Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future!

Welcome back everyone it's Joe Hotai and Brian Osman Co-founders of Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Podcast! And in this episode we are talking with Coach T - Natu Taufale about his basketball journey at the highest levels. Part 2 really gets into the hows and wherefores of being a good coach.  

We appreciate you stopping by and giving us some of your valuable time. We sincerely hope and trust that you will find value in this episode leveraging the lived experiences of our special guest today.  Please be sure to leave us your comments, questions or suggestions that you'd like us to know about.  If you feel that what we’re doing resonates with you and is of service – we humbly invite you to consider hitting the LIKE button and SUBSCRIBING.  If you would like to donate to us and our podcast you can do so here - Absolutely NO OBLIGATION. 

If you do please know and trust that it is very much appreciated. 💯 🙏  

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#WDW #intheserviceofothers #createabetterfuture #epichaotearoa #followyourpassion #livewithpurpose #helpothers #startwithwhy   

Joe & Brian Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Co-Founders  

EBOOKS: * COMPELLED TO SUCCEED: SAS | E-BOOK SERIES  * FIRST EBOOK: SAS | PAY IT FORWARD | https://bit.ly/3MAlvEe* SECOND EBOOK: SAS | FIND A WAY THROUGH | 

https://bit.ly/3hJrSa0* 

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/compelledtosucceed 

OTHER LINKS:  JOE HOTAI: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeHotai1936

ZERO ALPHA YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-1UlTPXTvXpTbAaGo6RJQ/featured 

ZERO ALPHA WEBSITE: https://www.zeroalpha.co.nz/MOVESWEATSUFFER PODCAST YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/MoveSweatSufferBURPEE WEAR WEBSITE: https://www.burpeewear.com/ Music: https://www.bensound.com

Welcome back everyone it's Joe Hotai and Brian Osman Co-founders of Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Podcast! And in this episode we are talking with Coach T - Natu Taufale about his basketball journey at the highest levels. Part 1 really dives deep into some of the history the NZ NBL from 1980's onwards.  

We appreciate you stopping by and giving us some of your valuable time. We sincerely hope and trust that you will find value in this episode leveraging the lived experiences of our special guest today.  Please be sure to leave us your comments, questions or suggestions that you'd like us to know about.  If you feel that what we’re doing resonates with you and is of service – we humbly invite you to consider hitting the LIKE button and SUBSCRIBING.  If you would like to donate to us and our podcast you can do so here - Absolutely NO OBLIGATION. If you do please know and trust that it is very much appreciated. 💯 🙏  DONATE: https://bit.ly/3rHe6ZZ  #WDW #intheserviceofothers #createabetterfuture #epichaotearoa #followyourpassion #livewithpurpose #helpothers #startwithwhy   Joe & Brian Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Co-Founders  EBOOKS: * COMPELLED TO SUCCEED: SAS | E-BOOK SERIES  * FIRST EBOOK: SAS | PAY IT FORWARD | https://bit.ly/3MAlvEe * SECOND EBOOK: SAS | FIND A WAY THROUGH | https://bit.ly/3hJrSa0 * FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/compelledtosucceed  OTHER LINKS:  JOE HOTAI: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeHotai1936 ZERO ALPHA YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-1UlTPXTvXpTbAaGo6RJQ/featured  ZERO ALPHA WEBSITE: https://www.zeroalpha.co.nz/ MOVESWEATSUFFER PODCAST YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/MoveSweatSuffer BURPEE WEAR WEBSITE: https://www.burpeewear.com/  Music: https://www.bensound.com

Welcome back everyone it's Joe Hotai and Brian Osman Co-founders of Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Podcast! 

And in this episode we are revisiting some of the many podcasts that have resonated with namely Harry Moffitt, Bill Bestic and Joe Hotai.  

We appreciate you stopping by and giving us some of your valuable time. We sincerely hope and trust that you will find value in this episode leveraging the lived experiences of our special guest today.  Please be sure to leave us your comments, questions or suggestions that you'd like us to know about.  

