The HelloTomDyer Podcast

Before COVID-19 hit i was due to give a talk to University of South Wales on bouncing back after troubles. This came about due to a connection on LinkedIn and I promised I would record something that they could share. What’s important to me is interaction and connection on a public speech so this in no way reflects how I would have talked on the day but it’s the best I could muster in my kitchen! If there’s anything you like in this review please do check out my Facebook page. I’d love to see you there! And lastly, before I leave you to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

In this podcast I review the bank holiday weekend and talk about Gary Vaynerchuk and his #AskGaryVee book. I talk about music and how I’m slowly but surely building my website to reflect the coaching I want to undertake. If there’s anything you like in this review please do check out my Facebook page. I’d love to see you there! And lastly, before I leave you to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Hello and welcome to another HelloTomDyer Recap! It’s World Health Day 2020 with the theme being heavily focussed on the frontline staff taking on the COVID-19 pandemic. My Facebook Live episodes have been no different. We’ve had numerous questions relating to corona virus and how we’re able to maintain our routine to keep our heads sane. I feel very privileged that my natural state is very malleable so that I can adapt to pretty much any situation. Whether it’s lockdown in a house or trekking the Inca Trail; I just get on with things. This is not easy for everyone though and I hope that my insights on the Facebook Lives are providing a different perspective and helping alleviate any issues you may be having. If there’s anything you like in this review please do check out my Facebook page. I’d love to see you there! And lastly, before I leave you to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

This week sees us at the end of isolation week #1. For some people it’s been a really difficult time while for others it’s really kicked off their creativity. I think I’ve been in the middle of these too. My head has been all over the place and in some areas unmotivated but completely driven to succeed in other areas. Primarily, wanting to become a coach; more on this later. This recap episode really is a recap on the daily live-streams I’ve committed to now we’re in lockdown. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, share my point of view, and now I’ve got this time to do it. I’m still working in the day so I’m not as productive as I’d like to be on my things, trawling back through my videos and finding little sound bites to share - but I’ve got the clearest plan I’ve had in a long time! If there’s anything you like in this review please do check out my Facebook page. I’d love to see you there! And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Sometimes we have to deal with people who we don’t actually want to be around. This can make things tiresome and loathsome but for many of us we don’t have a choice. Tase people may be friends of friends, our work colleagues, and even family. I’ve given ten minutes of my time to consider how what I’ve learnt from ACT and Solution Focus can help me in situations where I may be with people who may not necessarily want to be around, and hopefully, these hints will help you too. And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

These are my thoughts on the Corona Virus (I’m not an expert). Well, my thoughts pre the Prime Ministers press conference which really shed a different light on what it feels like to be living in this country while on an unofficial lockdown. The sentiments still ring through in this episode. Please look after yourself. Please look after others. Please be empathetic and please don’t panic buy; that doesn’t help anyone. If you want a handy little video to show what the government’s plan was / is, look up gardener and his water bucket explaining NHS capacity and if you want to know about how infection spreads look up Scrubs Dr Kelso explains infections... perfectly shows why social distancing is required. And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Why now? This is a question I was asked last week and although I was expecting it I didn’t anticipate that the sudden death of a former work colleague in his 50s would put that question into stark realisation that ‘now’ is all we have. Why now? Because I am alive and breathing right now Why now? Because tomorrow may never come Why now? Because those who I want to spend tomorrow with might not be there? Why now? Because I have found something that gives me vitality and vibrancy that makes me want to sing and dance everyday - not just now and then. Why now? Because one day it will be too late. We all sit back and relax into our habits and dream of the lives we could be leading or the tasks we could be doing thinking that time is something we’ll always have. We all succeed at dying. I want us all to succeed at living Why now? Because I dream like I’ll live forever, but I live like I’ll die tomorrow. And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... Are you able to leave me a review on iTunes? https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hellotomdyer-podcast/id1365968218 What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. Sign up to my newsletter - https://www.hellotomdyer.com —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Self-Esteem. I got asked for my point of view on self-esteem and to be honest, it’s such a huge subject I don’t know if I’ve done this topic justice. Which is an ironic opening sentence to 10 minutes on self-esteem. I typically refer to myself as someone with low self-esteem but I’ve learnt over the years to still live my life with my value of self-esteem. For example, I’m about to press send on a video of my face talking about self-esteem not really being an expert in the field but talking through my experiences and how I see mindfulness helping my self-esteem; my low self-esteem no longer stops me acting in a way that is congruent with who I really am. The bullets against self-esteem are comparison, feedback and expectation. Once we’re able to put these aspects of our life in a little box and not be governed by them, we can be who we are supposed to be. Now that I’m typing I feel like I could have had more to say so please get in touch as I’d love to be more of service to you. And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

