OK – So you’ve made a big decision… maybe it was one that shifted a lot of things in your life. A new job, a new business, a new circle of people, a new place to live. In episode #50 we talked about “renovating your life” by making “disruptive” a decision (aka renovating your life. If you listen back to episode #50 about “renovating your life”, then this one is kind of a follow-up to that episode where we explored making big decisions that … [Read more...]
#51 – Struggle
– How do we develop our capacity to endure struggle?– Is “hope” really a function of struggle?– Does perseverance come from struggle?– What does it mean to endure long term, life changing struggle such as death, sickness, war and loss versus difficult times at work, financial challenges or learning a new skill? Is it all related?– Why do we sometimes associate guilt with moving on from struggle?– What is the difference between “mourning” and … [Read more...]
#49 – Stretching Yourself
This week, in follow up to our big live event and some space for thinking time, goal setting and re-assessment, we talked about the topic of “going big”. No it’s not a “Go Big or Go Home” discussion, it’s actually a self-reflective discussion on how big our thinking really is. For instance – how do you assess whether your goals are just incremental vs making substantial changes? What’s the difference between “Increase my sales by 10%” and Steve … [Read more...]
#50 – Renovating Your Life
What does it take to REALLY change your patterns and habits of life? How do you really make a change in your relationships, your job, your business, your friendship circle, living situation? Dobbo lead us into this topic with an interesting perspective from a time in life when he was in the middle of a major flooring and painting renovation that required him to move (and therefore “Sort” through) literally everything he owned. So what would … [Read more...]
#48 The LIVE EVENT!!
Finally! Our first LIVE EVENT! (Firstly, sorry for the delay in uploading... Mick just had too much hammock time back home in Aus!) On Feb 6th on a gorgeous Friday night, we gathered at Base Studio's in South Melbourne to bring the podcast project to life! No more of this "living on the other side of the world" stuff, and "virtual conversations" - It was time to breath some life into this project!! We were joined in the studio by … [Read more...]
#47 The Fear of “Against the Grain”
ANNOUNCEMENT!: If you are accessing this episode in real time (Jan 2015), then we'd LOVE to see you at our first live event on Friday February 6th 2015 at 7pm. The event is at "The Base Studio's" at 7 Yarra Place, South Melbourne Victoria 3205 (www.thebase.com.au) - There will be some drinks/socializing in the lounge area, a bit of a live episode recording to sit in on, and some dinner plans to follow at a nearby restaurant. This week, we had … [Read more...]
#46 Fun…
ANNOUNCEMENT - If you're downloading before Feb 2015, then save the date on Friday February 6th for our exciting first Risking Failure Event! It will be hosted in Port Melbourne at 7pm, with venue currently being finalized. PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING so we can make sure we pick the right venue.. This week - We just had a bit of fun. Seriously - (Well, not seriously) we explored the subject of having fun in life and the workplace, and … [Read more...]
#45 – Listening
ANNOUNCEMENT!! We have our first event coming up on FRIDAY FEB 6th!! (We know - We did first talk about Feb 7th, and even announced it as Feb 7th a short time ago, but we've had to change it due to circumstances beyond control.) - WE NEED YOUR HELP! Let us know if you're coming so we have head count and can decide on the final venue. The location will be in Port Melbourne, Victoria though! ALSO - We realized that the file uploaded for this … [Read more...]
#44 – Christmas & End of Year Reflection
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and THANK YOU for being a part of this project in 2014! It's been our first full calendar year, so in this episode we revisited an earlier episode about "Goals", last years "New Year Plans" and more... If you've been following along, then much of this will make sense as we reflect back to that episode where we talked about our plans for the year. How was your year? We hope it was grand, and … [Read more...]
#43 – Quitting
How do you know when you should quit, when you should already have quit and at what point to quit something in the future? This week, we talked about the fear of doing something (for years) that was destined for "average", and the fear of wasting away a decade or more of your life working hard at something you should have given up long ago... Ever have that feeling? … [Read more...]