This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''Before Psychology''- the Secret Source that exponentially increases the peace, performance, and potential for any individual or organisation.

The Self and Overthinking:

In this episode of the Quality of Mind Transforming Business podcast, host Piers chats with Andrew Sewell, a leadership and personal coach, and author of 'The Overthinker’s Guide to Life.'

Andrew shares his journey from scriptwriting and advertising to coaching. The conversation delves into the pervasive issue of overthinking, its roots in the modern emphasis on the self, and how our historical and societal constructs have exaggerated our sense of individual separateness.

They explore transformative insights into recognizing the fundamental oneness of existence, drawing from concepts in various spiritual traditions.

Through direct inquiry into the nature of thought, Andrew and Piers offer listeners practical wisdom on how to unhook from habitual thinking and experience a more relaxed and connected way of being.

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

00:44 Andrew Sewell's Background and Career Transition

02:46 The Concept of Overthinking

05:32 The Role of Thinking in Modern Life

08:18 Exploring Self-Referential Thinking

12:11 The Nature of Thought and Self

22:55 Direct Inquiry and Awareness

28:32 The Illusion of Self and Thought

30:04 Experiencing Flow and Losing the Self

32:38 The Rise of Overthinking in Modern Society

33:08 The Deification of the Self

35:41 The Impact of Advertising and Social Media

36:46 Indigenous Perspectives on Self and Nature

38:03 The Concept of Individuation vs. Separation

40:31 The Evolutionary Advantage of the Separate Self

46:30 Practical Steps to Reduce Overthinking

48:33 Final Thoughts and Reflections

 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Andrew on Linkedin and his website  here
• A summary of the Quality of Mind resources, to find out more
• TASTE THE MANGO  YouTube and Sub stack all about Direct Inquiry, Explore for yourself
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, a curated list here
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''Before Psychology''- the Secret Source that exponentially increases the peace, performance, and potential for any individual or organisation.   Unlocking Transformative Insights from Everyday Annoyances   In this episode of the Quality of Mind Transforming Business podcast, Piers and returning guest Kate delve into the profound lessons hidden within our everyday annoyances. Through engaging and relatable examples, the conversation reveals how our reactions to others can shine a light on deeper personal conditioning and programming. Discover how self-inquiry and identifying with awareness rather than the 'self' can lead to transformative shifts in perception, ultimately enhancing relationships and promoting a richer, more compassionate understanding of oneself and others. They also discuss the magic of the system and how we often miss the opportunity to see how others' actions are just learning experiences.

 

This Episode: 

00:00 Welcome and Introduction 

02:34 The Power of 'Before Psychology'

04:26 Understanding Annoyance and Judgment

07:27 Real-Life Examples of Judgment

17:42 The Concept of 'I' and Self-Inquiry

22:29 Exploring the Concept of 'I'

23:56 Understanding Annoyance and Self-Identification

26:03 The Intelligent Design of Annoyance

28:34 Seeing Through Misidentification

33:05 Leaning into Discomfort for Growth

36:32 Curiousity and Compassion in Relationships

 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Kate and her website
• A summary of the Quality of Mind resources, to find out more
• TASTE THE MANGO Piers and  Katrijn's YouTube and Sub stack all about Direct Inquiry, Explore for yourself
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, a curated list here
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that exponentially increases the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

Many Journeys Pointing to One Realisation - Why Are There Are So Many Different Approaches to Transformation & Human Potential?

 

This episode is a conversation with show regular Helen Amery, a fellow coach of the understanding behind Quality of Mind. We describe  four doorways for transformation – psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual (direct and indirect)  The discussion further explores the relationship between 'awakening' and 'enlightenment', viewing the former as grasping one's truest essence, and the latter denoting the continuous detangling of the human psychological condition after awakening. Whereas there are many approaches to transformation and human development there are also some we wouldn't recommend as much as others...

 

The discussion covers:

• The Limitations of Traditional Psychology and the Search for Something More
• The Awakening: Discovering the Non-Dual Landscape
• Why Are There Such a Diverse Range of Approaches in Personal and Professional Development
• The Common Goal of All Approaches: Uncovering the True Self
• Disentangling the Human Experience
• The Role of Awakening in the Enlightenment Process
• Exploring Different Doorways to Enlightenment
• The Intersection of Emotion and Physicality - The Body as a Signal for Attention
• The Importance of Embracing the Full Gamut of Human Experience
• The Cyclical Nature of the Journey of Awakening and Enlightenment
• What We Wouldn't Recommend.....

Curious - want to know more?

• Helen's The Enlightenment Event,  for all the info and to choose how you want to join. Doors open again 1st March 2024 for 6 days only

• To find out about Helen’s work her Wild Fig Community, private sessions and free resources see wildfigsolutions.co.uk. And for everything relating to The Complete Book of Awakening on Thoughtful Raven
• Listen to Helen and Piers on her journey back in 2019 as she starts to have realisations about the principles behind Quality of Mind in this special behind the scenes 3 part mini series
• Find out more about Quality of Mind   
• If you want to know more about 'becoming awake' check out our new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

 

QUALITY OF MIND - TRANSFORMING BUSINESS: 

Why is this understanding such a gamechanger? An interview with Kim Hare

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  

In this episode Piers chats with Kimberley Hare. Kim has 30 years experience in supporting organisations develop their people potential, and a few years ago she saw a very different way to go about getting the best out of the human potential...

