivia and Maya: Yes, that's true. A good mentor. [00:23:13] Kaska Hempel: John, when can you clone yourself? What would you say to other communities out there to encourage such planning? Any sort of key tips? [00:23:23] John Hosie: I think it has to be made relevant. And I think it has become in the last six months, even more relevant. You might even go back to Covid. We did a survey before the Community Climate Action Plan started. [00:23:38] John Hosie: One of the things that was concerning was that a lot of people didn't see it as a big issue. It didn't affect them, it wasn't relevant to them. It was what middle class hippies got involved in and how is it relevant to us? So I think that was a point of realization that actually this has an immense immediate impact, but people aren't aware of it. [00:24:00] John Hosie: So we have to make this relevant. We need to make it connected to people's everyday experiences. So, you know, your increased insurance in your house, the increased bad weather and what's happening is a consequence to you and your personal economy. We need to make that connection. [00:24:19] Kaska Hempel: And one last question. Why do you think communities will make the real difference in making sure that we act on climate change in time? [00:24:27] Maya Rankin: The more communities that get involved with this journey, we think the more other communities will go, maybe we should do that in our area and maybe we should get involved in something similar to that to help our area as well. [00:24:42] John Hosie: No, I think it's a belief in bottom up change will come from ordinary people in ordinary situations, but there's no getting away from the fact that others need to buy into this. Communities on their own will not find solutions. Communities are very resilient. They'll find ways of surviving and getting by and putting mitigations into place. [00:25:05] John Hosie: But to move forward and thrive, there needs to be social structural changes, and we need support to do that. The big players need to come on board. There's a willingness in communities to take things forward. We need that support. We need partnerships, meaningful partnerships. You know, we need to all come to the table without agendas. [00:25:26] John Hosie: The only agenda should be to work together to bring about lasting positive change. [00:25:31] Kaska Hempel: So, thank you everybody for joining me for this conversation. [00:25:34] Olivia and Maya: Yes, thank you for having us. [00:25:37] Kaska Hempel: I can't help but imagine Camelon and Tamfourhill's green spaces and School gardens bursting into life this spring. And I hope the community centre's energy efficiency is getting sorted as well, along with the multitude of other projects they had in mind. [00:25:53] Kaska Hempel: I wanted to finish with a couple of more questions for Heather about her tips for community groups, starting with her reflection on what makes for a successful community climate action planning exercise. [00:26:05] Heather Ashworth: So I would say that our combination of online and in-person planning sessions has helped to make a successful planning exercise for different reasons. [00:26:15] Heather Ashworth: I should mention that for Camelon and Tamfourhill, we were able to go and be with them in person to run their session. So that was really great. But the online sessions were really good too. Because, like I said, some of those sessions were all the communities were together in them and they said that they got so much out of being able to talk to each other. [00:26:32] Heather Ashworth: And that was really great to see. I'd also say having an open invite to anyone in the community to join really helps because then everyone feels like they've got a voice. Having a couple of people in the community to lead the process is really important. It's really important to have somebody there who's happy to be taking charge at that point. [00:26:50] Heather Ashworth: Having meetings with structure, feeding back what they've agreed and checking in with them to see how they're progressing and also what they might need help with. I would also say that we help support a process which groups may have otherwise struggled to resource by themselves in terms of knowing where to start. Gaining buy-in and having a tried and tested methodology as well, that kind of thing. I would say that sort of makes a successful planning exercise. [00:27:15] Kaska Hempel: You mentioned tools and resources. Do you have any recommendations if a group wanted to do something for themselves? Is there some go-to resource they can just take off the shelf and go with it? [00:27:31] Heather Ashworth: Then we would definitely recommend the Place Standard Tool as a good starting point. And that's openly available at our place dot Scot. And they've also recently released a new version with a climate lens. I think it would be really useful for communities. The Place Standard Tool is really great for gauging what people want in their communities and what they want to see improved and also what they already like about their communities. I think it's a really great process. [00:27:53] Heather Ashworth: And I would also just recommend Adaptation Scotland's resources when you're looking at how to make your community more resilient to the impact of climate change. They've got some really great scenarios which suggest ideas that your community could take forward. So yeah, they've got some really interesting resources too. I would recommend those two. [00:28:09] Kaska Hempel: So, what's next for KSB's work on this? [00:28:13] Heather Ashworth: So I've already mentioned I think that we've received funding in April this year from the Scottish Government to continue to support our communities that we have already for another year. We have set up a peer-to-peer network for the communities that we work with for the Community Climate Action Plan programme, so then they can support each other and their plans. [00:28:31] Heather Ashworth: We also set up Q&As with experts in the sector, again to support communities with their climate action. We recently had one on green participatory budgeting, and that was really interesting from personal standpoint, obviously what that was all about. As well as the communities were able to engage and ask questions and just find out a bit more about that process. [00:28:50] Heather Ashworth: And we also organise one-to-ones with communities, so then they can discuss with us about how we can continue to support them and their ideas and their concerns as well. Just to sort of be there for them and to support them as much as we can. [00:29:02] Heather Ashworth: Just working through this process the last couple of years, we've become more aware of the need and demand across Scotland's communities for structured support to help local people that understand the local impact and implications of climate change. And identify feasible, but also ambitious climate action they can take. [00:29:18] Heather Ashworth: Many more communities have been approaching us to run this programme. As I said, we had loads of applications, but also throughout the last year or so, people reach out and ask us more about the process. So at Keep Scotland Beautiful, our aspiration is to continue supporting Scotland's communities to learn and understand their role in combating climate change and protecting the places that they care for. [00:29:38] Heather Ashworth: So that's what we want to do.

This week the I am reading from Malcolm Robinson's book 'The Falkland Hill UFO Incident (Scotland's most controversial UFO case)' and 'YOUR SOUL HAS A PLAN: Awaken to Your Life Purpose through Your Akashic Records' by Lisa Barnett.Malcolm Robinson 'The Falkland Hill UFO Incident: (Scotland's most controversial UFO case)'.Scotland as a nation, has seen a wealth of UFO sightings over the years, but none have been so controversial as the ‘Falkland Hill UFO Incident'. From large black triangular objects seen in the sky, to hundreds of small ‘beings' seen near some woods. This most certainly, is Scotland's most unusual case of ‘alien activity' and may push the boundaries of your belief. Nonetheless this book showcases all these bizarre encounters and more, and will show that the Kingdom of Fife, in Central Scotland, has its own tales to tell.Seasoned UFO and Paranormal researcher Malcolm Robinson, with over 40 years of experience to his name, takes the reader through this fascinating case along with other Fife UFO sightings, and it will leave you in little doubt, that Fife in Scotland, has been touched by a most bizarre, if somewhat incredible experience. A ‘must read'.BIOMalcolm has given lectures to clubs and societies in the UK, Ireland, Holland and France. He is the author of 10 books on UFOs and the paranormal. He went down to the depths of Loch Ness in a submarine in 1994. He has assisted Television and Radio stations all over the world with info on UFOs and the Paranormal. He is the assistant editor of the British Outer Limits Magazine. He founded the group Strange Phenomena Investigations in Scotland in 1979 making it Scotland's oldest and still going UFO/Paranormal society with members all over the world. https://www.amazon.com/Falkland-Hill-UFO-Incident-controversial-ebook/dp/B0BJVMDH3F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1679044915&sr=8-1https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.robinson2Lisa Barnett 'Your Soul Has a Plan: Awaken to Your Life Purpose through Your Akashic Records'.You were born with a plan that holds sacred contracts, soul talents, and karmic patterns to ensure you fulfill your life purpose. Are you ready to discover it? Interview renowned author and wisdom teacher Lisa Barnett and take your audience on a journey of self-discovery. With the help of the Akashic Record Keepers, Lisa shares answers to questions that, until now, have been unanswerable.Discuss and discover:• What a soul plan is• How to identify and heal trauma• The influence of past lives and soul families• How to release confusion and realign with your soul plan• What karmic patterns are, and how they support soul growth• How to move forward embracing your soul giftsHelp your audience break free from old patterns, move forward with purpose in understanding their soul plan, and awaken their inner joy. The new book Your Soul Has a Plan: Awaken to Your Life Purpose through Your Akashic Records is their personal guide to do so!BioAs an internationally recognized author, teacher and healer with more than 30 years experience in the Spiritual healing forum, Lisa found herself, in the mid 1990's, being intimately summoned by the Akashic Masters to share their personal insights into her life and those of her clients.In 2005, Lisa took a deep dive into the Akashic Field, which lead her on the most fabulous journey.From this profound immersion she was called to start the Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom and to create resources to bring clarity and healing from the ancient Akashic knowledge to a broader audience. As the Akashic Knowing founder, facilitator and teacher,Lisa shares with her students the unconditional love, guidance, and wisdom that comes from the Masters of the Akashic Records. She accesses this wisdom with ease through Sacred Prayers given to her by the Akashic Lords. She teaches these prayers and energy healing tools to her students to create their own personal Akashic Record connection.https://www.amazon.com/Your-Soul-Has-Plan-Purpose-ebook/dp/B0BLK65S3M/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1679042750&sr=8-1https://akashicknowing.comhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

