Goerge lives in the State of Miami, so this weeks podcast has only one of us in the kombi but lived up to all my expectations.

George talks about the way he uses mind tricks to help him get distracted and pass time more quickly during his long planks.

He’s an ex Marine and DEA agent with a tendency to want to test the rules and make life a little more interesting. We finish off with a quick chat about COVID, the vaccines, and of course TRUMP.

An inspiring chat with Nige about the big challenges he has faced over the past 5 or 6 years and particularly how even the doctors are amazed he wasn’t killed by the heart attack he endured, which included a full blockage of the LAD (widow maker).

We talk about his divorce, his kids, the new love of his life and how none of these setbacks have stopped him from competing in Ironman triathlons with the long term goal still, of doing the iconic Hawaiian Ironman.

Previous guest on the podcast, Matt White described Nige as one of the nicest guys you could meet, which I can confirm after our friendly and open chat. He rocked up to my beautiful Kombi “Ruby” and greeted me with a beaming smile and a warm handshake and this continued with a really open and warmly genuine kombisation.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 29 * 26th APRIL 2024

So much to say about Paul, he has not only survived two heart attacks over 20 years but is a true Master of Change after leaving his family business and becoming self employed.

He’s a pilot, a family man and much much more. Join me as I uncover so much more about this passionate driven man, family man and ex pedicab driver.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 28 * 16th APRIL 2024

Mark “Kirts” Kirtland joins me this week for my first official podcast conversation in Ruby, my adorable 1974 Kombi. We sat in Ruby at the beach here in South Australia, with the wind and waves in the background, and chatted for over an hour about Mark’s incredible resilience and determination to overcome many health issues and injuries and achieve sporting and business success, but most importantly maintaining family balance.

Kirts is a highly organised and driven man, and believes much of his success is due to good planning and a high level of resilience. I delve deep into this side of Kirts and he very genuinely and openly talks about is health issues as well as the amazing change to his life when he was reunited with his son.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 27 * 9th FEBRUARY 2024

Animal Doctor, Mountaineer, Waterman, Bagaule, Ironman: Brendan Batt is the latest guest on the podcast and he really is one of the most adventurous and passionate guest to have a chat on the Masters of Change podcast.

We dive deep and talk about his heart attack that began at the start of his first ever triathlon, The Texas Ironman. His recovery has been astounding and proves that all heart attack experienced people can get back to full power and get back to setting their high goals and continue their passionate driven lifestyle.

He lives in New Orleans and loves to go deep dive fishing, he surfs, he loves high altitude climbing and it seems his thirst for adventure is limitless.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 26 * 27th NOVEMBER 2023

This week I chat to a lifelong friend of mine, Wayne Copley, about the lead up to his Quadruple bypass. Wayne is extremely honest about how he blissfully and stoically ignored the numerous warning signs that a possible heart attack was only around the corner.

We discuss these signs and delve further into Wayne’s belief that perhaps he was destined to have this happen due to genetics and that maybe there was no way to avoid it. Wayne is an extremely lucky man, and could have died at anytime during a 4 week period where, in my opinion, he was literally flouting with death. If things had progressed any further, whilst he was on an aeroplane to Darwin, in the car on a trip to Mildura or whilst playing cricket, Wayne would not be here to tell his story.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 25 * 7th NOVEMBER 2023

A very special chat with Sprint Paramedic Corinna Koch, she lead the team that saved my life from a major cardiac arrest. This is about the real battle with death, after having my heart stop and being brought back to life, to then face the battle to get to hospital to have life saving surgery.

In the back of the ambulance, clinging to life, I knew I was in trouble , and perhaps at best was a 50/50 chance of surviving this major attack that literally came from no where. I was counting the seconds and savouring every laboured shallow breath, two strong thoughts kept me in this game of life. Firstly, I had NO REGRETS, secondly , I want to keep living this way for another 20 or 30 years.

Todays podcast with this amazing person who saved my life, details this confronting experience I had and my battle and desire to live, to not only live but to continue my journey to become the person Im meant to be and to live life to the fullest.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 24 * 8th MARCH 2023

My good friend Joe returns to the podcast for a fantastic chat about his interesting journey over the past year. We talk about relationship breakups, Femininity and Masculinity, Marriage, What Women Want, Fitness & Fasting, How to Keep a Long Term Relationship Interesting, Mistakes Men Make and much much more.

