Podcast Neil Wilkins

Get up every day on the right side of the bed, by creating a simple morning routine for optimum health and wellbeing. My morning habits are SIMPLE. Based on six behaviours: stretching, intention setting, meditation, protection, Life Map by Neya® and Energy. I am not saying this is the only way to set your day up, but I hope it will give you some ideas that might set you off with a great start. I'll be sharing more details as I launch this programme later in the Spring. For now, I hope you enjoy this episode of The Mindful Living Show.

I revisit an interview with Sam Roberts, CEO of cafe chain, Boston Tea Party, who took the bold and mindful decision to place their higher purpose over their profit. As we hear, there was an in initial financial hit, directly as a result of this decision. Very quickly the brand equity and loyalty far out-performed their expectations. Watch the video of this interview.

In this interview with World Champion Triathlete, Kate Strong, we explore how people can become more self aware, awake and able to lead an uncompromised life. With a host of awesome achievements and plans for more more adventures in her life, Kate shares her journey to date and inspires us to dig deeper, think wider and live from the heart. This will be a valuable half an hour of your life, that could make you think very differently about your world. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Mindful Living Show.

In this episode, I interview Dr Victoria Hurth, Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. We talk about topics as broad as the new marketing paradigm, evolved value and responsibilities of business in the new emerging value-driven world. At the core of our conversation is the thread that business leaders and marketers need to figure out the value of value in their organisation to provide sustainable benefits to themselves and their stakeholders. We will be sharing more thoughts and insights through The Mindful Collective. Let me know what you think of this episode and I hope you enjoy it.

In this episode of The Mindful Living Show, I talk to David Eynon, Associate Director of ETS Energy Management about the topic of mindful energy management in business. David and his business have observed some fascinating trends and opportunities for businesses to optimise their energy consumption. We talk through drivers, from legislation and enforcement to the potential for businesses to take a commercial lead in their sector, to support their growth. Find out more about ETS Energy

In today's episode I host a Marketing Surgery and Q&A for Cambridge Marketing College and I kept the recording button on when answering various questions and setting the scene for the amazing marketing opportunity we are all currently facing. How we adapt for our businesses, brands and personally, will shape our future going forward to here's the chance to seize the moment and reflect on your strengths, gaps, knowledge and values. I'd love to know what you think.

I am joined in this episode of the Mindful Living Show by Stewart Redpath, Founder of Mindharp, a fascinating, interactive music app. MindHarp is described as an intuitive, interactive and immersive experience and as Stewart explains, in the current situation it has a multitude of wellbeing benefits for those who use it. "Playing the MindHarp is a deeply rewarding activity. It requires no musical knowledge or skill. If you can tap your finger, you can play the MindHarp" Read more and download from the App Store.  This podcast is episode 4 of The Mindful Living Show

In this episode of the Mindful Living Show, I am joined by Professor Martin Parker, Lead at Bristol Inclusive Economy Initiative. Martin's role at Bristol University explores how to bring the academic and commercial worlds together to deliver a more sustainable future. We explore purpose, business value, challenges of sustainability projects, creating a local supply chain and more. Mindful Businesses now have an opportunity to take their first or continued steps to prepare for a sustainable future, both economically and ethically. Martin is the author of Shut Down The Business School : what's wrong with management education.

The Mindful Living Show PILOT is the pre-cursor to a regular mindful business and mindful living TV show on SpiritFestTV, a brand new online television channel for the new paradigm. Visit www.bit.ly/SpiritFestTV for the LIVE TV player and to watch episodes on catch-up. If you have any ideas for upcoming shows or you'd like to showcase your business or mindful living experience, please get in touch.

