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Kataholos Podcast
by Michael Quigley
I'm Michael Quigley and this this is my Kataholos podcast - Food for the Journey. Take the backpack off and make some time for yourself to self-reflect and develop some thinking tools with practical strategies for seeing your vision to make it real. --- All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information and educational purposes only. It is important for us to note that this website does not intend to, nor should ever be used as a replacement for professional medical advice. Here are some important websites to help you, if you need to speak to a professional service. Click the links highlighted in blue. Samaritans trained professionals who will listen to you in confidence 24/7, 365 days a year Mind a mental health charity to help both adults and children You Okay, Doc? A UK based mental health charity for Doctors by Doctors United for Global M
Episodes
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Ideas to Help with Modern Life: Anxiety and Aesthetics - Going Beyond the Screen Pt.2
Join me in the season finale as I delve deeper into some of the most impactful ideas we've explored. I offer fresh perspectives and three innovative strategies to boost digital hygiene and mental well-being. I'll be sharing candid conversations about the pressing challenges we face in modern…
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Ideas to Help with Modern Life: Anxiety and Aesthetics - Going Beyond the Screen Pt.1
In this penultimate episode of the series, I dive deep into the topic of anxiety and aesthetics, exploring how modern life revolves around screens and curated images. Inspired by a compelling phrase I read recently, I reflect on social media's and digital screens' pervasive influence. I guide you...
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Ideas to Help with Modern Life: How to Handle Uncertainty
In this episode, I'll share my thoughts on dealing with the challenges of our rapidly changing world. Uncertainty touches every aspect of our lives, from personal decisions to global events. I'll discuss five key strategies that have helped me manage uncertainty effectively. I'll talk about...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: Five Top Inspirational Quotes and How to Choose Your Own
I share my top five inspirational quotes in this episode and provide personal insights and reflections. I then guide you on choosing your inspirational quotes, offering criteria to help you find quotes that resonate on an individual level. This exploration is not just about hearing wise words…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: Going Beyond Normal
In this episode of the Kataholos Podcast, I delve into the concept of 'normality' and its relevance in modern life. I question the necessity of conforming to societal norms and discuss the freedom and autonomy that the contemporary world offers, allowing for a personalised approach to life beyond...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: How to Fall in Love with Your Life
In this episode, I explore the importance of love in modern life and offer five actionable ways to incorporate more love into your life. I also discuss the value of acceptance and amor fati—loving my fate—as foundational steps to falling in love with my life. I emphasise cultivating love from...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: How to Avoid Overwhelm
This episode dives into the universal struggle with overwhelm, whether financial issues, time constraints, or excessive demands cause it. I share insights from my experience training over 10,000 adults. Drawing on my personal and professional experiences, I present a straightforward structure…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The Life You Want
In this episode of the Kataholos Podcast, Food for the Journey, I delve deeper into the dichotomy between the life we lead and the life we aspire to achieve. I discuss our current realities, touching on personal aspects such as age, family, relationships, and occupation versus our dreams and…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The First Time, the Last Time and the Only Time
I delve into living in the present and appreciating life's moments as if experiencing them for the first, last, or only time. I begin by looking at motivation and techniques to enhance presence in our daily lives, even amidst modern challenges like technology and routine. Drawing inspiration from...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: How to Build Your Confidence Through Authority
In this episode, I explore building confidence by establishing and enhancing my authority. I've come to understand that confidence isn't something innate but rather something that can be cultivated over time, irrespective of my current level of experience or expertise. I share my experience...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: Optimising Your Life
In this episode, I share invaluable insights on optimising various aspects of our lives. Inspired by a recent Masterclass Session I had the privilege of attending, I'm eager to delve into the significance of dedicating time to enhance both our personal and professional spheres. Drawing from Eric...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The Void - Understanding it and Working with it
In this episode, I delve into the concept of the 'void' in our daily lives and how understanding it can significantly impact how we navigate modern life and explore various strategies, such as approaching the void in practical scenarios, like not receiving immediate responses to emails,...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The Biggest Things Adults Don't Enough Of - Affirmation
In this Kataholos Podcast Food for the Journey episode, I delve into the significance of positive affirmation in our lives. I've pondered it deeply, recognising how adults often fail to receive the affirmations they genuinely need. This deficit can sow doubt in our self-esteem and chip away at…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: How Move from a Transactional Life to a Transformational life
In this episode, I delve into the shift from a transactional existence to a transformational one, highlighting how, in today's society, many of us grapple with feelings of isolation and dissatisfaction due to the overwhelming emphasis on transactions in our lives. These transactions often leave…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: How to Take Responsibility and Use Your Initiative
In this episode of the Kataholos Podcast, we focus on the topic of taking responsibility and using initiative in both personal life and the workplace and how these traits can be encouraged within a team or an organisation, mentioning that delegation, mentoring, safeguarding, and proper onboarding...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The Connection of Culture and Climate
In this episode, I delve into the connection between culture and climate. Culture is described as 'the way we do things here,' I explain how it intertwines with climate - which is how a particular situation or environment feels. I use relatable examples - from businesses to sports clubs - to...
