1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: You're going through your fridge and you realize it's time 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: for a bit of a cleanout. You get rid of 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: the yogurt that you haven't touched in a couple of weeks, 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: some leftovers, and then some vegetables that are no longer 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: holding their shape. 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 2: But it's not that much food to. 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Throw away, right But when you hear that one third 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: of all food in the world gets wasted, you might 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: see some more potential in that wrinkley capsicum. 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: Ronnie Carnt shorted. 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: She was at the top of her game, running a 12 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: very successful events business, but night after night she'd see 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: all this beautiful food going in the bin. She got 14 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: absolutely sick of seeing that waste, and it led to 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: her throwing in her business and firing up the international 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: charity OZ Harvest, Australia's leading food rescue organization. Ronnie's been 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: saving food and giving it to those in need for 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: almost twenty years in Australia now, and she started replicating 19 00:00:58,520 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: that model. 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: All over the world world. 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: Ronnie Kahn is the ultimate efficiency expert, and so I 22 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: was very excited to learn how she applies that to 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: food and her time as she runs her multinational charity 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: OZ Harvest. My name is doctor Amantha Imba. I'm an 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: organizational psychologist and the founder of behavioral science consultancy Inventium. 26 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: And this is how I work a show about how 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: to help you do your best work. Anyone who meets 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: Ronnie Kahan is immediately exposed to her warmth and passionate energy, 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: and she has set some big targets for oz Harvest 30 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: as a business. So how does Roddy approach goal setting? 31 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: I would not call it goal setting, but I call 32 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 3: it manifestation. 33 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: H tell me more so. 34 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 3: The only time I've ever really set a goal was 35 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 3: to buy a particular house. And I know that it'll 36 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: sound weird, so I absolutely envisaged that house. I envisaged it, 37 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: and I actually did manifest that house. So what I 38 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 3: mean by manifestation is when one sets an intention and 39 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 3: works towards it. So it is a type of gold setting. 40 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: I just I prefer to couch it in terms that 41 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 3: a little less. You know, I don't think in corporate terms. 42 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: Talk me through it, because like when I think manifestation, 43 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: I think, wow, that's. 44 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: Something we wore. 45 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, let me tell you that ours Harvest is 46 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 3: a total manifestation of a belief that there should be 47 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: this organization. And when I talk manifestation, I'll give you 48 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: an example. An organization might call me and say we 49 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 3: need hamburgers and roles for Thursday, and I remind them 50 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: that I'm not a catering company. I am a food 51 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 3: rescue organization. However, I say, you never know what is possible. 52 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:14,679 Speaker 3: And honestly, it has almost never failed that somebody will 53 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 3: call and say, we've just canceled a barbecue or so. 54 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 3: I know that sounds absolutely like a really strange example, 55 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: but it is a small example that can can grow 56 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 3: to the really big. And I truly believe that OS 57 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: Harvest is a manifestation of what I saw naively in 58 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 3: my head when I decided to start it, and it 59 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 3: just didn't occur to me that it could fail, and 60 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: it didn't occur to me that it wouldn't come to be. 61 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: Wow, how do you get to be like that? 62 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: That seems like very unusual, that like you don't even 63 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: consciously think that failure is an option. 64 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: It is going to be like how do you get there? Roddy? 65 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: You know they're definitely the caveat to that is. I 66 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 3: think when one adds an element of cause related factor 67 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: to what it is. You know, I did build a 68 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 3: business prior to os Harvest, and again it as an entrepreneur, 69 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: you set out to do things because you're kind of driven. 70 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 3: You know that there's you see a need and you 71 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 3: fulfill that need. I think that when one definitely when 72 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 3: one adds this notion, and I believe every single business, 73 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 3: and certainly not only in the for purpose world, but 74 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: there isn't a business today that doesn't and should have, 75 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 3: but doesn't have an element of cause related that is 76 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 3: authentically value driven to it. And I think when you 77 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: add that and you set out to create a business 78 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 3: where the staff are going to be well treated, that 79 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: the purpose of the business is to add value to 80 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 3: customers in whatever way. 81 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: Now, something that you've been incredibly good at doing, Ronnie, 82 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: is forming amazing partnerships with very influential companies and people 83 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: like Woolworths and the Duchess of Cornwall. Like, talk me 84 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: through the Duchess of Cornwall. 