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Improv London - Episode 47 - Alastair Thomas and Anna Caro Weekly podcast documenting and developing the London improv scene. Alastair Thomas @AlastairIT The one and only Alastair I Thomas - Unless you're the tax man in which case there's plenty of people who share my name. London The Bad Perspective @badperspectives @CityImpro's comedy podcast that's all about the movies' bad guys! Nominated for Best Comedy Podcast at the UK Podcasters Awards 2015 https://itunes.apple.com/en/podcast/the-bad-perspective/id991071652?l=en City Impro @CityImpro London #improv #comedy. “The masters of improvisation” – Time Out. “Incredibly good.” **** (Arts Award Voice) Also @ImproDeathmatch @BadPerspectives London, UK cityimpro.com The Water Poet @thewaterpoet Elegantly scruffy, multi-tasking gem of an east London foodie pub, venue and cinema with amazing garden & barn. Selection of rather fine craft ales. Spitalfields, London E1 6BX thewaterpoet.co.uk

The Retro Asylum gang catch up to discuss their nomination in the UK Podcasters Awards of 2016 and also make some announcements regarding the forthcoming Revival Solstice event that takes place 30-31 July in Walsall. If you want to vote for the Retro Asylum podcast for the UK Podcasters awards then please visit http://newmediaeurope.com/awards  and select the Worlds Best Podcast section and there you will see Retro Asylum among the other nominated shows.

The Isle of Wight Festival 2016 It's that time again where we give you the low down of the first (and arguably) one of the best festivals of the calender year, the Isle of Wight Festival 2016 What we will tell you about in this episode: the best band to see at this years festival What are the areas at this years festival Added extras for staying at the festival Food and drink purchases in and around the festival site In the News Tony talks about an Island resident who took the council to court and won in relation to taking his children out of school for a family holiday, and a former resident who has qualified for the Olympics in Rio. Ali discusses the most recent landslip in Yaverland. Links you may find helpful  Isle of Wight Festival Jon Platt - School holidays verdict Jess Andrews - Rio Olympics Yaverland land slip Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link Buy your tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival 2016 here - Tickets cost £200 with the booking fee Our Sponsor for this show is The Wight Choice Card The Wight Choice is a local loyalty card scheme for the Isle of Wight that rewards you for shopping locally. Show your Wight Choice card when using one of the 50 participating businesses on the Island and receive a discount. Like us the guys at The Wight Choice believe in supporting local, independent businesses. The way it works is that you purchase your card online and you will receive a card in the post. Then you show it at one of the participating businesses and you’ll receive discounts from 10 to 50%. No vouchers, no hassle, and only one yearly fee. If you use our affiliate link to purchase your Card you will get an additional 10% off making the card even better value at £13.50. Considering you could save hundreds of pounds on your day-to-day living cost, we think that’s great value for money. What are you waiting for!  It’s easy! Simply click here, follow the 2 or 3 steps and you’ll soon have your personalised Wight Choice card pop through your letterbox! *Please note we will receive a commission for any cards that are purchased using the link in our website. It will not cost you any extra, in fact it actually costs you less if you use our links.

In this episode we celebrate the 25th birthday/anniversary of the first Lemmings game by taking a look at the first five games in the series. Games covered are Lemmings, Oh-No! More Lemmings, Lemmings 2 The Tribes, All New World of Lemmings, and 3D Lemmings. To vote for Retro Asylum in the UK Podcasters Awards 2016, please visit https://m.facebook.com/questions.php?question_id=474661226072773 and click the Retro Asylum tick box. Thanks for your support!

