Category: Leadership
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What we can achieve when we trust ourselves
Self-belief is important. Conventional wisdom tells us success begins by trusting ourselves. But trust is not an ask. Trust is earned. π¦πΌ, π΅πΌπ π±πΌ ππ² ππΏπππ πΌππΏππ²πΉππ²π π―π²πππ²πΏ? This is the story of rock climber Alex Honnold who took self-trust to an unprecedented level. In 2017, Alex became the first man to climb the 3,000…
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An important advice from wasting 6 years of my career
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 (M1). I became a call centre officer, much…
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Why stepping out of out comfort zone is so difficult
99% of us avoid discomfort. πItβs not a weakness. It’s a fact. Itβs how our brain reacts to ‘threats’, even if it is just the discomfort of the unknown. Itβs because when we step out of our comfort zone, we are confronted by our fears – of failure, judgment and not being good enough. This…
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An important advice from wasting 6 years of my career
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 (M1). I became a call centre officer, much…
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Do you know your TRUE potential?
I started my career as a Customer Service officer (CSO) in a call centre. My job involved a single task. That was to retain (βwinbackβ) at least 7 subscribers per day who called to cancel their service subscription with MobileOne (M1). That single task proved challenging. I struggled to deliver 5 winbacks on most days.…