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: Vanity Metrics and Meaningful Numbers
This episode delves into the difference between vanity metrics and meaningful numbers. We explore how superficial numbers such as social media followers and financial gains often don't align with personal or professional values with practical questions to help you distinguish whether these…
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Ideas to Help with a Modern Life: The Three Homes We All Want
In this first episode of Series 7 of Food for the Journey, I delve into the significance of discovering three crucial homes in our lives and explore the importance of establishing a home within ourselves, our physical surroundings, and the broader context of our place in the world. I'll begin by...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Spain and Latin America
In this episode. Michael shares his Spanish learning experience and its impact on his global mindset. He highlights ten gifts of learning a new language, including self-reflection, appreciation for diverse music, participation in cultural activities, improved writing skills, and the ability to...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Wales
In this episode, Michael reflects on the lessons he learned during his childhood trips to Wales and sharing the importance of taking breaks from people to recharge, the influence of family time in setting paradigms for success, and the value of learning from elders, embracing solitude, creating...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Portugal
Michael shares the profound lessons he learned during his trip to Portugal after enduring months of isolation due to Covid-19 lockdowns. He sought solace and a fresh perspective in the beautiful Algarve region, where he learned to invest time and effort into intentional rest, leaving him to...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Malta
In this episode, Michael explores the stunning country of Malta and shares his personal experiences for both vacation and business. He shares how his experiences in Malta were a game-changer for him on a business level and helped him realise his potential to help people worldwide. Michael also...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Ireland
In this episode of the Kataholos Podcast, host Michael Quigley discusses Ireland and how his Irish heritage has influenced his global mindset. Michael shares personal stories and experiences, including visits to Dublin and conversations with family members, to highlight the richness of Irish...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Italy
In this episode, Michael explores his experience of travelling to Italy with a Catholic priest, Father Peter. Michael shares the lessons he learned there such as interpreting culture and why it's necessary to understand it, and trying out different cultural aspects as a way of cultivating a…
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: France Pt.2
Michael shares five lessons he learned from his time in France, focusing on the importance of having positive older role models, the impact of one's environment on shaping physical fitness, the importance of thinking differently to achieve success and the value of learning from specific…
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: France Pt.1
This episode is the first of two parts discussing Michael's experiences in France, specifically in Lourdes, a religious pilgrimage site on the border of the Pyrenees. Michael shares his experiences working there for seven summers, helping older and sick people, and learning valuable life lessons....
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Croatia
In this episode, Michael shares the lessons he learned from his trip to Croatia and the importance of understanding the purpose of a holiday. Michael also shares his personal experience of visiting Croatia and how it helped him further understand the two categories of trips. Finally, he talks…
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Romania
Michael takes us back to when he was only 20 years old and his trip to Romania, which he describes as one of his favourite countries, that changed his life forever. Michael was studying drama in his second year at the university when one of his teachers arranged a trip to Romania. They travelled...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Egypt
In this episode, Michael shares his experience travelling to Egypt, the first country he ever visited on his own. He talks about the adventures he had and how it influenced his perspective on life and business. Michael also shares the four lessons he learned from his trip that helped shape his...
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Cultivating a Global Mindset: Iceland
In the sixth season's first episode of the Kataholos Podcast - Food for the Journey, Michael shares his experiences visiting various countries and how they have impacted his personal and professional life. He emphasizes the significance of being aware of diverse cultures and nations…
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Meaning Matters
In this episode of The Kataholos Podcast, Michael Quigley takes us through the final chapter of his latest book, Loving Leadership. The book is a framework for all types of leadership, emphasising the importance of love as a key resource for leaders. Michael explores the idea that meaning matters…
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Think long term
In this episode, Michael continues the discussion of his book, focusing on chapter five, which is all about thinking long-term. Michael explains why he believes it's essential to think long-term and the benefits it brings. He also provides two book recommendations to help listeners on their…
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Relationships are sacred
Michael delves into the topic of relationships and why they are sacred and considers why it's essential to take a moment for people to reflect on their relationships and how they can make them meaningful and enjoyable. Using the definition of the word "sacred," Michael explores the idea that...
