Tuesday May 21, 2024

E06: Minola Jac “...a journalist by trade and a change practitioner by choice…”

Minola Jac has written the most exceptional book “Everyday Inspiration for Change” (or “my baby doorstopper”!!) …

We chat about the book initially before diving into Minola’s incredible journey through her work and life.

Minola has a way of articulating moments that will stay with you for many weeks after hearing this conversation.

A journalist by trade and a change practitioner by choice…Minola has the beautifully messy offers throughout this conversation.

I can only hope you love this as much as I did.

Power Takeaways:

Creating a book that didn’t start out as a book.
Writing being a sanity practice and mindfulness practice.
Minola’s journey with ‘Syngenta’ alongside her journey with writing.
Doing change work as a practitioner at heart.
An obsession with post its!!
How her teams allow the space and grace for her to try out different approaches at Syngenta and how she loves her work.
How journalism is still today her “most intense dream” in her life.
A comment from her teacher aged 11 …”you could really make a life with writing”...
How her grandfather reading newspapers inspired Minola to become a newspaper journalist.
Minola’s studying experiences in America and Bucharest.
“Once a journalist, always a journalist”...it builds such incredible life reflexes.
When I need to process my reflex is to write an article up in my mind.
Writing without adjectives…and how that affects our perception in every moment.
Enjoy everything to the fullest!
“Words are events…they do things…they change things …they transform both speaker and hearer…” (Ursula K LeGuin)

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