The Tao of Self Confidence

Yvette Lu is an actor, filmmaker, and family physician in Vancouver, BC, Canada. As an actor, she has appeared on various television shows including FOX's Gracepoint and BBC America's Intruders. As well, her films have screened on television and in film festivals across North America, including at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, the Route 66 Film Festival, and on Shaw Multicultural Channel. On the other side of the camera, Yvette has worked as a producer, director, and composer for numerous projects. She produced "Alive and Kicking", a documentary that won Best in Show at the Near Enemy Film Festival in New Jersey. Dr. Lu is passionate about projects that improve health and well-being, and has written a research-based play about chronic illness. She speaks about medical issues on CityTV's Breakfast Television, and has also appeared on CBC, CBC News Now, and The Weather Network as a medical expert. Yvette shares how she is able to have more than one career by making choices that is in alignment with her true self and has paid off in her favor.  Check out Yvette's episode to listen to her story and tips to help you in your own journey Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Yvette's episode, Yvette's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Li Lin is the Founder of The Successful Immigrant.  She is a coach for successful immigrants in the US who want to make more money, gain the confidence they want to create their American Dream.  Over the past few years, Li has helped over 100+ immigrant professionals and international students over the past 3 years with H-1B and OPT job search because of her own job hunt experiences.  Because of her online coaching business, Li has been able to change the lives of many successful immigrants all across the USA. Li did not trust in herself and in her abilities back then but creating a business in her own way has given her the confidence to be her authentic self and to help others live their dreams their way.  Check out Li's episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Li's episode, Li's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Suzy Nakamura is an actress.  She began her professional career doing small plays, including one show in Siberia.  It was a folktale and she played a bird and she performed it in Siberia. Eventually she was hired to tour with the Touring Company of The Second City. She also opened the first two shows at The Second City Detroit. After moving to Los Angeles, she began guest starring on television, eventually landing recurring roles on The West Wing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Modern Family. She currently stars with Ken Jeong in Dr. Ken on ABC. Suzy shares a tragedy in her life that has helped her become her own cheerleader to build the confidence to live life on her terms instead of the expectation from others.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Suzy's episode, Suzy's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Priska, born Priscilla Liang, is a Taiwanese-American singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. In Middle School, she experienced being bullied by her peers and turned to music as an important escape.  She spent a brief time in Fuzhou, China, performing in a televised singing competition, Minnan Idol, in which she placed 2nd in the US and Top 30 overall. Priska is an avid supporter of the Asian-American community in Los Angeles and has been invited to play events for a number of Asian-American clubs and organizations such as TAP, Kollaboration, APA, AAJA, and more. She has collaborated with a number of musicians, most notably rapper Dan AKA Dan, and is currently completing her first solo EP for release in 2017. Priska used to be crippled with insecurities which is something we can relate to.  A trip abroad helped her realize how being yourself was the remedy to become more confident and live her true self. Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Priska's episode, Priska's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kristy Arnett is a professional risk taker and podcaster.  As a podcaster and professional risk taker, she guides people who are in the question of, “WTF am I doing with my life?”  She has dedicated her life to exploring the ways people can shift their relationship with risk. Kristy shares how she was able to work from inside and create her own internal shift to have the confidence to live life on her own terms, love her authentic self, and create an impact by helping others along the way.  Check out her episode to listen to Kristy's story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kristy's episode, Kristy's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Tina Kim is comedian and entrepreneur.  She has  traveled the world doing stand up comedy, performed at hundreds of colleges, corporate events and produced many shows in the last 15 years.  She is currently working on her startup and only available for corporate events for stand up comedy. Seattle is her home town and she is a graduate of the University of Washington with a journalism degree.  She enjoys teaching indoor cycling and group fitness when she can and loves boxing. Tina shares how being self reliant has helped her build her own confidence to do the things that she is in alignment with rather than pleasing others.  She also shares that taking care of herself first has also helped her become happy and at peace with herself.  Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Tina's episode, Tina's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Kavea R. Chavali is an award winning Anchor/Presenter having hosted more than 1300 shows across the globe and on television.  She is also an actress in short films and web videos and an enthusiastic entrepreneur. Kavea shares how life was before she found her own confidence and the steps she took to certify herself that she is capable of anything if she believes in herself and takes action on pursuing what she wants, not the what society tells her to do. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Kavea's episode, Kavea's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Swati Sharma is an anchor and actor . She has done the lead role in hindi feature film "Overtime" starring Satish Kaushik, Vijay Raaj, Yashpal sharma and Zaakir Hussain.  