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The Sovereign Guide
Navigating Cycles, Avoiding Hippos, and Inviting Curiosity.
Where most people see randomness and uncertainty; Alastair looks for the cycle. Most people want a life without problems; Alastair is seeking a life of new and more interesting problems.
The Sovereign Guide is a podcast for the entrepreneurs, ronins and seekers who are tired of recycled, regurgitated, advice masquerading as “wisdom.” Drawing from a life story that spans from the Zimbabwean Civil War to the depths of the American financial crisis, Alastair explores the magic and power of expanded horizons, alternative perspectives, contrarian approaches and a life spent chasing what truly interests you.
This isn’t a show about “tips and tricks.” It’s about intellectual dynamism and courage to seek out the uncertainty that so many fear.
Curiosity, work ethic and gratitude, have gifted him a life of incredible richness and remarkable adventure. He wishes the same for you – it’s the reason he’s doing this. (Ask him about the time he washed up, with little food and no means of communicating, on an island that turned out to be a leper colony.)
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The Sovereign Guide
Latest Episodes
Episode 66: Avatars - Designed and Betrayed
An active practice in my community is avatar design and upgrades. Think of an avatar the way you would in a game; the version of yourself you load into a given context, complete with skins (how you present), loadouts (the tools, language, and m...
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Episode 65: "NO REGERTS!" for Fools and Monsters
We've convinced ourselves that claiming a life of no regrets signals strength, confidence, and capability. But what if the opposite is true? What if an avoidance of regrets ensures weakness, ignorance, and stagnation? "There's gold...
Episode 64: Game Theory Explained
This is a excerpt from a private training for a group of dental practice managers / leaders where I walked through game theory as a framework for understanding how people behave in conflict — explaining how every player's actions are shaped by ...
Episode 63: Reprimands that Actually Work
In the prior episode we identified the elements and delivery of a standard reprimand; why it undermines culture, creates an environment of low safety and doesn't stimulate growth. Now, we meet again to deliver the framework to reverse all of th...
Episode 62: Your Reprimands Are Broken
Have you noticed how often you have to reprimand the same people, or different people with the same problem? The premise of a reprimand is to stimulate growth and change in your organization via processes and the people that drive them. Why the...