S2E164 The Blind Goat with Christine Ha
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Christine Ha was the first-ever blind contestant and season three winner of competitive cooking TV show MasterChef. In this episode, she shares how in spite of many setbacks, she has maintained a positive attitude and defied the odds to succeed in one of the toughest industries in the world.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How her health challenges impacted her.
· How she built her businesses.
· Why she believes in trusting her gut.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Mrs. Bridge,” by Evan S. Connell
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“I love creating something and sharing myself with other people.” – Christine Ha
“I am a firm believer in giving people – everybody - opportunities.” – Christine Ha
“If you want to grow, you do have to trust people to be able to do their job.” – Christine Ha
“I may not have control of everything that happens. But every time something happens, I have control of how I think about it, how I deal with it, and the next step I take.” – Christine Ha
“The Good Life means being confident and comfortable in your own skin, not caring as much about what other people think or say about you, and trusting your own gut to do what you love.” – Christine Ha
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, the Podcast for Entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing |
| 0:07.7 | yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.7 | Here's your host, founder of America's largest business coaching company, Brian the Feeney. |
| 0:15.0 | Well, top of the morning to you and welcome to It's a Good Life. |
| 0:21.0 | Very excited about the interview we have lined up for you today. |
| 0:25.8 | Christine Ha was a healthy 20 year old young lady living her life, had just recently |
| 0:31.5 | discovered a love of cooking when she suddenly became faced with the life-altering reality of losing her vision. |
| 0:38.0 | She had a lot of extreme illness where her sight would diminish more and more each time. |
| 0:43.8 | And many people we've met through that experience oftentimes feel like giving up. |
| 0:49.2 | But even though devastated by the personal tragedy in her life and not been able to see. |
| 0:54.0 | She began a journey, maybe she couldn't have imagined for herself at that time. |
| 0:58.3 | Many of you would know the name, you would know her face from her victorious run on the hit show Master Chef, which I have three girls and that's |
| 1:05.7 | their all-time favorite show and when they saw the show they go, Dad, you've got to interview this |
| 1:10.6 | lady, she's amazing. Christina's gone on to bigger and better things. She's |
| 1:15.1 | opened not only one but two, but three restaurants, which is a job all in itself, one of the |
| 1:20.8 | hardest businesses in the world. |
| 1:22.8 | So, Christine, we're just delighted to have you on the show, inspired by your story, and |
| 1:27.0 | looking forward to maybe having you share your story with a few folks out there today. |
| 1:31.0 | Sure, Brian, thanks for having me today. |
| 1:33.0 | So again, I'm sure many folks who may not be as familiar with you are very intrigued by the |
| 1:38.5 | introduction I just gave you, but maybe we could just start at the beginning of your story. Where did you grow up? How did |
| 1:45.1 | you end up getting into cooking? Sure. I was born in Southern California to two |
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