This week I am talking to Malcolm Robinson about his book 'The Falkland Hill UFO Incident: (Scotland's most controversial UFO case)'.Scotland as a nation, has seen a wealth of UFO sightings over the years, but none have been so controversial as the ‘Falkland Hill UFO Incident'. From large black triangular objects seen in the sky, to hundreds of small ‘beings' seen near some woods. This most certainly, is Scotland's most unusual case of ‘alien activity' and may push the boundaries of your belief. Nonetheless this book showcases all these bizarre encounters and more, and will show that the Kingdom of Fife, in Central Scotland, has its own tales to tell.Seasoned UFO and Paranormal researcher Malcolm Robinson, with over 40 years of experience to his name, takes the reader through this fascinating case along with other Fife UFO sightings, and it will leave you in little doubt, that Fife in Scotland, has been touched by a most bizarre, if somewhat incredible experience. A ‘must read'.BIOMalcolm has given lectures to clubs and societies in the UK, Ireland, Holland and France. He is the author of 10 books on UFOs and the paranormal. He went down to the depths of Loch Ness in a submarine in 1994. He has assisted Television and Radio stations all over the world with info on UFOs and the Paranormal. He is the assistant editor of the British Outer Limits Magazine. He founded the group Strange Phenomena Investigations in Scotland in 1979 making it Scotland's oldest and still going UFO/Paranormal society with members all over the world. https://www.amazon.com/Falkland-Hill-UFO-Incident-controversial-ebook/dp/B0BJVMDH3F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1679044915&sr=8-1https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.robinson2https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields.This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited.They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% offContact Michael on: 07854244520If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields.This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited.They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% offContact Michael on: 07854244520If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Exclusive access to Darrens sold out solo show at Oran Mor. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connell & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520 Wow 50 Episodes and going strong! Guys we couldn't do this without the love and support from this wee community that has grown round two guys from Glasgow talk utter shite on the weekly!! We love you and want to keep this thing going and more! If you enjoy the Podcast, we have a Patreon and it literally keeps us going from less than a Coffee per month. In return you will get a second podcast every week of us talking more bollocks, access to weekly Podcast 24 hours before anywhere else, reacting to TikToks, listener Q&A and more exclusive content. Patreon subscribers will have full access to the Ghost Hunt held in The Stand Comedy Club in Glasgow over the next few weeks.

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Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connoll & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connoll & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connoll & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520

Straight White Whale is a Podcast by Darren Connoll & Paul Shields. This Podcast is brought to you by L.A.M.N Solutions Limited. They are a Property Maintenance business in Glasgow and Central Scotland, no job too big or small. Use Code: Daranski20 for 20% off Contact Michael on: 07854244520

One of the most incredible close encounter cases ever to have occurred in Scotland occurred on November 9th, 1979 when forestry worker Robert (Bob) Taylor encountered a hovering dome shaped object above a clearing in Dechmont Woods near Livingston, Central Scotland. He was then ‘attacked' by two spherical objects with spikes that rushed out from beneath this object and pulled him towards the larger object. This case stands head and shoulders above any other Scottish UFO case and has the prestigious hallmark of being the only case officially investigated by the police and forensic science laboratories in Great Britain. UFO researcher Malcolm Robinson was one of the investigators on this astonishing case and in this blockbusting book he provides all the facts and figures. The Dechmont Woods Incident stands the test of time as being one of the biggest UFO cases in the annals of British UFOlogy #UFO #Paranormal #Abductio

In Episode 80 Derek is joined by Gary and Cbas from West Lothian band Dead Sea Souls. Dead Sea Souls hail from West Lothian in Central Scotland, their songs and high energy gigs never fail to capture the imagination of each and every crowd they play to. Their working class roots and love of that end of week ‘Friday feeling' exploding over each and every tune. Dead Sea Souls have built a huge following on all social media sites and an ever growing mailing list, which has helped them play with an ever loyal following in all of the major venues throughout central Scotland. Gary and Cbas talk about playing together for over a decade. They stormed back into the Scottish music scene in 2019. Two back-to-back SOLD-OUT nights at the world-famous King Tuts in Glasgow made sure of that. The pandemic may have curbed their ability to play for their fans, but it's given them time to write and record new material. DSS 2.0 is taking shape! The new material is bound to please fans new and old, still laden with hooks and anthemic choruses, but also more rounded and considered. This new Dead Sea Souls sound is bigger, more musically aware, but still has that dance DNA……the thing that makes the crowd want to turn up and go nuts!

Bit of a different show for you this week, as the Sunderland Central Scotland supporters branch catch up before and after the game to give you an all new, one off reaction show. Phil Wilson and Danny Pugh join myself to run through a gutsy 1-0 over an organised Portsmouth side as Sunderland move back into second. Enjoyed the episode? Follow us at @WhatTheFalkPod, or like and subscribe via your favourite podcast app. #SAFC #PUP #EFL

Master Mark HuttonMaster Hutton began training in 1981 under Master Sutherland who was assistant to GM MacCallum in Bathgate which is located in Central Scotland.Bathgate was a successful full-time Academy when he joined and was always steeped in TKD tradition with First Grand Master Rhee a regular visitor for grading.This ensured the Academy was ITF to the core.Master Hutton's classes always centre around the importance of ensuring all his students and Instructors are well versed in all aspects of TKD from explosive fundamentals (dynamic & static) and Tuls to Ho Sin Sul for all, with emphasis on the devastating power and skill that so many students who focus solely on competition rarely understand/enjoy. He believes this must change through education to ensure ITF TKD not only survives but flourishes and is known as both devastating Martial Art and sport at the very highest level.Body conditioning/diet with fit for purpose training is for me most important to ensure we concentrate our efforts on TKD preparation maximising our results in the Dojang.National/International competition history* British Team Captain from 1998-2004, Scottish Team Captain 2004-2007 (Retired)*  Many times British pattern/Sparring Champion including 5 best competitor awards and twice overall British Taekwon-do Council Champion (BTC is all TKD groups in the UK)*  Twice World bronze medallist, Individual Pattern 1997 and Team Sparring Open World TKD Championships 1991* 5 time ITF European IV Degree pattern Champion 1993-97.

We listen to Tom recount events from childhood to present day, some of which are nightly visitations by beings/entities stretching through life from childhood.

Gillian Mackay was recently elected as the first ever Green MSP for the Central Scotland region, and is her party's Spokesperson for Health and Social Care. In the interview, Gillian talks about her grandpa's experiences with social care and her own route into politics by way of Ménière's disease and an Inclusion Scotland internship. Listeners will also hear about Gillian's hopes for a national care service - and for getting a Wookie into parliament!

After Ryan spoke about the original series of Star Trek yesterday, Emma got in touch from a small town in Central Scotland called Linlithgow where Scotty is due to be born on the 28th of June 2222!

Phil and Tony speak with Keith Laird, founder of Accrington Stanley Supporters Club of Central Scotland about what lead him to supporting a team nearly 3 hours away, and why the atmosphere and common sense approach of Accy won him over from the so-called "Big Clubs".

Jacine is co-founder of Matugga Distillers, which launched the first rum distillery in Central Scotland in 2018. Together with her husband Paul (Head Distiller), Jacine produces award-winning artisanal rums that are handcrafted from scratch at the family-owned distillery in Livingston. Jacine is a Chartered Professional Marketer and has over 20 years’ experience in media, marketing and business development with major global companies and consulting firms in the U.K and the U.S. She has two daughters aged 7 and 4 years old.

Relax to the sound of water running under the ice in the frozen River Carron located in the stunning Carron Valley, Central Scotland.Atmospheric peace and tranquility which can help relax the mind and body, enabling greater clarity and a more balanced and productive state.To help support the podcast and get your own personal Ad Free copy of any of our episodes for a small donation please visit www.albaaudio.com  where you can browse the sound library and purchase your favourite.Listening with headphones is recommended for fully immersive experience.For enquiries contact : relaxingsoundspodcast@gmail.comRelaxing sounds for yoga, help to sleep, mindfulness, meditation, focus, calming, zen, soothing babies & children and help focus in work.

Sam is a portfolio landlord & investor with a property portfolio spanning across Scotland from Glasgow up to Aberdeen. All of Sam's acquisitions since 2016 have been funded by private investors and his main strategy is acquiring portfolios. He also co-owns Dyer & Co Property, an ARLA accredited property management company that focuses on the property investment sector. Sam’s main role within the company is running the portfolio building department, which put simply helps property investors spend their cash! Dyer & Co operate across Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh & Fife.We cover:Sourced just shy of £8 million of property for investors.Co-own a letting agency that started off as a sourcing business. Portfolio across Central Scotland. Business is focussed on property investors & portfolio landlords (www.dyerandco.co.uk). First BTL in 2015 (was working offshore at the time), since 2016 have used none of my own money to build a multi-million pound portfolio. Mainly BRRR for first couple years. Nowadays mostly portfolio purchases, do the odd single unit if it’s a higher value property.Virtually all my private investor finance has come through clients of my letting agency – which is one of the reasons I started an agency (to build relationships with & provide a service for people that have money).Follow me: INSTAGRAM YOUTUBELEARN WITH ME See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 57 Derek is joined by one of Scotland's hottest and most promising musicians Luke La Volpe. Luke is from West Lothian, an area in Central Scotland that in recent years has produced a number of fantastic musicians, from Lewis Capaldi to the Snuts and many more. Derek and Luke discuss the reasons behind the success, how he jokingly wants to shrug the "Lewis Capaldi's pal" tag and whats in store for the future. Luke is tipped for huge success and discussed how the pandemic has put a lot of work on hold but details he is still working hard behind the scenes, writing and recording so when live music returns he will be back with a bang!

