The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast
by Eric Chow
Welcome to the show designed to empower you! Listen to interviews with people who have overcome difficult life challenges or the monologues with the host sharing insights and ideas based on his experience and the many dozens of stories he has heard and read. At The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast, we are dedicated to giving ourselves the power to become the person we envision ourselves to be, and the life we believe we can live. In every episode, we celebrate this process and the beautiful journey presented by life through conversational storytelling.More from Eric Chow at http://ericchowreal.com
Episodes
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67. The Role of Luck in Getting What You Want
What is the role that luck plays in getting what we want, in succeeding in life in any aspect? What are some of the other factors that combine with luck in different situations to create success? What creates luck? In this episode, Eric Chow shares a few powerful lessons that will give you a...
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66. How to Make Decisions (Return of the Podcast)
The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast is back for 2023 after a nearly 8-month hiatus! In this episode, Eric Chow shares strategies to improve your intention and goal-setting this year and tips on making quality decisions in your life while using this podcast's history as the guiding example from its…
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65. Stop Making This Mistake, It's Time To Step Up
Over the past 2+ years, there have been countless struggles: figuring out why we are dissatisfied with our lives and what we should be doing instead, not being able to meet people and build meaningful relationships, being unable to find time for hobbies and interests and passions, and so much…
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64. "The Front Row Mentality: Motivation, Inspiration, and Success" with Eric Chow
In this episode, Eric Chow talks about a key principle to motivate yourself, make the most of your opportunities, and live an inspired life. The principle is incredibly simple but underutilized. It can be stated in many ways, but for the sake of this episode, we can call it: "The Front Row...
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63. Passion, Progress, and Psychology with Zach Hose
When we think about the athletic kids growing up, one would probably not expect that they would deal with insecurity about their weight or physique, but for Zach Hose, that simply wasn't the case. After injuries took him out of sports in his teenage years, Zach found himself overweight and with a...
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62. Dreamers Create Their Own Reality with Océane Chamoret
Many big dreamers, naturally emotional and caring people struggle growing up in an environment with people who like to be logical and rational. We're told "that's not realistic, what world do you live in? Come back to reality." That's the story of Océane Chamoret, born in France, but growing up…
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61. Make 2022 Your Year with Eric Chow
This 20-minute monologue is my happy new year message to you: wishing you an amazing year ahead, and sharing some ideas that I believe will help you make 2022 your year. If you listen carefully, pausing to think about the ideas, potentially even listening to it multiple times and reflecting on it...
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60. Active Addiction & Life Afterwards with Nicole Marso
After several years of serious alcoholism led her to regular panic attacks that sent her to the hospital, getting fired from her job, pancreatitis, and more, Nicole Marso decided to become sober. She left a relationship that lasted for almost a decade, and as a single mother of 2 kids, moved back...
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59. Facing Your Inner Demons with Pranav Karakavalasa
Our 14th guest from the Yes Theory Family, the "Flag Boi" himself, Pranav Karakavalasa joins us for an episode sharing his personal experiences on how the phrase "Seek Discomfort" is, as he describes, "the way you need to live to overcome your inner demons" and face life's challenges. If that...
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58. "The New Year Starts Right Now" by Eric Chow
Hey amazing winners! This episode is a 20-minute monologue to give you the right mindset going into December 2021, and the New Year 2022. If there is anything at all that you aren't satisfied with in your life, if you plan on making changes this coming new year, if you are serious about improving...
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57. A Life By Design with Eric Chow
For this week's episode, Eric Chow does a raw, transparent, unscripted monologue that will likely challenge you. Eric shares a powerful, practical strategy to help you empower yourself. If you've ever wondered why some people can be so positive, optimistic, ambitious, energetic, focused,...
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56. How I Started Empowering with Eric Chow
In this week’s episode of the podcast, Eric Chow is going solo to share his martial arts journey from a few years ago. Eric's journey of personal development--all the books he's read, podcasts and talks he's listened to, and conversations he's had--the journey started with martial arts. Eric...
