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We've set up this podcast for the furtherance of a more fulfilling and purposeful life - we want you to take your life further. Are we forever stuck in the workforce and our workplace? Are there alternatives? Hosted by surgeon Ben and vocal teacher Gary, Furtherance explores work-life identity, alternative life choices and opportunities to give your flat and dull life some new tunes. The Furtherance 帶你探索生命的可能性和機會, 為你平板的生活注入更豐富的旋律.
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#09 Leo Cheuk (豪哥) - How your career can give meaning to life
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"活在當下, 體驗工作, 為身邊的人和自己帶來意義” This episode is worth listening to just for Leo’s late-night FM DJ voice! We certainly had a lot of fun recording this episode xD Leo is a very fun person to talk to, making lots of jokes. In this episode we explored what shaped Leo as a person he is today, his early career choices and encounters, his attitude towards wor…
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#08 Gregory Siu - on career change, influence, adventure sports, family, and his biggest regret in life
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“希望大家可以喺百忙之中搵到自己小小嘅天地, 小小嘅空間” Hey guys! First and foremost, please join us in congratulating Grace and Greg 🎊 When we were recording this episode, their second daughter was still on its way. Now we are happy and grateful that Ember has arrived. Together with their first daughter Edna, we wish them a blessed and happy family!! Yes, it's mid-August 🤦…
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#07 Isaac Ho - An honest conversation between three friends. On new adventures, purposes, and worries in life. Relationships. Who are "slashers"?
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"唔好俾人地覺得啱嘅嘢去操控你" Welcome back peeps! This was a spontaneous, honest conversation between the three of us that went for over an hour. Editing this episode was challenging. I listened through our conversation at least twice myself. We inspire each other and end up with a list of things to reflect on each time we talk. Today, we talked about what's ne…
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#06 Erwin Chan - Occupational Psychologist, on work-life integration, life alternatives, going all-in on your mission, building what didn't exist
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Hey guys! I've been pushing myself to have this episode ready within two weeks from the last, and I'm glad that I'm ahead of schedule :D This episode we have a special guest, someone with a career you might not have heard of. His name is Erwin Chan, an Occupational Psychologist, a career coach and consultant, and co-founder of Expivotal Consultancy…
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#05 Florence Lee - on being a nurse, the struggles, the frustration, delivering warmth, and the vision
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Hey peeps, episode 5! It's been four weeks since the last episode. I really hope to dedicate more time to editing so we can achieve an episode every fortnight - let's see how it goes! This episode we have Florence. She is a nurse in a public hospital in Hong Kong. We met in the same team we used to work with. She shared with us what made her decide…
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#04 Antonio Shek - Training in Psychiatry, the Public Sector, What it means to be a "Doctor", Self Awareness
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Hey guys! Welcome back to the Furtherance podcast. It's been a while - I know. I’m so excited to introduce our guest in this episode - Antonio Shek. He is one of my best friends. A charming 190 cm tall "boy-God". We went through med school together. Now training in psychiatry, he talks about his passion, his doubts, his vision, our training, our id…
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It's episode 3, finally! We received a lot of positive feedback and encouraging words for our guests. Thank you guys so much! COVID is full-on in Hong Kong, and there are delays in meeting up to record some bits and pieces for this episode. But it's finally done, and I can't wait to share. Steven is one of Gary's first students. We all call him 師兄.…
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#02 Venus Leung - Yoga, Fitness, Life, Motivation, and Positive Influence
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Hey peeps! It’s been a while. This past month or so, we have been busy with another project that we have, and I have neglected this podcast for a bit. But! As things on the other side get on track, I’m super happy that I could return to spending time on editing the podcast. “時間, 同錢, 我會揀時間” For our second episode, we have Venus. She is a yoga coach …
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Hi peeps! We’re very excited to announce the official launch of our podcast. Our very first guest is Flora Cheung. We had a very inspiring and fulfilling conversation. We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we enjoyed the conversation. “只要有行動, 先會有結果. 如果你知道自己能力可以做到, 就做啦即刻" Flora is a regional manager at a multinational garment group, an avid chur…
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#00 Introduction - What this is all about. Can we take our lives further?
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Hi guys! This is Ben. Gary and I had a brainstorm at a cafe and came up with this podcast in Furtherance of a more fulfilling and purposeful life. How does your job shape your identity? What does it mean to live your life? Are you living the life? Are there alternatives? Can you escape what fustrates you? We want you to take your life further - to …
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