Never Too Late Podcast

In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Anabelle Smith, an Australian Olympic Diver, triple Olympian, Olympic bronze medallist, and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist. On top of the above accolades, Anabelle has sustained a career in diving at the elite level for over 15 years. With here eyes set sharply on the 2024 Paris Olympics it was great to have her on the podcast to hear what her path has been like to this moment, the people that have supported her along the way, the highs, the lows, and the person she has grown into along the way. I am so grateful for the chat and hope you enjoy listening as much as I did doing the interview, it’s a must listen!

Here are some key points that Anabelle and I spoke about:

- Olympic and Commonwealth Games success
- Growing up a super sporty kid
- Introduced into a junior high performance program at 14 years old
- Springboard diving 3m
- Synchronised diving with Maddison for nearly 10 years
- Longevity in sport
- The impact the Victorian Institute of Sport has had on her
- Working with her sports psychologist
- Being the best athlete she can be
- Nutrition, sleep, recovery are big focuses
- The Olympic experience
- Being a role model for younger athletes

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Anabelle and I had and can implement some of the incredible knowledge she shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Anabelle you can find her here:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/anabellesmith/

 Website – https://www.anabellesmith.net

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My top 5 focuses! Sleep, Nutrition, Mindset/Meditation, Learning/getting better everyday, Friends and Family… 

I wanted to jump on today and give you all an insight into my top 5 focuses and what they look like to help me perform my best day in and day out in golf and life! I love learning about what works best for me and then trying them out on myself and seeing how they go. I hope this insight gives you all a bit more information about what I do to try and flourish and can spark your curiosity about what is possible! There are some great topics I talk about in this episode and I hope you all enjoy! 

Here are some topics I chat about in the episode:

- Whoop wearable device and its impact
- Sleep effects me the most and is a non-negotiable 
- Some tools to help sleep
- Eating before bed
- Nutrition tips in the morning 
- Gratitude practice and journalling 
- Getting out in nature
- Good, Better, How…
- Connection with others
- Reading
- Curiosity  
- Trying things out to see what works best for you

I hope you all enjoy listening and I’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback from the episode!

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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Carel Wildenboer, a physiotherapist making a difference and changing people's lives with a holistic and integrative approach to helping clients. Carel dives deep into the moment his approach to physiotherapy changed forever and how he is now using this approach, taught by Douglas Heel, in his practice daily. It was an absolute privilege to chat to Carel and to share his incredible knowledge with you all. Carel is someone I have been working with for 3-4 months now and has helped my body, mind and movement patterns a lot. We talk about so much in this chat, it’s a must listen!

Here are some key points that Carel and I spoke about:

- His approach to helping clients
- Focusing on movement patterns
- Douglas Heel and the impact his influence has had
- Muscle Activation Technique and how it works
- Analysing movement patterns and sequences
- Breathing to lower the nervous system
- Getting to the root cause
- Always being open to learning
- Growth mindset over a fixed mindset

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Carel and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Carel Wildenboer you can find him here:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/be123_beactivated/

Website – https://www.be123.co

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Just thought I would jump on and give you all a bit of a life update and what has been going on for me personally these last few months and what the rest of the year is looking like. In this episode I talk about dealing with some of the tougher times I’ve had lately, the support networks/people I have been able to lean on, what tools I utilise on a daily basis, how working out what my purpose is helps me on and off the golf course, and so much more! 

Here are some topics I chat about in the episode:

- Life update
- My winter training block
- Working with my coach and my swing progressions
- The helpful tools I’ve used
- My current nutrition protocol 
- Mojo Crowe Mindset Course 
- Working out my values and purpose
- My passion for learning
- Curiosity  
- Meditation, Gratitude, Gym, Journaling 
- The upcoming PGA Tour Australia season
- The Mountain is you book

I hope you all enjoy listening and I’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback from the episode!

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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Daniel Beckmann, a professional golfer on the Australian Tour who has been through some extreme lows and highs in his life, with being told he had a 16% chance of survival from a rare form of cancer called T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, being one of them. It was an absolute privilege to chat to Daniel and that he felt comfortable to open up and talk to us all about what he has gone through, and it’s great to hear he is cancer free! From professional golf, to a 9-5 job, to 3 years in a hospital and back to professional golf. We talk about all of this and so much more!

