"I think spiritual is appreciating... I don't say that I'm an old two legged cisgender white male of privilege flippantly. I appreciate the gifts that I have received in my life."

Episode #20 of The Hope Initiative with Danny van Leeuwen.

I met Danny from Boston via The Podcast Fellowship, the course that I did to learn how to podcast at the end of 2018. Over these past 9 months our friendship has developed and I am so grateful to have him on the show.

In this episode we speak about a host of things, including;

Thanks so much to Danny for this generous conversation.

Dannys website

Health Hats Podcast

His latest series on Young Adults with Complex Conditions Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Medical Care

Seth's Blog

The Podcast Fellowship

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"I'm getting in that space now getting more comfortable to make those decisions for myself of just write just write it no matter where it goes and don't think about the listener because that's the that's the thing that can like make or break a song I think is when you start writing for someone else."

Episode #18 of The Hope Initiative with Jess Fairlie.

In this episode we speak about what it's like to be an artist in 2019, the struggles she faces, but also her hopes for the future and what she plans to accomplish.

I also ask her why she can't produce a song each week when I'm out here pumping out a podcast episode weekly! Her answer was excellent.

I hope you enjoy! Thank you for being here.

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The Gap by Ira Glass - https://vimeo.com/85040589

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"It’s never as good as it seems and it’s never as bad as it seems. I think it’s probably more relevant to my field than a fans perspective, cause I know when I was back living in Adelaide following the Adelaide Crows and if they lost 3 games in a row, I’d be one of those saying get him out, get him, get him out. Let’s plan for next season. But I think now working in this environment, when we were going so well, getting wins on the board at the start of the year, there were things we knew we weren’t doing too well and we could patch up. You never get a win and put in under the carpet. You never have a loss and think it’s all doom and gloom."

Episode #17 of The Hope Initiative with Josh Sale.

Josh is originally from Adelaide, but now lives and works in Melbourne, as a statistical analyst for the St. Kilda Football Club (yes - the same club that my Dad once played for, for those of you keeping up to date!)

In this conversation we speak about how he followed his passion and turned it into a career, taking the leap and moving away from home, and what he hopes for the future.

Please enjoy the conversation with the humble, Josh Sale!

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"Spread your map of where you’re going across that bar as I have spread my map across every cafe in the world as I travelled and you put your line on that map, a rough line in pencil, and what’ll happen is, people in the bar start talking to you ‘Oh where are you going mate?’ and you’ll say, ‘Oh I’m doing Paris to Istanbul’ for example. And they’ll turn around and say, ‘Mate you don’t want to go that way, I went to that, and this, and there’s an amazing set of caves there.’ And suddenly people put their two Ps worth in and who am I to argue? They’ve been on holiday in that area. And I’ve started to suddenly to go the routes, I was still going to end up in Istanbul but I started to go the routes those people had, and sure enough, those caves were sensational."

Episode #15 of The Hope Initiative with Mark Hepworth.

In developing this podcast, I've come to understand that I need to talk less and ask better questions.

Two questions that are answered in this interview are;

Ponder on that for a moment before getting lost in the glorious voice of Mark.

Mark and I met whilst working together at Hallam Cycles back in 2015 and it's fair to say he's one of the most well travelled and remarkable humans I've met (pardon the pun).

In this interview, Mark explains his theory on having a goal of 100 things and why it's important in providing purpose to a persons life. What he has learnt from studying over 600 people closely whilst also working in sales for many decades and selling over 20,000 bikes to people of all ages. He also shares some of his top tips on travelling the world (he's been across 75 countries and counting), what to do when you're out in a new city, going with the flow, and what is arguably the maddest drunk purchase I've ever heard of; which all worked out in the end. I'll drink to that!

Please enjoy this lovely chat with the effervescent, Mark Hepworth.

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