The Life:Optimised Show

22: Matthew Blom - Optimize Your Inner Game, Create Lasting Change & Transform Your Life

I've had many friends, inspiring thought leaders and incidental mentors on the show before, but I'm super excited to finally bring you a conversation with someone who was my coach for several months, over a very interesting period of my life. Matthew and I connected at a training event where he was guest facilitating, and his energy, insight and inherent thirst for spiritual evolution (his own and others) blew me away. I almost immediately knew I had to work with him. It was a remarkably confrontational experience that forced me to ask questions about myself and explore depths of my mind that I otherwise was either oblivious to, or was afraid of falling into without a rope to climb back out of. The wealth of insight and development I got out of the guided self-reflection that came from Matthew's coaching was so powerful that I've been wanting to share its brilliance on the show since I first thought of producing it. In this conversation, Matthew and I discuss topics and ideas around pretty much everything that motivated me to make The Life:Optimized Show happen. We talk about optimizing business, personal and professional leadership, and every area of our lives through a directed focus on self-actualisation whilst surrendering to letting life unfold as it needs to. Although there have been some unforeseen breaks between episodes so far, I will be taking a deliberate break from releasing new episodes for a while, whilst I record and gather a bunch of exciting conversations for the second season of the show. I could not have had a better 22nd episode to wrap up season 1. --- Is Suffering or pain necessary? What's the fastest way to create lasting change? How transformable is our life? How much wonderful can you take? These are the questions Matthew Blom has been seeking out and answering for the last 15 years. He has studied the finest change modalities known across the globe from ancient wisdom to New Age discoveries: Buddha to Belief change, Meditation to Neuro-Linguistics, Matthew Blom now leads and transforms lives through the work of Family Constellations and Mind Re-Patterning, modalities that allow you to Honor What Is, Re-Solve what has been, and Embrace your genius and fulfillment in life. He is a passion-based Entrepreneur Making a Living through Making a Difference. His favorite thing to do is to make this more and more possible for others. His business is about designing our lives to have fulfillment in all areas of life: Our Health, Our Impact/Purpose, Our Wealth, Our Relationships, Our Family, Our Values/Spirituality, and Our Life Enjoyment. As an Entrepreneur, he has seen many, many people with amazing, life-giving skills/training/abilities, be unable to make a living doing it. He’s watched them struggle through to hopelessness only to give up on their dreams and rob the world of their unique gifts. You can learn more about and connect with Matthew at http://www.matthewblom.com.

21: Shawn Phelps - Optimize Your Clarity By Understanding Your Life Story

In this conversation, my new friend Shawn Phelps, long-term student of the subconscious mind and author of one my new favourite books, joins me on the show to discuss clarity, purpose and the quest for "more", on the great story of our lives. I ask some philosophical and existential questions about self-discovery and mindfulness, and why the heck does it even matter? And Shawn shares her solid framework, and a ton more, that helps apply 20+ years of wisdom to the actual act of gaining more clarity to unlock a greater wealth of inner resources. Shawn Phelps grows leaders by giving them clarity on who they are, why they’re here and how they can make a difference at their highest potential. Shawn has studied the subconscious mind for 20 years, including 13 years of intimately studying her own subconscious mind through a daily meditation practice. She’s also an expert on story structures as an author and former business journalist, international backpacker (and freelance writer), corporate workshop facilitator, executive director of a children’s education charity (which she founded) and brand storytelling consultant. She’s currently working on her second book, about a framework she created that helps people get more clarity in their lives. You can learn more about Shawn on her website as well as learn about her Life Story Framework over at: http://www.shawnphelps.com/ls-framework. Oh and by the way, since recording this episode I read Shawn's first book, "Help Me Asia" and it's easily become one of my favourite light (but nonetheless warm, touching and profound) reads. You can check it out here: http://amzn.to/1ql4PNL

