๐๐ป STIMIES,
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I'm writing this in a lovely cafe on a public holiday, blown away by how 1.5 years can change so many things. I now have:
- The freedom to work from anywhere (I'll be in Japan next week for about a month!);
- The inability to keep up with Malaysian public holidays - I now understand why employers complain that there are too many holidays ๐คฃ; and
- The joy of doing something I love and which therefore doesn't feel like work.
Last I wrote, I was embarking on an epic interview marathon.
Now we're nearing the end. There are 2 interviews left:
- Tomorrow, with Ken Perenyi: A master art forger who made millions from selling fake fine art paintings, was chased by the mafia & FBI for years, got away scot-free and wrote a book to tell everyone how he did it!
- Next week, with Daniel Pink: Former speechwriter for Al Gore & x7 New York Bestselling Author
The thing that ties both of them?
It took me years to get them to say YES.
Ken was one of the very first people I reached out to when I started STIMY. Back in 2020.
This was before I had a name for my podcast, no logo, no website, no interviews recorded... nothing.
Dan Pink was another person I reached out to years ago. The first time I asked, he said:
When I asked in April 2022, he said no.
I asked again in 6 months; again, he was too busy.
After 1 year, I emailed yet again and he said... YES!
Which goes to prove that when it comes to asking for things (like interviews):
- It's a numbers game;
- You must never take NO as the final answer (but you should exercise your discretion; sometimes a NO is really a no & you could be burning bridges); and
- Perseverance is key.
So don't give up!
You can't fail if you just keep going ๐
Meet the Willy Wonka of Malaysia
โAnother new STIMY episode is out!
This time with Rodney Wong, the CEO of Munchy's - one of the largest Malaysia-based snack food manufacturer around with presence in over 60 countries globally.
Rodney has had quite the varied career.
From tobacco to Coca-Cola, Petronas and now the world of snacks and sweets, Rodney is testimony to the fact that we all need to take charge of our own career and personal development to get to where we want.
The question is... how?
While everyone's path is different, Rodney's shared his personal journey on STIMY, highlighting the people who were significant in his journey, why paying forward is so important him, what it's like working with founders on their 'baby' and his vision for the future.
Watch the episode in full on: YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcast.
The show notes & transcript can be found here.
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