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welcome. I'm up and about the SW

episode 365 and let

us tell you, it is. It's quite incredible. That. Very fitting.

It is very fitting and we assure you that it was not planned. It is

just fate. But I'm joined. Before I get into that. I'm joined by

Dale Sidon. G', day, mate. How are you? Paulie, how are you? Great, man. Very

well, mate. All big dog, as people go by now. Mad dog, all those things

that you've been called me in our workshops, I really appreciate that. But

yeah, ladies and gentlemen, it's quite an incredible episode today

because not only is it episode 365, it

just so happens to be the week that we're recording. This is the week

post our book launch. Yeah. And relate and release of the book. Release

the book. So we released that book a week ago. We launched it on Saturday.

Just gone. And it is episode 365 and our book

is called 365 Days of Play.

And it's just incredible. We've had such a good weekend and such a great week

of all the support and the family and friends and the messages and just

seeing it come to life has just been absolutely incredible.

You know, huge shout out to Amber Press, our publishers, for,

for believing in us and, and, and, you know, taking the plunge and, and

getting right behind us and supporting us. But we've had an absolute ball

the last week and a bit launching the book and, and releasing it to the

world and, and just so super fitting that on this day we

are speaking in episode 365. And that's what the book's called.

Doesn't get any better than that, mate. Does not get any better than that. It

doesn't. It doesn't. And yeah, mate, I don't know about you, but I'm up and

about. We've had an incredible week. We did an awesome gig last night with

Muscular Dystrophy Australia, who we're partnering with now for the next 12

months. An amazing organization. That was just a really heartfelt session.

We worked with their parents and carers. But yeah, mate, what a week to be

alive. It was, mate. Well, let's talk about last night. It was

obviously, you know, hit perspective and we're

very fortunate. You know, I was speaking to Brad mentor on the phone saying

like how last night you just, you don't know what other people going through

and you think about the struggles you may have in your life. Like we all

have struggles, but what the parents and carers

go through daily that we were with last night

and you know, to be brave and turn up to something where they didn't know

anyone else last night, it was a really nice experience. You

know, they walked in and it was a bit awkward. Like, like a lot of

things are when people don't know each other and so forth, but 45 minutes later

and they were all connected, they were all talking

safe. Yeah. The messaging around our activities, around

building connection, more importantly, leaning on each other because

they're going to go through similar things that, you know, probably a lot 95

of their friendship group or family just will have no idea about and they never

will. And it's not like that they don't want to be empathetic. It's just sometimes

you've got absolutely no idea unless you've walked in someone else's shoes of

what it is. So to be able to give them that experience last night, connect

them like we did and see. And just see how

appreciative they were. And that's one of the

reasons I wanted to write the book with you, mate. Because then, you know, to

gift everyone one at the end, not only do you give them a great experience

and you give them a book. Ah, mate, you just, you. It makes

you feel good about yourself. Do you mean like as far as being able to

give back or do something good. We drove home last night and

I was like, that's a really nice thing what we just did. And it's

literally put a massive spring in my step today. And it's,

it's put a spring in my step because of just, I guess that purpose that

I was, I was reflecting on this morning and just to have that, be able

to have that impact on somebody else's life and support them, you know, from a.

I guess not from afar, but yeah, it's just, it's

awesome when you give yourself to others. Yeah. The joy

it gives back to you. Big time. Big time. You know what I mean? And

yeah, we're stoked with, with the partnership we've got with Muscular Dystrophy Australia

and looking forward to what that brings in the future. But yeah,

just, yeah, doing something for somebody else was Felt really good. The go

giver, mate. And if people I know we've spoken about this book a bit and

I used to. I used to gift it as presents to so many people.

Great book by Bob Berg for those. I think

I had a bit of a fanboy moment back in the day. I think episode

number 61 or 62 had Bob Berg on the podcast.

But it is a brilliant book about the power of giving

and something that changed my life. I'll be honest, because I used to think

I was very generous. But I'd give to somebody and the next time you'd be

with them, I'd just be waiting for them to give back. Like I was always

keeping score. Like always, always.

And that's the thing now. It's not about the getting back. You give

because you want to and it makes you feel good and you know the impact

it has. And inevitably the world will give back to you. They might not give

back to you, but the world will give back to you in some way, shape

or. And you gave me that book when I jumped on board.

