Author Archives: Shaun
EP 910 Not everyone likes you. Not everyone matters
EP 909 What’s your governor set at???
EP 908 You’ve got to go into the dungeon
EP 907 It can’t hurt me
EP 906 Cut the cord and move on
EP 905 The most important conversation is the one you have with yourself
EP 904 If it hurts, it works.
EP 903 When life gives you lemons….
EP 902 Your attitude determines your outcome
EP 901 Once upon a time……
EP 900 Live with radical transparency
Mindstar Video Interview with Aaron Williams
Mindstar Podcast Interview with Aaron Williams
EP 899 Armchair experts – those who can’t… Criticise
EP 898 Weaponise belief
EP 897 How’s the water???
EP 896 Do shit that challenges you
EP 895 Everyone thinks there life is the hardest
EP 894 We all like attention
EP 893 Why won’t you stand up for yourself???
EP 892 Misery is telling you you’ve made the wrong decision
EP 891 Forget depressing and focus on the blessing
EP 890 Nothing will happen until you clean up your shit
EP 889 Take responsibility for your shit
EP 888 Raise emotionally aware children
EP 887 White ribbon day
EP 886 Mistakes are where the magic is
EP 885 Will you fulfil your promises ???
EP 884 It is NO if you don’t ask the question
EP 883 Waking up happy is the real measure of success
EP 882 Some pain now or more pain later
EP 881 What are you doing to contribute???
EP 880 Ego masks in security
EP 879 Not everyone is your friend
EP 878 Just because you’ve stumbled doesn’t mean you’ve failed
EP 877 Don’t look back, you’re not going that way
EP 876 Don’t be a sheep
EP 875 Always follow your dreams
EP 874 I AM….
EP 873 Just be yourself
EP 872 You weren’t born believing you suck
EP 871 Will you wear your heart on your sleeve???
EP 870 If you don’t know, don’t judge
EP 869 Your negative comments just mask the pain
EP 868 You have so much time. The golden handcuff.
EP 867 You’re unhappy because you won’t eat shit
EP 866 Stop looking for external validation
EP 865 It’s a situation not a destination
EP 864 99% of people who judge you don’t even know you
EP 863 You get great at what you practice
EP 862 It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem
EP 861 When you stop trying to fit in you can live a great life
EP 860 Get outside your comfort zone…. again
EP 859 People fail because they listen to others
EP 858 Get rid of toxic people
EP 857 Judging people is a sign of weakness
EP 856 Am I being the me I really want to be???
EP 855 What do you mean you can see in the dark???
EP 854 Good and great are separated by sacrifice
EP 853 The struggle is real but the results are amazing
EP 852 If you don’t know it’s a problem then it’s not
EP 851 If you do nothing different expect the same result tomorrow
EP 850 The most inspiring people are still overcoming fear
EP 849 Necessity is the mother of invention
EP 848 Leading is uncomfortable
EP 847 Be a great person, live a great life
EP 846 There is no magic pill
EP 845 The hard way is often the right way
EP 844 Never leave anything unsaid
EP 843 Courage is not the absence of fear
EP 842 We need to show them the way
EP 841 Show up like you want to be remembered
EP 840 Agree with your fear and it disappears
EP 839 Picasso created 50,000 pieces, to get his masterpieces
EP 838 Suffocate your Bullshit
EP 837 The world is changed by example not opinion
EP 836 You’re never going to feel like it
EP 835 One raindrop does not create the flood
EP 834 If you are leading, and no one follows, you are just taking a walk
EP 833 How you do one thing is how you do everything
EP 832 You have to stand for something
EP 831 The only limits are the ones you set
EP 830 If you have enemies it’s because you stood for something
EP 829 The greatest enemy is the inner me
EP 828 Don’t stick to your mistakes just because you spent a long time making them
EP 827 Reach into your bucket of shit and pull something out
EP 826 Do good things and good things happen
EP 825 Refuse to lower your standards for people who won’t raise theirs
EP 824 Your secrets are killing you
EP 823 Is it really a catastrophe???
