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Sebastian is a dear friend of mine from Brisbane, Australia. He has not pursued the 'traditional path', at the age of 19, he decided to walk his own journey in the entrepreneurial world. That decision has come with many ups and downs but has allowed him to experience a broad range of emotions, people and opportunities.

In this conversation we explore the key to successful marketing - not what you do or how you do it, but why you do it - who you are. We journey through Seb's experience with mentorship - as an alternative and more tailored means of learning for his own journey. We discuss spiritual beliefs and the desire to feel deeply. To creatively express the whole palette of human emotions in a lifetime. Lastly, the idea of uncertainty. That there is no point in playing it small, we have but one life in this world, dream big and embrace the uncertainty!

A seed is always planted when I talk with Seb, but in this particular conversation the seeds that were planted in my garden were:

1. When fears, doubts, insecurities start to creep into the mind, ask Is this real? Or is this just a mirror to myself? What usually makes us the most frustrated, sad or annoyed is not other people but what their words, actions or demeanor shows us about ourselves.
2. The origins of Tall Poppy Syndrome in Australia. When the British settlers first came to Australia they were outnumbered by the convicts they brought with them. So to keep the prisoners in line and prevent a revolt, the guards would punish everyone when one person broke the rules. Over time the guards did not even need to punish the prisoners when someone stood out of line, because the other prisoners would punish that perpetrator for them. Fast forward to today and that collective need to bring others down and on an individual level, a fear of standing out, is still prevalent.
3. Seek different mentors in life. mentors with different mindsets, lived experience and approaches. Most importantly, find yourself in that search, no one can do a better job of being you, than you!

It was a true pleasure to converse with this 'old soul' and I hope you found some value in what was discussed. Until next time, keep planting seeds of synergy, wherever you go!

References:

5 Monkey experiment

Our Deepest Fear poem ⁠

Links:

Sebastian Silanesu Linkedin

Your Marketing Machines Linkedin

Your Marketing Machines Website

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