“I believe that everybody can create a profitable business. I believe that we are the most creative, charismatic, and brilliant at work when we have fun doing what we do. And most importantly, I believe that our dream project will make us fall in love with what we do and impact our community.“
Anna Y.C. Chen, Business Dharma Coach
I really appreciate my life now…
- I have been able to have success in 3 very different industries: business, music, and spirituality
- I earned my CMA accounting certification while doing a 40 hr course load in 1st year of my Honours in Music degree
- I have had many chances to conduct choirs live, including a segment of an opera
- I am now working with a coaching industry leader and mentor, Eben Pagan
- I have the resources and knowledge to write a personality profiling book based on tarot cards and their application in career advancement and team building
- I have been earning money to invest in myself, such as a 6K 1-on-1 VIP service with Maria Stamos, the 30K speaker training program with Jase Souder
- And…the best part is…I get to do what I love: talking to people, touching their hearts and helping them grow!
But I didn’t start here.
I have always known that I want to help people, and I have said that since I was 16. I just didn’t know how.
How my life went down
At 21, life threw me one curveball after another. In 2005, I faced seasonal depression, hollow friendships, and a 10-year relationship that was draining my spirit and later ended in 2014. I took it to the university counselling service to get myself back on track. That is when I uncovered the ugly truth: I had been a victim of bullying since age 11 and never healed emotionally.
As if that year was not eventful enough, I lost my grandfather to cardiac arrest that winter. I was not ready to lose him because, deep down in me, I always thought he would be able to see me graduate, get a successful career and even get married.
I achieved none of those dreams in 2005 and believed that I may never will.
I was emotionally bankrupt.
And then, a Japanese proverb changed my life. It says that to become successful, one needs to have the courage to jump off the stage of Kiyomizu (about 4-5 stories high).
So I asked myself, what is that one thing worth risking everything for? One afternoon, the answer came to me fast and fierce. I remember breaking down in front of my friend and confessing my desire to be on stage.
“ARE YOU CRAZY?! YOU NEVER TOOK A SINGLE VOICE LESSON BEFORE! PLUS, OUR SCHOOL TEACHES CLASSICAL SINGING!”
My friend thought I was losing my mind.
And, yes, it sounded crazy. I had no formal vocal training and attended a business school with no ties to classical singing. Even my closest friend balked. But deep down, I knew this was my make-it-or-break-it moment.
And something magical happened indeed! That one decision—born from rock bottom—became the fuel for a life I now cherish.
I made it: graduated with my business degree and passed my music audition the same year, having completed only one year of voice training. Four years later, I graduated with both my business and music degrees, earned a scholarship in my Master’s in Conducting, and launched a career that lights me up every single day. My life becomes something worth dying for.
This is what I learned.
If you are wondering if it’s too late to build something beautiful—please hear me: it’s not. You’re not too late. You’re right on time. Your dreams, your wisdom, your desire to leave a legacy—these are powerful beyond measure. And I’m here to walk alongside you as you bring them to life, because you don’t have to figure it all out alone. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to take a bold leap, your community is waiting for you.
Let’s create your dream life and your dream business—together.