Talk Club- The Mens Mental Fitness Movement - Gavin Thorpe

*World Mental Health Awareness Day Special *This Week I'm joined by Gavin Thorpe one of the Co-Founders of Talk Club the men's mental fitness charity.   we take look into the excellent work they are doing. Talk Club is our charity of choice at the financial planner life academies, 5% of the turnover of donated to Talk Club. How are you? Out of ten? And when was the last time someone asked you that? It’s often difficult to gauge the way you feel when the career you work in moves at 110 miles per hour.Opening up with others about our concerns, fears, and challenges can be a powerful thing, a tool that we (especially men) don’t use enough, but men do struggle to open up with each other, and this is often true within the heavily male-dominated financial planning profession.Which got me thinking, what if there was a safe and secure place for men within the profession to connect and support each other?Enter: Talk Club Financial Planner Life.Join Talk Club HereSo, what Is Talk Club?Talk Club is a behavior-changing movement aimed at getting men to talk more openly about their thoughts, feelings, worries, and day-to-day gripes (and all the positive things too!). it’s a secure mental health fitness community helping keep men mentally fit by giving them a friendly and private space to share and support others.It’s a simple medicine that starts with asking – How are you? Out of 10?Each session is structured as follows:The Check-in – How are you? Out of ten?Positives in our life (Gratitude)Mental fitness plans – What are we going to practice and implement this week?The Check-out – Leave feeling a release, has your number changedGet InvolvedThis is not only a great opportunity for individuals to get involved, but for companies to think about their mental wellness in the workplace policy. A fantastic tool you can use to signpost to your male employees.We are on a mission to create face-to-face and online Financial Planner Life Talk Clubs all over the UK, specifically for financial planning professionals experiencing similar challenges in their lives. If you’d like to become a group captain, join as an individual, or simply hear more about some options. Get in touch today. Let’s open the conversation and get people talking.We welcome all who feel they can benefit from this community and all we ask is for a nominal donation of as little as £1 a week Begin your financial planning career journey todayWhether you are looking to become a paraplanner, administrator, mortgage and protection adviser or financial planner, the Financial Planner Life Academy is for you. With limited entry-level job roles, giving yourself the best financial planning career education, will not only kick start your financial planning journey with relevant qualifications and skills, but it’ll also help you achieve success much faster.&nbsBe sure to follow financial planner life on YouTube for extra content about a career within Financial Planning HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON! If you're looking to start your career in Financial Planning, check out the Financial Planner Life Academy hereCheck out the 2023 Financial planning Salary Guide here. Reach out to [email protected] in regards to sponsorship, partnerships, videography or career development.

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Welcome to The Financial Planner Life Podcast. We cover an intimate and honest account of what it’s really like to work in the financial planning industry. Our guests share their stories of success, failures and learnings, as well as what to expect from a career in the industry! We host guests at various stages in their careers, as well as multiple roles to ensure that our audience has a variety each week. Financial planners, business owners, paraplanners and back-office staff all have their own story to share, and The Financial Planner Life podcast is a platform for them to talk about their personal and professional journey. The podcast covers a multitude of topics, from mindset and motivation, health and wellbeing all the way to diversity and inclusion. We approach each episode with the idea that it is going to educate and spark a conversation within the industry with topics that may not be openly discussed. So, if you are thinking of becoming a financial adviser, or you’re curious about learning more about this brilliant sector, we urge you to give the podcast a listen. The Host: Sam Oakes is the host of The Financial Planner Life Podcast. He currently sits as Director at Recruit UK, who since 2008 has been supporting leading national and global financial planning firms in finding the best talent. Prior to his career in recruitment, Sam has always had a passion for financial services and has been in the industry for over 15 years. He sees himself as a partner to the industry and wants to contribute useful resources such as this podcast to educate those further who are seeking advice and help about how to push their careers forward in this amazing industry.