This week I fell victim of a lack of patience. I got quite selfish and believed that everything should be easy. All because I stood out of my comfort zone and got knocked back at the first attempt. This is what we do when things get hard. We sit back and we think, “well, that was a nice idea but it obviously wasn’t for me. I’ll go back to my comfortable ways and watch others learn and train and do the thing I want to do.” I forgot that after the initial upset of not getting something, the next step is to always look at what are we going to do about it? Are we going to sit back and do nothing about it? Or are we going to get back to work and knuckle down on the shortfall? Please don’t think I’m asking you to ignore your feelings? Feel those feelings. Be disappointed or sad. But pick yourself back and go for the next one. Don’t dwell. And lastly, before I leave to your week. I need your help... What more would you like from me? I know I send these videos every week but I’d like to know what else would be helpful to you from a self development point of view? More regular videos? Work sheets to go through in your own time? A Q&A session? Different content altogether? I want to know how I can help you - nothing is off limits. If you want to leave me a voice message you can do that here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

This was a difficult 10 minutes to talk about. For someone who assists people with their mental health, it’s always hard to hear that someone has decided to end their life. I was not the biggest fan of Caroline Flack. As a result, I didn’t take much interest in her life. Yet still, reading the news last week that she’s killed herself still hit me harder than I probably realised at the time. My sister even feels the same way. Reading the comments and the hate that she received by pursuing her path is upsetting. It’s upsetting because we share this world with those who took the time to spread the hate and vitriol that led her to feel that she had no other option. I mention the twitter @secretbarrister I mention @tferriss I mention Danny Cirpriani I don’t mention The Samaritans but please talk and reach out to help yourself and others. Telephone 116 123 If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. #BeKind —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

I read a tweet from @yestheory the other day, “Life’s beauty is directly proportional to the amount of calculated risk you’re willing to take. Take the risk.” And that is the theme of this weeks episode. I’m in a period of risk taking as far as pride and embarrassment are concerned and I’m tackling them head on because I want to see the beauty in life around and within me. Listen on for more information as to what you gain by putting yourself in these situation. If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Today is World Cancer Day! February 4th! #IAmIWill I give a little insight as to who I am how I will use what I’ve learnt in supporting people affected by cancer going forward. If you have any thoughts or questions please get in touch. —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

In 2019 I took part in my first Ignite Cardiff event at The Glee Club Cardiff and talked about acting and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The response in the room was fantastic so I'm sharing with you to give you permission to put aside your worrying thoughts about yourself and what others may think and just do what it is you want to do.

This last week we lost an American icon, Kobe Bryant. With him his daughter and the family of others as well. It’s such a tragic loss. I grew up wishing that American dream and playing basketball in school very aware of Kobe and Shaq playing for the Lakers. It’s so sad that he’s and the others have been taken so young. It reminds us that we should love our fullest lives everyday. Life is a miracle and there is beauty all around us. We just need to take time to see it. We can all take some time to view the pleasure and treasure around us as highlighted in Mindfulness for Health (Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman). Hug your close ones closer and open your eyes to the world around you. You might not see tomorrow —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

First of all thank you to everyone who reached out last week. I know it wasn’t the pleasant of listening but as I explain in this video sharing the lows as well as the highs is important. Thank you also to the mystery donor or Jen Sincero’s ‘You Are A Badass’ left on my desk. Thank you. This week I talk about habits and how I basically these last couple of months, probably going back to the tail end of summer how much I’ve lapsed in my good habits! So this is a little declaration to start good habits and therefore breaking bad ones - my worst being procrastination. Have a great week everyone. You are extraordinary —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Is January getting you down? I’ve succumbed to something and I don’t think episode necessarily makes for nice listening but it has helped lift me somewhat. What can we do when we’re feeling off? We can be real hard on ourself, like I have, or we can open up and be honest with ourselves. Listen to your gut. Get thoughts out of your head and onto paper and actually figure out what it is that is not aligning properly. —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

