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LifeDoneDifferent.ly

41 EpisodesProduced by Neil Witten & Ray RichardsWebsite

Do you wonder whether there’s another way? Another, more creative, more meaningful approach to living your life. Well there is and there’s a growing movement of people from all kinds of walks of life who are proving that the way we end up doing what we do in life is often a side effect of external… read more

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Farewell

February 22nd, 2024

0:39

An important message from RadioPublic

Boff Whalley from Chumbawamba - Let it Be

January 31st, 2024

2:04:17

Welcome to our conversation with the Musician and Artist Boff Whalley.  Boff was formerly the lead-guitarist of British anarchist punk band Chumbawumba. Best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping".

Boff grew up in …

Derek Sivers - The usefulness of opposites

December 22nd, 2022

1:33:07

Derek Sivers is a man with his own mind. To describe him as a musician, circus clown, entrepreneur, programmer, author, speaker, philosopher and Dad …

Steve Chapman (@stevexoh) - exploring the counter-intuitive

August 29th, 2022

1:31:37

This is a conversation with Steve Chapman. Steve worked for Glaxo Smith Kline for 20 years, he started packing boxes and ended up in a senior …

A Sneak Peek of a Project Neil has been working on

June 29th, 2022

11:16

Better Business On Purpose is a book that Neil has recently co-authored.

It's a practical guide for leaders who want to grow profit and have a …

Pieter Levels - Thinking and doing for yourself

May 16th, 2022

1:38:59

Hello and welcome to our conversation with Pieter Levels. Peter is the man behind NomadList.com, remoteOK.com, InflationChart.com, rebase.co and more.

Steph Smith - Life done differently for the risk adverse

April 29th, 2022

1:27:51

Until she went to Sweden as part of a student exchange programme, Steph didn't really question the trajectory she was on. She was going with the …

Rosie Sherry - Reckless Mother

April 14th, 2022

1:47:26

Hi All - in this episode we talk to Rosie Sherry. Rosie is a self-declared introvert and community builder extraordinaire. She is best known for the Ministry of Testing, Indie Hackers, Rosie.land and RecklessMother.com 


Mills - Finding Myself

March 30th, 2021

1:44:52

Mills founded ustwo with Sinx, his mate from school. Ustwo has become a digital product studio, a games company and an investment business. They have …

Emile Bennett - Letting Go

March 3rd, 2021

1:48:30

Hi all - welcome to our conversation with Emile Bennett, Emile is a 37-year-old knife-maker and bladesmith but it’s taken him a while to feel …

Charles Wookey - Reinvent Yourself

January 28th, 2021

1:36:00

Hi everyone. I hope you're doing okay given the circumstances. Welcome to our conversation with Charles Wookey. Charles is the CEO of A Blueprint for Better Business, a charity that helps organisations consider their …

Junior Smart OBE - Leader - Part 2

November 13th, 2020

1:51:44

Hello hello - welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with Junior Smart. If you haven't listened to Part 1 I suggest you do that first. Part One takes us to the point where Junior is just about to be sent to prison for …

Junior Smart - Getting comfortable with uncomfortable - Part 1

October 16th, 2020

48:20

Junior Smart is a youth leader, an ex-offender, an academic and a couple of months ago he added father to this list. 

If you don't believe people can change, listen to this. This is a story about the power of belonging. …

Matt & Lucia Long - I'm actually an opera singer

October 5th, 2020

1:22:38

Hi everyone. Hope you're all okay, coping, surviving, learning, growing - it's hard to know what to say these days - we're all experiencing the same thing and whilst the experience is so shared sometimes . . .  the more …

Ben Ivey - When did you feel most loved?

October 2nd, 2020

1:36:24

Hi All - welcome to our conversation with Ben Ivey. Ben is a coach to Entrepreneurs but what makes Ben interesting is that he's interested in the …

Tom Libelt - The Reluctant Adventurer

September 25th, 2020

1:23:52

This episode is a conversation with Tom Libelt, salesman, musician and DJ, coffee shop owner, publisher and most recently digital nomad.

Thank you to Tom for a thoroughly enjoyable conversation. As you've probably …

Ray & Neil | Change Uninvited Kick-Off

August 7th, 2020

38:06
  • The benefits of being forced to do something we said we'd never do  
  • Responding to change
  • The difference between hearing a story and experiencing it
  • The …

Clare Farrell - Rebellion

July 10th, 2020

2:03:10

She tried mainstream fashion but didn't fit in. Clare doesn't fit in - in so many ways! Clare's a rebel. She suggests that rebellion became a part of …

Katey Wiseman | Why we all need a support team

July 1st, 2020

23:37

We met up a few weeks later and Katey told me more. More about: 

  • The wasted years of her life and how she started to doubt people were good
  • Noticing …

Damian Keyes - F**k Plan B

March 6th, 2020

2:00:07

We have a big old natter about:

