Previously Learnt : Life Lessons From Notable People: Recent Episodes
James Shaw
Have you thought about the life lessons your children will be able to learn after you're gone?
We were faced with this question following the loss of close family.
Life doesn't come with a manual.
In a nutshell, the premise of the podcast is borrowing the life experiences of some notable people from various fields so that our children can learn from them in the future.
Each episode features a conversation with someone who has achieved big things in their own chose field.
Our hope is that your children and ours can listen to these legends of our lifetime when they're growing up, in order to get insightful life lessons they can apply in their own
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the absolute joy and privilege to be joined by Author, Former Diplomatic Editor, Key Note Speaker and Broadcaster, Tim Marshall.
Tim is best known for reporting on foreign news and international diplomacy. He has reported from over forty countries including many wars and conflict zones.
Tim has published six books on international relations, and his forth book, Prisoners of Geography, is an iconic New York Times and Sunday Times best seller, having sold more than two million copies.
We spoke of many things, including :
- How Tim's achievements and experiences all come about, despite not having a plan
- Seeing the good in people
- How behaviour is mostly the best way to pass on advice
- Things will probably get better, it can be tough when you are younger, but life will probably be alright
- The power of working hard
- The importance of making a decision
Tim's books include, Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography
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On the episode of Previously Learnt, we had the absolute joy to be able to speak with Master Grief Coach and Best Selling Author, Terri Chaplin www.livingingratitudewithtlc.com
Terri tragically lost her first husband in 2005 and her son in 2012.
Terri's work as a Master Grief Coach helps bring comfort, understanding and guidance to navigating the complexities of loss.
We spoke of :
- What is grief?
- How to deal with grief
- Talking and explaining loss to our children
- Not taking life for granted
- How grief is different for everyone
- How grief is a life lesson
Full of life lessons and practical advice about dealing with such a powerful emotion as grief. As always, thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, Life Lessons From Notable People, we had the absolute joy and privilege to be joined by Dr Selena Gilles.
This was a truly inspirational chat with Selena, and you can tell just how much it means to her to help improve the lives of others.
Dr Gilles is Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Programme at New York University Rory Meyer College of Nursing. She is also volunteer Associate Professor for State University of Haiti.
Dr Gilles has been a volunteer Nurse Practitioner for seven medical missions to Haiti, Ghana and Nigeria and her work has impacted over eight thousand disadvantaged patients.
We spoke of many things, including :
- Not worrying as ultimately things work out
- The need to let go of perfection, learning by mistakes
- Positions are temporary, rank and titles are limited but, the way you treat people will always be remembered
- The importance of helping and impacting the lives of others
- Paving the way for others, like those that have paved the way for us
- Pulling others up as you climb and the importance of representation
- Life takes you places, but you end up where you are supposed to be
We hope you enjoy
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the privilege to be joined by adventurer, entrepreneur and speaker Tom Williams.
Tom won season one of Alone UK, where he had to survive in the wilderness completely self sufficient and alone. Tom is the founder of Desert Island Survival (www.desertislandsurvival.com), has walked to the North Pole, spent time in a Bolivian prison and sailed a super yacht from Canada to Chile.
We spoke of many things and life lessons, including :
- Embracing a challenge
- Using adversity as a catalyst
- The Japanese concept of Ikigai
- How failure is an essential part of development
- The power of challenge and perspective
- Labels we are given are not permanent
Please do check out Tom's website www.tomwilliams.tv
Please do remember to like, follow and comment but more importantly, we hope you enjoy and thank you for listening.
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the absolute privilege and joy to be joined by Paul Chambers, the Co-Founder of Creative Mental Health Charity, PoetsIn.
We spoke of many many things, including :
- The importance of being yourself
- Allowing yourself to mess up
- The power and impact of our words
- Conversing without judgement
- Everything is a choice
- None of it matters
- People remember how you made them feel, not what you did
Please check out www.poetsin.com for Paul's charity work.
As always, we hope you enjoy, and thank you very much for listening
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On this episode we had the privilege to speak with former World Record Holder, Olympic Athlete and World Champion javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread MBE. This was a truly inspirational chat with Fatima, where she spoke of her time growing up in care homes.
She recently won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award in recognition of here triumph over adversity of her childhood and her inspirational work on behalf of children in care - please do see www.fatimascampaign.com for further details.
We spoke of :
- Giving young people better life outcomes
- How in giving, you receive
- Having values, principles and beliefs and the importance of sticking to them
- The importance of standing up for people that cannot stand up for themselves
- The power of sport
- The role of partnerships and collaboration
- In order to look after others you need to look after yourself
- The inner strength Fatima gained from living in the care system
Fatima has achieved so much and the passion she is putting into her campaign work is beyond words.
