Don Elgin is a 3 time Paralympian and Para World Championships Gold Medalist

He’s Motivational speaker, board member for multiple charities, founding director of Star Amp Global and, a Father of 4

This episode will have you floating between big belly laughs and teary moments.

Don’s humor is infectious and we start it off with some funny facts about his family home where we were for this chat

In this episode you will learn:

- How a mindset of abundance and gratitude can shape your destiny

- Tips on how to optimise relationships in your life

- The difference between motivation and Inspiration and the importance of these concepts.

- How the quality of questions is directly related to the quality of our life

We also talk about:

- Don’s most important mentors and how they’ve helped him on his successful journey

- Some very deep, personal experiences that led Don to consider his own life at age 11 and how a verbal smack around the ears completely shifted his perception of his reality.

I’ve split this unapologetically long episode into two parts for your listening convenience. Be sure to listen to part 1 and part 2 to get the most out of it.

This is a great story that will have you intrigued about Don’s understanding of human behavior and the importance of how and why genuinely connecting with human beings is so powerful, especially in this day and age.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Website: donelgin.com.au (use codeword yourlifeofimpact to get a discount and a personal message)

Linkedin: Don Elgin

Twitter: @donelg17

Facebook: @donelg17

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Don Elgin is a 3 time Paralympian and Para World Championships Gold Medalist

He’s a motivational speaker, board member for multiple charities, founding director of Star Amp Global and a Father of 4

This episode will have you floating between big belly laughs and teary moments.

Don’s humor is infectious and we start it off with some funny facts about his family home where we were for this chat

In this episode you will learn:

- How a mindset of abundance and gratitude can shape your destiny

- Tips on how to optimise relationships in your life

- The difference between motivation and Inspiration and the importance of these concepts.

- How the quality of questions is directly related to the quality of our life

We also talk about:

- Don’s most important mentors and how they’ve helped him on his successful journey

- Some very deep, personal experiences that led Don to consider his own life at age 11 and how a verbal smack around the ears completely shifted his perception of his reality.

I’ve split this unapologetically long episode into two parts for your listening convenience. Be sure to listen to part 1 and part 2 to get the most out of it.

This is a great story that will have you intrigued about Don’s understanding of human behaviour and the importance of how and why genuinely connecting with human beings is so powerful- especially in this day and age.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Website: donelgin.com.au (use codeword yourlifeofimpact to get a discount and a personal message)

Linkedin: Don Elgin

Twitter: @donelg17

Facebook: @donelg17

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at http://yourlifeofimpact.com/

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Karl is a Functional Medicine and Functional Neurology expert.

He's a holistic health, fitness and performance consultant, business owner and wellness speaker

Karl Hughan is MY Life Coach and he’s been instrumental in shaping my journey over the past 18 months, and I believe he’s a bit of an untapped resource in our world.

I know i get excited about every interview, but this is one is excitement for you all from a different perspective.

Every topic i spoke about with Karl could’ve gone for hours. His understanding of human existence and how and why we operate at every level we do, is phenomenal!

In this episode you will learn:

The difference between functional medicine and conventional medicine

Why the gut is considered the first brain in functional medicine and some great foods we can all start ingesting to nourish our gut health optimally.

How to break down fear, adversity and congruency

And most importantly, WHY your core values are the driver behind the direction of your life

We also talk about:

Belief systems and Audacious Goals and why one of Karl’s mates CHOSE to live on the streets of London and become homeless for a while!

We all need to invest in ourselves. We are our greatest asset!

No matter what your goals and desires are, the better version you are of yourself, the better you will be for everyone else that matters to you and also the better you’ll be at everything you do!

Remember, wherever you go, there you are, so you might as well take the best version of yourself with you.

This is a very educational episode that will start to change your perception of the world.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Website: karlhughan.com

Instagram: karlhughan_com

Linkedin: Karl Hughan

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Dan Pfaff is a GENIUS!!

He’s a track and field coach, who coached Donovan Bailey to Gold in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and has coached many other World Championship and Olympic medals in his time, including Gold to Greg Rutherford in the 2012 Olympics and Silver to Australia’s very own Aussie, Fabrice Lapierre at the 2015 World Championships in the Long Jump, where his other athlete, that darn Englishman again, Greg Rutherford, won the Gold medal.

Dan has also worked with many elite NFL and Soccer stars, and Tennis players such as Maria Sharapova.

I’ve shadowed Dan numerous times over the years and he’s helped mentor me into the coach and therapist I am today. But in this episode, I don’t really talk to him about Track and Field, or athletes much for that matter. He has an abundance of value to offer in so many different areas and i believe this is the first episode of many with this exceptional human.

In this episode you will learn:

- What mental resiliency actually is from his learnings of 45 years in the sporting trenches and his studies into the military.

