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The Men, Hardship and Triumph podcast series is a series of interviews with men as a resource for other men navigating the minefields of modern life. The men interviewed in this series talked about the difficulties of their lives, how they got through them and looking back, what strategies they used to survive the hard times.
Also a resource for men who are suffering from being separated from their children so that despite their suffering, they will still be able to do what is right by the children regardless of their circumstance, as well as for people who grew up in less than ideal family conditions to not repeat the mistakes of their parents to break their intergenerational cycle of suffering.
In this episode, Clement shoots the breeze with Ian Seggar who owns and runs The Learning Experience International, a successful boutique global management consultancy firm. Ian is an experienced international facilitator and conference speaker who consults in leadership and personal and business effectiveness. He has authored award winning training courses and seminar content over the last 25 years for clients across the world, with an audience that ranges from board level to junior staff.
Ian discussed surviving through moving to Australia without his family, having to rebuild his business from zero to what it is today and the experience of losing most of his life saving through a trusted person.
A summary of his strategies and what he learnt are listed below;
1. to see times of turmoil as the times when you experience your greatest growth
2. when going through difficult times, put your head down, keep fighting, and look for opportunities
3. to ensure that you don’t catastrophise the worse-case scenario (which is easier if you live a simple, fulfilling life)
4. to not get your identity hung up on having the spoils of wealth, what’s important is camaraderie (relationships)
5. to understand that success is only important because it gives you options
6. to focus on and appreciate what you have, as opposed to always chasing what you don’t have
7. when facing difficult decisions, imagine that you are somebody else and give that person advise on what decision to make. This is because it is easier to give good advice to others than to yourself
8. to have a confidant, somebody who you can bounce fears/concerns with
9. to never be too complacent. Some fear is necessary and good
10. to reframe/reposition a difficult situation, don’t allow it to define you, then find the positives in the situation
11. do not lie to yourself, be real to yourself. If you are real with yourself, you’ll know when you are in a low point
12. to always have a purpose/goal because this gets you through tough times
13. adversity gives you purpose!
14. if you do not know your purpose, explore and find it
15. to know that there are always people out there who care
16. to differentiate between success and purpose. One can be successful but still be unfulfilled because they have not found their purpose
If you are interested in Ian's book Ten Minute Tactics please register your interest on tenminutetactics.com
FB: www.facebook.com/tenminuteman/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/the-ten-minute-man-476b291b1/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tenminute_man/
Twitter: twitter.com/tenminute_man/
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By Clement DjajaThe Men, Hardship and Triumph podcast series is a series of interviews with men as a resource for other men navigating the minefields of modern life. The men interviewed in this series talked about the difficulties of their lives, how they got through them and looking back, what strategies they used to survive the hard times.
Also a resource for men who are suffering from being separated from their children so that despite their suffering, they will still be able to do what is right by the children regardless of their circumstance, as well as for people who grew up in less than ideal family conditions to not repeat the mistakes of their parents to break their intergenerational cycle of suffering.
In this episode, Clement shoots the breeze with Ian Seggar who owns and runs The Learning Experience International, a successful boutique global management consultancy firm. Ian is an experienced international facilitator and conference speaker who consults in leadership and personal and business effectiveness. He has authored award winning training courses and seminar content over the last 25 years for clients across the world, with an audience that ranges from board level to junior staff.
Ian discussed surviving through moving to Australia without his family, having to rebuild his business from zero to what it is today and the experience of losing most of his life saving through a trusted person.
A summary of his strategies and what he learnt are listed below;
1. to see times of turmoil as the times when you experience your greatest growth
2. when going through difficult times, put your head down, keep fighting, and look for opportunities
3. to ensure that you don’t catastrophise the worse-case scenario (which is easier if you live a simple, fulfilling life)
4. to not get your identity hung up on having the spoils of wealth, what’s important is camaraderie (relationships)
5. to understand that success is only important because it gives you options
6. to focus on and appreciate what you have, as opposed to always chasing what you don’t have
7. when facing difficult decisions, imagine that you are somebody else and give that person advise on what decision to make. This is because it is easier to give good advice to others than to yourself
8. to have a confidant, somebody who you can bounce fears/concerns with
9. to never be too complacent. Some fear is necessary and good
10. to reframe/reposition a difficult situation, don’t allow it to define you, then find the positives in the situation
11. do not lie to yourself, be real to yourself. If you are real with yourself, you’ll know when you are in a low point
12. to always have a purpose/goal because this gets you through tough times
13. adversity gives you purpose!
14. if you do not know your purpose, explore and find it
15. to know that there are always people out there who care
16. to differentiate between success and purpose. One can be successful but still be unfulfilled because they have not found their purpose
If you are interested in Ian's book Ten Minute Tactics please register your interest on tenminutetactics.com
FB: www.facebook.com/tenminuteman/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/the-ten-minute-man-476b291b1/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tenminute_man/
Twitter: twitter.com/tenminute_man/