Every man has a decision to make. To reach out for the greatness set before them. The only thing it will cost you, is everything.

Which decision will you make?

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What if... life could be so much more.

What do I mean? Get in touch on Instagram, or email me aaron@inyourelement.fm.

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It's been a while. InYourElement is being reinvented, thanks for your patience.

In this one, I am sharing some of the inner dialogue which would play in my mind over the last few years. I share what I speak to myself.

"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" - Red Queen, Alice in Wonderland

Ever feel like you're stuck? Running in the same place?

Want to find out more about purpose? Get in touch!

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In a left-brain dominant society, we're quick to see the value of IQ - but - developing your EQ, can hold the keys to becoming the best leader, entrepreneur, and engineer you can be.

In this conversation, Noble Gibbens drops some wisdom around the superpower that is EQ - and how you can develop more of it in your own life.

We touch on:

• What EQ, emotional health & emotional fitness actually mean.
• The one emotional skill that is holding back most executives from becoming world-class leaders.
• How to develop your own 'emotional fitness' program, and grow your emotional capacity to process intense emotions.

Books, Apps & Resources we mention

Mood Meter (App that Noble uses to track his emotions): https://moodmeterapp.com

The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk

Dare to Lead - Brené Brown

Find Noble

EQ Gangster (Previously EQ For Entrepreneurs):

Website: https://www.eqgangster.com

Podcast: https://www.eqgangster.com/podcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenoblegibbens/

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Some people have the misfortune of going through extreme hardship, pain, and suffering in life. It becomes so easily to develop a victim mentality and throw in the towel. Few have the courage to use that suffering and become a version of themselves that was stronger than they’ve ever been.

When Barke started sharing her story, I took a back seat, and just listened.

The story that followed was one of incredible hardship, abuse, harassment, and a journey to find immense courage, leadership, and purpose. Barke truly is an inspiration, and a leader.

Find Barke

Barke Be Your Own Hero (Website): https://www.barkebeyourownhero.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulpurposeleaders/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarkeKamuss

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In this one, Jocelyn Brady - Brain Coach from Portland, Oregon shows us how we can mix neuroscience with storytelling and humour to captivate the hearts and minds of those we want to influence.

We cover:

• How Jocelyn helped Skype to give away their own couch
• Why you're ‘running on the hamster wheel’, and some practical techniques for instilling awareness
• Tools and strategies to avoid burnout, and rebalance

Find Jocelyn

Tiny Tips & More (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGQAm7AlSKTAyZI83f5XxaQ/

Scribe Story Studios: https://www.scribestorystudios.com

Joceln Brady (Website): https://jocelynbrady.squarespace.com

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What did you previously think you were incapable of? How about completing a marathon without sight? In your sixties? It turns out, if you're like Gail, you don't need eyes to see.

Gail Hamilton is no stranger to challenge and adversity, having lost her sight at the age of eleven, due to medical complications - but that doesn’t seem to phase her. Gail lives a fulfilling, adventerous, challenging, and peaceful life - and in this conversation, she shares some of the wisdom she’s gathered over the course of her life.

In this episode, we touch on:

• Using 'internal vision' to see, even without eyes.
• How to cope with imperfections in life.
• Why everyone deserves to be held at the same level of expectation, regardless of ability or background.

Find Gail

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soaring.into.greatness/

Soaring Into Greatness (Website): https://soaringintogreatness.com

Soaring Into Greatness (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soaring-into-Greatness-Womans-Vision/dp/1500994324

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Frustration and not feeling good enough are no strangers to many of us Type-A go-getters. For a lot of people, this constant pressure often does lead to success, but with a cost.

In this episode, Kyran shares his struggles - having gone from International Boxer, to couch-surfer, in-debt, and battling an eating disorder. He now uses this experience to help others achieve what he calls Total Mental Performance.

Cliffnotes:

• Your 'personal boardroom' can help keep you accountable, and advise you amidst many of life's trials.
• The same thinking that got you to the top, won't keep you there - or even go further.
• You can engineer your lifestyle to achieve total mental performance through a three phase framework.
• Giving yourself permission for ‘structured rest’ will keep you consistently able to gear up for the next sprint.

Resource & Links

Total Mental Performance: https://totalmentalperformance.com

Jordan Peterson's Self-Authoring Programme: https://www.selfauthoring.com

Find Kyran

TMP (Site): https://totalmentalperformance.com

TMP (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/totalmentalperformance/

Kyran O'Neill (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/kyranluisoneill/

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Whether you're pitching your next startup, or trying to score some extra points with the barista - telling a good story can supercharge your ability to connect with others.

Bryce Conlan, founder of Narrative Advantage, doesn’t sell products. He sells stories, and more specifically, helps other companies and brands sell stories too.

In this one, we cover how

• The active role listeners play in storytelling
• Humans are biologically primed to decode information through stories
• The three kinds of stories that you need to know to define yourself, your business, and build great teams
• Changing the story you tell yourself can change you

Find Bryce

Narrative Advantage & (The four 'awakward' conversations guide): https://www.narrativeadvantage.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conlanbryce

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From entrepreneurs making a mark to elite athletes and genius creatives, everyone has a story to tell. This Podcast uncovers those very stories, along with the insights that can help you find your element.

