Playing The Inner Game – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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Vivian Siu was born in Hong Kong. At age 6 she and her mother moved to New York in the hope of a better life.

At age 16 she lost her mother, and dropped out of high-school in the USA, moving back to HK to avoid being put in foster care …She then dragged herself up by the bootstraps, hitting the books, and somehow getting into and graduating from Columbia University

She went from bartending around HK and sleeping on friend’s couches with a small suitcase just to survive… to a successful career in investment banking.

As an escape from her harsh reality, she found joy in the underground video arcades of gritty Kowloon. She found community there and found that she was actually really good at the car racing games.

Many years later, she used that muscle memory from the arcade…to unbelievably making history as the first female and first LGBTQ Formula 4 driver ever to finish the Macau Grand Prix. All with just 6 months of experience and 4 real races in an actual racing car, and whilst holding down a job in Investment Banking.

Seriously incredible and the movie about her life so far will be shown on all Cathay Pacific flights starting in December

Vivian’s story is a reminder to all of us that when education and sport, meets a young person with drive… anything is possible.

She was not born into money. There has been no silver spoon to feed her opportunities. And when you don’t have opportunity fed to you on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives.

She’s taken every sliver of an opportunity shown to her and really made her own luck. The odds were completely stacked against her achieving any of these things. And yet, here she is. Record breaker.

Ultimately, I’ve often said that “It’s hard to beat the person that refuses to give up.”

This woman has not, and will not give up. We all have something to learn from her.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.


Guest - Vivian Siu (https://www.instagram.com/viviansiu28/?hl=en)
Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelxcampion/
Instagram: @michaelxcampion

Watch the movie Zero to Macao (https://www.zerotomacao.com/) on all Cathay Pacific flights


(00:00) Preview
(00:41) Intro
(04:41) Moving to New York as a kid
(07:40) Losing her mum at 16
(10:07) The arcade racing game that kept her sane
(13:53) Rock bottom years
(17:19) GED, community college, obsessive studying habits
(20:57) Getting Into Columbia 
(25:42) Ivy League grind
(30:33) Life After Columbia
(31:33) Graduating alone
(36:54) Survival mode mindset
(40:24) From arcade to track
(44:20) Mentors and momentum: the push that made it real
(45:02) The Macau Grand Prix experience
(47:38) Racing for her dad
(51:28) Releasing years of bottled up pain
(54:46) Zero to Macau
(57:52) Who this story is for
(01:00:01) Doing it for mum and dad vs doing it for yourself
(01:03:21) Why every lap feels like a win
(01:07:00) Inner game routines
(01:08:32) What’s next for Vivian
(01:10:11) Outro

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It’s tough to separate your job title from your identity and self-worth. Here’s 2 great questions Robert Earnshaw asked himself upon retiring from the highest level:

“If I’m not a footballer…then who am I?”

“Now that it’s over, how do I want to show up, and who do I want to be for those around me?”

Transferable Lessons & Principles from our conversation:

- Obsession is necessary. The person who lies awake at night thinking about how to get better will win.

- You are more than your job. Do not confuse WHAT you do with WHO you are.

- Diversify your sources of happiness and self-esteem. Not every passion needs to be monetised. Keep something just for you.

"Earnie" has navigated the transition from professional footballer and public figure with more ease, grace, and optimism than most.

I caught up with him in Singapore, after we shared the pitch at the Soccer 7s Series to talk about the “inner game”:

But this episode isn’t just for athletes. It’s for anyone standing at a crossroads, wondering if there’s something more.

If you've ever felt the tension between who you were and who you’re becoming, this one’s for you.

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Connect with Robert: https://www.instagram.com/robertearnshaw/

Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelxcampion/

(00:00) Identity Beyond Football  

(01:27) Playing in Singapore Soccer 7s  

(03:31) First Impressions of Singapore  

(04:35) Bringing Back the Somersault Celebration  

(06:31) Playing with Joy vs Playing with Anger  

(07:54) Football as Joy, Competition & Entertainment  

(10:15) The Pure Emotion of Scoring Goals  

(12:23) Life After Retirement & Reinventing Identity  

(17:21) Coaching, Broadcasting & Public Speaking  

(20:20) Building Life’s Boxes: Spiritual, Physical, Professional  

(24:47) Chess, Curiosity & Lessons Beyond Football  

(28:39) Talent is Practice in Disguise  

(32:59) Transferable Lessons from Football to Life  

(37:49) Visualization & Performing Under Pressure  

(42:26) Mastery and the Process of Getting Better  

(46:45) Discipline, Health & Contracts with Yourself  

(53:35) Doing Things with Feeling & Full Commitment  

(56:52) Patience, Consistency & Trusting the Process  

(58:43) Overcoming Setbacks & Disappointment  

(1:01:24) Did Robert Earnshaw Squeeze the Lemon?  

