Uncomfortable is OK Podcast

Dave Wood 

Happy 2023

Expert business consultant, venture capitalist and my good mate James Brummer-Taylor joins the podcast for the first episode of 2023.

It's that time of year when a lot of us are thinking about making change in our lives.

We often do it at this time of year. And research shows us that usually those changes don't tend to stick around longer than a couple of weeks.

James and I have a conversation about getting strategic about the changes we want to make, so that

1- they stick, and

2 - they positively impact our lives in a meaningful way

Hey everyone - I have Covid so no new episode this week

BUT we do have a fantastic past episode for you fro back in 2018. It's with the author of "Atomic Habits", James Clear.

James's work has had a big influence on how I shape my behaviour, and with the work I do with my clients.

It's a great refresher coming into the new year and thinking about change.

The end of the year is fast approaching, as is the time we start thinking about the changes we want to make in 2023.

Change is hard, so once you've figured out the changes you'd like to make, here are some idea to help make them stick.

Brad Dixon, holistic physio, author, and expansive wellness practitioner joins the podcast.

Our conversation centres on the concept of expansive wellness. How we can adopt health practices that are not only good for ourselves but good for our communities, the environments we live in, and the world at large. And they're not as hard to do as you might think.

We talk through Brad's journey to this point, how he has expanded his view of health and wellbeing and get stuck into some strategies you can use today.

Author and behavioural science expert Dr Kris Lee joins the podcast to talk about micro-dosing bravery and the importance of taking strategic risks and building sustainable resilience.

We talk in depth about

• What resilience is - not just the "ability to bounce back"
• The adaptability of the human brain and all our human systems
• Partying at university
• Keg-stand bravery and how to avoid it
• Dealing with insecurity
• Cultivating sustainable meaning
• The stigma of mental health
• A universal precautions approach to mental health
• Moving from a what-if life to a what-is life
• And of course getting uncomfortable

Richard Bowles joins the podcast today. Richard is a multi world record adventurer and founder of Adventure Alchemy which is dedicated to helpingleaders lean into the challenges of the modern world.

Richard takes perverse joy in doing the things he doesn't like, watching his reactions in real time, and synthesising that information into practical learnings for others.

Today we talk about

- The importance of doing things you don't like

- Why you shouldn't rely on positive emotions

- How to embrace the dark side of challenge

- Goal attainment

- Running through war zones

- Getting saved from falling off cliffs

- Having a shot gun placed in his mouth in the Outback

- Running a marathon a day for 5 months

- Moving from reactive to proactive to adaptive