"Live Life to the Full" with Jonathan Midgley

My guest on the podcast this week is Jonathan Midgley. Jonathan is a criminal defense lawyer and senior partner at Haldanes who specialize in criminal law. He has been consistently rated as one of Hong Kong’s premier defense lawyers. He is noted in Hong Kong for being one of the “go to” lawyers with a deep understanding of the Hong Kong legal system.Jonathan is approaching his 70th birthday and continues to be active and fully engaged. In the podcast we discuss widely and deeply how Jonathan keeps himself fit and healthy whilst working in a demanding and at times a stressful work environment. Jonathan shares his routines, his practices and his tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.Timings 2:48 How I came to Hong Kong in 1978...4:40 Kai Tak was tremendous...an adrenaline rush...6:20 It was before even the fax machine had been invented...8:23 It was a different world then...9:19 I'm a criminal defense lawyer... my job is to fearlessly defend them...11:33 I am chosen...I take private instruction...13:23 Four years ago there was a cartel in Hong Kong that was sending drugs... via Paris...16:18 I ended up defending the gang... a fellow called Soha...18:07 We are both around seventy years old...you are still fully engaged...19:20 The job of being a defense solicitor is stressful...19:50 I played lots of different sports...20:19 A pal of mine said you should get your arteries tested... you have arteries that are 85% blocked... I had an angioplasty and a stent ...21:25 I cut out refined sugar ...I have a ridiculously high amount of calcium in my arteries ...I needed to up the game, in terms of health...22:30 I involve myself with floor exercise pilates...2521 We all think we are going to live forever...27:30 one of the thing in the world that have made life expectancy soar are vaccinations...28:12 I get up anywhere between 4:00 and 6:00 in the morning...I go for a walk...29:10 Breakfast...blueberries...kiwi fruit...avocado...olive oil...oolong tea...I like breakfast...31:08 Even in the office I'm moving come home and do some pilates... I enjoy clean food...33:17 I do move around ...I don't sit down and take calls...I live with stress...36:13 Being able to express yourself without concern about what others think...40:03 The one thing we are short of is time...42:19 Fabulous at delegating... I've got a great team...surround yourself with people you can trust and are talented...43:44 Very important in my life is music...44:42 I formed a little company call Audio Evidence - audioevidence.com... a bit like a crusade...46:15 I love reading ...but I don't sit still... It goes through spells47:59 Live life to the full...we only get one shot at it...thank you for life...Books The Passion - Jeanette Winterson Any Human Heart - William BoydQuotation : Live Life to the FullContact Jonathanhttps://www.haldanes.comhttps://www.audioevidence.comContact VincentNewsletter: https://vincent1cd.substack.comPro Coach: https://procoach.app/vincent-hiscoxhttps://www.optimosqauare.comEmail: [email protected]: Vincent Hiscox