MAIM TIME

YOUR DEAD ANCIENT ANCESTORS HAVE BEEN WAITING THOUSANDS OF YEARS FOR YOU TO REALIZE THERE IS A SLEEPING DRAGON INSIDE OF YOUYOU NEED TO BE THE ONE TO AWAKEN IT TODAY#072: I usually describe this podcast as a show about Asian diaspora overcoming identity struggle to become the best versions of ourselves. The tagline is something I’ve revised over the past several years. But I realize, there needs to be a purpose or a vision.This is my current vision:The ultimate self-actualization of all Asian...

LISTEN TO THE GREATEST MOST MIND-BLOWING MAIM TIME EPISODE SO FAR THIS YEAR! 🤯🔥#071. Listen to episodes of MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice, or on YouTube.KILL AND EATYOU MUST COMPETEJesus is not enough for you to become the strongest most capable competitive version of yourself. Only you are.HAPPY NEW YEAR!I went to Jubilee Church in Seoul for New Years to listen to yet another solid sermon given by Pastor David Hwang. Like for the Christmas episode, I summarize his message and the...

Listen to episodes of MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice, or on YouTube.This episode focuses on the importance of understanding competition as the basis of life and essential to nature, and why we must compete in order to become the best versions of ourselves in all aspects.HO HO HO! Merry Christmas, Good Will to All Men!This year, Santa Claus has a very special gift for you.No, it's not a shiny new Macbook or a super car, a mansion or a six-star luxury trip to Paris.This is the gift ...

Listen to episodes of MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice, or on YouTube.The name's TIME.... MAIM TIME.It’s me again.They thought I was dead.Some said I escaped to North Korea.They thought I was in jail, or worse:They thought I went back to college to finish my theology degree.But you can't kill me.I'm back, and better than ever.And harder.I've returned from a cheeky 5-month hiatus.The last episode I posted was on my birthday in July, and I was celebrating 5000 downloads.I just got an ...

Listen to episodes of MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice, or on YouTube.Happy birthday America!Thanks to all you MAIM TIMERS, we finally reached over 5000 downloads for MAIM TIME! This is a big milestone. Every download counts. You count.I count, but I didn't always think I did.10 years ago, I tried to take my own life. I'm glad I didn't, because then I wouldn't be talking to you right now.Today, I'm 30 years old. I'm officially no longer a twenty-something.It was an amazing decade. I...

CUNSOOM MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#067: "Be the hero of your own story."Nobody's going to take charge of your life but you. No one can be the hero of your own journey, but you. You write your own story. You're not the mistakes of your past. You're not all your failures.Anybody can do this. Even if you don't get your ultimate dream of what you want, you open up doors for something else. You can be proud and have satisfaction in who you are and what you're doing....

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#066: This is Part II of a great chat with Victor, who talks more about his experiences in film in America and China, and PURSUING HIS DREAMS KICKING IT WITH AND WORKING ALONGSIDE ASIAN HOLLYWOOD!Really awesome story and projects. Inspiring. If you want to make something, just BUILD something for yourself and opportunities will appear! Even if they don't, you still have something. It'll take time, but it'll all be worth it! It'...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#065: We have a GREAT CHAT here with a super cool dude, Victor. If you're into indie filmmaking, acting, and living a rich multi-faceted life, listen to Victor speak! This is Part I, stay tuned for Part II.Victor Zheng is a Chinese American filmmaker from Fairfax County, Virginia. He is currently consulting on the Disney Plus show "American Born Chinese," starring Michelle Yeoh, Daniel Wu, Leonard Wu, Ke Huy Quan, and several o...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#064: This is the most amazing time to be alive in human history, especially for Asian societies, and especially for Asian-Americans and diaspora worldwide. There's never been more opportunity. We're experiencing a new unprecedented era and advances in every single field of human endeavor. Peace and prosperity, industry, technology, culture, finance, art, music, spirituality, adventure.If the First Renaissance took place in Eur...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#063: Six exits and however many millions earned and burned later... what does it all mean? What do you do when you reach "success"?What do you do when you're BURNED OUT?How do you stay young?What's the secret?Chillionaire Mindset Coach for Burnt-out Over-Achievers Seibo Knows!I LOVED THIS CONVERSATION!THIS EPISODE IS A PROPER GOLD MINE, M8!!!We are on FIRE. We are GLOWING with energy.We want what's best for you to manife...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#062: This episode is AWESOME! I interview Chelsie, a filmmaker who posted about her AMAZING upcoming short film "Mandarins" on the Asian Creative Network FB Group. Big shoutout to the ACN fam, we love you!This story is about INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA portrayed through the funeral of a Chinese-American family. MAIM TIME is all about coming to grips with intergenerational trauma as Asian diaspora, and we go in DEEP (and HARD) abo...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#061: I'm quitting my main job that I've been working for 8 years to pursue a full-time freelance copywriting career. From April 2022, I'll basically be totally running my own business, pitching and closing leads, working on projects, building my ever-increasing portfolio, and STACKING PAPER.That’s right, I’m deluding myself into thinking I know more than I actually do and DUNNING-KRUGERING MY WAY TO SUCCESS! Woohoo! I'mma becu...