In 2003, 14-year-old Jodi Jones was murdered near her home in Easthouses in Central Scotland. Suspicion quickly fell to her boyfriend, Luke Mitchell. Mitchell had found Jones's body in the woods, had written some concerning essays in his high school classes, and was found to be in possession of a knife with a strange inscription on the sheath. The largely circumstantial case against him went ahead and he was convicted and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. Listen in as we go through all the details about Jodi Jones, Luke Mitchell, the trial, and the aftermath. FURTHER READING:Murder of Jodi Jones (Wiki)Killer Obsessed by the Occult (BBC)Gofundme removes £10,000 appeal bed to clear Jodi Jones killer Luke Mitchell (Edinburgh News/Scotsman)Man who changed Scots legal system Peter Cadder freeLuke Mitchell: The Devil’s Own-----------------------------------------------Like the show? Give us a rating and review!Follow us on social media:FacebookInstagramSquaremileofmurder.com

Nicola Sturgeon orders pubs and restaurants to close in Central Scotland - Tom Swarbrick sits in

All pubs and restaurants across central Scotland are to be closed as part of new measures aimed at tackling a surge in coronavirus cases.

From Training to Professional Speaking In today's episode Sheena Walker talks about moving from training to professional speaking. Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple: http://bit.ly/TSL-apple Libsyn: http://bit.ly/TSL-libsyn Spotify: http://bit.ly/TSL-spotify Android: http://bit.ly/TSL-android Stitcher: http://bit.ly/TSL-stitcher CTA link: https://speakersu.com/the-speakers-life/ FOLLOW ME: Website: https://speakersu.com LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IS-fbgroup Read full transcript at https://speakersu.com/sl056-moving-from-training-to-professional-speaking-with-sheena-walker/ Hi, I'm James Taylor and I'm delighted today to have on the show Sheena Walker. Sheena Walker is an international speaker, corporate trainer and radio presenter. With a background in sports and performance coaching. She now helps individuals and organizations apply to their lives and businesses, the high performance strategies, methodologies and habits used by top Olympic athletes my great pleasure to have Sheena with us today. So welcome, Sheena. And thank you for having me, James. It's nice to be here. So here was a what's happening in your world at the moment? Well, actually, there's lots of things happening that's changed my perception of being a speaker and working in the corporate world. One of the things that's happened recently on in the last year is doing some film work. And last week, I was out doing some film work. And for STV and class, it's very small parts is about being able to communicate being able to mix with the people and I just love it. I can that really gives me a buy. So that's an area that I will be And more more of. And the second thing is that in the last six months, I've been working with people from Australia and Canada coaching online. And they've had tremendous success. And so now that actually asked me to come on to the stage. So that's a progression from doing complementing and advancing. So I'm really delighted about that. Now, I know we have a lot of American listeners, and I know that many of them will be loving your accent at the moment as well. So you're, you're from you're based in Scotland in the in the UK? Yeah, I'm based in Blige of Ireland, just outside Sterling. Fantastic. And and so you're, you've got a really interesting kind of background. So you went from a mindset of being the manager of the Special Olympics, to kind of doing the work you do. So take us back. How did you kind of get into all this work as a speaker think about before you kind of got into the work for you're known for today. And so I took you back. I mean, I already He was an athlete. And then I was a national coach. And it didn't quite pan out how I'd hoped it would pan out due to family circumstances. And then I became a coach. And then I ended up at special being the manager of Special Olympics. And that was actually amazing. Whilst I didn't live my dream going to the Olympics, I believed I was helping other people. And the start of my speaking career was that we didn't have lots of funding a few decades ago. So I went out as a speaker, fundraising, doing PR, trying to influence people try to negotiate with companies and people to actually sponsor all the athletes that we had going from Central Scotland. So that was the start of going out as a speaker. And then when I entered the world of work, I continued my sport into the world of work and then ended up working It char working in training and development, organizational change and design. So a large part of my role in the world of work was about speaking, presenting and duction. recruitment and selection. So I guess there was definitely aspects of speaking from fundraising to the professional world. So that was the stop me into speaking at that point. And is there a golden thread that kind of runs through all these things from going back to your athlete then manager fundraising for the Special Olympics and the Olympians there to HR team development to now kind of speaking coaching is what if you were to can, is there one kind of word or thread that kind of title these together for you? And the thread I would say, and I've used it yesterday, it was about an extra thing you do and then particularly when you're a speaker, and it's about having self mastery Each stage of your journey, I think that I discovered my speaking for fundraising was very different from when I was working in HR and during 100 people for boots, the chemist on a recruitment day. And so then I had to be have a different side of me. But self mastery, always making sure that whatever speaking role you have, that you know exactly what that role is, you know exactly what you're going to say you're well prepared, well planned, so that you can design and deliver and a great presentation and I guess that came from slumming, because you have to be very disciplined at five o'clock in the morning. And, and I had a coach that used to shout at me for being silly and all of that. So I still think I'll show him. I'm not silly as he thinks it out. And so that kind of runs through the the discipline, the grit, the determination Planning and streaming has kind of gone right through everything I done. Now I'm obviously your member of speakers use. I'm your coach, speaker and there is no shouting involved. So is that what you just mentioned there I think can go back you mentioned about this move from the type of presenting you do as a trainer at HR, HR training development to as a speaker, can you talk about that a little more cuz I think that's actually quite important thing because a lot of people who come from the world of training or you know, learning development, and then look to make that transition into being a speaker or keynote speaker, what what are the differences do you see? Well, first of all, I'd like to say that I'm a speaker is not a trainer, a trainer is not a speaker, a speaker is not a coach. And I think if you can be all three of those, like a speaker and you know how to train and then you can actually have a mentoring program. They are fairly different, and I think the Training aspect is about people learning a new skill. I see training very much as learning, maybe starting from scratch learning a brand new skill. And I think that the keynote speaking, if we look at keynote, I've got that two categories. And you can be a keynote, trauma daughter and I Lindley and Keynote. Usually as someone who's got a level of expertise and mastery, they have a system and a process. They're very consistent. And most times they would have a mentor and I can speak for myself, a mentor who would guide them through speaking and presenting and being able to have that final detail to content creation and storytelling and things like that. But assuming you don't have the same it's much, much more basic, I think as a trainer, but Do think gyms that if you are a speaker, and you are a trainer is very, very helpful. And when you're mentoring someone who says, Shin, I can't do that, explain it to me. And I think if you've been a trainer, it's very, very helpful. And the final part of that is the coach, I actually got inquiry and today from a previous client I've worked for who was asking her or as a various a fortune 100 company, and they said, James, we're having this issue with this thing with our sales leaders, and we're needing to someone who could come and be a keynote speaker. And to talk about this issue. This is really related, I guess, around around mindset around sales. But then we also want that person to be able to come and do executive coaching with us as well. And I was actually thinking about what actually really is very few speakers especially on that topic that I know of that can Great keynote speakers and also can do the coaching because they always feel quite distinct skills. And I know you've obviously you've experienced both of those as well. Yeah, I think that my business model no not probably can a little bit more from David Newman, who doesn't mince his words when you don't do something, but quite fits in and his blowin, as long as it's been, it's great. But I think what I do know my model is three steps. It's I great to present, whether that's in a seminal event or the corporate world, and then I'd go in and do a training deep based on what the leader of the seal is looking for. And then I would do mentoring. So there's a three step process there. And I think that one of the things that I think's been great is that when I left school, I went to Mati hosted, pe did sports so that my performance coaching was sports related. And as I've gone through my career, I've done and looked at different aspects of coaching, looking at results coaching and transformational coaching, looking at business coaching, and pastor back Kim spending two years in the Tony Robbins camp as well. That was another very hard two years of course me I've done transformational coaching that you can then use in the business world. So there's all these different areas of coaching James and I think are really good executive coach will choose the best one based on that information from whoever's deleted and company and use it mentioned that model you have the present, train and mentor. Do you put the things in between mentor and coach and as somebody who can they think these in different ways other people can can put them in together? Most lots of people put mentoring coaching together. I think I have some separately mentoring like for instance and and then In the chest, for instance, doctors get men to adapt to the standard 45 years training because they've got to learn brand new skills when they finish and graduate. So that's mentoring. It's learning a brand new skill. coaching, usually people have this skill, and you just need to look at, well, where are they? What's the goal? What's the reality? What options have they had, and what have they done so far, what's worked, what's not worked? What's the biggest challenge? And what's the consequences of not been able to step up and do things differently? So mentoring and coaching it was different and then an organization when you're there, sometimes you've got to spend a little bit more time looking at the skill aspect, particularly if it's to do with sales presentations, you'll then be doing some training and the follow up would be coaching. And you spoke about this idea of of performance in results performance coaching discipline. These are all kind of things that you learned from your athletic background as well. How do you apply some of those things into what you do now as a presenter, trainer, mentor. And well, a good example is that when you speak to CEOs or leaders, they say, Well, we've got the six months plan, and it's not working. But we've done a, b and c and hopefully by Christmas or summer holidays, this might work. But the methodology when you've worked in sport, like for instance, I was up the other day and demise hotel is three miles from here and I was just thinking about that. When Andy Murray gets a new gets fit back on his sim tennis, he goes out that afternoon that night, and he applies the new tools, tips and techniques that the courts has discovered them. He doesn't look back to yesterday. He doesn't look back to what he was doing at nine o'clock. Smoking. And so that's the methodology that I use. And when I'm working in the business world, it's how can we start to apply this in the next 24 hours? What is the new way we can start to think? How can we apply new techniques and new actions so that we can actually do things very differently? and sports methodology as athletes just do at gyms? You know, they don't see I'm not doing that at all. Think about it. There's just so committed to being the very best that they can be. And using that methodology. It's, I mean, I had a young man this morning, who hasn't followed through what it was supposed to do. And I started off being quite nice. And then I said, You know what, that was not what we agreed. We agreed that you would do A, B and C, and if not, if done a little bit of that, and so he said, Oh, my goodness. Are you giving me Have a backbone. I said, Yes, you've got to look at and correct and where you were at. And I'm giving you a new direction to get different results. So we need to follow through on that. Yeah, absolutely. You mentioned Andy Murray they I don't know whether you saw the I think the Netflix documentary about his recovery, going back into the game, after having some very serious and hip operations and things. And the thing I found really fascinating not not being a particular tennis fan, but just kind of watching it from a performance perspective, was seeing all those different people that he had around him and worked on different parts of his game and his mindset. So there was a someone that really worked on his core strength someone that worked on his strategic his game other people worked on his cardio someone else that worked on his, his flexibility, I think was someone else going to working on this in terms of my mindset. So you had all these different types of coaches, I guess, kind of working on him, or kind of doing what you were doing there just to that young young gentleman of saying, okay, that's not that's not where it is. This is this is this is the new This is what we need to be so kind of put that kind of, I suppose accountability, I guess. That's it's great speaking about Andy and I think he's just so inspired and could smile a little bit more. He's just built to tap the tennis courts in the grounds of his hotel, quite a small hotel, but it's got an adult tennis court and children, obviously, if people go on holiday, and I was up with a friend, and she said to me, shut up. We've come to comic house for a coffee. Please don't tell me that you're going to go in to the tennis court, analyze it. Think about what it means to you in performance. And my friends now. I said, we're going to leave you someplace else, you know It's all the time and that's what I did. I went in and got that feeling of being in 10. Scott, that feeling of not being average or good or great, but that feeling of one class and how do I teach CEOs and leaders of companies to make world class decisions so that they can maximize the staffs performance, and I get that feeling standing and, and tamales and tennis courts complex and I know that that's that visualization thing, but it's amazing I come back full of energy you know, it's great. Something else that came because really strong enough on the that documentary was his resilience, and being able to kind of come back from what would probably you know, completely devastate other people, he was able to have that resilience. Can you talk about in terms of your own work as a speaker, trainer, mentor a time when you give a talk or a presentation or you you you did something and it didn't quite go as you've planned, and more Important, what was the lesson that you learned from that experience? I can remember. And I had gone out in San Angeles to talk it was. It was, I mean, we've gone back maybe a decade, but Adam remember quite clearly. And it was all doctors and clinicians. And it was about patient patient service, and about how we improve with time. And so there's a whole host of things. So in my head, I thought, okay, I didn't link up with the organizer. They just said to