Ep22: Collecting 100 "No"s

In this short episode, I share some insights on the difference between being busy & hustle VS being effective. It's casual and personal, hope it gives you some wisdom and inspirations! Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I discuss the quickest way to growth and success: Fail forward & upward, as fast as you can. I also explained why you might find it hard (or hurt). Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I invited screenwriter Elain Loh ( "Gossip Girl", "Dynasty") to talk about being a TV writer, following your artistic pursuits & pivoting from acting to screenwriting, as well as her tips and advice for young artists. Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me ------------------------------------------------------------------- Elaine Loh spent a decade as a working actor before crossing over to the other side of the camera and joining the writing staff of Gossip Girl for HBOMax, followed by Dynasty for the CW (also a Top Ten show worldwide on Netflix). Elaine is an HBO Writing Fellow and a Silver Prize winner of the prestigious PAGE Awards. She was featured on the coveted Young & Hungry List by the Tracking Board, and was named a Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch by the International Screenwriter’s Association. Her short-form series, Doxxed, won a Telly Award, Best Short Comedy at the Catalyst Film Festival (formerly itvfest), and Best Achievement at Raindance.  Elaine considers herself an “artivist” - an artist and an activist - and as such, she has served as a member of the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Board of Directors, has run weekly phonebanks for voter registration army Field Team 6, and leads a political accountability group called Operation Checks and Balances. Elaine was born in Singapore, can solve a Rubik’s cube in less than two minutes, and is addicted to Wendy’s junior bacon cheeseburgers. She can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/thatelaineloh

In this shorty episode, I discuss why you should always bet on yourself, and how to use that to create forward momentum.  Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I invited my coach Valorie Hubbard, actress & CEO of Actors Fast Track, to discuss entrepreneurship for actors, mistakes actors make, and how to quickly up your game.  Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me -------------------------------- Grab your tix to the challenge and the event: https://www.theactorschallenge.com/the-actors-challenge1642124984904 https://www.aftgamechanger.com/game-changer-2022 ------------------------------------------------- Valorie Hubbard owns the company, Actor’s Fast Track, where she consults with working actors about their career paths. Having navigated her own career, she knows the pitfalls and successes of the path and how to avoid the one and create the other. She gives actors the tools they need to get recognized. In her newest book, RULE BREAKERS: Changing the Way Actors Do Business, she shows professional actors how to create and operate their acting career as a successful business – and how to move from being “stuck” into the limelight. Credits include roles on Castle, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; How I Met Your Mother; Glee; American Horror Story; Workaholics; True Blood; 90210; ER; Desperate Housewives; The Middle; Zeke and Luther; Good Luck Charlie; I’m in the Band; a recurring role on Kickin It and General Hospital; HUGE; The Job; Missing Persons; Comedy Central’s; American Body Shop and Chocolate News. She also plays the “hot” Rhonda in the recent release of the video game Dead Rising 3. Valorie lives in Irvington New Jersey with her husband Chef Gill Boyd and dog Gracie

In this episode, Emma and I discuss the healing power of writing and her new immersive play FUKT. Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma Goldman-Sherman (they/she) believes in the power of language to create healing and agency in readers/audiences. Their plays have been produced on 4 continents and published by Brooklyn Publishers, Next Stage, Applause, and Smith & Kraus. Their full-lengths have been finalists at BAPF, Henley Rose, Bridge Initiative, Campfire, Unicorn (3x), and Cutting Ball (3x). Their poetry is published in Oberon, American Athenaeum, NonBinary Review, Chaotic Merge, and others. MFA:  University of Iowa. Podcasts are available at TheParsnipShip.com and PlayingonAir.org and forthcoming from EmptyRoomRadio. FUKT will be produced this fall at the Tank, and Tanya's Lit Clit is being developed as a musical with Experimental Bitch. Residencies: Millay, Ragdale, and WordBridge. Member: Dramatists Guild, LMDA, ICWP, and Honor Roll! More at the newplayexchange.com. Emma supports writers and artists at www.BraveSpace.online. IG: @EmmaGSherman I'm thrilled to talk about FUKT these days as I am producing it at the Tank for a limited run this fall. FUKT is about traumatic memories - mine specifically - but the play isn't a typical play about trauma. Please ask me about it! FUKT is immersive and has no fourth wall. It includes the audience and takes the audience's comfort into consideration, teaching strategies for dealing with potential triggers and updating our understanding of trauma and the resources available for healing. Happy to share a way to calm down after being triggered. GET TICKETS TO FUKT: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35658/production/1138125

For the most part, my job as a coach is to help people make decisions. In this episode, I discuss why some people find it difficult to make decisions, how indecision is also a decision, and share some tips to make quick decisions so you can start generating momentum. Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I discuss the difference between beliefs and expectations, how expectations are not serving you, as well as building a strong belief system. Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I discuss 3 reasons why you're procrastinating and the solutions to that.  Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me

In this episode, I discuss the common habitual thoughts that keep people stuck, why it's important to build empowering thought habits, and how to do that.  I strongly recommend listening to the previous episode so you have a more comprehensive understanding of this matter. Give it a listen, and please leave a 5-star review if you like the show! FREE GIFT: 7 Questions to Get You Unstuck https://coaching.yiqingzhao.com LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/yiqing-zhao-329a11a6/. IG: https://www.instagram.com/yiqingzhao1222/ Book a consult call with me