Meet Likki

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Likki. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Likki below.

Likki, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

I have always been struggling with imposter syndrome. It’s just a thing that never goes away for me, and I am always on top of it, fully aware that I have it. It has always been hard for me to release, because everything is always just shy of perfect. But that’s the thing, I changed my mindset halfway, and made a promise to myself that as long as this song is better than the last one, it’s good enough to be aired. I guess we develop imposter syndrome from the unfair comparison between ourselves to other people, which might make other people “enemies” – when the real enemy is ourselves, and we can control this. The real person we should be comparing ourselves to is to our past self. Not other people. Having collaborators instead of enemies is much better for our growth, its abundance thinking.

Your friend seems to be doing better than you? Ask them for help. And you might have something that you’re able to help them with, and this is how we grow. Growth takes a village and it’s impossible to do it ourselves.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I am focused on my artistic career of a EDM music producer and DJ. As I used to be an erhu soloist, Chinese music has been a long time friend of mine, besides electronic dance music. I have been holding shows where I DJ alongside a brass/horn section and an ensemble made up of Chinese musical instruments. I write all their parts and produce all the music myself, I also star as an erhu soloist/DJ for the shows.

The exciting part is to be the bridge where all these vastly different genres meet, and to be the reason that the people of different musical industries meet as well.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I guess, to a certain extent, fearlessness, confidence, and risk taking. For folks in their early journey, I’d say to not ever be afraid, or let the “What if” voice get too loud. It will stop you from reaching the great person you’re meant to be.

Before we go, maybe you can tell us a bit about your parents and what you feel was the most impactful thing they did for you?

The most impactful thing my parents did for me is to give me space to develop, be myself, and explore my interests and who I am. I am asian, but my parents have never been the stereotype asian parent, and they always allowed me to do my best in my artistic journey, and were always supportive every step of the way. (seriously, they buy tickets to all my shows. my mum even bought tickets for her whole company to watch my latest one.)

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