Master of Achievement with Stephanie Nguyen

In this episode, I sit down with Rosie Chong - the 9-5 Personal Branding Gal and LinkedIn Expert who shares insider tips & tricks to help inspire and educate others around the world to build a memorable personal brand and has spent the last 3.5 years sharing her authentic journey (the good and the bad) in building her personal brand.

So with everything, awareness is such a key piece to getting over whatever hurdle or obstacle you’re in, so in this episode, you will learn:

• How to identify the key signs of burnout?
• How to find that spark again with things you use to love doing even if you feel so demotivated at this point in time
• Our personal strategy on being able to manage it all

Let’s get into it!

Hello hello and welcome back to the Master of Achievement Podcast, I’m Stephanie Nguyen - founder and podcast host and thankyou for joining me on another week of Master of Achievement where I provide actionable insights and brain gems to enable ambitious achievers to meaningfully achieve in their careers and personal growth.

Connect with Rosie Chong
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosielchong/
Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/rosiechong/?hl=en
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rosiechong?lang=en

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

Congratulations on making it to the mid year mark of 2024!

The year’s just zooomed by hasn't it?

If you’re feeling like you’re in autopilot mode, like every week is zooming by so quickly, like you haven’t achieved anything (even though probably in reality you have done so much more than you give yourself credit for), this episode was meant for you.

Today, there’s 7 questions that I want you to answer to reflect the 6 months that have just zoomed by.

If you can understand what worked or what didn't work, this will allow you to replicate success again!

Reflect with me! Here are the 7 questions:

1. What are the top 3 things that I learned that I’m really proud of, but in the moment of learning it made me feel really really really uncomfortable?
2. What did success feel like for me in the first half of the year, and what does success feel like for me over the next 6 months?
3. What were the original systems or habits that I set up at the start of the year that I'm readjusting because it isn’t working?
4. What is an original original system or habit that I set up this year that has continued to work out for me?
5. What is something that I'm currently struggling with and currently working on getting better at?
6. What is 1 word to theme the rest of your 2024?
7. What’s a quote you’re really loving at the moment which sums up your first half of 2024 and why?

Chapters

00:00 Reflecting on the First Half of the Year

04:30 Learning to Delegate and Share Roles

10:27 Embracing Rest and Healing

16:04 Pushing Through Limiting Beliefs

20:48 Redefining Success

24:19 Adjusting Systems and Habits

25:47 Working on Personal Struggles

26:47 Being Present in the Moment

28:06 Thinking Like a Farmer: Accepting the Seasons of Life

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this conversation, Stephanie Nguyen interviews Shane Kelly, an entrepreneur in the construction industry. They discuss the importance of trust in the decision-making process for clients, the challenges facing the construction industry, and the need for change. Shane shares his experience of starting a business during a global recession and the lessons he learned about understanding the fundamentals of his business and the value of trust. He also talks about his company, ProVise 360, and its mission to create a stress-free environment in the construction industry through innovation and technology.

Connect with Shane Kelly
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanekelly07/
Provise 360 - https://provise360.com/

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

Today I’m revisiting a vulnerable episode I did with the lovely Ishani Nigam about overcoming my limiting beliefs and outgrowing my need for external validations to achieve true fulfillment in my career.

Growing up in an immigrant family, I was taught that academic success and stability were the keys to happiness. However, I realized that achieving external goals didn’t bring me fulfillment.

So if you’re currently at a crossroads, feeling really confused about where you are in life, not really knowing what you’re doing, seeing your friends achieving while you feel like you’re not, and feeling like you’re falling further and further behind in life, then this episode is for you.

I share my journey on how I pivoted from commerce to construction, and it really wasn’t an easy journey. I wanted this to be a reminder that life is not supposed to be linear, but there are definitely some critical things you can do to help make life less fluctuating.

A little bit about Ishani Nigam: she is the podcast host and founder of My First Step Ever, a podcast for disruptors across the globe. The first step is always the hardest, and Ishani shares the unheard and unseen journeys of how her guests took their first steps to inspire others. If you want to connect with her, her details are in the show notes. She is an incredible person doing incredible things in her community.

