< The Engineer Podcast > Show Notes Embrace your Challenges < Episode 11 – Lucas Simons > Intro Paragraph: Episode 11 of the Engineer Podcast is in English. I have had Lucas on the Engineer Podcast before in episode 6. After the interview, Lucas and I continued to talk for about another hour and he agreed to record that as well. In this podcast Lucas is telling more about his book and although this interview was recorded last year (2017), the content is still very current. In this extra episode, Lucas tells more about his companies, about ideal clients, about finding ideal employees, his mission and the different steps he takes to reach that! He talks about his journey and about confidence. We talk about the big problems the world is facing right now, about hope, how and when we’re able to solve our problems and about the next generation who will have to deal with these challenges. The podcast includes so many pearls of wisdom. So make sure to listen to this one. It includes a free gift at the end! Show Notes: * Who are we really? [2:01] * Secret no. #1 & secret # 2 [02:51] * On why are we proud of our work? [01:38] * On why are we less proud of other projects [04:05] * On ideal clients [04:55] * Why would the [ideal] client call us? [05:13] * On connecting with your true identity & true ideal work [05:52] * Lucas’s farewell speech at UTZ [06:04] * New business models coming from a new identity and true skills [07:17] * On what we promise our clients [08:46] * Go to the root cause [09:15] * The difference of our company and other consultancy firms [10:52] * We’re interested in the longer term relationship with our clients [11:49] * We change the team composition to fit the next question [12:10] * How to recognize good talent [14:19] * Mission is to train people on how to do this [think systemically] [16:11] * The NewForesight Academy [16:37] * The vision of NewForesight [16:53] * On becoming a certified [changemaker] / young agent of change event[19:26] * What Lucas is so proud about [20:25] * About entrepreneurship [24:21] * perpetuum mobile [25:51] * What not many people know [26:17] * About the lack of -confidence and what you need to do about it [26:53] * Lucas’s discovery of becoming unstoppable [29:52] * How to become your version of Steve Jobs [31:55] * On how to ask [yourself] the right questions [32:30] * On teaching about market transformation [34:32] * The three laws on system failure [36:35] * Tricks on how to stay positive [40:21] * When we’re at our best [42:28] * The political aspirations of Lucas [43:22] * On the complexity of climate change [46:17] * A solution [46:28] * & the role of Lucas [47:14] * A meditation [49:57] Significant Quotes: * Are you in the restaurant business or are you in the business of giving people a great night out? [02:06] * Would we be more happy if we only do the [successful] good projects[04:35] * In a changing world “Who am I?” is one of the biggest questions [05:46] * You should constantly ask yourself “What home am I building now?” [06:34] * We’re [NewForesight] solving tough sustainability challenges and turning them into shared opportunities [08:10] * We want to be a journey partner of certain clients [08:40] * What do you really want to achieve and why? [09:06] * We never do symptoms, we always go systemic [09:15] * Success is that we’re hired for the other questions [10:41] * You’re not done with your journey [12:26] * I don’t do workshops for clients who do not fit the right client profile [13:08] * We’re outcome deliverable. I you hire us, we’ll get you to the outcome. That’s the promise [13:27] * The key to success is getting young talent in[15:08] * Telling a story through PowerPoint is an art [17:05] * What are good people [employees]? [18:25] * Tradition is passing on the flame and not to worship the ashes [23:13] * How you think is how you feel is how you act is what you manifest [29:13] * What you think is determined by what you focus on, the meaning you give to it and the posture [27:18] * Is there any hope? [37:52] * We’re literally gambling with our lives [40:00] * When it hurts enough, we become resourceful & decisive [42:02] * That’s not leadership, that’s politics [44:07] * What works is not invented by policymakers but by entrepreneurs and changemakers [45:00] * We’re challenged not only to rise on an individual level but also on a society level [45:52] * Embrace a level A challenge so that you can become a level nine person [46:09] * You don’t become a millionaire by accident [48:44] * Humans are the only living things that do not grow to their full potential [51:16] Links: * Previous podcast with Lucas Simons: https://www.zilvold.com/podcast6 * www.bol.com * www.coolblue.nl * Changing the Food Game: http://www.changingthefoodgame.com/ * The Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan: https://www.bol.com/nl/f/the-silk-roads/9200000044720116/ & https://www.amazon.com/Silk-Roads-New-History-World/dp/1101912375/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1529675980&sr=8-2&keywords=silk+roads * The Enlightened Millionaire: Nisandeh Neta * NewForesight: http://www.newforesight.com/ * SCOPEinsight: http://www.scopeinsight.com * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lucas_Simons * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucassimons/ * Ashoka: https://www.ashoka.org/en/fellow/lucas-simons * World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/people/lucas-simons/ * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Impact.Mentor.LucasSimons/ * Email: info@newforesight.com Would you like to be on the engineer podcast as well or do you know someone else who would be a great guest? Please let me know by sending me an email to podcast@zilvold.com