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
The 3-Step Formula to Getting Things Done
Confession: I’m a mediocre cook. I have friends who decorate cakes and make hard-to-find Singaporean snacks of such high quality that Singaporeans living here in Melbourne fall over themselves to order. Me, I would much rather read a book, write an article, or research my favourite subjects on the internet.
The 8 y.o. had been clamouring to go bowling, so one Sunday afternoon we did just that. It was an all-girl game, as hubby preferred to relax with a cappuccino and spectate. Halfway through the first game, it was pretty clear who was leading. (The youngest.) Who bowled the fastest balls. (The oldest.)
What Michael Jackson Taught Me about Parenting
A friend shared this quote from Thomas Merton on his news feed, which I shared on my Facebook page. Within 48 hours, it had gone from a trickle of views to over 2,500 views (and counting). There must be something deeply powerful about this quote that speaks to so many.
The 4 Stages of Life According to Mark Manson
If you love personal development, you will enjoy (and be challenged by) Mark Manson’s take on the 4 stages of life. Stage 1: Mimicry. We learn by watching others, mimicking them. This is how we pick up physical and social skills and adapt to become functioning members of society. Stage 2:
Gotta love the refreshing honesty of Mhairi Black, youngest member of the UK House of Commons. Wrapping up her maiden speech, she quoted Tony Benn’s analogy of weathercocks and signposts in politics. Weathercocks spin in whatever direction the winds of public opinion blow. Benn gave the example of a politician
