Our guest is David Lim, leader of the 1st Singapore, Mount Everest Expedition in 1998, author, corporate coach and legend on the motivational speakers circuit. He will share his passion for rowing at Cambridge University to mountaineering that led to over 70 expeditions. Hear David’s awe-inspiring experience about resilience, teamwork and perseverance and how suffering from a rare nerve disorder that same year taught him to focus on micro-challenges to survive mentally and physically.
This is a pod that will leave you life lessons that you can bring back to the workplace, to how you lead, how you motivate and inspire others and what David preaches as the Big C’s for a high-performing team.
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Course Outline:
[04:50] – Born in Malaysia, grew up in Singapore and studied in Cambridge, UK
[09:30] – Enjoying the social and athletic life in Cambridge
[17:10] – Where his passion for mountaineering began
[22:00] – Competitive sports: pushing the limits of performance
[26:30] – Leading the 1st Singapore Everest Expedition in 1998
[30:30] – The coldest night in David’s life
[39:00] – David’s 3 C’s in picking teams
[43:30] – The non-negotiables in the team
[51:30] – Determination is the key
[59:49] – Can everyone climb Mount Everest?
[1:03:00] – Disabled from a rare nerve disorder in 1998
[1:09:30] – 6-months recovery and rehab process
[1:13:30] – Advice to people going through health challenges
[1:16:35] – Career as a motivational speaker
[1:22:00] – Rapid fire round
Connect with the guest:
David Lim, Chief Motivational Officer at David Lim Speaks
Reach out at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlimspeaks/
Connect with the Host, Andrea Ross
Andrea.ross@thecareerestablishment.com
Andrea.ross@talenttalkasia.com (if you are keen to be a guest on the show).
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Books mentioned on the show:
The Shining Mountain by Peter Boardman https://www.amazon.com/Shining-Mountain-Peter-Boardman/dp/1911342258
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66354.Flow
Ski Touring by Bruce Goodlad https://www.amazon.sg/Ski-Touring-Practical-Bruce-Goodlad/dp/1906095647
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