The Wabi Sabi Podcast · 侘び寂び
The art of an imperfect life.
Two friends, one ancient Japanese philosophy, and 101 honest conversations about money, discipline, ego, aging, and everything we’re still getting wrong. No scripts. No gurus. Just the cracks, and the gold that fills them.
Two individual photos, overlapped — no joint shoot needed
New listener?
101 episodes is a lot.
Start with these four.
Each one is a doorway into what this show is really about. Pick the topic that’s poking at you right now.
The Art of Imperfection
The pilot. Why the highlight reel is lying to you, and what an ancient Japanese philosophy does about it.
Listen · EP 001 →If money stresses youFOMO, Fortitude & Financial Flow
Two entrepreneurs on their worst financial mistakes, and the emotional relationship with money nobody teaches.
Listen · EP 076 →If you feel stuckThe 6 Courages
The episode listeners quote back to us most. Six kinds of courage, and the one you're probably avoiding.
Listen · EP 020 →If you just turned 50 (or 30, or 40)On Aging & Ambition
What actually changes after 50, what doesn't, and the balance between accepting reality and still striving.
Listen · EP 089 →Now playing
The latest conversation
Your Life is dictated by your questions
Unlock the power of asking better questions—your most overlooked asset in navigating a world rapidly transformed by AI and constant change. Jim and Laurence expose how the quality of your inquiries directly shapes your opportunities, relationships, and…
Your hosts
Two friends, zero scripts
“I spent 20 years teaching people to communicate. This podcast is where I practice being wrong out loud.”
Recording from Cascais, Portugal
Laurence Tham
Entrepreneur · Chair, TIGER 21 · Founder, AlignOS
Former chiropractor who built one of Australia's largest practices, then spent a decade coaching health entrepreneurs on communication and influence. Now building AI tools for practitioners and chairing peer groups for ultra-high-net-worth entrepreneurs.
Brings the frameworks. Jim breaks them.
“The beginner's mindset isn't a technique. It's admitting you were never as advanced as you thought.”
Recording from Australia
Jim Karagiannis
Business Coach · Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner · Lifelong Student
Business coach and the friend who asks the question you were avoiding. Jim brings a beginner's mindset to every topic and isn't afraid to disagree on air.
That's usually where the good stuff starts.
Field notes
Ideas listeners keep quoting
“You don't rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your questions.”
EP 101 · Your Life is Dictated by Your Questions
“Courage isn't one thing. There are six of them, and most people are only practicing two.”
EP 020 · The 6 Courages
“The employee mentality counts hours. The owner mentality counts outcomes. Both live inside you.”
EP 095 · On Second Thoughts