This week’s chat is with none other than Cody Osborne from @shadstonefilms. The man who is always behind the lens (and the brains behind this podcast), takes a moment to be in the spotlight. 
Cody’s story is unique but incredibly relatable. This ep has it all! We go deep on:
✅ How he was drawn to film from an early age and has become one of the best in the business;✅ What life was like growing up for an introverted kid with ASD;✅  How he backs himself unconditionally in business and through that has now become an owner of a law firm at the age of 22 ✅ Dealing with trauma and how he got through some extremely dark places in his life ✅ How he is working on himself to better a better version of Cody Osborne 
A big thank you to Cody for being so open and vulnerable. He is an absolute legend. 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest/Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this solo episode RT talks all about self discipline and the art of tapping into the most important underlying tool for success and happiness. 
Rich covers:
✅ Why discipline is needed for success and happiness ✅ Why we are disciplined in some areas of our life but not in others ✅ What if success was guaranteed? ✅ The self discipline formula inspired by Stephen Bartlett of Diary of a CEO✅ The importance of the goal PLUS the psychological enjoyment of the process LESS the psychological cost of the process 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this week's episode, Rich sits down with Marcus Cobbledick. Film maker, director, producer, story teller. Award winning director, Marcus has directed sporting documentaries included All For One, Fairless, Dynasties: Brisbane Lions & Collingwood : From the Inside Out.
 
In this episode, Marcus takes us through alot, some of the highlights include:
 
- How Marcus arrived in Film Making;
- How an indescribable outcome in Fearless made the movie;
- What Marcus' experience was like filming a professional cycling team in Orica Green Edge;
- How he has learnt to trust his intuition more and what he learnt from NLP expert Julie Robinson
- Marcus' #1 tip for people wanting to be more successful and happy in their lives.
 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Marcus Cobbledick
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this solo episode, Rich takes us through all things "work life balance".  What is it, what it isnt and how we can find our own perfect harmony between what we have to do with our time vs what we want to do with our time.  
 
In this EP Rich discusses:
 
- Why finding a work life balance is a way of existing rather than a destination 
- The 5 distinct steps of finding what works for you (Pause/Denormalise, Pay attention to your emotions, Repriotise, Consider the Alternatives and Implement Changes)
- Why Work Life Balance is actually about understanding your truth; and
- Why you think the majority of the highly driven and highly successful people in this world don't have the balance right, but in reality they are doing what they love.
- The key take aways from finding your truth when it comes to work life balance for a happier and more successful life.
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Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this episode we have the incredible Jackie Tann, host of the @bodiesbuiltbetter podcast. 
After 17 years of being a massage therapist, Jackie gave up that career to go on a personal quest like no other. It takes real courage to move paths in life, not because you know what the right path is,  but because you know you aren’t on the right path to begin with. And this is exactly what Jackie did. 
We go deep in a lot of different areas in this episode, but amongst other areas Jackie so eloquently touches on: 
✅- How she made her mind up to leave a 17year career because it didn’t serve her true potential ✅- Being uncomfortable with the uncertainty of life and where it’s leading you ✅ - Unconditional self love and the secret to forgiveness ✅ - How to embrace discomfit ✅ - Her #1 tip for success and happiness 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Jackie Tann
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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This weeks episode is all about parenting! Rich sits down with Karina Patrick, nurse, wife, Pilates instructor and mother of 3 young kids and they compare notes as to what it’s like to raise kids.
In this candid conversation, Karina talks about:
- How being a parent is the best and worst thing ever;
- When your child is interested in a topic that you have no interest in;
- How to restructure your life and as a parent when life deals you a bad hand
- Finding yourself after becoming a parent.
 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Karina Patrick
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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This week’s episode, we sit down with David Dangerfield. David is an author, speaker, and CEO of the charity the Compass Institute. But what underpins everything David does is his lifelong devotion to Martial Arts.   
Tap into the mind of one of the highest ranking black belt martial artists in the country. Learn how those principles have shaped David’s life to inspire society’s view of potential in all humans. 
This episode is not to be missed.
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: David Dangerfield
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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Anxiety can be a very uncomfortable feeling to sit it, being knocked down constantly hurts… but what if you stayed down? Focused on what knocked you down, and got back better than ever ready for a KO?!
 
This week’s episode is our most vulnerable yet. Richard sits down and chats through his life experiences recently, and the 5 key takeaways he has been utilising to get back better than ever.
 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this week's episode, we sit down with Kareena Lee - Olympic Medalist and Australia's greatest 10km open water swimmer of all time. But as you will see, she is no longer defined by her success in the water.
 
