A JOURNEY WITH BERNIE is so much more than an established, internationally recognised Podcast spanning 50 countries. It is an evolving way of life and you, dear friends, are invited to be adventurous explorers with us.
Despite constant media-driven advertisements defining ‘success’ as material acquisition and a life-centered around 40 years of incessant, often stressful, empire building work generating six figure bank accounts and million-dollar assets, Bernie K and co believe that there might just be another way. No, we are not budding Buddhas seeking liberation! To the contrary, our point-of-difference, lies in our role not as experts, but as simple people, who like you, are prospecting for actions, strategies, and routines that will inspire constant joy and an enhanced capacity to love self, life and all people. There lies the purpose of the podcast! It’s a purpose we share every Friday with well-chosen guests, some of whom are public figures once featured on the front page of your daily newspaper, while others are yet to be discovered by Google. Some are experts and others are the ‘person next door’. It doesn't matter, for it is through their life stories, that we as a community poke, prod, dig and discover answers to the one question we all ask … WHAT BRINGS REAL MEANING and VALUE TO OUR LIFE?
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Disillusioned with the education system, Merryn Tuck decided in her mid-50’s to leave behind 20 plus years of teaching. This was a mighty tough decision, because as a teacher she had few peers. Students adored her. Parents loved her impact on their children, but she could not continue to serve a system that challenged the manner in which she connected with her classroom. She decided to become an Air BnB agent. Someone who manages the properties of owners and creates experiences for their guests....
As a point of differentiation from other podcasts, A Journey With Bernie stops interviewing this week and takes a breath to identify main learnings offered by our previous 9 guests. On reflection, the podcast is even more than that. It is Bernie himself explaining how the podcast that he directs and manages is actually shifting his own life! In Bernie’s own words ‘Bring on more of these weekly learnings and even more opportunities to grow, because it is just a sensational way to live’. This epis...
Peter Darcy may be the only student ever to get a worse Year 12 result in his repeat year then he did in his first attempt. Yet, it never stopped him from calling on his zest for life which was inspired through early childhood adventures in Papua New Guinea. Exploring the townships and venturing into virgin forests taught Peter to be independent, to step outside of comfort zone and to believe that he could handle any issue. Yet in his own words, he found it so easy to fall into line with convent...
Someone asked me last week ‘Which podcast so far is my personal favourite’? I refused to answer because all offer such different value, but I did say there is something very, very special about this episode. It starts with this unique circumstance. At age 31, Joel Staite, a competitive cyclist and Ironman discovers blood in his urine, ignited by a rare cancer called Collecting Duct Carcinoma. This erratic condition only affects 50-60 people globally per year. Talk about against the odds! It has ...
Don’t Google the name. You are not likely to find it, yet in my eyes this man is a rare, uncommon, everyday saint. It’s not because of great organisations he has built or millions of people he has impacted, it is because of his way of life that serves everyday people on a daily basis. I watched John Slattery for years give his time and energy to thousands of young people who were just searching for a listening ear. He gave it to them willingly, joyfully and with wisdom. He was instrumental in la...
We met outside a quaint little bar in Kathmandu. He heard the Aussie accents and quite frankly, he just looked Australian. The cultural connection took over and soon revealed that we were talking to the first Tasmanian ever to climb Sagamartha - Mother Goddess - Mount Everest herself. Welcome to Nathan Longman. Just google the name. You will see news of Nathan’s incredible effort in multiple sites. What is fascinating about Nathan’s story is the WHY behind his incredible climb.. It was personal....
Sir Alex Ferguson and Phil Jackson, Coach of the Michael Jordan led LA Lakers are household sporting names, but neither man can match the coaching record of today’s guest on A JOURNEY WITH BERNIE. John Buchanan delivered Queensland their first ever Cricket Sheffield Shield in his inaugural year as Qld coach. They waited 68 years for the trophy to enter The Sunshine State. Under his coaching tenure, the Australian Cricket Team became the first side ever to win 16 consecutive Test matches. They wo...
They were kids just out of high school when they were given safe opportunities with Global Immersion to step into the world of their ‘Unknown’ and the breadth of what they discovered has stayed with them forever! Unforseen courage, wise insights and loving hearts continue to direct their lives today. How come the natives of Tanzania and Kenya were the friendliest people they ever met, when they had so little? Why should they embrace ‘us’ with such joy and enthusiasm, when we don’t even talk to o...
Tony Groom is 83 years of age and yet he is still riding 30 plus klms per day, taking groups for 75 klm walking hikes and a member of The Queensland Choir. Recently, I went to see his choir deliver an inspirational rendition of Hanzel’s ‘Messiah’. It was sensational. Tony is sensational. It was his Father, Arthur Groom, who along with Romeo Lahey inspired the hinterland mountain lodge known as Binna Burra. Had it not been for these two gentlemen, we may not have a World Heritage Lamington Nation...
When I tell people I interviewed Ian Skippen on A JOURNEY WITH BERNIE, the standard response is “Well that would have been fun!” I know of no-one who enjoys and embraces life like Ian Skippen. He never takes himself seriously! He is joy personified. What is interesting is that his laughter is never at anyone’s expense. His happiness is something he simply shares with others. Whether he is prepared to admit or not, Ian was the voice of breakfast radio here in Queensland for 30 years. Everyone kno...
When Ken Pakenham was 13, he sat bedside and watched his mother slowly die after consuming rat poison. It was her final response to constant domestic violence. In the midst of his shattered family, Ken also suffered violent beatings at high school that continually punished his gender and sexual diversity. His deep desire to find meaning through his suffering led him on a roller-coaster of drug addiction, hippie communal living and homelessness. When he too was so close to giving up on the game o...
If you would like to look in the mirror and embrace the person you see then this podcast is compulsory listening. It is unashamedly about love … predominantly love for self. Fuelled by the thoughts, perceptions and actions of well chosen guests, who advocate the journey of life, you will learn of strategies and actions to help you appreciate the incredible being that is you. You will learn how to generate greater happiness within self by seeing yourself, others and the world differently. Your ne...
