Are you an Asian first-gen professional tired of doing invisible labor and overfunctioning just to be noticed? In this week's Career Unicorns - Spark Your Joy podcast, we sit down with the Zeien Cheung, Co-founder of Asians Are Strong and the visionary for Asian Women Are Strong Summit to discuss how to shift from worker bee to leader, heal from perfectionism, and build psychological safety in our communities.

We dive deep into:

• How immigrant family dynamics shape your career
• What we carry as first-gen professionals and navigating intergenerational expectations
• Co-founding Asians Are Strong by turning pain into purpose
• The silent impact of anti-Asian hate on career growth
• The importance of building your own network & infrastructure for success
• Why psychological safety is non-negotiable in community
• How to create a culture of belonging at work
• Redefining the "Asian American" identity
• How to activate potential in others by activating potential
• The #1 secret to scaling your organization
• The link between belonging and high performance
• How to stop overfunctioning & perfectionism
• The top quality when hiring leaders
• How to break out of analysis paralysis
• Trauma, safety, and the perfectionism trap
• Your worth is not your work:
• Asian Women Are Strong: Join the Movement (March 7th)
• When it's actually okay to say sorry (and when it's not)

Connect with us:

• Learn more about our guest, Zeien Cheung, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeien-cheung-3153924/ and https://asiansarestrong.org/.

• Follow our host, Samorn Selim, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim/.

• Get a copy of Samorn's book, Career Unicorns™ 90-Day 5-Minute Gratitude Journal: An Easy & Proven Way To Cultivate Mindfulness, Beat Burnout & Find Career Joy, at https://tinyurl.com/49xdxrz8.

• Ready for a career change? Schedule a free 30-minute build your dream career consult by sending a message at www.careerunicorns.com.