This episode discusses:

• Why are the conventional approaches not working or good value?
• What is this game changing understanding behind the mind?
• How we normailse the power of the mind to affect the workplace.

Still Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Kim at The Heart of Thriving 
• You can find out more about Quality of Mind  
• Check out this short podcast: What is the role of and relevance of Quality of Mind?
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts . 

QUALITY OF MIND  - TRANSFORMING BUSINESS:

Introductory Episode

What is the role, relevance and value of Quality of Mind in the workplace?

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can increase performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.  In this short episode, Piers Thurston explains what Quality of Mind is, and how it is relevant and valuable for the business world. 

by Piers Thurston. 

• You can find out more about Quality of Mind at www.qualityofmind.biz 
• Want to find the right episode for you check out our listeners guide here to point you at the right episode for you 
• Prefer Video?  Our playlist  of 2min videos explains more about Quality of Mind - the benefits, the relevance, and why it is different. 
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts   

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that exponentially increases the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode, Piers chats with corporate coach Dominic Scaffidi. Dominic and Piers did three episodes together back in 2020 exploring 'What is behind the magic of transformational coaching' and now they get back together to see what has been evolving in their own groundings and work.

This episode explores what is truly transformative about coaching from this understanding of Before Psychology and Quality of Mind. It is a deep and sometimes technical conversation about the nature of consciousness, self-limitation, and the essence of being.

They explore the idea of achieving versus allowing, noting that individuals can only experience the expansive nature of their being by dropping their resistance. They discuss how people often look for solutions outside themselves, forgetting that their real identity is infinite. The conversation also includes examples from business to illustrate their points effectively.

This Episode Covers:

• The only challenge we ever have in business is our own mind
• The appearance of solidity and limitation. There is nothing solid really to be dealing with
• A simple business example of how we innocently look in the wrong place
• The confusion between how it appears success is created and what is actually going on 
• The utilitarian usefulness of definitions
• The desire for more to overcome the illusion of scarcity
• The nuance between allowing and revealing
• The limitlessness to what is available
• Why people really come to coaching, what we are all seeking

Curious - want to know more?

• Have a listen to previous interviews with Dominic where we discuss 'The highest leverage point - A discussion to explore what really makes the difference' or How does this understanding transform the transformative effect of coaching.
• Dominic runs his own executive and team coaching business HR Possibilities, and you can find him on LinkedIn here 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that exponentially increases the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode of the Quality of Mind Transforming Business podcast, Sarah and Michelle from Pure Potential join the show to discuss their wonderful work in schools and education. They share their backgrounds and explain how they got involved in this field. Tune in to hear their insights on the impact of their work and the potential for transformation in the education sector.

In this episode we discuss:

• The evolution of a personal understanding that underpins professional development
• How to curate the learning experience as a exploration 
• Making the soil fertile - not providing prescriptive solutions
• Understanding the mechanics of the human experience leading to practical solutions 
• Is there really a learner to learn, the awesome power - when we get out of the way
• The intelligence of the system - The learning extravaganza
• The joy of being human and curiousity
• Hope and possibility in education reform

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Pure Potential and their work here
• And more about  Michelle and Sarah on LinkedIn
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

Ep9:  "The Huge Case of Mistaken Identity’’

An excerpt from a conversation with Clare Dimond on the episode ''If We Don’t Have Free Will, What is the Point?''

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode, Piers chats with Clare Dimond, a wonderful return guest to the show, and this time the topic is about free will and what our reality in any moment is 'showing us', and the availability of the  'learning extravaganza' that is available as the human experience. Clare is a skilled teacher of the understanding behind Quality of Mind, and a prolific and gifted author. 

 

In this episode we discuss:

• Not having free will
• Our innocent normalised misunderstand on the concept of the "I".
• The mental construct as illusion
• How we can explore via Direct inquiry
• What we mean by witness and the innocent mistake in what witnessing means .
• Distinguishing between 'isness' and conditioning.
• The role of our 'Individuated' perception
• Maximising the learning extravaganza that is available as the human experience 
• An example in the workplace with your boss's reactions and overreactions.
• Once we fully embrace the self-identified mind and recognises essential nature, the system returns to a state of flow and dynamism

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Clare and her work here
• Other episodes with Clare; What has this got to with how we communicate, lead and turn up at work?  and Wants, Desires, Resistance, and Tuning into the Optimum system.
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

 

Ep8: ' "5 Things to Consider About Our Minds & Exploring Potential’’

An excerpt from an interview on the Limitless Lives podcast: A conversation with Nilesh Patel

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is taken from the podcast series What is a Good Life? where Mark McCartney is on a mission to explore the answer to that wonderful question. He ha already interviewed 150+ people, and now asks some excellent questions about the Before Psychology approach and Quality of Mind.  If you’re frustrated with your personal development endeavours or you find yourself clinging too tightly to your self-identity, at the cost of more fully connecting with others and life itself, this episode offers plenty of food for thought. 

