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A Word of AdviceDecember 2, 2020November 17, 2020

A Word Of Advice: Losing Our Precious Cafe

Dear Kally, I hope this email finds you well.  I’d like to update you of my situation and perhaps seek your suggestions on how to improve and move on from here.  As you know I owned a small cafe with my husband in my neighbourhood. Before the pandemic happened, we were struggling a little to…

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Working TogetherMarch 16, 2020February 25, 2020

How to Have a Productive One-on-One with Your Team Members

Employees often find one-on-one meetings unnerving, especially if it deals with reports and assessments. Managers and team leaders themselves also find it hard to do meetings because it is a challenge to get people to take part. Even when we do get our coworkers to take part, they may chose to be close-minded that these…

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Working TogetherOctober 21, 2019September 20, 2019

How To Find An Awesome Mentor At Your Workplace

One of the easy ways to move smoothly up the corporate ladder is to find yourself a career mentor. In fact, you don’t even have to restrict to only having one mentor. I am very fortunate to have my first mentor when I was 18 years old. I was in my first permanent job in…

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Working TogetherOctober 9, 2019September 8, 2019

10 Tricks You Haven’t Tried to Boost Your Confidence At Work

Not everyone is born confident. As we grow, we make mistakes and we learn from mistakes. But nobody likes making mistakes. When we realised we made a mistake, feelings of incompetence, disappointment and embarrassment come rushing in. At work, our fear of making mistakes impact our confidence and lead to affecting our productivity. If you…

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Working TogetherOctober 4, 2019October 2, 2019

Singapore is the 2nd-Worst Globally For Workplace Diversity; 1 In 4 Workers Bullied

A recent report published in the Straits Times, stating that Singapore is the 2nd worst in the world for workplace diversity with 1 in every 4 workers abused at work. Really? Is Singapore such a bad workplace? Singapore is known to many as one of Asia’s major economic players. Many foreigners looking for work often…

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Working TogetherAugust 14, 2019August 1, 2019

8 Ways to Gain Respect as a Young Leader

Nowadays, it is common to see many workplaces with a large number of younger workers. Senior workers like myself are now dwindling in number and this rate drops every day. As a result, it is prompting companies to consider putting their younger employees into these positions. There are some positivity in having younger leaders into…

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FreelanceApril 8, 2019April 5, 2019

Upwork is Making Freelancers Pay to Work

Have you heard? The popular Upwork – a freelancing platform just announced that they are going to charge freelancers to bid for jobs on their website.

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EntrepreneurNovember 30, 2018November 28, 2018

The Pros and Cons of Having a Live Screen Printing Business

An exciting way to market a business today is by holding a live screen printing event. The attendees not only enjoy the event, but they will also have a tangible souvenir of the company’s activity. Thus, a live screen printing business is an effective way to promote awareness of brands and businesses. As with any…

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Working TogetherNovember 9, 2018October 12, 2018

Thoughts I Take To Bed with Me

Many of us obsessed with our phones and tend to take our phones to bed with us. Lying in the dark while Facebook surfing until your eyes get blurry and too tired to use your thumb to swipe up, waiting for that precise moment your brain tells you enough information intake.

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Freelance Working TogetherJune 6, 2018May 26, 2018

5 Things I Take For Granted When I Was Working In The Corporate World

Whenever I talk about my days in the corporate world, there is always a tinge of reminiscing about my colorful past.

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Working TogetherMay 30, 2018May 26, 2018

Extrinsic & Intrinsic Motivation In Your Workplace

Today, as my little one started to walk up a gentle slope for the first time on her own (without holding my hands), she gleefully clapped her hands together with me when she reached the top on her own, something dawned on me.

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FreelanceMay 2, 2018April 12, 2018

How Freelancers Can Make Sure They Get Paid on Time?

Late payments are a freelancers’ worst nightmare.

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Working TogetherJanuary 29, 2018January 6, 2018

Where Have All The Smiles Gone?

As you know I’ve been flying in and out of Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, I’m one of the fortunate ones who get to benefit from the new Changi Airport Terminal 4 to the extent of more than once a month.

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Working TogetherJanuary 24, 2018January 6, 2018

Swallowing Criticism With Pride

It is not easy to graciously accept constructive criticism. Many people struggle with receiving feedback even it’s completely accurate. For some as soon as the words critique are mentioned, their minds begin to race searching for an explanation for the seeming assault on their person. And they look for an angry reply to rationalize their…

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A Word of AdviceAugust 4, 2017August 2, 2017

A Word Of Advice: Reinventing Yourself

Hi Kally, I hope you’re enjoying motherhood!

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Working TogetherJuly 17, 2017June 23, 2017

How Do You Feedback Your Peer In A Report To Your Boss

It’s the time of the year again. What am I talking about? The dreadful appraisal. I’m not afraid of writing my own appraisal or being appraised by my peers. It’s when I am asked to appraise someone and that’s when I find the task simply dreadful. I don’t usually procrastinate but this is one task…

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Working TogetherMay 10, 2017May 10, 2017

Realizing Your Dream Business With Only 3 Things!

The prospect of running your own business is definitely achievable. The current landscape shows that more people are opting to set up their own means of earning an income rather than going through the lengthy process of getting a job that you didn’t really want in the first place. But, there are so many startup…

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Working TogetherApril 14, 2017July 27, 2017

Guest Post: How I Dealt With A Boss From Hell

In January of last year, I took a job that taught me a lot about interpersonal relationships, office politics, and how to deal with an alcoholic for a boss. Within the first week at this company, my boss was already bad-mouthing employees in front of me, asking me (at noon) if I wanted to join him for…

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FreelanceMarch 13, 2017July 27, 2017

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.…

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FreelanceMarch 10, 2017July 27, 2017

10 Reasons why Working for Yourself Deserves Bigger Recognition than Working for Someone Else (Part 1)

Regardless whether you are a freelancer, an entrepreneur or an employee, this article is for you. Especially if you are thinking of switching a role between the three. Today we explore why working for yourself deserved a much bigger recognition than an employee of a company. Financial Risk When you work for yourself, there’s no…

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