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
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My New Mantra: I’m actually not that busy
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
Banish Unproductive Work Habits and Get to Work B*tch
Everyone is in the race for being more productive. We all want to do more things, want to achieve more things? Have you ever walked into the office in the morning, with all the best intentions to conquer a massive workload, just to face one distraction after the other all day and leave the office feeling deflated and with an
Self-Confidence Myth: The Key Ingredient to Launching and Building Your Business or Career
Do you feel like you need a career transition or want to take your business to the next level? Last week, we spoke about MK who made a huge (and successful) career transition in her 40s. She took courage, determination, risk but she succeeded. MK wasn’t confident overnight! An article in the Harvard Business Review says Less-Confident People Are More
Business Growth: 5 Reasons Why Your Business is Not Growing
Owning your own business can be the most rewarding thing you ever embark on. Most of us want to make a difference, and to leave a legacy. But sometimes our businesses grow to a place where they stabilize and then just plateau somewhere between start up and profit. Today I’d like to talk to you about 5 common business growth