85 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 2: How does that start? Do you just like pick up 86 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: the phone? Do you look her up? Like in the 87 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: white pages? 88 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 3: What's so amazing about our relationships? As it is with 89 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: the press, people don't understand. They think I have like 90 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 3: a full time pr company who are out there trying 91 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,919 Speaker 3: to look for opportunities for me or for us, and 92 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 3: every single one of those come to us. So, for example, 93 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 3: with the Duchess, we got a call from the Premier's 94 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: department saying a very important person is considering coming to 95 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 3: visit you. We need to come and see your premises 96 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: and we need to talk to you, And they wouldn't 97 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 3: tell us who it was, and we were speculating. We 98 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 3: thought was it Obama? Who could it be? Because it 99 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 3: us during that time and lots of police were visiting. 100 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 3: The police came, the sniffer dogs came, the every department came, 101 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 3: and finally we were sworn to secrecy and told that 102 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: it was du Chess. We weren't allowed to tell anybody. 103 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 3: I wasn't even allowed to tell my staff because of security. 104 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: And so they chose. She was given as far as 105 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 3: I understand, a number of possible places that she could visit, 106 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 3: and she chose us, and she wasn't disappointed and nor 107 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 3: were we. Wow, she fell in love with yellow, she 108 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 3: fell in love with what we do to that, to 109 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 3: the extent that she said, I'd love to see this 110 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,279 Speaker 3: in the UK. And that's why we have UK Harvest. 111 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: She's the patron in the UK. 112 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: I could imagine that with partnerships there would also be 113 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: times when the partner is perhaps not fulfilling on their 114 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: promises or following through on what they said they would do, 115 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: and then that would lead to some confrontational conversations like 116 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: what is your approach to having those more difficult conversations? 117 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 3: Well, I certainly never shy away from difficult conversations. However, 118 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: if you set up a partnership right, you really want 119 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: to want to prevent the notion it's like getting into 120 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 3: a relationship. Obviously down the track things can go off 121 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: the rails, but you try and work all along the 122 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: way to make sure that there's transparency, that there is communication, 123 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 3: that there is you know, with any of our partnerships, 124 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: the first thing we ask, it's pretty obvious what we need. 125 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 3: We need money, right, everything revolves. The more funding we get, 126 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 3: the more we can actually do. But we also need 127 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 3: skills and we also need added value things. So the 128 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: first thing for us with any relationship is what can 129 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 3: we give you? In any of those major partnerships, what 130 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 3: when we bring to you? Because it's about the value exchange. 131 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: So one we get funding, but two we also want 132 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 3: to get their skills. They're volunteering. We want we want 133 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 3: their business to get added value by the relationship with us. 134 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 3: And so really, I don't think I've ever had to 135 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 3: have a confrontational conversation with one of our partners because 136 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 3: we really try and be as clear as possible about 137 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 3: the expectations what you can expect from us and what 138 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 3: we expect from you. One of the things I always 139 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 3: say to people in that very first interview or that 140 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 3: very last interview, I always ask them how they how 141 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 3: are they feedback? Now, I don't know about you, but 142 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 3: I've never heard a single person not say to me, oh, 143 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 3: I love feedback. It's an opportunity for growth. And I say, really, So, 144 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 3: when I'm going to come back to you and say 145 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 3: remember this conversation, I want you to remember this conversation. 146 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 2: Do you have an approach for giving people tough feedback? 147 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, kindness, respect with an opportunity for growth personal growth 148 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 3: and development. Every single difficult conversation is an opportunity for growth. 149 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 3: And so that's really the way I like to look 150 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 3: at it. 151 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: So what's an example of that, Like, let's just say 152 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: I was working for you, Ronnie, and I don't know. 153 00:09:54,880 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, maybe I. 154 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 2: What if I done wrong? 