A week or so ago I was lucky enough to be invited by the lovely Michelle Ward back onto Phoenix FM to talk about my new book: How To EAT LOADS And LOSE WEIGHT.
We discuss why I wrote the book, how your body ACTUALLY works, why fat DOESN’T make you fat, how a low-carb diet differs from this ‘keto’ diet you may have heard of, and why peeing on a stick every few days might be a good thing to do.
As ever it’s a fun interview. Turn on your sound and press the big PLAY button in the middle of the image below.
Almost exactly a year ago I popped into Phoenix 98 FM, to chat to the lovely Michelle Ward.
If you’re a regular visitor to the blog you already know that I’m a regular guest on the show, and together we present a slot called ‘Happy Club‘, whereby I dispense some tips and hints on happiness, and related subjects (for instance; here’s a show that we did on how to survive Christmas).
This particular time we were supposed to be talking about Boxing Day, but instead we ended up talking about, well, me – specifically, how I became an author and my tendency to get totally wrapped up in building a career, unfortunately at the expense on my own happiness.
We do eventually get around to discussing Boxing Day.
Eventually.
Anyway, if you’ve got a few moments, have a listen. Click the PLAY button in the image below, or click here to open YouTube. The last couple of minutes of the interview went a bit screwy, so I’ve just faded it out on this version – you haven’t missed much, honest.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing catch up with some of the radio interviews I’ve given over the past few months, including my ‘Happy Club’ slot on Michelle Ward‘s show on Phoenix98 FM.
Way, way back in June of this year, Michelle and I chewed over the topic of Random Acts Of Kindness and some intriguing scientific research that’s discovered…
it really is better to give than recieve, but
you might be better storing up your kind acts and doing them all on one day!
We chat about what makes an act of kindness truly random, and discover that Michelle’s listeners seem to have a fondness for buying people cakes. Useful to know if you happen to live in the Brentwood / Billericay area of Essex, UK. And we get completely off topic and start talking about my X-factor style audition to be an official Women’s Institute Speaker. (I passed. Just in case you were worried about that)
But back to Random Acts of Kindness; check out this fabulous Thai advertisement for Life Insurance. If this doesn’t bring a lump to your throat then I swear you’re made of stone. Click here if you’re reading this in an email.
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During the show Michelle asks why my debut novel, The Good Guy’s Guide To Getting The Girl, isn’t available yet. I squirm uncomfortably in my chair and try and come up with a plausible sounding reason. Fortunately though it is finally available!
The official launch is September 12th 2014 (that’s next week!), when the ebook will be less than a quid for a very limited period, and I’ll be personally delivering copies to anyone who wants one (that last bit might not be true). Subscribe to this blog to be reminded of the launch nearer the time, but if you can’t wait to flick through the contents of my imagination, click here now.
Over the next few weeks I’ll be playing catch up with some of the radio interviews I’ve given over the past few months, including my ‘Happy Club’ slot of Michelle Ward‘s show on Phoenix98 FM.
This week we rewind the clock to April of this year when Michelle and I talked about Bucket Lists – and more importantly how to make them work. Click the big play button in the image below, or here if you’re reading this in an email.
We chat about the film ‘The Bucket List‘, how I decided to write a Bucket List of my own, and why I call mine a ‘Now List’. We also talk about the importance of starting your list even if you have no idea what you’d put on it, and how having a blank, ‘ready-to-go’ list seems to be a magnet for Bucket List ideas.
If you’ve already written a Bucket List then you might be interested in a couple of my other posts such as…
All four of my How To books are available in paperback, audio and for your kindle enabled device. In most cases the kindle versions are less than the price of a cup of coffee! Jeepers! Click here to find out more.
You don’t need a Kindle device to read a Kindle book. Download the FREE kindle app for your computer, smart phone or tablet from amazon (.co.uk | .com)
During the show Michelle briefly mentions my debut novel, The Good Guy’s Guide To Getting The Girl, and I casually forget to tell her that it wasn’t actually published. Well the good news is it is finally available!
The official launch is September 12th 2014, when the ebook will be less than a quid for a very limited period, and I’ll be personally delivering copies to anyone who wants one (that last bit might not be true). Subscribe to this blog to be reminded of the launch nearer the time, but if you can’t wait to flick through the contents of my imagination, click here now.
Over the next few weeks I’ll be playing catch up with some of the radio interviews I’ve given over the past few months, including my ‘Happy Club’ slot of Michelle Ward‘s show on Phoenix98 FM.
This week we hop back in time to March of this year when Michelle and I talked about the highs and lows of 21st Century dating. Click the big play button in the image below, or here if you’re reading this in an email.
We chat about my top five dating tips (something that you can read more of here), why it’s too easy to fall in love with someone online, and why I eventually decided to cut off my long flowing locks all those years ago (hint: the picture to the left was taken long long loooong before I made that momentous decision)
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If you want to delve into the detail behind my five tips above, pick my brain for more nuggets of dating gems, or need a little more hand holding, then I have some very good news. How To Start Dating And Stop Waiting, my third self-help book, is available in paperback and as an ebook. An audio version – which includes the companion guide From Invisible To Irresistible – is also available at audible (co.uk and com)
You don’t need a Kindle device to read a Kindle book. Download the FREE kindle app for your computer, smart phone or tablet from amazon (.co.uk | .com)
During the show I mention that my debut novel, The Good Guy’s Guide To Getting The Girl, would be available ‘at Easter’. Then Easter came and went and the novel was nowhere to be seen. Well the good news is it is finally available!
