Success With Purpose

Tina has made enough mistakes to warrant destroying her career 10 times over. But mistakes aren’t what limit your success, learning from mistakes is what fuels success!   She may have graduated as an accountant but she quickly moved into the creative, branding & publishing industry straight out of uni. It was all by chance but it’s a choice she would make every time.   And through out this jou...

At age 42, Andre was on the operating table for a routine check up and, in an instant, the room became a chaotic emergency scene. He was told, while conscious, that he probably won’t survive.   Andre grew up privileged until 12 years old, then faced intense racism throughout highschool, then went on to have a high flying “successful” career before unexpectedly losing his marriage and his relations...

Most people don’t improve their lives with meditation. And it’s usually due to 1 or more of 3 reasons:   1 Their meditation acts like an escape: “Run away from your problems by distracting yourself with your breath” 2 Their meditation only works when they are in a quiet space with no distractions 3 They have no accountability, structure or support to be consistent and see exceptional results.   In...

Priya has had a pretty extraordinary life so far. And what changed her direction is raw, authentic & inspiring.   At age 7, she was a professional “child prodigy” Indian dance performer. She’s completed 2 degrees in 3 years, 2 masters in 1 year, deferred medical degree and studied business instead, built incredibly successful businesses, been a high flyer business consultant and then one momen...

Káti’s journey has been extraordinary - and her success is a result of three things: Her upbringing in 20 countries allowing her to feel comfortable with discomfort Her father breaking the gender stereotype and all other mentors in her life Her struggles in balancing career, impact & family at home    This conversation is a deep dive into her life and work journey, exploring the lessons she ha...

Natalie Costa never expected her career to end up like this. She has found a way to have the freedom to do what she loves AND also impact the lives of those she cares about.   She went from school teacher to fitness instructor (on the side), to coaching women to have more confidence, to teaching kids how to manage their emotions, and is now teaching parents how to manage their own and their kids’...

Jeffery Wang seriously struggled to overcome his Asian upbringing. He was shy, invisible & always tried to avoid rocking the boat. And that’s what makes his journey so inspiring.   Growing up in military-ruled Taiwan, his family ran to New Zealand when he was 10 years old and then moved Australia for university.   But it wasn’t until he had a few critical experiences in corporate world that he lea...

At the age of 12, Emily broke down and, for the first time, needed to confront her anxiety, depression, domestically violent home & her identity. And that threw her into a world of mental health advocacy which we discuss in depth in this conversation.   She’s received countless awards including 25 under 25, 30 under 30, mental health advocate of the year, Victoria’s multicultural honor role, innov...

Julie King didn’t intend to fall into the career she has today. She very organically (at first) ended up teaching thousands of parents how to improve their relationships with their kids. She has an immense amount of knowledge & wisdom to share. Julie is the co-author, with Joanna Faber, of the new book How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, & other Challenges o...

Beth teaches, coaches, writes & speaks about how to live a joyful life.   Her message is worth hearing.   This conversation focuses on success from the perspective of how much you are enjoying your life. From a career perspective, are you feeling “Workjoy”? Or are you feeling “Workgloom”?   And specifically, it’s not about creating happiness in your life.   It’s about creating joy.   The small thi...

Chelsea Pottenger was in a psychiatric ward while her daughter was only a few weeks old. While lying in bed with debilitating postnatal depression she asked herself a question which would drastically change the course of her life:   “How do I want to feel in this life?”   Chelsea’s journey is one of a consistent high performer who has learned that the drive to succeed can coincide with a calm, pea...

This is no ordinary Success with Purpose conversation - Only watch it if you want to find out how Josh Comrie made his (many) millions.   Josh did not have very much when he was young. And shortly after he started investing, Black Monday wiped out all of his gains and seemingly all of his future investing prospects.   Today he has achieved a true sense of financial freedom.   And during this conve...

For Rajan, it’s been a wild ride! At age 18, his life was firmly on the wrong path. He had a second chance. He started an asphalt business, which was way too much money, way too soon. He then became a monk at 20 years old, and he was there for 12 years. He eventually decided that life in the world was to be lived, not feared, and run away from. So he left the monastery, became a husband and a fath...

