Kailin Hau
FOUNDER OF LITTLE DAYS HK
What do you #ChooseToChallenge?
I.e. if there’s one thing you fight for on an everyday basis, what is it?
I fight for all the asian women to truly love themselves and to be comfortable in their own skin. In the past 20 years, I’ve lived in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. What I have found from living in all these places is that women continue to feel inadequate in terms of their ability to work compared to men. I have seen this to be true in their marriages as well. So many women, unbeknownst to them, lose their sense of self after having children because they end up prioritising everyone and everything else above themselves. Women should be comfortable in their own skin no matter what stage in life they are in, and women should feel guilt-free about prioritising themselves, despite all the rules that society has set out for women.
What can women do everyday to make the future a better place for women?
In the workplace, women should partner up with other women so that we can empower one another. In our social lives, we need to just be there for our sisters, because at the end the day, who understands us best? Other women!
"Life is short, so try not to sweat the small stuff and enjoy the relationships you have. Love yourself, be kind to yourself, and do the same towards others! Love will always beget love."
What is one message you want to send out to younger women?
Learn as much as you can, invest and develop yourself to the fullest. Whether you choose to be a career woman or a full-time mom, if you just believe in yourself and love yourself, you can be a full time superstar!
What is one piece of life advice you have to give to our #LBCommunity?
Be kind. It’s as simple as that! Be kind to your neighbours, to taxi drivers, to the security guards in your children’s school, to the front desk assistant at your gym, to the bank hotline lady, to anyone who you encounter. You will find this world is a much better place when you practice kindness --- I learnt this from Cheline :) Also, try to find a few close girlfriends and start any 30 day challenge together! The power of women doing something together is more than anything you can imagine. We push each other, we cheer for one another, we care for each other and we appreciate each other. I've done different challenges with my girlfriends already, it's super fun and really effective!'
