Welcome to the Flight Mode podcast, something to listen to while you’re travelling.
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Building wealth while paying off extortionate student debt
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Emilie is a mental health therapist by trade, and blogs about personal finance and her journey out of student debt. She is currently documenting her and her husband's journey towards a high student debt on an entry level salary.Emilie is not proud of her debt but she is proud of her education. She has got big goals of paying off her debt and buildi…
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How to take 12 trips in 12 months (& maintain your career)
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Jen Ruiz is a qualified lawyer & adventurer.Until recently, she's worked full-time as a lawyer and at the same time travels the world. In fact, last year she took 12 trips in 12 months!Too many people think they should put off traveling till they retire. Jen is here to tell you that if you're bold enough to chase your adventures, you will find a gl…
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I catch up with my boy Ace to debate whether or not money buys happiness. Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts...
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Ep 12. Blockchain decoded & what the future looks like with AI
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Damu Winston is in the process of writing his first book - The Blockchain Time Capsule. We jam about the fundamentals of blockchain at the highest level.What's driving the hype.What's going to make it sustainable.And what the future looks like with blockchain and AI. Tune in!
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I'm joined by Jalpan Dave from Singapore to discuss some passive income strategies for first time investors. Jalpan is a mechanical engineer by day and personal finance investor and blogger by night. His investment journey began when he was 13 years old when he came across the book, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki. Jalpan is currently worki…
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Upon meeting Erik today and keeping up with him on social media, I would never pick him as a guy who has ever struggled with shyness or introversion. Erik Myers grew up as a shy kid who loved sports in Hillsboro, Oregon. He was voted "most quiet" in high school. Not long after, that shyness developed into social anxiety combined with low self-estee…
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I'm quite the opposite of an All Blacks fan, but I was feeling super inspired after reading, Legacy: by James Kerr. The book is about what the All Blacks can teach us about leadership and teamwork. In their last 100 games, the All Blacks have had a win rate of 75%... The highest by any team in any sport.On this episode, I'm going on a rant about my…
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Ep 8. What is anxiety and how do you overcome it?
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On this episode, I sit down with my fiancé, Vanessa Desai.Vanessa is a qualified neuroscientist (probably the only one I know under age 60 :). When she's not dropping knowledge bombs she's continually updating her knowledge on this taboo'd topic and confronting it on her blog (vanessadesai.com). We talk about the science behind anxiety, recognising…
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Ep 7. Bridging the gap between university and real world
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This past week at the Australian Edutech Conference, Shirley Alexander from University of Technology Sydney gave a captivating talk on how to prepare work-ready graduates in 2018.She highlighted a current problem which I found heartbreaking to accept. That is, Australia is currently facing its all time highest unemployment rates for recent graduate…
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Ep 6. How to land your dream job ft. Diveakssh Shae of Uber
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It's no secret that company cultures have changed massively in the last 10, 20, 30 years. As a result, so has the required approach for the 20-something year old in landing his or her dream job (or any job).I sit down with Uber's Engagement Officer, Dive Shae to talk about his approach to landing a job at an innovative, and forward looking company …
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Ep 5. First time home Buying - Do's & Dont's
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I sit down to jam with Chris Della (@chrisdella) - former bank valuer, turned real estate agent specialising in first time home ownership. Bank valuation offers a slightly different perspective on real estate sales. Chris drops some absolute fire and some very counter-intuitive advice on first time home ownership. Advice which is non salesy and hig…
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Ep 4. De-coding diets: keto VS macros VS intermittent fasting
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On this episode I'm joined by human guinea-pig, Ron McClurkin. We de-code some of the most popular diets going around today for athletes, bodybuilders and full-time workers. We focus on keto, flexible dieting and intermittent fasting. Super interesting how diets are dependent on our respective lifestyles and personalities. Whether you're training c…
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Know someone who turns anything he/she touches into gold?I caught up with a friend of mine with the same gift to find out how he does it. By day, Brian Arpie is software engineer at NY based tech startup, Aloe. In addition, he has also been a professional poker player, an American ranked chess player, and taught himself how to speak Mandarin and Sp…
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Ep 2. Building a fitness routine into a busy lifestyle ft. Travis Telfer
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I sit down with a friend who I haven't seen in 5 years, Travis Telfer (@imtraviswilliam). Travis is many things - owner of a chain of fitness clubs, digital strategist and practitioner, world traveller and fitness enthusiast. A busy man by any definition, Travis still manages to hit the gym 6 times a week and get after it. I was fascinated by his d…
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I’ve been sitting on this idea for a podcast for the longest time. But there was always something holding me back. I thought I was too busy at work or fitness, maybe it will cut into my family time or my social life. While all of these are valid, I think the main reason was this fear of putting myself out there. A fear of opening myself up to criti…
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