CONSUME MAIM TIME on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your podcast player of choice... and YouTube!#060: I'm going through The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. This is perfectly in line with the content matter of Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz - check out MAIM TIME #059 to hear me talk about that book that changed my life. I recommend you check that out first, it will give more context to this episode.In Chapter 6: You Are What You Think You Are, he tells you to creat...

NEW UPDATES: MAIM TIME 2nd Anniversary. Hooray! Thanks to all those who've listened to the show up until now. It means so much to me.I'm finally a YouTuber now LOL. The MAIM TIME YouTube Channel is up! All episodes from Episode #1 will be published until it catches up with the latest audio podcast schedule. Please support with a cheeky sub and like! ;)#059: Last month, I finished this book called Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, thanks to a recommendation from Hamza Unfiltered's YouTube c...

#058: I'm sharing with you my absolute ideal perfect future. I highly encourage you to envision what your perfect future, your perfect self, looks like, and write that shit down. Then, tell yourself that you believe in yourself and put your subconscious to work to make it into reality. That's what I'm doing. I'm making my dreams into reality. It's an expansion of Episode 55: Making 2022 the Best Year of Our Lives LFG (HARD).Basically, what do I want my day to day, moment-to-moment life look l...

#057: How many Asian brothers or sisters do you know that grew up in South America speaking Spanish, and then immigrated to the US to live a better life and KILL IT? Here we have a dope convo with my Korean-Bolivian brother from another mother Samy, living a life of freedom in Cali!This episode is just a bunch of self-help platitudes and cheesy cliches, but we don't care cause we're LIVING IT! That's life! It's DOPE!This is Part 2. Check out Part 1 in case you missed it!Check out the episode ...

#056: How many Asian brothers or sisters do you know that grew up in Latin America speaking Spanish, and then immigrated to the US to KILL IT and live a life of freedom? Samy is the mfkin gawd of recycling metals, m8. Here we have a dope convo with a brother from another mother, my Korean-Bolivian brotha Samy living it up in Cali!We talk about our parents sacrificing to take us from Korea (Asia) to the other side of the world (North and South America).Samy shares about his struggles growing u...

#055: Last episode, we talked about how HARD 2021 was.This episode is about New Years resolutions (or if that's a loaded term for you, just say goals) for 2022, and let me tell you:I'm going to absolutely fkin kill it HARD! LFG!No matter how HARD last year was, or how much life sucks, just remember... IT CAN ALWAYS GET WORSE LOLThe only thing within my control is to get stronger, smarter, more disciplined, more resilient, humbler, more compassionate, more grateful.We can categorize different ...

#054: Time for a personal reflection! How was 2021 for you? Was it easy or HARD? Did you make a lot of money? Did you lose a lot of money?For me, this has been one of the hardest years of my life. Almost a year ago, I injured myself working out. I stopped working for 4 months. I burned through my savings. Got personal family issues. And with my injury, I'm still not 100%. But I'm okay. Things could be much worse!Looking BACK at this BACK injury, and the ensuing 4-month hiatus forced me to tak...

#053: What is the greatest (Christmas) gift you've ever gotten? Maybe it was a new phone, or computer, or even a car. Maybe a guitar.For me, it was some dinosaur toys, an Xbox 360 when I was a kid. But I'm not just talking about material gifts.Warning: I'm going FULL METAPHYSICAL SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHICAL MAIM TIME HERE.That's right, I'm going FULL MAIM TIME. HARD.In the previous episode, "Christmas? What's Mean???" I talk about what growing up with Christmas was like, and what it means to me a...

