Choices & Chances with Tesa Arcilla

About Choices & Chances with Tesa Arcilla

Life is a series of choices, and I believe the quality of the life we live is only as good as the choices we make — big and small. My name is Tesa Arcilla, a former foreign correspondent and news presenter. In 'Choices & Chances', my goal is to explore life's choices, dig into how others have gone about making their decisions, and turn nuggets of wisdom from others' stories, as well as lessons from my own experiences, into ideas you can use. If you'd like to be inspired by others' stories, subscribe, join the mailing list and be part of the community. What would you like to hear more of? What questions on decision-making or life choices would you like me to put to experts or people who've gone through similar experiences? Send me a DM on Instagram.

Publisher

Tesa Arcilla

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2024

Latest episode

18 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2025

   When Speaking Up Changes Everything: Power, Identity & the Cost of Integrity - Ep 26

   What happens when you speak up — and the system pushes back? In this episode of Choices & Chances, I speak with Jo Tarnowsky, a former senior government insider whose decision to raise concerns at the highest levels came with profound personal and professional consequences. This is a conversation about power, identity, toxic workplaces, and the courage it takes to choose integrity when silence can look like the easier option. But silence can also be the more damaging choice. If you’ve eve...

2. 

   6 Jun 2025

   Tiny Experiments for a Better Life: Why Big Change Starts Small — with Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff - Ep25

   Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff discusses with Tesa Arcilla how small experiments and curiosity can reshape one's career and mental health, challenging the idea of linear success in this interview.

3. 

   6 May 2025

   What Happens When You Actually Bet on Yourself? - Ep 24

   What does it really take to leave a job and become a full-time artist—with kids, responsibilities, and a whole new country to navigate? 🎨🇦🇺 In this powerful and inspiring conversation, I speak with Maria Jose Benvenuto, a Chilean artist living in Australia, about how she turned a childhood dream into a full-time profession. We talk about: How freedom and discipline go hand in handWhy curiosity is the engine of creativity and reinventionThe mindset shift from fear to action—and how Maria handl...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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Quality

17

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

89

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