A couple of days ago I had a talk with a good friend of mine, also an aspiring entrepreneur, regarding entrepreneurship. Though we shared many similar thoughts regarding this subject, it was when we differed that I learned the most. At one point of our conversation, the reasons why we were so driven toward becoming... Continue Reading →
Internal Talent Scouting
I went for an "interview" with a corporate HR person yesterday, from a department called Talent Management. Before you think how to yourself, "wow", allow me to admit that I wasn't exclusively chosen for it -- I was one of the 200-or-so (probably more) marketing people who were. Though I must applaud the company for... Continue Reading →
Without Goals
Due to a start-stop run-training routine, I completed the Army Half Marathon yesterday in what was one of my worst timings ever. I also ended up with terrible muscle aches and a recurrence of an acute pain in my left knee, and as a result I was forced to take medical leave to visit a... Continue Reading →
My ships are burned. I am an entrepreneur.
My ships have been burned – there is no turning back. I am an entrepreneur, there’s simply nothing else for me. I recall that day in the train, hand-in-hand with the girlfriend. The leaflet she held in her hand was the burning torch that she would use to set alight my salary-man ships. “Look,” she... Continue Reading →
Do you really want that promotion?
Have you ever asked yourself if you really wanted to move up the career ladder? I had always thought I certainly did; that is, until I chanced upon some interesting commentary on moving up the corporate ladder in the book Everyone's Business on Getting Ahead by Gorden Wells You work will have become your Life.... Continue Reading →
My Work Life
I suppose it hasn't really been kosher for me to have avoided talk about my work life thus far. Most of you probably don't even know what I'm working as or where I'm working at. Well, I'm currently working as a business analyst for an electronic components distributor. The job largely entails the generation of... Continue Reading →
On Financial Independence
I was reminded of the concept of retiring young but not necessarily rich while reading the book Your Money or Your Life (by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez, one of the best books on personal finance I have read so far), and thought some of you who are into personal finance may find it interesting.... Continue Reading →
The Workaholic
He had always been to me – to a certain extent – the epitome of success at work. But though excellent at what he did – often earning top honours – he never appeared satisfied or genuinely happy with what he had. A smart strategist, he always chose his environment carefully, opting for where competition... Continue Reading →
Leaving Something on the Table
Today was a landmark day: today I sold my very first item on eBay -- actually, it was my very first item sold anywhere. I had always wanted to know what it felt like to be on the merchant's side of commerce; and today I had the chance to find out. It was pretty unexpected... Continue Reading →
An IFA Career
A couple of posts back, I wrote about my foray into sales and how I was seriously considering a career as an IFA (or independent financial advisor) representative. The first few days after making the decision were great -- I felt that I had at long last settled on what I had wanted to do;... Continue Reading →
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