"How did you figure out what you want to do with your life? How did you have the courage to pursue your dream?” These are questions Celina explores with people from different walks of life. Their journeys reveal stories about dreams, courage, inspiration and creativity. www.celinalee.co
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
For 20 years, Debbie Millman was the President of Sterling Brands, where she worked with over 200 of the world’s largest brands including Star Wars, Burger King, Hershey’s, Haagen Dazs, and Tropicana, and many other iconic brands.
She is the founder and host of Design Matters, one of the world’s first and longest running podcasts, where she has interviewed nearly 500 artists, designers and cultural commentators for over 15 years.
In 2009, Debbie co-founded the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
She has been named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA.
I tried 5 times before I finally got a yes from Debbie to do this interview. I shared the story in this episode, and hope it helps you to not let the fear of rejection get in the way of you trying for the things you want!
Dealing with rejections is one of topics I talk to Debbie in our conversation. We also talked about why courage is more important than confidence, and how what seemed like the worst thing that happened in her career actually turned out to be the best thing.
You’ll also hear about a very important assignment she did in Milton Glaser’s class at School of Visual Arts about how to design and manifest your dream life.
This is the episode I mentioned "How to Turn No into Yes"- (https://celinalee.co/episode37/) where I talked about all the rejections I got while trying to write my book, which was my childhood dream. This is the most popular solo episode on my podcast.
I'm in the process of developing my Online Course & Group Coaching program which will launch in 2021! In this new course, I’ll have weekly live sessions where you will learn everything I teach about how to do what you love, and how to create fulfilling and meaningful career and life.
I'm inviting a small group of people to join as the founding member. As a founding member, you will get many benefits which will include the lowest price that will ever offered, and also 1:1 private coaching with me, and many other bonuses and benefits.
If you are interested in learning more, send me a message!
If you want to schedule a complimentary coaching session with me, you can reach out to me here. https://celinalee.co/contact/
Come say hi to me on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/celina-lee/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here are what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me.
https://celinalee.co/testimonial/
Please subscribe to “Live Your Dream with Celina Lee” podcast in your favorite podcast player! I have an amazing season with awesome episodes prepared for you!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
I am so happy to share with you another wonderful conversation with Michael Kim, the co-founder of the law firm, Kobre & Kim!
My previous conversation with Michael are the most popular episodes on my podcast, so I invited him for another interview after so many of you asked me to.
In this new conversation, we talk about the positives we can take away from the struggle and pain of 2020. And he makes even this conversation filled with joy.
He shares how his life changed this year, and how he has been dealing with and even enjoying the uncertainty. Michael also shares his unique perspectives on seeing the positives of the situation, and what he has been doing during the pandemic to make himself happy.
We also talk about about the thoughts that keep us from achieving our goals, and what he thinks about maintaining relationships in the pandemic.
In a typical Michael way, he takes complicated and difficult issues and clarify them into simple actionable ideas.
I hope this episode will help you to cope and even thrive in this pandemic. We all deserve a little happiness and hope to start 2021 with. That’s what we bring with this episode.
If you love this episode, which I know you will, here is a list of previous episodes with Michael Kim, which are the most popular episodes on my podcast.
Episode 21. How to Make Yourself Happy
Episode 31. How to be Unhappy (Part 1)
Episode 32. How to be Unhappy (Part 2)
I'm in the process of developing my Online Course & Group Coaching program which will launch in 2021! In this new course, I’ll have weekly live sessions where you will learn everything I teach about how to do what you love, and how to create fulfilling and meaningful career and life.
I'm inviting a small group of people to join as the founding member. As a founding member, you will get many benefits which will include the lowest price that will ever offered, and also 1:1 private coaching with me, and many other bonuses and benefits.
If you are interested in, send me a message! www.celinalee.co/contact/
If you want to schedule a complimentary coaching session with me, you can reach out to me here.
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here are what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me.
Please subscribe to “Live Your Dream with Celina Lee” podcast in your favorite podcast player! I have an amazing season with awesome episodes prepared for you!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Any questions about coaching or thoughts about my podcast? Send me a message!
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
I am so excited to start a brand new season of my podcast!! 🎊🎉🎊
I started my podcast with a mission to inspire people to live their dreams. To help those who struggle to find meaning and fulfillment in their career, like myself some time ago.
2020 was a tough year. But I hope this challenging time has also given you an opportunity to stop and reflect. And to really think about what is important.
I’ve learned that our time is limited, and we need to spend it wisely with the people we love and on activities that bring us joy.
