What Is Your Purpose with Aaron Pang
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I ask successful executives, thought leaders, and athletes this question: "What Is Your Purpose?"
What Is Your Purpose (WIYP) is a podcast to help you lead with clarity.
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Aaron Pang is the Founder of The Purpose Club, an award-winning Penguin author of UNSTUCK, SHH... GIVE ME A MOMENT, motivational speaker, and growth coach.
What Is Your Purpose (WIYP) is a podcast to help you lead with clarity.
Our host
Aaron Pang is the Founder of The Purpose Club, an award-winning Penguin author of UNSTUCK, SHH... GIVE ME A MOMENT, motivational speaker, and growth coach.
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Mahesh Pamnani joins with Aaron Pang to chat about the art and science behind happiness and positive psychology. Mahesh is a 2-time TEDx, laughter yoga instructor and Chief Happiness Officer at Inspire2Aspire Consulting. He helps employers and employees to achieve optimum health, wellness, happiness and success in their career, relationships and daily lives.
How late bloomers, underdogs can find their superpower? Eric Byron is an experienced educator, technologist and has worked in Disney for over 10 years. He is the host of the "The Education Innovators Podcast".00:00 Intro01:19 What Inspires You?03:12 How to Accept Failures?05:38 How to Manage Risks?12:03 Growing Up with Two Smart Brothers!15:50 I Worked in a Funeral Home!22:00 What I Learned from DEATH26:00 From Funeral Home to Disneyland?30:45 The SECRET I Found Out from my Dad34:00 Have You Seen GHOSTS?37:40 I Went to Work for Disney!39:28 IT Guys Don't Hug!40:30 Tips to Stay Married for 38 Years!43:40 How to Love Your Partner48:20 "Issue not Tissue!"49:28 Should Kids Go to School?51:58 How Do You Feel About AI and Smart Phones?57:52 How Did You Discover Your Superpower?1:02:00 Guest's Question for YouFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Henry Chamberlain, combat officer turned psychologist and executive coach shares his thoughts on trauma, the role of coaching in filling personal gaps, and the path to find happiness and fulfillment in today's fast-paced world. Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:00 How I got into Coaching3:41 What is coaching6:11 Does everyone need a coach?7:16 How do labels work?9:26 Technology and pace of life11:13 Am I worried about where the world is headed12:03 How to deal with conflicting inner dialogues12:53 Building the mindfulness practice15:04 Henry Chamberlain 15 years ago17:59 Discovering your personality19:51 Labelling my emotions22:40 Trauma and its types27:41 What gaps does coaching fill28:50 Being mindful of who you're opening up to32:51 Attention Span and Youtube Hacks34:41 How to slow down in this era of Technology38:51 How I see happiness and fulfillment Get interviewed, feature your brands on Transformative Purpose:Follow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Phil Newman is the Founder of First Longevity, a digital investment platform for international investors and Longevity start-ups. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Longevity.Technology. In this episode, Phil and Aaron discuss the concept of longevity, how to live a longer and healthier life through getting tested, longevity topics that are trending, how people can navigate in this growing space, as well as myths people should watch out for.00:00 Intro02:25 What is longevity04:05 Why we need longevity NOW!06:13 7 Important drivers for longevity12:04: How to have a younger brain13:00 My career choices and entrepreneurship18:40 Is longevity a fad19:48 How I built a 5 million people platform24:28 How does longevity test work29:00 Is longevity test accessible to the public30:38 3 things people should know about longevity35:58 How to navigate in the longevity space39:24 Getting diagnosed with chronic fatigue43:30 Mental health crisis 44:52 Life lesson from Phil46:16 Stupid things I did49:03 Longevity clinic visit with your family54:26 Mindset shift57:00 My question for the next guest57:15 MYTHS to watch out for!1:03:32 End game Follow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Walter Vaz was a former French professional football player turned fitness coach. In this episode, Aaron joins Walter to talk about his upbringing being the only black family in a small village, and how he transformed after his soccer career came to an end.00:00 Intro02:03 What gives your life meaning06:15 Love for Football08:32 What has Football taught you11:00 Upbringing19:45 First Lockerroom Experience25:32 Trash Talk30:06 Transition to Personal Trainer42:53 How do you train people51:38 Tell us about your Dad53:58 How did you motivate yourselfFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Brian Henderson is the former Chief Operating Officer at one of the largest law firms in Asia. An award-winning influencer, educator in mental health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.In this episode, Aaron joins Brian to talk about his burnout recovery journey and what people can do to avoid burnout at work.00:00 Intro01:45 Why this line of work6:35 Tools to Aid Mental Health14:12 Advice to people who are still in Shell25:11 Experiencing a dilemma39:01 View on Self Improvement42:00 Why try to improve yourself49:52 What Enforce people's behavior55:36 Question for the next GuestFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Moazzam Ali is an engineer turned fitness trainer, motivational speaker, and bodybuilder.This is a spontaneous interview after Aaron met Moazzam at a breakfast meeting. The two talk about life lessons, meaning of life, and the inner dialogue we can all have with ourselves to get up when life is mean to us. 00:00 Trailer03:00 About Moazzam04:25 Life lessons10:44 What my friend taught me17:46 What made us men21:00 Why I have my tattoos28:46 My friend's last wordFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Handi is an award-winning corporate HR executive with 25 years of experiences from General Electric, Standard Chartered Bank, Sinar Mas, Jardine Matheson, and currently Shangri-La Group. Handi went from a small city in Indonesia and almost couldn't go to university to living in 8 global cities including Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Beijing, Taipei, Vietnam, Michigan, and is currently based in Hong Kong. Author of national bestselling career book, Go Global – Guide to a successful international career (2014), Global Career (2015), The Brain Master (2017), and his latest book Great Advice is being published in both English & Traditional Chinese (2022). 00:00 Trailer02:20 Something Didn't Work12:05 From Village to Living in 8 Global Cities20:48 Working at General Electric: Cultural Shock25:47 Transformative Mindset and Being a People Pleaser28:15 Learning How to Say No31:05 Why Did I Start Writing33:12 Introverts versus Extroverts and Micromanagement36:58 Our Wives42:35 What I learned After Becoming a Father45:25 Life Skills Parents Should Teach Our ChildrenFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
Vincent Hiscox is a former Mathematics and Physics teacher, engineer and now health coach and podcast host of The Over Forty Wellness. In this interview we talk about the 7 health pillars everyone should pay attention to in order to eat, move and live better.00:00 Intro01:54 Becoming a health coach04:11 Building a new career at age 6507:00 Important life skills09:43 7 pillars of health12:02 A good night sleepFollow and SubscribeRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
In this chat, we interview Blake Hutchison, CEO at Flippa to talk about future skills, opportunities for digital assets, how to look for good deals and advice for entrepreneurs.Flippa is the #1 global online marketplace to buy and sell online businesses and digital assets including Ecommerce stores, blogs, SaaS companies, mobile apps, social media accounts, newsletters and other online businesses.00:00 Intro01:32 Who is Flippa04:00 CEO Journey06:37 Future skills to invest in15:19 How to build community and marketplace24:22 Making money from online businesses27:37 Minimum capital30:55 Process of buying online businesses33:58 Opportunities and trends for asset types and industries39:48 How to invest42:31 Good deal47:30 Advice for entrepreneurs to increase valuation50:47 How do you define happiness52:29 My question for the next guestRead UNSTUCKTake Introvert Superpower TestJoin Purpose Club Dinner WaitlistMore information:www.thepurposeclub.co/links
We sit down with breathwork coach Brian Lai to learn about the implication of shallow breathing, breath-holding and apnea on our health and performance. Brian was the very first Wim Hof certified instructor in Asia. Wim Hof known as “The Iceman” is a Dutch athlete and multiple Guiness World Record holder known for his ability to withstand extreme cold and his extraordinary achievements.
Andrew Cox is a co-owner & director of Joint Dynamics. He is a trainer, lifestyle coach and educator in the health and fitness industry working with individuals, teams and corporations on health, performance and productivity.
Nima King overcame incredible adversity to become one of the most globally sought after Wing Chun teachers. Nima is the founder of Mindful Wing Chun. He trained with Chu Shong Tin (CST) for 9 years before he passed away in 2014. CST was the third student of Ip Man. Ip Man was the teacher of Bruce Lee.
