Selling is tough. Everywhere you look, you see sales courses advertised. People selling themselves for their dream jobs. Companies offering sales to get rid of excess stock… I recently found out that 50 restaurants close down in Singapore every month, because they are not selling. You want to know why selling is so hard? This might come to a surprise
I recently interviewed Doreen Liu, who founded, and runs, the largest scientific journal company in the world World Scientific. She took an idea and made it into a 50 million dollars company that sells globally, based out of a tiny island of Singapore. Something that really stuck with me from the interview was when she said, “Success is not about
A month ago I had the wonderful opportunity to chair an AIESEC conference after five years of being missing in action. It was amazing to reflect on and realize how much I have grown after my five-year investment into AIESEC. AIESEC has been the major defining factor of my success because it gave me loads of opportunities to fail… yes
Personal Growth Taught Selene to Cope with Internal Struggles, While Quieting the Inner Voices, and Stopping Introversion From Stealing Her Dreams. Last week I interviewed, Selene Chin from Dog Digital in Singapore. Dog Digital is a digital agency, with a head office in Glasgow. Over her 16 year-career she has worked in advertising houses such and Ogilvy One
Leaving Singapore, I was burnt out by the intensity of my life, my job and especially the fast pace that sometimes made me feel that my busy-ness was on steroids. The most amazing part of living in Spain is that it was the exact opposite of Singapore’s pace… It was significantly slower and it opened my eyes to a new
It [what you choose to do] has got to be something that you’re passionate about because otherwise you won’t have the perseverance to see it through- Steve Jobs [divider] After losing my father, my paradigm shifted and life did not seem as infinite! Why? Because time and health are limited! Losing my dad simplified my approach to life, “if you
Last week I got to interview Jessica, a previous participant of my “Recipes of Success workshop”. When I met her I could feel her passion for her work. She started to tell me about her work experience that it blew me away. I knew I had to share it with you too. Jessica enjoyed every job she ever had since
So time is limited and you only live once. Perhaps the battle of our generation is looking for that meaning, that something, or perhaps nothing? 10 Simple Ways of How You Can Have a Lifestyle Design to Fit the Status Quo, be normal, unmemorable and unremarkable! Don’t Be Yourself Ensure you have a lifestyle design that you hide your interests
This week I got to interview Carolyn who runs the Huang Yao Foundation. Starting from banking, to motherhood, to establishing a foundation to continue her grandfather’s legacy, to gardening; Carolyn shares how she tries to live in the moment and how she is more aware of the stages of life and career – transitions. Today, we delve in deeper to
I am super excited to be the young representative at the Xtraordinary Women Award 2013 Social Business Panel! The panel is titled “Social Businesses – Doing Good Sustainably” and is organized by IWFCIS. The International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI) is one of the leading organizations in Singapore and provides women entrepreneurs access and resources to participate in business