Starting Life Again And Again…

September 22, 2011

WHAT I FEEL LIKE SAYING (WIFLS)* is every now and then I need to creatively ‘destroy’ myself and renew my life again. Many years ago, I felt a need to go on a 7-day fast – to stop eating solid food and to sustain myself with liquid food. (Note: Please do not do it unless […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 37)

September 22, 2011

During HSR Bootcamps 3, one of the exercises that we do is to help participants recall positive experiences in their lives and build up an emotional bank account of good memories. We help them to visualize these experiences so clearly that some of them can feel like they are reliving the experience. They can see, […]

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Taking Chances With Your Life (Part 2)

September 21, 2011

I want to share with you one of the most regrettable things I have ever done in my life. At one point in my life, I was serving as the Honorary Secretary of a non-profit organization. (You won’t think I am honorable at the end of this story). The committee decided, just like any other […]

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Reading For Life (Part 5)

September 21, 2011

“You have been given a reading list. If you want to be a leader, we have an unwritten policy. “You need to read at least two books every month.” Although I love reading, that was the first time I was ‘forced’ to read. These words came from Dr. Donald Chia, one of my earlier mentors […]

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Leading With Love

September 20, 2011

When HSR went through the darkest hour in March 2003, I took full responsibility for it. One of the many lessons I realized was, whether My HSR would succeed or fail, it depended on leadership – especially my leadership. Nothing great is achieved without a great leader and a great team. I decided to review […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 36)

September 20, 2011

I have been blessed with many good friends throughout my life. I have friends that I grew up with during my childhood days that remained my friends even until now. Although we may not have the time to meet regularly, whenever we meet, we will reminisce about the good times that we have shared. Over […]

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Taking Chances With Your Life (Part 1)

September 19, 2011

I took a taxi awhile ago and it turned out to be one of the saddest trips in my life. When I first hopped into the taxi, like other trips, I tried to strike up a conversation with the driver. I have learned that if you remove the salt and pepper from the conversation, taxi […]

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Reading For Life (Part 4)

September 19, 2011

It will be hard to find me without a book. During the early days of my primary education, I would devour all kinds of story books. I would read whatever books I could get hold of. Then, I proceeded to the classics. It is sad to say that there are few writers today that can […]

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Going Beyond The Call Of Duty

September 18, 2011

During my talks, I would sometimes ask the guys, “How many of you looked forward to going to the army? How many of you were excited about becoming a soldier?”* Oftentimes, I would only get blank stares in response. Some of them I suspected might think I was crazy to consider that as a possibility. […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 35)

September 18, 2011

I am a daydreamer. I can transport myself to another period of my life – at any time and in any place. I used to wonder if I should feel guilty about such a practice. It was much later when I realized that there are a lot of virtues in being able to recall the […]

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