Off The Lead

I've long been a strident believer in the separation of church and state. However, in recent years I'm less sure of this and I've begun leaning towards something more inclusive. To be clear; I see NO PLACE for "organised religion" within a million miles of governance. Ever. That being said, there's something to the idea that governments generally, are too ego-centric and that they desperatley lack anything that remotely resembles something that could be considered to have a 'soul' or 'conscience'.As always you'll reach me at imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This one is about what you might refer to as "Intellectual collectivism.".It's essentially socialism, but for thought not capital.Thoughts, questions, recommendations etc to imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This one is essentially about 'Psychological projection'.And before anyone points it out to me I'm only too well aware of the psychological projections of my own contained within this piece...oh the irony!Questions, comments, recommendations etc to imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another fuckin' SEASON??? ALREADY???You betcha!The idea behind this one is that whenever I have something in my head that I need to flesh out or just 'get out' I do a 10-15 minute solo.But, what about when I've just a thought that's only a couple of minutes long...then what happens? Season 4, that's what happens!This one is essentially me just explaining the above, I'm also joined by my dogs and of course, my chimney sweep.Thanks again to all my patreon supporting motherfuckers! Yoy guys are the best! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nolly and I start talking about kids and how they've changed since we were kids, how they change us as parents and then get stuck straight into the more serious business of sport. It's fair to say he's into it!A personal trainer, a gym owner, a lifeguard, a captain, a goalkeeper and a manager, Nolly's done it all. He even goes into detail of how he was wrongfully red carded during a senior football championship match. #ClearNollyNolansNameAs is the norm with these conversations, myself and Dave cover Diet/nutrition, strength and conditioning, breath work, covid, leadership, how training has changed over time and of course, dick pics.If you're enjoying these conversations and you want to support me you can do so on patreon... www.patreon.com/offtheleadStay off the lead,Frano.imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We try and do a bit of an 'outro' here and generally discuss the difference and utility of this mini series.We also get into what is common among people who can express themselves and how 'poor people' are not just poor financially, but they are also 'time poor'.I hope you enjoyed this new format and I hope to have many more guests do exactly this again.Thoughts, recommendations etc to imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk about the difference between paying too close of attention versus not paying any attention at all. With the sweet spot of being able to view things from a distance without emotion and examine them more broadly.We also speak more about axioms, suppositions, philosophical bedrock and making your thoughts explicit.As always I can be contacted on imoffthelead@gmail.comwww.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Evergreen" is a term Podge brought up to describe something that lasts. The idea being that it's not 'topical' and that it is at least striving to be 'timeless'.We discuss the benefits of constraint and get into what it means to have "philosophical bedrock".As always I can be reached on imoffthelead@gmail.comwww.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Podge informs me of a case which broke recently in the UK, namely that Bill Michael the chair of KPMG, had decided that his position had become untenable amid complaints that he had hurt the feelings of some of his staff.My money's on their new chair being a 'banal people pleaser merchant' but I suppose time will tell!We also get into marketing and branding and how we are pitifully susceptible to their tactics unless we are at the very least, aware of them. Then we talk about how we can make the most out of what is ours, namely the companies and corporations that we've built.imoffthelead@gmail.comwww.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We get straight into it in this episode discussing race, sexuality, being raised Catholic in a country that has since, essentially lost it's faith, how music and your environment can change your mood and much more!We also discuss the benefit of broadcasting our thoughts with the view of having them challenged and possibly changed.If you're enjoying these conversations you can help support me on patreon www.patreon.com/offthelead imoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the first episode of what will essentially be my first mini series.Padraig Reilly {aka Podge, past guest and friend of the show} agreed to come back on, but with a twist.Our original intention was to pick a topic and discuss it for 15/20 minutes or so and end the conversation only to start another one immediately after.This didn't work and what we essentially ended up with was 8 mini conversations recorded back to back.This was very much a 'learn as we go' endeavor so fair fuckin' play to Podge having the balls to give it a go!As always you'll get me on imoffthelead@gmail.com and if you're interested in helping me you can do so by supporting me on my patreon page... www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

OK, so today I make a good bit of progress in developing/writing one of my books.Do I know anything about being a writer? No.Do I know anything about writing? No.Do I know anything about publishing? No.Do I give two flying fiddlers fucks about any of the above? No.Big shout out to everyone who's already supported me via both email and patreon. It's you guys that fuel this whole fucking thing so thank you! www.patreon.com/offtheleadimoffthelead@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is essentially a continuation of the last one.The general theme is that it's one thing to have a vague idea about something and quite another to know exactly what you're talking about! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today I try and get to grips with what's rattling around in my head. I've a lot! But knowing you've 'a lot' going on isn't the same as know exactly 'what' you've going on. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Myself and Sean talk about his wife and kids and how they mean the absolute world to him.We also managed to squeeze in fluoride, the EU, lions and sheep, 3d printing, solar panels and of course, alcoholism.Seans story, on one hand is very different from everyone else's, but on the other, it's just a carbon copy of any man that's trying to figure out what they are doing with their lives and why.If your enjoying the content that I'm producing and you want to support me you can do so here... www.patreon.com/offthelead See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're aware of a legitimate version of "clickbait" then do let me know. Other than just effective advertising. Today I further try and understand what it's going to take to push the whole Off The Lead 'thing' forward to a point whereby it resembles more of a media company than just me waffling shite down a mic!If you can financially support me then www.patreon.com/offthelead is where to do it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's my opinion that when your business builds/grows/produces a product, at some point you're production capacity will outstrip your sales to such a degree that you will essentially become a marketing company.So this episode is my attempt to try and figure out how I'm going to market Off The Lead, as my production has gone through the roof but I'll starve if I can't drive people to I'm doing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was great catching up with Archie this evening, I can barely remember when I last sat down and had a good chat with a mate.Throughout the conversation we covered mindfulness, meditation, Wim Hoff, Eckhart Tolle, leadership, our ever changing psychological states, The Secret, "the cure", how to raise our kids in the modern age and of course, welding.This is and will always be the first conversation recorded in the now infamous 'mobile, covid safe, podcast studio' and big shout out to Archie for getting the ball rolling!If you want to support me you can do so via my Patreon page www.patreon.com/offtheleadAnd I'll chat to you soon... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.