The Strong Life Project Podcast
The Strong Life Project Podcast is where I speak directly to people who are tired of just surviving and are ready to take responsibility for their life. Each episode is short, direct, and grounded in real experience. Not theory. Not motivation for motivation’s sake. I draw on my background in policing, my own lived experience with PTSD, depression, and suicidal darkness, and decades of work in human behaviour and high performance. I’ve been to the edge. I know what breaks people. And I know what actually helps them rebuild. This podcast exists for one reason: to help you think more clearly, regulate your nervous system, and make better choices under pressure. I talk about fear, stress, identity, discipline, relationships, and the uncomfortable truths most people avoid but desperately need to hear. I don’t sugar-coat things. I won’t rescue you. But I will give you practical tools, hard-earned insights, and a framework to become stronger, calmer, and more capable in your own life. If you want depth over noise, ownership over excuses, and real change over empty inspiration, this podcast is for you. Listen daily. Do the work. Build a strong life.
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EP 3594 Don’t get to the top of the ladder and realise it’s against the wrong wall
01/16/2026
EP 3594 Don’t get to the top of the ladder and realise it’s against the wrong wall
Most people think the goal is to climb faster. Work harder. Get more done. Win more. But here’s the brutal truth: you can spend years doing everything “right” and still end up miserable if you’re climbing the wrong ladder. In this episode, I break down why high achievers often feel flat, restless, or secretly resentful even when life looks successful from the outside. It is not because you are ungrateful. It is because your direction is wrong. You have been optimising effort instead of alignment. We unpack the warning signs that you are chasing someone else’s definition of success: constant urgency, never feeling finished, needing external validation, and using achievement to avoid discomfort in relationships, health, and self respect. I walk through a simple framework to pressure test your current goals against your values, your season of life, and what you actually want your days to look like, not just what you want your bio to say. You will learn how to audit your ladder before you waste another year. How to define success in a way that creates peace, not just progress. How to make hard decisions that protect your time, energy, and relationships. And how to course correct without burning your whole life down. This is a reality check for driven people who do not want to wake up at 60 with money, status, and regret. If you want a life that feels strong, calm, and proud from the inside out, start here.
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EP 3593 The parable of the Mexican fisherman
01/15/2026
EP 3593 The parable of the Mexican fisherman
In this episode, I unpack the parable of the Mexican fisherman and why it punches so hard if you’re ambitious, driven, and chasing the next milestone. A tourist watches a fisherman bring in a catch, then suggests “improving” his life: buy a bigger boat, hire staff, scale the operation, build a fleet, sell to a distributor, then one day cash out and retire to a quiet coastal village where he can fish a little, nap with his kids, spend time with his wife, and play guitar with friends at night. Here’s the twist: that “dream retirement” is already the fisherman’s current life. We use that story to stress test a question most people never ask honestly: what are you actually working for, and is your ladder leaning against the right wall? Growth isn’t the enemy. Blind growth is. If you can’t articulate what “enough” looks like, you’ll keep upgrading problems and calling it progress. I break down three practical takeaways. First, design your days before you design your goals. If your calendar doesn’t reflect your values, your values are a lie. Second, build ambition with a brake pedal: margins, recovery, relationships, and health are not rewards for success, they are requirements for it. Third, make your future vision specific: what time do you wake, who do you spend evenings with, what does success feel like in your body, and what are you willing to stop doing to protect it? This episode is a reminder to chase outcomes that make you proud, not just numbers that make you busy. If you’re grinding right now, ask: is this season a deliberate investment or a default addiction? Pick one. Then set a standard for what you will not sacrifice while you build, and revisit it every week with brutal honesty and zero excuses.
