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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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This week we chat about a bunch of stuff. I had smoking surf sessions, comedy off the charts and some of my lowest of low points that resulted in a 14 hour sleep.

A quick burning ducks, a creative comedy segment on micro plastics to make you smile.

I reckon this is a cool episode and I run through self care, creativity through moderate activity, increasing neural pathways by just noticing and my own defusion meditation. Join me on my journey from all your characters on the bus (Ref Stephen C Hayes- Founder of ACT) and we take that negative thought to court.

Massive thanks to Little Pedro for the use of Skamenco at the end of this episode.

Reminder 11/4/26 Buffalo Club Fremantle - Party at our house fundraiser for suicide prevention, 15/8/26 The Ska and British MUSIC Festival at THE Rosemount Hotel.

Big hugs,
Martin

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Public Announcement- This is your real life!

Kicking off with gratitude, we made it through what ever the past few weeks have thrown at us. There is a pattern, good stuff happens and then the gods go- time for a shit sandwich, next thing we’re curled up in a ball. We share simple strategies throughout this episode to help you to the other side hopefully in better condition.

Those negative thoughts-  Mental Terrorists and we’re not in negotiations anymore, we’re taking control. Bring in the SWOT team

Back yourself, be your own cheerleader. We’re on the bus, with all our thoughts and experiences.

Actions create new moments, inaction we’ll , not as effective. Disclaimer: rest and self care are an action.

Big shout out to my champion @CraigHarper at The You Project, always inspiring.

You’re not lost, you’re here is on Amazon.

Massive thanks to Dr Cuz for his song Locked Up, co wrote by me in 2020 after COVID lockdown.

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Last weekend Australia celebrated a very contentious holiday Australia Day, many feel that date needs to be changed and I tend to agree. That aside I was glad of the holiday and the surf that came with the long weekend.

I have just finished a run of five fringe shows, doing comedy and storytelling. It was a great experience and off the back of these shows I have new ideas to develop, so really exciting stuff.

This is 2026 the year of connection and self care and throughout this episode I will share a bunch of positive strategies to help you on your way. We discuss challenging your negative self chat and suggest some simple defusion techniques to do this using positive (green arrows pointing upward) and negative (red arrow pointing downward) thought bubbles.

Deciding that today is the day to bring in new routines doesn't need to be too overwhelming and just by making small changes with regular attention, you will notice growth in multiple areas. A few tips for being a healthier human is;  quality rest, healthy eating, activity and connecting with others.

FYI: Moderate activity stimulates creative thinking, this is a very cool tip and comes with a lot of positives too.

A reminder that feeling good is determined by the actions that we take, not just about our emotions. Dopamine, Endorphins, Oxytocin and Serotonin are all mood enhancing brain chemicals stimulated by many of the actions we talk about in this episode.

This week a big shout out to Craig Harper of The You Project, thanks for all your amazing work and guests on your podcast.

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We start with a surf report, 3.30am starts to make a run to the beach for sun up. Pumping 3m swell worth the early start.

Getting into a 2026 mindset for work and motivation. 

Comedy and performance in the shape of Fringe World PowerPoint comedy and Storytelling.

A small voice can create an impact- be a voice in your community.

Notice the magic in our world, reflecting on loss and blessings.

Living a more mindful lifestyle to influence quality of life in aging.

Performing PowerPoint show  'You're not lost, you're here' at Fringe World- A special tribute to my son Buster who would have been 20 years old today. Massive love from Mum, Dad, Millie, Buddy and Bunker (imaginary friend since 2006)

The song at the back: Locked Up by Dr Cuz 

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Happiness is a nice to have but not essential.
Christmas is the signpost that the year's about to click over, so today we look back over a lifetime and reflect on the good times, the bad, and how we fared in the process. If we look at recent events close to home, there's so much reason for sadness—but today we have a chance to spread some joy, so let's step up and connect with others.

This is another year without our son Buster Vogt, and we reflect on our journey before and since, applying the red arrows and green arrows to see what we did well and what we could have done better. Happiness is nice to have but not essential all the time—expecting it constantly would only create disappointment.
Life has a way of putting us straight, and if we can stay on the planet long enough, we'll get our share of the good, the life lessons, and the wisdom that comes with experience.

Today I reach out to everyone who's doing it tough. Hopefully this podcast can keep you company while you go for a walk, have your lunch, or sit at the beach. 

There's always a good ending to the story—it just depends when you end the story.
You are all worthy of a good life. Be kind, care about others, offer help to those in need, and it will come back tenfold.

Martin Vogt
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