The Pocket with Chris Griffin

#137: Alfie Robertson: The collapse of ambition in Australia

The Pocket with Chris Griffin

Show Notes

Alfie returns to the show. Is there a reason why all successful people are leaving Australia?

We deep dive into the reasons we both absolutely love the country and have desires of raising our children there, however it is not conducive to growth and support of your big wild dreams.

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Chapters:

00:00 Why haven’t you left Australia?

05:00 Importance of being exposed to the world in person

12:00 The problem with global comparison

17:20 Accepting the bad with the good

25:00 Alfie’s reasoning behind pivoting in his life and business

34:20 Back when Chris and Alfie started living together

36:30 Realisation’s from Alfie’s dad getting sick

41:00 Navigating friends with so much growth in life

43:50 Chris & Alfie unpacking Christianity and religion

49:30 Where Australia plays a role for Alfie

55:00 Importance of aligning your environment

01:01:00 Setting sail on months of travel

01:03:00 The problem with creating status and fame

01:12:30 The slippery slope of chasing externally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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