Jul 23, 2024
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Simon Alexander Ong!
Simon is a former banker who suffered extreme burnout. Today he is an award-winning life coach, coaching many male clients with life skills, mostly on how to balance high-flying jobs with their mental health.
In his brand new book ENERGIZE, Simon introduces you to the art and science of energy management. In a world where we are always 'on', he coaches you to work with your natural energy resources to recognize your most energized state - when to push and when to recoup - so that you can work sustainably towards your biggest goals.
Simon believes
that the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. Because
the more you grow, the more you feel alive. And the world needs
more people like this!
Key Points
• Life without regret: act now
• Energy, not time, boosts productivity
• Embrace diversity in teamwork
• The art of selling your energy
• Resilience and learning from rejections
Best Quotes
03:42 - 03:52
• "Productivity is less about doing more and more about doing less, simplifying our routines and our schedules so we have the oxygen to focus on the things that actually matter."
05:07 - 05:24
• "If we want to thrive over the long term, there has to be this, this rhythm, if you will, between work and rest periods where yes, you're focused on getting, getting stuff done and moving towards the goals that you have for yourself, but also periods where you can rest with intention."
06:37 - 06:47
• "If you're healthy, you are in a very privileged position. You, you can have lots of hope streams and goals, but if you're sick, you only, you only have one. You only have one goal just to be well again."
08:07 - 08:20
• "Because if you have clarity on what the best version of you looks like, what they do, who they spend time with, how they show up each day, then you have clarity on the future identity that you can work from."
22:33 - 22:52
• "Because pain can be a great force, a great
catalyst for us to do something different. So as an example, one of
the pains I like to create to instill some inspiration inside of
someone is the pain of getting to the end of your life and being
filled with regret."
26:27 - 26:44
• "Because once I lost my mom and then my
grandfather a few years later, it really brought home how fragile
life is. I knew at those points that there was no fear to be had.
I'm gonna die at some point anyway."
27:14 - 27:27
• "Your first of anything is gonna suck, guaranteed it's gonna suck. But you've gotta get over those first few in order to get to your 20th, your 21st, and your 22nd, where people start to take notice."
For more about Simon: https://www.simonalexanderong.com/