Hes working hard to build his Sour Dough business and to re-establish a relationship with the girl he loves. He has been reading books and working in the gym in order to find his purpose again and to become the person and man hes meant to be.

He highly recommends the book ” How to Be a 3% Man” by Corey Wayne.

You can support Joe by ordering his sourdough bread at http://www.nastikitchen.com.

A really rewarding day, sorry for the 10 minute 5min Monday but I wanted you to actually hear the audio recordings I did throughout the day. Other than that, no phone usage, phone on Airplane mode, no music or podcasts, entirely on my own with no agenda.

I went through the whole cycle of excitement, negativity, acceptance, calmness, chlllness, getting into the “zone”, and a sense of achievement. 12 hours later and 60 kms I became so relaxed and had such a feeling of clarity.

Thanks Mum for your inspiration this week for the 5 min Monday, this ones for you! Colin O’Brady , 10 time World Record Breaking Explorer and New York Times Best Seller has come up with The 12 Hour Walk. He believes , and as others who have done this confirm, that it can be life changing.

You set out on a 12 hour walk, no phone, no radio, no gadgets, just you and your thoughts. You sit and rest anytime you like and for as long as you like. He says, the before walk YOU with your limiting beliefs, can transition to the after walk YOU, with a new “POSSIBLE MINDSET”.

So join me and many others from around the world on Saturday 10th Sept at 5.30am for The 12 Hour Walk. Lets grow together!

Message me on 0401818865 and connect, no matter where in the world you may be.

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MASTERS OF CHANGE 23 * 30th JUNE 2022

Dr Graham Lyons spent most of his early years working hard on the family farm learning all there is to know about managing cattle and how to successfully manage a farm. Not wanting to settle for too long he decided to travel the world for over two years, giving him a wealth of experience, knowledge and fascinating stories that left me wanting to hear more.

Later in life he had an incredible desire to change his life and decided to go to university and work towards a PHD and put his intellect and determination to good use.

His incredible desire to learn and to get to the bottom of things not only enabled him to become a doctor but also assisted him in becoming extremely educated in the COVID world and an expert about the truth of whats been happening over the past couple of years.

Hes done his research, hes highly educated, highly driven and inspired to help get to the bottom of this craziness we have been exposed to over this period.

Furthermore, hes a wonderful story teller and one of the most interesting and entertaining people Ive ever met.

Your host Pete talks about his “rebirth” after his 30 day surfing trip to bali, after the loss of 3 of his best mates, one died after being diagnosed with MND and the other two disappeared. Pete also talks about a new movie he saw recently “ELVIS” and the profound effect it had on him and its relevance to what we have experienced in the last couple of years with this COVID “crap”.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 22 * 29th JULY 2021

From the moment Daniel saw the planking world record on his snapchat feed, something ignited a fierce determination within to inspire him to dedicate his days to breaking this amazing record.

He found an amazing mindcoach, Michael Sorgiovanni of “Living your Power Now”, and got to work setting up his morning , lunch and afterwork routine to prepare his body, and most importantly his mind, for this almost insurmountable challenge.

He talks about the belief required, and the determination being far more important than the motivation and insists that such a feat is 80% mental and only 20% physical.

“Dont let pain determine the person you are or want to be, let it be fuel to the person you know you can be”

His world record time of 9hours 9 minutes and 9 seconds was almost an hour more than the previous record. We talk about all his training methods and incredibly, after the podcast, he helps me to almost double my own planking record. My reaction is recorded after the podcast and Ive included it in the show. I was blown away, a life changing, penny dropping moment for your podcast host.

Daniels amazing feat was also achieved even though he suffers from CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), a condition created from a fall from the trampoline at age 12. I encourage you reach out to him on facebook and perhaps support this charity.

