Let’s Take A Moment: Recent Episodes
Malcolm Clarke
My podcast on how I pass the time in my life. I discuss issues of life management, self-improvement and how to manage stress as well as general life updates. Let’s stop and take a moment together.
Today I discussed a tough experience I had when giving a speech recently. It gave me an understanding about the need for preparation, and what others go through who have a problem speaking in front of people.
In this podcast I talk about a crazy week I’ve had and what I have learned. Spoiler alert - I learned a lot!
Today is Saturday and I completed a few tasks for work this morning. I didn’t realise something about why I found it easier to work on a Saturday that I can implement into my weekly ways of working. This might prove useful to you.
In this episode, I discussed my 43rd birthday, which was yesterday! affiliate marketing, politics, a new idea and my plans for my week of annual leave which starts today.
Contrary to a popular cliche, I believe what people think of us does matter. In the context of a disappointment today, I discussed this in more detail.
In this episode. I discuss side hustles. Why you should have one and a few tips on the challenges and opportunities you will come across
Every podcast starts with Podcaster’s saying ‘thank you for listening’. In this talk, I explain why we say thank you and why I am very grateful for you listening in.
I did not design a break from podcasting! It’s been awhile since my last one, and this update is just a general one this time. I pledged to be back soon!
Why we do things can be extremely enlightening about our character and motivations. In this talk, I give two examples about things that I have done and are doing and analyse the deeper reasons why. I recommend you do the same.
In this podcast, I discuss how our insecurities can govern our decisions. This is a very frank podcast!
Just a general update about what I’m up to. I hope you all had a great weekend and have a great week ahead!
In this episode, we discuss how to achieve a slower pace of life. I discuss the pros and cons of the approach.
In this episode, I give a progress update on my new job and discuss career progression and my next visit to London, my first with the new company I work for.
In this long podcast, I give you a recommendation for a documentary series recorded and aired around 2013. I discussed some of the thought provoking themes that entered my mind having watched the six episodes. I highly recommend you watch them too and I tell you how to find them in this podcast.
In this episode, I discussed the trade-off between work, reward and the associated stress involved.
In this podcast, I discuss the biggest lie in personal development. I also discuss why I hold a job and the various options in planning for the future against the necessity, in my view, of living in the moment.
In this podcast, which is my first of 2024, I give my views on my experiences following my first week as a hybrid worker.
Today, I’ve been picking up recycling rubbish and pumping up a tire to have it replaced. Find out why in today’s personal mid Christmas update.
A quick update on my pre-Christmas plans as I complete my Christmas shopping this morning.
In this podcast I go over thoughts and wrap up actions following leaving my job and preparing to join another company.
I left my job tonight ahead of moving to a new company at the beginning of the New Year. Here are my thoughts as I leave a great job.
Following on from my recent story about working in the bookmaking industry, here is my political story. I hope you enjoy it, and we will be back to regular theme-based podcasts from here on out.
In this podcast, I tell you about my worst job, just prior to the 20th anniversary of me, starting a job which will come along in early January.
In this podcast, I discuss the various factors that cause us, or others, to resist change. The idea for this podcast came from a post that I found on LinkedIn with an illustrative graphic. I hope you find this thought-provoking.
In this podcast, I talk about my “side hustle“ (!) and why I think you should have one too. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe.
When an outcome goes against the desired results you hoped for, it hurts. And it should! That shows you cared. This podcast analyses how to best approach such an outcome and how to respond moving forward.
This episode talks about beating our to do list to a pulp(!) and exactly how I manage my tasks.
In this podcast, I review the series on Disney+, The Full Monty, which is based on the movie from 1997, which was a smash it back in the day. The series is worth a watch and it’s definitely something that will make you sit up and take notice. Enjoy the review.
In this podcast, we discuss understanding the payoff on any activity we do, and the distance between what we hoped to obtain or achieve from an activity and what actually happens.
The graveyard shift on a radio program is overnight where the broadcaster chats to avoid silence. Recorded at 1:45 am on the 1st of September this podcast ends of sounding like a graveyard shift broadcast! Something a little bit different, but I hope you enjoy it.
In this podcast I discuss whether we should pay the price in an activity when we are forced to be persistent. I discuss how to identify what our success looks like in an activity and whether the price we need to pay to reach that point is worth the effort it always takes to improve. Perhaps there is a better option with a payoff that we would welcome more. I explore this and other related issues in this podcast and I hope you enjoy it.
In this podcast, I discuss three things that I have decided to remove from my life. These are interests, not people! I discuss the benefits of taking this approach and the reasons for doing so.