(1:06:24) Sacrifice, Social Life & Family in Football  

(1:09:13) Why Discipline Beats Motivation  

*This episode first appeared on the Eurasian Society podcast and sees Michael Campion step in as guest host. 

Sophia Hotung's family were trailblazers in this city; her great great Grandfather Sir Robert Hotung being the first one to really pave the way for Eurasians in society during a time of racial segregation in HK. Naturally, we touch upon some of that fascinating history but we also wanted to ensure that we captured the present and did justice to Sophia’s journey, because she is an inspiration to many and a very talented artist and writer in her own right.

Sophia is the illustrator behind 'The Hong Konger' and we talk about dropping out of the corporate rat race early, the struggle of entrepreneurship against the backdrop of her 7 (yes 7) autoimmune diseases. We discuss Eurasian identity, disability, and belonging. We talk about the pressures of tiger parenting, societal scorekeeping, self-esteem, and thus the importance of keeping something sacred. Having a hobby or passion that is yours, that nobody else can touch. We end the podcast on some principles and inspirational words to live by.

Sophia is wonderfully articulate with a lovely turn of phrase, and I felt that throughout the entirety of our chat there was a great generosity of spirit. She shares things openly because she believes it will help motivate, illuminate, or open doors for others, and the world needs more people like that. I hope that you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation as much as I did.
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The Eurasian Society is a charity that aims to promote and improve the lives of Eurasians through awareness, education and opportunity. To provide scholarships and funding to the most vulnerable members of our community. Follow Eurasian Society:

Website: https://eurasiansociety.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurasiansociety/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eurasiansocietyhk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurasian-society/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eurasiansociety/

Guest: Sophia Hotung
Website: https://www.sophiahotung.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiahotung/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shotung/

Host: Michael X Campion
Homepage: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Guest Speaker please email the address below.
Email for Coaching & Speaking Enquiries: hello@michaelxcampion.com

My guest today is Chris Lowder, the Co-founder of Lowder Tascarella Hospitality ( or LTH for short). Chris is one of the world’s most sought-after talents in corporate and multi-venue luxury bar consulting and LTH deliver thoughtful hospitality for the modern era. Helping property owners to program, open & operate profitable, memorable, and socially significant hospitality destinations. Some of his happy clients include: The Four Seasons Hotels, Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), Swire Hotels, Accor Hotels China, Aman Hotels, Capella Hotels, Starbucks China, DisneyLand China,  ABINbev etc.

During his nearly 5-year tenure as GM of Proof & Company in China, Proof’s consulting team placed at least 2-3 creative projects in the World's 50 Best Bars every year, and 5-8 creative projects in Asia’s 50 Best Bars every year. No other beverage consulting team on Earth has ever achieved this level of sustained excellence. Did I also mention that he’s also ridiculously fluent in both Mandarin and Japanese and over the last few months has been absolutely blowing up on TikTok. 

Despite our paths crossing in the wine and spirits world, this episode and this show is never really about one specific industry, it’s about one’s inner game,, it’s about how lessons and principles learned in a field can be transferred and applied elsewhere, and Chris’ incredibly diverse range of hard-won skills and life experiences create a rich tapestry full of interesting threads to pull on. When you marry intellectual curiosity and intellect, with the work ethic of an athlete, and the creativity of an artist, this is what you get. You get the vortex of positive energy that is Chris Lowder and the next 90 minutes are full of great soundbites and ‘cheat codes’ for life that anyone can apply to make themselves happier, healthier, wealthier, and wiser. 

Links:
LTH Hospitality
https://linktr.ee/GetLowderNow
IG: @getlowdernow
TikTok: @getlowdernow
My personal favourite TikTok of his (time to get educated!)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-lowder-00887030/
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Mentions:
Momofuku by David Chang
The NoMad Hotel NYC
Proof & Co & Jason Williams
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom
Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat
Derek Sivers on The Tim Ferriss Show
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Host: Michael X Campion
Homepage: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Keynote Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com

Took a little break.

Moved from Hong Kong to Singapore.

At long last, the podcast returns.

Next episode dropping in 24 hours...

