Welcome to Kick Conflict to the Curb: Stomp Out Your Stress.

Are you ready for an inspirational interview this week?

You will find the inspirational interview that I had with Lea Tran, speaker and transformation coach. Lea and I are in the same group: Video Rock Starz. I knew that Lea was going to be a guest for Kick Conflict to the Curb the moment I met her.

We talked about these exciting topics:

• The importance of opening up dialogue with our family.
• Lea’s story how she and her family escaped from Vietnam.
• We cover so much more on the video yet I wrote the highlights below.

About Lea Tran

Lea Tran is a former “Boat person” refugee from Vietnam, a dynamic keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, and the author of “I Did Not Miss the Boat”. It highlights her personal struggles to overcome the trauma of war, poverty, and social isolation.

Her story is an important reminder of what makes America truly a great nation. A country that gives promise to everyone who is willing to fight for a second chance in life.

A graduate of Villanova University, Lea started her career as a medicinal chemist for seventeen years and owned a high-end drapery business for ten years in the Greater Philadelphia Area.

As a speaker and a transformation coach, Lea inspires her audience to get out of their comfort zone, to embrace change in uncertain times, creating unexpected opportunities that will propel them forward.

Questions I Asked During Lea’s Inspirational Interview

1. Tell us about the title of your book, I Did not Miss the Boat.

   It’s all about my family’s escape from Vietnam. My father built a boat that saved 495 people including my family. The boat gave us freedom. We all need to live our lives as we want – that’s total freedom.

2. Lea, you became confident using your voice. Why did it take so long to write your story?

   It usually takes people 40 years to find their story and voice. That’s how long it took me to find my story and start using my voice.

3. Tell us about your podcast, Family Roots.

   I wrote the book to find out about myself. The podcast is all about that piece of history.

   My son, Alexander learned about his family after he read, I Did Not Miss the Boat. He started asking me questions about the story. As a result, he created a podcast – Family Roots.

   This started a journey with both of us learning about each other.

   We now understand how different our upbringing has been.

How Can Your Book Help Viewers?

• The book helps open up the dialogue for other families to start asking questions about their family.
• All the memories from my childhood were not positive. This is typical of many families. We need to start having these heart-to-heart conversations – no matter what stories we discover.
• Be proud of your roots and be comfortable in your own skin.
• Don’t feel judged when you tell others about your background.
• Reconnect with your roots
• Open up the dialogue. Talk to your parents and grandparents. I now know that they did the best that they could. They didn’t have the freedom as I have.
• There’s always some conflict in the family. We are all different in our upbringing.

I read I Did Not Miss The Boat and Highly Recommend It

It’s a great read for people who are curious about what refugees have to go through to find freedom post-Vietnam war.

• The book triggers a lot of important conversations about diversity and inclusion.
• It embraces change.
• Conflict prevention is another theme.
• Taking action to move your life forward is part of Lea’s message.

Her memoir is a perfect book to gift to friends and family for the holidays. It’s also a great read for book clubs.

You can get an autographed and gift-wrapped copy by going to LeaTran.com. Amazon.com also carries it.

Let’s Stay Connected

Please share your thoughts about this week’s post. How does this inspirational interview with Lea Tran resonate with you?
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What questions would you like to find out about Lea Tran’s journey? I will include your questions in my next interview with Lea.

Until Next Time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP, CVP
Conflict Resolution and Communication Coach
Queen of Conflict Resolution

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