Michelle Florendo, is a coach for Type-A professionals and executives. She has served on the inaugural coaching team for Seth Godin’s altMBA, guest-taught on Stanford’s famous Design Your Life course, and is a founding member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Michelle is also a mother of 2, admits these achievements.
Her coaching philosophy is a blend of decision engineering, design thinking, and lean startup principles.
Michelle holds a bachelor from Stanford University, and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
In this conversation, we spoke about:
Michelle’s evolution as a coach
What is travel roulette?
Hard truth about being a coach
and much more!
If you’ve only got 2 minutes, here’s a short video
Khailee Ng is a managing partner of 500 Startups, a venture capital firm. He has led more than 180 startup investments, with a few “unicorn” successes such as Grab and Bukalapa.
Khailee has previously founded Groupsmore which got acquired by Groupon and Says.com, which got subsequently acquired by Media Prima, Malaysia’s largest online media company.
BUT, even if you have zero interest in startups, this episode is well worth the time. This is really about the habits and beliefs of a successful (and fun) person.
Lesson learnt at Richard’s Branson Necker Island [01:01] Why was Khailee chosen for Necker Island? [06:11] Pros and cons of VC funding and bank loans [10:13] Khailee shares about Project Bazooka and Project Cicak [15:15] Khailee discusses the impacts of a gig economy [32:15] How does Khailee prepare his presentation? [01:03:21] Elements of great pitch [01:08:30] What did Khailee wish he had known earlier as a leader? [01:20:13] Khailee on Tony Robbin’s Date with Destiny [01:45:15] Why did Khailee re-think marriage and changed his thoughts on marriage [01:50:06]
Thanks for listening!
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“I don’t think we ask deep enough questions and give young people enough credit for being able to have those answer within themselves.” – Michelle Jones
Michelle Jones is the founder of a higher education institution, Wayfinding Academy. It is a new 2-year college aiming to revolutionize higher education. They have been approved to offer Associate’s degrees by Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
She has taught in traditional colleges for 15 years. Some of the institutions include (but not limited to) Boston University, University of New Mexico and Concordia University of Portland.
Michelle is also the organizer of TEDx Mt Hood for the last 8 years.
Wayfinding Academy is currently having a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign from June 17th – July 27th to raise $60,000. Thier goals are to double their student body size, launch a second program, and impact twice as many lives. Donate here. (I have made a donation of $250.)
In the podcast episode [02:40:00], you can listen to a conversation with a student (Meg Lamberger) of the Wayfinding Academy about her experiences.
Enjoy this incredible conversation! It was very eye-opening for me.
In this conversation, we spoke about
How Michelle started Wayfinding Academy with a personal budget of $15,000 for 2 years
Why Wayfinding Academy doesn’t have grades
The importance of guides in a student’s growth
and much more!
If you’ve only got 2 minutes, here’s a short video – Put it Online or Not?
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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favourite lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
Show Notes
How did Michelle get the title of “magician” at the World Domination Summit [01:00]
What gave Michelle the impetus to start the Wayfinding Academy [09:55]
Did Michelle face any self-doubt before starting the Wayfinding Academy [26:55]
The journey of Wayfinding Academy’s Crowdfunding Campaign [37:52]
How does Michelle’s personal financial plan look like before embarking on starting Wayfinding Academy [51:16]
Why did Michelle choose to live in a tiny house? [55:33]
How does Michelle introduce the Wayfinding Academy to a parent? [01:08:42]
Why did Michelle decide to categorise Wayfinding Academy as a non-profit organisation? [01:20:55]
Why did Wayfinding Academy remove grading? [01:25:22]
What’s the philosophy behind the curriculum planning of Wayfinding Academy? [01:34:26]
Michelle explains her philosophy behind optimum class size and community size [01:41:04]
How does Wayfinding Academy explore the question of “Who are you?” [01:45:50]
What does Michelle look for when hiring “Guides” for Wayfinding Academy [01:52:00]
How do “Guides” get matched with the students? [01:57:39]
How did Wayfinding Academy spend $200,000 from the first crowdfunding campaign? [02:09:25]
What is Lifelong Wayfinding? [02:19:01]
Interview with Wayfinding Year 1 student, Meg Lamberger [02:50:00]
And if you have any experience with anything we talked about, I’d love for you to open up in the comments.
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“It is not a failure if there are lessons to be learnt from it.” – Daniel Lim
Daniel Lim is an entrepreneur and business coach.
His coaching and training practice aims to help people to redefine success, build businesses and do work which is aligned with their values and purpose.
Daniel’s former design studio, Studio MDS work with clients such as Capella Hotels, Singapore Flyer and National Heritage Board.
In 2017, he designed and ran a retreat called #howtohuman for DesignSingapore Council.
In this conversation, we spoke about
The story of Daniel’s burnout
Toxic behaviour in the workplace
Characteristics of people that who should not be an entrepreneur
and much more!