In this short webinar I share what I have learned over 20 years of working remotely. These home working top tips include: Normal Morning Routine, Accept Flexible Working, Create Workspaces, Chunk Your Time, Set Boundaries, Working with Children, Prioritise Your Priorities, Balance Contact And Distance, Video Calls, Great Remote Teamwork, Share Best Practice, Finish Your Working Day. I hope you find this useful and if you need some tech to help you on your way, and further tips, here's some support from Poly

In these challenging times, there's never been a better opportunity to understand how and where you can use the power of your brand to develop new and relevant products, perhaps pivot your entire proposition, and to engage your staff to deliver consistent and relevant services. In this brand marketing webinar, Neil Wilkins explores many of the core components of a brand and gives some examples of best practice and how well known brands use their brand equity and identities to maximise their marketing opportunities.

If we all share the special gifts we have to offer, then as a community (business, personal, local, national) we will all benefit from the journey over the coming weeks and months. You might have some experience and wisdom that would benefit others #shareit You might have a skill or time that you can offer #shareit Whatever you can offer, please do... Together we will benefit from this experience rather than have to endure it. I will be offering some free webinars and online workshops over the coming weeks, beginning on Thursday 26th March with "Home Working Top Tips", drawing from my 20 years as a digital nomad. If that helps you transition from office working to home working, that'll be great.  If you have a gift to offer and you'd like me to share it with my social networks, just let me know.

If you want to know how to grow your Instagram account, how best to use it for campaigns, competitions and polls, then listen to this informative roundtable discussion with brands as varied as Just Eat and Norwich City FC.  Instagram can play a significant part in your digital marketing armoury if you know how best to plan and execute with it. This podcast contains a number of top tips for 2020. This podcast episode comes courtesy of Cambridge Marketing College apprentices.

Having a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) that give you early warning of unexpected performance of your most critical success factors, ensures you keep control of your business and marketing performance. In this webinar recording I help you to uncover what to measure and watch from the myriad of things you could track.  Watch the video

In this 'fly on the wall' glimpse into a recent digital marketing workshop, I talk about some of the most significant social media trends in 2020. These include the power of micro-influencers and the importance of including your stance on sustainability and ethics. There's lots more in this short burst of important considerations when you plan your digital content strategy and even your next tweet. I hope you enjoy.

A Rising Tide Will Lift All Boats : quote from New England Council and attributed widely to John F Kennedy. This is a wonderful quote when applied to self awareness and personal development because it reminds us we can take accountability for how we think and behave around others. Positive thoughts and behaviours will lift others and encourage them to follow suit. Negative thoughts and behaviours will of course have the opposite effect. Spend a little time today to think about how you impact those around you and the subsequent effect this has on you.

I have been experimenting with various forms of self hypnosis, progressive relaxation and meditation techniques for the last 40 years and have recently come to the realisation that these things are not about visualisation, self coaching or in fact, anything that relates to doing. Meditation to me is about being, rather than doing. All of these other techniques are very much about doing but meditation in its truest sense is simply about being; finding the beautiful neutral nothingness but everythingness, inside. Let me know what you think...

A webinar (sorry about the poor sound quality on this episode) introducing you to the vast array of market research tools and how to use them in strategic and tactical marketing. To watch the presentation that accompanied this podcast, watch on YouTube

We know that every person and every business should be committed to reversing climate change, behaving ethically and sustainably, so why are very few of us taking action? Is it a case of 'it's not my problem', or perhaps 'what difference can I make'? The answer is that each and every one of us, be it personally or in our business, has a moral obligation to share the value we have to offer. Here I begin to make my case in a subject that I'll be discussing a lot in the coming months. Let me know what you think.

Emerging generations are calling into question the traditional ways we do business which has historically focused on profit generation to the detriment of everything else. They rightly want to know what’s in it for them. They want to associate with brands that are serving delivering real value and operating to a higher purpose, are sustainable, ethical and mindful in everything they do.  In this talk at the Future Economy Network I talk about how you can redefine your business and why it will have a powerful impact on your future strategy. I share a new business development and marketing mix : Product, People, Process, Profit and the elements to focus on that will help you make it a reality.