Samantha Clarke (Replay): Life As A Happiness Consultant

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emma gannon

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🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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This is replay of an episode recorded in early 2020. My guest today is Samatha Clarke, an author and Happiness Consultant. She is a teacher of Guardian Masterclasses and lecturer at The School of Life and expert on work happiness, culture and relationships. Whenever I speak to Sam, she always says something that makes me reflect on my work life. She has given me amazing advice in the past on setting better boundaries which has therefore grown my business in turn because I'm less likely to burnout when my boundaries are firm. Sam has just released her first book called Love It or Leave It: How to Be Happy at Work, and she wants her readers to find a way to say goodbye to the dread of Monday morning. This guide is full of vital tips and tools that will help you either Love It and find ways to get more out of the job you have or Leave It by working out the skills you have to offer and identify the steps you need to take, whether that's switching jobs, starting a portfolio career or testing a new business idea.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Emma Ganon, and thank you for listening to this podcast. I just wanted to let you know that my new book, The Success Myth, Letting Go of Having It All, is out on May the 18th.
0:10.0	I think it's my best book yet, so I'm excited for it to come out. And the book unpicks the eight success myths from happiness, to money, to productivity, to celebrity, to the idea of finally arriving, and how chasing a version of success that doesn't align with your values can really take you off track.
0:27.0	And this book is about getting back to yourself, breaking free, finding a new way forward.
0:32.0	And it's available on May the 18th. If you love this podcast, you'll love the book, and it's available soon from all good bookshops.
0:40.0	So you can order yours now. I hope you like it.
0:43.0	Hello, and welcome back to Ctrl-Opt Elite. This is a replay of my episode with Happiness Consultant Samantha Clark.
0:51.0	We recorded this back in March 2020, and I loved this episode. She is a teacher, consultant, and lecturer at the Brilliant School of Life.
0:59.0	And she talks about happiness, workplace culture, and relationships. And at the time of recording this one, she just released her first book, called Love It or Leave It, How To Be Happy at Work.
1:10.0	And it helps readers find a way to either say goodbye to the dread of the Monday morning that they currently have, or find a way to move on and find something new.
1:19.0	It's full of amazing tips and tools that will help you either love it or leave it, which is her catchphrase.
1:27.0	And it's really useful. I found it so eye-opening, and you know, I love this topic. So we had a really, really good chat.
1:34.0	And I hope you enjoy listening to this one.
1:37.0	This is so exciting, because we met a long time ago now, I think.
1:48.0	And to be sat here with your book, well, it will be out by the time this podcast comes out. So it will be in the world.
1:56.0	But how are you feeling?
1:58.0	I'm feeling very excited. I just can't wait for people to have love it or leave it, how to be happy at work in their hands and working through it.
2:07.0	Yeah, it's going to be really helpful, but we'll dig into that in a minute.
2:10.0	I realized when I was writing some questions down for you that I now know you obviously as a happiness consultant for literally all of the world's biggest brands.
2:19.0	But how did you get into that? Because it is quite a niche job title. And I guess it takes a little work to carve out that path.
2:26.0	How did it come about for you?
2:28.0	Yeah, so it's all about me exploring my own version of what happiness at work was.
2:34.0	And I started out in advertising and branding all the time ago.
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