If you’ve only got 2 minutes, here’s a short video on (How to Let Your Passion Make Money for You):
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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
Show Notes
How does Daniel answer the question of “What do you do?” [00:53]
Daniel Lim on his childhood growing up [11:20]
Daniel Lim on his first entrepreneur journey [32:33]
Daniel Lim shares characteristics of bad clients [53:27]
How did Magic Mushroom evolve into StudioMDS? [01:04:19]
What is Daniel’s favourite failure that planted a seed for later success? [01:10:24]
What are the signs of a burnout? [01:23:44]
Daniel Lim shares the most common misconception of psychotherapy [01:27:34]
How does Daniel’s define the currencies of life? [01:41:37]
How does Daniel define happiness? [01:45:12]
Daniel Lim on following your passion [01:51:51]
What are lessons that need to be unlearnt for one to be happy [01:57:04]
How does Daniel Lim think about designing a retreat for Design Council Singapore? [02:00:19]
What did Daniel after running the retreat? [02:09:50]
What are the mental blocks creative faces when he transits to being an entrepreneur? [02:12:49]
What are the characteristics of people who should not be entrepreneurs? [02:17:46]
And if you have any experience with anything we talked about, I’d love for you to open up in the comments.
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Special thanks to Danny for the heartfelt conversation. Until next time!
“No one says that they decided to start drinking because my ambition in life is to be an alcoholic. It’s rubbish.” – Dr Munidasa Winslow
Munidasa Winslow is a psychiatrist and the executive director of Promises Healthcare. He has been practising psychiatry since 1988 and is known for his work in addiction medicine and impulse control disorders.
He was also responsible for the setting up the Addiction Management Department at the Institute of Mental Health. His last appointment at IMH was the Chief of the Department of Addiction Medicine Department at IMH Singapore.
Dr Winslow is accredited as a master addiction counsellor and a clinical supervisor.
In this conversation, we spoke about
Simple yardstick to test if one has an addiction
The framework recovery process for addictions
Dr Winslow’s views on ADHD
and much more!
If you’ve only got 2 minutes, here’s a short video on (Can ADHD Be a Superpower?)
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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
Show Notes
Why did Dr Winslow choose to study Psychology in NUS? [00:59]
The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? [11:49]
In what cases are drugs used to treat mental wellness? [22:09]
What are some simple and effective solutions for depression? [33:01]
Dr Winslow shares his experience at St Vincent Hospital, Melbourne [36:37]
Why does Dr Winslow think that the Australians are more open about their mistakes? [42:55]
What has Singapore done well in the mental wellness? [45:16]
Dr Winslow shares the best treatment in the industry for addiction? [48:19]
Dr Winslow shares application of human behaviour modification models [54:44]
What was the series of events that made Dr Winslow start the addiction management department at Institue of Mental Health [58:10]
How would one know that one is having an addiction? [01:02:42]
Dr Winslow shares the framework of the recovery process for addictions [01:06:55]
Dr Winslow shares the most common pitfalls when people relapse into an addiction? [01:10:18]
Dr Winslow’s views on the legal mandate for psychiatrists to report illegal addictions [01:12:54]
Why did Dr Winslow decide to start his own practice? [01:18:31]
And if you have any experience with anything we talked about, I’d love for you to open up in the comments.
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Peter Ho is the CEO of HOPE Technik, an engineering company specializing in Unmanned systems, Defence, Bio-medical, Smart Logistics and Special Vehicles.
The company has delivered over 400 projects across 18 countries to date and projects included (but not limited to) the last 4 versions of Red Rhino for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
Show Notes
Peter Ho shares his love of vintage cars [01:57]
Peter Ho on his ACJC days as a national debater [06:55]
How did Peter get promoted to Chief Engineer at Petronas [10:37]
Why did Peter leave his job as a Chief Engineer at Petronas [15:26]
Peter shares story on how Hope Technik was when it first got started [23:16
The first product that Hope Technik designed [26:35]
Peter Ho shares his struggles during the start of Hope Technik [33:09]
How did Hope Technik get into a $40,000 debt? [37:14]
How did Hope Technik clinch the Red Rhino project? [40:44]
Peter Ho shares the inner workings of an engineering company [49:26]
How does Peter Ho define an engineering company [01:04:09]
What did Peter learn from the failures of the “Skate Scooter” and “Bed Mover” projects? [01:05:18]
Peter’s decision-making process on deciding which project to take up [04:14:07]
How did Hope Technik clinch the deal with AirBus [01:19:07]
Peter Ho shares the inspiration for the 10 company commandments [01:22:55]
How does Hope Technik uphold its company culture of “No finger pointing” [01:30:16]
What is the ONE lecture Peter would give to Year 3 engineering student? [01:32:25]
Peter Ho on innovation and disruptive technology [01:35:10]
What does Hope Technik mean to Peter in the current season of life? [01:40:07]
And if you have any experience with anything we talked about, I’d love for you to open up in the comments.
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