1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,920 Welcome to the Energetic Radio podcast. This episode is brought to you by 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,679 the school of play dotco, hosted by Dale Sibonham and Paul 3 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:13,394 Campbell. Each week, we'll bring to you tips, strategies, and ideas on 4 00:00:13,394 --> 00:00:16,835 how you can bring more joy and happiness into your life, and those you share 5 00:00:16,835 --> 00:00:20,535 with. Alright, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome 6 00:00:20,595 --> 00:00:23,895 to energetic radio, host of Pilotschool Play, 7 00:00:24,115 --> 00:00:27,870 episode 351, and our final episode for 8 00:00:27,870 --> 00:00:31,710 2024, which is super exciting. I'm sitting here with the, baby blue 9 00:00:31,710 --> 00:00:35,470 eyed, Dale Sidbottom. Good day, mate. How are you? Thanks, mate. Baby 10 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:38,590 blues are out. Baby blues are out. They look beautiful. They're staring back at me 11 00:00:38,590 --> 00:00:41,390 in that beautiful light, and I like it. I think, I think hay fever is, 12 00:00:41,710 --> 00:00:44,725 it makes them pop. It does make them pop. Yeah. My eyes I just wanna 13 00:00:44,725 --> 00:00:48,165 shut them and rip them me out. But, nice for the compliment. Thanks, mate. Terry 14 00:00:48,165 --> 00:00:50,725 ever said how beautiful are you, like, I just wanna rip my eyes out. They 15 00:00:50,725 --> 00:00:53,765 hurt. Sorry. I shouldn't say it like that. But, no, they, they thoroughly hurt at 16 00:00:53,765 --> 00:00:56,085 the moment. But anyway, good to you, mate. Good, mate. I was gonna go with 17 00:00:56,085 --> 00:00:58,630 2 things. I was gonna give you your baby blue eyes or your massive cars 18 00:00:58,630 --> 00:01:02,149 that everyone talks about in their workshops. I thought I'd give you good eyes. These 19 00:01:02,149 --> 00:01:05,110 compliments galore. My car's still better than my eyes. So there you go, mate. I 20 00:01:05,110 --> 00:01:07,510 thought I thought being the last one would be nice. Thank you, mate. No worries, 21 00:01:07,510 --> 00:01:10,575 mate. Yeah. It looks very nice, Dave. Oh, thank you. Fresh back inside. Yeah. Fresh 22 00:01:10,735 --> 00:01:13,134 cat. Got a workshop tomorrow, so I thought it'd look nice and sharp. Get the 23 00:01:13,134 --> 00:01:16,195 grays really lower. I don't know what grays you're talking about. 24 00:01:17,534 --> 00:01:20,335 It's quite funny. I was on the on the in the barber's chair yesterday and 25 00:01:20,335 --> 00:01:24,130 they're they're shaving away and as it's falling down, I'm sitting and I'm like Is 26 00:01:24,130 --> 00:01:27,090 this Richard Gere? Well, no. I'm sitting Do you think you're Richard Gere? I'm sitting 27 00:01:27,090 --> 00:01:30,530 there going Do you know what? I think there's less grays in it this time 28 00:01:30,530 --> 00:01:34,050 than there was 6 months ago. Was there someone's darker hair on the 29 00:01:34,050 --> 00:01:37,625 menu? Maybe the new change of careers, the new life balance. I have 30 00:01:37,625 --> 00:01:40,825 less grays for me. I'm not sure if you can reverse grays naturally. I haven't 31 00:01:40,825 --> 00:01:44,104 looked into that. But I felt as though in the barber's chair yesterday when it 32 00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:47,225 was dropping all over. I'm like, shit, I reckon there's less grays in that mix 33 00:01:47,225 --> 00:01:49,945 than less salt and pepper. Very good. Yeah. I don't know. It might just be 34 00:01:49,945 --> 00:01:53,369 a dream, but who knows? Hey, that's alright. Who knows? I wanna start our 35 00:01:53,369 --> 00:01:57,049 last episode of the of the season of the year off with a a bit 36 00:01:57,049 --> 00:02:00,350 of a good story, a good news story. So this morning, 37 00:02:00,969 --> 00:02:03,210 took the dog for a walk because I drove everybody down. I talked about all 38 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:06,025 the time. The dog took dog for a walk, my bike my kid was on 39 00:02:06,025 --> 00:02:09,544 his little electric bike, and then the dog did a turd, and I had my 40 00:02:09,544 --> 00:02:12,105 credit card in my pocket because I was gonna buy some eggs in the local 41 00:02:12,105 --> 00:02:15,485 IGA. No eggs at IGA, 42 00:02:15,865 --> 00:02:19,320 just so you know, this sold out everywhere. Coles, no eggs either. Side story. 43 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,640 Got home 20 minutes half an hour later was, looked at my 44 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:26,620 wallet, no credit card. I'm like, oh, shit. That's right. It's in my shorts. 45 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,200 Got in my shorts. I mean, Ron, no credit card. Moment of panic set in, 46 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,015 you know, moment of panic. Kid. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Quite the same. Yeah. 47 00:02:35,015 --> 00:02:38,455 I hear some it's that feeling where you're just like, oh. Oh, it's horrible. Someone 48 00:02:38,455 --> 00:02:40,615 just kicked you in the guts. Yeah. And I'm like someone's gonna have a spending 49 00:02:40,615 --> 00:02:44,295 spree on me for Christmas time. Had a quick look around, 50 00:02:44,295 --> 00:02:47,735 couldn't find it, and I was like, right. Where did Indy do a turd? Jeepers 51 00:02:47,735 --> 00:02:50,730 is a good k and a half away. Probably got time to let you know 52 00:02:50,730 --> 00:02:53,209 what, I'm just gonna jump on and cancel the card. Best thing to do this 53 00:02:53,209 --> 00:02:56,890 side of Christmas, jump on my app, go to the card, and it's 54 00:02:56,890 --> 00:03:00,510 like card blocked. I'm like, what the that's crazy. 55 00:03:00,569 --> 00:03:03,965 So I rang the nap and I rang I'm like, guys, I've just lost my 56 00:03:03,965 --> 00:03:07,504 credit card. However, it's already saying it's blocked. And she's she's like, yep. At 853, 57 00:03:08,605 --> 00:03:12,285 a lady contacted us and had found your card and has asked us to put 58 00:03:12,285 --> 00:03:16,050 a temporary block on your card. Wow. Yeah. I don't even know 59 00:03:16,050 --> 00:03:18,770 you could do that. I didn't know you could do that either. So if you 60 00:03:18,770 --> 00:03:21,650 find someone else's credit card, you can ring that bank and go, this is the 61 00:03:21,650 --> 00:03:25,270 number in the card, block it for me. So how good is humanity 62 00:03:25,730 --> 00:03:29,355 a couple of weeks out from Christmas could have gone on a spending spree, some 63 00:03:29,355 --> 00:03:32,955 idiots would have, but I was lucky enough to have the beautiful 64 00:03:32,955 --> 00:03:36,155 human being that found my credit card sitting on the side of the of the 65 00:03:36,155 --> 00:03:39,915 footpath, and instead of going on the spending spree, bloody caught up the nav 66 00:03:39,915 --> 00:03:43,530 and blocked my card for me. Mate, that is, that's 67 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:46,730 a lovely story, isn't it? I thought you're gonna say that you lost your card 68 00:03:46,730 --> 00:03:49,850 and someone knocked on your door, but I'm like, how would they know where you 69 00:03:49,850 --> 00:03:53,690 live? No. No. It wasn't me, it wasn't me cards. So, yeah, momentarily moment of, 70 00:03:53,690 --> 00:03:56,665 like, had a bit of panic. Mhmm. I was like, shit, Thought about running to 71 00:03:56,665 --> 00:03:58,985 the spot. I'm like, no. Just do the right thing and block it. Get another 72 00:03:58,985 --> 00:04:01,145 card sent out even though it's a crap time of the year to get your 73 00:04:01,145 --> 00:04:04,745 credit card blocked. And lo and behold, some good 74 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:08,185 samaritan has, looked after me. There you go. How good is that? Well, if that 75 00:04:08,185 --> 00:04:11,879 person's listening, well done. Yes. Thank you. Yeah. If you found Paul Campbell's 76 00:04:11,879 --> 00:04:15,480 credit card down in Wells Road this morning, I really appreciate you and I hope 77 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,040 you have a wonderful Christmas. And if you did drop around, I'm not gonna give 78 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,240 out my dress actually. I was about to give my dress on. That might be 79 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,919 scary. But nah, honestly, give us a give us a contact at the school to 80 00:04:24,919 --> 00:04:27,985 play and I would definitely look after you with a Christmas present. There we go. 81 00:04:27,985 --> 00:04:31,425 That'd be great. Well, I learned something there as well that, just because you find 82 00:04:31,425 --> 00:04:34,705 it, don't throw it in the bin, you know, cancel it. Yeah. Cancel it. Even 83 00:04:34,705 --> 00:04:36,944 though that's probably the next best thing you can do is just throw it in 84 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:39,720 the bin. Just cut up. Yeah. Cut up a 1000 times and yeah. That's right. 