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Develop Soft Skills – Work Smart & Live More
I grew up believing “If I cannot do it well, I shouldn’t do it at all.” Perhaps this is a typical Asian upbringing and teaching. I am not even sure my parents actually said that to me. However after receiving many “talks” from my dad about how I could have gotten a better grade on a test (e.g, 100 points vs 93), I think I told myself the above as I don’t want to “disappoint” my dad or get an extra long lecture. ...
Have you played around with ChatGPT yet? I started last November when I first heard about it. Hubby is now using it practically everyday. I am still more of a novice.
If you haven’t tried using ChatGPT yet, I recommend just trying it out. It’s not always helpful but still amazing tech. ...
I just wrote about How to Ask for What You Want at work last week. I happen to have a live example to share now which happened outside of work. It is great to practice asking for what you want outside of work to help you better do it at work as well. Here is what happened
We just took a trip to Vegas to visit my husband’s godparents. They are 87 and 89 years old. We decided to stay at the Golden Nugget in downtown Fremont street vs staying with them just so we don’t trouble them too much. We haven’t been to Vegas in 4 years but have stayed at the Golden Nugget before. ...
It may sounds simple to say – always ask for what you want. However I know it’s hard to do. I still struggle with it and I am supposed to be good at it being a soft skills coach. 🙂 The reason I know it’s hard is I still have so many inner thoughts that try to dissuade me from asking for anything. ...
I spoke to a colleague last week who lamented and said “I didn’t really get anything done this year!.”
I said, “Really? That’s surprising since I know you are a go-getter.”
She said, “yes, I am, but I didn’t have the right support to do the things I was hoping to do. ” ...
Success is about working smart instead of working hard. This is not a new concept. I wrote about it back in 2010 when I first started this blog. I talked about my learning at my first job at McKinsey – how I learned the hard way that hard work didn’t guarantee success.
There seems to be a lot of definitions out there. ...
Last month, we had a great group coaching call on self confidence, how to become a better communicator, and how to get to the next level – a senior individual contributor. Become a soft skills gym member today to get your questions answered in these monthly group coaching call.
Below is the first 9 minutes of this coaching call. The full 54 minute call can be found inside the Soft Skills Gym, once you become a member. ...