The Best You: A Coaching Podcast with Gary Gillan

Gary Gillan
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Feeling stuck, or unsure how to move forward in your career and your life? Here's the truth: you are the best person in the entire world at being you, even if you don't quite believe that yet. The Best You: A Coaching Podcast with Gary Gillan helps you build self-awareness, confidence, and lasting change through practical coaching you can use the same day. Every week, you'll get one of two things: Solo episodes. Gary takes one personal development topic and works through a clear framework with a question or exercise to try before the next episode. The Best You Interview Series: Personal Growth Through Real Conversations. Honest, unscripted conversations with founders, clinicians, coaches, and everyday people about what they've learned, and what you can take from it. Hosted by ICF-credentialed coach Gary Gillan, this is personal growth that's insightful, practical, and delivered with a wee bit of humour. New episodes every week. Follow now, start with the latest episode, and learn more at garygillan.com.

  1. 2d ago

    Stop Calling it Luck

    Send us Fan Mail How much of your life is down to coincidence versus consequence? Truly, how much did you do, or not do, to get you here? Much of where you are comes down to: Action - and inactionEffort and concentration Distraction management Your networkPatience and perseverance Your ability to pivot and course correctIf most of where you're at is consequence, most of where you're going is too. Make sure it works for you.  #Coaching #Coincidence #Consequence #Intention #Perseverance #PersonalGrowth Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  2. Sep 25

    Are You Adding Value?

    Send us Fan Mail You love being busy working on meaningful stuff. Then over time you sense your energy dipping - maybe even tanking. You can look at contributory factors like your sleep, the weather, the news. But what if it's something else? What if it’s that you've stopped feeling like you're adding value? This one takes brutal honesty: you need to ask yourself how true your feeling is - is it provable or a story you've made up in your head? For me, value has 3 major buckets: Value I want to add (intrinsic motivation)Value I used to add (comparative)Value I'm expected to add (extrinsic motivation)Try this: rate the value you're adding at work, at home, and in one other area of your life. Then look at your lowest score and determine the evidence you have to support it. Then take one action step to move closer to adding the value you want.  #Coaching #AddingValue #SelfAwareness #Motivation #Leadership Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  3. Sep 19

    How to Listen Better

    Send us Fan Mail Would you say you’re a good listener? Be honest.  Most of us think we're good listeners yet few will check to see whether it’s true or not. And then there’s the different types and styles of listening accompanied by the depth to which you are able to listen in and of a moment. There’s a lot to this, isn’t there? Give this a go: think of the last conversation where you know, not think, you weren't really listening. Write down why. What got in the way of your optimum conditions for listening? Now flip it - remember the last time someone clearly wasn't listening to you. Didn't feel great, did it? So, the question isn't whether you're a ‘good listener’ - it's whether you're building that skill alongside your own growth or not. What's getting in the way of your best listening this week? #Coaching #Listening #Leadership #Communication #SelfAwareness Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  4. Sep 14

    The Truth About OCD with Merrisa Little

    Send us Fan Mail Many people think obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is about washing hands and organizing things. It's not.  In this episode, I sit down with Merissa Little, founder and clinical director of OCD North, to unpack what OCD actually is, why it's so often misdiagnosed as anxiety, and how exposure and response prevention (ERP) helps people take their lives back.  This is one of the most eye-opening conversations I've had on the show. Perfect for: Anyone who's ever dismissed OCD as a personality quirk, parents supporting a child through it, or leaders and coaches who want a sharper lens on how fear quietly shapes behaviour. Your transformation: Learn why OCD is a 'diagnosis of exclusion' and how it's distinguished from anxiety in just a few simple questionsUnderstand egodystonic intrusive thoughts - why the scariest, most shame-inducing thoughts are often the clearest sign it's OCD, not characterDiscover why silence is the biggest barrier to recovery, and why reaching out is the hardest and most important exposure of allHear where the line sits between healthy superstition and compulsion, and how to tell the difference in your own habitsWhat would it take for you to have an open conversation about the thoughts you're most afraid to say out loud? You can see more from Merrisa here: Website: OCD NorthLinkedIn: Merrisa LittleGary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  5. Sep 13

    5 Steps to Freedom

    Send us Fan Mail What does freedom mean to you? And how free would you say you are in all areas of your life? Not philosophically - in your job, your time, your health, your relationships, right now, today. Many people never take the time to stop and consider this. Instead, the typical default is to live within whatever got built around them - some of it chosen, some imposed, and most of it drifted into. I have to tell you that a lot of it isn't imposed on you. You signed up for pieces of it yourself, consciously or subconsciously. Try this: pick one area of your life and write out how free you feel in it. Then follow the 5-step process I describe in the podcast Let me know which area you'll audit first. #Coaching #Freedom #SelfAwareness #Accountability #PersonalGrowth #Leadership Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  6. Sep 6

    How Easy Are You To Deal With?

    Send us Fan Mail Really, how easy are you to deal with? Not how easy you think you are - how easy you actually are. Most of us rarely check. We feel a vibe and move on, without asking what's actually behind it. Ease is about how someone feels while and after they're dealing with you. Pick someone you find hard to deal with. Write out exactly why - not in generalities - the real reasons. This one takes some honesty.  Then flip it: what would someone write about you? #Coaching #Leadership #SelfAwareness #Communication #Feedback #GrowthMindset Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  7. Sep 1

    How Likeable Are You - And Does It Matter?

    Send us Fan Mail Some people walk into a room and everyone already likes them - before they've said a word. Have you ever tried to figure out why? We treat likability like it's fixed. You've either got it or you don't. So we either chase it (hello, people-pleasing) or write it off as fake and ignore it completely. Neither one's true. It's not charm. It's not being nice. It's warmth and safety, built in tiny moments - not the big gestures. Think about someone you naturally gravitate toward. What are they actually doing?  Now think about an opportunity that didn't come your way. Was likability ever part of that story? #Coaching #Likability #SelfAwareness #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #Influence Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

  8. Aug 23

    We All Need Something To Look Forward To

    Send us Fan Mail We all need something to look forward to, don't we?  When there's nothing on the horizon, life can start to feel flat, grey, and kinda mundane.  In this video, I break down why that happens and what to do about it. Why 'autopilot' living leaves you without anything to anticipateThe questions to ask yourself about what's actually in your futureWhy it doesn't need to be grandiose (or cost you a cent) to countWhy planning something to look forward to isn't selfish - it's necessaryThe two types of anticipation - the kind you work for, and the kind you don'tIf you've been grinding through the days without anything pulling you forward, this one's for you. #Coaching #Motivation #Mindset #Anticipation #Wellbeing ------------------------ This kind of clarity doesn't happen by accident - it's a skill you can build. If you're ready to stop spinning and start moving, let's talk. Book a free 30-min call: garygillan.com Gary's Website | LinkedIn | Facebook

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Feeling stuck, or unsure how to move forward in your career and your life? Here's the truth: you are the best person in the entire world at being you, even if you don't quite believe that yet. The Best You: A Coaching Podcast with Gary Gillan helps you build self-awareness, confidence, and lasting change through practical coaching you can use the same day. Every week, you'll get one of two things: Solo episodes. Gary takes one personal development topic and works through a clear framework with a question or exercise to try before the next episode. The Best You Interview Series: Personal Growth Through Real Conversations. Honest, unscripted conversations with founders, clinicians, coaches, and everyday people about what they've learned, and what you can take from it. Hosted by ICF-credentialed coach Gary Gillan, this is personal growth that's insightful, practical, and delivered with a wee bit of humour. New episodes every week. Follow now, start with the latest episode, and learn more at garygillan.com.

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