#052: I used to hate Christmas when I was a kid because it reminded me of how out of place I was compared to the other American kids. It reminded me of how much I hated being Korean cause it made me feel different, and how I hated America because I didn’t feel accepted in the country. Now, I love Korea, I love America, and I love Christmas! Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas to all y’all, and especially to all the bitter resentful people out there who hate it for one reason or another. I know w...

#051: This episode is a stream-of-consciousness experiment where I ramble on for a while, probably nothing new you haven’t heard before if you’ve heard previous episodes. Just emphasizing again, it’s okay if you’re not where you want to be in life, just enjoy the process! That’s why I’m doing, anyways. It’s okay if not everything’s perfect, or ideal. It’s all about the journey! I’m living on the edge. I’m grateful for my life, and for you!Support the Show.

#050: Aaron Tam is the founder and host of the First Generations Podcast. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and martial artist that loves to devote his time in networking and personal growth. Growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was raised in an immigrant household with a scarcity mindset. Through walking his own path of struggles, failure, and adversity, he was able to discover his passion for self-development and many valuable life lessons that has ...

#049: Happy Thanksgiving y’all! I’m thankful for my life today, all the good people in my life, and for my heritage and culture. I’m thankful and grateful and proud to be Korean, American, Korean-American, and thankful to be who I am today. What does a Happy Thanksgiving mean to a Korean-American like me? Or to an Asian-American? I combine both cultural aspects, and am lucky to be able to do so. I have a unique experience as an American that others don't. I apply the spi...

#048: Kaiyan is a Cantonese mommy living in America! She has her own podcast, called Us Mommios, all in Cantonese, for Cantonese mommies. We cover a lot of topics, from Asian diaspora identity, to motherhood, child education/psychology, to family, to building future leaders. I harp again about my childhood identity struggle, how difficult it was for me not knowing Korean growing up, how I have a psychological complex about it and how I deal with it as an adult.The importance of family an...

#047: Do you know what time it is? STORY TIME! A few days ago, I embarked on a cheeky adventure to Busan for Busan NFT 2021. Busan is a beautiful place, highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t gone already. It was an awesome trip! Here are just some reflections on the trip and my experiences. I also talk about imposter syndrome, overcoming one’s insecurity by providing value, and just being a good person to spend time with. Interesting and relevant: How to Get a Job in Crypto - The...

#046: Sang Don Park is a talented beatboxer comedian who I met years ago while doing standup comedy. He spent a big chunk of his childhood in America before moving back to Korea. Here’s Part 1 if you missed it!In this part 2, we talk about... How Sang found out his mother wasn't his biological mother His father having the talk with him in 2019 to meet with his mentally unstable biological mother for the first time What interacting with his mother was like Many of us have s...

#045: Sang Don Park is a talented beatboxer comedian who I met years ago while doing standup comedy. He spent a big chunk of his childhood in America before moving back to Korea. We talk about… Self-dev message of the day: Sang brought up that he recently quit coffee: If you’re addicted to caffeine like I am, I’d encourage anybody to do research into it and consider giving up daily or regular coffee consumption to improve your quality of sleep and lower stress. He grew up in F...

#044: This is Part 2 of a great conversation we had with Cheska! If you haven’t checked out Part 1, here it is: #041 | Embracing Your Identity with Cheeky Cheska.In this part 2, we talk about... writing empowering-ass women’s stories, real stories of successful women overcoming their own insecurities and struggles the challenges for the modern woman to find what “the right way” when it comes to life, career, and dating with the modern complexity and choice the potential power o...

#043: Happy Hangeul Proclamation Day everyone! This is yet another episode where I talk about a holiday and then segue into ranting and raving about whatever I want. It’s also perhaps one of the most important episodes dealing with the central theme of this podcast about overcoming my Asian diaspora identity crisis. This time, I talk about the “world’s most scientific alphabet,” the Korean alphabet, Korean day, and then generally my whole life journey with reading and writing Korean...