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EP 3592 You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf
01/14/2026
EP 3592 You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf
In episode 3592 of The Strong Life Project, Shaun unpacks a simple truth that most high performers forget when life gets rough: you don’t control the ocean, you control your response. The “waves” are pressure, setbacks, conflict, fatigue, uncertainty, grief, and the problems that show up at the worst time. If you keep trying to stop the waves, you waste energy fighting reality and you miss the only leverage you actually have. This episode reframes resilience as a trainable skill, not a personality trait. Shaun explains why calm isn’t the absence of chaos, it’s the ability to stay directed while chaos is present. He breaks down how people typically fail under stress: catastrophising, chasing certainty, trying to control other people, abandoning the basics, and making impulsive decisions to get short term relief. Then he shares a practical “surfing” framework for staying steady: Notice the wave early: body signals, mood, self talk. Name it accurately: what is happening and what is just fear. Choose your stance: values, standards, and the outcome you want. Commit to the next right action: one controllable step, done well. Recover on purpose: sleep, hydration, movement, connection, and downtime that actually restores you. You’ll also hear reflection prompts to pressure test your behaviour: What am I trying to control that I can’t? What am I avoiding because it’s uncomfortable? What basic habit would stabilise me fastest today? Where do I need to lower drama and raise discipline? The punchline is blunt. Waves don’t stop. Waiting for life to calm down is a losing strategy. Build capacity, master your mind, and keep steering. If you’re feeling stretched, reactive, or stuck, this episode will help you regain agency, respond with discipline, and move forward with clarity even when conditions aren’t ideal. day after day.
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EP 3591 Never miss two days in a row
01/13/2026
EP 3591 Never miss two days in a row
In EP 3591, Never miss two days in a row, you get a simple rule that stops small slip ups turning into a full collapse. One day off happens. Life hits. Motivation dips. But the second missed day is where the identity damage starts. This episode breaks down why your brain treats two missed days as permission to quit, and how to interrupt that pattern before it becomes a new normal. You will hear the difference between a mistake and a mindset. Missing one workout is a scheduling issue. Missing two is often a story you start telling yourself about who you are and what you do. The point is not perfection. The point is preserving momentum and protecting your standards. The episode reframes discipline as a system, not a feeling, and gives you practical ways to make the comeback day easy, even when you are tired, busy, or disappointed in yourself. You will also learn how to plan for failure without using it as an excuse. That means having a minimum baseline action, deciding in advance what counts as a win on messy days, and removing friction so restarting is automatic. The goal is to build self trust through consistent returns, not heroic streaks that eventually snap. If you have been stuck in cycles of starting strong then fading out, this is your circuit breaker. The rule is ruthless because it works. Fall down if you must. Just do not stay down twice.
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EP 3590 The deferred life hypothesis
01/12/2026
EP 3590 The deferred life hypothesis
In EP 3590 of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman pulls apart the deferred life hypothesis: the quiet belief that real living starts later. Later when the kids are older, when the business is stable, when you’re leaner, calmer, richer, or finally “sorted”. It sounds responsible. It is often disguised avoidance. This episode names the cost of that pattern. When you keep postponing joy, connection, health, and meaning, you don’t stay neutral. You drift. The goalposts move, the workload expands, and your nervous system learns that relief only arrives after the next milestone. For many people, that milestone never lands. You get the promotion and feel nothing. You hit the revenue target and instantly chase the next one. That’s the trap. Shaun contrasts deliberate delayed gratification with a vague, never-ending deferral. Saving for a house is a clear trade-off. Deferring your entire life is a gamble with no end date. The episode also explores how identity gets welded to productivity and achievement, and why high performers are especially vulnerable: you can hide in work and call it ambition. You’ll get practical prompts to audit where you are living on autopilot, where you are outsourcing happiness to a future version of you, and what you’ve been “too busy” to prioritise. Shaun’s reframe is simple: build a life you don’t need to escape from. That means standards, boundaries, and daily choices that create fulfilment now, not someday. To make it practical, Shaun offers a reset: choose one neglected domain (health, relationship, purpose, or play), commit to a daily minimum action, and schedule it before work expands to fill the space. Then tell the truth about what you trade away every time you say “after this week”. If you’ve been waiting to start living, this episode is your wake-up call. You don’t need a new year. You need a new decision.