155 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, Like maybe I didn't deliver on a 156 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: project when I said I was going to because I 157 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: don't know, I got distracted with other things. 158 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 3: So we talk about I would I would call you 159 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 3: in and say, look, I think we we there's something 160 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: that's challenging me. We looked at this deadline we thought 161 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: we were going to commit. Can you tell me what 162 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 3: tools did you not have? What do you think we 163 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 3: could have done better to allow you to achieve? So 164 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 3: you're first of all taking away the guilting. You know, 165 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 3: I really try and look around and say could we 166 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 3: have done better? Obviously, if if there's no other reason 167 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: other than that person didn't do it, I'd say, well, 168 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 3: what do you think you'd need? And also we've never 169 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 3: I've never been in their shoes. How do I know 170 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 3: what challenges they had along the way? So my job 171 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 3: is to try and find out what were the what 172 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 3: were the reasons they did fulfill? If it's lack of capability, 173 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: why did we give them a job that they couldn't fulfill? 174 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 3: If it was disrespect on their part, we need to 175 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 3: talk about culture. We need to talk about attitude. We 176 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 3: need to talk about what it means to work in 177 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: an environment where everybody is committed, connected and dependent on 178 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 3: the other. 179 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 2: H that's very nice. 180 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: Now, before we started recording, I was asking how your 181 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: day had gone, and it sounded like to me it 182 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: had been a very full on day with everything that 183 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: you've done. 184 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 2: And I said, what's your what's your headspace? 185 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 1: Like? Are you feeling shattered? And You're like no, I'm 186 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: full of energy. And we're recording this at four o'clock 187 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: in the afternoon, So I wanted to like, what habits 188 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: or rituals or routines do you have for staying so energized. 189 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 3: So first of all, I wake up every morning with gratitude. 190 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 3: This morning had happened to be at about five point thirty, 191 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 3: But it is gratitude that I'm in a bed, Gratitude 192 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 3: that I have roof over my head, Gratitude that I 193 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 3: have a window that I can look out if it's 194 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 3: black or sunny. So that's it's my choice, my choice 195 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 3: as to how I'm going to deal with the day. 196 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 3: And I've chosen every single day to make my choice. 197 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 3: A day that's filled with goodness, joy, excitement, respect, all 198 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 3: of the values, courage, opportunity for growth. That's how I 199 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 3: set up my day This morning. I went for a 200 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 3: walk at six o'clock to watch the sunrise, came home, 201 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: had my first meeting at eight, and have been in 202 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 3: meetings ever since. But each one is stimulating, is challenging 203 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 3: their problems to solve. There's joys to share. 204 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: And with waking up feeling grateful, like is there is 205 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: there a conscious process that you go through or is 206 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: it just now unconscious where you wake up and your 207 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: mind is just filled with the things that you are 208 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: grateful for? 209 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 2: What does that look like? 210 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 3: It is a conscious it is now just part of 211 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 3: my life. But you know, I've been practicing mindfulness, aware 212 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 3: of spirituality, working on look. I've always had a lot 213 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 3: of energy and I've always been a very very positive person. 214 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 3: I don't know if you've read my book, but you 215 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 3: know I've had some extraordinary role models around seeing the 216 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 3: best in every situation. And I think that by this age, 217 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: I'm very grateful to say that it's part of my life, 218 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,239 Speaker 3: but I think it's achievable. I think it's a bad attitude. 219 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: I think knowing that we have a choice every single day. 220 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 3: So I'll share a story. 