The Purpose-Led Leadership Podcast

May 06 2024 69 mins 1

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Imagine your mother leaves a note to say she is going for jam but doesn’t return for 6 months.

This was what happened to my guest Zsike Peter.

Zsike had the hardest of childhoods. Born in Transylvania under the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. After the separation of her parents her stepmother performed cruel acts on her and her sisters that led to her birth mother kidnapping them to flee the country and rescue them.

Later in life the birth of her daughter awoke memories she had long repressed of the child abuse she suffered from her grandfather.

Zsike also gives insights into the world of marketing and how we communicate.

This episode is testament to the strength that Zsike has shown throughout her whole life and to also show the doubters what incredible things she can achieve.

“My mother put all of us on a train and basically kidnapped us” – Zsike Peter

You'll hear about:

00:45 - An introduction to Zsike

02:30 - Zsike's journey since school

06:08 - Life under a dictatorship

15:00 - Being saved by her mother kidnapping her

17:42 - Zsike's childhood trauma

28:06 - How her trauma impacted who she is

31:23 - Zsike's advice to children going through abuse

39:17 - Zsike on life in Hungary with her mother

42:34 - Zsike on how we communicate

49:46 - Confidence vs anxiety