What Makes You Tick?

Golda Fischer grew up speaking three languages - German, Hungarian and English. She also grew up with a love for the theatre and she has managed to combine both into quite an unusual job. Golda translates the surtitles that enable someone to watch a live performance in a language that isn't their own. But her job goes beyond simply translating. The nature of live performance is such that creating and displaying surtitles for an opera or a play is not a process that can be automated. So Golda's job involves working closely with people backstage, giving her insight into the fascinating and creative world behind the curtain of a performance.

Emma Bell rose quickly through the ranks during her first career, becoming one of the youngest people to make partner in a law firm in Scotland. She went on to become a judge. On the back of a lightbulb moment, Emma followed her instinct and began developing her own business as a coach, working with themes such as leadership, resilience, and conflict resolution. You only need to read the testimonials on her website to see the positive and lasting impact she has on her clients. Equally though, Emma is not shy talking about failure. And you can't help but see the sense and logic behind the strategies she has found in common across people around the world who have managed to overcome and rebuild in the face of even the most unimaginable adversity.

https://emmajbell.com

On the heels of my interview with Joe, meet Chlöe. 

Chlöe and Joe met during their ambulance technician training a year ago.
I've asked both of them almost the same questions, because ultimately everyone's take on the same situation is going to be unique.

One thing that Chlöe and Joe have in common from my perspective is that they already show so much poise after only a year in a job that must come with so much pressure ... listening to how Chlöe describes her day so calmly and gently, it's easy to forget the real nature of the job she does every day. Her patients are clearly in very capable hands.

This was a very special interview for me and it stayed in my mind for several days afterwards. Joe is my nephew. I have photos of him from when he was about five years old. He's now 22 and his job is genuinely to save lives. In the past, I mainly caught up with Joe at Christmas or a similar big family gathering. But this time it was just him and me, and I was totally taken aback by how well-considered his answers to my questions were. It's all too easy to underestimate someone in their 20s and what they are already more than capable of achieving.

I vividly remember my first clarinet lesson with Jean, who was there to help me prepare for a music exam. I felt very self-conscious as I played my exam pieces in front of her, a professional clarinettist, and I was pretty mortified with how I sounded. But I quickly realised that my lessons were never going to be about me feeling embarrassed about my playing, they were about working hard together so that I improved my sound. And that was what made Jean a very special teacher, let alone a brilliant musician. 

https://jean-johnson.com