It makes sense to be afraid of failing. After all, what rational person wants to fail? What is much more subtle and mysterious is the fear of success. How could anyone be afraid of success? In today’s episode I share how a strange encounter in a second hand bookshop led to some deeper insights into...
In today’s episode I explore the power of creating positive physiological and mental states, the incredible resilience you possess as a member of Team Human and how you can reduce anxiety through better framing of time. We are not passive victims of these difficult and challenging times. There are things we can do on a...
Yesterday I ran a half marathon and then added some extra kilometres and 250 pushups. Today I am coming to you live from some random rainforest in Queensland and a swamp that I found in the middle of it. Hopefully I am too far south for crocs…but you never know. In today’s message I want...
In this holiday episode I manage to find a blank wall and sit on a floor and hope that the content will not be ruined by our cavoodle barking in the next room. My internet access is a train wreck so this is a stripped back edition in which I share some insights about how...
Many people go through life convinced that everything is working against them. The view the hard times of life as some kind of cosmic punishment. In today’s message I have some really good news. I am going to share how deeply I believe that God is on your side no matter what is happening in...
It seems that using a hashtag and saying that you stand with whatever the latest thing is has become the default mechanism for trying to change the world. What if we all stopped trying to change the world and actually had the humility and common sense to try and change ourselves first. In today’s episode...
In today’s episode I respond to three powerful listener questions. We explore how to deal with toxic people in any setting, how to deal with trust in relationships and also how to deal with the very human experience of guilt. This is a special episode where I go deep on some very real issues that...
We can often feel that we must always be ‘up’ and motivated and full of energy. Social media can easily convince us that all our friends are on tropical beaches and always living their best life! In today’s episode I want to respond to another great viewer question about how we can manage our energy,...
The modern news, social media and political landscape focuses relentlessly on fear. The more afraid we are the more easy we are to control and manipulate. However, we do not have to focus on all that is wrong in the world. In today’s episode it’s time to respond to a great viewer request. This time...
What is the exact mechanism that stops us from reaching our goals? What is the one thing that needs to change if we are finally ready to start moving forward? Like a lot of the central processes in personal development it is a simple principle to articulate but a hard one to put into practice....
