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Soul MusicLovely Day by Bill Withers"Lovely Day" was released in 1977. Its simple blissful melody masks profound lyrics which on closer examination offer hope and solace to many fans of the song. Some of them share their stories here of what it means to them, including two people who had the privilege of meeting and working with Bill Withers. Taro Alexander was a shy insecure young man with a stutter who founded an organisation for children like him who struggled with speaking in public. As a boy he would listen to Lovely Day in his bedroom. Often it was the only way he could get...2024-10-2627 min
ESG Matters @ Ashurst PodcastStruggle, celebration, and inspirationFour female professionals of South Asian heritage share stories of their family, their upbringing, and their careers in the UK. Along the way, they discuss the battles fought and won, and take an unflinching look at the challenges still ahead. Ashurst PR Manager Varsha Patel leads a discussion about the past, present and future for people of South Asian Heritage in the United Kingdom. As the episode unfolds, Sunita Harley from Collective Insight and Ashurst colleagues Rabinder Sokhi and Aisha Azim, each share the stories of how their families came to be in the UK.2023-11-2035 min
Lucky Things#11 Celebrate your skills and talentsHear Career and Business Coach Sunita speak about the importance of celebrating your skills and talents, whatever roles we're in or whatever work we're focused on right now. This 20 minutes mini-podcast episode is easy to listen whilst on the move, on a walk, whilst you make a hot drink or spending time around the home. In all of the Lucky Things podcasts, Sunita shares practical tips on looking after our confidence, careers and wellbeing.
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Lucky Things#10 The importance of feeling proud of ourselvesHear Career and Business Coach Sunita speak about the importance of feeling proud of yourself. This is a mini-podcast episode lasting about 20 minutes so it’s easy to listen whilst on the move, on a walk, whilst you make a hot drink or spending time around the home. This episode was recorded at the start of 2021, and as we say bye to 2020. In all of the Lucky Things podcasts, Sunita shares practical tips on looking after our confidence, careers and wellbeing.
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Dead Pilots SocietyEpisode 56: Life After Harley written by Randi Mayem Singer (Mrs. Doubtfire, Mom, Jack and Jill)This month's pilot is Life After Harley written by Randi Mayem Singer (Mrs. Doubtfire, Mom, Jack and Jill). Life After Harley centers around Lucy Turpin, who has been emotionally stuck since the death of her famous baseball player husband over a year ago. The day she finally tries to move on and explore a new romance, her departed Harley comes back as a ghost—and he’s more alive dead than most living men. Will he let her go? Will she let him go? Sometimes “until death do us part” isn’t quite long enough.In the interview, Andr...2020-12-171h 59
Lucky Things#10 Let's chat about confidence and working in the beauty industry with Nadira V PersaudYour Lucky Things®️ host Sunita chats to Nadira V Persaud about career management in a competitive industry, working with rejection during your career and they both share other insights into working in the fashion and beauty industry. They also talk about the importance of feedback and creating our own opportunities in our different professions. Sunita worked with Nadira in her early career in fashion. We both hope you enjoy listening to this energising conversation.
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You can find out more a...2020-12-1459 min
Lucky Things#8 Let's chat confidence, dance and careers with Ella Aziz, BodyJam™ Instructor (The Welcome Series)As well as a successful career as an architect, Ella Aziz is also an amazing Les Mills BodyJam™ Dance Instructor. On this episode, Sunita chats to Ella about why dancing is so good for our mental health, pivoting your business during the pandemic, knowing your worth as well as the importance of teamwork and practice. I met Ella after the first UK lockdown and I hope you enjoy listening to this energising conversation.
You can find out more about Ella's Body Jam and freestyle dance classes at www.homemadejamfitness.co.uk At the time of recording th...2020-11-2346 min
Lucky Things#7 Let's chat confidence, careers and race with Uju Asika, author of Bringing Up Race (The Welcome Series)Hear Business and Career Coach Sunita @luckythingsblog and Uju Asika, author, blogger and screenwriter chat about Uju’s new book Bringing Up Race. This book is a personal and passionate exploration of growing up different, how racism impacts all our children and what we can do to raise a kinder, more empathetic and antiracist generation. Aimed at people from all ethnicities, this book is filled with expert insights, stories from the author and other parents. As the global spotlight on race intensifies, having these conversations with our kids and communities has never been more urgent.
