Elena Brand is an avid second hand shopper and on one trip she discovered a book … a book that triggered a life change, relationship changes and ultimately a career change. The book was “The Tibetan book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche. All of Elena’s life changes occurred after reading just 25 % of the book and engaging in a 10 minute exercise about dying … so, with some experience in living but no experience in dying, she had the realisation there was more to life.

Travis Thomas started Team Buffalo with a deep belief that there can be a space for conscious, leadership driven organisations. He built this company on the idea of being honest and “calling things” as they are. His WTF Wednesday’s are testament to this. Learn from Travis how this can work for your business. www.teambuffalo.co

Jacinta had a life changing health incident in her early 30’s. Her father had been “nagging her for 4 years” to get tested for a cancer gene he knew he had … and had a 50% chance of passing it on. Finally, after much coaxing she visited the medical professionals to be checked … and hopefully cleared…BUT that wasn’t to be the case. The resulting 3.5cm tumor in her bowel meant she was in surgery within 3 weeks. Taking the time to reflect after the surgery she began to focus on what was ahead of her in her life…and her mortality.

“What happens to a DREAM deferred?” Susan is from New Mexico in the USA, but has lived most of her adult life in Perth, Western Australia. The desire was to take her husband and two boys to the US … to live, to connect with family and be “part of the mundane in each others lives.” BUT, after over 3 years of careful planning, the ‘moment’ of leaving WA coincided with the world being exposed to a global pandemic. The plans, the future, the expectations of a different life were literally tipped upside down.

Vicki Barry is a leader in Perth when it comes to planning for end of life. She found this ‘purpose’ in life by accident … literally by an accident when she was only 17 years old. This passion has lead Vicki to become involved in the “Advance Care Planning” movement, where she teaches people how to be pro-active in carefully planning for their death. This has resulted into her setting up a Not for Profit called “The Departure Lounge”. You can find Vicki at one of her “Perth Death Cafe” gatherings where interested people come together in a safe space to discuss everything about death and dying. Check out their Facebook page for the next event:- https://www.facebook.com/PerthDeathCafe

Neil Harrison joined the Whitfords Sea Rescue over 6 years ago as a volunteer with the idea of just helping out the community of “boaties” on a weekend afternoon. But never in his wildest dreams did he think he would become so involved in “emergency first response”… and even attend a fatal shark attack during his first year of volunteering.

Nick Lim openly admits at the start of this podcast, he’s been someone who’s fairly afraid of being caught out … of not knowing enough. He also says … “I’m always looking for endorsement, authority … someone to say you’re the right person”. Yet he is recognised around town as a hustler, someone who connects people and gets things done. In fact, I first met Nick during the organisation of a massive design thinking event he was leading. In this episode, we get to understand how this possible paradox has played out for Nick and most recently how he has done some truely significant things … things he and others least expected.

Nevellene Linquist has had a successful career in both commercial businesses and organisations in the Not for Profit sector. Over the years her professional development has enabled her to acquire new knowledge and understand interesting concepts, however a couple of years ago her participation in the 10 month long ELIAS program (Engaging Leaders Innovating Across Sectors) … changed everything. In her own words … “I was a new person”. This program combined the structure of the Centre for Social Impact at UWA with the internationally acclaimed Presencing Institute’s concept of Theory U, in a program of experiential and adaptive learning.

Amy and David Bandy faced a challenge many couples experience when trying to start a family…mother nature was not cooperating. The traditional approach of IVF was also not a guarantee, so Amy took it upon herself to embrace nature and all things spiritual. She listened to family, sought advice from many experts, including practitioners from non-traditional fields … but most importantly followed her own intuition.

Justin Davies has spent his career continually trying to “keep off the rocks” whilst learning as it goes. Starting one business within weeks of the Tech Wreck in the early 2000’s and then setting up his current business Emergination in 2008 … right in the middle of the 2008 financial crash. He honed his sales skills in the digital world right at the start of the internet era … at a time when business models were changing all the time. All trying to keep up with the continually changing technology. As a pioneer in tech innovation in WA, Justin has played a pivotal role in shaping the local business scene and in a way that involved “just having a go” in an ever changing business environment.