Dear Graduate, Congratulations! You certainly deserve a break to rest and rejuvenate after such a long and tough journey to reach here but make no mistake, this will not be your last tough journey as you foray into your first taste of the working world. You may have part-time jobs or holiday jobs before but…
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Influencers or I like to think myself as an Inspirer, has a great power of hypnotising you to do as they say. If you scoff at their magic in this belief, it is actually very real in our real world.
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Sigh! This topic is close to my heart. I am still very much a workaholic even though I no longer work in a corporation but on my own now. Sometimes, I think it might be even worse, running my own business that I have given a slip once or twice to allow my work take…
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From time to time, I get comments from fellow readers that asked me how do I manage to write work related or career-related articles for so long and at such a frequency. This is especially when I am an active freelancer and a new mother as well. My only answer is that if you do…
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Hi Kally & Readers, I am 38 years old this year, and for many years I have been working as a nursing assistant in Boston. As much as I love my job, I feel I have outgrown my job. I have been feeling this way since last year, and I’m thinking of pursuing my interest…
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Make no mistake, the kind of relationships we build in a workplace can really make or break a job. If you can’t find anyone on your side, anyone to share with, to stress with, and laugh with, it can make the best of jobs a miserable position. Some people have more difficulty than others finding…
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Time and time again, you have missed out that major promotion. You question yourself “Are you not good enough?” You felt defeated, you are ready to give up and in fact, you don’t even care if your boss sees you browsing through Monster.com. Don’t give up yet! Let me share my secrets of grabbing that…
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Sometimes we are so shortsighted of what is in front of us that we just lose sight of the bigger picture in life. Here are a few scenarios that you may find yourself in that calls for you to set your vision and take calculated risk to leverage your situation. Scenario 1 This is what…
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Do you have a fantasy job or jobs that you have always wanted to try? I’m not talking about the ones you wanted for your career but the jobs where you sometimes think “Hmmm… what would it be like to be in his or her shoes?” I have. And still do as some of my…
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They say if you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. Sorry, but that just can’t be true. Because even if you get employed with your dream job, it’s still a job. There are still days where you’re going to want to sleep in or play hooky and can’t because…
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One thing that always never fail to pull me up when I am down and frustrated is when I stumbled upon a movie that inspires me to do more in my work and to bring me back to the same spot where I believe in me, my passion. Today, I like to share those movies…
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It is actually pretty obvious when you talk to someone and asked them what their job is; if their eyes lit up and their hands get animated, they have more than a job, they have passion and they have a career. One may argue that not all jobs lead to a career, I shall correct…
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I have a wonderful friend who is an actor. Not nearly as famous as he would like to be, I am amazed by his perseverance and passion in pursuing the art. It is nearly as detrimental to your ego (as rejections goes) and your bank account. Many of the actors and actresses started out tough…
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Recently, a number of people asked me a simple yet complex question “what is passion?” I have address this topic many times in MiddleMe and because it is a feeling rather than a physical thing, it can be hard for some to grasp. We all heard people talking about how important passion is in life,…
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Dearest Kally, I never thought I will write into you because I am always so sure of my career. You see, I love my job very much – I am a special needs teacher. From the start, I grew up in a supportive family of stockbrokers and investors but my parents never let me feel…
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If your boss isn’t reading this, it’s time to forward this article to him or her or even them. The glaring fact has always been in our faces, it is not the pay nor the benefits nor the environment that makes people work harder and smarter for a company. Of course, these factors just make…
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To many, Singapore owes her success to efficiency, professionalism, and quality. Singapore’s transport system is the epitome of these factors. However, few remember the true heroes in our everyday lives fuelling Singapore’s success. We are a team of young Singaporeans who embarked on a yearlong project to discover more about these unsung heroes. And one such…
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Recent movies I’ve watched like Batman vs Superman and Captain America: Civil War, all have a subliminal message that even you are doing something great for mankind but not everyone agrees with you, there are always someone who will try to bring you down, impose certain rules and policies, making it tougher for you to…
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Due to the HUGE response, I had the last time on Open Advice: Education Direction, I am going to do the same thing again. I have another reader who emailed me anonymously, seeking everyone’s help here. I have a reader’s letter below and instead of me giving the advice, YOU dish your advice out. I’ll…
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One of my new readers, A Momma’s View wrote a very interesting article that I enjoyed very much and wanted to share you all here. You know, I am always on a hunt for career inspiring articles and her title just caught my eye as I was browsing through my email. Skipping the rest of the…
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