Our discussion covers:

• Piers takes us on his journey, from exploring counselling, NLP, and other modalities to direct path non-duality. 
• We discuss the challenges often faced in personal development rooted in self-identification, breaking free from our addiction to focussing on our psychology, transcending the confines of the mind while fully embracing our emotions
• How ultimately it about revealing a sense ease that can be experienced in life when we let go of our attachment to the separate self.
• We discuss and explore the 'oneness' that you've perhaps long suspected, but resisted embracing, that can have a profound effect on how you perceive life.

Curious - want to know more?

• Find out more about What is a Good Life project and subscribe to Mark's podcast here
• You can find out more about Mark on LinkedIn here 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind
• If you want to experience more check out our new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode we talk to Rick Cotgreave. Rick has 12 years experience in corporate team and executive development previous to that he worked in the arena of elite sport. Rick has come to see what really makes the difference in human development and what is missing in many corporate programmes currently.

Our discussion covers:

• Trapped in the pursuit of success - the apparent contradiction between betterment and contentment 
• What is before psychology?
• Resilience and separateness
• The role of flow at work, and how we are missing joy and play in the workplace
• Pressing pause and intellectual humility. - Getting curious about self-inquiry
• Why is this understanding not more mainstream in business?

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Rick on LinkedIn here and her website  here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind
• For a similar episode check out 'Why You Can’t Do Leadership Development! The Biggest Myths We Need to Unlearn'
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode we talk to regular contributor and friend of the show Katrijn Van Oudheusden on the day her new book is launched - Beyond Illusion: Exploring the Six Illusions that Cause Our Mistaken Belief in a Separate Self.' This is Katrijn's second book, and it lays down the foundation to exploring the illusion we are all innocently hoodwinked by - that we are a separate self. This book pieces together with insights from neuroscience and philosophy evidence that both directly and indirectly points us to recognise the true nature of what we are, and consciousness as the fabric of reality itself.

 

Our discussion covers:

- How come the second book is really the first book - foundations .v. implications

- How the book is aimed at those people with an inkling there must be a different way seeing the world and operating

- The relevance in today's world of need to point to something to 'keep the conceptual mind happy' before people will fall awake to something more 'spiritual'

- A brief explanation of the 6 illusions - and how they progress from most accessible to recognise to more hidden and harder to realise

- The relevance of chapter 7 - introducing the importance step of actual inquiring into this directly and for yourself

- What could happen if you read this book - the start of your journey

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Buy the book here
• You can find out more about Katrijn on LinkedIn here and her website  here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind
• If you want to experience more check out Piers and Katrijn's  new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep8: ''How did I get here? Brief Overview of the path to Before Psychology"

 

Piers Thurston - Founder of Quality of Mind, describes his own path of coming to see that Before Psychology is the most important leverage point for us to have more performance, peace and potential 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

 

Mark Lund - President of McCann World Group UK and Europe, talks about the benefits and Nature of Quality of Mind

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

 

Ep 11:  ''Flow State - Where Are We Going Wrong?

 

Listen to the full episode here 

 

Quality of Mind unlocks the Secret Source to more performance, peace and potential. But it does it in a very transformative, sustainable way, by explore 'Before Psychology'  - What is that, and does it help? 

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is taken from an interview on the Future Fuzz podcast. Justin Campbell is a digital marketing expert who educates and inspires people on the best way to stay relevant and futureproof on their marketing and e-commerce campaigns . The episode serves as useful relevant introduction to Quality of Mind, as Justin had listened to one episode from the QoM podcast, and thought it was fascinating and wanted to know more...

 

The discussion covers:

- Do we loose connection compared to when we were babies?

- How the appearance that we are a separate limited self arises and causes our suffering

- How we are all the same, but that doesn't mean we have to condone all behaviours 

- How to use feelings to our advantage  -what is going on?

- What does this understanding mean for contemporary societal issues, like mental health or dementia 

- An example of how low Quality of Mind might turn up in a meeting at work

- What is the approach for Quality of Mind in businesses? Going from upstream 'before psychology' self inquiry, to day to day business relevance

- The most common comment people make - 'I wish I had seen this before' - how this understanding gets better the more and more you see it! 

 

Curious - want to know more?

• The Future Fuzz podcast that Justin has created.
• Justin Campbell Linkedin Profile
• Find out more about Quality of Mind   
• If you want to know more about 'becoming awake' check out our new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

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This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with Craig Wilmann, a business leader and content creator, who experienced a transformative shift in his understanding of the mind. He shares his journey and the benefits he now enjoys in all aspects of work and life. 

The discussion covers:

- The difference this understanding can make for Leadership

- How Craig first experience non duality during a burnout episode 

- What is it that we are pointing to?  How does it feel?  What is behind the personal mind?

- The simple yet profound nature of just being in life and sensing it, without the narrative of being a self.

- The inspiration, creativity and confidence to create and publish a short story every week for a year! 

-  The relevance for the workplace; contrived versus emergent leadership

- How this understanding helps any area of life and work, including running marathons dress as an elephant😁

 

Curious - want to know more?

