Comfort & Growth with Crystal Lim-Lange

This week, we delve into the extraordinary journey of Jianhao Tan, Singapore’s OG YouTuber superstar and founder of Titan Digital Media. Despite his introverted nature, Jianhao has amassed a staggering 7 million devoted fans, captivating audiences with his unique blend of humor and relatability.Jianhao reflects on his remarkable rise to prominence, shares his origin story about growing up in Cambodia and Vietnam, and then returning home to Singapore and discovering a passion for making videos. With candor and insight, Jianhao shares the challenges he encountered along the way, from overcoming self-doubt to navigating the complexities of fame in the digital age.Beyond his professional endeavors, Jianhao provides a heartfelt glimpse into his personal life as a devoted family man sharing poignant anecdotes about balancing his career aspirations with the joys and responsibilities of fatherhood. Join us as we embark on an inspiring journey with Jianhao!Highlights————02:56 Jianhao’s origin story - growing up in Cambodia and Vietnam07:20 150 million views per month0830 Starting a business at 21 from the piano room1100 Adversity bonds people1200 Balancing advertising and being a creative1300 How to price yourself as a creator1455 Mentoring other influencers1700 Becoming a parent1735 Buncha and meeting his wife 1900 Navigating boundaries between public and private life2226 On Oversharing2400 Managing different types of people2615 Titan Academy hits 100 episodes and the importance of celebrating2812 Milestones that matter and balancing act2934 Working with a PA3100 Being a stoic and stoicism3230 The self-awareness deficitFind Jianhao at:Youtube⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jianhao⁠Instagram⁠instagram.com/thejianhaotan⁠TikTok⁠tiktok.com/@thejianhaotan⁠Facebook Page⁠facebook.com/thejianhaotan⁠Twitter⁠twitter.com/thejianhaotan⁠Twitch⁠twitch.com/thejianhaotan⁠And check out ⁠https://thestarry.co/⁠ Debbie’s jewellery line  of high quality diamond simulate pieces for everyday wear!

This week we are going to take a practical and insightful deep dive into difficult conversations and storytelling at work with regional communications expert Shruti Bose, Head of Communications and Public Affairs Asia Pacific for Roche Diagnostics.Shruti shares real life stories of influencing stakeholders using empathy and storytelling as a secret weapon, not taking conflict personally, and her tips for having difficult conversations at work.I also loved her groundedness and attitude of gratitude, and hope you are inspired by her story too!ShownotesOn the National Women’s Checkup Week with Singapore Cancer Societyhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/rochediagnosticsasiapacific_sgcheckup-xproject-everywoman-activity-7064820493081608192-OM52?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopGet screened - link to Singapore Cancer Societyhttps://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/get-screened/breast-cancer/mammogram.htmlHighlights========01:00  How we met in the Biopharma industry03:20 Shruti’s childhood and how it shaped her03:52 The Fs of Life challenges - Fairness, Failure, Fear06:00 On losing her voice08:43 How she came to work for the Biopharma sector13:20  Intellectual vs social friction and not personalising15:30 - reading too much into a situation18:00 - On asking for support18:55 - Her difficult conversation at work with her stakeholders20:00 - Don’t be married to an idea21:58 - What you can and can’t control22:54 - On our unconscious bias23:58 - Gratitude Quotient GQ 25:00 - The worst time to be grateful is after you lost it26:25 - Happiness, freedom and courage27:43 - Launch of National Women’s Checkup Week30:30 - Not every conflict needs to be resolved31:00 - Storytelling model - CAP - Connection, Appeal, Proof33:00 - The power of storytelling at work - examples in real life, Jack Ma, Indra Nooyi35:00 - Creating demand for what we need36:40 - Word of the year!