“Youve got to get it done, and you will never be given a dream more bigger than you can handle”…………Daniel Scali

This week I chat to my great friend Guiseppe “Joe” Nasti once again, in more detail, about the art of sourdough baking. He was kind enough to not only bring me a copy of his book “The 5 secrets of sourdough baking”, but also a beautiful, succulent loaf of sourdough that I totally devoured after the podcast with my dinner.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 20 * 12th JULY 2021

Giuseppe “Joe” Nasti is one of the most interesting and inspiring guests to sit down for a chat with me since I started the podcast over three years ago. He migrated to Melbourne Australia from Italy and eventually found his way to Adelaide South Australia working as a chef in a winery in McLaren Vale.

Joe has an insatiable desire to read and learn, having taught himself English, he worked long hours to become a chef and along the way never gave up his desire to learn about the art of baking bread, particularly the creating of beautiful sour dough or “natural leven” loafs of bread.

” SOURDOUGH IS A JOURNEY THAT STARTS FLAT BUT WILL CONTINUE RISING, WITH IT CHALLENGES AND REWARDS”………Joe Nasti

Joe talks about how he has made the changes required to overcome the people and obstacles that were in his way, to work towards becoming an inspiration and resource for others, and his vehicle is his love for sourdough baking.

See Joes book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Just-Case-Rob-Burns/dp/1793253676

His website, Healthy Nasti Kitchen (HNK): https://www.nastikitchen.com/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/healthy-nasti-kitchen-podcast/id1491029711

(podcast also available at anchor.fm)

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/giuseppenasti

Break the routine, change your mindset, heres some suggestions to make some small changes to invigorate your life a bit.

I can see Clearly Now – Johnny Nash  (Youtube)

“There is nothing that strengthens the ego more than Being Right”………….Eckart Tolle

Accept the moment, you deserve it.

Its not easy, if its not working then its time to try a different approach and/or consider that other forces are holding you back. The key is to identify this, create a lifestyle that allows you to try other things and to also take any opportunity at all rather than waiting for the “perfect” one.

Spend more time getting to know yourself, create time, then space , then you will become more relaxed and your vision clearer.

Believe in yourself, address your needs, and then embrace opportunities when they start to arise. Be aware, be watchful and pay attention, because opportunity will present itself once you embrace these ideas and take action.

Its longer than 5 mins, but, YOU deserve it

Watch others this week and observe how far away from their true nature they are, how their egos drive them.

Have fun and take care my friends.

This week we think about our life as a story and how once we start to break free of our childhood and all our excuses , we can start to change the script.

This takes action, and not allowing ourselves to become what others want us to be, and letting life dictate our story.

Lets move forward, one small step at a time.  Have a great week and take care my friends.

– Viktor Frankl

Refer to the acronym this week “VITALS”.

Values   Interests   Temperament   Around the clock Activities    Life mission/Meaningful goals    Strengths

Today I focus on Chapter 2 from the book, The Highest Goal by Michael Ray. I talk about travelling your own path, knowing what your highest goal is and using this focus to handle blips on your radar.

Have a great week!

Todays episode talks about another of my favourite books, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. I focus particularly this week on how we can spend more time being genuinely interested in our friends and family and do more listening than talking instead of being too worried about trying to impress others.

Todays episode talks about one of my favourite books that helps you to find your highest goal, that allows you to open up the space to become more creative and to get onto the path towards your highest goal and become who you were meant to be.

The Highest Goal…………..Michael Ray

MASTERS OF CHANGE 19 * 18 SEPTEMBER 2020

DINO is such an enlightened and engaging person with a vibe and feel that it is truly an experience just to be in his company. We talk about how hes living his dream and being the person he was meant to be.

Dino is what this podcast is all about and our conversation flowed with ease and was full of deep and meaningful discussion and a splash of humour.

Dinos latest song can be downloaded via itunes and spotify

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Have a look at Eckart Tolle on youtube, hes very interesting and has a very soothing voice and manner.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 18 * 14th NOV 2018

Katie Sarah changed her life forever when she said yes to a camping trip involving abseiling, and also joining a climbing session at a local gym. This led her to eventually climbing the seven highest mountains on seven continents as well as the seven highest volcanic peaks – the famous SEVEN – SEVEN.

She talks about how in her late 20s she used to run a lot, to try and get a break from the demands of raising a family and eventually she progressed from this to running a marathon and also an ironman triathlon.

After beginning with a trek in Bolivia, she eventually progressed to Everest, which then gave her much needed confidence to climb at altitude. She talks about an incredible trek where she was in a Russian cargo plane, then landed on blue ice and a further 5 hour flight to the base of the mountain in Antartica.