As always, we hope you enjoy
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Formula-E CEO Jeff Dodds joined us on this episode. Jeff is a highly engaging leader with a sheer abundance of valuable experience and insights. We cannot thank him enough for giving us his time to sit down with us, especially as the Formula-E race season is currently in full swing.
We spoke of :
- What determines success
- What makes a great leader
- What is a great team made of
- The importance of being carefree
- Also look out for me inadvertently asking possibly the most obscure end of a podcast question, ever
Check out www.fiaformulae.com for further details on Formula E
We hope you enjoy...
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Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion Rower, Dr Kieran West MBE, sat down for a chat with us and gave us his life lessons and insights. I genuinely believe Kieran should get his lessons on paper and publish a book - truly incredible advice on life, but also his advice on what it takes to win an Olympic Gold Medal can be used in your day to day life.
Kieran was the first person from Cambridge University to win the Olympics whilst still a student. He won the Boat Race three times and was elected President of the Cambridge University Boat Club for one of those years.
Kieran has won every single notable boat race there is to win, Olympics, World Championships, Boat Race and even came out of retirement to win the Henley Royal Regatta.
We spoke of :
- A strong work ethic and the importance of proactively seeking advice
- To be good at something, you need to work at it
- Why you should do things that make you happy
- What dreaming big leads to
- The outcomes from a positive mindset
- The benefits of being different
- Making difficult decisions but not being afraid to call things out, why honesty is so important
- Controlling the controllables
- What and whose advice to listen to
- It is never to late to change
As ever, we hope you enjoy
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Mike Brown, seventy two capped England Rugby international and Leicester Tiger joined us on this episode of Previously Learnt. We had the absolute privilege and honour to be able to speak with three time Six Nations and two time Premiership winner Mike.
We spoke of :
- The importance and value of hard work
- Actions not words, the importance of role modelling
- Constant striving for improvement
- Seeing the bigger picture
- Dealing with feedback
- Focusing on your super strengths
- Importance of communication
- Keeping purpose
- Discipline to keep good habits
- The power of collaboration
- Being fully committed to whatever you are doing
- The qualities that make a good leader
As you would expect from an elite sports player, this chat was fully of inspiring life lessons, as always, I hope you enjoy
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Steve Longi, Hollywood feature film and television producer joined us on this episode of Previously Learnt. Steve has over twenty years experience and is the President of Longitude Entertainment.
Steve is credited with the setting up and co-producing the Academy Award winning film Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson.
Full of life lessons, such as
- The concept of Carefreeness - you may not be in control of the event, but you are in control of your reaction
- You get more by giving
- The art of imperfection - sometimes you need to go the wrong way to get to the right way
- We get down on ourselves - we are our own biggest obstacle in our life
- The importance of belief in yourself
Please see longitudeentertainment.com for Steve's work. Steve is also on Facebook under Longitude Entertainment and LinkedIn under Steve Longi
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On this episode I was joined by the amazing Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo, the Adversity Psychologist. Dr Tara is a psychologist, author and host of the Adversity Psychologist Podcast. We spoke about :
- The importance of talking
- Resilience - we have more than we think
- We don't need to problem solve to support people
- Giving space to be heard
- The importance of understanding why we respond how we do
- Parenting
- Being compassionate to others and yourself
- Values
- Empowerment coming from knowledge and compassion
Please check out Tara's website www.drtara.co.uk There is also a plethora of resources available on the NHS website on some of the topics covered
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we were incredibly fortunate to be joined by the highly entertaining ex Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Perry McCarthy. Perry is also the best selling author of Flat Out, Flat Broke and is the original Stig from BBC's Top Gear. His website is www.PerryMcCarthy.co.uk
Perry spoke of many life lessons, including :
- The power of watching and listening
- Give yourself a chance for the future
- Work on weaknesses to excel at something
- No one is the finished article, we are always learning
- Work ethic underpins everything
- If you cut out too many things that make up your character, then you put out the fire within you
As always, I hope you enjoy - please remember to review, like and comment
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we were incredibly fortunate to be joined by the talented and in demand Michael Campion. Michael is a former investment banker and professional footballer turned entrepreneur. He is a corporate speaker and trainer and host of the podcast Playing The Inner Game. In addition, Michael is one of the founders of Four Fox Sake www.fourfoxsake.com
We spoke of :
- Making difficult choices, the concept of a quarter life crisis and acting upon it.
- Pushing yourself outside your comfort zone
- The importance of BUILDING, MOVING and CONNECTING and not complacency atrophying
- Successful habits and patterns may not guarantee success, but they go give a good starting point - and what those habits and patterns are
- Talent is practice in disguise
As always, I hope you enjoy, please remember to like, follow and give feedback
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, I was honoured and humbled to be joined by Julian Burton OAM. In 2002, whilst on an end of season Australian Rules Football tour in Bali, Julian suffered life threatening third degree burns from the Bali Bombings terrorist attacks.
Following on his long treatment and recovery, Julian was inspired to give back and founded the Julian Burton Burns Trust, where the trust raised of A$20m.
This chat was incredibly inspirational and full of life lessons, including :
- Life is full of choices and every choice has a consequence. Your choice is your biggest asset
- People can talk, but watch their actions. Have a look behind the words and look at the way they behave
- Never be afraid to be vulnerable. Vulnerability is a strength. If you want to shed a tear, shed a tear. If you want to tell someone you love them, tell them you love them
- No one achieves anything by themselves
- Team, team in sport, team in family, team in business
As always, I hope you enjoy
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On this episode of Previously Learnt we had the privilege and honour to be joined by active duty Green Beret, Special Forces Operator, Nick Lavery. Nick sustained life changing injuries during combat, resulting in an above the knee amputation of his right leg, despite this, Nick not only remained in the US Army, he returned to Special Forces deployment.
Nick is the best selling author of Objective Secure and is the Founder and CEO of Precision Components (TEAM MACHINE (teammchn.com)
A truly inspirational chat with Nick, full of life lessons, touching upon the value from adversity, how discipline supersedes motivation, the unquantifiable value in failure and the cost of admission.
We hope you enjoy...
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we were joined by the incredibly switched on founder of tech company Zero Gravity, Joe Seddon BEM. Zero Gravity (www.zerogravity.co.uk) is a tech company which makes opportunity match talent, 'connecting untapped talent in low opportunity areas to a world of possibilities'. Joe himself, came from a low income background and defied the odds to attend Oxford University. Seeing the challenges of that journey first hand, Joe's aim was to start a company that could level the playing field, using the power of technology.
This was an incredibly insightful chat, and certainly shows that opportunities can and do exist. We spoke of putting yourself in uncomfortable situations in order to grow, the importance of a network, improving by one per cent every week, not following the crowd and having resilience and grit.
As always, we hope you enjoy...please remember to like, follow, provide feedback - it certainly does help us to improve
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the absolute privilege and fortune to be joined by Mark Berridge. Mark had a high powered corporate job, which was cut short due to a life changing accident during a routine bike ride. It was incredibly inspiring to hear how Mark dealt with his severe spinal cord injury. Mark discussed introducing hope, visualising small wins that allow you to aim higher and embracing uncertainty.
Following his injury Mark (www.markberridge.com.au) is the multi award author of the book 'A Fraction Stronger'. He is also a renowned mentor, coach and key note and TEDx speaker (Mark Berridge | TEDx Brisbane)
As always, we really hope you enjoy listening...
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the pleasure and privilege to be joined by Sarah Furness. Sarah is a former RAF combat helicopter pilot, and has served various operational tours. She is the author of 'Fly Higher', a book on mindfulness strategies for improved self leadership. Sarah is also a renowned speaker and mentor. Check out www.sarahfurness.com for further details.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Please remember to leave a review and follow...
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This episode of Previously Learnt was in a sense Out Of This World as we were joined by European Astronaut Centre and European Space Agency Astronaut Instructor, Carlo Vizzi,
We spoke of life lessons and the importance of life experiences, being a parent, living and enjoying your life but also learning how to Surf The Wave.
As always, we hope you enjoy
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On this episode we were joined by Klaus Veile. This was an absolutely amazing and incredibly interesting chat with Klaus, full to the brim of life lessons. Klaus is a key note speaker, a leading expert in High Performance Mindset and Performance Enhancing Psychology. Klaus is also the founder and CEO of Sapiens Performance (www.sapiens.nu) and was the first Danish rugby player to play at a high level outside Denmark, notably in France and South Africa. He captained Denmark for 16 years and has been the president of the Danish Rugby Union. He is a Board Member of Team Twin (www.teamtwin.dk). Some really valuable life lessons from Klaus, I hope you enjoy
There are some sensitive topics discussed on this episode, so please be aware.
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, I was joined by Felix James. Felix is one of the co-founders of The Small Beer Brew Co. A very insightful chat, touching on careers, making a difference, learning from different generations, listening to yourself and people around you, and of course beer.
www.theoriginalsmallbeer.com
On this episode of Previously Learnt, I was incredibly fortunate to be joined by Mental Toughness expert Penny Mallory. Penny has had a such an interesting and varied life to date and has some amazing life lessons. Penny is a former British Rally Driver but how she got to that point was no easy road...
Never Give Up, Making Mistakes is Essential, When in Doubt Do Nothing, but Never Give Up
check out www.pennymallory.co.uk
On this episode, I had a chat with the thoroughly decent human being, Andrew Glass. Glassy has been involved in the commodity markets for over 25 years and is an entrepreneur and a mentor. He recently embarked on a trip of a life time to Papua New Guinea with his eldest son. Full of life lessons, I hope you enjoy listening to this episode of Previously Learnt.
Links to a couple of charities Glassy mentioned
Nonprofit Supporting Girls' Education & Literacy Programs - Room to Read
Help End Extreme Housing Poverty: Habitat for Humanity GB
In this episode we were joined by adventurer, author, record breaker, international motivational speaker, ultra runner and founder of mental health charity Mind Over Mountains, Alex Staniforth. Alex has survived the two biggest disasters in Mount Everest history as a teenager, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
This was an incredibly inspiring chat with Alex, so many lessons learnt, and was just amazing to hear of his adventures. Check out www.mindovermountains.org.uk and www.alexstaniforth.com
On this episode of Previously Learnt, I was joined by the incredibly switched on CEO and Co-Founder of Flight Story (https://flightstory.com), Oliver Yonchev. We spoke about fulfillment, always looking to learn, aiming high and getting as much exposure to different things in your foundation years. A hugely informative chat full of life lessons with the ex-MD of Social Chain, Oliver Yonchev
As always, I hope you enjoy
On this episode I was joined by one of the UK music industry's most influential and respected people, Austin Daboh. An amazing chat, full of life lessons from from Austin, who has previously worked at the BBC, Apple, Spotify and is now at Atlantic Records UK as an Executive Vice President. A thoroughly enjoyable talk with Austin, and his life lessons were truly brilliant. I hope you enjoy...
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On this episode of Previously Learnt, we were joined by former Royal Marine and multiple world record holder Lee Spencer. It was an incredibly awe inspiring chat
www.leespencer.co.uk
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'The only thing that makes you want to quit is you and what you tell yourself' In this episode we talk with the adventurer and motivational speaker, Katrina Megget.
Katrina sailed around the UK in a 28ft yacht, (her partner has written an ebook on the trip titled A voyage around Britain in a small yacht - see www.katrinamegget.com for details).
Katrina is an adventurer who in addition to the sailing, has trekked the length of New Zealand, a distance of 3000km, and has also embarked on the 40 volcanoes by 40 challenge.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable chat, and was incredibly inspiring - we hope you enjoy
Wow! It was our absolute honour to have a conversation with Sam Smith on this episode of Previously Learnt. Sam is a former pro rugby union player with Harlequins, winning the Premiership, Amlin and LV Cups. He also represented England at U20 level. Following on from his successful rugby career being cut short due to injury, he founded Waylands Yard Coffee (www.waylandsyard.com) and Odd Kin Roasters (www.oddkincoffee.com). Sam also provides 1-1 coaching for pro athletes in life after sport.
We had an incredibly honest and thought provoking conversation with Sam, and at times we were genuinely lost for words. Enjoy!
On this episode of Previously Learnt, I was joined by the talented and award-winning Director and Screenwriter, Matt Mitchell.
Matt has written and directed several feature films including 'Gangsters, Guns and Zombies', 'It Never Sleeps', 'The Rizen' and 'The Facility', with these last two films closing out the London Sci-Fi Film Festival two years running. Matt's latest TV writing project is now in development, focusing on comedy after directing a well-received Edinburgh Fringe play in the same genre.
Matt also runs a kick boxing defence arts class, https://kickboxingdefencearts.com
Matt is an incredibly positive individual and this was a very enjoyable conversation
On this episode of Previously Learnt, we had the privilege of former World Champion boxer, Ryan Barrett. Ryan turned pro in 2002, was English Super Featherweight champion in 2008, and WBU Welterweight Champion in 2013. His successful career was unfortunately cut short on medical grounds in 2014 before moving into a distinguished coaching career.
From boxer to successful international coach, this was an incredibly honest and insightful conversation, which we hope you enjoy.
Ryan's gym, Gumshield is based in South East London, www.gumshieldgym.co.uk
In our first ever Previously Learnt podcast, we are joined by ex AFL player Nick Stone . Following Aussie Rules, Nick moved to New York to work in Corporate Banking. From here Nick started a side hustle and founded Bluestone Lane, a chain of Aussie style coffee shops, which is now his job. Bluestone Lane have over 55 shops in the States
Nick has excelled at all his careers, no doubt with some lessons learnt along the way...