I then gifted that book to about nine other people since not sure if they've

read it. Hope you have. But it's definitely just plants a seed in your mind

for being selfless and giving as

much as you can, you know, and giving. It's not mandatory. It's just your effort

and your time and your. And your skills and your knowledge.

And it really does. Now, I'm a firm believer that if you do that and

throw that out there, the world gives it back to you in debates and it's

unreal, but. It gives it back when you're least expecting it. Or

situations just things happen. Do you know what I mean? Like good things

happen to you because you create that environment. I

feel. Yeah. And that's if. If you. If you're in life and you

struggling a little bit, the easiest thing you can go and do besides doing a

workout because exercise is great. Get those endorphins going. The one

thing you can do is just do something nice for another human. I agree. Just

because it is so simple. You don't even need to. It doesn't

cost a thing. Neither's doing a workout. And if you are

feeling down or whatever that it's so simple

it's hard to do, but it's. It's bloody easy. 100%. I reckon you spot on.

The three that I would go to is a workout doing something kind for somebody

else or throwing some music on. Yep, absolutely. You know, music is the best mood

enhancer ever 100. Yeah. It's unreal. Doesn't cost

a cent. No, it doesn't. Yeah. So anyway, that, that's. I just think if

somebody's going through a tough time or you think the world's against

it, probably is because you're allowing it to be. I mean, turn it around and

think, right, I'm going to make somebody else's day better. And what will end up

happening is your day will become better. Yep. Because you're putting those

good vibes out there and that. Anyway, the Go Give is a great book. Timmy

Arnold gave me that a long time ago, who.

We're very close to launching the Play Free foundation with our new

charity, which is really exciting. We've locked in our launch

for 28 November, which is a corporate golf day.

So that is something as well that's coming up. That's very exciting writing. But yeah,

man, as I said, I think when you just start doing good things and

yeah, like partnering with Muscular Difference Distress v Australia,

you'd have to. Work on that, mate. Mda. Mda.

Oh, mouthful of marbles. Sorry. It's not the only word I can't say. But yeah,

I think doing good things like that and, and giving back, it's amazing

what sort of comes from it and that obviously the charities come about and

yeah, all these cool things. So, yeah, life's good, mate. Well done. I like it,

mate. Today, not today, but this week is the first year

anniversary of the. Of me jumping ship

and joining, you know, joining you. And we had a pie, we had a beautiful

lamb, chunky lamp. It was magic. Thanks, mate. And yeah, it's the

one year it's. Can't believe our cricket's gone, but insane that it feels like we've

been mates for so much longer than Lucky. We're still.

You've tolerated me. That's.

I think we've both, both learned a great deal of each other and made each

other better human beings, which is awesome. But in saying that. So

this morning, you know, woke up the spring, my step. And then I was like,

it's a year since I jumped ship and I've got a little thing, my book

is, you know, chasing dreams. Okay. And then I went down this

little rabbit hole this morning. I'm gonna. I'll pump these tires up first. Like, I'm

really proud of myself for jumping ship, getting out of the suit and

tie and being brave and chasing a dream. Like, I've always wanted to work for

myself, but I've always wanted to do Something that impacts so many other people and

something I love doing and workshopping and facilitating and keynote speaking and.

And so thank you, you know, thank you for giving me that opportunity. I bloody

love it and it's amazing. And my happiness has skyrocketed like no

tomorrow. I think I said this a few times. It doesn't feel like I go

to work anymore, which is the cliche. Every podcast. I do, I do, I love

it, it's awesome. But anyway, then I went down this little rabbit hole, right of

geez, I know you love scared to do rabbit holes. Don't sit

near going, what's going to happen?

Just on your walk this morning, of everyone around me and not my

kids, I'm leaving my kids alleys that I'm proud of because I was like, man,

awesome. I've chased my dreams and I started thinking about everyone else for me. So

I've written a little list because it's a little bit and I want to, I

want to give people the shout out. So I've written you. Thank you, mate.

Just because now that I've been this gig for a year and where we are,

I now understand everything you've done and the sheer work

rate and effort you've put in to get us to where we are. And that's

bloody insane. So I'm super proud of you and that's you chasing your dreams.

