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Leon E.
La Couvée

Writer, speaker, and deliberate living advocate. His work is focused on one question: what does it actually take to build a life worth living?

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Leon E. La Couvée

"To be free — spiritually, emotionally, and financially — is your birthright."

— Leon E. La Couvée
The Story

My name is Leon E. La Couvée. I am a writer, speaker, and teacher. My interest lies in human freedom and contentment — I encourage people to reflect on their path to success, whatever that entails for each of us.

How do we become fulfilled, and what does this mean? To access this happiness, we must make an individual and life-long journey by utilizing critical thinking skills. This is not easy — I know this personally.

Timeline
Early
Grew up at a time when travel and experimentation were 'de rigueur' — educated across France, Poland, Canada, and the United States
Study
Earned degrees and diplomas across philosophy, education, business, and English
Taiwan
Came to Taiwan by chance — visiting a son studying Mandarin — and fell completely into the culture
Founded
Founded Don't Be A Wage Slave (dbawageslave.com) to motivate people to reflect on their life and employment
Weekly
Began writing a weekly column on optimism and realism — 'Find a job that you love and you will never work again'
2022
TEDxYouth talk at Taichung Municipal Taichung Girls Senior High School — September 18, 2022
TEDxYouth · Taichung · September 18, 2022

Dynamic Aging — TEDxYouth talk at Taichung Municipal Taichung Girls Senior High School

TEDxYouth 1TEDxYouth 2TEDxYouth 3
TEDxYouth 4TEDxYouth 5
Media Appearances
Personal Branding — English Lecture
彰化縣陽明國中
Canadian Teacher in Taichung
First Foreign Senior Citizen Goodwill Card
Leon E. La Couvée 2025
What I Believe
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Human Freedom

I encourage people to reflect on their path to success — whatever that entails for each of us. To be free, spiritually, emotionally and financially is your birthright.

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Critical Thinking

How do we become fulfilled? To access this happiness, we must make an individual and life-long journey by utilizing critical thinking skills.

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Lifetime Learning

As I aged, I was overwhelmed by just how much there was to learn — with only a lifetime to do it in. Promise yourself you will be a lifetime learner.

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Optimism and Realism

Every week we write on the themes of optimism and, yet at the same time, realism. Both matter. Neither alone is enough.

Work Together

Speaking · Media · Consulting

Leon is available for keynote speaking, media appearances, and executive consulting engagements across Asia, Europe, and North America.

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