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Life Beyond The Numbers

Susan Ni Chriodain

What really makes work-life fulfilling?Through stories, reflections and insights from leaders, thinkers and creatives, we shine a light on the invisible forces that shape our work lives — what it means to be human. This isn’t just something to tune into — it’s something to attune to. Hosted by award-winning author Susan Ní Chríodáin, Life Beyond the Numbers is for people who care about people. Because while numbers matter — people matter more.

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#133 At Our Best - Susan

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/06/24

"It's about who we can be and how can we be the best version of ourselves, and we owe that to ourselves. You are the only one who truly knows how you feel, how you think, and why you act the way you do. And increasing our own self-awareness is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves. Taking an honest look at ourselves, our thinking, our feelings, our behaviour, and asking ourselves when are we at our best?" Susan In this episode I reflect on the impact of stress in a work-life experience and

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48:09

#132 Inner Development Goals (IDGs) - Katharina Moser

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/06/17

"The whole idea around the IDGs emerged a few years ago with a few institutions in Sweden sitting together looking at the current status of the world and wondering why it is that we are not really progressing further and faster towards the SDGs and why crisis are to the contrary getting bigger and bigger and more complex and everything seems to be just more daunting." Katharina Moser Katharina Moser and I talk about the importance of inner work for outer change. She introduces the IDGs, a

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35:03

#131 Our Expectations - Paul Karvanis

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/06/10

"How do we start to understand ourselves enough that we can say our expectations might be realistic to the situation we're in, but they mightn't be the optimal expectations that we could have of ourselves." Paul Karvanis Paul Karvanis and I talk about how to have a good life well lived. A former corporate lawyer, Paul shares his journey from feeling unhappy with his life to pursuing a satisfied and contented one. We delve into the concept of personal potential and how it's already within oneself

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46:33

#130 Do the Right Thing - Dan Foley

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/06/03

"Doing the right thing probably starts when you go into the organisation rather than when you leave it. Because at that stage, you may not have actually have the chance to do the right thing." Dan Foley Dan Foley and I discuss the importance of doing the right thing in business and the role of values, leadership, and collaboration in driving positive change. Dan shares his experience of working with a leader who had a who had a significant impact on his leadership style and introduced him to the

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32:20

#129 Team Engagement

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/05/27

"Brian was in charge of team engagement. And it was interesting because he said 30 plus years ago, Brian was talking about things like empowerment, self-motivation, involvement, personal responsibility, voice and alignment." In this episode, I relay the remarkable story of Derek Redmond, a former 400-meter sprinter turned business coach, and his experience preparing for the Olympics in 1992. I talk about the importance of teams and team engagement, expanding your comfort zone, making small

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47:47

#128 Alignment - Ana Bernardes

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/05/20

"For me this concept of embodiment is very related to being in alignment. So an alignment between what I feel, what I think and what I do." Ana Bernardes Ana Bernardes and I discuss the concept of embodiment and how it relates to being in alignment with our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Anna shares her personal experience of discovering her superpower through an embodiment exercise, where she explored different shapes and movements of her body. We explore ways for listeners to start expanding

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49:37

#127 The Performance Paradox - Kerry Cullen

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/05/13

"That's the performance paradox at play. It's through dedication. We're trying to do the best that we can, but it's just so easy to let go of what we know restores us and gives us energy in that quest to keep going. And the more we do that, the more disconnected we are from what gives us energy. That's what I mean by the performance paradox." Kerry Cullen Kerry Cullen explains the concept of "the performance paradox". To break the performance paradox, she suggests bringing awareness to the body

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40:13

#126 Slowing Down - Professor Giana M. Eckhardt

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/05/06

"Engaging in activities like walking as compared to faster forms of transportation or doing yoga or things that really slow down the body are important but it's active things that slow down the body. In other words, not just laying on the sofa, which we all like to do at the end of a hard day of work, but it's active slowing down." Giana Eckhardt Giana Eckhardt and I chat about some of her research into the concept of deceleration or people's desire to slow down. Giana explains that deceleration

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#125 Insights - Dr. Susanne Evans, David Lee and Me

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/04/29

"Let's say somebody listening to that, is like, wow, I do that too. And that helps them develop their insights. So listening to people's stories is another wonderful way of developing insights." David Lee In this episode Dr Susanne Evans, David Lee and I discuss the importance of finding work that aligns with one's values and interests. We share personal experiences of how our childhood interests and mentors influenced our career paths. We chat about the importance of being self-aware and

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37:55

#124 People Success - Kellie Lucas

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/04/15

"There is a huge shift in thinking from being customer success to being people success. Because if you look after your individual people as well as the people in your customers, whether that's B2B or B2C, then you are going to be the most successful and impactful that you can." Kellie Lucas Kellie Lucas discusses the importance of a people-first approach to business. We talk about balancing extreme capitalism with a more supportive approach to work, the impact of purpose and culture on individuals