You have to bear with me here, look at the list. Rochi. You know my

mate Rochi, life. He's met a new girl called Sim. She's an absolute

legend. I've never seen him so happy in my life. He's working on his ass

off as being a better dad and he's taken over his old man's business as

well and he's really starting to make that thrive. And I just think back and

man, it made me. I'm so proud of him. Another mate, Jazzy, also chase

his dreams. He was electrician, he'd got out and he started his own business a

few months ago. And every time I see him now, massive smile, loves

it. About to put on an apprentice. Things going really well. My mate, AC Fire

station, fire station chief. But just

all things self development and becoming the best daddy can be and that

makes me so proud. And I love being his mate because he makes me a

better person. Two people, two couples, Wendell and Leah, Nada and

Kath packed up shop and moved up north to Queensland. Left

their friends and family behind to chase a dream and are both thriving,

you know what I mean? Like they're just Absolutely. Both thriving. Cat's got a new

career. Leah started her own, you know,

naturopathy clinic, whatever. However that word comes out.

Naturopathy. Naturopathy clinic. I've got a word. Right, well done. And they're just

flying. Timmy Arnold, I've got him written down here. And Timmy, I'm proud of him

because of what he's done with our foundation. So the charity was starting, but he's

driven that, right? And he's just got such a heart of gold. He does. And

when I think about him, I'm like, man, he makes me smile because how big

he's smiling, how big his heart is. Yeah, that's friggin awesome. My old

lady. So Mum, she's booked her dream holiday.

She's booked her dream holiday and I've been pushing her to that for so long

and I'm bloody so proud of doing that. My old man, right, by age of

74, following his, chasing his dreams and becoming a DJ and playing music.

Kel, she's jumped out and got a new career. My wife jumped out of her

career as a teacher and got a new career. She's fitness, blah, blah, blah. Paulie

Ryan bought a house by himself, Woolsey, for the empire he's created. I could go

on and on. And when you say you could, I know, and that's probably

boring for most people, but I was thinking about that, my walk this morning and

it's. I. I've had one of the best mornings I've had in a long time

and I think the whole week has contributed to it. But just doing that exercise

of sitting back and going, mate, my mates and my family, what am I proud

of them for? Yeah, yeah. Oh, man, it's been brilliant. I did similar.

I had pretty like a couple emotional moments at our book launch, I'll be honest,

where a couple of times I just sort of stopped and looked around and I

cried twice. Yeah, I didn't know that. Yeah,

Being emotional now. Yeah. Just to see so many,

like, people in the room that have, you know, meant or been along

the journey with you and the highs and lows and. Yeah, like, I'm

trying again now. Yeah, beautiful, man, it is. It was cool. And there was people

in the room in my end that I haven't caught up with for a long

time. You know what I mean? And you're the same. We put the invite out

and they're like, man, I'm there. And yeah, when we looked up

and normally do our activities in workshops, right, that we get

paid to do and we Looked up and we're doing them and it was all

of our friends and family in front of us. That was a pinch me moment

for sure. I love that. And, yeah, it was epic, wasn't it? Yeah,

it was really cool, the amount of work that we've put in over the last

year, but also the work I put in Brad to get that playful astronauts

book done, because it hasn't been an easy ride and just

have. We're both signing books on it. I was in the middle of both of

you and you can have it. I was

busy. And then some idiot to your left kept pinching the

words you wrote. Oh, you've taken the one thing I write in my

book. And then I was. And then I was flustered because I had a pile

of two books I had to sign. And the one thing I always tell everyone

is never stop playing. Never stop playing. I know.

I really should have thought of my own catchphrase. And you should have realized

how maybe flustered I would have had with just sitting in the middle there. Bulk

books and then people trying to talk to me, which is lovely. But anyway, after

that I was like. Yeah, I just assumed, because you're getting them from both sides

and Brad and I had written our messages, you were just going to do your

signature and just sign. No, I wanted to write something too. No,

I definitely wanted to write something. We probably could have planned that a. Bit better

anyway, but that's why it's good that we didn't. But anyway. Yeah, so it was.

