To be stable, you must move.

Entrepreneur Thanh Nguyen, CEO, Director of Inspiration and Happiness at Anphabe: To be stable, you have to move

No matter what position or job she holds, Ms. Thanh Nguyen, CEO and Director of Happiness Inspiration at Anphabe, always wants to be a pioneer in every field she works in.

“If we are happy leaders, aiming to build a happy working environment, we will always have change agents to build and replicate a culture of happiness together.”

"Peace of mind" amid the turmoil

Recently, when sharing her opinion on human resource trends in Vietnam over the past 10 years, Ms. Thanh Nguyen noticed a remarkable shift. That is, the three unchanging desires among the myriad of changes of employees in Vietnam are income, stability and balance. In particular, the need for stability is increasing, especially after the widespread layoffs like last year.

According to Ms. Thanh Nguyen, if in the past, stability meant staying in one place, sticking with a company for a long time, now, stability means no matter what the job is, still having a stable income to take care of yourself and your family. Stability used to be understood as "no big changes", but now it is defined as a state of stability despite surprises, even incidents.

The new understanding is consistent with the actual trends and changes in the Vietnamese labor market in recent years. The way to increase the stability of Vietnamese employees is also quite different from the past.

According to Anphabe data, currently up to 57% of the knowledge workforce in Vietnam has a second, even a third or fourth job. They are strongly participating in the economy in many forms, such as freelancing, part-time work, starting their own businesses, investing, selling online, etc., to have more income from many sources and to feel more "secure" amid the fluctuations.

In addition, 56% of businesses prioritize improving human resource capacity. This shows that even if employees have to be laid off, they can easily find opportunities elsewhere.

“Doing suitable freelance jobs, in addition to generating income, is also a way for employees to access new knowledge and trends, thereby not falling behind in the face of change. Therefore, to be stable in all situations, you have to move,” Ms. Thanh Nguyen shared.

5th Startup to “Save the Fat World”

Ms. Thanh Nguyen herself is also demonstrating the motto that if you want stability, you have to move. Although she is currently the CEO and Director of Happiness Inspiration of Anphabe, over the past year, she has become famous in the dieting, health and beauty community with her 5th startup project, An Ngon Eo Thon.

Ms. Thanh Nguyen informed that the project has just reached the milestone of 1,000 people with bread-shaped bodies regaining their slim waists. This is an extremely meaningful milestone for a young start-up, which has only been operating for over a year like An Ngon Eo Thon.

Of the 1,000 participants mentioned above, about 10%, after experiencing it themselves, wanted to receive a franchise of the An Ngon Eo Thin model to join her in "saving the fat world". Therefore, in the past year, Ms. Thanh Nguyen has also been a consultant to help about 100 people start a business. There are people who are very successful, more successful than her, and she calls them co-founders, partners who share profits and share strategic direction. However, there are also many people who stop playing after a few months of excitement.

From here, Ms. Thanh Nguyen draws out a few things that help An Ngon Eo Thin succeed. First, don't do it just because you like it, because to do what you like, the founder has to do countless things that he doesn't like, things that no one wants to do.

After 10 brilliant years in the leadership position, managing a business that thousands of people dream of, she started her own business and also experienced a big failure. However, the past failure helped her be humble enough to know that she should be a “blank sheet of paper” in a new start-up to learn and observe; if she wants to go fast, she has to learn twice, three times more.

To have a successful year for An Ngon Eo Thon, Ms. Thanh Nguyen has tried many ideas, failed many times, but got up from where she fell. "If you have not done anything yet or just encountered difficulties and your mind is defeated, then it is 100% a failure," Ms. Thanh Nguyen shared.

If at Anphabe, every few years there is a “major reform” of the business model, then with the An Ngon Eo Thon Project, in one year there are 4 upgrades to the training process to create the best customer experience. Every time she reaches a new milestone, she reminds herself to go back to the beginning to get the most correct perspective for the next stage.

