Uncomfortable Is Ok Podcast

Renee and Jenna from Real Health NZ join me on the podcast to talk starting business, parenting, juggling balls, health, battling doubts, getting excited, and getting uncomfortable. Show notes: The idea (4.00) The purpose of doing it (7.00) What really drove them to the way (12.15) The influences of social media (21.05) Things they learned through the process (23.10) Worldwide Health awareness (28.00) Big challenges they are facing (31.00) Challenge this week (36.00)

Life from a polar bear's perspective is how Josiah Pasikale views life. Today I sit down with him on the podcast. Our conversation covers many bases and Joe tells us heaps of stories but the main theme is around identity. Firstly understanding your own identity, and secondly having the courage to allow your identity to shine through. Link www.motivatejoe.com Show notes: A big experience (3.00) Being interested in GUYS and the feeling (4.20) The start of shifting to the way he is now (11.50) The relationship with FAITH and how it has changed things (20.00) Strategy to approach UNCOMFORTABLE situations (27.50)

Happy New Year all! Today I'm joined by Blair Mainwaring owner of Ocean Design here in Wellington. Blair has owned and run Ocean for the past 3 decades and talks us through some of the ups and downs of business and life. Specifically, we discuss + Getting Started + Navigating change + Defining purpose and values + Choosing to live by purpose and values even when it is uncomfortable + and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE Hit me up if you are interested in defining a challenge for yourself in 2020 chris@chrisdesmond.nz Show notes: Why he didn’t succeed the first time (9.10) Challenges he has faced in the last 30 years running a business (13.05) How did he evolve (18.30) The process of Identifying people (26.00) Strategies to approach UNCOMFORTABLE situations (33.15) Challenge this week (37.10)

Understand how to overcome discomfort by stepping back, stepping up, and stepping in

I'm joined on the show by Carl Condliffe, Teacher, Learner, Business Owner, Speaker, podcaster and an all-around good dude. We chat through a raft of topics including; failure, learning, starting a business, purpose, prioritization, working hard, and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE Links Twitter https://twitter.com/NZPEteacher Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AugmentedLearningNZ/

Chris runs through the 4 things that have made him the most uncomfortable this year. What they have been, where he is at with them, and what he has learned.

Cut through the decision fatigue holding you back and take action by asking yourself one simple question. www.getoutofmycomfortzone.com

Dr Sarah Leberman is a professor of Leadership at Massey University, with has a particular interest in women in sport and academia. Among a myriad of other things she has been a steering group member of New Zealand Woman in Leadership program since its inception in 2006, and co-founded Women in Sport Aotearoa in 2017. Today our conversation centers around understanding privilege, our own, others, and why we need to be aware of it in our lives. We talk about awareness of privilege in leadership and how to remain in integrity. Obviously we also talk about the challenge and getting UNCOMFORTABLE

There are 4 common reasons that you give up when faced with a challenge, find out what they are and start to plan to combat them. chris@chrisdesmond.nz

Paul Watkins Mountain Climber, Adventurer, Entrepreneur, Pharmacist, Speaker, Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Nerd, etc joins me again on the podcast. Today we talk through defining ourselves, how others define us, and how we go about redefining ourselves. We dive into playing the long game, why it is important and some practical aspects of how to navigate the discomfort of doing it. And of course, we talk about getting UNCOMFORTABLE. https://www.roguescholar.com.au/

Early this week I attended a Movember fundraiser with a whole lot of dudes and a lot of openness and honesty about the hard stuff that we go through. I thought I would set a challenge for us to share some of our own daily discomfort on social media and go behind the scenes so we can support each other and learn important lessons about discomfort from the community. Use the hashtag #dailydiscomfort and tag me in your post LinkedIn  || Instagram || Facebook || Twitter 

Paul brings 30 years of business experience to the podcast today. Starting out in the month of the market crash in 1987 to recently exiting his business and the highs and lows and learning of everything in between. We chat about the gold nuggets he has taken from these experiences

It's hard to ask for help, and sometimes even harder to receive it. Find out how and why you should do this. www.getoutofmycomfortzone.com chris@chrisdesmond.nz

Today I chat with Christine Westbury, founder of Cleanmixes. We talk about the seed of an idea, turning it into a business, and taking it all the way through to selling. Obviously there is a heap of challenges rolled up in that. We also manage to chat about, mindset, health, balance, confidence and getting uncomfortable.   Show notes: Business things at University Non-negotiable exercise and other things  The launch of her online business  The hardest process and how she tackled them Uncomfortable things 

You ARE going to get through this. Once you understand and accept this you usually do better at getting through it. www.getoutofmycomfortzone.com Leave a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncomfortable-is-ok-podcast/id1113456079

One of the uncomfortable things that I've been struggling with recently is the discomfort around what feels like the pull of a whole lot of different responsibilities. The pull of different responsibilities makes me feel like I'm half-arsing a whole lot of things - which isn't nice. Conceptualizing the important things in my life as buckets that I'm pouring my resources into is a process that I'm finding helpful. Here is how I'm thinking about it at the moment. chris@chrisdesmond.nz

I'm joined on the show by Michael Fairless, strength and conditioning trainer from Wellington. Today we chat through. + Michael's solo paddle across the Cook Strait + Mental Health and Wellbeing + Ego + The transition from boyhood to manhood + The Hero's journey + Empathetic problem solving + and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE   Show Notes: The point of the direction he is moving now (3.10) His working areas (11.13) The mindset shifting (14.50) Tackling with the depressions (20.20) Last and next UNCOMFORTABLE things (33.50) Challenge for listeners (37.00)

A positive pre-mortem prevents a poor postmortem www.getoutofmycomfortzone.com

Paul Watkins is unconventional. Despite being a self-confessed non-athlete and scientist - Paul has managed to compete in and win some of the toughest races in the world, as well as build multi-million dollar businesses - in multiple fields. Today we talk through a raft of topics including; + The buckets of our lives + What if I did the opposite? + The body whispers before it screams + Gratitude + Becoming THAT person + Why discipline is craft + Expectations don't exist + Why you need to fail to find your limits + Why Paul wants to find his limits + and of course getting UNCOMFORTABLE Link https://www.roguescholar.com.au

Learn how to strategically have your friends make hard work easier. www.getoutofmycomfortzone.com