Forrest Chat

David talks about being both physician and patient, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Hope is the exact ingredient that is, one of the famous, Neurologists from the Netherlands, named Bastiaan Bloem. He had a patient who talked about, we talk about dopamine replacement in Parkinson's, and Bas's patient, coined the term hopamine. If you give people hope, that really, can open up the world for them." Parkinson’s Australia https://www.parkinsons.org.au Parkinson’s Western Australia https://www.parkinsonswa.org.au Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science https://www.facebook.com/perroninstitute/ Perron Institute https://www.perroninstitute.org

Dave talks about The Event Team, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is " That's where the responsibility is on, you know, people that, deliver events, to make sure that, people will be talking about that experience, whether it's good or, you know, maybe they didn't achieve what they wanted to achieve in terms of goals, but they'll still be talking about it, you know, next year, in five years, in 10 years, or when they're having a beer with their mates in 30 or 40 year time." https://www.theeventteam.com.au/

Nicole talks about parkrun challenges, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It's like a family, with so many different people that, yeah, and they're all, they're all happy to support you and I just love going and seeing all my friends that I'll probably have never met if I hadn't not gone to parkrun. That's incredible, you show up at parkrun, and can you. Pretty much you got 300 different friends then. Yeah, that's it. Conversation And then you see them down the street and you stop and have a conversation with them. And it's like, how do you know them? Oh, from parkrun?  Don't know anything about them,  like history wise or whatever, they work wise, but I know they're parkrun and we can have a full on conversation because we know each other. It's, you know, they're just your other friends, so you only see them once a week, but, they're your friends."

Gabby talks about being the Imperfect Painter, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Lots, lots of everything. A lot of persistence. That's I think, the most important thing actually. As I'm sure any artist or any small business owner knows, it's not always  steady.  It goes up and down, and the downs can be very down and the ups can be very high, but  you need to just keep going. So there has been many times in my Imperfect Painter life where I have wanted to give up and I've come very close to giving up.  The most important thing was just to keep going.  Someone told me a few years ago to push yourself just past the point that you think you can take. When you, you get to the point where you think it's unbearable, just push yourself that little bit further, and that's been a very valuable life lesson." https://www.imperfectpainter.com/

Lynette talks about setting up Black Swan Lake parkrun, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I'm gonna do it this week. I'm like, oh yeah, okay, you can run.  Okay. And this is the first time I'd run it officially,  with like the people, the community. I'm like, oh yeah. Okay. And I remember starting up onto the path and just as I'm going round the concrete bend and all these crowds of people in front of me and I just, I remember looking going,  I did that. I did this and I remember going, don't cry. Don't cry, Lynette. Don't cry. 'cause if you start crying and you're not gonna be able to breathe properly and it's gonna be a struggle, and you go  and I'm like, oh, I did this, I did this. And it's just,  it, even though it's really hard. It is hard work. You've gotta be willing to,  they've said no to me. No, no, no. I'm, I'm ignoring you. You don't tell me I can't do it. I'm gonna do it." https://www.parkrun.com.au/blackswanlake/

Natalie talks about being an underwater photographer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "So I think the biggest thing, or what brings me meaning is, what we do on the surface actually has impact to the ocean and, and has serious impact. And if we don't have a Blue World, is how I would call it, a good, healthy ocean, we actually lose the green part of our land. And so the two are connected. And so things like recycling and choosing, you know, reusable items actually does matter, because of what I see under the ocean. and I wanna protect that. I wanna protect that so much because. They're so vulnerable. they can't choose a different world for themselves." https://www.instagram.com/its_a_salt_life

Helen talks about being a publisher, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I think encouraging the author. Book launches, I love to go to book launches and see the elation on the author's face when the sales start happening. They're out there, their book is out there. I just as much enjoy them having that first book in their hands as as they are." https://www.facebook.com/p/Linellen-Press-100063623125099/

