Building Better Humans Project

Designing Your Life with Purpose: Vision, Values, and Goal Setting

Are you drifting through life without direction? In this powerful episode of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, host Glenn Azar tackles the transformative trio of vision, values, and goal setting. Glenn reveals why most people work hard but never achieve true fulfillment - they're climbing ladders leaning against the wrong walls. This episode offers a practical framework for moving from living by default to living by design.

Glenn shares personal stories from his post-military journey and how clarity in vision and values led to creating Adventure Professionals, youth development programs, and this very podcast. He breaks down the dangerous disconnect that happens when we chase success without aligning it to our deeper values, and provides actionable steps to create meaningful momentum in your life.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:

**1:30** - Why most people drift through life without direction
**3:15** - Vision as your North Star: creating a picture of the life you want
**5:20** - Values as your compass: the principles you refuse to compromise
**7:45** - Goal setting with context: why goals without vision don't stick
**10:30** - Four practical steps to align your vision, values and goals
**12:15** - Client success stories from Glen's programs
**16:40** - Final challenge: write your values, vision, and set aligned goals

Ready to stop reacting to life and start designing it? This episode provides the blueprint for creating a life of purpose and direction. Whether you're feeling stuck or simply want more intentionality in your journey, Glenn's straightforward approach will help you build momentum toward what truly matters. Listen now and take the first step toward living by design rather than default.

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Building Humans Project: Mayhem Monday Reflections

In this candid episode of Building Humans Project, hosts Mili and Glenn dive into life lessons from sports, parenting challenges, and personal growth. They explore how NRL star Reece Walsh's approach to work-life balance offers valuable insights for everyone struggling to separate professional pressures from personal life.

The conversation takes listeners through the hosts' experiences watching the Broncos' remarkable comeback victory, drawing parallels between sporting resilience and life's challenges. Their authentic discussion about parenting reveals the delicate balance between giving children everything they want versus teaching them valuable life lessons about disappointment and gratitude.

The episode thoughtfully addresses listener questions about coming out to parents, processing grief, and navigating complicated family relationships. Mili and Glenn share their own experiences with parental relationships, offering vulnerable insights about forgiveness and growth.

Key timestamps:
- 5:30: Reece Walsh's work-life balance approach
- 14:45: Lessons from the Broncos' comeback victory
- 22:10: Parenting challenges and teaching resilience
- 35:20: Addressing a listener's question about coming out
- 42:15: Personal relationships with parents and processing grief

Listen to this episode for authentic conversations about life's challenges and the ongoing journey of becoming better humans. Whether you're struggling with work-life balance, parenting decisions, or personal relationships, Mili and Glenn offer relatable perspectives that will leave you feeling less alone in your journey.

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Embracing Failure as Part of Success

Are you avoiding failure? In this thought-provoking episode of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, host Glenn, challenges our conventional understanding of failure. Rather than seeing failure as the opposite of success, Glenn reframes it as an essential component of the journey toward achievement. Every person you admire has likely failed more times than most people have even attempted something new. The difference? They didn't let failure define them—they transformed it into feedback, fuel, and stepping stones toward their goals.

This episode dives into how failure is simply data—information telling you that something about your approach needs adjustment. Just as we don't criticize babies for falling when learning to walk, we shouldn't expect perfection from ourselves on first attempts. Through personal stories from business setbacks to challenges on the Kokoda Track, Glenn illustrates how his own failures became the foundation for his current success.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:

**01:15** - Redefining failure as feedback rather than a final outcome
- Failure provides data about what didn't work in your approach

**03:30** - Glenn's personal failures after leaving the Army and how they shaped his business
- Financial mistakes and marketing missteps became learning opportunities

**05:20** - Examples of famous "failures" like Michael Jordan and Thomas Edison
- Jordan missed 9,000+ shots but kept shooting
- Edison found 10,000 ways not to make a lightbulb before succeeding

**07:45** - Four-step framework for turning failure into fuel
1. Reframe the meaning: Ask "what's the lesson?" instead of "why me?"
2. Extract the lesson: Document what you'll do differently next time
3. Take immediate action: Don't dwell in failure; maintain momentum
4. Build resilience through repetition: Regular exposure reduces fear

**10:30** - Weekly challenge: Write down your last failure and extract three lessons

Ready to transform how you handle setbacks and use them as catalysts for growth? This episode offers practical strategies to reframe your relationship with failure. Whether you're struggling with professional challenges, personal setbacks, or fear of trying something new, Glenn's insights will help you see failure not as a dead end but as a detour pointing toward growth. Listen now and discover why the only true failure is quitting.

