Freedom Fridays

Interview with Julien Prosser

This is the 2nd part of the interview with Anna Raine.

This is the first of a two part interview with Anna Raine

This week was a conversation with a soul buddy of mine, Colin Hiles about the power of “I have to…”.

Definitely worth a listen.

We're back to a solo episode with Pete reflecting on the past couple of interviews, the concept of starting ugly, and a few questions that may help you find a place of peace when all around is in chaos. Pete also talks about his guilt at committing to keeping Fridays for his own plans and upcoming plans for developing his craft.

It's birthday week!

A different rambling for this episode, a reflection on losing my Dad at a young age.

This week has been all about Thursday. Yep, Thursday. Let me explain...

In comparison to last week, which was a nothing week, this week was an everything week. Pete took the time to sit with his feelings and thoughts from the previous week and has followed up with a more balanced and productive week. He took the time to be self-indulgent and relished the positive impacts that had on his mindset. Pete also reflects on showing up as your best possible self in all aspects of your life.

This week, for the first time, has been a nothing week, literally nothing! So what does my nothing week tell me? It reinforces the ebb and flow of life. Sometimes you're really on and you're having a smashing week. And then, suddenly, the opposite happens. I'll reflect on my nervousness around committing to something new on Fridays and I'll leave you with something to ponder - is what you're doing worth what it's doing to you?

This week was a messy murky week. Pete talks about the messy bit in the middle bit of change, being able to express what’s going on without invalidating your feelings, and the concept of desirability bias.

Episode #8 is predominantly about making invisible progress through the balance of inner fulfilment and outer achievement.

This week was an enlightening and terrifying week. Episode #7 is predominantly about how prone we are to pick up on the energy and beliefs from others and society’s expectations of us.

This week Pete touches on his anxiety when not in control and his response to some anecdotal feedback.

This week was predominantly all about creating the space for grace and navigating several paradoxes that can be both a blessing and a curse.

Pete talks about his surprise at finding the only scheduled item in his diary for this week was the hold for Friday – to have a Freedom Friday. 

In a few short weeks, the podcast has evolved from the idea of having Fridays off to a reflection of Pete's fears, hopes, dreams, and concerns. The podcast is no longer about having Fridays off but more about the move from "I have to", to the freedom of "I choose to".

Pete also shares some new ideas on how he can use his Fridays to help others. He’s filled his cup up over the past few weeks and can now look outside and see what else he could be doing.

Pete reflects on his observations of the mind games he plays with himself and shares four main insights that he’s learned this past week.

Pete Clark explores adding life to his years by taking Fridays off from work. 

Whilst Pete didn’t do as well as he had intended this week – only rating himself just above a pass – Pete lets you know what he achieved and the thoughts and inner-commentary that kept him from publishing his first podcast. Big changes don’t come easy.  Pete is hoping that what he learns will help others make big changes in their lives.

I believe that time is our most precious and finite commodity. If the past year has taught us anything, it has emphasised this and the importance of time with family and friends. I'm also aware of Parkinson's Law which is the premise that work expands to the time that we give it. My experiment is to limit time by reclaiming Fridays to see if I can get done in four days what would normally take me five.