20: James Goi Jr. - Optimize Your Money Using Mind Power

James Goi Jr. is the internationally-published author of How to Attract Money Using Mind Power. James has been a life-long student and teacher of Truth and has written and lectured on metaphysics and spirituality with an emphasis on manifesting abundance. James himself has had wonderful results using mind power to attract money, and shares many such stories in this conversation including: - Going from $10,000 in credit card debt to debt free in a 4 to 6 week period using one simple affirmation. - Using mind power techniques to go from his household being in $50,000 in credit card debt to receiving two six-figure windfalls within a three month period. James' book is a serious work in which he quotes 160 other books. The U.S. edition is available worldwide through Ingram Book Company and foreign editions have been published by publishers in India (English), Lebanon (Arabic), Italy (Italian) and Mexico (Spanish) and are available in many other countries. He continues to write and has now written several more books which he will publish soon through his new "JGJ Press" publishing imprint. For more info, visit http://JamesGoiJr.com.

19: Dr. Appu Kuttan - Optimize Your Systems Thinking to Change the World

What would it be like to spend an hour with someone who has personally coached and advised prime ministers, presidents (including Bush, Clinton and Obama), senior executives, sports stars like Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and thought leaders all over the world? In this episode, I'm in conversation with our most revered and accomplished guest yet, Dr Appu Kuttan, who in his 50+ years of world-changing service has had so many incredible accomplishments that I can barely list them all here. What I will say is that I've never been so quiet on the show before, as Dr Kuttan shares an incredible wealth of wisdom with an energy and enthusiasm that far surpasses my own. This episode isn't just about Dr Kuttan and his work though - it's about how you can optimize every single area of your business, leadership and life by adopting more of a systems thinking approach. You'll learn what that actually means and how to do it in this episode, through some remarkable stories that Dr Kuttan shares from his own professional and personal experiences. Really, this episode just covers optimizing so many different things that it's tough to pick a single category. You'll just have to hurry on and listen to the episode, and be sure to let me know what you think! --- Dr. Appu Kuttan (born 1941, Kerala, India), is an Indian American philanthropist and the founder and chairman of the National Education Foundation (NEF), a global non-profit leader that provides disadvantaged students, teachers, employees and jobseekers top-quality tuition-free STEM+ (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, English, Social Studies, Testprep, Information Technology, Business, Management, and Soft Skills) education, particularly in the United States and India. He is the author of many innovative concepts such as MBS (Management By Systems) and Cyberlearning. He has written several books and articles, including Happy Executive —A Systems Approach; Nurturing Mind, Body and Soul and From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity. He has advised many national leaders, and mentored celebrities like tennis stars Andre Agassi and Monica Seles. You can check out Dr. Kuttan’s book Happy Executive on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/1teQBBG You can learn more about Cyber Learning and the National Education Foundation at http://www.cyberlearning.org.

18: Con Georgiou - Optimize Your Personal & Organisational Innovation

Con Georgiou, aside from being a highly successful entrepreneur and leader in the startup space, is one of the most genuine, authentic and inspiring people I've ever met. On this episode, Con and I discuss the nature and culture of innovation in business - all the way from startups to global corporations. We also talk about what an attitude and mindset of innovation, alongside the concept of "flow", means for your personal and professional development at an individual level, and what that actually means in optimizing your business, leadership and life at large. Constantine (Con) Georgiou is passionate about Social Physics, the integration of the human condition with technology and how it can be best utilised to drive Group Flow and Innovation. He has a behavioural sciences background and over 20 years experience in the technology industry, culminating in his successful innovation consultancy, Velteo Pty Ltd. He believes that innovation is everyone’s birthright and that together Australia can increase its economic prosperity. He is now the CEO and co-founder of One Million Acts of Innovation Australia (OMAoI). OMAoI is a not-for-profit national incubator aiming to help Australia become a world leader in innovation. Through Open Innovation Journey's, challenges and events, OMAoI will establish a home grown culture of co-creation, safety and inclusion for all citizens and organisations, enabling them to lead from their current position and innovate the future together. You can learn more about Con at http://www.congeorgiou.com. You can learn more about One Million Acts of Innovation at http://www.onemillionactsofinnovation.org.au.