The Betar Project

This week I am joined by Anton Nootenboom or also known as 'The Barefoot Dutchman' Anton shares his amazing story from being in the Dutch Military, Climbing to Everest base camp barefoot and now just recently walking from cairns to Sydney barefoot. We talk about the importance of leading by example especially when it comes to Mental Health and opening up because by us being vulnerable it...

Had the opportunity to speak at a seminar to talk about fear and how I have turned it into confidence.  I hope you get some value from todays talk and if you do please remember to share it around as it helps me to continue growing and reach more people. Support the show Connect with Nick: Instagram TikTok YouTube

This week I am joined by Cain Rice who has just completed walking for 44 days for over 1,800km and 34 back to back marathons. To see Cain complete this is an massive achievement considering over the last few years he has been involved in some serious accidents causing multiple injuries. He could have given up at any point especially after day 2 where he could barely walk and was given the nickname...

This week I asked you all what questions you wanted me to answer ? Todays question is - From sitting in your car in a carpark, how do you get the courage to walk in alone. 2 ways to look at it. One its just your social anxiety playing games on you or two its a trauma which as lead to fear when doing certain things. I dive into both scenarios, I hope you get value and if you want to go deeper on a...

This week I am joined by Chad Graham ​who funnily enough lives down the road from me and I installed his aircon #smallworld Chad grew up riding bikes from BMX to Motocross which was his passion but at the age of 16 years old his life changed. Whilst riding practice laps he hit a corner and came of his motorbike. This resulted in Chad dislocating/braking his neck. His neck was that bad they had to...

This week I am joined by Travis Cochran we talk about his upbringing being branded as an up and coming NRL player but in fact Travis declined a NRL contract from the Brisbane Broncos. He touches on having anxiety when it came to training in professional environment as he felt like he didn't quite belong and didn't know who he was as a person. After a journey down to Sydney didn't qu...

No topic today more so some reflection and motivation to show that you can do anything you put your mind to. Being a Introvert is amazing and you shouldn't let it hold you back in life. We just have to better understand ourselves because self awareness is a very powerful tool. As always all i ask is if you receive value from my podcast that you like, share and subscribe it helps me to keep gr...

Had such a fulfilling moment today at work with a customer. He recently lost his wife after 50+ years of marriage to cancer. It was true love and true heart break, tears were shed, hugs all round and lots of memories/photos were shared with us. Honestly felt so grateful that he felt comfortable to be so vulnerable. Cherish your loved ones because the reality is you and everyone is going to die eve...

This week I am joined by Sam Ringdahl who's mission is to impact 1 millions life's and help others to be better than before. We talk about jumping out of your comfort zone and taking small steps because on the other side of it is growth and you becoming a better version of yourself.. My question to you is, Are you being Better Than Before ? Sam is passionate about giving back and you wil...

As an Introvert we love alone time what is even better is alone time in nature. If you follow me you would see that every day I'm in the bush now I'm lucky that I live in the mountains aka gods country but if you don't have access to the bush I'm sure there are parks or nature reserves close by that you can go to. Why I love it 1. It's healing 2. Sense of freedom 3. How go...

This week I am joined by Lachlan Stuart who runs 'The Man Who Can Project' which helps empower men to take ownership of their own life's and become the best version of themselves. My question to you is, Are you taking ownership of your life ? We speak about the drinking culture in sport especially rugby and how we would do anything for our team mates on the field but off it we don&a...

Had a mate reach out to me who is struggling but had been bottling up his feelings due to fear of judgement and peoples reactions. Made me realise we have a long way to go but I know that each conversation which is had we are one step close to crushing the stigma. Raw episode so sorry if all over place and not making sense haha Support the show Connect with Nick: Instagram TikTok YouTube

Why do introverts overthink? Probably because our brains are busier than a stadium on game day.  We have all done it even you extroverts but studies show Introverts process more information per second than extroverts, which helps explain why we “quiet ones” overthink.   I'm going to share 6 tips when it comes to overthinking and slowing the mind down.   1. Write it down  2. Take a walk - exer...

