You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surpr ...
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Print Run is a podcast created and hosted by Laura Zats and Erik Hane. Its aim is simple: to have the conversations surrounding the book and writing industries that too often are glossed over by conventional wisdom, institutional optimism, and false seriousness. We’re book people, and we want to examine the questions that lie at the heart of that life: why do books, specifically, matter? In a digital world, what cultural ground does book publishing still occupy? Whether it’s trends in the qu ...
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I know that being in business isn’t always easy. Along with the many highs and ‘a ha’ moments it can sometimes be soul destroying, frustrating and a very lonely place to be. Being a business owner is one of life’s greatest educations and it gives you two clear choices, either you continually learn, adapt and grow, or you resist change, stagnate and perish. We live in ever changing and sometimes challenging times, so being informed and constantly inspired is more important than ever. Join Ant ...
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What is IF YOU'RE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT? It's the sitcom that changed everything. The sitcom with more conspiracies surrounding it than two presidential assassinations combined. The sitcom that brought a nation together, and then tore it apart again. Join the three of us—Rory, Max, and our guest host Martin—as we explore the surreal and sinister world of IF YOU'RE HAPPY & YOU KNOW IT. We'll take you through episode by episode, with behind-the-scenes insights, trivia, interviews with cast and c ...
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If you're in the Bar, Restaurant, or Entertainment Industries, this podcast is for you! The Bar Stars Happy Hour Podcast is for bar people, by bar people. This podcast is your personal happy hour, and will provide you with a well-deserved break from the day-to-day grind. The service and hospitality industries are hard work, and it is not for everyone. We have everything from educational episodes to interviews from Industry professionals all over the world and we share stories, tips, tricks, ...
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You need appointments, not leads. B2B marketing and sales are broken, we aim to simplify and fix it.
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For over seven years, the biggest spirit brands in the world have been coming into our bars to teach whiskey, rum, tequila and mezcal enthusiasts about the drinks that they love. Now, we’re happy to bring that same level of knowledge and fun to you online as a podcast! Every Tuesday and Friday, Pedro Shanahan will be joined in front of a live audience by the people who know these alcohol brands the best, the ones who make it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ ...
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The Writing Podcast was founded in late 2014 in the wake of The Self Publishing Roundtable’s final host stepping down from the show. Adam and Lindsay (the newest hosts of SPRT at the time) decided it would be best to branch off into a new show rather than continue with one in which all original hosts and owners were no longer involved. So what are the similarities and differences between this podcast and the old? I am glad you asked, convenient narrator. Like Adam and Lindsay’s prior show, t ...
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None of Us Are Normal: Conversations with Danielle Todd about Mental Health, Music, and Making the Life You Want
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What does ‘normal’ mean, anyway? Who decides what is or isn’t ‘normal’ for each of us? Why do we all so desperately just want to be… normal?! If you don’t know me yet, I’m a Canadian country artist living in Nashville, TN. I’m a wife, a frequenter of my sunroom, a dog mom of two, and as of recently, a podcast host.In my experience as all of these things, I’ve decided that none of us are normal and that normal is something made up that puts limitations around our feelings and experiences. But ...
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Journalist Linda Grasso hosts candid conversation with fascinating women about the things that matter most: happiness, health and purpose. SheSez is a master class for the modern woman. In her signature unabashed style, the well-known TV broadcaster showcases her seasoned interviewing skills, fueled by a keen sense of what women want to know. With thoughtful cadence and saucy humor, Linda peels back the layers on each guest, giving equal time to successes and failures. Interviewees come from ...
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Welcome to the Love Your Space podcast, where we explore the wonderful world of functional design and how it can transform your space into your own happy place. Whether you're a seasoned design enthusiast or starting out, this podcast is for you. Join us as we chat with experts in their fields, from interior designers and chefs to artists and musicians, as they share tips and tricks for developing an aesthetic and finding a vibe on a budget, discussing where people find inspiration and how t ...
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BlueCollar Business Nuggets... is a Podcast dedicated to sharing insightful, impactful and motivating nuggets at the show's beginning. Tune in for the nugget or stay for the whole show. We know you are busy and need the best stuff first...while some are working driving and have the ability to listen to the whole show. Our goal is to build community and demonstrate that all the blue-collar industries can learn from each other. The challenges, successes and goals are all the same. Cashflow, Sa ...
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Warning: Space Camp Podcast may contain comedy but makes no guarantees. May also feature incoherent, steam of consciousness discussion that will deprive you of some of the precious few moments we get on this Earth. You have been warned. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/space-camp/support
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In the age of social media and choice overload, we're constantly bombarded with opinions on the "right" and "best" way to live a fulfilled life. Eat this. Live here. Go after this job. Buy this. It goes on. But what happens when you want to pivot? How do you navigate all the advice — internally & externally? Don’t Tell Me What To Do dives into conversations about pivoting from the advice you’re given and charting a new path. This season we're diving into relationships, family, politics, fina ...
