Reflections on what it means to “Realize Empathy” ft. Seung Chan Lim Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how an engineer became more empathic after going to art school Seung Chan Lim (Slim) is an Executive Performance Coach and author of Realizing Empathy. In this episode, he explains why we have to take responsibility for developing empathy, while also surrendering to the process. He also shares what his personal relationships taught him about him empathy. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 About Slim 02:05 Why Slim used to negatively judge artists 04:02 What it means to “realize empathy” 07:30 Surrendering to empathy 09:00 Why taking responsibility is critical for realizing empathy 11:54 What Slim learnt about empathy after reconnecting with his father 15:37 How Slim went from engineering to art 19:00 Why Slim was encouraged to go to art school 24:50 Slim’s Purposeful Empathy story 30:00 How being vulnerable helped Slim support his girlfriend 37:34 The importance of showing vulnerability CONNECT WITH SEUNG CHAN LIM ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/seungchan/ ✩ Website https://realizingempathy.com/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani