Winning Standards
Winning Standards is the podcast for founders, leaders, and high performers who are done settling. Every episode is built to change how you think, lead, and perform.
Michael Mojo has spent over 20 years coaching founders, leaders, and high performers across Australia and beyond. $3.26 billion in influenced client revenue. 1,000+ businesses transformed. Olympic athletes. AFR Fast 100 companies. Business owners who built empires from nothing to everyday people who just want more out of life.
This is not the same podcast it used to be. Winning Standards has evolved.
You will hear Michael's unfiltered solo sessions on identity, psychology, standards, and what it actually takes to lead at the highest level. You will hear from world-class performers and industry leaders who have done the work and have the results to prove it. And you will hear raw, real conversations with everyday founders and community members who are in the middle of it right now. Growing. Failing. Rebuilding. Leading. The messy middle that nobody else shows you.
Three formats. One standard. Zero fluff.
If you are scaling a business, leading a team, or pushing through a ceiling you cannot explain, this is where you start.
Subscribe/Follow and raise the standard.
Topics include: self-leadership, leadership psychology, founder burnout, scaling a business, business growth, leadership development, high performance habits, team leadership, business owner mindset, and building a business that runs without you.
Winning Standards is the podcast for founders, leaders, and high performers who are done settling. Every episode is built to change how you think, lead, and perform.
Michael Mojo has spent over 20 years coaching founders, leaders, and high performers across Australia and beyond. $3.26 billion in influenced client revenue. 1,000+ businesses transformed. Olympic athletes. AFR Fast 100 companies. Business owners who built empires from nothing to everyday people who just want more out of life.
This is not the same podcast it used to be. Winning Standards has evolved.
You will hear Michael's unfiltered solo sessions on identity, psychology, standards, and what it actually takes to lead at the highest level. You will hear from world-class performers and industry leaders who have done the work and have the results to prove it. And you will hear raw, real conversations with everyday founders and community members who are in the middle of it right now. Growing. Failing. Rebuilding. Leading. The messy middle that nobody else shows you.
Three formats. One standard. Zero fluff.
If you are scaling a business, leading a team, or pushing through a ceiling you cannot explain, this is where you start.
Subscribe/Follow and raise the standard.
Topics include: self-leadership, leadership psychology, founder burnout, scaling a business, business growth, leadership development, high performance habits, team leadership, business owner mindset, and building a business that runs without you.
Episodes

Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
1hr 13 min
Dr. Jason Scott Hamilton has spent his career inside the minds of the Jamaican athletics team and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal. In this episode, he breaks down the real difference between people who perform under pressure and people who fold.
It starts with a part of your brain most people have never heard of, one that only grows stronger when you do the things you don't want to do. Dr. Hamilton explains why the highest performers deliberately seek out what they hate, and why avoiding it is quietly costing you.
Then there's the smile. Champions aren't fearless. They get nervous like everyone else. What they do with it is different, and it's one of the most underused tools for staying in control when everything is falling apart.
You'll also hear what really built Shaquille O'Neal's empire, and it had nothing to do with fitting into anyone else's plan for him.
If you've ever felt like your business is a mirror of exactly where you are as a person, this conversation will show you why, and what to do about it.
In this episode:
The brain science behind grit, and why avoiding hard tasks is quietly costing you
The mental skill behind staying composed under pressure
What really drove Shaquille O'Neal's success as a businessman
Why your business reflects the person leading it
How the highest performers handle setbacks differently
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Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
13 min
People say they want to grow… until the demand increases. Then they pull back. But in every area of life, demand creates direction. The moment you stop demanding more from yourself, your standards slip, your results plateau, and you start drifting.
This episode breaks down how to use demand as a tool - not just to grow faster, but to grow stronger and with purpose.
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Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
19 min
You can set all the goals you want. Vision boards. Whiteboards. Accountability trackers. But none of it will matter if your internal beliefs say you’re not capable, not worthy, or not the kind of person who wins.
In this episode, I show you how your subconscious is shaping every result you get - and how to rebuild your mental frameworks so they stop working against you.
This is how real change happens - from the inside out.
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Jul 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
28 min
Everyone wants to be the hero of their own story. But if you’re constantly suppressing the parts of you that don’t fit that image, you’ll never be fully free.
This episode is about integrating both sides of who you are - the part that wants to serve, and the part that wants to dominate. The part that builds, and the part that destroys.
This is how high performers communicate. Let’s dive into it.
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Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
21 min
You might have the best ideas, the clearest vision, or the most experience... but if your team can’t keep up, it won’t matter.
In this episode, I break down why most business owners struggle to delegate, why their team drops the ball, and how to actually get people to follow through without breathing down their neck.
This is how high performers communicate. Let’s dive into it.
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Jul 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025
12 min
You know that feeling when you want to move forward, but your brain starts listing every reason why now’s not the right time? That’s the moment most people stay stuck.