Kelsey talks about being Canteen Manager, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Yeah. I mean we have so much fun in the canteen. It's not, not too serious or anything like that, you know. We're all stepping over each other 'cause it is quite a smaller canteen. But, yeah, you know, Mum and I'll come back from a race and, you know, we'll be gloating about it, and then  my partner's daughter would jump in as well and going, I beat you two, and that sort of stuff. So it's good comradery in the canteen and it's really good just to check out people's times, and I find it really good. Also, because I'm in the canteen as well as racing, I can still talk to people about the racing without having to go out and about in the pit. So it's good." South West Touring Car Club https://swtcc.com.au

Daniel talks about being a Bayswater Men's Shed member, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "We have a rule, uh, in our men's shed that, from 10 to 10 30, all machinery and all work stops. So you go into the meeting room and sit down and, yeah, have a, have a coffee, a cake or whatever you, and yeah. So it's, that's, that's very important cause that's the main thrust behind it, you know." Bayswater Community Men's Shed https://baysieshed.org.au

Gaye talks about being a hypnotist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "So it's like having a head brain and a tummy brain. Basically what happens is you use your tummy brain for a wee while in hypnosis to override and release and, and just get yourself back on track basically, to better health and confidence and, better wellbeing." Hypnosynergy Hypnosis, Reiki and Hypnotherapy https://hypnosynergy.co The Charmed Series (2 book series) by Gaye McBride (Author) https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FH7N4YKR

Paul talks about Forrest.Chat audio podcast and plans for 2026. My favourite quote of the episode is "And you always feel good after you've listened to one of your podcasts because people are doing the things they love. And it's great to be able to share that with other people. And you don't know who you inspire by telling your story. And so I just like to say if you've got something that you do that you would like to share with Paul and the Forrest.Chat listeners. Reach out to Paul and talk to him about doing it because you don't know who else you'll inspire in that way to achieve something they never thought they could achieve."

Santa Claus (aka Duncan) talks about being Santa Claus, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. It's a tongue-in-cheek look at Santa in society. My favourite quote of the episode is "Well, it's just that magic of Christmas time. It, uh, it can be a very tough time for people out there, of course. And, uh, the joy of Christmas is very, very important to bring that joy of Christmas time to the world where we can forget about all the ugly stuff that's happening. And, uh, and yeah, just bring that, uh, that joy and love and spread that  out amongst all of us." The Shed Wireless (podcast) https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-ne8vj-a839ea

Joash & Andrew talk about Soul Runners, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It spurs them on, it gives them inspiration to keep going. It's kind of irrational in some ways that we would do something just for a little bit of metal that we are probably gonna put on a wall and we are never gonna see it again. We're not gonna do that. But the, the joy and the sense of accomplishment that children get, having a medal placed around their shoulders, I think it just makes their day. And it's just one of the things that makes Swan River Half a fantastic event for the whole family." Soul Runners website: https://www.soulrunners.net

Michelle talks about being a Silversmith, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Which sounded to me like some kind of magical fairytale world, and when I saw the video of where it was, I, I just thought, oh, it would be like a dream come true. And it came true.  I, um, was accepted to. Attend. And then I had to come up with the money to pay for the tutoring and the accommodation and you know, and plus leave my home for six months and my job and everything and still pay the bills. And so I am, I wrote for a creative development grant  and I got it. Nice. Which paid for.  My tuition workshop fees and my accommodation in the uk. So basically I just had to pay for airfares and food. It was amazing. " MG Silversmith https://www.mgsilversmith.com The Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia, WA Inc. https://www.jmgawa.com.au North Metropolitan TAFE Jewellery https://www.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au/jewellery

Aaron talks about setting a fastest known time (FKT) for the Bibbulmun Track, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "So going through that process and really thinking about,  like, what it takes to actually be someone who has, like, willpower and who is strong mentally. I've kind of, I guess, started to go down this pathway where that's probably the more important part to me is that each day I get up and I practice being, what I would say is like, strong-minded and exercising willpower, having discipline. And I found that is a really important way to get on top of my mental health personally." https://www.tiacs.org https://trademutt.com/pages/how-a-trademutt-shirt-works

