Dr Raj Persuad- This Morning Doctor: The Motivated Mindset (for the Lockdown?)

Welcome to this podcast recorded back in February before the lock-down. In this podcast Michael Costello interviews psychiatrist, broadcaster & author Dr Raj Persuad. Having gained extensive experience in the NHS and lecturing across the UK, he is best known for raising public awareness of psychiatric and mental health issues in the general media, This podcasts asks some huge questions around motivation in life and in the workplace. We cover key themes around mental health, happiness, the importance of being yourself as well as understanding what drives you to do what you do.  Powerful concepts come with this such as “Success Depression”, Type 1 and Type 2 Happiness, the “Perfect Day Exercise” and the “Have a Nice Day Syndrome”.  Click here for the link: https://bit.ly/2XoTXdU What will you take from this podcast?... - Understand why knowing our motives is so important in achieving our goals – and how to identify our motives  - Explore the importance of setting goals in a "Goal Hierarchy" and using emotional intelligence to recognising when short-term and long-term goals clash with one another - Know the different types of happiness you might be experiencing – how do we get the right balance? - Identify the situations in your work that might put you at risk of hiding your emotions from others  - And lastly, time to think about what might happen if you achieve everything you want to achieve? Make sure you pause the podcast when you get to the “Perfect Day Exercise” Stay safe and healthy guys!  - Michael Podcast Notes: Dr Raj Website: http://www.drrajpersaud.com/ Dr Raj Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Raj-Persaud/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ARaj+Persaud Dr Raj Persaud LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/mynetwork/invite-sent/raj-persaud-52687b16/?isSendInvite=true If you enjoyed the podcast please like and share! If you would like to be on the podcast and have great business insights to share get in touch at admin@workplaceevolution.  Thank-you for listening! You can find out more about us at the following addresses:    Website: www.workplaceevolution.co.uk  Twitter: https://twitter.com/workplaceevol  Michael Costello's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcostellooccpsych1/  The Workplace Evolution podcast is brought to you by Workplace Evolution Ltd - The Natural Selection For Workplace Solutions! Michael Costello is the Managing Director of Workplace Evolution based in Lancaster, UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jointheevolution/message

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The Workplace Evolution Podcast has evolved into the 'Think People Podcast' by Ernst & Young where you can hear Business Psychologist Michael Costello talk with more workplace experts, inspirational people & business leaders to help you with your leadership, management and workplace challenges. You can still hear past episodes with Olympians, CEOs, Politicians, Astronauts, Formula 1 Drivers, World Cup Winners, Mountaineers, Psychologists, Professors, Financial Advisers and Historians to help you navigate the ever evolving workplace.