Ep 2: Oscar Fuchs on Finding Your 'Why'
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In Episode 2, we delve deeper into our topic for Week 1. Ann chats with Oscar Fuchs based in Shanghai. Oscar is the host of his own podcast series ‘Mosaic of China’ and he’s the former co-founder and president of global executive search firm, Chapman Consulting Group.In this episode, Oscar talks openly about his own experiences of ‘stuck’ and admits that his stellar career happened by chance. In his former career as an ex-international HR headhunter, Oscar admits that he’s had a privileged role in being with people through their biggest career moments and, he believes that you can see that someone is ‘stuck’ clearly behind their eyes. They either have a spark, or they’re a bit dead, and he says that energy can also be a tell-tale sign. He warns that we need to be aware of how much we buy into our own hype, and believes that it’s essential for us to be mindful of how much we modulate. His advice to avoid burnout, is: remember to just be yourself.Here are the links to the research referenced in this episode (in order of mention):Henri Juntilla - ‘Why We Feel Stuck in Life and the Secret to Dealing With It’ https://bit.ly/2lXORomChris Pash - Business Insider Australia: “Why so many Australians get stuck in a job they don’t really like” https://bit.ly/2kTZN60Sophia Davis - “Feel stuck in life? Here’s how to get unstuck in just three steps” https://bit.ly/2mBiMmVAnd, if you would like to follow Oscar, you can find him on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscology/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oscology/His podcast, Mosaic of China, is also available here: https://www.mosaicofchina.com/If you have a question that you would like answered, or you would like to connect with Ann and Amelia directly, you can email: [email protected] can also join our Career and Coffee community on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-and-coffee-podcast/ And find us on Instagram for bonus content: instagram.com/podcastcareerandcoffee  
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