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  • #27: Transforming Lives while Preserving Heritage | Dr. RA Retno Hastijanti

    If you want to change a community start changing the physical space where the community resides - A beautiful story of land & human development through cultural and heritage preservation, from transforming South-East Asia's biggest red-light districts - Dolly Lane.

    Key takeaways: 

    [2:00] Surabaya strikes a balance between an international modern city also holds an interesting heritage through its Kampung which is the gatekeeper of the culture

    [4:00] Surabaya hosted the 2016 UN conference on Housing & Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) a big step towards becoming an international future global city

    [6:15] The Journey of how Ibu Hasti embraced both space conflict and ethnic conflict of the region to come up with efficient planning and design that would not just settle those conflicts, but also prevail the deep-rooted culture of the region

    [9:30] Transformation of Dolly a challenge, a change, and a genuine intent to transform human lives - if you want to change a community you have to change the structural place

    [19:00] Preserving and developing the place as a Kampung that will generate urban housing as well as employment and act as a biometer for Indonesia and South East Asia

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    Mentioned in this episode: Global Future Cities Programme / Transforming Dolly Lane

    25 min
  • #26: Leap of Faith | Laura Wilkinson

    Sometimes you just have to keep walking until your steps are guided in the right direction

    We discuss with a 3-time Olympian and a Gold medalist, the first American woman since 1964 to win a Gold Medal in platform diving and an author of the book named "Life at 10 Meters". Be inspired from Laura's inspiring and amazing career!

    Key Takeaways:

    [2:49] Laura's background and how she got started in Diving

    [4.09] Retired from the Olympics at the age of 30 in 2008 after representing her country thrice. Her comeback was accidental and more than that because of her family's support and belief in her

    [6.18] How Laura trained throughout the Pandemic and recovered from her injuries


    [7.55] The struggle of making a comeback and a fear of whether you will be as good as you were before and why it is OK to be vulnerable

    [10.45] Mental health and readiness are important (in every pursuit we aim for). It is important is to have people to back you up - your family, mentor and friends

    [12:42] Managing an athletic career alongside being a mom to 4 children. How? You just have to have that leap of faith!

    [14.48] What's next for Laura?

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    Mentioned in this episode: Pursuit of Gold Podcast

    Olympic snippet clip from Team USA

    17 min
  • #25: Mindful Buying, Conscious Living | Tyla Lockwood

    "Living your best life doesn't need to cost the planet" which also means that there ain't scary sacrifices living and doing the beautiful things in life, in fact the only truth is each one of us are going to have an impact which should be the best for ourselves or children and less harsh to our beautiful planet and its future.  

    Key Takeaways:

    [1.43] What inspired Tyla to share her tips and stories in Sustainability

    [6.55] Are women better sustainable advocates than men? An interesting question and the perspective that is discussed is also fact based. Indeed, a lot can happen when everyone comes together to drive the most pressing change

    [11.00] Sustainability as a word has lost its real meaning. Whether its the most important way to go or a fad to adopt, one reason is the overwhelming aspect which is trying to change many unsustainable behaviors at once. However, people are realizing the impacts of climate change where one part of a country is ravaging with bushfires, the other part is drowning in floods

    [17.05] Transitioning to low waste lifestyle: where should I start my sustainable journey from - kitchen or bathroom? 

    [22.36] In a quest to live a happy and sustainable life its easy to get swayed away with greenwashing. It takes some time, however there is no harm to some research before making a purchase of any product or service

    [31.10] One of a best advise to live and have a sustainable impact is trying to do one thing at a time that to getting overwhelmed with making all the changes at once. Be the change you want to see in the World - small step, big positive impact!

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    Connect with Tyla Lockwood: Website // Instagram // Unlock Earth Podcast

    Mentioned in this episode:

    - Protecting Our Oceans From Chemical Pollution & A New Take On Sunscreen with Sacha Guggenhiemer

    - A.BCH Clothing

    34 min
  • #24: Road to Body Acceptance | Sara Puhto (@saggysara)

    It's very human to feel insecure about our own bodies when compared socially. What matters is to embrace, accept & love ourselves - unfiltered & unnegated

    Key Takeaways

    [2:50] How it all started for Sara to be herself on Instagram and inspire her followers to be confident with their real selves and not hide behind filters!


