It’s time to free yourself from the grind. Work, Life, No Balance with Prash Raval is a podcast that helps you take a fresh look at how to achieve work-life balance in today’s always-connected, work-centric world. Through intimate conversations with guests, I seek to discover how to make work a non-constraining, enhancing and seamless part of life. Ready to make that change? Listen in to start working smarter, and living happier.
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My Summary: 5 Lessons on Work-Life Balance
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25:41Here they are - my top 5 lessons to you to finally achieve work-life balance. This episode brings together all of my learnings from 12 months obsessing over the topic - reading articles, listening to podcasts and talking to people from various walks of life (including on this podcast) - so that you donâ��t have to. Listen in to hear about why You s…
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The summary? Putting work second required me toâ�¦ Break the link between â��working hardâ�� and â��being a good person' Overcome my addiction to stimulation from work Relegate the role of my work in my self-worth and identity For me, that journey took a year. And today, Iâ��m going to talk you through that journey, so that you can hopefully start …
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S3 Ep2: The truth about pursuing passion - from a full-time professional artist (+ former consultant)
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26:48Ever thought about starting your own business but struggled to take the leap? Ever wondered what it would be like to do your dream job? This episode is for you. This episode Iâ��m talking to Malti B Lee. Maltiâ��s CV goes like this - Physics undergrad at Cambridge, Biophysics PhD at UCL, management consultant at BCG and nowâ�¦full-time professional…
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S3 Ep1: Working smart, not hard - what psychologists think about work-life balance
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28:41If you want to finally start working smart instead of hard - and give your own boss the lowdown on the business benefits - this episode is for you. This episode, Iâ��m talking to Arabella Ellis and Mark Loftus. Theyâ��re the husband-and-wife co-founders of Jyre - the company Iâ��ve been working at for the past 8 months - and have a background in cl…
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Snippet 2: Fear - and overcoming it to create work-life balance
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6:00This is a deleted snippet from Season 2 Episode 1 with author, entrepreneur, coach and former schoolmate of mine, Akash Vaghela. Akash talks about his journey from being mugged as a 15 year old to taking part in his first Muay Thai fight - and how leaning into your fears can help you create your happiest life. Listen to the full episode on Spotify,…
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S2 Ep3: Ego - the story of insecure overachievers
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38:44This episode Iâ��m talking to tech titan-turned-author Jamie Heywood. I love this conversation because it really digs deep into the internal root factors that hold us back from achieving the balance that we desire - but also explores some of the broader socioeconomic systems that are underpinning work-life balance issues at the moment. Listen in to…
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S2 Ep2: National Health Service - the story of a junior doctor in the UK
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33:29This episode Iâ��m talking to NHS junior doctor Ravina Tanna, on the eve of a three-day junior doctor strike. Listen in to hear aboutâ�¦ â�° The daily 9-5 AND 5-9 of a junior doctor ð��ª Why doctors are putting major life events on hold ð�¤� How achieving work-life balance is harder for women than men This is a conversation that opened my eyes to w…
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S2 Ep1: Life By Design - the story of a man that works like a lion
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36:57To kick off Season 2, Iâ��m talking to author, entrepreneur, coach and former schoolmate of mine, Akash Vaghela. Listen in to hear aboutâ�¦ ð��¨ What it means to live a â��life by designâ�� ð��ª How to bring work and life together ð��³ Why Akash doesnâ��t believe in balance At the end of the episode, I give you my actionable takeaways related to cr…
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Season 2 Intro: Work, Life, No Balance is back
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4:25The concept of work-life balance is broken. In todayâ��s always-connected, hybrid-working world, focusing purely on the number of hours worked and how to separate work and life just doesnâ��t make sense. And yet - people still need to create balance in their lives - in fact they need it more than ever. Itâ��s time we refreshed our definition of wor…
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S1 Ep3: My journey to the Work, Life, No Balance podcast
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46:54Today, itâ��s just me and all the feels. I bring you a raw, honest, unfiltered account of how this podcast came about, and summarise some of my key learnings from the experience so far. And I have some newsâ�¦ The best part about doing this podcast is hearing from you! Message me (Prash Raval) on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok or Twitter with any feed…
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Snippet 1: Communication - a sister-to-brother conversation
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5:55For our first bonus snippet - Iâ��m delighted to give you an insight into the origins of the Work, Life, No Balance podcast. This was recorded over a month ago, and itâ��s cut from an in-person chat I had with my sister, Anjali Raval, sat on the sofas in my living room. She draws on her own work-life balance and her experience as an employment lawy…
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S1 Ep1: Identity - the story of a former senior investment banker
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34:16Today, I am talking to Carmine Visconti, a former senior investment banker. We talk about the importance of understanding your sense of self, and the identity you're striving towards, in understanding what work/life balance is right for you. Carmine opens up about the moment he realised that his balance no longer aligned with the identity he was st…
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S1 Ep2: Burnout - the story of a founder trying to prevent it
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36:11Today, I am talking to Jamie Wood, the co-founder of Ambr - a start-up focused on preventing workplace burnout. We talk about the root causes of burnout, and the role we can all play as individuals and managers to prevent it. Jamie opens up about his own experiences of burnout as a young management consultant, and how he's achieving balance in a ye…
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Season 1 Intro: Welcome to Work, Life, No Balance
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2:45A few months ago, I left a job after six rewarding but challenging years. I genuinely felt like I had come out of a long-term relationship. Even though I knew it was the right decision to leave, I felt lost. As the dust settled, I found I was struggling with the tension of wanting a new job that was just as stimulating, but that would give me great…
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