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When it comes to success, there is a big difference between money and wealth. In It's Never About Money, host Joe Stephan interviews business owners who are pursuing deeper purpose and meaning in their life, rather than just chasing the dollar. Our guests put their values front-and-centre in business and are driven by making a positive impact in the world. Tune in to hear how their stories have unfolded and the key moments that got them there. Whether you are already pursuing meaning in your life or work, or wondering how the most successful are doing it, this podcast will encourage and inspire you to think differently, because It's Never About Money. --- JOE STEPHAN is a Financial Planner with Stephan Independent Advisory, based in Melbourne, Australia: www.siadvisory.com.au IT'S NEVER ABOUT MONEY is powered by Stephan Independent Advisory: www.itsneveraboutmoney.com.au
Unknown Host hosts It's Never About Money, a general show with 81 episodes published.
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Welcome to Episode 81 of It's Never About Money. To conclude this health-focused season, I'm doing something a little different – and frankly, it's pretty confronting. Because of my family history of stroke, cancer and h
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Imagine if your employer supported you to be your healthiest, sharpest, most energised self – not just in the office, but at home as well. Not simply a fruit bowl in the kitchen or the occasional wellbeing webinar, but m
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Sleep shapes every part of my life, yet I used to think about it only when it stopped working. This week, I had the chance to sit down with Associate Professor Simon Joosten, one of Australia's leading clinician scientis
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Stop saying "I'm not a runner." Use this reframe instead: "I'm a Grade 1 runner." This changes it from being an all-or-nothing proposition. It is also redefining what success looks like. For a Grade 1 runner, simply gett
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Over the years, It's Never About Money has quietly become one of the most meaningful things I do. Not because of how often I publish or how many people listen, but because of what it allows me to explore: curiosity, heal
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