This week I am joined by Blake Bradford  also known as 'Yaboib'. This guy is honestly so full of positive energy and he is using it have a massive impact in this world. We touch on his time working in the mines and the reality of so many workers hating what they do, but they do it anyways to buy the materialistic things to impress other people whilst there relationships and own health bo...

This week on Introvert Life with NB I talk about Small Talk . Let’s clear one thing up: Introverts do not hate small talk because we dislike people. We hate small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people. Here are 4 Tips to better improve your conversations 1. Ask Open Ended and Engaging Questions. 2. Dig Deeper Into Their Answers. 3. Share Your Own Experiences & Knowledge. 4...

This week I am joined by Trent Baldock  who has it all happening from his own band, clothing label and even Marriage celebrant. We speak about the power of being vulnerable and a recent video he put on social media that went viral of him sharing the reality of Mental Health and suicide. Telling people that  they are not alone. It takes great strength to be vulnerable especially on social media for...

Being introverted doesn’t automatically mean you’re a socially anxious individual. But for me and a lot of other people we got the bonus of having some Anxiety in our life's. The good things is that you can learn skills to manage your social anxiety, but you cannot stop being introverted. Today I am just going to touch on my experience with Social Anxiety and being an Introvert plus I am also...

This week I am joined by Sean Coffin to talk about what the Modern Bloke is and what it should look like.   My question to you is, What does the Modern Bloke look like to you ?   We discuss Domestic Violence from a males point of view and why our culture needs to change as Domestic Violence happens to both Men and Women. And we also talk about and break down Toxic Masculinity which is a term that...

Today we are talking about what is actually an Introvert. For so many years I didn't even know I was one and now I'm on this journey of discovering who I am. I don't have all the answers but all I'm doing is sharing my personal experiences with you all If you get value please remember to like, share and subscribe. Cheers, Nick Support the show Connect with Nick: Instagram TikTo...

This week I am joined by Jamie Usher who has overcome his fair share of adversity in life. Growing up in a rough environment surrounded by domestic violence and having to be his mothers protector, to now having lost 90% of his vision. Most people would give up in life and use all that has happened as an excuse to not achieve anything. My question to you is, Would you give up ?Jamie sure didn'...

This is the first episode of this series which is going to be based around being an introvert. I will share my experiences, some tips and tricks when it comes to finding the confidence to be yourself, interacting socially and realise being an introvert is powerful. Every week there will be a new topic and I would love to get you all involved with the conversation. Really looking forward to this se...

Welcome back to The Betar Project I am your host Nick Betar. This week I am joined by Ben Lucas who describes himself as just your generic Aussie bloke. Ben is passionate about Mental Health and helping others to connect on a deeper level. He started a passion project called 2 Minute Mates which is around showing that it only takes 2 minutes to have a conversation with someone about how they are d...

Had the opportunity to speak at a Mental Health Seminar which was my first public speaking engagement and was something on my goals list to do this year. Was so excited and only so much anxiety but I got it done and super grateful for the opportunity. This is 1 of many as this is something I want to do moving forward. I hope you receive some value and would love to hear your feedback Support the s...

Welcome back to The Betar Project I am your host Nick Betar. This week I am joined by Nick Bracks who shares his story of struggling with not only society pressure but the immense pressure he placed on himself to succeed which lead Nick down a path of heavy alcohol consumption and nearly took his and his mates life in a drunken car accident. That night was a turning point in Nick's life and h...

Welcome back to The Betar Project I am your host Nick Betar. This week I am joined by Sam Webb the Co-Owner of Livin Org which is a Mental Health Organisation created of the back of Sam loosing a good mate to suicide. Sam has gone on to have an massive impact in the Mental Health space as well as pursuing Acting. We discuss why we think there is an increased amount of suicide and depression in soc...