If you feel that what we’re doing resonates with you and is of service – we humbly invite you to consider hitting the LIKE button and SUBSCRIBING.  If you would like to donate to us and our podcast you can do so here - Absolutely NO OBLIGATION. If you do please know and trust that it is very much appreciated. 💯 🙏  DONATE: https://bit.ly/3rHe6ZZ 

#WDW #intheserviceofothers #createabetterfuture #epichaotearoa #followyourpassion #livewithpurpose #helpothers #startwithwhy   Joe & Brian Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Co-Founders  EBOOKS: * COMPELLED TO SUCCEED: SAS | E-BOOK SERIES  * FIRST EBOOK: SAS | PAY IT FORWARD | 

https://bit.ly/3MAlvEe* SECOND EBOOK: SAS | FIND A WAY THROUGH | 

https://bit.ly/3hJrSa0* FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/compelledtosucceed 

OTHER LINKS:  JOE HOTAI: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeHotai1936ZERO ALPHA YT: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-1UlTPXTvXpTbAaGo6RJQ/featured 

ZERO ALPHA WEBSITE: https://www.zeroalpha.co.nz/

MOVESWEATSUFFER PODCAST YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/MoveSweatSuffer

BURPEE WEAR WEBSITE: https://www.burpeewear.com/ Music: https://www.bensound.com

#thankyou #wdw #intheserviceofothers #epichaotearoa #NZ #Australia #livedexperiences 

It's well overdue primarily because both Brian and I being time poor and myself personally lacking confidence in my ability to learn some of this stuff.  Sorry I got excited when I learned a couple of new things lol - that's why the bits at the start of the video. It's probably normal to those who know how to do this sort of animation stuff - but it was a HUGE achievement for me 😂 😂   But, I just needed to push that to the side and punch on and get amongst it.  This video is purely to express our thanks and appreciation to all of those who have been kind enough to support us through your comments, messages, emails and calls. THANK YOU ALL.  We've said all along that we'll get better and we will continue to try and do that. Thank you for your patience with us to date - standby, we're just getting started.  Apologies for missing all the other messages that have been sent - I just didn't have time to take and download all the screen shots, edit the relevant and then compile everything - so I just grabbed literally a handful and tried to create something that is hopefully semi-ok.  Appreciate you ALL,  Joe & Brian Epich Aotearoa - Create a Better Future Co-Founders  WDW!  

Music: https://www.bensound.com

Part 2 Stuart Campbell (Kobudo Taijutsu) began training in Martial Arts in Waiouru in 1975, in the Korean Martial Art of Tae Kwon-Do. He attained his 1st Degree Black Belt at the age of 14 and went on to reach the grade of 3rd Degree Black Belt. In 1984 he travelled to Australia in search of an instructor in Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu and soon after began training under Wayne L Roy in Brisbane, before moving to Sydney. In 1985 he travelled back to New Zealand and conducted the first seminar in Ninjutsu in New Zealand and in 1992 he moved his family back to New Zealand and became the head instructor of nine schools throughout the lower North Island. In 1993 he attended the Sydney Tai Kai and was graded to 5th Dan Black Belt by Masaaki Hatsumi from Japan. After several trips to Tokyo Japan to train with Grandmaster Hatsumi of the Bujinkan, in 2019 he was awarded his 10th Dan Black Belt also earning him the title of Shihan. Stuart is also a writer and self-published author of many books, including a trilogy and several books on spiritual development. He presently resides in the Central North Island on a lifestyle block with his wife, continuing to write and supporting his passion for Martial Arts and all things Japanese. In this episode (part 1 of 2) we begin to explore Stuart’s beginnings in Martial Arts and how this has influenced his philosophies on the arts and life and how these are applicable to everyday life. 

Stuart’s books can be found here… https://www.lulu.com/search?adult_audience_rating=00&page=1&pageSize=10&q=stuart+campbell https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/ruapehu-press/90101205/our-people-stuart-campbell--writer

In this episode Joe had the privilege of connecting with and having a conversation with Anthony Gadenne (aka Gads). A former member of the Australian Special Air Service who has turned his passion of serving others through his military service and actions in to becoming a practicing Medical Doctor.

