Higher Ground Living Podcast

In this episode Shane takes us through the words of Jesus about this topic. Whether you are a Christian or not, what Jesus says about the way we think is highly beneficial.  This episode is highly beneficial to anyone who is tired of feeling anxious and worried. This content will put you on the right path towards building an unshakeable mental health.  We look at Bible scripture from: Mathew 6:19-34 Luke 12:13-34 For more content like this go to our blog @ www.highergroundliving.blog

In this episode of the Higher Ground Living Podcast we continue our in depth look at the concept of storing up treasure in heaven. As always we are looking for tangible ways to create a calm, peaceful and strong mental health that fills our lives with clarity and purpose. Often we think of treasure in heaven from the perspective of storing up the fruit from good deeds for the next life we are to live in an afterlife called heaven. We like to take it a step further and realise we can live with that treasure here and now in this current life. We do this by developing our mental health to a state where nothing can knock us down. Where the power of peace and wellbeing is the main treasure we hold onto.  We hold this treasure in our mind. Higher Ground Living is about developing the mindset that can stand firm in peace even in the greatest storm. That is real treasure. We do this by focusing upon real, lasting treasure which is inner peace. Our material things will come and go. There is no lasting life in the obje

In this episode we begin to explore what it means to build a life of inner peace by accumulating "Treasure In Heaven".  Treasure in heaven speaks of consciously developing inner peace. Our modern, busy world doesn't leave much space for cultivating inner peace. Which is why we see such a rise in mental health issues. Including anxiety, depression, fear, overwhelm, confusion and frustration. Which lead to the growing sense of disconnection and stress which we like to fill with all manner of material panacea. Only to find that the more things we accumulate and the more food, alcohol, prescription drugs, TV and entertainment we consume we do not achieve the wellbeing we are searching for.  Is it because we are too focused upon worldly treasure and not making time to build peace and strength into our inner world of the mind and spirit? For the next few weeks HGL Podcast will be exploring this topic and offering practical ways that we can all develop our inner peace. So that we can find peace and wellbeing even in

Maintaining a peaceful mindset is a skill. It is developed and maintained by practicing conscious relaxation. Conscious relaxation is when we consciously choose to take time regularly to practice relaxation. The product of this practice is a residing peace of mind. In this episode Shane and Nikki explores the importance of having a daily peace practice. It is easy to neglect the practice of relaxation in our busy lives. It is easy to fall into long stretches of time in our lifestyle where we experience very little real relaxation and peace. Most people are waiting for peace and relaxation to just "happen" in their lives. The reality is that we must choose to make relaxation a part of our daily schedule or else we will often miss out. Which leads to stress and overwhelm.  The good news is that it doesn't take a massive effort to start feeling the benefits of conscious relaxation. The HGL Ten2Relax online course teaches us how to develop an effective peace and relaxation practice.  A free sample of the course i

Is there an area of your life where you are struggling to get a breakthrough?  Your trying as hard as you can but things just wont change.  We came across this simple formula that reminds us to make sure we are not leaving any room for negative energy to keep us from our desired breakthrough.  The formula is: See It - Feel It - Believe It - Do It See It: Speaks of the initial idea plus deeper visualisation of the outcome.  Feel It: Take time to focus on the dream and develop the feeling of having this outcome in your life.  Believe It: Search your thoughts and beliefs to find any limiting beliefs you have about your ability and worthiness to have this desire in your life.  Do It: Take positive action towards attaining the outcome you desire. By honestly looking at our journey and working through these four points we can reveal where we might be getting stuck. Therefore, limiting our progress towards attaining the desired outcome.  HGL Links www.hgltrainingacademy.teachable.com Ten2Relax Online Course Half Pri

In this episode we look at six aspects of the human ego. We take a deep look at why an out of control ego damages our well being. Gaining control over the human ego brings peace and wellbeing into our lives.  If we are operating with an egocentric mindset we will be experiencing stress, disconnection, separation, fear, anxiety, and dis-ease in our lives.  In this discussion we look at how the modern world is driven by an egocentric mindset. We also look at what we can do to get our ego under control.  The six aspects of the human ego came from an interview Dr Wayne Dyer had with Oprah. The six aspects are: 1. I am what I have 2. I am what I do 3. I am what other people think of me 4. I am separate 5. I am separate from what is missing in my life 6. I am separate from God Links mentioned in this podcast: HGL Blog Article: Read it here HGL Training Academy Website

