Inside the Champion’s Mind

Marcus & Laurence are fresh back from The Wellness Breakthrough and a key part of the conversation comes back to what it is that drives us to do what we do; to reach for our dreams; to play a big game. Laurence is very clear on what his TWO drivers are, and you are invited to share yours as well.
Go to the ITCM Facebook page to check out the picture Laurence referred to in this podcast.
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Marcus doesn’t like reading eBooks or on kindles. Laurence detests emails (particularly the ones from Marcus!). Marcus loves screen time in the day time and avoids it at night. Laurence doesn’t spend much time in front of a screen during the day. Both like events for the humanity of it all. Where do you draw the line in this high-tech world in order to avoid anti-social behaviour and screen hypnosis? A great discussion about living in the modern world.
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Marcus has just completed a biography on Michael Jackson and can’t help but feel for the sacrifices people make in the pursuit of following their genius. Laurence continues the discussion by raising the concept of “suffering” in order to leave our legacy, and together, the guys ask each other (And you, the listener) whether we are truly doing all we can to live the lives we were born to live.
LT mentioned this inspirational speech by Denzel Washington
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With 2016 upon us, Marcus & LT discuss how NOT to do New Year’s Resolutions and goals in general. It’s easy to get swept up in doing EVERYTHING in one year, however the guys discuss their own wins, fails and learning lessons from it all in the hope that YOU can craft an incredible 2016 Listen In
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It’s Christmas time, the New Year is upon us and Laurence is sharing all his vulnerabilities on this episode! LT has made some brave decisions going into the New Year, and discusses how he’s dealing with that, along with the daily “busy-ness” of December and maintaining the “Champion” mind at the time of the year Listen In
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An ITCM listener Shaun has inspired this podcast. With so many seminars, conferences, retreats, email lists, ebooks, online programs, podcasts, blogs (overwhelmed yet!), and so on available to us – how do we know WHAT to choose and what to avoid? In this podcast episode, Marcus & Laurence share their person experiences in choosing their mentors, events, products, etc. Laurence mentions one of his favourite books, The One Thing, in this episode.
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Laurence was recently caught up in the Bali volcanic ash fiasco, leaving his event in disarray and over 30 people with travel plans to recreate. What followed was an incredible display of teamwork, flexibility and the positive consequences of making decisions under pressure. This podcast episode, as Laurence likes to say, is all about the Listen In
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In this podcast episode, we discuss fear and LT’s Spartan race. How far can you go before you turn back when you get scared? When is it too late to turn back, no matter how scared you are? Laurence recounts his recent Spartan race experience where certain physical setbacks threatened his ability to compete. We all have different thresholds when it comes to fear and withdrawing our commitment, which Marcus & Laurence both discuss.
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So Marcus has recently been in Melbourne (with Maya to visit his new niece – Maya’s new cousin – Audrey) and moved less and ate more than he normally would when in his normal routine. This brings up a whole discussion about allowing ourselves to go off track, and most importantly, what’s required to get Listen In
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Marcus & LT both run their businesses from home and by their own admission, are “hard workers”. Whilst we’re often being told to “work smarter, not harder”, what does that actually look like, and is there the possibility that this doesn’t always run true?
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After what was without argument the best Wellness Summit (there have been four now), Marcus & LT discuss the key takeaway that attendees unanimously agreed upon.
That focusing on ONE THING at any one time is the key to living the life you were born to live. Despite having MORE speakers than ever before and a real threat of there being information overload, people left the Summit with more clarity that we, as organisers, could ever have dreamed of.
Laurence gives special mention to The Vitality Hackers and the book The One Thing for inspiration behind this podcast.
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It’s the stuff dreams are made of. A childhood dream became a reality for Australian Jarryd Hayne recently when he made the cut and was officially listed by the San Fransisco 49ers. Now before you think this is an episode about sport, think again. This is about having a dream, a clear vision, a good dose of faith and a willingness to push on, even when your friends, and your countrymen and women think you’re crazy!
To find out more about Jarryd Hayne’s story click here
To find out more about the Hero’s Journey that Laurence describes, click here. 
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