The Leong-Cha Podcast

In today's episode, Sid and Elim talk about their favourite board game, Settlers of Catan, and even how this game can translate to some real life learnings. They introduce the game, why they like it so much, and each share their top 3 tips to doing well while playing. If you play Catan here and there as well then this is an episode you definitely want to tune in for, and even if you don't, please stick around and you might be on board the Catan train by the end as well! So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim discuss Imposter Syndrome, and how they've experienced it in their lives. They define what this syndrome actually is and how it relates to self-doubt, and then share about how at times they've felt like imposters, particularly in their careers. They then dive into the different techniques and types of thinking they've utilised to make progress on this over the years. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim reflect on the current state of this podcast, and discuss the possible directions that they could take it. They catch up on our lives and what they've been up to, talk about Leongcha's identity crisis and the potential causes, and also throw around a few ideas on topics and episode structures they could explore going forward. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim talk about enjoying the process. They discuss what the process even means and how they relate to goal setting, why it's so important to enjoy the process, and talk about how while goals are important, it's the process that makes up our daily life. They then jump into some reasons why we can find it hard to enjoy the process, and give some of their thoughts on how you can develop the skill to enjoy every moment regardless of what you're actually doing. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim breakdown the concept of burning out. Elim uses himself as a live example as this topic is personally super relevant for him at the moment. They discuss symptoms of burnout, why they think it happens and how to avoid it, and also dig into how to get out of a state of 'being burnt out' if you're already there.  So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim chat about entertainment and in particular they share some TV show recommendations that they've really enjoyed. They talk about Western vs Asian shows, why we're such big fans of anime, and recommend some animes, Korean dramas, and Chinese dramas for you guys to check out. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim dive into their emotions and break down the feeling of being salty! It's an emotion that is actually fairly complex, and they discuss how to define this emotion, share stories of them personally feeling salty, and also try tried to understand why they feel salty when they do. They finish up the episode by sharing some ideas on how to more positively respond in situations which bring out the salty sides of us. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim talk about being busy! They breakdown a current day example in Sid's life and his feeling of busyness, and get into whether or not busyness is something we should or shouldn't be striving for. We discuss the idea of priorities and how that relates to being busy, and also touch on the value of unscheduled time. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim talk about the concept of accountability groups and how they can work as support systems in our lives. They define what an accountability group is, talk about how they've personally benefited from their accountability groups over the years, and dish out 4 pieces of advice that can help build up an accountability group, or really just any friendship that you have in your life. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim celebrate episode #50 by taking you guys through what it's like to be a podcaster. They go behind the scenes on what keeps them going, how they come up with topics, and the details of their weekly routine - from prepping, to recording, to editing, and then finally to releasing. They also reflect on some of the lessons they've learnt so far, and things they're excited for in the future. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim give their top pieces of dating advice for new couples, or anyone thinking about starting a new relationship! We touch on ideas like having a road map, family interactions, setting up the right support systems, physical intimacy, and many more. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim jump back into the past and reflect on their childhoods! They talk about both their best and worst memories from when they were kids, and how they've impacted their lives as adults. These memories covered how they spent their saturday mornings, super embarassing moments, and also a particularly memorable birthday party. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim do their second ever Q&A session here on Leongcha. They received a pretty interesting range of questions and had a lot of fun answering them.  They talk about our biggest pet peeves of each other, their best and worst habits, astrology, board games, and many other things as well. They also each threw in a surprise question for each other to wrap up the episode...which ended up being pretty interesting. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim recap their experience at their recent Easter Tournament, and also explore a little deeper into both the challenges and the benefits of playing sport they've experienced in their lives. They dive into some of the struggles like getting in a slump, wanting to quit, and the challenge of learning how to enjoy competing in sport. They finish up by sharing the highs of sport, and just why despite some of the struggles, they both play so much of it and love it so much. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim reflect on their lockdown experiences, and also get into the topic of extroversion and introversion! Everyone sits somewhere on that scale, and it really impacts every social experience in our lives, so thought it'd be an interesting topic to break open a little bit. They have a pretty good chat that leads to Elim personally having a mini-epiphany in terms of understanding his own personality, and whether he's actually more extroverted or introverted. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim talk about regrets! Regret is an emotion that everyone has felt at some point in their life, so Sid and Elim definitely have personal stories of regret to share. While sharing their experiences, they move the conversation into how this negative emotion of regret, can actually be utilised as a positive factor in how we live our lives today. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim discuss the question of "Are dogs overrated?" Dogs are a super popular pet and many of you either have pet dogs yourselves or at least would consider getting a dog in the future. They talk about their experiences with dogs growing up, how they came to own our dogs, Eevee and Ponyo, and also share their own personal worst parts, and best parts of being dog owners. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim delve into the idea of Life Creep, the process by which people improve their standard of living as their discretionary income increases. This has been a topic that's been on their minds for a while now, and they're happy to finally talk about it on Leongcha. They share what Life Creep has looked like in their lives, why they think it happens, and discuss some ideas on how each person can manage Life Creep in their lives with intention and mindfulness. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Sid and Elim are joined by Pauline, someone who they have known for a long time and have a lot of respect for. Pauline is someone whose life has undergone so many drastic changes over the years, from her personal life, to her career, to where she lives, and to her faith as well. They kick off this episode just talking about their first impressions of each other, and sharing a few stories from their younger days. They then move into really picking Pauline's brains on how she navigated all the changes in her life, and how she was able to face them without fear. They discuss the question "What were you created for?", and also talk about the constants that can held onto amidst life's ups and downs. So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.

In today's episode, Elim and Sid kick off the year by catching each other up on their lives, and also discussing the topic of goal setting, and if setting goals are actually necessary. They talk about Sid's new dog, Elim's new job, and a bunch of other things from their personal lives. If you guys are keen to skip all that, they get into the actual topic of goal setting around the 25 minute mark. In that section, they discuss the struggles of trying to set concrete goals for 2021, and introduce an alternative of envisioning the future, then aligning current actions to that vision.  So sit back, relax and hopefully this episode can be interesting and beneficial for you.