Evan is the co-founder of Brutal Buddha. He and Rob are on a mission to help active men seeking balance live longer, healthier lives. They have built the world's most comfortable 3-in-1 active shorts for men. (0:00) Highlights (5:00) Introduction (7:42) What are the myths around preventative health (9:15) What have you struggled with (12:15) How can people slow down (14:02) How active should we move (15:22) How did you create Brutal Buddha (19:14) How did you fall in love with Yoga (20:25) How should we look at stress (22:40) How should we manage time and technologies (28:28) What is your biggest obstacle to getting where you want to be (29:10) What is the most important life lesson in life (31:10) Yoga stretches
Founder and CEO of The Mekong Club, Matthew Friedman is a global expert on modern slavery and human trafficking. An award-winning filmmaker, author and philanthropist, Matthew regularly advises heads of governments and intelligence agencies. Matthew is considered the leading catalyst of the anti-slavery movement in Asia’s business sector by captains of industry.What you'll learn from this episode:- The truth about human trafficking- How you can help the 99.8% victims in need- Stories which will change your life and you have the power to change theirs- What you can do to stop human traffickingKey questions asked:(0:00) Highlights(5:02) Introduction (5:58) What is the most important lesson in life(7:33) How did you get into human trafficking and modern slavery(11:28) How did not being able to save the little girl affect you mentally(12:22) What should everyone know about modern slavery and human trafficking(15:53) Can you tell us about your book 'Where Were You'(18:44) How did you become an activist(21:15) What is the one story you want to share(24:35) How do you stay sane(27:10) How does your day look like(38:38) What tactics do scammers use to lure victims into human trafficking
Nathan Cornfield was born in Stockton-on-Tees in June 1989, where he still lives today. After leaving school at fourteen, he studied a variety of different subjects including ICT, drama and teaching, but his first love has always been writing. He has written consistently since his first short stories appeared in his school work and specialises in a number of areas including fiction, copywriting, content writing and ghost writing. He published his first book in 2018 and is now working on his first collection of short stories. Besides writing, his hobbies include Formula 1, travelling, history and reading.What you'll learn from this episode:- Challenges growing up with autism- Bullying at school- Opportunities for people with autismKey questions asked:0:00 Highlights3:29 Introduction 4:22 What is autism and what growing up was like9:40 When were you diagnosed with dyspraxia and autism12:21 What happened at school18:31 How were you bullied22:05 What can parents do if their children have autism25:08 Have you forgiven the people who bullied you29:46 What is your favourite country32:30 How do you manage sudden changes36:48 How did you get into writing43:25 What is the most important lesson in life
Joy Pamnani is Hong Kong’s Youngest Public Speaking Champion. Joy has coached over 7,000 students and launched a Speaking course on Skillshare in 2018. Joy is an Award-winning Public Speaker. She has represented her school, university and Hong Kong in several competitions including In-Person and Virtual Speech Contests.Key questions asked:0:00 Highlights4:42 Introduction 7:15 What got you into public speaking12:18 What are the common myths about public speaking14:29 What are the techniques to calm our nerve17:13 What lesson did you learn from public speaking19:06 What is the right mindset to debate with confidence22:56 How to answer when asked on the spot26:25 What is the difference between debate and argument27:32 What is Aaron adamant about31:05 What do we win an argument34:15 What to separate ourselves from our emotion when debating38:10 How do we nurture emotional intelligence with the next generation41:00 How do we promote critical thinking skillWhat you'll learn from this episode:- How to overcome stage fright- Debate with confidence- What to do when we feel nervous- How can we perform better on the spot
To raise emotionally resilient children, we need to nurture their intellect, emotional and social development.Golddy Kaur has more than three decades of MedTech experience and held many positions including executive leadership roles. She has experience across general business management, strategy development, commercial functions, operations, engineering, quality, regulatory & clinical research. She possesses a unique blend of Med-Tech industry subject knowledge and business/financial acumen.
In 2022 Veronica reinvented herself: She left 18 years of senior roles in corporate to venture into the freelance world. She built a personal brand going from zero to over 1 million views on LinkedIn in less than 5 months. She built a digital audience of over 7,000 followers. She became a DEI consultant, a public speaker and a writer, and she's just getting started!
Emily Hu is a Clinical Operations expert and biomedical engineer with over 15 years of working in medical device clinical development. Emily has conducted human subject research in the health, fitness, and nutraceutical space. Her journey into fitness began at age 30, after experiencing the detrimental effects of sitting at a desk all day. To this date, she’s broken 3 all time world records with her heaviest bench being 407 lbs in the 132 lb. weight class.KEY QUESTIONS ASKED00:00 Intro04:10 Quarter life crisis07:35 Sports career in reality10:33 My parents thought I lost my mind12:15 I wrote a book, The Smart Simple Guide to a Better Physique16:05 My unknown path into powerlifting20:42 Nutrition & diet24:22 Better physique27:42 What advice would you give to your younger self
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