Joy Is The Strategy, Not The Reward - Dating Yourself, Self-Trust & Taking Messy Action with Meg Holloway

<p>What if joy isn&#39;t something you earn after you&#39;ve fixed your life - but the thing that helps you build it in the first place?</p><p>This week I&#39;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&#39;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 &quot;proper glass half empty&quot; 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&#39;s philosophy of &quot;messy action&quot; 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 &quot;your people&quot; matters more than ever. </p><p>Why learning to &quot;date yourself&quot; 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&#39;ve ever felt stuck, waited for permission, or wondered whether it&#39;s too late to make a change, I think you&#39;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/3guaT24uvN1