My new director joined us in early May and since then she’s been on a tight deadline of 3 months to gather her troops together and formulate a coherent strategy for the newly formed Communications Division. Perhaps she was too ambitious when she agreed to get it done in 3 months becauseContinue Reading

Since the day the bomb dropped on me exactly one month ago, I, who was always sure of who I am, am not so sure anymore. After much prayer and affirmation, I decided to take up the challenge despite the emphasis that promotion is not guaranteed. Afterall I would rather claim the prizeContinue Reading

Life is so ironic. Just two months ago, I made a conscious decision to choose life over career. I courageously signed away my promotion by telling my boss that I wanted to set up my own shop outside of work. And when I finally settled the upheaval in my heartContinue Reading

Life is all about making choices and today I had to make one of those potentially life changing ones. I made a choice between career and life. 2013 will mark my third year in my current job and it seems like every year, a new challenge awaits me. In 2010 whenContinue Reading

Today I gave the last talk of the year, my fourth this year. The target audience of my talk had typically been a mixture of 50-50 Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents. I enjoy giving this series of talks because the audience size is small and cozy and my boss isContinue Reading

For the last two days I was enrolled into an Advanced Public Speaking workshop by a renown consultant. I hate giving presentations and yet this skill becomes ever more ubiquitous in my job as an educator. It is a constant struggle for me between the fear of speaking to publicContinue Reading