In this episode we explore the wisdom I received from a hike I took in a mountain forest. The lessons were so inspiring to me that I had to do a podcast about them. I hope you get as much out of it as I have. Below you can read the full blog article I wrote on this topic. Make sure you check out the full version with photos on our blog site. To see HGL Guided Relaxations/ Meditations find us on Youtube Visit HGL Training Academy for Ten2Relax A few days ago I went on a ten km mountain/forest hike in the Lamington National Park about 45 minutes from where I live in Australia. As is my custom, I walk alone to be totally focused upon my surroundings and get connected with nature. It was a beautiful sunny, winters day as I set out on the five km trail that leads to the base of Ballunjui Falls. Along the journey I came across multiple lookouts that stare down the length of Numinbah Valley at a height of around 800 metres. It is a magnificent sight and feeling to stand on the edge of the mountain and take in the vi

What is the deal with self sabotage? Why would anyone "sabotage" their own success? It doesn't make sense that we would ever do such a strange thing. Yet we do it all the time. Not only do we do it all the time, most of the time we don't even know we are doing it. We can struggle for years trying to breakthrough in a particular area of life and not even notice that we are making the same mistakes over and over. People around us can see it but we don't always notice it ourselves. To better understand self sabotage lets answer these three questions: What is self sabotage and does it exist? Why do we do it? What does it cost us? 1. What is self sabotage and does it exist? One way to explain it would be to reach out for something with one hand and push it away with the other. It is when we desire something for our life but something in us creates barriers and obstacles along our path to the point where we cannot follow through and receive the object of our desire. Therefore with one hand we are reaching out for

Is it true? Are we really the product of the five people we hang around the most? In this episode we take a deep dive into this topic to look at why this idea has a lot of merit.  Association is a powerful tool for growth in our lives. It can also be a powerful reason why we stay locked in our comfort zone. Often, our closest friends can hold us back from growing to our true potential.  This is not to say we should ditch all our friends and start fresh with "better" people. However, maybe we can be a bit more strategic and find some people to spend time with who challenge and inspire us to grow.     

Part 2 of our conversation with school teacher and instagram vlogger Josiah Hein.  Josiah lives every moment to inspire and uplift others. Always looking for beauty and inspiration everywhere. This energy is infectious as we continue our interview with Josiah.  We explore topics such as: Making life work one step at a time. Climbing our mountains by setting goals and focusing on each individual step to reach the goal. Jacaranda Tree hunting adventures. How to appreciate life and enjoy the journey.

School teacher and Instagram Vloger Josiah Hein joins Shane and Nikki for a powerful conversation.  At 13 years old Josiah's best friend died of Leukemia. It rocked Josiah's world and sent him on a destructive journey. It was his best friends dream to come to Australia so after much turmoil and soul searching Josiah decided to ease his grief and make the journey for his friend. Once in Australia, through a sequence of encounters with some very compassionate and loving people Josiah turned his life around.  Josiah is an out of the box high school teacher who has a massive impact on teenagers. His love and joy for life is infectious and the students he comes in contact with are blessed and inspired by his energy. The education system would be a brighter place if there were more teachers with the energy and compassion of this man. On the advise of some friends and students Josiah began vloging on instagram and in less than a year attracted over 10 000 followers who love his hilarious videos about travel, food an

Does your identity match your dream? Is the person you identify as, the person who can lay hold of your dream life?  Can we change our identity?  We explore these questions and more as we go deep into a discussion on the power of our personal identity. 

This episode is all about exploring seven keys to help us overcome overwhelm. Feeling overwhelmed is a very easy state to fall into these days. With so much going on and so many voices seeking our attention its a wonder we don't just explode.  We have compiled a tidy list of seven actionable steps we can all take to decrease or even eradicate overwhelm in our lives.  Build gratitude into our daily thinking Refuel and replenish your mental and physical energy Remove resistance and fear Have goals, purpose and direction Get organised, be prepared Fuel yourself with good nutrition Get regular exercise Join us for this relaxed discussion about these seven keys that can dramatically relieve stress in our lives and keep us from that awful mindset we call overwhelm.  

When we learn to love and accept ourselves in spite of our weaknesses we can unlock greater peace in our lives. By loving and accepting ourselves we lay a strong foundation to love and accept others.  Self loathing gets us nowhere when we are trying to move forward towards our goals. In this episode we discuss how we can switch our focus from self loathing to love and acceptance.  When we build ourselves we can better serve the people who need us.   

