Moving Forward with Purpose with Happiness Consultant Samantha Clarke

Are you a company HR, leader, or manager looking for ways to show up and support your colleagues and employees in this new way of working?

This podcast clocks in at around 21 minutes. You can also listen to it on iTunes, stream on Google Podcasts, or Spotify or grab the RSS feed in your player of choice. So find a comfortable nook in your home or in your garden and let and Samantha and I keep you company.

Then, this special Homebound episode of The Nourishing Workplace is for you. My guest today is Samantha Clarke. Samantha is a London-based happiness consultant, teacher, and author of Love it or Leave it- How to be Happy at work.

I was excited to hear that Samantha was up for a conversation about this global pandemic. Not only because as a happiness consultant she's wired to think positively––and don't we all need an injection of positivity?––but also because I knew she had some insightful ideas for you to look into.

As she says, “there is so much that we can find even in the anxiety and in the pain right now to use for growth, learning, and pivoting.” 

Samantha's mission is to liberate individuals from work they no longer love and find a path to true work happiness, which to her means to work and live with real meaning, purpose, and intention. 

Besides individuals, she also works with company HRs, leaders, and managers from companies like Nespresso, Dishoom, and Virgin to create initiatives that spurn better conversations around personal career growth, happiness, and wellbeing at work.

Key Takeaways

Here’s what you learn in this interview:

Why it’s super important to look at happiness with a practical and substantial approach

What types of conversation need to happen between employer and employee in this new way of working

Samantha’s self-care routine and why self-care is paramount for serving others

Why this moment offers an opportunity for both individuals and businesses to explore what it means to lead with purpose

If you’re interested in culture but also in personal growth and self-care make sure to keep on listening.

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Love it Leave it – How to be happy at work by Samantha Clarke

My interview on Samantha's podcast

How Samantha Clarke helps companies create great work environments (Workplace Wisdom series)

Missed the first episode of Homebound? We talk about technology and the new emerging trends with trend forecaster Nanon Soeters.

Purpose Talk - What is your biggest insight from this conversation?

I had a major insight when Samantha said, "as a happiness consultant, I’ve always believed that I need to look after my happiness first because I cannot serve from an empty well." Isn't that a beautiful reminder for anyone to look after their own wellbeing?

What's your biggest insight or takeaway from this conversation? Please let me know in the comments below.

If you know anyone who might find this conversation uplifting and inspiring, please share this episode with them.

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If you enjoy this podcast and in particular this short series, I'd be grateful if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts, telling me how this podcast is helping you create a nourishing workplace and signing it with your full name.  

In the last episode of this series (TNW 16), there will be a giveaway of a limited edition set of cards illustrated by Clara Ernst for WE Factory and printed in Italy on Favini Crush Corn paper. I’ll choose randomly a name from the reviews that are left on Apple Podcasts.