  May Bank Holiday 2016 In this weeks episode discuss all the great thinks that are happening on the Isle of Wight during this years May Bank Holiday. What we will tell you about in this episode: what events are happening Where is the best place to enjoy your extra day off Our top tips for a fabulous bank holiday In the News Tony talks about a former Island resident who helped Leicester win the premier league, and an article written by the super famous Anneka Rice. Ali discusses the emergence of a sink hole on a Ryde Street.   Food and Drink In this weeks episode we discuss a small but excellent cafe above Skin Trade in Newport   Links you may find helpful  Isle of Wight Lambretta Day Mottistone Manor Barton Manor Needles Half Marathon Victoria's Fabulous Fete Osbourne House Bembridge Street Fair Festival of Heros Brading Roman Villa Carisbrooke Castle Skintrade   Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link Buy your tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival 2016 here - Tickets cost £200 with the booking fee Our Sponsor for this show is The Wight Choice Card The Wight Choice is a local loyalty card scheme for the Isle of Wight that rewards you for shopping locally. Show your Wight Choice card when using one of the 50 participating businesses on the Island and receive a discount. Like us the guys at The Wight Choice believe in supporting local, independent businesses. The way it works is that you purchase your card online and you will receive a card in the post. Then you show it at one of the participating businesses and you’ll receive discounts from 10 to 50%. No vouchers, no hassle, and only one yearly fee. If you use our affiliate link to purchase your Card you will get an additional 10% off making the card even better value at £13.50. Considering you could save hundreds of pounds on your day-to-day living cost, we think that’s great value for money. What are you waiting for!  It’s easy! Simply click here, follow the 2 or 3 steps and you’ll soon have your personalised Wight Choice card pop through your letterbox!

  Robin Hill Country Park In this weeks episode we take you on a journey through Robin Hill country park and all that it has to offer What we will tell you about in this episode: What you will find in the park Hidden Gems to keep your eye out for Our Top Tips for a fantastic day Our highlights of the park what's new in the park the best way to get around Robin Hill In the News This week in the news Tony talks "Bin Gate 2" with the revelation that the new bins are not compatible with the rubbish trucks. Ali talks about the potential sad closure of Priory Bay Hotel and the exciting news of the up coming Pod Cast Awards!!   Food and Drink In this weeks food and drink with enjoy a coffee and cake in a Cafe with an amazing view! Aptly named the view cafe in St Helens   Links you may find helpful  Robin Hill Priory Bay Hotel View Cafe St Helens   Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link                                                                       Buy your tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival 2016 here - Tickets cost £200 with the booking fee     Our Sponsor for this show is The Wight Choice Card The Wight Choice is a local loyalty card scheme for the Isle of Wight that rewards you for shopping locally. Show your Wight Choice card when using one of the 50 participating businesses on the Island and receive a discount. Like us the guys at The Wight Choice believe in supporting local, independent businesses. The way it works is that you purchase your card online and you will receive a card in the post. Then you show it at one of the participating businesses and you’ll receive discounts from 10 to 50%. No vouchers, no hassle, and only one yearly fee. If you use our affiliate link to purchase your Card you will get an additional 10% off making the card even better value at £13.50. Considering you could save hundreds of pounds on your day-to-day living cost, we think that’s great value for money. What are you waiting for!  It’s easy! Simply click here, follow the 2 or 3 steps and you’ll soon have your personalised Wight Choice card pop through your letterbox! *Please note we will receive a commission for any cards that are purchased using the link in our website. It will not cost you any extra, in fact it actually costs you less if you use our links.

Our Podcast Diva for episode 11 is Jo Milmine. Jo went from being a military officer in the Royal Air force to becoming an award winning podcaster. Since August 2012 Jo has hosted the Shiny Bees podcast, a show about knitting and yarn mixed with snippets of Jo’s life sprinkled with comedy. “Don’t mess with the knitters!” The Shiny bees podcast won the award for the Most Engaged Audience at the UK Podcasters’ Awards of 2015. The main criteria for this award is community engagement, so it’s great to get a chance to find out from Jo how to build and engage a podcast community and how she keeps them coming back for more. And you don’t need to know about knitting to pick up some useful hints and tips from Jo. I know very little about knitting - as will become apparent in this episode – and it gave me a fascinating insight into a whole new world. Who knew there was such a thing as a knit along! “There’s something from audio podcasts that you don’t get from video – it feels like a more intimate medium because you can’t see the person, so you’re engaging your imagination as to what they look like… It’s like reading a book versus watching a film." In episode 11 of Podcast Divas you find out about: How Jo went from life as a military officer in the Royal Air force to podcasting Where the name Shiny Bees came from The challenges of podcasting in rural South Africa How talking to fighter pilots and other military skills come in handy for podcasting Educating, enabling and entertaining your audience Which came first – the podcast or the business Why Jo was a wantrepreneur for a while Wine tasting for yarns The power of a niche podcast Building a business off the back of a podcast Building a community around your podcast Why podcasts are perfect for knitters How to engage with your audience Getting to know your audience in person Why it’s good to be a bit of a geek How to use meet-ups to grow your community Three ways to monetise your podcast How to turn listeners to members and keep them there Jo’s plans for future monetisation Knitting while you podcast "For people to love things the way you love them, and to hang around with those people, it’s something really special.” Microphones Started with a Samsung Meteor Now uses a Yeti Wants a Heil-PR40 “Our internet was beamed from on top of a mountain…to a little aerial on our house" Links mentioned in episode 11 Ravelry – a social media site for knitters (5 and a half million of them!) Patreon – crowd funding site for donations for podcasters “Caring for people and having time for them is the key to engagement.” An episode of the Shiny Bees podcast If you want to listen to an episode of Jo’s show, Jo suggests episode 55 about Susan Crawford’s 4-year heritage knitting project. This is a fascinating inspiring story of social history, fashion, design, ethnography and Shetland archives. “I think ‘If I was them what would I want?'” Other Podcast Divas to listen to Martine Ellis at I Make podcast Louise Scollay at Knit British “If they’re sitting, they’re knitting.” Where to find Jo Shiny Bees - Website The Golden Skein – Jo’s membership site for high quality, limited edition yarns from around the world.

