# The Faith That Changed My Future... | Read Choi | DSH #2039 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-social-hour-6161133/the-faith-that-changed-my-future-read-choi-dsh-2039 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-social-hour-6161133/the-faith-that-changed-my-future-read-choi-dsh-2039.md Podcast: [Digital Social Hour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-social-hour-6161133) Published: 2026-07-02T19:40:07+00:00 Episode link: https://digital-social-hour.simplecast.com/ Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/https://pdcn.co/e/podgo.simplecastaudio.com/3cc8a577-57bc-473b-8cc8-358a1c940782/episodes/4861fcf8-fddc-444d-a696-bc47df61d465/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=3cc8a577-57bc-473b-8cc8-358a1c940782&awEpisodeId=4861fcf8-fddc-444d-a696-bc47df61d465&feed=gVWKQwJq Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/digital-social-hour-6161133/episodes/the-faith-that-changed-my-future-read-choi-dsh-2039 Duration seconds: 2006 ## Resource What happens when you stop chasing popularity and start becoming yourself? Most people spend years trying to fit in. Trying to impress the right people. Build the right image. Say the right things. But what if the life you're chasing begins the moment you stop trying to be accepted? In this episode of Digital Social Hour, Sean Kelly sits down with Read Choi to discuss social media, content creation, acting, entrepreneurship, faith, identity, personal growth, and the lessons that transformed his life. Read opens up about growing up between two cultures, struggling to fit in, and the defining moment in middle school when he chose to walk away from the "cool kids" and embrace being different. That decision became the foundation for building an authentic life and career. CHAPTERS 0:00 Stay Grounded In Success 2:08 Growing On Social Media 6:40 Choosing The Weird Kids 9:31 Life After High School 12:14 College Or Not? 17:20 Becoming An Actor 20:32 Luck Meets Preparation 22:45 Faith Over Fame 27:22 Why Humility Matters 31:57 What's Next? WHAT YOU'LL LEARN πŸŽ₯ How Read built an audience reaching millions 🀝 Why choosing authentic friendships changes your life 🎭 How social media opened doors to acting 🧠 The importance of mentors in personal growth πŸ’‘ Why consistency beats chasing trends πŸ™ How faith reshaped Read's perspective πŸš€ Why personal branding creates new opportunities πŸ“± The future of creators in the AI era πŸ’° Read's thoughts on entrepreneurship and investing πŸ”₯ Why staying grounded matters as success grows πŸŽ™οΈ APPLY OR CONNECT πŸ‘‰ Interested in being a guest? Apply here: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/apply πŸ“© Business Inquiries & Sponsorships sean@digitalsocialhour.com πŸ‘€ GUEST Read Choi: https://www.instagram.com/readchoi/ https://readchoi.com/? 🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST 🍏 Apple… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/digital-social-hour-6161133/episodes/the-faith-that-changed-my-future-read-choi-dsh-2039/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-social-hour-6161133/the-faith-that-changed-my-future-read-choi-dsh-2039.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.