Solve for Greatness: Recent Episodes
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Join Dr G and Buddhima as they reflect on their episode with Dr Kirsten.
They discuss their definitions of quitting, when it's ok to quit, their beliefs on failure, what they've learnt from their failures, over-gritting and the value of our inner voice.
In this episode, Dr G and Buddhima spoke with Dr Kirsten Peterson who was a Senior Sport Psychologist at the United States Olympic Committee and Head of Performance Psychology at the Australian Institute of Sport.
She has had a 22-year career in sport psychology working in elite sport, and has integrated her expertise and experience in performance psychology, mindfulness, and neuroscience to help people who are aspiring or struggling to reach their potential in sport, business and life.
She has recently released her new book called When Grit is Not Enough: Reworking Mindset and Purpose for Easier Effort in Hard Timesand joins us to discuss:
- What grit is and why it can be harmful to over-index on grit.
- The importance of not overworking yourself.
- Compassion, self-awareness and signs you're over-indexing on grit.
- The role of Psychological Safety in speaking up against an over grit culture.
Find out more about Dr Kirsten from the links below:
Book: https://www.kirstenpetersonconsulting.com/my-new-book
Website: https://www.kirstenpetersonconsulting.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kirsten-peterson-7728003/
Email: info@kirstenpetersonconsulting.com
Join Dr G and Buddhima as they share their reflections on their previous conversation with Cohen.
In this episode they delve into a personal and thought-provoking discussion on the similarities and differences in their upbringing with Cohen's experiences.
They explore themes of authenticity, empathy, and the power of someone seeing something in you that you didn't see in yourself.
The conversation also delves into the challenges and lessons learned as they transition into leadership roles.
Join us for an enlightening episode that will leave you reflecting on your own life experiences.
Website - www.solveforgreatness.com
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7hW6unLgd69kNBGxWYLiRp?si=a33bc065dd834111
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solve-for-greatness/id1602161106
Cohen Van der Velde shares his personal and professional journey from growing up in a small country town and how his childhood inspired him to become a leader in Local Government. He also shares with us some of his thoughts on how he builds a high performing team, his favourite quadrant model and what he does to help renew his energy.
Dr G and Buddhima share their thoughts on how to give and receive feedback from their past experiences and the importance of self awareness.
Join Dr G and Buddhima as they reflect on their impactful conversation with Dr Ellen, they speak about her #workschoolhours movement and what it takes to make a meaningful contribution in this world.
If you would like to learn more, please visit her website on - https://www.ellenjoannelson.com/
Join Dr G and Buddhima as they speak with the inspiring Dr Ellen Joan Nelson. She shares her experience leading with #workschoolhours movement which aims to align the work schedule to the school schedule. She also shares her harrowing story of helping 563 Afghan refugees evacuate when the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021.
Dr G and Buddhima share their thoughts on their episode with Dilhan Fernando. They reflect on what it means to be a CEO of a successful global tea brand and their thoughts on the values and legacy they share with Dilhan.
Dr G and Buddhima speak with Dilhan Fernando the CEO of Dilmah Tea. Dilhan provides a masterclass on how to prepare the perfect cup of tea and shares the humble beginnings of Dilmah and their unwavering commitment to quality and the integrity of their artform.
Dr G and Buddhima share their thoughts on their conversation with Gerry Schiller - episode 27. They reminisce on some of their fond (and not so fond) memories of high school and their experiences growing up together.
This is a particularly special episode where Dr G and Buddhima speak with their highschool Principal Gerry Schiller. It's been almost 15 years since they've graduated from highschool but that doesn't stop Dr G and Buddhima from learning a few lessons on what being a Principal was like from Mr Schiller's perspective.
Dr G and Buddhima share their thoughts on the episode with Mahesh Paramasivan. They discuss the value of being present, the importance of planning and Dr G shares the mental model he's conceptualised for how Mahesh views piece of mind.
There have been many firsts at SFG but this one is particularly special. Join Dr G and Buddhima as they share an SFG first - a live rapping performance by the great Mahesh (Heshy P). Beyond his surreal rapping skills, Mahesh is a humble and generous soul who is committed to making the lives of the people around him better. Find out what greatness looks like when it's not focussed on upward mobility through a career.
Dr G and Buddhima share their reflections on their episode with Connor and Jerome - Episode 23. They share some meaningful moments playing "Real Talk" - a set of cards that encourage deeper conversation and vulnerability. Get your deck at https://www.thezoopnetwork.com/shop/p/real-talk.
In this episode Dr G and Buddhima share some vulnerable moments with Connor Scott and Jerome Lugo. They share their experiences with normalising vulnerability and the birth of the Zoop Network, holding your people accountable to selfcare and looking after themselves and destigmatising talking about mental health.
Dr G and Buddhima deep dive into Heshan's episode and reflect on some of the wisdom shared through his lived experience. They explore the power of asking the right questions, what learnings from Heshan's experience can be implemented in our lives and the concept of the "mindset magnet".
