ABOUT ME
For most my of life, my identity was build around achievement - academics and sport. And it worked. I achieved lots of impressive things and was on track for a "successful" life. However, that's half of the story.
I lived in constant anxiety. I never felt good enough. I was terrified of disappointing myself and the people around me. I struggled to enjoy school, sport and life.
My emotions paralysed me so I suppressed them constantly. I never understood them or why they existed or why beneath the facade of "being okay" was a deep fear and shame.
After high school, I left a safe path of commerce and law and continued to pursue my sporting dreams whilst working part time.
There was a turning point. One day, I became obsessed with 'death'. I couldn't stop thinking about it, this all consuming existential crisis that would not leave my mind.
It was a death. A death of the identity I had built to protect me. That's where my journey into self-discovery and self-mastery began, around 7 years ago.
It was not a straightforward one. I picked up a Mark Manson book and that was it.
I completed a psychology degree, read 100's of self-help books, listened to thousands of podcasts, started a podcast and interviewed over 150 people whilst investing tens of thousands on courses, mentors and personal development.
I experimented heavily on myself: breath work, meditation, gym, journalling, ice baths, fitness challenges, diet, social media challenges. I mastered my behaviours. I kept improving at footy and made semi-professional football which I thought might finally make me feel good enough, yet that was another seductive lie of the mind.
Every piece taught me something yet underneath this pursuit of perfection was still the resistance to feel negative emotions and face the depths of my mind.
Over time, I slowly peeled back the layers and had some transformative coaching and mentoring sessions as well as my own personal experiences.
I had now had the tools and awareness to reflect, grow and change. It took me years of dedication to researching the mind, relentlessly asking questions and being willing to not have the answers.
Ironically, one of my deepest wounds was not feeling worthy so in order to escape that limitation I tried to outrun it by learning every single thing possible about human behaviour and self-mastery, yet my own shadow was there the whole time.
I am certain that freedom begins in the mind. I spent so much time stuck in this self-improvement cycle trying to become the best version of my limited self.
The last 7 years has been an incredible rollercoaster which has led to equipping myself with the experience and tools to facilitate the deepest human transformation possible.
After all, I was a terrified young boy screaming, crying and unable to understand himself and his experiences. I was incredibly driven to achieve and becone something great that I would always fail to feel my own worth.
I was always looking out there for something that was always inside, always available.
Life will constantly bring you everything you need in order to break free from the limitations of our mind so we can experience a completely new reality.
And this is why I created my 1:1 coaching so I can facilitate a transformational experience.
Click the link below to find out more information or tune into a few podcast episodes to get a taste.