Preview of the Eurasian Society Podcast, Ep 6 - Listen here on Spotify
Website: https://eurasiansociety.com/

Guest: Sophia Hotung
Website: https://www.sophiahotung.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiahotung/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shotung/

Host: Michael X Campion
Homepage: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion

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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Keynote Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com

My guest is Vishal Tolani, CEO of Dartmouth Brands. He’s helped bring multiple watch brands into the world under the Dartmouth umbrella such as Spinnaker, Avi-8 and Earnshaw. As well as playing in the world of brands, he’s also deeply embedded in the watch industry as a second-generation manufacturer.

Vishal and I talk about what it means to be made in Hong Kong, what keeps him up at night as the custodian of the family business, and how he hopes it will one day live on without him. We discuss what goes into creating that beautiful combination of art and engineering that resides on your wrist, and in a time when (thanks to mobile phones) the idea of timekeeping is more emotional than essential, we discuss the primacy of storytelling and brand-building in order to infuse a product with real heart.

We also talk about the positive side-effects of the advancing years, the peace that comes with it, as well as how he finds inspiration in the people all around him. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Links:
https://www.dartmouthbrands.co.uk/
vishaltolani@gmail.com

Host: Michael Campion
Coach & Speaker Profile: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Guest Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com

I'll continue to share these shorter soundbites, in-between regular guest episodes, in the hope that some of you find them valuable.

- The true value of a career break / sabbatical / gap year
- The struggle and what gives life meaning
- Consequential environments
- Living a self-authorised life
- What to teach children

Home of the podcast:
Coaching & Speaker Profile: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion

Sean Carter is the founder and Design Director at Carter Hales Design Lab. Sean’s an extremely talented graphic designer that’s been in the agency game for 30 years now and someone whose creativity and eye for detail that I really respect. Full disclosure, there will always be a part of me that is heavily indebted to Sean because he is the beating heart of the team that helped us create Four Fox Saké when it was still embryonic. I’ve had the pleasure of spending time at the design lab in Vancouver, and we also stood side by side on stage in Shanghai as we collected the award for “Best Luxury Alcohol Packaging Design in the World” back in 2016. This is a conversation I’ve been wanting to have for a long time, life got in the way, but I’m very happy that we got there in the end.

If you work in the fields of design, branding and marketing then the benefits of tuning in are obvious, but even if you aren’t involved in these worlds, there’s plenty in here to chew on with regards to creativity, self-expression, the relationship between commercial growth and personal growth, the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship (he is after all someone who has been eating what he kills ever since he left university), and why it’s imperative to take some risks, and stay out of the safe and mushy middle.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Links:
https://carterhales.com/ 
LinkedIn: @sean-carter

Mentions:
Four Fox Saké
The Wickaninnish Inn 

Host: Michael Campion
Coach & Speaker Profile: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Guest Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com

My guest today is the inimitable Andrew Cox. He and I have known each other for a little while now and I’ve always admired his energy, enthusiasm, and zest for life which is also backed up with a great breadth and depth of knowledge, especially when it comes to the realm of health and fitness.

He is a director and co-founder of Joint Dynamics, a multidisciplinary studio that provides a bespoke approach to injury prevention, combining personal training, physiotherapy, massage therapy, and psychology with intelligent movement at its core.

We discuss the secret to his energy levels and what allows him to motivate his clients, some biohacking tips for better physical and mental health, the magic of reciprocity and what he calls ‘selfish benevolence’, the importance of playing to your strengths, of surrounding yourself with good people, principles for business and negotiation, and as you’ve just heard, why we all need a healthy amount of stress in our lives.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Links:
https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/
Facebook: @jointdynamicshongkong
IG: Andrew Cox Movement Medicine

Host: Michael Campion
Website: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Guest Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com

I was recently invited to speak by the social entrepreneurship platform  Impact Circles on the topic of storytelling. How can we become more persuasive storytellers? How do we adapt the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves? Why is finding your 'WHY' so important?

As Dr Jim Loehr so eloquently put it: "The power broker in your life is the voice that no one hears. How well you revisit the tone and content of your private voice is what determines the quality of your life. It is the master storyteller, and the stories we tell ourselves are our reality."

I'll continue to share these shorter soundbites, in-between regular guest episodes, in the hope that some of you find them helpful. 

Host: Michael Campion
Website: www.michaelxcampion.com
LinkedIn: @michaelxcampion
IG: @michaelxcampion
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Michael Campion is a Corporate Trainer, Career Coach, and Entrepreneur based between Singapore and Hong Kong. If you are looking for an Executive Coach or Guest Speaker please email the address below.
hello@michaelxcampion.com