Crazy Little Thing Called Life with Lesley and Ajit
We’re Lesley and Ajit, just a couple of friends living with the ups and downs of life. Life is big and perspective is everything, and when it comes to living it's not always black and white, it's generally everything in-between. Join us as we share our thoughts, learnings and laughs navigating this crazy little thing called life.
Episodes
21 episodes
New year, new starts, same us
So 2023 finished and 2024 started, but the podcast sort of didn't...until now. We're back for 2024 for a new year of us being us, navigating life, talking life and trying to enjoy the journey as we go. Same Lesley, same Ajit, same f...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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38:56
The closet actor and Australia's Oprah
Simple question, if you could do anything would you be doing what you are doing. If the answer is no, then what's stopping you. Sure, it may be a thought question but is it really, are you subconsciously stopping yourself from takin...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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26:33
Struggle, goals and objectives
Today we look at what happens when things just creep up on you and throw you off balance. So what is it? Ajit has a thought on this and puts it to Lesley that goals are the problem and that objectives is where you should...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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36:02
Feathers, connection and the soulful breath
Life is good and life is bad, but we only ever really question life in the lows. Today we go from Kookaburra feathers and end up at not forcing the decision. Is it about the soulful breath and flow, or is it kookaburras and fate.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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41:56
Wrestling, passion and success
When you come across stories that are at the grassroots, close to you, they become more real and relatable. The premise today comes from the world of wrestling, yeah the flashy show-off wrestling, but the question that it raises is "Is yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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34:21
Voice, empathy and connection
A topic we ummed and aghed about because of how it split the community. The weekend has been about The Voice Referendum in Australia. We're not a political podcast but there was some sadness, confusion and needing to know more about...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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38:14
Reflection, failure and self talk
Generally Lesley is the question asker and Ajit is the open book, but in this episode we get personal with Lesley. It all starts with an article Lesley sent Ajit, from an interview with Harry Garside, which got Ajit probing into Lesley's ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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35:17
Birthdays, life and the right time
Are birthdays a big deal in your life, or just another day? In this episode we chat about how we celebrate, or don't, our life milestones. Age changes with time. Well of course it does, but do we know that consciously? W...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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36:24
Bad timed jokes, Life and the Authentic you
This episode starts with laughter after a poorly (perfectly?) timed off-mic joke from Ajit, and turns into a deeply personal reflection on a challenging time in Ajit’s life. It leads to a passionate discussion between Lesley and Ajit about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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42:31
Breath, funerals and connection
Have you ever thought about how you connect to people? Today we got into knowing a person as opposed to actually "knowing" a person. We talk about connecting through familiarity, looking into a persons soul or connecting through emotion. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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30:32
Nostalgia, intelligence and the deep blue
You'd think that for our tenth episode we'd have something deep and meaningful, but no. This is just us chatting about stuff that amounts to nothing… but we had a good time!We hope our reminiscing and laughter brightens your day.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:50
Can I, Will I and Experience
This week we think talk about the can and wills of doing life. Life is about growth, and each hurdle and challenge we get over the greater our life experience, so when the next challenge in life comes along you know it's not that mountain...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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50:25
Accents, excellence and lotto
After Lesley decides to tease Ajit on his pronunciation, they cycle through several topics, and scratch the surface on some moral and ethical queries around excellence, image and money. Is the pursuit for excellence a wasted one? Sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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53:56
Pets in coats, opinions and feelings
Why does Lesley have a decapitated monk in her garden? What's the deal with all the Bhuddist stuff around her house? Opinions, feelings, thoughts, what's it all about? This week listen to the cogs of our mind grind to near fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:24
Samosas, Identity and Validation
It's funny what happens when we chat after indulging in a pile of fresh samosas. This episode we chat about personal identity and validation. Do we put too much pressure on who we are? Do we care too much about what others see...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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58:34
The Heavy Side of Life
Hey, we're back! As is with this crazy little thing called life, our actual life sometimes means we have to put our love of doing the podcast on hold, but it's only ever temporary. So, we've worked out how to use the equipment again...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:39
Life and The Chaos
Life should be good but it can have a lot of "chaos". Instead of letting it fester, let's acknowledge it, work on it and take back personal control of our lives. This week we chat about the ins and outs of dealing with life chaos, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:04
Pilots, women and pain
Ajit poses the question to Lesley of the pain of being a woman, not before he puts off all airline pilots.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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42:06
I'm Sikh
We made it to our next episode, so what shall we talk about? Lesley gets curious and gets a crash course on Ajit being a Sikh, and we learn Ajit still regularly gets told off by his Mum.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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55:40