Archive - Hyphen Nation

Make Way for Yourself

Always being so polite and deferential can be misperceived as weakness, start taking up the space you deserve, literally and figuratively

Jul 30

June 2024

Your Network Determines Success More than You Realize

People think luck, talent and hard work determines success. I would add that your network can drastically improve your odds.

Jun 13 •

May 2024

Silencing Your Inner Critic

Being raised to be perfect can lead to a lifetime of crippling self-doubt and fear of taking risks, that needs to be overcome in order to be successful.

May 30 •

No Longer Keeping Our Heads Down

Asian American executives have long tried to blend in but are now starting to proudly stand out.

May 23 •

April 2024

How Perception Becomes Reality

Yuta Watanabe is an incredible basketball player, but he was never able to realize his full potential in the NBA because he was always an "other"

Apr 20 •

March 2024

Don't Just Eat Bitter, Start Demanding Better

Suffering for the sake of suffering serves no purpose.

Mar 27 •

January 2024

Stop Being a NPC and Be the Main Character

Take control of your own story and build an abundance mindset by taking managed risks in your career and life.

Jan 9 •

November 2023

How the Immigrant Scarcity Mindset Holds Us Back

Asian Americans are caught between two worlds and need to adapt in order to play the game successfully and win in Corporate America.

Nov 28, 2023 •

We Don't Need Permission to Dance

Like BTS and Parasite, Asian Americans need to be so good that we can’t be denied. We won’t wait to be given our seat at the table, we will take it.

Nov 26, 2023 •

The Audacity to Wave 'Em Off

Jeremy Lin showed the world that what was seemingly impossible, was possible, because he dared to believe in himself.

Nov 26, 2023 •

October 2021

The Asian American Myth: Effort Leads to Outcomes

Working hard is not enough to succeed.

Oct 15, 2021 •

February 2021

Don't Start Something, Get a Job

Sometimes the right job can make starting a company a lot easier.

Feb 3, 2021 •

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