The Culture Coach

E007: Ella's Kitchen: Be curious & brave: Learning from toddlers & building a more compassionate world

The Culture Coach

Published: 6 November 2023 at 10:23 Europe/London

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E007: ELLA'S KITCHEN: Be curious & brave: Learning from toddlers & building a more compassionate world

Paul Lindley OBE is a British entrepreneur, children's welfare campaigner and an inspirational force for good. He is the founder of organic children’s food brand Ella's Kitchen, named after his daughter, and later launched organic toddler toiletries brand Paddy's Bathroom, named after his son.

Paul's legacy and work extends far beyond entrepreneurship. As the Chancellor of the University of Reading and the Chairman of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK, he champions the values of compassion, dignity, and fairness. He is also an author of best-selling book Little Wins: The Power of Thinking Like a Toddler and has a new book coming out called Raising The Nation: How to Build a Better Future for Our Children (and Everyone Else).

Paul believes that his purpose is to help make the world richer in opportunities, ideas and compassion. He explains why curiosity and bravery are two of the most important traits for an entrepreneurial mindset.

In this episode, he eloquently draws parallels between toddlers and successful entrepreneurs, highlighting the virtues of fearlessness, creativity, and self-assuredness that we often lose touch with as adults. As toddlers, we were at our most brave, free-thinking, confident and creative, and we need to rediscover the inner toddler that conforming to societal expectations has squashed out of us. This is the focus of his book Little Wins, which shows how humans are wired for curiosity, to think divergently and to explore.

He explains his three essential elements for tackling seemingly insurmountable challenges: relationships, resources, and recognition. He explains the importance of audacious goals, persistence, and unwavering self-belief in order to drive meaningful change and realise your goals.

This episode is a call to restore humanness in all aspects of life. Paul discusses the power of teamwork, cultivating a strong culture, and redefining success beyond financial metrics. We have to work together, from community to corporate to government, to tackle societal problems and create cultural change for the better.

TOPICS COVERED:

Ideas, opportunities and compassion

Entrepreneurial thinking

Why toddlers are the ultimate role models

Living curiously and bravely

How to solve impossible problems

We need more humanness in business and the world

How to build a better world for our children and ourselves

Loneliness, purpose and connection in Blue Zones

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