221 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 4: I was talking to five thousand and sixteen year olds 222 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,599 Speaker 4: and I'm thinking, Holy moly, what on earth am I 223 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 4: going to say that's going to just excite and interest five. 224 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 3: Thy sixteen year olds in an auditorium. Anyway, I came 225 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 3: on stage. I don't know why, but I must have 226 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 3: rocked it. There was dead silence, they listened, they were 227 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 3: seemed to be inspired, and it was just a beautiful, 228 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 3: beautiful atmosphere and vibe. And then there were questions and 229 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 3: one kid from the very back of the auditorium in 230 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 3: a hoodie couldn't see any I couldn't see his face, 231 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 3: couldn't see anything, just could see a little shape in 232 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 3: a hoodie, says, could you please tell me what happens 233 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 3: when you have a bad day? And so I said, well, 234 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: I've made a conscious choice that when I wake up 235 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 3: in the morning, I could be grumpy or I could 236 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 3: be happy, and I've chosen to be happy, and I 237 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 3: make the choices through the day. Anyway, this kid just said, 238 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 3: I think you might have just changed my life. And 239 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 3: then he bounded down. He said, could I please have 240 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 3: a hug? It's a sixteen year old boy. 241 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 2: Wow. 242 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 3: He bounded down and I reached the stage. I jumped 243 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 3: off the stage and we had this beautiful hug. Anyway, 244 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 3: I thanked him for his courage because he also shared 245 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 3: that he had received food from US Harvest. Now, to 246 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 3: say that in front of five thousand others, it's pretty brave. Anyway. 247 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 3: I then somebody shouted out and said, how would we 248 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 3: get hold of you? And I said, oh, Ronnie dot 249 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 3: com at osharvest dot org. It didn't even occurred to 250 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 3: me to say info at or not give my anyway. 251 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 3: I got, honestly a few hundred emails, but you know 252 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 3: what most of them said, I wish I could have 253 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 3: had a hug. Ah. Wow, power of connection. 254 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 2: That's beautiful. 255 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: Wow. 256 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 2: Now you said you've had a lot of really great 257 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 2: role models, and I imagine you've received a lot of 258 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 2: really great advice. I want to know what are some 259 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 2: of the best pieces of career or life advice that 260 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: you've received along the way. 261 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 3: I think the most powerful Israeli. Some my spiritual teacher 262 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 3: who I met just after i'd started US Harvest, just said, Ronnie, 263 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 3: go out and do good. It's the most important thing 264 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 3: you can do. Go out and do good, and I've 265 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 3: been committed to doing good ever since. 266 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: You make it sound so simple when you. 267 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 3: Are consciously aware that you want to try and respect 268 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 3: people and intentionally, yeah, you want to bring out the 269 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 3: best in people. Obviously, I'm sure that many times I failed, 270 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 3: But all you can do is do your best and 271 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 3: try and be the best you can be every day. 272 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: Are there any other pieces of advice that have that 273 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: have really stuck with you and influenced you. 274 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 3: Both my parents had serious challenges along the way. My 275 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 3: dad had an accident, he was in hospital for years. 276 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 3: My mother had to manage the family, and you know, 277 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 3: my mother always just said you could just put your 278 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 3: next foot forward, just go out and do it. You know, 279 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,959 Speaker 3: she wasn't one for sitting at home and saying, oh 280 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 3: my god, what the hell's going to happen to us? 281 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 3: How are we going to make a living? How are 282 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 3: we going to do this? She just went out and 283 00:17:54,800 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 3: said do it. And so, in a way, I think 284 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 3: that gives you courage when you see that around you. 285 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: Ronnie will be back in a moment talking about where 286 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: her best ideas come from and why she almost never 287 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: watches TV. 288 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 2: And by the way, If you haven't. 289 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 1: Connected with me on the social channels, you might want 290 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: to because I share a lot of content. I'm on LinkedIn. 291 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: You can find me just search for Amantha Imba. You 292 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: can find me on Twitter at Amantha and you can 293 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: find me on Instagram at Amantha I which I've recently 294 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: gotten back into Instagram after a several year hiatus, and 295 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm enjoying it quite a lot. 296 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 3: Now. 297 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: As a leader, you talk about the power of authenticity, 298 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: and I feel like you are one of, you know, 299 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: perhaps few leaders. 300 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 2: That really walk the talk. 301 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: So like, what are you doing and what advice would 302 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: you give to someone who is trying to I don't know, 303 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: be a more authentical lie. 304 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 3: All I can tell you is I am the same 305 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 3: person if I'm with the Duchess of Cornwall, or I'm 306 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 3: with you, or I'm with our Prime Minister, there is 307 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 3: only one me, and I've committed to bring my whole 308 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 3: self to work. And I think they're in that sentence. 