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55. Let Life Be That Crazy Adventure with Theo & Taylor Baudry
In the 12th episode of the podcast featuring guests from the Yes Fam, Theo & Taylor Baudry found each other a few years ago through the Yes Theory community, and as of a few weeks ago, are newly weds! In this conversation, they share their story growing up, connecting with Yes Theory, meeting…
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54. "Empower" by Eric Chow
Hey everybody! This episode features a short monologue about the one word that started the show: "Empowerment." After more than 2 years of doing this podcast, Eric Chow shares how he got started empowering himself and then into empowering others, in the hopes of giving you some ideas to help you...
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53. The Realities of a Sexual Assault Survivor with Anne Magbuo
*Trigger Warning* This episode contains conversation around sexual harassment, rape, and suicidal thoughts. The conversation may be disturbing to listen to, and emotionally draining. I've known this episode's guest for close to a year now, and as I've gotten to hear her story in our…
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52. The Importance of and Ideas Around Raising Self-Image with Eric Chow
The first solo episode I've done in about 1.5 years! After celebrating 2 years of the podcast, I wanted to bring these short monologues back. This episode has a monologue about self-image. "Most of the problems we face in life are the result or the symptoms of the greater problem that is not...
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51. Unglamored, A Novel on Mental Health in Entertainment by Jessie Cheng
We live in a world today where celebrities and the people under the public eye are put under immense pressure. Unglamored by Jessie Cheng is a novel about a famous Asian-American singer who struggles secretly with an eating disorder in an industry that demands perfection and glorifies thinness....
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50. Childhood & Travel Stories with Hailey Chow
This episode's conversation takes a different turn than the regular ones on this show in the sense that I'm not getting to know someone, I'm not interviewing them, and I'm not actively extracting meaningful, empowering messages or ideas. For Episode 50, I've brought on my sister. You'll hear…
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49. Choosing Love Over Fear with Dora Bobanovic
The regular listeners of my podcast know that over the past year I've featured 11 friends from the Yes Fam community created by the amazing YouTube channel Yes Theory, and something I've been thinking a lot about is the power of finding and engaging with a community of quality people. The values…
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48. A Marriage of Thrill and Fear with Kulsum
A man who feared nothing, not even death, and a woman who feared everything, never getting out of her comfort zone. They got married. "He sucked me in his world of thrill and excitement. He took me to his midnight car races, he took me to jump trains, he took me on his motorbike rides throughout...
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47. Be Your Superhero with Raymond Salgado
From being randomly put in a talent show at the age of 11, to releasing 7 of his own songs, authentic self expression and self acceptance has been the motivating force behind singer-songwriter Raymond Salgado. Whether it's being inspired by artists like Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Sam...
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46. Finding the Fine Line in a Global Pandemic with Natalie
What's the secret to life? Well, this discussion suggests that the answer might just be Harry Styles. In this episode, Natalie and I discuss finding the silver lining, the Fine Line, during the pandemic. We talk about how "Seeking Discomfort," the motto of the Yes Theory community, isn't just…
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45. "I was born into a religious cult" with Kassidy Yager
Kassidy Yager was born into a religious cult, the Jehovah's Witness Christian denomination. In this episode, she shares her story of being raised in a closed environment where she was taught beliefs like "we would die if we hung out with people from school." Kassidy's mother later left the…
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44. A Life without Sight with Johnny Munoz & Brittany Embry
How many of us sighted people have seriously given thought to what it's like to live as a blind person? How many blind people actually run into a sighted person who is willing, able, and knowledgeable about how to support them? This episode features two guests, Johnny, who has been blind for his...
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43. The Magic of Human Connection with Michael Johnson (aka Tea with Mike)
Mike is a dear friend and fellow podcast host of his own show, Tea with Mike. As a host himself, he allows so many other people to share their stories, so in this episode, I'm asking him about his story and his journey of starting and growing his show. Having talked to and interviewed many...
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42. "I Didn't See Myself As Beautiful" with Mikayla Seijo
For an episode quite a while in the making, the guest for this one is my friend Mikayla Seijo. In this episode we are diving deep into self-image and self-love. Some of the questions we're sharing our thoughts on include: Why is it sometimes so difficult to have a great self image and accept...
