Episode 054: Nahla Summers
If you want to be a better leader, partner, parent, or just a better human being, this episode is for you. In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by the Queen of Kindness (OK, I might have dubbed her that...!), Nahla Summers.
Nahla is a speaker, author, adventurer, and someone whose life was completely reshaped by grief. After the sudden death of her partner, Paul, everything changed.
What followed wasn’t just recovery. It became a mission in spreading the power of kindness, and how it can help us in both our personal and professional lives.
Since then, she's:
– Climbed Kilimanjaro
– Walked 500 miles across the UK
– Cycled 3,000 miles across America
– And even set a Guinness World Record spelling “kindness” across England
But this conversation isn’t really about the miles.
It’s about what kindness actually means - because it’s not the same as being nice.
We talk about:
– The difference between kindness and people-pleasing
– Why real kindness sometimes involves difficult conversations
– How emotional intelligence changes teams and leadership
– Why human connection matters more than money or status
– How to build empathy, even if you didn’t grow up seeing it
– And the voice in your head - the one that can either drag you down or pull you forward
We also talk honestly about grief. About resilience. About how you can grow bigger than the thing that breaks you.