me, they wanted me to speak on services. And when I got the agenda started to speak about what was the importance of customer service, and how could we apply that to patient services? Why would patients were eating 22 weeks for something that should be six lately? And I started speak about a process there. How important All that was, and I looked at the faces and I thought they have not a clue what I'm actually speaking about. And the biggest lesson I took from that was speaking to the organizer, and I do this all the time. Now, speaking to the organizer about this group of people that will be attending today. Whether they are what's the gap in the knowledge? What's the gap in the skill? If there's a gap in the skill? What is it you want them to take away from here today to go back and apply in the roles in the hospital? And because I didn't do that I just had a preconceived idea of what I should be telling them or what might be okay. And that was a huge landing. And after that, I thought that was not as good as I would have liked to have been as a presenter. And but I do think working with clinicians is different and you have to be a different type of speaker Westerman tries to understand where they're coming from, to really spend that time on that kind of pre event call. Just really focusing, I always find it challenging sometimes where. And if you experienced the same thing when you're maybe talking with the receivers, the event organizer, who is not maybe the decision maker at the end, so you, you can get through that you're having a conversation at sea with the conference organizer. And he or she doesn't really almost understand their audience. And maybe because they're not part of the organization. So let's see if it's something usually if it's an association don't really have that problem because those people are living day in day out thinking about their members and how to serve their members or someone internally within a same HR department. They're thinking what those challenges are, sometimes when you have an outside events company, they're a little bit more distant and and then you can have you asked the event was what is your client really looking to try and achieve with it? What's the thing all those things you You mentioned there, and they give one set of ideas. And then you end up in the room. And it's it seems to be a completely different audience that you're speaking to. Yeah, it's Yes. And, and I think it's really important, though, that rehearse because we understand who's in the audience, why they're there today, what that organization wants them to take away and what that organization would probably want them to start implementing or initiating or thinking about, I think that we're in a dynamic economy now. Companies are working with 50% less staffing. And so the people that are in companies now I've got to be a physician. I've got to be effective. I've got to be delivering outcomes and be more results focused. And I think my, my competitiveness and my, my sport background comes out in some of these conversations. And I think, Oh, I find that like a swimming coach there just for a moment. But that's the kind of way that we would We would speak to two athletes, you know, continue to do this and look at data that this is the plan. And this is where we want to be at the end of the week. So can you tell us about an perhaps an insight or a lightbulb moment you've had in your life as a speaker time when you went okay, this was an important distinction or this is you taking on one of those kind of eureka moments, right. Okay, this is this is what I want to do with my speaking and this is who I want to serve, or you made an important distinction. And yes, I got the opportunity probably about four or five years ago, and to speak at that all too. And it was a bit quite a small spots, 20 minutes or something like that. And, and I knew the topic and knew the theme. And I, I just I went up and thought like okay, I was so excited. It was the light bulb moment was, this is what I want to do. No. This is actually where I want to be been able to share your message, your expertise. To use knowledge and tips with other people. And when I look back seven, maybe seven years ago, I had a personal tragedy in my own life, which probably links to that. But it made me ask, am I in the right job? Am I doing the right thing? Is this where I want to be? And the answer to all of that Jim's was no. And it was just shortly after that, I thought, I'd like to be on the stage. I'd like to learn how to walk in front of cameras. I'd like to be able to learn all that not just for me, but so I can help other people to do that. So that light bulb moment that those two was, yes, this is what I want to be. This is this is what I'd like to do. And so now I am helping people speak to camera, not just on video, but to be able to speak to camera. I'm working with a company in London just now. And they've been sending me the studio shorts. And I had to try and be very polite. Yes. study about feedback. Because sitting on a sofa speaking to camera is quite different from sitting on a sofa standing on stage speaking to people, I just love it. It's a very different difference of those skills between the coaching and the training and speaking. I often think that when I see sometimes people that make the transition between being on a small screen, and then suddenly going into theater, for example, or of reverse and you saw that you see those people who've been on the theater a lot and they suddenly go into into doing TV or film and it looks a bit hammy who say, you know, looks a bit over emotive, but then you watch some of those great film actors or TV actors. And it's all very small motions, small movements, about how they hold hold the gaze or things anything that would never work if they had to try and move that on to onto larger stage because just it there's there's no You know, we're looking to using the stage in that way. So when you work with those, maybe people are very used to say speaking on stages. And then they have to go and maybe go and give a TV interview or do a series of online trainings or a webinar, for example. What what piece of advice do you give them to kind of do something that's more suited for that medium? Let me just give you feedback on something that I that and share what the feedback was that gave to someone yesterday, there was two presenters, and they had quite a famous cattle on that set up a football academy, basically, and the three of them when she sent it to me at the weekend, we're all sitting on the one sofa across the middle, just all on the one sofa. And so that doesn't look very good. It looks unprofessional sort of fit back, but we spent quite a bit of time on what's needed to solve first. We need to get Some photography up behind them that should really where the presenters needed to sit side by side, encouraging them to speak to one another. When they're speaking to one another, they face one another. But when one of them is speaking to the guest, they've got to be focused on the guest. And sometimes you think, Well, you'd think people would know to do that, but actually gyms, they don't. And so she was delighted. She said, Oh, I'll just go and I'll just got to fix this to do ocean. I'll just go in and I said, I'll send me what you fixed. And let's see. Let's do like a dummy run on that and to see if it's actually going to look more professional. And that's the bottom line and lots of things gyms in speaking of training and executive coaching as if it offered physically or is it professional and one class and we all want to aspire to that. I guess as you're saying, that actually makes me think when You're doing those kind of studio things you have, feels like you have a lot more control over your space, your environment you mentioned like moving certain things, think about where the cameras going to be and where as a speaker, if we have to go, we go from speak from one stage to another one can be a big stage with a runway and everything and then suddenly, you're speaking in a small room for 5050 people. So you have to get to work at your physicality in relation to that space and how to use and some some people are very good at being able to like do things like blocking and understanding the space how best to use the space, have fun with the space as well. So these are all things. So it's fascinating, just that anyone is listening just now who's speaking, there's a lot of people moving into online courses and webinars and, and online training just now, some of the things you just mentioned. And tell us about your speaker bag, that thing you carry with you to all of your various speaking engagements that you never leave home without what is in that bag that you carry with you What's in my speaker bag and all keynote was in Aberdeen last week and I thought about what have I got everything I need. I've got my speaker bag. I have a dress, a tinge of clothes. I've got my selfie stick, I've got a wireless selfie stick. I've got a spare clicker, batteries, a spare USB, and I have a USB with whatever it is I'm doing on two USB, so in case something fails. I've also got spare and handouts and some ebooks on what I might be talking about. So that's all in my personal bag. And I've just I've got a laser clicker as well. I've got about four different clickers. That one failed on me before Christmas. And I thought, oh, what's happened because sometimes it's nice as speakers Talk about not just, and we did speak about this a minute ago, you know, stage craft is not about being routed to the spot stuck in like a pig in mud. Stage craft is about whatever you're speaking about is being able to move and use the stage, depending on your content creation. So I'm fairly particular that I've got clickers and batteries that fit in them, and is a particular clicker that you you you prefer at the moment you mentioned going through this one and it's just as attentive thing as it's called Kingfisher off the top of my head, I like it. And it's got a little USB that sits in the end of it. I don't know. Yeah, I think I had when I did Logitech one like that as well. And then what about other any kind of online resources or tools or mobile apps that you find very useful in your work as a speaker? Yes, the online resources I've just one of the things that's come from you just know, I started. I've now got online courses and a membership site, which is gone up just started this year. So I'm very into online sources. What are people? What are the resources? It's there? Do they meet any needs in the market? So I've the first online resource I've done is keynote by design. So it's taken you from the stage to from stage craft, to actually speaking as a keynote speaker, and my membership site is for someone starting out, they can go and it's, I mean, the cost is, I think it's 999 a month or something like that. And you can get all sorts of resources, but my own sources that I really like, is a light using Apple clip for my videos. And I use it having a membership and have online courses or a particular platform that you've decided to use for hosting all of that. Cuz I know that a lot of speakers that just think about starting an online course it can be if you haven't done a lot of technology stuff, but it can be a little bit intimidating because there's so many different options now as to which platform you can use. Well, I actually have trained in sync effect teachable, all of these other ones that's fairly prominent because of Punjab is only seven. And I went and I thought they are far too complex, complicated for my little brain. I can't follow all this decade, it was quite difficult. But I started working last summer with them. A great, a great guy called john Lee, who has a company called wealth dragons. And he was quite keen for me to write material. And so I work alongside him and he said, Don't worry about platforms. So my material, my online courses goes on to his wealth diamonds. So you don't have to deal with any of that you can just do you can just focus on creating the content. Yes, I know that I do two or three videos a week for the membership site, I have no got permission to go in and, and upload that. And that's great. But I think it's the way forward and right now when we see what's happened with the virus, I think it's great if you've got online executive coaching online membership that you can actually use that I think that's really cool. What else I have is some video. And software's called the lumen five, I like that. Now I've heard of this lumen five is this, the one that actually uses artificial intelligence to transcribe things is that one was five. It's actually just recently it's moved on to actually, yes, if you use the script, and then when you put the script in, hit, it'll put it into the slides, if to deal with a little bit of maneuvering, but I do like lumen five, and I've done a few longer videos with lumen five, and what else without link there as well. And the other thing is, I've got ScreenFlow, which is quite good if people send me videos that I can use ScreenFlow to stop it at a particular point. If somebody sends me a video and I can give them, I can critique and get some feedback. So then when I send them back the video they can see when I'm asking them to do something different. I think that's quite great. And what about books? If you do recommend one book to our listeners, what would that be? Well, I've read lots of books, but my favorite book is Chris Anderson, the TED the TED creditor. I like his book. I've read many books, but what I liked about Chris was his quite elegant elegance that I'm going to describe a man but he's very eloquent and how he speaks Has description and how he thinks about a presentation just sits with me, you know, a TED talk it in minutes or 15 minutes, one idea, one direction and your own views on that direction and being able to link it into something that whether it's education or what's your audience I think that his his concept was really good. So highlight that fantastic more. But all these here on the show notes people just look for Sheena Walker on the site, then they can get all the show notes for this as well. And a final question for you. You know, I want you to imagine that you woke up tomorrow morning and you have to start from scratch. So you have all the tools, your trade all the knowledge that you've acquired over the years, but no one knows you and you know, no one what would you do? How would you restart things. And if I woke up and had to start from scratch, I think that one of the things that I would do very differently if I had the to having everything, all things being equal, I would actually ensure that I was the brand. And I would make my brand big, I would be thinking big and deliver big. I'd be competitive a big constant attack my expertise. And I would actually link up with people globally much, much quicker than then I've done. So people that are out there on the biggest stages, link up my thumb and look and see where I could do a showcase. I think that would be a huge, a huge step forward instead of waiting and hoping. Yeah, I think building your brand. I have a friend that has a company build a brand. And you know if I was advising someone to do things no to his lovely artistic class, learn how to build your brand. Learn how you can be the go to pass and learn how you can have a system have a conceptual model. How you consistent and how you can be positioned as a leader in the field and everything that you do much, much quicker, then what probably we all do. Fantastic. And then where is the best place to be able to go if you want to learn more about you and your program, the things you've got going on just now. And the best best probably is, is to go to my website is www dot seannal walker.com. And they can actually have a chat with me or discovery session on it can make an appointment on my website, they can email me. Sheena, Sheena walker.com I get quite a lot of referrals through LinkedIn, people see me on LinkedIn. But if anybody wants to get in touch or ask me ask a question. I'm more than happy to do that. Well, Kim, thank you so much for coming on today. Sharing all about your speakers life all the amazing journey you've had from athletes to To Trina to speak and to mentor as well. It's been absolute pleasure speaking with you all the best in the future. Well, thank you very much, Jim. It's been lovely speaking to you, too. More of Sheena Walker Learn More About SpeakersU #speakersU #speakersLife