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33:34

#123 If It Makes You Happy - Susan Ni Chriodain

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/04/01

Did you know that genetics account for 50% of our happiness? And our life circumstances 10%? That means we have the power to influence the other 40% through our actions and habits. In this episode, I explore the concept of happiness and how it is perceived differently by individuals. I discuss the relationship between mood and emotions and how they affect our overall well-being. I share some research on happiness, talk about happiness at work. I also share three practical ways to "chase"

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36:53

#122 What Matters Most? - Susan Ni Chriodain

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/03/11

"...and each time I would attempt to do something, I would stop and stare out the window and wonder what matters. I began to ask variations of this question: What matters here? What actually matters? Does this really matter? What matters most?" Susan Ni Chriodain In this solo episode I share on a life-changing family event. And explore what it means to have your world change in an instant, discovering what matters most and having the courage to go after that. This episode is dedicated to M &

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45:16

#121 Courage - Robbie Swale

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/02/18

"If instead you just take small action, you not only get the rush of courage from having taken the action and the satisfaction that you've actually done something, but you have negated that building of resentment and regret. So it's a double benefit if you take the tiny action today." Robbie Swale Robbie Swale explains that courage is a key part of achieving our goals. And with small, repeated actions you can overcome fears, conquer resistance or procrastination and make progress. And often the

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44:18

#120 Reconnecting - Sam Allen

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/02/11

"Gradually I was shrinking, because this is such a big thing in me. So my process was, during that time, reconnecting to that creativity and taking seriously that need in me." Sam Allen Sam Allen provides an insight into how creativity can be used for healing and inspiration. She explains how she reconnected with her own creativity during a particularly tough period of her life. Sam writes poetry about topics such as truth, freedom, pleasure, self-love, and love. Her poems can be deep and

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41:37

#119 Serial Entrepreneur - Kevin Ashley (From the...

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/02/04

"Within the first year of the aviation business is when we started doing the coffee business. So I was suddenly involved and being the executive director of the aviation business and the executive chairman of the coffee shop business at the same time. So I was suddenly the serial entrepreneur, it was crazy." Kevin Ashley Kevin Ashley is one of the founders of Java House, an East African coffee house and diner. He attributes his success to staying flexible and having a passionate purpose beyond

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43:03

#118 Happiness with Sashenka Milston

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/01/21

"Happiness is enjoying that journey. Carving out that 15 minutes of pleasure. Happiness then increases our performance and our achievement and makes it easier to achieve success." Sashenka Milston Sashenka Milston and I discuss happiness and how we can achieve it. She explains that the research shows that it's not actually how much time you have it's what you do with it that matters to your happiness. What counts is whether we spend the time passively or on personally enriching experiences. Can we

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49:51

#117 Your Career - Javed Bobat

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/01/14

"There's always merit and value in being proactive when it comes to making changes within your career and not sleepwalking into a situation where your career's flatlining or you’re not achieving and getting the satisfaction and the enjoyment that you want within a particular job." Javed Bobat Javed and I talk about the importance of taking a proactive approach when it comes to making changes within your career. He encourages regular reflection on what you are looking for within your career and

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55:06

#116 Challenges - Diego Adame

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2023/01/07

"One of the challenges this year that I loved was one of my friends created a book and she had 40 questions and I had to answer each question with a picture. And really good questions about reflecting about life, about my past, about my present, about where I want to go." Diego Adame Diego Adame turned 40 during 2022 and decided to take on 40 challenges with friends and family as a way of celebrating the year. This included a variety of physical, fun and creative challenges, like skydiving,

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38:51

#115 Work-Life Highlights with Previous Guests

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2022/12/31

Seven work-life snippets from 2022 guests make up this compilation episode. David Lee, Episode 102, Human Nature Kirsty Ritchie, Episode 91, Mental Fitness Pete Bearder, Episode 109, Collective Joy Natasha Tomlinson, Episode 103, Just Go For It Kris Lantheaume, Episode 111, Success Dougal Freeman, Episode 92, A Common Goal Robyn Harris, Episode 108, The Answers Are Inside Wishing all my listeners a joyful and fulfilling 2023 Resources Mentioned: Episode 90 The Way You Make Me Feel

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40:53

#114 What’s Another Year? Susan Ní Chriodain

Life Beyond The Numbers ·

2022/12/24

"How did you feel about this year as a whole? And if you were to title this past year as a chapter in your story, what would it be? So, I've put together some thoughts on this year." The years seems to go by so quickly and can seem like they all roll into one. It can be easy to think well 'what's another year'. In this episode I reflect on the year and explore 2022 around four main themes - self-expression, nature, community and the inner world. Connect with Susan On LinkedIn Through my

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