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They told him he wasn't good enough.
Not smart enough for Pure Literature.
Not good-looking enough for TV.
Not fluent enough in Mandarin.
Not enough.
But instead of shrinking, Aiken Chia—now a well-known content creator—chose risk.
In the first guest interview of Season 3: RISK (Episode 29), Aiken shares how every rejection became soil for something deeper, and how God rewrote his story when he dared to begin again.
This is what happens when you dare to color outside the lines.
00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Aiken's background and upbringing 06:11 - School life and how it affects self-image 11:05 - Growing up without a father figure 15:40 - How God changed Aiken's life 21:41 - How Aiken climbed out of the valley and became a YouTuber 32:40 - The risk of running a counter-cultural business model 36:44 - God's redemption and holding onto faith 40:12 - How to deal with critics 42:35 - Working with a God-honoring mindset 44:09 - What's the biggest you've taken? 47:20 - What would you tell people who want to take a risk?
By Wai Jia Tam5
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They told him he wasn't good enough.
Not smart enough for Pure Literature.
Not good-looking enough for TV.
Not fluent enough in Mandarin.
Not enough.
But instead of shrinking, Aiken Chia—now a well-known content creator—chose risk.
In the first guest interview of Season 3: RISK (Episode 29), Aiken shares how every rejection became soil for something deeper, and how God rewrote his story when he dared to begin again.
This is what happens when you dare to color outside the lines.
00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Aiken's background and upbringing 06:11 - School life and how it affects self-image 11:05 - Growing up without a father figure 15:40 - How God changed Aiken's life 21:41 - How Aiken climbed out of the valley and became a YouTuber 32:40 - The risk of running a counter-cultural business model 36:44 - God's redemption and holding onto faith 40:12 - How to deal with critics 42:35 - Working with a God-honoring mindset 44:09 - What's the biggest you've taken? 47:20 - What would you tell people who want to take a risk?