Today’s conversation is with Ramona Pascual.  This Tedx speaker is Hong Kong's first professional mixed martial arts fighter signed to a regional promotion, Road Fighting Championship. Ramona is also the first female ever to headline a fight event and compete for a mixed martial arts championship title in Hong Kong. She was previously on the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby team and is also an active competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.

In this episode, we talked about inadequacy - how that stems from the environment we grew up in and moulds our adulthood and buried deep in the narratives throughout our lives, between safe choices and pursuing fulfilment, what shook her to the core during her MMA career, and the hopes of empowering others.  Enjoy this deep dive

Ramona's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramonacarla/

Watch Ramona’s Ted talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b60uyCBm7eY

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