    [5:30] Body acceptance is about learning to accept your own body regardless of not being satisfied with all aspects of your body and whether that satisfaction comes from societal paradigms or your surroundings. After all, our bodies are just a small aspect of who we really are

    [10:40] Sara shares her opinion on those fit fast programs and explains how everyone's body is different and so is the body's response to any workout/diet programs


    [13:00] In this journey of body acceptance, where should be the focus be - Body or Mind?

    [19:12] Like many other things, body insecurity (leading to body dysmorphia) is gender-neutral too 

    [21.45] Personal story on overcoming insecurity - walking posture for BB and adult braces for Keisya?

    [26.50] The effects of ads, social media and unhealthy trends on our perspectives 

    [30.00] What's next for Sara?

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    Connect with Sara Puhto: Instagram // Youtube

    34 min
  • #23: Being a Modern Witch | Skye Marinda

    Doomsday. Heavily cursed. Everything is dark!! Chill, that's not Tarot Reading. Breaking the myths and misconceptions of Tarot Reading.

    Key takeaways:

    [2:35] The fun story behind Skye's introduction to Tarot which later became her passion

    [5:00] Spiritualism, Gnosticism, and breaking the stereotype of what women are supposed to do, rather finding self-love and take care of oneself

    [8:34] the MISCONCEPTION of Tarot reading

    [9:50] Take a deep dive in understanding the concept of Tarot reading also to know if someone is SCAMMING

    [12:25] Setting up the intention before a reading (Inside a Tarot Readers' mind) - breaking a myth again!

    [16:30] LIVE DEMO!! - Keisya asks deep questions!

    [27:57] Online Tarot reading - is it a challenge? What makes Skye a "modern witch"?

    [29:40] - Tips for beginners in choosing their first deck


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    Connect with Skye Marinda: Website // Instagram

    34 min
  • #22: Education for All | Solomon Ifeanyi Nathaniel

    Of many life learnings Covid-19 has brought us, one is alternative literacy mediums - especially for developing countries and vulnerable communities. Our special guest all the way from Gambia, Solomon Ifeanyi Nathaniel, and his team at the Unique Foundation is putting in relentless efforts in this field, also supporting the UN's sustainable development goals of quality education.


    We dedicate this episode to 'International Literacy Day 2021'

    Key Takeaways:

    [1:20] The start of Unique Foundation and its focus on right to education, health-hygiene, and social issues


    [5:35] Solomon shares his personal story and the motivation to choose this as his career - to do his best to make education available to all the children

    [8:20] Bridging the resources gap between private and public schools and how Unique Foundation is helping children coming from difficult financial backgrounds

    [14:24] An amazing initiative - Mobile Library project. Enabling children to get access to reading materials, and sharing the joy of reading.

    [20.00] What's Next for Unique Foundation - make sure every child in Gambia gets access to education and encourage adults to enroll who missed out on education when they were young

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    Connect with Unique Foundation: Website // Facebook // Instagram

    32 min
  • #21: Dissolve those WAFFLES | Dr. Katie Nall

    Identifying those negative emotions and eliminating those stressors with Dr. Katie Nall, an Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner and a profound Mathematician 

    Key Takeaways: 

    [1:42] How does Dr. Katie Nall manage her own stress or anxiety during these difficult times? 

    [2:20] What's EFT? 

    [5:10] How Katie found her passion with EFT/Tapping? 

    [8:00] What motivated Katie Nall to go for her Ph.D. at the age of 60? 

    [12:30] Relevance of quantum and mathematics in Dr. Nall's techniques to help people 

    [14:40] LIVE DEMO!! 

