Take charge of your life.

Christopher Nguyen is a self-taught product design leader, founder, and creator.  Formally, he was the Head of Design at Thailand's first FinTech unicorn and held other design leadership positions.

Chris Nguyen, from the UK living in Vietnam, talks about the journey that he went through to be able to take charge of the life he has right now.
The challenges he went through shaped him to be a design leader, teaching others the ropes for them to be able to take control over their own career.

Chris and I have a lot in common on a mindset level so this episode flew by like no other.

Watch the full episode here:

Follow his journey in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjhnguyen/

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/semigrownkid

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semigrownkid/

Success doesn't only come from the hard work you do.   

Listen to Micka Chu, MC, actress, model and content creator, talk about her journey around the world and her story in Vietnam going from hating being here to absolutely succeeding.   

Originally from Russia, she grew up in France, worked in China and moved to Vietnam over 6 years ago. The struggles she had initially didn't stop her from reaching her goals and dreams. She entertains her following on TikTok, IG and is also seen on national tv on the regular.   

We are super grateful to have her on the podcast and share her story.   

Listen to the Full Episode:  https://youtu.be/MqwmFNVsNH8

Follow her on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/micka_chu_/ 

Follow her on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@micka_chu_

Are you in your 20s and trying to figure out what you can do to improve the quality of your life?   

In this 20th episode, we talk to Mark, a good buddy of mine here in Vietnam and we basically talk shop about our experience during our Personal Development Journey.   

Mark wrote his own songs back in Ireland and got picked up by a local radio station, 2 years later he was MC on massive festivals in Croatia before he moved to Vietnam where he is starting his own business.   

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/56FiDRf6ntE

Follow him on: https://www.instagram.com/trippygorilla/

In this episode, we talk to Jet Toh from Singapore who spent over 100K USD on personal development for events from Tony Robins to have the best mentors possible. He is also the author of "Of Goals and French Fries" where he lays out his 9-step Mastery Plan to help people succeed in their careers and life.
We deep dive into Jet's life and career to who he becomes today as a semi-retired entrepreneur spending most of his time with his family.

Watch the full episode:
https://youtu.be/FTrDjaBju-A

Check out his website:
https://www.9stepsmastery.com/

Find him on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/JetTohOfficial

In this episode, we talk about a hustle mentality, what it actually means and why we do it. There are so many great pieces of advice so make sure to give it a full listen.   

Tyler Maurice from around Seatle has always been a hustler his whole life. Dropping out of school and leaving home turned his life around and the challenges he faced from that moment shaped him into who he is right now. A few years later Tyler runs multiple bars and cafes in Saigon, Vietnam where he started his little family.   

Listen to Tyler's mindset behind running multiple businesses and having a family at the same time.   

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Tyler on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tylermaurice/ 

Check out his businesses: https://youtu.be/PXIRAvyiyAU

https://www.instagram.com/lostandfoundsaigon/ 

https://www.instagram.com/lostandfoundcafevn/ 

https://www.instagram.com/bricknbarrelvn/ 

https://www.instagram.com/nightcap.saigon/ 

This episode was life-changing for me personally, two of my mentors with decades of combined experience dealing with ADHD, habits and routines get to know each other for the first time while talking about what they have been through to get to a point to be able live with ADHD and even use it in their advantage to succeed in their lives.   

Wes Jackson immerses himself in a lot of research and reading about mainly self-development content and ADHD. This is what he is sharing with us about how to get started and how his journey of personal growth is going.   
He is the CEO of Omega Digital, an agency focused on digital marketing through deep data research and turning that into a high-quality strategy. If you need someone to elevate your brand, he is the wizard for you.   

Werner Kruger from South Africa is a man with many interests. I call him one of my mentors but also a good friend.  To name a few of his projects, he is a Forex and Crypto trader, an investor in NFTs, the Metaverse, and many other industries. Back home he started hustling early from the age of 13 with collectibles and he also broke a few world records in drag racing.   

What I admire a lot about him is his self-awareness of his physical and mental state. He is always in search of optimizing his routines to get the most work done.   

Books mentioned:
- Flow | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Game Changers | Dave Asprey
- Thinking fast and slow | Daniel Kahneman
- The One Thing | Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan  

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/jlGodYFA09w

Follow Wes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewesjackson 

Make sure to follow Werner on IG: https://www.instagram.com/_wernerkruger_/ 

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX7EF8wVxBVhG?si=8ff6f653fce74571 

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In this episode with Sander we talk about finding a balance within yourself and around you. Events and moments in your life might be the hardest you have ever been through but with the right mindset and support around you, you will learn and grow from that.  After not seeing each other for many years, this episode was basically a catch-up call.   

Sander Heyns, 27 from Belgium is an Event Manager and my oldest friend. We were friends from the age of 2.5 years old. He is a true workaholic.  He lives in Antwerp where he runs a company that organizes events in and outside Belgium, caters for them and makes sure it's the best event the client has seen by telling a story with the concept. He is very ambitious but that also made him burn himself by partnering up with the wrong people, persisting on the right path, and following his dreams gave him another chance that brought him great success.   

Watch the the full episode:  
https://youtu.be/nMTl60jkr2I

Follow him on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sanderheyns/