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41. Healing A Victim of Life with Symphony Esqueda
This episode features my 6th guest from the Yes Fam community based around the amazing YouTube channel, Yes Theory. My guest in this episode also happens to be someone recently featured in one of Yes Theory's most recent videos. We begin with Symphony sharing the story of getting to meet Yes…
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40. Perspective of the People & Facing Doubts with Sam Gabriel-Deveau
For this episode, I bring in my 5th guest from the Yes Fam community based around the YouTube channel Yes Theory. Sam shares his journey of going from not knowing what to do in life to becoming who he is today which, among other things, includes being an aspiring filmmaker. Sam also shares how he...
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39. "You Matter" A Testament by Kyle Deaver
The 4th episode in my series of guests from the Yes Fam community, features Kyle Deaver, a US Army Combat Veteran dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Kyle is a walking testament to my belief that "vulnerability is strength" because he is one of the strongest people I've ever had the...
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38. "I'm Sorry Mom" Seek Discomfort Travel Stories with Caitlin Durnbaugh
This is the 3rd episode in my series of guests from the Yes Fam community based around my personal favorite YouTube channel, Yes Theory. In it, my guest Caitlin shares her experience engaging with the community, what makes it such a great community, and her personal take on the Yes Theory motto…
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37. Love Loudly & Be You with Raiha Zainab
Welcome to the 2nd Episode in my series of guests from the Yes Fam community, a community based around my personal favorite YouTube channel, Yes Theory. In this episode, my guest and I talk about some of our experiences around two Yes Theory mottos - "Seek Discomfort" and "A stranger is just a...
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36. Seeking Spontaneous Discomfort & Meeting Strangers with Lemai Vo
In this episode, my guest Lemai shares how she overcomes the challenges of majoring in Chemistry, and her hobbies of knitting & crocheting. Lemai and I also talk about my personal favorite YouTube channel, Yes Theory, that Lemai also loves. We talk about the message of the channel to "Seek...
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35. Rising Above the Past with Julissa Gonzalez
This episode is all about examining the past to see how it has affected our present life, and how it will continue to affect us if we do not make the conscious effort to be a better person and rise above the past trauma we all have suffered from. Examining the past, as this episode's guest…
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34. How To Spend Your Quarantine with Roxanne Ramos
A lot of people feel that right now is a time to be productive and spend time wisely. But in this episode, Roxanne and I share how that's not really the case. Roxanne had a very busy schedule prior to the stay-at-home order, so for her it was important to relax for a while. For me, it meant I…
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33. Dance as an Expression & A Guide to Personal Freedom with Danielle Galvez
This episode's guest Danielle calls herself "an artist first and foremost, and a researcher." Dani conducts her research through teaching - teaching yoga, dance, meditation, and movement. We talk about dance as much more than an art form done with skill, but as a means of self-expression through...
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32. Be Around the Right People with Alexa Sass
This episode's guest Alexa Sass is in her second-year at UCLA, majoring in Psychology and Sociology, with a minor in Global Studies. So in part 1 of the episode, we're talking about understanding people, the impact and experience of international travel, and hearing about Alexa's amazing...
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31. World Domination and Being Grandiose with Jiayao Xu
This episode's guest is the extremely expressive Jiayao Xu! In an episode full of excitement, analogies, and nuggets of wisdom you'll find topics ranging from Geography, to World Domination, to Communication, Quarantine Strategies, Accents, and more! Of course, the major theme of this podcast is...
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30. The Arts, Quarantine, and Self-Esteem with Johan Casal
We're back with your regular podcast episodes after a month-long hiatus with an amazing guest, Johan Casal. In this episode we're talking about... The Arts - Johan has experience dancing, singing, choreographing, writing, and directing! Being Under Quarantine, How It's Impacted Us, and How We're...
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29. The Value of Active Peer Learning with Susan HayesCulleton
In this episode I am joined by Founder and CEO of Active Peers at BECKSearch, author, and speaker, Susan HayesCulleton. From my angle as a student, to her perspective as a business professional, we tackle the concepts of Active Learning & Peer Learning. Starting with why the both of us are...