85 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,080 Alright. Oh, well done, mate. Yeah. So good news to start the day. All done. 86 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,840 Went from a moan of panic to some good times. Our last pod 87 00:04:46,840 --> 00:04:49,800 for the year, we are gonna have a little break after this one for a 88 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,605 few weeks. And we thought we'd we're on the train the other day, 89 00:04:53,605 --> 00:04:56,005 and we're having a chat about the year. Right? We were just chatting. We had 90 00:04:56,005 --> 00:04:59,445 an hour on the training of the heading to our Christmas party. And we just 91 00:04:59,445 --> 00:05:02,805 got talking about the year that was. All the good stuff that happened, how far 92 00:05:02,805 --> 00:05:06,090 our business has come, yadayada yada. And we found it to be a really cool 93 00:05:06,090 --> 00:05:09,690 little, I guess, little chat session. The train ride went like that. It did. Yeah. 94 00:05:09,690 --> 00:05:13,130 It went so quick. And then we're like, you know, what made us a cool 95 00:05:13,130 --> 00:05:15,850 way to wrap up the podcast for the year is just to have a chat 96 00:05:15,850 --> 00:05:19,645 about 2024, what went well, but with 97 00:05:19,645 --> 00:05:23,085 a bit of a focus on because I actually really enjoyed doing it was what 98 00:05:23,085 --> 00:05:26,925 we're proud of Yep. In 2024. I love that. That that's and obviously, 99 00:05:26,925 --> 00:05:30,740 that's a big element of what we talk about a lot. And just thinking 100 00:05:30,740 --> 00:05:33,540 about the new curriculum we made, like, a lot of time we talk about, like, 101 00:05:33,540 --> 00:05:37,380 having a gratitude wall. And that's always a big thing. One of the big things 102 00:05:37,380 --> 00:05:40,660 we're big on big how many times can I say, but Yeah? Big big. 103 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:44,520 Creating a proud wall. So and this is something you do at home, and also 104 00:05:44,725 --> 00:05:48,405 a try wall. So something that if you ever do something that you're 105 00:05:48,405 --> 00:05:52,165 really proud of, post it up on the wall and create it. Alright. And sticky 106 00:05:52,165 --> 00:05:55,365 notes or whatever you want, and you always come back to it. Also like, I 107 00:05:55,365 --> 00:05:59,030 tried wall. And I like this instead of like a failure wall, because I 108 00:05:59,030 --> 00:06:02,789 tried. Alright. And each time you try something new, it builds that confidence. Even if 109 00:06:02,789 --> 00:06:05,670 it doesn't work, it allows you to keep going. And I think they both go 110 00:06:05,670 --> 00:06:08,710 hand in hand, because we want you to try, but then we also want you 111 00:06:08,710 --> 00:06:12,470 to be proud of things you do. So that's something that you can maybe 112 00:06:12,470 --> 00:06:15,645 start in the new year, or could start like what we're gonna do today, Campbell, 113 00:06:15,645 --> 00:06:19,405 that, think about your year, not like what you've achieved or what 114 00:06:19,405 --> 00:06:22,365 you've made or things like that, but what are you proud of? And I love 115 00:06:22,365 --> 00:06:25,885 that. I think that's why our conversation it was a really enjoyable train word. I 116 00:06:25,885 --> 00:06:29,080 hate trains, but I enjoyed the chat. We were both dreading the train ride. Right? 117 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,960 Because you both hate it and then it went so quick. And you're right, I 118 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,080 think when you do the process of what are you proud of, it's not just 119 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,840 focusing yourself because then you bring everyone else into it, like your family, your mates, 120 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:42,225 everything that's gone around you. So you're not just gloating that yourself. It's it was 121 00:06:42,225 --> 00:06:45,285 a really fun task and I've written a couple of bit of a list here, 122 00:06:45,585 --> 00:06:48,785 when away when away from that. And it was a fun task to reflect on 123 00:06:48,785 --> 00:06:52,165 the, and not just think about myself but think about everyone else I'm proud of. 124 00:06:52,945 --> 00:06:56,385 And when you start doing it, you could probably list, like, I reckon I could 125 00:06:56,385 --> 00:06:59,970 list 50 odd things. Wow. I'm not gonna explain 126 00:06:59,970 --> 00:07:02,850 50. I know but I'm like, you haven't got 50, mate. No. I got a 127 00:07:02,850 --> 00:07:06,610 little list here. But but when I started nodding it down, I was like 128 00:07:06,690 --> 00:07:09,090 You can have 50 of you on, mate. I know. Nah. I won't bore the 129 00:07:09,090 --> 00:07:11,905 listeners with that with the 50 of them. But yeah. When you start doing it, 130 00:07:11,905 --> 00:07:14,705 it brings a smile to your face the whole time because it's a great way 131 00:07:14,705 --> 00:07:17,505 to reflect. We talk about gratitude a lot, but it's a really cool little reflection 132 00:07:17,505 --> 00:07:20,945 piece. And I've narrowed it down as best I can, so don't bore everyone. But 133 00:07:20,945 --> 00:07:23,430 yeah, when you when you look back on a year that was and you think, 134 00:07:23,509 --> 00:07:25,830 shit, there were so many moments that I was that I could be really proud 135 00:07:25,830 --> 00:07:28,710 of this year. And it yeah. It's it's brought a smile on my face now. 136 00:07:28,710 --> 00:07:32,310 Yeah. Cool. So for before we start, what would you go with the 137 00:07:32,310 --> 00:07:35,990 category? So probably if people are just doing it by themselves, like we 138 00:07:35,990 --> 00:07:39,635 did on the train, like, would you maybe say, like, your family, your 139 00:07:39,635 --> 00:07:43,475 friends, work, what would you what 140 00:07:43,475 --> 00:07:47,155 would you go with there? I would go with, I'm 141 00:07:47,155 --> 00:07:50,135 gonna go with business. So I go with myself. Yep. So business, 142 00:07:50,995 --> 00:07:54,750 myself, business, friends, family, and 143 00:07:54,750 --> 00:07:58,510 then potentially you could throw in randomness Yep. If you wanted to. I haven't 144 00:07:58,510 --> 00:08:01,790 done that for the pod, but once you start going with it, you really do 145 00:08:01,790 --> 00:08:05,070 start bringing so many other ideas from other areas. But what you to answer your 146 00:08:05,070 --> 00:08:08,855 question, yourself Yep. Family, mates, and maybe your career. 