Mere Mortals Conversations

John Lynskey is a Results Coach whose aim is to help people transform their lives through Laws Of Attraction & Subconscious Programming. John's path to coaching began when he was still in school and received advice from his Dad on how to use visualisation to help achieve better grades to get into university. When combining this with setting an intent and clarifying his purpose he realised this tool set could be used to help motivate others into beneficial action.In this conversation Juan and John also touch upon: how to seek out the knowledge that will let you actively improve your life, the need to hold your identity loosely to give the space to change and adapt, actually taking motivation and transforming it into useful actions in the real world, some examples of how John has helped his clients, the law of attraction and John morning affirmations/rituals as well as the benefits of prioritising, reflecting and knowing when you do need help. A super upbeat/positive conversation that we hope can help to make your life better. As always, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Introduction0:45 - John's Mere Mortal Moment2:12 - Coaching background5:30 - Gaining knowledge to consciously improve9:13 - Identity and switching professions13:55 - Transferring motivation to action17:42 - Real life examples of changing your identity26:00 - The law of attraction32:45 - John's daily rituals36:33 - Prioritising and reflecting42:57 - The coach's coach44:47 - Connect with John and final thoughtsConnect with John:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.lynskey.98Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jlynskey_/About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

Why are habits so strong and so hard to break? In this themed episode Juan and I discuss the topic of 'Habits'. We start off as usual with a definition and a quick dive into whether it is useful to talk about habits in the subconscious or conscious domain. Us Mere Mortals have many habits (good and bad) so we go over some of our favourites and ones that we would like to start implementing in the future.If you are interested in this topic then a great book to read is 'The Power of Habit' by Charles Duhigg. He outlines the fundamental 3 step loop of habits; the cue, routine and reward. These form the basis of the tremendous amount of unconscious actions that we take daily. To finish off the discussion we chat about Kaizen (the Japanese art of small continuous improvement), whether it is useful to think about habits on the fundamental level, the keystone habits that we don't compromise on and why you shouldn't be actively influencing others to create better habits. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments3:26 - Definition4:17 - Is a habit conscious or subconscious?7:42 - Two habits that are embedded in our lives12:12 - Skullcrusher shaver15:08 - Bad current habit: touching the face16:30 - Bad current habit: caffeine overload20:07 - Creating a new habit: learning German and no complaining25:12 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg29:05 - The 3 Step Loop: cue, routine and reward41:52 - Kaizen and Toyota47:25 - The mental process and Mere Mortal method51:42 - Keystone habits that can't be broken59:18 - Influencing others to create better habits1:02:20 - The habit you should be building: listening to the Mere MortalsAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

Following on from their recent themed episode on 'Gratitude', Juan and Kyrin decided to show some appreciation for all those who have helped them on their podcasting journey so far. The episode is split into roughly three parts, giving shoutouts to those who have directly contributed, those who have supported us by listening/interacting and those who have been collaborators. This was by no means an exhaustive list and if we have neglected to name you, just know that we still do appreciate your support. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Why we want to give back1:13 - Creating The Podcast: Andrea, Claude & Kyrin's Dad8:10 - Supporters: Ana, Michelle, Juan's Mum, Joey Broadshoulders11:03 - Fellow Podcasters: Jen & Katie (Two Girls In A Podcast), John Plumley (The Plumley Podcast), Sammy & Don (The Family), Alex (PodUnion), Jacques (Couple A Lattes), Ana (Apple For The Teacher)16:40 - Sticker Crew: The Sofaking Podcast, Robots For Eyes, Do America, Hashtag History19:39 - The Beginners: American Slackers Podcast, Timothy S. Kim & All Followers21:03 - MM Appearances: Couple A Lattes, Hustle & Flow, Have A Chat With Vaughan, Drew Vs The World, Social Primates22:56 - A big thank you to everyone involved!!About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

Can silence be used to actually enhance your conversations? In this episode of 'Musings' we discuss: how to begin researching a new interest, Juan's experience in the consulting world, triangulating for the basics across multiple sources, why looking at the top performers might not be useful for the layman, the tell-tale signs of bullshit artists, intentionally introducing a silent pause while conversing, a surprising fact about people on silent retreats and the mental difference between introverts and extroverts. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Operatic opening & Mere Mortal Moments3:56 - Method for researching a topic8:08 - Consulting: the expert without any expertise12:50 - Aggregating the fundamentals15:48 - Research at the extremes17:38 - How to find out the bullshit artists?22:26 - Does emotion help when deep diving into a topic?26:07 - The power of silence32:18 - 10-15% of people have a mental breakdown on silent retreat36:55 - People who need constant social stimulation41:06 - Share by being silentAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

