ThisThat Podcast: Recent Episodes
Liam Lawson
Selfishly exploring 'success' from the naive viewpoint that only an overly optimistic 23yo can provide.
Not sure what to do with your life? Me neither. Join me as I explore the central theme of success across different disciplines that pique my curiosity:
→ entrepreneurship → music/music production → creators → actors/filmmaking → self-development → fitness/health → philosophy → travelling/adventure
My goal is to humanise the idea of 'success' - to understand the WHY & HOW behind the people from different disciplines.
EP34 is a favourite from recent memory. Today's guest is Riz Iqbal from Words Of Rizdom. Riz spends his time on a multitude of pursuits including trading, coaching, podcasting & more. Furthermore he's a father, a husband and an inspirational figure to many. If you're looking for guidance or an insight in to the life of a full-time trader follow him on his socials below:
🔗 YouTube
🔗 Podcast
Been on a bit of a hiatus recently with guest no-shows and other external factors but we're back with a bit of a fun one. A recap with my friend Dylan Alexander after a little time off. Questions about life. Enjoy.
Incredibly fun episode this one. Matt from the Melbourne meditation centre took me through his experience of finding meditation in India, transcendent experiences & how he started his now booming meditation business.
Matt's Links
🔑 Website
My Links
I sat down with Gavan Hogan of 5 Senses Coffee for a conversation on coffee, relationships, travelling & the continued success of 5 Senses. Gavan was the first person to give me the time of day in Melbourne & 3 days in to my Australia journey he invited me down to explore their roastery. 6 months later I'm here again. As mentioned, some of the audio is harder to hear (even with post production levelling efforts) but all in all it's a pretty epic episode.
5 Senses Links
🔑 Website
🔑 Shop
My Links
Literally just as the title says. On Sunday 26th of February I ran a marathon around Melbourne, Australia.
Recorded before, during & after to give as much insight as possible in to my experience.
If you've got any questions drop em to my socials below:
Fasted for 48 hours in an attempt to gain new insights about my hunger threshold and possibly even philosophical insights. All I learned was that I can get really hungry and fasting doesn't make for a very good podcast.
27 is my lucky number so I have a good feeling about this episode. Wether it serves as a memory of the past or a chapter of something new I'm unsure yet but it's a good place to launch off from.
Insights:
→ Ho Chi Minh traffic moves like a fish
→ Don't let Swiss men ride motorbikes
→ Vietnamese wedding's are dope
→ Hanoi is one of my favourite places on the planet
→ Don't shit yourself & die
My Links
Stories from that time I sold everything, booked a one way ticket to Nepal and started what's been a year long adventure around the world.
Links
One of those conversations where it feels like you're speaking to your brother, father & friend at the same time.
Key Insights:
- You can choose what noise you tune in to
- Religion delivers purpose but can also hold individuals back from extreme ambition
- Being a dad takes the cake as the hardest job
- Finding a mentor can massively improve your quality of life & trajectory
Guest’s Links
🔑 Website
My Links
As always, a follow and a rating would be muy apreciado x
Key Insights:
- You're often the only one holding yourself back from progress
- `Corporate Risk Management is actually an incredible job
- I can't take compliments at all
- As you get older, you start to feel younger
Guest’s Links
🔑 Website
🔑 Podcasts/YouTube
🔑 DesireToTrade
My Links
As always, a follow and a rating would be muy apreciado x
Always love having conversations with people the same age as myself.
Key Insights:
- Creating an 'Impossible List' is a way to build self-belief
- Put yourself in tough situations, work through them
- You adjust to your environment, surround yourself with winners
- Birkenstocks are comparable to Spotify playlists
- You can put your friends in a CRM - it's called caring
Louis's Links
🔑 Website
🔑 YouTube
🔑 Podcast
My Links
As always, a follow and a rating would be muy apreciado x
Without a doubt my favourite episode to date.
Today's episode features First Press owners Jimmy & Hamish. With a common vision of re-defining the coffee market with ethically sourced, excellent cold-drip coffee FirstPress was formed in 2013. Since then they've grown & expanded to the point where they're stocked nationwide in Woolies, Coles & a plethora of health markets. I loved this conversation in particular; their humility, openness & authenticity really opened my eyes & ears.
I can't wait for you to listen.
Key Insights:
→ Start your business regardless of roadblocks, logistics can be handled later
→ Got to have an irrational optimism to start
→ Biz inertia is real. Once you start, progress compounds
→ Always keep the bigger picture in mind
→ Insecurity drives ambition
→ Success can be shared
FirstPress Links
🔑 Website
My Links
Results utterly speak for themselves...
Jack H Woods has honed and perfected a training strategy over time that has him absolutely shredded in less than 5 minutes per session. Honestly didn't believe it 'till I saw it for myself and actually tried the workout with him.
Best Insights 👀
→ All gains are made at the point of hypertrophy, which can be reached immediately
→ Functional fitness has improved all other aspects of Jack's life
→ People often suffer from misunderstanding their emotional triggers
→ Three pillars to a good life are: relationships, physical health & meaningful work
→ I'm not as strong as I thought I was
Jack's Links:
🔑 Website
My Links
Bit of an interesting one here....
Messaged a girl on hinge, asked her to do a podcast prior to meeting me at all, somehow the first person I asked agreed to do it.
Main Topics
→ Open relationships
→ Gender roles in society
→ Who should pay on the first date?