147 00:08:08,855 --> 00:08:12,695 Okay. The best way to go. Yeah. I think because you don't wanna over complicate 148 00:08:12,695 --> 00:08:15,815 things, and I think you need direction when you're doing something like this. Yep. So 149 00:08:15,815 --> 00:08:18,535 if you can just come up with 1 if you got more for each one, 150 00:08:18,535 --> 00:08:21,300 but I don't know if you can come up with 4 things there that are 151 00:08:21,539 --> 00:08:25,060 different elements of your life that aren't just all about you, but other people as 152 00:08:25,060 --> 00:08:28,900 well, what a really nice way to reflect on 2024. Yeah. I like it. I 153 00:08:28,900 --> 00:08:31,860 like it. Do you, do you wanna give me a couple first? Or do you 154 00:08:31,860 --> 00:08:34,580 wanna I'll tell you how you wanna do this? I'll actually I'll give you one, 155 00:08:34,580 --> 00:08:38,164 and this is, more of probably a personal and family 156 00:08:38,164 --> 00:08:41,845 one. For, my oldest has just 157 00:08:41,845 --> 00:08:44,825 turned 4. Yeah. And up until 3, 158 00:08:45,205 --> 00:08:48,850 incredible sleeper. But once 3 hit, the 159 00:08:48,850 --> 00:08:52,530 last year, not gonna lie, it's been really, really 160 00:08:52,530 --> 00:08:56,290 tough. Up like 3 or 4 times a night. And then when he sleeps, he 161 00:08:56,290 --> 00:08:59,890 doesn't sleep well. Mhmm. So he's constantly tired, which I, like, I 162 00:08:59,890 --> 00:09:03,685 feel so sorry for him because that reflects on all elements of 163 00:09:03,685 --> 00:09:07,524 his life. Alright. Speak of, the devil, we'll go back from there. I 164 00:09:07,524 --> 00:09:11,125 just had to stop that. My lovely mother-in-law is over here at the moment. 165 00:09:11,445 --> 00:09:15,204 Gives a choppy out to look after my son. He just kept knocking on 166 00:09:15,204 --> 00:09:18,780 the door. Anyway, so what I was trying to say is, yes, 167 00:09:18,780 --> 00:09:22,620 sleep deprivation Yeah. Well, it just slowly creeps up when he gets hard 168 00:09:22,620 --> 00:09:25,520 and hard, and and my poor little, you know, 4 year old now, 169 00:09:26,220 --> 00:09:29,820 breaks my heart, but, like, just all elements of his life are hard because he's 170 00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:33,654 always tired. Yeah. And like we're trying to, like, just been to the 171 00:09:33,654 --> 00:09:36,615 doctor to try and get referrals and to see what's wrong. 172 00:09:37,495 --> 00:09:40,774 So I'm really proud of him for just, I don't know, getting through the days 173 00:09:40,774 --> 00:09:43,415 when he half the time he looks like he's about to fall over and fall 174 00:09:43,415 --> 00:09:47,070 asleep. But probably more importantly, my big one is my wife. 175 00:09:48,110 --> 00:09:51,550 She's been one that has been able to handle the 176 00:09:51,550 --> 00:09:55,150 situation a lot better than what I have. She's been amazing 177 00:09:55,150 --> 00:09:58,830 at keeping calm and, yeah, just getting on with 178 00:09:58,830 --> 00:10:02,325 life, like, feeling pretty. Not gonna lie. I've I've probably been in about a year 179 00:10:02,325 --> 00:10:06,085 where I've just been so lethargic all the 180 00:10:06,085 --> 00:10:09,925 time and just constantly tired. And and we know what happens here with your moods 181 00:10:09,925 --> 00:10:13,765 and so forth like that. So, to my Brie, to my wife, Brie, 182 00:10:14,085 --> 00:10:17,629 just for just soldiering on. And, yeah, it's 183 00:10:17,629 --> 00:10:21,470 been pretty tough, and hopefully, we can get a couple of answers soon. But, yeah, 184 00:10:21,470 --> 00:10:24,769 I'm just really proud of her and and the way she's handled 185 00:10:25,149 --> 00:10:28,865 everything about it. I know personally there's been a lot of elements 186 00:10:28,865 --> 00:10:32,705 that I haven't handled very well. And probably very highs and 187 00:10:32,705 --> 00:10:36,225 very lows. My emotions, I can't control it nearly as well as she 188 00:10:36,225 --> 00:10:39,845 can. Yeah. So for me, personally, I'm very proud of her. 189 00:10:40,225 --> 00:10:43,870 For yeah. Just just being able to soldier on when 190 00:10:44,170 --> 00:10:48,010 just everything else you can't control and it's just relentless day 191 00:10:48,010 --> 00:10:51,310 in day. And and obviously I'm here a lot and I see it first hand. 192 00:10:52,490 --> 00:10:55,610 Sleep's the the key to everything. Right? Sleep sleep's the key to being able to 193 00:10:55,610 --> 00:10:58,015 function that and you you guys cop it, like, you know, he gets up at 194 00:10:58,015 --> 00:11:01,295 11 o'clock at night, kicks you out of your bed, gets up at 5 AM, 195 00:11:01,295 --> 00:11:04,095 wakes the whole house up. You then go to the gym at 5 AM in 196 00:11:04,095 --> 00:11:06,975 the morning. As I've been, I was supposed to stop doing that because I've just 197 00:11:06,975 --> 00:11:10,770 been, like, wrecked. Yeah. I've never, never experienced. I 198 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:14,450 suppose that's if I'm gonna say I'm proud of myself proud of myself 199 00:11:14,450 --> 00:11:17,330 that each day I just get up and I just I'm in here and I'm 200 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:20,610 I've probably worked harder than I've ever worked when you've been here, and I've actually 201 00:11:20,610 --> 00:11:24,455 felt like absolute crap. So, for me, just say my personal things 202 00:11:24,455 --> 00:11:27,915 that I'm proud of. Yeah. As a family, we've sort of kept it together 203 00:11:28,215 --> 00:11:31,975 best we can, and we're trying our best. And I I'm sure a lot of 204 00:11:31,975 --> 00:11:35,735 parents out there can empathize that, yeah, there's no blueprint and things 205 00:11:35,735 --> 00:11:38,520 don't always go your way, but, you know, what you can do is you can 206 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,960 try and handle it the best you can. You can admit when you're wrong, commit 207 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,800 when you haven't gone right with everything, which I know I'm really trying to work 208 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,560 at. But you just gotta keep showing up. Yep. And, yeah, I 209 00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:52,125 I think I've done that as well as I could. So Yeah. I love it. 210 00:11:52,365 --> 00:11:54,845 I go back to wives, like, my wife is on top of my list too, 211 00:11:54,845 --> 00:11:57,405 which I'll start off. But they're bloody amazing, aren't they? And, 212 00:11:58,605 --> 00:12:02,045 one thing you've realized when you have kids is the resilience and the 213 00:12:02,045 --> 00:12:05,660 patience of the mum is far better than the 214 00:12:05,660 --> 00:12:09,260 dads. Like, it's insane how much resilience and how much 215 00:12:09,260 --> 00:12:13,100 patience they have. I don't know. It must be an innate ability once they become 216 00:12:13,100 --> 00:12:16,795 a mother, whatever it is. But, moms, you're far 217 00:12:16,795 --> 00:12:20,255 better than dads at it. I know that's in a household too. It's insane. 218 00:12:20,555 --> 00:12:24,155 Their fuse is way longer. Yeah. It it it does. And you don't really see 219 00:12:24,155 --> 00:12:27,995 that until you breathe it and live it, after 3 or 4 years of 220 00:12:27,995 --> 00:12:31,690 parenthood. But to all the moms and the wives out there, well done because 221 00:12:31,690 --> 00:12:35,230 you bloody you keep the house together and your resilience and your calmness, 222 00:12:36,650 --> 00:12:39,930 is incredible. And it's something that, yeah, I I look up to, to be honest. 