Sometimes we all need a bit of a boost. A boost of energy, a boost of motivation, a boost of positivity. In A Bit Of A Boost, wellbeing and performance expert George Anderson shares ideas and strategies to give you the boost you need.
Drawing on 2 decades of experience as a personal trainer, wellbeing, performance and mindset coach, George offers new perspectives and practical tips, and introduces an exciting lineup of guests who share their own personal go-to methods of boosting their wellbeing.
A Bit Of A Boost aims to equip you with the tools and resources you need to boost your motivation, energy and mindset, and bridge the gap between knowing and doing as you move from information to implementation.
You can find out more about George on his website at https://bygeorgeanderson.com/podcast, follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachgeorgeanderson and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/coachgeorgeanderson
Consistency is the holy grail of habits.
Instead of frustrating cycles of all-or-nothing, actually doing what you say you're going to do without interruption or deviation.
I wanted to return to recording the podcast with this topic because it feels very relevant, given how it's now May and this is the first episode I have published since the start of the year.
I share my own challenges but also the ways I try to overcome them, how I apply these strategies to everything from pubslishing a podcast, exercise and business development.
If any of your habits have drifted or fallen away completely, maybe there'll be something in this short episode to help you get back on track at the next logical point.
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26 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Burnout Series: Matt Adamson
Welcome to the A Bit Of A Boost Burnout Series!
This is a topic I've explored on the podcast before, and one that comes up regularly in coaching sessions, workshops and conversations with high performing professionals.
What's become clear is that it doesn't just suddenly hit you. It creeps up, gets normalised and isn't always easy to spot until it's too late.
In this series I'm sharing real conversations with people who've experienced burnout firsthand.
Not the theories or frameworks, but the personal stories of what happened.
How it felt, what was going on at the time, the contributing factors, and the signs that were missed, that in hindsight seem so obvious.
We also explore what people learned from the experience, and the changes they made to avoid ending up in the same place again.
You may recognise yourself in parts of these stories. Either because they echo your own experience, or reflect something you're going through right now.
My final guest in this series is Matt Adamson, now a career coach after a 20 year career in banking.
In this conversation, Matt shares his personal experience of burnout - and how some of his tendencies to seek validation and positive feedback lead to unsustainable self-expectations and work practices.
You can find out more about Matt or connect with him via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattadamsoncoaching
21 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Burnout Series: Lucinda Powell
Welcome to the A Bit Of A Boost Burnout Series!
This is a topic I've explored on the podcast before, and one that comes up regularly in coaching sessions, workshops and conversations with high performing professionals.
What's become clear is that it doesn't just suddenly hit you. It creeps up, gets normalised and isn't always easy to spot until it's too late.
In this series I'm sharing real conversations with people who've experienced burnout firsthand.
Not the theories or frameworks, but the personal stories of what happened.
How it felt, what was going on at the time, the contributing factors, and the signs that were missed, that in hindsight seem so obvious.
We also explore what people learned from the experience, and the changes they made to avoid ending up in the same place again.
You may recognise yourself in parts of these stories. Either because they echo your own experience, or reflect something you're going through right now.
My next guest in this series is Lucinda Powell, a psychology teacher at an Oxfordshire secondary school .
In this conversation, Lucinda shares her personal experience of burnout - how she normalised being exhausted all the time, and regularly weighed up the relative merits of going into work versus crashing the car on the drive there
You can connect with Lucinda here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucinda-powell-fbpss-635120a3
Inside a recent episode
Consistency
Published 11 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And there should be a purpose. Right, everything you do, there should be a reason for doing it. And it might be the process itself that you're trying to, I talk a lot about XA exercise, nutrition and sleep. These aren't just things that will lead you to a certain goal in the future. There's nothing wrong with having a goal. And consistency will help you get to that goal more rapidly. Of course it will. But the real benefit I think from dialing in your wellbeing in those areas is that it will boost your energy right here and now. That's the long on the short of it. If you have a good night's sleep, if you're well -rested, if you're taking care of your body physically and mentally, then you're going to be more resilient. […]
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