Want to be a luckier, calmer, more productive person in 2024? You’ve come to the right place! Join Crystal and Dr. Greg as they share their best little mindset hacks and rituals for success and positivity! In this episode, we’ll talk about developing a lucky identity, arigato in and out (or the joy of spending money), “off gassing walks”, magic sleep music and much much more!Enjoy this fun episode and let us know what you think!Resources:The “Arigato In Arigato Out” book we mentioned on money isHappy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money Kindle Editionby Ken HondaThe amazing deep sleep music is https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vJYui0LnaQQEK8PamfKrp?si=93c3a1fa13c14161

We are super privileged to have with us Elaine Yew, one of the world’s most respected leadership advisors, making a rare appearance on social media! Although Elaine prefers to shun the spotlight, she is very well known to industry insiders as the go to person for advice on senior leadership, succession planning, board advisory and any sort of problem that keeps powerful organisations and leaders up at night. In this episode, we cover practical advice for anyone who wants to develop more gravitas, confidence and impact at work, and also delve into deeper topics such as developing your own leadership identity and how to navigate a bicultural Asian and Western context, especially for Asian women! Hope you find this episode as engaging and practical as I did :)00:00  Introduction1:40  Elaine’s career4:49 On having a unrelated career to what you studied and unfair advantages5:55 Passion and originality6:13 Egon Zehnder’s research on what the 4 factors of potential in people - Curiosity, Insight, Engagement, Determination9:00 Navigating male dominated workplaces13:12 Leadership styles - embracing the range and the “AND”14:50 Jo Chew’s Masters thesis on how Asian women in Singapore and Malaysia make it to the top of their careers in a bi-cultural context16:00 Tea Pouring Boss B*tch story21:33 On the quality of energy in leadership24:00 Developing your own identity at work - defining who you are, not who you are not25:15 Being realistic about whether you can bridge the gap or not25:35 On dealing with people dehumanising or objectifying you the workplace27:00 Consciously conveying to other who you are about and sharing about yourself29:25 How to develop gravitas 30:55 The importance of arriving and connecting in the boardroom32:05 On not rushing yourself - Crystal’s childhood story35:49 Setting the tone of a meeting37:00 The ability to adjust to different time parameters, prioritise and synthesise important points Resources: Jo Chew’s thesis on female Asian leadership https://flora.insead.edu/fichiersti_wp/InseadEMCtheseswave34/98788.pdfCall number link on the Insead catalogue:https://librarycatalogue.insead.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=98788

Settle in for the ride of your lifetime with our signature power visualisation exercise and be treated to the tools and inner technology that I use with my coaching clients.If you haven't done the prep work in Ep 23 - please listen to that first!After this episode, journal, write and draw the most important and meaningful images, words and phrases that came to mind and share them with me on IG!Wishing you so much love and light!Thanks for being with me on this journey and I hope you slay all your 2024 goals with self-love, grit and resilience!Much love,Crystal

Learn how to use a powerful visualisation technique to envision and prepare yourself for success in 2024!This was one of the most popular tools from our recent round of sold out workshops on Manifesting Success, and Crystal takes us through some of the biggest misconceptions about visualisation, and how high-performers use the tool to create the conditions of success.Prep exerciseDo this exercise before you go on to the Time Episode visualisation exercise in Ep 24First write down a goal. Then write down 3 most likely obstacles or challenges that will derail you.For each of those 3 challenges, come up with 1-3 action plans to overcome them.E.g. I want to be a mindful person and practice 30 mins of mindfulness every day.3 likely challenges - I may forget, my kids may yell and disrupt me, I may get bored with thisAction plans - I will set a timer on my phone, I will have a backup plan to do a body scan at night before sleeping if I don’t get to practice, I will do my mindfulness in the shower if my kids are yelling, I will find an alternative way of practicing mindfulness with my children, I will switch to mindful listening at work, I will try a different type of mindfulness every month etc.Inspirational Quote (applies to men too!)“The women I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong and they handled it. They handled it a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.”― Elizabeth GilbertResources: Watch these videos of high-performance athletes at the Winter Olympics sharing about their visualisation processHow Conquer an Olympic Biathlon https://youtu.be/uzpOFOjbkBw?si=mylyTbJsJjyNgoQ9Before the Start of an Olympics Doubles Luge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDmRwjBryu0Before She Skis the Cross-Country Course  https://youtu.be/pZf24MEemKI?si=I52BpK8bb_RAMy8XOlympic Athletes - Mental Imagery - Before The Snowboard Cross Gates Open  https://youtu.be/pZf24MEemKI?si=I52BpK8bb_RAMy8X

