Badass Asian Dudes

In this episode, we talk with Mike Hoang, who was able to retire early through real estate.

Mike is the owner of KM Communities, a social enterprise merging residential real estate investment and community development in Oklahoma City. Mike was on the founding board of directors and is the current President of the Asian District Cultural Association. He was recognized as among the top up and coming leaders in Oklahoma City under 30 years old becoming financially independent at the age of 31. As a public speaker, Mike uses his experience in business and his family’s journey as immigrants to the US as a platform to influence and inspire others. He has been invited to speak around the country and has spoken to crowds upward of 25,000 people. Mike accounts his drive in business and leadership to his family’s Vietnamese heritage and his faith.

We hit on a wide range of topics in this episode, from business, real estate, financial independence, spirituality, cultural identity, and masculinity.

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Connect With Mike

• http://mikelhoang.com

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Connect with other badass Asian dudes every First Thursday of the month in the DOJO on Discord as a safe space to practice vulnerability, exercise emotional intelligence, and have meaningful conversations about Asian identity, masculinity, fulfillment and success. http://bit.ly/monthlyfam.

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In this episode, private equity investor, Sam Fong, founded the Asian Investors Network to help the Asian community become better investors. We talk deeper about why financial security and freedom is important in order to create more abundance and possibilities to pursue our passions, including the two main emotions that trip up investors - fear and greed. Sam's entrepreneurial mindset has been cultivated since childhood, trading Magic The Gathering cards and investing into startups. He's learned a lot from his successes and mistakes and shares his philosophies with us in this episode.

Be sure to tune in, write down your own insights and takeaways and share this episode with one of your brothers! Subscribe to get notified of new episodes, dropping every other Wednesday!

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

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Join the Monthly Men's Group on Discord

Connect with other badass Asian dudes every First Thursday of the month in the DOJO on Discord as a safe space to practice vulnerability, exercise emotional intelligence, and have meaningful conversations about Asian identity, masculinity, fulfillment and success. http://bit.ly/monthlyfam.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
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In this episode, we have Brian Kim (B.Kim). B.Kim is a singer-songwriter, music producer, and dancer who grew up in the Northern Virginia area. Growing up music has always been a part of his life. It all started with old-school R&B music, introduced by older friends, and K-Pop. Both of these factors are key initial influences on why B.Kim is who he is now. It wasn't until the first day of his first 9-5 job that he realized music was more than the silly song covers and troll dance videos he posted. While taking it more seriously, that's when he learned how to produce, mix, and create full songs. He has also performed live in Virginia, Washington D.C., New York City, and more both musically and with his dance team. He is now living in New York City and finding more inspiration and making more moves to eventually make music his ultimate career.

Be sure to tune in, write down your own insights and takeaways and share this episode with one of your brothers! Subscribe to get notified of new episodes, dropping every other Wednesday!

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Join the Monthly Men's Group on Discord

Connect with other badass Asian dudes every First Thursday of the month in the DOJO on Discord as a safe space to practice vulnerability, exercise emotional intelligence, and have meaningful conversations about Asian identity, masculinity, fulfillment and success. http://bit.ly/monthlyfam.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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In this episode, we have Nishant Bhat, serial entrepreneur who co-founded Color Genomics, which is valued at over $4.6 billion, and BioTech investor, having launched the SciFounder Fellowship to invest in budding BioTech companies. We talk about Nish's journey, from having grown up with East Asian and Indian culture, to his career successes, to his transition to providing opportunities and guidance to budding scientist-entrepreneurs. This is all the while maintaining humility and appreciation for the people and environment that made him the way his is, without yielding it to it by losing drive. Beyond that, Nish is also a passionate diver, foodie, and chef.

You can reach out to Nish on LinkedIn.

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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In this episode, we have Arun Govada, real estate salesperson and comedian. Arun is a multifaceted, real estate salesperson, singer, and comedian who comes from many cultures. We talk about being a Third Culture kid, living in different cities and countries. We explore his definition of a badass Asian dude, being someone who can recognize the presence of the generations of people who have contributed to where he is today.

Follow him on Instagram at http://instagram.com/listen2arun.

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Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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In this episode, we feature Bryan Pham, co-founder of the Asian Hustle Network. Growing up to over 80k Facebook members in just over a year, hosting huge events, and even launching their own book, Bryan has had massive impact for the Asian community. We talk about his mindset behind entrepreneurship, as well as masculinity, Asian identity, and life in general.

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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In this episode, we talk with Dating & Relationship Coach for men, Aisen Li. Living in the western world as an Asian immigrant, Aisen found it difficult to date western women. It took a toll on his self-confidence and self-worth. But after a lot of personal growth and providing value for his community, he's seen major improvements in how he approaches dating, and the women he attracts.

Be sure to tune in, write down your own insights and takeaways and share this episode with one of your brothers! Subscribe to get notified of new episodes, dropping every other Wednesday!

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Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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The Badass Asian Dudes are back with Season 3. This is the 36th episode in the overall series and we're so excited to get this going again. The past 2 years have been a roller coaster, to say the least, and it's hard to keep your head up with so much going on. This is the place to find some grounding, clarity, and inspiration again from other badasses in the brotherhood.

In this episode, we catch up with a couple of the hosts of the show on what being a badass Asian dudes means to them and what their plans are for this community. To find what to look forward to in 2022, we took the route of looking inside. Tune in and share this show with someone you think would like to hear it! And don't forget to subscribe for more episodes (dropping every Wednesday)!

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Support this show and the movement:

• Cop yourself some merch at http://badassasiandudes.com.
• Share this episode with one of your brothers!

