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Letting Go of Control: Asian Upbringing, Fear of Failure & Finding Real Peace | #35

Letting Go of Control: Asian Upbringing, Fear of Failure & Finding Real Peace | #3517 Nov 20251 h 45 min

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Felix to talk about letting go of control and finding the real path to growth. We dive into growing up Asian and terrified of failure, how that turns into perfectionism and overthinking as adults, and why so many of us would rather not try than risk finding out we’re “not good enough.” We get into: using pain as a path to growth, breaking out of the “emotional home” of fear and victimhood, and how fitness/bodybuilding became a testing ground fo...