Came, Crashed, Rebuilt: Equanimity amid Crisis with Simon Leslie

Simon Leslie is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ink, a global travel media company dedicated to connecting companies with travelers. Throughout the years, Simon and his team have worked to build the company to over $100 million—only for the COVID-19 pandemic to ravage its business and products. Nevertheless, Simon continues to rebuild Ink to be even larger and more profitable. In his book, Equanimity: The Diary of a CEO in Crisis, Simon shares all he’s learned from the pandemic. He is also the author of White Belt Thinking: The Hero’s Journey. A Story of Living with a Beginner’s Mind and There is no F in Sales: A Book About Selling in Every Market Condition.

Simon joins me today to share his wisdom, equanimity, and poetry. He describes how the COVID-19 pandemic turned his life and business upside down and how he remained equanimous through it. He discusses the work he has done to become more centered, grounded, and open-hearted. He also underscores the importance of improving your imagination and dreams and highlights the power of gratitude.

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” - Simon Leslie

This week on Mastering Overwhelm:

• The many failures in Simon’s life
• Ink’s business in travel advertising and how COVID-19 impacted the company
• Why Simon started writing poetry
• How poetry became a creative escape for Simon during the pandemic
• How Simon found equanimity amid the COVID-19 crisis
• The relationship between problems and opportunities
• Why Simon thinks people who don’t want problems aren’t living to their fullest potential
• Living in the downside and the lifelong process of becoming grounded and centered
• Having a miserable life despite being successful and wealthy
• Radical candor and training the bravery muscle every day
• Why the pursuit of happiness is unhappiness
• Becoming more compassionate and open-hearted

Connect with Simon Leslie:

• Simon Leslie Website
• Ink Global
• Book: Equanimity: The Diary of a CEO in Crisis
• Book: White Belt Thinking: The Hero’s Journey. A Story of Living with a Beginner’s Mind
• Book: There is no F in Sales: A Book About Selling in Every Market Condition
• Ink on LinkedIn
• Simon Leslie on LinkedIn
• The Motivational Poet on Instagram

 

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