Our mission is to have candid conversations that dig a little deeper using an evidence-based framework. We want to stimulate critical thinking about everyday issues and how they link to us as Christians, ABCs (Australian-born Chinese) and millennials.
We talk about life, purpose, happiness, having a healthy relationship with money, investing, raising positivity, goals and inspirations, and how these fit in with our faith. We explore positive psychology, cognitive bias, neuroplasticity, behavioural economics and the science of life!
Hosts reflect on podcast learnings and their impact on personal and professional growth as their new chapters begin.
25 May 2022
How do you make meaningful connections with people?
Host explores building and rebuilding meaningful connections with people post-pandemic, offering insights for deeper human interaction.
10 May 2022
Is success about learning or proving you’re smart?
Hosts Amanda and Esther explore how a growth mindset impacts career and life, revealing how they embrace challenges and learn from perceived failures.
8 Apr 2021
What can you learn from marriage, birth and parenting?
Host [Host Name] and guest [Guest Name] explore life lessons from marriage, birth, and parenting, revealing insights into leadership and mental well-being.
24 Mar 2021
What's your personal mission statement?
Host Esther and guest explore personal values and mission statements, offering insights into defining your purpose.
10 Dec 2019
Episode 8 - Season Finale! How do you keep your 'why' front and centre?
Host [Host Name] explores how maintaining your 'why' fosters resilience, adaptability, and better decision-making, tying together themes of gratitude and connection in this season finale interview.
22 Oct 2019
Episode 7 - How do you have meaningful conversations?
Host [Host Name] explores techniques for engaging in more meaningful conversations, discussing entry, exit, and gender differences in communication.
24 Sept 2019
Episode 6 - What's your end game?
Host Rob shares his vision for "never working a day in your life" and helps listeners define their own ultimate life goals in this interview.
28 Aug 2019
Episode 5 - Do you have what it takes to run your own business, or be a great leader?
Host Rob Endgame, a small business owner, shares insights on transformational leadership and prioritizing people in this interview.
20 Aug 2019
Bonus Episode - Work-life balance: An integrator's perpsective
Host [Host Name] interviews integrator Rob about achieving work-life balance from an integrator's unique perspective.
30 Jul 2019
Episode 4 - Work-life balance: does it exist? (plus the art of saying 'no')
The notion of 'work-life balance' has long been held as something to achieve and attain. But does it really exist? And if so, how can you make it exist for you? We delve into the world of integrators vs segmentors, attention management as opposed to time management, the four quadrants for prioritisation, and the art of saying ‘no’.
#freeforacatchuppodcast #worklifebalance #attentionmanagement #prioritisation #sayingno #restandrecovery
Articles, podcasts and books we referenced:
WorkLife with Adam Grant: When Work Takes Over Your Life, https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tI82nH340aOWAeb5lz6O5 |
Are you an integrator or a segmentor? https://qz.com/work/1349189/are-you-an-integrator-or-a-segmentor-knowing-the-answer-can-help-with-work-life-balance/ |
Smarter Productivity isn’t about time management, it’s about attention management, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/smarter-living/productivity-isnt-about-time-management-its-about-attention-management.html |
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, https://www.bookdepository.com/7-Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Stephen-R-Covey/9781416502494 |
Why is it hard to say no and how can you get better at it, https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-couch/201601/why-is-it-hard-say-no-and-how-can-you-get-better-it |
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It by Christopher Voss with Tahl Raz, https://www.bookdepository.com/Never-Split-Difference-Chris-Voss/9780062872302
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers, The New Fools, sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference).
23 Jul 2019
Bonus Episode - This one's all about (your) feedback!
We share the feedback we have been getting from our listeners! (N.B. It’s a bit of a ramble, but if you listen to the end you’ll hear the best spoonerism that’ll make it ALL worth it!)
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers by The New Fools, sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference).
2 Jul 2019
Episode 3 - Do you care about what other people think of you?
What are the stories you are telling yourself about your confidence and self-worth? Do you seek validation externally? How do you give and receive criticism? We look at the cognitive behaviours that we learn during adolescence and how that impacts us in the workplace, the mechanism of the feedback loop, and how to constructively give feedback :)
Concepts/methods taken from:
Spence's Children Anxiety Scale by Dr Susan Spence https://www.scaswebsite.com/
National Research Council. 2000. Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. Chapter 2 What Does the Science of Learning Contribute to Early Childhood Pedagogy? Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://www.nap.edu/read/9745/chapter/4#53
Making friends in primary school can be tricky. Here’s how parents and teachers can help (not derived from here directly, but a practical application of theory) https://theconversation.com/making-friends-in-primary-school-can-be-tricky-heres-how-parents-and-teachers-can-help-107609
“The Subtle Art book”, Mark Manson https://www.bookdepository.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-F-ck-Mark-Manson/9780062457714
Becoming by Michelle Obama (https://becomingmichelleobama.com/)
Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/. Her two books we talked about were "Rising Strong" and "Daring Greatly"
The Sandwich Feedback Method not very tasty https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281034931_The_Sandwich_Feedback_Method_not_very_tasty
Situation-Behaviour-Impact Feedback https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/situation-behavior-impact-feedback.htm (Taken from a workshop from Amanda’s work which was based on “Radical Candor” - they have a website https://www.radicalcandor.com/)
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers - The New Fools
Sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference). Also any health information is in general only - see your health professional for your specific needs.
