Your Next Read Podcast

If you'd like to WRITE a book, this podcast is for you. Kelly Irving is a best-selling book coach, editor, and creator of The Expert Author Academy – a global coaching platform and community that has launched hundreds of award-winning authors into the world. She nurtures authors to bring their biggest, best and most commercially viable ideas to market via traditional, hybrid or self-publishing. Kelly’s unique Write Book Method helps connect dots and solve complex business messaging problems by empowering original, creative and renaissance spirits to share new solutions, offer new insights and produce work that enriches their lives as well as others. 

Did you know 20% of small businesses will fail in their first year, 30% will fail in their second, and a staggering 50% of small businesses will fail after five years? That’s a whole lot of business failure, time, energy and passion unnecessarily going down the gurgler. Iolanthe Gabrie is a business mentor, speaker and author who has written the ultimate road-tested business guide for anyone who wants to work for themselves and enjoy the freedom and rewards that entrepreneurship brings. Whether you start with a part-time hustle or dive straight into a new full-time business, 100 Days of Brave offers a three months plan that is based off Iolanthe’s firsthand experience and is a must-read for any wannabe entrepreneur.  

A Curious Habit is something useful until it's not. Attention to detail is excellent...perfectionism is a curious habit. Chocolate is awesome...using it as anxiety medication is a curious habit. This podcast features Lesley Williams as the host and our guest is usual host Luke Mathers. Enjoy getting curious about your habits.

Data is everywhere. Smartwatches track our steps and heart rate, social media platforms recommend people we might know and products we might like, and map applications suggest when we should leave home depending on the traffic. From organising your home budget and understanding social media metrics, to running a side hustle or a multi-national, multi-million-dollar organisation, data expert Dr Selena Fisk says it’s no longer helpful or accurate having the mindset ‘but I’m not a numbers person. If you’re interested in improving the way you read, use and interpret data to make better decisions in life and work then listen to this fascinating chat with Dr Selena about her new book I’m Not A Numbers Person.

Successful leaders and organisations know that culture is the unseen advantage of world-class teams. But can it be influenced? And what role do managers play in building and shaping it? Author and expert in leader communication Shane Michael Hatton set out to answer these questions in his new book Let’s Talk Culture. Undertaking extensive research with McCrindle from some of Australia’s leading workplaces, he discovered the five practical conversations people leaders need to have to design a world-class team culture within their organisation. If you are an aspiring culture champion or just want learn more about what organisational culture actually is and what it’s for, Let’s Talk Culture should be your next read.

Life coach and author Jaemin Frazer believes that ‘don’t change the people you love’ may be the single worst piece of relationship advice ever given. This may sound confronting – but the stark reality is that if you don’t find a way to change those you love, there’s a high chance your needs will not be met. You’ll be left feeling resentful and frustrated, and what started out as a loving partnership will deteriorate into a managed arrangement. Developed and refined through over 15,000 coaching sessions, Jaemin explains why he developed the groundbreaking Leverage framework and how his new book will help you improve the quality of your relationships – starting with your relationship with yourself.   Learn more about Leverage by Jaemin Frazer: https://majorstreet.com.au/products/leverage-jaemin-frazer

Rosie is known as a strategy alchemist, her book "Go for Bold" will help leaders and teams to embrace strategy and learn the tools for high performance.

When the pandemic hit there was the promise of a ‘post-pandemic reset’ that would make flexible work mainstream. But if anything, real flexibility has become harder, and the boundaries between personal and professional life have blurred even further. It seems overwork is here to stay, and we’ve seen an alarming rise in stress and burnout – so what is the solution? Leadership coach and psychologist Dr Karen Morley says that if we shift our focus from ‘where and when we work’ to ‘why and how we work’ we can rediscover where work fits into our sense of purpose, and better align our work practices to suit our life. If you’re ready to prioritise your wellbeing but don’t know where to start, Karen’s new book FlexAbility is an invaluable resource that should be your next read.  

