Christian and Laura kick off with fashion (barrel-leg pants, LTK creator life) and the “Back Australia” push vs fast-fashion retailers Temu & Shein. Do they have a point?

They dive into how introverts manage big social weeks, rapid ways to cut rising anxiety, the non-sexy basics for starting a business (structure, insurance, shareholder agreements), and how to handle competitive colleagues—without going the dark path.

Key topics:

• Slow fashion > fast dopamine: Buy less, buy better, and why the balance is important.

• Back Australia watch: Local retailers vs ultra-cheap offshore e-commerce is a major battleground for Australian business and culture.

• Anxiety playbook (non-medical): What we do when we feel anxiety creeping up, including removing the word “should.”

• Start-up essentials: Laura's advice on what you need if you're thinking about a new business or side hustle. Spoiler alert: Company structure, Insurance and a Shareholder Agreement top the list. “A shareholder agreement is a prenup for business.”

• How to handle competing with colleagues: Laura's view on this may surprise you, but Christian's view will DEFINITELY surprise.

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Christian Cunningham and Laura Racky got QUITE ranty in this particular episode.

Firstly - teenagers get a bad rap, but they're unreal. Energetic, smart, yeah they can argue a lot but who would want them to be ANY different?

We also go into LinkedIn self congratulators and the posting of AI slop. Got a bit spicy there.

We got deep on dealing with rejection, and how it can have a devastating and disproportionate effect on people's lives. Well worth a listen.

Also, Christian did a segment on the Australian jobs market and economic red flags. They're starting to pile up...

Laura (a bit ranty) got into her dislike of performative people who virtue signal LOUDLY but do nothing. To be very clear, Christian is in full agreement.

Christian was very prickly about how references are being dealt with, after some illuminating responses to a previous episode.

And finally, Laura led a masterclass on opportunities for young people to make HUGE career jumps by actively looking for opportunities to learn.

Note - we had a few technical camera issues, but thanks to our elite technical team, you won't even notice.

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Christian Cunningham and Laura Racky got into some great detail about Laura making a QUANTUM LEAP, and the difficulty she goes through when that happens.

We got deep into how FEAR, DOUBT, and ANXIETY block us from living our best possible lives, and some ways to get to the other side of it.

Christian outlined his 5 obvious differences between elite performing teams and poor performing teams. This is inspired by real world experience and about 50 books, but 5 dysfunctions is a good place to start.

Also discussed 'catching' ourselves arguing, and how it is clearly a sign that we're dysregulated in some way.

Also Oompa Loompas somehow snuck in.

Fun episode.

Thanks all for listening.

If you want to work with us or collab you can contact at: letsjustmgmt@gmail.com