117: 8 Years & 8 Mistakes (So You Don’t Have to Repeat Them)

What We Cover in This Episode:

Today, I celebrate 8 years in business, and in true realtalk fashion, I’m keeping it REAL so you don’t have to repeat it.

In this episode I’m honest about:

• Following copy-and-paste frameworks I didn’t believe in
• Burning myself out where one day I slept at 9PM and woke up at 6PM the next day 
• Hose I use to joke, “I’m a broken Asian - I don’t understand numbers” (until a mentor called me in)
• Thinking MORE is better (Spoiler alert: it’s not)

AND - there’s so much to celebrate:

• I’m having the best year in business YTD both in revenue and profit margin (despite the chaos). It’s weird to feel both anger, and gratitude simultaneously
• Been working with more companies to create courses, curriculum and training that is fun and humorous. I’m going to even bring in some Muay Thai (more on this later)
• I won first place in my SCMSDC pitch competition, which I now have on video that you can watch on YouTube
• Supporting over 14k+ in 58 different countries through 1:1 coaching, my LinkedIn courses and partnerships with 30+ universities
• 300+ client testimonials

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