“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.” Stephen R. Covey The impetus for this week’s blog post and podcast was in part inspired by a conversation between the two of us. We’d been to see a couple of films and Julian was feeling a little stupid that he hadn’t really fully got to grips with their plots. During a conversation he said ‘You know, at the heart of it – I think I’m not very bright.’ Of course, as soon as he said it he realised it was a limiting belief and on some level knew it’s patently not true, and yet on another level he realised this was in part what he believed about himself. Having The Changeability Podcast and a personal development site like this tends to make you notice this type of thing but doesn’t make you immune from it, and here was an unhelpful belief rearing its ugly head. That got us thinking about unhelpful beliefs, which in turn got us thinking about counteracting them. The Stephen Covey quote mentioned above goes on to say something interesting; “We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms.” How can we describe ourselves more positively and change our perceptions of ourselves, or make a paradigm shift in what we believe about ourselves? It’s the end of December at the time of writing and recording, which makes it an appropriate time to consider the year past. One way to begin changing your self perceptions is to think about what you’ve achieved or what are you proud of in this past year. Here’s a few things we achieved this year. 52 episodes of the Changeability Podcast produced – showing consistency and stickability. Won an award at the UK Podcasters Awards 2015 of Best self-help podcast as voted by you (thank you) and endorsed by a panel of judges. Kathryn’s first big presentation and closing key note for a Shell conference in London on how to thrive in times of change. The launch of a new podcast – Podcast Divas – which has just spent 8 weeks top of New & Noteworthy in podcasting and technology on iTunes in the UK. Our first joint presentation to SIMS (Suffolk Internet Marketing Specialists) on The Power of Podcasting – The what, why and how of podcasting. What about you? What are you proud of achieving this year? Doing this exercise for yourself Emphasises what you’ve achieved, so you see the year in terms of progress, rather than what you haven’t done. Focuses on the positive rather than the negative, which we as humans have a tendency to do. Counteracts your inner voice. Your inner voice or inner critic frames your perceptions. By concentrating on the positive, you frame the world in a more positive way, seeing it is in terms of your achievements and less how you’re conditioned to see it, through the lens of your limiting beliefs and childhood perceptions. It doesn’t have to just have to be about things you’ve achieved this year? We started with achievements for the year, because of the timing - but it could equally be something you’re pleased with today. In many ways it’s more useful to do this on an on-going basis than once a year. So what are you proud of today? Write down one or two things you like about yourself or you’re proud of doing or being, or pleased with how it went or how you behaved. You can do it daily. It could be a characteristic, the way you think,a skill, an act of kindness, something you’ve produced, something you are e.g. a parent, brother, sister, child, friend, colleague. Being happy or smiling at someone. Maybe you’re a good listener, or you were there when someone needed to talk. Or you contributing to your community or entertaining people or are a good conversationalist. Maybe you just like the way your hair looked today or your outfit. This helps counter-balance the lack self-esteem most of us experience - feelings of not being worthy or good enough, like ‘I don’t feel I’m very clever’. But all meanings and labels are meaningless apart from the meaning we give them, and yet they colour our lives and have a massive impact on us and the way we feel about our lives, which impacts what we do. The whole idea of cleverness is an artificial construct – something that only exists because of the meaning we give it. What on earth does being clever mean? Is it intelligence – if so what does that mean? It must be more than an IQ score which only measure a very specific narrow set of thinking skills, and which only matter in a certain context. It’s all about the meaning you give it. If you don’t believe those things yourself they won’t affect you. Someone can tell you you’re as thick as two short planks but if you don’t believe it yourself, it doses’t smatter. It only matters because of the meaning you give it. It’s time to reinvent the meaning by noticing the things you are good at, or like about yourself or are proud of. This is the contrary evidence to your negative beliefs that will boost your confidence and general sense of well being and belief in yourself. We tend to focus on the future and what we need to achieve, our goals and aspirations – and indeed we’ll be looking at this soon – but it’s also time to recognise and celebrate your achievements, big and small, and the things you like about yourself and what you’ve done – today. One of the films we saw this week was the last of the Hunger Games films (The Mockingjay part 2). At the end of the film Katniss Everdene says she copes with thinking of the horrors they’d been through, by making a list in her head of all the good things she’d witnessed, the good things that people had done and the kindnesses shown. And that’s what you’re doing, here but for yourself – about you. I look into the window of my mind Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind I step out of the ordinary, I can feel my soul ascending I am on my way, can't stop me now and you can do the same, yeah What have you done today to make you feel proud? It's never too late to try What have you done today to make you feel proud? You could be so many people If you make that break for freedom What have you done today to make you feel proud? From Proud sung by Heather Small and written by Wayne Anthony Hector, Steve Mac and Andrew Gerard Hill Episode 73 of The Changeability Podcast Hear us talk about all of this and more in episode 73 of The Changeability Podcast. Thank you Thanks for listening to the Changeability Podcast. We love having you here and appreciate you spending your precious tine with us. Links 10 things I’m proud of and the rewards of pride in your achievements - blog post Let us know your comments What are you proud of today? Let us know in the comments below.  