#042: October 3 is Korea’s National Foundation Day, Gaecheonjeol (개천절; 開天節). It celebrates the founding of the Korean people! Gaecheon means “Opening of Heaven.” It actually commemorates 2 dates: October 3 2457 BCE and October 3 2333 BCE. On October 3 2457 BCE, Hwanung 환웅, a son of a god of heaven came HARD upon the Earth like a GAWD, mate. That’s gaecheon, the opening of Heaven. Later, Hwanung had sex with a woman who used to be a bear (we’ll get to that later) and had a son, ...

#041: Cheska is a young global professional killing it everywhere she goes! Born in Seoul, Korea, raised in New Zealand (climbing trees, chasing sheep), to later settling, working in New York, she is a living embodiment of multi-culture. At first glance, her journey is awe-inspiring. From Duke University to global finance firm Morgan Stanley, winning awards in Miss World Korea 2015, then paving her own path to manage Korea's largest music festival projects, she is now a Global Creative Direct...

#040: A Happy Chuseok You-Suck to all y’all, Koreans and expats! I’ll give some brief background on this Korean autumn harvest holiday for the ignorant infidels so that we can all reflect upon its meaning (and how much you suck, ohohoho)!Holidays including this one can be a wonderful time spent with loved ones for some or a depressing lonely time for others. This Cheeky Chuseok Special episode is for both groups of people!Chuseok is about family. It’s about honoring those who came before us f...

#039: The idea of “heritage” deserves its own podcast! Heritage can be defined as cultural traditions, architecture, buildings, language that a people collectively share. Specifically, what is your individual racial/cultural/family history? Where do you come from? Let’s contextualize these things in a way that positively impacts the way we live our lives. What does your heritage mean to you? Are you a direct descendant of a great king? From royalty or aristocracy? Or from peasantry? Were...

#038: This is part 2 continuing our conversation with Danny Cho, LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He hosts the Noonchi Podcast with Bobby Choy. He does standup comedy IN KOREAN and has been fostering the Korean standup comedy scene for years now. He’s the ONLY Korean-American comedian whose doing comedy in Korea, in Korean.Check out Part 1 here!In this Part 2, we get in RAW, DEEP, and HARDDD about his comedy career path. How he ...

#037: Danny Cho is an LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He’s toured for many years in the States and throughout Asia. Several years ago, he started doing standup comedy IN KOREAN and has been fostering the Korean standup comedy scene for years now. He’s the ONLY Korean-American comedian whose doing comedy in Korea, in Korean. That’s DOPE. He and Bobby Choy host the Noonchi Podcast. We talk a lot of dope stuff! In Part 1, we talk ...

#036: Part 1 was about the material possessions and the hobbies associated with them that I’m turning away from. In this episode, I talk about my former dreams of being a club promoter, a theologian/pastor, a hip hop artist, as well as potential career paths in industries that I’m interested in. I talk about how I am making a mental decision that I can’t go down those other paths, that I need to focus on this one. “If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the ...

#035: August 15 is Korea’s National Liberation Day. This here’s a cheeky Gwangbokjeol special for y’all! Basically, we go over some basic background on this holiday, and I give my deep and HARD reflections on it as a Korean-American. It makes me proud to be Korean and I hope this would encourage other diaspora like myself who have had a hard time reconciling with their heritage to consider the sacrifices of past generations, to propel us to become better human beings!Support the Show.

#034: “If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.” - Sam Ovens In this episode I talk about getting rid of material possessions and hobbies associated with them. I’m giving more and more stuff up in the pursuit of the actualization of my dreams. I talk about them in my own stream-of-consciousness way. It’s about being as minimalist as I can, cutting out distractions. I’m becoming lean, mean, frugal and focused on the dream. YouTube links to some G...

#033: This is part 2 of a conversation with Michael Wu! He's a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Silicon Valley who went to fulfill his dreams of living and working in Japan, learning the language and eating all the sushi he can find. Cooking dope food, throwing dope parties, and living the dream.In part 2, we talk about:His career path as to how he got working at StripeOn being in the right place at the righ...

#032: Michael Wu is a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Silicon Valley who went to fulfill his dreams of living and working in Japan, learning the language and eating all the sushi he can find. Cooking dope food, throwing dope parties, and living the dream. In part 1 of this 2-part chat, we talk about: What it means to be a Badass Asian Dude Getting a lot out of giving to a community as a leade...