Nothing stops this driven , motivated woman, shes come back from a fused ankle, has trekked with her children and believes that fear needs to be managed, she develops solutions and options in order to combat any fears that arise.

She has a very interesting method for helping her sleep and relax, she listens to audio recordings of the TV series , The Black Adder.

On top of all this she runs her own business and is studying a Human Movement degree.

This mother of 3 and true Master of Change was one of my best guests ever and was a pure delight to meet and have a such an insightful and inspiring conversation.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 17 * 17 NOV 2018

Simon began his career in banking and was then given the shock of his life when he was conscripted into the army to begin service during the Vietnam war.

Our conversation starts with the conscription of a young man into the (now known) horrific Vietnam war. These “boys” were excited and keen to join and we discuss these thoughts and the culture of the times that created this scenario.

Simon believes, “no-one is unharmed by war” and in fact he returned a changed man. He struggled to settle into his bank job and saw it as frivolous and the leaders there uninspiring and demotivating. He looked for a change and thus began his life of going after what he craved and becoming the person he was meant to be.

He built his first business up over 15 years and also raised four great children and has now been married for over 48 years, the secret, support each other, be respectful and dont force any issues.

At 70 years of age hes found some new loves, fitness, healthy eating and going to the gym. He loves everything about the gym especially the feeling after a good workout. I love his attitude of just getting there and aiming for ten minutes and then weigh up how hes feeling, most of the time he will stay and finish the session.

Hes a true gentleman, an incredibly hard worker and I admire how hes aging with absolute class and making an effort to get the most out of life by continually challenging himself, continually moving and changing, eating well and keeping fit.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 16 * 31 OCTOBER 2018

Rod “Rocket” Campbell had one of the greatest mentors he could ever ask for, his Dad. As Rocket says, his Dad was a “Beautiful Man”, “not became, always was”. I love this about Rocket, his love for his dad, his passion, his love and empathy for others, and his desire to help everyone and help them to work harder and develop.

Thats Leadership, thats Rocket.

Hes a past AFL league footballer (in the old SANFL days), hes a Fireman (an Officer), a Coach, and a wonderful father of 5 fantastic children. He talks about his Dad in the highest esteem and about all the other amazing mentors in his life, how he found them and the influence they had on him.

We talk about how in each challenge he undertakes he strives to ensure that he leaves the place better than he found it, and how others should do this and also strive to look for opportunities to make soemones day better.

He sought out coaches, such as Denis Pagan, Charlie Walsh and Ric Charlesworth and managed to get them to sit and talk to him for hours so he could learn from them and improve his coaching skills. Thats Rocket, hes enagaging, infectious and easy to talk and listen to, with stories and quotes that could keep you both interested and entertained for hours.

We discuss his leadership roles within the Fire Service Road Awareness Program(RAP) where he worked for 10 years with students about the risks associated with driving on our roads. Hes so passionate about helping to educate our young drivers and reducing the fatalities on our roads.

We talk about his marriage and relationship troubles, coaching young children as well as the Emergency Services Combined Football Team, and about what hes learned about being more selfless as he grows older which ultimately is a more balanced way to live.

His Dad taught him how to be selfless, and Im sure his famous football father would be extremely proud of the man hes become, hes truly a beautiful human being. An endearing term that he regularly uses to describe his Dad.

” You Dont Lose Yourself Being Selfless, You Find Yourself “

Seth Adam Smith

MASTERS OF CHANGE 15 * 20 OCTOBER 2018

Kent worked in Finance for many years, he used to try get his fellow workers to run at lunch time and also spent a lot of his time as a volunteer Youth Development Coach with the Sturt Junior Football Club.

There was a fitness coach inside him wanting to break free, and when a redundancy package was dangled in front of him, he nervously accepted it.

He started by studying his Level 1 & 2 in Strength & Conditioning and also doing the Cert 3 & 4 in Fitness, enabling him to initially work as a Personal trainer even though that was not his goal.

With further studies, a Sport & Exercise degree, he then gained the experience and cudos he needed to earn respect in this field and began to collect more steady and involved work.

