Inspirational Leaders

Jonah Oliver is a distinguished performance psychologist known for his work with elite athletes like golfer Cameron Smith, V8 teams, surgeons, business leaders, and more. Jonah brings his wealth of experience to the table, discussing the intricate details of sustained high performance.Key Topics Covered:Understanding Sustained High Performance: Exploration of what sustained high-performance means and how it can be achieved.The Role of Failure in Success: Discussion on why failure is essential to achieving success and how it shapes high-performing individuals.Neurobiology of Stress: Insight into the brain's response to stress and techniques to manage and interpret stress positively.Psychological Flexibility: Explanation of psychological flexibility and its crucial role in maintaining high performance.Vision and Values: The importance of having a clear vision and strong values in both personal and professional life.Practical Insights and Strategies: Jonah shares practical advice on dealing with challenges, and

Attitude is Everything:"A bad attitude is like a flat tyre. You can't go anywhere unless you change it." This applies to all facets of life: personal, professional, and family.Three Basic Psychological Needs:Relatedness: Quality of connection, feeling seen, heard, and valued.Competence: Feeling good at something, is essential for motivation.Autonomy: Having control over one's actions and environment.Positive Energy vs. Energy Vampires:Positive Energizers: Individuals who uplift and inspire others.Energy Vampires: People who drain energy and enthusiasm.Building an A+ Attitude:Compelling Goal: Must have a clear and motivating purpose.Engagement: Being fully invested in what you do.Progress: Continuously developing competence.Consistency: Regularly showing up and putting in the effort.The 20 Mile March:Concept of consistent, disciplined effort towards goals.Inspirational PracticesDaily Touch: Simple, consistent gestures of connection with loved ones.Positive Interactions: Showing enthusiasm and positivity in dai

This episode features Jeff McKeon, who speaks on the topics of overcoming adversity and the science of happiness. Jeff's journey from a challenging childhood with an alcoholic father to dedicating his life to neuroscience and helping others reach their potential is both inspirational and educational.Key Quotes from Jeff McKeon:"When you're in that moment, you question everything about your life.""You can't be what you can't see.""The strongest people are often the ones who are still kind after the world tore them apart."The Science of Happiness:The importance of habits in achieving happiness.Explanation of the negativity bias in our brains.The power of choice in emotional regulation and happiness.Research on the set point of happiness and how daily habits influence our happiness levels.Practical Tips for Happiness:Double inhale through the nose followed by a large sigh to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and calm yourself.Importance of gratitude and daily habits.The significance of interpersonal re

Phillip Di Bella is a Director at the Di Bella Group of CompaniesPhillip Di Bella is a highly respected business entrepreneur with a unique ability to visualise and commercialise what many others never see. Though initially known for the establishment of Di Bella Coffee, which became Australia’s largest specialty coffee company, Phillip’s entrepreneurial spirit has brought success to other businesses such as International Coffee Traders, Abbotsford Road Specialty Coffee in New York, and more recently The Coffee Commune.Not satisfied with simply focusing on building his own successful businesses, Phillip has dedicated much time to supporting the growth and development of other businesses. Often referred to as an “Entrepreneur in Residence”, Phillip regularly lends his strategic thinking to businesses such as BDO Consulting, helping their clients overcome challenges, see new opportunities, and then supporting the commercialisation of these solutions.01.50 - Phil’s journey with his weight“Health is first, it’s t

Jonah Oliver is a world-leading performance psychologist he combines sports psychology and neuroscience to facilitate peak performance. He has nearly 20 years of working in high performance from Olympians, executives, and professional codes (Brisbane Roar, Gold Coast Suns, Essendon), to car racing teams (Porsche – Le Mans World Champion, V8s), indigenous performing artists and surgeons. Executive coach, author, speaker, and consultant on talent identification, leadership, and organisational performance around the world. Husband, father, entrepreneur. 2.30 - How do you navigate the car trip home after a sports game when your kid has strong emotions? "Emotions tell us something, it's not ambivalence. They're not just sitting there. If there are emotions, it means they care.  So they care about something like the performance, their teammates, your approval, their own standards, feeling competent or feeling incompetent, whatever it is, there's something there to listen to." 4.50 What is our role? Our role is to p