Connect with Ishani Nigam
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishaninigam/
Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/myfirststepever_in/
Website - https://inmotionwithishani.wordpress.com/
Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4xzetcvL0JrzpSFA9Yntyr

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

Rebecca Bangura is a coach, facilitator and speaker who elevates leaders into building cohesive, high-functioning teams. She is on a mission to transform the world of modern leadership and team development.

In this episode, you will learn about:
→ What is leadership? Which leadership style is the best?
→ How the most successful leaders drive action, vision, and bringing people on a journey.
→ Fundamentals of authentic leadership which involves being true to oneself and having a clear vision.
→ How young professionals should focus on personal growth, learning from failures, and being authentic.
→ Fulfilled achievement which is about doing something that matters and leaving a positive impact on others.

Want to learn more about Rebecca?
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccabangura/
Website - http://www.rebeccabangura.com

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this episode you will learn:

•  My strategies in finding the right mentor/coach that will provide maximum return on investment
• How much should you pay for a mentor/coach? What's the price range?
• What kind of mentor/coach do you actually need?
• If you don't have the financial capacity to invest in a mentor/coach, how can you still reap the benefits without financial investment?

Chapters

00:00 - Knowing When You Need a Mentor or Coach
06:19 - The Importance of Mentors and Coaches
08:15 - Different Types of Mentors
23:41 - Benefiting from Mentorship without Financial Investment
31:06 - The Greatest Return on Investment: Investing in Oneself

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• How to use different interaction styles and core traits to improve team cohesion.
• How observing and understanding the workplace dynamics is crucial for junior professionals to contribute effectively.
• How to deal with politics in the workplace - focusing on facts, maintaining integrity, and not getting caught up in noise.

Want to take Ploomo's psychometric testing to understanding your learning and leadership style?

Request your own personalised Brain Profile Assessment HERE.

✳️ Connect with Rebecca Del Rio
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-del-rio/
Bizcap - https://www.bizcap.com.au/
Ploomo - https://www.ploomo.io/

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• The foundations of a successful company include having the right people with alignment and achieving product-market fit.
• How increasing awareness and understanding of oneself and others is key to building high-performing teams.
• How to manage up and giving feedback to your managers (especially as a young professional)

Want to take Ploomo's psychometric testing to understanding your learning and leadership style?

Request your own personalised Brain Profile Assessment HERE.

✳️ Connect with Rebecca Del Rio
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-del-rio/
Bizcap - https://www.bizcap.com.au/
Ploomo - https://www.ploomo.io/

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

Ah the corporate buzz word....Networking!

Everyone knows how important it is.

Not everyone knows how to do it well.

In this episode you will learn the 5 traps that are stopping you from networking successfully and what YOU can do to become a networking expert.

If you know someone who is struggling to network, or wants to improve on their networking skills, share this episode with them and don't forget to give me a 5 star rating ONLY if I added value to you 🙂

Speak soon

Steph

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

✳️Download my FREE Life Audit: https://lifeaudit.masterofachievement.com/master-of-achievement-life-audit?fbclid=IwAR3e8xYSNlFllASX5LXpbzbjk7nucQYtTL4BxIlqyJDNIp0dq3W2iiGpqDM

One of the biggest factors in achieving FULFILLED success, is the element of gratitude. But how can we grow gratitude in times of real challenge and adversity?

I speak with Manjoo Lawlani, a senior leader in global company VFS Global on how she has been able to embody and practice gratitude through many hardships in her life.

In this episode you're going to learn:→ How to practice gratitude from the smallest of things.→ How to shift your mindset from seeing the world with a glass half full rather than half empty.→ How gratitude is the cornerstone of achieving fulfilled success.

 ✳️ Connect with Manjoo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manjoo-b-b9245b1a9/

What should I cover in the next episode?

For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.
Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful.

It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within.

If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.