A Life of Greatness

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Jim Collins: The Question That Changed How I Define a Great Life Jun 29, 2026

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What if the life you're searching for isn't something you find... but something you discover?

Today's episode will change how you think about purpose, success and what it actually means to build a meaningful life.

Jim Collins is one of the most respected business thinkers in the world, the author of Good to Great, a book that has shaped how millions of leaders think about success. But today's conversation is not about business. It is about something every single person will face at some point in their life.

Jim shares the personal experiences and years of research behind his latest work, challenging the idea that we each have just one purpose to find.

In this episode, you'll learn:

· Why purpose isn't one perfect calling, but many possibilities already inside you

· How to know when you're truly "in frame," doing work that energises rather than drains you

· Why reinvention and curiosity matter more, not less, as you move through different stages of life

· Why the greatest reward isn't achievement, but the privilege of continuing to do work you love

· Why life's biggest setbacks often become the doorway to your most meaningful chapters

This conversation is a reminder that greatness isn't achieved through chasing titles, recognition or external success. It's found by understanding yourself more deeply, embracing change, and having the courage to keep discovering new parts of who you are. No matter where you are in your journey, your next chapter may be your most meaningful yet.

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Sarah's Thoughts: One Day You Will Miss This Jun 25, 2026

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What if you're living in the good old days right now and don't even know it?

In this reflective episode, Sarah explores the quiet moments that often become the memories we miss most. The family dinners, the childhood home, the ordinary routines that feel insignificant at the time but later become priceless.

You'll learn:

• Why we rarely recognise life's most precious moments while we're living them

• How nostalgia can teach us what truly matters

• The importance of appreciating the people and places we still have today

A beautiful reminder to slow down, pay attention and cherish the moments that may one day become the memories you treasure most.

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Jase Hawkins: How To Stop Waiting And Start Living Jun 22, 2026

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What happens when the career you built your whole life around disappears overnight?

Jase Hawkins has been one of Australia's most recognisable breakfast radio voices for decades. But behind the laughter was a story most people never saw, including the moment he was told everything would be fine, right before his number one show was axed.

In this episode, Jase opens up about losing both his parents, the grief that still catches him off guard, the IVF journey he and his wife went through, and raising a son with autism.

You'll learn:

How grief can become one of life's greatest teachers
What raising a child with autism taught Jase about patience and unconditional love
Why success means very little without the right people around you.

A final thought:

A meaningful life isn't built through achievements or recognition. It's built through relationships and showing up for the people you love.

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Sarah's Thoughts: You Cannot Heal In The Same Environment That Hurt You Jun 18, 2026

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Have you ever wondered why you’ve done all the inner work… but still feel stuck in the same patterns, emotions, or version of yourself?

In this episode of Sarah’s Thoughts, Sarah Grynberg explores the powerful role environment plays in healing, growth, and self-worth.

She reflects on how the spaces we live in, the relationships we stay in, and the people we surround ourselves with quietly shape the way we see ourselves, often reinforcing wounds we are actively trying to heal.

Sarah unpacks why healing is not only about mindset or self-awareness, but also about the conditions we continue exposing ourselves to every day. She explores the emotional exhaustion of trying to grow in environments that require you to shrink, disappear, or abandon parts of yourself in order to survive.

You’ll learn:

Why your environment has a profound impact on your ability to heal and grow
How certain relationships and spaces can reinforce old emotional wounds
The important difference between doing inner work and changing the conditions around you

A final thought.

This episode is a reminder that you are not failing simply because healing feels difficult. Sometimes growth requires more than insight. Sometimes it requires new soil. And one of the bravest things you can do is give yourself permission to stop trying to bloom in places that were never designed to nurture you.

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Andy Gowers: How To Hold It Together When Everything Is Falling Apart Jun 15, 2026

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What happens when you step into one of the most powerful leadership roles in Australian sport during the most turbulent period in your club's history?

In this episode of A Life of Greatness, Sarah Grynberg sits down with Hawthorn Football Club President Andy Gowers. A former AFL premiership player, businessman and succession planning expert, Andy opens up about leadership under pressure, navigating the Hawthorn First Nations investigation, mental resilience, journaling, family, football and the lessons that shaped him both on and off the field.