I’ve also learned not to take anything for granted. Because tomorrow is not promised to any of us, and life can change in an instant.
So it’s even more important that we honor our dreams, and have the courage to pursue them.
We need to give ourselves the permission to explore our curiosities and interests, and have the courage to leave what is not working, so we can give ourselves the chance we deserve to do what we love.
In my first episode of this season, I share how my life changed this year and the lessons learned.
- Having a positive relationship with myself is very important.
- Be aware of what makes me happy and make decisions that’s aligned with it.
- Self-Compassion, not self-criticism makes me productive.
What is the lesson you learned this year? I’d love to know! :) If you want to schedule a complimentary coaching session with me, you can reach to me here. www.celinalee.co/contact
Please subscribe to “Live Your Dream with Celina Lee” podcast in your favorite podcast player! I have an amazing season with awesome episodes prepared for you!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. https://celinalee.co/testimonial/
Any questions about coaching or thoughts about my podcast? Send me a message! www.celinalee.co/contact
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode38
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
One of the hardest part about pursuing our dreams is dealing with rejections, and persuading other people to give us a chance.
The most difficult aspect of writing my book was that I had to convince successful and therefore very busy people to meet with me and give me a chance to interview them.
I got more rejected trying to write my book than I had ever been until that point in my life. But I was persistent. I tried and tried until people said yes.
It took a lot of cold calling, stalking, and flying to random places to meet and convince people I wanted to interview. If I had given up after the first, second, or the third rejection, my book would never have been published. Eventually, they all met with me not once but many times and became my greatest supporters.
You will hear about some creative and crazy things I did to try to meet and convince people I wanted to interview, and how I turned a No into a Yes, and eventually achieved my childhood dream of writing my book.
This is the last episode of the Season 2 of my podcast. I’m going to take a short break to work on new episodes for Season 3. Who should I invite as guests on my show, and what kind of themes and topics do you want me to talk about? Let me know your thoughts! www.celinalee.co/contact
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Other episodes I have mentioned.
How to Pursue Your Dreams Even When Your Loved Ones Don’t Believe In Them
What I Learned From a Bestselling Writer About How to Create Work That Moves People
What You Think is Your Disadvantage May Be Your Greatest Strength
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. www.celinalee.co/testimonial/
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program. I'll be taking people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
By joining, you will be able to meet and develop friendships and build relationships with successful people from different industries. The group dynamic will offer mutual support, accountability, and a space to share ideas and challenges.
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message!
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode37
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
Thursday Jul 11, 2019
I share with you a story about how I got into MIT when the odds were very much against me.
I went to a public high school in a bad school district (so bad that a lot of parents in the neighborhood changed their addresses to send their children to another high school nearby). I had been learning English for less than 5 years when I was applying to college, and my parents didn’t speak English well and didn’t know anything about the education system in the US. So I had to navigate the college admissions process all by myself.
Even my teachers told me to not get my hopes up because no one from my high school had ever been admitted to college at the Ivy League level. I felt like my goal of getting into a great college was like an impossible dream. And then something happened that made my seemingly impossible dream a reality.
This episode is dedicated to all of you who have dreams that seem impossible now, and I share with you how your gifts and talents that you may not even be aware of may help you to make it happen.
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. www.celinalee.co/testimonial/
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program. I'll be taking people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
By joining, you will be able to meet and develop friendships and build relationships with successful people from different industries. The group dynamic will offer mutual support, accountability, and a space to share ideas and challenges.
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode36
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
I have been fortunate to have had many mentors in my life who encouraged and helped me to achieve my dreams.
One of them is Kyung-sook Shin, one of the most famous writers from Korea. I have been grateful to have known her for many years, as my mentor and a friend.
She is widely known for many of her bestselling novels including “Please Look After Mom,” which sold more than 2 million copies in Korea and has been translated into many different languages and published all over the world.
In this episode, I share with you a story about how I met her, and what she taught me about how to create work that touches and moves people.
If you ever wanted to create something but worried about what other people will think about it, if it will be good enough, if people will pay money to buy it, etc. you will want to listen to this episode.
This episode is dedicated to all of you who have the aspiration to share your creativity, talents and gifts with the world!
Other episodes mentioned in this episode. Third Step Towards Career Happiness: Take Action
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. www.celinalee.co/testimonial/
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program. I'll be taking people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
By joining, you will be able to meet and develop friendships and build relationships with successful people from different industries. The group dynamic will offer mutual support, accountability, and a space to share ideas and challenges.