Following on from their recent success of winning best self-help podcast at the UK Podcasters Awards ceremony 2015, Kathryn and Julian were invited to the BBC to take part as guests on Lesley Dolphin’s afternoon radio show. ‘On the Sofa with Lesley Dolphin’ – is a BBC Radio Suffolk feature interviewing local people about their lives and successes. So with the tables turned and the spotlight glare firmly on Kathryn and Julian, we sat down for a warm-hearted discussion and interview about Changeability, winning an award and life – ‘On the sofa with Kathryn Bryant and Julian Illman’ Episode 62 of the Changeability Podcast On today’s podcast discover: Behind the scenes at Brilliant Living HQ and the Changeability Podcast How the show came into being The motivation behind starting an award winning podcast Life lessons learnt from podcasting If mindfulness is just a trend How Changeability is not just about the big changes in life Tales from Kathryn and Julian’s youth Royal connections and a tantalising secret past Life before Brilliant Living HQ Details of Kathryn’s new podcast show – Podcast Divas And if there really is a sofa at the BBC Links mentioned on today’s show: BBC Radio Suffolk Kathryn’s book: Changeability: Manage your mind – change your life Podcast Divas - Kathryn's new podcast Our products What’s next for you? As always, thanks for listening to the Changeability podcast. We would love it if you could take a moment to leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher of our show – we read them all and it might be yours we feature on our next show. Alternatively if you’ve learnt something new about us, we’d love to read your comments below. Bye for now.  

This week we take on the worst of us: the trolls, haters, and insufferable fanboys who make life both on and off the internet more taxing and troublesome than it needs to be.  We basically cover everyone from racist YouTube commenters to hardcore MMO raiders, forum trolls to PC/Console MasterRace believers, and pseudo-anonymous assholes to socially awkward sexists.It's a little less RAGE-y than our previous few, but probably more important, as this one actually has a lesson to wrap it all up.Congratulations again to wikishuffle for their win at the UK Podcasters Awards!