223 00:12:39,930 --> 00:12:43,450 It's 100%. And I think not saying that males aren't good at it, but I 224 00:12:43,450 --> 00:12:46,195 just think, I'm aware of it. Like, you've gotta be aware of it. I mean, 225 00:12:46,195 --> 00:12:49,495 we talk about this a lot, and I'm aware of it now. And I constantly 226 00:12:49,635 --> 00:12:53,475 keep pulling myself up or each day I try and reset and I'll start 227 00:12:53,475 --> 00:12:57,175 again. Yeah. Because if you keep carrying things over, 228 00:12:57,260 --> 00:13:00,460 which I was doing for a long time Yeah. And I just I wasn't a 229 00:13:00,460 --> 00:13:03,980 good dad. I wasn't a good husband, and I just wasn't a good person, and 230 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:07,740 I wasn't enjoying much of it. Yep. And that's not cool day in, 231 00:13:07,740 --> 00:13:11,545 day out. And that's nobody else's fault besides my own. But it was a 232 00:13:11,545 --> 00:13:15,305 lot easier to think, oh, it's it's hard. We're not sleeping or we've got behavior 233 00:13:15,305 --> 00:13:18,185 issues or different things like that. But at the end of the day, it's nobody 234 00:13:18,185 --> 00:13:20,985 else's fault besides mine. Yeah. I like that. And I want you to hold that 235 00:13:20,985 --> 00:13:22,904 thought because I got a question for you later in the pod. I got a 236 00:13:22,904 --> 00:13:26,620 question without notice and that blinking beautifully. Question. 237 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:29,259 We've noticed now because I sort of got an idea, but I don't know it. 238 00:13:29,259 --> 00:13:33,020 Yeah. You don't know it. I like it. Things I'm proud of. So I got 239 00:13:33,020 --> 00:13:35,579 a list won't bore you, but I'm gonna go with my wife as well. How 240 00:13:35,579 --> 00:13:38,220 cheesy we've been today? But, you know, my wife's out there. They're gonna have some 241 00:13:38,220 --> 00:13:41,524 brownie points to this one. But yeah, she's blowing me away this year with their 242 00:13:41,524 --> 00:13:45,365 commitment to her health and fitness. You know, she's starting to an 8 243 00:13:45,365 --> 00:13:49,125 week challenge of BFT. She absolutely crushed it. Probably came close to 244 00:13:49,125 --> 00:13:52,440 winning it to be honest, but just the will power that she showed to stick 245 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,800 with it and then take me along for the ride and and 246 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,160 Because you lost a little bit of weight too, man. Yeah. I won't lie. I 247 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,680 won't lie. I now have a 7 in front of my number for the first 248 00:14:02,680 --> 00:14:06,255 time in a long time. Well done, mate. Just dropped just 249 00:14:06,255 --> 00:14:10,035 shy of 5 kilos I've dropped now. And so need to do BFT's 250 00:14:10,095 --> 00:14:12,655 challenge. Let's not No. You don't. Just You just need your wife to it. Just 251 00:14:12,655 --> 00:14:14,815 need to it. Pardon her up with it. And then you know, it's just consistency, 252 00:14:14,815 --> 00:14:17,635 isn't it? Yes. Well done. Consistency a little bit and a partner in crime. 253 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:21,920 But, yeah, she took me along for the ride and it was insane. But, yeah, 254 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,080 just and she didn't miss a beat with every other part of her life. You 255 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,320 know what I mean? She she did that for herself, but then we also stood 256 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,160 up for the house as well. And, bloody incredibly proud of you, Mel. 257 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,805 Well done. That was awesome. I'm gonna throw a couple more. 258 00:14:33,805 --> 00:14:37,505 So my sons, Hunter and Parker, especially Hunter at school. 259 00:14:37,565 --> 00:14:40,845 1st year of school absolutely crushed it. We thought he had a heap of social 260 00:14:40,845 --> 00:14:44,380 anxiety, which he did at the start of the year. But mate, he's 261 00:14:44,380 --> 00:14:48,220 absolutely flying at school and made so many mates and loves going. Actually, 262 00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:51,420 he doesn't want to die off school. We said to you we said we offered 263 00:14:51,420 --> 00:14:54,220 him a day off school and he's like, nah. He actually loves going. So his 264 00:14:54,220 --> 00:14:58,065 learning's unbelievable. Sammy Parker, I'm just incredibly proud 265 00:14:58,065 --> 00:15:01,825 of the way those 2 have, you know, Parker started a new kinder this 266 00:15:01,825 --> 00:15:05,585 year, Hunter a new school, and they bloody did unbelievable at it. 267 00:15:05,585 --> 00:15:09,345 And I'm so proud of him. They've come so far. It's nuts. On the school's 268 00:15:09,345 --> 00:15:13,160 front, I'm really proud of our primary school dads. We've formed this insane 269 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,920 group. You you hear about this mythical primary school dads group before you have 270 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,600 kids and other mates still gone before you, and you're like, nah, I've 271 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,820 got enough mates. I'm alright. I don't I don't think I need anymore. 272 00:15:24,935 --> 00:15:27,495 And then you get in the game and you meet these new primary school dads, 273 00:15:27,495 --> 00:15:30,295 and I think we're bloody lucky. We've got about 10 of us, and we've just 274 00:15:30,295 --> 00:15:33,735 formed this really awesome group of mateship. And I think because you're right the highs 275 00:15:33,735 --> 00:15:37,574 and the lows of primary school together. But god, I'm proud of them. I'm proud 276 00:15:37,574 --> 00:15:40,650 of they coming together. What about the other 10? Talk to me about these. Well, 277 00:15:40,650 --> 00:15:43,290 we don't know the other 10 really. It's funny. You've got you've got 20 odd 278 00:15:43,290 --> 00:15:46,830 in your class, right? And you open it up to everybody, but not every 279 00:15:46,890 --> 00:15:50,590 dad or mom seems to really, I guess, 280 00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:53,370 be part of the group. You know, there's a group chat going. We've got our 281 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:56,714 own group, dad's chat going. You know, we go out for beers and those sorts 282 00:15:56,714 --> 00:16:00,394 of things. But yeah, there's only about 10 of us. So 283 00:16:00,394 --> 00:16:04,154 maybe my maybe the other 10 have already done the prep 284 00:16:04,154 --> 00:16:07,995 thing. That makes sense. Yeah. Maybe maybe the kidney out classes is 285 00:16:07,995 --> 00:16:11,440 the 2nd or third trial and they've already got their group. Because my youngest starts 286 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,800 prep next year, and I'm gonna ask, I don't want another set of primary school 287 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,560 dads. Well, I love my one I've got. I love the one I've got, 288 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,720 so I don't wanna have another group chat. You're gonna be a bit you're gonna 289 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,440 be a bit nasty. I'm gonna be one of the other 10. Oh, great. Yes. 290 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,735 So next year, Suck a fat one primary school new dad. 291 00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:29,355 I don't think I'll be part of that group chat because I've already got my 292 00:16:29,435 --> 00:16:31,755 I don't know if that's the way it works with everyone, but having 2 sets 293 00:16:31,755 --> 00:16:35,595 of primary school dads would be freaking hard. Yeah. So this 294 00:16:35,595 --> 00:16:38,954 question, I think that's what's happened. I don't think I'd like, I'd love yeah. I 295 00:16:38,954 --> 00:16:42,330 hate group chats. So I'd actually I'd just turn them off. I'd 296 00:16:42,490 --> 00:16:46,250 Yeah. I don't engage with them. Yeah. I guess, you know what? You got bruise. 