We talk about his pathway and the challenges he faced, including some self doubt and possibly mild depression about being retrenched and struggling to secure full time employment.

Kent has also completed 24 ironman triathlons, including Hawaii, showing his work ethic and level of determination.

At 52 years of age, hes still learning and only recently achieved a PB in the ironman.

We talk about all facets of the day of a Strength & Conditioning Coach and the character and personality traits required in order to succeed in this field.

He now leads a very different lifestyle to that of a 9 to 5 banker, a lifestyle that is much more in tune with who he was meant to be. Kent is a true Master of Change.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 14 * 3 OCTOBER 2018

Jeff “STORK “Leach is a true Master of Change. He spent 32 years in a bank, harbouring a secret desire to become a musician.

He started with a few guitar lessons and then began to play guitar as much as he could, throwing all his energy into his passion that he was hoping would one day become his life. He would watch live music like it was an obsession, becoming familiar in those surroundings and gaining an understanding of how musicians perform and live.

We talk about how he finally made the leap of faith and left the bank. He now leads a simple life, but miles away from the pressure and routine of 9 to 5 work and lives a lifestyle where “music feeds his soul”.

We talk about how his Dad left him at age 9, he was lost, but found a way to move forward on his own, but with the help of his great Mum, who never looked for another partner for the rest of her life.

His participation in a male weekend workshop where he had to take a good look at his inner self, led him to eventually reconnect with his father after many many years. He put his hand on his Dads heart and told him “I forgive you”.

He talked about one of his latest songs “Living the Dream” and gets the mic and guitar fired up and sings us this tune.

He loves Dylan, Cohen , Cash and many other great singer songwriters that inspire his writing and guitar playing.

Hes politically incorrect, incredibly passionate and talented, with a true wit and natural gift for writing quirky and meaningful lines.

This is STORK, a true character, raw and unplugged.

MASTERS OF CHANGE 13 * 31 JULY 2018

John Csongei is a great runner, a self employed Financial Planner, a vegan, a loving father and a lover of tropical fish.

He really is such a nice guy and we talk about his entire life, from his early days kicking around a soccer ball and trying his hand at rowing to his lower darker days when his partner left him for another man and John having to look after two young boys on his own.

John loved the outdoors and couldnt wait to get on his bike or go for a long ride or run and escape the discipline and routine of home life by connecting with nature and getting fitter by building his incredible endurance base.

He talks about many of his marathon experiences ranging from his Personal Best time (recently at the age of 40) of 2:33 and the races where he was reduced to walking. Hes battled calf injuries, plantar fasciitis, sacroiliac inflammation and many others. We talk about his recovery tips and also his training schedule.

Above all, John connected with the person he wanted to be quite early in life, he then set about finding a career and lifestyle that would allow him to work hard at becoming the elite athlete he dreamed of being AND the father he NEEDED to be. Hes a devoted Dad and a genuinely really nice guy, I loved this conversation and getting to know him better.

Do You Have a PURPOSE. Or are you trapped in the daily grind of routine. Find what lights your flame and get on the path to becoming who you were meant to be.

Something very very different this week. I was inspired to write my first ever essay. The focus being PURPOSE. Do you have a purpose?  Living your life with meaning, in line with your true self, to become the person you were always meant to be?

For me, in this point in time, running is the way for me to test myself, push myself and keep on a path to where I should be heading. It helps me to feel every emotion I want to feel, to challenge me and to ensure I stay well connected to nature, a community and to myself.

It keeps my flame alive, my need for challenge, my dreams alive, my desire to achieve and fulfil my potential.

The marathon in particular is the peak of my running and allows me to test myself, learn about myself, connect with others and to feel the reward of accomplishment.

Be curious, find your PURPOSE, keep your flame flickering and let this be your catalyst for CHANGE to lead you to the person you were innately meant to be.

John Shaw has finally become the elite runner, I believe, he was meant to be!

I caught up with John on the eve of the 2018 Goldcoast marathon that we were both running the following day. Be sure to listen to the interesting post race chat at the end of the podcast.

His early life reads like many lives do, tough childhood, a father that struggled with family life, and young John left to roam free and develop his curiosity with nature and allowed or left to enjoy freedom and the ability to build his engine from running wild up Mount Wellington in Tasmania, Australia.