One of our favourite podcast guests - Juliana Chan, Very Cool Scientist and Queen of LinkedIn, is back again in this episode to discuss 2 major life crises that changed her life - her dad’s illness and her miscarriage. *Content warning- We discuss the details of miscarriage and processing grief in this episodeIn this candid and very real chat, we delve into how how we dealt with these confronting times, and what we chose to learn from them. We also explore how we can move from Victim mindset to Responsible Mindset and own our narrative.Juliana is also starting a new Find Your Superpower Linkedin Bootcamp! For more details see the link below:⁠https://www.julianachan.org/find-your-superpower-community⁠Highlights:—————1:41 Juliana’s 2 big life changing experiences03:00 Juliana’s relationship with her dad05:00 On helplesslessness07:00 Post Traumatic Growth09:09 Walt Disney’s 3 chairs11:10 Processing her father’s illness12:00 The power of awe & Dacher Keltner13:00 On moving from control to surrender16:46 Sending our daughters to girls schools vs mixed schools21:00 Juliana shares about her miscarriage26:41 Ambiguous loss27:45 Crystal shares about her miscarriage.  28:55 On shame31:30 On victim mindset vs responsible mindset (*I learned this exercise originally from Gareth McIlroy)35:20 Juliana’s LinkedIn Bootcamp  Resources:---------------Juliana’s Find Your Superpower Linkedin Bootcamp! ⁠https://www.julianachan.org/find-your-superpower-community⁠Dacher Keltner’s book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life Hardcover – January 3, 2023⁠https://www.amazon.com/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform/dp/1984879685⁠

The iconic Daniel Priestley is back for part 2! The bestselling author of several of How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids, Oversubscribed, Become a Key Person of Influence and Entrepreneur Revolution, Dan Priestley shares his candid views with us on thinking like an entrepreneur and preparing your mindset for the future of AIWe discuss- Why SG's youth are less likely to want to become entrepreneurs compared to other countries- How to encourage kids to be entrepreneurial thinkers- Dan's childhood entrepreneur origin story- 3 essential mindset shifts you must have for the future of AI- Dan's latest projects Find Daniel’s work at:⁠https://danielpriestley.com/⁠Daniel’s Amazon author page⁠https://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-Priestley/author/B00699HDBA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true⁠YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyPersonOfInfluence/videos⁠LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpriestley/⁠We discuss:- Why SG's youth are less likely to want to become entrepreneurs compared to other countries- How to encourage kids to be entrepreneurial thinkings- Dan's childhood entrepreneur origin story- 3 essential mindset shifts you must have for the future of AI- Dan's latest projects Find Daniel’s work at:https://danielpriestley.com/Daniel’s Amazon author pagehttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-Priestley/author/B00699HDBA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyPersonOfInfluence/videosLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpriestley/Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanielPriestleyFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/dpriestley

Work-life bestie is in fangirl mode this week as she interviews Daniel Priestley, the author of several of her all-time favourite business and leadership books- Oversubscribed, Become a Key Person of Influence and Entrepreneur Revolution. This episode is full of fresh and truly original insights from Dan, and we cannot recommend it more highly whether or not you are an entrepreneur, because in the age of AI, everyone needs entrepreneurial thinking skills!Find Daniel’s work at:https://danielpriestley.com/Daniel’s Amazon author pagehttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-Priestley/author/B00699HDBA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/KeyPersonOfInfluence/videosLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielpriestley/Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanielPriestleyFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/dpriestley

Your work-life bestie interviews her "Gen Z bestie" this week, Sahur Saleim is a social media star and CEO of her own beauty brand, Sahurs Art and she is just 25!!!In this episode, Sahur shares her journey to launching her own inclusive and cruelty-free beauty brand, talks about overcoming fear and ignoring trolls, upholding her values, thriving despite supply chain challenges in Covid times, and even gives Crystal some practical makeup tips!Find Sahur atIG & Tiktok @sahursartand check out her amazing, cute and cool makeup products athttps://sahursart.com/