Wayne Lim is a designer, artist, and host of the Future History podcast, with a career that spans nearly two decades across design, brand strategy and illustration. Having worked with brands like T2 Tea, Marvel, Museums Victoria, and Basketball Australia, he is now shifting focus back to his roots in visual art. Through both his podcast and his artwork, his focus is on process over outcomes using creativity as a tool for reflection, growth, making work that’s true to his experience and grounded in curiosity.

On this episode, Wayne is joined by special guest host, his wife Stacey Lim as they reflect on his journey from design to art, how the podcast was the result of a chapter of life challenges, lessons from pasts guests, the importance of making work for yourself where you're the only measure that matters, why hard work will always beat talent, how lessons from one pursuit can inform and strengthen all the others, why discipline is more reliable than motivation and so much more.

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00:00 - Intro
05:43 - Why I Had to Start This Podcast
11:44 - Running: The First Step Out of Rock Bottom
15:38 - Learning There Are No Limits
22:04 - Reflecting on Past Episodes
25:59 - Having Faith in Your Capabilities
30:50 - Benefits and Philosophy of Marathon Training
39:24 - When Fear Looks Like Self-Sabotage
47:13 - The Mindset Shift: Challenges Are the Way
50:12 - Why Execution Matters More Than the Idea
59:16 - Choose Your Hard
1:02:40 - The Creative Ripple Effect
1:07:56 - From Comparison to Motivation
1:12:58 - The Fallacy of Personal Brands
1:23:56 - Finding Genuine Confidence
1:30:36 - Final Thoughts

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Follow Stacey on Instagram: @staceylimrocks

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