Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Ryan Duffy
Previously Mightier Than The Sword Podcast. The podcast for Superhero Mentality. Short 10-15 minute segments where we have listeners have their say and discuss issues, ideas and inspirations that we interpret from our favourite hero’s from every media!
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up..”
“IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF BRAVERY TO STAND UP TO OUR ENEMIES, BUT JUST AS MUCH TO STAND UP TO OUR FRIENDS.” In this short episode we refer to the wise words of Dumbledore and we talk and share about standing up to friends and family.
Sep 1, 2022
10 min
These are not the droids you’re looking for
An episode where we discuss 3 real life Jedi and Sith mind tricks you may already be aware of and use and don’t know it yet!
Jun 2, 2022
23 min
They Think I’m hiding in the shadows
Personification, belief systems and Projection of intention. 3 things we discuss while taking away from the opening quotes of The Batman!
Apr 15, 2022
16 min
Why do we fall Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up
This episode I’m going to Discuss one of if not the most well know superhero movie quote Say “Why do we fall” Sometimes you can invest you heart and soul into something and it doesn’t come to fruition This is what happened in my case, and why I have taken so long to create this episode I was trying to understand, breakdown, decipher, coke to terms with a reflect on rejection. I invested 5 years worth of myself into something and when opportunity came knocking I wasn’t successful, for terms relating to todays theme I had fallen We talk about: What comes with Failure “I’m not good enough” Blind support from others “Things happen for a reason” Finally, How we can learn to pick ourselves up!
Nov 25, 2021
16 min
Managing COVID
This is episode 19, where we are going to talk about managing COVID using the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum!   Now this sounds super fancy but to surprise you this is something I learnt when I was super young   Through Green lantern!
Sep 2, 2021
20 min
Push through the pain, giving up hurts more
Using the psych of the Prince of Saiyan’s, Vegeta! We look at the power of perseverance!
Aug 24, 2021
22 min
Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk
Lessons from Tony Stark! Well at least 3 that I’ve learnt by “running before walking” 1. You’re forced to self reflect I knew immediately after once the actually job was revealed that I was not qualified for this! Internal thoughts were screaming “I am going to look so stupid. How will I even figure this out? “This is completely absurd. Not possible” But instead, what I did reflect on, was why I was capable of the job and if anything why I believe it was the right candidate for them. I focused on my strengths, my brand and was confident that I was going to be something they weren’t prepared for in a good way. I never lied, if anything addressed the lack of qualification requirement before they did. But I sold myself, my brand, my potential and my ambition. My current career is within sales, and without coming across as chauvinistic I’m confident I can sell Ice to an eskimo, so selling myself wasn’t going to be an issue. But I learnt in this process, that not only that I could identify these strengths that I really hadn’t focused on before, but I was impressing myself on the capabilities of my own worth. Not that Ive ever considered myself not worthy of anything, but I saw this numerical number That I considered unreachable in my current experience and time of life but I was wrong, and the feedback confirmed it. I was more than capable of running before walking, and now I wonder have I been ‘walking’ for too long? 2. You’re forced to self empathise Running before walking is an immediate decision, it’s your decision, and therefore your responsibility and you own self accountability for the result. I had always had someone around me to ask for help and compassion when I unsure of myself, they’d provide feedback and I’d learn, grow and become better, stronger! Whether it was one of my parents, a sibling, a friend, or a colleague, I had people around me, but I didn’t know how to discuss this process, or was fearful of discussing other opportunities to my current place of work about another, I’m not intending to leave my current place of work so discussing this would make me feel guilty, even though I was sure initially the job wouldn’t be in the cards for me anyway . So when I got the result and the feedback, besides my wife and the small amount of family I told, there wasn’t that large support group I’d normally rely on for this type of back up of sooth, so I I found ways to self-empathise. learn how without back up, you can back up yourself, a type of self reliance. 3. You learn new skills Now this doesn’t mean you have to have come up with something brand new, or have re-invented the wheel. In my case I learnt that the skills I posses were much more prominent and powerful compare to what I thought they were. To compare myself to Tony stark, when he completed his Mach 2 suit, eagerly after making the first one in a cave. I feel like that now, I feel like the skills that I already had, Ive seen how they can be used, how they or I am worth and when I had that realisation after the first interview, I felt like I had my knew ironman suit on and when the 2nd interview came I was willing to run with it, not test it out. I was confident. Now moving forward Past this interview, I’ve discovered they these skills, powers, abilities I have a limitless potential and Im already working on my next project, my next Iron Man suit. Watch this space
Jul 20, 2021
18 min
Who decides Limits?
I don’t know about you but this quote resonates too well right now. The world is in such an odd space right now. Here in Australia it’s safe to say we’re in a space moving away from the Pandemic. But now we’re presented with a different type of problem. Employment, the economy and a overall massive want of financial stability at an individual level. But there seems to be a generation who are somewhat unaffected, Gen Z. Their ignorant view of everyday employment and the influence of social media has been a catalyst to how money can be earnt They found the limitations of the 9-5 and fight for a better way. Dont get me wrong, I still believe that consistency and security of a job is far more important but maybe it’s these limiting beliefs that prevent me from taking the right risks to project me forward. It’s this idea of pushing limits or or complacency for them we’ll talk about today
Jun 24, 2021
11 min
With Great Power comes great responsibility
In the real world, I believe, “With great power comes great responsibility” informs us in important ways, morals, actions and reactions and the idea around duty, this stems from parents, managers and doctors and far more. In this episode we talk about authority and Responsibility vs accountability.
Apr 15, 2021
12 min
The SnyderCut!
Now this episode with be a little different to others I had a lot of family and friends, not ware of the controversy attached to the first film and wonder why a re-release of the same film was being done. 1. What is the Snyder Cut  2. Why was its release important  3. The stand out quotes the truly give the movie some sustenance.
Apr 1, 2021
22 min
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