Roll With The Punches

What do you get when you cross a bobsled, boxing gloves and a bouquet of flowers? Isabella Rositano, that's what! This girl is a weapon of a human and my latest adopted podcasting bestie.  You've likely seen her on SAS Australia, perhaps you even recall her launching across the Ninja Warrior course. Less likely however, you may recall Isabella rocketing down a bobsleigh course (hardly a commo...

I've been a fan of intermittent fasting for years and have read books, asked experts, googled my heart out, 'researched' and put to the test my findings to the best of my ability with great results and satisfaction.  However...  it stood out to me that the vast majority of this information was being presented by men, for men.  Nothing against men and the information they present how...

Doesn't it just seem like the world is getting increasingly __________ (fill in the blank), lately? Aaaaaah confirmation bias, have you heard of it?  Confirmation bias is 'the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of our existing beliefs or theories'. Today Bobby and I chat about this and how important it is to be aware of it. Social media algorithm further fuel our confirmation...

Dr Joe Dituri is a retired Navy Commander and a consultant for the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He’s currently the President of the Undersea Oxygen Clinic and the CEO of the Association for Marine Exploration. He's a bit of a smarty pants, with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, a Master's Degree in Astronautical Engineering  and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering with a...

Today I'm having a yarn with Helen Kapalos.  Helen is an accomplished journalist, presenter and executive producer with over 20 years’ experience, Helen directed, produced and appeared in a ground breaking film on medical cannabis. The film was acquired by Netflix and SBS Television and was screened nationally to Australian audiences. So of course we talk a bit about medical cannabis to...

Some people think all runners run for the running (like some people think all boxers box for the boxing). Couldn't be further from the truth at times.  Most of the time it's not about the running at all. It's about the metaphoric one-foot-in-front-of-the-other, it's about the consistency, it's about the connection, it's about the one thing that we can control when so many things we cant - tur...

How do we get good at things? Are you a fast learner or a slow learner? Is one better than the other? What leads to skill development? When should we quit?  This week Bobby and I work our own way towards putting another penny in our podcasting mastery bank as we talk about just what does it take to get good (or great) at things.  Enjoy!   EPISODE SPONSOR | TESTART FAMILY LAWYERS Web...

As most of us do in our 30's I feel pretty indestructible. I'm fit and healthy, I exercise like a beast and eat well... So does Amy Wells. But at 35, one of those workouts she does to keep herself in good health happened to tear a vertebral artery which in turn lead Amy suffering a stroke. Within no time she had lost her balance and her ability to walk. Well... That's one hell of a reality hit hey...

Glenn Weir is Assistant Commissioner - Road Policing Command at Victoria Police and he's a man proudly married to the service for over 4 decades. In this time as you can imagine (from becoming a cadet at 16) Glenn has seen some heavy stuff, from road trauma to the loss of too many fellow officers.  We talk about the literal and metaphoric amour that comes with sliding that uniform and badge o...

Harps is back and didn't we have a grand old chat in this episode... we (as is often the case) didn't so much as start talking about the topic we had planned to, however we did talk about some brilliant stuff and these are often my favourite episodes to record and to share...  From emotional intelligence, learning and improving, coaching and teaching, right through to a number of D & M mo...

Am I the only one who's curious around the ebbs and flows of their energy, behaviour and thus personality?  Am I the only one who chooses sh*t coffee for good humans? Am I the only one who seeks emotional answers for physical pain-points? Amidst all these questions I fire at Bobby we also banter about leadership (vs management) and what makes for good leadership vs bad, why are so many leader...

Well, Kurt Fearnley really is something else. I couldn't decide on a name for this episode as nothing could really articulate in a few words how I felt about what it has to offer. Kurt is an incredibly humble and down-to-earth bloke. He's also a multiple gold medalist at numerous Paralympics and Commonwealth Games. He also just happened to crawl (yep, you read that right) the 96km Kokoda Track.. t...

Oi, you over there... Get off the bench!! That's what this weapon Kerryn Vaughan is all about. Getting bums off the bench and inspiring action and human potential. We got along like a house on fire and her energy and attitude is infectious. Growing up as a musician, making a little noise is something that comes naturally to Kerryn and these days she's using her vocal talents to inspire, educate an...

