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Ibrahim SowunmI's avatar

I definitely feel echoes of this in my own life. That’s coming from a British Nigerian. Funny how universal aspects of these are. Thank you for the essay.

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Dave Lu's avatar

Thanks, Ibrahim!

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Justin Ho's avatar

Incredibly well written and inspiring, thanks for sharing! Let's go!

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Wes Kao's avatar

Dave, I love everything you write. I’m constantly sharing your LinkedIn posts with friends because they are all on point. Thank you for doing what you do.

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Dave Lu's avatar

Thank you so much for your friendship and support Wes!

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datasciencemom's avatar

A treasure trove of advice! Thank you for this!

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Diegue's avatar

I love the key takeaways- Investing in oneself and others makes like worthwhile, thus easing the transition from a scarcity to growth mindset!!

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Lor's avatar

Same is true for first generation Eastern European like myself! Took a lifetime to upgrade the mindset ingrained by the culture I grew up in.

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Walter's avatar

Thanks for posting this; so much rings true. "Tall grass gets cut" is a saying I recall hearing and why I don't ask my mom for career advice. It'll only stress her out! ;-)

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Pratik Patil's avatar

Thank you Dave, for sharing this. Coming from the scarcity mindset of the Indian middle class, I can relate closely. Loved how you captured the nuances!

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Dave Lu's avatar

Thank you Pratik!

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Cissy Hu's avatar

Dave – I absolutely love your take on abundance being rooted in playing offense. there's something unfamiliar about cultivating agency in Asian American culture and it's beautiful to see all the reference points throughout your essay :)

inspired by you & your work!

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Joyce Li's avatar

Revisiting your article at the start of AAPI Month and still feeling strongly that more people should hear this.

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Esther Hoh's avatar

Been trying to figure out this myself, you articulated it so well! Thanks for taking the time to write this, it's you're hoping this would have a pround effect on many people, you've got one here!

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Hunter Hsiao's avatar

Thank you for what you do for our community. Truly inspired by your articles and the wisdom you share! As someone who is going through a challenging period due to some setbacks from the scarcity mentality, I want to be actively determined to take actions in my life to start shifting my mindset and convert these takeaways into tangible experiences.

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Guneet Chatha's avatar

This was so well written and so true 👏 enjoyed every bit of it

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Karine Hsu's avatar

This resonates a lot. I loved this - thank you for sharing the unspoken fear of failure and self-sabotaging voice that I've had to unlearn and know many of my peers have as well.

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Hari Nair's avatar

Great post Dave , loved it for the direct message

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Allen Lo's avatar

Wonderful piece that resonates in so many ways. This is worth multiple reads for all the nuggets of advice. Thank you for the time you took to share your wisdom and uplift the community.

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Dave Lu's avatar

Thank you, Allen!

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