Think Uncommon

Think Uncommon

By Jo JacksonBusinessEntrepreneurshipEducationSelf-Improvement
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Think Uncommon episodes

  • Dr Travis Fox | Why You Are Not Who You Think You Are


    🎙️ Connect with Travis Fox https://travisfox.net

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    1 hr 46 min
  • Andy Steele | The Commando Mindset

    Andy Steele joined the Australian Army at 17 and was immediately selected for Special Operations, but his story isn't simply about military service. It's about identity, character, faith, resilience and learning who you are when the uniform comes off.

    In this episode of Think Uncommon, Andy shares what it means to carry the lessons of precision-based, high-pressure environments into fatherhood, leadership, relationships and civilian life.

    Together we explore:

    • How being a schoolboy sportsperson lead him to the Army at 17

    • The reality of coming home after combat and confronting an identity crisis

    • How adversity, failure and resilience shaped the man he became

    • The role of faith, service and moral code in shaping his life beyond the uniform

      It's a conversation about what remains when the title, uniform, reputation and external markers of success are stripped away.

      1 hr 42 min
    • Mario Bekes | Abandoned To Face 1800 Days Of War

      Behind every extraordinary life are moments that never make the headlines. Moments of betrayal, impossible decisions, quiet resilience, and the choices that shape who we become. In this episode, I sit down with intelligence specialist, veteran, author and host of Life The Battlefield, Mario Bekes.

      From growing up in war-torn Croatia to serving in intelligence and rebuilding his life in Australia, Mario shares the experiences that forged his character and forever changed the way he sees leadership, trust and purpose.

      Together, we explore:

      * How betrayal can become one of life's greatest teachers.

      * What war reveals about human nature.

      * Why discernment matters more than blind trust.

      * The hidden cost of carrying trauma in silence.

      * How hardship shapes identity and resilience.

      * The revelation Mario found walking the Camino de Santiago.

      * What it truly means to live an uncommon life.

      Connect with Mario Bekes

      🖥️ Website: https://www.mariobekes.com.au

      🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarioBekes

      👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insight.intelligence.7

      📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariobekes/

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      1 hr 8 min
    • Bill Haase | Does The Government Owe You

      Bill Haase has over 20 years of experience in the shares business,

      Nowadays, he spends significant time trading money, worth and time. Surviving the Black Monday crash of 1987, Bill is dedicated to reshaping how we see money and what it means to be wealthy.

      The approach is unconventional, and the conversation leaves you wondering - why haven't I thought of that before?

      We talk AI, digital currency - just what the government is responsible for. 

      1 hr 11 min
    • Ethan Albrecht | Cancer Takes No Days Off

      What does it take to overcome one of the fastest-growing childhood cancers in the world at ten years old?

      In this episode of Think Uncommon, Jo Jackson sits down with Ethan Albrecht, a Physical Therapist, endurance athlete, husband, father, and cancer survivor whose story powerfully exemplifies resilience, discipline, faith, and personal responsibility.

      Diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma at just 10 years old, Ethan faced a life-threatening battle that would shape the way he approached adversity, health, fitness, and life itself.

      Today, he competes in endurance events, embraces the challenge of Hyrox training, and helps others reclaim their health through movement and physical therapy. In this conversation we discuss:

      ✔ Surviving childhood cancer
      ✔ Building resilience through adversity
      ✔ The mindset behind endurance sports and Hyrox
      ✔ Why movement is medicine
      ✔ Physical therapy and injury recovery
      ✔ The truth about pain, aging, and mobility
      ✔ Exercise, mental health, and long-term wellbeing
      ✔ Faith, purpose, and personal growth
      ✔ Habits that create lasting change
      ✔ How discipline shapes your future

      Whether you're interested in fitness, health, mindset, endurance training, personal development, resilience, physical therapy, or simply overcoming life's toughest challenges, this episode delivers practical wisdom and an inspiring story of perseverance.

      1 hr 2 min
    • Gian Shaw | A Girl Dad With A Gun

      Gian grew up with brothers who looked down at him. The shortest of the family, he had something to prove. He is in charge of his decisions, and his identity is everything.


      A Hollywood stuntman, actor and author of the G-CODE, this fast-paced episode will have you asking a simple question....

      Am I actually a real man?


      1 hr 42 min
    • Dan Ford | Don't Be Mentally Weak

      Today on the Think Uncommon podcast, I sit down with Dan Ford — fitness expert, former palliative care nurse, husband, father, and a man who has rebuilt his life through discipline, structure, and intentional leadership, leaving alcoholism behind to become the leader his family needed.


      This conversation goes far beyond fitness.

      We talk about code, routines, composure, modern parenting, and what happens when a man has a zero tolerance for chaos. Dan opens up about growing up around alcohol and the importance of breaking that pattern for his own children. He shares how discipline became less about control and more about creating peace, certainty, and stability for the people he loves.

      We explore the difference between reacting to life and leading it, why most households drift into stress without realizing it, and how simple standards repeated consistently can completely change the direction of a family.

      If you’ve ever felt like life is happening to you instead of through you, this episode will challenge the way you think about leadership, responsibility, and the environments we create behind closed doors.

      ⏰ CHAPTERS ⏰
      0.00 Introduction
      1:30 Saturday Routine Matters
      5:50 Composure Instead Of Chaos
      11.46 The Environment Effect
      17:01 Parenting Choices
      20.01 Alcohol Made Me Feel Fun
      28.00 This Is Not Who I am Supposed To Be
      33.04 I am Loved, Life After Rehab
      36.00 Beliefs Worth Passing On
      41:30 Why Are You A Nurse?
      46.00 Regrets Of The Dying
      48.00 Fear From A Monk
      51:15 Mental Weakness The Victim Mentality
      1:00.38 The Downside Of Being Disciplined
      1.10.00 Push Your Boundaries, Daily

      1 hr 27 min
    • Adam Blum | Why Anzac Day Still Matters

      A nation is judged by the character of its occupants.


      In this episode, I sit down with Adam Blum. An amateur military historian, author of Easy Target, and host of the True Blue Conversations podcast, where he has interviewed guests of the highest calibre, including the Governor-General of Australia and Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne.

      This episode explores the deeper meaning behind Anzac Day and why it still matters. This is not just a conversation about military history. It’s about sacrifice. Responsibility and the standard set by our veterans. Anzac Day is a reflection point, and what you take from it says something about how you choose to live.

      1 hr 19 min
    • Darren Hurford | Military Service = Battle Ready

      Darren Hurford spent 6 years enlisted in the Australian Army. During that time, he attempted Special Forces selection 3 times, all unsuccessfully.


      In this special Anzac Day mini series, Darren and Jo discuss service. Why it matters, and the stigma associated with those who put their lives on the line even though they are never deployed to protect.

      In a time when we look for heroes in capes, we often forget the ones waiting in the wings that are also battle-ready if the call comes, with just as much training. Just as much on the line. 

      57 min
    • Detective Inspector Warren Lysaght | The War On Fentanyl
      Detective Inspector Warren Lysaght has spent 30 years in the NSW Police Force. Working on the front line in the war on drugs and organised crime investigations, he has seen it all. So, when he had an opportunity to experience first-hand how the war is being fought globally, he volunteered his time and spent 8 weeks absorbing the horrors of this insidious issue.

      Make no mistake, this episode will hit you as a stark reminder that if you have not been affected by drugs in some way, it is only a matter of time.

      Warren talks candidly about what he saw and the human downstream cost of just one pill. Watch this with your children. Get educated on the risks. Share it to awaken your friends.

      1 hr 31 min

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