Model Breakers with Charlene Wang

Charlene's newest podcast is based on her book, Model Breakers, dedicated to helping human embrace their authenticity in life. Get a copy of Model Breakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXSGVT Join 4,000 Curious Humans: http://livingos.substack.com

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Charlene with Mindy Zhang on Swing Dancing, Redefining Success, and Building a New Home in the Woods

"The first insight of swing dance is that I am capable of joy beyond what I’ve ever felt before. It made me realize that I had been putting a ceiling on my own joy, and unlocked for me what life could be like." Join exec coach Mindy Zhang and Charlene Wang for a candid discussion on rediscovering joy and the meaning of life. Get your copy of Model Breakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXSGVT/ --------------------------------------------- Connect with Mindy Zhang on https://www.mindyzhang.com ,...

Aug 16, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 7

Charlene with Victoria Young on Mindful Leadership and Holistic Growth

"I conflicted the idea of working hard with being mean to myself. When I’m mean to myself, I did work hard. But you don’t need to be mean to yourself in order to work hard. You can achieve whatever you want by loving and treating yourself with kindness and compassion. I just wish the younger girl would have the opportunity to speak up for herself instead of being afraid and hiding away." Join exec coach Victoria and Charlene for a candid discussion on rediscovering what it takes to live a good l...

Jul 17, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 6

Charlene with Jamie Kim on Reaching Out and Creating a Good Life

“Hating me as an asian actually makes me more asian. We come from such tremendous people. We can draw from their energy and become more resilient. We can thrive.” Join Jamie and Charlene for a candid discussion on reaching out, building community, and creating a good life. Get your copy of Model Breakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXSGVT/ --------------------------------------------- Connect with Jamie Kim: https://third-awareness.com Connect with Charlene Wang on http://livingos.substack.co...

Jun 16, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5

Charlene With Leland Franklin on Skydiving, Magic, and Compassionate Leadership

“Giving ourselves the permission to be what we want to be, or to not knowing who we want to be. It’s okay to not know.” Join Leland and Charlene for a candid discussion on redefining happiness, questioning our upbringing, and creating win-win relationships. Get your copy of Model Breakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXSGVT/ --------------------------------------------- Connect with Leland Franklin: Website: https://www.lelandfranklin.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lelandfranklin/ T...

May 24, 2021•38 min

Charlene with Jenny Kim on Navigating Personal Identity

"It's so easy on social media to judge others. The moment is important, but we need to remember it's a grain of sand on a huge beach basically. And you have to keep that big picture in life." Join Jenny and Charlene for a candid discussion on searching for identity, facing emotion and trigger, and embracing authenticity. Get your copy of Model Breakers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093JXSGVT/ --------------------------------------------- Connect with Jenny Kim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenny...

May 20, 2021•39 min

Charlene with Christina Qi on Life from Dorm Room to Billion Dollar Hedge Fund

Ten years ago, Christina didn't receive a return offer after a difficult internship. As her friends accepted jobs at prestigious companies, she felt lost in her career path. A series of failures resulted in her hedge fund, which grew from $1000 in savings to trading at $7.1 billion USD per day. Her hedge fund Domeyard is among the longest-running HFT hedge funds in the world. Join Christina and Charlene for a candid discussion on how Christina "failed upwards" and constantly reinvented herself. ...

May 20, 2021•26 min

Charlene with Caroline Nguyen on Creativity and Surfing Life

"I've been half asleep for most of my life. I was playing a certain game. I have a yearning to be creative, to find the meaning of life." Join Caroline and Charlene for a candid discussion on searching for identity, building in public, and the surfing analogy for life. --------------------------------------------- Join 3,000 Curious Humans at livingos.substack.com . Get the latest book updates at www.livingos.org/breakers . Follow Caroline on Twitter: twitter.com/SpaceXponential...

Apr 21, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 1

How to Escape the Competition and Create Your Own Game

Have you ever compared yourself with others or felt that you were not good enough? In this episode, Chris & Charlene will help you escape the competition mindset and create your game in life. Got a question and want Charlene & Chris to discuss it in the Model Breakers podcast? Ask away at charlene@livingos.org! Show Notes: https://livingos.substack.com/p/create-your-game

Mar 12, 2021•9 min•Season 3Ep. 2

How to Ask for What You Want: Breaking Your Ego and Fear

Have you ever struggled with asking for help? Does it feel shameful to ask for what you want? Here’s the secret: everyone, in business or life, needs some help to move forward. There is no shame in asking for it. Got a question that want Charlene & Chris to discuss in the Model Breakers podcast? Ask away at charlene@livingos.org !

Mar 01, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1

Charlene媽媽的子女養成秘笈

Join 3,000 Curious Humans: livingos.substack.com 每個人的成長經歷很大程度的影響了他們的個性與思維方式，今天我們有幸請來Charlene的媽媽來和大家分享她對於培養兒女的經驗心法。大家平常聽習慣了Charlene的第一人稱敘事，今天我們希望為你帶來另一個視角，讓我們來聽聽這位最親近的旁觀者視角裡的故事。這一集並不是單純的育兒經，我們希望不同的聽眾能從中得到對各自有用的insights，不論是學生、職場中人、還是新生父母。 ----------------------------------------- LivingOS Fellowship: www.livingos.org/fellowship Ask Oolong Chat: https://airtable.com/shrE12dddWMPTvAmi Review Full Podcast Show Notes: www.livingos.org/blog/podcast...

Jan 03, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 4

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