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EP 3589 Sometimes you can just do what you can do
01/11/2026
EP 3589 Sometimes you can just do what you can do
In EP 3589, Sometimes you can just do what you can do, I unpack a truth most people resist until life forces it on them. There are seasons where you are not going to be at your best, and pretending otherwise just adds guilt, stress, and self sabotage. Sometimes you are carrying fatigue, grief, pressure, illness, family strain, or just the mental load of being human. In those moments, the goal is not peak performance. The goal is staying in the game. This episode is about stripping things back to what is controllable. Your next decision. Your smallest repeatable action. Your non-negotiables. When you stop demanding perfection, you create momentum again. I talk through how to recognise the difference between a genuine low capacity season and an excuse pattern. One is real and deserves compassion and strategy. The other is avoidance dressed up as self-care. You will learn how to set a minimum standard for the day so you keep identity intact. Train, but reduce intensity. Eat simply, not perfectly. Have the hard conversation, but keep it short and clear. Do the work, but focus on the one thing that moves the needle. This is not lowering the bar. This is protecting the foundation so you can rebuild strength when capacity returns. If you have been beating yourself up because you are not firing on all cylinders, this episode will reset your expectations and give you a practical way forward. You do not need to do everything. You need to do what you can do consistently and let that be enough for today.
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EP 3588 What question would you ask yourself one year ago?
01/10/2026
EP 3588 What question would you ask yourself one year ago?
In this episode, I challenge you to use a simple question to create a brutal level of self honesty: if you could speak to yourself from one year ago, what would you ask them and why. This is not about regret. It is about responsibility. Because the quality of your future is directly tied to the quality of the questions you are willing to face right now. We unpack how most people drift because they avoid the hard conversations with themselves. They stay busy, distracted, and reactive. A year passes, then another, and nothing meaningful changes because nothing meaningful is confronted. This episode helps you identify the patterns you kept repeating, the standards you let slide, and the decisions you delayed. You will be guided to ask questions that expose the truth about your health, relationships, leadership, discipline, boundaries, and purpose. Then we turn that awareness into action by creating clear commitments that actually change behaviour. If you want the next 12 months to look different, you need to stop negotiating with the life you say you want and start living like the person who already earned it.
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EP 3587 Why don’t we ask ourselves tough questions?
01/09/2026
EP 3587 Why don’t we ask ourselves tough questions?
In EP 3587, Shaun gets blunt about the one habit that quietly ruins progress: avoiding tough questions. Most people say they want change, but they keep asking themselves soft questions that protect comfort, protect ego, and protect the story they tell themselves about why their life is the way it is. This episode is a wake up call to stop negotiating with your potential and start interrogating your patterns. You will be challenged to look at what you are tolerating, what you are avoiding, and what you keep blaming on circumstances when it is really a standards problem. Shaun breaks down why tough questions feel threatening, how your brain will try to distract you with busyness and “later,” and why self-honesty is the fastest path to clarity, discipline, and real confidence. If you want better outcomes in your health, relationships, leadership, and self respect, the answer is not more motivation. The answer is better questions, asked consistently, followed by uncomfortable action.
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EP 3586 Your worst enemy can’t hurt you as much as you do
01/08/2026
EP 3586 Your worst enemy can’t hurt you as much as you do
Most people waste years blaming the wrong enemy. They point at their boss, their partner, their past, their circumstances, the economy, their parents, their workload. And yes, those things can be hard. But they are rarely the thing doing the most damage. In this episode, I unpack a brutal truth. The most consistent source of pain in your life is often you. Not because you are weak, but because you keep running the same self-destructive patterns on repeat. The way you talk to yourself. The standards you keep lowering. The excuses you keep protecting. The procrastination you keep calling rest. The boundaries you do not enforce. The conversations you avoid. The goals you abandon the moment it gets uncomfortable. We break down what self sabotage actually looks like in real life, how your identity will fight to stay the same even when you say you want growth, and why waiting to feel ready is a trap. If you want a better life, you need a higher level of personal honesty. Not more motivation. Not another plan. You need ownership, discipline, and the willingness to do the work when it is inconvenient. Your worst enemy is not out there. It is the version of you that keeps choosing comfort over change.