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes
• Subscribe to our newsletter for actionable advice and wisdom, as well as discounts and meetups at http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe

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On this episode, Victor talks with Samuel Shin. Samuel was a psychotherapist for 7 years, but left after getting burnt out. He now does life coaching for the Asian-Am community and specifically Asian men. He runs a bi-weekly men's group, and also does individual & group coaching. He has an 8-week group coaching program for men who have left unfulfilling jobs & careers to create a life and income aligned with their passion & purpose. 

[05:55] How did Sam get into men's work?

[12:15] Being a BAD means choosing the uncommon, heart-centered path

[17:15] Sam's journey in developing emotional stability and fulfillment

[32:36] How Sam could help you find purpose

[48:10] The first step to depth, aliveness, and creativity is to just start talking about it

[59:01] What Sam's working on to address these problems

From Samuel about the course...

Thanks, Victor and BAD for letting me promote my course! I don't mention much about it in the interview, so here's more info: Conscious Career Master runs every quarter. It’s an 8-week journey limited to six men who know they have a bigger, heart-centered mission, but are feeling stuck in loops of fear, self-doubt, not feeling ready or good enough (imposter syndrome). These are men who have a vision or even a general direction, but aren't sure what actions to take. Using proven techniques from therapy, meditation & coaching, I help you get clear on your vision, remove mental, emotional and spiritual blocks, and start getting results. 

Contact me to get on the waitlist:

Facebook: @asianshealing

Instagram: @theasiancoach 

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Register for one of our virtual Saturday Social Hours: https://bit.ly/BADsocialhour.
• Get on the waitlist for our merch dropping soon! https://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.
• Join the more private BAD FAM in the Emotion Dojo to exercise your emotional communication skills, limited space: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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Nick & Victor sit down with JT Tsui where they discuss his journey from developing himself and others in the physical realm and then taking the same attitude to develop people's mental health and spiritual well-being.

In this episode, we talked about:

[02:29] What is a Badass Asian Dude to JT

[03:47] JT's background in physical education allowed him to develop students into full-fledged athletes. However, becoming a competitive athlete is as much of a mental game as it is a physical one.Time in education allowed JT to embrace self-development creating a to shift towards mental health and spiritual well-being

[08:34] As much as the athlete's mindset and discipline can help with succeeding with long term goals, it is using this example JT warns of the duality of character traits. While the athletic mindset can be leveraged to great effect to improve yourself and overcome obstacles, it also leaves you to be unable to turn off where it removes you from other important activities such as being fully present with family and friends.

[09:30] Deep self-reflection is what JT credits to sparking the change in his behaviours, believing self-reflection is the key to gathering awareness of who you are. With genuine introspection it allows one to prioritise their values and focus more energy into creating more time with what is important to the individual. 

Consequently, introspection and defining your vision will allow you the power to take ownership of your values and sense of self, which in turns leads to more deliberate action in your own life.

[13:35] JT comments that prioritising, permitting yourself to take breaks, and time management is essential to begin the process of self-reflection and taking ownership in your life. Warnings of allowing time for growth and not being so fixated on the time duration is the key to long term commitment of this journey. 

Furthermore, being objective with yourself and examining yourself without judgement will enable you to explore suppressed emotions and experiences, as well as thoroughly reflect on how developed behaviours may have been influenced by others. Only after reconciling what can be extremely difficult emotions and experiences can we begin to take the next steps towards developing better mental and spiritual well-being.

[19:52] Challenging how we think, act and behave and creating permanent changes can be extremely troublesome, however, JT believes one of the most important aspects is the need to create your vision and then use your vision as your guiding North Star. 

Listeners should take particular note where Victor comments that the journey does not have to be an independent one and can be undertaken with others where you can find support, as well as further opportunities to explore and reflect. It is common knowledge that Asian culture and its influence can create obstacles to pursuing your path, where these flawed beliefs can take form in the way of generational parental conditioning. 

So it is important to do as Bruce Lee once said and use these teachable moments to take the good and leave the bad to better develop the future generations. As a father, JT uses everyday moments with his children to create better conversations, engagement, and opportunities to take ownership of their own lives.

[32:44] The Next Generation. In this section, JT talks about the need and benefits of guiding children and young adults to develop strategies to take more ownership in their lives. With mindfulness being the first step to developing the necessary self-awareness to develop further positive habits and momentum. On the other hand, JT also expands upon the organisational and political barriers to developing mental wellness in educational institutions.

[39:17] As the three discuss the benefits of positive momentum, JT points out that a positive mindset and attitude about oneself is key before the positive momentum can start permeating the areas in life that you want to work towards.

[44:35] In closing JT re-emphasises the need to create easily manageable steps and limiting your focus on particular areas before moving onto the next. But alongside these methods, JT reaffirms the need to have the discipline to commit to these long term changes which can be incremental and slow.

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9 Ways To Become A Fulfilled, Badass Asian Dude

Download the collection of wisdom from our podcast guests on how to become a Badass Asian Dude: http://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe.

Connect with us:

• Follow the Instagram at http://instagram.com/badassasiandudesofficial
• Join the other 1200+ Badass Asian Dudes on Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/badassasiandudes.
• Register for one of our virtual Saturday Social Hours: https://bit.ly/BADsocialhour.
• Get on the waitlist for our merch dropping soon! https://badassasiandudes.com/subscribe
• If you’re interested in developing your own emotional intelligence with other Fulfilled Asian Males (FAM), join the waitlist: http://bit.ly/emotiondojo.

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