A sense of duty and leadership to yourself and others. You are accountable for all your thoughts, feelings and behaviour and accept consequences for your mistakes. You are also a Man who takes ownership of his internal state at all times.

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You have a laser focused intention and a well defined objective. You know why what you do is important..

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The ability to empathise with another in their time of struggle. To be able to guide from a place of strength and encourage others towards their own personal empowerment”

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This week on the next episode of the Forging Excalibur podcast, Michael talks with Rod McKey. Rod is 38 year old father and gym owner who builds rock stars who by helping people bring out their inner warrior. Rod is a carpenter by trade and used to ride bulls for fun in the Australian outback. He calls himself and introverted extrovert. Rod is passionate about helping people become their best and live their best life. 

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On the latest episode of The Forging Excalibur Podcast, Michael speaks with Ryan Magic. This man almost needs no introduction. He’s an inspirational man who has enjoyed massive business success and just as massive business failure. After going through his own process of self discovery which then led him to create “Ryan Magic” where he teaches people to unleash their true freedom and live the life of their dreams through integration of physical, emotional and spiritual mastery. He’s also an international best selling author! This is an interview NOT to be missed 🔥

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On this episode of The Forging Excalibur Podcast, Michael speaks with Paul Stretton-Stephens. Paul is “Future Mindset Coach”, Author and Speaker. In this episode he speaks of how a life changing event transformed how he viewed the world and how he now contributes to the world. A great interview to demonstrate how even the most difficult of adversity doesn’t have to stop you from making a difference in your own unique way.

Show Notes - Podcast Episode 18

00:00 - Forging Excalibur Podcast Introduction & The Hero’s Journey Sponsored ad.

01:30 - Introducing Paul Stretton Stephens

03:20 - Paul’s greatest adversity

13:40 - What is the current work that Paul has created?

20:50 - How does Paul approach being a futurist?

26:30 - Does the involvement of new technology make us lazy?

32:10 - Technology evolving to aid interpersonal relationships

35:00 - Technology growing to a point of replacing jobs to provide creativity and artistic expression in people to grow a greater purpose & level of meaning.

42:30 - Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; love and belonging potentially taking more of a priority in the future.

46:00 - How Paul creates his coaching around being a “Future Mindset Coach”

50:00 - The purpose and intention towards a new future 

52:30 - Who & What inspires Paul?

58:30 - What is a mindset that we can teach and embody now to grow into the future better?

60:00 - What is Paul’s legacy?

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In this episode of The Forging Excalibur Podcast, Michael speaks with Brett Campbell. Brett is a seasoned and serial entrepreneur having founded 2 of Australasia’s fastest growing companies in their respective fields, including the fastest growing fitness franchise of the time exploding to 35 locations in only 6 months.

Brett is a published author, global speaker and television personality on Australia’s #1 mainstream business channel.

We spoke all things business and also did a deep dive into personal development and Brett’s very own “Acceptance Strategy”.

I really enjoyed this discussion with Brett, and I hope he’ll accept a future invitation to be on The Forging Excalibur Podcast again.

Show Notes - Podcast Episode 17

00:00 - Forging Excalibur Podcast Introduction & The Hero’s Journey Sponsored ad.

01:30 - Introducing the Brett

02:30 - Brett’s greatest adversity & gift

13:00 - Brett’s first business story

16:40 - How Brett’s entrepreneurial story started

19:00 - Talking legacy & it’s evolution

24:45 - Asking the greatest questions of life, “why are we here, what is our purpose?”

28:00 - Belief is everything

33:00 - Acceptance Strategy

46:00 - Walking the path as any kind of coach

55:00 - The profound impact of embodied wisdom

62:00 - Answering the call to adventure and starting your grand Hero’s Journey

64:30 - Leave the world with 1 great thing you’ve learned; The Acceptance Strategy.

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On this episode of the Forging Excalibur Podcast, I speak with Craig Schulze. Craig is a global leader, author, and renowned entrepreneur. He has built many successful businesses from scratch and has also remained a source of inspiration to thousands of people around the world. Today I spoke with Craig about his journey and how one life-transforming incident led to the beginning of The One Shot Movement. This is an inspiring and exceptional story of a man who has truly experienced adversity at a depth that would normally have broken the strongest of Men. Listen to how Craig, in his own right has turned pain into adversity, gone on his own Hero’s Journey and is now contributing positively to the world 🔥🗡

Show Notes - Podcast Episode 16

00:00 - Forging Excalibur Podcast Introduction & The Hero’s Journey Sponsored ad.

01:30 - Introducing Craig Schulze

02:30 - Craigs early story of entrepreneurship 

07:20 - The 8 basketball tickets of wisdom.

12:00 - Investing in quality mentors, masterminds and networks

14:30 - Learning to quickly pivot and change in business depending on evolving circumstances

16:40 - The One Shot Movement, reading an excerpt from the book & the greatest adversity of his life.

28:00 - Transforming the greatest adversity in life into the greatest blessing, purpose & meaning.

32:30 - What is The One Shot Movement?

35:40 - What is the greatest piece of gold advice?

38:45 - Closing remarks

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Neil is the Founder of Black Dog Apparel and he also has his own podcast as well! Today on the Forging Excalibur Podcast we chat generally about Men’s Mental Health, the state of Masculinity and many other awesome topics. This turned into something where we actually interviewed each other! Enjoy

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Luke Saunders is the founder and Owner of Rainbow Alignment. Qualified in relaxation massage therapy, Executive Workplace and business coach and also qualified in Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnotherapy. If I tried to introduce Luke via simple language, it wouldn’t do him justice. Just listen and gain a perspective on Masculinity from a Man who has forged a very unique path for himself

Show Notes - Podcast Episode 14

00:00 - Forging Excalibur Podcast Introduction & The Hero’s Journey Sponsored ad.

01:30 - Introducing Luke Saunders

02:30 - Luke’s biggest takeaway from the Forging Excalibur book.

03:25 - What was Luke’s experience like as a drag queen and coming out as gay at 15 years old in a strict religeous background?

07:20 - How was the support network coming out as a young, gay man?

10:00 - What is Luke’s greatest growth?

13:30 - What is the process that Luke went through understanding who he is as a person?

15:55 - What inspires Luke?

18:30 - Humans learn best through stories & sharing your message authentically

22:20 - Listening to the inner voice of intuition

25:00 - Who inspires Luke?

29:00 - What is means a man/ masculine as a gay man?

35:00 - Contribution to the world 

36:20 - What is Luke’s legacy looking from his deathbed?

38:20 - 1 piece of advice to leave with the listeners

38:50 - Lukes contact info

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