#031: What if you had one thing about your identity or self-image that you wish you could change?For me, growing up with mad insecurities, I’ve had more than a few! One of the biggest things: My eyesight. I’ve worn glasses my whole life. Finally, after all these years, I just had a successful eye surgery operation. Words can’t really describe what I’m feeling, it’s quite life-changing. It’s more than just having functional eyesight without the aid of glasses or contacts. This is a big part in...

#030: I’m SO PUMPED about this episode! It’s one of the best yet. Kyle Leung is the host of the What Kind of Asian Are You? Podcast. He’s Hong Kong-born Canadian, and talks with Asian diaspora from all over the world about their experiences. We talk about Asian diaspora stuff as you might imagine. What it’s like growing up as Asian immigrants in North America, coming back to Asia, and pursuing meaning in our identity, our heritage, our lives, and becoming better versions of ourselves.&nb...

#029: Happy Fourth of July everyone! Happy Birthday America, and Happy Birthday to Me! This is the 29th episode. And it's my 29th birthday. That’s some cheeky Maim Timing right there.Don’t worry about getting me any presents, fam! Just give this a listen and if you like it, please share it with a friend! ;)Every birthday, I share a reflection on the year that passed. Last year, I posted episode 18: What a Day in Prison Taught Me About Freedom. I talked about my trip to High Desert State Priso...

#028: JT Tsui is the man! A family man, life coach, and now AUTHOR as of this post. We talk about what it was like for him to grow up Canadian-born Chinese, the struggles he went through, and how he became a happy healthy successful husband and dad. This conversation was recorded back in February and is long overdue… But the timing is great, because JT’s book, YOU ARE GREATNESS has just been released! Congrats JT. Check it out here: http://youaregreatnessbook.comThinking Into G...

#027: I had a semi-serious back injury at the beginning of this year. That, combined with other problems in my life, have made this year quite challenging. Arguably the most challenging year of my life. But even with a BACK injury, I have no choice but to GET BACK into what I’m passionate about. YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE? This episode is an update on my life: Why I’ve taken a break, why I can’t stop or walk away from this commitment of being the best version of myself and bringing you thi...

#026: Aaron H. Kim is the founder of Kairos Capital Pte. Ltd., a Christian family office consultancy incorporated in Singapore. He’s the author of Pursued By The Maker: A Global Citizen’s Journey into the Heart of God. It’s an autobiography filled with gems, interesting stories and life lessons for anyone trying to figure themselves out in life, who are running away from their problems or family, or for the Korean / Asian diaspora. I loved this book! He’s a Christian Korean German whose ...

#025: OH BABY! Excuse me for the 3-month hiatus. Thank you for being so patient. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you! For this 25th episode New Years Eve special, I’mma do a cheeky personal recap of this incredible year. I’ll talk about what went right, what went left, and go straight ahead into the new year with y’all. Hard. Also, MAIM TIME is available on Amazon Music and Pandora! So if you listen on those platforms, check it out. If you can, please lea...

#024: I grew up in the church all my life up trying to be a good holy Christian boy... until I had a dramatic crisis of faith, an existential meltdown and I didn’t know what to believe anymore! Long story short, I turned from an innocent pure boy with dreams of becoming a pastor to becoming a nihilistic raging alcoho— I mean honorable hip hop club party promoter. This is part one in a series about my spiritual journey, sharing my stories and insights on matters of Christian religion, fai...

#023: Did your parents or teachers ever teach you how to process and learn from your own mistakes? Did they tell you how to own your mistakes? Even better, did your parents ever tell you that you were a mistake? Going off the theme of the previous episode of being a total failure, this episode’s about how we learn from mistakes, professional and personal. If you can break down a particular example of a great success as being a complex series of events and factors, then the same might app...

#022: Have you ever felt like a total failure? Has anyone ever called you a total failure? Join the Total Failures Club! It’s way cooler than being in the Over Achievers’ Club. ;)This episode just gleans cheeky points of wisdom from a deep conversation I had with a good hyung of mine who's father called him a failure, even though I find him to be a successful hardworking professional.You may have felt or even been called a total failure in life. It's okay.There's no success without failure, n...

Listen to MAIM TIME on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your podcast player of choice.#021: Getting real with Kelly Brassridge, host of Nothing’s Really Real podcast! He’s an expat from Murka who’s lived in Busan, South Korea for quite some time. His podcast is super entertaining, well-produced, filled with great stories and fun people. We talk about podcasting, how awesome and rewarding it is to connect with people, the creative life, and memories of regret. Memories of Regr...

