The Tao Of Self Confidence With Sheena Yap Chan

Larissa Lam is an award-winning pop, dance and soul-influenced singer and songwriter. Her current single “I Feel Alive” won the 2015 Hollywood Music in Media Award and Akademia Music Award for Best Dance Song. She was named November 2015 Best Vocalist of the Month by SingerUniverse Magazine. This petite, Chinese-American woman defies stereotypes and expectations with her powerful and soulful voice. However, what makes Lam stand out is her range and ability to craft memorable melodies with lyrical depth and empowering themes. Lam can energize you with club anthems, show some sass with a jazzy twist or bare her soul with a tender ballad. Growing up in the United States, Larissa used to be ashamed of being Asian American. She wanted to be like her peers since she grew up in a predominantly Caucasian community. A story from the Bible helped Larissa realized to embrace her culture and now gets involved in Asian American issues to educate and bring awareness. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes

Ashley Low founder of Ashley Low Photography, she is a family photographer who specialises in newborn photography. She absolutely love what she does. Ashley gets to be around by all the sweet newborns who give her big smiles and beautiful poses (despite the occasional pees/poos), the drooling but cheekily cute babies and the running around toddlers who motivates her to keep fit! There was a time in Ashley's life where she was miserable and too afraid to speak. When she knew she could live high, it meant for her to live a happy life. Find out in this episode how Ashley is able to live high and overcome her self confidence issues. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Ashley's episode, Ashley's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Zeoane is a versatile talent, well-known for her bubbly and fun energy in her hosting shows. She had rave reviews and testimonials of her roadshows, dinner and dance parties, seminars and community shows. She has been featured on Singapore national TV channels like Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, Toggle TV and Starhub Cable TV. Her latest projects are for Singapore’s Health Promotion Board’s stage plays to raise awareness for national health campaigns. For Zeoane, it was a challenge for her to build confidence especially with her body since she was not the typical Asian female. This led her to low self esteem and self sabotage. When her husband introduced her to a form of meditation, that was when she able to build her own confidence. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Zeoane's episode, Zeoane's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Shuling Yong is a filmmaker with a passion for creating positive social change through media, and have Produced/Directed Growing Roots which premiered on the Discovery Channel, worked with the Chicago-based multi award-winning production company Kartemquin Films on Maria Finitzo’s In The Game and Steve James’s America To Me, and on Rebecca Parrish’s award-winning documentary Radical Grace. She has also worked with multiple non-profit organizations across Chicagoland, helping take their videos and online marketing efforts to the next level. Shuling also has a podcast called Reel Impact based on interviews, case studies, tips and stories from impact film and video professionals worldwide. Shuling was not able to express herself when she was younger. Growing in as Asian household, her family was never expressive which made Shuling not realize what she can truly achieve herself. In this episode, you will learn what Shuling did to gain confidence to be where she is today creating a positive impact through film

Lisa Chang is a proven modern day social marketing expert, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. Lisa is traveling the world sharing her message to become self made. She is helping individuals with her vehicle to create self confidence & residual income. Her inner drive is to help more women become independent and to create a better world for children to explore their dreams & goals. It was difficult for Lisa before to express herself and her feelings because of her upbringing but when she had the courage to share about her father's death and how its affected her, that was when she was able to find her voice in this world. Check out her episode to listen to Lisa's story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lisa's episode, Lisa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Shamila Gopalan is Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist of Catalyst/TV. She is also Founder & Managing Director of BlinkAsia, a visual digital B2B content agency focused on the technology and government sectors. Being a board member of Asia Content Marketing Association (ACMA), she also speaks at industry focused events & contributes thought leadership content to relevant platforms. Before Shamila's success, she used to always live in fear. She was afraid of what others might think of her or what actions she takes in life. When she learned how to let go of the fear to live life on her terms, that is when she started gaining confidence. Tune into today's episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Shamila's episode, Shamila's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Angie Kim is a Korean-American actress whose desire is to break barriers for Asians in the entertainment industry. Her first introduction to the spotlight was through hosting her own radio talk show. Having a greater desire to showcase not just her voice, she decided to compete in global pageants such as Miss Asia USA and Miss Korea. Even with success in these areas, she longed to express herself beyond the limits of appearance and began her pursuit as an actress. Despite not having acting experience, casting directors were quick to see her genuine and uplifting personality shine through, which ultimately landed her first role as lead female actress alongside Ken Jeong and Eric Roberts in the film K-Town Cowboys (Release Date: 2015). With recent productions, working with HBO and actors such as Ernie Hudson and Rob Schneider, she is on her way to become one of the breakout actresses in the Asian American community and be the pioneer for Asian Americans in the entertainment industry. It was difficult for A

