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Life's Teachers17. Why you're ALWAYS tiredAhhh, the 3pm slump. I think we all experience this, don't we? Nothing like what a quick cup of coffee cannot fix - no you're wrong. It seems the more I progress through my early 20's, the more tired I feel. Does anyone else feel the same? On today’s episode, I share with you "Why you're ALWAYS tired" and how to fix thisIn today’s episode, I debunk👉 Why you experience the 3pm slump👉 How to ensure you optimise your sleep👉 How underestimated eating good food is for your slee...2025-05-0515 minLife's Teachers16. Why you need to start putting yourself out thereYou are too scared to pursue what you want to pursue in life. You are afraid of going against the norm and you are too scared of what people will think of you. You are scared of the unknown but what if I was to tell you that there is beauty behind that?On today’s episode, I share with you "Why YOU need to start putting yourself out there" and the benefits that come from leaving your comfort zone. In today’s episode, I debunk👉 The power of putting yourself out there👉...2025-04-2815 minLife's Teachers15. Nick Bracks - Overcoming Tall Poppy Syndrome and growing up in the public eye of AustraliaNick Bracks, the founder of “Move your Mind” joins us on todays episode sharing his unique story. Nick grew up in one of the most famous political families in Australia. Since 12 years old, he has been exposed to life in the public eye and was known as “the son of Steve Bracks”. However, disaster struck Nick in 2007 when going on a joy ride with his best mate, they experienced a fatal car crash that nearly killed them both. A near death experience is hard to deal with, let alone with it being the biggest news in...2025-04-211h 00Life's Teachers14. How to STOP Procrastinating and take control over your lifeWe have all been there. You are meant to be studying for your exam, completing your uni assignment, cleaning your room, you’re meant to be doing SOMETHING. But instead of doing that said thing, you are scrolling on your phone or doing anything else BUT that task. You are procrastinating, and we are all guilty of this. On today’s episode, I am going to give you 11 simple strategies that you can implement to better manage your procrastination.In today’s episode, I debunk👉 The power of knowing WHY you procrastinate👉 How common procr...2025-04-1417 minLife's Teachers13. Why experiencing a break up is the BEST THING that can happen to youNow I get it - going through a break up SUCKS. They are absolutely brutal, terrible and it feels like you are never going to be able to live without this person. But what if I told you that going through a break up could actually be the best thing that can happen to you?In today’s episode, I debunk👉 Why experiencing a break up can be the best thing that happens to you👉 How going through a break up can build a stronger bond with your friends👉 The importance of learning...2025-04-0720 minLife's Teachers12. Kate Berski - Why your 20s are NOT the best year's of your lifeWe always get told by people older than us that you need to make the most of your 20s and that the 20s are the best years of your life yet you do not feel that way at all. You feel lost, overwhelmed and you are basically going through a quarter life crisis. Well here is where Kate Berski enters the picture. Kate is an exit-entrepreneur and author of the book 30-phobia. She specialises in helping people in their 20s going through a quarter life crisis to come out on the other side building a...2025-03-231h 02
Life's Teachers11. Prime Train - How to deal with the haters / The true Tom BaulchI am very excited for you guys to listen to this one. On today's episode we have Tom Baulch, AKA Prime Train joining us.Now if you are from Melbourne and are on social media, then I am sure you have seen Tom at least once on your screens. Tom has built one of the biggest cult followings I know with Prime Train. He is all about helping athletes take their training to the next level to help them optimise at their peak performance. ...2025-03-181h 22Life's Teachers10. Unserious Careers - What do you do when you graduate from high school?She is no stranger to the Life's Teachers Podcast, joining us again is Alana Kilmartin - the founder of Unserious Careers. She has just released her new book, Unserious Careers which helps high school/university graduates to design a career that does not sacrifice enjoyment for success.Alana is set to speak to over 250 schools in 2025 helping so many students in the process. In this episode we debunk: 👉 Why you should follow what excites you👉 How a