How Chinkee Tan Became a Filipino Financial Icon: Writing, Wealth & Massive Influence

In this inspiring episode of The Amazing Authorities Podcast, host Mitch Carson interviews Chinkee Tan, bestselling author of 18 books, motivational speaker, financial educator, and media personality with over 10 million social media followers across the Philippines and beyond.Chinkee shares how he rose from humble beginnings—selling toilet paper on the streets—to becoming one of the country’s most recognizable voices in financial education. His books, including the viral hit Diary of a Beggar, have sold over a million copies by blending practical advice with raw honesty, humor, and faith. In this episode, Chinkee breaks down his step-by-step system for writing powerful, market-relevant books and building a loyal audience.🔑 You’ll learn:How Chinkee overcame failure, poverty, and rejection to become a publishing successHis "PPS Formula" for writing books: Problem, Pain Point, SolutionHow to build authority even without a college degreeWhy building an online platform is crucial for modern authorsDaily habits and mindset shifts that fuel consistency, creativity, and credibilityIf you’ve ever thought, “I want to write a book, but I don’t know where to start”—this is your roadmap, straight from one of the best in the game.Chinkee Tan is widely known as CHINK POSITIVE or the Pambansang Wealth Coach. A well sought out Motivational Speaker on MONEY, MINDSET and SUCCESS.He is a Media Personality known for radio, television, and social media presence. A Prolific Author: He wrote 17 popular books like Diary of a Pulubi, My Ipon Diary, My Badyet Diary. His book Piso Planner and and 4 diary books has won the Best Selling Product Award from Tiktok Shop. He also won the Best TV Public Affairs Program Host at the 10th PMAP Makatao Awards for Media Excellence. And recognized as Tiktok’s educator of the year for 2023.You can find Chinkee Tan here:https://chinkeetan.com/about/---------- If you like this episode, don't forget to check the following links:You can schedule a strategy call with me using this link: https://www.getinterviewedguaranteed.com/meetwithmitch⁠⁠ If you want to be a podcast guest, you can apply here: https://www.getinterviewedguaranteed.com/podcastguest You can find me here:https://www.mitchcarson.com/⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MitchCarsonOfficial/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mitchcarsonofficial/⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/MCarsonOfficial/⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchcarsoninstantcelebrity/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MitchCarsonOfficial⁠⁠ My Amazom Book Links:The Amazing Authors of Singapore: https://a.co/d/cp9KjC1The Silent Salesmen: https://a.co/d/b4eqa2D If you're serious about publishing and selling more books on Amazon, you need the right data.That’s why I use Publisher Rocket—it’s like having a book marketing expert in your pocket:https://mitchauthor--rocket.thrivecart.com/publisher-rocket-mitch-author/5e8f51fc1dd46/