Christine talks about being a car club secretary, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It is. It is. And so there's families that are coming now to the Khanacross, so we had three generations at one event. Nice. Yeah. So that's all, all competing. All competing. Fantastic. So from the 12-year-old to the, to the 75-year-old, that's incredible. I bet they had great fun with it too. They did, they did. And people make a, a day of it, you know, if, if it's a nice day as well. So the, there was one up at Beverley. It. It was a shocking weekend. It was freezing cold hail. Oh, lightning and thunder all the way to Beverley that morning. Wow. It was just diabolical, but people still came, so you know." https://lightcarclub.com.au/

Amos talks about being a pentathlete, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "We'd love to see some, in school programs, so think about all the skill acquisition or the motor skills that required, especially for the shooting, the laser run. And who doesn't wanna like, try and shoot a laser like everyone plays fortnight nowadays. So it's a great little sport for especially a high school student to, get active but also strategize and it can tie into the curriculum really well. And it's after school activity. Again, a lot of fun. So we'd love to see more people trying it." Modern Pentathlon Australia https://www.modernpentathlon.org.au Image used with permission from C Norminton Media https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576180716004

Edward talks about being The Dardanup Observer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I want to know the truth, that that's the main guiding light for me. The truth. What is the truth? And I push towards that, and it unearths some very uncomfortable things also. I mean, truth can be, truth isn't always nice and fuzzy and warm and cuddly. Truth can be difficult. You know, I make realizations for instance, if, I mean, there's some rude truths, like if we all really cared, there'd be no homeless people. A lot of people don't like sitting with that truth, you know? if we all really cared, we could go out and I'm sure we got somewhere we can put down a bed and we could, couldn't we?"

Jenni talks about being an artist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. Jenni studied to be an art educator and eventually ended up with her own studio in the southwest of Western Australia. My favourite quote of the episode is "Having a picture is a guaranteed disappointment.  Surely we've all had a picture of how an event's gonna be or how a meal's gonna be, or how a person's gonna be, and how disappointing is that Most of the time. If you go in with an open heart and an open mind,  what comes from you needs to be respected,  and if you don't like it, it's yours. You can burn it." Talking With Painters https://talkingwithpainters.com ArtRank https://artrank.com Talk Art Podcast https://www.instagram.com/talkart/ Steal Like An Artist https://austinkleon.com/steal/

Dianna talks about being a podcaster, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I'm so curious about so many things, and you just cannot get all the answers by yourself. The other day. I was talking to a friend and she was talking about the noxious gases released by a lake in South Africa, or around that way, and I ended up going on a side quest for several hours researching Noxious Lakes and how they impacted communities in the area. If I didn't have that person to talk to, and this was within the Finding Elara Group, if I didn't have that person to contact, or speak to, I wouldn't have even thought of that for a world building aspect. There's just so many fascinating things you can't know by yourself." Finding Elara podcast episodes: https://findingelara.libsyn.com Shadow Lair: https://ko-fi.com/findingelara https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/findingelara Contact Dianna Website: www.dlnix.com Facebook: (DL Nix) https://www.facebook.com/Faepatriantales Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingelara/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingelarapodcast

Dan talks about being a parkrun Statesman, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "And sometimes like we'll have a parkrun coffee.  And you go, okay, I've had coffee and then suddenly it's morning tea. And then after morning tea, suddenly, lunches come out. And then it's like after lunch we've left coffee. Right? So at times we up to, sometimes I've had parkrun coffees that have gone for say, five hours, and you can talk a lot about parkrun in five hours, but at the same time,  we all walk her away with a smile on our face. So, which is great."

Ray talks about being a musician, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I don't play it because it's too hard for anyone in the audience that has suffered. You know, it, it deals with domestic violence. And a, a lady that worked for me in the early days told me her story, the next day I wrote her song and I wrote her story. And I always say to people, be careful what you tell me, because I can't help it. I might, you know, somehow inadvertently in a third person tell your story. And that song is powerful, but so much so that I don't wanna make people cry, you know, in just what I, and it's very subtle. It's. When I say powerful, it's subtle, but it says enough for, and I, I have seen people in audiences hang their heads  during that song. So yeah, I just don't do that anymore.  I like, I like to make people happy." https://www.facebook.com/rayjoneslivemusic

