Episodes
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On today’s episode:
An update from my annual thinking week retreat,
Why my golf game has drastically improved lately
And a detailed critique of why these 12 ‘truths’ from therapy will not actually change anything.
- Thoughts are not facts
- Your past does not define your future
- Perfectionism is a myth
- Change begins with self-acceptance
- There’s power in vulnerability
- You can’t change others, just yourself
- Forgiveness is for you not the other person
- You can change
- Your inner critic is not your friend
- Your body keeps the score
- You are not responsible for other peoples happiness
- It’s OK to walk away from toxic relationships
And what to do instead that does actually lead to lasting change.
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On today’s episode:
Why it is supposed to be hard to find the right playlist to listen to on Spotify, the right movie to watch on Netflix, or the right book to purchase on Audible.
Cutting through the noise and mess of the NLP world back to the heart of what made this technology so wonderful in the first place.
Some pure wisdom from David Henry Thoreau that has opened my future to new possibilities,
And why you have to get your hands on Dr Karl Kruszelnicki’s autobiography - A Periodic Tale.
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Missing episodes?
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On today’s episode:
I’m sure no one is still running an iPhone 3 with the same software it came installed with. It would be completely incompatible with current apps. It is crazy that the idea of installing necessary operating system updates for your phone makes sense, but most people are still running the same internal operating system for their life that they installed before they finished primary school! No wonder life has become so difficult and ineffective.
Here are the 8 most important operating system upgrades you’ll need to install in your mind if you would like to have a better experience of life.
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On today’s episode:
How I fell into the entitlement trap again, and how Jim Carey helped rescue me from this dangerous state.
Making sense of divine inspiration.
The virtues of drinking alcohol on an empty stomach.
Why it is important to own a bean bag.
And my favourite writing from each of my 6 books.
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On today's episode:
The only way to tell if internet advice has any value, especially when you find completely contradictory ideas online.
The importance of not just focussing, but knowing just what to focus on.
Why I find the man made world more amazing than the natural one.
An update on my latest writing project.
What I do when my clients get scared,
And pretending it is your first day on earth.
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On today’s episode:
Why Jocko Willink is wrong about getting the best out of yourself and how to truly find freedom instead.
How Lebron James models certainty more purely than anyone else in the public eye.
My favourite art, music and comedy from the last few weeks.
And, why your problems are not clinging to you but, you are the one clinging to them.
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On Todays episode I interviewed my 20 year old daughter Amity about her experience of overcoming insecurity ahead of the curve. We also chat about her thoughts on:
Readiness for change. How to increase it, and why you can’t get away with pretending to be ready.
The power of the clean coaching space to facilitate lasting change.
Accusations, agreements and dealing with daddy issues.
How to discover the defining moments that created insecurity in the first place.
Why gamification may be the only way into the journey of overcoming insecurity for most people.
Why it is easy to underestimate the hard work around rewriting the story and the importance of being prepared for the pressure test.
And, where psychedelics fit in the process and what conditions make them safe.
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On todays episode:
What the Olympics has to teach us about game theory and an explanation of the three main games each of us are invited to play.
Why I have no respect for sobriety and why alcoholism is entirely a solvable problem (if indeed an alcoholic wanted it to be solved).
How listening to an audiobook from someone who is long dead instantly dissolves the time, space continuum.
And why Michael Leunigs carton of a woman’s ass explains everything.
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On today’s episode:
Why most of what you read on the internet about healing the wounds of your childhood is dangerously misleading.
What I did to upset a couple of scared Christians this week and last week.
How negative feedback from people who are not well placed to know who you are or to receive your gift, is actually very helpful in becoming a secure human being.
What I said that lead to me being accused of deluding myself, but why everyone is delusional anyway.
And why my wife never listens to this podcast.
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On today’s episode:
Why I got into trouble with last week’s episode and what I learnt about chess and marriage in the process.
Why I bought twice as many fence posts as needed and what happened when I got home.