In a single moment at a company-wide town hall, Abby Gates almost ruined her career by speaking her mind rather than acting from her heart.   ----------------------------------------------   “Success is better shared”   ----------------------------------------------   In 2005, Abby started in recruitment and then progressed her way through to leadership and now VP of People and Culture at Render N...

Dave Powers found himself sabotaging his life again and again until he finally started seeing the patterns leading to a suboptimal life. He and his wife, Shan, created the Objective Personality System which highlights strengths, weaknesses, fears, desires & predictable patterns.   In this conversation, we explore the journey of how Dave & Shan created such an impressive personality model, why MBTI...

Dina seemed to have it all. She was co-founder & COO of a hyper successful tech startup, she was winning emmy awards as a tv news reporter & has was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and Fast Company’s Most Influential Women of Web 2.0   That was until panic attacks and emotional turmoil left her literally unable to go to the office.    In her journey of healing, sh...

No doctors, therapists or herbalists could heal him. Henry Shukman overcame depression, anxiety & chronic eczema through journeying within. This is the lesson of his life.   Henry’s journey is from that of a child with depression, anxiety & chronic eczema, to a young man finding a sense of incredible joy, bliss & perfect skin while travelling for a few months. But then with many experiences of anx...

Dr James Kirby is the Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland which is backed by his broad research interests in the decision-making process to compassionate action, as well as examining the efficacy of compassion-based interventions. This includes studies with self-reporting, physiology, observations & fMRI in the context of managing self-criticism and sh...

Chris O’Connell had enormous success and, at age 27, when his extraordinarily successful business was taken from him, he lost his mansion, his properties & his wealth. It send him into a spiral of despair.   To receive help with suicidal thoughts, visit www.lifeline.org.au/To learn more about Purpose Advisory, visit www.purposeadvisory.com.auTo learn more about Meditate with Purpose, visit www.med...

Andre Menezes’s company (TiNDLE) raised $130 million in capital, including the largest “Series A” ever raised by a plant-based meat company. In one of our most insight-filled conversations so far, you can now learn how Andre achieved success and apply these learning in your own life.   Andre grew up in Brazil with a mother who always reminded him that “if they can do it, you can too”. He has a pas...

John’s friend died in a blast in Afghanistan and it changed the trajectory of his career, life & purpose. He spent 12 years in the Australian Army, serving twice in Afghanistan and progressed to leadership roles in the military. During this, he completed a masters in Strategy & Policy & a masters in management studies. Since then, John Co-Founded and led Soldier On Australia ( @soldieronaustralia...

Chris Raine has struggled with alcohol and has (mostly) overcome the addiction as well as the depression which causes it. But what makes Chris's story unique is HOW he did it. In 2009, Chris Raine undertook a year-long experiment to quit drinking. A nightclub promoter at the time, Chris blogged about the challenges and successes of this experiment when he woke up hangover-free every Sunday Morning...

If you saw Ali Terai as a child, you wouldn’t have ever expected him to have become as successful as he is now. He grew up with two very different parents. His dad was a dreamer, wanted to be an entrepreneur but never executed. His mum cared about security and immigrated to Australia for her son’s future. ----------------------------- “Be clear on who you are and what you want to do but never be t...

Matthew Elliott left the NRL and now teaches professionals how to achieve performance in all areas of their lives. How can he do it? He has learnt from both his failures & successes.     He’s competed in sports professionally, He’s coached elite athletes for over 25-years across 3 countries, He’s been a sports commentator, He’s a mindset coach, He’s founder and director of an exceptional organisat...

At age 14, Martyn was selling Methamphetamines to kids at his school.  By the time he was 18, he had developed personality disorders & an extreme drug addiction. He had a several-days-long psychosis and it shifted the direction of his life.   He has now spent his remaining decades integrating his reality with a spiritual experience of life.   After this Martyn: Got married Had 3 sons Lived in diff...