Soft skills

Want to Learn Something New, Then What’s Stopping You

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Alexis, my 9 year old, was asking me all week to teach her how to ride a bike. Finally, I had time on Sunday to lower the seat on her sister’s bike and take her out. Alexis has never been on a two-wheel bike before.

Day 1 of Learning

When we got to the park, I realized she was expecting to learn how to ride the bike that day! When she didn’t get it after a few tries, she was upset. I told her it took me many days to learn to bike. It was the same for her older sister.  ...  read more

I am Enough and So are You

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I debated whether to tell you this, as I don’t want to be imperfect in your eyes. I realized however it’s my imperfection that you can relate to. And being imperfect is what make us human and what make me, Me :-)! It’s my trials and tribulations that can help you avoid the mistakes that I have made. It’s the stories about how I learned to overcome challenges that may also inspire you. It’s my imperfections that can help you also accepts yours.  ...  read more

Want to Make a Change in Your life? Take this Six Weeks Course

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I took this six weeks course in Feb called Positive Intelligence (PQ) by Shirzad Chamine and it was life changing. I am skeptical of almost all training out there. They are usually too basic, too theoretical, or too temporary in its impact on my life. This course was different. It combined 20% insight with 80% practice daily so that I can apply the learning that day. Taking this course helped me built a new set of habits in my thinking and in my actions. ...  read more

Having a Bad Day or Bad Month? Read this and You will Feel Better

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Has work been less than ideal? Has life been giving you lemons? it’s not been easy for many with the Covid crisis. I know friends who have lost their jobs and a neighbor who unexpectedly got cancer. Life can be hard.

We probably all have a lot to complain about right now . However, all I feel today is gratitude to be alive. You can have this perspective too if you read this article. Holly was 27-year-old. She died of cancer and left behind final advice  ...  read more

How to Obtain Meaningful Feedback from Your Manager

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I was initially surprised when Raina (not her real name) asked this question – how to obtain meaningful feedback from my manager. As we had 10 minutes left in our coaching call, Raina shared her situation and her question. She acknowledged that her manager was quite busy. However she still wished that her manager would give her more concrete feedback in her performance reviews so she knows how to improve.  ...  read more

My Interview with a Master Presenter – Judy Wang

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When I first heard Judy speak at our leadership meeting, I was struck by her passion, her confidence, and her engaging presentation style. Judy is our lead finance officer for our business unit and a master presenter. Every time she speaks, I listen with great interest as she is excellent at simplifying a complex subject (i.e. Finance), using analogies to make her topic more relatable, and celebrating everyone’s hard work. ...  read more

How to Deal with the Unexpected – Shift Your Action to Shift the Outcome

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We all have to deal with the unexpected at work and in life.   It is how we choose to respond to these obstacles that shifts the outcome.    The following is a personal story to illustrate my point.   If you came with us on this beach trip, how would you have reacted?

Trip to the Beach

It took some convincing but my mom reluctantly agreed to go to the beach.   Ever since COVID started, my mom has refused to go anywhere, even after being fully vaccinated.  She is the most comfortable at home.  She doesn’t like surprises and lately she seems to see the negative in every situation.    My dad wanted to take her to the beach but she has refused many times. Now that I was visiting for a week, she finally agreed and lamented that dad and I were gaining up on her. ...  read more