quick psa before we begin.

this conversation with Colin is one i’m deeply proud of. it’s honest, expansive and full of wisdom i know will land for many of you.

unfortunately, due to a technical issue in the studio, the microphones didn’t capture the audio as cleanly as intended. i’ve done my best in post-production to improve it, but it isn’t perfect.

i wanted to name that openly rather than pretend otherwise.

thank you for your patience and understanding. i chose to share this episode anyway because the depth of the conversation felt more important than waiting for perfection.

i’m committed to improving the production quality as the podcast grows and i appreciate you being here with me as i learn and refine along the way.

with gratitude,

david 🙏

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Colin Weir is a Curious, Courageous and Present Innovator, Entrepreneur and tech exec with a proven track record of defining the future and building growth businesses to harness it.

With inherent tolerance for ambiguity and a passion for technology, Colin runs Moroku: a digital banking and payments company to define and deliver the next generation of financial services experiences.

Cycling across Australia in 2010 with friends to raise money for charity highlights much of who he is: loving adventure, the outdoors, sports, challenging himself, growing and having robust conversations about things that are meaningful.

“You don’t need eyes to see, you need vision”: Faithless

connect with Col: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colweir/

learn more about Moroku: https://moroku.com/ 

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in this episode, i sit down with Col for an honest conversation about ambition, pressure and the quiet cost of always striving. we explore what happens when success stops delivering the relief you expected, how self-leadership is forged through discomfort and why vulnerability is not a weakness but a requirement for real growth. this conversation invites you to question the beliefs driving your effort, reconnect with emotional awareness and lead your life and work from a place of courage, presence and integrity rather than fear or performance.

what we explored this episode

00:00 welcome to the gymnasium of life

01:02 the hardest part of leading yourself

03:12 why fighting reality keeps you stuck

05:10 the phd that never happened (and why it mattered)

07:04 success, ego, and the crash that follows

09:02 the upper limit problem nobody talks about

11:48 when success feels uncomfortable

13:06 childhood programming and inherited scarcity

15:02 tall poppy syndrome or playing small?

17:10 questioning the beliefs you never chose

19:06 throw the rulebook away

21:14 courage vs bravado

23:09 failure is the curriculum

25:04 stop reacting, start responding

27:01 from careful to carefree

29:10 emotions are data, not enemies

31:02 addiction, numbing and avoiding reality

34:10 sobriety, clarity, and clean decisions

36:28 where’s the gold in this pain?

39:02 victimhood or radical ownership

42:18 the people you surround yourself with matter

45:01 leadership when everything falls apart

48:10 parenting yourself through chaos

51:06 vulnerability is strength, not weakness

54:02 courage as a core value

57:14 how to zoom out when life hits hard

59:50 the only way out is through

1:02:10 expanding beyond who you were taught to be

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