One way we should start think about preparing ourselves for a future of challenge, complexity and disconnection is to start looking for and pursuing difficult things; find tension; create friction in ours lives.

Making things easier for ourselves all the time is infantilising us and emotionally de-maturing us.

Look for hard things and do them to develop your confidence, your sense of pride, purpose and capacity to endure difficulties - because there are many of them happening and coming.

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Title track 'Toil in the Undergrowth' by WREN

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We can all feel fragile from time to time and when we do we need to protect ourselves. But, in most instances stress isn't distressing, its eustressing. It can help helpful to us to aid our growth and learning.

Instead of being pulled apart by stress we can shift our attention to ask ourselves if we can instead be in harmony with it, so that we can extract the opportunities to grow, develop and better withstand the complexity of our environments, situations and experiences.

In this episode I explore some perspectives on stress and being anti-fragile; developing resilience to withstand the pressures of life so that we can flourish.

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In our complex and increasingly disconnected world, there is one skill that matters more than ever: Presence. It’s not just mindfulness—it’s a deep, conscious commitment to authenticity and human-to-human encounters.

In this episode I explore presence as your essential "counter-skill" against the negative consequences of over digitisation in leadership, life and building relationships. I break down what true presence looks like: from the power of an embodied connection to the necessity of relational courage. Learn how to develop this vital skill through self-awareness, empathy, and patience to reclaim your humanity, safeguard your relationships, and cultivate genuine agency in the digital age.

If you’re ready to shift from overthinking to a quieter state of being, this episode is for you.

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Welcome to the first episode of HUMANEDGE, hosted by professional existential coach, Chris Pickering. In this regular podcast, we will explore the perspective of existential coaching, human development and building the human edge required to thrive in the complex modern digitised era. Helping you build skills of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, psychological flexibility and authenticity.

Questions to: Chris@cphd.co.uk

www.humanedgeleadership.co.uk