Episodes

  • Life as a Principal Dancer in the Australian Ballet
    Oct 29 2024

    Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people living interesting lives and ask what lessons we can draw to make the most of the precious time that we get to wander around this planet of ours. This episode, I speak with Terese Power, former principal dancer with the Australian Ballet, about her career and what it's like to reach the absolute peak of your chosen vocation.

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    46 mins
  • Helping Timor Leste Bounce Back with Jonathan Chapman
    Oct 16 2024

    Welcome back to the What’s Possible podcast.

    I've got a fantastic interview with someone that I met as a Guidance client earlier in the year. His name is Jonathan Chapman and he is a senior teacher at Kardinia International College in Geelong. When we were working together he mentioned that he travelled to Timor and did some volunteer work there. We spoke a little bit about it, but of course, the primary purpose was to get together and talk financial planning. So we couldn't dive into things in much detail. But I always kind of had it filed away in the back of my mind that I hope I get a chance to have a chat with Jonathan one day and find out a whole bunch more about it. And so this podcast was the perfect opportunity to scratch that itch, I suppose.

    In this discussion, Jonathan explains the history of East Timor, and I must admit, I was certainly ignorant of the vast majority of it. It was an eye -opener for me, and I suspect many people listening will be in the same boat. He provided a really interesting snapshot as to what life is like today in East Timor as well as the impact that volunteering has had on him. He's been volunteering over there for 10 years through a program with his school. He's also made personal trips to help out beyond the school program. He's retiring next year, but he intends to continue to contribute to the community that he's built a relationship with.

    In our interview Jonathan also shares what his students have been able to take from the school's efforts.

    A great discussion here and certainly it motivated me to look for opportunities where I can make a contribution as well. Perhaps some of you listening might feel the same way too.

    Useful link: https://www.austimorfn.org/

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    40 mins
  • Sawdust Bureau
    Oct 2 2024

    Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people living interesting lives and ask what lessons we can draw to make the most of the precious time that we get to wander around this planet of ours. This episode, we take a look at Sawdust Bureau and interview the founder, Bryan Cush.

    Sawdust Bureau: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Marie Curie
    Sep 18 2024

    Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people who've lived interesting lives and consider what lessons we can draw to have the fullest, most fun life possible. This week we will be looking at the life of Marie Curie, a chemist and physicist who is best known for her research on radioactivity.

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    32 mins
  • 9 Months in Antartica
    Sep 4 2024

    Could you spend 9 months through winter down in Antarctica? This week I chatted with Matt Roberts who did exactly that with the Australian Antarctic division. He shares how he got this opportunity, the training required, and what's life's like at the bottom of the world.

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    47 mins
  • Hillary Clinton
    Sep 4 2024

    Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people who've lived interesting lives and consider what lessons we can draw to have the fullest, most fun life possible.

    This week Crawf takes us through the impressive accomplishments and inevitable challenges faced by Hillary Clinton.

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    45 mins
  • Mr Beast
    Aug 21 2024

    Welcome back to another episode of the What's Possible podcast where we examine the life of someone interesting and then discuss what we can learn from their story to help us live full and interesting lives.

    In this week's episode where we're taking a look at YouTube sensation Mr. Beast. First 2 episodes were on dead old guys. This week I wanted to go in a different direction with a creative and young person.

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    57 mins
  • Charlie Munger
    Aug 21 2024
    Welcome to the What's Possible podcast, our dive into the people who inspire us, how they achieved what they did, and what lessons we can all draw so that we can live the most interesting and full lives possible. Let us know what you think by hitting "reply" to a GainingCHOICE email.

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    59 mins