We invite you to tune in to this conversation and have a listen to Gads as he speaks about some of his experiences during selection, cycle while serving as an operator and life after the Regiment. Along the way he provides some great advice to not only potential aspiring SAS applicants, but the information he shares is applicable and helpful for anyone.   

We have no doubt Gads' comments, thoughts, messages (spoken and unspoken) will resonate with many regardless of your profession, experience and/or aspirations.

Thank you Gads for your service / continued service, and for taking the time to share a bit about yourself. We know and appreciate that it's not a common thing for people like yourself who have served in these types of units, which makes us even more grateful that you would take the time to come on our podcast in the hopes of helping someone else out there who might need to hear what you have to say.

Cheers Mate

To get a bit more of an idea of some of the stuff Gad's has done post his time in the unit click on the links below.

https://www.communitynews.com.au/fremantle-gazette/news/notre-dame-medical-student-helps-refugees-bangladesh/

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/myanmar-army-accused-targeting-rohingya-children-171209125032369.html

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/bangladesh-rohingya-refugees-trained-save-lives-171205095954094.html

https://www.westpix.com.au/preview.asp?image=TWA-0016002

https://www.amawa.com.au/december2017/index.html#12

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.bensound.com

This is part 2 of the conversation with Philip 'A cheeky Samoan lad' Taulelei. A former Australian Special Air Service Operator and Current Security Risk Specialist.

Check out part 1 first if you haven't listened to that yet.

Philip joined 6 Field Squadron (TF) Royal New Zealand Engineers before heading over to Australia and joining 3RAR (Parachute Regiment). He was then posted to the Australian Parachute Training School before he submitted his application to do selection for the Australian Special Air Service Regiment.

There was far too much information to delve into during our brief time together - so we'll connect with Philip again later in 2022. In the meantime we've broken this conversation up into 2 parts purely because of the amount of information to try and take in and digest.

Rather than waffle in this write up - we'll leave it to you to have a listen and take away those things that you, we hope you enjoy part 2.

WDW

#WhoDaresWins #Transition #BuildStrongRelationship #SelfReflection #Communication #Growth

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this episode Joe had the privilege of connecting with and having a conversation with Philip 'A cheeky Samoan lad' Taulelei. A former Australian Special Air Service Operator and Current Security Risk Specialist.

Philip joined 6 Field Squadron (TF) Royal New Zealand Engineers before heading over to Australia and joining 3RAR (Parachute Regiment). He was then posted to the Australian Parachute Training School before he submitted his application to do selection for the Australian Special Air Service Regiment.

There was far too much information to delve into during our brief time together - so we'll connect with Philip again later in 2022. In the meantime we've broken this conversation up into 2 parts purely because of the amount of information to try and take in and digest.

Rather than waffle in this write up - we'll leave it to you to have a listen and take away those things that you find helpful for you and we invite you to come back and join us for part 2.

WDW

#WhoDaresWins #Transition #BuildStrongRelationship #SelfReflection #Communication #Growth

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.bensound.com

In this solo update you unfortunately only have myself as Brian is busy with work.  

In this quick update I talk about some of our guests prior to and post Christmas and those who have been on so far in this New Year.  I speak about our intentions to try and shorten our episodes to 1hr max (Wish us luck 😂 ).  

I speak briefly to one of the points which Bill Bestic spoke about in my conversation with him to try and put another lens on a topic that has generated a fair bit of feedback and conversation with former members.   

I mention our upcoming guests on the podcast and also update you on my comments to my co-founding partner Brian Osman lol. 

Finally, I mention our focus to keep thrashing and inviting our former Kiwi SAS members to come on the podcast. It's slow going in that department and will probably stay that way - but all good, we respect their decisions and reasons.  

We're gonna keep going regardless. :-)  I also managed to stay within the 30-40min window which I had told myself I would try to do. Yes!  

Stay awesome, Keep Smashing & Thrashing - hopefully you get something out of this and we'll see you next week.  

Intro/Outro Music: https://www.bensound.com 

WDW!