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Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

Kirsty Brunker and Kathryn Ball
Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn
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  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    The Perils of Mindreading

    22/04/2026 | 23 mins.
    You may not think you have psychic powers, but the chances are that you’re doing a fair bit of mindreading.
    Don’t believe it? Then join us for this episode to see if you recognise any of the ways of jumping to big conclusions on very little evidence - and the problems that doing so can cause.
    As well as the important question “What the hell’s going on if Kathryn or Kirsty refuse a biscuit?”, we invite you to consider: 
    In which area of your life are you most prone to mindreading - and how accurate is it?

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.coachingbykirsty.co.uk
    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachingbykirsty/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Coaching bitesize: Thinking 'no'... saying 'no'!

    15/04/2026 | 19 mins.
    “No” may well be a complete sentence, but it’s a hell of a lot easier to keep giving a fake “Yes” than to suddenly switch to just saying “No”, isn’t it?
    Following on from our episode on Thinking No, Saying Yes, this week we’re offering you tips, tools and techniques for Thinking No, Saying No - when you want to.
    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.coachingbykirsty.co.uk
    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachingbykirsty/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Thinking 'no'... saying 'yes'!

    08/04/2026 | 22 mins.
    How often do you find yourself thinking no but saying yes?
    What makes you do it and does it get you what you want?
    And how does this relate to cold water swimming and a viral Biscuit Appreciation Society?
    Join us for this week’s Mission Imperfect to find out!
    Today’s question for you to consider:
    ‘What most often causes you to say yes when you’re thinking no, and how do you feel about it?’
    Find us here:
    Kirsty: www.coachingbykirsty.co.ukKathryn: ⁠www.kbmindfulcoaching.com⁠ 
    And on social media here:
    Kirsty on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachingbykirsty/Kathryn on LinkedIn - ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball⁠
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Coaching takes the biscuit!

    01/04/2026 | 29 mins.
    In this week’s special episode, coaching takes the biscuit! What’s as good as coaching, and loved just as much (if not more) by us? Biscuits!
    We may have mentioned them once or twice in other episodes but we’ve decided they deserve a focused episode on their own:
    What makes a good biscuit?
    The downsides of biscuits (e.g. shrinkflation and ‘chocolate-flavour’ coating),
    Superior biscuits,
    To dunk or not to dunk,
    Eating etiquette,
    Quality v quantity ...
    We’ve given it all some serious thought! Be prepared for strong views, passionately expressed.
    Today’s very serious and important question for you to consider:
    ‘What is your top biscuit - and what does it say about you?’
     (If you don’t have one, we suggest you immediately start researching - maybe a coaching session would help…?!)
    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com      
    Kirsty: www.coachingbykirsty.co.uk
    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachingbykirsty/
  • Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

    Coaching bitesize: what's really in my control, and what isn't?

    25/03/2026 | 19 mins.
    What really is within your control - and what isn’t?
    Tricky one, but luckily in this week’s coaching bitesize episode, we have the ‘spheres of control’ concept to take you through to help you decide and answer that question for all of life’s situations and challenges.
    There’s more than we often think outside of our control, and it can be draining and frustrating to try and shoehorn more within our control than actually belongs there – as this exercise will help you discover. And Kirsty invents ‘the iceberg of control’ as an alternative view!

    Today’s question for you to mull over when something is being particularly vexatious to you:
    ‘What circle does this really belong in? And are there any part of this issue that I can have in my innermost circle, if so, what next?’
     
    Resources
    Blog on the spheres of control - https://www.kbmindfulcoaching.com/post/are-you-really-in-control

    Find us here:
    Kathryn: www.kbmindfulcoaching.com 
    Kirsty: www.coachingbykirsty.co.uk
     
    And on social media here:
    Kathryn on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kathryneball  
    Kirsty on Instagram - www.instagram.com/coachingbykirsty/

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About Mission Imperfect: navigating life with coaches Kirsty and Kathryn

Mission Imperfect is a podcast about finding your own path, your own way, and embracing the imperfections of the journey. Hosts Kathryn Ball and Kirsty Brunker are both former HR professionals turned life coaches, with a spooky amount in common beyond initials and career choices…not least, a love of tea and biscuits, and a fascination with mindset and navigating the messiness of life. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to grab a cuppa and a biscuit and join us in getting lost in finding ourselves.
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