- One of Dan’s moments that he’s not most proud of

- How he went off the rails for 5 years and had some very turbulent times in his life

- How he learned to use the biggest adversities in his life to redirect his journey in a positive direction and how he teaches this to others

We also talk about:

- How Dan helped me through the toughest times in my life

- His connection with the change in design of the Nike Free shoe

- Our connection to chicken schnitzel

- And something really cool from my learning perspective in how he helped create context on a BIG decision in my life.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Altis

Brett Bartholomew Conscious Coaching

Peak Performance Book

The Flow Genome Project

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Follow Dan online:

Twitter - @PfaffSC

From being robbed at gunpoint, to breaking her back and losing her mum, nothing has stopped Liesl on her mission to accept life's challenges and grow from them significantly!!!

This episode is an absolute ripper. Strap in for what is a roller coaster of a journey.

Liesl and I had some big belly laughs but Liesl also broke into tears a few times as she delved into some vulnerable moments in her life that have helped shape the amazing human she is today.

She’s an extremely proud and passionate woman!

Now, I never thought Brett Robbo from Cobar would be doing any of his podcast interviews in Parliament house in Sydney, but that’s exactly where this one took place.

Liesl tesch is an incomplete Paraplegic and:

A 7 time Paralympian in the sports of Wheelchair Basketball and sailing.

a two time Paralympic Gold Medalist

She’s also an entrepreneur, humanitarian and just recently become a politician.

In this episode you will learn:

How sport is literally saving and changing people's lives around the world and how Liesl is a major player in this legacy

The power of mentors

And How to create a mindset of acceptance and growth

We also talk about:

When Liesl was robbed at gunpoint in Rio

How breaking her back at age 19 didn’t ever slow her down

What personal challenges she faces to remain authentic in her new role as a politician

And so much more!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Sport matters - Liesl is co-founder of this amazing organisation

Website: http://www.nswlabor.org.au/liesl_tesch

Twitter: @LieslTesch

Instagram: @LieslTesch

Facebook: @LieslTeschGosford

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Andrew Morello is the winner of the first ‘The Australian Apprentice’ TV show, and Head of Business Development at Mark Bouris’ publicly listed Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management.

He’s a great philanthropist and a very well connected, present human.

This episode is brilliant and I wanted to bring Andrew onto the podcast as an inspiring entrepreneur to highlight financial success to us all from a very different perspective!

Morello takes us deep into his mindset and how he nourishes all key pillars in his life and how

important all these areas are in his “success”

We dive into:

Spirituality

Values

His Charity Work with Project Gen Z and how he’s teaching entrepreneurial skills to young Cambodians to help them create great lives.

Congruency

Mentors

The power of Community and understanding Your WHY

Why it’s important to make vulnerability your friend

Andrew also tells us what he’s invested in and excited about most in his businesses at the moment.

Stay tuned to the very end to hear how we’re raising money to get Morello to do something that he’s NEVER done before!

He’s the first person i’ve had on the podcast that hasn’t done this task and he laid it out that he’ll do it for the first time ever in his life if we can raise enough money for one of the charities he’s working closely with now. It’s hilarious.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Website: Andrewmorello.com

Instagram - @andrewmorello

Twitter - @andrewmorello

Facebook - @AndrewMarcelloMorello

Luminosity youth summit

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Help raise $1,000 for charity and see Andrew Morello wash a dog for the first time!!!! Tag us now and let’s get this happening!!! Even if it’s just a few dollars you’d like to contribute, it all counts!

https://www.gofundme.com/morello-washes-a-dog-for-charity

Charities:

SEED foundation - Help Morello trek the 96km gruesome terrain

Project Gen Z

LIFE Tees

Businesses:

Hop Hertz

Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management

Community:

The Entourage - entrepreneurial community .

Morello’s mentors:

Mark Bouris - The Apprentice and Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management

John McGrath

Geraldine Cox - sunrisecambodia.org.au

Jack Delosa

Books:

The Power Of Now - Eckhart Tolle

The 7 spiritual laws by depak chopra

The 4 agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz

You inc. John Mcgrath

You don’t have to be born brilliant - John McGrath

Audible - Get your 30 day free trial with their awesome range of audiobooks

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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I’m really proud to bring Vanessa Low into your lives. She’s an AMAZINGLY humble and impactful woman.

When she was almost 16 years old, Vanessa was run over by a train and almost lost her life.

Vanessa Low is now a double leg amputee, Paralympic Champion and World record holder for her T42 classification in the Long Jump.

She’s also an ambassador for the World's largest ever road safety campaign alongside megastars like Pharrell Williams, Rafael Nadal, Fernando Alonso and many more.

Vanessa also shares her very special bond with the Michael Schumacher foundation and the impact they’re making in the world through this organisation.

In this episode you will learn:

How acceptance of self is the step to perceived acceptance in society

What this tragedy did to Vanessa’s family

How failure of expectations creates greater strength and how to use the so called failure to create future success

We also speak about:

Why Vanessa’s former coach literally broke her down again to rebuild her

Her athletics journey and what the future looks like for Vanessa with the massive changes she’s made since winning the Gold medal in Rio.

