Ep. 49: Leonid Frolov, how to see everything in life as an opportunity?

Leaders Talk – with Leonid Frolov. Leonid was born in Russia and studied geology and linguistics in St. Petersburg. After the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, he moved to the USA and became a coach. Now he lives in Spain and works as an associate trainer and coach. He is passionate about developing people and fostering healthy, fulfilling relationships with self and others, raising awareness of the purpose and impact we create in the world. In the new episode of our podcast Leaders Talk, he talks with Karsten Drath how it was to grow up as a gay man in soviet Russia. He tells us what he thinks about the war in Ukraine and the “Russian soul”. He also shares his way of dealing with feeling different, why he sees everything in life as an opportunity and why he has a special friendship with the sea. The topics in the podcast with Leonid: - Leonid tells us something about him (3:27) - He shares how I was to grow up in Russia (4:50) - He talks about his experiences being gay in soviet Russia (15:00) - Leonid tells us about his different studies (30:10) - Frolov talks about his Family (35:45) - He tells us how it was to move to the US and then to Spain (39:00) - He shares his feelings regarding the war in Ukraine (53:15) - He thinks about how we could envision a process of peace (1:02:40) - Leonid wants to share what he learned about himself moving to Spain (1:08:10) Further Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frolovleonid/?originalSubdomain=es https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VQhZwmrQd8 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1152686/8391209 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1152686/8391719 https://coactive.com/people/leonid-frolov/ https://www.crunchbase.com/person/leonid-frolov Coaching Intimacy: October Gay Coaches Alliance Community Call https://www.antonzemlyanoy.com/yourtruestory What are your reflections? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. If you have suggestions for inspiring guests at Leaders Talk, feel free to email us at [email protected] Guest: Leonid Frolov Moderation: Karsten Drath Production & Editing: Hannah Jandl & Daniela Magnani Hüller Research & Preparation: Tabea Zeller & Lena Wokurka