So my mom really taught me to be fearless and I love her! She's just so much fun! She is completely the reason why I am a personality and a success to myself today.
Like, in Asian culture, you have to be down with the family. You have to be down with all the crazy traditional or non-traditional things we do.
She's there for life, but even though it's hard to date with my mom around, I'm so thankful for it because the person who can't take Mama Mai is not the person to take me.
One thing he always said, and I love this quote and I really believe it, my ex said, 'You don't truly know a person until they don't get what they want. That's when they show you who they are.' You wouldn't think that the person you were married to and were with for 10 years and taught you the quote would be the best number one example to prove it.
Feeling good about your body and feeling sexy comes from within, not from a number on the scale.
On my show 'The Real,' we often encourage women to fight against body-shaming and own the skin that they're in.
I was a cardio bunny and spent hours in the gym a day working up a sweat.
People say money changes people. So does ego and so does social media. And so does the press. I think that all of that mixed in between - you really gotta keep yourself grounded.
I embrace both my Vietnamese and American sides, 100 percent.
There are several different traits that make up a person's identity. For me, being Vietnamese American is the entirety of who I am.
Embracing my origin has made me the confident and grateful person I am.
There's a difference between a job and purpose. If I did my job without purpose, I wouldn't have the intention to put things out there that should be heard. But I have a purpose.
You hear all the time that money can change people. Well, divorce can really change people.
I was married to someone who had more money than me, but because I was the stronger earner and we lived in California - a shocking thing slapped me in the face when we divorced and I had to end up paying him my earnings.
My family would try and trick us and I would come to a party and she would be there. When I tell you the 'Love & Hip Hop' scene is nothing compared to what was happening with me and mom... throwing things at each other, the cursing, the words.
Jobs give people a sense of independence, security and self-confidence.
For those of us that wake up every day and go to our jobs, we know our worth because we know the value we add to the world.
We all have experiences and memories from miniature golf. I had my first kiss at hole nine at Golfland.
I think when people let their inhibitions go, they're so fun and so free. I think we all have it within us, but the world, your job, responsibilities, stupid stuff you have to do as a grownup, Instagram, makes you feel like you always have to be cool, and I like any opportunity where you don't have to always be cool.
I think when you get to that point in your life where you're the first to laugh at yourself, you're at the best place of your life.
