WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST FEARS RIGHT NOW OR IN GENERAL? Something that I have recognized and working on the past years is a deep inherent fear of rejection. A fear that is born from me growing up being the only asian kid around. to elaborate: I have never consciously experienced racism, I have never been bullied and it has always been easy for me to make friends. But getting older, I have realized that I have developed a persona that wants to be liked, that does everything to be liked and that is deeply disturbed if I feel not being liked.

HOW DO YOU OVERCOME THESE FEARS? I discuss, listen, research, read, get coached, take therapy, coach myself and immerse myself in theory and practice around topics of DEI - expanding my horizon with every interaction, getting more contect and more awareness that enables me to go deeper into my deeply ingrained imperatives and believes that are the root causes for my fear.