Shakespeare mentions kites seven times in his plays, often using the term to reference specific attributes of the bird to describe someone in the story. He'll refer to someone as "a kite" as if that's bad, or other times, he'll use the bird (or 16th century reputation of the bird) to suggest attributes like suspicion:  Although the kite soar with unbloodiebeak? (Henry VI Part II) In the late 15th century, the King of Scotland decreed kites should be killed whenever possible, and that perspective on kites contrasted starkly with the later role of this unique bird in England, when kites were protected as an asset to London because they ate the vermin. This protection was short lived, however, and by the Tudor period Kites were again regarded as a nuisance to rural farm communities in England and Scotland. There are even surviving records showing that bounties were paid for the carcasses of red kites, as many people sought their extermination as pests. We can see this negative perspective on kites show up in Shakespeare’s plays, as every reference to kites in the works of William Shakespeare are derogatory. As we explore the role--on stage and in life--of the persistent red kite, our guest this week is Lynn Bowser, co-owner at Argaty Red Kites, which is Central Scotland’s only red kite feeding station.

Nikki Grant is a third-generation podiatrist from Falkirk, Central Scotland, and she believes strongly that podiatry should be a lifestyle, not just a job. Nikki works at Grant Chiropody & Podiatry, which was established 71 years ago by her Grandparents, who were both Chiropodists, and today she works with her parents, who are both Podiatrists, hence the business name. As you would expect, with each generation came new ideas and therefore, the business has evolved and grown considerably over this period. Nikki has a passion for sports and biomechanics, which lead to the formation of a separate company First For Footcare.  On this episode we discuss: Moving from the NHS to her family podiatry business Practice evolution - you've got to be prepared for change.  The positives vibes of a family run business Marketing  Her chronic illness (Mass Cell Activation Syndrome) The importance of your patients' overall health and wellbeing Why podiatry is a lifestyle and not just a job Listening to your patients  "What you didn't like at Uni you may love in real life; you don't know until you try it".  Final Tip Do whatever makes your heart sing. If you find something you love and you're passionate about it, just go with it.  If you have any questions about this episode, please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com, or you can connect with Trevor Prior at Premier Podiatry.  Show Sponsor is Podium If you want to learn how to get an edge over your competitors, receive more Google Reviews, and learn how to keep all your online messaging in one convenient place, then you need to visit our dedicated sponsors' page at https://try.podium.com/podiatrylegends/ Newsletter & Events  If you'd like to be kept up to date with my next PODIATRY MARKETING WORKSHOPS and other EVENTS, please sign up to my NEWSLETTER. I promise not to spam you with daily rubbish.  Podiatry Business Mentoring If you need assistance with marketing and developing business systems, please email me at tf@tysonfranklin.com and let's see where I can help or visit the coaching and mentoring section of my website.  Podiatry Legends Facebook Page I have set up a Podiatry Legends Facebook page, where I post additional business and marketing tips, information regarding podiatry events and conferences around the world.  My Book It's No Secret There's Money In Podiatry. In Australia, you can order directly from my website, but if you live overseas, I would suggest Amazon or the Book Depository. Consider A Podcast Review If you enjoy the Podiatry Legends Podcast, please feel free to leave a REVIEW on iTunes, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts.  If you enjoyed this episode you might also enjoy: Ep 016: Kristi Boles Allied Wellness & Fundamentals of Healing It's No Secret with Dr T. Podcast If you like marketing and small business, please take a look at my other podcast; It's No Secret with Dr T. 