If you want to build a great product, a large audience, and a big heart, build empathy.

Arvid Kahl, prominent voice in the Indie Hacker community, and one of the kindest people I've interviewed to date, grew his own startup to $55k/month in revenue, and then sold this to live a life on his own terms.

This was a fascinating episode, where we uncovered how Arvid:

• Built a SaaS company from the ground up to earn 55k a month, and then sell this off for a life changing amount of money.
• Wrote his last book with the help of 500+ people, ensuring it was a smashing success on day one.
• Went from 400 to 20k+ followers by “going where the stuff already happens”, and being more empathetic.

Find Arvid

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl

'The Bootstrapped Founder': https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

'The Embedded Entrepreneur': https://embeddedentrepreneur.com

'Zero to Sold': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Sold-Start-Bootstrapped-Business-ebook/dp/B08BWZS8VN

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Passion has the power to change things. Because it changes you.

This week's episode is a short spoken word on the very thing that drives each of our biggest decisions, achievements, and adventures in life - passion.

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Relationships make the world go round.

We’re social creatures, and we thrive off of connection, it’s an essential part of being. We were made to connect.

While some day you will fade away, your legacy will continue to live on in the memory of others. That is the quickest path to immortality.

So what do you want that memory to be? 

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Stories make the world go round. They are a part of everything we do. Stories have the power to invoke feelings - a sense of mystery, inspiration, awe, suspense, joy, fear, and sadness.

Choose your words, tell good stories, and listen with your whole being - do these three things, and you can instill a sense of presence that captivates those around you. 

Check out Part 2 of our conversation!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DCayuIGJTgcLOPjAh2ccg?si=ft_bkygpTTWYP8JshJ-6Hg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/bonus-episode-i-am-my-element-ft-aaron-baw-host-inyourelement/id1558841578?i=1000520272312

In this one, we have a laugh with self-proclaimed "lord amongst men", king of Aussie banter, Mitch Kelly, host of the "Life's a Mitch" Podcast - quickly topping the charts as one of the most popular Podcasts in Australia.

This is part one of a two part conversation with Mitch. In Part 2, Mitch interviews me, where we uncover some of my own story, favourite childhood games, deepest fears, and laugh a whole lot more.

Interested in Part 2? Stay tuned on Mitch's Podcast.

Find Mitch

Podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/lifes-a-mitch-podcast/id1558841578

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bkXh5PV4KzcF4ZLzDazP9?si=BcV950H_TKG7bSVmGi_beQ&nd=1

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mitch-kelly-7

Socials

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifesamitchpodcast/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifesamitch_podcast/

Jarie believes that all creative work follows some kind of framework. You just might not be able to define it. Understanding how you can apply constraints and frameworks to creative work can make all the difference.

Jarie is a self-proclaimed 'Engineer by training, and entrepreneur by nature'. With over two decades of experience in startups and Integrated Circuit design, Jarie has an incredible story to share.

In this episode, we uncover Jarie's incredible story as a serial entrepreneur, and learn:

• Why constraints can supercharge the creative process 
• The similarities between storytelling and engineering
• Lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur

Find Jarie

The Entrepreneur Ethos (Podcast): https://theentrepreneurethos.com

The Daily MBA: https://www.thedailymba.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailymba

How would you react if you jumped into a Lyft ride with Demi Lovato? Bianca has seen and done it all. With extensive experience in Digital Marketing, she shares some of her learnings about Social Media, and what it means to live well (hint: you should probably buy a Peloton).

Find Bianca

Please Don't Kick Me Out Podcast: https://pleasedontkickmeout.com

Socials: https://linktr.ee/pleasedontkickmeout

Bianca get's 'Lyfted' by Demi Lovato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rifMGMPAAHM

What does it mean to be a person? Should we grant personhood to Robots? What might happen if we do?

As we catapult ourselves into 2021 and beyond, we're standing amidst developments in AI and Robotics that are taking place at break-neck speed. As ethical, moral, and philosophical work lags behind - Joshua K. Smith is asking tough questions about how we should live with, and treat Robots.

In this one, we talk about:

• What it means to be a person
• Why it might be a good idea to grant legal personhood to a Robot
• Understanding how humans might treat Robots, with or without legal protections
• An ideal future

Find Joshua:

Website: https://www.joshuaksmith.org

"Robotic Persons: Our future with Social Robots": https://www.amazon.com/Robotic-Persons-Future-Social-Robots/dp/1664219749/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jksmith8806

The last in a short series of reflective solo essays. Interviews are back next week.

Time is the one thing we can all spend, yet never get back. Each one of us is given around 640,000 hours to lead the live we choose to live, starting with 24 of those each and every day. 

How are you going to choose to spend that time?

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW3riEz9kDw .

This year alone - amidst a global pandemic, recession, and immense geo-political instability, the world has seen change at an alarming pace. As 2020 wraps up, this short spoken essay serves as tribute to the 423m tall lump of limestone which has been through it all, and never seems to change. Gibraltar.