In this podcast, I discuss how to manage the various structures that we have in our lives, that matter what we do and when.
In this episode I give you an account of my journey in politics. I cover how I got involved, all the way through to being an elected councillor and what I’ve done since leaving office. I hope you enjoy it.
ChatGPT is a generative AI tool that is really popular at present. The technology is developing at pace and provides us with opportunities to boost our ways of working and personal productivity. In this podcast, I give some ideas on how you can do that whilst also retaining vital ‘analog’ skills.
In this episode, I discuss the changing face of friendships and relationships, the impact of Covid and factors to be aware of as you interact with friends.
In this podcast, I talk candidly about my weight loss journey and how I am trying to do better. I hope it is the most honest podcast I’ve ever recorded.
Many podcasts talk about managing stress and even avoiding stress, but few podcasts talk about managing the post stress period. In this discussion, I focus on the period after a stressful episode has ended and how we manage that period to ensure that we recover properly, ready to face our next challenge.
In this episode, we discuss how to protect your routine and the importance of doing so. Your time is precious so what you do with it should be given careful thought.
Following the sad news that someone I knew from my days as a pool player passed away yesterday I have been reevaluating things. In this episode I ruminate over the issues I’m currently thinking about including how we should deal with the inbuilt paranoia that can arise when working for other people and being at the disposal of their hindsight thinking.
In this episode, I discuss the cliche glass half full or half empty. We learn about the positives and negatives of both approaches and how we can control them. Thanks for listening.
In this podcast, I discuss the importance of having other things going on, besides your daily work
In this episode, I talk about my search for immersion in my activities. Let’s analyse the reasons why we look for immersive things.
In this podcast, we analyse how best to deal with and process setbacks that we will encounter in our lives. What was our role in the setback? What were the external factors? How can we perform better in a similar situation in future?
As I resurrect my weight loss journey, here is the one thing you must tackle before you lose any weight.
This podcast explores how to set up an efficient ‘to do’ list that is quick to set up and ensures you miss no deadlines or forget any tasks!
In this podcast I examine why employers and employees may benefit from executive coaching.
In this episode I delve into my experience of the law of attraction and how I combine the need to clear up our thoughts versus taking action.
This week I had a great conversation with a friend about business. What I learned to consider was, was I willing to pay the price? In this podcast we discuss the fundamental choice between chasing money and chasing lifestyle. Don’t forget to subscribe.
In this podcast we take a deep dive and look at LinkedIn, the social media platform for professionals. I give my view on best practice, pitfalls and how best to use LinkedIn to get the most out of it. I hope you find it helpful.
In this podcast, my first of 2023, I clarify, two important things that you need to have in your life in the coming year ahead. Don’t forget to subscribe!
In this episode we look at specific goals for 2023 in four main areas using three phases of implementation. Happy New Year for 2023 and I hope you enjoy the podcast.
This podcast takes a deep dive into my experiences as a remote worker and shared my insight on how you can productively operate as a remote or hybrid worker. I also give advice for managers with remote or hybrid teams.
In this podcast we look at ideas for setting your priorities for 2023. This includes health, goals, professional goals and social goals.
After a weeks leave, I returned to work this week with a realisation that what I thought I wanted from my week off, was not the positive experience I expected. This is what I’ve realised.
In this episode, I discuss how I am building in quality rest time into my schedule and how you can do the same.
In this episode I reflect on the interview with Rob Jones, what I learned and my thoughts on how the interview went down.
In this episode we are joined by Rob Jones, a friend of mine of 12 years. Rob lives a nomadic life, full of introspection and reflection. He worked in a school, left that to travel and lived in a van and a church before a spiritual journey to Thailand, followed by a return to the UK where he lives in caravans, plays music in festivals and works, amongst other jobs, for a hot air balloon company. This interview is deep and, at time, emotionally intense and, in my humble opinion, a must listen for anyone who wants to gain more perspective about life from someone who has thought a lot about it.
In this episode of the podcast we look at the impostor syndrome, with a focus on understanding what it means for us in our approach to life and, most importantly, how we beat it.
In this podcast episode I sent you some homework! You have to watch an episode of TV and get reflecting! Hopefully you get some insight from this!
In this podcast I go into detail about some new changes to my diet. I also let you know about some of the things that are going on.
I reflect on the mourning period, some reflections from the unprecedented and unique intensity of the period and how we can move forward.
In this episode I explore the various benefits of having evolving priorities and goals. I also go through what these priorities and goals are for me!