In a split second, Mark Berridge’s life came crashing down when his bicycle understeered through a corner, the impact wrenching him over the handlebars and catapulting him headfirst into a stormwater drain. A large piece of dislodged vertebrae compressed his spinal cord, causing devastating nerve damage. The accident fractured Mark’s body and his identity. In his incredibly inspiring debut book, A Fraction Stronger, Mark shares stories from inspiring individuals, practical lessons, and insights that readers can apply to their own challenges, to help guide them through life’s impossible moments. Make this Your Next Read and discover how Mark and others found the power within to become a fraction stronger every day.

The reality is that wellbeing isn't a nice-to-have – it is necessary. If we want to function as our best selves, we need to make space for our own wellbeing. Fleur Heazlewood is a resilience expert who has trained and mentored over 1000 people in positive leadership, mental health mastery and future-fit resilience building. In Resilience Recipes, Fleur shares her proven strategies to help you take back control and make choices that are healthy and helpful so you can rebuild your emotional resilience, increase mental adaptability and remain stronger going forward. If you’re feeling overworked and overwhelmed, and are ready to put your wellbeing first, this should be Your Next Read. 

The Loudest Guest We all have voices in our head, filling us with fear and anxiety. In The Loudest Guest, Dr Amy Silver sees fear as the loudest and most unwelcome guest in our head. If you would like to know how to manage your fear and reduce the control that is has in your life, then this book should be Your Next Read. Available in print, audio and ebook. Find it here and use code YNR to receive 20% off.

There Has To Be More is a practical, five-step guide towards personal growth, and creating a life that actually makes you happy. Big call, by the author and CEO of Happiness Concierge, Rachel Service, whose award-winning approach to personal and professional growth has been featured on the TEDx stage, national TV and in print media, and has been implemented by ASX listed companies. Are you looking for more? Then listen to this episode of Your Next Read. Available in print, audio and ebook. Find it here and use code YNR to receive 20% off.

If you’ve been encouraged to practise gratitude but feel there’s something getting in the way, then Untanging you: How can I be grateful when I feel so resentful? is the book for you. Award-winning gratitude expert, Dr Kerry Howells, explains that we need to work through resentment before we can feel grateful, untangle difficult relationships and ultimately lead a happier life. We ask her why she wrote this thought-provoking book and who it will help. Her answers are so enlightening, you’ll want to make this Your Next Read. Available in print and ebook. Find it here and use code YNR to receive 20% off.

We’re so damn hard on ourselves these days, no wonder mental health problems are at all-time highs. Georgia Murch’s answer is to accept our imperfections and learn to be ourselves — flaws and all. Flawsome will make you laugh and make you cry and make you realise that you’re not on your own. Learn how to be Flawsome, by making this Your Next Read. Available in print and ebook. Find it here and use code YNR to receive 20% off.

Is an MBA a ticket to leadership and career success? We decided to ask Alicia McKay, a leading voice in strategy, change and leadership. Alicia’s book You Don’t Need an MBA is probing, informative and straight-talking and it shares the author’s personal struggles to inspire leaders to cut through the crap and have real impact in today’s fast-moving, connected world. Enjoy this podcast and we think you’ll be seeking out You Don’t Need an MBA for Your Next Read. Available in print and ebook. Find it on the Major Street website and use code YNR to receive 20% off.  

Why DO smart women make bad decisions? Written by a very smart (and witty) woman, Annie McCubbin, this book encourages you to take a long hard look at yourself and at some of the ridiculous ways women (and men) make bad decisions. Think Bridget Jones meets Thinking Fast Thinking Slow. If you like learning with laughter, Why Smart Women Make Bad Decisions should be Your Next Read. Available in print and ebook. Find it at www.majorstreet.com.au and use code YNR to receive 20% off

Turning Right – Inspire the magic is a book about change. Author Kay Bretz, is an ultramarathon runner, executive coach, and facilitator of transformation. His book is an honest, insightful and inspiring account of how to transform yourself and push the limits of what is possible. If you want to upgrade your mindset, Turning Right should be your next read. Available in print, audio and ebook. Find it here and use code YNR to receive 20% off.