Dami Im is a Singer-Songwriter and recording/performing artist who achieved the highest Eurovision score for Australia in 2016 as well as won the 5th season of The X Factor Australia. What really stands out about Dami is her down-to-earth perspective, composure under pressure, and heart for serving the underprivileged. When Dami was just 5 she started learning piano, starting lessons at age 11. 20 years later at 30 years old, Dami has gone on to amass 100’s of thousands of followers and serve as an influential ambassador for Compassion Australia. In this interview, Dami is going to share how she approaches preparation for live performance and bringing her purpose into every note she sings, a lesson that every wise business leader we interview has learned.

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RESOURCES / LINKS:

• Dami on Instagram
• Dami’s Website
• Dami on YouTube
• Compassion Australia’s Instagram

 

3 KEY POINTS:

1. To pursue your passion is to answer the call of your destiny
2. To win a battle with your nerves, think of the worst case scenario
3. How to keep going, no matter what obstacles come your way

 

WHAT DAMI SHARES:

• Her personal transformation from a shy person to a masterful performer on stage.
• Her mental preparation before performances and how she’s learned to leverage nervousness
• How she creates and conveys her own unique meaning to every song, especially those she has had to sing in contests in the past
• How she attaches the larger purpose of her vision in her performances
• How she leverages her practice to remove fear and release control
• The way she views social media as a tool to demonstrate what she’s all about both professionally and personally

 

QUOTES:

• “More people feel close to you when you share vulnerabilities and your weaknesses rather than always pretending you're perfect.”
• “Maybe I was born to do this thing and that's what God created me for. So therefore I have nothing to be afraid of.”
• “I've learned to accept that [nervousness] is normal.”
• “It's hard work, but… this is what I'm so passionate about and obsess about.”
• “Even when things aren't going perfectly… This is my passion and I would never choose anything over it.”