When our Career is in a tough spot, it feels like the world’s against us.

No one will give us a chance. So we retract and hold tightly to what we have. Which leads us to feel even more alone.

But what if we took the opposite approach?

By giving first and tapping into every resource available.

Jessica Nguyen, CLO of Lexion, grew up with no resources or community support. She had to carve her own path if she wanted a different future.

So, she began selling stationary door-to-door at 9 years old.

In this honest and passionate interview, Jessica reflects on how she built her incredibly supportive ecosystem and uncovered every resource available, to get jobs and win awards that to most seemed impossible.  

In this interview you’ll take away:

2:45: The impact of giving mentorship at scale

3:50: Why your journey starts at the start (not what you see on social media)

5:50: What to do when you don’t have any resources

9:30: Uncovering Jessica's gifts

13:13: When your purpose meets the right circumstances

17:45: How important it can be to have agency

21:30: The mindset of: “Here's how what I've got, can help you”

24:30: The impact of mentors you relate to

26:40: How to keep being yourself when it’s hard

28:35: Why you don’t want to swim upstream

33:30: What happens when you give without the expectation of return

40:30: To little Jessica: focus on what you can control

Episode Resources:

Learn more from Jessica Nguyen about how to give at scale and tap into every resource here: www.linkedin.com/in/jessicanguyen.

To uncover your natural gifts and elevate your Career or your Team, connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/chadaboud/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.chadaboud.com⁠⁠⁠