Mark Coulter, Director of Savills in London lured North by the love of a woman, he ended up running Savills New Homes in Edinburgh for 3 years, was poached by Lindsays Estate Agents in Central Scotland, decided he could do it himself and started Coulters in 2013 and sold it 2018 .. after a couple of years consultancy work he now is getting itchy feet and is back with his next installment in his agency life - a fascinating chap which you can learn lots from

Mark Coulter, Director of Savills in London lured North by the love of a woman, he ended up running Savills New Homes in Edinburgh for 3 years, was poached by Lindsays Estate Agents in Central Scotland, decided he could do it himself and started Coulters in 2013 and sold it 2018 .. after a couple of years consultancy work he now is getting itchy feet and is back with his next installment in his agency life - a fascinating chap which you can learn lots from

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a video is worth millions! That’s David Sime’s philosophy, anyway; he’s marrying online video marketing to XR technology, to reach people’s gaze — in a world with increasingly more competition for their attention — with Oncor Reality. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. Today’s guest is David Sime, founder and technical director of Oncor Reality. With over 19 years of digital media experience, David delivers promotion and analysis at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Disciplines include virtual reality, augmented reality, targeted online video, and strategic digital marketing across social media, mobile, pay-per-click, smart TV, and out-of-home mediums. David directs the multi-award winning digital media agency Oncor Video and now Oncor Reality. Based in London and Central Scotland, this multimedia team delivers results based in immersive media solutions across engineering, construction, hospitality, and luxury retail sectors all around the world. If you want to learn more about his company, it’s oncorreality.com. David, welcome to the show, my friend. David: Thank you for having me, Alan. Can I start paying you to introduce me in events? That sounded amazing, I’m really impressed by myself now. Alan: Okay, let’s restart. *David Sime, here we go!* David: [laughs] Alan: No? Too much? David: No, I think that– Alan: I mean– David: I think that’s just enough for me. Just enough. [chuckles] Alan: [chuckles] We’ll sell you the whole state, but you’ll only need the edge. David: [laughs] Alan: Oh man. David: I’ve been watching what you’ve been doing on LinkedIn for years, man. And it’s super impressive. I really, really enjoy watching all your travels and all the places that you go. I can only aspire to that kind of activity. But, hey, I’m doing my best. Alan: Well, I can tell you that I can’t go on LinkedIn anymore without seeing your smiling face, so you must be doing something right. David: I think I’m developing an addiction. That’s what I’m doing. [laughs] Alan: It’s like crack. David: I can’t seem to stay off. I managed to wean myself off Facebook. And then this came along, the specter or the methadone of the digital marketing world. And now here I am. But it’s great, because people are super friendly and a lot less rude than in any other channel. Alan: It’s amazing, because you really have– I’ve only experienced maybe 10 people — out of 30,000 connections and millions of views — that I’ve had to block. And that’s really amazing. I think it’s because people know that if they do dumb shit on LinkedIn, I know where you work. David: [laughs] Exactly. I mean, I’ve always said it’s the anonymity of social media that can be the problem, that makes people not behave themselves. LinkedIn, you are the representative of yourself, your business, everybody knows who you are, where you live. You just have to behave. Although some people still don’t. And it just seems ridiculous to me. Alan: The great thing is you can click a button, and they disappear from existence. David: [laughs] I know! Because you get people that ruminate and ruminate over this kind of stuff

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then a video is worth millions! That’s David Sime’s philosophy, anyway; he’s marrying online video marketing to XR technology, to reach people’s gaze — in a world with increasingly more competition for their attention — with Oncor Reality. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. Today’s guest is David Sime, founder and technical director of Oncor Reality. With over 19 years of digital media experience, David delivers promotion and analysis at strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Disciplines include virtual reality, augmented reality, targeted online video, and strategic digital marketing across social media, mobile, pay-per-click, smart TV, and out-of-home mediums. David directs the multi-award winning digital media agency Oncor Video and now Oncor Reality. Based in London and Central Scotland, this multimedia team delivers results based in immersive media solutions across engineering, construction, hospitality, and luxury retail sectors all around the world. If you want to learn more about his company, it’s oncorreality.com. David, welcome to the show, my friend. David: Thank you for having me, Alan. Can I start paying you to introduce me in events? That sounded amazing, I’m really impressed by myself now. Alan: Okay, let’s restart. *David Sime, here we go!* David: [laughs] Alan: No? Too much? David: No, I think that– Alan: I mean– David: I think that’s just enough for me. Just enough. [chuckles] Alan: [chuckles] We’ll sell you the whole state, but you’ll only need the edge. David: [laughs] Alan: Oh man. David: I’ve been watching what you’ve been doing on LinkedIn for years, man. And it’s super impressive. I really, really enjoy watching all your travels and all the places that you go. I can only aspire to that kind of activity. But, hey, I’m doing my best. Alan: Well, I can tell you that I can’t go on LinkedIn anymore without seeing your smiling face, so you must be doing something right. David: I think I’m developing an addiction. That’s what I’m doing. [laughs] Alan: It’s like crack. David: I can’t seem to stay off. I managed to wean myself off Facebook. And then this came along, the specter or the methadone of the digital marketing world. And now here I am. But it’s great, because people are super friendly and a lot less rude than in any other channel. Alan: It’s amazing, because you really have– I’ve only experienced maybe 10 people — out of 30,000 connections and millions of views — that I’ve had to block. And that’s really amazing. I think it’s because people know that if they do dumb shit on LinkedIn, I know where you work. David: [laughs] Exactly. I mean, I’ve always said it’s the anonymity of social media that can be the problem, that makes people not behave themselves. LinkedIn, you are the representative of yourself, your business, everybody knows who you are, where you live. You just have to behave. Although some people still don’t. And it just seems ridiculous to me. Alan: The great thing is you can click a button, and they disappear from existence. David: [laughs] I know! Because you get people that ruminate and ruminate over this kind of stuff

For the 19th podcast, I welcome Lee Malice to the series with an hour of straight up, solid techno, with a bit of jack thrown in for good measure. Lee Malice is the man behind The Lick, a techno event based in Fife, Scotland. The Lick is hosted in secret locations, and this year threw 3 "All Nighter" events in one of the most industrial locations that a techno party could be held in. These events have played host to acts such as Jamie Ball, Neil Landstrum, Hostage, Msstec plus loads of acts from the "local" Scottish underground techno scene, inlcuding myself. The events that this boy has thrown have most definitely been the best I've played at since I started doing events in 2006. If you're in or around Central Scotland, keep an eye on The Lick and get yourself along to a future event. You can keep up-to-date with The Lick events etc over on Facebook www.facebook.com/thelicktechno/ Not only does Lee know how to put on a banging party, but he can also smash it behind the decks. Enjoy the next hour of straight bangers! If you would like to check out more music on GTA Digital, head over to https://gtadigital.co.uk

For the 19th podcast, I welcome Lee Malice to the series with an hour of straight up, solid techno, with a bit of jack thrown in for good measure. Lee Malice is the man behind The Lick, a techno event based in Fife, Scotland. The Lick is hosted in secret locations, and this year threw 3 "All Nighter" events in one of the most industrial locations that a techno party could be held in. These events have played host to acts such as Jamie Ball, Neil Landstrum, Hostage, Msstec plus loads of acts from the "local" Scottish underground techno scene, inlcuding myself. The events that this boy has thrown have most definitely been the best I've played at since I started doing events in 2006. If you're in or around Central Scotland, keep an eye on The Lick and get yourself along to a future event. You can keep up-to-date with The Lick events etc over on Facebook www.facebook.com/thelicktechno/ Not only does Lee know how to put on a banging party, but he can also smash it behind the decks. Enjoy the next hour of straight bangers! If you would like to check out more music on GTA Digital, head over to https://gtadigital.co.uk

For the 19th podcast, I welcome Lee Malice to the series with an hour of straight up, solid techno, with a bit of jack thrown in for good measure. Lee Malice is the man behind The Lick, a techno event based in Fife, Scotland. The Lick is hosted in secret locations, and this year threw 3 "All Nighter" events in one of the most industrial locations that a techno party could be held in. These events have played host to acts such as Jamie Ball, Neil Landstrum, Hostage, Msstec plus loads of acts from the "local" Scottish underground techno scene, inlcuding myself. The events that this boy has thrown have most definitely been the best I've played at since I started doing events in 2006. If you're in or around Central Scotland, keep an eye on The Lick and get yourself along to a future event. You can keep up-to-date with The Lick events etc over on Facebook www.facebook.com/thelicktechno/ Not only does Lee know how to put on a banging party, but he can also smash it behind the decks. Enjoy the next hour of straight bangers! If you would like to check out more music on GTA Digital, head over to https://gtadigital.co.uk

This weeks episode of Intention Talks is a super exciting one; we have a guest speaker filling in for Claudia - his name is Ali Mahboba and today we're going to be talking about our top tips for how to be a continual life learner.Apart from graduating with a MSc in Neuroscience, Ali owns and runs his own tuition centres across Central Scotland and has always been extremely passionate about teaching or 'passing the torch' if you like.So come tune in to hear Ali and Harleen speaking about their, less than conventional experiences in education, why they're passionate about being learners and their top tips on how to continue down this path.