conversation can open so many doors for you👉 The struggle of changing your iden...2025-03-121h 02Life's Teachers09. What I learnt from Deleting my Personal Instagram for 30 daysI fell into a rabbit hole. I kept logging into Instagram, comparing my current situation to other people's highlight reels, was struggling with lust, self-confidence and FOMO so I decided I needed to change this.I decided to experiment something. I decided to log out of my personal Instagram account for 30 days.No, I am not saying this is going to solve all your problems, but it was actually a refreshing experience.In today’s episode, I debunk👉 Why I decided to delete my personal Instagram account for 30 days 👉 My bigge...2025-03-0215 minLife's Teachers08. How to Overcome Self-DoubtSo many people have dreams they want to chase or goals they want to reach yet they don’t take action because they don’t believe in themselvesEveryone struggles with self doubt but not everyone handles it the same. We see successful people and go like “they just work hard, they had it lucky, I can never do what they do” but everyone faces adversity, self-doubt and struggle - they just had better strategies to combat thisIn today’s episode, I am going to debunk👉 How to overcome self-doubt👉 Why you experience s...2025-02-2528 minLife's Teachers07. "It really is them damn phones" - How to Reduce your Screen Time to Take More Control Over Your LifeWhat if I told you in 2007, a new addictive drug took the world by storm. In less than 15 years, over 50% of the population was using this drug daily causing a rise of depression, anxiety and suicide in all age ranges..If this was happening, would there not be more of an outrage to try and fix this?Well the drug I am referring to is our smartphones …We are all addicted to our phones (me included). Do not get me wrong, there are so many benefits with what smartphones can provide and they ma...2025-02-1711 minLife's Teachers06. How to Make a Good First ImpressionWe always say "don't judge a book by its cover" but that is exactly what we do. Whenever we meet someone new for the first time, we innately categorise them in our brains before they even get the chance to open up their mouth.Is this a bad trait or is this something that everyone does?In today's episode, we discuss if first impressions TRULY matter, how to make a better first impression, the one small change we can all make to guarantee a connection can be made, and the importance of non-verbal communication.2025-02-1016 min
Life's Teachers05. Elijah Soto - How losing a loved one can be an impetus for changeThe first guest on the Life's Teachers Podcast for 2025 is Elijah Soto who resides in Southern California, USA. I know I probably say this after every episode but this episode is genuinely up there with one of the most impactful episodes I have filmed.
Elijah completed a Biology degree in college and was working in the job force where he begged the question "is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life? "We talk about what lead him to quit his well paying full time job to follow his own path, the...2025-02-021h 18Life's Teachers04. What constitutes a good friend and how to cultivate deeper relationshipsI truly believe that it is extremely hard after high school to develop strong friendships with new people, let alone maintain the current friendships you have. During your adolescent years, you are used to seeing the same people 5 days in a row at school from 13-18 years old.
When you graduate high school, you often take for granted how much time you actually got to spend with your friends and the fun you had during lunch and recess at school.
After high school, everyone grows at different rates, sets off on their own trajectories and g...2025-01-2621 minLife's Teachers03. Why you experience FOMO and how to combat itFOMO is something that we all experience. You are scrolling on social media, looking at your friends Instagram stories and you see that it seems like everybody but you is at this one party or everybody but you is on a holiday.
Give me a break - are you serious?
How can I be the only one missing out?
FOMO ties deeply into our human fear of being socially excluded. On this episode, I debunk what is FOMO, why you experience it as well as provide you with 2 key strategies to help overcome...2025-01-1917 minLife's Teachers02. What I wish I knew before going into year 12Now this is a podcast ep I wish I had before starting year 12.
At school from year 7-11, you are cruising through. Doing the work you need to for the year, having fun with your mates and enjoying the summer holidays. It was routine. Then all of a sudden ... BAM.
