Julie is one of my dearest friends. I remember her helping me out during my most dire times. Her random act of kindness shifted the way I started to see the world. She helped me with another breakthrough of being able to ask for support.
This is why she is so passionate about her leadership coaching practice.
Why am I doing this? Look around - how many Asians do we see represented in senior leadership positions, starting businesses, or just going for their dreams? When you do, it's the exception and not the norm. I'm CONVINCED this is largely due to generations of cultural conditioning which has ingrained limiting beliefs in our subconscious, creating a thick bamboo ceiling on our potential. These same hallmark qualities that we love and hold dear (like working hard and being humble) have given us MASSIVE success, AND let's be honest - it also LIMITS us.
Check this out if you are looking for inspiration and good vibes all around.
Julie is one of my dearest friends. I remember her helping me out during my most dire times. Her random act of kindness shifted the way I started to see the world. She helped me with another breakthrough of being able to ask for support.
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These my top ten takeaways from our conversation during episode 72 of the Davidson Hang Podcast w/ Julie Tran
For context, Julie and I first met through the Chinese Business Advisors networking group that Mindi and Monica put together. I met them when I was work at Alphaserve Technologies.
I remember going through some tough times; I was going through depression and felt lost. I remember feeling like my life was not working, and I put together a GoFundMe. Her kindness touched my heart and opened me to being able to ask for help. She also inspired me to get deeply involved with Landmark- a life coaching and personal empowerment program where I volunteered and met her through that community again years later.
Her being and leadership were evident when she kindly paid for another person's transformation, whom she just met that day. Keep in mind, these programs are not exactly cheap, but so worth it as some of my most significant shifts have occurred during Landmark seminars and programs.
1. Laws of Attraction- she helped get me into positive thinking and manifesting your dreams.
2. Never give up on your dreams- she was not able to have kids and it really caused her to be sad and down in life but she pursued being a foster parent and it has really transformed her in a big way.
3. Lose yourself in service of others- Julie and I sit on the associate board of the Orphans Future Alliance and being able to know that you are impacting so many less fortunate than you are puts you in a good state of mind because at the end of the day you know you make a big difference in the world.
3. Practice being raw, authentic, and vulnerable. Of course, it's easy to criticize and judge others. Anytime I see myself being hard on others, I know that its a reflection of myself, and when I say anything about others, it's also how I feel about myself. That's why every interaction with Julie is filled with praise and positivity because at the end of the day, we support each other, and leadership is sometimes a lonely journey, especially if you are disrupting something as big as a movement as breaking the Bamboo ceiling.
4. Invest in yourself- She's committed to so many coaching and personal empowerment programs. It shows as she is growing and evolving every day, every month, every year.
5. Build a community- She's created a Facebook group and has fostered a community. When you empower others' success, there is no better feeling in life, knowing that you've helped sourced so many people to reach for their dreams and step outside their comfort zone.
6. Don't be afraid to challenge the status quo- She doesn't always have the most comfortable conversations with herself and others, but is it worth it to tell the world how painful it was to not be able to have kids? Yes, because there are so many people in the world that struggle with the shame of not being able to have kids. She's open to sharing the beautiful experience of being a foster parent. No, it's not easy, but it's so rewarding.
7. Take time to yourself to unwind and have fun- I remember her doing a silly dancing challenge and laughing/smiling when I saw her doing that. Life is hard enough- take some time to relax and have a good time. Don't forget that we are fortunate to be alive right now. Despite the circumstances, it's always a blessing to be alive and healthy to read this.
8. Enroll others in a mission bigger than yourself- All of the work we've for the Orphans Future alliance, she's helping others, and I know she's helped other members join the associate board and in sharing her passions- others being interested in this journey as well. Never did I think that I would help out Orphans in Southeast Asia in my life but here we are doing things that I would never even think about.
10. Put family first- Despite all of the fantastic things she's up to, she always puts family first, and it sets an excellent example for the kids that no matter what, my love for you comes first.
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Thank you, Julie! I want to acknowledge you for our friendship, your love for yourself, and everyone in the world, and your spiritual connection to the universe is inspiring. :)
