Nick Elston - The Impact Of Mental Health On People And The Workplace
11/28/22 • 32 min
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Nick Elston is one of the highest-profile and leading Inspirational Speakers on the Lived Experience of Mental Health.
In life, we can either let our adversities, our challenges, define us negatively for the rest of our lives...or...we can choose for it to forge something beautiful, something powerful – something that never would have existed without you going through your ‘stuff’ in the first place.
Described as a ‘BIG man, BIG heart, BIG story & BRUTAL honesty!’, ‘Utterly inspirational, absolutely engaging!’ and ’10/10 –a Speaking Masterclass!’ – Nick shares his experiences of Mental Illness, Mental Ill-Health & Breakdown worldwide –through his powerful, inspiring, engaging & emotional talks.
Most importantly, Nick shares his ‘Lived Experience’ through insights, tools, tips and techniques on how to manage Anxiety in Life, in Business – to implement immediately.
What Scott discusses with Nick:
- Operating with high anxiety and still being very successful
- How people in the UK feel self-care is selfish
- How he teaches the lived experience of mental health to companies and the public sector
- How mental health is something we all have, good or bad and it can be exercised like a muscle
- How COVID has affected the way we aspire to and set goals
- The importance of human-to-human conversations led by compassion in a leadership role
- Who looks after the people that look after people?
- And much more...
Links in this episode
- Nick's website: https://nickelston.com/
- Stop People Pleasing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49706396-stop-people-pleasing
If you need some help
- Mental Health UK: https://mentalhealth-uk.org/
- Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
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- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
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How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
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Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
Nick Elston is one of the highest-profile and leading Inspirational Speakers on the Lived Experience of Mental Health.
In life, we can either let our adversities, our challenges, define us negatively for the rest of our lives...or...we can choose for it to forge something beautiful, something powerful – something that never would have existed without you going through your ‘stuff’ in the first place.
Described as a ‘BIG man, BIG heart, BIG story & BRUTAL honesty!’, ‘Utterly inspirational, absolutely engaging!’ and ’10/10 –a Speaking Masterclass!’ – Nick shares his experiences of Mental Illness, Mental Ill-Health & Breakdown worldwide –through his powerful, inspiring, engaging & emotional talks.
Most importantly, Nick shares his ‘Lived Experience’ through insights, tools, tips and techniques on how to manage Anxiety in Life, in Business – to implement immediately.
What Scott discusses with Nick:
- Operating with high anxiety and still being very successful
- How people in the UK feel self-care is selfish
- How he teaches the lived experience of mental health to companies and the public sector
- How mental health is something we all have, good or bad and it can be exercised like a muscle
- How COVID has affected the way we aspire to and set goals
- The importance of human-to-human conversations led by compassion in a leadership role
- Who looks after the people that look after people?
- And much more...
Links in this episode
- Nick's website: https://nickelston.com/
- Stop People Pleasing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49706396-stop-people-pleasing
If you need some help
- Mental Health UK: https://mentalhealth-uk.org/
- Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
- Connect with Scott on social media: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
Leave a review
- Please leave a review (written if possible) on your podcast app of choice
How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
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Nicole Bearne has 25 years’ experience of Board-level operations in the fast-paced world of Formula One Motor Racing. She is currently Head of Internal Communications, Employee Events and Corporate Social Responsibility at the 8-time world championship-winning Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Nicole’s experience encompasses employee communication and engagement with high-performance teams in the world’s most technologically advanced sport.
Nicole has a degree in Russian and International Relations, a post-graduate Diploma in Internal Communication and a Masters’ degree in Organisational Behaviour. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (MCIPR) and an Accredited PR Practitioner.
What Scott discusses with Nicole:
- How the organisation is a 24/7 operation
- How the race team is works remotely from 24 different locations around the world and the communications challenges this creates
- The key role leaders play in sharing communications in face-to-face meetings
- The applied science division that provides solutions outside of F1
- How the strategic intent for the company is planned each year...
- and how that filters down to every single member of the company to keep alignment
- How the car is redesigned every 20 minutes every day
- Being a data driven organisation
- How the company operated during COVID
- The problems with employee surveys and suggestion schemes
- And much more...
Links in this episode:
- Nicole on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-bearne-0a584070
- Anam Cara: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74445.Anam_Cara
- Black Box Thinking: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611735-black-box-thinking
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
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- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
Leave a review
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How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
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Rachel lives in Cornwall with her boyfriend, two daughters, aged 12 and 10, and French bulldog.
Known to friends as RP or Picken, she is a Frazzled Single Mummy (with a live-in boyfriend) who somehow juggles a national PR career with volunteering for the school bake sale.
A huge advocate for positive mental health and body image, Rachel is a reformed cheese and wine lover, lapsed pole-fit enthusiast and novice Stand Up Paddleboarder.
RP is most likely to be found sharing her love of post-it notes, chilling out on the Marshmallow (her bed), or enjoying the beach and move nights with her spirited girls.
In her professional life, Rachel is a Chartered PR consultant, usually working with the UK’s best universities to wrangle difficult messaging and strategies.
Ask her about: Taking Tiger the bunny for a Brazilian.
What Scott discusses with Rachel
- What it means to be 80% Awesome
- The Pareto Principle
- The tools she came up with together with her business partner to help people measure how they are doing
- Making sense of what's important and the need for boundaries
- The Lean Life Canvass
- How her marriage breaking down was a turning point
- How she's been coaching her mum
- How to minimise your to-do-list
- Lazygation
Links in this episode
- 80% Awesome Website: https://80percentawesome.co.uk/
- Rachel's Agile PR Business Website: https://agile-pr.co.uk
- Working Hard Hardly Working: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54869218-working-hard-hardly-working
Keep in touch with the show
- Leave Scott a voicemail and possibly get featured on the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/rebeldiariesvoicemail
- Connect with Scott on social media: https://linktr.ee/scottfulton
- Podcast website: https://www.rebeldiaries.net
Leave a review
- Please leave a review (written if possible) on your podcast app of choice
How Scott can help you and your business
- Scott's website for High Performance Training and Coaching: https://www.scottfulton.co.uk
- Digital Rebels - Digital Development and Consulting: https://www.digitalrebels.co.uk
Additional resources (Purchasing using the links below helps support the running of the show)
Rebel Diaries - Nick Elston - The Impact Of Mental Health On People And The Workplace
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[00:00:00] Scott: Hi, I'm Scott Fulton, the host of the Rebel Diaries podcast. This show will help you learn how to make work better for you, your colleagues and the organization you work for. I believe the modern workplace is broken for too many people with leaders and their teams, drowning in corporate complexity, information overload, and unnecessary levels of stress.
[00:00:18] Scott: Having spent over 20 years leading disruptive high-performing tea
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