The Power Within
The Power Within
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The Power Within is a podcast about leadership, personal growth, and human dynamics. Hosted by Keith Power, Executive Coach at Motivus Coaching, it features inspiring conversations with accomplished thought leaders, exploring themes of inner strength, self-awareness, and transformation. Through their stories, the podcast offers actionable insights to help listeners unlock their potential, navigate challenges, and lead with clarity and resilience. Through inspiring stories and actionable insights from thought leaders across diverse fields, the podcast aims to equip listeners with the tools, strategies, and mindsets needed to navigate personal and professional growth, embrace change, and create meaningful, purpose-driven lives.
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The podcast delves into critical topics like leadership strategies, resilience, self-awareness, and personal transformation. For instance, episodes cover themes such as mental toughness in high-pressure environments, effective decision-making during uncertainty, and the importance of adaptability in leadership. Specific episode examples include discussions with leaders about navigating change and harnessing inner strength to overcome challenges.
The Power Within is a podcast about leadership, personal growth, and human dynamics. Hosted by Keith Power, Executive Coach at Motivus Coaching, it features inspiring conversations with accomplished thought leaders, exploring themes of inner strength, self-awareness, and transformation. Through their stories, the podcast offers actionable insights to help listeners unlock their potential, navigate challenges, and lead with clarity and resilience. Through inspiring stories and actionable insights from thought leaders across diverse fields, the podcast aims to equip listeners with the tools, strategies, and mindsets needed to navigate personal and professional growth, embrace change, and create meaningful, purpose-driven lives.
Fred Ng on Shower Thoughts and Walking Away from VC
At 22, Fred Ng was sitting in boardrooms judging founders twice his age. One year in, he hit a moment of truth. In a meeting about a CFO hire, the best thing he could say about the candidate was that he looked well credentialed. That evening, he decided he hadn’t earned the seat yet.
What followed reads like a lesson in self-awareness. He bought a one-way ticket to Taiwan in the middle of COVID to launch a business on a shoestring. He went back to venture capital at SquarePeg. Then he had the honesty to admit that his impatience made him the wrong person for a ten-year investment cycle. And when resigning left his right to stay in Singapore suddenly uncertain, he turned that frantic, opaque experience into Beyond Border. The company has been profitable from day one and helps founders and tech leaders build their futures in the US.
In this conversation, Keith and Fred explore:
- Why your greatest strength can become your shadow, and how to choose an environment where it works for you
- The three-question reflection habit Fred borrowed from an Israeli general
- What leading from the front gets wrong
- Why investors back a founder’s “slope”, meaning how fast they learn
- How to build a company with your best friend without losing the friendship
If you care about leadership, entrepreneurship, self-awareness, bootstrapping, venture capital funding decisions, or building resilient teams, you will take something practical from Fred’s story. Subscribe, share it with a friend who is building, and leave a review with the biggest insight you are taking into your week.
Honest conversations about the inner life of leadership: the choices, the doubts, and the character behind the role.
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My book The Power Within: Ancient Greek Wisdom for Modern Leaders is out on 18th November 2026. Find it at www.keithpowerwriter.com
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