The Top 10 of 2024

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:00:00]:
Join us for a slightly different episode as we tech we check out the top ten most listened episodes of the Keith Blakemore Noble Radio Show throughout 2024.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:00:43]:
Hey. Hello. Hello. Great to have you here. Thank you for joining me. Thought it’s gonna be the last episode of series 5 of the Keith Blakemore-Noble Radio Show. It’s the 53rd episode in the 5th series. We’ve been going for 5, 5 and a half years.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:00:58]:
Not series 5 for 5 and a half years, but series 5 has been going out for over a year. It’s about time took a break. So we’re gonna take a couple of months off. We’ll be back in the early part of 2025 with, some brand new guests, some returning guests, lots of solo episodes, lots of content. Already got a couple of them recorded ready for us. So we will be back. But for now, let’s have a look. And it’s traditional at this time of year.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:01:26]:
Have a look at the, top 10 most listened episodes throughout the year gone by. And just before we reach number 1, later on in the episode, we’ll be sharing a little bit of a shout out and a tribute to a dearly departed friend, personal friend, and a friend of the show, someone, unfortunately, who we lost, in 2024. We’ll be giving them a bit of a shout out, catch, at, just before we reveal number 1 this year. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this episode. Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed the show. Please do give us a like, comment to share, and subscribe. Give us a review on your favourite platform. Remember, you can find us anywhere that you find podcasts, particularly on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify, or on YouTube as well.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:02:14]:
And you can find all the episodes at KeithBlakemoreNoble.com/show. You’ll find the Keith Blakemore-Noble radio show in there, and you can find all 150 3 episodes so far with plenty more to come throughout 2025. So let’s take a look at the top 10. In at number 10, the 10th most listened episode. Now we had a we’ve had lot of listeners. We’ve had a lot of listeners. We’ve had over 13,000, listens to the, the Keith Blakemore-Noble radio show over 2024. It’s over 12,000 listens.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:02:51]:
This, is the 10th most listened episode throughout 2024, and it was the second one with Stacy Calder. Yes. Stacy had been a guest previously. She came back on 16th March 2024, where we had a look at the, power of nominations and awards, particularly for business growth, for networking, and for self promotion. Stacy Stacy Calder, for those of you who haven’t come across us so far, is a a multitalented business owner, and she’s a full time mom. And in this episode from 16th March 2024, she shared her invaluable insights into using nominations and awards Noble only to enforce a business’ brand, but also to create a staggering array of opportunities. Some of the key themes that we looked at and we explored in this episode, business success and networking. We looked at the importance of award nominations, nominations, the value of personal branding.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:03:52]:
We looked at utilisation of marketing assets. We explored business adaptation during lockdown. We had to look at self promotion strategies, award ceremonies as opportunities. There’s a lot to learn there. And we also looked at online presence for business growth. We looked at recognition as business credibility, and we looked at leveraging nominations for engagement. Even if you don’t win, nominations can still be a great thing. All of that and a whole lot more we explored, on the 16th March 2024 in the one with Stacy Calder, the second most listened episode of 2024.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:04:29]:
In at number 9, the 9th most listened episode was from the 2nd February 2024. It was a solo episode. It was the one about the mindset mastery movement. 9th most popular or 9th most listened episode throughout 2024. The Mindset Mastery Movement, is my online community for personal development, for coaching, for self growth, a whole lot more, self paced, take it at whatever pace feels right for you. And on the 2nd February 2024, we devoted an episode to to exploring the mindset mastery movement to let people know what it was about, let people know how they can find out more, let people know how it can help them, and share how some of the, ways in which it has helped other people. That turned into the 9th most popular episode. You can find out more, by the way, about the Mindset Mastery Movement, Keith b n dot link slash MMM, Mindset Mastery Movement.

