Fortitude at Work

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Do you sometimes wish you had more inner-strength to get through the day? Do you ever find yourself feeling overly worried or anxious about an upcoming meeting, conversation or event? Do you want to increase your resilience bank? If you've answered yes then this is the podcast for you. Join us for discussions on how to put your fortitude to work for you. Leanne brings her experience as a small business mental health advocate to the table and John shares his years of knowledge working as a Lifeline trainer and counsellor. Our discussions might help you at work; or managing a business; living with others at home or just plain getting through the day. You're always welcome to pull up a chair and join us at our table.

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S2. Ep12. Final Episode of the Season. Resources.

Jul 02 2023 16 mins

This is the final episode of Season 2 (sob!). We thought it timely to sum up some of the fantastic mental health support and resources available to all of us.Ever wondered what it might be like to call Lifeline? In this episode we go through a sample call and talk about what it’s like to call them for some support. Did you know you can call them and put them on speaker to help yo

S2. Ep11. Power!

Jun 04 2023 18 mins

This week we’re talking about power at work. Not the Dr Evil kind of power but rolethat personal power plays in working well. Leanne talks about what happens to helpemployees to enjoy work and then looks at how that might work for micro-businessowners.“The more equal I feel I am with others the less stress and anxiety I will feel”, Leannesays.We talk about identifying the key

S2. Ep 10. Gap Hunting

May 29 2023 18 mins

Probably the best episode we have produced all season. This one is not to bemissed because we talk about a very powerful way to reduce stress, reduceimpulsive responses when we feel hurt and become mindful of our triggers in life.This is a great discussion about gap-hunting. Recognising when we feel triggered,taking a moment to tell ourselves why it is happening and then use our in

S2. Ep9. Positivity

May 21 2023 21 mins

“Be the energy you want to bring into the room.” Jill Bolte-Taylor.Okay…this week we ramble a bit… we’re chatting about positivity. We talk aboutwhat it might be and why we often miss it in a day. We look at breaking old habitualthinking and overcoming negativity bias. We can often miss the positive when webecome so used to facing the negative. Worse still – we can exte

S2. Ep8. Business Owners: The Best Way To Reduce Stress

Apr 24 2023 20 mins

This week is HUGE! We cover the secret to reducing stress when you are a smallbusiness owner and it’s got nothing to do with yoga, fruit bowls, lavender or walks.The week we’re talking about the ultimate method to bust stress at work. It’s allabout the practical and applied elements of running and owning a small business.We’re not afraid to go there. We get down and dirty a

S2. Ep7. Wisdom

Apr 09 2023 24 mins

We start the week continuing our conversation from Episode 6 – the importance ofvalue alignment at work.We’re also talking about ‘wisdom’ this week. What makes us wise? Why is itimportant to remember your wisdom at work? It’s important use what we’ve learnedas we move forward. Sometimes this is forgotten if we’re stuck in old habits or waysof thinking that are so fami

S2. Ep6. Plan Avoidance

Apr 02 2023 18 mins

This week we’re talking about why small business owners hate writing down plans.We all know they are important but when it comes to actually committing to plans onpaper, many of us hate the process. Why? Research shows that business ownerswho plan their growth are less stressed and more successful. But we still hate doingit! This week we talk about why that might be the case.We t

S2. Ep5. Relationships

Mar 26 2023 21 mins

This week we’re talking about relationships. We’re also talking about pineapples andwhy they can be so important in relationships. Often it’s partners or family who arethe closest people to a micro-business owner and they’re the ones supporting thatperson in their micro-business. This makes personal relationships an important partof micro-business success.John talks about r

S2. Ep4. Connections

Mar 19 2023 19 mins

This week we’re talking about how important connections are to the mental health ofsmall business owners. Meeting other business owners, connecting with others andlearning from one another all help to reduce stress that is inevitable when you own asmall business.Importantly, Leanne and John talk about the different type of networking groups,from unstructured meet-ups to more form

S2. Ep3. Client Management

Mar 13 2023 20 mins

This week we’re following on from our talk about honesty and looking at how we can make honest conversations easier using a client management process.Client management covers all the things we need to do to work with a customer, and the time frames needed to get the job done. This might sound a long way away from mental health at work but in fact, the research showed that busines