“Work hard to beat the competition” can be just as negative as it can be positive. As Terry Crews puts it, competition is the opposite of creativity. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Meanderings, Interviews & Themed Podcast.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_mediaFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

In the future will consciousness replace money as a placeholder for value? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: the possibility of virtual reality allowing consciousness to become a commodity, why the attention economy is becoming the most valuable economy, why consciousness isn't already the most valuable item to humanity, how the Mere Mortals will disagree in an argument, deciding whether to resolve or simply avoid a conflict, a couple of real-life examples of disagreements and when it is worth getting into an argument. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments1:42 - Can consciousness become a commodity?6:11 - Your attention is becoming the most valuable thing16:42 - Nobody is talking about consciousness19:49 - The only thing you can be sure of is that something is happening right now22:30 - How the Mere Mortals are able to disagree amicably30:40 - Intentionally not resolving a disagreement33:20 - Kyrin's Chilean tree story36:53 - Don't half-ass an argument42:42 - Share the arguments across the worldAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

Brendan joins Kyrin again but this time out in beautiful nature of Brisbane. No punches are held, going straight into a conversation about whether humans have free will. Also touched upon were: the manipulative advertising of companies trying to maximise profits, Alex Jones and why certain extreme viewpoints can be quite liberating, the world tricking us into working, whether UBI would create bad incentives and reduce human motivation, the love some people have for toiling at their job, realising your true nature when you sit down to meditate and the funny 911 calls that dumb Americans make. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Do humans have freewill?2:42 - Big companies using manipulation techniques6:19 - The psychology of hardcore conspiracy theorists8:50 - We've been tricked into being productive10:48 - Human motivation and UBI15:50 - $50k in your pocket17:00 - Some people love to toil20:48 - Kyrin's nature is to flip out at ants22:42 - Loud motorbikes and frivolous noise complaints26:19 - Easter eggs from the handstand masterConnect with Brendan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanjayobalances/About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Gratitude'. As usual they kick off with their MMM's before defining the word. Being thankful doesn't seem to come easily to most people and a lot of the language tends to reflect this. It somewhat needs to be treated as a skill to be acquired, hence the need to 'cultivate' or 'grow' the habit of showing appreciation and returning kindness.The role that gratitude plays in religion also seems to be quite crucial. There is a strong message found in the major religions of returning kindness to one's neighbours and showing thanks to one's god for his bounty. Kyrin made the point that this is perhaps why religion helps form a cohesive social society, much like trust is what allows for economical development. Both Mere Mortals believe that introducing a gratitude practice into one's life is a useful edition and provide some tips on how they personally incorporate it. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments2:44 - Definition and gratitude in Spanish7:20 - How not to practice being grateful12:07 - How to practice being grateful15:40 - Enjoying the suffering21:43 - Taking it to the extreme26:33 - Gratitude doesn't come easily32:59 - Expressing thankfulness in religions36:56 - How can I be thankful when life is shit?43:04 - Does gratitude make a society prosper socially?48:08 - Summing up our thoughtsAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

How bad is climate change really? In this bonus episode Juan and Kyrin go over their thoughts of the recent David Attenborough documentary. This starts with a summary of the doco, before leading onto the parts they liked/disliked as well as the thought provoking questions that were raised. These included discussion points on: providing actionable advice and an uplifting ending, personal accountability and gratitude, humans propensity to hate change of any sort, animal extinction perhaps not always being a negative, the value of animal lives and whether nuclear energy should be considered when compared to renewable sources. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Intro0:55 - Overview of the doco2:42 - The parts we liked: cinematography, young David, uplifting ending9:20 - The parts we disliked: personal accountability15:11 - Gratitude and judging past humans19:04 - Valuing animal lives21:44 - Finite and infinite games24:28 - Is nuclear energy better than wind or solar33:25 - Summary of our viewing experienceAbout Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show

In this fitness dominated episode of 'Musings' Juan and Kyrin discuss: realising the podcast is a serious venture due to the sacrifices being made, Kyrin's problem with ever elongating workouts due to all the fun exercises out there, taking shorter rest times in the gym, exercising based on feel vs based on data, Bradley and his propensity to take things to the extreme and taking care of your body. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments4:41 - Making sacrifices: what is important?6:20 - Concept creep in workouts8:29 - Extremely long gym sessions10:10 - Why don't people record their workouts?14:20 - Bradley and overdoing to the extreme19:03 - Reduce human suffering one injury at a time20:36 - Help out your injured friends; the Mere Mortals say 'no'About Mere Mortals:Striving for excellence through life's lessons. Daily uploads @ 5pm AEST. 4M's, Book Reviews, Musings, Bonus, Themed Podcast, Conversations & Meanderings.Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Support the show