Would you like to have a podcast like this one? If yes, then you’ve come to the right place! In this episode I teach you exactly how to set up a Podcast just like this one!
In this episode we look at the importance of incremental improvements but also having realistic, but honest, limits on how far you can go.
Why do we do what we do? In this episode I analyse my interests at a deep level, seeking to gain an understanding on why I like the activities I pursue. What can we learn?
In this episode of the podcast we discuss the importance of controlling your dominant thoughts.
In this episode we consider what motivates us, and why. Are your motivations purely positive in nature or is it that chip on your shoulder that drives you on to achieve great things? Let’s find out!
In this episode I discuss the power of seeing the path to success and the importance of thinking very carefully about what you would do if you achieved what you want to achieve.
In this episode of the podcast we look at the power of incremental change and how you can use it to achieve your goals, managing the effort that it takes to do so cleverly and efficiently.
I continue the health journey and this episode of let’s take a moment looks at my insights from what I have learned so far which hopefully you can get value from. Don’t forget to subscribe!
In this podcast we look at the importance of taking a complete break. We also discuss things that will stop us from doing so and how we can break the cycle.
One last milestone! I hope you are all enjoying platinum jubilee celebrations. In this podcast we look at a few reflections based on a couple of visits I made this week.
In this episode we discuss how are use of social media and whether it is healthy for us.
In today’s podcast I discuss a 20 year milestone. We also get into the detail around life milestones, whether we should notice them at all and how to look forward.
In this podcast we discuss the pros and cons of living in the moment, of the need to not always live at the moment and to always strive to find balance between the need to engage in life’s challenges and the need to leave them in the rearview mirror on occasion.
It’s been one year since I left office as an elected councillor. In this episode I reflect on the pros and cons of being out of office and give an honest account of my thoughts as I pass this milestone.
In this episode, slightly shorter than normal due to a cold, I discuss what happens when we take action and we often encounter what we might describe as negativity from family and friends. Perhaps it’s not what we think?
I’m launching something! Learn all about it and also my thoughts on a year since leaving the council.
Back from my trip to London and a short break to see family I analyse what I learned from the trip, which hopefully we can share the learning and you can benefit from the tips too!
In this episode we take a look at your professional pathway and some things that will affect your career and journey through employment. Hopefully food for thought.
This episode looks at change, the various types of change and how we can build a resilience to cope with it.
In this free coaching session I analyse negative narrative keywords, what do you mean and I set you 11 questions to take a deep dive into your negative narratives and make some really positive changes.
In this episode we take a look at changing our default way of thinking. How we think about ourselves and what we do defines our actions. Sometimes looking at the other side of the coin, what I call cognitive rotation, Can make the way forward clearer. Enjoy the show.
In this episode we consider whether food is an addiction, in a similar way to drugs or narcotics. Thanks for listening and I hope you find the episode useful.
We are all affected by our history, sometimes one event can shape our entire future. This event does not have to be traumatic and in this podcast I consider how we can use the past to help us progress in the future.
Let’s talk about perception and reality and how we must keep the gap between the two as small as possible in order to keep an objective eye on our progress and ultimately achieve success.
In this episode I discuss how to get a weekend mindset that leaves work behind, you enjoy yourself and be back ready on a Monday, ready to work!
Something a little bit different today. One of my favourite series to watch is The Office from 2001 to 2003, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In this podcast, which I appreciate is a little more unconventional than normal, I tell you about why I like the show and what we can learn from it.
Let’s take a deep dive into time management and how to ensure your tasks are done in the right order, to deadline and keep the management happy. This advice applies to both employees or business owners and entrepreneurs.
In this episode I look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how we can apply the concepts to our own lives.
How do you define success? In this episode we take a deep dive into the definitions of success and the role of money in defining success.
In this episode of Let’s Take a Moment we consider how to manage intense levels of stress and also discuss the realities and perceptions of being an employee versus running your own business.
After a trip to London, I have been reflecting on some of the emotions I felt whilst on the trip. In this podcast I’ll let you know what I did whilst I was away and then I analyse what we can learn from some of the feelings I had.
In this episode I discuss success and failure. With a particular focus on failure, I discuss how to deal with it and whether or not it can be avoided. It’s a different look at failure than you will have heard before.
This episode was recorded sitting on my lounge at 8 pm on a Friday evening. I’ll update you on a few developments in my business idea and my plans for a quiet weekend.
This episode investigates whether we are ever as secure as we think, in terms of personal finances when we work for a living. Let’s take a moment and take a deep dive into this interesting subject.
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