Uncomfortable Is Ok Podcast

Dr David Keane, Founder and CEO at The 10 Behaviours of Successful People joins us for a conversation around increasing positivity and meaning in our lives. This conversation was originally recorded in 2020 at the kick off of Covid, so contextually we're having this dicussion with all that was going on at the time, AND the points David discusses with us are as valuable today as they were then. We talk about - How we define success for ourselves, and the impact it has on how we live our lives - Hitting pause to take time to reflect - Simplifying the complexity of our lives - Intentionally placing our focus - Doing an information audit on the information we are exposing ourselves to "Uncomfortable is OK" is brought to you by Health Mentors - helping change makers dial in their health, and improve their performance in the middle of a chaotic world www.healthmentors.nz Email Chris - chris@healthmentors.nz 

It's been a little over two years since the last episode of Uncomfortable is OK went to air. Today it's officially back!   Apologies for the abrupt finish. Hopefully this episode helps to clear some of that up for those of you who are still listening.   Today Chris will talk through - What was going on two years ago - What's been happening since - Why Uncomfotable is OK is back - What it's going to look like going forward   Email Chris with questions or discussion topics for the show chris@healthmentors.nz   Check out the health mentors website www.healthmentors.nz 

Thomas Maharaj returns to the podcast for Round two. We catch up with what Tommie has been up to in the last few years and his exciting new project "I'm in" We chat through the challenges he is facing, what scares him the most, why he is doing it, and what is the hope that keeps him going.

Tom Ahern returns to the podcast for our annual-ish chat. It doesn't disappoint We talk through - Tommy's books - fatherhood - self identity - dealing with overwhelm - Tools for managing our mental state - Dogs - Finding wonder in the world - self development - learning - and getting uncomfortable

JP Tocker joins us on the show today to chat through - getting started - going against what others think - the difficulty of getting over that first hump - dealing with FOMO - the power of perspective and mindset - and of course, getting UNCOMFORTABLE This one has been on the cards for a while and very happy to get it finally up and going. JP's broadcasting and podcasting skillset comes through at times when he turns the tables and starts asking me questions Show notes: A formative experience Getting out of the discomforts A new routine to follow Coming across the difficulties Last and next Uncomfortable situations Strategies to approach uncomfortable situations Challenge this week

This episode is something a little different. It's the first two episodes of a new show I'm putting out called "Leading through Challenge" If you want to up your leadership skill levels to better lead your team through adversity then this is the show for you. Subscribe on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/leading-through-challenge/id1508020586?fbclid=iwar0zhxwo0vbs4iqwn7j6sw92gnrphkeu8jcmkkdwvp1e8sa2uu8sfklsk7w Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0raefZiVW0iJz2niG4otsq Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-797YMIQ-Gg9_Q0ftc3QA?view_as=subscriber

  I came across Ollie a couple of months ago when he posted on LinkedIn about going bungee jumping, and the fact that he needed to do it because it scared him. We have a great chat today about what strategic discomfort gives Ollie. How he chooses uncomfortable activities. How he shifts perspective. The duality of life, and much more.   Show notes: A formative experience The moment of realization that, there is something wrong An interesting way of looking at perceptions How to stop judging people and arguing Identifying things that are positive for him but uncomfortable Strategy to approach uncomfortable situations Challenge this week

Today I'm chatting with Grant Pritchard, an in-house lawyer, technology enthusiast and workplace mental health advocate at Spark -- New Zealand's leading telecommunications, media, and digital services company. He leads Spark's thriving workplace mental health community and is working to inspire other Kiwi organizations to take a fresh look at how they do mental health at work. We chat through mental health, how your workplace plays its part, Grant's path towards passionate advocacy, the duality of discomfort and challenge, and of course getting uncomfortable.

One of my favorites, Cam Calkoen returns to the podcast to chat inspiration, motivation, dreaming big, being hopeful, and dealing with adversity. We recorded this prior to lockdown, but the messages are ones that we all need to hear at the moment.

Kerene Strochnetter is the Managing Director of Mindful at Work, a business hell-bent on making the M-words cool in the workplace - mindfulness and meditation. She’s also a sort after public speaker with a clear message is - if busy is the new stupid, then mindful is the new smart! Kerene wants to get the message out: that mindfulness isn’t just limited to meditating but includes a set of robust well-researched practices, which when implemented, powerfully impact people’s lives and positively change workplace culture. Her new book ‘Crazy Busy’ targets people suffering from the relentless pace of modern life - people who struggle to switch off and are looking for effective strategies to help to reconnect with what really matters - their lives, their work and the people close to them. We chat mindfulness, wearing a busy badge of honor, the different paths we walk down. slowing down, focusing, and of course, dealing with discomfort. Show notes: Nursing experiences (9.30) The motivation (11.30) The tipping poin

Jase Te Patu returns to the podcast. Jase is an award-winning facilitator with more than 25 years of experience in the health and wellness sector. He is co-owner of Awhi Yoga and Wellbeing, a teacher trainer, facilitator, keynote speaker and creator of M3. Jase’s students include the All Blacks, the Hurricanes, the Pulse, the NZ School of Dance contemporary students and many more high-performance athletes. This conversation covers challenges, self-awareness, and identity, human potential, mindfulness, training to ask for help, and of course, getting UNCOMFORTABLE Make sure to support Jase in the next phase of his project https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/6479-m3-mindfulness-for-children-ltd-early-childhood-videos Show notes: The concept The differences between kids The mindset and the challenges Lessons he has learned Challange this week

Today I'm joined by Annaliese Arnold. Mum, business owner, mindfulness teacher, who is aiming to live a kick-ass life and help others to do the same We chat about starting something hard, being mindful, following your curiosity, keeping going when things get tough, and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE

Lisa Tamati is an ultra runner who has pushed her body and mind to its limits. She has run ultra races in all corners of the world and has raced over 70,000 km. She returns to the Uncomfortable is OK podcast to talk about mental toughness, and to tell us about the toughest challenge she has faced so far. Links: lisatamati.com

Two recent podcast favorites, Gareth Edwards and Paul Watkins return to record an episode together. These two dudes push the boundaries regularly and consistently get uncomfortable. Today we explore the idea of what it looks like when we decide to take the uncomfortable path and what we didn't realise we were missing out on until we did.

What are you choosing to adapt to?

In a society where comfort is the norm - choose hardship

I'm joined by Maya Nova who is all about self-awareness, resilience, agile mindsets, and mindful leadership. Maya has spent over 25 years practicing mindfulness meditation, including a stint as a Buddhist nun. For over the last decade she has been distilling and teaching the practice of applying these skills to our day to day and work lives. Show notes: Values to her heart (3.36) Self-awareness to herself (10.20) When did the curiosity strike (14.28) Areas to approach first (21.00) Identifying the important habits (31.10) Challenge this week (46.00)

Gareth Edwards joins me on the podcast today. Together with his mate Tom, he holds the unofficial Tyre flipping world record for 24 hours. Coming soon Gareth is going to be flipping a Tyre by himself for 60 hours. He is doing this to raise awareness of the 60 men who lose their lives to suicide every hour globally. It's a frank conversation about the challenge, going to dark places, human potential, mental wellbeing, and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE Make sure to follow along with Gareth

Failure is a dirty word in our society. It's something to be avoided at all costs. BUT failure is inevitable. It happens to everyone at some point even if we're actively avoiding trying things because we're scared to fail. This conversation turns the tables. It's a recording from the Augmented learning podcast where Carl Condliffe interviews me on how we can get better at failing.