Master of Achievement with Stephanie Nguyen

In this episode of the Master of Achievement podcast, Chent shares his transformative journey from a challenging childhood marked by loss and confusion to becoming a visionary entrepreneur. He discusses the importance of self-discovery, the layers of existence, and the paradox of delusion versus reality. The conversation delves into the significance of finding one's unique value, navigating relationships, and the balance between masculine and feminine energies in personal and professional growth. Chent emphasizes the need for deep motivation and the art of collapsing time to achieve rapid progress, ultimately redefining achievement as a reward for being oneself.About Chent ThambiahChent Thambiah is a startup entrepreneur and high performance coach / mentor who specialises in working with founders and leadership teams. He brings 10+ years of experience and influence across Oceania, Asia and the UAE. Chent’s greatest strength is both disrupting industries through innovation and future tech, while also unlocking the potential of other entrepreneurs to become authority figures, thought leaders, and people of key influence in their own industries. His expertise ranges from integrating technologies such as blockchain, mixed reality and artificial intelligence into everyday business models / brands. While also being adept in the practical implementing of key self development principles such as meditation, visualisation and alignment into leadership teams & organisations.Connect on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chent.thambiah/?hl=enConnect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chentthambiah/?originalSubdomain=auWork with Chent - https://chentthambiah.com/What should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this reflective birthday episode, Stephanie Nguyen shares 20 valuable lessons learned over the past year, emphasizing the unpredictability of life, the importance of mindset, and the power of consistency. She discusses the challenges of perfectionism, the necessity of asking for help, and the significance of embracing failure as a part of growth. Through personal anecdotes, she inspires listeners to navigate their own journeys with resilience and self-belief.Chapters00:00 Celebrating Growth on My Birthday09:21 The Pursuit of Perfection12:46 The Game of Patience15:04 The Power of Consistency19:02 Embracing Failure and Change25:56 Mindset Matters30:56 The Importance of Asking for Help34:17 You Are the Driver of Your Success37:22 Navigating Life's ChallengesWhat should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

If you’re feeling stuck or frustrated with your progress, this episode will help you uncover what’s been holding you back and give you the tools to get back on track. It’s time to stop unknowingly sabotaging your goals and start taking intentional action toward achieving meaningful success. In this solo episode of the Master of Achievement Podcast, I dive deep into the subtle, often unnoticed ways we sabotage our own goals without even realizing it. It’s not always the big mistakes that hold us back—it’s the small, seemingly harmless habits and mindsets that prevent us from achieving our full potential.We’ll explore:The Perfectionism Trap – You’ll learn why striving for perfection may be holding you back from even getting started and how setting overly ambitious goals leads to failure before you begin. I share a powerful story about one of my clients who struggled with this and how we helped her overcome it.Mindset Matters – Fear of change, sacrifice, or discomfort can derail your progress. I'll explain how your mindset could be working against you and share personal tips on how to reframe your thinking for success.Environmental Influence – Your surroundings and the people in your life play a massive role in how you achieve your goals. I’ll talk about how to identify whether your environment is helping or hindering your progress and what you can do to create a space that supports your ambitions.This episode is packed with practical insights and thought-provoking questions designed to help you identify and eliminate the hidden ways you may be sabotaging your own success.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Reflection05:19 The Perfectionism Trap13:40 Mindset Matters18:56 The Impact of EnvironmentWhat should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this conversation, Stephanie Nguyen interviews Shane Kelly, an entrepreneur in the construction industry. They discuss the importance of trust in the decision-making process for clients, the challenges facing the construction industry, and the need for change. Shane shares his experience of starting a business during a global recession and the lessons he learned about understanding the fundamentals of his business and the value of trust. He also talks about his company, ProVise 360, and its mission to create a stress-free environment in the construction industry through innovation and technology.Connect with Shane KellyLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanekelly07/Provise 360 - https://provise360.com/What should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this episode you will learn: My strategies in finding the right mentor/coach that will provide maximum return on investmentHow much should you pay for a mentor/coach? What's the price range?What kind of mentor/coach do you actually need?If you don't have the financial capacity to invest in a mentor/coach, how can you still reap the benefits without financial investment?Chapters00:00 - Knowing When You Need a Mentor or Coach06:19 - The Importance of Mentors and Coaches08:15 - Different Types of Mentors23:41 - Benefiting from Mentorship without Financial Investment31:06 - The Greatest Return on Investment: Investing in OneselfWhat should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

