The Purpose Effect

In the first of our series on Women in Web3, I'm talking to Bree Yek.  Bree is the co-founder and CEO of Carb0n.fi, a company using blockchain technology to incentivise carbon offsetting and make carbon markets more transparent.  If you are new to web3 and are interested in use cases that support sustainability, public goods or carbon trading programmes, Bree gives a great overview.

Topics in this episode:

• Terminology - what is blockchain? What is DeFi? What is ReFi?
• Current problems with carbon markets and how blockchain technology and Carb0n.fi can help solve these
• Why we need more women in web3
• How crypto can help serve the underbanked

Find out more about Carb0n.fi here: https://app.carb0n.fi/

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Suswati Basu is a journalist, activist and the host of How to Be, a podcast about what it means to be a human 'being' rather than a human 'doing'.  

Suswati's activism began with speaking out against gender violence and now also encompasses disability and mental health advocacy.  In this episode, we talk about her advocacy work, the importance of having conversations with those that are different from you and why it is so important to understand that diversity and equality benefit everyone, not just those currently unrepresented.

Topics in this episode

• gender equality and gender violence advocacy
• disability advocacy and the social model of disability
• HNPP (hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy)
• Overcoming mental and physical health challenges
• Women and Climate Change 
• How to start a grass roots change movement.

Listen to 'How to Be': https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/how-to-be/id1548125526
Find out more about about HNPP: https://hnppwellbeing.com/

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Shen-Tel Lee is a graphic designer, multiple business owner and community builder, based between Sydney and Kuching in East Malaysia.  In 2020, Shen-Tel started Kuching Food Aid, a community led project to deliver food aid to communities badly impacted by the Covid 19 lockdowns and suffering food insecurity.  

Shen-Tel managed to rally her community and raised significant funds in record time.  She also   persuaded supermarket chains, volunteers and private businesses to get involved – donating time, their products and resources to the cause.  Amazingly, she managed the logistics of this operation from almost 6,000 kilometers away in Sydney.  

In this episode, we talk about: 

• Communication on social media: visual storytelling, clear calls to action and how to invite people to get involved;
• Creating opportunities for government, NGO and the private sector to work together to solve big community problems;
• How brands can use their platforms and communities for good;
• Failure and why we need to talk about it

Get involved with Kuching Food Aid:

• https://kuchingfoodaid.com/

Connect with Shentel:

• https://www.instagram.com/shentel/?hl=en

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If you struggle to pay attention, you're not alone.   In the western, highly digitized world, we experience distractions every 8 minutes.  Many of these distractions come from the technology that is supposed to be giving us more time - our digital devices. 

In this episode I talk about how to pay attention and some of the practices that might help us regain our focus.  In this episode, I cover:

1. Multitasking and why the human brain is not designed to do this well;
2. Digital distractions and how they are designed to 'steal' our attention;
3. Learning to stay in the present;
4. Mindfulness for improved observation;
5. The importance of allowing our minds to wander.

Resources from this episode:

1. Hari, J. (2022) Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention. Bloomsbury
2. Jha, A (2022). Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own  Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. HarperOne.
3. Sandoiu, A. (2019). Women are no better at multi-tasking than men, study finds. Medical News Today <https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326058>

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While the idea of creating your reality through the power of thought is nothing new, "manifesting" has gained a lot of momentum recently.  Google searches for ‘manifesting’ went up more than 600%.  On TikTok, views of manifestation content are surging past 9 billion.

So what’s going on?  When the world feels deeply unstable, it’s natural to look for ways to take back control over our realities.  While we can’t control a global pandemic, maybe we can control whether or not we become victims of our circumstances.

In this episode, I talk to manifestation coach Brittany Welsh about:

1. The fact that we unconsciously manifest all the time.  'Manifesting' is simply doing this consciously to create cognitive bias in favour of the life we want to lead;
2.  Our 'universal purpose' which is to grow and expand;
3. Manifesting money;
4. The power of affirmations.

To learn more about Brittany's work:

1. Check out her website: https://manifestingwithbritt.com/
2. Follow Brittany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manifestingwithbritt/
3. Listen to the Manifesting with Britt podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3JWDoiBLp6FE7LuSFasBCp

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When we talk about Purpose-Driven Business, it's impossible not to talk about a few other words beginning with 'P' : People, Planet and Profit - i.e the Triple Bottom Line. 

In this episode, I talk to sustainability educator, author and policy adviser Jennifer Kuklenski about big questions like how to do Business for Good; whether it is enough to simply 'do good' or whether we need to measure it; when carbon offsetting is meaningful and when it's just greenwashing.

Topics in this episode:

1. How to make purpose agendas meaningful for your business;
2.  The impact of Covid on sustainability initiatives;
3. How hybrid / remote work impacts sustainability;
4. Responsible carbon offsetting and what to look for in tree-planting programmes;
5. Why business needs to work hand in hand with government and non profits to achieve the UNSDGs;
6. Intention and goal setting for business strategy.

Learn more or work with Jennifer:

1. 3P Insights: http://www.3pinsights.com
2. Connect with Jennifer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennforimpact/

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Marie Kondo's KonMari Method of tidying up in order to 'spark joy' isn't really about minimalist perfectly organised wardrobes.  It's a practice in letting go.  Rebecca Jo-Rushdy, Malaysia's first certified KonMari consultant talks about how we practice letting go with our belongings, but the true aim is to learn how to apply this to mindsets, habits and behaviours that no longer serve us.

In this episode we talk about:

• KonMari for mental wellbeing
• KonMari with kids
• Slow travel
• Abundance mindset

Resources:

• Learn more about Rebecca's work: https://sparkjoyandflow.com/

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Steph L Dickson is the founder of Green is the New Black, a lifestyle, media and events platform dedicated to sustainable, conscious living. She is also the host of the Live Wide Awake podcast.

In this episode, I talk to Steph about how to meet sustainability where you are, with what you have and go on an adventure with it.  We also talk about exciting new developments in circular fashion, responsible carbon off-setting and how Covid forced her to innovate and create the first hybrid virtual / live Conscious Festival that was more successful that she could have imagined.

Resources for Sustainable, Conscious Living:

1. Green Is The New Black: https://greenisthenewblack.com/
2. Live Wide Awake Podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1535372328?to=page
 

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The last two years have been slow.  And while Covid 19 has come with it's challenges, I wasn't ready when 2022 suddenly sped life up.  In this episode I dive into the slow movement and how slowing down might help us live better.

I'm talking about the origins of the slow movement, minimalism, slow thinking and slow food.  There are also some

To read more from this episode:

Books:
1. Honore, C (2004). In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed. Deckle Edge.
2. Vanderkam, L (2018). Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Piatkus
3. Kahneman, D (2013). Thinking Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
4. Newport, C (2019). Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.  Portfolio

Online:
1. The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/
2. Slow Living LDN: https://www.slowlivingldn.com/

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When Shay Stone isn't animating projects like Encanto or Zootopia, she is helping people design the lives they want through the lessons in her new book Be Better Than You.

Shay has a unique and insightful perspective on how we can get the most out of our lives and ourselves.   For Shay, life is not a pursuit of happiness, or even necessarily finding your purpose.  It’s about finding yourself.  It’s about ‘becoming and overcoming’.  It’s about living from the inside out.

Shay and I talked about everything from the importance of being observant, what being proactive really means and what to do when fear paralyses you. 

Learn more about Shay's work here: https://www.bebetterthanyou.com/
Get a copy of 'Be Better than You'" https://www.amazon.com/Be-Better-Than-You-Everything-ebook/dp/B0946HMQYP

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