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EP 3585 Suffering is pain multiplied by resistance
01/07/2026
EP 3585 Suffering is pain multiplied by resistance
Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is optional. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman cuts through the noise and explains why so many people stay stuck, exhausted, and emotionally overwhelmed. The problem isn’t the pain itself. It’s the resistance to reality, responsibility, and what actually matters. When urgency dominates your life, the important things—like family, health, relationships, and values—get pushed aside. And that’s where real damage is done. This episode is a wake-up call for high performers, leaders, and driven people who are constantly reacting instead of living intentionally. Shaun breaks down how resisting discomfort, avoiding hard conversations, and staying busy instead of present multiplies stress and slowly erodes the foundations of a strong life. Key Takeaways: Why resistance turns normal pain into long-term suffering How urgency keeps you trapped in reaction mode The hidden cost of neglecting what’s truly important, especially family Why acceptance is not weakness but strength and clarity How to reduce suffering by changing how you respond, not what you feel If your life feels heavy, rushed, or disconnected, this episode will force you to confront what you’re avoiding and realign with what actually matters. Listen now and start reducing suffering by dropping resistance and choosing presence, responsibility, and perspective.
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EP 3584 Don’t choose the urgent over the important
01/06/2026
EP 3584 Don’t choose the urgent over the important
Most people aren’t failing because they don’t work hard. They’re failing because they’re busy with the wrong things. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the trap of urgency and why constantly reacting to what screams the loudest slowly destroys what actually matters, your health, your relationships, your family, and your long-term success. Urgent tasks create the illusion of productivity. Important work builds a life. High performers learn to protect what matters most, even when the pressure is on and the noise is relentless. If you keep choosing emails, notifications, and other people’s priorities over your own values, don’t be surprised when the foundations of your life start to crack. Key Takeaways: Why urgent tasks feel productive but quietly sabotage your life How prioritising urgency erodes family, relationships, and wellbeing The difference between being busy and being effective How disciplined prioritisation creates calm, clarity, and leadership Practical ways to protect what’s important before it’s damaged This episode is a wake-up call. Listen now and realign your time, energy, and focus before urgency costs you the things you can’t replace. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Follow Shaun O’Gorman for more high-performance insights.
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EP 3583 You can fix their tyre, but don’t fix their life
01/05/2026
EP 3583 You can fix their tyre, but don’t fix their life
One of the fastest ways to burn yourself out is trying to rescue people who refuse to take responsibility for themselves. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman delivers a blunt but necessary message about boundaries, ownership, and emotional maturity. Helping someone with a practical problem is kindness. Trying to fix their life for them is a mistake that keeps them stuck and drains you in the process. This episode challenges leaders, coaches, parents, and high performers to look at where they are over-functioning for others and under-serving their own life. Real growth happens when people experience the consequences of their choices and decide to change. Key Takeaways: The difference between support and enabling Why fixing people robs them of responsibility and resilience How poor boundaries lead to resentment and burnout When helping becomes harmful to both sides How to step back without guilt and lead by example If you’re exhausted from carrying other people’s problems, this episode will reset your perspective and strengthen your boundaries. Listen now and reclaim your energy, focus, and leadership. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3582 Why do we keep bashing our head against the wall
01/04/2026
EP 3582 Why do we keep bashing our head against the wall
Most people keep repeating the same behaviours, expecting different outcomes, then wonder why nothing changes. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the self-sabotaging patterns that keep people stuck in frustration, burnout, and underperformance. This is a direct conversation about personal responsibility, awareness, and the cost of refusing to change what clearly isn’t working. Key Takeaways: Why humans default to familiar pain instead of unfamiliar growth How ego, identity, and comfort lock you into repeating mistakes The real reason insight alone doesn’t create change How to interrupt destructive patterns before they become permanent Practical steps to stop reacting and start choosing differently If your life feels like the same problem on repeat, this episode will challenge you to stop blaming circumstances and start adjusting your behaviour. Nothing changes until you do. Listen now and break the cycle. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3581 Desperation is a force multiplier
01/03/2026
EP 3581 Desperation is a force multiplier
Desperation can either destroy you or sharpen you. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman breaks down why desperation isn’t weakness when it’s directed properly. When the pressure is real and the stakes matter, desperation strips away excuses, exposes priorities, and forces action. The problem isn’t desperation itself. The problem is unfocused desperation without standards, structure, or discipline. High performers don’t wait for perfect conditions. They use urgency, constraint, and necessity to move faster, make better decisions, and execute harder. When comfort disappears, clarity appears. This episode challenges you to look at where you’re too comfortable, too distracted, or too protected from consequence, and why that might be the very thing slowing your growth. Key Takeaways: Why desperation often produces breakthroughs, not breakdowns The difference between chaotic panic and focused urgency How pressure exposes your real standards and habits Why comfort kills momentum and intensity creates clarity How to channel desperation into disciplined, effective action If you’re stuck, flat, or waiting for motivation, this episode will reset your perspective. Pressure isn’t the enemy. Misused pressure is. Learn how to turn urgency into forward motion and stop wasting the moment you’re in. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3579 What would they be screaming at you?