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257 What Does it Take to Succeed in the Salon Suite industry with Eric Taylor from Salon Republic
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Over the last 20 years, there has been a significant shift in the way the hairdressing industry works. Driven by changes in technology combined with social media and generational changes with today’s hairdressers wanting more flexibility, more freedom and more control over when where and how they work has meant that new business models have emerged…
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256 Hairdressing and Happiness go Hand in Hand with Oscar Bond
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These days, we talk a lot about mental health and self-care and rightly so. The most simple aim in life is to be happy. And if we can leave everyone we come into contact with a little happier for the experience, then surely that's a day well spent. My guest on today's podcast is Oscar Bond, not only is he one of the happiest people I know, but he's…
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"Happiness Is Like A Leaky Tire" from Immigrantly
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We're bringing you an episode of Immigrantly, where Laurie joined host Saadia Khan to discuss the psychology of happiness education and the expansive realm of happiness. Is happiness a fleeting moment or a sustained state of being? Can it be actively cultivated, or is it an innate aspect of human existence? How do our backgrounds, personalities, an…
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255 If you’re thinking of a side hustle listen to this first…
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Should you mix salon ownership with coaching, teaching, podcasting, session work, course creating, etc? These are all things that I have done or are currently doing… And they all provide reward, both in terms of personal fulfillment and the potential for financial gain. And they are right for some people, and definitely not right for others. In thi…
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The Happiness Lessons Helping Win Olympic Medals
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America's top athletes need coaches. And those coaches themselves need guidance. It's a hard and stressful job - and one where coaches can easily become burned out and unhappy. And stressed coaches can't help their athletes win medals. Christine Bolger and Emilie Lazenby of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee teach happiness lessons - many they…
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Legends are made at the Olympics and this summer shows across the Pushkin network are bringing their unique takes to Olympic stories. This special episode includes excerpts from a few: a Cautionary Tale about underestimating female marathoners, a Jesse Owens story from Revisionist History’s series on Hitler’s Olympics, and—from What’s Your Problem—…
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It’s time for the annual Print Run Summer Check-In, where we list out all the ways we’re both keeping it together and losing our marbles. Summer is strange time in publishing, and it leads us to a conversation on deep work versus shallow, frenetic work, how we manage our interior creative selves in relation to the job, and the chaos that is sure to…
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254 Overcoming Adversity: A Personal and Professional Transformation with Tracey Woodward
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Today's episode is Part 2 which follows on from last week’s episode with Tracey Woodward. In today’s episode we delve into Tracey's career journey, starting from her transition into the hairdressing industry, her impactful time at Aveda and Urban Retreat, and the various roles she undertook. Tracey opens up about overcoming personal challenges, imp…
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The Happiness of the Long Distance Runner
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Georgia Bell was a great runner as a child - but in college she fell out of love with the sport. She hung up her running shoes - and they gathered dust until Covid hit and she began to run again for fun. Turns out that aged 30, she's one of the fastest women in the world and is now headed to the Olympics! Georgia tells Dr Laurie Santos how she rega…
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How Talking to a Friend Helps (Live at The International Festival of Arts and Ideas)
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Making shows about her own happiness challenges was both fun and instructive for Dr Laurie, but it also took guts to be so vulnerable and open. She later spoke to her close friend at Yale Dr Tamar Gendler about the experience. This private chat threw up lots of interesting insights, so when the duo were asked to speak at the 2024 International Fest…
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253 Survival. Your past doesn’t equal your future with Tracey Woodward
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Our lives are a journey, and like every journey, where you start out and where you end up is what makes life so interesting. My guest on this episode is Tracey Woodward, who, like many people, didn't have the easiest start in life. However, unlike many people, she didn't let her past define her future. Tracey shares her life story, starting with be…
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Dr Laurie HATES thinking about her own death. It's scary, creepy and morbid, right? Wrong. Thinking about our finite lives can makes us better, happier people. The shadow of death makes us behave more kindly towards others, and can motivate us both to enjoy the little joys of life and seek out greater fulfilment in our careers and in our relationsh…
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252 What Does it Take to Create a Luxury Salon Brand with Hellen Ward
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My guest today is Hellen Ward who as well as being a wife, mother, author, lecturer, educator, and managing director, is also the co-founder along with her husband Richard of the Richard Ward hair and Metro Spa located in the heart of London’s Chelsea. Hellen is highly regarded in the industry for not just having built a great business that is undo…
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By 2030 we'll only work 15 hours a week, predicted the legendary economist John Maynard Keynes back in 1930. He thought advances in technology and wealth would let us earn enough money to live in a day or two - leaving the rest of the week for leisure and community service. How wrong he was. We seem to be working more than ever - with technology ad…
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On the heels of some recent discourse on the trust between querying writers and agents managing submission piles, we go long on the culture of trust–or lack thereof–that exists between these two parts of the publishing industry, why it occurs, and what could fix it. We talk about the nature of ideas and copyright, the structures of the modern liter…
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251 What Do Your Salon and Your Country Have in Common?
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What does your salon and your country have in common? That’s not a trick question! This year, there are elections in many countries, and as always, politicians are making lots of promises about how they’re going to make our lives better by spending more money on the things that matter. But here’s the problem: Your government, my government, or any …
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Does the You of Today Hate the You of Tomorrow?
