Uncomfortable is OK Podcast
We explore the science, the stories, and the strategies of navigating challenge and discomfort. This is a mental wellbeing and performance podcast aimed at improving our ability to step outside our comfort zones and take on challenges, whether they be in pursuit of our goals, or the ones life hands to us from time to time. Join Chris Desmond and guests for some fascinating discussions.
Episodes
Happy 2023
Expert business consultant, venture capitalist and my good mate James Brummer-Taylor joins the podcast for the first episode of 2023.
It's that time of year when a lot of us are thinking about making change in our lives.
We often do it at this time of year. And research shows us that usually those changes don't tend to stick around longer than a couple of weeks.
James and I have a conversation about getting strategic...
Hey everyone - I have Covid so no new episode this week
BUT we do have a fantastic past episode for you fro back in 2018. It's with the author of "Atomic Habits", James Clear.
James's work has had a big influence on how I shape my behaviour, and with the work I do with my clients.
It's a great refresher coming into the new year and thinking about change.
The end of the year is fast approaching, as is the time we start thinking about the changes we want to make in 2023.
Change is hard, so once you've figured out the changes you'd like to make, here are some idea to help make them stick.
Brad Dixon, holistic physio, author, and expansive wellness practitioner joins the podcast.
Our conversation centres on the concept of expansive wellness. How we can adopt health practices that are not only good for ourselves but good for our communities, the environments we live in, and the world at large. And they're not as hard to do as you might think.
We talk through Brad's journey to this point, how he has e...
Author and behavioural science expert Dr Kris Lee joins the podcast to talk about micro-dosing bravery and the importance of taking strategic risks and building sustainable resilience.
We talk in depth about
- What resilience is - not just the "ability to bounce back"
- The adaptability of the human brain and all our human systems
- Partying at university
- Keg-stand bravery and how to avoid it
- Dealing with insecurity
- ...
Richard Bowles joins the podcast today. Richard is a multi world record adventurer and founder of Adventure Alchemy which is dedicated to helpingleaders lean into the challenges of the modern world.
Richard takes perverse joy in doing the things he doesn't like, watching his reactions in real time, and synthesising that information into practical learnings for others.
Today we talk about
- The importance of doing...
Kane Brisco farmer, father, partner, authour of "Tools from the top paddock", and founder of FarmFit joins the podcast.
Kane is a dude from the 'Naki just trying to inspire others to be better. He is open and real, and has conversations about lots of important stuff that most of us keep hidden. His ability to do this comes firstly from his lived experience of pain and trauma, as well as the self-awareness he has developed and the ...
Ant Williams, world record freediver, leadership expert, keynote speaker joins the podcast.
Ant worked as a Sport Psychologist coaching big wave surfers, motoGP riders, rock climbers and other ri...
Portia Bing, counter fraud advisor and international track and field athlete joins the podcast.
Our conversation explores the complexities of life, of performance, leadership, identity and personal growth with the lens of sportplaced over the top.
We chat through
- Experimentation and refining processes
- Watching for gaps that you can leverage or develop your skillset
- The power of eliminating options
- The ...
Recently I put together a short e-book helping people to craft an individualised health plan.
This episode is the audio version of the book plus occasional off script commentary around part of the topic
This episode is proudly brought to you be www.healthmentors.nz
What does the future of work look like? How does it look for organisations? How does it look for you and me?
They way we work is evolving and at times it's butting up against a lot of the social constructs we've previously held tight about what work is.
Belinda Morgan, flexible work expert and author of "Solving the part time puzzle" joins the podcast to help us make sense of this change and how it benefits us as individuals, as ...
Callum McKirdy joins us un the podcast. Callum is all about amplifying the power of ADHD+ minds. He is a speaker, author, facilitator host of the "You, Me and ADHD podcast" and author of the the upcoming book "Tilt: thinking differently about thinking differently"
This is a conversation about understanding ourselves, and our superpowers and wading through the internal messiness as we do it.
We chat through
- Watching and underst...
Wahoo 300 episode's not out
In this special episode I'm joined by James Brummer-Taylor. International business consultant, Venture Capitalist, entreprenuer, and best man at my wedding.
James has spent over a decade inside a multitude of companies helping them to perform better across all aspects of their business. He has seen the themes that drive high performance, and also the things that don't work so well.
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This week on the podcast I'm joined by an old High School mate, Luke McFarlane.
Luke and a couple of his mates have set up The Lighthouse Project Charitable Trust which aims to raise money for local legends doing their bit to improve men's mental health here in New Zealand.
Earlier this year, Luke and his mates road tripped 6000km around New Zealand in 12 days stopping at 24 prominent Kiwi lighthouses along the way, and catching ...
This episode flips the usual switch and I'm interviewed by Si Alhir.
Our conversation was recorded back in early 2020 as Covid was ramping up for an event si organised called "Transcending the Crisis"
Our conversation is all about pressure, it's effect on us, and how we can respond.
We talk through
- How we can become overloaded by pressure without even noticing
- The relationship between pressure and performance
- The import...
In this episode we're joined by Chase Hughes
Chase Hughes is a leading behavior expert in the United States and the #1 bestselling author of two books on tactical behavior skills. He is the author of the worldwide #1 bestselling book on advanced persuasion, influence and behavior profiling.
Chase teaches elite groups, government agencies and police in behavior science skills including behavior profiling, nonverbal analysis, decept...
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