Strap yourself in, I've got a live one here! You're going to love this weapon Tess Cesnik (unless you're a bit precious around the odd f-bomb). Former fellow Aussie who packed her bags, put on her big girl pants and plonked herself in the UK and called it home. At 12 years old Tess performed a lift that is to this day held as a junior world record (not by Tess as no numb-nut thought to put her int...

Today Bobby and I are sharing some stories and personal stuff around self acceptance and how to embrace and own the signature we (you) put on the world. When is self deprecation appropriate (if ever?) where is the line between humility and humiliation and yeah sure, we self deprecate because we have a cracking sense of humour and don't take life to seriously... but as you'll hear when I dig deep w...

Meet Elise Elliott... She's a self confessed rev-head and a slick media superstar who's been hitting our TV, our radio waves and our printed media for in excess of two decades (which may leave you thinking she hit the screens at around 3 years old). From putting Rhonda Rousey in a headlock she couldn't escape, to interviewing the infamous Sex And The City star Carrie Bradshaw there's plenty of tal...

With so many things to learn in life, it's kind of interesting to me to realise that learning HOW to actually LEARN is also a thing. It's a thing that Barbara Oakley has devoted much of her learning to and so I burrow into her brilliant mind in this episode to pull out some knowledge and science for myself (and you). There's so much more I want to learn and I'm excited at the prospect of better un...

It took a whole bunch of miracles and a sprinkling of luck to get this episode on my show... And I don't mean just nagging Helen & Steve to come chat with me but to even have Helen still in this world with us. On December 8 2021 Helen's car was in a ditch and Helen was in cardiac arrest. That scenario in itself gives her a maximum 10% survival rate off the bat. It just so happened that Steve,...

We're not quite done with the lies. You might remember last week with Bobby we explored why people lie. Well, we're back to dig into deception a little deeper and unveil more truth about lies (is that a thing?) Other topics that hit our radar this week include conditioning and bias, self reflection, is there an afterlife, why integrity matters above all and of course the question on everybody's li...

Ask yourself this... Who am 'I' and where do 'I' live?? Righto, so I've reeled old mate (almost Dr) Harps back in for an enlightening little chat around this seemingly unanswerable question. And given that he's punching out a PhD in Neuropsychology I figured he might perhaps put at least some of this to rest for me. In the middle of the metaphorical jungle that is our brain, our mind and our spiri...

How many of us can say we nailed the goal we set for ourselves when we were 10 years old and seemingly limitless? Well Jimmy Farris sure did. In 2001 he signed his first NFL contract with the San Francisco 49rs and spent 7 years living his dream as a pro athlete, even snagging a Super Bowl with the Patriots.  Though at 30 his dream was over and his professional NFL career had run it's course....

Ken Marslew suffered the unthinkable. Receiving the news that his 18 year old son, Michael had been shot in the head at point blank range during a robbery became the catalyst for Ken to launch Enough Is Enough, an anti-violence organisation that today works with victims and offenders to achieve what so often the criminal justice system fails to. Understandably, Ken wanted to do what any father wou...

The truth about lies... or is that a lie too? Why do we lie? What's a ''white lie'? Is withholding information lying? Is it ok to lie to protect someone's feelings? Does the intention behind a lie matter more than the lie itself? Bobby and I unpack the many questions we have around why humans lie and what effect it has on our relationships and lives. Oh and of course I am to answer the question on...

It's no secret that too many of our men struggle to open up when times get tough. James Grima found himself in that very place in 2006, a time when James (thankfully unsuccessfully) attempted three times over a six week period to leave it all behind and take his own life.  James realised if he'd been able to meet with a group of men who were experiencing some of the same life challenges, it w...

The title of this episode speaks to not only the process of Janine and I getting this podcast together but also I think a testament to Janine's cool, calm and collected demeanor where it kind of feels like the world could fall down around her and she wouldn't skip a beat on the task at hand. We walked, drove, sailed and battled a plethora of IT issues as we immersed ourselves in this conversation...