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Embrace Paradox
In this episode, Michael explains the importance of embracing paradox in leadership, drawing from personal examples to show how it can add depth and improve problem-solving. How do we consider paradoxes in our daily lives and thinking as a way to expand our ability to think in different ways and…
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Loving Leadership Part 2: Growth and Development
In this episode, Michael explores a leadership framework rooted in love, emphasizing the significance of dedicating oneself to both personal and professional development. He delves deeper into the second chapter of his book, "Loving Leadership," offering practical advice and supplementary…
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Loving Leadership Part 1: There is no enemy.
This episode looks at the importance of letting go of having enemies and how it can greatly improve your life. He shares personal anecdotes and offers practical advice on how to redirect the energy that might have been previously spent on negativity towards positivity and compassion. Michael…
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Wholistic Health: Digital Health Pt. 2
In this second part of the Digital Health series, Michael delves into the digital aspects of our daily lives, examining how we spend our time in front of screens and online. From watching TV and scrolling through social media to listening to audiobooks and surfing the internet: Is all this…
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Wholistic Health: Digital Health Pt. 1
Digital health is a broad term that refers to the impact of digital technology on our overall health and well-being. It's more than just social media – it encompasses everything from the information we consume online to how we interact with others in the digital world. In this episode, Michael...
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Wholistic Health: The Heart
The heart is one of Michael's favourite topics, and in this episode he shares his guiding principles for creating a deeper, richer quality of life. It's about giving, helping, supporting others and creating beautiful things… these are all aspects of our hearts. And that’s what we need in our...
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Wholistic Health: Spirituality
Are you a spiritual person? Maybe you're unsure what it means, or you've never even thought about it. It's not a topic that comes up every day, but Michael tackles it head-on in this episode. Even if spirituality doesn't resonate with you, please don't skip this one because it could lead to some...
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Wholistic Health: The mind
The mind is more than just mental health, it's something much more beyond that. When you get emotionally well and capable of handling life, what then? In this episode Michael makes four recommendations to help you look after your life and how Inspiration, meditation, prayer and how your body and...
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Wholistic Health: The body
In this episode Michael shares tips about how to make the most from your body, how to look after it, improve it and love it. Book a free chat with Michaels personal trainer to discuss your goals and the services Chris Lowden has to offer that are suitable for your fitness and health aspirations -...
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Why should I bother?
“Live your life as if nothing is a miracle, or everything is a miracle.” - Albert Einstein In the season finale of the fourth season of Food for the Journey, Michael invites you to look inward to see the good in yourself and to share that good with others. He recounts a time when a student's…
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Don't listen to what they say... Go and see
Michael shares an inspiring phrase from a thank you card he received which had a quote on the front, 'Don't listen to what they say, go and see'. It reminded him that in tough times, it can be a difficult to knock back negative comments from people who might be wrong or ill informed. In this...
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Expansion and contraction
In this episode, Michael shares an analogy he learned from a business coach he met at a networking event. Take your business, expand it and keep it the same shape as your values, then shrink it right back down again. This can be applied to any part of your life, so it's important to spend time...
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How do you want to be in tough times?
How do you want to be in a few months time, what can you but into practise now to become that person and how will you know when you have become to be the person you want to be? In this episode, Michael describes ways to improve your own outlook during tough times and how simple acts of kindness…
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How to be HARDY in tough times
Continuing in this series of tough times, Michael shares ways to be 'hardy' from your own lived experiences to put your own spin on it with an acronym to help. Resilience and mental toughness can often be misunderstood, but using what happens to you in your life makes you stronger, but not in a…
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Hope - The vital ingredient for tough times
Hope is something that you can create by making the future the focus of your life, so that no matter what happens, you can be optimistic about solutions. You just need to be able to see it. In this episode, Michael describes how to get through tough times and achieve success by cultivating hope…
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My tough times
Our life is a constant stream of change and growth. In our professional development, every day could be a breakthrough to your next position, job or venture, but some days will challenge you more than others. It’s how we handle those challenges that determine how successful we can become. In this...
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The value of partnerships - Part 1
In this episode, Michael is joined by Rob Larcombe and discuss each others value for their businesses and how they’ve developed into close friends. They also discuss why partnerships help you get through tough times, what to look for in a partner and how to develop a personal and business...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I'm Michael Quigley and this this is my Kataholos podcast - Food for the Journey. Take the backpack off and make some time for yourself to self-reflect and develop some thinking tools with practical strategies for seeing your vision to make it real.
---
All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information and educational purposes only.
It is important for us to note that this website does not intend to, nor should ever be used as a replacement for professional medical advice.
Here are some important websites to help you, if you need to speak to a professional service.
Click the links highlighted in blue.
Samaritans trained professionals who will listen to you in confidence 24/7, 365 days a year
Mind a mental health charity to help both adults and children
You Okay, Doc? A UK based mental health charity for Doctors by Doctors
United for Global M
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