Unhindered

On today's episode:

The only way to tell if internet advice has any value, especially when you find completely contradictory ideas online.

The importance of not just focussing, but knowing just what to focus on.

Why I find the man made world more amazing than the natural one.

An update on my latest writing project.

What I do when my clients get scared,

And pretending it is your first day on earth. 

On today’s episode:

Why Jocko Willink is wrong about getting the best out of yourself and how to truly find freedom instead.

How Lebron James models certainty more purely than anyone else in the public eye.

My favourite art, music and comedy from the last few weeks.

And, why your problems are not clinging to you but, you are the one clinging to them.

On Todays episode I interviewed my 20 year old daughter Amity about her experience of overcoming insecurity ahead of the curve. We also chat about her thoughts on:

Readiness for change. How to increase it, and why you can’t get away with pretending to be ready.

The power of the clean coaching space to facilitate lasting change.

Accusations, agreements and dealing with daddy issues.

How to discover the defining moments that created insecurity in the first place.

Why gamification may be the only way into the journey of overcoming insecurity for most people.

Why it is easy to underestimate the hard work around rewriting the story and the importance of being prepared for the pressure test.

And, where psychedelics fit in the process and what conditions make them safe.

On Todays episode I interviewed my 20 year old daughter Amity about her experience of overcoming insecurity ahead of the curve. We also chat about her thoughts on:

Readiness for change. How to increase it, and why you can’t get away with pretending to be ready.

The power of the clean coaching space to facilitate lasting change.

Accusations, agreements and dealing with daddy issues.

How to discover the defining moments that created insecurity in the first place.

Why gamification may be the only way into the journey of overcoming insecurity for most people.

Why it is easy to underestimate the hard work around rewriting the story and the importance of being prepared for the pressure test.

And, where psychedelics fit in the process and what conditions make them safe.

On todays episode:

What the Olympics has to teach us about game theory and an explanation of the three main games each of us are invited to play.

Why I have no respect for sobriety and why alcoholism is entirely a solvable problem (if indeed an alcoholic wanted it to be solved).

How listening to an audiobook from someone who is long dead instantly dissolves the time, space continuum.

And why Michael Leunigs carton of a woman’s ass explains everything.

On today’s episode:

Why most of what you read on the internet about healing the wounds of your childhood is dangerously misleading.

What I did to upset a couple of scared Christians this week and last week.

How negative feedback from people who are not well placed to know who you are or to receive your gift, is actually very helpful in becoming a secure human being.

What I said that lead to me being accused of deluding myself, but why everyone is delusional anyway.

And why my wife never listens to this podcast.

On today’s episode:

Why I got into trouble with last week’s episode and what I learnt about chess and marriage in the process.

Why I bought twice as many fence posts as needed and what happened when I got home.

And, the importance of cleaning the space in your 3 most important relationships and why the order of which relationship to work on first really matters.

On today’s episode:

The purpose of thinking.

National identity as a construct.

Why I offended 2 women at my last book event, and why it is likely to happen again in the future.

The primary role of parenting and why you shouldn't let your kids do things that make you not like them (Jordan Peterson’s rule 5).

And why I’m never going to Bali again.

On this episode:

An update on the upcoming insecurity project events.

The evolutionary process from a bird's wing to the latest fighter jet and what that has to do with your place in the natural world.

A critique on the prevalence of adults diagnosed with ADHD and other mental health labels and why the world rewards dysfunction more than health.

And the logic behind the way your brain stores memories the clearest in moments of surprise.

This week on the Unhindered podcast;

The impact of the in-home sound system on modern life and an explanation of the mechanics of sound itself,

How listening to the great Sam Neill narrate his life story reminded me about the illusion of separation,

Why familiarity closes your heart to the divine,

A few countercultural insights from Tom Hodgkinson’s book - How to be idle,

And…The rudest LinkedIn message I’ve ever received.