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Ram Castillo, Sunshine Coast (2026)

02/02/2025

Anything good in me is because of you. Happy 70th birthday dearest mother. Thank you for shaping the person I am today.

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24/05/2024

If we’re being honest and vulnerable, I’m of the view that a full heart can sometimes be difficult to truly attain.

Without getting into the psychological weeds, as that requires a separate forum … we’re human, and our heart can break in so many ways.

My heart breaks in particular to those without hope …

To those without people, places, things, and tools to support them through what can feel like the exhaustive wrestling, spiraling decay, and drowning of one’s internal world. An enveloping of darkness.

I don’t have the answers. But I’m committed and dedicated to this ‘shift’ I’m currently in, to explore, and to try to find out.

After spending this week in the Sunshine Coast, QLD for the ‘All Of You 2024’ Conference, along with , I can without hesitation say that my heart is indeed, very full.

Recapping the last four days would be challenging to give justice to. Instead, here’s a selection of ten photos (out of the 100+ taken) during this time.

CEO of YouTurn, during his welcome speech reminded us of the quote by Marianne Williamson, and although we may have heard of it before, it’s sitting with me differently at this point in my life, and thought it was worth sharing:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Thank you to absolutely everyone involved, and, to everyone I was able to meet, even briefly. I’m grateful and ready, to do and be more, however I can, with whatever I have to give.

02/01/2024

(as many of us know) has a ton of thought provoking (often evidence-based) insights. This recent one in particular hits home …

18/12/2023

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15/12/2023

On the 7th of December 2022 last year, I sent my application for Lifeline.

On the 11th of January this year, I received an interview.

On the 4th of April I began my training.

After 180+ hours of in-person classes, workshops, e-learning, quizzes, assessments, mentor guidance, call coaching, and solo calls, it’s official.

I’m finally an RTO Accredited Lifeline Australia Crisis Support Worker.

I passed my final assessment on the 29th November.

Today on the 15th December, 2023 I received my Statement of Attainment.

Having completed the below competencies:

CHCCCS003 Increase the safety of individuals at risk of su***de
CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCCS028 Provide client-centred support to people in crisis

CHCSS00113 Crisis Support Skill Set

I’ll be posting the full video of my speech (soon) that I delivered recently at the Lifeline Sydney & Sutherland Christmas party. It best captures the journey which I want to express in its entirety.

Perhaps, it might inspire one person reading this to volunteer too.

To help ensure that no person in Australia has to face their darkest moments alone.

An attempt to create fertile ground for an Australia, free of su***de.

With gratitude,
Ram

06/12/2023

Grades are up for this sem, pinching myself. These units were no joke, bloody tough. This took a lot of work and sacrifice, and glad I pulled through. All while juggling Lifeline Crisis Support Accreditation training, client projects and Advisory sessions. Not to mention the recent health-related news. If you’re reading this and are working hard towards something meaningful to you, keep going. It does and will feel incredibly lonely. You can still do it. One day at a time, you will get there. So, that make it the end of second year for B. Psy for me. Third year Uni here I come.

22/09/2023

After running six events in 13 months, and as my painfully gross toe blisters heal, I’m asking my late-thirties-something-self the ridiculous question:

What will your next running goal be?

I have something in mind. A stretch goal yes, doable, challenging enough to excite me but not so much to put me off running forever 😅

Open to your thoughts and suggestions! …

14/09/2023

Happy with my nutrition this year leading up to four running races I committed to.

It’s been the most stressful year Uni-wise. Highly challenging subjects overloaded my brain, questioned my abilities, stretched my capacities.

Throw in the business (advisory and project work) in the mix, the state of our economy and constant interactions, it’s a lot for all of us.

Eating real wholefoods, cooked and made in the kitchen has been an investment yes (and not an original or hugely enlightening insight of course), but the trade off has been profoundly noticeable. The ‘choice’ has been empowering.

Amongst the chaos of what I can’t control, I find myself sitting with the gift of what I can; nutritious food, this bowl … and I am calm.

I find stillness once again.

my fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, dream-chasers and friends. Stay Giant.

21/06/2023

Second event in Manila 🇵🇭 for Influencer Marketers at DONE! ✅

All attendees arrived with deep curiosity, willingness to learn and the commitment to try.

One insight I can share that I found consistent in both events, is that many entrepreneurs are experiencing overwhelm due to their desire to want to do everything.

My response to this is two fold:

1. You can absolutely (attempt) to do it all, just not at the same time. This is bitter sweet, but by not prioritising and staggering our objectives, we are actually ‘task jumping’ — and this can dilute all desires, only to leave us accomplishing nothing substantial.

2. The lack of minimum viable objective as a measurement. I’ve often said, we need to answer the questions:

What are you looking to achieve?

Then …

How do we know when you’ve succeeded?

We must fight the vagueness of ambiguous desires and get down to the facts. What is THE metric, for you?

I’d also like to give a very warm and enormous thank you to the CEO and Founder of and for collaborating in bringing this second event of mine to her community. Thank you also to for your ongoing assistance! It’s these relationships that I value most and is the currency that I feel matters in this life.

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20/06/2023

I planned this event in Manila two weeks out.

One of the most powerful thoughts that has served me well in anything I’ve set out to achieve, that I passionately advocate to my clients is that performance is an inside job.

We cannot outperform our beliefs.

Coming a close second in my current reflection is the thinking that done is truly better than perfect.

By all means, strive for high ex*****on, quality and craft. But not at the expense of crippling rumination to the point of unnecessary delay and inaction.

As I weave in knowledge learned in my current Psychology degree studies, I’m now empowered by evidence based scientific findings that point to much of what I’ve been attempting to help with; informed decision-making.

One example being Behavioural Activation Theory which suggests action precedes motivation.

Another is the Theory of Planned Behaviour which points to intention preceding behaviour and that attitude, social norms and perceived control precedes intention.

Thank you to all 10 business owners based in the Philippines who attended my first ever masterclass workshop in Manila. And to the 17 who purchased the video replay as they couldn’t attend in person.

Thank you also my team of 5 people who helped me make this happen behind the scenes.

Tonight I have my second event for social media influencers and marketers.

Big love,
Ram

16/06/2023

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