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You’ll find a whole lot more information about it there. Love to see you in there. Love to interact with you in there. But either way, that was the 10th oh, sorry. The 9th most listened episode throughout 2024, the one about the mindset mastery movement. And remember, do check out the show notes for this episode. Go to KeithBlakemorenoble.com/show. Go to the Keith Blakemore-noble Radio Show.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:05:56]:
Look for the one with the top ten of 2024. You’ll find all of the episodes top 10 episodes listed. You’ll find the links to the episodes where you can find out more information about each individual and listen to each individual episode as well. It’s all in there. Coming in at number 8, going back to the 12th January 2024, it’s the one with Beth Thomas. We explored neurodivergence. We uncovered unique experiences and strategies for understanding and managing differences. Beth Thomas is a certified ADHD life coach, and she’s an advocate for neuroinclusion.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:06:39]:
And she joined us on the 12th January 2024 for the 8th most listened episode of the year where we explored, understanding neurodivergence. We looked at coping with sensory overload. We, had a we looked at embracing imperfection and self discovery, and we also took a look at seeking diagnosis and support, and we looked at a whole lot more. It was a very, very interesting episode all around neurodivergence, and and a whole lot more. And we found out a lot more about Beth Thomas as well. Always worth finding out more about Beth Thomas. That was the, 8th most listened episode from 2024. 12th January 2024, it was.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:07:29]:
The one with Beth Thomas. Coming in at number 7, the 7th most listened episode was first broadcast on the 31st May, and it was the one with Neil de Silva. Now Neil is a passionate advocate for managing and reversing type 2 diabetes. And he does this or he helps his clients to do this through a combination of diet and lifestyle changes. And I was delighted to have Neil on on the 31st May where we explored Keith themes key themes that we explored were type 2 diabetes lifestyle and diet changes. We looked at managing diabetes with exercise and diet. We explored and found out more about Neil de Silva’s personal diabetes journey. We looked at the importance of early diabetes diagnosis.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:08:29]:
We looked at the symptoms of type 1 diabetes. We also explored type 1 versus type 2. Big difference between them. We looked at what the differences between those are. We had to look at his k I s s, KISS plan. We had, a he gave us a good overview of that. We looked at diets diet’s crucial role in diabetes. We looked at the HB1c test for blood sugar levels, and we explored natural versus processed food choices and a whole lot more.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:09:03]:
Neil de Silva really took us on a a really good exploration of type 2 diabetes, its implications, where it comes from, what we can do about it. It’s a really, really interesting episode. It was broadcast 1st broadcast on the 31st May 2024, and it was the 7th most listened episode throughout the year. Coming in at number 6, 1st broadcast on the 25th May, the one about creativity. We we discovered the multi discovered it? We discovered the multifaceted world of creativity, encourage you to unleash your creative potential and your mindset. The key themes we looked at in this episode were to look at a definition of creativity and of its components. We, examined the importance of mindset in influencing creativity. We had to look at divergent thinking for generating a wide range of ideas.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:10:06]:
We looked at convergent thinking to focus on a single solution. We, look we’ll place an emphasis on originality in creative expression. We, looked at the value and utility of, creativity in products. We explored an expression of creativity in various forms. We looked at how a growth mindset fosters skill development. We looked at overcoming fear of failure and how that can enhance our creativity. And we looked at self belief, resilience, and mindfulness, and we explored how all of those enhance creativity. Into the top five now.

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And number 5, an episode from 17th May 2024. It’s the one with Francesco Baldini. Francesco is an SEO expert, and he joined us to discuss effective strategies for boosting website visibility and for increasing website traffic. There’s no point in I mean, you can have the best website in the world. If nobody’s finding it, if nobody’s visiting it, it’s a waste of it’s a waste of your time. It’s a waste of your resources. So in this, episode, Francisco, explore explored several key themes. We looked at creating valuable content.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:11:35]:
We explored website structure. I’ll look at some considerations for that. We looked at markets, market competition factors. We, looked at identifying your target audience. We explored the importance of high quality relevant content. We looked at the importance of backlinks, what they are, why they’re important. Also, on the subject of backlinks, we looked at how to avoid harmful backlinks because they can really adversely affect your SEO. We looked at navigational ease and user action.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:12:10]:
How easy is it for somebody to use your website? What do they find? It’s not necessarily what you think they will either. And we looked at conversions through a simplified process. That’s what we explored in the 5th most listened episode. It’s the one with Francesco Baldini, and it was first broadcast on 17th May 2024. Again, you can find all of these episodes. Go to Keith BlakemoreNoble.com/show. Look for the key from there, you’ll find the Keith Blake when Noble Radio Show. Inside that, in this particular case, look for the one with Francesco Baldini, or look for the top ten episode the top 10 of 2024, where you’ll find show notes which list all of the top 10 episodes.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:12:56]:
Links taking you straight to those episodes. In at number 4, the 4th most listened episode, this was first broadcast on the 10th May, in 2024. It was a solo episode. It was the one about manipulative FOMO. Yes. This was, this was an anti manipulation podcast episode where we looked at, manipulative FOMO tactics, FOMO, fear of missing out. We looked at how that is, manipulatively used in marketing, and we looked at some of the tricks behind fake scarcity to help you to make better buying choices. Some of the key themes that we explored.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:13:42]:
We looked at how FOMO, fear of missing out, is exploited. We looked at some manipulative marketing techniques so that we can better avoid them. We saw exactly how face face fake scarcity is used in sales. We looked at the impact of emotional buying. It’s a very, very common way of, the way that we buy is through emotion. We looked at the impact of our emotions on our buying. We looked at countdown timers as sales pressure. You see them all over the place.