Happy New Year! Welcome to another episode of HelloTomDyer Recaps. I’m kicking off the year by focusing on cheering on yourself. Wearing your own name on the back of your shirt and cheering on yourself. People around you will still support you but don’t expect them to cheer and be as jolly as you are or want to be. They’re on their own roller coaster. But don’t let that deter you from your joys and achievements. And this isn’t coming from a place of just success either. Family and friends can’t get as high as you and they need to protect themselves against the lows too. Not everything you do will pay off so they have stay grounded around you. But don’t let that put you off the pursuit of who you’re meant to be. Just this last week I’ve taken small steps toward something big, I’ve been cast in a show AND I’ve been rejected from a show. Swings and roundabouts and I shall dance in the highs and the lows. Have a great 2020! I’ll be here if you need me. If you want to ask me a question and feature on this podcast please click here: https://anchor.fm/hellotomdyer/message I reference two podcasts in this episode: The Unmistakable Creative Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast/id352721366 The Gary Vee Audio Experience - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-garyvee-audio-experience/id928159684 —————————————— @HelloTomDyer https://www.hellotomdyer.com https://www.hellotomdyershop.com

Happy New Year! Let 2020 be the year that you focus on yourself. Make those plans! Make those visions! But don’t beat yourself if you can’t stick to those plans! If life gets in the way with life and throws a curve ball or something comes up then embrace it! Jump into it! You’ll know if it’s the right thing to do! And if it isn’t then take decisive action and get back on track or start a new track. We have the resources we need to do that. Go out and make 2020 and beyond yours! —————————————— @HelloTomDyer www.hellotomdyer.com www.hellotomdyershop.com

It was Christmas Eve Babe! Today is Christmas Eve, the last Christmas Eve of the decade in fact. These kind of events can cause anything from a mild sob to hysteria. Breathe into these feelings and more importantly know what to do with them. Traditions, like a bad habit need something new to break them if they’re harmful to you. Have a lovely end of 2019 and be who you want to be in 2020. More next week.

HelloTomDyer Recap #38 : feeling flat This post is similar to the one I posted in September. I’m not feeling myself this week and I don’t really know why as there’s so much good going on and I’m loving the houses with their fairy lights on and I love the spirit of Christmas. But true to my values I want to give some insight that even those of us who may appear to be happy go lucky all the time still have thoughts and feelings that drag us down and hinder our ability to get on with our days - but we still do. We still get up and we take on the day. If you’re in a festive slump look after yourself. Be mindful. Talk openly. Do something you enjoy and don’t judge yourself. Look after yourself.

Last week I completed my 9th production of the year, Aladdin : The Pantomime with Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society. I’ve learnt so much about my body, different acting styles, and in the last week just how awesome children are and how good it is to entertain and provide fun to others. I was also brought back to reality with a bump with an audition the day after we closed. Ah well, as is life! I’m considering doing a monthly email newsletter based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - would you be interested in signing up? Let me know!

This last week has been an excellent week! I delivered a passionate Ignite Cardiff talk at the Glee Club and had some people reach out afterwards for help in achieving their own goals! I was thrilled. I then went on to host two Tenovus Lovelight concerts in Carmarthen and Pontypridd... where I ended up singing! Here’s my thoughts on the whole thing!

Last week I held a poll on what I should talk about. Although Twitter told me to focus on Ageing and Changing Facebook and Instagram (@HelloTomDyer) were a closer affair so I’ve put together a Managing Conflict recap anyway!

I put out a public vote on Twitter for two categories on which to talk about today! Ageing and Changing and Dealing with Conflict. Ageing and Changing won the vote! In this weekly recap I talk over a conversation I had this past week about how ageing changes our bodies but how our mind doesn’t change at the same rate. How can we accept this inevitable change and still live a fulfilled life. Thank you to those who voted. Let me know your thoughts on social media @hellotomdyer and share with someone you think might benefit. See you next week!

I was asked by a friend to give my point of view of what a sense of belonging means to me in a work context. This beautifully linked to a quote in a play that I saw last week, Art, by Yasmina Reza. (Paraphrased) “If I am who I am because I am who I am, then I am who I am. However, if I am who I am because you are who you are then I am not who I am.” This linked me to conversations I’ve had about expectation v reality and how living life striving for things and titles may actually not be beneficial to us. Living by values is beneficial to us. There’s a lot to condense into 10 minutes but I hope you find it informative. Let me know your thoughts on the socials - I’m @hellotomdyer everywhere.