David Meredith sits down for a chat with Edinburgh City Mission CEO Duncan Cuthill.Duncan previously worked as a UCCF Staff Worker in Central Scotland and trained at Cornhill in London before joining London City Mission in 2005 as Director of Ministries. He has a passion for the gospel and a heart for people who are marginalised to know the love and acceptance of Jesus Christ.Presented by David Meredith www.generation-mission.orgTitle Music and Production: Simon Kennedy

  EPISODE 11 – Committing to a Twelve Week Year   “Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” — Fitzhugh Dodson On this week’s show, I will be discussing the concept of the twelve week year, how I used it to get out of a creative rut and how it can be used to focus your vision and complete goals quickly. It’s a bit longer than usual episodes but it’s filled with valuable and important stuff. Before I go on to that though, in last week’s episode I set out to discount the myth that multitasking is somehow a more productive way of working than just doing one thing at a time. The ONE THING AT A TIME PHILOSOPHY is not the easiest thing to do, and I perhaps find that especially true for creatives. As we constantly find ourselves thinking of more and more things we could develop or work on within ourselves or our creative projects, be they films or whatever, we often trip over the last idea we had with a fresh new one and short circuit it. Multitasking does exist of course, as any mother or father working from home with a toddler at their heels will confirm, but in productivity terms, it’s incredibly inefficient and as we get older we simply become less and less able to pull it off. If you missed the episode do scoot back and have a listen as it’s got some good food for thought in there but if you did and have been giving it a try, as always please get in touch via twitter or the website links and let me know how you are getting on. If you have a particular element of your life or work that you are struggling with then please get in touch and I’ll see if I can work up a new episode to help you to deal with it. ANECDOTE Sadly I lost my brilliant dad at the start of 2017 and just a few months later I lost my amazing mum too. It was not a good year and by September I found that I was struggling to get things done in both life and work. I always seemed to be a step behind and I was firefighting my way through everything last minute, that’s if I got things done at all. I’ve talked about firefighting a few times here and YOU CAN WORK THAT WAY BUT what it does is that it takes your attention away from larger problems and those problems play heavily on your mind. It also makes your goals secondary to whatever the current problem is that you are dealing with. It got to the point several times in the years leading up to my own first twelve week year where I had to just stop and those that follow my twitter feed will know this, I have to shut it down to allow me to focus on what is absolutely vital. The white noise that I talked about in episode 3, just saturated my thoughts with 10’s If not hundreds of small to large sized tasks and commitments and I got heavily bogged down and kinda lost. Of course, now I have ways to avoid this, but that’s really because I was able to get myself out from under a host of problems by committing to a 12 week year and in turn that started me on my way to high-level thinking. It’s worth saying that even productivity systems can become white noise if you try to follow too many at once, but I found the 12 week year and basically, with a fairly thin understanding of it I threw myself in. I’ll go into it in detail a little later but I usually describe it to others as taking your new year’s resolution, what you want to achieve by that same time the following year instead of putting it 12 weeks away. For example, let’s say you want to make a short film. You say. I want to write, shoot and edit a short film by this time next year that’s my vision, that tells a story that I want to tell, or you want to learn how to edit by this time next year, or you want to make a change in career by this time next year, or you want to lose a few pounds or here’s one, you want to launch a podcast by this time next year. Instead of saying by THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, the traditional way you instead put that goal just 12 weeks away. So a twelve week year simply takes the focussed energy at the start and end of a new year’s resolution - The first six weeks and the final six weeks of the year and misses out the middle bit. The 9 months of the year where you got distracted from your vision. It focuses your time and energy and makes achieving your goals a real possibility. “People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” — Earl Nightingale My goal when I set my own 12 week year up was to clear the decks of incomplete projects, unfinished personal matters and promises to help others out within that time and I largely succeeded. I successfully killed off projects that were going nowhere, completed tasks that had been lying unfinished for well, some of them, years and I either end lined or escaped from all but two other matters. One was a project I’d been dragged into and that the producer simply wouldn’t let go, and I found myself in the end, out of politeness, agreeing to extend my involvement – I shouldn’t have done it but I did, and the other was an insurance claim for water getting into my house which in the end I simply had to concede to as a kind of half agreement with them a few weeks later – by that stage it had been two whole years unresolved and the 12 week year put real pressure on them. I learned that corporate matters like an insurance claim are very difficult to get working to your speed. Everything else though and I’m talking some 11 or 12 quite complicated matters, as well as many many smaller ones, got resolved within the 12 weeks. Of note is that NONE of the people that I gave deadlines to for the release of my voluntary creative involvement, actually completed or indeed really even started their projects within the 12 weeks I gave them to do so. These were creative projects which I can only assume were started by people on a whim, and they had called me or invited me on board and this was before I taught myself to say no of course, but they never went anywhere. It’s not that they couldn’t keep up with the pace that I set, THEY COULDN’T EVEN TAKE THE FIRST STEP ONTO A PACE – THERE WAS NO PACE. I’d been sweating and giving up mental energy to these projects when the people who apparently were driving them were really just waiting for me to do it for them. That realisation and my higher level self’s acknowledgement of it made saying no to future involvements all the easier. I did try another 12 week year just after the first, trying to pull together within it both this podcast and a web series and that 12 week year failed, well kinda failed and the reason was that I was 1 – Uncertain of exactly what I wanted to do with this podcast and my goal was therefor unspecific, And 2 – That the project I’d let slide on the previous 12 week year slammed right into my one and took all of the spare time that I’d worked so hard for, off of me. I had to manhandle that project to completion and if I hadn’t it simply would never have shot. In effect, I dropped my own project in favour of someone else’s and killed my second 12-week plan myself. All really out of politeness. I’m quite aware as I work on these episodes that at times I may sound harsh, or unsupportive or negative even but I have deep regrets from wasting my time and energy with experiences like this, and I must tell you that giving up your own hopes and dreams to commit to furthering someone else’s vision, no matter how nice they are, is not a good thing for the soul. I’m currently nearing the end of my 3rd 12 week year, and my goal with this one – to launch a podcast on the subject of productivity by the end of September 2018. How am I getting on? THE LESSON So committing to and completing a 12 week year is really pretty difficult but if you can get through it, and NOT GET DISTRACTED you will achieve a hell of a lot. I present this episode as I know just how powerful it is and I absolutely believe in it. The TWELVE WEEK YEAR IS a PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM created by BRIAN P MORAN and his business partner MICHAEL LENNINGTON, outlined in a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK (link in the show notes) and an accompanying website of the same name that debunks traditional goal setting, using annual goals, as an ineffective goal-achieving approach. The 12 Week Year Is Not About Mustering More Discipline, Willpower, Organizational Skills, or A better Mindset, it is simply a focussed approach to goal setting which takes your long-term vision and brings it closer. Please buy your copy through one of my Amazon Affiliate Links. I get a small cut and it helps keep teh podcast costs down a wee bit.  AMAZON US: https://amzn.to/2RUaj98 AMAZON UK: https://amzn.to/2yfN3tW RESEARCH ON NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS suggests that when you set one and commit to it on the 1st of January that it is very likely that you might put in a good effort towards that yearly goal for 5 or 6 weeks at the start of the year, hitting the gym or writing down ideas etc. but by the time you are 6 weeks in, that LIFE AND WORK AND OTHER MATTERS will have taken your focus and frayed it, diluted it and you’d probably have abandoned your goal to deal with what was immediately on your plate. It goes on to suggest that maybe towards the end of the year you pick it back up again, and say to yourself, well I must do that thing that I said I would, and you might return to the gym, or perhaps you may have decided just to let it go. AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT THE TWELVE WEEK YEAR The 12 Week Year is a highly practical guide for taking you from thinking about the things you should be doing to push your business or your project or your life forward to actually doing those things. I’m basing my next section on an article by Carrie Dils called How to Squeeze a Full Year out of 12 Weeks. I did a good bit of additional research but I really liked her conclusions. There are 4 stages to this: Firstly you must SET “PILLAR” GOALS “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” ― Diana Scharf Now I’ve kind of avoided getting specific on goal setting so far in this podcast but the time has come for you to start thinking long term. The whole point of higher level thinking is to intelligently move yourself towards your own goals be they short or long term. And you need to start thinking about it if you haven’t already – The question is this - What is your long-term vision for your life? Where would you like to be true about your life in 10 years. Would you like to be debt free? Would you like to have a family? Would you like to achieve a certain salary? Own a holiday home? Move your career to a significant place? This will be your pillar goal. Take your time with this. Get to grips with it. I’ll revisit goals again and again on this show. For now, the idea is to pick 2-3 core goals for each 12-week cycle that serve your larger vision. Did you know that - If you write a goal down the probability of you doing it goes up 80%? Write a compelling vision of the ideal future that you’re working towards. The second stage is to GET RID OF ANNUALIZED THINKING Imagine getting a week’s worth of progress made in one day. Think critically about the tasks that are truly most important to your goals and spend your time on those things. What can I focus on in the next 12 weeks that are in service of my Pillar goals? Plan the daily or weekly tasks that serve those 2-3 primary goals and if your daily activities aren’t supporting those goals, you’re doing the wrong thing. Create habits to make taking regular action as easy as possible. Here are some examples that serve my current goal of creating this podcast. Create the website that supports the podcast. Learn how to submit to iTunes. Create test episodes to learn from. And how have I tackled these? I stopped my involvement in other peoples creative projects in order to focus on my goal. I tried three different word press designers, wasted time with them, and I eventually took over and built it myself in Wix. I researched how to get onto iTunes by following you tubers and listening to podcasts that talk about the subject. I hired a friend with a podcast to advise me on creating this one, and I recorded tests and rerecorded episode 1 three times before settling. I narrowed my focus, out with the day to day work of fight direction which is incredibly busy this year I must add and I focussed only on my podcast goals in my spare time. I deliberately avoided being drawn into other ideas and projects that took my fancy. Thirdly - DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING. Planning is some of the most productive time you can have. You have to set focused tactical goals. Plan what strategies and actions will move you closer to your goal and your future success. To achieve a year’s worth of work in the next 12 weeks requires a style of planning and execution that forces you to shed the low-value activity that keeps you stuck. Engage with the word tactical and don’t be afraid to say no to things that will distract you or slow you down. You have to make a detailed plan, with dates to hit - and stick to it. My detailed plan for his podcast has three elements to it: 1 Be ready by the 12th of September – My ideal launch date. 2 Have 15 episodes researched written and recorded by that date. Today is the 7th and I am on episode 11. I will put off recording 12-15 as I’m not in Glasgow so cannot complete. I will however complete by the 20th. 3 To launch with a website which will support the show and is simple to look at but offers the opportunity for expansion. The website planning is very complex in itself. I have been getting up early - between5.30-6am in order to complete a little bit of work on the podcast every day. As I near the end, it is slotting into every spare moment that I can find, between risk assessments, travel and fights. Lastly – YOU SHOULD KEEP SCORE Make your goals SMART That is (Specific. Measurable. Actionable. Relevant. Time-sensitive.). If you can’t measure progress, how do you know how you’re doing? Keep score so you know what’s working and what’s not so that you can make adjustments along the way. It enables you to celebrate wins and consciously identify problem areas. Here are some common problems that you may face along the way. COMMON MISTAKE #1: Trying to change everything at once - This is the number one mistake people make. Start with one thing and do it well. Once you get a few wins under your belt, you’ll gain skill and confidence with the system and you’ll be able to achieve even more. COMMON MISTAKE #2: Not having a strong enough “why” You absolutely MUST have a compelling personal vision. This is the “why” behind what you want to accomplish and achieve. It provides the motivation to follow through and take action, even when you don’t feel like it. Don’t get caught up trying to please someone else or copy someone else. Find your own why. COMMON MISTAKE #3: Not tracking your actions. This is important because you are what you repeatedly do. You are always building habits, either by intention or by accident. Tracking is a daily reminder that you’re growing. COMMON MISTAKE #4: Going it alone - If you’re serious about achieving your goals, the best thing you can do is tell others about it. There’s an African proverb that says, “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” So share your vision & goals with a friend or a colleague. In the productivity world, there’s something called an accountability partner. I’m sure if you put some effort into it you can find someone who it would be mutually beneficial to share with. SUMMING UP Brian P. Moran says in the 12 week year that “the number-one thing that you will have to sacrifice to be great, to achieve what you are capable of, and to execute your plans, is your comfort.” I’ve gone into some detail here but the book covers this topic very well. Follow the link in the show notes to get yourself a copy. It’s got so much value in it that I’ve really just had time to touch upon here. In the interest of honesty, I have to admit that I have deliberately put back my launch of Film Pro Productivity from the 12 September to a bit later in the month. The reason for that? I’m directing fight sequences simultaneously on 3 different television shows now and one is on the Island of Shetland at the top of Scotland, one is on the Isle of Skye to the North West and the other is in Central Scotland, In Glasgow. I simply can’t make my own launch date as I have to follow the work. If I launched on the 12th, which tbh I can, then I would not be able to promote it. I have delayed a little to gain a lot. This twelve week year episode is my first foray into the subject of goal setting. I hope that you’ve found it useful and inspiring. “One part at a time, one day at a time, we can accomplish any goal we set for ourselves.” — Karen Casey CALL TO ACTION I’m not going to suggest that as a call to action for next week you begin a 12 week year – all I ask is that you think about how it could work for you and start deciding on your life and work goals. That’s enough for now. ENDING Next episode I’ll be talking about Timewasters and How to deal with them – I’ll try and make it a shorter episode! For now though, thanks so much for listening – and I urge you to take control of your own destiny, keep on shootin’ and join me NEXT TIME on Film Pro Productivity. The music that you are listening to right now is Adventures by A Himitsu. You can view the show notes for this episode at filmproproductivity.com/episode11 If you’re struggling with something you think I can help with or would like to tell me how you are getting on then please get in touch via the contact page on the website. Alternately you can get me on Twitter @fight_director or follow the show @filmproprodpod Please subscribe to the podcast and if you are in the caring/ sharing mood then I’d really appreciate it if you would spread the word and leave an AWESOME review.   Sources: https://carriedils.com/book-review-the-12-week-year/ https://12weekyear.com/ http://www.asianefficiency.com/systems/12-week-year-mistakes-2/ Thanks: A Himitsu Music: Adventures by A Himitsu https://www.soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... 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Louisa Milne Home is one of Scotland's top Event Riders, and has been running her competition yard based in Central Scotland, since Graduating with the BSc Hon's from the Royal Agricultural College in 2001.In this time she has produced six horses to Advanced level, three of them from four year olds. Alongside producing her own horses, Louisa has produced and sold horses to young riders so that they can get started in the sport of Eventing. Louisa discussed training her horses, equestrian life in Scotland, training in winter months, how snow can help, feeding her horses on Top Spec and how Robinson Animal Health Animalintex are a must for your First Aid Kit. All on the #HorseHour Podcast.Follow Louisa on Facebook: @LouisaMilneHomeEventingJoin in the conversation on Twitter just use #HorseHour, Mondays 8pm GMT/3pm EST. Follow us @HorseHour @AmyStevenson1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can Britain revive its forests and grow the wood we need for a greener economy? Tom Heap investigates as we approach the 800th anniversary of the 1217 Charter of The Forest. Tree planting in England has hit a forty five year low which is alarming both the timber industry and environmentalists. Tom visits a new woodland in Central Scotland combining conifers with native tree species to offer wildlife habitats, flood prevention, and public access as well as timber. Foresters hope this new generation of mixed woodland will overcome resistance to tree planting, from those who fear a dark monoculture of conifers. Meanwhile, Ella McSweeney reports on a conifer planting boom in Ireland which, it's claimed, could damage the environment and price small farmers off the land. Back in the UK, Tom discusses how producing hardwood timber from broadleaved woodlands might give them a more secure future. Producer: Sarah Swadling.

