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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Absolutely Fobulous Interview
Had a great interview with Amy Nguyen at AbsolutelyFobulous.com - a phenomenal group of young Asian American women bloggers reclaiming the term "Fob" in an empowering way! This is exactly what I'm talking about... women promoting and supporting each other... and it's all the better that it's Asian American women! Check out the Absolutely Fobulous Blog and show your support!!!
Former Apprentice Star, Nicole Chiu's Advice on Getting Your Dream Job
Former Apprentice Star, Nicole Chiu's Advice on Getting Your Dream Job
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Chiu On This 5/24
There is going to be a time delay between when my daily Chiu On This VLog is posted on YouTube and when I am able to post it here. If you want to get your daily Chiu the moment I post it, subscribe to my channel on YouTube (TheNicoleChiu)!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Inspiration
I'm sitting in the Women in Trademarks panel at the INTA (International Trademark Association) Annual Meeting and it's so inspiring. It's an incredible juxtaposition to have been speaking to college students about finding my dream job and navigating my career a month ago and to now be listening to these incredibly successful female attorneys talk about how they have navigated their own careers and found their own success. I think this is what we, as women, need to be doing. Those of us in the thick of the journey trying to get lift off in our career and actively searching for our dream jobs need to speak to those just starting out or to those young women in college who are still trying to figure out what to study in school. At the same time, it is important for us to seek out the women that came before us and hear their stories. Better yet, if these successful women are open to it, we should seek mentors just as we seek to mentor those women younger than ourselves. We have to make our own ladders to the top and each rung of that ladder is going to be built by women supporting women.
This panel has reinforced my vision for what this next wave of feminism needs to be. Case and point, there are only 3 women (1 of whom is also the moderator) on this very panel. There are exceptional women out there to mentor other women. I seek out younger women to mentor while seeking out women above me to be my mentors. My point is, we have to seek both mentors and mentees, because we need each other to make this rise together as women.
It is truly inspiring to hear these three women speak about how they have climbed to the top (or rather, near top, because we are never done climbing) and have relied on the principle of bringing women with them and encouraging other women along the way.
May I become one of these women....
This panel has reinforced my vision for what this next wave of feminism needs to be. Case and point, there are only 3 women (1 of whom is also the moderator) on this very panel. There are exceptional women out there to mentor other women. I seek out younger women to mentor while seeking out women above me to be my mentors. My point is, we have to seek both mentors and mentees, because we need each other to make this rise together as women.
It is truly inspiring to hear these three women speak about how they have climbed to the top (or rather, near top, because we are never done climbing) and have relied on the principle of bringing women with them and encouraging other women along the way.
May I become one of these women....
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
The Nicole Chiu Out VLog - Episode 8
Pardon me for going out of order, I'll have Episode 7 up pronto! Figured you should at least be able to enjoy Episode 8 while I finish Episode 7 :)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Nicole Chiu Out VLog - Episode 5
I have no idea how to select what image is shown in the preview box for the YouTube player, but it keeps showing me mid-word (an unattractive moment for most people).... does anyone know how to change that? Other than that, please enjoy Episode 5!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Channel APA Interview
I was recently interviewed by Channel APA, a passionate and impressive group of young people working to promote APA's in the media and creative arts. They are doing a lot for our community and I'm so happy to have met them. As a community, we need to work together to gain greater visibility and Channel APA is really making it happen. I thought I'd share the interview with you all....
Monday, March 28, 2011
"Winning"
I wanted to explain more and put my blogs in a semi-chronological order... but when you're inspired to write about something, it's best just to write... so here is my blog about "winning"...
For some people, including Charlie Sheen, life is about “winning.” Perhaps even for many people, life is defined by moments of winning. While I have accomplished many things in my 27 years up to this point and I am proud of all my accomplishments, I would say that I am who I am today predominantly because of the moments in which I did not win. It’s not that the losses have defined who I am, but rather how I have handled the losses has. For someone as competitive as myself, an accomplishment is not the same as winning. I have also come to understand competition differently as a result of having constantly competed. When you put yourself in so many competitive situations from such a young age (I competed in my first horse back riding competition by age 5 or 6), it is certainly going to affect your life outlook. Up until I recently retired from competing in pageants, competing was like breathing. I remember when I competed in my last pageant; I couldn’t wait to figure out what competition was next. But aside from my insanely driven mentality, having competed for most of my life in so many different things, I have come to see competition differently.