There’s so much life going on around us. And there’s so much news going around us. And it’s so easy to fall into a cynical cycle of not showing gratitude to others. How we communicate and what we communicate is contagious. Spread kindness, even if you don’t want to. It could change your life. Be kind.

This is a bitty episode. Not everything we do is perfect and change happens through our thoughts and our actions. It can be a vicious cycle. The main thing that I’d love for you to do with this episode is give me questions and things to ponder - send them my way. You can ask a question direct in the Anchor app and I can feature you in the episode! Back again next week!

In this episode I go a little into expectation and how that can damage us. Particularly if an outcome is linked to another person or object. I ran out of time but I was going to talk about my trek to Machu Picchu and how the expectation of the last site, Michu Picchu itself was very impressive, but I enjoyed the journey. And as I had very little preconceived notion everything was still full of awe and I’m like my outlook. I’m rarely disappointed. I hope these thoughts help you and please share with others. Another thing I’d love for you to do is write a review of this podcast so others know what they can expect from your point of view. Thank you so much!

When I pressed record today I really didn’t know what I was going to talk about. As soon as I started talking I realised I had lots to talk and could have easily doubled the length and only haven’t because I share these on IGTV as well! I think I need to Re-jig my process! I hope you find this insightful and hopefully I’ll remember what I wanted to talk about when I’ve next got two minutes. We’ll see! Life isn’t stopping for anyone! I hope you have a great week! You’ll be able to catch me playing Lord Percy in the Dolman Theatre in Newport! Exciting!

Today is World Mental Health day and I’m bringing you a bonus episode of the HelloTomDyer experience from a morning after I didn’t feel good. Those who know me, and those who follow this on Instagram or podcast probably think I have the world at my feet and I’m indestructible; and on the whole, I’m pleased to say that generally speaking I am good. I love my job, I have good friends, I follow and love my passion and get to perform. Even with all of this going for me I still get down days and my self-esteem and thoughts get the better of me. This is a recording from the following day after my blip, or whatever you want to call it. So it’s not as raw as it could have been. I hope you get some insight out of it and know that even those around you may not be firing on cylinders even if they look like it.

Last weekend I took part in the Cardiff Half Marathon - 13.1 miles / 21kms. It wasn’t my first, and probably won’t be my last, but hopefully I will learn to prepare much more successfully, rest up and eat properly. Take a listen to what I got up to prior to the race and what I had to tell myself to complete the race.

I'm very lucky in my job that I get to share what I do with people who may find what I do beneficial to them or their loved ones. You'll hear in this episode how I've recently been to a Bladder Cancer Support Group that meets in Maggie's Centre in Cardiff and how I talked to them for an hour! I go on to talk about more things I'm passionate about and how it gives me drive and direction. I really do consider myself very lucky but if you don't feel like that you're in the position to be passionate and you're unhappy about that do something about it - even if it is scary, embarrassing, brand new to you. You might not like it. It might not live up to expectation but give everything in your mind a shot. If you want to do something, give it a go!

Last week I recorded another episode of 5 Questions with my friend Lizzie (@polkadotmenagerie) - more on that later - but before that started I was collecting some B roll footage when a lady and her chippy chips started talking to me about what I was filming and what I was hoping to achieve and we had a very pleasant conversation about how unique we all are, even I shared moments, and how I believe that everyone is extraordinary. We deliberated over the thoughts of shared memories and how these change over time until we eventually agreed on the same point. Even though the finer details might change, the overall emotion shared by a group remains forever. She’s been holidaying with her friends for over 40 years and remembers how she’s made to feel around them and I thought that was beautiful and completely agree with her. I end touching on a Instagram post shared by @nomadic.yogi about how temporary life is and how we should appreciate these emotions and I consider it links perfectly with the emotions we feel in the moments when we have them. Even to those people no longer in my life I say to you I am thankful for the moments we shared together. I carry those emotions with me everyday even if the finer details no longer remain. Thank you. My quest for you is to enjoy your living moments today with whoever you’re with. They may not be here tomorrow or ten years from now through break up, distance, death etc. So hold onto those moments now while you have them. Have a great week

I recorded this episode last week while still on my holiday high while travelling from Pembrokeshire to Llandudno. Now I know how beautiful Wales is but even more so when I’m viewing it as a tourist. What a spectacular country I live in.

