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The AM Podcast - A Podcast for Asian American Men

New Year, Same Me (Why most people fail their new years resolutions, finding your WHY, Chris shares the most important rule of success and more) Ft. Chris Ngo [Co-founder of The Leverage]

Feb 8, 2023
47:49

In today's episode, we're bringing back entrepreneur Chris Ngo, co-founder of The Leverage, a fashion house agency recently said to be the next global conglomerate in menswear by Forbes back on the show.

I'll be doing a new four-part series highlighting four high-performing individuals to break down what it takes for them to successful. With the New Years here and resolutions being made, I decided it'd be helpful to provide firepower for those serious about making positive changes in 2023.

In this episode, we discuss:

0:54 - 80% of people fail their New Years solutions by February 

2:17 - Mike talks about his 2023 New Years Resolutions

3:09 - Chris intros himself 

4:00 - What Chris has been up to since we last time we spoke

5:50 - Chris doing an Iron Man 

8:10 - Chris shares his take on New Year’s Resolutions

10:50 - What’s your why?

16:00 - How to find your WHY

16:24 - DO EVERYTHING and TRY EVERYTHING 

18:25 - How did you curate your mindset without having anyone to teach you?

19:00 - Working shitty jobs at 19 years old taught him many lessons

21:34 - What common theme do successful individuals share?

24:45 - Chris shares his story of the first time seeing a Ferrari in person

26:00 - Dealing with haters

26:57 - You either let criticism fold you, or you let criticism drive you

28:12 - What’s the minimum you need to get yourself fired up?

29:15 - What would the present day Chris tell his 25 year old self?

30:20 - Chris talks about dealing with failures 

32:10 - Chris the life coach?

35:01 - This is what Chris would tell you if he was your coach

41:25 - Chris listens to his 5 year prediction from his last podcast episode

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