The Josh Lynott Project

Recorded: Tuesday 22nd of August, 2023

Location: Leura, NSW. (I can't beleive I forgot to mention this in today's podcast.)

Sponsor: @whatasesh Running & Mindfulness retreats.

Watch the video recording on YouTube: The Josh Lynott Project EP015

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Poem: "Colin" - Josh Lynott

What happened to the man who lost his spark?

What happened in the hours after dark

- I can't help but know.

Lean, and elegant, adventurous and wildsome.

Scars on his arms, proof of living. Brushstrokes of life.T

attoos with lines blurred, ears pierced; a sharp edge.

Did you see him, bright and alive

A sight to behold - like a mountain top at sunset - before the clouds roll over.

Knifing against the lilac blue sky

And what happened, finally, when the storm rolled in?

Tell me the orchestra kept playing, and the engine kept revving.

Like melodies lost in the wind, and fumes on a highway

And did you keep driving - music blaring, with a glimmer in the eye?

And you too know of a man who lost his spark?

I wonder what happened?

Questions:

How do you feel about your ability as a risk-taker?

What do you definite as positive vs negative risk?

What does risk mean to you?

What is an actionable risk you can take every day?

What is a risk that you can take 3 months from now?

Journal prompt:

What is the best thing that could happen if I started taking more risks?

Recorded: Tuesday 15th of August, 2023

Location: Leura, NSW, Australia

Sponsored by: What A Sesh Running & Mindfulness Retreats (@whatasesh)

Message Josh: @joshlynott or [email protected]

Watch the video recording on YouTube: The Josh Lynott Project 014

Poem: "Shipping Container" - Josh Lynott

The best piece of art I ever made,

It had no name, not even mine.

It shouldn't be there, they'd lock me up.

In the dark of night, under the street light.

I was in and out, within the minute.

Would it be gone tomorrow,

or is there more time I can borrow?

Let me make the people smile.

Give me white walls.

Walls need words

because that's how the world turns.

Gravity pulls on the heart who reads,

graffiti is the poor mans way to prove what the world needs.

Let the artist play,

give them a shot in the middle of the day.

I'll paint more walls with no names.

I'll change the world with my painting games.

Give me my paint,

Give me space to play.

I promise I'll make your day.

Book reference and recommendation:

Wintering - Katherine May. Excerpts read from pages 12, 13, and 14.

Questions:

- What is your brick? (5-minute daily activity to slow down)

- What is your ideal day vs your current day.

- What do you need to do to bring the two closer together?

- What is the cost of being busy with yourself, your relationships, work, dreams, goals, and health?

Journal prompt:

- What does it mean to move slow to you?

Show notes:Recorded: Tuesday 8th of August, Leura, NSW, Australia.

Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3GHIVrkRns

Poem by Josh Lynott: "Don't look for answers"

I looked for the answers till my eyes burned.

Nowhere to be found, my heavy heart yearned.

My eyes are on fire, and my heart melted.

What was the world teaching me, my mind belted.

The more we dare to seek,

The larger the world becomes.

You must not be shy or meek,

Or wait too old, as time is soon undone.

Early answers are a quick win at the casino.

Long answers are buried, challenging everything you know.

Go dancing in the wind, dance with your questions.

You are the answer, you are the learnings.

Burn bright, burn slow

Be curious, you know.

Ask not what you have, but what is?

What's yours is neither mine or his.

Books mentioned:

Questions:

Journal prompt:

Am I becoming the person the younger me would have looked up to five years ago? What do I need to do to become this person?

Guest speaker: Louis Stenmark. Featured previously on EP: 009.

Recorded: August 1st, 2023.

Location: Mosman, New South Wales. Australia.

Poem One:

"Ramblings and Sweet Treats" - Josh Lynott

Poem by Josh:

Life is full of sweet treats.

Sweets for the eyes, soul, mouth, and heart.

Every part of us craves something sweet.

To feel like a kid on a country swing.

Devouring organic butter from country markets.

Running in the rain, drying dirty feet.

All of these are things so sweet.

What a joy to know we have so much more, more to meet, more that's sweet.

One day, life will be slower.

The process has already begun.

If there was a way to reverse this fast life, we have nearly found the answer.

The world doesn't need our replies.

The world needs home cooked meals.

The world needs barefoot walks.

Perhaps, the adventure of disconnect

ia the exact path to connect.

As the days go by, we shall not seek answers,

that is time not well spent.

Living with love will reveal

all the answers we didn't need to search for.

Yet right now, it is here

a life full of sweet treats.