You've caught us in a bit of a giggly mood. Sorry. This week we travel to Asia to talk teen dramas, we delve into the world of insects again, and get the streamers out because it's Adolf Hitler's birthday! Also, try to remember that Phil's mum listens to every episode of Wikishuffle. PS. We won Best Comedy at the UK Podcasters Awards. Thanks to all that voted, we're delighted. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When have you been at your happiest?  Do our happiness levels change throughout our life? Does happiness depend on your age? This week we’re talking about the link between happiness and age and thinking about how happy we are at different stages of our live, does it change and what does it mean for us. When have you been at your happiest? When you look back are there times when you felt really happy? Was it your childhood, first love, student days, staring out with your career or family, or maybe getting a big promotion. We tend to look back at happier times, which might make us think we were happier when we were younger, and our carefree school days or at least the long summer school holidays were a time of happiness. We didn’t have to worry about paying the mortgage or bills but there were probably other insecurities, maybe a worry about what others thought and wanting to fit in, not to mention the pressure of homework and exams. Whilst for those who couldn’t wait to become an adult, the happy times began with leaving home and starting out on your own.  Age as a happiness factor Although individual circumstances vary, according to research our happiness levels change throughout our lives, so how happy you feel could also be influenced by your age. According to a study by Dr Hannes Schwandt of Princeton University for the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, we’re happiest at 23 and 69, and unhappiest in our mid 50s. Our happiness levels are U shaped throughout our life. The optimism of youth and looking forward to future achievement accounts for a peak of happiness at 23. But the other happiest age of 69 is more surprising. Life is exciting in our twenties and thirties, getting on at work, maybe meeting a partner and starting a family. And then you get into your 40s and 50s and the pressures started building. You’re getting higher up in your career with more responsibility, or re-entering the workforce after having a family. Your children are getting older, bringing different pressures to bear on you from one end, whilst aging parents present another dimension of worry and potential stress. You’re caught somewhere in the middle. The LSE study was based on a study of a panel 132,609 life satisfaction expectations matched with subsequent realisations. And one of the striking things about their findings is that there was little variance between socio economic or culturally diverse groups or genders. And this U shaped pattern of happiness over the life span (high during youth and old age, low during midlife) has been observed in other studies also. It seems to hold around the world and has been documented in more than 70 countries, in surveys of more than 500,000 people in both developing and developed countries, according to a paper by David Blanchflower and Andrew Oswold of Warwick University,Is Well-being U-Shaped over the Life Cycle? The researchers in the LSC paper measured people’s expected life satisfaction and actual life satisfaction, and it basically showed that we aren’t very good at estimating how happy we will be in the future. Why? Because we all tend to overestimate the likelihood of positive events and underestimate the likelihood of negative events. This is the optimism bias. So e.g. we tend to expect to be healthy in spite of an unhealthy lifestyle. According to neuroscientific research this ‘optimism bias’ is due to the selective processing of negative and positive information in the frontal brain and this is what which allows us to hang on to our biased expectations even when confronted with evidence to the contrary. Basically we’re not very good at estimating how happy we’ll be as a young or older person - but there’s a difference in the reason why. Young people tend to overestimate their future life satisfaction or future happiness while older people underestimate it.  So as young people we expect to be happier in the future whilst we’re young but expect to be less happy as we get older.  But this isn’t what actually happens. One of the reasons is we overestimate the impact future changes will have on our happiness. This is because we don’t realise how quickly we adapt to life changes such as changes in income.  We think earning more money will have a bigger longer lasting effect on our life than it actually does, because we very quickly adapt to the new situation and become used to it. At the other end of the spectrum, we anticipate a drop in income when we become elderly and we think this will have a big negative impact on our happiness levels and satisfaction with life. Once again we overestimate the impact this will have because we adapt to it quickly. That explains the high points, but what happens in the middle at the bottom or low point of the happiness age bias U shape. The researchers put the midlife dip in wellbeing down to unmet expectations.  When we’re young we have high expectations but as we get into middle age we realise we’re not going to achieve everything we thought we would or wanted to, and we start to abandon our higher unmet expectations. Then as we get older we have less expectation of doing so much and become more accepting of our situation or as the researchers say – we experience less regret. So from our late 50s wellbeing starts to increase again. According to an article in the Huffington post – it keeps rising until we’re 85 – which is good news because it was also found that those who stay positive live 7.5 years longer. Other reasons why people get happier as they get older are that happy people live longer and it has been found that as people age they enjoy "ordinary" experiences more. People become more satisfied with their life through family, health, and home, and have more time and energy for hobbies and interests. “I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.” ― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek What does this mean for us – is there anything we can learn from this? It means you’re fine if you’re 23 or 69 – because they’re your happiest times of life. Of course academic studies don’t directly reflect our experience on an individual level in this way really.  But there are some general points we can take away. Firstly to be aware of what these studies about happiness and age tell us: How we over and underestimate our predicted levels of happiness and why. How we can adjust our expectations and not worry so much about not meeting aspirations. The merits of recognising and appreciating our everyday more ordinary experiences now. Not waiting until we’re older, but appreciating them right now as this will help to increase our happiness. Our happiness levels are so much to do with perception. Although there may be generalised times in our lives when we are less happy or more happy, there is nothing inevitable about it. And finally just because it looks like 69 and thereabouts might be a high point, happiness isn’t something to wait until you’re 69 to experience. The Changeability Podcast Episode 57 Hear us discuss all of this and more in episode 57 of the Changeability Podcast including: What we’ve been doing in a film this week What we learnt from an interview with top director Paul Greengrass at our local cinema How failure leads to happiness At what ages we’ re happiest in life according to 500,000 people What is optimism bias and what does it mean for us The surprising truth about old age and happiness What causes the midlife dip in wellbeing What we can learn now from studies of happiness to make us happier now – whatever our age   Thank you We know there are millions of blogs and podcasts out there, so we really appreciate you being here.  If you would like to support the podcast further we would love you to: Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn and leave us a rating and review.   Vote for The Changeability Podcast in the UK Podcasters Awards – up to the end of August 2105 Links mentioned What is happiness and the neuroscience behind it - Episode 55 Avoiding the F word and the fear of failure - Episode 51 LSC Discussion Paper - Unmet Aspirations as an Explanation for the Age U-shape in Human Wellbeing Hannes Schwandt Is Well-being U-Shaped over the Life Cycle? David Blanchflower and Andrew Oswald With Love From Suffolk film Is gratitude the best attitude? – Episode 34 Getting the gratitude habit – Episode 35  