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28. A Talk on Reframing Time, And Answering People's Greatest Weakness
This episode is a little different than usual because it wasn't originally done for the podcast, it was a talk that I was giving for two classes of high school Juniors & Seniors. In the talk, I share a personal story and a solution to many of the issues I believe young people struggle with often....
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27. "How Do I Bring Value to Others?" A Reflection with Eric Chow
This solo episode is the result of when I was reflecting on the year of 2019. In particular, it looks at the evolution of my social media & my content on it. As I was reflecting on that journey, I realized that it featured a powerful 3-step process that helped guide me to some of the things I do...
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26. The Nature of Impermanence On Technology, Relationships, History, and Daily Life with Sam Lin
The first repeated guest on the podcast, Sam Lin from Episode 15, joins me again on this episode to talk about Change & Impermanence. Under that broad umbrella, we discuss the impact of smartphones, the internet, and technology on human psychology. For example, how we miss things going on the…
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25. Self-Care in College, Negative Self-Talk, and College Relationships with Daniella Evangelista
Daniella's first quarter at UC Davis was "one of the most mentally and emotionally challenging" times in her life. She struggled with a lot. Homesickness, serious test anxiety, being able to balance and prioritize her mental health with her collegiate studies, to name a few. Negative self-talk…
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24. Making Music, An Artist's Message, and the "Dark Times" EP with Diggy Derk
Diggy Derk is a musical artist I had the pleasure of interviewing in this episode. We talked about topics like how he got into making music both from the perspective of pursuing it as an idea and the actual event of it happening, how he thinks about the evolution of his sound over the years, his...
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23. How Life is a Journey of Constant Challenge & Growth with Kailani Ponti
In this episode, Kailani (or "Kai") shares her story of going through depression & burnout, and how finding a community around a passion for breakdancing was an instrumental part in her decision that she wanted to get better. Kai and I hardly knew each other before recording this episode, in…
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22. Turning Pain into Purpose & The Problem with Qualifications with Sunshine Joyce Batasin
In part 1 of this episode, Sunshine shares a personal story of turning pain & hardship into purpose & meaning - where a close family member suffered from a stroke and breast cancer when she was 14 years old, and how that experience has impacted Sunshine and led her to pursue a career in nursing.…
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21. Normalization of Issues, Nature of Arguments, and Auditing Attention with Mhylia Castro
In this episode I'm joined by my friend Mhylia Castro. We share some wild stories, including one where Mhylia got separated from her friends during a shooting that occurred at Great America on Halloween. We also discuss people's behavior around serious national and global issues, including the...
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20. Parent-Child Relationships, The Ideal Career, and Living A Life For You with Kimberly Giangtran
The first episode of 2020, and it's a guest I have been wanting to have for a long time. Kimberly and I talk about immigrant parent-child relationships, the tendency of people judging and jumping to conclusions about others, the idea of "smart people", and flaws in education around standardized...
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19. The Kaizen Philosophy, Optimism, and A Meaningful Life with Allen Santamaria
In this episode, I'm sitting down with my childhood friend Allen Santamaria. We talk about the process of comforting others and how we sometimes feel we aren't doing enough. We talk about the different passions we've had in our lives, and the importance and power of finding communities around…
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17. Act of Giving, Time is Money, Making Mistakes, and Listing Values
In Episode 17, I'm sharing some thoughts from the past week in two clips. First, on how our search for purpose, giving with expectations, and how special (and not special) we all are. In the second clip, I'm talking about how time is the currency of life, about making mistakes and how to respond…
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About this show
Welcome to the show designed to empower you! Listen to interviews with people who have overcome difficult life challenges or the monologues with the host sharing insights and ideas based on his experience and the many dozens of stories he has heard and read. At The Eric Chow Empowers Podcast, we are dedicated to giving ourselves the power to become the person we envision ourselves to be, and the life we believe we can live. In every episode, we celebrate this process and the beautiful journey presented by life through conversational storytelling.More from Eric Chow at http://ericchowreal.com
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