Yeah. I just think the achievement of creating something,

I think it's different with a book. Like, you can give it to people and

it'll have a lasting effect. Yeah. And I just. Yeah. To create that with

two of my really good mates for different, you know,

younger kids and older kids and things like that. And. Yeah. And to see people

that. From my world, your world, Brad's world, all in the same room, all

having fun, all there for us was. Yeah, mate, it got me.

Yeah. Awesome. So it should. It was bloody brilliant. It was a great night. We

kicked on to the wee hours of the morning, which is. Which is nice. But

Nat was bloody brilliant. We've got a podcast.

I'm not going to give too much away. We've got a. We've got an episode

coming up next week with a guy called Craig Randall. Craig

Randall might be Randall Randall. We called him

Randall Randall. Yep. He was. He's an American bloke and he runs a company called

Trust Based Observations. And I don't want to steal Too much thunder. But

next week's episode is a cracker because there's got things in there that you'll

use. No, you'll use as a person. Yes. 100. And I've already

put him into practice. I want to share that a little bit because

he taught us about trust. Right. In 10 minutes. 10

minutes. 10 minutes. It's all like. The rest of the podcast is great. But he

spoke for 10 minutes and we're just. I was in awe. Yeah. And I've

had. As I said, I've been podcasting for eight or nine years now. That was

probably the most impactful lesson, how to be a better

everything in my life. Yeah. Well, it relates to fatherhood,

teaching, sports coaching, whatever it is. Just work, friendship.

Friendship you can relate it to and you can put in everything. Right.

And I want to share it today because I hope you listen to it today

and then you'll listen to it again next week and then it's in your noggin.

You might use it. But the simple one that I took from it is a

great way to build trust, especially with young people, with anyone, colleagues, whoever it might

be, is to focus on the strengths of the people who you're talking to first

and foremost. Just

talk about their strengths and the thing. Highlight the things they're doing well for as

long as you possibly can. And the thing that really grabbed me, and I put

this into my kids and into my sports coaching, is

ask for permission to offer.

Offer advice. And that's something I definitely never. I've never

done. Yeah. Nobody does that. As a coach or a leader,

facilitator, you think it is your right

to assume that people want to be told that they're doing something wrong.

Because every time you offer to help, it means that what they're doing isn't right.

And it might not be doing something wrong. Just how you can improve that technique

or improve what they're doing to them. To them, it's like, well, it's not right

because it's wanting to be improved. Yeah. So that you think about the mentality. They're

thinking, if you're doing it perfect, which is no such thing as perfect, but if

you're doing it right, you wouldn't say, hey, maybe try this, try this.

Yeah, true. So straight away they think they're doing it wrong. So they've failed.

Yeah. Yeah. And it knocks the confidence out of a living room.

That's trust. It doesn't fracture your relate at all. I'm sure it doesn't fracture your

relationship with them. But the way that Craig pitches, just

be positive with them. Just focus on their strengths, their effort, their endeavor, the

little bit of skill they got, technique, a little bit of the skill, technique they

got right. Focus on that for as long as you can. And then after a

little while, say to them, hey, whenever you're ready, if you want me to

give you some advice or correct your technique or focus on an area improvement,

you let me know. I'm always here in your corner. I'm ready to do it.

Because what you'll find is the fact you focus on their strengths. In no time

at all, they'll put their hand up and go, hey, Paul, I'm ready.

Can you. Can you give us a hand? And I tried it at my kids.

I coached my kids under 7 soccer, and I did it for the first time

last week. I tried the pot after we recorded it, and I was like, kids,

tonight just want to have some fun. You played so good on the weekend. Just

have some fun tonight. Just have a great time. I'm not going to call

out any ways that you can improve or focus. I'm just going to enjoy

myself. If you want me to help you, let me know. And it was

incredible. I praised for the first 10, 15 minutes of training, and

then in no time, hands went up, you know, Coach Paul, Coach Paul, can you

come. Can you see if I'm doing this right? Can you help me? What do

I need to do? A bit different. And they started asking it, and they're little

smiles in their faces, and their face changed from me

calling them over sort of, you know. You know, like, for example, you know, I

come in and I get down on the knee and I say, hey, next time

you're doing that, try and do this or try and do that, you know? And

I say it so calmly and nicely, nice and calmly, but still to them,

I can still see the look of panic in their face, like, oh, my God,

my coach thinks I'm doing something wrong. Correct. Even though they know I'm coming from

the right place. But when I did it last week at training, I said, let

you know. And when they called me over to ask them, they had smiles and

they couldn't wait for me to help pass them and help them. Oh,

such a simple. So simple. Do you know why? Because it's on

them. They're not. They're the ones that are deciding, okay, I want some

help. They're not being told. No one likes to be told anything. No, if you

get told something, I'm like, catching ever. I'm not doing that. But if I come

to the realization that, yes, I need a change or I need to do that.