In this episode we discuss the power of being. What we are "being" in our heart and mind determines so much more in our life than what we are doing. We can be doing all the right things but if we are not "being" in the energy of our desired outcome we often miss the mark and achieve average results.  To take our lives to the highest level we must be "being" the outcome we desire to manifest. If we want to win we have to feel ourselves winning. If we want to expand and grow we must feel ourselves expanding and growing. Whatever we want to manifest we must take time to practice and focus our hearts and minds on feeling the energy of being what we desire.   

In this episode we discuss the need to make the conscious decision to choose our thoughts. We all fall into the trap of letting our thoughts control our lives. When we become conscious that we don't have to follow the leading of our out of control thoughts, we can begin to direct our lives in the direction we desire to go.  Don't matter the mind, don't let the mind control you. Take control of your mind. Choose what you want to think and be diligent to choose these sorts of thoughts. We can't control our first thought but we can control the second one. We can control our reactions. Just say "no, i'm not thinking that way today". And choose the thoughts you want to have. Its not always easy, but with continued practice the results will come.  We are far more than our thoughts. We are the consciousness that sits above our thoughts. We can control our mind or we can be controlled by it. It's our choice. It takes practice, but it is our natural state to be in control over our mind. 

In this Shane & Nikki episode, we explore the power of having a journey mindset. Fact is, we are all on the journey of life. Yet we can get caught up in being too destination focused. Which can give rise to great dissatisfaction and frustration when we don't have the life conditions we desire. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing "i'll be happy when......." Isn't it much better to be on the journey in happiness? Fueling the journey with happiness.  To create this happiness it is important to celebrate the journey we are on. Celebrate each step of the journey as we move forwards towards our goal. This way when we reach the goal we have guaranteed happiness because we had it all along.  Life is a constant journey, ever changing and evolving. Why not enjoy it and celebrate along the way.   

After attending a house concert with Country Music Artist Chalkie White, we couldn't resist the opportunity to interview Chalkie on the podcast.  Chalkie has an amazing story of overcoming multiple challenges that could have easily sidelined him and let his dreams fade away. In the midst of his battle with cancer, Chalkie found the inspiration to build the self belief necessary to get serious about his music career. Which has now gained some solid momentum with radio and iTunes chart success.  Chalkie tells the story of waiting 27 years as a musician to find the belief necessary to take a chance on his own music.  Life has thrown Chalkie a number of speed bumps. These days Chalkie doesn't see them as reasons to slow down, he accelerates to see how much air time he can get off the back of them. In this inspiring conversation we learn that it is important that we don't let self doubt and fear hold us back from having a shot at our dreams. We certainly should not wait until its almost too late and life has to sc

In this, Shane and Nikki episode, we take an in depth look at the difference between "having" something and "wanting" it. The difference between a "having" mindset and a "wanting" mindset is vast. Each produces its own distinct emotions and outcomes.  This week we focus on what it takes to change a "wanting" mindset into a "having" mindset. The having mindset sees the outcome long before it is fully manifest. Allowing us to dwell in peace and confidence.  By developing a "having" mindset we are aligning ourselves with the successful outcome. Not hoping and wishing, but knowing and having. From this mindset we can overcome all of life's challenges and grow into the people we were born to become. You can read our article on this topic HERE. Thank you so much for listening and taking the time to make yourself stronger.   

In this episode we sit down with 15 year old Seagull Milk Sunscreen entrepreneur, Josh Apitz, for a look inside what makes a teenager believe he can start a product business. Josh gives us all a lesson in developing the mindset needed to take us beyond our comfort zones and into the unknown.  During a workshop for teen entrepreneurs, Josh perceives a need for a non toxic, non slip sunscreen. An avid surfer, Josh finds regular sunscreen to be slippery on surfboards and on top of that, toxic to the skin and ocean. Well aware of the harmful effects the sun can have on our skin, (Josh's Father and Grandfather both had skin cancer) Josh set about developing a sunscreen that meets higher standards for human use and ecological sustainability.  Still in its production faze, Seagull Milk is on its way to provide a more conscious choice for sun protection.  Josh talks about overcoming the fear of failure, how he views success and his random Seagull Milk beach conversation with two times world surfing champion John John