meet Samantha Hua

We were lucky to catch up with Samantha Hua recently and have shared our conversation below.

Samantha, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
Raised in a refugee camp for a year and then living in poverty in Los Angeles, I watched my whole extended family strive to offer their children a better life. They worked hard to climb their way into higher ranks. They never sat me down for any formal conversations but it must have been just watching how they never quit, always saved, and didn’t complain a whole lot either.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
Happy Food is about to celebrate 15 years in business. After living an amazing life traveling the world chasing animals as a field biologist, one day it occurred to me that having a bed, a roof, and one community would be a nice next step. I honestly didn’t know what to do next and thought nutrition has always been a fascinating field. I started my practice in 2009 and thought I’d help people eat better, understand nutrition, and be healthy. That seemed like a good enough cause. Little did I know that I walked into a whole other world that happens to be my wheelhouse which I only discovered due to starting my business.

Psychology is such an integral part of creating healthy habits, making lifestyle changes, and losing weight. I had no idea I was so passionate about learning and teaching mindset, positive rewiring, and self-compassion. It turns out this comes to me naturally and it’s completely relevant to being healthy. So…Happy Food combines nutritional education with life coaching; the mind-body connection.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, the most useful quality was to “just do it” even if it was in the wrong order. Just letting my foot off the brakes and moving forward instead of getting all my ducks in a roll before taking action.

I also believe it’s important to be a lifelong learner and learn not only the trade but new studies, human behavior, and networking skills.

Lastly, focus on your input. It’s so easy to be discouraged as a business owner. Focusing on tasks that I can check off as success rather than just focusing on results allowed for continual progress.

Tell us what your ideal client would be like?
My ideal client is someone who is ready to live a life full of energy in a fit body, but may not know how to get started. Or they may have the knowledge, but they aren’t doing it. This person needs to be open to learning and open-minded about creating a new mindset. I look forward to meeting you!

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