Here are some key points that Daniel and I spoke about:

- His time in the Australian and Victorian Institute of Sports 
- Turning professional
- The loss of his mum to cancer
- Going to a 9-5 job
- Cancer diagnose of T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
- Having a 16% chance of survival
- 3 years full time in hospital
- His comeback to professional golf
- Winning a 100k hole in one prize

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Daniel and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Daniel Beckmann you can find him here:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/danielbeckmanngolf/

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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Keegan Hipgrave who played professionally in the NRL for 5 seasons, before having to medically retire from the game he loved at the age of 24. Multiple head knocks and concussions were what forced him out of the game with the last concussion leading to a constant 2 month headache. Since retirement, he has shifted his focus to helping others and is doing that in many ways. One of which through doing disability support work for What Ability. We talk about his time in the NRL, the moment his life changed forever after the passing of his best mate at the age of 17, finding his purpose and passion, the chat with his neurologist about medically retiring from the professional Rugby, and so much more!

Here are some key points that Keegan and I spoke about:

- Playing in the NRL  
- Dealing with concussions
- Family, friends and support networks 
- Seeing a psychologist
- The loss of his best mate at 17
- What Ability National Athlete Manager
- Sport life balance
- Trial and error in life
- The importance of friends   
- Having a deep desire to be better every day
- Helping others

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Keegan and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Keegan Hipgrave you can find him here:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keeganhipgrave/

Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/keeganandcompanypod/

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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Steven May who is an AFL footballer for the Melbourne Demons, a premiership player for the Demons in 2021, a two time All Australian backman and has played over 200 games in 13 years. It was great to chat about his upbringing in Darwin before making the move to Melbourne to pursue his footy career and try to fulfil his dreams of playing AFL and on the MCG. We talk about his time at the Gold Coast Suns and his time as Co-Captain there. Along with that we cover the triumphs in his career and the tougher times that have helped shape him into the person he is today! We talk about this and so much more!

Here are some key points that Steven and I spoke about:

- Growing up in Darwin  
- Being drafted to the Gold Coast Suns
- Advice for younger players 
- Growing with his leadership skills
- The 2021 Premiership
- 2 x All Australian
- His deep competitiveness
- Seeing a psychologist and having a mental health routine
- The importance of friends   
- Having a deep desire to be better every day
- Dean Solomon believing and helping him early on in his career
- Book “The Road Less Travelled”

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Steven and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Steven May you can find him here:
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/stevenmay/

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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Ryan Shelton who along with being a comedian, has been on TV and radio, and is currently a host on The Imperfects podcast with Hugh and Josh Van Cuylenberg. Ryan has been on multiple TV shows in his career such as ‘Thank God You’re Here’ and ‘Rove’ and has a passion for making people laugh. It was while reading the book ‘The Courage To Be Disliked’ that things changed and propelled him onto the growth path he’s on today. We chat about what that journey has looked like for him so far and what tools he’s used to help discover more about himself. We talk about this and so much more!

Here are some key points that Ryan and I spoke about:

- One of the most nervous moments of his career staring on ‘Thank God You’re Here’  
- Competitiveness 
- His experience using a dumb (Smug) phone 
- The flow state
- His experiences seeing a psychologist   
- The Courage To Be Disliked book
- Finding his why and purpose
- The role of laughter and humour  
- The Imperfects podcast and the influence it has had on him

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Ryan and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!

If you want to learn and see more from Ryan Shelton you can find him here:

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ryansheltonography/
Podcast – The Imperfects Podcast
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In this episode I had the privilege of chatting to Matt Rowe who is the Author of Belief to Heal, a certified health coach, reiki and meditation practitioner, an all American triathlete in 2007, recovered from both MS and a paralysis in his right leg, runs the identity of health wellness coaching and podcast, and travels internationally to speak on belief, healing and possibility. What a privilege it was to chat to Matt and I am so grateful for his time and the opportunity to meet him.

Here are some key points that Matt and I spoke about:

- The paralysis of his leg  
- Food is medicine 
- Dealing with 25-30 strokes a day in 2013 
- His diagnosis of MS in 2017
- Two basic emotions in our life fear and love  
- Leaning into joy and love
- We are all energy
- His deeper inner learning journey  
- Believing we are enough

I hope you all enjoy listening to the conversation Matt and I had, and can implement some of the incredible knowledge he shared, to help you all on your self improvement journeys. This is a must listen!!!

If you want to learn and see more from Matt Rowe you can find him here:

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/identityofhealth/
Website - https://www.mattrowecoaching.com
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Lately I’ve been reading a book called ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ by Oliver Burkman and it’s sparked some powerful ideas in my mind about finitude, self-improvement, gratitude and embracing where you are at in life. I wanted to share these core ideas with you all today and talk through how they can be useful tools throughout your own self-improvement journey. 

Here are some topics I chat about in the episode:

- Finitude
- Embracing Life
- We never really have time
- To do lists
- Gratitude
- Meditation
- If you win the rat race you’re still a rat
- The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
- Creating a positive environment 
- I am enough
- Embracing each moment
- Self awareness
- Love and compassion for yourself, your family and your friends

I hope you all enjoy listening and I’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback from the episode!

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