309 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 3: If every single person felt comfortable to bring their whole 310 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 3: selves to work, I think they would find that there 311 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 3: is no other way to be. 312 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: And why do you think people find it so hard 313 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: to bring themselves to work? 314 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 3: Because I think that when we brought up the fear around, 315 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 3: there's fear around admitting one's weaknesses, one's strengths. There's this 316 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 3: notion that you know, you have to put on a front, 317 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 3: and I think that very it's very challenging for many 318 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 3: people to not be who they think other people would be. 319 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 3: You know, so much goes back to our childhood. So 320 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 3: much goes back to how our parents inadvertently who while 321 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 3: they were trying to do their best, shaped to the 322 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 3: kind of people we were going to be, our teachers, 323 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: the demands made on us. You know, we came to school, 324 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 3: nobody said, just you know, be as creative as you 325 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,239 Speaker 3: want to be. If you were sitting in maths and 326 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 3: you were drawing, you were told you were dumb at maths. 327 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 3: You know, you weren't told, wow, that's a beautiful drawing. 328 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 3: Spend more time being creative and let's try and get 329 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 3: you through the math. 330 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 2: Now. 331 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: I want to talk about creativity because I've heard that 332 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: you say that you have I have new ideas every day, 333 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: and I want to know for you, like, what how 334 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: do you deliberately I guess foster your creativity and your ideas. 335 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 3: But being in my bliss by doing things that bring 336 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:20,199 Speaker 3: me joy, by surrounding myself with people who stimulate me 337 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 3: and excite me, and giving myself the space to think 338 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 3: about what else could we do? How could we do 339 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 3: this better? You know, I think entrepreneurs are always always looking, 340 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 3: looking and thinking and dreaming. You know, when I think 341 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 3: pre ores harvest, you know, I'd hear about a nail bar, 342 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 3: I think, oh my god, I'm going to start nail 343 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 3: bars all over Australia. I taced yogurt, I think, oh 344 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 3: my god, okay, we're going to do yogurt. I just never. 345 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 3: I don't know why. My mind is always open to 346 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 3: thinking why couldn't we do that even better? And so 347 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 3: everything stimulates me from walking around and hearing chattering in 348 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 3: the in the background, looking at nature, or reading leadership books, 349 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 3: self help books, motivational books. I don't have a TV, 350 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 3: so I barely watch I barely watch TV. I spend 351 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 3: time thinking and being creative. 352 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: It's like I'm hearing you describe that, and I'm imagining 353 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,360 Speaker 1: someone who's just really present, Like you're walking along, you're 354 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: listening to conversations and looking at things that you can see, 355 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: as opposed to just being sort of off with the 356 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: fairies and not present. 357 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 3: I'm not on a podcast, I'm not got earphones in 358 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 3: my ears. 359 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 2: That's interesting. 360 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 3: Definitely, definitely try and be as present. Being present is 361 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 3: all I've got. This is all we have right here 362 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 3: and right now. It's the only time I can be 363 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 3: the best I can be now. 364 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 1: I don't think you've got an EA who has helped 365 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: make this interview happen. And I'm always really curious as 366 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,719 Speaker 1: to how people use their assistance. 367 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: Like I first had an assistant many. 368 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: Years ago, and I reckon it took me years to 369 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 1: actually work out how do you work really well with 370 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 1: an assistant? And I want to know what, like, how 371 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 1: do you work with yours? What are some of the 372 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: things that your assistant helps you with. 373 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 3: It took me a long time to understand how that 374 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 3: would be of benefit and how to allow someone to 375 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 3: help me manage my life. But as the days got 376 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 3: more for an eteic, I'd say yes to everything. Yes, 377 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 3: yes I'll do this podcast, Yes i'll meet you, Yes, 378 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 3: of course we'll do this. And of course I was 379 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 3: either letting people down or being in the wrong place 380 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 3: at the wrong time, because there was just an enormous 381 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 3: amount going on through my through my daily life. And 382 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 3: so when Mala came into my life, she saw that 383 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 3: and started making order. She'd say, you need to be 384 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 3: here at this time, and that meant I could be 385 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 3: present doing exactly what I needed to do at that time, 386 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 3: and then not having let somebody else down because I 387 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 3: wanted to be present for both of them at the 388 