Martin 'Rac' Heppell: Fitting In vs Belonging, Embracing Failure & Living On Your Own Timeline.

Martin 'Rac' Heppell is a man of many talents & one of the greatest storytellers to ever grace the poddy.Martin spent a large portion of his life living amongst a headhunting tribe in Borneo where he learnt to embrace the art of authenticity & felt the power of belonging. This out of the box experience was the foundation of a fun fuelled childhood where his parents embraced failure & openly spoke about their own. Martin is certain that the foundation & self esteem his parents built within him as a young man, saved his mental health when he was sexually abused by a stranger at the tender age of 7. Rac went on to play in the AFL after school but claims he was never any good & as his short career ended, he felt like he had been left behind in life as he compared his current chapter to those who looked to be having great success around him. We discussed how important it is to live life on your own timeline & understand that its not about when you find your flow as long as you eventually do!After 8 years as an educator & assistant principal, Martin found his way into the keynote speaker world, working alongside Hugh Van Cylenburg at 'The Resilience Project', teaching the principles of gratitude, empathy & mindfulness to a host of corporates, school kids, athletes & anyone who is eager enough to listen.This was truly one of my all time favourite poddy eps. Martin can tell story as good, if not better than the next bloke & whilst many of them will have you rolling around in laughter, they are packed with meaningful messages & lessons that we can all learn from his life experience. He embraces vulnerability in such a beautiful way & I know so many of you will resonate & relate to Rac as I did in this episode.Be sure to follow Martin & I on socials (LinkedIn) Martin Heppell (Insta, TikTok, LinkedIn) @bradleyjdryburgh & head to https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ to book Martin as a speaker.Follow/Subscribe to the show on your platform of choice, leave a 5 star rating & kind review to help us reach new listeners & uplift others like yourself around the world.Big love,Brad xx

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