Isn't that the greatest joy of all. - JL

Poem Two: Louis Stenmark

Buyers & Renters

There’s buyers and there’s renters

There’s borrowers and there’s lenders

There’s housers and there’s tenters

They are come ins and they’re don’t enters

There’s students and their mentors

There’s diminishers and extenders

There’s listeners and objectors

They’re attackers and they’re protectors

This and that

That and this

That is mine

You can’t have his

You and me

US and them

Wouldn’t it better

If we forgot

now and then

Questions:

What are the little one percenters that can often be overlooked in your life?

Where are you lacking biodiversity in your life?

Journal Prompt:

What part of your life would you like to fertilise?

Reference podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/33vCPl2KCowZu40wO60yeG?si=OsrfeP_wQ_u2R0OrgkoCww

SHOW NOTES:

Recorded: Monday, July 24th, 2023
Location: Noosa, Queensland

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Give me some eyes,

A target, something wild to chase.

Paint them in red and let them free

This is what danger feels like.

What makes you wild

Is your ability to be caught.

What keeps you wild,

Is your ability to run free. 

If you aren’t chasing something,

You must be moving backwards.

Anything that stays still,

Eventually gets pushed out.

So give me some eyes

Let me chase what can’t be caught

Because one day, what isn’t caught

Eventually knows my eyes. 

Today’s questions:

Are you scared of the unknown because it's going to effect your wealth?

Are you scared of the unknown - because it's going to effect your relationships?

Today’s journal prompt:
When I embrace the unknown, I know that...

Recorded in: Paddington, Sydney

Poem - "I hung my washing upside down"

I hung my washing upside down, and the clouds winked at me.

They’ve been upside down before, they know this confusion.

I hung my washing outside to dry, and walked my socks in a puddle.

My socks have swum before, this feeling is no illusion.

I set my alarm for seven, and the blinds smirked at me.

They’ve slept in before, they know the temptation of warmth.

I snoozed my alarm four times, and forgot I boiled the kettle.

My kettle has been forgotten before, it knows how to settle.

I ate breakfast with no-one watching, and the flowers started dancing.

They’ve heard these songs before, they know this beat and flow.

I ate breakfast whilst my journal stared, and didn’t share a bite.

My journal can hear my thoughts talking, ideas to unlock and know.

I walked down the stairs in a new way, and the concrete wanted to join.

They’ve never tried these moves before, they know very few shapes.

I walked down the stairs with eyes closed and took a chance on life.

My life talks with all that isn’t me, always keeping me out of strife.

Questions:

Inspired by: Tom Noske @tomnoske

- What are you doing in your life that has a compounding effect?

- How can you find "multipliers" in your life? (Things that supercharge.)

Journal prompt:

The things in my life that act as multipliers are:

Resources:

Book #1: Make Your Bed - William. H McRaven

Book #2: Atomic Habits - James Clear

Book #3: Breathe - James Nestor

Welcome, to show notes; there is a lot to add today.

Guests: Louis Stenmark & Nat Puga.

Poem one: Louis Stenmark

Title: When the rain sounds aren’t on my phone

The best is here.

When the rain sounds arent from my phone

When the doorbell rings and you’re home

When the coffee never gets cold

When the water is reflecting gold

When the sun warms the skin

When the hours feel almost thin

When our eyes meet across the street

When Under the table we touch feet

When?

Now and then.

Today, yesterday tomorrow

It’s your choice, to avoid sorrow.

The best is here.

Poem Two: Josh Lynott

I stood in the middle of the world,

wrapped the planets around my finger,

And asked them questions I was sure

They didn’t know the answers to. 

I asked them why the stars who were best of friends lived galaxies apart from each other.

I asked them why the ocean who loved the moon so dearly, never moved in.

I asked them why the most beautiful sunsets, were never framed and put above saturns dinner table.

I asked them why the sun chose to give its warmth to us, a little blue planet.

They replied to me.

The stars know better than any that comparison destroys their personality. 

The ocean knew if it moved to the moon, it would lose it’s purpose.

Saturn smiled and said it’d never watch a sunset again if they were framed forever.

And as for the sun, it knows that warmth goes further when shared. 

So I went back home and left the world to spin as it was.

I said goodbye to the planets and asked for their mailing address. 

And so it was, for all the questions I had, the world had perfectly good answers.

Poem three: Nat Puga

I’m hungry, but I’m patient

It never bothered me

Waiting for what’s mine in this world

I’m starving but I’m biding my time- this interlude will also come to an end

I will be ready when it does

Like honey spread

on a warm loaf of bread

Poem Four: Louis Stenmark

"Perfectionism"

Perfectionist

Hands in a fist

Opportunities….

