I have a client who’s one of the brightest people I’ve ever met. She went to an Ivy League college and was a straight-A student her whole life. She used to help her older sister do her homework when she was in secondary school and her sister was in junior college. She was an investment […]
Mindfulness Is about Presence and Practice
Meditation offers you a way to deal with the stresses and challenges of everyday life. It facilitates self-awareness and self-acceptance through the mindfulness of feelings, thoughts and emotions. Mindfulness helps you develop a sense of presence and takes you to the root cause of stress, tension and anxiety so you can address it more effectively. […]
I’m Not Vegan I’m Veggie-friendly
When I was young, I had a nanny named Ah Yong. She was a Cantonese black and white amah from China. She spoke only Cantonese and Malay – not English. I didn’t speak Cantonese or Malay but I understood her when she told me it was time to eat or bathe. The essentials. She had […]
Why I’m Nice and You Should Be Too
‘You’re very nice…’ Ed said to me during his coaching consultation, unsure, unbelieving, almost accusing. I smiled, confused, as I thought to myself, is that a bad thing? According to him, yes. He wasn’t sure that being nice was an effective way to operate. He was hesitating and questioning his decision to hire me as […]