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Lucky Things#6 Let's chat about looking after our brains and mental wealth with Dr Tamara Russell (The Welcome series)Hear Sunita @luckythingsblog chatting to Dr Tamara Russell, a world leading mindfulness expert and neuroscientist about managing your mental wealth especially during uncertain times. They talk about how to manage video meetings, Tamara's 3 dragon approach, the link between confidence and courage, and how our brains work.
Dr Tamara Russell is also a clinical psychologist who leads the Mindfulness Centre of Excellence and you can also see more about her amazing areas of expertise @drtamararussell and @kungfudiva6 on Instagram and Facebook. She has previously spoken at events alongside The Dalai Lama and Ruby Wax. Tamara is also...2020-11-061h 07
Lucky Things#5 Mental health, identity and confidence chat with Poppy Jaman OBE, CEO of City Mental Health Alliance (The Welcome series)Hear Business and Career Coach, Sunita Harley, chat to Poppy Jaman OBE who is a global ambassador for mental health in the workplace and the CEO of City Mental Health Alliance. They discuss everyday wellbeing strategies, their own stress indicators, identity as a British South Asian woman, confidence and belonging and the love of wearing something that makes you feel good.
Poppy was previously the founding CEO of Mental Health First Aid England. In the 2018 New Year’s Honours, Poppy was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to people with mental health issues and she wa...2020-10-2351 minLucky Things#4 Confidence, Business + Wellbeing Chat with Judy Andrews, Founder of Tickety Boo design agency (The Welcome Series)Hear Business Coach Sunita @luckythingsblog and Judy Andrews chat about running a business, moving from employed to freelance careers, boosting your own work confidence and the importance of collaboration. Judy Andrews and her global team at Tickety Boo deliver design strategies for a variety of corporate and creative clients. You can find out more about their work at www.ticketyboo.co.uk and on social media @weareticketyboo
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Podcast theme tune is by Richy Pitch, Music Producer, DJ and Aut...2020-10-1341 minLucky Things#3 Why it's important to think about your version of success (The Welcome Series)Hear Sunita, Confidence, Career and Business Coach chat about why it's important to think about what our own version of success looks like.
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Podcast theme tune is by Richy Pitch, Music Producer, DJ and Author of Making Beats www.richypitch.com @richypitch
Podcast artwork designed by Sunita features photography from @CarlyMichaelShoots taken at one of the 2019 Lucky Things Meet Up events.
For more info on Sunita's coaching services, masterclasses and events head over to @luckythingsblog...2020-10-0521 minLucky Things#2 Why we need to look after our confidence (The Welcome Series)Hear from Confidence, Career and Business Coach Sunita Harley who has coached so many different people over the last 15 years. In this Lucky Things Podcast episode, Sunita chats about why it's important to look after our confidence and shares tricks to help you do this.
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Podcast theme tune is by Richy Pitch, Music Producer, DJ and Author of Making Beats www.richypitch.com @richypitch
Podcast artwork designed by Sunita features photography from @CarlyMichaelShoots taken at one...2020-10-0222 minLucky Things#2 More about me, my colourful career and Lucky Things® (The Welcome Series)Lucky Things® is all about looking after our confidence, careers and wellbeing. Hear more about your Lucky Things® Podcast host Sunita @luckythingsblog about why and how Lucky Things® started in 2015. She also chats about her career moves over the last 20 years and why Lucky Things is still making moves in 2020.
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Podcast theme tune is by Richy Pitch, Music Producer, DJ and Author of Making Beats www.richypitch.com @richypitch
Podcast artwork designed by Sunita features pho...2020-09-3029 minLucky ThingsWelcome to the Lucky Things®️ PodcastA quick welcome to the Lucky Things®️ podcast sharing confidence, career/business and wellbeing tricks. Hear from Coach Sunita Harley, as featured on the BBC, who has over 15 years' experience of coaching so many different people throughout her diverse career in fashion, music and corporate HR. Since 2016, the Lucky Things®️ online and events spaces are known for being inclusive, informative and inspiring.
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Events, coaching services and m...2020-09-2902 min
Not Another Mummy PodcastSunita Harley on Social Interaction During Lockdown (Coronavirus Mini Series)Hands up if you’re missing social interaction right now! (That will probably be all of us, I’m guessing). If you’re anything like me, you’ll be looking forward to being able to hang out with friends and family again – and even craving little things like being able to make small talk with the server at your local coffee shop!On this episode, my guest is Sunita Harley, who has a lot to say about social interaction and how it’s more important than ever right now. Sunita runs Lucky Things which sees her organising m...2020-05-0731 min