Inside The Champions Mind

In this episode Laurence and Marcus discuss what’s involved in creating change. Whilst we are all creatures of change there’s a voice inside all of us that’s demanding to maintain the status quo. The guys talk about how to overcome that voice and go about the process of evolution. The post ITCM 45: Evolving Yourself appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

“There is no such thing as an inconsequential lie”, says personal growth leader Gary King. In this episode LT & Marcus describe lying as a behaviour of mediocrity and at the same time “fess up” to some pretty big lies they have been telling themselves recently. The post ITCM 44: Are You Lying To Yourself appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Marcus and Laurence discuss the often overlooked “secret” ingredient to major success – The Slight Edge. Marcus has been reading the book with the same name and together, Marcus & LT go through the major “Slight Edge’s” in all areas of life that are predictors for success, and also the consequences if we don’t apply Listen In The post ITCM 43: Success’s Secret Ingredient: The Slight Edge appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

How do you respond when change strikes? WHen a child is born, when you lose a loved one, when a new job is offered, or when you lose a job – how do you respond? In this episode Laurence and Marcus discuss how we all deal with change differently – both change that feels good and change that doesn’t feel good – and how change can be the catalyst to reflect on our life and take it to a whole new level. The post ITCM 42: Dealing with Change appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

After Laurence’s visit to the dentist and the subsequent removal of plaque, the guys discuss how “plaque” builds up in our mind to create “stinkin thinkin” and what we can do to rid ourselves of it, or at least temper it. Both Laurence and Marcus draw on recent life events to draw out the process and provide ideas and solutions to not only quit the stinkin thinkin but to move on to realising our dreams. The post ITCM 41: Quit the Stinkin Thinkin appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

With the first quarter of the calendar year almost done, Laurence and Marcus use LT’s 6-step process to reflect on the first 12 weeks of 2014 and re-set ourselves for the next 90 days. A great podcast if you feel like your goals or plans for the year need to be jazzed up and re-clarified.  The post ITCM 40: The 90 Day Reset appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In the midst of flat-out lives and with so many stressors and “bad” events going on in either our lives or the world around us, it can be easy to think that the world is making LOTS of mistakes and that we live in an imperfect world. In this episode, Marcus & LT explore the idea of seeing the world as being in a place of constant perfection, despite the challenges that we all face on a daily basis. The post ITCM 39: Finding Perfection appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

If you are listening to this you are more than likely a very driven, focussed person. But even the most focussed people get procrastinated, and Laurence is the firs to put his hand up as a big one! In this episode the guys thrash out just why we procrastinate, it’s advantages, disadvantages, and strategies for Listen In The post ITCM 38: Fighting Procrastination appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Following another epic loss by Laurence’s beloved 49ers (which left LT gutted!), Marcus & LT take it a step further and discuss just how we deal with loss in our lives, be it big or small. People deal with loss in so many ways and whilst there is no right or wrong way to do it, the guys explain what they do and what they believe are more empowering ways to deal with loss. The post ITCM 37: Overcoming Loss appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Marcus recounts his overwhelm at all the plans he has for 2014 and Laurence works through just how to recognise overwhelm and more importantly get over it so that we can be the best versions of ourselves.  The post ITCM 36: Getting over overwhelm appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Gone are the days when the only way to learn new skills and information was via reading books and attending classes. In this edition of ITCM Laurence and Marcus reflect on their learning highlights from 2013 and uncover what books, podcasts, videos, movies, classes and audiobooks they look forward to learning and absorbing in 2014. The post ITCM 35: The learning list appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

With so much talk around “what are you going to DO in 2014”, Laurence and Marcus decide to ask the more important question of “Who Do You Need to Be”? In a world that is obsessed with getting things DONE, often who we ARE can get lost in the process. So on a somewhat philosophical but nonetheless powerful note, the guys get started on what is sure to be an outrageously successful 2014 for you. The post ITCM 34: 2014: Who Do You Need To Be appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Believe it or not, the multi-award winning, best-selling author and high-profile nutritionist Cyndi O’Meara’s Changing Habits book and brand almost didn’t happen! A number of setbacks and challenges early in the journey threatened to keep Changing Habits Changing Lives as an unpublished manuscript sitting on the shelf gathering dust. In this episode, Cyndi shares her struggles to get the Changing Habits business up and running, and more importantly, what she does now to be at her best. The post ITCM 33: Cyndi O’Meara: Creating a Brand appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Have you ever felt like a victim? Like something was done to you by someone or something else? In this episode LT and Marcus discuss just what it takes to be a victim, and on the flipside, what it takes to turn those experiences in our lives around so that we can turn a victim Listen In The post ITCM 32: Releasing the Victim appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Have you ever met someone who says all the right things in public, but then behind closed doors is the complete opposite. People who are a shining example of humanity in front of the camera and then a complete douche bag away from the limelight? It might be celebrity, your boss, even friends, even our very own self! In this episode Marcus & LT discuss how living from the heart stands out in today’s society because so many of us are living from the head. The post ITCM 31: Living from the heart (instead of the head) appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

How do you create your perfect day? With so many other people to consider and distractions aplenty, it’s easy to “forget” that we are the designers of our days, weeks, months, years … our lives! In this episode LT and Marcus strip it back and explore just what it takes to create the ideal work Listen In The post ITCM 30: Creating your perfect day appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

It’s almost the end of October and 2013 will be over before we know it! Laurence and Marcus go through an in-depth reflection and planning session and discuss exactly how to recover from Epic Fails of 2013 (yes, they did exist), how to celebrate and gain confidence from your Epic Wins of 2013 (and yes, Listen In The post ITCM 29: Planning the year of your dreams: Getting in early on 2014 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

During his recent trip to New Zealand, Laurence decided to honour the pact he made with himself around 7 years ago when, on a previous visit to NZ, he decided he would jump off the Auckland Sky Tower! So, what kind of emotions came up for LT just before it was his turn to jump? Listen in for an insightful and sweaty-palm account of LT’s 192 metre free fall and just how these kinds of dare devil activities can be a great metaphor for our lives. The post ITCM 28: Jumping Into Your Fear appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What are the consequences of not taking a holiday? So often viewed as a luxury, Laurence and Marcus discuss why taking time out is not only important but vital in order to sustain a world class performance in any area of life. The post ITCM 27: The importance of down time appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Laurence and Marcus explore the many roles of criticism in our life. Why is it there, how do we deal with it and what can we learn from it? The guys share personal examples of when they have been criticised and also been critical and outline the steps required to ensure criticism doesn’t stifle our Listen In The post ITCM 26: Dealing with and growing from criticism appeared first on The Wellness Couch.