In Episode 33 of Apolitical we welcome Councillor Monica Lennon as our second guest of Season 2. Monica is a councillor for Hamilton North & East and is placed second on Scottish Labour's list for the Central Scotland region at the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections.     Amongst the topics we discuss with Monica on the podcast, which was recorded […] The post #33: Cllr. Monica Lennon appeared first on Apolitical Podcast.

In Episode 33 of Apolitical we welcome Councillor Monica Lennon as our second guest of Season 2. Monica is a councillor for Hamilton North & East and is placed second on Scottish Labour’s list for the Central Scotland region at the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections.     Amongst the topics we discuss with Monica on the podcast, which was recorded […] The post #33: Cllr. Monica Lennon appeared first on Apolitical Podcast.

In episode 78 of Janey Godley's podcast the funny duo discuss the latest news of the Stephen Lawrence trial. Ashley debates whether a parent has any right to cover up a child's murder. Janey explains her latest twitter fight regarding Roman Polanski and Michael Winner and Ashley gives us some Glasgow urban legends. The twosome gets into deep discussion over the weather in Central Scotland and Ashley reveals her deep fears about how to behave and survive the impending supposed end of the world in 2012. Janey explains her frustration about her own mother's murder and the lack of justice served in her case. You can check out all our videos on YouTube. Order "Handstands in the Dark" Paper Back or in EBook Please rate us or leave a comment on PodOmatic, ITunes or Facebook You can find all the info regarding Janey's live shows by just clicking Gigs! If you would like to support our podcast then please do so by clicking onto Our Donate Page and donate via PayPal.