    [25:30] Emotion = Energy + Motion... the fear we have maybe because of some previous experiences or emotions and what emotions are supposed to do is spill out rather than being stuck 

    [29:30] You CAN ELIMINATE your STRESS and not just reduce it - get connected with Dr. Katie Nall 

    [32:30] Dr. Nall encourages everyone to identify their negative emotions and release them because when we don't identify those negative emotions, that's when stressors come 

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    Connect with Dr. Katie Nall: Website // Linkedin // Clubhouse 

    34 min
  • #20: Passion, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability | Oscar Bjørn-Rosager

    Oscar Bjørn-Rosager, CEO of ProOwnedCycling tells us how a shared passion turned into a blessing for amateur cyclists & a sustainable future

    Key Takeaways :

    [1:20] The idea inception - selling used clothing during high school to building an enterprise


    [4:10] The importance of CIRCULAR ECONOMY, how and why both companies and consumers should think about this as one of the pressing actions today

    [5:30] What some people might think as non-usable anymore or worn out might be essential for someone else. ProOwnedCycling is supporting a community in Columbia by donating their overstock.

    [7:00] Astonishing fact - ProOwnedCycling had international customers from 50+ countries even before they invested in a paid ad out of Denmark, Now they have 80+. Takeaway - there are consumers worldwide who are embracing the concept of CIRCULAR ECONOMY

    [10:00] Balancing the grind of profit-making and the responsibility towards the community

    [15:00] Come back to the most pressing thought - the idea of choosing what to buy, where can we see the real and valuable alternative? Can it be pre or say pro-owned?

    [20:00] That cool moment of being nominated by Forbes Europe to be the best 30 under 30

    [23:00] What's next for ProOwnedCycling and Oscar?

    [24:55] Takeaways by hosts
    - Have fun with what you are doing because that will become your passion and later that passion will become your purpose
    - Each one of us has a role to play, and an impact to make on our one and only home - Planet Earth! so think about the circular economy, which starts with what we "choose to buy" when we need anything

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    Mentioned in this episode:

    Oscar's feature on Forbes

    ProOwnedCycling: Website // Instagram

    Connect with Oscar: Instagram // Linkedin 

    28 min
  • #19: Motivational Active Learning | Andrew Chadbourne

    Motivational active learning is to have fun in the learning process that fosters creativity and logical thinking

    Key Takeaways :

    [2:00] Andrew's diverse experience and observations that comes from 3 continents / 5 countries led him to some unconventional opinions in the learning system


    [3:30] How Andrew's career chose him from his dream to be a professor to becoming a motivated and inspirational coach today - that's a roller coaster and a fun journey from the west to east

    [7:20] The traditional & Prussian education system to a much needed modern story telling based education system that impacts a positive outlook towards learning and also the professional being much later at work

    [16:00] The industrial age to the information age - Andrew's dissection of what we need today in terms of the learning system viz. creativity, logical thinking, people & presentation skills


    [17:40] Andrew's mission in life is to create 100,000 people who can learn faster and better

    [22:00] Emphasis on self learning on things you are passionate about and are having fun with - how is this important and in our own form

    [28:15] Schedule your learning and protect it! Top 5 tips that will help us learn better

    [46:00] BB's take away was the "point system" which he will implement in his own mandarin learning 

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    Mentioned in this episode:

    Connect with Andrew: Instagram // Facebook // Linkedin // Twitter

    47 min
  • #18: An Artistic Disclosure | Lisa Teo

    An unconventional journey of a passionate artist who became a full-time much later in her career. From successful stints as a lawyer, restaurateur and an event organizer, Lisa has been shaped by all those experiences, and now she transforms her thoughtful imagination and people stories into beautiful paintings.

    Key Takeaways :

    [2:15]  A career in art or alike paths are not always encouraged in many families and that is something conventional

    [6:18] Most of what we want to do in our life or choose a career in as an adult is influenced by what parents provide our experiences during childhood

    [10:15] Every art produced by Lisa tells a story whether it's her own creation or the commissioned works

    [12:52] All professional experiences Lisa had in her career shaped her to be the profound artist she is today

    [14:25] Do male artists gets more opportunities than their female peers?

    [17:05] An unconventional thing for an artist - be digitally present, especially on LinkedIn

    [26:26] Other forms of art that Lisa has accepted to take up next - maybe sculptures and some Japanese woodblock prints?

    [28:20] You have no love for artworks, however, you can still understand and look for the stories hidden

    [36:00] A mind that is stretched by new experiences, can never go back to old dimensions

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    Mentioned in this episode:

    Lisa's Website // Instagram // Facebook // Linkedin


    38 min

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