Being Unapologetically Authentic with Jean Tien

In our journey this season, we started by dissecting the nuts and bolts of career success – what it is and the secrets to achieving it. Our first episode dove into the realms of salary expectations, but guess what? We've pivoted to something even more intriguing: the world of expectations in general.

Why? Because fluid conversations lead to unexpected insights. We've ventured from topic to topic, discovering how seemingly distant s...

Have you ever wondered how your expectations are ruining your life?

In this episode, I explore how my expectations have been feeding my need to control my life. Whether it's in my career, family life, or friendships - my expectations have led me to experience so much personal conflict. Internal and external.

The inspiration for this episode came to me recently from chatting with friends. One friend can't figure out what to do ...

In the last episode, I spoke about the salary expectations, and how it fits within your success story. Many of us may not really understand or even have a success story. Or, we get caught up with the success story that we're told to have, rather than to take the time that allows us to feel successful. If this is you, then I created this episode for you. 

Listen today for the tools you need to discover your own personal success stor...

In this episode, we examine how society's pressure to "keep up with the Joneses" impacts our definition of success, especially when it comes to determining how much money we need to make before we consider ourselves successful. This is what I call the "Jones metric". Join me as we navigate the blurred lines between personal achievement and external expectations, questioning why we measure our worth by material comparisons. Don't mi...

Hussle isn't required for success. In fact, it can actually stall or kill your success. Instead, allow yourself to be in a state of rest as much as is required to allow for creativity to blossom and productivity to rise.

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Today, Andrea Johnson, aka The Intentional Optimist, shares her secrets on what it takes to be intentionally optimistic...and it's not what you think. There's no faking it here!

Andrea Johnson is a thought leader, speaker, coach, leadership trainer, podcaster (Intentional Optimists podcast) and Professional Encourager. With over 23 years as an administrator and Operations Manager in a university medical setting, Andrea found her pa...

I'm so excited to have my friend, April Mitchell-Boudreau, with me on the show today. April is the founder and designer behind Lofttan, an Indigenous owned company based in the heart of the beautiful Niagara region and traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnabe people. Owner/designer April Mitchell-Boudreau is a Turtle clan Mohawk with roots at Six Nations. She’s passionate about awakening and engaging the creator that li...

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Being Unapologetically Authentic podcast! I'm SO excited to be back with you this season, where we dive into the TRUTH behind success.

Each one of us has been taught to believe in success. Some of us have been told what success look should like, and others, have braved the wilderness to look for their own version of success. 

Wherever you are on your journey, I invite you to join me this season as I ...

I am closing out Season 2 of the Being Unapologetically Authentic podcast with this little reminder that despite our differences, we're all the same. Hopefully this season has resonated with you and has shown you that you're not alone. Our experiences are unique but our challenges are the fundamentally the same. I will resume Season 3 in March 2023.

Until then, please don't hesitate to reach out with questions at info@jeantien.com....

Growing up, education was always seen as the path to success. It's how my parents grew up and it's what they instilled in us. This was a shared experience with many, if not most, of my Asian friends. Our parents pushed us to excel in school because they grew up under a system where better grades meant better opportunities upon graduation.

As John Spinks, senior adviser to the vice chancellor at the University of Hong Kong, said "Ed...

Why aren't there more employees of Asian descent, especially women, sitting in the corner office of Corporate America?

While there may be plenty of junior level employees who are of Asian descent, the number seems to drop once you cross the threshold into senior management. Asians can't seem to advance to senior management roles within Corporate America. Is this due to the unconscious biases or perhaps even conscious prejudices ag...