In this episode, I share the patterns I’ve seen in high performers who make sh*t happen… and in the ones who stay stuck blaming timing, cash flow, the economy, or their team.
Let’s get to it.
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Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
21 min
Great relationships don’t happen by accident… especially when you’re building something big.
In this episode, I share the biggest lessons I’ve learned from growing a business and a life alongside my wife, Jess. From navigating boundaries to understanding each other’s mission, we unpack what it really takes to create a relationship that works under pressure.
If you’re trying to grow without drifting apart, this one’s for you.
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Jul 7, 2025
Jul 7, 2025
30 min
Let’s get real: posting pretty pictures and corporate videos won’t get people to care about you or your business. If your strategy is all about polished content with zero personality, you’re wasting time and money.
In this episode, I unpack why the best brands today are winning by being raw, real, and relatable... not by pretending to be perfect.
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Jul 4, 2025
Jul 4, 2025
20 min
When life moves at 100 miles an hour, it’s easy to feel like you’re always reacting and never ahead. But what if you could train your nervous system to stay calm and collected - even when everything feels chaotic?
This episode teaches you how to breathe, expand, and reset, so you stay calm and focused when it matters most.
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Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
17 min
If you keep telling yourself you can’t trust people, money’s always tight, or success is for “other people,” guess what? You’re right… UNTIL you shift those beliefs.
In this episode, we break down how the way you see yourself, and the stories you keep telling are creating the bottlenecks in your business and life.
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Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
27 min
You’re driven, you move fast - but if you’re stuck picking up the slack for everyone else. You’re not the problem... but the way you’re handling it might be.
In this episode, we break down the real difference between responsibility and accountability, why your team keeps missing the mark, and how to set boundaries so people actually step up - without you burning out in the process.
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Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
38 min
Ever feel like you’re doing all the right things but somehow still stuck in the same cycle?
In this episode, we break down the fight, flight, and freeze responses that show up in business and life - and how to finally cut the crap, make better decisions, and start moving forward for real.
This one’s about calling it out so you can cut it out. Let’s get into it.
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Jun 23, 2025
Ep. 583 - AI and the Future
Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
22 min
Everyone’s freaking out about AI taking over… but let's be real... the real danger isn’t the tech. It’s staying stuck in your old ways. If you’re brushing it off or telling yourself you’ll deal with it “later,” that’s what’ll actually trip you up.
This episode is all about how to adapt without losing the human side of business - and how to make sure you’re the one using the tools, not getting replaced by them.
Let’s break it down.
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Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
1hr 19 min
What does it take to turn childhood trauma into unstoppable drive?
In this raw and powerful conversation, extreme endurance athlete and mindset coach Damien Rider reveals what it takes to push your limits, delete self-doubt, and rewire your brain by doing the impossible.
From paddleboarding 800km solo through shark-infested waters to climbing a hot air balloon mid-air with no parachute - Damien has redefined what’s possible. In this episode, he shares how he used these extreme physical challenges to process childhood PTSD, eliminate mental backwash, and build a rock-solid nervous system.
We dive deep into:
How to make bold decisions in 45 seconds
Rewiring trauma through endurance and exposure therapy
Why chasing goals kills momentum (and what to do instead)
Mastering emotional control in extreme danger
Masculine leadership, self-trust & purpose-driven living\
The real reason people procrastinate
How to shift from survival mode to total self-ownership
If you’re sick of fluffy self-help and want to hear real talk on mental strength, healing through hardship, and living with purpose — this one hits hard.
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Jun 16, 2025
Ep. 581 - Burden or Opportunity
Jun 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
15 min
You’ve got big goals. A bigger vision. And maybe… a heavy weight sitting on your shoulders. But when did ambition start to feel like a burden instead of a privilege? If you’ve been stuck in the cycle of overworking, overthinking, and still feeling like it’s never enough… it’s time to shift the way you see it.
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Lifestyle & Business Hacking for Driven Mofos
Dedicated to helping people perform better in their personal and professional lives, Michael Johnson (Michael Mojo), through his company the Mojo Human Performance Institute, runs events and provides workshops, training, and seminars not just to the general public, but also to large corporate teams and everyone in between.
Combining world class knowledge, a straight shooter approach and a sense of humour Michael bridges the gap between advanced sciences, human behaviour, personal development, and mental performance to provide unmatched lifestyle and business hacking tools, methodologies, and teachings without the fluff, hyped up, high fiving strangers stigma that the personal development industry is sometimes known for. As a result, Michael has become a highly sought after personal coach to top performers including industry leaders, athletes, top rich listers and business teams as they know he can help them tap into their full potential.
He believes all growth requires a unique balance of inspiration, challenge and support and is proud to have a platform and community to enable people to grow and fulfil their potential.Michael is one of the leading personal development experts in Australia and has been featured alongside the likes of Dr. Joe Dispenza, Dr. John Demartini, Dr. Dave Logan, Grant Cardone, Gary Vee, and Barbara Corcoran.