You are in year 12, you are not going back to school the next year, all your classmates are going different paths, family members asking left right and centre "what do you want to do after school, what career do you want to get into?" In...2025-01-1434 min
Life's Teachers01. Why you always fail your New Year's Resolution and How to fix itHappy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had an amazing time spent with loved ones over the Xmas break. Whenever it comes to the end of one year, a rush of motivation and excitement can come over us to set all these ambitious goals for the year ahead. Come January 1st, we feel that we are starting off from a blank state and that we can conquer the world. But, how many of us can actually get through to the end of the year, revisit the goals we set ourselves and can truly say that they actually achieved them...2025-01-0526 min
Life's Teachers#27 Leong from Lifespan Education - The Role of Failure in Personal Growth, Importance of Experimentation, Concerns for the Future GenerationI am fortunate enough today to be joined by Leong, the founder of lifespan education which is an organisation dedicated to promoting the joy of learning.
A viral video of Leong popped up on my Tiktok FYP, where he says that his goal is for his kids to have an awesome life and that does not necessarily mean that he has to be an awesome dad for them to achieve that.
He touches on how he believes that the social media landscape today concerns him and how we can help to shape it into something...2024-12-081h 16
Life's Teachers#26 Guy Wills - How sobriety changed Guy's life/ discussing the social norms of alcohol consumptionJoining us on today's episode is Guy Wills who is the man behind “Right Mate”. Guy is a Well-being and Alcohol Behavioural Coach with a profound expertise in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, and addiction.
In today’s conversation, Guy opens up on his battle with alcohol abuse and how it negatively impacted his life, battling social anxiety, social norms in regards to consuming alcohol, long term effects of excessive alcohol consumption, how to navigate conversations with loved ones who drink copious amounts of alcohol, the importance of supportive friends as well as the aspiration to change...2024-10-311h 01
Life's Teachers#25 Ash Ormond - How to make new friends in your 20s/30s, overcoming self-doubt, Hype Girl Social ClubJoining us on today's episode is the lovely Ash Ormond who is the founder of the "Hype Girl Social Club" which is a community for girls in their 20s and 30s to meet likeminded people.
In today’s conversation, we talk all things about feeling lonely in your 20s, overcoming self doubt, navigating friendships, building confidence, how to make new friends as well as why Ash decided to start the Hype Girl Social Club.
If you are someone who is very hard on themselves, feel like you are growing ap...2024-08-191h 00
Life's Teachers#24 Kieren Devisser - Running 2000km from Melbourne to Brisbane and the vital role that faith has playedThe long awaited Part 2 with one of my best mates Kieren Devisser has now arrived! What an episode we have in store for you.
Kieren and I moved out together at the start of 2024 where we embarked to start our own social media marketing agency. A lot of speed bumps have been experienced over the last 6 months, but Kieren had an unwavering itch that he needed to scratch. For the month of July, Kieren will be running from Melbourne to Brisbane covering up to 2000km in 31 days. He has to run an average of 64km per day, some days running...2024-07-031h 02
Life's Teachers#23 Sarina Katsambanis - How cancer can affect families/what truly matters in life/ Sarina’s storyThis is a sentimental podcast for me and one that definitely brought up all sorts of emotions. Episode 23 is with Sarina Katsambanis who is a long time family friend. I grew up playing soccer with her son Terry and from then on, our families have become incredible friends.
Over the last couple of years, life has thrown some big curve balls onto Sarina and her family. In February 2023, Peter Katsambanis (Sarina’s husband) sadly passed away after a long term battle with cancer. In the same year, Sarina’s ovarian cancer came back and she was determined to do whatever it t...2024-04-2447 min
Life's Teachers#22 Men With Manners - How to improve your dating life/overcoming heart break/common struggles that young men experienceOvercoming heart break is something almost every young man experiences. We thought we met the one, we struggle to deal with the heart ache yet we persevere and make it through on the other side, leveling ourselves up in the process. Today we have Matt McDonald from "Men with Manners" joining us whose mission is to help develop mentally strong men. He is doing remarkable things and has grown an incredible community online of young men helping each other level up.
We dissect in this discussion how you know when you have found the one, how to overcome break ups...2024-03-101h 02
Life's Teachers#21 Interview Boss - How to ace your job interviews/handling nerves/career gaps/should our resumes stand out?I think all of us had the experience of the sweaty palms, dry mouth and nervousness before having a job interview. Well luckily for you, joining us today on the podcast are Emma and Sarah from the Interview Boss. Their mission is to provide you with advice, inspiration and support when you’re looking for a new job.