• The highly recommended Meaningless Problems podcast that Craig has created. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to help him hit his charitable goal. Note: Craig's writing pseudonym is Doe Wilmann 
• The Leaders Council  that Craig is Executive Director of. His Linkedin Profile
• Find out more about Quality of Mind   
• If you want to know more about 'becoming awake' check out our new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

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This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with Helen Amery, a fellow coach of the understanding behind Quality of Mind, who poses an excellent exploration, the difference between being 'awake' and having an 'enlightened life'.  Do we need to be 'awake' to have an enlightened life?  What do those words even mean? Explore with us on this episode...

The discussion covers:

• What do we mean by those words?  A simple description
• If we have a recognition of being 'awake' does that lead to an enlightened life?
• What makes it hard to have an enlightened life without a recognition of 'our true nature'
• Two more words - The difference between 'inquiry' and 'reflection'
• How different coaching approaches start from different places; what truly makes the difference
• Is this relevant for the workplace? What does it offer?
• How psychological safety is an innocent reverse engineering due to a misunderstanding
• Some of the indicators that you might be on the path to either....

Curious - want to know more?

• During the show we mentioned Helen’s post that prompted this recording. Here’s that original post
• To find out about Helen’s work go to her main website where you can find out about her Wild Fig Community, private sessions and free resources Awakening and Enlightenment | Coach and Guide (wildfigsolutions.co.uk)
• And for everything relating to The Complete Book of Awakening, go to its publishing website, Thoughtful Raven. There you’ll find a link through to the courses and community for the book. Thoughtful Raven – The home of practical spirituality books.
• Listen to Helen on her journey back in 2019 as she starts to have realisations about the principles behind Quality of Mind in this special behind the scenes 3 part mini series
• Find out more about Quality of Mind   
• If you want to know more about 'becoming awake' check out our new 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 programme, which is a simple guide you to experience it direct for you.  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores the 'before psychology' game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with Quality of Mind colleague Kate Adey. Kate has over 20 years experience in the corporate world - as a consultant and coach. 

Have you ever noticed that spark in life has dulled, or the feeling of joy for no reason has evaporated?  Are you surviving rather than thriving? And if thriving, is it achieved by striving and grind? Many of us are innocently and invisibly 'comfortably numb'.

Sound like you?..Listen on...

The episodes covers:

• How as we grow up gradually and subtly the freedom, ease, and joy can disappear from life, but we see it 'just how life is'
• The indicators that you might be more 'comfortably numb' than you realised
• How this is exaggerated in most organisations and workplaces
• Is there an alternative?  What can we do about that?
• How do we see the extraordinary in the ordinary
• Maybe we have just been looking in the wrong place....

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Kate and her website 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is taken from the  WTF What The Future?! Podcast series. Where Piers was asked to have a real time coaching conversation with three business leaders Ian Parry, Helen Gillett and Andy Caulton, who were keen to learn more about Quality of Mind

 

In this episode we discuss:

• The nature and benefits of the Quality of Mind approach
• A mini real time direct self inquiry experiment on 'who we are' 
• We've never experienced anything outside of the mind - so what?
• What is the nature of reality?  What has that got to with more leadership potential
• It sounds too good to be true, so ''how do I.....''
• What is the flow state made of? The aperture 
• How do you describe Quality of Mind, what it is and what is isn't. 
• How do you sell and promote something that appears so different; are people sceptical? 

Curious - want to know more?

• The WTF podcast What The Future?!   and the Future Leaders website 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series' 

 

Ep7: 'Do We Really Have Free Will? 

A excerpt from the episode  ''Can We Really Do Change? A Conversation about Free Will and Being the Doer''  With regular contributor Katrijn Van Oudheudsen.

Link to the full episode 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

Piers chats with the authors of a new wonderfully helpful book on the subject of exploring Non Duality (which forms the foundation of Quality of Mind). Helen Amery the co-author, has been a regular on the show  and she is joined by Sara Priestley to discuss how they developed 'The Complete Book of Awakening'.

In this episode we discuss:

• How the book – The Complete Book of Awakening - came about
• Why the book is called “Complete”
• The definition of awakening
• Who the book is for  -Why this isn’t a book to ‘read for gist’
• Why the book removes all spiritual dogma and paradox
• Why direct inquiry and logic are a powerful combination
• The three levels of experience and putting them in their right order
• Why our conceptual labels don’t reflect reality
• Why resistance arises during an awakening inquiry and why that’s OK
• Why this inquiry is your own – you have to see it for yourself – and why the outcome isn’t a life floating in bliss as many imagine it to be
• Why goals of a nicer life must be put secondary to seeing your essential nature
• How do you know if you’ve recognsied your essential nature – awakened?
• Why awakening results in the behaviour changes that we usually ‘try’ to make happen in business

Curious - want to know more?

• Go to the Thoughtful Raven website for free resources that go with the book, purchasing links for the book and journal, and links to courses and a community, as well as to get in touch with Helen and Sara.

