Human Alchemy
Human Alchemy is a podcast focused on people who have trained themselves to go from ordinary to exceptional.
Alchemy is the mystical practice of turning lead into gold and we speak to people who have managed the human equivalent. While there is a focus on performance, the podcast focuses on the moment or phase of change where someone starts to become something else and dives into how it was achieved.
Every now and then there will be an episode focused purely on one topic which will be called a 'Ross Examination' (For those early listeners you'll be familiar with the name) where I'll try to focus in on the key performance drivers of said topic.
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Human Alchemy
EP5: Jonnie Fielding (Bowl of Chalk) - Walking until you find your thing
This weeks episode looks at performance from a slightly different angle.
Jonnie Fielding has been walking the streets of London for over 10 years as a tour guide. His tours are exceptional and from a performance point of view, very impressive.
No matter the weather, company or his own feelings, Jonnie has to turn up with energy and enthusiasm to make it special.
One of the biggest things I took from the episode was how Jonnie finally committed to what made him happy and then everything started to fall into place. It sounds simple but it's very hard to take that chance on yourself.
For the first 8 years it would cost Jonnie more to get to a walk than what he made doing it sometimes.
Fast forward to today and Jonnie is fully booked majority of the time and still doing what he loves and with a following of 250,000 people in toe on social media.
Jonnie took a chance on himself and it paid off and luckily for me, it makes a great story.
Enjoy!