We discuss the most common mistakes people make in their job interviews, how to best prepare for interviews, career gaps, the importance of casual jobs during school, and story telling in your interview, should our resumes stand out plus ma...2024-01-041h 05
Life's Teachers#20 Joseph's Journey - How to increase your attention span and be more mindful with your phone useDo you find yourself mindlessly scrolling for the sake of scrolling and before you know it 10 min, 20 min or even an hour has past just like that? I for sure am guilty of this. Everyone is addicted to their phones - and I mean everyone. We opt to scroll when we are bored, to kill time or to distract ourselves from our own thoughts leading us to be inefficient in getting what we need to done. Can you even name the last 5 videos you watched on your Instagram reels before you stopped scrolling?
Today, I had the pleasure of having...2023-10-291h 03
Life's Teachers#19 Declan Edwards - How to truly become happy?/ Is finding your purpose a myth?Are you coasting through life, working a stable job, have a great social life, paying off the bills, working out, staying healthy, every day feels the same yet you still feel like something is missing? This is the episode for you.
Today, I am fortunate to have happiness researcher Declan Edwards join me who is the founder of the BU happiness college. for tuning in. Declan founded BU happiness college in 2017 and their mission has been to grow global happiness by helping individuals and organisations better measure, understand, and improve their mental and emotional wellbeing. Some of his
qualifications consist...2023-09-1953 min
Life's Teachers#18 Mercedes van Royen - Experiencing homelessness at just 14 years oldMercedes van Royen joins us on Episode 18 of the podcast and my word does she have a story.
Mercedes is wise beyond her years and we discuss all the difficulties that she has faced to get to where she is today. She reflects on being kicked out of her house at just 14 years old, her unstable living situations over the years, living in years of constant fight or flight, having this innate fighting mentality, having to leave school in order to work full time as a chefs assistant in order to survive and so much more.
If you currently are...2023-08-221h 05
Life's Teachers#17 Kieren Devisser Part 1 - How a split second decision lead him to walk 2 million steps in a monthA spontaneous, insightful and story telling episode is brought to you today! Kieren and I went and spent the morning going for an amazing walk and we had some time to kill so what else would you do other than a film podcast?
Kieren is a supernatural human being. I can't even comprehend the things that he does. He has been a big inspiration for me starting this podcast and he is a friend that always tests me to push myself more than I think I am capable of.
Kieren has lived multiple lives and has incredible stories from his 25...2023-07-251h 06
Life's Teachers#16 Clinical Pearls - Working as a physiotherapist in London! Your guide for making the move to London/pros + cons of moving overseas/ Working as a physio in Aus v EnglandYou must of clicked on this episode because YOU are deciding whether or not to move overseas for work - whether you are a physiotherapy student or not!
On Episode 16 of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Dion Kapnias joining us who is the founder of "Clinical Pearls". Clinical Pearls is the one stop shop for graduate physios to expand their knowledge and build their clinical skills from the best of the business!
Dion worked in a private practice in his first year as a physiotherapist before deciding that he wanted to take his work overseas...2023-07-101h 01
Life's Teachers#15 Chris Bouras - From growing up in commision housing to owning his first property at 21!/school hours/advice for 20s/what quantifies sucessOn the 15th episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Chris Bouras joining us. Chris has an amazing story where he went through a lot of hardship and challenges through his youth which helped shape him into the person he is today. He grew up in commision housing yet through hard work, discipline and determination, he managed to buy his first property at 21. He bought his first home before he even had his first bedroom!
This is such a valuable episode where we talk about the differences of growing up between Gen Z's and Gen X's and...2023-06-091h 18
Life's Teachers#14 From a 20% chance of surviving to thriving - Sophie's journey overcoming a TBI/mindset shifts/friendshipsCan you imagine being induced into a coma after sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and getting a predicted 20% chance of survival or 'good recovery' at just 19 years old?