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode35
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Dennis Hong is the Professor and the Founding Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) at UCLA. When Dennis was six-years-old, he saw Star Wars for the first time and he was absolutely mesmerized by the robots he saw in the movie. He knew that one day, he will grow up to become the person who makes these robots. And now he is living his dream.
He has invented many incredible robots, and the world’s first car that can be driven by the blind. Washington Post Magazine called him “the Leonardo da Vinci of robots.” Becoming a robot scientist was only one of his dreams and he talks about his three other childhood dreams, and how he is achieving them.
Like any other successful people, Dennis also had some really tough times in his career and shares what he has learned from these experiences. (Original broadcast date: September 12, 2018)
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. www.celinalee.co/testimonial/
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program. I'll be taking people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
By joining, you will be able to meet and develop friendships and build relationships with successful people from different industries. The group dynamic will offer mutual support, accountability, and a space to share ideas and challenges.
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode34
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Today’s episode is Part 3 of my conversation with Michael Kim which we have been continuing for the past two episodes.
In this episode, Michael is answering questions many of you have sent about goal-setting, time management, building meaningful relationships, and about happiness and unhappiness.
If you haven’t listened Part 1 (episode 31) or Part 2 (episode 32) of this interview, please go back and listen them and since this is a continuing conversation.
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Wondering how my coaching can help you? Here is what my clients have said about their experiences of working with me. www.celinalee.co/testimonial/
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program. I'll be taking people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
By joining, you will be able to meet and develop friendships and build relationships with successful people from different industries. The group dynamic will offer mutual support, accountability, and a space to share ideas and challenges.
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message!
And, if you haven’t listened to Michael’s first interview, “How to make yourself happy,” I highly recommend you listen to it!
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you! :)
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode33
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Saturday Jun 15, 2019
Today’s episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Michael Kim which started last week in episode 31.
We are continuing to talk about what kinds of situations lead to feelings of unhappiness and different ways of approaching them.
We can learn a lot about ourselves from our emotions including negative ones, like the feeling of unhappiness, if we pay attention to them and think about why we are feeling a certain way and what it is telling us about what we want.
In this episode, Michael talks about how some very unhappy moments led to some very happy memories of his life, and how a very painful experience taught him the importance of loving himself and being kind to himself.
I’m so excited to share with you I’m launching my very first group coaching program! I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program to take people through an inspirational journey of transforming career and life using my LOVE framework. www.celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore & Take Action
If you are ready for a big change, I invite you to join me to transform your career and life, so you can finally take action and achieve what you have always wanted, whether that is a career transition, starting a side project, writing a book or whatever your goal or dream may be! www.celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thoughts about my podcast? Send me a message! www.celinalee.co/contact/
If you haven’t yet, check out Part 1 of this interview and Michael's first episode,“How to make yourself happy.”
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you!
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode32
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Michael Kim’s first interview, “How to Make Yourself Happy,” has been one of the most popular episodes on my podcast. Many of you wrote to me asking for a second interview with Michael.
Therefore, I had another conversation with Michael, and this time, we talked about “How to be unhappy” as a companion to our first conversation.
This may not be a topic you expected. Many of us resist feeling any negative emotions. Yet, as you will hear in our conversation, all of our emotions including negative ones like the feeling of unhappiness are signals from which we can learn more about ourselves and about what we want.
Michael talks about what kinds of situations lead to feelings of unhappiness and different ways of approaching them, rather than just saying we want to avoid unhappiness.
He talks about two different types of unhappiness. First, when the sources from the outside such as situations and people around us are making us unhappy. Second, when we are unhappy with ourselves. Michael shares honest stories and unique insights learned from his own life.
Our conversation was so much fun and it went a lot longer than I had expected. I will be sharing it 3 different episodes, so please tune in to all 3 episodes!
I’m so excited to let you know that I’m launching my very first group coaching program! I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over the years and designed a powerful program where I’ll be guiding you through an inspirational journey of transforming your career and life through the LOVE framework I have developed. https://celinalee.co/cha/
LOVE
Learn About Yourself
Overcome Internal Obstacles
Visualize Your Success
Explore and Take Action
If you ever felt stuck and needed some help in figuring out your next step, and want to live a life with more purpose and joy, this program is for you! https://celinalee.co/cha/
Any questions about coaching or thought about my podcast? Send me a message! www.celinalee.co/contact/
If you haven’t yet, check out Michael’s first interview, “How to make yourself happy.”
If you got any value or joy from my podcast, I would be grateful if you can write me a review and give me a rating. Thank you!
Today’s show notes: www.celinalee.co/episode31