  Thoughtful Raven – The home of practical spirituality books

  You can buy the book on Amazon and also The Complete Book of Awakening – Exploration Journal
• Check out our other Quality of Mind podcast episodes, a curated list here
• Helens initial appearance on the Quality of Mind podcast, and her experience of being coached in this understanding, and more recently talking about 'Does the Mind really work Inside Out'
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

 

Piers talks to fellow Coach, Stephen Lock, who through his own leadership journey realised organisations are still rooted in the industrial revolution when it comes to how they manage and control themselves. They discuss the way forward....😊

 

In this episode we discuss:

• The roots of our current prevailing corporate culture and leadership style 
•  How ideas like non-hierarchical organizations, or different ways of having conversations have emerged, but missing the true understanding and relevance of human consciousness
• How our conditioning and culture has made some areas seem a no go - and then we wake up
• What do we fear losing by exploring something different? 
• An organisational example of where it does work, to start from a different foundation
• Do we need to reverse engineer or can we go straight there? 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Stephen and his work here  or website here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with Clare Dimond a wonderful return guest to the show, and this time the topic is about how the personal mind creates a sense of seeking and wanting, and how we can tune into a 'purer' sense of evolving and creating. Clare is a skilled teacher of the understanding behind Quality of Mind, and a prolific and gifted author. 

In this episode we discuss:

• What is behind all wants and desires
• The red herring of the rewards in life, our peak moments - fuelling the confusion. 
• The purpose of resistance - not trying to avoid it and how it is our inner conditioning made external - 
• Feel and sensing not thinking about our feelings and emotions
• Shifting out of identification and inevitable resistance, and how that leads to curiousity 
• Deeper knowing and sensing, obviousness 
• Two types of sensitivity: our fluid raw primal 'reality immersion' and our conceptual separated conditioned based sensitivity
• The intelligence in how to run the body mind- the sensing and then our innocent identification to that
• The natural revealing a way of supporting a body mind to its optimum 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Clare and her work here
• Another episode with Clare What has this got to with how we communicate, lead and turn up at work? 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind, before psychology, that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with insightful business leader and global commentator - Chris Nurko. Chris has decades of global business leadership experience. He is a true thought leader in innovation, branding and creative collaboration. This is a more 'downstream' and less 'technical' conversation than some of our episodes but of course still points to what is behind everything - the mind.  Chris is someone with an intuitively high Quality of Mind in the game of life, so enjoy the listening to how success gets created in the business world when you recognise the most important variable

This episodes discusses:

• Starting with aperture - how organisational culture as an operating system can contract or expand possibility 
• Breakthrough brands and how they alter the consciousness of society  
• Opening your mind to harnessing the powers of others for mutual goals, exponentially accelerates the potential impact 
• Modern business don't give the space for realization to happen, which is where mindsets dissolve new perspectives come along
• How titles, resumes, achievements are all ego defences and crutches - the myth of brand 'me'
• The growing importance of seeing how the role of mind impacts everything 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Chris on LinkedIn here 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind 
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections
• Piers regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts
• To make a comment or ask a question just voice here 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''Before Psychology''- the Secret Source that exponentially increases the peace, performance, and potential for any individual or organisation.   This episode  dives deep into the concept of 'flow' with executive coach Tim Downes. Piers and Tim discuss the innate human potential to experience flow, often misunderstood as a state that requires specific activities or external validations. They examine how recognising and inquiring into the nature of our true awareness—not our conditioned, separate self—can lead to a more consistent, effortless state of ease and flow in daily life. Key concepts such as mindfulness, the illusion of self, and the universal accessibility of flow without external aids are explored. The conversation covers:

• Understanding Flow
• Barriers to Flow
• The Role of Self in Flow
• Are There Phases to Flow?
• Practical Insights on Achieving Flow
• Summary: The Myths About Flow

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Tim on LinkedIn here and his website True Results
• A summary of the Quality of Mind resources, to find out more 
• TASTE THE MANGO Piers and  Katrijn's YouTube and Sub stack all about Direct Inquiry, Explore for yourself
• A summary of the Quality of Mind resources, to find out more 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Check out our other podcast episodes, a curated list here
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind, before psychology, that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with Janick Loewe, Janick is a coach who works with performers and business creators to unlock their full potential. He is a ex Ballroom dancer and won the Professional World Championships in 2014. We explore the topic of human potential and how it works, whether that be on the dance floor or the board room.

This episodes discusses:

• Are we hunting for potential in the wrong place
• Dancing with what we are our psychology, and what is before psychology
• Be the samba!
• How potential is very often suffocated by our psychology, our thoughts.
• Where to dig, tracing it back to 'i'
• The downside of reverse engineering and thinking our way back into flow; 
• Reaching potential is subtractive not additive

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Janick and his work here and on Linkedin here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind 
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections
• Piers regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts
• To make a comment or ask a question just voice here 

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep6: 'The Hydrofoil on the Boat

A excerpt from the episode ''

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

 

Mark Lund - President of McCann World Group UK and Europe, talks about the benefits and Nature of Quality of Mind

 

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind, before psychology, that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with Quality of Mind client - Mark Lund. Mark was President McCann World Group for UK and Europe - with a remit for about 15 businesses and 5,000 people.