297 00:16:46,250 --> 00:16:49,290 You kinda gotta be in it because you that keeps up to date with everything 298 00:16:49,290 --> 00:16:52,063 that's happening in your son's schooling, but you gotta lie to that. I go to 299 00:16:52,063 --> 00:16:54,885 I go to kinder and they're like, oh, do you mind if we change the 300 00:16:54,905 --> 00:16:58,265 upcoming concert? I didn't even know there was a concert. And then having these awkward 301 00:16:58,265 --> 00:17:01,625 conversations with me explaining it. And and other parents looking at me like, oh, don't 302 00:17:01,625 --> 00:17:04,505 you do that? An interest in your child's life? No. I've got enough. I don't 303 00:17:04,505 --> 00:17:08,185 need to read every of these messages, and I know it's nice, but I just 304 00:17:08,185 --> 00:17:11,970 know he's happy. Turn it up, like, I don't need to know everything. I don't 305 00:17:11,970 --> 00:17:15,490 need photos of every day of what they've done. Yeah. Even though that's 306 00:17:15,490 --> 00:17:19,250 brilliant, and my wife, Bree, loves it. But personally, that I 307 00:17:19,250 --> 00:17:22,315 I just don't need that. Yeah. So that's I'm gonna challenge you though, because I 308 00:17:22,315 --> 00:17:25,195 reckon that's bullshit. I'm gonna challenge you for next year. No. 2 years time when 309 00:17:25,195 --> 00:17:28,955 you get your primary school dads. Yeah. Because we are always flaunting the 310 00:17:28,955 --> 00:17:32,715 importance of connection. I know. I know. Just bloody get connected with your primary 311 00:17:32,715 --> 00:17:35,115 school dads and be part of the group chat. I'd be happy to be connected 312 00:17:35,115 --> 00:17:38,520 face to face. I just hate group chats. Well, the group chat is there 313 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,200 to organize the face to face. The group chat does it goes off, and 314 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,820 people send so much crap. This is true. And it distracts you from 315 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,720 whatever you're doing. Yeah. So my thing, I'd rather be better at where I 316 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:53,415 am and what I'm doing than always constantly checking a meme or 317 00:17:53,575 --> 00:17:56,695 something. Yeah. And then when I do see these people face to face, I'll be 318 00:17:56,695 --> 00:18:00,375 all over making connections to be a part of it, but, yeah, I 319 00:18:00,375 --> 00:18:03,815 I I will mute any Fair enough. So you're gonna be part of the group 320 00:18:03,815 --> 00:18:06,055 chat, you're gonna mute it. Yeah. No. I like it, and you'll try me from 321 00:18:06,055 --> 00:18:09,600 time to time to time. Open in my fire, it's 70 messages, and oh my 322 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,140 god. Just fuck. Just make a scroll the bottom 3, catch up on the conversation, 323 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,000 throw a bit of gold in there, carry on. Oh, yeah. No. You'll love it. 324 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,720 I will look forward to that. I love it. Because I've seen how much it's 325 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,680 meant to you. It has. So the dads out there, thanks for accepting me. It's 326 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,434 been frigging awesome. Other things I'm proud of, I'm gonna try and get through the 327 00:18:25,434 --> 00:18:29,115 quicker. So my parents, it's super cheesy as I know, but mom just retired. She 328 00:18:29,115 --> 00:18:31,515 had an opportunity to go back to work. They wanted her back and she was 329 00:18:31,515 --> 00:18:35,195 like, nah, I'm sticking firm. And now she's living the best life, gardening, doing 330 00:18:35,195 --> 00:18:39,000 shit, getting creative. And I just think she's super happy and I'm very 331 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,760 proud of her for actually retiring finally because she she didn't want 332 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,440 to. She loves working, but she's made the decision and it's the best thing she's 333 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,820 ever done. My old man, I've talked about him before and him old man's 72. 334 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,045 Jimbo, I'm sorry I said you're 74 a few weeks back and he messaged me, 335 00:18:53,045 --> 00:18:56,645 he's like, son, I'm 70 2, not 70 4, so I apologize. Like, he knows 336 00:18:56,645 --> 00:18:59,125 he listens. This is true. He knows that he listens all the way over New 337 00:18:59,125 --> 00:19:02,805 Zealand. But I'm super proud of him. He he chases his dreams and he's a 338 00:19:02,805 --> 00:19:06,185 really good role model. As I said, he's 72 and he's just become a DJ 339 00:19:06,390 --> 00:19:09,830 at retirement villages. He's still playing music. His connections are through the 340 00:19:09,830 --> 00:19:13,510 world. He loves buying new toys and I just think the way he chases life, 341 00:19:13,510 --> 00:19:17,270 he's freaking unreal. I love it. Getting through it real quickly, my footy 342 00:19:17,270 --> 00:19:20,790 boys Don't you don't have 50? No. I don't have 50. Don't have 343 00:19:20,790 --> 00:19:24,575 50. It's awesome. My footy boys, the Parkdale boys, we won another flag 344 00:19:24,575 --> 00:19:27,375 this year. 3 in a row. But what I'm proud of most is the way 345 00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:31,135 we connected with each other. Oh, very good. Mate, the unity 346 00:19:31,135 --> 00:19:34,919 we've got off the field is insane. And that was 347 00:19:34,919 --> 00:19:37,240 the key to it. And I'm just incredibly proud to be a part of that. 348 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,279 So I bloody love that. I'm trying to get Soddy down for a kick every 349 00:19:40,279 --> 00:19:44,120 year because he's elite football. No. He's not. He's so truly done, mate. Yeah. It's 350 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:47,399 hard. I'm working on him. Working on him. No. I appreciate you playing. I know 351 00:19:47,399 --> 00:19:50,215 you've got your friends. It's lovely that you've got that. I love it. Come and 352 00:19:50,215 --> 00:19:53,575 watch. Mate, Soppy is sitting in front of me, but I'm you're on my 353 00:19:53,575 --> 00:19:57,414 list. Oh, stop it. Thank you. You're on my list, mate. And it goes 354 00:19:57,414 --> 00:20:00,855 in hand what we've said before, you're you show up every bloody day. I know 355 00:20:00,855 --> 00:20:04,560 you're doing it tough. The homefront's not been super smooth this year, but 356 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:08,340 you show up every single day with enthusiasm, motivation, and I feed off that. 357 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,620 Your creativity blows my mind. Your vulnerability 358 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,660 also blows my mind. You're a role model to me, which I love. 359 00:20:15,795 --> 00:20:18,595 And just, yeah, your work ethic and the way you show up is is incredibly, 360 00:20:18,595 --> 00:20:21,555 and I'm bloody proud of you. Thank you, man. No worries, mate. No worries. I'll 361 00:20:21,555 --> 00:20:24,835 definitely feed and learn off it. So I'll, go with mine. I'll I'll give you 362 00:20:24,835 --> 00:20:28,595 a little break from yours. I'm proud of you because I 363 00:20:28,595 --> 00:20:32,370 know we were speaking for a long time about making this happen and how much 364 00:20:32,370 --> 00:20:35,730 of a big step it was. Like, you're very comfortable, and I 365 00:20:35,730 --> 00:20:39,490 know that's something that you sort of crave. And what you've stepped 366 00:20:39,490 --> 00:20:43,170 into is definitely not that. And you've seen the highs and lows of that 367 00:20:43,170 --> 00:20:46,885 already. But I'm really proud of you, mate, for you wanted to do something 368 00:20:46,885 --> 00:20:50,664 like this, and you actually committed. You did it. It's always easy 369 00:20:50,725 --> 00:20:53,605 to plan and talk about these things and say, yeah. I'd love to do that. 370 00:20:53,605 --> 00:20:57,125 But then when the opportunity comes and you've got a family, you've got mortgages, you've 371 00:20:57,125 --> 00:21:00,890 got kids, and so forth that, talks sometimes a lot easier 372 00:21:00,890 --> 00:21:04,190 than actually doing it. So, yeah, I know I gave you the ultimatum, 373 00:21:04,410 --> 00:21:07,450 but you were the one that did it. And since coming on board, you've loved 374 00:21:07,450 --> 00:21:11,245 it, you've braved it, and you've learned so much. Not 375 00:21:11,245 --> 00:21:13,345 gonna lie, I didn't think you'd come in so green. 