Prepare to be inspired by her humble soul.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Vanessa’s Long Jump World Record and Gold Medal Rio 2016

Michael Schumacher foundation “Keep Fighting Award” acceptance video

FIA Road safety campaign

Follow Vanessa Online:

Website: vanessalow.com.au

Facebook: @Vanessa Low

Instagram: @vanessalow90

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Nam Baldwin is a coach to Mick Fanning and Steph Gilmore who are both World Champion surfers. He’s also worked with Pat Rafter, many footballers across different codes including the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union psychologists and more recently working with some international, world class MMA fighters such as Luke Rockhold and Corey Wilson

I’ve worked with Nam with my elite Paralympic athletes and to me he is a breathing expert, resilience expert, mindset expert, movement specialist. He’s an all-round brilliant coach and human!

This is an awesome chat, covering a lot of info about the flow state* and how we can open our minds to operate in this state.

Nam talks to us about the work he’s done with Mick Fanning and helping him overcome massive adversities in his life and how Mick is now using these adversities to his advantage.

I asked Nam to take us through a short breathing exercise which lasts a few minutes and he explains some basic processes to help improve your energetic state and become more present.

We really do dig into a lot in this one and I get super excited, because as a coach and having the opportunity to work with and chat with like-minded humans who are experts in their fields, it’s powerful!

* Flow is the ability of our brains to get the best out of its function and into an activity where there’s minimal conscious thinking so we can perform the required task at hand to the best of our ability. Whether we’re striving for excellence in High Performance Sport, business, family or any new skill or hobby, Flow is a powerful tool we can all learn and implement.

Resources discussed in this episode:

Website: equalize.com.au

E.P.I.C courses to optimise your mind: www.equalize.com.au/train/epic

Instagram: @nambaldwin

Facebook: @nam.baldwin

Twitter: @NamandDevon

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

Nam received Brandon Starc’s Tee which is raising money for

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Email : [email protected]

Scott Reardon is an above knee amputee

He’s two time water ski World Champion, two time Paralympian and a Paralympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field. He’s also an entrepreneur and an all round legend caring deeply for his communities.

In this episode you will learn:

How mindfulness and meditation practices took Scotty from 6th in the World to Number 1!

Lots of tips on mental resilience and how we can all implement processes into our daily lives to achieve our goals and dreams.

And, you will learn about the power of CHOICE

We also talk about:

Scotty’s horrific incident when he lost his leg

The deep drivers behind the legacy he’s creating outside of his sport

The nice parts about the drug testing experiences he’s had

The unbelievable roller coaster he’s been on through his sporting career

And the gratitude cyclone he’s created and continues to enhance.

 

Added Mention:

One of the things we forgot to speak about was his time with Usain Bolt and the fact he actually got Bolt behind his LIFE Tee campaign.. Usain Bolt ended up wearing Scotty’s Grateful tee and helping him raise the awareness for his charities – it was awesome! Check it out right here!!! Scotty and Usain Bolt in the LIFE Tee’s

 

Resources discussed in this episode:

Scotty’s website: scottreardon.com.au

Twitter: @ScottReardo

Instagram: @scottreardo

Facebook: @scottreardo

 

Batyr: The awesome for purpose organisation that focuses on preventative education in the area of youth mental health. Help Scotty and LIFE support these legends.

Snowy Hydro Southcare: The amazing organisation that helped save Scotty’s life!

Scotty and Usain Bolt in the LIFE Tee’s

The race Scotty spoke about in Lyon 2013 Para World Champs

Brilliant transition video of Scotty from 2009 – 2016

 

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

 

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

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Kurt Fearnley is a 5 time Paralympian and 3 time Paralympic Gold Medalist

He’s Won 41 Marathons, out of the 67 Marathons he’s started in, and 18 other times he’s been on the podium.

Kurt is an Author, Motivational Speaker, Philanthropist, And dad.

Kurt was born without the lower part of his spine and without a sacrum, yet he’s still crawled the 96km Kokoda Trail, Won the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race and so much more.

I’ve known Kurt for over a decade and in this chat I learned some things I wasn’t aware of in his life, and his mind.

In this episode we talk about:

When Kurt was born his parents were told to name him fast because the Dr’s didn’t think he would survive.

How important Community and Family is in his life and his success.

I spoke to Kurt’s parents the day before our chat and I raised some topics with Kurt that he’s never spoken about before.

He shares his reasons for his support around mental health and how this has affected him personally.

Kurt tells us what Impact means to him and how we can all become more impactful in our lives.

And throughout all of Kurt’s stories and journeys he takes us into his deep resilient mindset.

We dip into many of the Key Pillars of Life, and this episode will leave you wanting to conquer more in your time on this planet!

Resources discussed in this episode:

Book details - www.kurtfearnley.com and don’t forget to email [email protected] to get a special message from Kurt

Social media : Most active on Twitter

Twitter: @kurtfearnley

Instagram: @kurtfearnleyinsta

Facebook: @kurtfearnleyracing

Charity support:

If you’re keen to support the LIFE Tee’s charity component, please follow this link. We’re grateful for any and all support: LIFE Tee’s

You can find all info on the podcast and everything else we’re up to at www.yourlifeofimpact.com

LIFE Social media - @lifeforxlns Facebook and Instagram