Barry talks about operating a radio station, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "We rely on fundraising. We have two or three raffles a year. And it's very satisfying when you're selling raffle tickets or people come oh, I love listening to you. I don't want a ticket, but here's $50. Now, you know, that's the sort of thing that, that's the feedback we need because,  that, that doesn't naturally happen with, with radio as a broadcast format. I get a buzz out of that." Western Tourist Radio Donnybrook Balingup Community Radio (dbcr.com.au)

Don talks about being a missionary, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "This is all the things that I've learned about with it,  and these are the things that I go and I teach people how they can lead.  That none of us are gonna be perfect, let's face it mate, you know, none of us. But I can go and I can teach these people how they can live more of a sinless life. None of us are gonna make it to perfection. There's only one perfect, and that's Jesus."

Chris talks about being The Flying Painter, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Oh it's like just a passion I always had  since a young teenager. And now we can use this experience and the aircraft that we have to go out and quote where we can and fly into these places. And I'll also use it not just for business, but mainly for recreation because it's something I'm passionate about. And,  yeah, I just love aviation in general."

Duncan talks about being a radio show host, what it takes, what it mens and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "The old expression practice makes perfect, is one that I've always said is incorrect. It's perfect practice makes perfect. Because if you keep practicing the mistakes over and over again and not learn from them, you know, it doesn't get you any better at all." https://www.harveycommunityradiofm.com.au/ Community Radio Plus App announced (with store links) https://radio.garden/

Karen talks about cycling from Busselton Jetty to Eucla and back, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I think what it highlighted for me is just how powerful community is. And when we create mechanisms to divide community, it's not helpful. But if we can find ways to unite community, that says a lot, it's huge."

Richard talks about digitising military history records, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "They got a big three meter by three meter canvas photograph done of that pyramid and he donated it to us. And we've been using that as a backdrop when we go out on site. And, this lady came and said, oh, this person here is my great, great grandfather and, we know that, he had medals, but nobody knows where they are. And we went and looked on our website and we had him there and it said that his medals were collected by her great aunt, who was still alive. She didn't tell me she had the medals and we've talked about it heaps of times. So she was gonna go straight back and talk to this lady, show me these medals." Western Australian Military Digital Library (wamdl.com.au)

Richard talks about being an amateur photographer and an employed photographer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Will Rogers said that some people can learn by reading. Some people can learn by observing others. And some just have to pee on the electric fence themselves. So in the case of photography, you can watch others be lectured to read about the things that happen, or sometimes you just have to go buy a camera and hunt for the fence."

Dianne talks about adult ballet, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's no pressure to do these little community performances. But I think it is wonderful and we've always gained a lot of respect when we have done a little performance or exhibition somewhere. I think they're amazed, and as I am, on the ability of some of these people that they're seeing in front of them and their ages. So that's always great. You can't be what you can't see. So I think it's great when they see them and, hopefully then they, think it's an okay thing to do and not be laughed at for starting up ballet at the age of 70."

Neil talks about being an adaptive cyclist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It's all about the enjoyment of getting out there with some friends and having some fun, and just knowing life is sort of, no matter what's happening in the background, life's still enjoyable."

Richard talks about scale modelling, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "I've heard it said that there are a number of things that everybody's got inside that they want satisfied. One is a desire to build things, right. One is a desire to collect things. One is a desire for physical activity where you are playing and doing something, and one is a desire for social activity. Now, I don't know whether you get that much playing or physical activity or winning with scale modeling. But you do get the competitiveness of winning at a exhibition if you get that. And all of those four things are very well catered for in scale modeling. You are building. All right, I'm collecting, I've got 200 to 300 scale model airplanes. I don't go into the competitions, but I do appreciate people do enjoy those competitions like that and the social part of it. Well, like I say, three times a week and away you go. You have a grand time of it."

Paul talks about being a rally co-driver, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's people have a need for really, you know, generating some adrenaline and getting it out of the system, so to speak. And if that's not in society, then it gets down to pent up aggression and that sort of thing. So by allowing it, allowing people to get out there and, and do sports that do put them on the edge and challenge them, and exercise them, so to speak, then that's a good thing for society as well."

