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Topaz Adizes

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
348 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

That was exactly me. Same thing. Okay, so you're making music, and this is just a very simple example, but it might as well have been me making films. Same thing. To prove yourself to your father. Okay, so imagine that energy and the needs and the emotion going into it of the struggle.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

That was exactly me. Same thing. Okay, so you're making music, and this is just a very simple example, but it might as well have been me making films. Same thing. To prove yourself to your father. Okay, so imagine that energy and the needs and the emotion going into it of the struggle.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

If it doesn't succeed, then it's a reflection of, okay, I'm making films, he's making music, trying to prove yourself to your father. Okay, there's a lot of energy that's not being really efficiently used. Then you ask different questions. You know what? What is it that I love? I love making films. I love making music. Why? Because I love how it shines on people. Great.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

If it doesn't succeed, then it's a reflection of, okay, I'm making films, he's making music, trying to prove yourself to your father. Okay, there's a lot of energy that's not being really efficiently used. Then you ask different questions. You know what? What is it that I love? I love making films. I love making music. Why? Because I love how it shines on people. Great.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

So do the same thing, but ask a different question. Not how do I prove myself to my father, but how do I do more of what I love? You're still making music. You're still making films, but it's coming from a different place. It's coming through a different system. If energy flow is efficiently flowing through the system, so you have more energy to do the output.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

So do the same thing, but ask a different question. Not how do I prove myself to my father, but how do I do more of what I love? You're still making music. You're still making films, but it's coming from a different place. It's coming through a different system. If energy flow is efficiently flowing through the system, so you have more energy to do the output.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

One of our questions that we ask, yeah, exactly, is that if you could go back to any point in time Where would you go? When would you go? And what would you tell yourself? Because it's different, right? And the other interesting question is like, okay, if the Topaz or the Alana five years from now was here right now, what would she tell you? From the future. Forget the past.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

One of our questions that we ask, yeah, exactly, is that if you could go back to any point in time Where would you go? When would you go? And what would you tell yourself? Because it's different, right? And the other interesting question is like, okay, if the Topaz or the Alana five years from now was here right now, what would she tell you? From the future. Forget the past.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

What would the Alana from the future tell you right now?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

What would the Alana from the future tell you right now?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

Exactly. She'd tell you, relax. You're doing great. You're doing wonderful. I would be like Topaz, don't stop flossing. Keep flossing. Take care. And more green tea, Topaz, please. You know, like.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

Exactly. She'd tell you, relax. You're doing great. You're doing wonderful. I would be like Topaz, don't stop flossing. Keep flossing. Take care. And more green tea, Topaz, please. You know, like.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

I think one day I'm going to die of nostalgia. Since having children, it's much better. But before I had children, nostalgia was very hard for me. So that's why when you asked me to go back, probably many points. I mean, I'd like to say I don't have many regrets. I do have the thing that I haven't made the most.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

I think one day I'm going to die of nostalgia. Since having children, it's much better. But before I had children, nostalgia was very hard for me. So that's why when you asked me to go back, probably many points. I mean, I'd like to say I don't have many regrets. I do have the thing that I haven't made the most.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

I haven't made the most of my time in terms of reading as many books, paying attention to as many of the beautiful things in this world, like food and art and music and nature. And I wish I studied philosophy at Oxford and Berkeley. I wish I read more of the books. I wish I spent more time. But then again, doesn't everyone say like youth is wasted on the young?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

I haven't made the most of my time in terms of reading as many books, paying attention to as many of the beautiful things in this world, like food and art and music and nature. And I wish I studied philosophy at Oxford and Berkeley. I wish I read more of the books. I wish I spent more time. But then again, doesn't everyone say like youth is wasted on the young?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

Like you're young, you have all this energy, you can... But yeah, I wish I spent more time reading the riches of humanity, the literature, the music, the books, and really plug that into my brain more. Because if I did that, I would have much more informed opinions now or positions now, or God knows how that would have shaped my outlook on life and what I could share here with you now.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

Like you're young, you have all this energy, you can... But yeah, I wish I spent more time reading the riches of humanity, the literature, the music, the books, and really plug that into my brain more. Because if I did that, I would have much more informed opinions now or positions now, or God knows how that would have shaped my outlook on life and what I could share here with you now.

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

What would you tell yourself?

Leap Academy with Ilana Golan
If You Want to Have Life-Changing Conversations, Ask These Tough Questions | E74 | Topaz Adizes

What would you tell yourself?