What's Possible?

Paul Benson

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In What's Possible? we explore people who've lived interesting lives and consider what lessons we can draw to have the fullest, most fun life possible ourselves. From the team that brings you Financial Autonomy.

16 OCT

Helping Timor Leste Bounce Back with Jonathan Chapman

Welcome back to the What’s Possible podcast. I've got a fantastic interview with someone that I met as a Guidance client earlier in the year. His name is Jonathan Chapman and he is a senior teacher at Kardinia International College in Geelong. When we were working together he mentioned that he travelled to Timor and did some volunteer work there. We spoke a little bit about it, but of course, the primary purpose was to get together and talk financial planning. So we couldn't dive into things in much detail. But I always kind of had it filed away in the back of my mind that I hope I get a chance to have a chat with Jonathan one day and find out a whole bunch more about it. And so this podcast was the perfect opportunity to scratch that itch, I suppose. In this discussion, Jonathan explains the history of East Timor, and I must admit, I was certainly ignorant of the vast majority of it. It was an eye -opener for me, and I suspect many people listening will be in the same boat. He provided a really interesting snapshot as to what life is like today in East Timor as well as the impact that volunteering has had on him. He's been volunteering over there for 10 years through a program with his school. He's also made personal trips to help out beyond the school program. He's retiring next year, but he intends to continue to contribute to the community that he's built a relationship with. In our interview Jonathan also shares what his students have been able to take from the school's efforts. A great discussion here and certainly it motivated me to look for opportunities where I can make a contribution as well. Perhaps some of you listening might feel the same way too. Useful link: https://www.austimorfn.org/ Not receiving GainingCHOICE? Fix that here. Guidance Financial Services: www.guidancefs.com.au

40 min
2 OCT

Sawdust Bureau

Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people living interesting lives and ask what lessons we can draw to make the most of the precious time that we get to wander around this planet of ours. This episode, we take a look at Sawdust Bureau and interview the founder, Bryan Cush. Sawdust Bureau: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

1h 11m
18 SEPT

Marie Curie

Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people who've lived interesting lives and consider what lessons we can draw to have the fullest, most fun life possible. This week we will be looking at the life of Marie Curie, a chemist and physicist who is best known for her research on radioactivity.

32 min
4 SEPT

9 Months in Antartica

Could you spend 9 months through winter down in Antarctica? This week I chatted with Matt Roberts who did exactly that with the Australian Antarctic division. He shares how he got this opportunity, the training required, and what's life's like at the bottom of the world.

47 min
4 SEPT

Hillary Clinton

Welcome back to the What's Possible podcast where we explore people who've lived interesting lives and consider what lessons we can draw to have the fullest, most fun life possible. This week Crawf takes us through the impressive accomplishments and inevitable challenges faced by Hillary Clinton.

45 min
21 AUG

Mr Beast

Welcome back to another episode of the What's Possible podcast where we examine the life of someone interesting and then discuss what we can learn from their story to help us live full and interesting lives. In this week's episode where we're taking a look at YouTube sensation Mr. Beast. First 2 episodes were on dead old guys. This week I wanted to go in a different direction with a creative and young person.

57 min
21 AUG

Charlie Munger

Welcome to the What's Possible podcast, our dive into the people who inspire us, how they achieved what they did, and what lessons we can all draw so that we can live the most interesting and full lives possible. Let us know what you think by hitting "reply" to a GainingCHOICE email. Not receiving GainingCHOICE? Fix that here.

59 min
21 AUG

Sir Edmund Hillary

Welcome to the What's Possible podcast our dive into the people who inspire us, how they achieved what they did, and what lessons we can all draw so that we can live the most interesting and full lives possible. My name's Paul Benson, financial planner at Guidance Financial services, and I’m joined by my colleague at Guidance, Crawford Ross. We’re both money guys. We help people build and protect their wealth and ensure they have long-term financial security. But the point of money is not to die as the richest person in the cemetery. Money is an enabler. Money gives you choices in life. There’s plenty of podcasts that tell you about contribution caps and imputation credits. They answer the “How”. But here at What’s Possible, we want to explore the “what” and the “why”. Without these pieces of the puzzle, the “how” isn’t of much value. This week we’re taking a look at Sir Edmund Hillary. Yes, he’s a Kiwi, but his impressiveness sufficiently outweighs that slight negative. I read a biography on Hillary at least a decade ago and found him to be an inspiring and super interesting guy. He's most famous of course for climbing Mount Everest, but there's a lot more that he did besides that. He suffered his fair share of tragedy too. This being the first episode of What's Possible, I’d better share with you the plan of attack: I'm going to run you through a bit of a history on Hillary, his achievements, his failings, and various other bits and pieces that I've discovered in my research. Once that groundwork is laid out, Crawford and I are going to run through a series of questions that we will repeat in each episode, to consider what lessons we can take, and how they made it possible. Whilst this week the person we're featuring is no longer with us, and has international fame, neither of those features will always be the case. In future episodes we intend to look at a broad spectrum of people in areas such as humanitarian volunteering, travel, entrepreneurship, career changers, digital nomads, creators, and plenty more. Sometimes we might interview them to get their story direct from the horses mouth. Hope you enjoy!

43 min

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Paul Benson
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What's Possible?

What's Possible?

Episodes

Helping Timor Leste Bounce Back with Jonathan Chapman

Sawdust Bureau

Marie Curie

9 Months in Antartica

Hillary Clinton

Mr Beast

Charlie Munger

Sir Edmund Hillary

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