Conversations with Skye

I share the lessons I learnt from  The Four Agreements, bestselling author Don Miguel Ruiz that reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. I talk about the my take on the 4 Agreements which are  - Be Impeccable with Your Word, Don’t Take Anything Personally, Don’t Make Assumptions, Always Do Your Best

I share lessons I learnt from the book : Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life written by Susan Forward, internationally renowned therapist, lecturer, and author that has served as a consultant in numerous Southern California psychiatric and medical facilities. In this podcast I discuss what is the definition of a toxic parent, what are the coping mechanisms that a toxic parent does in a family dynamic, why is it so important to understand your family dynamic, how denial plays out in a family dynamic, the misconception behind forgiveness, why you may feel angry and grief as you are beginning to look at your family dynamic and approaches that Susan suggests to deal with anger and grief. 

I recently read the book "Good Morning, Monster" written by Catherine Gildiner, a clinical psychologist that shares 5 stories of emotional recovery of her clients. Her clients come from different social background, culture and temperament, coping strategies in dealing with challenges that they faced.

Each client presents a mystery, one that will only be unpacked over years. They seek Gildiner's help to overcome an immediate challenge in their lives, but discover that the source of their suffering has been long buried.

Connect with me on IG : @skylarskye 

I talk to my friend Suhaib on the topic of how much of our lives are determined by fate vs free will, how we respond to situations is as a result of our MBTI (Myers Brigg Test Indicator) personality , by what age our personality is pretty much formed. 

I talk about the lessons I learnt from a international expert of violent behaviour, Gavin De Becker book "The Gift Of Fear" . Amongst the lessons I learnt is why is it important to acknowledge that violence is part of human existence, why intuition is a pretty good solution in dealing with perpetrators, 7 tactics that perpetrators use to groom you and gain your confidence and specific strategies to protect yourself and loved ones when dealing with strangers. 

Jason Lee, entertainment journalist, reality TV star, iHeart Radio personality, and CEO of Hollywood Unlocked bears it all in the transparent and unapologetic memoir God Must Have Forgotten About Me. Growing up in the violent, drug-infested streets of Stockton, California, Jason Lee spent most of his childhood learning how to thrive on his own. While his mother struggled with drug addiction and his father remained physically and emotionally absent, Jason was eventually thrust into the foster care system. This book is about Jason's childhood story, his career transitions, his personal life & the people that have shaped his life & his success.  I talk about the lessons that I learnt from this book & my perspective about the things he has shared. 

Wouldn't it be great if you had a marketing strategy for  a product  or service that keeps reaching new customers week in and week out, year in and year out ? In this podcast , I share the Free Product Strategy that I learnt from the book "Perennial Best Seller -  The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts" by Ryan Holiday. I also talk about examples of how this free product strategy has worked for books, music, content, seminars and helped authors, musicians, seminar organisers make tons of money in return for adopting this strategy. 

Growth Hacker Marketing is a new field and a combination of marketing, data and technology.In this podcast I share the growth hacker marketing lessons learnt from Growth Hacker Marketing book written by Ryan Holiday. In this podcast I talk about 4 steps to growth hacker marketing. 1. Why product fit is incredible important 2. How to find your growth hack strategy to capture new customers quickly 3. Why going viral is an important part of your strategy 4.How to retain and increase your existing customers transactions & frequency of purchases. The strategies Ryan Holiday used to catapult Tim Ferriss Four Hour Chef book. into the New York Times bestseller when US major bookstores had banned this book.

We imagine creative is a trait few people are blessed to have however each one of us have a creative side - the question is are we able to tap it more effectively and how do we go about tapping this creative side of us so we can apply it to problem solving and daily tasks in the workplace ? 

In this podcast episode I talk about how to harness strategies to tap into your creative side and mindset shift as why everyone is creative but not everyone identifies themselves being creative. 

One of the obstacles that crops up in life comes from the emotional drain we experience in dealing with manipulation & different people require us to adapt different strategies to deal with them. In this episode I talk about how to understand people's agenda, negative traits in people to watch out for, strategies to acquire social intelligence. 

I talk about How Mentorship Can Help You Accelerate Your Growth - a lesson  from Mastery book written by Robert Greene . I talk about how can you find your mentor, why mentorship is better than reading books or even gaining more life experiences, how can you maximise your mentorship experience & the dark side of mentorship that isn't discussed often. 

I talk about How To Find Your Life Path lesson  from Mastery book written by Robert Greene when it comes to find the type of work that you enjoy and can grow into. I also talk about why it's so important to find your life path at work and that does not necessarily meaning the perfect job that you will never leave until you retire however your life path means you are integrating the things you love to do with what the world is willing to reward you in exchange for your work. I also talk about the strategies on how you can find your life path at work.

I share why it's important to when stepping into a new field, changing jobs or your role within a company,  it helps to think of this phase like entering an Apprenticeship phase.   I also talk about 3 levels of apprenticeship  which are deep observation, acquiring skills, experimentation. Also i talk about strategies to complete an ideal apprenticeship.

I share lessons I learnt from Mastery book written by Robert Greene which talks about the importance of gaining mastery in the workplace and how it translates to increasing your job satisfaction at work .I also talk about : 3 Phases of Mastery, Why the process of getting to Mastery level takes time,  Why is it important to take responsibility for our own job satisfaction.

It's Day 2 of the Movement Control Order in Malaysia and there is 12 more days to go. I share my thoughts on how stoicism made me think differently about the Movement Control Order