 03.51 - Sandy’s journey to starting Traction “Why not start something that makes a direct impact on young people” 8.00 - CEO Bike Build Young people growing into their potential and meeting expectations that might be held of them in workplaces. It is so much more than the bike. Make the situation at Traction relevant to their outside life. 10.05 - Core fundamentals taught at Traction “We know isolation and loneliness are felt through the neural pathways in much the same way as physical pain. So the health impact of being isolated and lonely is as deleterious as smoking a packet of cigarettes a day over a long period. So for our young people, when they say that they just want to make friends, we take that seriously because quite often they haven't had many role models in how to build good relationships.” Traction allows providing young people with role models they have never had and teaches them confidence. It’s a wellbeing framework 12.00 - Elements of wellbeingBe engaged in learningBeing activeBeing connect

2.00 -  The Background & IntroWhen Jimi bounced off of rock bottom he got to the point where he said “I have to do something different that makes my tomorrow different from my today because my today sucks.”4.00 - Picking up the tools and applying themApplications change the outcomes. Once you start seeing the gains you get “addicted to the gains”. Talent for translating the information and putting it in a way he could understand and that others could understand. 6.00 -Doesn’t have to be a big event that sets you into that state. “...the shove over the edge, you either fall to your death or you learn to fly. And that's what I decided as I was. I need to learn how to fly real, real quick… where can I, where can I build some wings from? Where can I get a parachute from?”07.30 - The difference between resilience and mental fitnessMental fitness is the ability to be able to see chaos coming and have the perspectives, understanding and tools to avoid it as it comes, or at least glance it off. Is the ability to

Intro to Jeff McKeon:Jeff is currently the Chief Growth Officer at Neuro Capability, he's a really interesting person and deeply kind. He's lived a great life and has reached this position where he genuinely loves what he does for work. He's got some great learnings to share as part of his journey. Jeff believes that our greatest asset is our mind. We are sure you will thoroughly enjoy this episode. 02.20 - Reflection and Curiosity: "I'm just eternally grateful that I get to share a message and talk about the stuff that fills me with curiosity. And it comes around from those moments in your life. And if you're conscious of those moments and those decisions you make, and reflection I think is that thing, when you start to reflect at those moments, you think did I make a good decision? Did I make a bad decision? What did I learn from it? That's been my biggest transformation if I think about it." 04.15 - Defining moments that have impacted your life That's the power of connection and human connection. You never

Intro:Holly Ransom has been named one of Australia's 100 Most Influential Women. She has achieved so much from a young age not to mention she has interviewed the likes of Barrack Obama, Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama just to mention a few. Holly has a consultancy business, Emergent Global, she is also a board member of Port Adelaide Football Club, she is an author, global speaker and podcaster and discusses topics like how to conquer public speaking, how to create rituals to get you to your best and how to cultivate a healthier and better mindset. She is certainly inspiring and it is an episode not to be missed. 3.00 - Where did it all start?A summary of quotes from Holly.  “Strong sense of direction and lose hold of the reins.”“Always know what you are passionate about.”“When you walk past things you tell the world it's ok.”“What I have chosen to say yes to or put energy into comes back to the fact it was not something I was willing to walk past.” “It's about putting yourself where lightning strikes, whe

Mat Rogers is one inspiring individual, not just inspiring as a sportsman or father but inspiring as the man beneath it all.From an ex-Wallabies player to a father of four, tune into this episode to hear why his drive and resilience are something we can all aspire to. 2.00 - The highlight or achievement of Mat's footy career:"Staying on the path, not getting distracted - not dragged away by the influence around you. I stayed committed to what I wanted to achieve. The only way to succeed is to put all your eggs in one basket and make it happen. Focus on one thing at a time and if one doesn't work out you focus on another egg. Zero in on your focus as there is so much going on in the world. That's what I am the most grateful for." When it comes to the people around him:"I didn't change my goal I changed my friends Forget a Plan  B - stay true to your path" 5.40 -Who was the hardest bloke you had to tackle?"Defence is an attitude, if you want to stop something you will put everything you can into it. Stand in th

