Flying Blind Podcast

Imagine living life to the fullest, getting married, growing your own business, starting a family and the next thing you know, you’re getting diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.  This was the sudden reality that Lisa Briggs faced 12 years ago. At the time she had a toddler, a 4 month old, her own business and a whole life ahead of her, yet no one could even guarantee her tomorrow.  In this weeks episode of Flying Blind, Lisa runs us through her story so openly covering conversations about mortality, having to live in the present when your future is so unknown, making the little things big, the power of mindset and the importance of always having something to look forward to! Lisa recognises that all of us are really just ‘Living while we’re dying’ and she chooses to focus on doing as much living as she can while she can!   We will be at Alpha Fest at Sandstone Point on the 30th of May in QLD. It will be an epic event and if you haven’t already, make sure you grab your tickets today and we can’t wait to catch up with you there! –  https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/alpha-fest-%E2%80%93-the-mateship-muster/192080  Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/

Todays episode is a big shout out to the Mum's in honour of Mothers Day but also to one special Father, Ben's Dad Tim. Happy 60th birthday to the man who fostered Ben's "give anything a go" attitude by simply saying to him, in the early days of losing his sight, "All those things you love to do, we'll find another way to do it". And so they did. Ben gives us an insight in to how, with the un-waivering help from his family, especially his Dad, was able to keep his hobbies of waterskiing, shooting and fishing simply by doing things differently.We also chat about Amy's low key Mothers Day, Bens calendar & the very exciting release of the line up for Alpha Events Co's Podcast Royale 3.0 that Ben will once again feature in. Get around him and all the other fighters over on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/DX_e8oIkSQw/As always, Flying Blind is kindly supported and hydrated by Born Dry. Get around them at https://borndry.com.au/Check out Flying Blind on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/flyingblindpodcast/And on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@flyingblindpodcastOr watch full Flying Blind episodes over on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@FlyingBlindPodcast

There aren’t too many guest episodes that leave you pretty much speechless in the first few seconds of their story however this weeks episode is the exception! Ash Kasi was left on the door step of an orphanage in Sri Lanka at 3 day’s old, was adopted 6 weeks later to an Australian migrant family and from there takes us through the rollercoaster from 3 days old right through to 43. Ash and Benny cover it all in this one from bullying, identity and family through to stand up comedy and his mission to make 1 person smile every day.      Check out Ash’s podcast, Older But Not Wiser –  https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Older-but-not-Wiser-Podcast-61572427020828/ Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

Helicopters, barra fishing, swimming holes, pubs and an awesome crew of mates was the recipe for success last week.  Recorded live from the Sand Palms Roadhouse in the NT at the end of one of the alltime great weeks! 8 blokes who have become great mates through podcasting have spent the week with Finniss River Helicopters to showcase what the NT has to offer. Excuse the bugs and background noise as Benny recaps the week with Tommy and The Poo Bandit from the Alpha Blokes Podcast, Bryze and Zaden from the Deadass Podcast and Pirate from Finniss River Helicopters who made the whole trip possible.   Get in touch with the team at Finniss River Helicopters to plan the NT trip of a lifetime – https://www.finnissriverhelicopters.com/ Check out Alpha Blokes Podcast –https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/alpha-blokes-podcast/id1581699623Check out Deadass Podcast –https://deadasspodcast.com.au/For most of this trip, if there was a hat on our heads, it was a Country Trucker Cap. Check them out here –https://thecountrycompanies.com/ Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

We are big believers that there is no such thing as a silly question in life and in this weeks episode Ben and Ames get to answering a heap of questions that you’ve hit us with! Since we kicked Flying Blind off we have been overwhelmed by all of your support already and appreciate everyone getting around it, rating, reviewing and sharing with your mates. In and amongst all of the support has been plenty of questions so while Benny is chasing Barramundi in the NT this week we sit down and dive into a range of different things that you’re keen to learn more about, enjoy!. Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment – https://borndry.com.au/

Benny has spent all of 3 nights at home since he and Ames last sat down in the shed to catch up. In this weeks episode of Flying Blind Ben recounts a powerful program of work across the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, getting back in the car to drive back over the SA border for Easter less than 12 hours after getting home, topped off by an absolute ripper of a trip to Tasmania! Ames gives us an insight into the juggle behind the scenes, the importance of the 6 P’s (Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance) and how she managed to deliver a fantastic workshop in and amongst the chaos.  They also introduce something new to these catch up episodes this week as they take a minute to look back at what worked, what didn’t and what they have learned… It’s ok to lower your bar rather than setting yourself up for failure and sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, even when it means scuba diving in the sharks backyard!   Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

In this weeks episode of Flying Blind, Benny sits down with one of his good mates, Liam ‘Shooter’ Williamson, the morning after a ripper night at Lainey Wilson’s Melbourne concert. Shooter is a carpenter and co-host of The Dusty Boots Podcast, which is fitting considering the boys may have been a little dusty during this recording. This is the first time that Shooter has been on the receiving end of an interview as he is normally the one asking the questions to some of the worlds biggest country music artists. They cover everything from growing up in the country, working hard for what you want, building a family and trying to be tough through tragedy.        Follow Liam On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/liamshootswilliamson/  Follow the Dusty Boots Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedustybootspodcast/  Feeling thirsty? Get around Born Dry to re hydrate from a can that looks good tastes good and is good for the environment –  https://borndry.com.au/ 

Ames sits down with Benny for this episode to chat about what he's had and got going on this month including the Two Flogs Golf Day and the upcoming regional speaking tour on the Eyre Peninsular. They also throw in a few stories about a cruise they once went on, how they met plus a quick chat about the best birthday present Ben has ever recieved.Enjoy the chat and remember to get your hands on Born Dry still and sparkling water over at https://borndry.com.au/You find out more about Ben and Flying Blind in the following places. Get around it! Website:www.benpettingill.com Instagram:@benpettingill @flyingblindpodcast TikTok:@benpettingill @flyingblindpodcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/benpettingillspeaker Flying Blind podcast is recorded across Australia and pays respects to the Traditional Owners of Country, recognising that First Nations peoples were first in language and storytelling.