 

This episodes discuses:

• Transforming 10 business to behave as one; increases in profit, productivity, and scale
• Working in flow, & better decisions. More psychological freedom
• The power of recognising the capacity for universal intelligence
• QoM is not a normal training; the benefits don't decay like most courses, but continue to grow. The potential is massive
• People are yet to recognise how powerful a shift in how you see the world could be - wish I'd done it 10 years earlier!
• In todays competitive world QoM is the key to enable the people you work with and the whole organisation to be so much more

Curious - want to know more?

• We have a 15min YouTube video version of this conversation here
• You can find out more about Mark here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections, including our new 'Not Even 5 Mins' section
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts
• To make a comment or ask a question just voice here 

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of the new 'Not Even 5 Mins' Series' 

 

Ep5: 'Unlocking Better Workshops'

A excerpt from the full episode 'The Missing Piece in Creating Better Workshop & Meetings Outcomes''

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind 
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''before psychology'' - that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with Frans Rensen, a return guest to the show, and this time the topic is about how Quality of Mind can dramatically shift the quality of the output and outcomes from workshops and meetings. Frans is an experienced corporate coach, with a background in Agile methodology and now also specialising in Quality of Mind.

In this episode we discuss:

• How for some people this can be their first experience of the power of Quality of Mind
• What happens for people when they free themselves from their thinking limitations in a workshop
• How come we are invisibly shackled by our mind, especially in the workplace, but it is normalised
• There is a practical relevance and tangible power to the 'oneness' that can be felt
• Uncovering the nuggets of gold that solve big ''problems''
• How starting with Quality of Mind improves or removes the need for traditional facilitation structures and techniques  

Curious - want to know more?

• Frans's profile on Linkedin
• The previous episode where Frans describes how Quality of Mind is the missing piece  Agile change
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind 
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts.

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind, before psychology, that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

In this episode Piers chats with fellow coach John Patrick Morgan. John is a philosopher and champion for being. He leads a team of Creating Champions who teach, coach, and guide thousands of entrepreneurs and artists in being more free, loving, and powerful. By learning and embodying the Creating perspective, their clients achieve a union of outcomes in spiritual growth, material success, and social impact. He walks his talk, lives what he teaches, and has a genuine and powerful commitment to creating.

This episodes discusses:

• Exploring the 'Sailing .v. Rowing' metaphor
• The nature of creation - The big bang goes on banging
• Clarity, Certainty and Commitment  - What's the difference? 
• 'Allowing to be created' .v. 'Making it happen'
• Neutral intention in creating goals - The dance of 'Both ... And...'
• Plans .v. serendipity & synchronicity
• Creating shared dreams in business
• How the self gets in the way of creating
• Commitment is what happens when you don't say no to love

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about JP and his work; ''Creating'' here and his personal website here he is on YouTube and Insta and there is a neat quiz, for you to try The Ultimate Creator Calculator™️! 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind 
• Some 2 minute 'tasters' of Quality of Mind 
• Check out our other podcast episodes, curated into sections
• Piers regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and posts
• To make a comment or ask a question just voice here 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with our now regular show guest coach and author Katrijn Van Oudheudsen. Katrijn points to the direct path non-dual understanding in her work around Servant and Selfless Leadership. 

The discussion covers:

- What is behind change  - the idea agency and judgement

- Do we have freewill?

- How materialism became relevant, but isn't accurate

- The need to start at the beginning, what is foundational?

- How it is hard to let go off the idea of agency and being the doer

- There is something even better than trying to 'do' life

- Don't try and understand it in the conventional way, just look for a trace of resonance and intrigue 

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Katrijn on LinkedIn here and her website and great book here
• For our previous episode on Leadership listen here 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

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Free will

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep4: 'Where can we seek stability?'

A excerpt from the episode ''Our Innocent Mistake with Psychological Safety - Seeking Stability in an Unstable World - A conversation with Joel Drazner'

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

 

Explore with us!

This a different type of episode to usual, as we conduct a real time 'direct experience self inquiry'. You can listen and explore along with us, as Katrijn and I chat with Emily, who bravely volunteered to be our live demonstration subject.

A direct experience self inquiry is a process whereby someone explores the nature of what something is - using ‘direct experience’ i.e. not using beliefs or learnt concepts, but instead exploring in a fresh, non-intellectual, almost 'sensing' way.

The benefit from this is foundational, as it underpins all our work in Quality of Mind and the wonderful impact that can have on someone's life and work.