Exactly. That I'm gonna do. I'm gonna do that tonight when I'm coaching

4 and 5 year olds at Oz kick, which an hour and a half. A

long hour and a half on a Friday night. You love it as much as

I love it. I'm gonna say that like, I don't care how you kick, how

you handball. And I've sort of said that along. I don't care. Kick, like, drop

it, kick it on your head, back foot, throw, whatever. Just have fun. But

I'm gonna say, if anyone would like some help, let me know and I'll be

more than happy to help you. But otherwise, let's just have fun. Just enjoy what

you're doing and it's going to be a really interesting social experiment. Yeah, no, it

is. How many kids put their hand up? I haven't. Labele. Yeah. I've just

said, do whatever makes you feel right. But then,

yeah, I didn't offer advice. So I love it. I wouldn't do it. Tonight. I'm

going to play chess with Hunter when I get home. And I've already made

my mind up. Every time I play chess so far, I've taught him strategy. We're

about 11 games in. I'm not going to do it tonight. I'm going to say

to him before we start, I'm going to go, hey, mate, tonight I'm going to

say, I'm not going to say anything for this game. If you want me to

teach you some strategy, you let me know throughout the game. But otherwise I'm just

going to play you and probably annihilate you. And that's okay. But it won't be

long. Please Betty me. Trust me. But, yeah. And I'm interested to see

if he. Throughout the game, if he says, dad, can you teach me how

to. Yeah, I don't know. I'll see how it goes. But he'll enjoy the game

a lot more because I'm not coaching him throughout the game. We're just playing. And

I think a few weeks ago we spoke about this, and this is something I've

been working on in my life massively, is that finding the balance between

teachable moments and just having fun, and it links in so well with that.

I am constantly trying to become a better dad. I know you are, too. And

this is a little thing that we've learned this last week that we can put

into practice. And it friggin fires me up and it's

awesome. So I wanted to share it today so that everyone listening can benefit from

the advice. Yeah. And then you'll hear it again next week, obviously.

Sound better coming from the. From the creator. Yeah,

it really will. But make sure you tune in next week because I promise you,

you'll take something from it you can put into your own life. But yeah, that's

bloody awesome. Well done, mate. And I'm proud of you as well. This week,

not only you released your first book, which is a great achievement, you've done your

first webinar. I did do my first. It's been a week of first. I did

my first keynote. You did last. Sorry, I forgot about that. That's right. I did

my first keynote presentation last week for closing at the Case Youth

Summit, which I loved. I've done my first webinar, launched my

first book. No wonder, mate, no wonder about.

And then holidays are upon us. Like it's. Yeah, it's

awesome, isn't it? And you get to go on a nice little break. I do.

You're holding the fort down for me while I fly up to some sunshine. And

then I get to go on a plane and talk. That's exciting. But all this

has come about right, from chasing dreams. Yep. Everything. And you chased your

dreams nine years ago, eight years ago, whatever it was when you quit your teaching

job. And you've had heaps of these moments that I'm having this week. But all

it's a year in year anniversary and yeah, just people chase your

dreams if you're stuck, if you're feeling a bit blah,

I don't know, chase them, don't chase them. Be brave. Well, I think that's why

I was so emotional is because chasing your dreams by yourself,

you don't really have anyone to share the highs or lows with. And yeah,

there's been some amazing highs where you get off a stage speaking at

like opening L' Oreal's conference to 800 people and then you just

go back to your hotel room, jump on a plane. Boy stuff like you, you

got no one to share it with. Yeah, but that's what I think. Yeah. The

book launch, I was very emotional because sharing with two really good

mates and. Yeah. Yeah. So I think if somebody is struggling or

whatever, try and find a like minded person and try and do something

together. Well, you don't have to do it by yourself, like. Yeah, I don't

know. It's nice to share. It's like I'm Big Blade sharing

Experiences like traveling and things like that. I. I don't really like traveling by myself.