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Building Better Humans Podcast: The Power of Morning and Evening Routines

Are you living on autopilot or living on purpose? In this eye-opening episode, Glenn Azar dives into why your morning and evening routines might be the most overlooked factor in your personal growth journey. After 1,275 episodes, Glenn shares one of his most passionate beliefs: controlling the "bookends" of your day can transform everything in between.

From elite athletes to teenagers at development camps, Glenn has witnessed firsthand how intentional routines create not just order, but identity. This isn't about rigid schedules or endless to-do lists—it's about creating purposeful rituals that set you up for success and recovery.

Timestamps & Key Takeaways:

**2:15** - Why routines shape your entire life direction
* Morning routines set the tone for your day
* Evening routines determine how well you recover for tomorrow

**5:30** - The difference between drifting and designing your day
* Most people have routines but don't realize if they're helpful or harmful
* Starting your day with others' priorities puts you on the back foot

**8:45** - Glenn's personal morning routine essentials
* Early wake-up and physical movement
* Setting three "must-do" priorities
* Daily intention setting: "Who do I want to be today?"

**11:20** - Evening routine components that transform sleep quality
* Day review: what went well and what needs improvement
* Gratitude practice regardless of how tough the day was
* Preparation for tomorrow's success

**14:40** - How to build your own powerful routines
* Morning essentials: movement, intention, priorities
* Evening essentials: reflection, gratitude, preparation
* Start with just 10-20 minutes at each end of your day

Ready to stop living on autopilot and start taking control of your life? This episode offers practical steps to create bookend routines that will help you show up as your best self every day. Listen now, then commit to trying these simple but powerful practices for just seven days—you might be amazed at how different you feel when you own your bookends and, ultimately, your story.

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Building Resilience: More Than a Badge of Honor

Ever felt like resilience is something you either have or don't? Think again. In this compelling episode of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, host Glenn explores the true nature of resilience as a skill that can be developed, not an inherent trait. Drawing from his personal experience transitioning out of a 17-year military career and observations from guiding people through challenging adventures, Glenn dismantles common misconceptions about what it means to be resilient.

This episode dives deep into how resilience isn't about avoiding hardship but rather about how we respond when life inevitably knocks us down. Through powerful stories of transformation—from trekking Kokoda to youth camps—Glenn illustrates how our greatest growth often emerges from our deepest struggles.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:

**2:15 - What Resilience Really Is**
- Resilience isn't about being bulletproof—it's about recovery capacity
- The difference between rigid trees that snap and flexible ones that survive storms

**4:30 - Personal Resilience Story**
- Glenn's transition from 17 years in the army to civilian life
- How facing loss of identity led to creating new opportunities

**7:45 - Practical Framework for Building Resilience**
- Control the controllables: Focus energy on what you can change
- Reframe the narrative: Ask "what is this teaching me?" instead of "why me?"
- Build strong support systems: Resilience isn't a solo journey
- Practice stress in safe environments: Train your nervous system through small discomforts
- Remember your purpose: Knowing your "why" helps you figure out your "how"

**11:20 - The Challenge**
- How to reflect on recent tough situations
- Committing to daily small discomforts that build resilience

Ready to transform how you handle life's inevitable challenges? This episode isn't just about understanding resilience—it's about actively building it in your daily life. Listen now to discover how you can bend without breaking and emerge stronger from whatever storms come your way.