#020: For my 20th episode in 2020, I’m sharing 20 things I wish I could have told my 20 year old self. These are things I may have heard or learned through various mentors, books, podcasts, videos, and so on since I moved to Korea 8 years ago. Some of them may still be a work in progress, or things that I wish I were better at. Please pull up the episode page to see the full list of 20 things I wish I could tell my 20 year old self!Bonus: Here’s some advice from an old man https://...

#019: Matt Smart is the COO of GLT LTD. He's a successful career (crypto) trader and overall great human being. We get nerdy talking about what he does, his life in Korea, getting stuck in Phuket (thanks Corona!) and his takeaways from growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints AKA the Mormon Church! Living life on his own terms as a digital nomad lifestyle in Asia, Matt is a person who inspires me and I can see him doing even bigger things in the next 5-10 years. Matt...

#018: Did you know I went to prison earlier this year? Don’t freak out! Trust me, just listen to this episode, I’ve got a great story for you, about my last trip to America. MAIM TIME Update for July 4, 2020.121 days of no drinking, 80 days of meditation!Congratulations to those who stuck it with me for the last 30 days!Now on my birthday, I shall toast my first sip to all my listeners!To you and your freedom!Thank you for sticking it with me this far. "Nothing can bring you peace b...

#017: Victor is an emotional intelligence coach for Asian men. He’s the host of the Human Up podcast as well as a co-host for Badass Asian Dudes. In this episode, we talk about the struggles of growing up in Asian cultures where men are not taught to properly express and deal with their emotions in a healthy manner, and how we can become better more effective individuals. This is sort of a general talk about emotional intelligence, just really touching the topic before I get deeper into ...

#016: June 25, 2020 marks 70 years since the start of the Korean War. This episode is dedicated to my father, who passed away in 2016. Here are my reflections: This war was the greatest tragedy ever to happen to the Korean people.The war broke out in 1950. My father was born in 1951, a child of War, when Korea was truly Hell to him.That makes me a grandchild of War, living in Korea, which is Heaven to me.This is the greatest time to be alive in Korea's history, in human history.This dark...

#015: Do you procrastinate? Why do you procrastinate? Maybe you’re procrastinating right now. That’s okay! I've already procrastinated countless times, even in the very making of this episode. You're not alone. We all do it. Why do we do it?Why do we put our lives on hold when everything we want is waiting for us to take it?Skip to 7:40 to get right innit, bruv!SPOILER ALERT:- We were raised and treated as slaves when we were kids, so whenever we set goals, we resist them in the same wa...

#014: Skip to 7:30 to get to the story. MAIM TIME? Moar liek STORY TIME. How a trifling affair of getting deceived by a telemarketer, and examining my emotional reaction, led me to discover deeper truths about myself and the universe when it comes to inner peace and fulfillment. When I get upset or angry in a given situation, I find the best thing to do is take a deep breath and tell myself: I’m never upset for the reasons I think. I could see peace instead of this. Holy S...

#013: Do you love drinking le booze? Do you love it a little too much, like me? Well, I took a break from drinking and it changed my life! Drinking is a big part of Korean culture and life here as an expat. Taking a break has been HUGE for me: As a club/party promoter, I had been drinking consistently, every week, for about 3 years up until Fall 2019. I was nervous, but I've done it and I'm doing it!This episode goes into the benefits and insights learned from taking extended period...

#012: This episode covers various topics, focusing on the experience of living in Korea as an expat or Korean gyopo. First 10 minutes are updates on life, so skip to 10:30 if you want to dive into the meat of it! If you live in Korea, a lot of this information won’t new to you but it’s just to give a basic picture. Plus, I want to share a holistic pragmatic and life-affirming attitude I’ve adopted to making the most out of my life here. If you’re an expat, is life back home a boring...

#011: This month, I got sick and got tested for Coronavirus at a hospital in Seoul!Does I has it? Tune into find out… In today’s episode, I talk about… focusing on what’s within one’s locus of control taking to complete inventory of one’s own personal character and asset to become more disciplined and robust seeing the Golden Lining in the Corona Eclipse upon humanity and seeing opportunity for growth in any given moment of struggle being grateful for everything, not ...

