Rik Turner and Henrietta Jayden - What would you notice, if you slowed down?

from LifeDoneDifferent.ly · host Neil Witten & Ray Richards

We talked to Rik and Hen about the new life they've created and how. They talk to us about:The productivity benefits of slowing downThe importance of taking ownership of how we spend our timeThe importance of understanding when working harder isn't workingFinancial security in the future v being energised and healthy nowThe importance of creating time in order to connect with oneselfRecognising rock bottom'Time' becoming their new currency The vicious circle of the hard working week followed by the getting smashed weekend The crucial difference between knowing what to do and doing it How a focus on his own health lead to Rik developing HAPS The link between nutrition and mental healthThe health benefits associated with learning and purpose How to increase your serotonin levels naturallyHow crucial a 'support team' is to creating personal changeWhat it means to be a 'digital nomad'How a change in our environment makes personal change so much easierEnjoying the journey versus getting to the destinationHow cutting cuts can lead to innovationThe importance of telling people what you're going to doThe power of becoming vulnerableWhy we should avoid Instagram livesThe importance of tribesNo decisions to make v Many decisions to make / Unconscious v Conscious / Unknown v KnownThe benefits of travelling on a limited budgetSetting up The Slow Farm in Arrabida Natural Park south of Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.propellernet.co.uk/https://www.wearehaps.com/http://www.thehappystartupschool.com/https://slowcowork.com

What this episode covers

This is a conversation with Rik Turner and Henrietta Jadin aka Rik and Hen. Rik and Hen lived in Brighton, which is regularly crowned as the UK's 'happiest place to live'. Rik worked for Propellernet, which for at least 5 years running, has quite rightly been recognised as one of the UK's best places to work and Hen had some purpose in her role as a Mental Health patient adviser. But something was wrong. Hard working weeks were mostly followed by hard-drinking weekends and so it continued. When Rik and Hen got together, things started to change. They packed in their jobs and travelled through Asia where their mutual support allowed them to explore a life that was slower, a life where 'time' not 'money' was the currency of choice. This is the story of their journey and how they ended up living in Arrabida Natural Park, 45 minutes south of Lisbon in Portugal, where they've built SlowCowork, a co-working retreat for entrepreneurs and creatives which focuses on work, life and balance. Rik and Hen provide genuine inspiration. They were unprepared to go with the flow and created time to discover the crucial difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it. I'm pretty sure their philosophy of slowing down is one we can all benefit from and I'm pretty sure they'll add to it over the next few years