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Field notes written Friday 21 October 2022
Living life out of sequence, with engagement and experience leader Grace Liaw | S2E11
A conversation all about doing things in a different way and order than you’re supposed to. Not doing what you’re told, leaning into life’s sudden twists and turns, feeling behind, and taking flight, all while figuring out adulting and navigating the complexity and expectations of cultural identity.
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About the Episode
Key Topics
- Having a family at a young age and living life out of sequence with your career-focussed peers
- Starting undergraduate studies at age 28 and catching up
- Becoming a public school teacher and chafing against the system
- Living and working in Shanghai, China as a Chinese-American
- From educator to entrepreneur to engagement leader
Recorded 8 July 2022
Stuff We Mentioned
Organisations
Books
- Falling Upwards by Richard Rohr
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
Audio Highlights
Episode Appetiser - There should be no judgement on how people get to where they get to (46 sec)
Grace explains what engagement is to a 10 year old (36 sec)
The life changing learning experience Grace would gift someone (46 sec)
Grace explains why curiosity constantly drives everything she does (32 sec)
Anything that impacts one person, impacts everyone around you (24 sec)
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