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A lot of them are fake, and they’re all manipulative. We took a look at how you can spot genuine versus fake scarcity. We explored some of the tactics using live events. We looked at fake limited time offers. So many of those are out to manipulate us. We looked at how we are encouraged, encouraged into rushing our purchase decisions. We looked at how that’s done. We looked at why that’s done, and we looked at why we should avoid rushing to make any purchase decisions.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:14:54]:
And we had a bit of a look at customer protection against manipulative sales techniques. All of that and a whole lot more, in the 4th most listened episode throughout the year. 1st broadcast on 10th May 2024, the one about manipulative FOMO. Well worth listening to if you wanna be able to to make better buying decisions and take back control of what you buy. Buy it because you want to, not because they want you to. Coming into the top three most listened episodes now and the 3rd most listened episode throughout the whole of 2024. 1st broadcast on the 3rd May 2024, and it’s the second one with Joe O’Neil, another returning guest. We do have some great guests on the Keith Blakemore Noble Radio Show.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:15:51]:
Some of them are so fascinating. We bring them back, for more exploration. And, Jo was in that category, and hers was the 3rd most listened episode in 2024, the second one with Jo O’Neil, where Jo discussed the challenges and triumphs of being a disabled entrepreneur and also explore her journey as a marketing VA. And now Joe is, she’s a remarkable guest who shared her journey as a disabled entrepreneur and how she’s transitioned from full time employment to being a VA specialising marketing, which she had to do due to her disability. She now helps many others to do the same. And some of the key themes that we explored in this, the 3rd most popular episode, 3rd most listened episode, disability and entrepreneurship. We looked at virtual assistance as a career. We looked at overcoming workplace disability challenges.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:16:51]:
We explored government support schemes for disabled workers. We had a look at how you can manage health and business tasks. We looked at supportive online communities for disabled entrepreneurs. We looked at tools and technology aids for disability. We, Joe shared some of her personal experiences as a disabled entrepreneur. We looked at balan managing. We looked at balancing energy and productivity, sometimes known as the spoon theory. We had a good look at that.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:17:29]:
And we looked at how you can build a business to accommodate disability. All this and more in the 3rd most popular episode, the 3rd most listened episode throughout the whole of 2024. From 3rd May to the second one with Joe O’Neil. That takes us to the second most listened episode throughout the whole of the past year. And this is one that was first broadcast on April 27, 2024. It was another solo episode. It’s the one about embracing change. Again, this was based on content which had, been discussed during a month long exploration in the in, my mindset mastery movement.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:18:09]:
This is the one about embracing change. Now change is inevitable. Unfortunately, it’s the one constant in life is change. But then we looked at, how to create powerful personal growth by learning how to embrace that change. Some of the key things that we looked at, we looked at setting clear intentions for personal transformation. We looked at embracing flexibility in the play in the face of change. We had a look at curiosity as a tool for navigating change. We explored mindfulness practices for managing transitions.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:18:50]:
We looked at overcoming fear by embracing the unknown. We had to look at the role of self awareness in personal growth. We examined the impact of societal conditioning on our fear. We had to look at some strategies for practical change implementation. We looked at the inevitable nature of change. As I said earlier, change is inevitable. It’s one of the things we explored. And we looked at, putting in place support systems to help us to adapt to change.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:19:25]:
All this and a whole lot more, we we explored in the 2nd most listened episode throughout the whole of the year. The one about embracing change, first broadcast on the 27th April 2024. We’re just about to reveal the most listened episode of the Keith Blakemore Noble Radio Show throughout the whole of the past year. But before we do that, I did say we would be making mention of and and saying a good touching goodbye to a dear friend who we lost in 2024. I’m referring to Paul Newton, who was, a good personal friend, a good business friend, and also a friend of the show. He appeared in 4 episodes on the show. We had him 4 times. We had him in series 1, series 2, series 3, and series 4.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:20:16]:
We never quite got around to, scheduling the series 5 appearance, unfortunately. And, unfortunately, earlier this year, he passed away, leaving quite the legacy. Paul was amazing man, very supportive. He was an amazing family man. He’s behind a wonderful family. He was also an amazing magician and performer. He and Jesse Lawrence had their own, podcast, Newton’s Nuggets, a cracking podcast. Jesse on as well for for one for as a solo episode.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:20:52]:
And we also had, one time where complete chaos, but we brought on but the pair of the Newton’s Nuggets invaded the Keith Blakemore Noble Radio Show, which was a whole lot of fun to record. And, basically, the reason we did it was I was testing out a new piece of software, a new way of recording, a new, recording studio for the podcast that would enable me to have multiple guests in. Needed a way to test it. Of course, Paul and Jesse said yes straight away. That’s the kind of supportive guy Paul was, the kind of supportive guy Jesse is. And Paul also created mental theft along with, along with Jesse Lawrence. Started off as a book, mental theft. Going into a bigger much bigger business, helping people to avoid being taken advantage of, helping people to better protect their security, their ID, their information.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:21:50]:
Paul Paul and I were actually actually had an event planned for 2025. Sadly, it’s not gonna happen in that form now. But, we we first met a few years ago at, at an event where Paul did a a magic trick. I had a chat with him afterwards. We hit it off straight away. We decided to have a, chat over Zoom the following week. We spoke on Zoom pretty much every single week Ever since then, we became strong accountability buddies. I gave it I was one of the people who helped give him a kick up the backside to get, mental theft book out even in the days when he thought nothing would come of it.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:22:30]:
He returned the favour, gave me copious kicks up the backside to get anti manipulation out even in the days when I thought it wasn’t gonna happen. Helped each other with business, with ideas. We helped each other with our podcasts. And sadly, miss this Paul. My thoughts go out to his his wonderful family. I’m mentioning no names because they are deeply private deeply private family. But my thoughts go out to them and to his business partner and and best mate, Jesse Lawrence, who was very heavily involved in Newton’s Nuggets, very heavily involved in mental theft, and also has appeared on this show as well. I’m gonna pop links to all of their episodes in the show notes for this episode so you can check out their episodes.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:23:15]:
I was also thrilled to be a a guest several times on Newton’s Nuggets as well. Go check out Newton’s Nuggets. You can find links to all of this in the show notes for this episode. Go to KeithBlakemoreNoble.com/show. Find the Keith Blakemore-Noble Radio Show. And in there, look for the one with the top 10 of 2024. You’ll find all of these episodes I mentioned linked. You’ll find a section with a load of links about Paul.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:23:42]:
Do go check him out. Rest in peace, Paul, my friend. Gone way too soon, leaving a big hole in many people’s hearts. And now that takes us on to the number one most listened episode throughout the whole of 2024. The most listened episode of the Keith Blakemore Radio Show Keith Blakemore Noble Radio Show from 2024 was one that was first broadcast on the 19th April. And it was with, it’s called the one with Ben Kelly. Ben Kelly came on and discussed navigating disability, how it explored how he crafted a successful DJ career and looked at, innovations in entertainment. Ben is someone who I’ve I’ve known for a few years.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:24:33]:
He runs a vibrant DJ business, BJK Entertainment Limited. And it’s more than simply a means of income for Ben. It’s a reflection of his passion to create accessible entertainment for all. Then came on. We had a great chat. Some of the key themes that we explored were overcoming disability challenges, advancements in disability education. We looked at transitioning from computer to web computing to web design, which was an early part of his career. We looked at his health struggles with cellulitis.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:25:12]:
We looked at how the, pandemic had a great impact on personal care, especially for many disabled people. We looked at how he has adapted the entertainment business. We explored how he developed his party in a box concept. We explored some of the perceptions of disability in society. We saw how he was heavily motivated by his experience in college, and we looked at accessible entertainment for disabled interviews. All that and more we explored in the most listened episode of the Keith Point Wonderful Radio Show throughout the whole of 2024 from 19th of April, the one with Ben Kelly. So there we have it, dear listener, dear viewer, however you’re catching this. I hope you enjoyed this look back at the top ten most listened episodes of the Keith Blakemore-Noble Radio Show throughout 2024.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:26:16]:
Do go check some of them out or check out some of the other episodes as well. Remember, including this one, there’s 153 episodes so far. This does see the end of series 5. We will be back in a couple of months’ time with series 6 of the Keith White Noble radio show. More guests, more solo episodes, more inspiring stories, more things to make you go. I wonder a whole lot more. If you got something which you think would make for a great episode, get in touch. And if you’ve enjoyed this episode or enjoyed any of the episodes, do leave a like, a comment, a share.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:26:55]:
Do subscribe. Give us a review on your favourite platform. It all helps. You can you can find us on all the, podcast platforms, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify. We’re in video format on YouTube. You find out more about this episode and all the other episodes by going to KeithBlakemoreNoble.com/show. In there, you’ll find the Keith Blakemore-Noble Radio Show. Look for the one with the top 10 of 2024, where you’ll find the show notes for this episode with links to all of the episodes that we’ve discussed and a whole lot more.

Keith Blakemore Noble [00:27:30]:
Thank you so much for joining me, and I’m I’m looking forward to catching up catching up with loads of you in series 6, which will be starting in a couple of months. But until then, take care, look after yourselves, and remember, change is always possible. And when you change your mind, you change your life. Bye for now.