We all experience life's ups and downs, and this has certainly been the case for Kareena.  Her story is captivating and incredibly inspiring. In this conversation Kareena shares with us:
 
- How, at 7 years of age, she set the goal to qualify for the olympic games;
- Her challenging lead up to the Rio Olympic Qualification;
- The ultimate low point of her life in not qualifying for the Rio Olympics, potentially walking away from the sport and how she got herself out of that hole;
- Needing to change environments to find her own true potential; 
- Successfully qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics and how the race unfolded;
- What she has learned from that entire experience and how she is inspired to help other professional athletes find balance;
- Her #1 tip for success and happiness
 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Kareena Lee
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this solo episode, Rich talks about hitting his own crossroads in life and the way he worked out whether to persist or pivot. 
Critical steps include:
1️⃣ What is your dream life? What would you change if you could? 2️⃣ Take extreme responsibility of your life to this point, then you have the power to create a beautiful future that is inline with your dream3️⃣ Harnessing your truth 4️⃣ Confont the fear of the unknown (fear setting)5️⃣ Whether you decide to pivot or persist - make sure go all in. Full noise - “A ship is safe in a harbour, but that’s not why ships were made”
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Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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This week’s episode on the Success x Happiness podcast is a conversation with Travis Schultz.  Travis is husband, dad, philanthropist and one of the Australia’s best compensation lawyers and arguably one of the best business persons in law as well.  
Without even mentioning all of the awards he and his firm has achieved, the clif notes read - partner of his firm in mid 20s, managing partner in late 20s, sold the firm for an incredible $19 million a decade ago, started up another firm 5 years ago to then grow that firm from a couple of staff to over 60 people in three offices and soon to be inducted into Hall of Fame of the Sunshine Coast Business awards. 
This conversation goes deep into the mindset of someone truly engaged with his craft, amongst everything else, Travis covers
✅ How he managed the $19 million deal to sell his law firm ✅ What it takes to be successful in business✅ His biggest regrets and lowest points in life ✅ What it takes to be a high performance leader of a team ✅ Travis’s number 1 tip to be more successful and more happy in life 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Travis Schultz
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this solo episode, Rich takes us through the first day of becoming a father and his learnings after 9 years of being a dad and raising 3 boys.
 
While being perfectly imperfect in his role, Rich takes us through his 5 key take aways in being a parent:
✅ Understanding your three different 'characters' - a parent, adult and child
✅ Patience
✅ Being present, with an emphasis of time over things
✅ Letting go of expectations
✅ Continuously encouraging them to be more independant
 
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Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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This is an episode like no other. Roz White is a business mastermind. Roz is on the most awarded businesswomen on the Sunshine Coast and has been inducted into the hall of fame of IGA Global. Owning 6 Whites IGA stores across the Sunshine Coast as well as a number of property devleopments, Roz and her husband Michael are not only successful in business but they also ooze happiness in all areas of life. But it isn't all sunshine and rainbows as you find out throughout this chat. We were finsihed the interview and before Roz left the studio, we were openly talking about trauma and how we didn't feel appropriate to press into her specific challenges over the past 10 years. What happened next was truly profound. Roz went deep and opened up about specific events in her recent life that rocked her to the bone. Trauma that forced her to put on a positiive mask to the world, only to take that off at home each night and crumble. We were still recording and with Roz's due consideration she was happy to share it with you. Healing out loud is allowing somebody else to not suffer in silence. IThis conversation and pure vulnerability from Roz will inspire everyone, but especially if you are suffering in silence from your own trauma. We can't thank Roz enough and we encourage you all to share this powerful episode. Search 'Success x Happiness' wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube for the full conversation now.
 
Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Roz White
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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In this solo episode, Rich takes a dive into self care and the five ways he focuses on being a better human. Throughout every stage of life, there is only constant - you. And therefore, it is integral to cultivate and develop an impenetrable relationship with our own self. The topics Rich covers today include:✅ How to learn about yourself on a deeper level;✅ How to develop unconditional love for yourself and why that is so challening for everybody; ✅ Taking full responsbility for our lives- past, present and future;✅ Learning to listen to yourself and develop a higher level of self respect; and✅ Commiting to health habits to last a lifetime.Search 'Success x Happiness' wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube for the full conversation now.
 
Search 'Success x Happiness' wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube for the full conversation now.
Host: Richard Thompson
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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Laura Dennis was one of the highest ranked long distance triathletes in the world and lawyer too boot - seeminly the world at her feet. Then in March 2021 when out riding her bike, a car pulled out in front of Laura and ran into her. After numerous operations to fix her body, it was also determined that Laura also suffered trauma to her brain in the incident. Re-learning how to speak, read, focus attention and ride her bike again, Laura got back into the training as soon as she was given clearance to prepare for her return to the sport. Almost 2 years later, Laura lined up for her return to race, only to suffer from a seizure in the water - a symptom of her brain injury from the incident. In this conversation Laura discusses:✅ How she viewed success when being ranked #1 in Australia✅ What exactly happened on 11 March 2021 when she was hit and the injury list that occured✅ How she managed through rehab, returning to training✅ The dark places she went to when she couldn't even finish the swim due to siezures from the incident ✅ How the exeprience of trauma has markedly changed her view of success and happiness✅ His number 1 tip for happiness and success.Search 'Success x Happiness' wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube for the full conversation now.
Host: Richard Thompson
Guest: Laura Dennis
Producer: Cody Osborne - Shadestone Films
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