Heshan Fernando is someone who has solved for his greatness. Join us as we explore how he took one of the most stressful and challenging moments of his life and turned it into the best thing that's ever happened to him. He took a leap of faith and changed the way he viewed himself and money to invest in his personal development and growth. He is now empowering others and sharing his story on how they can take control of their personal journey and turn stress into growth.
Dr G and Buddhima reflect on Glenn's sage advice for those of us that want to one day sit in the CEO chair and explore the six steps on what's needed to succeed on the path to CEO.
Glenn shares some of his experiences within Councils as a CEO and the current and future role Council within our society. Glenn also shares how to build and invest in your people as a leader and how failure has helped him develop self-awareness.
In this episode Dr G and Buddhima explore some of the wisdom that was shared by Ossie in Episode 17. This episode covers the coaching vs mentorship, the benefits of knowing your Myers Briggs Type Indicator and how preferential thinking can reinforce behaviours.
We explore Ossie Martinz's greatness, his thoughts on leadership, his experience with transitioning from Local Government into education as the Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University. Ossie provides SFG's very first live performance with his two beautifully written songs: ‘Thoughts of only you’ and ‘Hoping your soul is free’.
Dr G and Buddhima share their reflections on the very special conversation with Chithrani in the Mother's Day episode.
In this very special episode, we explore an amazing, selfless and strong human being - Chithrani Palipana. This episode is about unconditional love, resilience, adversity, never giving up and dreaming big. This episode is a tribute to each and every amazing mother out there. We hope you like it! If you would like to support a beautiful cause and give to our community, Chithrani works closely with the following charities:
https://www.thecarersfoundation.org/
https://www.journey2learn.org.au/
https://www.babygiveback.org/
http://www.mylittlescholars.com.au/
https://www.wellways.org/
http://carersqld.com.au/
http://yourcaringway.com.au/
Dr G and Buddhima share their reflections on their thought provoking episode with Lucy Richards. Dr G reflects on what "being present" means to him and how he finds every moment occurring for the first time awe inspiring.
Lucy Richards is a thoughtful and intriguing human being. She was the inaugural CEO of Smiling Mind, a finalist for Victorian Young Australian of the Year in 2016, Head of Brand and Strategy at The Resilience Project, an Executive Leadership and Business Coach, co-created a The Divine Postal Service with her followers and started a social enterprise - The School for Social Change to drive the next generation of change makers. Join Dr G and Buddhima as they share their thoughts with Lucy on mental health advocacy, the meaning of life and embracing nothingness.
Dr G and Buddhima share their insights after their conversation with Dr Marli Watt as well as their take on the meaning of life.
Dr Marli shares with us some of her wisdom in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) from her experience as an NLP Trainer at the Life Coaching Academy and Executive Leadership Coach. She has made a remarkable impact on Dr G's and Buddhima's lives and has helped realise our greatness, maximise our potential to create massive impact!
In this episode, we share what we learned from our chat with Bathiya Jayakody, what we've applied in our lives and how it's going for us. Dr G shares his interpretation of the entrepreneurial mindset and how that relates to the Japanese concept of Ikigai. Buddhima also provides some insight into coaching yourself out of feeling disempowered.
Bathiya Jayakody makes a strong case for why we should all strive to be entrepreneurs and how we could take the word "job" out of our vocabulary. He also shares his great achievements in the Sri Lankan music industry and provides some incredible coaching to help our podcast grow.
In Part 3 we discuss whether it's society that disables us and Gihan's explanation of "disability" vs "different ability". And how Dr Dinesh's recollection of one of his favourite books - the Checklist Manifesto helped Buddhima relate to the redesign of the train system in Japan.
In Part 2 we explore Dr G's framework for approaching adversity using Dinesh's unique perspective and we try to come up with questions our listeners can take away from our own experiences.
In our first episode for 2022 we'll be reflecting on our previous episode with Dr Dinesh. There was so much wisdom and insight from our conversation that we wanted to unpack and revisit with our listeners. We're aiming to change things up and try release this episode as a three part series.
Dr Dinesh Palipana is 'Australia's Most Handsome Doctor' and the Queensland Australian of the Year in 2021. He has quadriplegia but after sharing some of his greatness, it's unclear whether he actually has a disability. A MUST listen!
Is empowerment more than a buzzword? What does it mean to feel empowered and is it important to feel this way? We explore what empowerment means to us and how it can help us realise our greatness and maximise our potential to create massive impact.
Have you had to confront fatigue in your life? Maybe you're feeling fatigued right now? Join us as we discuss what fatigue means to us, how we can confront it and explore what works for us. Spoiler alert: we're still figuring it out.
Join us as Dr G shares some of the wisdom he's gained through working in a nursing home, his unique perspectives on happiness and conceptualising the relationship between a doctor and nursing home resident.
Was there ever a time in your life where you felt like you couldn't speak up or speak out? Join us as we discuss what psychological safety means to us, why it's important and how we can cultivate it.
In this episode we'll explore how Solve for Greatness was born, what greatness means to us and where we see our conversations going into the future.
Throughout our lives we've learned in one way or another to avoid conflict or difficult situations. We've often heard the phrase: "don't touch the stove because it's hot" but are there situations where we could benefit from touching the stove?