Seung Chan Lim (Slim)

Posts by Seung Chan Lim (Slim)

In this episode, we host Kelsey Crowe, the Founder of Empathy Bootcamp. Kelsey shares stories from the time when she struggled to empathize with the black community when Twitter blew up with the “white privilege” hashtag.

The Empathy wasn’t for Being Black, but for not Being Believed

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May we ask ourselves
where
our responsibility
ends.

Where
the limits
of our ability to respond
lies.

Because our responsibility ends,
where our ability ends.

To assume otherwise,
can be an easy way
to set us up
for frustration
and resentment.

We don’t just
know.

We trust
that we
know.

When trust gets shaken
so
does our knowledge,
and with it
the illusion
of certainty.

We tend to associate
progress
with forward movement.

But forward movement
is not necessarily
progress
if in the wrong direction

In fact,
it may be
the opposite
of progress.

May we check
our direction
before assuming
progress.

In this episode, we host Rob Volpe, the Founder, CEO, and Chief Catalyst of Ignite 360. Rob shares stories from the time when he struggled to empathize with his classmates who bullied him.

Their Bullying of Me had Nothing to Do with Me

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When someone says
the same thing
over
and over
and over again.

There lies an opportunity
to explore the depth
and nuance
of the supposed
“same thing”
with the realization
of empathy.

“That’s not
something I can do…”
may simply be
an incomplete sentence,
implying the ending
“…without support.”

“This
will be
your second exit.”
I remarked.

“What will you do
next?” I asked.

“Now
I want to live
my own life.” answered
the founder.

“Whose life
have you been living?”
I asked.

“The investors’.”
he answered
without hesitation.

“What has been
one of the biggest
lessons you’ve learned
this year
as a coach?” he asked.

“That it’s ok
to cry
with clients.”
I replied.

In this episode, we host Harrison Okoye, the Founder and CEO of Facibus. Harrison shares stories from the time when he was a student in search of a job, when he struggled to empathize with employers who wouldn’t hire him.

Employees were almost as Fragile as the Job Candidates

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