Anne Phung Nguyen
Anne Phung Nguyen is my name. I'm Vietnamese American Entrepreneur living in Orange County California. My wonderful partner JP, and my happy-go-lucky Dad Henry are also part of our family. The majority of people know me via my Instagram @annephung where I document my life - highs, lows, and everything in between. When I was 1 and a half years old My family and I immigrated to America. If it weren't for the hard work of my parents I might not even be here today sharing this life with people like you. So that they could give their children the chance to have a prosperous future, I focused on achieving success and put in the effort to achieve it. Within my head, I could see the path I wanted to take for life. You go to college and then graduate. Be married. Buy a house. Get kids. My idea of success was to attend college, graduate and get a corporate job. I would then marry to buy a home and then have children. Life had other ideas. In 2013, I realized that I was not happy being in my job as a corporate employee. Status and money did make me feel happy. I thought I was wasting time for an income. As I navigated my way through a different direction in my career, I found that I was meant to become personal trainer. I loved exercise, I loved being social, and I love helping people. The business I started in 2014. My company is celebrating its seven-year anniversary in this calendar year. Within this industry, there are not many Asian women. My goal in this industry is to help create a healthy and sustainable life style that is in line with the desires of my clients. It is my goal to inspire others to pursue their dreams, and to live the lives they have always dreamed of. When my professional career began to take off, I had one of the greatest losses in my life, my mother's loss of life. In Heaven she rests now following an eight-year fight against Scleroderma. Yet, I keep my Mom with me and dream about her each day. The lessons we learn from life can be hidden from us however they are very useful. My mom's death changed my life in so many ways. I believe my mom offered me a second chance to be alive through her death. When she passed away in the morning of Tet/Lunar New Year Day it was time for her to begin her next life and I was given a second chance of living the most happy, joyful and meaningful life. As I enter my 30's, I feel more alive than I ever have. I am able to say that I live now rather than just existing as I did previously. As I share the story of my life, it is in the hope that others can relate to my feelings and thoughts. In order to feel that they are not alone. And that there is real love. Also that therapy is necessary and not uncommon. Finally that health is your biggest wealth. I pray that you will live every moment to the fullest and have a final resting place is not a regret, since that's the only thing you can count on during this lifetime.






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