Model Breakers with Charlene Wang

"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. 

"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 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. 

“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. 

"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.  

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.  

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"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.

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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!