  • Growing up in Swansea
  • The problem of doing what you want on your wedding day - when others want you to go with the flow …

Dave Cornthwaite - Say Yes More

November 29th, 2019

1:52:11

In this episode, we talk to Dave about:

  • the importance of articulating a vision when you're working in a team
  • the move from graphic designer to …

Kim Slade - Licking the Lid of Life

November 18th, 2019

1:52:11

We talked to Kim about

  • Studying the stoner's degree that is music technology
  • Not feeling he could focus enough to become a professional …

Neil and Ray at the Cottage

October 21st, 2019

33:15

We recorded this episode at Port Moor Cottage, a shack on stilts sitting on an island in Essex. It would be an understatement to say we've learned …

Mike Dicks - Who's saying you can't do what you want to do?

September 13th, 2019

1:56:21

In this conversation we explored:

  • Why people often apologise for the work they do
  • The stories we tell ourselves and how they can limit our development

Pablo Woodward - What would you do if you only had one life?

July 19th, 2019

1:37:14

This conversation in the Bunny Bus covered many moments in the life of Pablo Woodward. This includes the arrival of his 3 children and the Disco …

Rik Turner and Henrietta Jayden - What would you notice, if you slowed down?

July 5th, 2019

1:39:45

We talked to Rik and Hen about the new life they've created and how. They talk to us about:

  • The productivity benefits of slowing down
  • The importance of …

Liam McGough - From big trees to Big Brother and back again - Part 2

June 21st, 2019

1:09:00

These show notes are a duplicate of those found in Part 1.

 Our conversation with Liam covered many topics. He talked openly about:

  • Growing up thinking …

Liam McGough - From big trees to Big Brother and back again - Part 1

June 21st, 2019

52:11

Our conversation with Liam covered many topics. He talked openly about:

  • Growing up thinking he was the dumb one
  • Failing all his GCSE's 
  • Thinking he has …

Alastair Humphreys - Fear is an adventure

June 7th, 2019

1:18:14

We chatted to Alastair at the British Library. He talked to us about:

  • His natural personality of nervousness, stress and hate of late 
  • Coaxing himself …

Hamish McKenzie - How to recycle yourself out of the system

April 29th, 2019

1:19:21

It would be fair to say Hamish is not a conventional man.  Check out The Bizarre Houseboats of Britain to see what I mean. He thinks and acts …

Laurence McCahill - Chipping away at the rock until the image reveals itself

April 29th, 2019

1:42:39

Laurence and Carlos are designers of events and an online community that make entrepreneurs happy. In this conversation, Laurence talked to us about:

Bruce Daisley - How 'Cartoon Boy' finds the fast lane

March 20th, 2019

1:00:09

We wished we'd had longer with Bruce.  He's a brilliant demonstration of what you can achieve if you truly understand your strengths. He seems very …

Fiona Oakes - Searching for pain in pursuit of purpose

February 14th, 2019

1:55:56

Fiona is the antidote to any 'get rich quick' or 'instagram' society. Her philosophy on life is simple; if there's a problem that needs fixing, fix it yourself. Don't talk about the problem, paper over the cracks, ask …

Oliver Dall - Wrap Up Episode

January 7th, 2019

8:09

Is this a useful format?  Please tell us what you think over on twitter https://twitter.com/lifedonediff

Oliver Dall - How your weirdness can be your most valuable asset

January 7th, 2019

1:44:47

Oliver was our first ever guest. Neil happened to go into Oliver's store and was so enamoured with both the store and proprietor, he asked if we …

Tom Hall - A life of risk and a heart attack at the ballet

January 5th, 2019

1:42:47

We met Tom at his very nice house in London. It's really nice! He shared his experiences in business and in life. He shared how he's changed and how his motivations have changed. What I like most about Tom is his …

Mark Williamson - Confessions of a recovering people pleaser

December 19th, 2018

1:19:36

We've known Mark and Action for Happiness for many years but this conversation was different. Here we learned about Mark's sometimes painful journey …

Monty Munford - Take it to the edge or don't take it at all

November 30th, 2018

1:09:06

"Those who tell stories rule society" so said, Plato. Monty Munford collects and tells very good stories. He doesn’t run society yet, but we’ll have …

Alan Phillips - When work is life

October 24th, 2018

1:21:54

Alan says "creativity is intelligence having fun”. He balances some very rigid and carefully designed routines with architectural anarchy.  He joined …

Gina Lyons - When you have nothing to lose, you have everything to gain

October 18th, 2018

41:09

“I want one moment in time. When I'm more than I thought I could be”, so sang Gina Lyons and Whitney Houston every morning for two weeks as Gina’s …

Neil and Ray - Introducing a Life Done Different.ly

October 1st, 2018

39:40

We recorded this episode in Ray's cellar having just recorded the ninth episode. We provide a bit of background which explains who we are, how we met and what we're interested in. Our plan is to have this sort of …

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