EP 822 When you get to the end of your life you meet the potential you
EP 821 Have the tough conversations
EP 820 You drink the poison and expect the other person to die
EP 819 Control your fear control your life
EP 818 Passion & purpose are built not found
EP 817 To live a special life you need to do special things
EP 816 People who love you give you defensive advice
EP 815 Uncertainty is a muscle
EP 814 Pain + Reflection = Progress
EP 813 Hey you’ve changed. Thank you
How to deal with the pressure and stigma of critical stress
The pressure that comes from what you see in your career is going to have an effect on you. It is going to affect your life, your relationships, your family, your mental health, and your levels of stress. The issue for you is the stigma that surrounds mental health for…
Recognise the signs your job is affecting you
There are several signs that the job is affecting you, and as a police office, it must affect you. You cannot see the violence and trauma that you experience and not have it come out in other areas of your life. You will find yourself being potentially more reactive, angrier,…
EP 812 Most people are dying not living
EP 811 Luck is the bus. Work is the fare
EP 810 Everybody struggles, some people just fake it better
EP 809 People change because of pain
EP 808 Have the conversation with whoever is holding you back
EP 807 The game is not over
EP 806 You know you’re in track, because things aren’t easy
EP 805 Winning is easy, it’s how you lose that counts
EP 804 If you don’t hate it, you’ll tolerate it
EP 803 Who is parenting you???
EP 802 Are you the “THEY” that will change shit???
EP 801 What happened yesterday is irrelevant
EP 800 Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want
EP 799 The winning shot took decades to get
EP 798 Spend 11 hours sharpening your axe
Young Bull Old Bull 240818 – HAPPINESS
EP 797 Happiness is your choice
EP 796 The race isn’t over, you may just be the tortoise
EP 795 There is always an answer
EP 794 You cant live a positive life with a negative mind
EP 793 Do you have personal sovereignty???
EP 792 Be the hero of your story
YOUNG BULL OLD BULL 170818 – Resilience & Self Awareness
EP 791 Be the victim or be victorious
EP 790 Being a nice person is just easier
EP 789 Challenge yourself with people who are better than you
EP 788 The more connected we are, The happier we are
EP 787 How fast do you bounce back??? That’s resilience
EP 786 Who do you want to be??? What will you do to get there???
EP 785 Change your story, Change your life
EP 784 What do you do when you get punched in the mouth???
EP 783 Grateful people are happy people
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE???
It’s 3.28am, I have just gotten out of bed to try to make sense of a shit situation. Yesterday I took a massive punch to the face and I am still reeling. Unfortunately, due to factors that I won’t discuss to protect their privacy, I find myself having very limited…
EP 782 He gave the “I have a dream” speech, 1000 times
Why do we reward mediocrity???
In today’s society I believe we reward peoples’ mediocrity and we discourage people from striving to be amazing. All too often we want people to fit into the crowd and we don’t want people to stand out. Society is geared for us all to remain at the same level, and…
EP 781 An army of lions lead by a sheep is better than an army of sheep lead by a lion
EP 780 You are who you are today, because of your choices yesterday
EP 779 What will be your legacy???
EP 778 Waiting for things to change is like waiting for a ship at the airport
EP 777 Your perception is your reality
EP 776 A cottage built on sand or a castle built on sand???
Old Bull Young Bull – Self Doubt & Taking on other peoples shit
EP 775 Don’t feed the drama
EP 774 People really do care
EP 773 The secret to living is giving
EP 772 Why are you so ungrateful???
EP 771 You have to make deposits before you make withdrawals
EP 770 I gave you $10, he gave you $20
EP 769 Don’t accept the situation, change it
EP 768 Fear kills Growth
EP 767 Are you open to learn new things???
EP 766 10 years from now make sure you chose your life, you didn’t just settle for it
EP 765 It’s shit right now, so fill your head with positivity
EP 764 Leaders focus on what is right, bosses focus on who is right
WHY DON’T WE ASK FOR HELP??? – Old Bull Young Bull Q&A
EP 763 How do you deal with the haters???
