The Charles Kovess Show

In this week's episode, I consider the problem and challenge of getting up in the morning.  It's hard to get out of bed.  Bed is so warm and lovely and comfortable, and easy to stay in.  So, why should you bother? Why not just stay in bed and let the world go by?  This is where the power of the purpose and meaning of your life becomes clear.  When who decide what your purpose is, getting...

In this week's episode, I explode the myth that there is a skills shortage, that it is very difficult to find great employees.  The truth is that there is over 10% unemployment and underemployment in Australia and most Western countries.  It is a lie that unemployment levels are 3%, 4% 5%. This number is an artificial figure established in 1954 by the International Labour Organization. It say...

 In this week's episode, my big idea, my big topic, is to share additional insights with you on why passion makes such a difference.  I believe that nothing great was ever achieved without passion. Ralph Waldo Emerson said "nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm".  They are pretty similar words!  I explore five big global challenges that I'm passionate about, to ins...

In this week's episode, I consider whether you should have in-person meetings and events or whether they should be virtual.  We learned to use Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams and lots of other ways during lockdowns to get together to share ideas over the internet.  It was incredibly convenient and it solved the problem of lockdowns, of not being able to get together in person.  But there are sev...

In this week's episode, I explore the challenge of crappy thoughts that come into our heads and then slow us down, depress us, and drive up our anxiety and worry levels.  I find myself being asked by more and more people: "What suggestions do you have to overcome these tendencies?"  The key strategy is this: "Guard your thoughts!" I explore the discipline that is needed to...

In this week's episode, I want to unpack why pursuing passion can solve mental health problems.  I say that pursuing passion can lead to a reduction in mental health medication.  I say that finding and pursuing passion is much better than taking pills.  I explore some common types of mental disorders and mental health problems.  I discuss the DSM-V manual from the American Psychological Socie...

 In this week's episode, I aim to provoke your thinking in new ways by asking you whether you should be speaking out against matters that you oppose. Are you staying silent through fear?  Are you staying silent because you think your views, your opinions, don't matter? Are you staying silent because you think there's no point in opposing the many challenges today in Australia, and a...

In this week's episode, I urge you to adopt the principle that you can't have above-average results with average behaviours.  Abandon the idea that you can be extra-ordinary whilst being ordinary.  I invite you to consider what average results really are in the areas of mind, body and spirit, and whether or not that's where you want to stay.  Are you happy being average?  What would...

In this week's episode, my big idea is to commemorate Anzac Day that is celebrated in Australia and New Zealand on 25 April each year.  I commemorate Anzac Day and all those who gave their lives to fight for freedom.  Countries go to war for various reasons, but the wars that Australia has fought in have mainly been to preserve freedom, to fight for freedom.  Freedoms such as: Freedom to live...

In this week's episode, I want to explore one of the three Big Lies that feature in a well-known joke: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you".  The other two big lies I cover in the show.  I'm sad that the times are changing and that the government is not here to help you, certainly nowhere near as much as it used to do.  In today's show, I share with...

 In this week's episode, I give you the reasons why we have plenty of emergencies, but no climate emergency.  Climate emergency is a fraudulent, misleading religion, designed to enrich the elites at the expense of the rest of us.  Since the 70s, when I started University, we have had  climate cooling,  climate warming  climate change  and now climate emergency! Can you see the pattern? Every...

In this week's episode, I want to share with you seven practical ideas for raising kids and grandkids, or, at least influencing them more effectively, so that they grow in ways that enable them to be passionate, successful and happy for the rest of their lives.  Wouldn't you want that to be the case?  The seven ideas are as follows.  There is no one way to raise kids.  The amazing impact...

 In this week's episode, I want to raise your awareness around the trap of convenience.  It's wonderful to have convenience.  It's convenient to have bank credit, to have schools, to have fast food, or may I call it junk food.  However, are you aware of how you may be compromising your principles, your philosophies or your values when you choose the convenient path? And, what is the...

In this week's episode, my big idea Is to remind you of the crucial importance of fighting for Christian principles, and/or other principles, that are important to you.  I joined the Order of St John of Jerusalem to improve my effectiveness in fighting for Christian principles.  Christianity is under major attack in the mainstream media and in many other places. I say this is a deliberate and...

In this week's episode, my big idea is to explore the victim industry.  It's seemingly attractive to be a victim. You get sympathy, you get attention and sometimes you get lots of money. Other times, you might get a little bit of money.  However, I say you pay a big price when you play the victim game.  So, I urge you to be aware of that price.  Don't jump into the victim industry u...

In this week's episode, I consider friendship.  And the basis on which you make, keep, build and leave friendships. Who are your friends?  How did these friendships happen?  Do all of your friends add to you and multiply you? Or, do some of your friends divide you and take away from you? They're the four basic mathematical symbols: +, -, x and ./. ! I say that consciously thinking about...

In this week's episode, I explore the complexity of living systems and living things, and the tendency to simplify. But simplicity often leads to instability; in fact, most times it leads to instability.  We want simplicity to make our lives easier, to make our lives easier to understand. However, this rush to simplicity often ends up in disaster and death.  Human cells are complex.  The func...

This episode deals with the challenge of teams and groups that are not thriving.  It is inspired by the conflicts that are emerging between freedom-loving groups of people and within such groups.  There are mega attacks being launched, and have been launched, against human freedoms, against justice, against the sharing of truth and against proper and lawful and ethical behaviours.  These attacks a...

Well, something different for you today, particularly for regular viewers, and regular listeners, whether you are watching on YouTube or via podcast! In this week's episode, my big idea is to provoke your thinking about a range of issues to help you to decide more clearly upon the role you wish to play in your community, in your country. For years, via my role in the Global Energy Network Ins...

In this week's episode, I aim to strongly rekindle in you, your personal commitment to fighting for your freedoms.  I say your freedoms are at grave risk and the threats to your freedoms are increasing.  Do you want to sacrifice your freedoms for the illusion of security?  You can lock yourself away in a physical, or mental jail and think you are safe, but that's not what being a human b...

My big idea this week is to welcome you to 2023.  And I set out for you 7 choices that will make your 2023 a very happy one indeed.  These choices are clear and simple but they are not easy.  Making these choices consciously gives you great personal power. And, power is your ability to create your life in 2023 according to your terms.  I want you to live a successful life and to have a successful...

In this week's episode, I consider the empowering message of Christmas: choose love ahead of fear, in the way that you live your life.  I say governments love to have power over you. Governments love to control you. And they do this by promoting fear in many ways.  But, if you embrace the Christmas message of love, you will not live a life of fear. You will not be swayed by government fear-mo...

In this week's episode, I urge you to refuse to be anxious about global overpopulation warnings.  The UN, the United Nations, predicts that by 2050, just 27 years from now, the global population will be 9.7 billion from today's population of 8 billion. And, will then be 10.7 billion in 2100, in 77 years.  I say this is seriously misleading and probably BS!  You need to know that almost e...

In this week's episode, I explore a range of areas of life where good people are selling out their principles for the attraction of lots of cash. What makes people do this?  Are you able to resist the temptation of cash in favour of your values, your principles and your philosophy of life? Founders of charities have been in the news many times for their misuse or stealing of cash.  Casinos ig...

In this week's episode, I invite you to consider your persistence in pursuing anything.  How persistent are you? Or do you give up too quickly at the first signs of difficulty?  However, there are times when it makes no sense to keep persisting.  As the saying goes, "there's no point in flogging a dead horse". One of those classic truisms. I agree with this saying.  But there a...