Today we have Sophie joining us who experienced a freak horse related accident at the end of her first year at uni which resulted in her sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurologists predicted that if she came out the other side, she’d have a slim chance of walking, talking, studying, let alone riding her horse again.
In this episode, we learn about Sophie’s lead up to the...2023-04-2156 min
Life's Teachers#13 Unserious Careers - Should Gap Years be compulsory?/Questions careers counsellors should ask/#2 in the world for sales in Flight Centre!Today on the this episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Alana Kilmartin who is the wonderful woman behind Unserious Careers. Alana and I caught up a week before filming the podcast and we could've spoken all day joining us. We learn more about Alana, what led her to start Unserious Careers, why GAP years should be compulsory, the sacrifices she had to make to achieve #2 in the world in sales for Flight Centre granting her an invite to the Global Balls for Flight Centre as well as discuss the launch of her new book, "Unserious Careers". This is an...2023-03-2757 minLife's Teachers#12 Back to the Bench - Uncovering a Brownlow Saga and the rise of B2BThis episode on the Life's Teachers podcast is an episode that I filmed late last year with Nick Voglis from Back to the Bench. We discuss how Back to the Bench started, a certain Brownlow saga which Nick helped to expose, what opportunities has risen from starting Back to the Bench, life during COVID and some stories of some big names in the AFL he has gotten to meet. This is a great episode if you love your footy!
Thank you for tuning in. Don’t forget to leave a review and rating if you found some va...2023-03-1235 min
Unserious Careers5. Soccer + Physiotherapy + Learning From Others / Michael Jacovelli's StoryIntroducing the first guest to the podcast: Michael Jacovelli of the Life's Teachers podcast. When he's not behind the mic, Michael is a physiotherapist, talented soccer player and top bloke. In this episode we discuss Michael's career journey from pursuing a professional soccer career to studying physiotherapy to starting a podcast. His passion for learning from others is incredible!Find and connect with Michael @lifesteachers on TikTok and Instagram. Listen to Life's Teachers on Spotify./Unserious Career e-book and audio experience for school leavers...2023-01-2349 minLife's Teachers#11 Zach Ryan - What its like being a videographer for Liam Dowling, Pros and Cons with LA, doing Folio subjects in year 12Today on the this episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Zach Ryan joining us. I met Zach from a mutual friend who suggested he would be great to have on the podcast and he was absolutely right! Zach is a videographer and screen writer for Liam Dowling and also works with the Fairbairn Film boys. We discuss what got Zach into videography, how he started working for Liam, spoke about year 12 as well as what he hates and loves about LA. This is a great episode to learn what it takes to be a videographer, how to shoot...2023-01-221h 02Life's Teachers#10 Part 2 - Who we spend our time with over the course of our lifeFinally after so many technical difficulties I am able to upload episode 10 for you guys! This episode is a 2 part episode. It is my first solo episode so please let me know what you guys think!
In this second part I give my thoughts on Sahil Bloom's Instagram post which depicts who we spend our time with over the course of our life. Check out @sahilbloom on Instagram and its the first pinned post!
Thank you for tuning in. Don’t forget to leave a review and rating if you found some value in this ep...2023-01-0331 minLife's Teachers#10 Part 1 - My Reflection of 2022 and What I'm looking forward to in 2023Finally after so many technical difficulties I am able to upload episode 10 for you guys! This episode is a 2 part episode. It is my first solo episode so please let me know what you guys think!
In this first part I reflect on the year thats been, 2022 and what I enjoyed most about the year, what I learnt and what I struggled with the most. I also touch on what I am looking forward to in 2023 and some goals I will be focusing on as well as how to best make goals.
Thank you for...2023-01-0321 minLife's Teachers#9 What it's like working in a 6 star resort on Hamilton Island!On the 9th episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Bianca Patterson joining us! Bianca worked for 9 months at Qualia in Hamilton Island which is a 6 star luxury resort.
We speak about how she discovered this opportunity, what made her travel to Hamilton Island to work, what the lifestyle is like, what jobs are available, her experience of meeting an actor who has won 4 Golden globes and the animal that lives in the Yarra River!
