In which Michael wishes everyone a happy August as he prepares for his month-long holiday. Listen out for the first of the Time Travel podcasts tomorrow.
#763: A penultimate morning cuppa (and podcast)
In which Michael talks about some of the books he's chosen for his holiday reading.
#762: Slowing down with some pre-holiday reading
In which Michael talks about two of the books that he has been reading to help him slow down in readiness for his August holiday.
#761: Being reminded to enjoy the small (and mundane)
In which Michael is reminded, as he colours drawings from holidays past, that it is often the small things that make a day (or a holiday) special.
#760: An early morning trip to the library
In which Michael records his first in-car podcast for a few weeks as he plans to make a trip to the library his One Thing for the day.
#759: Summer reading?
In which Michael is getting excited by his approaching holiday and asks for some recommendations for summer reading.
#758: Cutting back and feeling better for it
In which Michael continues to colour The Beany #3 and talks about how, for the time being, he's decided to cut back on some things he'd planned to do and say no to anything new.
#757: A distraction-free zone?
In which Michael wonders whether he should just accept that being extra tired at the moment means he is more easily distracted than normal.
#756: Remembering a cup of hot chocolate
In which Michael remembers a particularly good cup of hot chocolate as he finishes colouring a wobbly drawing from 2006.
#755: Not struggling unnecessarily
In which Michael prepares for another day without electricity, this time doing one or two things to make the day as comfortable as possible.
#754: Not comparing ourselves with ourselves
In which Michael admits finding it difficult to record today's podcast and talks about the importance of not comparing ourselves with ourselves.
#753: Stopping when the timer rings
In which Michael manages to stop himself working when his timer rings, even though he would have liked to have got a little further with his work.
#752: Revisiting Barcelona
In which Michael is reminded of a happy holiday in Barcelona as he colours a drawing for the next anniversary issue of The Beany.
#751: Money #6: Tools and resources
In which Michael records a sixth, bonus podcast in his series about creating a sustainable income.
In today's podcast, Michael talks about some of the specific tools and resources that he uses to run Sustainably Creative.
Tools and resources
#750: Zonked
In which Michael is zonked but happy after his birthday fruit picking excursion.
#749: Enjoying a low energy birthday!
In which Michael picks one small thing to do today to help him enjoy his birthday.
#748: Through thick and thin
In which Michael is reminded how good it is to have found a daily One Thing that he can manage to do even on his bad days.
If you struggle with your daily One Thing is there a way you can simplify it to make it easy to do?
#747: Money #5: Budgeting
In which Michael introduces the fifth of five podcasts on the subject of creating a sustainable income.
In today's podcast, Michael talks about the importance of careful budgeting in both our personal and business lives.
#746: Money #4: Thinking about the structure of how we sell
In which Michael introduces the fourth of five podcasts on the subject of creating a sustainable income.
In today's podcast, Michael talks about creating a structure to use to present ourselves and what we want to sell to the world. Whilst this may feel a little overwhelming at first, all we need to do is take the first step.
#745: Not standing in our own way
In which Michael savours his morning coffee and talks about not standing in the way of letting ourselves enjoy our days.