Before he could even contemplate a running career, he was married, 3 kids and working in a bank. The bank held him, constrained him, controlled his destiny for another 20 years. Finally he broke free and made plans to buy and run his own business.

This was the start, the start to a CHANGE, a new life, where he suddenly started thinking for and about himself, in the world of self employment. I believe this was the start of Johns journey to become the person he was meant to be, this change, this desire to break free.

However, he again succumbed to the chains of routine and before he knew it, he was stuck in the grind of earning an income, gaining weight and becoming a “couch potato”.

At the ripe old age of 59, he decided that things had to change again. This time he wanted to get fit , lose weight and start running. He did this one step at a time on his treadmill. setting a goal to walk or run 1000kms. He said to himself, each 50kms walked would lose him 1kg of weight, this was his mantra.

A couch to 5km program was his next step, then the park run program and then finally he hired a coach to help him plan an assault on the marathon.

At age 64 John ran a 2:45 marathon, completing his journey form couch potato to elite runner. He became the athlete he was always meant to be…………finally.

We talk about all this , as well as his passion for running, loving the “flip flop” of other runners around him and ultimately loving rubbing shoulders with the kenyans, the Boston marathon winner and Australias own marathon legend Jessica Trengrove.

He has a world record, masters records and Australian records. He also deals with a recent failure at the 2018 Goldcoast marathon and joins me for a post race chat, further enhancing my respect for this amazing athelete.

Matty White – Former Pro Triathlete, Triathlon Coach, Fireman.

Matty talks about his familys immigration from England to Australia and the influence of his Dad, being a 2:40 marathoner and how this led to his dream of being a professional athlete.

Growing up originally in England he says he didnt really learn to swim until later and talks about his first ever triathlon being a disaster, a fail, and how this ignited his desire to succeed and highlighted his Fear of Failure. We discuss the Fear of Failure in great detail and Matty truly believes this a very important driver that most elite athletes have and need.

Its a great insight into the mind of an elite athlete and gives us an understanding  of what it really takes to achieve at this level.

He also tells us about his childhood adoration of Jan Claude Van Dam, and dreamed of being strong and powerful just like him, how he visualised being like him and having the same type of body. It highlights the powerful mindset habits that Matty has to visualise what he wants and he talks about how you need to find your purpose and then STRIVE to achieve it by doing something every day.

He trained like a beast with this in mind, to strive forward every day in the direction of his purpose, his goals. He believes you need to know what Y is (the goal) what X is (the required work) and then just do it, whatever it takes. By doing X you will achieve the goal Y. Ask yourself the question. Do you really want Y?

What is your purpose?  Know this and then STRIVE towards it every day.

When it all comes down to it, Matty believes its all about STRIVING, moving forward day by day.

Michael Billows – Psychologist

Michael is a psychologist in Adelaide South Australia, he talks about his journey from working in a bank to becoming a fireman and then how this relates to him ultimately becoming a psychologist.

He has a caring nature and this resonates highly with his wanting to help people, the fire service allowed him to do this on a level, but not as personal and as powerful as being a psychologist.

We talk about the the things you need to do in order to make similar changes and how you too can find the career you were meant to have. Its important to plan, meet with others in that career already, network and also ensure you have the full support of your family and friends. Then, you need to take a risk and make “The Leap of Faith”.

Michael talks openly about the heart attack he suffered and how this led to depression, and what he did to get life back on track.

The importance of a mentor is extremely important, especially if your own parents do not provide this support for you, Michaels own mentor has been vital to his success.

We discuss what it takes to be a psychologist, the personality, the pros and cons and also what Michael loves about this career.

Finally, I put a question to him, “With unlimited resources, what would you do to make the world a better place?”

His answer told me a lot about him as a person, COMMUNITY. His wish that we should become more connected and stop moving away from “getting more into ourselves” and become closer as a community again.

Hes a caring man,and is definately in the career he is meant to be. He lives on a beautiful small farm in Adelaide and I really savoured every minute I spent there and in his company.

Vincent is not your average successful CEO. Hes a man with a deep passion for leadership and endurance sports and also an ability to appreciate every detail of the present moment. From this he creates a clear vision of what he is striving for and then sets out to achieve his goals with absolute discipline, preparation and routine.

