Chasing Passion

This week's guest is Leah Cheung. She is a sponsored athelete for the clothing brand 'Face The Fear', Personal Trainer, Powerlifter and a general fitness enthusiast. On top of all this she also runs her own eye last business. Leah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 11 years of age. Although she has to manage her condition on a daily basis, she did not let it stop her from pursuing her goals & aspirations in the sport of power-lifting.

You can find leah on Instagram @leahkcheung.

Timestamps:Background & Story (1:50)Competing in power lifting (7:30)What made you get into fitness (9:00)Eye Lash extension business (12:30)Taking the leap to launch a business(14:30)Face the fear (17:30)Advice to an aspiring personal trainer (21:00)Day to Day (24:15)YouTube (28:30)Proudest Achievement (35:00)Habit's (47:45)Final Thoughts (50:45)

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This week's Guest is Scott Young.Scott is a lifelong learner, author and an online entrepreneur. He has undertaken self education projects such as learning the entire MIT's computer science curriculum within 12 months, learning 4 languages in one year along with many others projects.

He has recently published his book 'Ultralearning' which is a Wall Street Journal & National best seller. Within the book you will find the 9 principles that have helped him learn difficult and seemingly impossible skills within such a short period of time quickly & effectively. If you are a student, want to excel within your career, or just learn a new skill or subject, this book is definitely for you.

He runs a website ScottHYoung.com where he has published over a thousand articles on learning and the lessons he has accumulated over the years.

Timestamps:Background & Story (1:45)What made you write the book? (3:00)What kind of person were you in school? (4:30)Flunecy in languages (7:30)How do you maintain your language fluency? (11:00)Single best tip to learn a language (14:15)What are you currently most excited about? (16:00) Biggest failure that you have encountered? (18:45)Advice to a 20 year old self? (22:45)What does your typical day look like? (24:25)MIT Challenge (26:30)How did you come with the 9 principles that you used in the book? (29:40)Audiobooks vs Physical books? (32:30)What is your approach to reading books? (35:15)How did you learn how to learn? (38:00)Advice to an aspiring Author (40:00)Favorite part of being an Author? (42:00)Difficulties that are part of writing (43:15)What are the skills that are important in the information age? (45:00)How does someone excel within their career? (47:00)How do you deal with being overwhelmed? (50:45)How do you choose a book that you want to read? (53:00)1 - 3 Books that have influenced your life (57:20)Who comes to mind when you think of 'successful'? (58:45)Advice to a college student who is about to graduate (1:01:40)What would you put on a billboard? (1:04:30)

You can follow Scott on his website scotthyoung.com where you will find interesting articles on becoming a better learner and a more productive self. His book Ultralearning can be found on Amazon and major bookstores. The book has definitely helped me learn more effectively with less effort, it's really a must read if you want to become a better learner.

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This week's guest is Kevin Harte, and no it's not the one your thinking of, not yet at least.

He is someone I grew up with and know from school.Kevin is currently a final year commerce international student in UCC.He recently finished an internship in KPMG, which we will touch on throughout the episode.Throughout his Journey, he has dealt with various physical & mental challenges as a result he has become a better person.

He is a highly driven individual where his prime drivers are his family & role models. Most importantly he is a huge advocate of promoting positive mental health within communities, especially among Young people.Kevin is also one of cycle against suicide national student Leaders.He has many diverse interests but his main interest lies in investing, Stocks & Trading.

You can find Kevin on LinkedIn, and Instagram @hartekevin

Timestamps:-Background & Story (1:50)-Kevin's Reading habits (3:00)-Favorite books (5:30)-3 tips on investing (11:25)-How to start trading? (17:45)-Overcoming difficult challenges (23:40)-Maintaining good mental health (29:00)-Finding the dream career (53:00)

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This week's guest is Kevin McTiernan

He is currently working as an Enterprise Architect.

Kevin has extensive experience in Data & Analytics particularly in being a leader & developing products & managing large scale projects.Kevin is passionate about creating value for the business by harnessing structured frameworks & data-driven solutions in order to produce actionable insights. He has progressed quickly through the career ladder and will share his process in doing so.

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This week's guests is Sudha Rao.

Sudha is a Senior validation engineer who has nearly 10 years of experience in the biomedical & pharmaceutical industry.

He predominantly works with equipment that manufactures medical devices & healthcare products.

Currently he is working on a point of care diagnostic test for the HIV1 & HIV2 Retro virus.

He has lots of experience in project management, and has managed many projects throughout his career.

He has a degree in:-Mechanical engineering - UCD-Biomedical Engineering - Brunel University London-Masters in Project Management- UCD Smurfit

In this episode some of the things we discuss are:

• What his day to day looks like
• Favorite parts of the job
• lessons he has learned throughout his career

Some of the questions I asked:

• What do you currently do? (1:00)
• Why did you pursue engineering? (5:00)
• What made you do project management? (13:45)
• What does your day to day look like? (16:00)
• Key skills needed to succeed as an engineer? (20:00)
• Have you considered doing an iron-man? (35:45)
• Thoughts on well-being? (43:00)
• Morning routine (55:00)

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This week's guest is Daniel Di Tofano.

