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Big ups today, jumping straight in with a big mention for creative genius Rick Ruben. I just listened to his interview on Diary of a CEO and I am pumped. He is a standout champion in my eyes and so much wisdom for creativity and life lessons.

Making the smallest steps forward can create magic. I weeded a park, one weed at a time and over 4-6 weeks the whole park was weed free. 

Being in acceptance is a doorway away from being stuck, being in gratitude opens the door to magic and noticing the moment in colour.

Our cracking tune at the back of this episode is DR Cuz- Love and Understanding.

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Good Grief by Martin 100 Days: Season 15, Episode 1
What I've Learnt So Far

Welcome to Season 15, Episode 113 of Good Grief by Martin 100 days.

I thought that we would kick this season off a bit different, so if you are new to this podcast here's an overview. The podcast is always recorded in my van or car, it includes funny stories, comedy, creative projects I am developing and the various events that I am involved in.

In this episode we talk about:

• Acceptance
• Making good life choices
• Introducing good habits
• Helping yourself often starts with helping someone else.
• Connecting with others

This podcast has evolved from its humble beginnings; in the early days I was sharing stories of overcoming the tragic loss of my son, the podcast was themed on creativity out of trauma. We still focus on recovery from loss and disappointments, but we have developed a lot of new strategies since and we encourage listeners to be MORE Mindful in their daily lives:  

So what is it to be MORE Mindful. It’s consciously beginning each day so we can live our most effective life?

At the end of this podcast stick around for this weeks tune by one of my friends

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This episode explores the "try try again" mindset — tenacity, resilience, and a can-do attitude — alongside mind mapping as a tool for memory. It's a reflection on why persistence works: each attempt teaches you what doesn't work, sharpens your skills, or simply gets you lucky. Success can live in the doing itself, not in some big payoff — the experience, joy, and sense of satisfaction are the reward. A few personal stories are shared along the way, less as achievements and more as everyday examples anyone can try for themselves.

In This Episode

The Try Try Again Mindset A look at the old saying "if at first you don't succeed..." and why adopting this attitude consistently can lead to better outcomes — and let you start expecting them, whatever you're working on.

A Small Example: Stretching for Better Movement One current try-try-again project shared in this episode is improving hip flexibility for better movement on a surfboard — a reminder that it's never too late to keep working on a long-term goal, even one that's decades in the making. A simple new stretching habit shows how small, consistent changes can open up unexpected benefits elsewhere too.

The Power of Early Starts A look at why rising early can carve out dedicated time for yourself, help you tackle tasks you'd otherwise put off, avoid peak-hour traffic, and make your day feel more effective overall — a habit worth trying if mornings currently feel rushed.

10th Annual Ska and British Music Festival Recap A celebration of this year's milestone 10th festival, made possible by a great team effort with Nick Compton of 6 by Nine Agency, whose professional touches helped make it the best festival yet. It was also a chance to share a stage in front of the biggest crowd yet — around 600 people singing and dancing along — a nice reminder of what community events can build up to over time.

MORE Mindful: A Programme for Living The episode closes with the core elements of a simple "MORE Mindful" approach to life — being more present and taking action on what truly matters. It's offered not as a fixed formula, but as a starting point others might adapt to their own lives. The foundations include:

• Movement / Activity
• Others (contact and connection)
• Rest
• New learning
• Healthy eating

Plus a few other, more personal elements — worth mentioning as a starting point, but everyone's list will look a little different.

Outro Track

🎵 "Spot On" by Dr Cuz — a fun, sing-along party hit to close out the show.

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We're either at the beginning or the end of a story- ironically we get to choose.

This is one episode I encourage everyone to listen to. Why, well it’s about every story having a beginning and an end. If you’re stuck in your story, then it’s hard to move on. This is now five years since we began sharing personal stories of creative thinking and projects off the back of tragedy and loss and hopefully it’s inspiring some of you to do maybe one thing differently today.

Magic track at the end of the podcast by my buddy Dr Cuz too : Love the life you live.

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Birthdays do make you reflect on your life and mortality, and this year it's a big one.

Today I look back over the years and, frankly, I'm pleased with my journey — it's surprised me how well it's worked out. It wasn't a life full of financial riches, even though I've had a few wins from time to time; I'm more rich in moments, experiences and connections. So I can honestly say I won't die with any regrets.

I'm in my van with my dog Buddy, looking over the harbour in Fremantle, Western Australia, and there's a big old broken-down boat. This boat is no different to people in that regard — in most instances, we last longer with regular maintenance and self-care.

For everyone: whatever you're going through right now, be it a win, success, loss or disappointment, wherever you're at in the cycle, I expect that it will pass. Some things are much harder to overcome than others, but there will always be change, and over time we look back and see that this is the rhythm of life — it goes up and it goes down. None of us are immune to tragedy either, and that comes in many forms. My gut feel is that with better choices, we can make most things just a little bit easier for ourselves and others along the way.

So many friends and loved ones to thank, and my wish is that you all find a sense of hope and purpose.

If you enjoy this episode, check out the other series, and if you feel it's worth sharing, pass it onto a friend.

Big hugs to John Summerton for our song at the end of this episode — Be a Good Friend. Xx

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So when do you stop the story?

This episode is about recovery from setbacks. 

Setbacks confront us every day, so what can we do that’s in our favour to work through them and get back on track?

A setback can be many things, it could be injury, a relationship breakup, health issues, an accident, the loss of a loved one and there are lots more examples that we could list.

Depending on the severity or frequency of our setbacks, there is no doubt the experience can be debilitating. In time however and I am not making light of big life challenges, the fog will begin to clear and then it’s the actions we take or the choices we make that influence our recovery. 

Being conscious of our self talk is another good habit to take on, how we speak to ourselves by simply reframing a situation can make a significant difference in how quickly we can get back on track. No one sees the movie unfolding in our mind, the rest of the world is just getting on with things while we ruminate, stress, get anxious and so on. 

Striving towards growth and our full potential is a worthy pursuit and if we acknowledge that setbacks are just experiences and see them as learning opportunities and even signposts,  and with good choices we can improve and simplify our life journey towards our future self.

My personal goal in aging is to be as mobile, effective and as cognitively able as I can and do what is within my power today to make small investments in that future me.

Massive hugs to anyone who is struggling, I encourage you to be kind to yourself and become your own cheerleader today- you are worthy of a good life.

Big ups to Dr Cuz, today he has shared with me his song ‘English Tea’. This song came about because Cuz’s mum would always say everything feels better after a cup of tea.

Finally a big shout out to Craig Harper of The You Project, thanks for being one of my champions.

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Dilutional or Optimistic

How we choose to describe the world and operate within it is entirely up to us. Sure, there are some rules — but experience and a lot of searching tells me we have the capacity to make magic in our lives and influence others along the way.

This podcast is about recovery. Recovery from the loss of my son Buster some years ago, the slow journey back, and the moment I decided to accept that — as sad as it was — Buster wasn't coming back. That he could be my inspiration. That we could collaborate on how we chose to move forward in our lives.

It begins with how we speak to ourselves. Set some things to work towards, and each day make an effort to make a little progress. Some days all we're doing is facing the right way and not moving at all — and other times we find it easy to make significant gains. The aim is to work in the direction of our core values, essential needs and personal interests; our hobbies, goals and developing new ones.

Over many episodes I've shared the slow journey out of the fog and forward, to the point where we are now. MORE Mindful is in development, and we're working with Jurcevic Consulting to get it up online alongside the pending launch of the MORE Mindful app.

By being more mindful, I've found there's time to work towards some of your lifetime dreams — to take on things you'd never imagined you were capable of — and through intentional living, to change how we see ourselves.

Big ups to my buddy Nick Compton, Dr Cuz, Craig Harper from The You Project and everyone who listens in.

Massive hugs,

Martin

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Arriving at ENOUGH- This is a journey of discovery and recovery, creating good habits and making a few more better choices along the way. Discovering that we are enough is a revelation, that being good at being us means that we don’t have to be any one else and being MORE MINDFUL is the gift I’d like to share.

What began as a 100 day creative commitment, soon turned into an effective lifestyle strategy. I quickly learned that there is no payoff or pot of gold at the end of this, just that the payoff is in the doing. It’s in the turning up regularly and the new insight and surprises that we are gifted along the way.

I would like to encourage everyone make sure that fun and play are in bold in your story, choose good people to be in your world, notice if you need to rest, turn off the chatty negative voice in your head, eat well, learn something new and take time to be mobile and active.

Armed with our core values and key areas of focus, now we have things to monitor and pay attention to, a simple life strategy that takes very little effort.

This more conscious approach to living has made a significant difference in not only how I am living my life, its change the direction of what I am interested in too. I hope that this chat makes a small difference to how you turn up today.

RIP- John Del Dosso- my work colleague passed away last week and we send love to his family. John and I weren’t close friends but I always enjoyed our regular encounters.

Special shout out to Dr Cuz aka Paul Cozens for the music at the end of this podcast- Love and Understanding.

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About the Podcast

How do I explain this podcast? It's insights into my life-changing journey — going from average to exceptionally average. What began as part of a 100-day creative challenge has extended to over 105 episodes of creativity and personal development, and I do this in the hope that the messages conveyed encourage you to notice that we all have within our power to make small but significant change and impact on our lives.

How It's Made

I chat in my van or my car as I travel to and from the beach, or drive into the city on the way to work — recording and sharing my own experiences and life lessons along the way.

This Week We Chat About

• Boundaries
• Drag — what's getting in the way of our progress
• The benefit of community
• Improving on positive self-talk
• Why you should stop comparing yourself to others

Take Me With You

Take me and my podcast with you to the café, beach, or for a drive — and maybe something I share in this or any of the other episodes will resonate with you.

Special Mention 🎵

A huge shoutout to Dr Cuz for his amazing track Love the Life You Live featured at the end of this episode.

Check out his album Dr Cuz & Friends — Many Faces on Spotify.

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Good Grief by Martin 100 Days Season 14 · Episode 1

YOUR CHOICES ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME

Life is all about the choices we make — turning left instead of turning right. The decisions we make heavily influence the outcomes, and jeepers, sometimes we can really make it hard for ourselves, despite the people around us who care about us telling us otherwise.

A word of advice: stick with the winners. Start making better choices and suddenly you're hacking the system, playing the game in your favour. You are worthy of a good life.

We kick off Season 14 with a recap of a recent fundraiser for the Barbarian Group, raising funds for suicide awareness programmes — and what a night it was! Huge thanks to The Buffalo Club Fremantle, Girl Shaped Gun, OUTOUT, and The Chinchillaz for putting on an absolutely fantastic show.

MORE — A Mindful Practice

The mindful practice project is well and truly underway and we are in full development mode. We're working through multiple edits of the online platform alongside the Mindful App: MORE — A Mindful Practice. Watch this space!

We also get into some chit chat about lacing the boots back up after a long break, have a yarn about comedy, and wrap up with some tips on how to overcome setbacks.

Loving all your amazing feedback and support — it truly means the world. Please share this series with anyone who might be feeling a bit lonely or is just looking for some inspiration.

Massive hugs,

Martin

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