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Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.

In this episode, we meet Ali Terai, Founder & CEO of Future Golf on turning lemons into lemonade, business gestation and value exchange.

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Ali founded Future Golf, a passion-driven business launched with less than $200 and a Facebook post, which is now one of Australia's fastest growing startups

He also founded The Inspire Project, teaching young people Entrepreneurship, and has authored, crowdfunded and published a children's book called A Little Penguin's Guide to Life.

If that's not enough, Ali has founded and launched a wallet, travel blog, pop-up burger restaurant, pub-crawl company, professional preparation program and number of smaller golf ventures.

He was a winner at the 2019 Telstra Business Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.

In this episode we talk about:

• How an eager young Ali found a loophole in the system of selling The AFL's matchday program, The Record, and how he "turned lemons into lemonade";
• How he has built passion-based businesses and loves speaking to young people about transformation;
• Why he spent a long time on the sidelines waiting for the businesses to gestate before jumping in full-time; and
• The value-exchange business models he has devised and how they have evolved.

Connecting with Ali Terai

You can reach Ali on LinkedIn and through his websites, Future Golf and AliTerai.com.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

• The Lean Startup - by Eric Ries
• The E-Myth Contractor - by Michael Gerber
• The 4-Hour Workweek - by Tim Ferriss
• A Little Penguin's Guide to Life - by Ali Terai

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Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.

Take 3 deep breaths before you listen to this episode. Centre the soul. The 'busy-ness' syndrome is in plague proportions and is driving so many managers towards burn-out, low quality work, strained relationships and disconnecting from their purpose and meaning. Recovery is our great weapon in bringing our true spirit and greatest performances to the table. Without effective recovery we can not perform at our best and we look like we need development rather than a promotion. In this episode I cover the importance of recovery and a range of 'active' and 'passive' recovery techniques that work in the corporate world.

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Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.

In this episode we hear from Golf Coaching legend Peter Knight on mastering your craft.

Peter Knight is one of only four master golf professionals in Australia. He is the author of Iron Golf Mind and has over 25 of years successfully coaching at State and National level as well as driving golf programmes for the Australian Institute of Sport, Golf Australia, Taiwan Golf, Golf Victoria, NSW Golf and NSW Institute of Sport.

In 2012 he was one of three coaches in Victoria recognised for his contribution to coaching in Australia over the past 100 years.

His book is called Iron Golf Mind: Five lessons to achieve an amazingly strong mindset for golf. And might I add - your career and life in general.

During this far reaching interview we explore:

• His 5 C's of Optimal Performance - Confidence, Concentration, Commitment, Composure and Competitiveness
• What is mastery and how you can apply it in your work
• How do you build the right routines around your performances
• The most important question you should ask yourself everyday if you want to master your profession

You can connect with Peter on Facebook here @MelbourneGolfCoach.

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Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance. We kick things off with a repeat of a one of our most popular episodes...

In this episode we talk about executing your Life Vision as part 2. If you haven't listened to Episode 57 of building your Life Vision I'd recommend doing that first. There is an old saying, "Vision without execution is just a dream". And, chief, I've got a confession so make this was me. I was a dreamer with all sorts of grand ideas about who or what I'd become. I always had new ideas and goals that all seemed to flow from my creative mind. I was the line from poem "George Gray" by Edgar Lee Masters that I read in Ep 57 on building your life vision..."a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid." I was stuck in my own sheltered harbour. Not willing to do the hard work break the boundaries, to look inside myself at the things I liked about myself the least or the limiting beliefs I held and grow beyond them. It was only when I realised that all greatness requires challenge. It will requires a thousand steps one after the other to change my game. One must have a vision and one must execute. I've seen too many people with only one part of the pie. In Life Vision Part 1 we did some dreaming and created your life vision. Now we focus on execution. We take specific planned action towards our goals. .

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Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance.

In this episode, we meet Neil Craig, AFL Coach and England Rugby High Performance Manager on high performance environments, your North Star and decision-making under pressure.

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Neil is best known as being a former Australian rules footballer and as the Head Coach of the Adelaide Crows Football Club.

His other stints in the AFL have included being the fitness adviser at the Crows, and having various coaching roles at the Melbourne Demons, Essendon Bombers and Carlton Blues.

Since 2017, he has been England Rugby's High Performance Manager under the head coach Eddie Jones.

In this episode we talk about:

• What a high performance environment is and how to create one;
• Why knowing your North Star - your purpose and values - is critical to success;
• How to make complex decisions under pressure; and
• Why leadership is not about you, but all about you.

Connecting with Neil Craig

You can reach Neil on LinkedIn.

Thanks to Peter Knight for recommending Neil.

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Series as we take a bring you the best of the best episodes on from the world of elite sport and performance. We kick things off with a repeat of a one of our most popular episodes... In this episode we build your own Life & Career Vision. "George Gray" I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me-- A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor. In truth it pictures not my destination But my life. For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment; Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid; Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances. Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life. And now I know that we must lift the sail And catch the winds of destiny Wherever they drive the boat. To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-- It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid. - Edgar Lee Masters, 1868 - 1950 To leave the harbour chief we must start with a destination. One that inspires us and drives us to personal greatness. In this episode we will talk through creating your own Life Vision. The very first time I did a vision board was in 2007. It was a transformative period of my life and I was reading self-help books by the dozen. They ALL said you need a vision. Without it you simply don't know what direction you're going. They said it's like when you decide you want to go away for a weekend and what you do first is imagine what the perfect weekend would be like you create a vision in your head. Then you go about finding the right region, accommodation and activities that'll help you achieve your vision. It all starts with vision. Without the vision you don't even leave your home in the first place. Follow Chief Maker

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In this VERY brief episode of The Inner Chief Podcast, Greg has a 2-minute cheerful message for all of you ahead of Christmas this year.

Happy holidays and here's to a great 2020!

Stay epic,

Greg

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This is part 3 of a 3-part series on Career Crossroads and our topic today is make smart moves.

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Today we will cover:

• How to create multiple options and actions whether you stay or go from your current role;
• Ensure you're covering all of your bases to enable smart decision-making; and
• Get your "chief mindset" working well before you need to make your move.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Craig Murphy, Chief HR Officer of Henley Properties on the role of HR in a modern business, the business of people, and getting business transformation right.

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Craig's full title is the General Manager, Customer, People and Culture at Henley Homes, a role he has held since July 2016.

He has significant multi-industry experience in telecommunications, mining, steel manufacturing, and property development and construction.

Craig is also a Certified Professional of the Australian HR Institute (CAHRI), an expert advisor to the People & Leadership Committee of Victoria University and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

His expertise lies in HR strategy development and deployment, organization design & restructuring, union negotiation, learning & development and leadership of global HR teams.

In this episode we talk about:

• How employees can bring their unique value proposition to work every day;
• The role of HR in a modern business;
• Not forgetting that resources are humans too; and
• How to absolutely nail business transformation!

Connecting with Craig Murphy

You can reach Craig via LinkedIn.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

• The Coaching Habit - by Michael Stanier
• The New HR Leader's First 100 Days - by Alan Collins

This is part 2 of a 3-part series on Career Crossroads and our topic today is identifying the problem.

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Today we will cover:

• A framework to identify the root cause of the problems you're experiencing in your current role;
• We'll look at how to evaluate the pros and cons of 3 areas in this process; and
• How to make the ultimate decision of staying or going from your current role.

Stay epic,

Greg