  Plenty of Fun to be had around the Island this August Bank Holiday 2015 If you are stuck on what to do over this bank holiday do not panic. We have come up with some fantastic ideas for you to enjoy your weekend. POSTFEST The 41st Isle of Wight Steam Show Havenstreet (28th – 31st  August 2015) Isle of Wight Scooter Rally (28th-31st August 2015) Joe Pasquale Sunday Shanklin theatre (Sunday 30th Suguts 2015) Lucid Roylestone Gardens (Monday 31st August 2015 3-5pm) Isle of Wight Zoo Outside Movies, Lion King (29th August 2015 8pm), Jungle book (30th August 2015 8pm)  Jazz and Blues Picnic  Gates for the event will open at 12 noon, with music from 1pm to 4pm. Adult tickets cost £12 (£15 at the gate), tickets for 12 to 16 year olds are £6 and under 12s are free (but need a ticket). Tickets are on sale at St Catherine’s Charity Shop in Newport. In the News This week in the News Ali has news which made her chuckle about DJ Alex Dyke and Tony brings you three stories, the Frank James Hospital an abandoned building up for sale, Craig David joining the Bestival line up and Sand Pooling in Ryde. Food & Drink  This weeks' food and drink features a cafe which Ali ventured out to on her own, accompanied by our two year old, Bebe-ccino. A fantastic venue for families. Links you may find helpful  Craig David  Frank James hospital Alex Dyke Sand Pooling Bebe-ccino Twins Gluten Free - yummy gluten free cakes   Podcast Awards 2015 New Media Europe Conference  - as an exclusive offer for our listeners if you use the code REAL you will receive £100 off the ticket price for this unmissable conference. Listen to Ali being interviewed on the New Media Conference here  Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link

Nick and James try to work out what to call this episode, and also review their favourite mental health apps. James also tries to explain Cricket to Nick. Apps! Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards! We’re actually quite into the idea now! Alternate titles: A Sallow Walrus I Trust Their Algorithm Show notes: […]

