Garvey Chiu was an executive at Goldman Sachs and was named one of the most influential women in Hong Kong. She has started or contributed to numerous humanitarian efforts around the world and became known as the “Poo Poo Princess of Asia.”

Garvey and I covered great territory, including..

• How her obsession over a handbag that led her to quit Wall Street
• How she earned the the title the “poo poo princess of Asia”
• Why you should date your parents
• Why you should GIVE ONE THING then GET ONE THING to every community you enter
• Why you shouldn’t waste your pain
• Why you should define what success and failure means to you, not others
• The worst piece of advice Garvey received that left her feeling she didn’t need to be accountable 
• Why successful people struggle with dealing with their emotions 
• Why you shouldn’t just have one career 
• And why self awareness without behavior change is self-indulgence 

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Looking to Expand to Asia, Goldman Sachs Establishes Hong Kong Presence
• Garvey Chui
• How to Become the Boss of Your Emotions, Healthline
• 5 Habits of Highly Self Aware People
• A Tour of 5 Refugee Camps, This American Life
• Factfulness: 10 Reasons We’re Wrong About The World
• Travel for Cheap: 7 Ways to See the World for Less

The Dr. Rob Show, hosted by Dr. Rob Carpenter, interviews world class thinkers and performers in sports, business, entertainment, and beyond on the most important thing they have ever learned in their life; the worst advice they’ve ever received; the song or movie they would dedicate to our generation; the most overlooked issues in society we should be addressing; and their top 3 rules for success.

After winning the NCAA championship while playing football at Harvard University, Afam Onyema went to Stanford Law School and began practicing public interest law. But soon Afam felt the tug to be more than a lawyer; he felt he was called to help his family’s foundation start hospitals and medical clinics in Africa and quit his job to do it. Over the past years, he has successfully launched numerous medical missions and clinics in Nigeria, secured the support of celebrities ranging from Oprah to Benjamin Cumberpath, and helped save thousands of lives.

Afam and I had a great conversation, and topics we discussed included:

• How to get celebrities to back your organization
• Learning how not to be taken advantage of in the nonprofit world 
• Why energy is underappreciated as a professional quality 
• How Nigeria is the blackest nation on earth
• Why you should be a protector of those who are weaker than you 
• Why you shouldn’t care about social media likes 
• The joy of sacrifice
• Questioning your motivations 
• And more…

Listen to it on iTunes

Stream it here 

Download as an MP3 by right clicking here and choose “save as” 

You can find the transcript for the episode here

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Oprah Donates $100,000 to Nigerian Foundation for Girls, Hollywood Reporter
• Charlize Theron and David Oyelowo Raise Funds For Girls in Africa 
• Geanco Foundation Honors Benjamin Cumberbatch
• Saving lives in Africa 
• Starting medical clinics
• Glory The Movie

The Dr. Rob Show, hosted by Dr. Rob Carpenter, interviews world class thinkers and performers in sports, business, entertainment, and beyond on the most important thing they have ever learned in their life; the worst advice they’ve ever received; the song or movie they would dedicate to our generation; the most overlooked issues in society we should be addressing; and their top 3 rules for success.