Forrest Chat

Paul talks about Living on a Boat, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "So it was important for this decision to be made with him in mind and understanding the challenges that are associated with doing so. There was one major hurdle that I thought could have been an issue, but turns out it wasn't."
Paul's work: Ginger Web Solutions https://www.gingerwebsolutions.au

Dr Lynda Folan talks about being an Organisational Psychologist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "We've known that for 70 years. And yet we've lost sight of the fact that actually, if we lose connection and people are working from home all the time, that's gonna cause a dysfunction in society."
https://inspireddevelopment.net/dr-lynda-folan/ About Dr Lynda Folan
https://inspireddevelopment.net/book/ Book: Leader Resilience - The NEW Frontier of Leadership (Folan, 2021)

Kurt talks about being a Marine Scientist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Like, if you go through any of my videos that I've created, there's not one video that is telling someone to do something. It's all about showing what's there and inspiring to want to learn and love and understand something, and then they can make up their decisions themselves."
https://www.paramountimportance.com/ Paramount Importance website

Dr Patrick Jones talks about Mindfulness Based Wellbeing, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I had a great opportunity to work once with  a share trader. And he was actually teaching, people how to trade. And what we worked on was managing the psychological or emotional response when a trade's going really badly, and the stock is dropping, and you don't wanna make an emotional decision, you wanna make a, data-driven decision. So in that case, life could be looking in any direction, it could be your shares in life, or your stock is going up, or your stock is going down, and you wanna be able to hold on to the experience of still feeling okay inside when you're watching this happen."
https://www.drpatrickjones.com - Dr Patrick Jones website

Gabrielle talks about being a Healing Arts Practitioner, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I like to call them, love lines rather than boundaries. So I can move them depending on how well-resourced I am in the time that I, that I these, these strict things. But yeah, sometimes I'm like, "Oh, I'm a little bit close to, like, overwhelm," or, I don't know if you'd, if you've heard of the, you probably have with your wife and everything, but terms like vicarious trauma or ... So when you're hearing a lot of stories that are, traumatic that other people have gone to, it does enter your cells and your being. So sometimes I have to create those love lines a little bit closer. And then other times I'm like, "Oh, I've been going, on my beach walks. I've been going to yoga. I could, I've been going to dance. I can move my love lines out a little bit more. I've got more to offer. Hehe, so yeah, it, it's sort of that being attentive both to my life, to clients, and then learning not take my business so seriously, but also doing the work it needs to give it its life force as well."
https://tirohanga.com.au/ Tirohangahttps://www.myiict.com International Institute for Complementary Therapists

Amanda talks about being a speed boat racer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "I was ready for the gold medal, the song, the National Anthem. And I was, as I said, second last. But I had worked really hard for that. I had worked, early mornings practising. Tim being a fantastic coach, telling me how to do this and that, and the other.  Learning to read the waves and all of these things I had never done before all came together for me to pass one person. And then the next race, I passed two people and then the next event I won a race. Wow. You know, people always think of a goal. Yes, I'm gonna be the first at this, I'm gonna be the first at that. No, it's all the little steps to take to get there. Then that's what you need to do."
https://www.ausapba.com.au/ - Australian Power Boat Association (APBA)https://www.wasbc.com.au/ - Western Australian Speed Boat Club

Ethan talks about being a digital creator, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "And it really worked, and people really appreciated it, and I was like, "Well, maybe I have more skills than I realise." So that was a real highlight. Taking these projects that I'd spent years figuring out how to- what to do with them and, finding just creative solutions and ways to share them with people in, in ways I would have never thought. So it was a... That, that would be the overarching highlight, is just, using these skills that I've built up over time in ways that I'd, I'd might not have had the confidence to or would have thought was, was possible for me. But I just had a crack and it, and it worked out, and it makes you realise what, what you can do versus what you're doing now. Like, you can always make the leap."
https://www.facebook.com/noisepilotau Noise Pilot on Facebook

Jez talks about being a comedian, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Less experienced comics are, are, are really actively learning from older comedians, more experienced comedians, sometimes to their detriment. Like, a lot of people will have an instinct of like, "Oh, I want someone to tell me how to do this," right? And that ends up becoming this blind alley of growth because, a more experienced comedian can only teach you how to be a worse version of them, and then ultimately you actually have to find your own path. And there's all infinite variation in comedy, and then what works for you will be different than what works for someone else. And so almost everyone who starts is, like, begging, 'cause it hurts so much to bomb on stage, they are begging people who don't bomb or don't bomb as much, right? 'Cause u-ultimately you should bomb to be growing."
https://jezwatts.comhttps://linktr.ee/jezwattshttps://www.instagram.com/jezwattscomedyhttps://www.youtube.com/@jezwattscomedyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jezwattscomedyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73a97L8C8E - Jez Watts: White-Rice Supreme | FULL COMEDY SPECIAL

Tony talks about Mountain Bike Course Design, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Typically by the time the event's come around you've put so much work into it, you know, you're kinda thinking, "Wow, is this all worth it?" You know, by the time you get there. But then when you see the riders on the day and it all comes together on the day and you see how much it means to the riders, you know, to anyone there. Whether they're doing it for the first time or whether they're there for the 18th time, you know. Whether they're doing the 20K, the 40, the 70 this year or the 100, you know, everyone's still putting in the same amount of effort, and regardless of the distance they're doing and they're still getting that, reward for their efforts. And yes, when you see the riders enjoy it and what they get out of it, that's what makes it worthwhile for us as event organizers."
https://www.theeventteam.com.au/d100 Dwellingup 100https://www.perthmtb.asn.au/ Perth Mountain Bike Clubhttps://ridewithgps.com/ Ride with GPShttps://www.volcanicepic.co.nz/ Volcanic Epic NZhttps://wpfg2027.com/ 2027 World Police & Fire Games

Ash talks about being competition gliding, what it takes, what it means and how you do it.
My favourite quote of the episode is "Racing other gliders and seeing 'em out in front of you in thermals and having them, chasing you around, it's,  that to me is good fun."
https://www.soaringspot.com/en_gb/search/?q=ashley+boyle