William Hung - American Idol Hopeful to Author

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After his American Idol audition, William Hung’s rendition of “She Bangs” became famous for all the wrong reasons. Despite a humbling start, William redeemed himself. He has since appeared on talk shows, even performed live with Ricky Martin in Las Vegas, and given his TEDx talk.

Today, he talks about his American Idol experience, life lessons from poker, his book Champion by Choice and how he has turned his failures into success.

 

What We Discuss with William Hung:

• The impetus behind his book Champion by Choice
• His American Idol experience and gaining massive fame from it
• Transitioning from teaching to working for the Sheriff’s department
• Joining Toastmasters as an outlet to express himself 
• Delivering value in the right way with confidence
• Wanting to change the narrative of himself
• What it was like performing with Ricky Martin in Las Vegas
• Understanding that it’s okay to fail and lessons he learned from poker
• Committing to one path and going all-in
• The power of listening to your intuition in solving your problems

 

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