Postfest: A boutique music festival  A Real Isle of Wight first this week with an exclusive interview with the creator of Postfest, a boutique Island festival featuring local bands and entertainment. In this interview Rob discusses the origins of the festival, what makes it unique and what you can expect at this years' festival. We also talk to Rob about his love for the Island and his hidden gems to visit and top tips. Rob's Tips for Bands not to be missed Lucid Cardinal Richlieu  Sennen - a band with special links to Tony (you will have to listen to find out more!) Signals BigTopp v's Ohmz In the News This week in the News Ali has news of some teething troubles at new ferry company Scoot, and Tony brings you an exciting opportunity to live like a king by purchasing Norris Castle Food & Drink  This weeks' food and drink features a cafe with great views of the needles but questionable customer service at The Needles View Pitch and Putt Links you may find helpful  Needles view pitch and putt Postfest Scoot ferry company Norris Castle New Media Europe Conference  - as an exclusive offer for our listeners if you use the code REAL you will receive £100 off the ticket price for this unmissable conference. Listen to Ali being interviewed on the New Media Conference here  Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link

James and Nick try to process being nominated for an award, and Nick fails to control a guest. Vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards here! Show notes: Point Vs Point – link “The Elephanta Suite” by Paul Theroux – Amazon “The Burning Land” by Bernard Cornwell – Amazon “The First Chronicles of Druss […]

Thanks to your generosity, the Pivotal Podcast is a finalist in the UK Podcasters Awards! Voting  ends on 31st August, 2015. Please help us to win by voting (takes just a few moments!): This is the fifth and final episode based on the  one-day ‘Pivotal Conversations’ conference which took place at Bridgend College on Wednesday 15th … Continue reading Pivotal Summer Shorts 5 – Pivotal Conversations – Children, Mental Health & Behaviour – PP83 →

Black holes, minions, slavery and dogs. That's where we're heading this week. Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards: http://newmediaeurope.com/2015/uk-podcasters-awards-the-nominations-are-in/?utm_content=buffer9ec29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thanks to your generosity, the Pivotal Podcast is a finalist in the UK Podcasters Awards! Please help us to win by voting (takes just a few moments!): This is the forth episode based on the  one-day ‘Pivotal Conversations’ conference which took place at Bridgend College on Wednesday 15th July on the theme of  Children, Mental Health & Behaviour. … Continue reading Pivotal Summer Shorts 4 – Pivotal Conversations – Children, Mental Health & Behaviour – PP82 →

Beaches for every taste!  With 57 miles of public beaches there is something for everyone on the Isle of Wight! They are so good they have won a multitude of awards! This week we discuss the most popular beaches on the Isle of Wight with a few hidden gems thrown in for good measure. In the News This week in the News Ali has news of a serious accident on the floating bridge and Tony celebrates some award winning Isle of Wight produce! Beaches Ryde-Appley - Wall to wall sand with a tide that goes out for miles (literally), great amenities and plenty of space for a game of rounders. Yaverland, Sandown and Shanklin - Best place to have a dip, again loads of space, safe and clean plenty of places to grab an ice cream or two. Ventnor- Set against the fantastic backdrop of Ventnor this is a smaller beach which is mainly shingle (& some sand) popular with people who just want to sit back and relax. The Jurassic Coast - Stretching from Blackgang to Compton this beach runs parallel to the military road. Difficult to get to in places this is untouched and quiet! Great views with the chance to find a link to the past. Cowes - Stoney and not really recommended for swimming, the beach is great for the fantastic sunsets, night fishing and sparkling wine whilst watching the very busy waterway. Priory Bay - Although a walk is required to reach this beach (via Seaview or St Helens Duver) this secluded beach feels like you are in another country. Whitecliff  Bay - Access to this beach is via the holiday park a great stretch of sandy beach with limited amenities. Newtown Creek - Controversial in this list but if you have a kayak and some time explore the coast you will find a beach all to yourself.   Food & Drink  This weeks' food and drink features BlueBells cafe at Briddlesford Farm. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner coffee and cake all made with local ingredients. As an added treat you can see the baby (& grown up) cows afterwards!! Links you may find helpful  Briddlesford Farm Accident on the floating Bridge Great taste Awards New Media Europe Conference  - as an exclusive offer for our listeners if you use the code REAL you will receive £100 off the ticket price for this unmissable conference. Listen to Ali being interviewed on the New Media Conference here  Please vote for us at the UK Podcasters Awards by clicking this link  

Paul & Dean have a couple of bits of news regarding the Retro Asylum podcast show. Please do listen, as it's rather important stuff! Firstly, the Retro Asylum podcast has reached the finals in the video games category of the UK Podcasters Awards. If you enjoy the show then please give us a vote: http://newmediaeurope.com/2015/uk-podcasters-awards-the-nominations-are-in/?utm_content=buffer53224&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Secondly Retro Asylum is leaving Podomatic and is becoming part of the Castaway Media Network: http://castaway.media/ Please stay tuned to www.retroasylum.com or follow our Twitter account @retroasylum1 for further details.