Please - we really want your feedback on this episode! So please share your comments and questions, if you want to voice it rather than write please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM -

We'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Katrijn on LinkedIn here and her website and great book here
• For another episode on the 'self' - listen to ''Why you can't do Leadership Development'' and Quality of Mind here 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is the second conversation with Katz Kiely a digital transformation consultant who as well as decades of experience in transforming organisations, hosts the wonderful Humans Leading Humans Podcast.  In our first conversation we discuss what is behind transformation and leadership, and how counter many corporate cultures are to facilitating change. In this second conversation we get more into the aspects of the Mind that need to realised in order facilitate exponential human potential and change

The episodes covers:

• ''Being 100% yourself'' - what does that mean?
• Flow state  - what is behind it?
• Seeing what people are (and are not) will change how organisations operates
• The folly of stability seeking in psychology
• Realisations:  Meta and practical 
• What is common in common sense  
• The false deification of the self and being a super human

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• Part One: The first conversation 
• he Humans Leading Humans podcast
• You can find out more about Katz and Beep and the CREATE framework
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'

 

"Is Quality of Mind Different to Spirituality’’

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind YouTube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep3: ' A Leaders Role - Seeing You First' 

A excerpt from the episode ''What has this got to with how we communicate, lead and turn up at work?'' A conversation with Clare Dimond

• Link to the full episode  

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with Nigel Wilson -a board director, strategist and leader in technology change. As well as his expertise and experience in technology consultancy, Nigel has a keen eye for the role of the mind in enabling successful change. 

The discussion covers:

 - How to put the agile back into agile change 

- The software, firmware and hardware

- The misnomer of psychological safety - The natural innate tendency for curiousity, humility, empathy with in a high QoM

- How organisations try to reverse engineer change using the psychological fixes and proscriptions  

- The normalised low QoM associated with organisational change

- The irony of the mind not be valued when it is most important factor, the missing resource source

- The common things that appear to trigger low QoM in a tech change project

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Nigel on LinkedIn 
• For another episode on organisational change, agile and Quality of Mind listen here
• For a more in depth looking into the non-dual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep2: Piers talks about the self and 'Am I just a thought?' (3min)

 

• If you are curious and want to mind find more about what this snippet is refering to then listen to this episode  Self & I: the case of Mistaken Identity 

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts
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From the QUALITY OF MIND Podcast

 

Part of our new 'Not Even 5 Mins Series'  -

 

Ep1: Kate Adey is asked About the Game Changing Nature of Quality of Mind  (3min)

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• Check out our other podcast episodes; a curated list here
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Kate Adey regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with fellow coach and author, Naphtali Visser. Naphtali is author of 'Humans Workings - Why culture and Mindset beat Strategy' 

The discussion covers:

- What is this understanding of the 'human operating system'  

- How the understanding behind Quality of Mind can make a difference to society and the systems we live in

- We are all psychologically innocent - We are accountable but also can forgive ourselves and others

- We make stories up about the world, and forget we made them up, and it becomes ''that's reality''

- How quickly a judging and fearful mind can become one that is from love and understanding

- The difference of acting from insights and an open aperture as to from the 'self' 

- How making a difference to society is a natural symptom and implication of a shift how you see the nature of what we are.

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Naphtali on LinkedIn and his website and great book here
• For another episode on societal change and Quality of Mind listen here 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with fellow coach and author Katrijn Van Oudheudsen. Katrijn points to the direct path non-dual understanding in her work around Servant and Selfless Leadership. We point to why conventional approaches to leadership development, are never going to really unlock the true leverage point to leadership development, until the more foundational inquiry and realisation about 'what we are essentially' and the very nature of reality has been realised/

The discussion covers:

- Why we can't do leadership development 

- The implications of trying to reverse engineer personal development 

- What is servant leadership development, from the 'self less' perspective

- What do we become in life if we realise there is no doer

- The difference between conceptual inquiry and sensing inquiry

- Do we really have a body?

- Some simple freewill thought experiments

 

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Katrijn on LinkedIn here and her website and great book here
• For another episode on Leadership and Quality of Mind listen here 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

 

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with trauma therapist and coach Lou Lebentz. Lou & Piers have similar backgrounds in how they worked with clients, and now Lou specialises with clients suffering trauma. After they had a couple of interesting exchanges on LinkedIn about psychological safety, they decided to do a podcast exploring the difference and similarities.... 

The discussion covers:

• What we mean by trauma?
• The relevance of seeing psychological safety via the nervous system. The polyvagal theory
• Can you point directly, or do people need to go through a 'journey' - can it be that simple?
• The issue of 'spiritual bypassing'
• The self and it's narratives -  what are they, and how do they dissolve? The 'real and never true' nature of reality. 
• The importance of 'relational repair' 
• Relationships - who is doing the relating?
• The power of holding space

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Lou on LinkedIn here and her website here 
• For shorter resources to share on  Quality of Mind and Psychological Safety a) short 10min podcast   b) a 3min video
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind and it's relevance for psychological safety listen here  
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Check out all our other podcast episodes, via a curated list here
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with fellow coach and teacher Joel Drazner. 

The discussion covers:

• The innocent mistake we make when seeking stability in an unstable world
• How that turns up in our search for Psychological Safety 
• What is it that we can rely on? What is the source of happiness and contentment
• How come it is so easy to misunderstand that, our seeking.
• What am I really?
• Is this just a tautology? 
• A little experiment - a practical way to start to see what is really going.....

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Joel on LinkedIn here and subscribe to his excellent weekly newsletter here 
• For shorter resources to share on  Quality of Mind and Psychological Safety a) short 10min podcast   b) a 3min video
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with leadership coach, trainer and author Obi Abuchi. 