In this episode, you're going to learn about:How poverty encourages divergent thinkingWhat is divergent thinking vs convergent thinkingWhy do we need divergent thinking?How can we practice divergent thinking (Exercise) When to use divergent thinking vs convergent thinkingDo follow, rate ⭐, and share this episode with your accountability circle.Have an idea for the next episode or advice on how I can be better? Email me hello@stephanienguyen.com.auWhat should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

At the age of 30, Spiroula had the perfect life. She was married, a home owner of 2 investment properties, lived in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, and absolutely dominated her career through countless promotions. She made life look perfect because she was brought up to curate the perfect facade. She ticked all the boxes she believed would make her life fulfilled. But behind closed doors it wasn’t as it seemed. Her marriage was failing and after filing for divorce, she lost everything. Starting again from $0, she decided to found Fos Collective, an award design studio and more recently, her Interior Architecture Academy for junior interior designers to thrive in their careers.I'm so very grateful that Spiroula opens up about her raw and honest experiences.In this episode, you’ll learn about:The importance of knowing your worth and valueBuilding life again from scratch at the age of 30Gaining the confidence to not care about what other people thinkThis episode is in 2 parts. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed having the conversation.Sincerely,Stephanie Nguyen---ABOUT SPIROULASpiroula’s portfolio extends to national and pioneer levels, having designed showrooms for some of the largest companies across the country, working on Australia’s first co-living space and being part of the incredible team at Sydney’s Crown Casino amongst many others. Winning design awards, Co-authoring a book, Australian Women’s Small Business finalist, Business NSW Outstanding Business Leader Finalist, Business Elites 40 under 40 honouree, working within the media, ambassadorships, podcasts, coaching, judging and key-note presentations, has secured her position within the industry as an expert in her own right with a cornucopia of experience which she endeavors to expand on through her business FOS Collective and as an ambitious individual who wants to continue making waves in the design industry.Connect with Spiroula's LinkedIn and InstagramABOUT FOS COLLECTIVEFOS Collective is a Sydney based National Award Winning Design Studio and Academy that has been built on 3 main principles, to inspire, to collaborate and to educate. Spiroula wanted to ensure that her studio provided more than just beautiful and practical spaces but also an opportunity for young designers to grow and learn, and leverage off the diverse experience she has acquired over her career. She believes the key to a successful project and overall outcome is complete transparency and education with all parties involved and that this allows room for exploration and development of ideas and solutions. Collaboration has been a key component in her career to date, emphasising the importance of constantly learning and expanding through working with some of the industry’s best. She believes that the world of design and construction is much greater than any one individual and it is through the art of collaboration, greatness comes to fruition.Find What should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.

2023 is fast approaching, and one of the things I love doing is reflecting on how far I've come, what lessons I've learnt, what habits I've implemented and just see how much I've developed. Inspired by Jay Shetty's latest episode "6 powerful questions to successfully reflect on 2022 and end the year with confidence", reflect with me on the 7 questions you have to answer before 2022 ends. I can guarantee you will fee uncomfortable but it will be worth it!Very Merry Christmas to you, I'm wishing you all an abundant 2023 where you attract optimism, abundance in opportunities that will challenge you and grow you, wealth in love, and that 2023 is everything you want it to be.Yours TrulyStephanie NguyenWhat should I cover in the next episode?For the ambitious who want more — not just more success, but more meaning.Each episode breaks down the real stories, strategies, and mindset shifts behind building a life, career, and business that feel aligned and powerful. It’s not about chasing achievement. It’s about mastering it from within. If you’re ready to work with Stephanie to activate your brand, business, or personal growth, visit https://linktr.ee/stephanienguyenofficial or follow @masterofachievementpodcast on Instagram.