For me, in response to having not been #1 on more occasions than having been #1, I have come to view it as a competition against myself. It’s all about doing better than before, about truly doing the best I can possibly do at that moment. If I have done my best and if I can truly say that I would not change a single thing, then that’s that. Don’t get me wrong, when I have worked very very hard in preparing for months and months, it’s not that I’m happy as long as I’ve done my best. I have never wanted to not win something. But rather, even though often times unhappy with the results, I am able to pick myself up and compete again because I can honestly say that I did my best. And that next time I will do even better. It’s the challenge I’ve grown to love, not actually winning – because I have lost more times than I have won. It’s the fact that my character has been shaped around the belief that I am not defined by winning or losing. I am never going to let a loss stop me from competing, that is just not who I have grown to become. At times when I have been in brief moments of self-doubt, I have felt like a loser – like someone who never wins. To say “loser” is not really fair, because I have always been at the top. But that’s the part that gets me down on occasion, it’s the fact that I feel like I’m always near the top, but rarely at the very top of the podium. When I start feeling like that, I force myself to remember that the mere fact that I have competed in all that I have and been on the podium at all on so many occasions has been an incredible life blessing. I have been blessed with amazing life experiences because I have been close to the top. A recent example – The Apprentice. I was one of 16 individuals chosen to be on the show and the show was a truly awesome life experience that I am grateful to have been selected to be a part of. I did not win, but I was close to the top (considering thousands auditioned for the show).
I think I have applied these beliefs to finding my dream job. Instead of being upset when a job or career doesn’t turn out to be what I want it to be or thought it would be, I have been able to take what I’ve learned and move on. I have also realized that it’s okay to put all your eggs in one basket and then be disappointed when it doesn’t work out – because that means that you gave it 100% of yourself – as long as you’re able to move on when you figure it out. The point is, life is one giant competition and sometimes you “lose.” But you have to spin it and realize how you are better for the loss. Then you have to take that realization and put yourself out there again. You cannot be afraid of losing or making a mistake or taking a risk just because it might mean you’re not #1 anymore…. That’s what it takes sometimes….
It’s a good thing that I love challenges… because figuring out where I am going, where I want to go, is an ever-evolving challenge…. Right now, it looks like the challenge is going to be in combining and doing all the things that I want to do with my career and my life (stay tuned for a blog about that!)…
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
My First VLOG!
After several iMovie workshops, hours of researching flipcams and, of course, conquering my fear of technology, I finally present my first VLog. For those who don't already listen to the "Nicole Chiu Out" segment Thursdays on The Block Radio (you're missing out!), this VLog will give you a little taste of what I do every week. Let the "Chiu"-ing out begin! Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Being able to search... a disclaimer...
For my first post, I want to acknowledge that I am extremely privileged. I am able to take my time and search for my dream job. I am able to try one job and, if it's not the right one, leave that job. I am able to do things that don't pay, just to try something new or explore an opportunity. I can do this, because I have incredibly supportive family and friends who want this for me. I also have no student loans, mortgage, or kids to support. And I have a partner in life who believes in me and wants more for me than I would even dream possible. I understand that not everyone is this privileged.
This blog is really going to be about what I'm doing to figure out what my "dream job" is and then go out there, find it, and secure it - given that I have all the resources and support available to me and relatively few of the pressures and stresses that others may have.
That disclaimer out of the way, this blog is for anyone who is still trying to figure out what they want to do when they "grow up" - for recent college grads who don't know what to do with their degrees, for those realizing that their first real job isn't what they want it to be, for people who have spent any number of years in one career but are beginning to think another career might be a better fit... this blog is for anyone looking for their "dream job", whatever that may be...
This blog is really going to be about what I'm doing to figure out what my "dream job" is and then go out there, find it, and secure it - given that I have all the resources and support available to me and relatively few of the pressures and stresses that others may have.
That disclaimer out of the way, this blog is for anyone who is still trying to figure out what they want to do when they "grow up" - for recent college grads who don't know what to do with their degrees, for those realizing that their first real job isn't what they want it to be, for people who have spent any number of years in one career but are beginning to think another career might be a better fit... this blog is for anyone looking for their "dream job", whatever that may be...
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