You are going to get a lot out of this special episode. I may have had too much coffee but I ripped into some deep musings on the tension between Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Merton’s self-actualisation thesis and why Tom Cruise impresses me. If you are ready to keep growing then this is the episode...
In today’s episode I take you through a simple process for finding a deeper sense of gratitude in the small details of your day. There is so much difficulty and stress in the world that it is very easy to only see the potential darkness instead of the constant radiation of points of light and...
One of the risks of modern life is the belief that the path to our happiness and success are hidden in some future time frame. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking ‘one day’ things will work out and everything will come together for us. When we live with too much of a...
In a world obsessed with blame and being a victim, complaining has been elevated to a form of civic religion. Misery loves company and complaining about your life will always see you quickly surrounded by plenty of low energy people ready to reinforce your limited and usually inaccurate perception of reality. In today’s episode I...
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...