How does a make up artist from a small country town in Australia end up working all over the world with the rich and famous? Hard work! Hours and hours of hard work, building skills, showing up, and doing the right thing.

Distraction is something that plagues so many of us, but with Nir’s help we can overcome it and get right to the important stuff we’ve been procrastinating about. Nir says it’s less about being focused, and more about how we manage the distractions we encounter and the stories we tell ourselves.

When Simon’s parents split up, he was only 8. He believed he had to become the ‘man of the house’ and with that came a plethora of obsessive mental health conditions. Believing he had to be ‘tough’, Simon shoved his feelings down, until eventually he experienced burn out and found the art of mindfulness. Simon now helps other men do the same.

As CEO of her own companies, author of 10 books, and pitch coach for Springboard Enterprises, Sam Horn knows that every second counts, and we only have 60 of the to make an impression. But what do we say when every second counts?

The game of football is all about the hard knocks, that often includes head clashes and concussions. Despite knowing about concussions for decades, we weren’t so aware of what those head injuries were really doing to brains. Now, CTE has become an alarming concern, and people like Leigh are trying to combat this issue, while simultaneously living with the very real and traumatic symptoms of the condition.

Other than love and kindness and a whole swag of other feel-good things, there are two things that are highly valuable to me - family and travel. But can the two survive when bundled together on a cruise ship? The other questions is, what should you avoid putting in your ears?

No stranger to hard work, Tommy spent almost all of his working life on movie sets and making sure stunts went exactly to plan. While he had exceptional control on the set, what he couldn’t control was diseases that would lunge upon him and keep him in the chemo ward late at night, long after the action had finished on the set.

It is the responsibility of both individuals and society to break down the walls of toxic masculinity. When men feel unworthy, or are suffering immense grief, they are taught to suck it up rather than seek help. The men I’m talking about in this episode are sitting a new standard for men, and the world needs that.

Tracie Lund is no stranger to community leadership, and when she sees an issue, she seeks a solution. One such solution is the People’s Kitchen that operates out of A Kinder Cup, a social enterprise initiative of Morwell Neighbourhood House. The house team, along with volunteers, are extremely passionate regarding the belief that nobody should have to go without food.

Several years ago Tiff Cook got punched in the face. It may have been in the boxing ring, and it may have been self-inflicted, but it changes everything Tiff believed life to be. In this episode we chat about life, passion, bikes and music.

Rosemary Gattuso has spent years observing and trying to understand the human psyche, specifically, why some people use adversity to create a better life for themselves and why some people allow that adversity to swallow them. As a mediator for the family court, Rosemary underpins everything with strength based practices and helps people explore what’s wrong and what’s strong.

How do you react when an emotion takes hold of you? Do you suppress it, react to it, or find a way to calmly respond to it? The latter isn’t as easy as we like to think, and because we are all human, we will never be perfect. But how should we aim to be?

When Brock Williams realised he was put on this earth to make a difference, and that any outcomes he wanted in his life would a direct result of his own actions and responsibility, he stepped up and created a ripple effect beyond himself. The impact of his 1000km run will support up to 200 families stay close to their loved one in hospital.

Working as a nurse and taking care of two young daughters, was hard enough for Amy Loughren, but in 2003 things became even harder. She discovered her trusted friend and co-worker was a serial killer. This traumatic experience led Amy down the path of spiritual healing and gratitude, creating a life of peace, self-forgiveness, and healing for others.

For some crazy reason, we have become obsessed with over-working and running ourselves into the ground. Why? Who’s going to be there to pick us up? And what if the absolute worst case scenario happens because we’ve neglected our health? People will just move on. Take care of you first at all costs.

Spending almost 10 years in the Cincinnati Police Department, with half that time being a Swat hostage negotiator, Terry saved many lives. But when it came to saving his own, he had to battle with many demons to find a positive mindset to overcome the agony fulled defeating blows that cancer threw his way.

With the global issues surrounding active landmines, we need more than humans with metal detectors. Enter - Hero Rats. Rats have the capacity to detect landmines 192 times faster than humans, and with no risk to the rat. The work of these rats are returning land to local communities to provide food security.

It’s likely we invest way too much time and effort in wearing a mask and saving face, when in face we probably don’t have any reason to other than our own insecurity and prejudice. What happens when we truly embrace others, or when we make inclusion a priority? The answer - incredible things.

Starting her music life at the age of 4, it’s safe to say music runs strongly in Jaime’s blood. With a desire to help people, Jaimie discovered that the academic world didn’t hold the key, but music did. She is now helping people to heal by putting their thoughts into songs to release their deepest expressions.

We spend a lot of time in competition with others, and with ourselves, and we make comparisons to ascertain our personal bench marks. These bench marks are not ours, they are set by others. This year, move with more purpose and meaning, staying focused on what truly matters to you and allowing opportunities that will fill your heart with joy.

2024 is just around the corner, and with the level of exhaustion in the world at the moment, this holiday break would be the perfect time to stop and reflect about those we care about, all we have accomplished, and for everything we are grateful for.

Don’t leave there guessing about what your values and principles are. When others know where that stand and where you stand, life becomes much more straight forward.

Gratitude is something we all know can improve our lives, but still we struggle to be grateful. Joy is also something that can escape us if we don’t make more effort to notice and enjoy the small things around us.

Too often we imagine ourselves doing something, but then the negative thoughts kick in and we convince ourselves that we are not good enough, smart enough, rich enough etc to actually do that thing. But we can.