30 Jun 2019
Episode 2 (Part 2) - What is your wealth health like?
We continue our conversation, zooming into investing, and what we did about it.
Remember to check out these cool sites!:
The Financial Diet (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw) (Youtube channel) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw)
The Financial Diet (https://thefinancialdiet.com/) (website) (https://thefinancialdiet.com/)
Never Split the the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It (https://www.bookdepository.com/Never-Split-Difference-Chris-Voss/9780062872302) by Christopher Voss with Tahl Raz (https://www.bookdepository.com/Never-Split-Difference-Chris-Voss/9780062872302)
Money Smart (https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/) - Australian Securities & Investment Commission (Government site) (https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/)
and of course Esther goes into much more flair and detail in her blog https://thehappinessinvesther.com/ (https://thehappinessinvesther.com/)
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers - The New Fools
Sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ (https://www.epidemicsound.com/)
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference)
30 Jun 2019
Episode 2 (Part 1) - What is your wealth health like?
As millennials who live in abundance, we don’t really give a second thought about our finances. We aren’t really taught about how to manage them properly anyway! So why should you bother taking control of your finances? How can you start? And what’s the big deal about investing?
Studies, books and websites that we referenced:
The Happiness Investher blog (https://thehappinessinvesther.com/)
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki (https://www.bookdepository.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Dad-Robert-T-Kiyosaki/9781612680194 (https://www.bookdepository.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Dad-Robert-T-Kiyosaki/9781612680194))
The Barefoot investor by Scott Pape (https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Barefoot-Investor-Scott-Pape/9780730324218 (https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Barefoot-Investor-Scott-Pape/9780730324218))
Wellbeing Index - Australian Unity (https://www.australianunity.com.au/media-centre/wellbeing (https://www.australianunity.com.au/media-centre/wellbeing))
Prov 30:8-9 (https://bible.com/bible/114/pro.30.8-9.NKJV) "...Give me neither poverty nor riches [...] Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the Lord ?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God."
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers - The New Fools
Sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ (https://www.epidemicsound.com/)
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference)
28 Jun 2019
Bonus Episode - Tips for raising our positivity in the present
Tips for raising positivity in the present - what can you do?
Based on:
- “That happy secret to better work” - TED Talk by Shawn Achor (https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en)
- Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor (https://www.bookdepository.com/Happiness-Advantage-Shawn-Achor/9780753539477 (https://www.bookdepository.com/Happiness-Advantage-Shawn-Achor/9780753539477))
- Also, check out a nice summarised version on https://thehappinessinvesther.com/is-everything-we-know-about-the-formula-for-success-and-happiness-fundamentally-flawed/ (https://thehappinessinvesther.com/is-everything-we-know-about-the-formula-for-success-and-happiness-fundamentally-flawed/)
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers - The New Fools. Sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference)
28 Jun 2019
Episode 1 - Is the whole point of working just to make money?
How do you find your purpose in your job? And if happiness is not found in making money, then what makes you “happy”? Join us as we work our way through jobs and happiness, career crises and gratitude.
Books and media that we referenced:
| 80000 hours (https://80000hours.org/)
| “Don’t find a job, find a mission” - TED Talk by Celeste Headlee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVx6ntr5OqI)
| Stumbling on happiness by Dan Gilbert (https://www.bookdepository.com/Stumbling-on-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/9780007183135)
| The riddle of experience vs memory - TED Talk by Daniel Kahneman (https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory?language=en)
| Hunter S Thompson’s letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life (https://fs.blog/2014/05/hunter-s-thompson-to-hume-logan/)
| “The God-Shaped Brain” by Timothy R. Jennings (glean with care) (https://www.bookdepository.com/God-Shaped-Brain-M-D-Timothy-R-Jennings/9780830844951)
| “That happy secret to better work” - TED Talk by Shawn Achor (https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en)
| Heb 12:1 "... let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.." (https://bible.com/bible/114/heb.12.1.NKJV)
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Theme music credit: Give me some answers - The New Fools
Sourced from: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/
Disclaimer: All opinions are our own and do not strictly represent the opinions of our religious affiliation (although you'd hope they align with our beliefs, and we definitely endeavour to have a Christian faith-based frame of reference)
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