HAM Podcast - Happy Asian Males Discussing Sex, Philosophy, and Health

HAM Episode 70 - Steelman The Way to Debate In Earnest

Today's episode, we will compare the difference between the Strawman and the Steelman methodology of debating. This has really helped me understand differing ideologies.

HAM Episode 69 - Am I Bruce Lee?

In this episode, Seibo sits down by himself to talk about the Bruce Lee documentary "Be Water" - This is a short podcast to pay homage to one of the greatest martial artists to ever live. What impresses us so much about Bruce were not his physical talents, but his mental philosophy. What did Bruce mean be "Be Water?" Listen to find out more!

HAM Episode 68 - Mushrooms, Psilocybin, and Reality

HAM68 Today Seibo talks with Teen, one of the team members of Plan A Magazine about psilocybin and the lessons they both learned from their experiences with the substance. The podcast begins with Teen discussing his personal, first time experience with psilocybin, what made him decide to explore it, and the difficulties describing the uniqueness of the ordeal. The pair then proceed to examine how the psilocybin experience seems to differ each time depending on your idiosyncrasies, but also allows you to become more sensitive to your emotions and sensations - almost as if there was a separation of consciousness from the "everyday version" and the "enlightened version". Seibo then moves on to discuss the beneficial applications of psilocybin therapy as an aide to resolve mental trauma, as well as the research progress made by previous guest Terence Ching. Where patients describe that it is almost as if the effects of psilocybin provide enough detachment to analyse and reframe these traumatic experiences and then have the confidence to explore their unresolved issues. In the latter half the two then reflect on the aftermath of Teen's session and talk about the difficulties processing and describing the experience after taking psilocybin. Although the experience was an unusual, negative one it allowed Teen to further explore his negative emotions and better comprehend the shared challenges and burdens that human beings have. Contrary to Teen, Seibo talks about how psilocybin sessions helped him realise the need to rebuild the relationship with his brother and recognise how certain motivations originated from particular influences in his life, which allowed him to free himself of these restraints. With the controversy surrounding psychedelics and those that use them, the experiences discussed in this podcast episode demonstrate how these substances can in fact be beneficial and it is hoped that continued progress can be made in this area to destigmatize and educate the public. For more guest information, Plan A Magazine is a platform that discusses Asian issues and can be found at the following: planamag.com @PlanAMag on Twitter For writers wanting to submit work about Asian issues, submissions can be made to Plan A Magazine where all successful submissions are compensated.

HAM Episode 67 - Branding Yourself with Eric Feng

Seibo gets together with Eric Feng, brought together by fellow guest Gavin Masumiya. Coming from Singapore, Eric brings the heat where he discusses: personal and brand identity, how to inspire others and create an audience, and the importance of public perception.  Starting off, Eric discusses the steps about how to bring others into the fold and become invested into you as a person, and in turn, your brand. Eric identifies three important steps: Knowing, Liking, and Respecting. Where if these three steps are met creates the catalyst for audiences to become invested in your branding to create long term business ventures.  The KLR framework was initially created because of Eric's personal experiences with public speaking and after much introspection, Eric identified the importance of public perception, where those with the highest social value had more margin for error compared to more qualified, but less known figures when it came to providing information.  Moving on, Seibo asks the important question about how one would identify what motivates us and how this can have an impact on promoting your business - The best method Eric discovered was the need to find an objective third party to observe and critique you as a person to enable you to identify where your strengths and talents lie.  Once this has been identified, the individual can progress to further stages to develop an improved business model such as: identifying your target audience, how to convert interest into leads, and clearly defining what product or image you are selling them.  Lastly, Eric stresses the importance of finding mentors to springboard your success. However, Eric reminds the listeners to not be an askhole, where we are stuck analysing our mentor's advice without walking the walk and taking action. In doing so you are able to create a better relationship with mentors and progress at a quicker rate.  This fast paced episode unfortunately concludes early due to time scheduling, but is nonetheless packed with information.  For more gems Eric can be found at @ericgoesglobal Eric is sharing his social media secrets to get more clients on social media without paying for ads or creating any content! I've actually attended his previous webinar and gotten results from it!  https://www.knownlovedrespected.com/freewebinar?affiliate_id=2288458

HAM Episode 66 - Hustle Nation with Allen Fu

In episode 66, Seibo sits down to speak with Allen Fu, Founder and CEO of Hustle Nation. Allen, born in Australia is the son of immigrants from China. His parents first begin an all too common immigrant journey: immigrating to an unknown country, leaving loved ones behind, and working tirelessly to make a living.   Eventually, after making the decision that they did not want to continue working for others, Allen's parents made the hard decision to start their own business and forge their own path in Australia. With hustle in his DNA, Allen utilised the skills and experiences he learned in life and from his parents; this allowed Allen to build his own successful business where he now works with famous athletes and others who want to turn their dreams into reality.   Starting off, Allen talks about his struggles that Asians routinely face living in Western countries, however Allen recognised the importance of self improvement at an early age and began to take action to try and improve his situation. Channelling his family name of F.U, he began discovering how taking ownership, developing yourself physically and mentally, and pushing back when necessary helped him gain more respect on both a social and business level.   Furthermore, Allen gives practical solutions to learning high value business skills, the most important one being sales. Sales and door to door jobs were what allowed Allen to become accustomed to rejection and build his soft skills, which allowed him to make connections and partnerships to grow his business into what it is now. Nonetheless, when talking about developing EQ, Allen displays his vulnerability where he attributes that being bullied for 10 years provided him the opportunity to develop his empathy and see things from different perspectives. The two then talk about the benefits of Asian Hustle Network (co-founded by fellow HAM guest Bryan Pham and partner in crime Maggie Chui) which the two are both a part of. When reflecting on how this group has helped them find like minded people and business connections, Seibo also comments about the importance of helping others which can have numerous positive effects. In fact, Seibo comments about the times where he had helped others and how these situations actually became a type of long term investment, as the people that he had helped were able to help him grow his own business when they had finally reached their own success.   As the podcast comes to a close, Seibo and Allen both offer opportunities to reach out to them to any Asians who are considering starting their own business venture. The two also recommend signing up to Asian Hustle Network to find even more opportunities to help propel your business. For any Asian considering starting their own business, Allen offers his words of encouragement - Try, learn, and reach out. You'll never know if you don't start.