The Charles Kovess Show

This week's episode is inspired by a beautiful wedding Julie and I were privileged to attend recently.  We observed vows being declared.  Marriage vows are important.  Vows of any description are important.  What vows have you made in the past? And, to what extent have you observed them after you made them?  Marriage is said to be "for better or worse".  Isn't this the case wit...

In this week's episode, I explore the power of truth and why the Sword of Truth is such a good metaphor.  If you don't speak up and share your truth, then minority voices will set the agenda for your country, for your nation, for your community.  This agenda includes woke craziness.  White privilege.  Black lives matter.  Transgender radicalism, and soaring energy costs because of a fake...

In this week's episode, my big idea is to remind you of the power of taking responsibility for whatever happens in your life and never blaming others for such events.  When you take responsibility, you are in control of your life. You are not relying on others, points of view of others, or judgments of others.  Taking responsibility liberates you to do what is best for you in whatever circums...

In this week's episode, my big idea is to explore the 7 Heavenly Virtues of contributing to your community, with a particular focus of contributing through service clubs, such as Lions International or Rotary or some other type of service clubs. I identify seven heavenly virtues that you will experience when you join such clubs, regardless of your age.  If you're looking for a life partn...

In this week's episode, I explore the challenges of changing the habit of being yourself! As the well-known quote goes (ignoring grammatical correctness), "if you keep doing what you've always done, you're gonna keep gettin' what you've always gotten!"  You can be a better version of yourself.  You can change the habit of being yourself. From my 29 years of execu...

In this week's episode, I extract five key lessons from the Australian Rules Football Grand Final that was played last Saturday between Geelong and Sydney. One team from Melbourne, one team from Sydney.  Whilst Geelong won by a huge margin, and some say they were disappointed by the fact that it wasn't close, there are still great lessons to learn, great lessons to be reminded of. The Ch...

In this week's episode, my big idea is to discuss celebrations and to explore whether you are celebrating enough! I explore the wonderful benefits of celebrating.  Are you too busy to celebrate?  Or maybe you think celebrations are simply not worth the effort.  I identify seven specific benefits of celebrating, (and there are more!), so that you are inspired to consider more thoughtfully, mor...

In this week's episode, I discuss honesty and integrity in medicine and in the late Queen Elizabeth II.  And honesty and integrity in our leaders of all descriptions.  Over the weekend, I attended a face-to-face Conference, organised by the newly-formed Australian Medical Professionals Society ("AMPS"), the overriding theme of which was "Honesty & Integrity in Medicine&quot...

In this week's episode, I provoke you to think about how you chose your current lawyer, your dentist, your accountant or your electrician.  On what basis did you choose them? I suggest it's most often referrals from your friends or advice from your friends or people whom you trust when you choose these providers.  It is trust that governs the decisions that we make when we employ people...

The big idea that I discuss in this episode is to understand the value of people who upset you. And, I'm sure there are many. But, such people are actually your teachers. I know that sounds shocking but I know that it's true. Look on these people as gifts from God, as gifts from the Universe. They give you insights about yourself. They give you insights about your beliefs. They give you...

This week's big idea that I discuss in this episode is the many public apologies being made by politicians, bureaucrats, health officers, chief health officers, footballers, lovers and defendants in many court cases.  These people are claiming in many circumstances "I made a mistake. Please forgive me." "I made a mistake. I'm sorry."  But, I say they often are not spe...

In today's Episode, I discuss the need for ongoing lifelong learning and how to inspire this in your children, in your grandchildren, in your work colleagues, in others. Times are changing: if you aren't learning, you are falling behind, you will become less and less able to add value. Life rewards us when we add value to others. In this episode. I share seven strategies that will help r...

In today's Episode, I venture more deeply into the needed steps to create and expand the spirit elements in a team; because it's these spiritual elements that makes a great team.  There are five key spiritual elements that great teams strive for: t rust, caring, truth, acceptance and passion .  It's easy to say these elements, and easy to say 'yes, I know', but it's h...

In this Episode, I remind you of the magical experience of being part of a great team; of being a team member in a great team, or even the magical experience of being a supporter of a great sporting team, a fan, a passionate fan, of a great sporting team.  Great teams are difficult to build.  I have been a member of great teams and I've led great teams.  I have run numerous team-building prog...

In this Episode, I am challenging you to become more consciously aware of whom you admire, of who your heroes are.  From this process, you can gain deeper insights into the next steps in your development, in your learning journey.  There's also a valuable insight to be learnt.  Those you admire have qualities that are admirable inside you. You have the qualities of those whom you admire.  Isn...

In this Episode, I honour and celebrate the 56 men who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, or the American Declaration of Independence, in 1776, that is commemorated on the fourth of July each year. The courage, passion, inspiration and commitment to making America independent of England is a salutary reminder to all of us today of the importance of liberty, of freedom, of indepe...

In this Episode, I explore our amazing tendency to avoid doing hard things.  I explore aspects of the big lie that our society keeps sharing with us: "the good life is the easy life!" I show you why that is such a big lie.  If you avoid hard, your life will become harder; but if you embrace hard, then seemingly magically, your life will become easier!  This episode will help you not to b...

In this Episode, my big idea is to dig into truth about advertising.  What is true advertising?  What is the truth about what you need? What is the need to research truth? And what are the rewards for you when you bother to do the work of discovering the truth, when you bother to do the work to be a Truth Seeker? As Jesus Christ in the Bible said: "the truth will set you free."  There ar...

In this Episode,  I explore the amazing benefits for you of articulating your 'Strong Identity'.  When you craft your identity, you are clear about who you are.  When you craft your identity, you are clear about your present capabilities and characteristics. And, you are clear about who you are becoming whilst deeply appreciating who you are now.  I share with you how to craft your stron...

In this Episode, I explore the challenge of why we don't do what we say.  We will explore how to be more disciplined.  Would you like that?  I share two great tools that will help you to be more disciplined.  These tools are stimulus and support.  Stimulus is the tool that gets you to say, "I will do that",  "I will behave like that". Support is the tool that helps you to...

In this week's Episode, I discuss two practical ways that you can leave a job you hate even when you don't believe you can afford to do so. I urge you not to be stuck in a job or career that you hate.  You pay a really big price if you leave yourself in such a state.  These two alternative ways have lots of nuances and alternatives, depending on your special circumstances. And, they can...

In this week's Episode, my big idea is to explore the tough and challenging situations that arise these days and the roles that values, ethics, conscience and your moral compass play.  I consider five common examples to help you dig in deeply into the factors that come into play when making decisions.  One of these examples is your good friend who has lost his or her job, or his or her career...

In this week's Episode, I explore those who seem to have it all but they're not happy. They are often depressed.  How can this be?  What was the point of all that hard work that led to having it all or having almost all, and yet not being happy? Did these people sacrifice their purpose, their meaning, for security? For the illusion of having it all, so that there'll be security? The...

In this week's Episode, I unpack the challenge of handling people who don't love you. Of people who don't admire you. Of people who don't want to be with you. Of people who tell others how bad you are or how incompetent you are. Or, indeed, how to handle people who throw such accusations directly into your face.  The powerful mantra I'm sharing with you in this episode had...

In this week's Episode, I explore how you make decisions in your life, and whether you want them to be 'wise' decisions. What's the benefit of making 'wise' decisions? By way, of example, I explore 11 relevant factors that you can take into account in making the decision on whether or not you fly overseas again. Then I explore how you take these relevant factors into...