#110: Adam Lamb: The Gift of Being Too Dumb To Quit
In this episode, I chat with Adam Lamb, an entrepreneur, investor, and business advisor who’s built and sold multiple companies in healthcare, finance, and consulting.
We dive into what it really means to be “too dumb to quit,” unpacking the role of stubbornness, fear, and confidence in success. Adam opens up about his rough upbringing, how his beliefs about money and success evolved, and what it’s like raising kids in a completely different world than the one he grew up in.
Key Discussion Points:
The mindset behind being “too dumb to quit”
How stubbornness can either serve or sabotage you
Breaking old beliefs about money, worth, and success
Navigating ego vs. confidence in leadership and life
Raising grounded kids in an abundant world
What true intimacy means in marriage and relationships
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Chapters:
00:00 Too Dumb To Quit
06:00 Stubbornness explained
12:00 Running for office
18:00 Fear of being seen
24:00 Confidence vs experience
30:00 Vulnerability as strength
36:00 Break the belief walls
42:00 Growing up broke
48:00 The turning point
54:00 Comfort kills growth
01:00:00 Parenting without entitlement
01:06:00 Parenting Sons & daughters differently
01:12:00 True intimacy
01:18:00 Confidence vs ego
01:24:00 Faith and legacy
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#109: Inside the Mind of a Dictator’s Right-Hand Man (Cillian Dunne)
I sat down with a man that lived with the dictator of Panama’s right hand man… Fascinating to hear what goes behind the scenes regarding global corruption, the relationship between the USA, Panama and China and how what we think is going on, is actually a lie.
Key Discussion Points:
Living with a dictator’s right-hand man trained by the CIA, Mossad, and Fidel Castro
How the U.S. created and then destroyed its own dictator
What “evil” really means after you live with it
Quitting his job, broke, and sleeping in cars to chase his dream
The lessons in conviction, confidence, and courage learned from a killer
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Chapters:
00:00 – Living with a dictator’s right-hand man
02:10 – Walking on eggshells in a house of secrets
11:00 – The morality question: is killing for a cause still murder?
17:00 – The CIA’s dark partnership with Noriega
23:00 – The mysterious death of Omar Torrijos
25:00 – How the U.S. installed and later removed Noriega
42:00 – Writing with gangs and the Bloods & Crips
47:00 – Panama: a third world country with a golden crown
49:00 – Why the U.S. never took over Panama
50:30 – China, BlackRock, and control of the canal
54:00 – The Japanese plan to bomb the Panama Canal
56:00 – What the U.S. government hides from civilians
59:00 – The cost of power, money, and human self-interest
AND MORE. Enjoy
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#108: TheTinMen: Why Modern Men Are Struggling (and What No One Admits)
An important discussion with George from TheTinMen about men and the challenges they face daily.
We went back and forth, providing differing views, yet both with deep care for the same mission of helping men live lives with more peace, joy and fulfilment.
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Chapters:
0:00 Why George Started The Tin Men
2:00 How Schools Are Failing Boys
4:00 The War on Testosterone and Masculinity
6:00 Why Men Can’t Win Anymore
8:00 The Truth Behind “1 in 3 Men Are Violent”
10:00 How False Statistics Erase Male Victims
14:00 When Abuse Against Men Gets Ignored
18:00 Suicide, Silence, and Losing Hope
22:00 The Hidden Bias in How We See Men
26:00 Redefining What It Means to Be a Man
31:00 The Pressure to Provide and Find Purpose
36:00 Outrageous Headlines About Masculinity in Australia
40:00 When Society Stops Caring About Boys
45:00 Why Therapy and Mental Health Systems Fail Men
51:00 The Fight for Men’s Health and What Needs to Change
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#107: Chris Griffin: Struggling to Find Meaning? Start Here.
This is an important episode. I hope you can feel the passion ring through the microphone. I meant every word I said. If you're in a rut or you don't know what to do with your life, then this episode is for you.
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Chapters:
00:00 What is the meaning of life?
04:30 The best part about no one believing in you
09:00 You can do whatever you want in your life
14:00 My story when things changed
20:00 The more you learn the less you know
25:00 Take the risk…
29:00 Poem 1: Tunnel Vision
33:00 A profound realisation about greatness
38:30 Poem 2: Are you on the right path?
44:40 Poem 3: Lonely nights
50:00 The quality of connection comes down to this
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#106: Charlie Rocket: The Power of Delusional Optimism
A perfect balance between inspiration, motivation and education. An episode for the people struggling to go all in on their dreams.
Charlie has lived a million lives, from touring the world with some of the most famous people of our generation, to building multi million dollar companies, to being in a superbowl ad with Lebron James, the list goes on and on and on.
This episode with Charlie Rocket was a good one!
Enjoy fam x
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Chapters:
0:00 What it means to be a delusional optimist
3:00 The imagination behind success
5:40 Seeing the impossible before it’s real
8:00 Speaking your dreams into existence
10:30 The goldfish story that changed his brain
13:00 Training your mind to dream bigger
17:00 Turning pain into gratitude
20:30 Losing his scholarship and needing a miracle
24:00 His mom’s life-changing advice
28:00 Getting fired and learning to serve others
31:30 Why negativity is an addiction
35:30 The contagious energy of winners
39:30 When no one believes in you
48:30 How he manifested his Nike commercial
59:30 The truth about unrealistic dreams
1:09:00 Living proof that delusion creates destiny
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