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March 26, 2025 120 mins

What an episode to unpack! I sit down with my friend, Li Chen, who changed his career trajectory from actuary to becoming a biostatistician. The turning point in his life took place during a profound experience, which made him see whole new outlook for his future! Listen in as we discuss:

• How you are not confined or restricted to your initial life choices
• It’s okay to be playful with life and try new things no matter what part of life you are at
• How to get the most out of life even when life throws you a lot of challenges

Chapters:
0:00 – Episode Highlight
0:24 – Guest Intro
2:12 – Featured Funko Pop
4:53 – Experience Immigrating to the States
12:46 – Going Through Childhood Alone
16:20 – Finding Confidence in Your Decisions
23:25 – Handling Others Perspectives of Us
29:02 – Picking a Career That Wasn’t Our Passion
39:23 – Realizing This Isn’t What’s Best
44:16 – Finding New Purpose Through a Profound Experience?!
54:42 – Dealing with Failure Every Single Day
58:24 – Passion for Health & Wellness
1:05:19 – Building Health to the Fullest Potential
1:12:10 – Competition Races = New Challenges
1:18:38 – Internal Validation vs. External Validation
1:24:04 – Challenging Our Own Labels
1:32:07 – Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone
1:41:46 – Doing The Hard Things
1:46:25 – Flowers to the Guest
1:47:30 – Song Association
1:49:13 – Questions from the Audience
1:53:58 – Big 3 Questions

Li Chen’s Socials: @li.chhen
Highest Version Social: https://linkin.bio/highestversion

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