James Laughlin is a High-Performance Leadership Coach, he has worked with elite athletes, CEOs and huge companies, just to name a few. But above that, James is incredibly passionate about inspiring others to find their purpose, one step at a time. 2.00 - James speaks to his upbringing in North Ireland, which was not the easiest of upbringings given the hardships their nation faced. But James was given the option of “Detention or Drumsticks” which ultimately helped shape his path more than he would have realised. 4.30 - James enters ChristchurchA lot of the shift is psychological, it’s vision setting and working through beliefs. Inspiring through the story will get the buy-in. 6.00 - Moving from “9-5, to a Purpose driven life” No more of what I am doing, this is what I am going to do.James is passionate about the growth and is the “pain in the ass” always asking what’s next. He realised he wanted to know “what is next?” 8.30 - Am I truly living out my Dharma? Your potential and passion. The life I am meant to

Nam Baldwin has over 28 years of experience in the health, fitness and well-being industries across the globe. He specialises in emotional & physiological intelligence as well as peak performance. The magic of what Nam’s work achieves is how he simplifies the complicated science between brain and body to achieve performance and wellness.3.30 - Dealing with adversity and how the breath is keyWhen it comes to dealing with and managing stress & pressure, the breath is one of the simplest techniques you can teach people to use. It’s one thing that’s in your control when so many things are out of your control.5.15 - This technique can challenge you but give you quick rewards such as being calmer under pressure and getting yourself into the right state, as pressure unfolds you have greater bandwidth to work with to calm the mind.6.30 - When your heart rate is through the roof it’s hard to think well, but with good breathing practices you can start to drop the heart rate and access the mental side better.The

2.57 - "I feel fear exactly the same way everyone else does, if not, even more than that" 9.44 - The crazy thing about fear, it is kind of fascinating but also really frustrating.Doesn't matter what your fear is, or how it compares to anyone else's fear, we all have different fears" "We see different situations differently." 11.10 - "The only thing that really matters is if just one of your fears is in the way of something that’s important to you" i.e., Fear of rejection holding you back from a relationshipFear of sacrifice or pain holding you back 12.47 - The only way through fear, is experience, that is the only way. Do something over and over, and build up the skills and knowledge. Walk into that environment that causes you to fear" 14.30 - Voluntary TherapyThe patient has to choose to be there and choose to take on that fear 18.10 - Do it over and over again.Respond to the different urges.But It's tough. 18.40 - The starting point is to want it more than you fear it. Or hold on to what you have got more t

01.50 - Introduction to the opportunity to improve well-being through work. 02.22 - Work can make you well, and moderate the bad stuff that is happening at home. If you can come to work and it makes you feel part of a team, to feel like you have a vision, and purpose and that you have support then it can be powerful and can impact you in a positive way. 03.00 - Sometimes work makes us sick, it causes us to be unwell. We shouldn't be paid to go somewhere that makes us sick. When work makes us sick, it creeps into our house, our relationships and our sleep. 05.30 - Work can make us well and work can help us with our world outside of it. 08.00 - We need to look at what is making the fish bowl dirty. Start to look at the water to see what is making us sick. If we can start to make it clean and make people well.Cleaning the water is tough and it takes time and effort, but it is worth it. 09.10 - Give people purpose, and connect them with the values to create the right framework. The other key piece that helps that

2:35 What you can hold in your head, you can hold in your hand. Everything stems from a vision. 3:30 The clearer the vision, the easier it is to achieve it and the easier it is to inspire others.  5:00 Your vision can be destroyed or damaged along the way, 5:45 Feelings trigger images and images can trigger actions and behaviours.6:15 Emotional visualisation exercise.  9:30 The Ukrainian lawyer turned soldier. His vision: Freedom - Winning the war for family and community. Nothing else matters. Wouldn’t allow himself to discuss anything else—total focus.11:50 Slide 6 - Imagine that focus in the corporate sphere. Vision precedes victory. High performance is performing above the standard norms, over the long term, whilst maintaining positive relationships and well-being.13:00 Sometimes high performers get their priorities out of whack, leading to depression, suicide, etc. 14:15 NZ high depression rates. Losing sight of balance.15:30 The performance of the All Blacks rugby team. Why did their performance levels