He realised very early in his life about his love of leadership and from that moment since he was House Captain in high school, he set out to travel a path that would lead him to take on many leadership roles. These roles include being president of a triathlon club and then ultimately to the position of CEO of Flinders Ports.

Vincent has a very high level of Emotional Intelligence which I feel gives him a great ability to understand and connect with people from all walks of life. This also enabled him to make sure he has the right people around to help him build the teams necessary to create the success he desires. He talks about what makes a good team. Most importantly he says, you must get three important fundamentals right in order to create a successful team in either business or sport.

1. Strategy
2. Leadership
3. Teamwork

Furthermore, you must involve all team members in the decision making process and have their “buy in” to the strategy so that they are all invested in the plan. You must also choose the correct team members who are natural leaders, have a high level of emotional intelligence (more important than normal intelligence) and are smart, as he believes smart people listen better and understand.

He says that quite often you can tell that someone is not a right fit for the job/team, quicker than you can tell if they are a good fit.

The second half of the conversation focusses more on Vincents endurance pursuits including 18 marathons, 3 Hawaii Ironmans and the climbing trek of Mera peak in Nepal. He discusses an interesting cross country marathon he undertook (whilst on “holiday” with his wife) in England (The Dorset Invader Marathon). Where people dressed up as soldiers, representing a famous battle and where the time taken to finish the race was basically irrelevant. He will also be undertaking a walk across England next year with his wife and a group of his mates.

He talks about his training for the New Zealand Ironman in 6 weeks time and his quest to qualify for his 4th Hawaii Ironman, as well as the Hawaii Ironman race he competed in where he was recovering from a previous bike crash and had to race with broken ribs.

His love for the Hawaii Ironman is obvious. To hear him describe looking back from the swim and looking at the palm trees and the people lining the beach, the crystal clear waters and the radiant heat from the road whilst on the bike, really shows the passion of the man and how in touch he is with the present moment. He describes his reason for trying to qualify again for the Hawaii Ironman as, “Because theres something magical about that place”.

He used to watch marathon runners cross the line on TV when he was young, and this used to bring him to tears, this is the passion that drives this man to visualise the experiences he wants to have in life.

He goes to bed at 9.30 in order to try and get the rest needed to allow him to rise early and commit to his disciplined and routine training program.

The conversation with Vince helps us to understand his awareness of his passion and desire to be a leader. It shows that with a high level of awareness and emotional intelligence and the ability to enjoy the small things about every experience, we can discover and connect with our inner passion and purpose.

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Ashley (“Ash)” Ralph learnt an enormous amount from his time in the army, after joining at the young age of just 17. He talks about an early encounter with a large burly officer who was intimidating and aggressive, yet still Ashley, although scared and wanting to run away, toughed it out and stayed for the journey. This was to be a great learning experience for young Ash, teaching him some valuable lessons about persistence and discipline.

Ash has gone on to complete 8 ironman triathlons, he road his bike from Brisbane to Sydney and Perth to Adelaide. Most recently he ran from Melbourne to Adelaide, 1000kms at 100kms a day.

We talk in great depth about what the body is capable of and most importantly, about how its the mind that ultimately decides how far we can go and what we are able to achieve.

Ash has raised over $700,000 for charity whilst completing these endurance events and he talks about how he loves to lead and unite groups and take them on a journey with him.

His greatest role models are not necessarily famous sporting people but are those that are around him, such as his older brother. His brother has an autistic child and Ash describes how hard life is for him and the way he handles this makes him a person that Ash admires and looks up to as a role model.

The fear of failure pushes him to set goals and achieve them, but not to the point that he ever allows it to paralyse him or affect his performance, this is a balancing act that he knows he has to master.

He also talks about the sacrifices he needs to make in order to raise his 3 boys and to also have very close relationships with them all and about his realisation that he cant do it all and that he needs to learn to say no a little more often.

He shares his secret wish of being a singer. Not a guitarist or a drummer, but a singer, perhaps an opera singer

Ash has recently left his 9 to 5 job and has set up his own Home Maintenance business Tick Services (0458153046) , so please support this great man who does his best to raise money for charity and provides his time to help coach and train young men.

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Pete and Dylan talk about this incredible “bucket list” race, the New York Marathon.