She said that when she was young, she was very competitive, determined to achieve success in everything she did, liked to be recognized and also wanted to position herself according to the idea that whatever she did, she must be better and more outstanding than others. But over time, that has changed. She does not like to confront or compete with anyone like before, because she realized that winning over herself is the most difficult thing. What she is proud of is that time has tempered her into a very good "warrior" in winning over herself.

She summarized some tips to overcome yourself.

First, there is no room for negative thinking, because negative thinking is the fastest way to “knock down” yourself.

Second, never stop learning. The moment you think you know it all, you start to fall behind.

Third, always be diligent in everything. Laziness is the biggest enemy of success and happiness.

Fourth, do not engage in unnecessary “battles”, because it may bring victory to the “ego”, but is a “defeat” in terms of positive energy.

Fifth, conquering yourself also means accepting and loving your true self, not tormenting yourself by comparing yourself to stereotypes molded by society.

She can work 14-16 hours a day and always smile. When she no longer has to work just for food and money, no matter what environment she is in, she always chooses to do things that can touch many people, many families, many businesses, many generations... in positive and sustainable ways.

As a 45-year-old mother of two, who loves to eat well and dress well, has thorough nutritional knowledge and extensive management experience, she is now proud to be a rare female CEO with a 58cm waist.

“CEOs are not rare, but super busy CEOs at this age who have a waist and body like me are probably rare,” Ms. Thanh Nguyen excitedly said.

Thanks to An Ngon Eo Thin, she lost 6 kg, 14 cm of lower abdomen, looked 12 years younger biologically and then always maintained her ideal weight and muscle-fat ratio, despite her busy work schedule, parties and travel. Together with a team of professional trainers, she successfully transformed the body shape of her husband, daughter, many friends and many trainers, mainly directors and managers, businessmen, artists, and celebrities who are busy but love health and beauty.

“On average, we help customers lose 7-12 kg of fat, 8-15 cm of waistline and all can see a 1-inch belly line,” Ms. Thanh Nguyen shared.

90 days with An Ngon Eo Thon not only brings surprising results, but also imparts to the trainers a wealth of nutritional knowledge and scientific habits to maintain sustainable results. However, the trainers love the program even more, because it helps them remove a lot of "limiting beliefs" to truly become examples of positive change. That's why new trainers come to An Ngon Eo Thon mainly through word of mouth from old trainers.

In addition to a team of dozens of technical trainers serving students from 30 countries, An Ngon Eo Thon is gradually becoming a global business model with hundreds of partners in the markets of the US, Canada, Australia, France, Europe, and Singapore.

Inspire happiness

Returning to her main job, which she has been involved with all her youth, Ms. Thanh Nguyen is still working hard to build her reputation as a team leader at Anphabe. Over time, Anphabe has become an exclusive strategic partner of leading names in the world such as Linkedin and Workplace by Meta.

Anphabe was founded in 2011. She and her colleagues found Anphabe's mission to accompany businesses to build happier and better workplaces, while inspiring millions of employees, helping them realize and enjoy the values in work and life.

The position of happiness director, to her, is very special. It is not just a title. It is a mission, a responsibility, a joy to inspire happiness, to make every employee happier, every leader happier, together creating a happier and more civilized Vietnam.

“I believe that the greatest value that makes a person truly happy at work is when they feel the meaning of their work. From there, they will be role models and inspire others to aim for higher values for businesses and society,” Ms. Thanh Nguyen shared.

For her, any leader can become the chief happiness officer in their own organization. However, first of all, that leader must be a truly happy person.

She defines that a person who has true happiness at work is one who is committed to their work, makes voluntary efforts to create value for those around them even when not asked, and is committed to staying with the organization for a long time. In particular, leaders must create a working environment that gives employees the conditions and opportunities to be nurtured, shine, contribute, be attached, and be loved.

“The leader of an organization must understand the thoughts and aspirations of employees, guide and create an environment for each employee to become a better version of themselves at work,” Ms. Thanh shared.

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