He is a digital marketer, online fitness coach and an online entrepreneur. His personal Instagram which is @danieleditofano contains content about improving your life mainly by adopting a new mindset.

Daniel is also the owner of several Instagram pages including @topgymtips& @physiotrition

He dropped out from college to pursue his own passion and is very successful in doing so. He is currently travelling the world & working remotely, managing his digital businesses.

Some of the questions that I asked:

• What are you passionate about? (4:00)
• What's it like to work for yourself? (17:00)
• What was the turning point for you? (26:00)
• Current source of income, how do you fund your travels (40:30)
• 3 biggest lessons learned (52:00)
• What message would you display to the world (1:17:00)

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"I'm very positive in everything and I am eternally skeptical"

This week's guest is Kyle Mullen.

Kyle is a Youtuber, Influencer, Sponsored Athlete & a personal trainer. He has competed in powerlifting competition on numerous occasions and currently holds the Irish Junior Record in his weight class. He has recently attended his first bodybuilding competition where he placed second within his category. This has all been achieved while working in a full time job.

You can follow Kyle on YouTube & Instagram by typing in 'Kyle Mullen'

Some of the questions I asked:

• What made you stand out in the bodybuilding competition? (2:15)
• Physical accomplishments? (15:15)
• What motivates you? (20:00)
• Did you ever feel like quitting? (22:15)
• Advice to someone who wants to grow on social media? (30:00)
• Advice to an aspiring personal trainer (45:00)
• Who would you like to have dinner with? (54:45)

Follow Kyle Mullen on YouTube & Instagram @kylemullen_

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"Don't worry be happy, you can do it, you are good enough"

This week's Guest is Jack Spencer.

Jack is currently a full time personal trainer and a online coach within Wexford's leading personal training gym, 'Focus - Health & Fitness'.

You can find Jack Spencer on social media channels such as Instagram and YouTube where he regularly uploads content about his journey and process along with Health & Fitness tips. He has previously collaborated with the IFBB Pro, 2x Arnold Champion & Social Media sensation 'Blessing Awodibu' otherwise known as the 'boogieman' to produce a skit.

His passion really lies in helping people & watching them get better, which is one of the main reasons why he decided to get into Personal Training.

Some of the Questions I asked:

• When did you decide to get into Fitness? (3:30)
• What helped you develop confidence (4:45)
• Importance of being supportive (8:00)
• What motivates you? (11:00)
• Failures & Lessons learned (13:00)
• What does your day to day look like as a personal trainer? (22:30)
• Advice to an aspiring Personal Trainer? (30:30)
• Should you trust personal trainers? (37:00)
• Where do you see yourself in 5 years? (40:15)

Follow Jack Spencer on YouTube & Instagram

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This week's guest is a professional street musician, David Owens. David has been a street musician for over 6 years now. He previously worked as an Engineer but decided that his true passion is music & performing. He solely makes his living from busking, selling his music, and from playing at corporate events.

David is currently working on his first commercial EP release which will be released shortly. You can find David Owens on Spotify & Instagram.

Some of the questions asked:

• What do you currently do? (1:00)

• What made you make the transition from engineering to becoming a street musician? (1:40)

• Goals for the future? (5:30)

• How often do you busk (8:00)

• Most amazing moment experienced while performing? (10:00)

• Can you improve your singing voice? (11:45)

• Do you have a singing teacher (13:00)

• What motivates you (15:00)

• Who influenced your life musically ?(17:00)

• What helps you get into your flow state? (19:00)

• Did you ever want to give up? (26:45)

• Day to day life (36:00)

• Who would you like to have dinner with? (43:00)

• What helps you to be happy? (46:15)

Follow David Owen's on Spotify

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"Believe in yourself" - Mattress Mick

This week's guest is Mattress Mick. Mattress Mick is one of Ireland's most recognizable businessman. He is best known for his unique way of selling mattresses using social media, crazy videos and Guerrilla marketing techniques.

He has appeared on television on numerous occasions, been retweeted about by Stephen Fry and has an award winning Documentary 'Mattress Men'. His YouTube video 'Back with a bang' has over 180k views and counting.

Timestamps: Who is Mattress Mick? (1:35) Why he began selling mattresses? (2:00) Most proudest achievement (15:00) Vision for the future (26:25) Motivation to keep going (27:00) Caring about his customers (32:00) early life(33:30) previous ventures(34:30) Vision for his life when he was younger (37:00) What he would do if he could do it all over again? (39:00) Failures & Lessons learned(40:00) Being recognized in Public (40:30) Importance of being positive (43:30) Religious habits(46:00) Donations to Apollo House (47:30) Advice to a 20 year old self (50:30) Disinterest in material things & money (53:00) Personal Philosophy on life (55:00) Being kind to other's (56:30) Getting help when you need help (1:00:00) Helping other people? (1:03:00) People Mick respects & admires (1:05:00) No urge to retire (1:09:00) What he does to relax (1:12:00) Dealing with stress (1:16:00) Work is a hobby (1:18:30) Thoughts on being a well known figure (1:20:30) Advice to a college student (1:24:00) Believe in yourself (1:26:00) Where to buy a mattress (1:26:30)

Mattress Mick's website: mattressmick.ie

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