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In this episode I reflect on the power of consistency, creativity, and showing up even when motivation dips. I shares how the podcast has grown, why I create it for personal learning, and how his new self-published book, “Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There”, came from turning ideas into something tangible.

Amazon link: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bya5MTJWNqs

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Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

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The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

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What if the very things you think disqualify you from serving others are actually the ingredients that make your contribution priceless?

In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I’m rejoined by my friend Jacqueline “Mama J” Hollows to explore closing a beloved social enterprise, starting again, and trusting life’s nudges into new roles, including her trusteeship with A Band of Brothers.

We talk about supporting changemakers to be both deeply impactful and properly paid, the unseen ripple effects of small acts like prison letter-writing, and why nothing you’ve lived is ever wasted.

Jacqueline shares how letting go of “the prison lady” identity revealed a fuller, braver version of herself, and why being all of you is the greatest service you can offer.​

I’d love to know: where in your own life are you being nudged to show up more fully as yourself, even if you don’t yet know how it will all unfold?

Learn more about Jacqueline’s Impact Activator: https://www.skool.com/impactactivator/about

Jacqueline has offered you a free copy of her book, “Let them Feel It”: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/jewjrx6kfz

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tv41iuWHYxg

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

Subscribe to the Simple Reflections YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SimplicityinMind

Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

Do you ever stop to ask the one big question your leadership is avoiding – and what might be possible if you dared to be different?

In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I sit down with Louise Edwards, founder of Bold Space Coaching, to explore how imagination, “creative conflict,” and truly human leadership can transform teams, culture and results in an age of constant change.

Louise shares how her background in design and IKEA leadership shaped her belief that growth starts with holding honest space, rattling the cage “with love,” and moving from A-to-not-A instead of endlessly repeating what’s always worked, especially when we dare to be different in how we lead and what we prioritise.

Louise is a leadership and creative strategy coach and the owner of Bold Space Coaching, helping leaders and teams build braver, more imaginative and more human workplaces.

I’d love to know: what’s the big question you’re not asking yourself or your team right now—and what might change if you dared to be different?

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boldspace_coaching_consultancy/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-edwards-b2126b6b/

Email: louise@boldspacecoaching.com

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8hsYVWvdl_8

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

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Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

What if every apparent failure in your life was actually a disguised invitation to reinvent yourself and serve more deeply?

In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I sit down with legendary coach and author Steve Chandler to explore how “failing forward,” curiosity, and genuine conversation can transform our experience of life and work.

We talk about moving from outside-in struggle to an inside-out understanding, the freedom of seeing that there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with us, and the quiet power of simply being with another human in a world addicted to distraction.

Steve also shares how, even at 81 and semi-retired, he still feels he’s barely scratching the surface of what coaching and conversation can do.

I’d love to know: where in your own life are you being invited to reinvent yourself, and what might become possible if you met that with open curiosity?

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dtWeCpmSBOU

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

Subscribe to the Simple Reflections YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SimplicityinMind

Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

If you knew resilience had your back 100% of the time, what would you dare to do differently?

In this solo episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, I share what might be my most technically challenging recording yet, and how “take five” became a live example of resilience in action. I talk about resilience as the part of us that never quits – something baked into who we are, not a skill we have to build from scratch – and how we often only notice it in hindsight when we look back at what we’ve already come through.

I also introduce some keys to how we can help each other, so we can see what’s fresh in each moment rather than relying solely on what we think we already know.

I’d love to know: if you truly trusted that you’re designed to thrive, that resilience always had your back, what would you stop worrying about and step into instead?

This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q0RpKgtb-EM

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

Subscribe to the Simple Reflections YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SimplicityinMind

Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

What if leadership was less about having the answers and more about showing up with curiosity, love and a willingness to learn alongside the people you serve?

In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, Melissa Ford and I explore how leadership is the engine behind service, and why dropping the need to be the expert can open the door to deeper impact, softer armour and more honest, human conversations. [with a not so gentle nod to the Sandhurst motto…]

We talk about becoming more coachable, leading without needing to control outcomes, and the freedom that comes from trusting others – whether that’s clients, teams or grown-up children moving to the other side of the world.

I’d love to know: where in your own life are you being invited to trade worry for wonder, and what might become possible if you did?

Website: https://melissafordcoaching.com/

The Service and Leadership Game: https://community.serviceandcreativity.com/slg

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zj7xSDTyOsg

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

Subscribe to the Simple Reflections YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SimplicityinMind

Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

What if the bravest thing you did this year was to take one tiny step into the unknown and trust that you’re more capable than you think?

In the latest episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast with my guest, Rebecca Bonnington, we explored human potential, the magic of small steps, and what it really means to be “held” by life even when you feel like you’re stepping into the void.

Rebecca is a business coach, CEO and founder of Tricres, and host of the Crap to Kick-Ass Coaches podcast, with a passion for culture-first businesses, consciousness, and reconnecting people with the natural world as a catalyst for growth and wellbeing.

I’d love to know: where in your life are you standing on the edge of the platform, and what might become possible if you took that next, very small step?

Website: https://tricres.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccabonnington/

This Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxLko82niac

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

Subscribe to the Simple Reflections YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@SimplicityinMind

Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...

I'd love your feedback, send me a message

What if loneliness was not a personal failing, but a quiet invitation to reconnect with your own wisdom and with others?

In this episode of the Simple Reflections Podcast, my conversation with Dave Nichols and Nate More from Feel the Vibe explores how simple human connection can ease suffering without adding more labels, language, or “fixing” to the mix. Feel the Vibe is less an organisation and more an invitation: an open space for people to feel their own aliveness, value, and possibility through relationship, whether one-to-one, in small groups, or across whole communities.​

Dave and Nate share how their work in Charlotte, North Carolina, focuses on younger adults experiencing chronic loneliness, anxiety, and disconnection, not by talking “mental health” or Three Principles jargon, but by meeting people where they are and listening deeply. Through intimate weekly connection circles, collaborations with local organisations, and emerging intergenerational projects that pair young adults with elders, they create safe, informal spaces where people surprise themselves with what they share and discover within.​

Dave describes their non-profit structure as “enabling, not solidifying” — the real method is curiosity, deep listening, and allowing new forms of connection (from discussion groups to movement and dance) to emerge from the people themselves.​

When have you felt most “seen” by someone’s simple, curious presence, and what did that allow you to realise about yourself?

Website: https://www.feelthevibe.net/

This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/btImAOccay0

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Follow the Simple Reflections Podcast on your favourite platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2132149/follow

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Dave has written a book about what he's learned from the first 80 episodes of the podcast called "Simple Reflections: Seeing What’s Already There ". It's available on Amazon as a paperback and formatted for Kindle. You can check it out here: https://amzn.eu/d/02uKY5gO

Support the show: https://simplicity-in-mind.kit.com/products/simple-reflections-podcast

The Simple Reflections Podcast is a collection of gentle conversations with people from all walks of life, looking at small, seemingly insignificant ideas that have gone on to have profound impacts on the lives of the guests. The podcast is hosted by Dave Hill, the founder of Simplicity in Mind, a leadership and wellbeing coaching practice based in Scotland.

I co-host Bite-sized Breather, a free weekly call with my friend and colleague, Lynne Brannigan. If you’re interested in joining, follow this link: ...