2:25 Humans are crap at pointless pain. We don’t do anything hard unless there is a reason. But if there is something of meaning, we’ll endure great hardship. So not how hard it is, but how important it is. High performers are not born different, they connect to that “something of meaning.” What would we run in front of a car for?3:55 People think high performers have different DNA, but they have the same fears and stresses.4:25 Slide 1“It’s hard to survive in the jungle if you were trained in a zoo.” Don’t blame the jungle for being a jungle. We all have to do a better job at adapting and helping others to adapt. Top performers embrace the jungle. 7:00If you are not prepared for the real world out there, you will have a “violation of expectation.” Top performers focus on that preparation. Slide 5: It’s not about reducing stress & pressure, it’s about increasing the capacity to take on more. Not about positive thinking, but connecting to what matters. Motivation follows naturally from that. Stress is the

In our first episode back in the refreshed, Shaun McCambridge Podcast, you hear from Mark Mathews.Not only is Mark a world-renowned big wave surfer, but he has also been sponsored by Red Bull, Go Pro and Ripcurl to name just a few. He is an international speaker with clients such as Deloitte, Westpac, NRL and Land Rover.Mark is obsessed with personal growth, and he has a crazily inspirational journey. He is a dad, and a husband and through all of this has developed a process for overcoming fear. Don’t forget, if you hear one or two, or maybe more, things that you took something from, to pay it forward and share this episode with those around you. One sentence or word could make an impact. 1.31 – Mark’s tips on ways to deal with fear:Mark speaks to how he did not create these concepts, but he researched and unearthed the different concepts out there and ways to make them available.  He became inquisitive by facing his own fears and found the best ways to deal with them, for himself and others. 2.45 – How would

Layne Beachley Layne Beachley is regarded as the most successful female surfer in history. Layne’s dedication to success saw her as the only surfer, male or female, to claim six consecutive world titles between 1998 and 2003. Layne went on to win a 7th world title in 2006 before retiring from the ASP World Tour in 2008. In retirement, Layne spends her time travelling nationally and internationally as a motivational Keynote speaker for some of the world’s top commercial firms, sharing her stories about sustaining success, overcoming challenge and maintaining a winning mindset. She is also a trainer and facilitator of a series of workshops, igniting potential in everyone she works with. Layne is also the Founder and Director of her own foundation, Aim For The Stars, Chairperson of Surfing Australia and an Officer of the Order of Australia. Layne’s Highlights1:51 Lack of self-confidence and self-doubt6:18 Bitter or better 6:45 3 barriers: Fear of letting ppl down, scarcity mentality, and expectations7:35 Congrue

Brad KennedyBrad Kennedy, pro golfer and Gold Coast local, recent winner of the New Zealand open is now ranked #7 in Australia and #101 in the world, discusses the process of success and the mental side of golf.In his last 7 tournaments he has been top 10 with this year coming 3rd Qld PGA (after equalling course record of 61 and leading almost the whole 4 days), 3rd Qld Open and winning the New Zealand open for second time (last time was 2011) and 5th PGA tour of Australasia.Brad’s Highlights2:58 Starting out  4:03 Mental game 5:57 Mental game and the impact of Dr Dave Alred, Mental Coach6:32 Every shot that you practice has to count8:42 Be accountable13:28 Focus on the process 13:38 How the process of discipline can create resilience14:43 Keeping the process while you are in the zone17:13 The feeling of pride18:38 The voice of doubt23:39 Habits and rituals 27:51 Visualising33:02 Mastery - Intersection between skill and mindset35:33 Kennedy’s conundrum 38:55 Importance of having a supportive family and friend

Gilbert Enoka has a long history of success as a mental skills coach with New Zealand’s corporate and sporting elite. He is internationally renowned for his 20 year history with the All Blacks, first as their mental skills coach and now as manager. He has been with the All Blacks for over 250 tests and during that time the team has won back-to-back Rugby World Cups, one Laureus Award (for the best team in the world), 17 Bledisloe Cups, three Grand Slams, seven Tri Nations and five Rugby Championships. Gilbert’s Highlights4:30 The fundamentals of a high-performance environment that endures8:10 The Power of the Mind 11:45 Asking if the situation was dealing with you or the situation is dealing you. 12:40 Mental skills growth16:00 Material benefits of physical fitness on mental health19:50 Richie McCaw’s formula 23:00 Everyone has fear and nerves but it is how you deal with that24:50 Getting out of your own way26:20 Three things that leaders must have27:20 Be where your feet are36:10 Everyone has 2 lives. Your 2