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We often do things now that will make our lives more difficult or stressful in the future. We spend money, when we should save. We eat junk food, when we should exercise. We agree to commitments, when we should protect our free time. We act so thoughtlessly that it's almost like we hate our future selves. Dr Laurie asks UCLA's Hal Hershfield to hel…
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250 Exploring Creativity with Eugene Souleiman
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There are only a very small number of hairdressers who at any one time influence hairdressing all over the world. I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to interview some of them on the podcast, and I always relish the chance to find out what it is that separates their ability from others. My guest on today’s Podcast is returning guest E…
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Awe reduces stress, helps us forget our minor worries and makes us feel more connected to the people around us. We all need more awe in our lives - but surely it's not that easy to find awesome experiences on your average Tuesday? Actor Tony Hale explains how everyday awe helps ease his anxieties, while UC Berkeley's Dacher Keltner shows us how to …
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249 The key to being a great educator with DJ Muldoon
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The role and opportunities for hairdressing education has changed dramatically over the last few years through social media and the various online learning platforms. That has led to the rise of the independent educator. Today’s guest is DJ Muldoon, who has made a great name for himself both in the online world and face-to-face for being a fantasti…
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Dr Laurie is stressed, and it's harming her health. Constant worry and stress is bad for our bodies and our minds, but how can we break the cycle and relax? It turns out scientists have learned a lot from one of America's most stressed-out communities - caregivers. Hollywood star Steve Guttenberg talks about the toughest chapter of his life - carin…
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248 Nine Money Mistakes Salon Owners Make [And how to avoid them!]
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One of the ways we learn in life is by making mistakes. But the problem is that the mistakes you make in business have a financial impact. Sometimes, that impact is small, but other times, mistakes have a big impact on the profitability of your business. So, as much as possible, although making the occasional mistake is inevitable, you need to lear…
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Dr Laurie HATES boredom! Since childhood she's found it so painful that she'll do anything to avoid being bored. She'll watch crappy TV. She'll find extra work to do. She'll snack. But boredom is actually an incredibly useful tool to boost our happiness and creativity. With the help of leading boredom experts, Dr Laurie learns how to embrace doing …
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247 A Career in Barbering with Hayden Cassidy
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When one door closes another door opens. Success and setback are two sides of the same coin but it takes a strong personality, self belief and determination to bounce back. A couple of years ago I was at 'Salon International’ in London and there was a young barber on stage who was not only doing great work but she also had an infectious personality…
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Holding yourself to impossibly high standards is self-defeating and makes for a miserable life. Can Dr Laurie Santos find ways to tackle her constant perfectionism so she can perform better and have more fun? She hears from researcher Thomas Curran about a worrying growth in perfectionism in society, and asks "recovering perfectionist" Jordana Conf…
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Nourish Your Mind with Shaun Plummer
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Shaun is a bartender that has worked at some of the most popular places in Las Vegas. Most notably, the world-famous Carnival Court and Circa Hotel and Casino. Shaun has decided to walk out from behind the bar and pursue his desire to serve and help people in a different way as a life coach. In this episode we dive into his decision to pursue life …
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246 Managing the Costs Around the Colour Bar with Janine Simons
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Every salon owner I’ve ever met wants to know how to better manage their business expenses so that they can be more profitable. And so they should. Ultimately what that all comes down to is looking for ways to increase the income and reduce the outgoings which results in improved profit margins. Both of those topics are covered in depth in our onli…
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My Personal Struggle to be Happy (Coming June 3)
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Sometimes the happiness teacher flunks her own class. In a deeply personal new season, Dr Laurie Santos opens up about the things she really, really struggles with. Things like crippling perfectionism, chronic stress and a paralyzing fear of death. With the help of world-class experts, a Hollywood star and a host of normal people who grapple with t…
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245 Salon Owners: The Key Number You Need to Know
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What’s your number? There is one number that we don’t talk about enough in this industry and that is probably because although it sounds simple to understand, it isn’t always easy to work it out. So what’s the number I’m talking about? It’s the number that represents the amount of revenue you need to generate each week to keep the doors open and ke…
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Happiness Through Generosity : Liz Dunn on The TED Interview
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Liz Dunn is a regular guest on The Happiness Lab, but in this extended interview with TED's Chris Anderson she take us on a deep dive into her research. It shows that by increasing our generosity and by giving to others we can significantly boost our own happiness. Listen to more episodes of The TED Interview wherever you get your podcasts. See omn…
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244 What it Takes to Build a Successful Salon Business with Eric Fisher.
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Building a successful business isn’t easy, and sometimes at the beginning of our journey, we look at established businesses and wonder how we could possibly ever achieve that. The important thing to realise is that nobody starts with a big successful business. Every new salon owner has doubts and experiences setbacks and challenges along the way. B…
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Unlock Your Hidden Potential with Adam Grant and Maya Shankar
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A chance to hear a recent episode of A Slight Change of Plans in which Maya Shankar asks psychologist Adam Grant about his new book "Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things". They talk about how to filter out unhelpful feedback, the benefits of imperfectionism, and why we need to give soft skills more respect. Listen to more episo…
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