From the moment we walked into the expo we could feel the excitement and power of this fantastic event. The race was so well organised and the volunteers and crowds that lined the streets ensured that this was going to be the best endurance event that we had ever done.

We talk about the build up to the race, trying to get enough food into our bodies and enough sleep given the hurdles of travelling so far and having to wait around for hours before the start of the race. The race itself was simply incredible, the large crowds were screaming for the entire 42kms. We talk about the ups and downs through out the race and particular obstacles that this course provides.

We wrap up with another big change and challenge going forward for Dylan with Pete encouraging him to now take on a professional coach.

The podcast finishes off with our announcement that we are planning our next great adventure, the London Marathon. More news to follow shortly, so be sure to check out the Marathon Men facebook page.

He played 178 AFL games, was a regular star on the AFL footy show, premiership player, author, motivator and more recently TED Talk speaker.

I could not have asked for a better person to interview, he was humorous and very open, his story telling ability, his passion and his genuine interest in talking about anything in an open and entertaining manner made the conversation incredibly engaging. No topic was off limits, including Glenns divorce, his unique piercing, the defining moment at age 17 that completely changed his life, his mentor and many other topics such as the education system and the current problems facing young men and the youth of Australia.

This is a very in depth chat with a man that reached the top of his sport and also became a household name through the exposure he gained as a regular guest on the top rating TV program, The Footy Show.

Most recently Glenn produced a TED TALK, discussing his mentor that helped changed the course of Glenns football career and his life.

Im sure you will enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed being there and I hope it helps you to become the person you are meant to be.

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You can learn more about this great man below:

https://www.glennmanton.com.au/

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“The Kookaburra: A story of male to male mentoring| Glenn Manton | TEDxStKilda

Pete and Dylan have a great in depth chat about Dylans progress over the past year and how their preparation is going for the New York Marathon in 4 weeks time.

They talk about Dylans progress from being unfit and on a path that was a downward spiral and Petes comeback from a knee reconstruction only 6 months earlier. Also, how Pete was also able to provide guidance and help with setting  goals and writing a training program that enabled them to map a path to attempting to run the New York Marathon…..together

Two young guys who have quit their day jobs to chase a passion, Aaron and James are changing the way Adelaide views drive through coffee and learning about the trials and tribulations of business. See how they broke the shackles of being a slave to a job and a boss and have established the best drive through coffee shop in Adelaide. The Podcast includes a chat about the pros and cons of running your own business, how these two treat their staff with respect and encourage them to love talking to customers rather than just focusing on serving the perfect cup of coffee.

Its a very open and raw chat, showing the humour and creativity of these two interesting guys, we also talk about work/life balance, marketing and branding and how being people focused and not money focused ultimately leads to a better run business and therefore more success and a rewarding life.

They are a partnership that works well, where they compliment each others skills and make sure they are always having fun, which I think is crucial to their success.

As a special treat, hang around to the end of the podcast when  James plays my Col Clarke guitar and sings us an iconic tune, Eagle Rock!

You will learn so much about business and life in this podcast and Im sure you will appreciate the boys humour, drive, creativity and genuine desire to treat their staff and customers with respect.

An inspiring chat with Kev who talks about his quest with his mate Sid to conquer the Hawain Ironman, Sid is a quadraplegic. He also talks about how he started in Triathlons and how he maintains his training and has managed to complete so many ironmans and not only win his age group but place in the top 20 overall. You must listen to this podcast.

My first ever podcast is a confronting, open and honest talk with a great young man who has turned his life around from a path of substance abuse and the murder of his grandfather; to a life of health, fitness and endurance sports.

Join us as we discuss how Dylan was basically at rock bottom, some bad addictions, bad company and generally just a young guy not clear about his future or what life is about.

Dylan was born with something unique inside him, a want for anything exciting, to be different, to get the most out of life. Unfortunately the experiences that shaped him early, such as the murder of his grandfather and being bullied at school, led him on a path of addiction and forming bad habits that could have led to a terrible future.

He found a mentor, Pete, who really, was always there for him but he just didnt know it. They came together at the right time in Dylans life and together have turned things around and have Dylan in control of his addictions and loving his new found love of fitness and endurance sports.