I recently spent the day inside a Juvenile Justice Detention Centre, presenting to the students and teachers about Mental Strength Training and being the best version of yourself. In this episode I discuss: - My experience and thoughts on the power and importance of these centres. - The moment where my heart sunk and why! - My beliefs on second chances for kids who are locked up. - The deeper why for some of the teachers in these centres - The hope of the ripple effect and so much more! As menti...
Nov 24, 2018•36 min
Dr Bridie O’Donnell is a Medical doctor with an interest in Sports and Exercise Medicine. She’s a World Record holder in track cycling and a champion for many different road cycling events, Seven time National rowing champion, completed the Hawaiian ironman and now works as the Head for the Office for Women in Sport & Recreation in Victoria In this episode we discuss - Our connection through my man crush and the man she rejected when she was 17 years old. - How persistence is different to stubbo...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Shannon Willoughby is a pilot, a very successful entrepreneur, a former elite athlete and an all-round genuine legend. Shannon played World Cup Rugby for the New Zealand Black Ferns, winning the World Cup title in 2006. She was also a member of the International Women’s leadership Forum in 2017 where she met and learned from the likes of Hillary Clinton. Her story is pretty phenomenal though, because these feats have come with their fare share of challenges and adversities that would’ve been eno...
Nov 11, 2018•54 min
Nam drops value bomb after value bomb in regards to your emotional intelligence, with tools and strategies for you to develop greater resilience, happiness and impact in your life. This episode is a Q&A with Nam from our recent program - The Impact Journey. As a reminder Nam Baldwin is an Elite Performance Coach, Corporate Trainer & Inspirational Speaker | Emotional & Physiological Intelligence Specialist and breath training expert. Nam works with some of the World’s best athletes and highly inf...
Nov 04, 2018•52 min
Mountains and Marathons guides people to develop greater courage, clarity and confidence. They do this through 6 month leadership programs that leverage online coaching, community support, leadership Masterclasses and epic physical challenges. Each of their programs culminate in running a marathon or climbing a mountain in one of the world's most extraordinary locations. The founders, Jamin and Jen, are on a mission to run a marathon and climb a mountain in every continent, transform their life ...
Oct 30, 2018•55 min
Wendy Robinson is my courageous, strong, loving, caring mother who’s endured one of the worst tragedies and adversities you could think of, with her parents - my grandparents, being murdered in their own home. This episode is an emotional roller coaster and we discuss aspects of our lives and experience with this tragedy that we haven't spoken about much to anyone. Please help Mum with her purpose and passion to get the laws changed so we can prevent killers from being released onto your streets...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Does your head go a million miles per hour? Do you create stories in your mind..... and then believe them? Do you catch yourself thinking about things that just don’t help you? Congratulations – you’re human!!! This short episode discusses the power of learning the skill of focus to help you move in the helpful direction of life - towards your goals and visions. If we don't learn to focus on what we can control, instead of what we can't control, we're setting ourselves up for more unnecessary ch...
Oct 21, 2018•7 min
Hunter Johnson is CEO of The Man Cave, a preventative mental health and emotional intelligence organisation for boys and young men. Hunter has a diverse background in youth leadership, emotional intelligence and social entrepreneurship having facilitated programs with over 20,000 young people across the world. Recently he was recognised as a 2018 Queen's Young Leader by Her Majesty The Queen, in which only 60 people from around the world were recognised! To sum it up, this bloke is a genuine, au...
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 4 min
We are all born breathing, but are you breathing efficiently? How do you even know? What is efficient breathing? Why is efficient breathing important? Welcome to another edition of Cracking The Code Of Life, Where I discuss a foundational element of what it means to live the human experience and tap back into these powerful foundations that can often be overlooked when we’re looking for answers, or health, or life fixes. In this episode I discuss some scientifically proven benefits to breathing ...
Oct 02, 2018•33 min
Kristian Martinow is the founder of “The Timekeeper”, a mindful company on a mission to help people be present and intentional with their time to lead more empowered lives. Kristian, like me, is a human behavior junkie. He's not just a consumer of knowledge, he’s a man that takes action. In this episode we discuss: - What time actually is! - How his health battles allowed him to learn more about himself and take him on the human behavior learning journey - Why presence and mindfulness are the be...