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Mastering Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Success Beyond IQ

Are you letting your emotions run you, or are you running them? In this compelling episode of the Building Better Humans podcast, host Glenn Azar dives deep into emotional intelligence - the hidden factor that often determines success more than IQ, education, or raw talent. Contrary to popular belief, emotional intelligence isn't about being "soft" or overly emotional; it's about self-awareness, self-control, and performing under pressure. When mastered, it transforms decision-making, strengthens relationships, and keeps you calm while others lose their composure.

The episode breaks down emotional intelligence into four critical components: self-awareness (understanding your feelings), self-management (regulating emotions), social awareness (recognizing others' feelings), and relationship management (using awareness to build trust and resolve conflicts). Drawing from his military background, Glenn shares how he learned that true leadership isn't about rank but about trust built through emotional intelligence.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:

**02:15** - The four components of emotional intelligence defined
- Self-awareness: Understanding your emotions and triggers
- Self-management: Regulating emotions instead of being hijacked by them
- Social awareness: Recognizing others' feelings (empathy)
- Relationship management: Using awareness to build trust and resolve conflicts

**04:30** - Real-life applications of emotional intelligence
- How you respond to triggers from partners
- Managing reactions to children's behavior
- Handling criticism at work without defensiveness

**06:10** - Three practical ways to build emotional intelligence
1. Pause and name your emotions to gain distance and power
2. Practice the power of pause with deep breathing before responding
3. Reflect daily on emotional management successes and failures

**07:45** - The empathy bonus tip: Asking "what else could be going on for them?" to transform conflict into connection

**08:20** - The weekly challenge: Notice trigger moments, pause, breathe, and choose responses you'll be proud of tomorrow

Ready to transform how you handle life's challenges? This episode isn't just about understanding emotional intelligence—it's about mastering it. Listen now to discover how staying calm under pressure and choosing responses rather than reactions can help you win in business, relationships, and life.

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The Power of Habits: How Small Actions Create Big Changes

Are you struggling to reach your goals despite your best intentions? In this eye-opening episode of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, host Glenn Azar reveals why your life is a direct reflection of your habits, not your aspirations. He breaks down the science of habit formation—the cue, routine, and reward cycle—and explains why 40-50% of what you do daily runs on autopilot. More importantly, Glenn shares practical strategies for rewiring your habits to support the life you want, drawing from his military experience and client success stories.

Glenn explains that transformation doesn't come from massive action but from small, consistent behaviors repeated daily. He shares the story of a client who began with simply walking around the block each morning and progressed to running 5K and losing 12kg's within months—proving that systems beat willpower every time.

Episode Highlights:

**03:12** - Understanding the habit loop: cue, routine, and reward
**07:45** - Glen's personal habit systems after leaving military life
**11:30** - Client success story: from walking to running 5K
**15:20** - Step 1: Start with ridiculously small habits
**16:45** - Step 2: Habit stacking - anchor new habits to existing ones
**18:10** - Step 3: Celebrate small wins to build momentum
**19:30** - Bonus tip: Shape your environment for success
**22:15** - The one-week habit challenge
**24:40** - Resources for deeper habit transformation

Ready to transform your life one small habit at a time? This episode gives you the exact blueprint to make lasting change without relying on motivation or willpower. Listen now to discover how changing your habits truly changes your life—and learn the simple system Glenn uses with his clients to create extraordinary results through ordinary actions.

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The Power of Self-Accountability: Breaking Free from Repetitive Cycles

Ever wonder what separates those who keep repeating the same patterns from those who experience genuine growth? In this listener-requested episode of The Building Better Humans Project podcast, Glenn Azar dives deep into the foundational principle of self-accountability. It's not flashy or trendy, but it's the difference-maker in achieving lasting change. Glenn explains why most people don't fail due to lack of capability, but rather because they refuse to take responsibility for their circumstances and results.

Through stories drawn from his 17 years in the Army and expeditions across Kokoda, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Everest, Glenn illustrates how the most resilient individuals are those who stop blaming external factors and instead ask, "What's my role in fixing this?" This mindset shift is transformative in every area of life.

