personal growth

FMQ 543 You’re Managing Your Time. But Are You Designing Your Life?

Are you managing your time or designing your life? Explore why time management may be solving the wrong problem, and discover a deeper approach to meaningful living.

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#491 What If Life Doesn’t Need to Go According to Plan

What If Life Doesn’t Need to Go According to Plan? | Finding Direction
What if your life doesn’t need to follow a plan? Explore planning, direction, intuition, unexpected opportunities and finding your North Star with Paul Clough.

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FMQ 542 How the Hell Did I Get Here? When Life Takes You Somewhere You Never Planned

What happens when life takes you somewhere you never planned? Explore unexpected change, life direction, personal growth and finding meaning.

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#490 What Your unconscious Mind Is Trying To Tell You

What Your Unconscious Mind Is Trying To Tell You Ever had that strange “ooh… I don’t like that” feeling when nothing obvious seems to be wrong? I’ve been getting it more often while exploring questions about my life, my direction and my North Star. At first, it’s tempting to push an uncomfortable feeling away, but…

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FMQ541 Why That Uncomfortable Feeling Might Be Trying To Tell You Something

Ever had that strange “oof… something doesn’t feel right” feeling? Not necessarily panic or major anxiety, just an uncomfortable feeling that seems to arrive from nowhere.

I’ve been noticing more of these feelings while

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#488 Your’e Not Who You Think you Are

Who are you beneath your roles and behaviours? Explore identity, self-discovery, purpose, personal values and finding your North Star in this personal development podcast.

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FMQ 539 My Puzzle Book Asked Me One Question

Who the f*ck am I? A simple question from my puzzle book sent me exploring identity, behaviour, self-discovery and the difference between who we are and what we do.

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Why You Don’t Need Your Old Self Back

“I just want my old self back.”

I’ve heard those words from clients for years. I said them myself when life felt as though it had fallen apart.

It sounds like the perfect goal because the past feels safe. We remember confidence, certainty and familiarity. We imagine there was a version of us who had everything sorted.
Think you want your old self back? Think again! Discover why lasting personal growth comes from finding your way, not returning to who you used to be.

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#486 I’m Still Finding My Way

Think you want your old self back? Discover why lasting personal growth comes from finding your way, not returning to who you used to be.

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#485 Finding Your Way: When You Feel Lost in Life

In this deeper dive episode, Paul explores a personal experience of feeling lost after making significant changes in life and identity. What emerged was a surprising realisation: perhaps we don’t lose our way at all. Perhaps we simply lose connection with the part of ourselves that already knows the way.

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