#041 | Embracing Your Identity with Cheeky Cheska - Part 1

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#041: Cheska is a young global professional killing it everywhere she goes! Born in Seoul, Korea, raised in New Zealand (climbing trees, chasing sheep), to later settling, working in New York, she is a living embodiment of multi-culture. At first glance, her journey is awe-inspiring. From Duke University to global finance firm Morgan Stanley, winning awards in Miss World Korea 2015, then paving her own path to manage Korea's largest music festival projects, she is now a Global Creative Director, talk show host covering some of the most relevant topics of our life, interviewing vast number of CEO/entrepreneurs, celebrities, artists, and also the general public.

However, what Cheska really wants to share with all of us are the real stories, the struggles and the successes, that built the foundation for who she is today and will become.

In this part 1, we talk about

• how we’ve learned to fully embrace our identity based on our cultural diversity as individuals
• growing up comparing ourselves to others of different appearances / pedigrees
• how our unique experience gives us perspective and ability to connect with people on different levels
• how fortunate we are to be on our journeys of self-discovery in order to inspire the next generation to do even better
• Improving is a continuous process, you have to keep going. It doesn’t mean you’re not changing.
• no matter how hard you try, you may never truly “fit in” (like me trying to be more Korean. I tried!)
• that’s okay, cause we are all unique individuals
• we can only know things in hindsight the things that lead us to be who we are today
• it seems hard at the time, like maybe now, but looking back you’ll most likely be better off
• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle!
• trying to reconcile our form and racial identity with the pure consciousness that we are

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