And, the importance of cleaning the space in your 3 most important relationships and why the order of which relationship to work on first really matters.
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On today’s episode:
The purpose of thinking.
National identity as a construct.
Why I offended 2 women at my last book event, and why it is likely to happen again in the future.
The primary role of parenting and why you shouldn't let your kids do things that make you not like them (Jordan Peterson’s rule 5).
And why I’m never going to Bali again.
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On this episode:
An update on the upcoming insecurity project events.
The evolutionary process from a bird's wing to the latest fighter jet and what that has to do with your place in the natural world.
A critique on the prevalence of adults diagnosed with ADHD and other mental health labels and why the world rewards dysfunction more than health.
And the logic behind the way your brain stores memories the clearest in moments of surprise.
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This week on the Unhindered podcast;
The impact of the in-home sound system on modern life and an explanation of the mechanics of sound itself,
How listening to the great Sam Neill narrate his life story reminded me about the illusion of separation,
Why familiarity closes your heart to the divine,
A few countercultural insights from Tom Hodgkinson’s book - How to be idle,
And…The rudest LinkedIn message I’ve ever received.
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On episode 301:
- Why disappointment and embarrassment often go hand in hand, and why it is essential to revisit the very first time this happened in your life.
- Dealing with my daughters daddy issues.
- An update from the Self-permission book tour and why I'm still waiting for someone to agree with me about the book.
- And the purest dream I've had about what is possible for a community of secure individuals free to show up at their best where it matters most. -
On the 300th episode of the Unhindered podcast:
My first strongly negative feedback about the new book and what that means for me leading into my national book tour.
Why ‘more courage and less fear’ is the worst advice you’ve ever heard.
Why it won’t be enough to understand all the games you are currently playing, you’ll have to rank them in order of importance too.
My most recommended books and other resources.
Why I run without a shirt on.
The advantage of being exhausted.
And finally, why this will be the last Unhindered episode for a while, and what new podcast project I’m working on next…
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On today’s episode:
How I survived and even slightly enjoyed recording the Self permission method audiobook. I’ll tell you why this experience was different to the last two times I’ve recorded my books.
I’ll also share part 2 of the conversation with myself about my internal resistance and how I regained full permission to power up in this season (using the self-permission method).
King Charles has cancer! Could it be something more than a just a sad coincidence? I’ll show you why insecurity always needs an escape plan.
And I’ll explain the 10 principles for how to completely heal the wounds of your childhood (so that you reduce your chances of getting cancer).
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Following on from my hot take on the Australia Day debate last week, I'll show you another piece of coaching content to help you make sense of what to do with these kind of issues in the world.
Also on today’s episode I’ve shared my own experience of how the self-permission model played out in real time over the last few weeks in my life so that you can see how the model works in action.
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On the first episode for 2024, I’ve got an excerpt from my new book “The Self-Permission Method” to whet your appetite for the book launch in a month or so, and I open a can of worms by examining the current debate about Australia Day.
See what happens for yourself when the delicate and polarising subject of the date of Australia Day is brought inside the safety of the coaching frame.
If you were prime minister, how would you solve the issue after this episode?
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On the final episode for 2023:
The one biggest hindrance to listening to yourself and how to overcome it so that you can access the deep wisdom contained in your own heart.
The life-changing insights and discoveries gained from my annual thinking week retreat. (What’s a thinking week you may be asking? Tune in to find out)
And an exciting announcement about the expected release date for my new book and an invitation to be a special part of the book tour.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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On today’s episode:
My best guess about why you keep tuning in to this podcast and what my most important contribution to your lives really is.
How to know when you’ve named your deepest fear precisely enough to make insecurity a solvable problem (and what happens when you haven’t).
Some audio from a client who is wrestling with this very challenge.
A vicious take down of psychologists and an explanation of exactly why they are unable to facilitate lasting change.
And, an excerpt from Greg Bellingham’s brilliant new book of poems “Way of the heart” (You can find the book here: https://www.wayoftheheart.com.au)
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