This Human Life

Paul is joined once more by Andrew Lenzo the owner of 303 Media and host of The Lenzo Media Podcast to talk about how you can get your message out there, how do you share it and who you’re trying to share it to.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Podcasting is a great way to get your message shared, but it’s just one branch of a tree. The first thing you need to look at are your strengths: Do you like to be on video...

Paul is joined by Rosemary Cunningham to talk about relationships and why the pair of them are still single, is it by choice or circumstance? There’s a lot of confusion around this topic, or even from people stuck in the wrong relationship. KEY TAKEAWAYS I’ve been single for over 10 years now. It wasn’t something I anticipated, I thought I’d be married with children, but it didn’t happen. I’ve see...

Paul is joined by Andrew Lenzo the owner of 303 Media and host of The Lenzo Media Podcast to talk about the impact of podcasting and how it allows people from different countries, from different backgrounds, but all with a similar passion to meet and exchange ideas.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Our podcast is all about media, we have filmmakers, journalists and fellow podcasters on our show where we find out w...

Paul is joined by Arif Gilany to talk about our relationships with life. This is only the third conversation the pair previously had with each other, but the connection was strong enough to approach this massive subject which covers war and near-death experiences, which have given Arif a much sharper focus on the preciousness of life. KEY TAKEAWAYS I was on my bike and was the victim of a hit and...

Paul is joined by Ravi Nair to talk about belief, why it’s so important and how it’s such an influential aspect of our lives. KEY TAKEAWAYS When we believe in something we start talking about it and that leads into action. For example, I pray every day and I go to the Hindu temple occasionally. Whatever you do on a daily basis becomes a habit, if you wish well for everybody that becomes a habit fo...

Paul is joined by Sarthak Patnaik, CEO of Creative Xchange to talk about music and how it has shaped his life, how he got into the music industry and why he wants to help artists. KEY TAKEAWAYS I’m a computer science engineer. I learned computer science by using it as a tool to solve a problem. Music happens to be one industry where this can happen. There was a big problem in the music industry is...

Paul is joined by Lyn Smith who is back on the podcast for the third time to talk about life’s purpose, why are we here and what burns inside us that we need to achieve? Lyn turns host and fires questions back at Paul on this subject as well as answering his questions of her.   KEY TAKEAWAYS When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bond...

Paul is joined by returning guest, Lyn Smith, who takes over as host, to talk with Paul about the six human needs, as outlined by Anthony Robbins, and how we’re meeting them. Paul talks about his struggles with alcohol addiction and how the six human needs were met by the addiction and how understanding how they work now has helped him remain sober for the last 12 years. KEY TAKEAWAYS I’ve asked p...

Paul is joined by Lyn Smith, who takes over as host to talk with Paul about beliefs; are they all false? Have we simply decided they’re true? Which ones serve you and which don’t? KEY TAKEAWAYS As a child I had a pair of red shoes that I loved. One day my mother said that they wouldn’t fit me anymore and I defied her, saying “these shoes will always fit me”. I believed that to be true because I wa...

Paul is joined again by Dr Naboth Namara to talk more about the challenges in Uganda which is less economically developed, doesn’t have a fully-developed democracy, without a strong middle-class, and has experienced a civil war in recent years.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Fewer girls access education than boys, especially higher education, and many girls drop out of school because of traditions that continue...

Paul is joined by Dr Naboth Namara to talk about the challenges in Uganda which is less economically developed, doesn’t have a fully-developed democracy, without a strong middle-class, and has experienced a civil war in recent years.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the biggest challenges in Uganda is violence in many guises, with cases increasing day by day. Between 2019 and 2020 gender-based violence case...

Paul is joined by Nick Nalbach to talk about escaping the nine to five existence a lot of us live in and how to make ‘passive income’ which will enable you to live life on your terms and take back control. KEY TAKEAWAYS Entrepreneurs are driven to solve problems head on whereas business owners sit at the top of their business, watching their employees work, collecting the paycheck – not that I’m b...

Paul is joined by Ajinkya Mahadik, who wrote a chapter in the book Speaking From Our Hearts: Volume 7, called 'Fear and Excitement', which is what Paul has invited Ajinky onto the podcast to discuss. KEY TAKEAWAYS As somebody who loves sports, there are times where you have to manage change or you can be on a high or a low, very difficult and drastic changes, and it’s very important to be able to...

