Stress Less For Greater Success
Stress Less For Greater Success Podcast is hosted by Coco Duan, a Fortune 500 senior leader turned Life and Leadership Coach. She empowers Asian Women leaders to live a life with less stress and more peace and achieve greater success on their own terms. Her weekly show offers eye-opening guidance, support, and inspiration about how to reduce internal stress, stop living life based on other's expectations, and achieve the kind of success that truly aligns with who you are and what you want. Coco also shares tools, skills, and practical tips for replacing negative self-talk with a supportive voice, establishing healthy boundaries that reflect your true values, and showing up as an authentic and courageous leader at work and in life. Coco has over 20 years of experience in corporate leadership. She has coached dozens of Asian women leaders worldwide to stress less for greater success. Learn more about her "Stress Less For Greater Success" VIP Coaching Program to help you reduce stress and achieve greater success on your own tearms: https://www.cocoduancoaching.com/vip-coaching.
Stress Less For Greater Success
3: How Common Asian Expectations Are Holding You Back (Part 2)
In this episode of Stress Less For Greater Success, host Coco Duan continues the two-part series on the unique cultural and parental expectations that shape the lives of Asian women leaders. If you missed the last episode, be sure to catch up,
as we covered the first two expectations: high academic achievement and high criticism with low recognition.
Today, Coco dives into the remaining four expectations:
- Emotional Restraint – How suppressing emotions can lead to internalized stress and unresolved tension.
- Conformity and Respect for Authority – The impact of strict obedience and how it stifles confidence and career growth.
- Sacrifice and Selflessness – The pressure to prioritize family over personal ambitions and the following guilt.
- Modesty and Humility – How underselling yourself can hinder success and why grounded confidence is the key.
Drawing from personal stories, client experiences, and cultural insights, Coco explores how these ingrained patterns may be holding you back. Discover how you can identify what’s serving you and what’s not, and start building an empowered, authentic version of yourself—free from the constraints of others’ expectations.
Tune in for practical insights on how to stress less and achieve greater success on your own terms!
- Coco Duan helps Asian women leaders reduce stress and achieve greater success on their own terms.
- For VIP step-by-step support, apply for Coco's "Stress Less For Greater Success" VIP coaching program here. She'll be in touch to invite you to a discovery call.
- Please feel free to email her at Coco@CocoDuanCoaching.com with any questions or feedback.