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 3: same time. 389 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: What else does she do that, I guess, you know, 390 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: would surprise people in terms of how how she sort 391 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: of helps you be amazing at what you do. 392 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 2: Oh well. 393 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 3: In organizing my life now and certainly through COVID, she 394 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 3: puts she makes sure their little gaps, so she'll put 395 00:24:55,760 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 3: in take a break. Really absolutely, so when today I 396 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 3: had a full, full day, she had put in there 397 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 3: was forty five minutes that was take a break. Now, 398 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 3: sometimes it doesn't work out because that's when I can 399 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 3: make phone calls or that's when something can happen, but 400 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 3: it is also the time when I could grab a 401 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 3: sandwich or make myself a cup of tea. 402 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: Now, before I logged on for this interview, I was 403 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: looking in my fridge and I've got some lettuce that 404 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: is looking very ordinary. 405 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 2: I've got some cute numbers that are very soft, shall 406 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 2: we say yes? 407 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: And also some cherry tomatoes that have had better days. 408 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,919 Speaker 1: Like So, Ronnie, I want to talk about what people 409 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: can do at home and what I can be doing 410 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: to reduce waste and what I'm throwing out because I 411 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: feel like, oh, how do I make something out of 412 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:54,960 Speaker 1: that wonderful? 413 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 3: So with your lettuce? Do you have an onion? 414 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: By any chance, I can't eat onion. It doesn't agree 415 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 2: with me. 416 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 3: Not a problem. Take your lettuce, put it in a 417 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 3: pot with some stock, aha, and hush it up. If 418 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: you had a potato, if you had any other veggies 419 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 3: other than the cucumber, we won't put the cucumber in there. 420 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 3: You carrots, carrots beautiful, throw them in there because you 421 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 3: will have beautiful soup. Beautiful. 422 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: Give me give me some other tips that okay, a 423 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: common things that people would normally throw out, but what 424 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: can we do to rescue them? 425 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 3: Well that this is the first thing that everybody throws 426 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 3: out because it sits in the bottom of the fridge 427 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 3: till it goes sludgeye, and then we forget about it, 428 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 3: and then it's too late to do anything, and then 429 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 3: we kind of throw it in the bin, and we 430 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 3: don't even put it into compost. Do you know that 431 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: if you throw a lettuce in the bin, it will 432 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 3: take twenty five years to decompose. Put it in compast 433 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 3: it'll take two weeks. 434 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. 435 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 3: Wow, you tell me if you're ever going to throw 436 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 3: a lettuce away again into the bin. 437 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,640 Speaker 2: I'm never going to do that, Ronnie, never ever. Good. 438 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 3: So don't ever buy the two for one specials if 439 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 3: you think you might not use you both your lettuces 440 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 3: unless you're going to make lettuce soup. 441 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 2: Wow? What else? What else can I be doing? 442 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 3: So? Tomatoes when they go a little funny, are divine grilled. 443 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:30,440 Speaker 3: You can add them to free Tata with your cucumbers. 444 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 3: If you think they're a little soft. All you have 445 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 3: to do is you can cut them into rounds, or 446 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 3: you can slice them and put them into a little 447 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 3: bit of vinegar, water, pickles, pickling peppers, bay leaves and 448 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 3: pickle them. These things are not hard to do. I'm 449 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 3: sitting with a couple of apples that look a little soft. 450 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 3: As soon as I get off this call, I'm just 451 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 3: going to chop them up, put them with some sultanas, 452 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 3: cinnamon stick, a little bit of water, cook them up, 453 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 3: and I have the most beautiful stewed apples. 454 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:09,240 Speaker 2: Wow. 455 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 1: What are some other things that you find are pretty 456 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 1: common in households that get thrown out when you could 457 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: be doing something pretty amazing with them. 458 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 3: Bread's another big one that we throw out. It's obvious 459 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 3: that you could make bread and butter pudding, but you 460 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 3: could use it for French toast. You can freeze bread beautifully. 461 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 3: So if you buy a loaf of bread and you 462 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 3: think you're not going to use it all, slice it. 463 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 3: Put half of that bread in the freezer. Don't buy 464 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 3: the next two days later. Use what's in your freezer. 465 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 3: You know, our freezer is like the pores button. We're 466 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 3: not using our freezers well enough. 467 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 2: I like that. How about shopping? 