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Ronsley Vaz is the Host and Executive Producer Psychology of Entrepreneurship podcast, he's the founder of the award-winning digital marketing agency Must Amplify, which was the world's first audio marketing agency and works with some of the world's most recognisable brands and people. Through his podcasts Psychology of Entrepreneurship, Should I start a podcast and Bond Appetite, he has been downloaded over 5 million times by people from 133 countries and his TED Talk has received tens of thousands of views on YouTube. In 2015, Ronsley founded the first podcasting conference in the Southern Hemisphere, We Are Podcast, which is where we met, in 2016. Since then, I've been to every single We Are Podcast conference, of which I think there's been about 7 or 8. It's been interesting looking back at some of Ronsley's stuff with the intention of interviewing him again because I realised just how much of an influence he's had on my philosophies and mission. I hope you enjoy my chat with Ronsley Vaz.

We look at three stories from history, which each give us a different clue into the factors which affect our perspective.  We examine what these factors are and why they're important to consider in the pursuit of a broader perspective.

We consolidate many of the ideas that we've spoken about on the podcast so far and I give you my theory about personal and professional success. It can be summarised by the acronym PODCAST.

I take a deep dive into Muhammad Ali's life and story. We look at some of the most important events in his life and I make the argument using a passage from The Iliad that he was able to achieve as much as possible in a lifetime.  If there's anyone who was able to get the best out of themselves in the service of others, it's Muhammad Ali and so he's a perfect person to be exploring his story.

We look at the figure who inspired arguably the biggest brand of all time to get some clues for our own branding.  We also discuss the work of Simon Sinek, who gives us some clues as to how the biggest brands are built.

We unpack the difference between individualism and individuation and look to the world of sport for a guiding principle for how to avoid over-individualistic thinking.

Bruce Lee was once the cha-cha champion of Hong Kong. He used this dancing ability to improve as a fighter as his characteristic dynamic movement was influenced by his experience dancing. This week, we look into how Bruce Lee was able to integrate such seemingly different fields to become one of the greatest martial artists of all time.  we examine the process of construction and deconstruction, essential to being a teacher, not a preacher, and we begin to start looking at how we can make the deeper elements of our personality work in our favour. 

I look at the work of three of my favourite authors because I think they've all got clues as to how we learn quickly and speed up the process of skill acquisition. In this episode, I explore the work of Malcolm Gladwell, Allen Gannett and Sean D'Souza, who all provide theories on how to master skills.  To unify their ideas, I present my own theory as to how to learn the fastest way possible.

We continue to explore the creative process by looking at the life and times of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the world's greatest creatives.  Although he was a creative genius, possessing an ability that we mere mortals could only dream of, we can study and emulate elements of the process in which he went about acquiring the vast amount of knowledge that allowed him to complete his groundbreaking work.  In this episode, we distil that process so that you too can expand your genius.    

James Whittaker is an international bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He has interviewed more than 200 of the world's leading athletes, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to unlock their secrets to success. His work has been translated into six languages and his 2018 book Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy is a modern companion to the bestselling self-help book of all time. James' mission is to help people take ownership of their financial, physical and mental health so they can win the day, every day. He's also one of my mentor's so I'm super excited to be sharing his insights and wisdom with you today!

We tap into the wisdom from some of the most successful creative people in history and discover the simple formula for how to become a creative genius.

Choosing a topic is a pretty broad theme, so we tap into the wisdom of the Greeks and the Romans to guide us towards our podcast topic.  

One of the most important aspects of podcasting is recognising who is in your target audience. In this episode, we discuss why it is important to identify your target audience, how to identify who is in your target audience, some ways of making sure that you deliver quality content that resonates with your audience, and also how you can expand your target audience to ensure that your podcast is accessible to a wider range of people. 

Edith Cowan is on the $50 note in Australia. I'm ashamed to say that before this week, I did not know much at all about her story. In researching a bit about Edith Cowan, as it is the 100th anniversary of her election the day after the release of this podcast, I came to realise how much her story has to offer us.  In this episode, we discuss Edith Cowan's achievements as well as what we can learn from her life and story.

Before launching into anything meaningful, it's worth asking ourselves a few choice questions. In this episode, we discuss the process of orienting your podcast goals with your vision, mission and values.  If you're not quite ready to start your podcast, that's ok too. This episode will help you to look towards the future, with whatever you want to do.

With today's social media algorithms encouraging us to be more and more insular, we're becoming less likely to understand those we disagree with vehemently. It doesn't take long to scroll through Twitter or a Facebook comments section to recognise that a lot of people seem to be projecting negativity onto others.  In this episode, I discuss why this should never affect our motivation to put ourselves out there. We look at some stark examples that show that it is virtually impossible to do anything without receiving some negative reaction, so we may as well give it a go. 

It's hard to sum up Brandon T Adams in just a few words. He's a podcaster, speaker, inventor, business owner and advisor. He's raised nearly $50 million Australian as a Crowdfunding expert and was featured as the youngest cast member of Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy. Oh, and he just happens to also be an Emmy award-winning producer and host on his TV show Success in Your City. As we'll find out, podcasting has had a huge part to play in his success.  

Clinical psychologist and my father, Chris Mackey joins the podcast to discuss some of the ideas behind Individuate. We also explore the theme of a hero's journey and how it relates to podcasting.

What's the recipe for getting the most out of ourselves? Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung believed the answer was individuation, or finding our true identity. In this podcast, host Rowan Mackey explores what this idea means and whether starting a podcast can speed up the process of finding our place in the world. We speak with successful people who have embraced this process and have found their calling, who have clues as to how they've gotten the best out of themselves in the service of others.