01/01/2026
EP 3579 What would they be screaming at you?
If your life was a movie and the audience could shout advice at the screen, what would they be yelling at you to do right now? In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman delivers a blunt reality check on avoidance, hesitation, and the quiet ways people betray their own potential. This is about the conversations you keep delaying, the standards you keep lowering, and the actions you know you should be taking but keep postponing. High performers don’t wait for clarity to arrive. They create it through action. This episode challenges you to confront the truth you already know and to stop confusing comfort with safety. The cost of inaction is always higher than the discomfort of decisive movement. Key Takeaways: Why most people already know what they need to do but avoid doing it How hesitation slowly erodes confidence and self-respect The difference between fear-based delay and strategic patience Why clarity comes after action, not before How to raise your standards without burning your life down If this episode makes you uncomfortable, good. That discomfort is the signal you’ve been waiting for. Listen now and take the step you keep talking yourself out of.
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EP 3580 Accept it as if you chose it
01/01/2026
EP 3580 Accept it as if you chose it
Most people waste huge amounts of energy fighting reality. They replay what happened, argue with the past, and stay stuck in resentment or frustration. High performers do the opposite. They accept what is in front of them and move forward with intent. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman challenges you to adopt a radical but powerful mindset. Accept your current circumstances as if you chose them. Not because they are fair or comfortable, but because acceptance is the fastest path to clarity, composure, and decisive action. This is not about denial or passivity. It is about ownership. When you stop resisting reality, you reclaim your energy and direct it where it actually creates results. Key Takeaways: Why resistance keeps you emotionally stuck and mentally exhausted How acceptance restores focus, control, and momentum The difference between surrender and responsibility Why ownership beats blame every time How to respond to pressure with calm, strength, and discipline If you want to lead better, perform under pressure, and stop being hijacked by circumstances, this episode will reset how you approach adversity. Listen now and start responding to life from a place of strength instead of resistance. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3578 New Year. SAME you
12/31/2025
EP 3578 New Year. SAME you
A new year doesn’t magically create a new you. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the lie that motivation, dates on the calendar, or empty resolutions lead to change. High performers understand a brutal truth most people avoid. If your habits, standards, and behaviours stay the same, your results will too. This episode is a direct challenge to anyone repeating the same promises every January while expecting different outcomes. Growth is not about intention. It is about execution. Discipline beats motivation every time, and identity always dictates behaviour. Key Takeaways: Why New Year’s resolutions fail for most people How identity and standards drive real change The cost of repeating the same habits year after year Why waiting for motivation keeps you stuck How to build momentum through daily non negotiable actions If you are serious about changing your life, this episode will confront you with what needs to change first. Listen now and stop using the calendar as an excuse. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3577 What will be different this time next year?
12/30/2025
EP 3577 What will be different this time next year?