Always missed

Letting go

Take it slow

Doors will open

You can’t know

Don’t take no

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Notes from the show:

Ethan Hawke Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRS9Gek4V5Q

Louis Stenmark's Letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/louisstenmark/list/5-stars/

Journal Prompt:

What is one area of your life you can eliminate the idea of perfectionism?

What A Sesh: @whatasesh

Find Josh: @joshlynott

[email protected]

Recorded at: Esperance Chalet Village, Western Australia. On July 4th 2023.

Poems:

#1

An extra two dollars for honey

For an added smile is worth the money.

Nobody told me about the cost of the bees

but that's the price you pay trying to people please.

#2

Every human who is on their mission

knows the universal truth on the quest for fruition

to operate from fear will bankrupt your soul

yet to live from abundance is no easy toil.

Journal prompt:

I am interesting because....

Other questions:

What am I interested in?

Why am I interested in these things?

What do I want to feel 12 months from now?

Will the things I'm interested in lead me closer towards this feeling?

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Today's podcast discusses the pursuit of being 'interesting'. What's it worth? How do we become more interesting and why are we interested in certain things?

A change up of style in today's show notes. :)

Instagram: @joshlynott / @whatasesh

Email: [email protected]

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I had my first guest cameo this week: Mic Goetze! We are currently driving across Australia from Dunsborough Western Australia to Byron Bay New South Wales.

Today's soup recipe was: Pumpkin (Kent), Sweet Potato, Ginger, Fresh Turmeric, Paprika, Fresh Chilli, Chilli Flakes, Vegetable Stock, Onion, Garlic and Coconut Milk. Chop them up and put them in together. Boil down. Mash up. Add coconut milk in last. Serve with sourdough.

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Welcome to this week's episode of "The Josh Lynott Project," where we embark on a captivating exploration of following our intuition and making unexpected decisions. Join Josh Lynott as he shares his personal journey of embracing his inner guidance and the transformative power it holds.

In this thought-provoking episode, Josh reflects on how his own excitement sometimes led him down unexpected paths. He encourages listeners to listen to the whispers of their intuition, trusting the inner compass that guides us towards fulfilling and purposeful experiences. Through captivating anecdotes and introspective reflections, he unveils the magic that unfolds when we surrender to the flow of our intuition, even if it takes us on uncharted adventures.

Drawing from his own experiences, Josh sheds light on the beauty of embracing uncertainty and stepping into the unknown. He reminds us that life is a tapestry of unforeseen opportunities and that following our intuition often leads us to the most remarkable and transformative moments.

As you tune in, allow Josh's wisdom to inspire you to embrace the power of your own intuition and make decisions that align with your truest self. Through introspective prompts and relatable insights, he invites you to embark on a journey of self-discovery, unleashing the potential for growth and fulfillment.

So, get ready for an insightful episode of "The Josh Lynott Project." Join us as we explore the extraordinary impact of following our intuition, making unexpected decisions, and embracing the beautiful surprises that unfold when we trust the guidance from within. Let Josh's words be a catalyst for your own intuitive exploration and empower you to navigate life's twists and turns with confidence and authenticity.

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Welcome to this week's episode of "The Josh Lynott Project." Join Josh Lynott as he delves into a captivating exploration of how art, particularly photography, has profoundly impacted his journey as an athlete. In this thought-provoking conversation, Josh reveals the fascinating parallels between capturing the perfect photograph and achieving athletic excellence.

From his own experiences, Josh shares how his passion for photography has refined his artistic eye and transformed him as a runner. Just as photographers often produce their best work later in life, Josh relates this to his athletic journey, discovering that his greatest races were yet to come. Through the lens of his camera, he learned to view life from different angles, ultimately leading him to the trails and mountains where his running truly flourished.

In this episode, Josh invites you to explore the remarkable ways in which art and creativity can uplift and transform other areas of your life. He encourages listeners to seek out those intersections where their passions and skill sets intersect, recognizing the immense power that lies within the merging of these worlds.

As you listen, Josh provides a journal prompt inviting you to reflect on your life. He urges you to uncover areas where you can transfer lessons, insights, and inspiration from one domain to another, opening the door to new possibilities and transformative growth.

So, get ready to be inspired by this captivating episode of "The Josh Lynott Project." Let yourself be swept away by the extraordinary connections between art, athleticism, and personal transformation. Embrace the power of merging your passions and skill sets as you embark on a journey of self-discovery and creative exploration. Let Josh's wisdom and prompts guide you as you navigate the uncharted terrain of your own life, ready to uncover new dimensions of growth and inspiration.

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