THIS WEEK! Jack is insufferable when he's ill, Chris has some interesting ideas and Phil is... well, Phil is Phil. We talk CATS! CANCER! HOT STUFF! GOTHS! AND MUCH MORE! Oh, and we're sorry this episode is so late. As a gift to make it up to you, why don't you vote for us to win BEST COMEDY at the UK Podcasters Awards! That's right, we only went and got bloody nominated! Thanks to everyone that took time out to vote for us. You can vote for us to WIN at the following link: http://newmediaeurope.com/2015/uk-podcasters-awards-the-nominations-are-in/?utm_content=buffer9ec29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.” ~ Virginia Woolf You know what you want, you’ve created your vision and set your goals. You’ve got in the right mindset and done the mental preparation. You’ve planned your actions and know where to start – so what now? Well it’s time to actually do it – it’s time for action. Planning for action is key but none of it matters if you don't put your plan into action and follow through on your goals. Changeability is about taking action. But it’s not a ‘running around like a headless chicken’ sort of action. It’s not being busy for the sake of it action. It’s about managing your mind to make changes in your life, and that means it’s action based on mind management techniques. The very techniques we talk about on The Changeability Podcast and are laid out in the Changeability: Manage your Mind – Change your Life book. If you follow and practice these your action becomes: Action born of your vision and goals Action grounded in attaining the results of your visualization. Action in line with the empowering beliefs of your affirmations. Action founded on the energy generated through appreciation. Action centred in mindfulness of your present experience, making it count. Action stemming from the creativity of your subconscious. Action implemented with the clarity and focus arising from meditative practice. It’s time for action, but there’s potential traps stopping you.   Procrastination Procrastination is the number 1 killer of action, but what’s behind it? Fear - Sometimes we’re afraid of either the action itself or the outcome if we achieve it, so we find other things to do to distract us Uncertainty - We’re unsure what to do to get going Perfectionist tendencies Overcoming procrastination Examine the thoughts and beliefs behind the fear and use affirmations to replace them with positive affirming beliefs Acknowledge the fear and get on with the action Recognise it wont be perfect and this is a delaying tactic Think in terms of days not months or years, to bring your future self nearer to your present self and raise awareness of the price of not taking action Busyness for the sake of busyness   Sometimes we just like to feel we’re busy. Being busy is almost addictive and makes us feel like we’re achieving something even if it’s not the actions we need to take to get us to our goals. Set your priority and prioritise it Make this your one thing to get done before moving on to other activities The ‘to-do’ list Surely the most simple productivity tip of all time is the good old fashioned humble to-do list. Try writing it by hand with a box to tick it off when completed Write your to-do list the night before, so you can get up and get on without thinking about what you need to do   Action on action The time for action is now – and the key is consistency and purposeful activity. Take positive consistent action every day Ask yourself if your actions today support your goals The Changeability Podcast episode 49 In episode 49 of The changeability Podcast – Time for Action – we talk about all of this and more including: What stops us taking the action (even when we think we want to take it) Tips for overcoming procrastination and being busy What’s going on in Kathryn’s mind when she should be taking action 5 ways to help you take action everyday What to do when you feel stuck How to deal with self-sabotaging thoughts The question you need to answer everyday   “It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” Hugh Laurie What about you? What are you taking action on today? Let us know in the comments below. If you like listening to The Changeability Podcast help us out Nominations have opened for the first ever UK Podcasters’ Awards and are open for the whole of July.  If you like our podcast we would absolutely love it if you’d consider nominating us for a UK Podcast Award. You can nominate us up to once a day for each day of July – so if you really love us you can do it everyday – but even once would be fabulous. Simply click here and then on ‘nominate this podcast’. You’ll be asked to verify it with an email address, Facebook or Twitter (this is to make sure it’s only 1 vote per podcast per day). Thank you very much K and J xxx