If you are contemplating on traveling to Hamilton Island for work or want to learn more about this type of...2022-11-2545 minLife's Teachers#8 What is your Money Mindset with The One Up Project!On the 8th episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Sarah Kelsey! Sarah Kelsey runs the podcast and Instagram account called The One Up Project. Here, she speaks about all things money as well as sharing her financial and personal development!
I am so eager for you guys to listen to this episode! Sarah has a breadth of knowledge regarding financial literacy and how to discover what your money mindset is!
If you have come out of school or uni and have been working a part time job, saving money and are struggling to identify t...2022-11-0256 minLife's Teachers#7 What's it like studying abroad for a semester!On this episode of Life's Teachers, we are joined by Will Lawrence. Will is currently studying abroad in Utrecht, Netherlands and we have him on the podcast to talk about what he's learnt from this experience thus far, how this opportunity came about, what made him want to study abroad and what its like living in the Netherlands!
Its a great episode to listen to if you are studying in university and are contemplating taking up a semester studying abroad!
Thank you for tuning in. Don’t forget to leave a review and rating if yo...2022-10-2457 minLife's Teachers#6 Seeking discomfort with Jaxon TippetOn this episode of Life's Teacher we have Jaxon Tippet joining us whose the co-host of the "I am Me" podcast. He is a personal coach, model, brand ambassador and on top of that, a great bloke. He has such a good energy around him and he spreads a lot of love and kindness through his social media platform.
We learn about Jaxon's battle with steroid addiction, the importance of doing things that make you uncomfortable, what his goals are as well as many other lessons!
Its a short but sweet episode jam packed with v...2022-10-1025 minLife's Teachers#5 The man behind Golden Hour and Utopia!On this episode of Life's Teacher we have Jack Boxer joining us! He is the man behind Golden Hour and Utopia and there is a wealth of knowledge and stories we discuss!
We learn what made Jack started Utopia which is a membership which points you in all the right directions in regards to the best resources, books and podcasts to help build your mindset to live a happy and successful life! We also learn how Jack deals with rejection, his experience with morning routines and difficulties he faced in starting his business.
Thank you f...2022-09-3056 minLife's Teachers#4 Bino's Experience Running 100km in 1 day!Have you ever gone on a 3km run or walked up a steep hill and felt absolutely stuffed and out of breath? I sure have! Imagine running 100km in one day!
On this episode, we got my good friend Michael Rubino joining us today who accomplished this incredible feat of running 100km in one day. Bino used to hate running so we got him on to talk about what got him into running, why he decided to run 100kms and lessons he learnt a long the way.
This episode is a great one about how...2022-09-1843 minLife's Teachers#3 Lessons you should know in your 20s with Coach DosOn this episode, we have Coach Dos joining us who is a clarity coach who helps young men who feel stuck in life find their purpose.
Dos has been through a lot of struggle and has learnt a lot of lessons through his 20s which he hopes to share with you today.
His purpose and mission is to help young men and women to find their purpose and to achieve the potential that they have inside!
If you are feeling like you are "floating" through life and feel stuck, then this is the...2022-09-111h 05Life's Teachers#2 Travelling the world alone at 18 year's oldDo you think you have the courage to book a one ticket to travel to the other side of the world alone at 18 years old?
On this episode, we have Cassie Schnaars joining us who had a gap year straight after high school and travelled the world for 13 months. We discuss the lessons she learnt on her trip, how she was able to fund the trip, difficulties she faced as well as the fun experiences she has had. We could honestly speak for hours regarding the experiences she has had!
Cassie has a wealth of...2022-08-3151 minLife's Teachers#1 Life as an Australian College Athlete in the USADid you know going to college after school was actually an option? Playing the sport you love at a high level while as well obtaining a degree at the same time sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Well that’s not the case in certain situations!
On the first episode of the LifesTeachers podcast, we got Darcy O’Connor. Darcy is has been playing college soccer in America for the last 3 years starting off at Junior College Sussex County before moving to St Benedictine which is an NAIA school in Kansas. We discuss how Darcy...2022-08-251h 02