Fall seven times, stand up eight

Fall seven times, stand up eight

by | Jan 22, 2015 | Resilience, Stress

Building Personal Resilience The Japanese proverb, ‘Fall seven times, stand up eight’ has often inspired me not to give up when life throws me a curveball. But it’s not only persistency of effort that constitutes resiliency, there are other aspects that I was reminded...
Be a Learning Leader

Be a Learning Leader

by | Nov 5, 2014 | Career, Leadership

How becoming a learning leader gives you the edge Your school days may be in the past but there are numerous benefits to continuous learning. Here are a few ways you can become a learning leader. Re-visit your field of expertise The “use-it-or-lose-it” phenomenon...
Use a goal-setting template

Use a goal-setting template

by | Oct 7, 2014 | Career, Goals

What’s your goal? Alice came to a fork in the road. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” responded the Cheshire cat. “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” (Taken from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’.)...