Zach Bush MD is a physician specialising in internal medicine, endocrinology, and hospice care. He is an internationally recognised educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems.

He joins me in the studio to talk about the science of energy, the Famer's Footprint Movement, and how getting back to nature is the secret to our health and the sustainability of our planet.

In this week's episode of Unstoppable, I’m speaking with Melo Calarco, a meditation teacher with 25 years experience as a certified mindfulness and meditation coach.

Through his travels and lessons on the road, Melo learnt how to build mental endurance and overcome demanding encounters and near death experiences.

In this episode, Melo shares his techniques and tips to help improve your life and practice mindfulness in its simplest form. Stay to the end as Melo performs a 90 second live meditation practice for you all.

2023 update: Melo wrote and published a new book: Beating Burnout Finding Balance. Available here: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/qn7gRO

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
1:43 What Melo does
3:30 How Melo got into mindfulness
8:17 Melo’s near death experiences
13:38 What do you say to people who tell you meditation doesn’t work
18:17 Two step thought process
19:24 Do you tell people to use breath as an anchor
20:26 Snack meditations
21:28 Difference between mindfulness & meditation
24:59 A wandering mind is an unhappy mind
28:34 How do you identify the right meditation for the right person?
30:51 Thoughts on meditation apps
33:29 What is the science behind the benefits of meditation
42:45: The important of meditation training in high stress work environments
43:58 What does it mean to fall asleep during meditation
45:45 How long does it take to see improvements in ones meditation ability
49:01 How does meditation prevent burnout?50:22 Do something for you every single day
53:32 Melo’s 90 second meditation practice
59:39 Best piece of advice from Melo

Find out more about Melo Calarco and his work here:
https://melocalarco.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melo-calarco/

King by name, king by nature.

Today on Unstoppable I have the immense pleasure to chat with David King the owner of Sydney rock candy store Sticky.

David opened his shop at the rocks in 2001. When the pandemic hit, his revenue went down to zero. Out of desperation, he decided to bring the art of candy making online, and has now become the most followed Tiktok account in Australia.

An incredible story, but an even more incredible man behind all of this.

Follow Sticky online:
https://www.tiktok.com/@stickyaustralia?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/stickylollies/?hl=en
https://sticky.com.au/


0:00 Introduction to David and Sticky business
3:17 Sticky starting on social media
8:39 Sticky's content strategy and sales
14:15 From ex-lawyer to candy maker
17:29 David’s craftsmanship
23:32 David's spiritual side
29:56 The process mind of candy making
35:53 How Sticky approach social media
37:36 Challenges in scaling
43:58 Sticky charitable initiatives
46:49 Life since TikTok success
52:53 David piece of advice

Today on Unstoppable we have two incredibly heart-centred people - Biji & Mikko from LoveAll 5D are transformational healers & quantum frequency alchemists.

An Ex-Special Forces operative with 24 years in the Australian Army and the co-founder of the Mettle Global consultancy, today I interview Ben Pronk.

Ben is a specialist in risk, resilience, process improvement and leadership in high-pressure situations and in this episode we discuss the Resilience Shield, decision fatigue, hacks to increase motivation and more.

Ben has just released a new book called
The Resilience Shield: SAS Resilience Techniques to master your mindset and overcome adversity.

Find out more in the link below:
https://resilienceshield.com/shop/

0:00 Intro
1:39 Ben's story
12:34 The SAS selection process
16:44 The Locus of Focus
19:41 Defining resilience & grit - 6 layers of the Resilience Shield
21:37 Mindfulness and meditation in SAS
24:42 Recovery grit
30:04 Decision fatigue
33:38 Shield model continued
35:58 Is 'social grit' a thing?
38:59 The two words for FEAR in Hindu
42:18 The importance of purpose
45:23 Hacks for increasing motivation
50:15 Shield layer 6 - Adaptation
53:56 The point is to do something

Today I talk with Dr Adam Fraser who's a peak performance researcher, professional speaker, author and consultant. In his time he has worked with elite athletes and sporting teams, special forces soldiers and business leaders.

In this episode we cover everything from what makes someone a high performer, how emotions affect your performance, the power of routines and more. You don't want to miss this episode!

0:00 Intro
4:21 Story about princess and Kawait
6:14 Adam's origin story
11:07 Performance as a business 'trend' right now
14:47 Performance and childhood
17:47 Look out for the 'good kids'
19:47 What is the core of high performance?
25:40 The power of self-reflection and analysis
27:47 Low-hanging fruit of performance
34:18 Externalising thoughts/emotions
38:18 Overcoming obstacles to developing grit
40:20 Teaching people how to think
41:10 We're all idiots
45:32 Top 3 routines to improve performance
48:20 How do we avoid becoming prisoners of these routines
56:48 Impact of routines on severely depressed people
57:32 Where you find Adam
58:54 Best piece of advice Adam's received