Wish I Knew . . .

#53 Allen Wu - Yoga Master in Taiwan / Finding Yoga / Luke the Mentor / Yoga = Connection / Selling as an introvert

• Gary Nowak • Season 2 • Episode 53

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Welcome to another episode of "Wish I Knew . . . " 

A podcast where I speak with people about their careers focusing on their success, advice, mentoring and listening to interesting stories.

 I'm your host Gary Nowak and I've got a real life Yogi to share his experience which started in business and turned towards being a yoga instructor.  Today I have a wonderful conversation with my good friend Allen Wu.

 

 Career Background:

  • Started off in Finance
  • Pair of internships one in HK and one in Taipei
  • 6 years with TSMC, largest semi conductor company globally
  • Finding his Yoga passion in Shanghai

https://www.facebook.com/allenwuyoga

Highlights

  • Selling tea on the streets of Taiwan and being really good at it
  • Reading customer reaction to know if it's good
  • Repetition
  • Rationale for choosing finance as a career
  • Internships being life changing??
  • The pace of Hong Kong and how he adapted
  • Having courage to keep his own pace
  • Talking slowly so people will listen
  • Be yourself!!!
  • Impact of the Global financial crisis 
  • Meeting people being an introvert
  • Seeking other opportunities in Shanghai
  • Discovering Yoga in Shanghai as something to do
  • PURE Yoga classes and the awesome teachers
  • Getting guidance on being a yoga instructor
  • 200 hour yoga training was really painful
  • Luke the mentor / influencer
  • When you graduate you teach right away
  • Bribing people with coffee
  • Pounding the pavement for a teaching opp
  • Looking at the students face to see if you're a good teacher or not
  • Using the corpse pose to figure things out
  • Yoga = connection
  • Advice on yoga, just give it a try with repetition

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!