I have always thought that being a little competitive is always good for myself. However, it is a thin line between healthy comparison and belittling yourself. There is a saying in Chinese, 长他人志气 灭自己威风, meaning: lauding the spirit of your competitor and belittle that of your own. I always believe the biggest enemy is oneself…
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Create A Home Office That Companies Will Covet
Are you lucky enough to work from home? If you are, you will understand just how good you have it sometimes. After all, not everyone can roll out of bed and into the office in their pajamas. Still, life as a freelancer or a work-at-home adult isn’t a piece of cake because you have to…
The Questions To Ask Yourself To See If It Is Time To Make The Leap To A Business Premises Of Your Own
If you have wanted to start your own business for a while now, then you probably have a few plans in place. You might be working your job alongside another job, or just completely run the business from home. It might be getting bigger and bigger. But then comes the question we all want to…
Reminiscing 2 Years Ago
Reminiscing 2 years ago this period where I handed in my resignation letter in the most reluctant mood ever. I was totally immersed in my career, peak of my time, enjoying my work and what it brings me – the satisfaction, the achievements, the recognition and of course, the great pay and benefits that come…
The Client Experience Is What Matters In Freelancing
Freelancing is a fairly new line of work for a lot of people. If you’re used to the world of employers and employees, of being beholden to some authority, you can get some bad habits stuck in your mind. It’s still a buyer’s market as far as labour goes, even in the freelancing world. But…
A Word of Advice: Don’t be Scare of Change
Dear Kally of MiddleMe, I enjoyed your articles very much, and although I don’t usually contribute in your comments, I follow your articles religiously. I come to you today to seek some advice and perhaps you can enlighten my future path ahead. I have been working as a data generalist for many years, more than…
10 Reasons why Working for Yourself Deserves Bigger Recognition than Working for Someone Else (Part 2)
Welcome back to MiddleMe and a start of a brand new week! Continuing where we left off last week on another 5 reasons why you should give yourself a bigger credit if you are working for yourself because you deserve it. Impact of Failure No impact is greater when you fail on your own business….
