← Great British Adventures15 Jun · 2 h 12 min
Joy Is The Strategy, Not The Reward - Dating Yourself, Self-Trust & Taking Messy Action with Meg Holloway
<p>What if joy isn't something you earn after you've fixed your life - but the thing that helps you build it in the first place?</p><p>This week I'm joined by life coach, retreat host and founder of The Joy Project, Meg Holloway.</p><p>After leaving a corporate career and moving to the Lake District, Meg trained as a coach and built a business around a simple but powerful idea: joy is not the reward at the end of the journey - it's the strategy that helps you navigate it. </p><p>In this conversation we explore how Meg transformed herself from someone who describes her younger self as "proper glass half empty" into a coach who helps people get out of their own way and take action on the things that matter most. </p><p>We talk about:</p><p>Why so many people are waiting for permission before they start the business, launch a project, change careers or pursue the life they really want. </p><p>Meg's philosophy of "messy action" and how tiny imperfect steps build self-trust far more effectively than endless planning. </p><p>Fear of failure, fear of judgement and the stories we tell ourselves that keep us stuck.</p><p>Why community, connection and finding "your people" matters more than ever. </p><p>Why learning to "date yourself" can be one of the most powerful things you do.</p><p>Finding joy during one of the most difficult periods of her life following a serious health challenge, and why that experience ultimately reinforced everything she teaches.</p><p>If you've ever felt stuck, waited for permission, or wondered whether it's too late to make a change, I think you'll get a lot from this one.</p><p><strong>Follow Meg: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/danny_bent/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/megg.holloway/</a></p><p><strong>Support the podcast: </strong></p><p>Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: <a href="https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653</a></p><p><strong>Mentioned in the Podcast:</strong></p><p><strong>The Joy Project: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejoyprojectcoach/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/thejoyprojectcoach/</a></p><p><strong>The Joy Podcast:</strong> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3guaT24uvN1gky41cYfLe7?si=c1f9d15084674cf4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/show/3guaT24uvN1gky41cYfLe7?si=c1f9d15084674cf4</a></p><p><strong>Join the mailing list:</strong></p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page</a></p><p><strong>Get in contact:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah</a></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:58 Life in the Lakes</p><p>16:50 Training to be a Life Coach</p><p>23:04 Joy is the strategy, not the reward</p><p>33:03 How to chance a mindset</p><p>39:08 Overcoming Cringe</p><p>47:58 The Joy Project</p><p>52:21 You're not stuck, you're just waiting for permission</p><p>56:25 Take messy action</p><p>01:01:15 Pause, pivot, progress</p><p>01:04:00 The Strech Zone</p><p>01:11:20 Dating yourself</p><p>01:2
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