Feeling unconfident about your academic achievement? - In conversation with Zip Nguyen and Huong Nguyen

Welcome to episode 2 of "Bloom In Crisis"!In this episode, we want to address a question from one of our listeners who prefers to stay anonymous, which is also a topic that has been brought up to us a few times through our daily Q&As on Instagram stories and our offline conversations with many of you: academic achievements impacting confidence. In many Asian cultures including Vietnam where both Huong and I are originally from, it is often considered a key indicator of success, so peer pressure, family pressure, and social pressure, particularly in relation to academic performance, are almost unavoidable. So, is there any silver lining at all in not being among the top students in the class? And how can we still feel confident if our grades are not something to be proud of? Continue listening if you’d like to find out.----------------------We want to thank you for your incredible support of our launch! We appreciate all the constructive feedback and your heart-warming messages that have motivated us to work even harder so that we can provide more and more helpful content for you! We have talked about self-love in our first episode which will continue to be the main theme of everything that we do at Bloom in Crisis, but moving forward, we want to address your specific questions and needs on our podcast, so please feel free to share with us your thoughts by emailing us at [email protected] or reaching out to us directly on our social media accounts. You will be surprised by the impact of sharing your stories, and how you’re able to help many other people out there who share the same struggles with you, to hear from you, and to hear from us, because none of us is walking this journey alone. We are here to support each other as a community.  Bloom in Crisis is the embodiment of hope, born from the belief that moments of uncertainty and hardship can become clarity, compassion, and intentional growth 🌱 Having experienced firsthand the challenges of navigating difficult times alone, Zip Nguyen began blogging when the pandemic struck in 2020, later expanding her reflections through a podcast and YouTube channel. Her unique style weaves spirituality, practicality, and beauty into a compelling tapestry.Driven by a profound desire to ensure no one has to navigate growth alone, Bloom in Crisis brings forward refreshing perspectives, thoughtful frameworks, and authentic storytelling that spark deep reflection, awaken intuition, encourage healing, expand awareness, and inspire harmonious alignment between life decisions and the soul. ----------Bloom in Crisis guiding principles: BenevolenceLoveOriginalityOpen-mindednessMindfulness IntegrityNovelty CompassionRespectInclusionService-orientationImprovement (over perfection)Sincerity----------About Zip Nguyen: Zip was born and raised in Vietnam. When she was just under 18, she moved to the US for college and has been living there since. She started her first full-time job at New York Magazine then moved to the BBC at the end of 2019, currently leading Business Intelligence, Pricing & Yield in the Americas region in Ad Sales at BBC Studios. Besides her main job, she is also a BBC Senior Leadership Team Advisor alumnus and Deputy Chair of BBC Studios Next Generation Board alumnus. She finds fulfillment in giving back to the next generations and inspiring others to overcome challenging times. Zip is the founder and CQO (Chief Quarterlife-crisis Officer) of Bloom in Crisis, and host of the Bloom in Crisis podcast and YouTube channel (Zip's sharing reflects her original and independent thinking and does not represent the opinions of any other organizations that she is involved with.)----------🌻 challenges bring out the best in you👋 say hi and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram: @bloomincrisis🫶 subscribe to support our channel: youtube.com/@bloomincrisis🙏 help us spread the word so more people can also #bloomincrisis🌐 bloomincrisis.com----------Want to grab a coffee chat and join me in a yoga class for free? 🙆‍♀️ Simply follow these 3 steps:1. Subscribe to the Bloom in Crisis YouTube channel.2. Follow @bloomincrisis on Instagram.3. Direct Message us on Instagram so we can schedule a time!