Yeah. Because if you do something cool, no one sees it, probably like, I will

never ever play golf by myself, even though this will never happen. I just scored

hole in one. I know no one would ever believe me. Well, you'd have to.

You'd to have. If you did it, you get your phone out straight away. You'd

record yourself in the tee box and then record yourself running down. You'd have to.

I would have to because I want people to know that anyway, that was. Had

that happen. If you ask, find someone like one and maybe try and create

something together. Yeah, that's. I don't know, get a little passion project. If you can't

leave your gig, like, if you can't leave your career even though you, you're. I'm

in a narrow, but you can't leave it financially, whatever it might be, that's fine.

But then go and chase another dream, like a side hustle and start on

the side and see where it leads. Just if you're feeling a bit stuck and

blah, just chase it somehow. Put one foot in front of the other

and start it. And in a year's time, you'll be so glad that you started

it because I am walking proof that a year on which has flown by.

But my God, I'm so happy that I. That I made the decision

to chase my dream. So anyway, thank you. It's been bloody awesome. We're both sitting

here getting a bit emotional at the moment. It's awesome. Talking about travel and

this wasn't. This just came to mind. You've spoke about travel, right.

A few weeks ago. We're talking about conversation starters and those sorts of things. Yeah.

Someone asked me the other day, we're talking about conversation starters and they asked me,

they go, what's your best travel. What's your most favorite travel photo? Oh, yeah.

And I was like, oh, that's an interesting conversation starter. That's a good one, isn't

it? What's your favorite travel photo? I was like, man, no

one's ever asked me that. That's a good one. I might use that because I've

been using people. What's your greatest fear? Oh, deep.

Don't know if you do. Most people go spiders and snakes or sharks. Snakes, man.

Oh man. Hate some sharks. I hate shar at heights. I'm scared of heights.

But confined spaces with snakes in it would be me. Oh, that'd be horrible.

Anyway, I love it. Yeah. A little conversation Started that just popped in my head

though. That's good, isn't it? Yeah. What's your favorite travel photo? That's good because I've

got a. It's sad. I've got two different fortieths, like, okay. One before my mates

and then in the afternoon one with breeze mates. So I might just normally

creep people out. That's all right. What's your greatest fear? They're like, geez, you're weird,

this bloke's strange. And isn't it funny when I gotta ask that question, my mind

instantly went to. I got a mate. Oh. We went overseas, we traveled, we snowboarded

Aspen together. We lived in Aspen for six months and we're lifties and the photo

instantly comes to me. We don't know what took over but we

snowboarded down Aston mountain in a Superman outfit. But I'm talking

like snowboard boots on just blue jocks, so legs

are all out. Blue jocks. A really tight blue like

singlet thing and then a red cape and that was it. So it's snow and

it's freezing and us two boats and we snowboarded down and that photo instantly

comes to mind. Came to mind, yeah. And I was like, man, what a sick

question. Because now I thought about that moment. Yeah, it reminds us. Yeah, it was

just sick. Little bit. Mine would be running with the balls in Spain.

Is that the one where you in between them all hands on it? Your hands

on a ball? Yeah. That's epic. Yeah. So. And the smiles come to your face.

Yeah, yeah. Cuz I said I was going to do it and like run touching

and in between them and yeah. My mates said, yeah, right. Oh, he didn't. And

then we walked past his shop. They're like, you're in every photo anyway, so. Yeah,

there you go, there you go. Yeah mate, there you go. Use it. I'm going

to ask you next week if you've used it. What's your favorite travel photo? What's

your travel photo? Yeah, favorite photo. I love it. Question without notice. And this is

so bloody random. Question without notice, when do

you think people are most alone with their thoughts? Oh

God, I know, how random is that? But when? Because I reckon it's shifted.

When are you most alone with your thoughts? When I'm on a

plane by myself for work. Okay. Yeah. Well that's very specific.

Yeah, I find that really hard. Okay. Yeah, I always have. Yeah. You're

not a. Throw a video like a movie on me. I do, but yeah, just

still, I just get lonely on planes by myself. There you go.