Andy shares the personal toll of leading through crisis, the sleepless nights, the strategies he used to stay grounded, and why helping others build remarkable lives has become his purpose.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How journaling helped Andy navigate some of the hardest moments of his life

• What leadership really looks like during a public crisis

• Why elite sport can teach lessons that last a lifetime

• The importance of putting the team before yourself

• How to reframe negative thinking and build resilience

• Why helping others may be the key to living a great life.

If you have ever had to hold it together when everything around you was falling apart, this one is for you.

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Sarah's Thoughts: Your Child Is Not Here To Live Your Story Jun 11, 2026

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Have you ever stopped to consider that your children are not meant to become who you imagined… but who they already are?

In this episode of Sarah’s Thoughts, Sarah Grynberg reflects on the timeless wisdom of Khalil Gibran’s writing on parenthood and why his words continue to resonate so deeply more than a century later. She explores the emotional tension between loving our children fiercely while also learning to release control over who they become.

Sarah unpacks the powerful idea that children do not belong to us, but come through us, each carrying their own thoughts, identity, purpose, and path. She reflects on how easily love can become projection, expectation, or protection, and why true parenting asks us to remain curious about our children instead of trying to shape them into versions that feel safer or more familiar to us.

You’ll learn:

Why parenting is about guiding, not controlling
How expectations can quietly interfere with a child’s sense of self
The deeper meaning behind Khalil Gibran’s metaphor of the bow and arrow.

This episode is a gentle reminder that parenting is not about creating someone in your image, but about supporting someone in becoming fully themselves. Your children are not here to live your story. They are here to live their own. And perhaps one of the greatest acts of love is learning how to hold them softly enough that they can eventually fly.

Purchase Sarah's book: Living A Life Of Greatness here.

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Purchase Sarah's Meditations here.

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Matt Preston: On Love, Loss and Letting Go Jun 08, 2026

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Matt Preston is one of Australia's most recognisable television personalities and the face of MasterChef Australia for over a decade. This week he sits down with Sarah Grynberg on A Life of Greatness for one of the most honest conversations he has ever had.

Matt opens up about what fame really feels like from the inside, the guilt of missing family moments that matter while building a career, and why he ultimately walked away from one of the biggest shows in Australian television history. He also talks about losing his brother, watching a parent move through dementia, and the friendships and moments that ended up meaning more than any of the success.

This is not the Matt Preston you think you know.

In this episode you will learn:

What really happened behind the scenes of MasterChef Australia
Why fame can quietly distort who you are if you stop paying attention
The moment with his daughter that made him rethink everything
How losing his brother shaped the direction of his life
What dementia and aging parents taught him about time and love
Why meaningful relationships matter more than success, money or status.

A final thought...

We spend so much of our lives striving for the next thing. This episode is a powerful reminder to stop and ask yourself what truly matters before it's too late.

Purchase Sarah's book: Living A Life Of Greatness here.

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Watch A Life of Greatness Episodes On Youtube here.

Purchase Sarah's Meditations here.

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Sarah's Thoughts: You’re Not Unlucky in Love.. You’re Repeating a Pattern Jun 04, 2026

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Have you ever wondered why you keep ending up in the same kind of relationship, even when the person looks completely different?

In this episode of Sarah’s Thoughts, Sarah Grynberg explores the hidden emotional patterns that shape who we choose, why certain relationships feel instantly magnetic, and how our nervous systems often mistake familiarity for love. She reflects on the unconscious ways childhood experiences and emotional conditioning influence attraction, connection, and the cycles we continue repeating without realising it.

Sarah unpacks the difference between healthy love and familiar dysfunction, and why so many people unknowingly recreate emotional dynamics that feel “safe” simply because they recognise them. She also explores how awareness becomes the first real step toward changing the patterns that no longer serve us.

You’ll learn:

Why familiar relationship dynamics can feel more attractive than healthy ones
How childhood emotional experiences shape the partners we choose
The mindset shift that helps break repetitive relationship patterns

This episode is a reminder that you are not broken, difficult to love, or doomed to repeat the same story forever. The patterns you carry were learned, which means they can also be unlearned. And sometimes the biggest shift in your love life doesn’t come from finding someone new, but from finally recognising what you’ve been unconsciously saying yes to all along.

Purchase Sarah's book: Living A Life Of Greatness here.

To purchase Living A Life of Greatness outside Australia here or here.

Watch A Life of Greatness Episodes On Youtube here.

Purchase Sarah's Meditations here.

Instagram: @sarahgrynberg