Energize: The Keys to Finding Your Spark, Achieving More and Living Better (feat. Simon Alexander Ong)
Your energy is your power: it fuels your success and empowers you to reach your full potential. Understanding and managing your energy not only prevents exhaustion, stress, and overwhelm, but also enhances your productivity and well-being.
If this is a concern for you, then you'll love my conversation with award-winning life coach Simon Alexander Ong, who will introduce us to the art and science of energy management, a topic crucial to our personal success.
Simon Alexander Ong is an award-winning personal development entrepreneur and coach. His work has seen him invited onto Sky News, BBC Radio London, and LBC Radio, and he has been featured in HuffPost, Forbes, Virgin, and the Guardian. Simon regularly keynotes for companies and conferences, including those organized by Google, the London School of Economics, and the World Business & Executive Coach Summit.
Simon shares his expert insights on harnessing your natural energy to identify your most energized state. His practical approach will guide you on when to exert yourself and when to take a step back, enabling you to work sustainably towards your goals and feel ready to tackle any challenge.
Interview timestamps:
03:47 ︳Simon on the importance of connection and humility when it comes to success
06:25 ︳Simon shares how his culture and upbringing influenced him and his coaching philosophy
08:18 ︳The importance of having a supportive life partner and essential traits to look for
11:51 ︳Why self-awareness and doing the inner work is vital to managing our life force
13:43 ︳How to deal with people who lack self-awareness and model good behavior
16:37 ︳Why we need to figure out who drains us and who energizes us and manage ourselves accordingly
19:58 ︳The importance of slowing down and embracing moments of intentional rest and its benefits
22:39 ︳Morning vs. night people and how to tap into your strengths
24:30 ︳Why Simon believes that managing our energy is more critical than managing our time
27:23 ︳Why you need to first sell yourself to yourself (know your worth) before you can sell yourself to others and how to do it
29:04 ︳What energy are you emitting into the world, and how does that influence how others see you
31:33 ︳Simon shares his practices to keep his energy in balance and techniques he uses to help others manage their self-sabotaging tendencies
35:53 ︳The wakeup call that made Simon more proactive about his health and wellness
38:28 ︳How to manage your energy if you’re in a restrictive situation and have few options
41:24 ︳Why death can give you perspective in life and inspire you to live more fully
44:26 ︳How to build a vision that pulls you forward
47:21 ︳Why we need to develop a vision that’s true to us and not allow social conditioning to influence us
50:27 ︳The power of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and creating wonder in our daily life
54:50 ︳Overcoming our tendency to compare ourselves to others