Particularly like long overseas ones. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's

me. Because mine's. Mine's the shower. And when I'm running,

they're mine too, because when I'm walking, I normally have a podcast in and

I reckon it would have been. And the reason I started thinking about this. I

don't know why I started thinking about this, but. And why I wrote it down

to ask you, but I reckon it's shifty. Look, I was on a train the

other day, like I was on the train at footy and every single adult had

their phone, Right. And they're at the bus stops. Phone out, people

as soon as they get to. We've spoken about heaps. As soon as they get

a second, the phone comes out. Always. And I was sitting there going,

man, when does anybody ever have a moment to think to themselves anymore or allow

that to happen? They're never bored. No one's ever bored. Because you don't allow yourself

to be. Yeah. But when you're alone with your thoughts, I think it's

interesting to just sometimes evaluate and reflect on what

I'm actually. What's going through my mind right now, what's coming, what's vomiting out of

my brain. You know what I mean? But, yeah, and then I was saying, when's

my mind's in the shower? Like, I love a long, relaxing shower and I just

think about a heap of stuff and then. Yeah, mine's a lot when I'm running

and I was thinking like, when are other people's. So yours is when you're alone

on a plane. Yeah, yeah. And that's why

I talk about this in some of my sessions. But I've got in my phone,

I've got every nice message or whatever saved under this folder called Treasure Chest.

Yeah. And I'll read them a lot on a plane. Yeah. I just get really

lonely. Do you? Yeah, that's fair enough. Yeah. Yeah. Well, you did you do a

lot of solo travel? I do, I do. And that's.

I mean, he's excited to go and talk and things like that. But it's also

tiring. It's not a break. Yeah. It's actually harder work and then you're tired and

so I think, yeah, all different emotions are coming. Do you reckon? Now we've been

talking a lot in our webinars about how we have 60 to 70, 000 thoughts

a day. Yeah. Right. And then we're talking about balance a lot more now. Reckon

now that you've started that's You've been focusing on that through work. When

you're alone with your thoughts now, you might try and actually get a bit of

a better balance of thoughts.

Have you trained your mind to think that way yet? I've tried, but, yeah, I

just find it. Obviously. I do a lot of travel by myself for work

and it. Yeah, I'd start missing. Like, I think about

things I'm missing. I try and think, like, I am grateful that I get to

go and do it and I always wanted to, but, yeah, I just find it,

the travel part, very lonely. Yeah. Okay. So I try different

things. But, yes, just. Yeah, because I definitely have. I've. I

said this to make a Walshie that while she started running a little while back

and I said, hey, mate, one trick that I really like to use on a

run is when it gets a little bit tough and I'm like, oh, man, I'm

knackered. I could give up right now. I think about

all the awesome things that I've got coming up. Yeah, yeah. And I

reckon that. And you start thinking about that, you get lost in your thoughts and

all of a sudden a minute and a half, two minute goes, half a day

goes by, another kilometer goes by and you're like, man, I've just done another

K. It was. I wanted to stop. Yeah, yeah. Four and a half minutes ago.

Five minutes ago. But when you're alone with your thoughts and you go, nah. And

you start thinking about good stuff, I don't know, man. Just. It bloody works, especially

if I'm running. But, yeah, don't know. Anyway.

Anyway. Absolutely random, but. Ladies and gentlemen, episode

365. Episode 365 is in the bank.

That means I've done a podcast for a whole year. Every day. Every day

for a year on this one. It does blur, mate. It is. It's hard. Yakka.

I've been doing this for a year now with you. It is. Is. I don't

know if people understand when you don't have guests on all the time, it is

hard, Yaka, to constantly think about what can we say that's purposeful or

meaningful or impactful? And the fact you've done 365 of them. A lot

of them were with guests. Yeah. And that makes it easy. Predominantly with guests. Yeah.

But you've still learned. I did do a few by myself. And that's. That'd be

weird. They're really hard. Yeah. Like, real hard. Like, that'd be

really weird. You'd have to really, like, nut out. A script and everything

else could have dot points and. Anyway, I've done a few of

those. I might go back and listen. I might dig out one of those ones

you've done by yourself and go sidey. What was that? Jeez. Anyway,

anyway, ladies and gentlemen, thanks for the ride. 365 days

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Take the step. Have an awesome week. Take care.

Sam.