Sep 25, 2018•59 min
Osher Günsberg has hosted some of Australia’s most successful TV shows including channel V music channel, Australian Idol and all The Bachelor shows. He was also the voice over for the Bondi Rescue TV show for many years and host of some of the nation's biggest radio shows. You might remember Osher as Andrew Gee from his channel V and Australian Idol days.... Yes, he’s changed his name. That’s how much of a turn his life has had, with a spiritual journey and to help move away from some dark and ...
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Tim Brayshaw is the director and brand ambassador for Brainless, his own brand that is stimulating a way of living through purpose and passion and he’s aligned this with the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation and raising funds for this great charity along the way. Tim is as down to earth as they come. He’s experienced life working in the disability sector and loved the reward of rehab services. He’s worked in the mining industry and enjoyed the financial freedom and even time rosters. He’s experienced...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 10 min
I believe there’s many different aspects to life that are overlooked in general society that help us as humans thrive. This is the first episode where i'll explore the health benefits of some of these foundational elements. In this episode I refer to some research studies that back my beliefs and some real life examples of how Kindness is changing and saving peoples lives. Resources discussed in this episode: Dr David Hamilton article: The opposite to stress Also don’t forget we have the private...
Sep 02, 2018•22 min
Natalie Klenner has a portfolio of experience in social entrepreneurship, program management, speaking and facilitation. She is passionate about empowering young people to reach their full potential through providing emotional intelligence, social change and leadership experiences. Nat is the CEO of Game Changers Australia, which is an elite leadership and high performance initiative predominantly working with the youth. What I really admire about Nat and why I believe there’s an abundance of in...
Aug 27, 2018•56 min
Nick Broadhurst is an intriguing, genuine, authentic, dude! He's a singer. A songwriter. A film producer and a founding member of the music group Sneaky Sound System. He's also a saxophonist for the music group Flight Facilities, a podcast host, meditation and Ayurveda advocate, visual artist, serial entrepreneur, performer, loving father and husband. In this episode we discuss: - Nick’s battle with depression and his Jesus moment that helped change the trajectory of his life. - Why he believes ...
Aug 20, 2018•2 hr 37 min
This solo episode is to give some different perspectives around belief and how comparing ourselves with others is an unhelpful method for cultivating belief. I discuss some big challenges i've had in life, including being bullied and beaten and I unpack where I believe my belief comes from and how you can cultivate yours! This topic stems from a recent podcast I was interviewed on and stumped with a question about people comparing themselves to me and feeling like they couldn't achieve some of t...
Aug 12, 2018•31 min
Bevan James Eyles is a fitness coach, ironman athlete, author, podcaster and all round genuine legend. He’s been working in the fitness industry for almost 2 decades and I highly respect and value his community ethos and “movement is medicine” approach to help people get active - active and moving to improve their quality of life, not to be elite athletes. This episode isn’t just about fitness but i kick it off asking about what fitness behaviours mean to him because that’s what he does best and...
Aug 03, 2018•51 min
What is impact? What does Impact mean to you? Civil rights activist Mahatma Gandhi said it best - "Be the change you want to see in the world!" Just sit with that for a minute…. Be the change you want to see in the world…. What are your beliefs about how the world “should” be? Are you living your life congruently to allow for this? In this short episode I unpack some different perspectives of impact to help us think a bit differently about our impact in this world. I also cover our new Impact Jo...
Jul 29, 2018•16 min
Pete Evans is an internationally renowned and household chef that has copped a lot of criticism in the media for his beliefs in many different areas of the human experience. Pet is also restaurateur, author and television host for My Kitchen Rules. His passion for food and a healthy lifestyle inspires individuals and families around the world. Pete Evans to some people is a name they actually despise, to others it’s a name they idolise. And who is Pete Evans to me? He’s a human I’m deeply intrig...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr 24 min
You are the identity you create! How well do you know your true state of being? Dr Joe Dispenza is an international lecturer and researcher on the mind, brain and human potential and in this short episode I break down some of his proven philosophies that you can learn and implement into your own life. We also look at other world class teaching methods from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Dr Michael Gervais, Nam Baldwin and some Paralympic champions who create powerful mindset shifts to build th...