376 00:21:15,245 --> 00:21:18,924 On so many elements, you've learned so much. And I think the best 377 00:21:18,924 --> 00:21:22,284 thing I've loved about that is that you've owned it. You know, like, you haven't 378 00:21:22,284 --> 00:21:25,645 come in to oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like, you've gone I've got no idea 379 00:21:25,645 --> 00:21:29,049 about any of this, and you've gone and wanna learn. Yep. And that's the best 380 00:21:29,049 --> 00:21:32,730 attitude anyone can have. You can teach people anything, but you can't teach them that 381 00:21:32,730 --> 00:21:36,410 openness and willingness to say, like, I don't know this. I can't 382 00:21:36,410 --> 00:21:40,169 do it, but I'm gonna learn. Yeah. And so you have. You've learned so 383 00:21:40,169 --> 00:21:44,015 many new skills in such a short period of time. You've started presenting 384 00:21:44,235 --> 00:21:47,915 not only to students, to adults, like stuff that, you 385 00:21:47,915 --> 00:21:51,595 know, wasn't yours that you created. You put your spin on it, which I've loved. 386 00:21:51,595 --> 00:21:55,115 You've challenged me on different things, but you've got so good at it. And I 387 00:21:55,115 --> 00:21:58,870 remember sitting back the last staff workshop, you did 80 people in the room, and 388 00:21:58,870 --> 00:22:02,710 I just sat back and I'm like, fuck. You're doing things better than what I 389 00:22:02,710 --> 00:22:05,590 would do in other other ways, and I've been doing it 8 years. Thank you. 390 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:08,870 So for me, that was from where it started, from that day when you said, 391 00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:11,735 I don't know I don't know, and I said it was now or never. Yep. 392 00:22:11,735 --> 00:22:15,175 You committed, and what you've done in 6 months time, or not in 5 393 00:22:15,175 --> 00:22:19,015 months, amazing. It's Thanks, man. Yeah, on all fronts, 394 00:22:19,015 --> 00:22:22,855 but more so the presenting. Because that's it's easy to talk in front 395 00:22:22,855 --> 00:22:26,280 of people, but it's hard to get a stories and 396 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,960 flow and use your energy and charisma and things, and you've been able to 397 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,720 do that and make something that wasn't yours yours. And 398 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,340 that's that's not always easy. I can't say I've ever had to do that because 399 00:22:37,445 --> 00:22:40,245 because you created it. You know, I created it. And I know sometimes when I've 400 00:22:40,245 --> 00:22:44,005 done MC gigs and things for corporate side, I've only done a couple because I 401 00:22:44,005 --> 00:22:47,684 don't like it. Because you're up there talking about somebody else's stuff, and 402 00:22:47,684 --> 00:22:51,430 it's foreign. So it it's not easy. I know that. So, yeah, Mate, 403 00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:53,870 I'm proud of you for that. Awesome. Thanks, man. I appreciate it. And I've loved 404 00:22:53,870 --> 00:22:56,790 it. It's been been the best best decision of my life so far when I'm 405 00:22:56,790 --> 00:22:59,350 working. Other than me and my wife having kids, I should throw it out there, 406 00:22:59,350 --> 00:23:03,110 but that was one of the best decisions We know. We know. For sure. 407 00:23:03,110 --> 00:23:06,810 It was unreal. Finishing up, so I'm gonna throw it out there. I'm also 408 00:23:07,177 --> 00:23:10,385 this what I want people to do, like, think about I'm proud of my mates. 409 00:23:10,684 --> 00:23:13,485 And it's really nice to reflect on that sometimes. I think we take mates for 410 00:23:13,485 --> 00:23:16,925 granted sometimes because they've always been there or they're always most likely gonna be there. 411 00:23:16,925 --> 00:23:19,165 But when I was doing this list, like, I'm really proud of some of my 412 00:23:19,165 --> 00:23:22,640 mates. Ace, who became a station office this year, and just the way he committed 413 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,320 himself to his studies was like no other. And we all 414 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,520 learned from that and just yeah. The way he went about it was 1st class. 415 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,080 I'm incredibly proud of him. The way he's become a dad and the way he 416 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,805 goes about that is insane. All's in all his business acumen. He's 417 00:23:35,805 --> 00:23:39,325 taken on the world and it's insane. Adds up, shout out to you, mate. You 418 00:23:39,325 --> 00:23:41,805 you took the plunge. You moved up to Queensland on its heart because you left 419 00:23:41,805 --> 00:23:45,005 all your family and friends behind. But it's your dream and you chase it. And 420 00:23:45,005 --> 00:23:48,785 every time I check-in with each other, he's so bloody happy, which is nuts. 421 00:23:49,810 --> 00:23:53,010 And then I get onto me and the business, but I'll go with the business 422 00:23:53,010 --> 00:23:56,850 like the business. I'm so incredibly proud of what we're creating, not what we 423 00:23:56,850 --> 00:24:00,390 created. It's what we're creating because it's still alive and it's growing. 424 00:24:01,170 --> 00:24:04,715 But the last month has been insane. Our curriculum development is off the 425 00:24:04,715 --> 00:24:08,315 charts and the traction we're getting is nuts, but I'm just proud of it because 426 00:24:08,315 --> 00:24:11,995 we know it works. We know it's fun. And we know, hopefully, it's gonna impact 427 00:24:11,995 --> 00:24:15,755 on 1,000 and 1,000 and thousands of kids in our lives for the 428 00:24:15,755 --> 00:24:19,500 better. And that's incredibly, it's awesome. Something really proud of, and I 429 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:22,299 can't wait to see what next year holds. And I can't wait to see what 430 00:24:22,299 --> 00:24:24,940 2026 holds, to be honest with you. Next year's gonna be good, but I think 431 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:28,779 beyond that's awesome. Yeah. It is exciting. And I think that's the best thing 432 00:24:28,779 --> 00:24:32,140 I love about it now is previously we'd we'd work and 433 00:24:32,140 --> 00:24:35,585 we'd talk and you'd try and just book in more talking events, 434 00:24:36,125 --> 00:24:39,885 but that's not really a sustainable business. And I just 435 00:24:39,885 --> 00:24:43,485 didn't know where else it was. And that's hence, when you partner up with 436 00:24:43,485 --> 00:24:46,845 somebody and you get new ideas and you challenge each other, it's amazing what could 437 00:24:46,845 --> 00:24:50,170 happen in just 5 months. And that for me has been 438 00:24:50,390 --> 00:24:54,170 it's been so amazing because I'm like, this was 439 00:24:54,230 --> 00:24:57,910 100% the right decision. Not that I've ever doubted that, but I just 440 00:24:57,910 --> 00:25:01,430 think, yeah, the direction and what we're building to help more 441 00:25:01,430 --> 00:25:05,145 people. And more importantly, it won't mean we need to be in the room. 442 00:25:05,145 --> 00:25:08,985 Yeah. Because that's you can't get around to everyone. It's not a sustainable model. No. 443 00:25:09,545 --> 00:25:12,105 Yeah. And there's only so many days in the year, and we're getting older. Like, 444 00:25:12,105 --> 00:25:15,810 it it really takes its toll. Yeah. We still love doing it, 445 00:25:15,890 --> 00:25:19,410 but now we've found a way that hopefully