It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we are happy to chat with Thear Suzuki, Global Client Service Partner at EY, one of the largest professional services networks in the world.

Ten years ago, Thear started her transformation from living in “survival mode” as a refugee from Cambodia and having “this limiting belief that I was lesser than other people,” she says. With the help of an executive coach, Thear was able to change her mindset and behaviors to become a healthy individual, engaged mom and impactful leader. “I realized through this internal work over the past decade that I needed to see my own value,” says Thear, who’s Chinese and Vietnamese. 

Thear shares her advice to empower Asian women in the workplace and her book recommendations to own your power and transform your limiting beliefs to get ahead in your career and life.

Theme: Own Your Power

Episode Highlights:

• Writing a personal mission statement or purpose statement
• Coming to the U.S. as a refugee 
• Working with an executive coach 
• “Life by design” exercise
• Recognizing unhelpful behaviors
• Working through limiting beliefs
• Transforming your mindset and behaviors
• Giving yourself grace while you figure out what you want
• Owning your power by uplifting others
• Succeeding despite your limiting beliefs
• Changing habits leads to transformation
• Book recommendations for self development
• Empowering Asian women to lead
• The importance of leadership development

Books mentioned:

Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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