Paul is joined for the final part of a five-part series by Lisa Jayne, an Australian educator, mentor, speaker and writer to talk about the final part of her book, ‘The Emotionally Powerful Mother’. They discuss some of the techniques that can be used to love yourself rather than looking for love from others.   KEY TAKEAWAYS When we become more emotionally aware and we’re more in tune with our emo...

Paul is joined for the fourth time out of five by returning guest Lisa Jayne, an Australian educator, mentor, speaker and writer to talk about the part of her book, ‘The Emotionally Powerful Mother’, on a new culture of relationships. KEY TAKEAWAYS Culture is a good word to describe the framework/paradigm that we’re in with relationships. We’re not aware. It’s like we’re in a house and we do all o...

Paul is joined for the third time out of five by returning guest Lisa Jayne, an Australian educator, mentor, speaker and writer to talk about the part of her book on emotion education, which Lisa feels is lacking from our cultural education. Emotional education is an understanding of how our emotional worlds work in the way of feelings.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the things my book talks about is that...

Paul is joined by returning guest Lisa Jayne, an Australian educator, mentor, speaker and writer to talk about the part of her book about being human and having a feeling experience and how to stay in that state.   KEY TAKEAWAYS As a Mum, I had to fix thing and make things right for everybody.  I was raised to believe I was responsible for keeping people happy, making things right and totally deny...

Paul is joined by Lisa Jayne, an Australian educator, mentor, speaker and writer, to talk about parenting in the 21st century and the emotional ties between children and their parents - especially their mothers. KEY TAKEAWAYS I see the way social media impacts on my own daughter and hear from other parents who say the same thin of their own children. My book aims to help parents bringing up childr...

Paul is joined again by Scott Carson, his brother from the other side of the world, to talk about the concept of being two flies on the wall observing peoples’ lives and being able to see more than the people they are watching. KEY TAKEAWAYS As a youngster you have ideals, dreams and an imagination, daring to dream encompasses those, it’s about aiming for the Moon. It doesn’t matter if you miss be...

Paul is joined by Scott Carson from Australia, to talk about the concept of being two flies on the wall - observing peoples’ conversations (and songs) about this that and the other and sharing the common love of people. KEY TAKEAWAYS To meet somebody instantly and enjoy the connection and feel it in your heart makes you know you’re on the right path, makes you know you’re part of something that’s...

Paul is joined by Vishakha Agnihotri with no particular topic for the conversation, which naturally evolves into a discussion about spirituality, happiness and how to live life in a way that contributes to goodness. KEY TAKEAWAYS As humans we have to power to transform our destiny and our situation, but at the same time there has to be a balance, we have to surrender to the universe also, because...

Paul is joined by a couple from the east of India - Rukshana and Zaheed Parvez, to talk about our connection to nature and how we need to step-up to save nature and protect our beautiful planet, rather than destroy it. KEY TAKEAWAYS Nature has had a presence on this world for 4.5 billion years, roughly 22,500 times longer than human existence. Nature does not need people, but people need nature. O...

Paul is joined by Danielle Asah Mantho to talk about belief, as she wrote about in a book, Speaking From Our Hearts: Volume 7, recently. She writes for all those that need to find encouragement, and want to know if it’s possible for them to achieve their goals. KEY TAKEAWAYS I believe that there are so many people that have lost hope and have given up due to various things they are going through a...

Paul is joined by returning guest Paul ‘PK’ Kelly to talk about mental health in young people. As a teacher, it has become increasingly apparent to PK that, since the start of the academic year in September 2021,  young people’s mental health has been severely affected by the global pandemic and the lack of face-to-face education. What does this mean for their future? KEY TAKEAWAYS 1 in 6 young pe...

Paul is joined by Keshav Tibrewal to talk about Indian culture, from the music to the colour, the cuisine and the mysticism in the culture. Paul especially wants to dig down into the reality of Indian culture, as his idea of it may be distorted through a European lens. Keshav treats us to a rendition of a traditional Indian song and Paul agrees to sing an Ed Sheeran song with Keshav when he next v...