73. Boundaries, Breakthroughs & Becoming: The Growth Mindset Career & Life w/ Jessalin Lam
Release Date: 07/31/2025
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86. Your Voice: Your Most Important Asset
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info_outlineBoundaries, Breakthroughs & Becoming: The Growth Mindset Career & Life w/ Jessalin Lam
Coach, Author, Mom & Founder of Transform & Thrive
🎧 Episode Overview
In this episode, Ronnie is joined by Jessalin Lam—coach, author, speaker, mom, and founder of Transform & Thrive. Jessalin opens up about her journey from toxic workplaces to empowered pivots, and how embracing a growth mindset helped her design a boundary-conscious, limitation-free career and life.
From navigating motherhood to launching new platforms like her YouTube series and newsletter, Jessalin shares practical insights and personal reflections on creating space for joy, alignment, and impact. This episode is for anyone ready to build their career and life with intention, courage, and curiosity.
✅ What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ How to lead and live with a growth mindset
✔️ Why boundaries matter—and how to create them with intention
✔️ How Jessalin is designing a limitation-free career after toxic workplaces
✔️ Provocations for navigating motherhood, leadership, and personal reinvention
đź”— Links & Resources:
Transform & Thrive Show on YouTube: Watch here
Joy of Jessalin Newsletter: Subscribe on LinkedIn
Connect with Jessalin: Follow on LinkedIn
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💡 Final Thought: “You want to be in places that celebrate you—not just tolerate you.” – Jessalin Lam
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