A Lion in the Zoo or a Lion in the Wild?
“Do you want to be a lion in the zoo? Or a lion in the wild?” my coach asked me three years ago. For years, I ran my coaching business on nights and weekends while keeping my full-time corporate job. It wasn’t until I got laid off that I finally found the courage to go […]
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I believe that progress was about taking small, careful steps forward. Yet, oftentimes, my biggest transformations—the ones that truly changed me— happened when I took a leap. Each time, it felt terrifying. Each time, it required leaning into the 20% I truly desired and letting go of the 80% that felt safe and familiar. Yet, […]
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Almost every immigrant woman leader I coach wants to be more confident. Here’s the secret (and repeat after me): Confidence is the result of taking action. Confidence is the result of taking action. Confidence is the result of taking action. Now, you might wonder—what does it take to take action? Courage. And guess what? You […]
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“White males are ego-driven jerks!” I said this aloud to a room full of people. Some women nodded. Most white males stayed silent. Maybe you’re a white male reading this now. And yes—it made me uncomfortable to even say it. But beneath that provocative statement was a belief I didn’t want to face: “White males […]
Continue readingMore Tag“Nothing to Prove!” – A New Path to More Joy.
“When I’m making $250k in my coaching business, I’ll finally be enough and successful!” For a while, $250k became my benchmark—close to what I made as an engineering manager. I set this goal to prove to myself (and others) that I can make good money doing what I LOVE. After all, if I can do […]
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