→ What age group fucks the best?
→ How shit is my Hinge profile?
→ Why am I publicising this when my mum & dad listen to the podcast?
Hannah's Links
Nope.
ThisThat Podcast Links
Episode 19 details Wandering Nick's experience from growing up in Indonesia to fighting for his country to creating travel content on YouTube.
🤞 Favourite Moments
→ Growing up in a foreign country, lessons learned in connection
→ Plans to re-visit a former war-zone as a veteran
→ Staying true to your standards, refusing to compromise on them
→ Creating long-form content in a saturated market
→ Men's rights & the dissolvement of traditional values
→ The power of creation
Nick's Links
🔑 YouTube
My Links
As always please leave a rating and follow the podcast. Any feedback is always appreciated.
Sachin & Adam are 2 Australian podcasters specialising in the tech & VC industry. They came on to my radar when I googled 'Top Aussie Podcasters' a few months ago so this episode is pretty wild for me with a google search becoming reality.
The duo started their podcast on a university exchange in Utrecht & since then have been building the podcast. Some of my favourite parts of the episode include discussions on: the importance of just getting started, the need for an interesting life to make an interesting podcast, the grit and determination required to create something incredible, the importance of living a rich life, how 'crazy' people are those that produce the best art & more.
Sachin & Adam's Links:
Podcast
Sachin
Adam
My Links
Any rating and follow of the show would be much appreciated!
Alex Banks is a digital entrepreneur building: Tribescaler to over $10k MRR & Throu The Noise to over 17k newsletter subscribers.
Having quit the corporate life, Alex has pursued digital entrepreneurship and has landed primarily in the field of AI where he both builds through Tribescaler and reports his findings in Throu The Noise. In our discussion we cover everything from AI personalisation to the innate feeling of the right path to philosophy, speech, mindset & much much more.
Alex's links:
- Tribescaler
- Throu The Noise
My links:
As always a follow & rating for the podcast is much appreciated!
Today's episode details the experience of Kirsten Moodie & her long journey through understanding her chronic pain & how to deal with it. While initially she was showered with bandaid solutions and a plethora of drugs, she's ultimately found that a holistic approach that focuses directly on tackling the pain head on works best. She's recently started a weekly blog to detail her experiences with chronic pain which can be found through her Instagram or Website:
https://www.instagram.com/_kirstenmoodie/
https://kirstenmoodie.wixsite.com/achesgains
Warren Mulvey has a super inspiring story - going from working barely minimum wage jobs at 20 years old to making over $10k per month less than a year later. We talk about D2D sales in miserable Ireland, the importance of a gameplan and how sales has affected his life outside of work. If you want to hear more from him:
https://twitter.com/warrenmulvey02
Episode 14 of ThisThat Podcast is with Andrew Lawson (my brother). He's made buckets in crypto, lost £80k in 6 hours, travelled the world, done everything under the sun & now is finding more peace and tranquility in his life at age 26.
Episode 13 hails from a good friend & designer of mine Remi Dubois. To summarise the episode: travels in Nepal, making awesome Japanese cabinets, finding fulfilment in work. To see more of Remi's work, head over here:
https://www.instagram.com/remi_dubois_design/
Today we get to look inside the mind of one of the bolder people I know. We talk about risk tolerance, quitting jobs to increase the pressure to succeed and our hunger for wanting more out of life. For new listeners we delve in to the complexities of Forex Trading, the AMC/GME short squeeze & the importance 'repetitions'.
In this episode we explore the acting/movie industry. We talk about the exact way a newbie can break through in to the industry and moreover how an insider views the current state. We also explore travelling, couchsurfing & character.
Today's episode details exactly how Sam Larkworthy got started as a Personal Trainer in Melbourne. He takes an evidence based approach to fitness - using biomechanics and a psychology background to motivate and get the best out of his clients. We talk everything from ideal rep range, advice for new starters, steroids and somehow end up on the topic of egyptology.
Socials - Instagram @samlarkworthypt
Please leave feedback below in the Q & A section
Episode 9 is with my housemate Nakita Podreka here in Melbourne, Australia. At 24 she works as a brand assistant within a massive advertising agency and encapsulates the idea of the 'young professional'. She speaks on the best and worst things about the industry, what personalities are most suited for the job and how to deal with a wide array of clients. Outside of work she runs marathons and has been doing so from the age of 20. The insights taken from her experience fully display her tenacity, will and positive attitude.
Probably the funniest conversation I've had to date on the pod. What I love most about the podcast format is how much I find out about friends that I wouldn't over something simple such as a coffee or a beer. Perhaps formalities useful even in the most informal of circumstances.
Episode 7 is with an ex-flatmate and good friend from back home - Nathan Goutcher. Aside from working with one of the major financial institutions, he's also sparked a recent interest in climbing, bouldering and stealing all of my runescape armour.
Episode 6 is with my good friend Gemma Murphy - a student journalist with a passion for adventure, travelling, writing, reading, social rights & the term "my guy".
Episode 5 is with a very good friend of mine - Mathew Steeples. We talk about a shared love/nostalgia for motorsports, our propensity for risk & the psychological makeup of big 4 employees (all amidst a sea of technical difficulties).
My brother Andrew joins me for episode 4 of the podcast where we talk about pretty much everything bar but we're supposed to.
Dylan Alexander relays his experience of the private yacht life from an engineer's perspective.