[EN] By day, a mild-mannered radio frequency expert working on Europe’s satellite navigation system; by night, a desert running super hero! 

Think your life is full? Never enough time to combine a career, family time, travelling adventures and personal challenges? Does that little voice in your head tell you it’s time to slow down at your age or that that the pain in your knees would never let you run a marathon? Listen to the inspiring story of Dominic Hayes and you might realize there’s always more time for stuff. By day, a mild-mannered radio frequency expert working on Europe’s satellite navigation system; by night, a desert running super hero!  Well almost…  His day job, working in a drab, grey, Brussels office, sees him managing the radio frequencies essential for the Galileo satellite navigation system, a role that requires his specialist technical knowledge as well as his policy-making and diplomatic skills. However, he’s also a blogger, traveller, biker, mountain climber and ultramarathon runner. In this podcast edition, he shares what it’s like to negotiate on behalf of the European Union with the Americans, Chinese, Russians, Japanese and Indians on the one hand, and how he survived a 7-day, 235km Moroccan marathon in the Sahara desert on the other - while carrying Arthur, his squeaky rubber chicken! Listen to his advice on how to push through your physical limits, how to overcome pain and how to prepare your mind for the challenges of a lifetime.  Next time you hear that voice in your head, you can tell it (politely) where to go!Follow Dominic Hayes on:Facebook: hayesbookLinkedin: dominichayesTwitter: @dominichayes Blog: bikerdom.blogspot.com

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Lights on Europe shares raw, honest and vulnerable conversations from the EU’s capital Brussels, filled with the transformative journeys that both Lucia and her guests have walked in and outside of their career. Each episode is an opportunity for you to better understand the EU and appreciate the service of those co-creating it for you in the backstage of high-level political negotiations. Last but not least, Lucia hopes you will receive the podcast also as an invitation to consider how you can become a more active agent in a constructive conversation about the EU yourself. Hosted by Lucia Klestincova - EU policy maker, EU careers coach and passionate advocate for new culture leadership, purpose-driven talent management and women empowerment. Tune in if you're also a coaching-junkie, EU aficionado or just aware of the importance of the inner work for how we show up as leaders in public space. Also available on YouTube on the channel of Lucia Klestincova - subscribe and invite your friends - spread the light further!