As an accountant by training who thought that I found the love of my life in coffee industry, I never thought I would find myself in the creative industry one day. It happened last year when someone took a big risk and gave me a book project, giving me a big boost in confidence to…
I was recently engaged to conduct a sharing session with a group of design students about creativity and ‘owning my story’. The lecturer who invited me told me that some students are lost without a direction after college. I smiled, but I didn’t tell her that I feel the same sometimes. After 5 years of…
When I met a new client recently, I told him about my work in two different directions — writing for entrepreneurs or corporates and building a movement around ‘own your story’. Somewhere along the line, I mentioned my goal to empower people ‘to come alive doing what they love’. Hearing myself saying that, I thought…
When I put down the book ‘Untethered Soul’, I could still feel the goosebumps I got from the chapter ‘Contemplating Death’. It’s true, death is the best teacher in life that we are too scared to face. One breath is all it takes to make everything disappear and we are all equal at the end.…
Sometimes, I run away from life. I ran away when all the plans in my head didn’t feel right, and yet I couldn’t grasp what my heart wants. I was told that this is a typical millennial’s self-induced problem. Just do something, they said, get a job. No books or coach could elevate my internal…
I’ve always loved books. When my friends and I came up with the idea to host a book club, my past experience where a discussion was dominated by a few people made me cringe. How can we make it more interactive, inclusive and diverse? So, we decided to do a democratised book sharing session where…
“Making money is no fun. Contributing to and changing the world is a lot more fun.” ― Muhammad Yunus Maybe it’s the Nobel-Laureate effect, Professor Yunus’ guest lecture at Sunway University was one of the most intriguing lectures I’ve ever attended. To start with, the eager student on my left was a retired consultant in his 60s.…
“Death is giving meaning to your life. You’re the one who throws your life away.” — The Untethered Soul My heart skipped a beat when I saw this line. THROW-YOUR-LIFE-AWAY. A year ago, these exact four words were like a heavy pile that pinned me down on the ground, so harsh and so strong that I was…
Ever since I came across Masterchef Australia when I was studying in Sydney, I never miss a season even after I came back home. Without the drama and winning-by-all-mean attitude like most reality shows, there is something beautiful and magical about Masterchef Australia that sparks inspiration, hope, and joy in my heart. It moved me…
I was flipping through a graphic novel one day when the image of a girl wearing raincoat caught my attention. It transported me back to the time when I was traveling solo in Vietnam recently. Raincoat and puddle I started trekking in Sapa, Vietnam in a rainy morning. Even though I went along the muddy trail…
“Each of us actually believes that things should be the way we want them, instead of being the natural result of all the forces of creation.” Michael A. Singer When I finished reading ‘The Surrender Experiment’, I was filled with relief and gratitude that someone has already lived his life and provided a guide for me…
When I saw my mum broke down uncontrollably after my uncle’s funeral, I stroked her back gently with a silent thought: grow up, mum. In between the strokes I was engulfed by a deep sense of gratitude that I have a mother who expresses her love freely. It is in the vastness of this love…