<p>Most career advice is a lie. In this raw solo episode of the BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyau/" target="_blank">Jeremy Au</a> breaks down why self-help advice from successful business leaders is often self-serving, and what young founders, operators, and professionals across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia should actually pay attention to.</p> <p>Jeremy shares the hard-won lessons that schools and LinkedIn influencers will not teach you: the brutal tradeoffs hidden behind every "I wake up at 5am" story, why you must own your power without shame, and the dangerous trap of choosing your career outside-in instead of inside-out. He opens up about why he walked away from Bain &amp; Company after two years and felt like a loser, only to learn a decade later that even the partners who "made it" wished they had taken the exit.</p> <p>You will also hear why being a small fish in a big pond is not a failure (and being a big fish in a small pond is not the goal), why sacrificing your health for your career is the dumbest tradeoff a young professional can make, and how choosing your own pain is the secret to a sustainable career.</p> <p>Watch, listen or read the full insight at <a href="https://www.bravesea.com/blog/choosing-your-career-path" target="_blank">https://www.bravesea.com/blog/choosing-your-career-path</a></p> <p>Get transcripts, startup resources &amp; community discussions at<a href="https://www.bravesea.com/" target="_blank"> https://www.bravesea.com</a></p> <p>WhatsApp:<a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e" target="_blank"> https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VakR55X6BIElUEvkN02e</a></p> <p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau" target="_blank"> https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau</a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz</a></p> <p>Twitter X :<a href="https://x.com/jeremyau" target="_blank"> https://x.com/jeremyau</a></p> <p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea</a></p> <p>English:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> |<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/brave-southeast-asia-tech-singapore-indonesia-vietnam/id1506890464" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a></p> <p>Bahasa Indonesia:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vs8t6qPo0eFb4o6zOmiVZ" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmSAfC8oZMQ&amp;list=PLl9u6ECOP8_6DexuTNkCpmTwKDhRTKGcZ" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> |<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brave-teknologi-asia-tenggara-singapura-indonesia-vietnam-filipina-thailand-malaysia-perusahaan-rintisan-pendiri-dan/id1729433475" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a></p> <p>Chinese:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/20AGbzHhzFDWyRTbHTVDJR" target="_blank"> Spotify</a> |<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfPbq-Znr90&amp;list=PLl9u6ECOP8_67PEJ85ml-Pa6O8igaixdS" target="_blank"> YouTube</a> |<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/brave-chinese-%E4%B8%9C%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%9A%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80-%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1-%E5%8D%B0%E5%BA%A6%E5%B0%BC%E8%A5%BF%E4%BA%9A-%E8%B6%8A%E5%8D%97-%E8%8F%B2%E5%BE%8B%E5%AE%BE-%E6%B3%B0%E5%9B%BD%E5%92%8C%E9%A9%AC%E6%9D%A5%E8%A5%BF%E4%BA%9A%E5%88%9D%E5%88%9B%E4%BC%81%E4%B8%9A-%E5%88%9B/id1734175342" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a></p> <p> #SoutheastAsia #VentureCapital #Podcast #CareerAdvice #StartupFounders #SingaporeStartups #SEATech</p> <p><br /></p> <p>00:00 The Illusion of Self-Help and Success</p> <p>00:52 Own Your Power (And Your Quirks)</p> <p>02:13 Big Fish vs Small Fish in the Pond</p> <p>03:56 Outside-In vs Inside-Out Motivations</p> <p>05:05 Why I Left Bain &amp; Company</p> <p>06:44 Never Sacrifice Health for Wealth</p> <p>07:39 Protect Your Relationships</p> <p>08:01 Choose Your Pain</p> <p>08:34 Outro</p>