Let’s Just Start Podcast (@letsjuststartpodcast)

The RBA sadly has to make the dastardly decision for clobber business and households again because govt can’t control their spending. Literally billions of excess spending since 2019, massive currency debasement, mass population increase, all leading to this scenario where the RBA has to crank up…

Some LAURA RACKY email lessons (some hard learned). We’ve picked up a few career tricks over the years, and email is one of those annoyingly tricky ones #letsjuststartpodcast #career #lessons #tricks #email @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham @2kidsfromtheburbs

NEW EP UP NOW! The RBA will almost certainly raise rates on Melbourne Cup day. (2) Here is part one of some of the reasons why inflation is running hot, and that they really don’t have a choice (sadly). #letsjuststartpodcast #rba #inflation #interestrates #auspol @Laura Racky @Christian…

NEW EP UP NOW! The RBA will almost certainly raise rates on Melbourne Cup day. Here is part one of some of the reasons why inflation is running hot, and that they really don’t have a choice (sadly). #letsjuststartpodcast #rba #inflation #interestrates #auspol @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham…

4 hard leadership things they won’t tell you (but we will). Part 2 - information is NEVER perfect. There is always a measure of guesswork in every decision at a certain level. Complexity gets beyond the point of being predictable. When you’re an executive leader, this is the norm…

4 hard leadership things they won’t tell you (but we will). Part 1 - intervening with underperformers. You will *always* regret not moving earlier. That doesn’t mean ‘get them out’ but it does mean intervene and make changes in direction. Don’t let it drift. #letsjuststartpodcast #leadership…

What’s one food you would ADD or subtract? These are tricky questions when it comes to eating, enjoyment, and health. #letsjuststartpodcast #food #eating #health #yum @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham @2kidsfromtheburbs

If you are not looking after your health and you feel unhappy, food and movement is where you have to start. Little changes. Small. 5000 steps. Cut the carbs. Sweets. Alcohol. You can do it! #letsjuststartpodcast #health #happiness #movement #love @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham…

Moving from BIG companies to smaller private? For us it’s the right move. Big corporate has its benefits and anyone can choose to work wherever suits them. But for us it’s the mix of challenge between smaller businesses and the variety that comes with it. Culture matters. Choose carefully…

Is it a backward step to move to or work at a smaller business? No! Moving to a mid sized (or smaller) company is a different skill set but it can be MUCH more powerfully for your career. You get close to the source and decision making and customers or product. There’s a status loss. But a…

Every book you read will change you. You don’t have to remember or take notes or explain to anyone what the book was about, just that it will add to your knowledge of the world, of beauty, or just for fun. Read. It’s amazing. Do it for you. #letsjuststartpodcast #reading #readmaxxing #books…

Read Maxxing! It will never feel like the right time to read and you’ll rarely have time to dive into a book but it DOESN’T MATTER. Read for you. Read a bit. Read anything. Read 5 pages. Forget everything you read. But read. It will change your life. #letsjuststartpodcast #reading #readmaxxing…

Top 1-3 things to change in your life - Quitting alcohol. When you make a decision or want to make a change in your life it’s very important to go through the why. Make a list and weight up the total flywheel. Change is not easy! #letsjuststartpodcast #change #dopamine #action #success @Laura…

If Laura had a magic wand and could change one thing in her life, it would be this. Phone addiction. Despite trying, has not been winning. #letsjuststartpodcast #phone #addiction #dopamine #change @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham @2kidsfromtheburbs

NEW EP UP NOW. One of the mistakes made or transitions required is flipping dopamine from learning to action / outcomes. If you can start getting big dopamine rushes from delivering outcomes rather than ticking off learning, it will change your life. #letsjuststartpodcast #dopamine #action…

NEW EP UP NOW. Incremental change is one of the HARDEST things to commit to in your life, but it will change your life. Building dopamine response around small, positive steps in the right direction is the key to success. We are still trying. #letsjuststartpodcast #growth #success #incremental…

How we get out of a rut - Make a list of your top 3 things! Christian’s list is family, work, and sport / gym. When things get difficult or he gets in the rut this is the list he CONSCIOUSLY focuses on and blocks out everything else. #letsjuststartpodcast #rut #family #happiness #Love @Laura…

How we get out of a rut - Make a list of your top 3 things! Laura’s list is family, work, and movement. When things get difficult or she gets in the rut this is the list she CONSCIOUSLY focuses on and blocks out everything else. #letsjuststartpodcast #rut #family #happiness #love @Laura Racky…

NEW EP UP NOW. This is a SPECIAL announcement episode for a country in a rut. 5 ways we can get out of the rut. First up - man falls in a hole. #letsjuststartpodcast #rut #hole #love #help @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham @2kidsfromtheburbs

All or most signs point to all confidence being lost in Australia. One signal is Supreme Court filings of disputes are up, and this is usually a sign of economies on the down. When the future looks bright, people move forward looking outward with confidence. When they have lost confidence, they…

High flying women and non-career driven men being married is a relatively recent thing. This has taken some significant adjustment. It can drive insecurity in the man as we have been socialised this way, but it doesn’t necessarily start there. Will likely be very normal 10-20 years from now, but…

High flying women’s careers en masse is a fairly recent development. We have been socialised to see man leading the income game and women playing second, but that has changed dramatically in a very short time. It’s no wonder things are a bit bumpy. More on this in episode. #letsjuststartpodcast…

Is one partner happy for the other to work 24/7? This is a very serious question that couples need to understand before they commit their lives to each other. Women who have serious career ambitions particularly need to be careful marrying men who don’t have ambition. This will eventually lead…

Inflation is a THIEF of wealth and joy. When inflation is allowed to embed itself in the economy, pain starts to get felt by everyone. The latest fuel price increases are really the final straw for pricing, as core inflation has not been in RBA target band for 6 years. Those prices compound and…

If you are married and your career focus is not aligned with your partner, there are going to be problems. Part 2. You want to go fast, commit, grow, at the cost of family time. They want to clock in and out and be home as early as possible. Or reverse. If this is your situation, without…

If you are married and your career focus is not aligned with your partner, there are going to be problems. Part 1. You want to go fast, commit, grow, at the cost of family time. They want to clock in and out and be home as early as possible. Or reverse. If this is your situation, without…

More people are clearly feeling the financial pinch all over the country. The agitation is clear and it’s hard to see where it’s going to end at this point. #letsjuststartpodcast #economy #feeling #agitation #budget @Laura Racky @Christian Cunningham @2kidsfromtheburbs

Governments (state and federal) are giving us ZERO reason to be confident. The spending, the tax increases, the gaslighting, the hubris and arrogance, it’s hard to see how they are equipped to deal with the challenges ahead (including the ones they created). But alas, we bring our own…

If you’re going to be at a big ‘soulless’ corporate, what are the trade offs? Obviously can work on bigger stuff and maybe have more resources, but it can be hard to connect on values and some of the more important things. It’s all about trade off. What are to getting in exchange for what you’re…

Everyone in Australia currently under an economic squeeze. Everywhere you go - on the roads, businesses, schools, you can feel an underlying tension across the country. There are a few reasons for it but that tension is showing up in anger and anxiety under the surface. Be aware of it in your…