People do not resist change,
They resist being changed
Richard Beckhard
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
The Significant Woman
Do you think your life is a series of random events which you have no control?
18 months ago, I embarked on a learning journey with 10 ladies Ive never met, facilitated by an amazing loving lady Catherine.
We were paired with peer coaches. However, as there were three outsiders, we were put together. E, A and me. Unfortunately, three of us couldnt match our schedule as A was always busy. This was before we knew ZOOM as an option. E dropped out and joined another group. A and I never had a chance to meet up. She had a successful online business marketing health products and volunteered to help other ladies with their home business.
Last weekend, we were informed that A passed away. She was 55 yrs old. May she rest in peace.
Her life direction statement was “To use my joy and healing gift to evangelize, to pray and heal, so that ladies who are broken hearted physically, emotionally and spiritually can be restored.”
Indeed. May she be restored to greater joy in the arms of her Maker. Last lesson from my former peer coach on the brevity of life and to focus on the essentials.
This week I learned of an activity on gratitude.
Mental subtraction – What is that one thing when taken away from you, will be dearly missed?
I can think of two areas. My family – Beloved. Peace in my beautiful country Singapore. I am grateful for my family and the leaders in my country.
My thoughts of lovingkindness (Psalms 63:3) and compassion towards them, that they will live out their Purpose in Lovingkindness.
Spiritual Gifts Survey – Copyright © LifeWay Christian Resources
http://ebcrochester.org/misc/php/LifeWaySpiritualGiftsSurvey.php
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01897/full
Humor on interviewing
A guy goes in for a job interview and sits down with the boss.
The boss asks him, “What do you think is your worst quality?”
The man says, “I’m probably too honest.”
The boss says, “That’s not a bad thing, I think being honest is a good quality.”
The man replies, “I don’t care about what you think!”
I went for an interview for an office job today. The interviewer told me I’d start on $2,000 a month and then after 6 months I’d be on $2,500 a month.
I told them I’d start in 6 months.
My daughter told me she wants to be a secret agent. Based on that alone, I don’t think she’d be a good secret agent.
23. Employer: We need someone responsible for the job.
Job Applicant: Sir your search ends here! In my previous job whenever something went wrong, everybody said I was responsible.
Here’s some advice: At a job interview, tell them you’re willing to give 110 percent. Unless you’re applying to be a statistician.
I was asked what my greatest weakness was at an interview, and I said “my stubbornness”. They asked me to give more details, I said “no”.
The local police have asked me to come for an interview. I don’t even remember applying for a job there.
I was asked at an interview to describe myself in three words. I said “not very good at following instructions”.
https://www.distractify.com/humor/2018/11/06/2usLnK/jokes-about-work
Change
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at, changes. Wayne Dyer
Be the change you wish to see in the world. Gandhi
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself”. Herman Hesse
Cut through the noise- we need your vote
We are getting there, now the fun part, getting our podcast art done. Through an artist in Mexico via Fiverr. New Economy indeed.
Our podcast is on current career conversations to demystify the process. Such as: are cover letters still relevant? How do people interview during the circuit breaker? What do I say when asked “Why do you want to work here?”
Help us decide on your favourite podcast art cover.
Vote for your preferred cover!
Should you trust glassdoor? Specialist vs generalist? Should you do an MBA? My Biz partner Jon Kwan and I are launching our own podcast to discuss career related issues.
We need your help on the podcast cover, designed by a Fiverr artist!! From Mexico.
Which cover do you prefer?
Videos to use in class
1. McDonalds Singapore “Share the Spirit of Ramadhan”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4twTZru9Go – went viral and even got picked up by international media
2. Vicks India #TouchofCare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zeeVEKaDLM
3. Unicef “Aboud’s story – Refugee crisis”: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqGXXlof5D/
4. Patek Philippe Generation campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt3ygiIl9Go and how it’s owned the tagline for 20+ years: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2016/12/09/patek-philippe-celebrates-20-years-of-its-iconic-advertising-campaign-you-never-actually-own-a-patek-philippe/#3891f4ec475b
5. NTUC Income, Last Day of school
The hand is drawn by the hand it draws
Transcending
Escher got it right.
Men step down and yet rise up,
the hand is drawn by the hand it draws,
and a woman is poised
on her very own shoulders.
Without you and me this universe is simple,
run with the regularity of a prison.
Galaxies spin along stipulated arcs,
stars collapse at the specified hour,
crows u-turn south and monkeys rut on schedule.
But we, whom the cosmos shaped for a billion years
to fit this place, we know it failed.
For we can reshape,
reach an arm through the bars
and, Escher-like, pull ourselves out.
And while whales feeding on mackerel
are confined forever in the sea,
we climb the waves,
look down from clouds.
~From Look Down From Clouds (Marvin Levine, 1997)
I first chanced upon this poem on Martin Seligman’s book “Authentic Happiness”
Are you addicted to social media? 4 steps to reclaim your TIME
Do you find that 1hr just flew past and you were scrolling on social media sites/ newsworthy rabbitholes reading (almost anything aimlessly).
If you are like me, I was going site to site reading the same news about President Trump testing positive.
“Brainwash” by David Perlmutter, MD has quick tips to share, using TIME as a checklist.
Whether you are Social Media or TV bingeing, might I add (Korean soap operas), we need to take back the power to control our time usage and avoid tech addiction.
Time restricted – set a timer say 1hr or 10 min to accomplish your goal if you are doing online shopping to restrict the time spent. Tweak the timing until you arrive at one which you can comfortably honour.
Intentional – does it truly benefit you? Is it a good use of your time, be it to relax or do research.
Mindfulness – awareness of how you are using it and being conscious of the way it is making you feel. Incorporate pauses where you question the way you are using the tech and the way it is making you feel. Does it make you feel angry, envious or self conscious?
Enriching – is it a waste of time or helps you understand your world. Does it better you and make you feel more rested and optimistic or just distracted.
David Perlmutter has more advice on understanding our brain.
What do you think about his TIME checklist?
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