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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