EP 762 Change your thinking, change your life
EP 761 Better a diamond with a flaw, than a rock that is perfect
EP 760 Just because you’ve always done it that way, doesn’t mean you always have to
EP 759 We create fear by sitting, we create solutions through action
EP 758 The bamboo tree takes 4 years to see any growth
EP 757 Appreciation vs Expectation
Guy Lawrence Video Interview
EP 756 Your perception creates your reality
Guy Lawrence Podcast Interview
INVEST IN YOURSELF Young Bull Old Bull Q&A 130718
EP 755 You can have excuses or results, not both
EP 754 Your constant pursuit of happiness keeps you from finding it
EP 753 If you’re not helping anyone, help someone who is
EP 752 Do you go deep emotionally???
EP 751 You have so many years left, why settle for mediocrity???
EP 750 YOU need to believe in YOU, if you’re going to make it
EP 749 Your age changes but your mindset doesn’t
“DO THE WORK” Young Bull Old Bull Q&A 060718
EP 748 Personal evolution is the best business model
EP 747 How do some people just not care???
EP 746 No one has all their own answers
EP 745 Rule no 1. Fuck what they think
EP 744 Holding on to negativity is holding you back
EP 743 Everyone will believe in you once you’ve made it
EP 742 Stop pushing and let it happen
EP 741 You don’t notice the noise until it stops
740 Let them be right so you can be happy
EP 739 Take time out from the distractions
EP 738 Don’t let their actions dictate your decisions
EP 737 Just keep going, blue skies will reappear
EP 736 Surround yourself with people who fan your flames
EP 735 You will ruin the rest of your life, just to impress other people
Young Bull/Old Bull Chat 220618 – Emotional Awareness, Resilience and Leadership
EP 734 Don’t stand in the doorway you’re blocking traffic
EP 733 Don’t justify your limitations, that just means you’ll keep them
EP 732 Surround yourself with amazing people and shit sorts itself out
EP 731 Doing good makes YOU feel good
EP 730 You don’t HAVE to listen to their opinions
EP 729 It’s OK to have a shit day
EP 728 6 months can make the world of difference
EP 727 If they haven’t walked the path, ignore their bullshit opinion
EP 726 Love the process, not the result
EP 725 Why are you lying???
EP 724 Keep trying new things
EP 723 You don’t know how much it’s weighing you down
EP 722 Be unflinchingly honest with yourself
EP 721 You’re chemically addicted to negativity
EP 720 Build a longer table not a higher fence
EP 719 It’s better to make butter
EP 718 Without the heart it’s nothing
EP 717 Are you resistant to change???
EP 716 We create our own reality
EP 715 Why do people live 50 years of their life…dead
714 You never know the difference you are making
Interview with Tim Easton – Men’s Stories
EP 713 It’s not what happens its what you see
EP 712 Success only comes before Work in the dictionary
EP 711 Your attitude determines your outcome
EP 710 Try new things
EP 709 Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument
EP 708 You can’t plant apple seeds and expect avocados to grow
EP 707 Set a goal so big you have to grow into the person who can achieve it
EP 706 Back yourself no matter what
EP 705 Age is an attitude
EP 704 Be a parent not a product owner
EP 703 Nobody ever erected a statue to a critic
EP 702 Shit catches up with you
EP 701 How you do anything is how you do everything
EP 700 Follow your dream and it will happen
EP 699 Anger ruins your perspective
EP 698 Remember why you started
EP 697 It’s lonely at the top
EP 696 Crying about it is never the answer
EP 695 This shit feeling may just be a memory
EP 694 Focus on the pain and stay stuck
EP 693 You decide how your life goes
EP 692 Patience wins
EP 691 Work our who you are and own it
EP 690 What is your intent???
EP 689 Tough times guide you
EP 688 What’s in it for me???
EP 687 Good defeats evil every time
EP 686 Never STOP learning
EP 685 Fear cripples you
EP 684 You find what you are looking for
EP 683 Your current situation isn’t your final destination
EP 682 Doing the right thing is always the right thing
EP 681 If you want to be an anomaly you have got to do the work
EP 680 Audit who you are
EP 679 People are dying, why are you complaining???
