“Try your hardest today and tomorrow will look after itself” - Basil Zempilas
Today we are sitting down with the Honourable Lord Mayor of Perth, Basil Zempilas, for what is hands down one of my favourite conversations of all time!
Basil Zempilas has an incredible work resume - sports commentator, television host, radio presenter, journalist, Lord Mayor of Perth …and now he's pivoting into politics.
In this conversation we cover success, imposter syndrome, the importance of leaving your comfort zone, dreaming big, his addiction to possibility, failure, how to be a better communicator, his secret sauce, where on earth he gets all his energy from, and so much more!!!!
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
1’44 - How Ambo and Basil met
2’25 - Young Basil at Hale SHS
6’33 - Post school pathway - Journalism at Murdoch
7’52 - How Basil got into TV
10’41 - Cadetship at Network Seven
12’00 - Basil’s first story
13’05 - Making it in the Newsroom
15’55 - Success Milestones
16’10 - Dreaming Big
17’43 - Advice for young Basil
18’50 - Biggest highlights
21’51 - Outlast the competition - master the basics
24’00 - Common traits of high achievers
25’28 - Never beaten until you quit
25’50 - Basil’s path to footy commentary
28’56 - Rejection
31’11 - Imposter Syndrome: Bradbury call at Olympics
37’05 - Keep it simple
38’58 - Running for Lord Mayor
44’34 - Stop one dream and start another
49’44 - Lessons from time as Lord Mayor
51’15 - Moving into politics
54’52 - Setting goals
56’32 - Lessons from leaving your comfort zone
1:01:05 Tips on communication
1:05’30 - Tips on productivity
1:07’43 - Work/life balance
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