Ep 63 - Deep Work, Rest and Play with Alicia Navarro

This week, I’m joined by Alicia Navarro from FLOWN, a start-up who have created a deep work toolkit and deep work spaces that help knowledge workers get significant work done - and take joy in the journey. Deep work is focused, uninterrupted time where you’re working on something challenging or significant and allows opportunity for creativity, problem solving and a real sense of purpose. Unfortunately, it’s not the norm in most corporate workplaces and FLOWN wants to improve that.  Alicia and I discuss: What deep work looks like and the factors needed to create it How you can distraction proof your working time The importance of play for creativity and problem solving Nurturing feminine energy in a predominantly masculine world of work How FLOWN is reimagining how we work and their free daily sessions you can join After listening to this episode, I encourage you to review your normal working day. Is it dictated by emails, meetings and lacking creative thinking space? How can you create more deep work and play time for you and your team? MORE ABOUT ALICIA Alicia Navarro is a serial tech entrepreneur, with a passion for product, brand, design and culture. She is the founder and CEO of a new startup, FLOWN, creating ‘deep work’ spaces for knowledge workers. Frustrated by how hard it was to find the physical and mental spaces conducive to productive and creative thinking, Alicia began Flown to offer a curated network of deep work-enabled home and hotels accompanied by a set of online tools and resources to enable accountability, focus and creativity. CONNECT WITH FLOWN Website: https://flown.com/ Instagram: @flownspace  - https://www.instagram.com/flownspace/ Facebook: @flown_space - https://www.facebook.com/flownspace/ Linkedin: @flown - https://www.linkedin.com/company/flown   HELPFUL LINKS Freedom App: https://freedom.to/ Deep Work – Cal Newport: https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/   INFLUENTIAL LEADER MASTERCLASS You're invited to my free masterclass - How To Be An Influential Leader without Self-Doubt Holding You Back! Learn how to avoid the 3 big influencing mistakes that keep many female leaders feeling stuck and frustrated, the steps you can take to become a more influential leader within your organisation and what you can do to turn down the volume on your inner critic. Join the masterclass here: https://carlamiller.lpages.co/influentialleader/   FREE TASTER WORKSHOP My next free taster workshop – Tackling Imposter Feelings & Self-Doubt – is on Monday 13 September. In 45 minutes, you’ll explore those imposter feelings and self-doubt using a model from Dr Val Young, learn practical steps you can take to reduce those feelings and quieten the voice of your Inner Critic so they don’t hold you back.  Reserve your place here: https://www.carlamillertraining.com/tackling-imposter-feelings-self-doubt   FOLLOW ME ON: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller/   HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Subscribe Share this episode with a friend Leave a review on Apple Podcasts I would love to hear your feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social! Thank you for listening, see you next week!