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		<title>It doesn&#8217;t have to be hard work all the time</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/06/hard-work-time-1682/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/06/hard-work-time-1682/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a coach, I&#8217;m very keen to &#8220;walk the talk&#8221; or rather, not just say coaching is good but have a coach myself because I know just how powerful it can be. During a recent session it quickly became clear that I was on the verge of taking on too much. Over the last few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second that Emotion</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/04/emotion-1449/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fear anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabbit hole]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[showing emotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stiff upper lip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subconscious]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=1449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CONNECTING TO OUR EMOTIONS can be scary for many of us. We’ve been brought up to hide, suppress or even completely deny what our bodies and feelings are telling us. We often believe we will be overwhelmed if we ‘feel’ too much – so we take the very unhealthy option of shutdown, or escaping down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juggling Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/03/juggling-under-pressure-1342/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/03/juggling-under-pressure-1342/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to-do list]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=1342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To say I’ve been busy lately would be a gross understatement. I’m not going to list out everything I’ve been juggling – at least half of which has been on strict deadlines – but I’m talking about things on the level of starting a new job, doing a major college assignment, planning a 3wk trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stressed!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/02/stressed-1280/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[overwhelm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress is a part of life &#8211; there&#8217;s no getting away from it. But how we deal with stress really determines whether we move forward and onward, or drown under the weight of our problems. Gina and Sam share their own strategies for avoiding stress meltdown… Post to]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Stress is a part of life - there&#039;s no getting away from it. But how we deal with stress really determines whether we move forward and onward, or drown under the weight of our problems. Gina and Sam share their own strategies for avoiding stress meltdown…</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Stress is a part of life - there&#039;s no getting away from it. But how we deal with stress really determines whether we move forward and onward, or drown under the weight of our problems. Gina and Sam share their own strategies for avoiding stress meltdown…</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Illness at work</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/02/illness-at-work-1303/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2010/02/illness-at-work-1303/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colleagues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sickness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=1303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it&#8217;s the weather, the time of year, a bug doing the rounds or simply bad luck &#8211; we are all likely to be feeling ill and run down from time to time.  So, do you go to work or call in sick? It is not always as straight-forward a question as it seems. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Shat Upon&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/06/getting-shat-upon-905/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/06/getting-shat-upon-905/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes in life, you get shat upon. Sometimes, there’s no avoiding it or the messy clean-up job that follows. As a teen, I owned a shirt that said: “I’m always in the shit – Only the depth varies!” It can be a great metaphor for what life &#8216;throws&#8217; at you. Still: there are times when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addiction &#8211; The First Step</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/05/addiction-the-first-step-861/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/05/addiction-the-first-step-861/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[achievement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belonging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World of Warcraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WoW]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was chatting to a friend for the first time in a few months, on MSN today. He is a dear friend I originally met through WoW (World of Warcraft) gaming, and whom I am in contact with irl (in real life). We chatted for a bit, then he asked me the ‘big question’ – [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Life&#8217;s Rollercoaster Ride</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/04/lifes-rollercoaster-ride-767/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/04/lifes-rollercoaster-ride-767/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extremes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pendulum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the high-energy follow-up to the previous podcast &#8216;Blindsided by Anger?&#8216; Sometimes it feels like we&#8217;re swinging from one extreme to the other &#8211; one moment careening towards a crash, and a moment later, struggling up the mountain without a clear view of when (or if) we&#8217;ll reach the top. Life can feel like [...]]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>direction,energy,extremes,motivation,pendulum,planning,Podcast,struggle</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>This is the high-energy follow-up to the previous podcast &#039;Blindsided by Anger?&#039; - Sometimes it feels like we&#039;re swinging from one extreme to the other - one moment careening towards a crash, and a moment later,</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This is the high-energy follow-up to the previous podcast &#039;Blindsided by Anger?&#039;

Sometimes it feels like we&#039;re swinging from one extreme to the other - one moment careening towards a crash, and a moment later, struggling up the mountain without a clear view of when (or if) we&#039;ll reach the top.

Life can feel like a rollercoaster ride of heady peaks and stomach-churning troughs, and whilst we would all be terribly bored if it was just a flat track to the horizon... wouldn&#039;t it be great if we could learn to balance out those pendulum-swings just a little? Even-it-up a bit so that it flowed more smoothly, and we could actually start to enjoy the ride?

Sam joins Paul on his train-journey of discovery into how we can keep the momentum and motivation flowing when we need it most!

We&#039;ve just had our 5,000th motivational podcast download and are celebrating by giving away 4 free telephone coaching sessions. All you have to do is post a comment on our site (Comment on this post!) before 15 May and you may be the lucky winner. Click here for more details and leave a comment to win. Take that action now!</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Action Podcast</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:duration>17:13</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Can You Help Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/04/can-you-help-me-676/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/04/can-you-help-me-676/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggle]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Asking for help seems to be one of those dying arts. Something we&#8217;ve lost touch with the ability to do. We feel uncomfortable and vulnerable; and like we&#8217;ve failed or can&#8217;t handle the pressure. But when it&#8217;s offered, we&#8217;re suspicious of the motive. Whilst the perfectionist or overachiever in us cringes at the thought of [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Asking for help seems to be one of those dying arts. Something we&#039;ve lost touch with the ability to do. We feel uncomfortable and vulnerable; and like we&#039;ve failed or can&#039;t handle the pressure. But when it&#039;s offered, we&#039;re suspicious of the motive.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Asking for help seems to be one of those dying arts.
Something we&#039;ve lost touch with the ability to do.
We feel uncomfortable and vulnerable;
and like we&#039;ve failed or can&#039;t handle the pressure.
But when it&#039;s offered, we&#039;re suspicious of the motive.

Whilst the perfectionist or overachiever in us cringes at the thought of requesting assistance and sharing the load, our controlling aspects can feel desperate and frustrated, and this seems to add to our stress and uncertainty.

Yet receiving help can be both a miracle and a gift - helping us to make progress and overcome challenges, whilst empowering the giver-of-help with a sense of achievement and purpose. They say two heads are better than one, so Gina &amp; Sam put theirs&#039; together to explore just why asking for help is so hard, and how we can take small steps towards fruitful collaboration.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Action Podcast</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>16:01</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Addicted to struggle</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/02/addicted-to-struggle-548/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/02/addicted-to-struggle-548/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addicted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.actionpodcast.com/?p=548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you find that life is just too hard? Maybe you are actually making it harder for yourself! During this episode Paul and Gina talk about dealing with being addicted to the struggle. Post to]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>addicted,addiction,hard,life,Podcast,struggle</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle>Do you find that life is just too hard? Maybe you are actually making it harder for yourself! During this episode Paul and Gina talk about dealing with being addicted to the struggle.</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Do you find that life is just too hard? Maybe you are actually making it harder for yourself! During this episode Paul and Gina talk about dealing with being addicted to the struggle.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Action Podcast</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Are you addicted to struggle?</title>
		<link>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/02/are-you-addicted-to-struggle-504/</link>
		<comments>http://www.actionpodcast.com/2009/02/are-you-addicted-to-struggle-504/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Give up the fight! Ever find yourself taking the longest, most arduous, most emotionally, mentally and physically taxing route to where you’re trying to reach? Stressing and stressing, adrenals on full alert, till you reach your goal – exhausted, yet victorious! Are you addicted to the ‘hurts so good’ syndrome? Are you addicted to struggle? [...]]]></description>
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