thousands of people all over the 446 00:25:19,410 --> 00:25:23,170 world can use it and enjoy it every day. Yep. And 447 00:25:23,170 --> 00:25:25,970 we don't need to be in the room. We can just keep refining and making 448 00:25:25,970 --> 00:25:29,570 it better and finding new ways to engage people from, you know, the feedback and 449 00:25:29,570 --> 00:25:33,155 impact we're having. So that's what I love. It's exciting, isn't it? Like, we're gonna 450 00:25:33,155 --> 00:25:36,775 have our curriculum being taught in in your 30 odd, 40 odd schools next year. 451 00:25:37,875 --> 00:25:41,715 Awesome. Crazy. Awesome. Crazy, ain't it? No. That's teaching it. It's other people teaching our 452 00:25:41,715 --> 00:25:44,755 our activities and things, and, yeah, I can't wait to hear it all goes, but 453 00:25:44,755 --> 00:25:48,330 that is yeah. That's something I'm incredibly proud of. And I know we are gonna 454 00:25:48,330 --> 00:25:50,730 keep getting creative and keep developing it and can't wait to see what it looks 455 00:25:50,730 --> 00:25:54,090 like in in 2 years time, but that's nuts. And then obviously, there's not got 456 00:25:54,090 --> 00:25:57,530 myself there. I'm I've I've talked enough there being proud, but, yeah, you touched I'm 457 00:25:57,530 --> 00:26:00,465 I'm pretty proud that I was brave enough to jump out of the AP gig, 458 00:26:00,865 --> 00:26:04,544 a very comfortable, role for my family, but 459 00:26:04,544 --> 00:26:08,385 made the decision get out and it's it's it's paid dividends, which 460 00:26:08,385 --> 00:26:11,265 is nuts. So I'm proud of that. And I'm proud for just a little bits 461 00:26:11,265 --> 00:26:14,945 of growth I've shown, as a as a person, but more importantly as your 462 00:26:14,945 --> 00:26:17,930 dad this year. You know, trying to 463 00:26:18,870 --> 00:26:22,330 have a longer fuse, play with more and more, play more with my kids, 464 00:26:22,630 --> 00:26:25,430 not harp on things so much. Stop worrying a little bit about the money side 465 00:26:25,430 --> 00:26:29,205 of things, the household, and just be a bit more present. Yeah, 466 00:26:29,205 --> 00:26:31,845 I'm pretty proud with how and that's still a work in progress. Don't be wrong. 467 00:26:31,845 --> 00:26:35,205 Heaps to go, but, definitely a little bit of growth has been shown on the 468 00:26:35,205 --> 00:26:38,245 personal front of how I've gone about things. And I think doing this job has 469 00:26:38,245 --> 00:26:40,965 helped that. I think when you live and breathe it and you talk about it, 470 00:26:40,965 --> 00:26:44,010 you teach other people that you reflect upon yourself a bit more, and and you 471 00:26:44,010 --> 00:26:46,410 go, okay. I need to tweak that. I need to work on that. Practice what 472 00:26:46,410 --> 00:26:50,170 you preach. Yeah. A 100%. And well done. So true. It is very 473 00:26:50,170 --> 00:26:54,010 funny when you give advice and you'd say all these things, and that's same 474 00:26:54,010 --> 00:26:57,835 thing. Like, nobody's pulled me up on, you know, the way I parent 475 00:26:57,835 --> 00:27:01,595 or the way I have a fuse or, like but it's things 476 00:27:01,595 --> 00:27:05,355 you're aware of. Yes. Yeah. And that's if you're not if you're not actually 477 00:27:05,355 --> 00:27:08,635 doing that yourself, then no one will or by the time it happens, it'll be 478 00:27:08,635 --> 00:27:11,580 too late to probably go back. Yeah. So I think that's really nice that you 479 00:27:11,580 --> 00:27:14,380 are aware of that. And I think the thing I've loved to, you know, yeah 480 00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:17,420 yeah. You had to secure a good job, but you didn't really see your kids. 481 00:27:17,420 --> 00:27:20,940 No. So Yeah. My thing is what's more important, you 482 00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:24,380 know, and I think a lot of people is they could they say one thing 483 00:27:24,380 --> 00:27:27,895 they could go back in time is spend more time with my family, my kids. 484 00:27:28,675 --> 00:27:32,355 Once again, too late. You can't go back. So to get 485 00:27:32,355 --> 00:27:36,115 that while they're both just starting school and be there, mate, that's the best 486 00:27:36,115 --> 00:27:39,475 thing you can give them. It's better than giving them a future or money or 487 00:27:39,475 --> 00:27:43,179 anything like that. Your time is so much more valuable because you can't get that 488 00:27:43,179 --> 00:27:46,460 back. So well done for doing that and acknowledging it, man. Thanks, man. I'm richer 489 00:27:46,460 --> 00:27:49,820 in other words. I love it. Alright. Question without notice 490 00:27:49,820 --> 00:27:53,260 time. Are you ready? I am, mate. Question without notice. This one's easy first one. 491 00:27:53,260 --> 00:27:56,775 Now give me give me one or 2. What have you learned this 492 00:27:56,775 --> 00:27:59,655 year? So nobody what are you proud of? What have you learned? What's something you've 493 00:27:59,655 --> 00:28:03,174 learned this year? I I thought that, you 494 00:28:03,174 --> 00:28:06,794 know, when tough was tough, I could just keep going. Mhmm. 495 00:28:06,934 --> 00:28:10,580 But, yeah, I've particularly building this curriculum and things like that. I realized that I've 496 00:28:10,580 --> 00:28:14,340 got a lot of different skill sets, and, yeah, I probably just 497 00:28:14,340 --> 00:28:18,020 do I probably haven't given you I've taken more on than what I probably 498 00:28:18,020 --> 00:28:20,660 should've, because I just find I can do it Yep. And I just get on 499 00:28:20,660 --> 00:28:24,425 with it. Yeah. So, yeah, I've I've learned that even when I 500 00:28:24,425 --> 00:28:28,265 am tired or whatever, when I'm really passionate about something that I've got this work 501 00:28:28,265 --> 00:28:31,785 ethic that yeah. It I've just got it. Yep. Yeah. How about 502 00:28:31,785 --> 00:28:35,625 you? The main thing that I took this year that I put in 503 00:28:35,625 --> 00:28:39,429 my life the most is honoring the moment. That came through to us, what, 3 504 00:28:39,429 --> 00:28:42,870 or 4 months ago. Yeah. Yep. When we learned about that for the first time 505 00:28:42,870 --> 00:28:45,910 and that's the main thing that's really stuck in my head. Like, I use it 506 00:28:45,910 --> 00:28:49,110 almost every day and it's cheesy. I get it. But, yeah, that honoring the moment 507 00:28:49,110 --> 00:28:52,945 thing that we got taught about, that's what mindfulness is, and I use it every 508 00:28:52,945 --> 00:28:56,304 single day. I don't sell it to the world, but just in my mind, I'm 509 00:28:56,304 --> 00:28:59,424 like, honor the moment, Paul. Honor the moment. And it just makes you really sit 510 00:28:59,424 --> 00:29:02,865 there and go shit, stop, write about everything else, and focus on what's happening right 511 00:29:02,865 --> 00:29:05,924 in front of you and and just capturing those little moments of life amazingness. 512 00:29:06,750 --> 00:29:10,270 Yeah. Love it. Perfect, mate. Really good. And then the latest one which I'm working 513 00:29:10,270 --> 00:29:12,350 on, and I probably could've used it better this morning because I had a bit 514 00:29:12,350 --> 00:29:16,130 of a snap at my kid this morning, is between a stimulus 515 00:29:16,350 --> 00:29:19,650 between the stimulus and the response, there's a space. 516 00:29:20,325 --> 00:29:24,085 Breathe. Right? Breathe. Yeah. Because that space is when you 517 00:29:24,085 --> 00:29:26,664 get to make the choice of your response. 518 00:29:27,524 --> 00:29:31,304 And I talk a lot about not speaking on emotion to heaps of people. 