E06: Minola Jac “...a journalist by trade and a change practitioner by choice…”

Minola Jac has written the most exceptional book “Everyday Inspiration for Change” (or “my baby doorstopper”!!) …

We chat about the book initially before diving into Minola’s incredible journey through her work and life.

Minola has a way of articulating moments that will stay with you for many weeks after hearing this conversation.

A journalist by trade and a change practitioner by choice…Minola has the beautifully messy offers throughout this conversation.

I can only hope you love this as much as I did.

Power Takeaways:

• Creating a book that didn’t start out as a book.


• Writing being a sanity practice and mindfulness practice.


• Minola’s journey with ‘Syngenta’ alongside her journey with writing.


• Doing change work as a practitioner at heart.


• An obsession with post its!!


• How her teams allow the space and grace for her to try out different approaches at Syngenta and how she loves her work.


• How journalism is still today her “most intense dream” in her life.


• A comment from her teacher aged 11 …”you could really make a life with writing”...


• How her grandfather reading newspapers inspired Minola to become a newspaper journalist.


• Minola’s studying experiences in America and Bucharest.


• “Once a journalist, always a journalist”...it builds such incredible life reflexes.


• When I need to process my reflex is to write an article up in my mind.


• Writing without adjectives…and how that affects our perception in every moment.


• Enjoy everything to the fullest!


• “Words are events…they do things…they change things …they transform both speaker and hearer…” (Ursula K LeGuin)

Resources Mentioned:

Everyday Inspiration for Change

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