Charmaine ingeniously presents her cheat codes to combat one's inevitable quarter-life crisis. As a former competitor of Miss Malaysia, she encourages and motivates her audience to be in charge of their happiness, to focus on their own lane, to go big or go home and to never settle in life. Charmaine recently joined Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 and was soon scouted as a professional model. At the age of 21, she left her beauty queen days behind her and kickstarted her modeling career. Since then, she has appeared on fashion magazines, billboards, working with international brands such as Estee Lauder, Yves Saint Laurent, Sephora and Zalora. She is also a full-time straight A student double majoring in Public Relations and Events Management. At the peak of her career was where she realized her bigger purpose in life and is committed to raising awareness for mental health and empowering young people by sharing her personal journey. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx