TSHP008 – Rich and Unhappy

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How can it be the so many people that seemingly have it all can be so unhappy? What does wealth and richness actually mean? Life is a rich experience, and there’s far more too it than material wealth.

Sean’s been running (not rowing) and his body isn’t happy.Ed’s got high cholesterol! Go and get yours checked out too if you haven’t already!

A baby was born in the UK this week! You may have heard about it. Sean and Ed then dive in to the weeks topic with their usual verve and gusto. Here are the show notes…

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  • Sean mentioned an app that he’s using every day, Couch to 5K. There’s also a wealth of other material available, including a podcast.
  • Ed uses Timehop on a daily basis – it’s a time machine! Honestly! Get it for your iPhone today.

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TSHP007 – The Male Revolution

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This week we’re grateful as we’e finally on iTunes and a great deal of reviews have begun to appear. Thank you one and all!

Sean goes a little news crazy to begin with but we’ll let him off because he’s got the fitness bug thanks to his ‘Couch to 5K’ regime. Ed talks briefly about the sad news regarding Cory Monteith.

The Male Revolution is here! We men are in trouble emotionally,though, at least according to Sean. Ed, the pedantic dishwasher stacker, thinks he’s pretty advanced – he’s been on a bread making course! Seriously though, the role of the male is under threat: we’re outperformed at school by our female peers, we have higher levels of health issues and even suicide.  We discuss the end of the world very briefly.

Enjoy! Thanks for listening as ever.

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TSHP006 – The Work Life Balance Myth

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Chasing that perfect work life balance? Maybe you should come at it from another angle. This week Sean has been working with clients around the world using FaceTime. Ed has been listening to a lot of Daft Punk. We both discuss Stephen Hawking, Katie Hopkins, names and the top 5 regrets of the dying. Enjoy!

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the blame game

The Blame Game – Who Do You Blame?

How do you feel when other people don’t do what you want them to or, they let you down? Do you blame them or yourself? It’s time to tak about the blame game…

It is so easy to blame other people for your own problems, angers and frustration. You can become irritated with people who do not do things the way that you want. You may see them as stupid, rude, incompetent, inconsiderate, and so on. But, is the problem theirs or yours?

The only thing in life that you will ever be able to change is yourself. What other people do and the reasons why they do it make sense to them. The outcome of their actions are their responsibility. This is what we call karma, the result of the actions.

Equally, you are responsible for your actions, and also your reactions. This is your karma. Being responsible for yourself means letting go of your expectations of others and not hanging onto the outcomes that you want.

Attachments are fixed connections to past expectations
Cravings are attachments to future expectations

Being attached to or craving a desired outcome is a recipe for disappointment that can leave you feeling angry, offended, hurt or disappointed. The simple truth is that in all of your interactions with others if you had not had an expectation in the first place you would not have been disappointed.

Allowing people to be what they are reduces your stress

The law of allowing is a magical thing that allows you to be who and what you are at the same time allowing others to be who and what they are.

If you don’t like what is happening change yourself

If you feel let down or disappointed by someone’s behaviour then your expectation of that person was wrong. If you want to feel different then change your expectation of that person.

Blame may not be that helpful

I don’t like the concepts of fault and blame, they do not really help us very much. I prefer the concept of responsibility that suggest the ability to respond -respondability. If you are responsible for the way that you feel, without the need to blame others, you cease to be a victim of other peoples problems and become the author of your own destiny.

Without blame you have power. Enjoy your power and be happy.

Take care,
Sean x

TSHP005 – Why Do We Change Our Bodies?

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Sean and Ed discuss plastic surgery, moving on to the wider question of how important do we view our physical appearance? Would we be happier without all forms of physical self improvement? Where do we draw the line between supposedly healthy things such as shaving, makeup, etc. and surgical implants, gender switching and the like?

Aside from this, Sean talks meditation recordings and Ed is celebrating 5 years of self employment. Enjoy!

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