Today’s guest is full of energy and full of wisdom. She’s a great example of following your talents to the fullest extent.
I’m super excited to share this episode.
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Lisa Leong is an ABC Radio National broadcaster, media commentator and business consultant.
🤝 Connect with Lisa#
Radio Show - https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/this-working-life
LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/lisasleong
Book - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60395744-this-working-life
👇 Episode Takeaways#
Moments of Truth#
Lisa spoke about this and it really stuck with me.
She spoke about how the everyday inertia of life is quite strong. One day just rolls into the next.
If we aren’t intentional about the things that we do, we can easily end up in places that we didn’t want to go.
Lisa says that to break this trance, we need a micro act of bravery.
the moments of truth, where you do need micros of bravery in order to change something
We need to step out and do something different.
Lisa has an incredible story, leaving a career in law to become a radio host (not something you see often!).
Her moment of truth and micro act of bravery helped her to escape a career that was taking her energy, and get her to a place that fills her cup.
Looking After Yourself#
So all those boxes of success, the promotion, the work life balance with the Olympic distance triathlon, it was a big mistake because I was in bed, I was bedridden.
Lisa spoke about how, at one stage of her life, she was in trouble. She has serious health problems associated with her high stress levels.
Now, she understands what living in a high-stress environment for a period of time can do to your body.
She now meditates regularly and makes sure she is operating within her physical and mental boundaries.
Every Day is Lab Day#
Understanding who you are and what you want out of life is an ongoing process.
Lisa has the saying “treat every day as lab day”.
That means, treating every day as a new day to experiment and find out more about yourself and the things that engage you.
Thinking about your career in this way will help you find those things that give you energy and will sustain you over the long term.
📝 Content Timestamps#
00:00 Lisa Leong
00:21 Journey from Law to Radio
10:38 Dealing with Pressures changing careers
15:51 Creating your Values
25:00 Biggest Learning from the book
31:54 Undervalued pieces from the book
38:32 A Failure that ended up being a success
44:31 Lisa’s Advice for Graduates
46:59 Outro