Most people hope next year will be better. High performers decide it will be different and then do the work to make that true. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman challenges you to take an honest look at your patterns, excuses, and standards. If nothing changes in how you think, act, and show up under pressure, nothing changes in your life. This episode is a direct call to responsibility. Not motivation. Not inspiration. Execution. Shaun breaks down why repeating the same behaviours while expecting a different outcome is the fastest way to stay stuck, and what you must commit to now if you want next year to look and feel different in your health, leadership, relationships, and performance. Key Takeaways: Why time alone never creates change The uncomfortable truth about habits and personal standards How to identify the behaviours keeping you stuck What high performers do differently when setting commitments How to turn intention into consistent action If you want next year to be different, the decision has to be made now. Listen to this episode and start building the version of yourself you will be proud of twelve months from today. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3576 Misery loves company
12/29/2025
EP 3576 Misery loves company
Misery spreads fast. So does strength. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the idea that staying in negative environments is harmless. It isn’t. The people you surround yourself with shape your thinking, your standards, and ultimately your outcomes. High performers are ruthless about protecting their mindset because they understand that constant exposure to complaining, victimhood, and emotional chaos slowly drags you down to a level you never chose. This episode challenges you to take an honest look at the rooms you sit in, the conversations you tolerate, and the energy you absorb. Growth does not happen by accident. It requires conscious separation from patterns and people that reinforce mediocrity, blame, and stagnation. Key Takeaways: Why negativity is contagious and quietly destructive How tolerance of misery lowers your personal standards The difference between supporting someone and being pulled under Why emotional discipline is a non negotiable skill for leaders How to choose environments that reinforce strength and progress If your life feels heavier than it should, look at who you are listening to. Listen now and start making choices that protect your momentum, clarity, and future. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3575 Why does it make you so angry?
12/28/2025
EP 3575 Why does it make you so angry?
Anger is rarely about what just happened. It is usually about what it touched. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman breaks down why certain situations, comments, or people trigger such a strong emotional reaction, and what that anger is actually trying to tell you. High performers and strong leaders do not suppress anger or let it run the show. They learn to understand it, regulate it, and use it as feedback rather than fuel for destruction. Key Takeaways: Why anger is often a secondary emotion masking fear, shame, or loss of control How unresolved stress and emotional load shorten your fuse The hidden patterns behind repeated anger triggers Why reacting feels powerful but costs you influence and clarity How to pause, decode the trigger, and respond with strength instead of impulse If your anger feels disproportionate or keeps showing up in the same areas of your life, this episode will help you understand what is really going on and how to regain control. Listen now and start responding with intention rather than reacting on autopilot. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Follow Shaun O’Gorman for more insights on resilience, leadership, and personal responsibility.
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EP 3574 You won’t change them, because you can’t understand them
12/27/2025
EP 3574 You won’t change them, because you can’t understand them
One of the fastest ways to drain your energy is trying to change people you fundamentally do not understand. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman cuts through the frustration many people feel in relationships, leadership, family, and work when logic, effort, and good intentions still change nothing. This conversation challenges the belief that if you just explain yourself better, try harder, or stay patient long enough, people will eventually come around. Often, they won’t. Not because you are wrong, but because their values, experiences, and internal wiring are completely different to yours. Key Takeaways: Why misunderstanding people keeps you stuck in conflict and resentment The hidden cost of trying to fix, save, or change others How acceptance creates peace without approval Where personal responsibility ends and emotional boundaries begin How high performers conserve energy by focusing on what they can control If you feel exhausted by repeating the same conversations and expecting different outcomes, this episode will reset how you think about people, responsibility, and emotional freedom. Listen now and reclaim your focus, energy, and momentum. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3573 Embrace change, don’t fight it
12/26/2025
EP 3573 Embrace change, don’t fight it
Change is inevitable. Resistance is optional. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman challenges the reflex to fight change and explains why the people who thrive are the ones who adapt early and act decisively. When you waste energy wishing things were different, you fall behind. When you accept change and respond with intent, you move forward faster and stronger. This episode is a direct call to leaders, high performers, and anyone feeling frustrated or stuck. Change does not mean you are failing. It means the environment has shifted and your approach must evolve. The sooner you stop arguing with reality, the sooner you regain clarity, momentum, and control. Key Takeaways: Why resisting change increases stress and reduces performance How acceptance creates speed, focus, and better decisions The difference between flexibility and weakness How high performers use change as a competitive advantage Practical ways to reframe disruption into progress If you feel like life has moved the goalposts, this episode will help you stop reacting and start leading. Listen now and learn how to embrace change without losing yourself in the process.