I give a rushed account of an adventurous 7 days! I’ve travelled over 1,500 miles in 7 days with unfettered access to 31 EU countries finished with a lovely wedding in France, a rehearsal in Penarth and a meeting in Pembrokeshire!

I’m currently on my travels and find myself in Verona with my sister having spent two days in Venice and two days driving from the UK to get there. I’m having a blast and soaking up the scenery. Making the most of the EU relationship we have at the moment. Verona I’m reliably informed is the city of love because of the Romeo and Juliet story here and it’s made me ponder my relationship with love. I hope you enjoy and I look forward to hearing your thoughts afterwards.

Happy people making people happy. This week I look back over the bank holiday here in the UK and the Gay Pride march that took place over the weekend. So much love and joy but still so far to go.

This week I reflect on my experience playing Lord Percy in Carew Castle as part of Red Herring Theatre companies production of Blackadder II. I also give a little insight into my volunteer away day my with ACTivate Your Life - Affected By Cancer course presenters. There are exciting times ahead!

This week I discuss the opening night of Red Herring Theatre Company’s production of Blackadder 2 at Carew Castle and Tidal Mill. I also go on to discuss a way to identify your two core values and why identifying these are so important to ensure you are living congruently with yourself, others around you and in work. If you have any thoughts on today’s episode please get in touch!

These last couple of weeks and months have truly been very special. Jesus Christ Superstar closed on Saturday and I cannot believe I was not only part of the summer festival again, but part of something truly terrific. I have loved the whole process and feel like I’ve improved as a performer over the entire period. I got to share the stage with pure talent and I am very grateful to have shared the experience with them. Thank you Rich and Rob for your stewardship and let me walk on that stage again! It truly is an honour every single time. To everyone who made it so special, cast, crew, festival team and audiences - thank you. The response was every audience was fantastic One piece of feedback I had after the Saturday matinee (paraphrased): “I feel closer to my faith having watched that as I can see what the man, who I believe is my saviour, suffered for us. You did a remarkable job in giving us that story. Thank you.” Wow.

In this episode of the HelloTomDyer experience I talk about taking challenges to test our limits and broaden our comfort zone! Jesus Christ Superstar in the Cardiff Open Air Theatre has kicked off and I’m loving it! One example of things I do that is daring. What can you do that is daring..? Let me know over at Facebook or Instagram (@HelloTomDyer)

My life is non-stop at the moment but I am really enjoying it. I haven’t had an evening off since July 3rd. Am I tired? Yes! So I mind? No! I’m doing what I enjoy with people I enjoy. I hope you’re doing the same and if you’re not, get in touch, I’d love to help!

Welcome to another episode of HelloTomDyer Recap! In this episode I talk about my new training regime to run the Cardiff Half Marathon in October and how I’m already injured. I talk about the Tenovus Cancer Care Volunteer Awards ceremony and how ACTivate Your Life got on before rounding up with a brief chat about Bristol Pride - I love love! If you want to see pictures of the Volunteer Awards head over to Tenovus Cancer Care’s Facebook page where you can see the love! Also, Jesus Christ Superstar open on Thursday 25th July and Blackadder opens on Monday 12th August! Busy times!

This week I reflect on my conversation with Ben last week. Being around people who build you up. Valuing friendship and what that looks like and I ask you to take more action in your life. Life is busy at the minute with Jesus Christ Superstar launching in two weeks and Blackadder in 4 weeks! Excuse the driving and the distraction - I was staying safe! Have a great week!

5 Questions returns with this insightful and honest conversation with Ben.  I've known Ben for a over a decade and it was a pleasure to deliberately talk to Ben about my 5 Questions and to delve deeper into conversation than we usually would; we are quite deep talkers anyway! In this episode you will hear Ben talk about his passion for education and where that came from.  You will also hear about his meditation practise.  He goes into depth about how running changed his life and how the online community supported him through that. Ben also talks very candidly about coming out and the impact that had with him and his family and how that has been left. Lastly, Ben leaves with us with his thoughts on what he wishes everyone should know - tune in to find out what that is. As ever, you can contact me on social media platforms on @HelloTomDyer. I would love to talk further with you about the themes raised in this conversation. I believe ordinary people live extra-ordinary lives, this conversation prove it. If you know someone who might benefit from this episode please do share it. If you have liked the episode please review and subscribe to. IF you know someone who has led an extraordinary life I'd love to speak to them, let me know who they are.

