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Episode Synopsis
This edition of "That Optimism Man" podcast includes an interview with Juliana O'Connor-Connolly, the Premier of the Cayman Islands, about what makes her optimistic.
Victor Perton, "That Optimism Man", spent last week in Samoa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Forums, "The Peoples Forum" and "The Commonwealth Business Forum," to provoke optimism in an agenda best by doom and gloom and press predictions of unresolvable disputes problems.
Andrew McKellar, the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chairing a panel, had just told the President of Ghana, "The approach we adopt should fundamentally be one of optimism…"
Andrew turned to Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly and asked about the Commonwealth network.
Julianna spoke of "an audacity of optimism."
Victor then asked the Premier to elaborate on her optimism and that audacity of optimism.
Victor Perton: "Premier, what makes you optimistic? Is it mindset, life experience, faith?"
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "I think it's a combination of both. From a very young age, I became a very strong advocate that your attitude depends on your attitude and that your performance based on your commitment, and together, that gives me optimism that every day my purpose is yet to be fulfilled."
Victor Perton: Today, you talked about the audacity of optimism for the Commonwealth. Would you like to elaborate on that?
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "Absolutely. I utilized the word audacity, but I could have equally substituted that by the temerity. I believe that with the Commonwealth, like I indicated out of many, we're one family, but we and ourself have failed to really maximize the potentiality that resides within the Commonwealth itself. So today it excites me that we are talking about one Commonwealth, one voice, which means that we have to get back to the basics, consultation and collaboration."
Victor Perton: You also talked about investment, public-private partnerships, and trust. So, what makes you optimistic about the Cayman Islands and the world?"
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "Well, I believe that the Cayman progress and despite the many, many diversions and challenges and complexities, our desire to make the lives better for all of our people, the welcoming to persons who have chosen to make Cayman their jurisdiction of choice, which have led us to over 130 plus nationalities, no civil unrest, very relatively little crime and persons who come once, they come back. That is a recipe for success that we are willing and prepared to share with the rest of our Commonwealth brothers and sisters."
Victor Perton, "That Optimism Man", spent last week in Samoa at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Forums, "The Peoples Forum" and "The Commonwealth Business Forum," to provoke optimism in an agenda best by doom and gloom and press predictions of unresolvable disputes problems.
Andrew McKellar, the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chairing a panel, had just told the President of Ghana, "The approach we adopt should fundamentally be one of optimism…"
Andrew turned to Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly and asked about the Commonwealth network.
Julianna spoke of "an audacity of optimism."
Victor then asked the Premier to elaborate on her optimism and that audacity of optimism.
Victor Perton: "Premier, what makes you optimistic? Is it mindset, life experience, faith?"
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "I think it's a combination of both. From a very young age, I became a very strong advocate that your attitude depends on your attitude and that your performance based on your commitment, and together, that gives me optimism that every day my purpose is yet to be fulfilled."
Victor Perton: Today, you talked about the audacity of optimism for the Commonwealth. Would you like to elaborate on that?
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "Absolutely. I utilized the word audacity, but I could have equally substituted that by the temerity. I believe that with the Commonwealth, like I indicated out of many, we're one family, but we and ourself have failed to really maximize the potentiality that resides within the Commonwealth itself. So today it excites me that we are talking about one Commonwealth, one voice, which means that we have to get back to the basics, consultation and collaboration."
Victor Perton: You also talked about investment, public-private partnerships, and trust. So, what makes you optimistic about the Cayman Islands and the world?"
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly: "Well, I believe that the Cayman progress and despite the many, many diversions and challenges and complexities, our desire to make the lives better for all of our people, the welcoming to persons who have chosen to make Cayman their jurisdiction of choice, which have led us to over 130 plus nationalities, no civil unrest, very relatively little crime and persons who come once, they come back. That is a recipe for success that we are willing and prepared to share with the rest of our Commonwealth brothers and sisters."
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