519 00:29:31,445 --> 00:29:34,085 Right? A lot of time to me. Yeah. A lot of time to tell. Don't 520 00:29:34,085 --> 00:29:37,790 speak on emotion, Dale. And that's something I'm gonna take forward 521 00:29:37,790 --> 00:29:41,550 and keep working on over the next couple of months is that yeah. Between the 522 00:29:41,550 --> 00:29:44,690 stimulus and the response, have the space, breathe, 523 00:29:45,470 --> 00:29:48,765 and yeah. Don't I don't know. Make sure you're making the right 524 00:29:49,085 --> 00:29:51,925 response, I guess. And and this morning I did like a I snapped at Parker 525 00:29:51,925 --> 00:29:54,925 a little bit this morning because he was a bit frustrating, but, but straight away 526 00:29:54,925 --> 00:29:58,605 I checked myself. I was like, stimulus response, have the 527 00:29:58,605 --> 00:30:02,045 space, breathe. So that's something I've learned this year that I wanna work on 528 00:30:02,045 --> 00:30:05,690 again more in the next year. Perfect, man. Yeah. It's the other one. My 529 00:30:05,690 --> 00:30:09,290 last question without notice, and this is a complete random one. We can probably finish 530 00:30:09,290 --> 00:30:11,950 on this one, do you wanna see that? This is a complete random one already. 531 00:30:12,170 --> 00:30:15,805 Alright. Do you think do you think that society could 532 00:30:15,805 --> 00:30:19,505 truly function if we were our true selves in public? 533 00:30:23,325 --> 00:30:27,085 I think people would probably be a lot more happy. Like, I don't know 534 00:30:27,085 --> 00:30:30,610 I don't know what socially functioning looks like or what it actually 535 00:30:30,610 --> 00:30:34,210 means, but I think if people put down their guard, they would 536 00:30:34,210 --> 00:30:37,650 be probably a lot happier with the person they are and probably be more happy 537 00:30:37,650 --> 00:30:41,170 in all elements of their life. Yeah. It's a lot easier said than done, 538 00:30:41,170 --> 00:30:44,645 but, yeah, I we all wear different masks, and I don't think 539 00:30:44,645 --> 00:30:48,405 anyone's their true authentic self all the time. No. Like, and that's definitely 540 00:30:48,405 --> 00:30:52,245 not, but it'd be nice if you could just take that guard down and I 541 00:30:52,245 --> 00:30:55,540 I wonder if that's sort of what it was like before, you know, the internet 542 00:30:55,540 --> 00:30:58,900 and phones and things like that. But to answer your question, I think everyone would 543 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:02,260 be happier. And I think when people are happier, then it would equal a much 544 00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:06,100 better place to live. So, yes, I probably think. You think 545 00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:08,580 it could? Yes. It'd be interesting, wouldn't it? And I know it's a left field 546 00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:12,215 comment and left field question to ask, but we're really only our true selves 547 00:31:12,595 --> 00:31:15,635 in your 4 walls of your house, I reckon, like when you're at home or 548 00:31:15,635 --> 00:31:18,275 when you're in your office, whatever it might be when you're when you got your 549 00:31:18,275 --> 00:31:22,055 own time or I wrote down here or when you're on a boys trip. 550 00:31:22,835 --> 00:31:26,250 It's when you're probably your own real true self. Because think about when you're at 551 00:31:26,250 --> 00:31:29,610 work, you put the mask on, you you you've got your work persona and you're 552 00:31:29,610 --> 00:31:32,650 polite and you're courteous and you I mean, we're we are those things but you 553 00:31:32,650 --> 00:31:36,410 don't curse, you're you're gonna get your feet on the table, you know, 554 00:31:36,410 --> 00:31:39,885 imagine if you were your true self in a job interview. Like imagine if you 555 00:31:39,885 --> 00:31:43,085 were your true self in your resume, I'm shit at that, I'm sometimes I'm lazy, 556 00:31:43,085 --> 00:31:45,805 I'm unorganized in this part of my life and, you know what I mean, this 557 00:31:45,805 --> 00:31:48,125 is what's if you hire me, this is what's gonna go wrong. Just give you 558 00:31:48,125 --> 00:31:49,745 the heads up. This is gonna be shit. 559 00:31:51,805 --> 00:31:55,105 Like, so yeah, I don't know, if we were at we're not our true selves 560 00:31:55,540 --> 00:31:58,980 so many times, like, because we're not, and we put the mask on and we 561 00:31:58,980 --> 00:32:02,660 play the game. And I was just sitting there thinking, like, imagine if every 562 00:32:02,660 --> 00:32:06,500 single human being, like, everyone was just their true selves a 100% of the time 563 00:32:06,500 --> 00:32:10,095 no matter where they were, it'd be bloody interesting, wouldn't it? Like, 564 00:32:10,095 --> 00:32:13,475 honesty, it'd be nuts. It would be. Yeah. It'd be, well, there you go. So 565 00:32:13,615 --> 00:32:17,375 maybe try and do things in your own life to be more authentic. I don't 566 00:32:17,375 --> 00:32:20,895 know. We'll find ways that you don't really care what other people think. Yeah. I 567 00:32:20,895 --> 00:32:24,650 think that's I've had a couple interviews where I remember when I was in, 568 00:32:25,050 --> 00:32:28,890 random story, when when I was living in, London and we're gonna go live 569 00:32:28,890 --> 00:32:32,730 in Dubai. So I was having interviews with, like, schools in Dubai and Abu 570 00:32:32,730 --> 00:32:36,565 Dhabi, and I three times I got down to the final 3. Yeah. And 571 00:32:36,565 --> 00:32:40,405 I reckon I was just too honest. Like, I reckon I was too honest 572 00:32:40,405 --> 00:32:44,085 around, you know, things, like That might go wrong anyway. Yeah. I I ask questions. 573 00:32:44,085 --> 00:32:46,565 I'll I'll be honest. I go, no. I'm not that good at that or what. 574 00:32:46,565 --> 00:32:49,710 And I remember these vividly, and I wonder why I didn't get those jobs. Anyway 575 00:32:49,790 --> 00:32:53,230 Yeah. I think Yeah. That's a shame. Right? Well, I think now people are doing 576 00:32:53,230 --> 00:32:56,910 interviews differently. And I know we spoke about, yeah, try and put people in a 577 00:32:56,910 --> 00:33:00,429 situation where they can't have a scripted question or make it up. 578 00:33:00,429 --> 00:33:04,184 Like, they've got to actually give a real world example or they're they've got to 579 00:33:04,184 --> 00:33:07,465 talk on their feet. Yeah. That's when your real self comes out. And I think 580 00:33:07,465 --> 00:33:10,985 people are getting better at it. I agree. Anyway, that's that was an interesting thought 581 00:33:10,985 --> 00:33:13,625 of it, man. That would be fun. Even if it's different day. Everyone for a 582 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:17,304 day. Be authentic self. It's like a yes day. Imagine how many birds get flipped 583 00:33:17,304 --> 00:33:21,120 ever on the road. When we're doing your papers in rock games, you birds. 584 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:24,020 Yeah. I know. I love it. I love it. Well, listeners, 585 00:33:24,799 --> 00:33:28,640 amazing. Thank you very much for another brilliant year for 351 episodes. 586 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,385 Yep. Cambo, you've come in here, you've taken the range, you've dominated. For the last 587 00:33:32,385 --> 00:33:35,025 20 odd episodes, I have not got a note. I don't even know what I 588 00:33:35,025 --> 00:33:38,305 was gonna talk about. And you know what? I absolutely love it. It's going back 589 00:33:38,305 --> 00:33:41,825 to my reigns. So thank you for being so organized and coming with great 590 00:33:41,825 --> 00:33:45,665 topics and, And some random questions. Yeah. I don't mind your random questions. I like 591 00:33:45,665 --> 00:33:49,010 it. No. I enjoy it. I've loved it. I've loved it. I've loved the feedback 592 00:33:49,010 --> 00:33:52,610 we get. I love the conversations we have from the public. And I hope you've 593 00:33:52,610 --> 00:33:56,309 all enjoyed it. We're gonna take a few weeks off. Have an incredible Christmas, 594 00:33:57,010 --> 00:34:00,770 a safe new year. Look after each other. Get some time in for yourself. 595 00:34:00,770 --> 00:34:04,565 Relax on mine. Soak up some sun, create some memories. And yeah, 596 00:34:04,565 --> 00:34:05,945 we'll see you guys in 2025.