468 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: Like, what should I be thinking about when I'm at 469 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:58,240 Speaker 1: a supermarket or at the paran markets where I do 470 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: a lot of my shopping and I'm buying produce. 471 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 2: What needs to be going on in my head? 472 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 3: The most important thing is nothing should be going on 473 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 3: in your head, because you should have a list in 474 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 3: your hand. Because before you go shopping, you want to 475 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 3: check your fridge, you want to check your pantry, and 476 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 3: you want to make a list. It's going to save 477 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 3: your money and you're only going to buy what you need, 478 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 3: which you can then use within the next few days. 479 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 3: So really we've got this beautiful mantra. Look by cook store, 480 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 3: Look what's in your fridge and pantry. Buy what you need, 481 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 3: store it properly. So for example, if you've bought too 482 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 3: many herbs, freeze, if you've bought too much, or you 483 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 3: think you're not going to use it, allocate and work 484 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 3: out how but store it and then cook it and 485 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 3: eat it and of course use the leftovers. 486 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 2: So simple like how many times a week would you 487 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 2: be doing food shopping. 488 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 3: So I don't do big shops. I do little shops. 489 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 3: I buy what I need. I'd rather go past the 490 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 3: organic shop or at my market I now do. We're 491 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 3: very fortunate in New South Wales because US Harvest does 492 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 3: a fruit and vege box, so I get my fruit 493 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 3: and vege once a week from ours Harvest, so it's 494 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 3: veggies with a cause and I make that last through 495 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 3: the week. So I try not to buy other things 496 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 3: through the week. My supermarket shopping, I buy very little 497 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 3: processed food. I mainly buy fresh, so I don't do 498 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 3: big supermarket shops, and I'd rather go and buy my 499 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 3: milk every few days if I'm I use almond milk 500 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 3: or you know, I buy my eggs fresh from the 501 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 3: market once a week, so I'm really try not to 502 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 3: do a lot of shopping. If I'm going to buy fish, 503 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 3: I'll buy it on the day for the day. 504 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 2: I love that, so. 505 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 3: Fresh, local and as little as possible, and stretch it 506 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 3: as far as possible. 507 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 2: Fantastic. 508 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: I'm loving those tips and I'm very excited to get 509 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: to my floppy lettuce in the fridge after this chat 510 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: now running. My last question for you is for people 511 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: that want to find out more about oz Harvest. 512 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 2: And connect with you, what is the best way for 513 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 2: people to do that? 514 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 3: So the best way is to go on to our website, 515 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 3: which is usharvest dot org. There should be every frequently 516 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 3: asked questions. There's a way to find out where we are, 517 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 3: what we do, how people can volunteer. Obviously we've got 518 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 3: some beautiful programs like I Fight Food Waste program. We've 519 00:31:55,120 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 3: got you know, my memoirs out a Repurposed Life that 520 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 3: will give deep insight into really where we can find purpose, 521 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 3: you know, how we live a meaningful life. It's really 522 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 3: I wrote the book because I can't mentor everybody and 523 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 3: hope that people would find some answers there. So I 524 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:24,200 Speaker 3: think that's you know, really, those are the best ways 525 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 3: to find out more about us. 526 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 2: Fantastic. That's awesome. Well, Ronnie. 527 00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: I have loved chatting with you and learning about how 528 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: you think and do things. It is very inspiring. So 529 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: thank you so much for your time. 530 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. I know it's a little unusual, 531 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 3: but hopefully I'm not put in the mental home yet. 532 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 3: Definitely not awesome. 533 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 1: I hope you enjoyed my chat with Ronnie, And if 534 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: you have not hit subrill follow to the How I 535 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: Work podcast, you might want to do that because next 536 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: week I'm very excited to have Norman Swan on the 537 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: show and we talk about how Australia's best known health 538 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: journalist is coping in Sydney's Lockdown and his tips for 539 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: staying healthy in what are very tough conditions. Sorry, hit 540 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: subscribe or follow if you haven't already. How I Work 541 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: is produced by Inventium with production support from Dead Set Studios. 542 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:30,120 Speaker 2: The producer for this. 543 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: Episode was Jenna Coda, and thank you to Matt Nimba, 544 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: who did the audio mix and makes everything sound awesome. 545 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 2: See you next time.