Obsessed With ABGs

Reina and Kimberly ARE BACK - and they revisit their Boardroom of Allies. In past episodes, they spoke about the team that they channel to help them get through life (through inspiration, support, advice). But sometimes, these people don't have to be real. From Britney Spears to Friday Nigh Lights' Tammy Taylor, listen as they list their pop culture and fictional characters that make up their boardroom.

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Listen to the original Boardroom of Allies: https://tinyurl.com/9855m69k

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | Tim Urban: https://tinyurl.com/2zxc3hbx

Shonda Rhimes, "Year Of Yes": https://tinyurl.com/p8ar3arc

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Website: hacushi.com

Instagram: @obessedwithabgs

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Love to knit? Have a YouTube channel? On the cusp of freelancing? Reina and Kimberly explore the great, and not-so-great of aspects of having a side hustle and how technology, the pandemic, and hustle culture is affecting society. They also chat about their current and past side hustles and how they are making it work. 

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Reina and Kimberly are OBSESSED with productivity apps and design! How can you make technology work for YOU and what methods work best to stay focus? They've gone through a lot of trial and error (and yes - they're still exploring), but they have found some things along the way that have been life changing. Listen as they list all the best apps that they use to stay focused, organized, and mentally well. 

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Focus Apps:

iFocus (Pomodoro Timer): https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/ifocus-pomodoro-relax-sounds/id1498438713?mt=12

Flora (Pomodoro Timer): https://flora.appfinca.com/en/

Fabulous: https://www.thefabulous.co/

Budgeting:

YNAB (You Need a Budget): https://www.youneedabudget.com/

Keeping Organized:

TimeIntersect (Cross Time Zone Scheduler): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/time-intersect-world-time/id998121750

Google Drive (Preferred Cloud Folder): https://www.google.com/drive/

Insight Timer (For Meditation): https://insighttimer.com/

Note Taking: 

Bullet Journaling: https://bulletjournal.com/

Notion: https://www.notion.so/

iPad Pro Notes:

Pencil Planner: https://pencilplanner.app/

Good Notes 5: https://www.goodnotes.com/

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Still in lockdown and Reina and Kimberly are missing their friends. Between work and not being able to go hang out with friends - they talk about how they're trying (or failing) to keep their friendships going. They explore Shasta Nelson's book, "Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness" and the three key pillars: POSITIVITY, VULNERABILITY, CONSISTENCY.

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Buy Shasta Nelson's Book: https://amzn.to/31GmZGu

Shasta's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJyWreER7A

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Find us...

Website: http://hacushi.com/

Insta: @obsessedwithabg

Twitter: @obsessedwithabg

Coach Reina on Insta: @reina.coaching

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We took a break from our regular upload schedule due to recent news in Atlanta, Georgia. We're sure many have heard about the mass shooting on March 16, where 8 victims (6 being Asian women) were murdered by a 21-year old white man. He targeted 3 Asian-specific spas across 2 counties.

We are both Asian women, who are minorities in Canada and Germany. This story felt personal. This felt like a direct attack on us, targeted and intentional. In this episode, we discuss our thoughts, reactions, and some information on what's been going on outside of the US as the rise of Anti-Asian hate has become widespread.

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Since most news outlets were awful and failed to call this a hate crime, we’re pointing to other sources so you can learn and feel what’s going on:

• Karen Chee on Late Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eECOwT1T5M
• Trevor Noah, Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL7dTFnByVs
• The Daily, “A Murderous Rampage in Georgia: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/podcasts/the-daily/asian-american-hate-crime-atlanta-shooting.html
• Shrrycola’s Poem: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMhqn6Whblx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Additional Resources:

• Project 1907: https://www.project1907.org/
• Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/safetytipsenglish/
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/

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Please note the names of those who have passed:

• Xiaojie Tan 
• Daoyou Feng
• Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez
• Paul Andre Michels
• Soon Chung Park
• Hyun Grant
• Suncha Kim
• Yong Ae Yue

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How are we filling our days during a lockdown? How are we keeping busy, and what do our hobbies mean to us?

The pandemic has forced us to change our habits and schedules. Whether you have more time (or less time), Reina and Kimberly discuss the value and importance of doing something for yourself and indulging in a hobby. Whether it's fitness, baking, games...there's something for you and they want you to find what it is.

Warning, Kimberly goes into her love for BTS (again) and Reina shares her disdain for puzzles (warning, they have some THOUGHTS on puzzles).

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Find us...

Website: http://hacushi.com/

Insta: @obsessedwithabg

Twitter: @obsessedwithabg

Coach Reina on Insta: @reina.coaching

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Kimberly and Reina return with season 2 - this time with special guest Renée Suen, travel and food writer/photographer! She is a columnist at SingTao's EliteGen magazine, and a regular contributor to Toronto Life, Chatelaine and WestJet Magazine. Her works are featured in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star Travel, AFAR, enRoute, CBC Life, Best Health, NUVO, Bon Appétit and Wall Street Journal.

They chat about her Asian-Canadian roots, her pivot from pursuing a doctorate in Cardiovascular Sciences to becoming a journalist, to her own boardroom of allies - and also how COVID has affected her work. Sometimes life can throw a lot of surprises your way and there's nothing like taking the bull by the horn and seizing the day!

Follow her on Twitter at: @rssuen

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Find us...

Website: http://hacushi.com/

Insta: @obsessedwithabg

Twitter: @obsessedwithabg

Coach Reina on Insta: @reina.coaching

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Reina and Kimberly talk a lot about their boardroom of allies …and who exactly is at the top of their list? Their husbands. 

In today’s episode, they share the mic with their partners and talk about communication, supporting one’s career, first impressions, and being in a mixed-cultured relationship. 

Also, the guys do a mean Jim Carrey impression so if anything - check that out!

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Find us...

Website: http://hacushi.com/

Insta: @obsessedwithabg

Twitter: @obsessedwithabg

Coach Reina on Insta: @reina.coaching

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We're human - and sometimes we inadvertently find ways to self-sabotage. Whether it's within relationships, work, or just getting through life...we have a little voice in our head that can sabotage a good thing. So what are your saboteurs? Reina makes Kimberly take the Saboteurs Assessment from Shirzad Chamine's book "Positive Intelligence"...and well...it kinda leads her into a downward spiral.

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Resources:

• Positive Intelligence: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/
• Wanna take the saboteur assessment test? https://www.positiveintelligence.com/assessments/

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Find us...

Website: http://hacushi.com/

Insta: @obsessedwithabg

Twitter: @obsessedwithabg

Coach Reina on Insta: @reina.coaching

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Notebooks, paper, and pens - oh my! Reina and Kimberly talk shop on their favourite stationery items. Learn what pens and journals keep them organized and the systems they have in place to tackle 2021. These small steps may make a big difference in your approach towards gratitude, goals...and life.

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Extra Reading:

• Buy Atomic Habits By James Clear: https://amzn.to/3meg7tq
• Buy The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: https://amzn.to/3fCOLMk
• Article on CEO Hidesaburo Kagiyama: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~nippon/file/jog480e.pdf
• Bullet Journal: https://bulletjournal.com/

Our Fave Notebooks:

• Leuchtturm1917 (A5): https://amzn.to/3wmDg1s
• Shinola Detroit: https://amzn.to/3u9OzZ8

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Get Organized! Visit Coach Reina's site to download your 2021 Goal Setting Work Sheets: http://www.reinashishikura.com/free-stuff

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