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Dear Reader, Last week, I stepped onto a stage to speak to hundreds of people. I was prepared and I knew my message but the night before I had a thought, what makes my message unique? Almost as quickly as I asked, I got an answer. A few days ago, before a big talk, I found myself asking: what makes my message worth hearing?The answer came quickly. I turned on the TV while ironing my clothes.A special was on for AAPI month and as I listened to stories from people like Connie Chung, DJ Rekha...
Hello Reader, Last week, I presented at a conference and I spent the entire day on my feet: facilitating, speaking, connecting. And I wasn’t drained. There was a time when far less would have exhausted me.Not because I was doing less… but because I was carrying more. More pressure. More responsibility. More performance. However at this conference everything felt so good. The space, the people, the information. And when I look back at how this all happened….it started with a subtle vibe....
Hello Reader, At one of my recent talks, I shared what it’s like to be the only woman of color in the room and to pivot onto a path my culture didn’t teach me to choose. And how, as an Asian woman, I was taught, directly and indirectly to stay quiet, stay humble, don’t take up too much space. Afterwards, a South Asian woman came up to me with tears in her eyes. She told me she felt seen.That she’s making choices her family doesn’t understand — walking away from a “good career” to follow...