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#018 Anecdotes - Conor Mc Hugh: Follow your interests and be grateful
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In this latest episode, we had the chance to chat with Conor Mc Hugh, an Irish physiotherapist who has been working in Singapore for the past 4 years or so. He shared his experience of doing voluntary work in Vietnam for Operation Walk Ireland, along with his day-to-day work as a physiotherapist. His perspectives as an expat in Singapore and helping people in need were indeed inspiring. Listen on for more.
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SHOW NOTESConor Mc Hugh is from Ballina, County Mayo in Western Ireland
1:05 - Introducing Conor and how Tim met Conor
4:00 - Push and pull factors about migrating to a foreign country for work
5:05 - Losing shyness while growing up
6:50 - Tim’s curiosity about Conor’s “neutral” accent
8:15 - Is it true that fights are common in Ireland?
9:35 - Getting over homesickness
10:55 - Value time with family because of working overseas
11:45 - Finding common ground to build relationships
13:05 - Conor wants to start a conversation-centric podcast too, focused on wellness and health
14:50 - Conor’s experience of doing voluntary work at Vietnam for Operation Walk Ireland, helping people suffering from osteoarthritis
18:30 - How Conor started volunteering for Operation Walk Ireland
21:30 - Why do successful people want to give back to society?
23:30 - Why did Conor choose physiotherapy as a profession?
24:45 - What kind of advice would Conor give a 16-17yo Conor?
26:35 - Conor had to choose between physiotherapy and marine biology at that time
28:10 - Harder to follow one’s interests for people growing up in Singapore
30:40 - Rogue-learning in modern education
32:50 - Singapore did a lot of things right, nonetheless
34:00 - No right or wrong in terms of parenting; putting ourselves in the baby boomers’ shoes
35:40 - Parents’ intentions come from a place of love; they just want the best for us
37:25 - It’s on you if you choose to stay in a place you don’t want to be in; you have to make your own choices
38:10 - Conor’s plans for the near future
40:25 - Tim meant, “More money doesn’t hurt”
41:45 - The worst thing you can do to a human - put someone in solitary cell
42:20 - When is Conor starting his podcast?
43:40 - The kind of people Conor meet every day as a physiotherapist
Conor mentioned ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) rehabilitation, something related to knee
46:00 - View injuries as lessons to learn from
47:10 - Patients who left deep impressions on Conor
49:30 - “Health is a crown that the healthy wear on their heads, but only the sick can see it.”
50:45 - Physiotherapy teaching Conor gratefulness
51:30 - How Conor convinces people to take care of their health; Conor mentioned “23 and a half hours”
53:35 - The motivation of loss versus the motivation of gain
55:25 - Most of us understand that we need to talk to people before convincing but it’s hard to apply in reality
57:30 - Conor used to take on the problems of others on himself
59:00 - Missing food back in Ireland; fresh vegetables in the backyard garden
1:01:55 - Be grateful for the small little things
1:02:00 - Singapore’s food culture
Conor mentioned Ayam Masak Merah
1:09:35 - theMEATMENchannel
We mentioned Zhenwei, an entrepreneur who started his pop-up shop selling Japanese rice bowls with sashimi (Episode #10)
1:13:25 - Most of our ideas die in our heads
1:14:20 - Short discussion on podcasts
We mentioned Aubrey Marcus’s podcast and Mike Tyson’s podcast, “Bite the Mic”
1:18:20 - Episode wrap up
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Important links mentionedOperation Walk Ireland Facebook
23 and a half hours Youtube video
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Audio file size: 80.6 MB
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