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On this episode of Love It or Leave It Samantha Clarke interviews Dr. Brennan Jacoby who is a Philosopher and the founder of Philosophy at work. Dr. Brennan Jacoby is a keynote speaker who delivers sessions to equip professionals with cognitive confidence. Listen on as Dr. Brennan Jacoby discusses how he would like to see companies choosing to love the pursuit of truth and unpack what the idea of truth is within the context of cohering with reality.   Quote: Dr. Brennan Jacoby - What do we really value? And can we see the value in doing things well and bringing some attempts to cultivate wisdom vs just doing more.   Timestamps: 02:45 – Dr. Brennan Jacoby’s views on philosophy 05:51 - What is cognitive confidence? 09:08 - Where are you prioritising to do the deep work? 16:50 - The 3 philosophical questions that Dr. Brennan Jacoby brings into discussions with leaders 24:34 - What kinds of things do you think a company should love or leave behind to create a better culture? 32:50 - What it means to love truth 36

On this episode of Samantha Clarke discusses how to get into the place of picking the right change. She goes into depth on the power of taking the time to pause and to be mindful of your next steps. Also, stay tuned to hear about how to pinpoint the triggers that are causing your dissatisfaction in the workplace and to move towards more of the tasks and responsibilities that bring joy.   
“Quote.” - Samantha Clarke - “One of the quotes that I love to live by, and there are many, is one by Khalil Gibran and it says that “Work is love made visible for if you bake bread with indifference you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half a hunger.” And I think that this is really pertinent as a constant reminder that finding work that we love and that we can pour our hearts into is an act of love, is an act or servitude and great joy. Not only for ourselves but for other people.”   01:54 - Samantha Clarke’s workshop feedback 03:05 - How to move away from the place of moaning and the drudgery of work 04:18 - How to chan

On this episode of Love It or Leave it Samantha Clarke interviews Dr. Sarah McKay about her work as a Neuroscientist and its relationship to the world of happiness. You can also hear Dr. Sarah McKay discuss what it takes to start your own path into academia and into entrepreneurship   Dr. Sarah McKay - If people can only do one good thing for their health and wellbeing, for their brain health, it would be to take their sleep more seriously   Timestamps: 08:51 - The importance of sleep 11:13- The factors that influence brain health 14:32 - How can managers help start conversations on brain health?
20:14 - Questions to ask to help find your purpose 25:39 – Dr. Sarah McKay’s approach to writing her book 31:24 - The emergence of depression during puberty in teenage boys and girls 42:59 - What inspired you to make the change to entrepreneurship?   Resources: (books, products, websites, other podcasts) Demystifying The Female Brain: A neuroscientist explores health, hormones and happiness - Dr Sarah McKay - https

On this episode of Samantha Clarke discusses how she became a happiness consultant, why she wrote Love It or Leave It and what to expect from future episodes of the show. She goes into depth on the journey she went on to find out what creativity means to herself. Also, stay tuned to hear about what Loving it or Leaving it actually means.     
“Quote.” - Samantha Clarke - Creativity requires the courage for you to let go of certainties and I believe that we can all make changes when we identify how we want our lives to be and how we want our work to shape who we are. I think we have to be willing to dissect the things that are working in our lives and the value that we want to provide.  And I think we have to treat work and life as a series of experiments, playing with different concepts, playing with different journeys and being open to learning about what that teaches you about yourself, and the other people in your life and in your network and at work. Timestamps 02:53 - How to be creative 07:32 - How suffe

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On this episode of Love It or Leave It, Samantha Clarke interviews former Chief Business Officer for Google X, an entrepreneur, and the author of the book Solve for Happy Mo Gawdat. He goes into depth on how we can achieve happiness whilst also achieving success in life. Also, stay tuned to hear about Mo Gawdat’s views on how to set one billion people to become happier.   - Mo Gawdat  - “When I was a modern day warrior prioritising my left brain and feeling miserable this is what I needed to hear to tell me that happiness is logical, it’s predictable and if I work on it I can get it done, and here’s the way to work on it.”    01:00:37:08.26 - How did Mo Gawdat get to where he is now? 01:06:40:07.65- Mo’s modern day warrior 01:14:34:20.45 - The 6, 7, 5 model, the viewpoint of the modern world, and how we can get rid of it 01:33:36:14.35 – How would you want to be managed? 01:35:19:09.30 - It’s all about choices for what you want 01:38:29:12.40 - Which countries challenge this way of thinking? 01:44:40:05.60 -

In this episode Samantha Clarke looks back at two previous interviews and focuses on the theme of embracing imperfection. The interviews are with Oliver Burkeman and Tim Lebretcht.

This episode focuses on the beauty of slow, we look back at two previous episodes with Chris Flack and Dasho Karma Ura to look at the different ways we can find balance and peace in our technology driven lives. Dasho lives in Bhutan and has experience of measuring happiness in the population and the effects of technology. Chris turned away from his corporate life when he felt technology was taking over his day to day experiences. They both value meditation and mindfulness to find balance between technology and peace.

This episode looks at weaving empathy into technology driven lives. We look back at previous interviews with the founder of the first empathy museum Roman Krznaric and Stanford Design School lecturer Pamela Pavliscak.

In this episode Samantha Clarke investigates how to use technology well; in life and at work. We look back at interviews with author, lecturer and entrepreneur Nir Eyal and technology philosopher Tom Chatfield. 

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Ben Gateley, COO and founder at Charlie HR, about developing a business with people at the centre. They discuss how to develop self awareness, live by example and encourage happiness in the workplace.

In this episode Samantha Clarke answers a key listener question; What can I ask my employees in order to get to know them better, without being too intrusive? In answering this questions Samantha runs through 4 example questions that align with her 4 pillars of growth and happiness.

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Jane Bright, head of talent and people at Bloom and Wild, about how she is growing a company culture when the business is rapidly expanding. They discuss the Future 50 programme, introducing company values and tackling tech burnout. 

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Adam Popeck, COO at Raising IT, about working in the technology charity sector. They discuss how to build office culture when the staff numbers grow quickly, how to contribute to a happy society and company plans for the future.

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Time Leberecht author of The Business Romantic: Give Everything, Quantify Nothing, and Create Something Greater Than Yourself. They discuss the idea of business romanticism as something companies should adopt to create meaning and thrive in the market. Tim explains his key principles for this idea and how to implement them into a work setting.

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Maria McKavanagh, COO of Verve, about developing a company culture in a start up. They discuss gamifing success, motivating a team and the importance of culture when hiring new people.

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Kevin George about his work in schools, prisons and sports teams to help young men. They discuss Kevin's fascinating career path starting in professional football and then qualifying as an NLP practitioner. 

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Nancy Hey, Director of the What Works Wellbeing Centre, about using data and research to support wellbeing initiatives. They discuss what it takes for an individual to thrive, how to implement proper wellbeing initiatives in a workplace and how we can combat job loss in the face of automation.

In this episode Samantha Clarke answers a common question that she is asked on her blog. She explains how a company can incorporate a happiness programme into their strategy while keeping in line with the office culture and the bottom line. Samantha breaks the answer into four easy steps that can be taken and applied into any company.

In this episode Samantha Clarke talks to Chris Flack, founder of Unplug, about his journey to find a balance between life and technology. They discuss ways apps can be used to track your technology usage, how to integrate meditation into your daily life and how tech affects children.