The official launch is September 12th 2014, when the ebook will be less than a quid for a very limited period, and I’ll be personally delivering copies to anyone who wants one (that last bit might not be true). Subscribe to this blog to be reminded of the launch nearer the time, but if you can’t wait four weeks to flick through the contents of my imagination, click here now.
If you have a question for next month’s show feel free to drop me a line, post a comment below, tweet either myself or Michelle, or send me a message on facebook.
If you’d prefer to ‘listen‘ to this post (rather than read it), scroll down to the bottom and click the big play button in the centre of the video box, or click here if you’re reading this in an email
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again; it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
For some that means mince pies and merriment, for others it’s mayhem and madness, but regardless of how you feel about the festive season one thing cannot be denied. It can be a tad stressful.
In addition to our usual busy lives, for one month, maybe more, most of us have to contend with (at least some) of the following:
Christmas preparation (presents, cards, etc. etc)
Other deadlines (“this must be finished before xmas”, “…before the end of year” etc)
Yet more deadlines / restrictions! (last posting day, office close down, system change-freeze, ‘Sunday’ service)
Adverse weather!
Rubbish driving conditions!! (more traffic, less daylight, adverse weather)
Extra social events (office party, clubs, kid’s panto)
Hang overs!
Colds and flu
Is it any wonder that some of us wish that Christmas only came around every other year, or every four years, or maybe once a century.
A few years back I came up with a solution to all this nonsense. Behold STRESS LIST DAY
Step 1: Make a List
Make a list of all the stuff that stressing you now
Not a general list; this is not an ‘Ugh List’
Only stuff that absolutely has to be sorted
Only stuff that keeps popping into your mind
There’s some very interesting research that shows that if you keep thinking about something other than the thing you’re supposed to be thinking about right now, you’re pretty much hard-wired to feel unhappy.
Here’s my stress list..
Christmas!
Cards
Presents
Niece
Parents
Brother in law
What does my sister want me to take on Christmas Day?
Clients
Client 1
Client 2
Client 3
Next book(s)
finish edits
agree cover
audio?
launch in January!
Step 2: Prioritise
Re-sort your list with the following in mind
Importance (how much trouble would I be in if this didn’t happen?)
Deadline dates (last posting date, event date, last working day)
Step 3: Schedule Stress List Day
Take your diary and schedule 4 to 5 Stress List days / mornings / evenings (or however many days you think you’ll need) between now and a week or so before Christmas.
Better too many than not enough
Make the time! Cancel other things if you have to!
Just knowing you’ve set aside time to sort these things should make you feel better
Step 4: Work The List
On Stress List Day, work your list in order. You probably won’t feel much better after the first stress list day, but by the end of the second, and the third, when you’ve started to make a dent in that list, your overall stress levels should start to fall.
If it works for you schedule next years Stress List days now, a little earlier than this years.
If you have a question for next month’s show feel free to drop me a line, post a comment below, tweet either myself or Michelle, or send me a message on facebook.
The theme for January will be ‘New Year – New You!‘
How To Start Dating And Stop Waiting (mentioned throughout the show) is due out February 2014, How To Eat Loads And Stay Slim is available, now, in three formats.
If you have a question for next month’s show feel free to drop me a line, post a comment below, tweet either myself or Michelle, or send me a message on facebook. We’ll get through as many as we’re able.
Last Wednesday ‘Happy Club’ morphed from its previous incarnation as a workshop, to a radio show, as I joined the delightful Michelle Ward of Phoenix98 FM to discuss ‘happiness’, and to answer your happiness related questions.
This month’s questions covered weight loss, hypothyroid syndrome, and what to do if you feel you have to choose between your own happiness or someone else’s.
To listen to the show click the big play button in the image below (or if you’re reading this in an email, click here)
If you want to skip the pre-ample and move straight to the questions, use the slider to jump forward to the twelve minute mark.
Katherine’s supper clubs can be found here. ‘Deidre’s pen pals’ no longer exists. I’ve checked.
If you have a question for next month’s show feel free to drop me a line, post a comment below, tweet either myself or Michelle, or send me a message on facebook. We’ll get through as many as we’re able.
Several weeks back now, I was proud to be invited back by Michelle Ward of Phoenix98 FM to talk about How To Do Everything and Be Happy amongst other things. We also ended up discussing how I became an author, whether I’ve ever had anyone really grumpy on my workshops, and the book I’m working on for 2014; How To Start Dating And Stop Waiting!
Along the way Michelle confessed that one of my ‘author business cards’ – which has my official author picture on the reverse – has been sitting by the side of her bed for some weeks! And as if that wasn’t enough to cope with, someone’s phone (not mine guvnor – I swear) went off whilst we were on air!
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