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EP 3572 What is holding you back?
12/25/2025
EP 3572 What is holding you back?
Most people already know what they should be doing. The real problem is why they are not doing it. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman cuts through the noise and challenges you to take an honest look at the patterns, excuses, and fears that keep you stuck. This is not about motivation. It is about responsibility, awareness, and the cost of staying exactly where you are. High performers understand that progress begins with brutal self honesty. If your life, health, relationships, or career are not where you want them to be, something is in the way. This episode helps you identify what that is and, more importantly, what to do about it. Key Takeaways: Why excuses feel comfortable but destroy long-term progress How fear, identity, and habit loops quietly sabotage your potential The hidden payoffs of staying stuck and why they matter The difference between knowing and doing Practical steps to remove the real obstacles holding you back If you are tired of repeating the same year over and over, this episode is your line in the sand. Listen now and start making decisions that move your life forward. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3571 Xmas isn’t all baubles and tinsel
12/24/2025
EP 3571 Xmas isn’t all baubles and tinsel
Christmas is often sold as a time of joy connection and celebration. For many people, it is exactly that. But for others it brings pressure tension loneliness grief and unresolved family dynamics to the surface. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman speaks honestly about the reality of Christmas beyond the highlights reel. This conversation is about normalising the mixed emotions that show up at this time of year. You can appreciate the good moments while still finding parts of the season difficult. Nothing is wrong with you if Christmas feels heavy. What matters is how you manage yourself through it. Key Takeaways: Why Christmas can amplify stress, anxiety and emotional fatigue How expectations and family roles create pressure and conflict The importance of emotional boundaries during the holiday period Why holding it together at any cost is not strength Practical ways to navigate the season without losing yourself If Christmas is challenging for you, this episode will help you feel less alone and more grounded. Listen now to learn how to navigate the holiday season with realism, self-respect, and steadiness. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Follow Shaun O’Gorman for more practical insights on resilience and life performance.
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EP 3570 Nobody was born to live a Mediocre life
12/23/2025
EP 3570 Nobody was born to live a Mediocre life
Mediocrity is not a lack of talent. It’s a lack of standards. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman delivers a direct challenge to the quiet acceptance that keeps people stuck in lives they know are beneath them. Nobody is born to play small, drift through life, or tolerate average relationships, average health, and average effort. Yet millions do exactly that because it feels safe. This episode cuts through comfort-based thinking and exposes how mediocrity is built through daily avoidance, lowered expectations, and excuses disguised as realism. High performers do not wait for motivation. They build discipline, raise their standards, and take responsibility for the life they are creating. Key Takeaways: Why mediocrity is a choice reinforced by daily habits How comfort slowly erodes confidence, identity, and purpose The role personal standards play in long-term success Why waiting to feel ready keeps you stuck How to start demanding more from yourself without burning out If you know you are capable of more but keep settling for less, this episode will hit hard. Listen now and make a decision to stop surviving and start living with intent, strength, and purpose. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3569 Nothing is pre-determined
12/22/2025
EP 3569 Nothing is pre-determined
Too many people live as if their future is already written. Their past defines them. Their mistakes label them. Their circumstances decide their ceiling. That belief is comfortable, and it is also destructive. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the idea that your life is fixed or that you are stuck with the hand you were dealt. Nothing is pre-determined. Not your success. Not your failure. Not who you become next. The only real predictor of your future is the decisions you make today and the standards you are willing to live by. High performers understand this. They stop outsourcing responsibility to luck, trauma, upbringing, or timing and they start taking ownership of their choices, behaviours, and identity. This episode challenges the stories you tell yourself about why change is not possible and replaces them with a simple truth. You are not broken. You are not finished. And it is not too late. The moment you choose differently, the trajectory shifts. If you have been waiting for permission, certainty, or the perfect moment, this episode will remind you of something uncomfortable but freeing. Your life moves when you do. Listen now and take responsibility for the direction you are heading.