In events she holds the experience of hosting more than a 1000 shows. From corporate conferences to launches to award ceremonies, press conferences, college shows, public events, Govt festivals, Family events etc .  Trusted by many brands such as Bodyshop, Tata, Castrol, Femina, etc. and repeated by every client and company she has worked with. Swati shares how an "I can do that" attitude led her to do something she loves instead of living a life that she was told to do.  In this episode, Swati also shares shocking information that even I wasn't aware of during the interview. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Swati's episode, Swati's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Richa Shah Satiya is the founder of Fabulously Desi which provides authentic hand embroidered clutches and potlis.  Being bought up in a diamond merchant’s family, Richa always wanted to learn about diamonds and how to design and make jewellery. She started working when she was 18 and always knew she wanted to do something of her own someday.  After she quit my job, she did my G.I.A in jewellery design and diamond grading but fashion has always been calling. Richa ended up using my designing skills to create Fabulously Desi. Richa shares how she quit her job to follow her dreams of starting her own business based on her passion and how its help her become the success that she is today.  Tune into her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Richa's episode, Richa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Vera Mao is a digital marketer as well as a fashion and travel blogger.  Vera Mao has more than 4 years of experience in fashion blogging and has since developed a keen eye for storytelling through styling and photography. She travels to fashion weeks in Asia frequently and has a keen understanding of the social media habits of people in the region, and also keeps her finger on emerging young designers in Asia.  Vera is currently a HerWorld magazine insider and has also hosted the HerWorld Streetstyle Awards 2015. With a business degree under her belt, Vera is now working in the digital marketing industry. Vera used to lack confidence especially when she moved from China to Singapore.  She was shy and even bullied when she moved.  It wasn't until she started blogging where her confidence grew and knew it was something worth pursuing.  Check out Vera's episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Vera's episode, Vera's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Tanya Munshi is the founder of The Lifestyle Portal which is a cookie jar of all the good things you love about life; from food and recipes, fashion and style, home and living, parenting and pep talk, travel and culture and most importantly people’s start-up stories that you simply love writing about.  She has been  featured and profiled over a 100 entrepreneurs/ start-ups from various fields and have collaborated with some of the top brands in the country. Tanya used to never believe in herself and her abilities.  She went through many bad moments in her life but Tanya realized her true worth by leaving a bad marriage and starting from scratch.   Creating The Lifestyle Portal is what helped Tanya boost her confidence and be the success that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Tanya's episode, Tanya's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Nicole Syjuco is a Makeup Blogger and Youtube Beauty Guru from the Philippines.  Beauty is her passion.  She loves everything beauty and makeup related. Nicole runs a beauty blog which she shares with you her make up techniques and tricks, her make up tutorials, her favorite products, and reviews/swatches of makeup products. Nicole used to lack self confidence because she was different from everyone else.  When she realized that being different is a good thing, that is when her confidence grew and became her true self in the process. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Nicole's episode, Nicole's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Niña Terol describes herself as a “communicator, connector, and changemaker.” A writer at heart whose over 15-year career has spanned the public and private sectors, including roles in marketing, non-profit consulting, creative enterprise, publishing and media, politics, and corporate communications, she now heads corporate affairs for the Manila office of one of the world’s largest and most trusted names in integrated marketing communications. Niña shares what she went through as a child that gave her a lack of self confidence and the moments in her life where she was able to reclaim her confidence.  She also shares tips for you to help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Niña's episode, Niña's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Bianca Valerio is a host and presenter from the Philippines. She has presented for brands such as Hermes, Jimmy Choo, Patek Philippe, Zara, Uniqlo, Samsung, L’Oreal and MAC, among others.  Her versatility ranges from launches, demos, competitions, pageants, workshops, red carpet interviews, live corresponding, to performing arts and more. Besides hosting, Bianca has been also employed as a published author, beauty editor and newspaper columnist, in addition to giving makeovers on her former TV show, Fashion and Style Hub (FASH) on the Lifestyle Network. Bianca used to be bullied by her peers and did what she could at the time to survive.  Certain transformations in her life led Bianca to boost her self confidence and be an inspiration to others in the process.  Check out her episode as Bianca shares her transformation. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Bianca's episode, Bianca's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Mary Tao is a multi-disciplinary designer living and working in San Francisco.  She is currently at Amazon working on making Alexa a system across devices.  Previously, Mary was at Campaign Monitor helping businesses connect meaningfully with their audience via analytics and insights.  Mary also created #100daysmagicrealism which is an exercise where she drew 100 drawings based on tweets from the @MagicRealismBot twitter account.  Mary talks about how she was able to find her own creativity outside her job which gave her the confidence to create her own projects and create better results at her job in the process.  She also shares her tips that can help you in your own journey to self confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Mary's episode, Mary's website, resources, gifts and so much more.