Vanessa Teck is an Asian American scholar-activist. She received both her M.A. in Higher Education and B.A in Intercultural Communications and Digital Media Studies from University of Denver. She is the co-founder and EVP of Multimedia and Outreach of Project Ava, a social justice and advocacy based multimedia production company. A daughter of Cambodian refugees, she has always felt a deep commitment towards addressing issues of equity, access, and persistence. Vanessa used to follow what other people wanted her to be instead of what she wanted to be. The minute she decided to stop being other people's fantasy, that is when she was able to step into her own power to be her authentic self. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Vanessa's episode, Vanessa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Jennifer Wang is a blogger and a design student passionate about sustainable fashion and inspiring others, especially young adults, to approach life with an environmentally and ethically conscious mindset through her blog, Sustainable Siren. She hopes to convince and inspire others that within their pre-existing love for fashion and shopping, that they have the power to help the earth by lessening your environmental impact, and to help others by supporting companies with ethical labor practices in place. Before Jennifer became a successful fashion blogger, she used to follow what everyone else was wearing since she cared too much about what her peers thought of her. When she decided to just start creating her personal style and stand our from the rest, the people around her loved it even more which in turn helped her with her confidence and learning to just be herself. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Jennifer's episode, Jennifer's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Melissa Tan Li Hsia is a Malaysian model and television personality. Tan is known as being one of the contestants in the Asia's Next Top Model. She was working as a financial consultant before deciding to take a leap of faith to pursue full-time modelling. It's hard to imagine that before, Melissa felt awkward about herself and was not comfortable in her own skin. It wasn't until she reached university that she realized that the moment she stopped caring about what others thought of her and started focusing on being herself, that was when she was able to gain her confidence. Tune into Melissa's story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Melissa's episode, Melissa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Joyce Pring is TV, online and radio host. Joyce is a flexible host for a diverse array of platforms. To date, she has hosted countlessly for events and major brands, and been part of various TV shows. You can Catch Joyce on The Rundown, Monday through Thursday on Magic 89.9 with her co-hosts. Joyce also performs on stages of all sorts and regularly updates her social media platforms with her cover songs and originals. She takes part in online shows talking about music, travel, and anything that engages her fun and quirky audience. Joyce shares what confidence means to her and the importance of working from the inside out. This has enabled her to live a life she has always and passing along the confidence to others to be inspired to take action in their own lives. Tune into today's episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Joyce's episode, Joyce's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Arabelle Yee is the International Speaker and Australia #1 Results & Accountability Coach. She has spoken on different stages internationally and worked with thousands of women from across the globe in the areas of self-development, mindset, human behaviour and business startups. She has been featured in major publications as well as media as an influential coach and speaker serving as a catalyst for women to step up and step into their personal leadership. Arabelle knows that in order to gain confidence, it's all about taking action no matter what the results will be. When she lacks the confidence, that's when she starts to doubt herself and her abilities. In this episode, Arabelle will talk about how she is able to overcome her issues to be the inspiration that she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Arabelle's episode, Arabelle's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Vrinda Seth is a fashion stylist and a creative fashion director. She is also the founder of VL Company which is a fashion styling and creative production services agency. A niche platform that aims to offer best resources with styling, beauty consulting and fashion visual image solutions. VL styling production will bring to the Asian fashion and beauty world an ability to work its own image/visual transformation. Before, Vrinda suffered with low self esteem. She used to compare herself to others and had a negative mindset. When she let the world be and focused on herself, she started gaining her confidence and is now living her true self. Check out her episode to listen to her story. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Vrinda's episode, Vrinda's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Mary Dee is a fun-loving professional who has been inspiring smiles, laughs and tears for over a decade. Her work as a Professional Speaker, Consultant and Actress have put her in front of the camera, media and audiences all over the globe. She's delightful to work with, has a wide range of skills and talents that you can count on, and she's been known to try anything once. Mary used to be conscious about her weight appearance because she wasn't considered the media's standard of beauty. When she stopped hiding under the covers and realized her own beauty including her flaws, her confidence was raised to a whole new level. Tune into today's episode. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Mary's episode, Mary's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Lauren Bullock is a multi-racial writer, performer, and community organizer. As a founding and three time member of the University of North Carolina’s slam team, the former Artistic and Executive Director of Wordsmiths (UNC’s first-ever organizational board dedicated to poetry and slam), and Future Corps mentor for international youth poetry festival Brave New Voices, Lauren is committed to supporting the young voices of her generation and those after. Currently she serves as a contributing staff writer for nerd culture web site Black Nerd Problems as well as poetry editor for literary magazine FreezeRay Poetry. Lauren used to be too shy to say anything for fear of rejection but in this episode, she will share how spoken word and poetry has help her be more confident in herself and also learn to speak her voice out loud to inspire others. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Lauren's episode, Lauren's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Pearlin Siow runs Boss Of Me, a boutique book writing agency that specialises in helping people write as well as publish books. A former journalist, she has written several bestselling biographies for top entrepreneurs and companies in Singapore. Believing that there is a bestseller in all of us, Pearlin also mentors budding authors and helps connect them to publishers and book distributors in Asia. Her clients range from millionaires to stay-at-home mothers. Writing was something that came easy for Pearlin but decided to explore other industries. No matter what happened, she was always brought back to write. Find out in this episode how she was able to realize her natural talent to live the life that she has today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Pearlin's episode, Pearlin's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Swati Joshi is the founder and CEO of Influenshine where she helps companies survive, and thrive, in the new world of digital marketing.. After completing her degree in engineering at IIT Kharagpur, Swati worked with some of the largest global corporations, serving as a business consultant and working across the USA, Europe and Asia. She has complemented her technical and business background with digital marketing skills from Stanford University. Swati took the plunge to start this business even though many people did not believe she made the right decision. She knew in her heart what was right for her and took a journey of a lifetime. Listen to her episode as she shares her story and tips with you. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Swati's episode, Swati's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Angeline Tan is a filmmaker, writer and athlete. In the summer of 2014, she cycled 4,000 miles across America in a personal record time of 39 days. And produced a full-length documentary. She did them both without any prior experience in endurance cycling or filmmaking. Angeline realized that in order to get out of a life of mediocracy and to start thinking big, she to do something extraordinary. Find out what made Angeline to dream big and reach high in order to be the person she is today. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Angeline's episode, Angeline's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Grace Armani is a visionary and creative entrepreneur. She is dedicated to producing high quality content of empowering, inspirational, uplifting, and purposeful messages to assist entrepreneurs, creative souls and free-spirits alike in their journey to design an abundant life of passion, success, creativity, beauty, love, joy, adventure and ambition. Grace used to be shy and would never express her true self but a series of experiences helped her to keep learning and growing into her life's purpose. Tune into today's episode to listen to her story and tips that you can use in your own journey. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Grace's episode, Grace's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Alfa is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Armed with a voice, an instrument, and a keen sense of crafting a song, Alfa Garcia is "an artist who has a spectrum of colors in her palette, a songwriter with a knack for tickling a mainstream ear." Audiences from Maine to Manila have seen this skilled multi-instrumentalist pour her heart, soul and sunshine onto a crowd, with an easy charm she's learned from years on the road. Alfa shares her struggles when she first moved to the United States and also how she was able to come out of it by having a blank slate along with tips that can help you in your own journey. Tune in today to listen to her episode. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Alfa's episode, Alfa's website, resources, gifts and so much more.