My Daily Fight Against Procrastination
According to friends, I wore the same expression during my undergraduate Thesis days… “Avoid Procrastination.” It’s easy enough to say, but it’s only …
Create Order from Your Chaos
or 4 Helpful Tips to Organize Your Life. Did 2016 feel hectic and rushed? Did you spend hours at work but progress …
4 Quick Tips to Boost Your Self-Confidence
I decided to visit a professional coach to discover my inner voice and work on my confidence. Everyone has their …
How to Find Your Purpose: The Blueprint
Are you one of the lucky few who knew exactly what you wanted to do with your life after schooling? Or are you stuck in a job that doesn’t mean much to you, and you work just to survive? If you’re still figuring out what you were meant…
Why should everyone maintain their “emotional hygiene” (and how to start)
In this 2014 TEDx talk, Guy Winch highlights an important, fundamental problem about today’s society that our coaches deeply resonate with: Why do we prioritise physical health over emotional well-being? Why are we taught good habits to keep our bodies at peak performance (e.g. exercising, brushing our teeth, etc.) but not any methods to maintain our “emotional hygiene”?
What On Earth Am I Here For?
“What on earth am I here for? Why am I here, why do I exist? What is my purpose in life? Was my life just an accident? How can I live a meaningful life? How do I find my passions, my callings, my dreams? Why me?” Have these questions ever bugged you before? Have you tried reading dozens of books about motivation, drive, spirituality, religion, the ‘laws of attraction’ and thousands of similar self-help books…
Self-expression: What is it and why is it important for everyone?
There are a multitude of ways to express what is authentic to you, whether through speech, drawing, singing, dancing or even the way you dress. Cultural, societal and familial conditioning of what to say/not to say or do (e.g. “big boys don’t cry”) leads us to suppress our emotions and thoughts within us, which is unhealthy for our mental and emotional well-being. In some extreme cases, this suppression can even affect our physical health…
Achieving balance in your life
How do some people seem to maintain the elusive ‘work-life balance’ that many of us are searching for? Ms Loo Mei Yee, a Professional Certified Coach (International Coach Federation) and the General Manager of Executive Coach International, shares her insights.
5 Sure-fire Ways to Manage Stress
Not all stress is bad — stress can work as a good motivator to get things done. But when there is too much of it, stress could lead to increased risks of health problems, including heart disease, obesity, asthma, gastrointestinal problems and even premature death.
Though there may be many methods of reducing stress — exercising, eating well, sufficient rest, meditation, massage, aromatherapy, laughter, counselling — here are the 5 basic but often-forgotten ways to manage stress…