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EP 3568 A boss has the title. A leader has the people
12/21/2025
EP 3568 A boss has the title. A leader has the people
Titles don’t create influence. Authority doesn’t earn respect. And position alone never makes someone worth following. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman dismantles the difference between being a boss and being a leader. One relies on power. The other earns trust. This conversation is for anyone in a leadership role or anyone who wants to be. Real leadership is not about control, status, or ego. It is about responsibility, consistency, and the willingness to serve the people you lead. Teams do not give their best because they have to. They give their best because they believe in who is leading them. Key Takeaways: Why authority without connection creates compliance, not commitment How leaders earn trust through behaviour, not position The hidden cost of ego-driven leadership What high-performing teams actually need from their leaders How to shift from managing people to leading them If you want loyalty, performance, and impact, earn it. Listen now and learn how to lead in a way that people choose to follow. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Follow Shaun O’Gorman for more leadership and high-performance insights.
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EP 3567 Don’t ask for a lighter burden. Develop broader shoulders
12/20/2025
EP 3567 Don’t ask for a lighter burden. Develop broader shoulders
Life does not get easier because you wish it would. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman cuts through the modern obsession with comfort and explains why strength, not relief, is the answer. High performers do not beg for fewer challenges. They build the capacity to carry more responsibility, pressure, and adversity without breaking. This episode is a direct challenge to anyone waiting for life to slow down, calm down, or become fair. It will not. The only sustainable solution is to grow stronger mentally, emotionally, and psychologically. When you expand your capacity, the same problems that once overwhelmed you become manageable. Key Takeaways Why asking for less struggle keeps you weak and dependent How developing resilience changes your relationship with pressure The difference between coping and true strength Why responsibility is the pathway to confidence and self respect How to train yourself to handle harder days without losing control If you feel stretched, tested, or under pressure, this episode will reframe everything. Stop negotiating with life. Build yourself into someone who can handle it. Listen now and start developing the shoulders required for the life you want to live. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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EP 3566 Confidence is quiet, insecurity never shuts up
12/19/2025
EP 3566 Confidence is quiet, insecurity never shuts up
Real confidence doesn’t need to announce itself. It doesn’t posture, argue, or seek approval. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman breaks down the behavioural difference between true confidence and insecurity, and why so many people mistake noise for strength. High performers move differently. They don’t need to prove anything. Insecure people, on the other hand, are loud, reactive, defensive, and constantly seeking validation. Understanding this distinction is critical if you want stronger leadership, better relationships, and a more grounded sense of self. This episode challenges you to take an honest look at how you show up under pressure. Are your actions coming from certainty, or from fear of being judged, rejected, or exposed? Key Takeaways: Why true confidence is calm, measured, and grounded How insecurity shows up as overexplaining, defensiveness, and noise The behavioural cues that reveal whether someone is solid or uncertain How to build real confidence through action, integrity, and self-trust What to stop doing immediately if you want to be taken seriously If you want to lead better, communicate with strength, and stop leaking energy through insecurity, this episode will reset how you think about confidence.
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EP 3565 A wise person can learn from anyone
12/18/2025
EP 3565 A wise person can learn from anyone
Wisdom isn’t about being the smartest person in the room. It’s about being humble enough to learn from everyone in it. In this episode of The Strong Life Project, Shaun O’Gorman challenges the ego driven need to be right and explains why real growth comes from curiosity, openness, and self awareness. High performers and effective leaders understand that lessons show up in unexpected places if you are paying attention. Key Takeaways: Why ego blocks growth more than lack of intelligence How staying curious accelerates learning and performance The difference between confidence and arrogance Why feedback from unlikely sources can be your biggest advantage How to build a mindset that keeps you improving over the long term If you think you already know enough, you have already stopped growing. Listen now and reset how you learn, lead, and evolve in every area of your life. Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
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