449: Growing Self Confidence With Samantha Jo

Samantha Jo is an actress and a martial artist. She got her first introductions into the Hollywood stunt industry after her Olympic feat. By age 18 and with a filmography that already included Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Sucker Punch (in which she stunt doubled Jena Malone), Samantha moved to Los Angeles to further pursue her career. It is here that landed her breakout role of “Kitana” in the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web-series as well as “Car-vex” in the superhero blockbuster: Man of Steel. Now, she has been studying at Studio 4, a Los Angeles based acting school for the past 3 years and steadily growing as an artist. You can watch her in episodes of TNT’s Agent X and look out for her in the blockbuster hits Wonder Woman and Justice League films.

Samantha shares how doing what she loves has help her grow her self confidence to be the powerhouse that she is today while doing her part to be a positive impact in the world.

Bio

Samantha Jo is an actress and a martial artist.

Cultural Background

Samantha is of Chinese and French Canadian descent.

Favorite Self Confidence Quote

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

Definition of Self Confidence

Self confidence is the ability to love, know yourself and what you stand for.

Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence

Samantha used to live with the fear of having a negative impact on people. She was worried of hurting people’s feelings or making them feel bad. She used to be hard on herself.

The “AHA” Moment

Samantha started working full time in film, growing her craft and doing what she loves on a daily basis which also increased her self confidence. She fell in love with what she did which also helped her love herself more.