Take 1.5 Podcast: Stories From The In-Between What If Confidence Isn’t the Problem?Why So Many Women Feel Invisible 여성 리더에게 배우는 ‘자신감 장착’ 방법
Mar 14, 2026
Sheena Yap Chan, bestselling author and TEDx speaker who helps women move from self-doubt to self-trust. Sheena discusses visibility and why cultural pressure to stay backgrounded hurts career progress. She talks about perfectionism, the model minority myth, and the cost of staying silent. Practical topics include small confidence-building steps, setting boundaries, reframing failure, and self-promotion as leadership.
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Protect Your Time By Saying No
- Learn to say no and set boundaries to stop people-pleasing from eroding your agency.
- Sheena emphasizes boundaries help avoid unwanted situations and attract the right people who respect you.
Failed Kindergarten Then Reclaimed It
- Sheena failed kindergarten for coloring outside the lines and reframed that failure as being 'meant to color outside the lines.'
- That childhood story influenced her to reframe failure as unconventional strength, not shame.
Lean Into Discomfort To Create Visibility
- Use discomfort as a sign to stretch rather than retreat when you're the only woman or person of color in a room.
- Sheena pushes herself into male-dominated spaces to create visibility and normalize presence for others.
