Navigating the Rise

This week I have the honor of having a session with Co-Founder and CEO of Reasi.

Reasi automates property settlements so customers can transact real estate using only their phones. We've streamlined home closings and eliminated frustration in a $110 billion industry plagued by expensive fees and wire fraud. However, the deal is sourced; Reasi will close it efficiently and securely.

John described how his Asian culture ensures his worth ethic. Given the state that Asians are still being discriminated to some extent, he believes that it is up to Asians themselves to put in the extra effort to bridge the gap. Like other successful entrepreneurs, he doesn't want to give anyone an excuse for any failures, even if the reason is something he can't change, such as his race.

John is a web manager with over 10+ years of experience launching web sites, applications, and content to market. My passion lies in learning new techniques and technologies to improve business operations.

This week we explored what it means to have strong emotional intelligence.  People usually associate emotional intelligence in how well we can read and understand other people.  Valerie gave her perspective in developing a strong foundation for emotional intelligence, and that begins with the self instead with others.  After all, how can we say we know about someone else when we don't even know about ourselves.  Additionally, we also explored how the people we don't like can be potentially what we don't like about ourselves.  Valerie mentioned how she was a hypnotherapist to get people to get over their fears and blockages.  Many times, it results from the lack of awareness and acknowledgement of the situation.  How many times have you noticed where you ignore the facts because you refused to acknowledge the situation?

We also explored many ways to respond appropriately where we control our response as opposed being reactive.  Some ways include letting the emotion out and then process that.  That does not mean directly confronting the the other individual directly, but more like writing it out and then throw it away completely.  Now that takes up a step deeper.  Why do they give us such negative emotions?  Many times we have complete control our responses because the trigger was installed by us, not by others.  That is why the same thing can make some people unhappy and another joyous.  We have to dig deeper into what was causing this.  There is the concept that the world is our mirror, and when we see something we don't like, we tend to arouse strong negative emotions with it.  In this episode, we started to explore how to start with ourselves and what mindset changes needed to be done (such as liking everyone, including people you don't like) as a way to start to build the right foundation in having emotional intelligence.

This week we explored how to navigate the situation as a meek individual.  We investigated how it affects our work lives as well as our personal lives.  These effects have long term consequences, both good and bad, depending on the environment we are in and being exposed to.  We explored how can we deal with that situation in cultures where being meek is perceived to be incompetent as well as where it is highly valued.  Because of those situations, how to go about content switching between the two becomes vitally important.  As such, the conclusion boils down to personal development.  When we are consciously aware of our surroundings, we can look at the situation objectively and do context switching rather quickly.  Even if we mess up, we can readjust accordingly as opposed to constantly worrying what the next step will be.

Regarding self-development, the most important thing is being self-aware.  In previous episodes, we talked about the role of context switching. In some situations, being meek is excellent, while others were being submissive is not as high.  We can take the lesson from previous episodes on using our background to do successful context switching. If we can decide what works in the meek environment but also what synergistically works in a non-meek climate, we can create a response in a better way.  Tim and I had the issue because of our unique upbringings where we are sometimes passed over because of our temperament.  That is also a reason why we are continuously trying to change ourselves in a way so that we can survive in a culture where self-promotion is critical but strategically.  Please leave any comments and listen in as we summarize in how to act and behave as a meek individual.

This week we explored how to build up the mentality of having a successful business when the traditional path either cannot or won't serve you.  Alex started his career where most of his income came from commissions, which means he gets paid based on results as opposed to time like a regular job.  That means he had to be creative in how he approaches his career.  Like most Asian households, he had a lot of communication challenges with Asian parents on what needs to be done where pleasing his parents meant making minimum wage.  He decided to chart his path into a real estate business where he gave his mindset on his approaches toward business.  He had this full commitment toward the company for 12 months of working 40-50 hours a week before deciding to call it quits.  He also took his lessons from his Asian parents on how they started enterprises to create a legacy of his. Listen here as we delve more deeply into how he used his Asian upbringings to get to where he is now.

We also dove deep into his upbringings and how some immigrant parents do not have any choice but to be an entrepreneur in the United States.  Some of the struggles involve language barriers, credentials not matching up, and other barriers that prevented them from securing a typical job.  Because of that, Asian immigrants went through many unstable environments where they wanted their children to have a more stable career.  That which is in the complete opposite of what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.  Alex mentioned his upbringing made him believe the entrepreneur is not a right path but a step to overcome to have a secure income.  However, Alex said how, when he went to the job market how his skills and educations do not pay him enough to make his ROI for his knowledge worthwhile.

Peter Lee has been in law practice for over 25 years. He practiced many different areas of law with current specialties in the following:

Peter Lee shared his background and how his family indirectly influenced him to practice law. One of the significant thing that helped Peter pivot into law was doing well on the LSAT. That started his career into law and stayed in that field for a while. Like many people who began their careers without experiencing other professions, Peter also wondered if being a lawyer was the right career path for him. Because of that, his early years where he was tempted to find something else. The typical syndrome that "grass is always greener on the other side." Peter took time off to determine whether being a lawyer was the right path. During his time off trying to find himself, he finally realized that it is a blessing that he found a career that was the best for him. He just had to find a way to create an environment that works for his personality.

This week we explored with engineer turned business owner in how she branched out in creating not one, but two businesses.  We examined how she went about creating her activities as well as what Asian traits she utilized to make her business successful.  Some sample traits mentioned including the cost conscious and the hard-working behavior commonly exhibited in the Asian community.  The perfection that was driven by our Asian parents helped her in addressing all the logistics in opening her first sandwich shop.  We also explored how the Asian culture of being obedient and humble hurt our climbing of the corporate environment, which also contributed to her desire to opening her businesses.

Known as the "Career Whisperer" in Fortune 500 companies for being the most sought out coach for employee & team success, Shian Chuan is a certified Master NLP practitioner and a Peak Performance business consultant.

Shian has mentored over 300 clients and is an accomplished trainer and speaker, having presented to 1000's of leaders around the world on behavioral science and human psychology.

Originally from California, Shian has more than 11 years of training, coursework, and experience related to mindset, brain and body-based personal development, and alternative healing.

To get in touch with Shian or for access to a stream of free insights and resources, visit www.shianchuan.com

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