EP 678 Your words and actions have a huge impact
EP 677 Experience is a great teacher
EP 676 Some people don’t play by the rules, don’t stoop to their level
EP 675 The 3 keys to a happy life
EP 674 Your perception dictates your reality
EP 673 Never take advice from someone who isn’t where you want to be
EP 672 No one gets a guarantee
EP 671 People may forget what you do…but people will never forget how you made them feel
EP 670 If someone tells you it’s impossible, that’s their limit not yours
EP 669 Use your past as a point of reference, not a point of residence
EP 668 Your grandparents had it tough, you don’t
EP 667 Fame & money expose you, they don’t change you.
EP 666 Help them just because you can
EP 665 How do I deal with difficult people
EP 664 Teaching our children to conform is killing them
Look at your friends and you see your future
The people that we surround ourselves with dictate the future success that we will enjoy in our life. Too many people have friends in their life that are negative, who don’t believe anything’s possible, who will deliberately sabotage you to keep you down so they don’t have to look at…
EP 663 Heal the child and the adult will appear
EP 662 Can you break your 4 minute mile???
EP 661 Drop the mask and show them the real you
EP 660 Be a leader NOT a boss
659 Surround yourself with people who lift you up
EP 658 The smallest dog barks the loudest
EP 657 I didn’t bust my ass to get here, just so I can stay here
EP 656 If you have to hide it. why are you doing it???
EP 655 Why do you care what other people have???
EP 654 Regret is the worst pain
EP 653 Do something today the future you will thank you for
EP 652 Nobody gives a shit about your story
651 Who do you have to make wrong to get your life right???
EP 650 You decide who you are or someone else will
EP 649 Do you live like the camera is always on???
EP 648 Your reaction dictates your outcome
EP 647 It’s OK to say NO!!!
EP 646 What do you have hidden in the safe???
EP 645 If you challenge people they may not like you
EP 644 Are you the monkey on the ladder???
EP 643 Fail big to win big
EP 642 Don’t be shallow, go deep
EP 641 Unfulfilled potential doesn’t challenge you
EP 640 Always do what you know is right
EP 639 People get angry when they’re challenged or disrespected
EP 638 Are you putting yourself in a position to succeed???
EP 637 You’re perfectly imperfect
EP 636 Are you being pulled or pushed???
EP 635 Do what you know is right to get the right result
EP 634 #OVERCOMMUNICATING
EP 633 How many nails do you have in the fence?
EP 632 Invite your 5 closest friends to dinner
EP 631 You do you
EP 630 Do you have the courage to go first
EP 629 It’s time for a software upgrade
EP 628 Crash or crash through
EP 627 You know you can beat it, look how far you’ve come
EP 626 Don’t live your life in the future and miss what’s happening today
EP 625 Just be yourself and let the chips fall where they may
Love & Guts Interview with Lynda Griparic
This is an interview I did with Lynda from Love & Guts. We talked about Critical Stress for Police and how to combat it. We also talked about general Human Behaviour and how to live as the best version of you possible. Join The Strong Life Project
EP 624 Doing the right thing is always the right thing
EP 623 EVERYONE can change (STOP judging)
EP 622 A year from now you’ll wish you started today
EP 621 Life happens to victims. Life happens because of champions
EP 620 The harder you work the harder it is to quit
EP 619 The words that follow I am define you
618 Life’s tough, you’re tougher
EP 617 Are you skipping through the minefield???
EP 616 Look for the reason shit happens
EP 615 Go deep, not wide
EP 614 Friendship is always telling the truth no matter how hard it is
EP 613 Play offence not defence
EP 612 Leave it better than you found it
EP 611 The bush has roses or thorns, your choice
EP 610 50 years lived the same is an existence not a life
EP 609 Play the long game
EP 608 Live every day to the fullest
EP 607 Live the 51/49 life of giving
EP 606 Tough times build resilience
605 You can’t keep all the people happy all of the time
EP 604 Life’s a game of chess not checkers
EP 603 Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life
EP 602 Be the tortoise
EP 601 If someone stole $10 would you throw $86,390 away
EP 600 Perseverance & Persistence pays off
EP 599 How you treat people will determine your success
598 whether you believe it works out or not you’re right
EP 597 It may not be your fault but it is your responsibility
EP 596 Love the process not the result
EP 595 When you don’t want to do it is exactly when you need to
EP 594 You build a house from the ground up not from the outside in
EP 593 Amazing shit happens when you let people help
EP 592 Are you doing the shit that will have you succeed???
