How charm and human connection can unlock success

Like many of us, Simone Heng has experienced periods of extreme loneliness.Unlike many of us, she’s turned those experiences into a successful career, driven by a mission to help people build real human connection in a lonely world.We talk about her upbringing, and her personal journey from her high profile career in media and entertainment, to becoming a young carer for her mother who suffered a stroke, and how that experienced pushed her to figure out how to build the fulfilling life she has today, and a career that is so aligned with her mission as a person.She shares her laser focussed vision and grit when it came to building her business and career. With strong visualisation “I visualised speaking at Harvard, Google, all the places I’ve now spoken at, down to the outfit” paired with “boring, hard and labourious work” in pursuit with worthy long term goals, she shares how she brought her plans to fruition.Simone also shares how we can find real human connection in a world that is as much digital as it is “real”, and how parents can set their children up for better communication skills and connection through synchronous activities like music and sport.Simone’s is a living example of how human connection, and human traits like charm, can be the foundation of a successful, meaningful (and financially viable) life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit soulfoodpodcast.substack.com