Your Time With James Sweetman

Episode 55 Conversation with Nichola Flood, The Queen of Health

Healthy living and good nutrition has never been more important. Nichola Flood, The Queen of Health shares practical tips for enhancing nutrition and boosting our general wellness. I’ll certainly be making a few adjustments! She also shares her story and how she was able to transform her passion into her profession.

Episode 54 Questions to help navigate the Covid 19 Crisis

As a coach questions are the tools of my trade. In recent weeks, I’ve found myself gravitating to certain questions that have become handrails for balancing me as I navigate these challenging and uncertain times. In this week’s episode, I share these 12 questions with you.

Episode 53 Conversation with Elaine Carroll CEO of the All-Ireland Business Foundation

In this week’s episode, I chat with Elaine Carroll CEO of the All-Ireland Business Foundation. We talk about how Covid 19 has impacted on her business and the leadership qualities required to navigate challenging times. Elaine was generous with her time and insights. I picked up several gems of wisdom myself.

Episode 52 Sanitising the mind

As we have developed the habit of washing our hands more thoroughly and frequently, I’m also giving attention to sanitising my mind. This week, I share how I’m putting a concerted effort into what I’m focusing on, whilst also dealing with the fears that the Covid 19 crisis has stirred within me.

Episode 51 My interview with productivity and performance expert Ciara Conlon

This week, I speak with productivity and performance expert Ciara Conlon who shares tips and insights on how to be effective when working from home. We also chat about how we are managing ourselves and our mindsets in these unprecedented times.

At times, there is some background noise, the reality of working from home!

Episode 50 My interview with Dr. Sinead Kane

To mark my 50^th episode, I’m honoured to be joined by Dr. Sinead Kane, double Guinness World Record Holder, visually impaired athlete and inspirational speaker. We chat about everything from Covid 19, to motivation and effective teamwork.

Episode 49 Managing Fear in Uncertain Times

There’s no doubt we are living in unprecedented times. It is more important than ever that we focus on what’s within our control which includes our response to the uncontrollable. In this week’s special episode I share the tips I’m actively applying to manage my fears and my mindset.

Episode 48 Growth Mindset

Seeing the world through a growth mindset empowers us, fuels our evolvement and it feels good. When we are closed to learning and living in fear, our world is small and scary. In these challenging times how can we stay anchored in a growth mindset?

Episode 47 The Top 10 Soft Skills for 2020

Soft skills are a combination of people, social and communication skills combined with personality traits, social and emotional intelligence. It’s a vast area, but what are the modern trends in soft skills? Based on a recent study, I’ll take you through the Top 10 Soft Skills for 2020.

Episode 46 When to say yes, when to say no.

As busy people, we have many demands on our time, energy and attention. Ultimately, it’s about trade-offs, what am I saying yes to and what am I saying no to. But when should we say yes, and when should we say no?