EP 591 If I cut you off, chances are you gave me the scissors
EP 590 It costs nothing to treat people well
EP 589 Are you a fighter???
EP 588 There’s no magic pill. There’s only work
EP 587 Don’t let the darkness suck you in
EP 586 Average is the disease, work is the cure
EP 585 What do you have to do to go to the next level
EP 584 How you do anything is how you do everything
EP 583 One day or day one… your choice
EP 582 Intensity vs consistency
EP 581 What pond are you fishing from???
EP 580 Make your difference and don’t give a shit
EP 579 I don’t know is a habit
EP 578 Kindness is underrated
EP 577 No one cares about your drama
EP 576 Find the peace in every situation
EP 575 Deliver disproportionate value
EP 574 Misery loves company
EP 573 Nobody gives a shit about your problems
EP 572 You only get one life
EP 571 What you give out you get back
Ep 570 Don’t be afraid to get to the point
EP 569 Cross out the mistake and move on
EP 568 If you only do it for $$$ you are more likely to be dishonest
Ineffective leaders ruin businesses
I’m so surprised at how little education, influence, time, and money is put into developing decent leaders within businesses. All too often people think leaders just appear, as though it is a natural born skill that every person has. I believe that there are people who have a natural predisposition…
Make the most of your time for your children’s sake
The time you spend with your children is critical to their development. Their confidence, their emotional connection, their self-awareness is all dependent on the time you spend with them and how you parent them. All too often I see parents take this responsibility lightly and put so many other things…
EP 567 Insecurity is a disease
EP 566 Everything is your fault
EP 565 Make the most of it
EP 564 who will you be in 2018???
EP 563 Are you living as the you that you will be proud of???
EP 562 New Years resolutions are BULLSHIT!!!
EP 561 Why are you being such a dick???
EP 560 Don’t let them discourage you, let them drive you
EP 559 Your lack of patience is killing your success
EP 558 Embrace being different
EP 557 The smallest dog barks the loudest
EP 556 It doesn’t always have to be that way
EP 555 How to deal with isolation over xmas
EP 554 How you can deal with bullies & ineffective leaders
EP 553 Where do you make your difference???
EP 552 Success is how high you bounce after you hit the bottom
EP 551 Belief in yourself is where you find true happiness
EP 550 Pain is your greatest teacher
EP 549 Do you suffer imposter syndrome???
EP 548 Are you an imposter???
EP 547 Don’t hang around people who don’t want to win
EP 546 Positivity is infectious
EP 545 You see what you’re looking for
EP 544 Can you cure PTSD???
EP 543 Have you activated your card???
EP 542 People burn out because of what they don’t do
EP 541 Your split personality doesn’t work
EP 540 Make time for the people you care about
EP 539 Why do you need rewards???
EP 538 The mask we wear
EP 537 Manager’s light a fire under people, LEADER’s light a fire IN people
EP 536 Never let your excuses stop you
Managers light a fire under people, Leaders light a fire in people
There is a huge difference between managing people and leading people. My belief is that there are very few natural born leaders in life, but there are many amazing leaders who have developed their skills throughout their life. The number one key to being an amazing leader is to be…
Embrace being different
For much of my life, I felt very different to most people around me. For a long time I saw this as a weakness and something I wanted to rectify. These days, I am more than aware that it is an absolute strength and something that I not only embrace,…
EP 535 When you are who you are, the right people will stick
Never apologize for who you are
As you travel through your life, you will come across people who don’t like you. You will come across people whom you are just not their cup of tea. Sometimes, unfortunately in life, we will find people that just do not like us for whatever reason. When you are strong…
FUCK Failure!!!
Fuck failure. I will not accept failure in my life. I will never quit. I will never give in. When you are going through your life, and when you are trying to achieve something spectacular, you will have stumbles, you will have obstacles, and you will have failures, but that…
Who is driving the bus???
At some point in our life, we all want other people to take over control of what is happening and make decisions for us. It is very difficult to be strong enough to stand up for what you want and what you believe in. We often want other people to…