Freya has worked as a research associate at Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre, a research officer at Epworth Hospital and now, designs products for Ubank. On the side, she has started Get Psyched, a startup helping psychology students develop knowledge and skills to help them on their journey to becoming registered psychologists as well as numerous other “side hustles.” She’s collaborated on three publications, offers services for businesses scaling up via automation and outsourcing, and has created some impressive digital art!
"If you adopt being a student of life as a mentality, then you're always learning, you're always upskilling, and you're going to put yourself in such a better position than if you just, rely on the system that's been built."
"From a young age, I've also known that life is really short. So I, I feel like I just am trying to squeeze the most out of life with what I can "
"Momentum will carry you far, but to create momentum, you have to have the discipline and motivation to get it started. And the discipline will carry you forward when the motivation stops. "
Freya’s drive and time management (1:08)
How Freya charted her own path (10:02)
How Freya sustains herself (18:45)
Rapid-fire questions (23:06)
Maintaining discipline (25:09)
The role of photography for Freya (32:34)
Question for me (36:40)
"it's really important to work out what your core values are, and that will make decision making a lot easier."
"As long as you have a good attitude and a lot of enthusiasm to learn and curiosity, that will kind of fill in the gaps when it comes to your skill level or your credibility."
"Everyone has to start somewhere and starting small is not a bad thing. It means that you set yourself up for success because the, the, the room for error is a lot smaller"
"When I lack discipline in one area of my life, it bleeds into every other area. So if you start slacking off, with say your diet it tends to show up in your exercise it tends to show up in your work ethic but if you always hold yourself to a higher standard … I think you just develop so much more self respect"