Key Timestamps:
- 0:00 - Introduction to listener-suggested content
- 1:15 - Why self-accountability matters more than capability
- 3:20 - Three practical steps to develop self-accountability
- 5:45 - How accountability builds self-trust and confidence
- 7:30 - The 7-day accountability journal challenge
- 9:10 - Ways to work with Glenn and Adventure Professionals

Key Takeaways:
- Self-accountability isn't about blame or shame—it's about recognizing your power to create change
- Daily check-ins with yourself create momentum and clarity
- Holding high standards rather than making excuses separates achievers from dreamers
- The most powerful people aren't those who never fail, but those who follow through no matter what

Ready to transform your life through the power of self-accountability? Try Glenn's 7-day journal challenge and experience the clarity and progress that comes from owning your actions. For deeper growth, check out the 28-day habit builder program or explore adventure opportunities with Adventure Professionals. Your journey to building a better version of yourself starts with this episode!

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From Trauma to Triumph: Confronting Domestic Violence

Have you ever wondered what happens when the system meant to protect us fails? In this powerful episode of Building Better Human's Project podcast, hosts Glenn and Mili Mayhem share raw, personal experiences with domestic violence and the flaws in how authorities respond. Their candid conversation reveals the often-overlooked reality many survivors face when seeking help.

Millie courageously opens up about a terrifying incident where her children's father choked her in front of their kids, and how police surprisingly sided with her abuser despite clear evidence of assault. The hosts also share a disturbing accidental voicemail from police officers dismissing a potential sexual assault victim as "proper nuts" - exposing troubling attitudes within law enforcement toward vulnerable individuals.

Timestamps and Key Takeaways:
- 06:30 - Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro: Glenn reflects on his18th climb and observes how successful people handle discomfort
- 18:45 - Mili shares her harrowing domestic violence experience, including being choked in front of her children
- 28:20 - The police response: How officers sided with her calm abuser despite Mili's visible distress
- 36:15 - An accidental police voicemail reveals disturbing attitudes toward a potential sexual assault victim
- 48:30 - Discussion on how police training needs improvement for handling trauma victims
- 54:20 - Positive police stories that demonstrate compassion and connection

This episode highlights the critical need for better training in how authorities respond to domestic violence and sexual assault cases. The hosts emphasize that emotional reactions to trauma shouldn't determine credibility, and that systems designed to protect us must do better at supporting victims regardless of how they present.

Listen now to this eye-opening conversation that might change how you think about trauma response and the importance of believing survivors.

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Choose Hard: A Special PEP Talk with Shalom Sauaso

What separates the elite from the rest? In this special Saturday edition of the Building Better Humans Project podcast, Glen Azar shares powerful insights about choosing the difficult path and the remarkable journey of NRLW star Shalom "Lomy" Sauaso. As Lomyprepares for her first Grand Final with the Brisbane Broncos, Glen reflects on the mindset and environment that have shaped this extraordinary young athlete's success.

This episode dives deep into why surrounding yourself with the right people matters and how deliberately choosing difficult challenges prepares you for life's unexpected hardships. Glen shares intimate examples of how Lomy's family created an environment of growth through purposeful parenting decisions—like withholding smartphone access until she was nearly seventeen—and how her relentless work ethic sets her apart from her peers.

## Timestamps & Key Takeaways:
- **1:15** - Introduction to Adventure Professionals and upcoming expeditions
- **3:30** - Why Shalom Sauaso exemplifies true elite performance
- **5:45** - The importance of family support in developing excellence
- **8:20** - The phone story: How limiting distractions contributed to Lomy's success
- **10:40** - Shalom's NRLW achievements and upcoming Grand Final
- **13:15** - The difference between distress and eustress (positive stress)
- **16:30** - "When you choose easy today, you choose hard tomorrow"
- **19:45** - Why deliberately seeking challenges prepares you for unexpected difficulties
- **22:10** - "Every path has its pain, so don't ask for easy, ask for worth it"

Ready to transform how you approach challenges in your own life? This episode will inspire you to embrace difficulty rather than avoid it. Listen now to discover why the path of resistance might be exactly what you need to reach your full potential—just as Lomy has done in her remarkable journey to NRLW stardom.

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