Never in human history has it been easier to become distracted from doing the deep work we need to do or from investing in the relationships that matter the most. In today’s episode I start with another great insight from Marcus Aurelius about the need to become ruthless with the distractions in our lives. From...
What do you think lies at the epicentre of so many of our social, political and global challenges. We are not being manipulated by aliens! What is happening in the world will always and only EVER be a reflection of the combined choices of individual humans. In today’s episode we check in with first century...
The result of the last few years of government policies has powerfully impacted many lives. In today’s episode I respond to a listener question about how we can help young people recover from the many losses to their educational and social lives. The ideas I share here are applicable to all of us because they...
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...
