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I enjoy making new connections during webinars.Last week, I met June, a Singaporean who migrated to Australia, in a webinar breakout session.Her new life in Perth has been nothing short of an adventure.At age 56, she lived to tell the tales of her 2 ‘impossible’ from…

It has been said the first time is the most memorable.But what if it can also be the most disruptive?Years ago, my former CEO shared a simple yet profound principle:“When we allow ‘just this once,’ we open the door to excuses.”“A small compromise will lead to a habit…

One of the best advices I received was when I started as a Call Centre agent. Back then, my manager said, “Don’t ask for opportunities. Instead, ask,‘Am I ready when those opportunities arise?’Because if you’re not, opportunities won’t matter. They’ll pass you by.”…

Do you know …Nike’s “Just Do It” slogan was inspired by the final words of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who was executed in Utah in 1977.Dan Wieden, co-founder of the advertising firm that created the slogan,was inspired by Gilmore’s…

After more than 100 coaching conversations, I came to realise we are our biggest barriers.We are often our harshest critics, putting ourselves down before anybody else.When I asked my coachees,“What’s really standing in your way and the results you want?”I often hear,…

I began my career in the Mobile Telecommunications (Telco) sector in the year 2000.That was an era when Telco was the unicorn much like the AI industry is today.As a fresh Marketing graduate, I felt I ‘arrived’ when I landed my first job with MobileOne…