Erik talks about being a commentator, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "If you are struggling with friendships and mental health and that sort of stuff, get involved in events. It doesn't have to be cycling or mountain biking can be local lawn bowls club. but yeah, building those relationships just great. Great, for you, great for mental health. Someone to talk to, someone to share things with . Yeah."

Dan talks about ultra-endurance in-line skating and fundraising, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the eisode is "When we get a new skater and they say to me, look I've done my first 30 kilometer skate. And then they'll qualify that by saying, oh, that's nothing compared to what you've done. But that doesn't matter, that's huge for you. You've never done this before, and you are setting goals to do longer skates, and you are meeting them, and that's absolutely wonderful. So I get inspired by the things that other people achieve. Setting their goals, and I like to give them, encouragement and motivation when I can. It's great to be able to do that."

Helen talks about being a harpist, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "And the nursing home, I've been playing at various nursing homes, and one in particular, I've been going regularly for eight years now and I go there once a fortnight. And that's different type of music, that's familiar type music. And often, the residents will start to sing along to the music. I encourage 'em if they want to sing along they just love it. They absolutely love it."

Nathalie talks about painting by numbers, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Yeah, I've had people say to me, oh, if I do this, it's not gonna be as good as yours, or I'm thinking just give it a go and you will amaze yourself. I didn't think I would be any good at it. I would not even see my, you know, 10 years ago there's no way I would've said I would be completing these canvases. But yeah, just give it a go. Just see if you've got time. You don't have to spend a lot of time, just a little bit of time every day. And, it's just like coloring in by just painting. You just do a little bit and then at the end you've created this thing. I don't see how you could really go wrong with it."

Sharon talks about living simply, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I love that concept of the native Americans. That they refer to the natural community as all our relations, and that we are caretakers. And it's our decisions in life that affect all of the other creations on the planet."

Luke talks about running a business while on the road, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I understand that not a lot of people get the opportunity to take that step either.  It's been a choice that we've had to make, regardless of the financial side of things, especially starting out. It was like we're gunna drop a bit here for sure, but we're gonna gain so much more. And it was really making the change, from putting focus on the financial aspect or looking at everything as what's gonna create some money, to, what's actually gonna build real wealth. And not just from a monetary sense, but from a happiness sense, a joy, a connectivity sense, all of those other energies that are there and that make up who we are."

Holly talks about being a mountaineer, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I definitely feel, like even my last climb in Pakistan, I was having a way better time than a lot of the other people on my team. Just 'cause I was so grateful to be up there. I didn't even really think about the hardships to be fair. I just, yeah, I was just so happy to be up there and so glad that my training had got me this far and that I could feel good. And sometimes I think that I feel better up high in altitude on the mountain than what I do in day-to-day life just dealing with general MS stuff and all of that. So I feel really extra strong up there, which is good. It's a really good feeling."

Leanne talks about being a triathlete, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "If you aren't injured, and your bike's okay, then yep, you, you have to get back on that bike. Otherwise, it's very easy to go, nup, I'm not gonna risk it anymore. I don't wanna get injured, or, you know, when you fall off, it does hurt. But yeah, you've gotta get back on the bike. Otherwise, yeah, there is that. Yeah, sometimes you just don't want to do it, but you've just gotta get back on there. Definitely."

Phil talks about running backyard ultra-marathons, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "It's kind of just something that I fell into, like started with short distances and, yeah, it just kind of snowballed and got bigger and bigger. And I think it's just it's something that I've discovered that I'm good at, and I think when you find that thing that you're good at you just need to embrace that and see how far you can go with it."

Chris talks about organising running events, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "They might be doing a parkrun, they might want to get up to a 10 K or, it might be for a real good cause. It might just be something that they, you know, wanna kick off that they've been thinking about for a long period of time. So I think  everyone has their own reasons to do events. But I know personally that me putting on these events means a lot to people."

Sugi talks about being a Library Officer, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "My mother tongue is Tamil. 'cause I was born in Sri Lanka and there was another language in Sri Lanka. We had to learn Sinhalese. So my dad said, no, you had to learn that language and both languages and English. We have to learn English. So he made us study English all the time. And so he would tell us, because I'm from a church back Christian background, so he said, alright, you learn Tamil at home in your Tamil Bible, go to the English Sunday school. So learn from that. So I had to go one, two, I think as a kid I would've said, oh, why is he doing that? But now I appreciate because I can understand. And then he would take us to the British Council Library, and then the public library of Sri Lanka. And then there was so many libraries we had. Russian libraries and we had Chinese library, all the libraries, possible he would take us every Saturday, once a month.  So we had books like that and you know, he'd come home and we could read and he, he introduced. I really thank, I'm very grateful for my dad. He did that. And all my fam siblings say that, you know? And uh, yeah. When I think of him, I think, I mean, as a young person, I may not have appreciated all what he did, but now I really appreciate what he has done because I could pass that to my kids and I see that with my kids."

Paul talks about one year of Forrest.Chat podcasting, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "There's a balance between the skills and experience that the person has and what they do and often what they've done in the past and the skills they've learned make it easier for them to, to do something. And knowing that you actually have a particular set of skills that you have built up and experiences that you've had that allows you to get on and and do the things that you do as well. And if that gets lost, or missed, in somebody's formation of their thinking, then they'll think that they can't do anything, they're not good enough, or whatever. But all it really means is that they need to find something that will harness what they are able to do and they'll be able to get on and do it. And it'll be far easier for them than than they expect."

Chloe talks about beng an actor, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "I guess in sharing my story, I can encourage young people to dream big and pursue their passions.  I don't feel society encourages that enough, but it's about creating a ripple effect. When one person rises, they can lift others along the way."

Abdul talks about being a basketball referee, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "One thing from memory, I can remember, which has helped me in life  as well. What I used to do, I didn't think about it, but when they explained it to me, I would subconsciously, depending on who my co-official was,  I would,  if they were less experienced, I'd actually drop my standard to kind of match theirs rather than staying where I was and making them, I guess, come up to my level. Which helped me as well in life rather than, so kind of keeping myself where I need to be rather than  lowering. So when I refereed with people that were higher than me, I would actually step up my game to match theirs. And that's helped me in life and work in that where I, I try to stay true to myself rather than  switching to someone else's standards."

Sasha talks about being an author, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "Well, to me it means the achievement of a lifelong dream, because when I was a kid, I wanted to be a writer,  but I didn't think that it was possible. It was on the same level to me as becoming a movie star. So I thought the likelihood of it was very low.  I thought that perhaps one day I might get a book published, but I would have to continue having another job.  So to now be a full-time author is,  it's magical. It's, I'm living my dream and I get to get up every day and do exactly what I wanna do. I'm not saying it's not hard and that there's some parts of it that I don't enjoy doing, But, I get to go out and say I'm an author, when people ask me what I do for a living."

Alex talks about being head of year, what it takes, what it means and how you do it. My favourite quote of this episode is "And that's one of the interesting things about teaching. You seldom, if ever, know you've made the impact.  But every now and then you get these little moments and they're gold. They're absolute gold. I've had  a number of interactions with students who have graduated, and I had in my classes, you know, sort of 10 years down the track. Last year I actually had a wonderful experience where I bumped into a previous student of mine, and he went out of his way to thank me for how I taught him and how I really resonated with him. And so he gave me some great feedback on the sort of teacher that I was. And, um, yeah, that was, that was amazing. And it's, it's lovely to know that you have had a positive impact on, on the lives of people." https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-smith-506234180

Michelle talks about being an astrologer, what it takes, what it means and how to do it. My favourite quote of the episode is "And the thing is that people think that's luck. I don't believe in luck. Luck, it means that you're not connected, that it's random and arbitrary and you didn't deserve it, or you haven't worked towards it, or you haven't made changes in your life to set up. Um, I don't believe in that. I believe that we do or we don't do, but there are consequences in both directions. And so this is, like I said, optimizing what you have. It's kind of cashing in on your experience and on yourself and who you are and what you bring to the table. And also giving yourself an opportunity to heal roadblocks, to recognise what they are, to see where they came from, how did you learn that, and um, get out of your own way."