#010: Episode 10! I’m in the double digits now, with over 500 downloads, thank you for all who’ve tuned in with me thus far and those of you who are just joining. I’ve been on my grind these days, rest assured I have a ton of content coming your way, it’s just gonna take a cheeky bit of time. So stay tuned.Eric Z Yang does virtual summits making six-figures a year, and he’s only 24. This guy was born and raised in Paris, went to community college in California, started his own successful busi...

#009: I’m really pumped for this episode and super happy to have none other but Johnny FD on the show! If you don’t know, Johnny FD is one of the OG Digital Nomads who first blogged about his success traveling the world while selling stuff on the Internets. If you want to know his experiences and expertise in business, entrepreneurship, and having that financial/location independent lifestyle, it’s all on his blog! There’s a treasure trove of awesome stories and wisdom there on JohnnyFD....

#008: Sarah Sookyung Henriet is a talented entrepreneur with a wine-based startup here in Seoul, called Soodevie. Soodevie means "Water of Life.” “Soo” is Korean for “water,” and “de vie” means “of life” in French. I see what she did there. I like that because my name also means water and refers to “Living Water,” ohohoho. We talked on a lot of cool things in this episode, but unfortunately due to technical issues, I had to cut out the first 10 minutes due to cellphone interference...

#007: Very short stream of consciousness episode where I bear my heart and wildest ambitions out.SEIZE THE DAY! I’m taking action everyday to make my dreams come true, and I know I can do that because this life I’ve lived up until now has been a glorious dream. PULL THE TRIGGER. PAY THE PRICE TO ACTION. Victory FOREVER! Victory for ALL HUMANITY! I swear to become the best version of myself everyday until I die. Here are affirmations I wrote for 2020: I am happily...

#006: Victor Min, CEO of Vintorio, has the #1 wine aerator on Amazon along with other wine accessories. It’s a successful 7-figure business which has been expanding into Korea. He’s been summoned to the unique role of helping other Korean entrepreneurs get at the e-commerce game. Talented, funny, smart as a brain can smart, and business he can. Also, he’s one of the humblest people I’ve ever met. We talk about a range of things, including how Amazon is gonna take over Korea, and probably...

#005: Years ago at the start of my journey to become the best version of myself, I came across a video clip of Robert Greene, author of the 48 Laws of Power and the 50th Law. In the video, he talks about an essay by this old dead white American guy named Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance. He said it was one of the most influential things he ever read. Thanks to Greene, it’s one of the most influential things I’ve ever read, and it still resonates deep inside my heart, mind, and soul to this ...

#004: This one's a real treat. We got Danny Kim, or as I call him, El Capitan! I don’t know why. Maybe because he can pass off as Latino? He’s a retired US Air Force captain who flies around the world as a dating coach, Danny Kim’s story is one that resonates harrrddddd with me. He talks about the struggles growing up as a bullied Asian-American kid who didn’t have a clue when it came to dating or girls, and how he later transformed himself into a proper gawwwwd of dating, m8! He learned from...

#003: Chris Kim and Jun Yoon are two awesome Korean-American dudes who run their own businesses, living life on their own terms. They even launched their own podcasts last year. Chris Kim started Badass Asian Dudes, a podcast and a community of amazing Asian guys from all over the world, with inspirational stories of success and self-actualization. Jun Yoon’s podcast, Expat Startups, in a similar vein, interviews talented successful entrepreneurs who are making big moves out here in Asia. We ...

#002: Dustin is a very talented unique individual who moved to Korea 15 years ago from the States. We talk on several topics including Korean food, Korean alcohol, and working in Korean broadcasting. He knows more about Korean traditional alcohol than most Korean people ever will. Thanks to his expertise, excellent service and taste, he helped a fine dining restaurant in Seoul gain a Michelin Star. He’s a gentleman of refined taste. For years I’ve enjoyed talking with him and now you fi...

#001: Welcome! This is the first episode of MAIM TIME, a podcast show featuring yours truly, Maim Kim. This will give you some background on who I am and why it's finally time... MAIM TIME!It'll cover a wide variety of topics including self-development, entertainment, nightlife, travel, culture, spirituality, philosophy, and others in a way to become the best version of oneself and get the most out of life. We're going to have the most interesting, entertaining conversations with the coolest ...