How To Find Yourself When Life Takes A Detour
Guest Post by Amy Oestreicher Sometimes, the best way to find yourself is to just get lost. When you don’t know where you’re going, the world can be a scary place. That’s what drives our to-do lists, our calendars, our goals and our life plans. I know this all too
3 Survival Tips When You’re Between Jobs
If you ever find yourself in that uncomfortable period of waiting for a new job to materialize, you will find these three tips helpful. http://www.careerchangehappens.com/2015/12/3-survival-tips-to-endure-the-waiting-period-between-jobs/
In life, there will come a decision-making time that becomes a turning point: should we stick to the well-trodden and more familiar path, or venture into the unknown, and blaze a new trail? This is my story of one such turning point in my journey.
When It’s A Not-So-Happy New Year
It is ten days into the new year as I write this. As an advocate of reinvention, I relish the opportunity to gratefully let go of the year that has passed, and to write a new compelling chapter for the year to come. But what if all this talk of New Year
Asian Mum Says: I’m Okay If My Child Never Becomes A Doctor Or Lawyer
When I was a student, it was understood that my peers and I would aim high and achieve academic excellence. That meant going to university, getting a degree, and finding employment in a well-regarded profession. And not just any degree either. Certain ones were deemed more prestigious. Law and Medicine topped the
4 Types Of People Who Don’t Need A Life Coach
In the past decade, life coaching as an industry has attracted significant interest amongst professionals and organizations. Those who have experienced quality life coaching are enthusiastic in proclaiming how it has transformed their lives, relationships, and careers, and are quick to recommend it to friends and co-workers. But is life coaching for everyone? From my many conversations
Is It Okay To Not Love What You Do?
I had a conversation with my teenager some time ago. We were talking about passion and how it’s important to love what you do for a living. My teen begged to differ, as teens do. “Not everyone has the luxury of passion, Mum. Some people have to take whatever they can
Andy Stanley tells the story of a company founder who, in the middle of a meeting, started to bang his fist on the table. The meeting was to discuss how to counter the expansion plans of their competitor, and everyone was saying the same thing: let’s get bigger faster. When he
Today I learned a new Chinese proverb, and from a completely unexpected source. In the middle of a Singapore General Election rally speech, the speaker declared: “天生我材必有用!” The audience burst into spontaneous loud cheering. When you watch the video you will understand why the audience was impressed. So what does
For a long time, I did not get it when my sensei said belt gradings were more a test of mental strength than physical. On the day of my red belt grading, I began to understand. When you get to the end of your physical ability and know that you