This week I talk about the impact Tenovus Cancer Care’s fundraising groups have on the charity and our ability to support people affected by cancer. I had the pleasure of hosting an event for our Aberdare fundraising group, Hymns & Pimms. It was a lovely event making me think back to my time in primary school singing hymns in assembly. We also had a guest singer from the local school, Keira who gave a brilliant rendition of Pie Jesus. I love hosting events and have been getting plenty of experience in this last 12 months. That event raised £308 for the charity - not bad for 2 hours work! I hope you enjoy. 5 Questions looks like it will be back next week!

This week I have a guest on my show! My very own sister, Abigail Dyer (@Abigail281281)! My vision for this podcast is to not only share what I am doing with my life but to highlight the amazing in the every day person. I believe passionately that we all lives and that this comes from acceptance of who we are and a committing toward our own better future. This can take the form of contentment and in the form of trying to ever progress and learn more in our quest to live on this planet in a way that makes us feel happy and content. Abigail is one of my greatest supporters and I very much doubt I have persevered as much as I have with my #IAccept vision without Abigail's guidance and wisdom. She also loves the Unisex 3/4 Raglan Tee as she has three of them in different colours. I received mine today! In this episode I ask Abigail five questions that I wrote down over a year ago and I think you'll be blown away by Abigail's experiences in life and how this has shaped her outlook on life as she currently trains to become a social worker. A single teen mother she now has a son in the army and a daughter still in school. Is Deputy Manager of a care home in Pembrokeshire while studying toward her social work degree. I am incredibly biased when I call her funny, sentimental, caring and an absolute go-getter. I hope you enjoy this revealing episode and if you want to get involved by all means drop me a line on social media @HelloTomDyer or use the Anchor app to record me a message that I can play in a future episode. If you like this episode please do share it on to someone else who might like it and be sure to leave a rating on iTunes so more people can find it. If you know someone who should also be asked five questions, reach out, I'd love to have the opportunity to speak with them. If you'd like to find me I'm everywhere @HelloTomDyer and if you want to join the #IAccept movement you can go to https://HelloTomDyerShop.com to get your hands on some clothing to show the world that you accept who are and that you are committed to achieving your goals.

HelloTomDyer: Why ‘I Accept’ This is a revealing podcast explaining my mantra behind ‘I Accept’. My movement to help me and others get out of our own way and move forward with our lives. The movement was started after a calamitous 6 months back in 2017 which saw my relationship breakdown, be homeless, face redundancy and have my car broken into. I kept face about a lot of things during that time and even laughed, loudly, about it all. The car being broken into was the last straw. My laptop and external hard drive with a years worth of video was taken. I was well and truly defeated. I didn’t have a home. I’d lost my network of friends. I had zero job security. And my ex was starting a relationship with a friend of mine. I was devastated. I spent 3 three months away from Cardiff. I fell into depression and anxiety and couldn’t function. Through my family and my old football team I gathered my strength and fortitude again. I started getting ideas again. I was invited to apply for my current role - a promotion on my last role and I succeeded and I’ve now supported over 100 people leading a support service using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); the same tool I’ve used to get me out of my rut. I’m getting my passion back and I’m living more and more on my terms. You can too.

I owe what I do to my time spent as a volunteer with Pembrokeshire Citizens Advice Bureau (now Pembrokeshire Citizens Advice) after I graduated university. I now lead a team of 30 volunteers for Tenovus Cancer Care’s ACTivate Your Life - Affected By Cancer service. If you want to gain insight into a career or want to get your foot into the door, volunteer. Particularly in smaller organisations you may have the opportunity to take on more than you would in a traditional employment set up, so for it. Follow that passion and work for free. Listening to many podcasts from business types it’s clear that they all feel the same way. Find what value you can bring someone, provide it for free, the return will be greater than the effort you put in. The value I thought I could bring to Citizens Advice was time, commitment, technologically minded and enthusiasm for law and a willingness to learn. I’ve advised thousands of people since and was offered my first legal job there. The rest, as they say, is history. Tenovus Cancer Carr holds their annual Volunteer Awards in July 11th 2019 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. ACTivate Your Life Course Presenters are nominated in the Group category and one of them has been shortlisted for the Supportive award. ACTivate Your Life - Affected By Cancer would not have benefitted more than 100 people in its first year without them. Thank you volunteers. #VolunteersWeek2019

In this episode I reflect on a week where I’ve been playing a doctor, farmer, man in dress shop and Turkey the Pimp. I make a special reference to the family of cast and crew and the family who travel to see you in your shows. Have a great week all!

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week. I wrote a blog about it on www.medium.com/@HelloTomDyer. I also go a little deeper on scarring and body image.

Not reading stagnates me

I’ve been back in rehearsal this evening for the Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival! I’ll be playing Apostle Philip in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar! One thing I felt immediately upon entering that room was the feeling of togetherness and family. Here are my thoughts.

In this episode I talk about Brie Larson and how’s she already shared the screen with two of her Avenger co-stars! And I also introduce you to a 3 minute breathing space mindfulness technique to help with thoughts of overwhelm! Have a great day!

Getting back on top of things and invigorated following rehearsal. I go into a bit of detail on this podcast regarding practice and James Altucher’s 10 ideas a day idea to train the idea muscle. Practice makes perfect and makes a difference!

Discover how I link Tony Robbins, Steven Bartlett, The Chimp Paradox and The Happiness Trap in this episode.

I’m going to start recapping my days and sharing my learning! I hope you enjoy!

I was made aware of this day by Tim Ferriss. Hey, how are you day is the perfect way to show someone that you care and give them time to speak to others. So try it today, whatever day it is. Ask some one how they are, and take the time to listen. I promise you'll feel better for it to.

!!Happy New Year!! I wasn't able to just pick my best 9 pictures and I had so much fun looking back over my pictures that I've gone for a top 40! If you haven't already gone back through your camera roll on your phone and look at everything you've been a part of this year, the things you've witnessed, do it now! You've probably done a lot more than you think; it was for me! My year didn't start like this though and January was genuinely stomach-turning but thank you to my family and friends old and new for helping me find me again. Tenovus Cancer Care​ - ACTivate Your Life and Machu Picchu Broad Haven F.C​ - I'm better now than I was 10 years ago! Penarth Operatic & Dramatic Society​ - Spamalot Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival: Everyman 19​ - Fiddler on the Roof Technicolour​ - Seasons of Love (Sorry if I've missed any other organisations from this list!) There are still things that need work but compared to this time last year, good grief what a difference! My New Years video from last year still exists on my YouTube if you really want to see it.  A new video, by demand, is to follow this post too! It will provide insight on the year I've just had and what you can do to highlight the good points, what to do with the bad points and a technique to help you identify them. Thank you everyone, here's to a wonderful 2019! Make it yours!

Back in November I presented a 5 minute lightning talk on Tenovus Cancer Care's service ACTivate Your Life - Affected By Cancer based on our preliminary findings from our evaluation for the first 6 months of the service.  I hope you find this insightful and helpful and if you have any questions please either drop me a message on the Anchor App or get in touch @HelloTomDyer

It’s my birthday! But It’s been a really odd surreal day / week. After a few phone calls I’ve found my voice a little to share my thoughts. I feel very vulnerable and exposed. But I feel it’s important that someone like me, an optimist, reflects the lows as well as the highs. I know I’ll get over it. I hope your day has been fabulous in any event! I’d rather you all had great days at the expense of this one day.

Holmes and Raye Stress Test. Find tour score, look after yourself

Week in review! Fiddler on the Roof and becoming an actor. Taff Trail trekking creating meaningful relationships

I missed last Thursdays episode due to being in transit to Amsterdam. This has served as a lesson to record and stockpile episodes and portions! Double post coming soon on the themes above!

I’ve had quite a bit of push back on this podcast and what I bring to the table. The honest truth is I don’t actually know what my package is to bring to the table, but I know that all I can talk about is my experiences. My experiences involves circumstances and people, so I’ll talk in general terms... does that breach confidentiality? How? It’s all one big learning curve.

Confidence knocked, first aid training and rehearsals

I attended a lung cancer support group and learnt about the family tree of a brilliant gentleman and I put my foot in it talking about ISAs and other money savings tools - I hope they’ll thank me in the future!

ACTivate Your Life - Affected By Cancer, a service run by Tenovus Cancer Care has completed its first course! What have I learnt so far?

Team work makes the dream work. You are the dream! Find a ‘team’ that lets you be unashamedly you!

I want to launch a new podcast. Concept is simple. One guest, 5 questions, 5 minutes per question. Want to get involved? Get in touch!