Khe Hy, the founder of RadReads and former managing director at BlackRock, shares his journey from Wall Street to building a community for professionals. He discusses overcoming self-doubt and the fear associated with drastic career changes. Khe emphasizes the importance of refocusing on personal values rather than external validation. He also unpacks the scarcity mindset, revealing its negative impact on relationships and self-worth, and offers insightful advice on nurturing genuine engagement online.
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Quit Wall Street Job Without Plan
Khe Hy quit his prestigious job at BlackRock without a plan after 15 years.
He felt a gnawing question about the purpose and future of his work and life.
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Identity Loss and Fear of Failure
Losing professional identity is destabilizing and terrifying.
Fear of failure for Khe meant risking his family's financial security.
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Identity Creator Versus Taker
Transition from identity taker to creator means building identity intentionally from core values.
Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads, which is a community of 20,000 professionals seeking to reexamine their relationship to money, ambition, and ultimately themselves. Khe has been calledOprah for Millennialsby CNN andthe Wall Street Guruby Bloomberg. He spent the first fifteen years of his career in the financial services industry researching hedge fund investments. He was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock where he oversaw the New York Research Team.
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