Hi everyone, it's Helen here, one half of your normal squiggly careers team. This is the second

episode in a series that we wanted to start 2021 with and it's all about being your brilliant best.

I'm recording this and I know that many of you will be listening to this during another

national lockdown in the UK. It's such a hard time for so many

of us. Jobs, lives, families are all being affected and I am so sorry if you are struggling with this

right now. I'm really glad that you're listening to the podcast. I know it's only a small thing to

help, but we want this podcast and we've always wanted this podcast

to be a source of support for you in your career and hopefully it's a positive moment for you

in your day too so sarah's not here but instead you've got me talking to the brilliant ben

williams and we met ben at an event that penguin ran in 2019, and he was there talking about the inspiration

for his book, Commando Mindset.

And as he talked about his story, which, you know, encompasses drug addiction to one of courage

and conviction and a career as a commando, I was totally amazed.

I love his honesty, his energy, and also how he's taken his

experiences through his business and now in his book and using that insight to help other people

with their careers and with their mindset too. So that's what we're talking about today.

We're talking about mindset and we discuss resilience.

We talk about values, which is something we're both really passionate about.

And I love to speak to him so much.

I learned a lot for him and his approach and I also laughed a lot too.

And right now that feels like just the end of today's podcast to let you know about what's coming up next in our How to Be Your Brilliant Best series.

Hello, Ben and welcome to the Squiggly Careers podcast.

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