Jul 19, 2018•8 min
Gerlinde Hayson is a yoga teacher, iRest teacher, surf instructor and proud wife & mother. She is one of those beautifully, genuine, authentic souls that has come into mine and Mari’s life and we adore her passion and drive to teach her heart felt desire and be a change maker through her spiritually connected space. The iRest institute is a nonprofit, educational and research organisation dedicated to the alleviation, resolution and prevention of suffering. In this episode we discuss: - How and ...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Rona Glynn Mc-Donald works with high impact organisations to propel social change, with a strong passion for disruptive ideas. She is a proud Kaytetye woman and the founder of Common Ground, an online space that shares Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and lived experiences. Rona aims to help create an Australia that embraces and celebrates our First Australians. Rona impressed me immensely. She has such an array of knowledge in many different areas and her professionalis...
Jul 07, 2018•44 min
Rebecca Veksler is an abundantly connected, human soul resonating at a frequency that oozes passion and pride for who she is, what she does and the impact she’s making on the planet and in other people’s lives along her journey. Rebecca is the managing director for Sol Products, an environmentally friendly brand who "are for ending waste and embracing taste. Happy, healthy, sustainable and beautiful, we’ve designed our hand blown glass cups using materials that keep the heat in and the nasties o...
Jul 01, 2018•55 min
Nelson Mandela famously said “don’t judge me by my success. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Do you believe he was referring to him simply standing tall again? To “get back up again” is to change your perception of what knocked you down in the first place. To get back up again and be more resilient is to CHOOSE your energetic conditions that you continue with on your journey. What is resilience anyway? In this short episode I break down emotional resilience and how t...
Jun 28, 2018•7 min
Rachel Neylan is a Professional Road Cyclist who competed for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She’s also a World Championship silver medalist and is currently competing for the Movistar team of Spain. Rach was also a physiotherapist for the Australian rowing team and is a podcast and audiobook addict like me. I’ve known Rach for a couple of years now and i’ve always been intrigued and inspired by her grit as an athlete, but also her determination to look for the 1%ers beyond the traditi...
Jun 26, 2018•54 min
Trav Bell is The Bucket List Guy. The Worldʼs number 1 Bucket List Expert. As a self-appointed ʻBucketListologistʼ, Trav has obsessively studied the Bucket List phenomenon & blended the worldʼs best Positive Psychology principles to create his own unique Bucket List Life Philosophy. Trav is a keynote speaker, TedX speaker and an extremely authentic global impactor. In this episode we discuss: The power of literally changing your life by creating and ticking off your bucket list. Trav's experienc...
Jun 16, 2018•50 min
This is bonus material from some of the special guests we have in our live Q&A's as part of our Mental Strength Training online program. The level of questions that are being asked by the program participants to these World Class guests are sometimes deep, sometimes fun, but always aligned with helping us understand more of the habits, tools and strategies that can help improve all areas of our life and simply love life more! In this episode: - Nam Baldwin teaches us how to win the morning with ...
Jun 13, 2018•49 min
I’m really proud to share this episode with you where I am interviewed on another podcast - The Osher Günsberg podcast. Osher Günsberg is a TV, radio and podcast host. He currently hosts the TV show called The Bachelor and does the voice over for the internationally recognised TV series, Bondi Rescue, among many other gigs. What intrigues me about Osher is his deep level of understanding of himself. He’s had a VERY interesting personal journey that has led him down some spiritual paths and a lot...
Jun 03, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Are you living intentionally? What does that even mean? This is a question I was asked recently and in this short episode I break it down for you. We're all products of our belief systems and our habits, so it's enlightening to be brutally honest and ask yourself where and how your intentions are set each day. How do we need to BE, to do what needs to be done, to achieve the results we desire? One of my great mentors Nam Baldwin teaches this brilliantly and I discuss this philosophy in relation ...
May 30, 2018•8 min
Amber Hawken is the head of Calm Mind Project, an initiative based on building awareness, emotional resilience and empowerment within individuals through mindfulness and conscious purpose. She's also a best-selling author, private coach, Key note speaker and a country gal with a big, bold, audacious heart. In this episode you will learn an abundance around emotional, mental, and spiritual self-mastery. Amber has an infectious attitude towards her outlook on human behaviour and we took some turns...
May 27, 2018•1 hr 19 min