The discussion covers:

• What is core to leadership
• How often we get sucked into the rat race and the nature of organisations and a leaders role, draws us away from recognise what is fundamental about leadership.
• The ego games and what is behind them
• How we look in the wrong place to find the solutions
• The power of surrendering and letting go - versus - controlling and managing 
• The pressure paradox
• What triggers us to to try a different way, and how we don't need for it to get bad before it gets better

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Obi on his personal website  and his corporate work at CORE Leader International
• Obi's new book 'Leading from Your Core' is available here
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

Part of the series of short episodes from the Quality of Mind podcast taking common business and workplace topics and exploring them through the lens of the principles of Quality of Mind. 'Looking at....'

This episode: 'Looking at... What is behind Psychological Safety?' is a short 10min podcast, there is a deeper more comprehensive exploration with this episode

This episode explores:

• What is Psychological Safety ?
• What is core attributes are behind Psychological Safety ?
• How Psychological Safety is a natural symptom of Quality of Mind
• Why we don't need to reverse engineer Psychological Safety?

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

 

 Still Curious - want to know more?

• A 3 minute video on Psychological Safety, share with someone busy
• A Youtube playlist of short 2min videos Exploring Quality of Mind tips
• What is this new understanding of the mind that has huge implications for Psychological Safety, link to a 45min episode, or link to 100 min episode with Rupert Spira
• You can find out more on our website about Quality of Mind,
• Don't forget to check out the other short LOOKING AT episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that operates ''Before Psychology''- the Secret Source' that exponentially increases the peace, performance, and potential for any individual or organisation.   In this episode, Piers discusses with show regular and fellow Quality of Mind collaborator Katrijn Van Oudheudsen  her latest book, 'Seeing No Self' part of her transformative trilogy on non-duality and the nature of the mind. The episode discusses the concept of non-duality, the illusion of the self, and how understanding these ideas can lead to profound changes in leadership, productivity, and personal well-being.    Listeners can expect insights into the practical applications of these seeming just philosophical ideas and how they challenge conventional thinking in personal development and human potential.     03:15 Exploring Non-Duality: The Core Concept 04:49 Understanding Flow State and Connection 09:30 The Trilogy: An Overview of the 3 Books 12:19 The Power of Direct Experience 15:54 Navigating the Books: Where to Start? 20:53 The Importance of Non-Duality in Personal Development 25:08 Direct Inquiry: The Mechanism Explained 29:54 Exploring the Concept of Self 31:48 Guiding the Mind Through Inquiry 33:01 The Duality of Non-Duality 34:39 Making Non-Duality Accessible 35:53 The Challenge of Describing Non-Duality 37:30 Implications of Non-Duality in Life 39:13 What book is next... 41:06 The Future of Non-Duality Literature   Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Katrijn on LinkedIn here and her website and great books here
• TASTE THE MANGO Piers and  Katrijn's YouTube and Sub stack all about Direct Inquiry, Explore for yourself
• For our previous episodes with Katrijn; Leadership or Free Will & Change  
• A summary of the Quality of Mind resources, to find out more 
• Watch past clients talk about the power of Quality of Mind here
• For a more in depth looking into the nondual understanding behind Quality of Mind  listen here  or here
• Find out more about the relevance of Quality of Mind  
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts

 

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being in any business or organisation.   Part of the series of short episodes from the Quality of Mind podcast taking common business and workplace topics and exploring them through the lens of the principles of Quality of Mind. 'Looking at....'   'Looking at....3. LISTENING'   This episode explores:

• How we generally lack respect and narrow the role, relevance and value of Listening
• The difference between 'listening for communication' and 'listening for connection'
• How listening is your barometer of a far greater invisible power
• How we are conditioned to listen using the mind
• How intuitive deep listening doesn't require any effort

 Still Curious - want to know more?

•  You can find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Don't forget to check out the other 'LOOKING AT' episodes on DECISION MAKING  PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP & RESILIENCE 
• Check out this short podcast: What are the principles behind Quality of Mind?
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on Linkedin and has a large collection of articles and post

This podcast series explores a game-changing understanding of the human mind 'before psychology' that can exponentially increase the performance, resourcefulness and well-being for any individual or organisation.

This episode is a conversation with Quality of Mind colleague Kate Adey. Kate has over 20 years experience in the corporate world - as a consultant and coach.

The episodes covers:

• How we as 'conventional' coaches used to approach relationships and communication with leaders in the workplace, and what is different now.
• Are other people really 'a problem'?
• How effortless it is to relate and have effective communication from a more expanded aperture and when in flow
• Our shared being, what is it?  And is it relevant for the workplace?
• How a relationship or communication feels is just an indicator to our aperture in the moment.
• How we get to addicted to psychological efforting - fixing, and trying to work it out.
• How our misunderstanding of who we are affects how we relate to others.

Please leave any feedback or comments on the podcast, and if you want to ask a question please do so here https://sayhi.chat/QoM - we'd love to hear from you!!

Curious - want to know more?

• You can find out more about Kate and her website 
• Find out more about Quality of Mind 
• Subscribe to our Quality of Mind Youtube channel for a series of 2 min videos all about Quality of Mind
• Check out our other episodes, a curated list here
• Piers Thurston regularly writes about Quality of Mind on LinkedIn and has a large collection of articles and posts