Category: What Works Great life lessons from people who have “been there, done that” long before you.
New year, new start, same old, but still the most accurate stock market forecast for 2022
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous stock market forecasts here we go again. But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the…
Financial Literacy Lesson #1
I am mentoring a talented lady about 5 years into her career. During our conversation this afternoon, the topic of stock investing and saving for retirement came up. She asked me whether she should trust her Financial Advisor – who…
Everything is ‘figureoutable’
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Nonsense – surely individuals are powerless to counter the global drivers & momentum of climate cancer. I beg to differ. This heating planet is our commons. It holds…
Why do we misbehave so often?
According to economists, we should all be cold, clear-eyed spenders who always choose what would benefit us the most economically. In their economists’ world, we are all as emotionless, passionless, and predictable as the Vulcan Mr. Spock in Star Trek, since we are supposedly…
This is the workplace of your dreams …
I recently came across a poll conducted by Corporate Rebels. They asked what are you looking for most in your (new) dream job? About 300 folks answered: 10.8% (Higher Salary & Status)16.9% (Collaboration & Social interaction)44.3% (Freedom, Trust & Flexibility)28.0%…
Peace-of-mind investing
Recently we celebrated Earth Hour, the International Day of Forests and Singapore’s Green Plan 2030. One of Singapore’s key targets is to plant 1 million more trees in Singapore. Globally, each week, nearly 475,000 acres of forest are senselessly cleared,…
12 Reasons why Money isn’t a great Motivator for your work
Earning the money we need to live is presumably the main reason we work at all. But does money motivate us to continuously perform our best work? Let’s take a peek at what science and research have to say about…
My key points from the books I read in 2020 in less than 52 words each
Do you remember the last idea that you took from a book? Back in 2019, I set myself the goal to read a book per week and then read 52 books. For 2020 I told myself that quality trumps quantity and…
Regrets, or no regrets?
What is important for your important decisions Life is all about decisions – those thousands of decisions that we take every single day. And luck – lots of luck in a world of randomness and serendipity. A life-skill I have…
Great life lessons from people who have “been there, done that” long before you.
New year, new start, same old, but still the most accurate stock market forecast for 2022
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous stock market forecasts here we go again. But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the…
Financial Literacy Lesson #1
I am mentoring a talented lady about 5 years into her career. During our conversation this afternoon, the topic of stock investing and saving for retirement came up. She asked me whether she should trust her Financial Advisor – who…
Everything is ‘figureoutable’
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Nonsense – surely individuals are powerless to counter the global drivers & momentum of climate cancer. I beg to differ. This heating planet is our commons. It holds…
Why do we misbehave so often?
According to economists, we should all be cold, clear-eyed spenders who always choose what would benefit us the most economically. In their economists’ world, we are all as emotionless, passionless, and predictable as the Vulcan Mr. Spock in Star Trek, since we are supposedly…
This is the workplace of your dreams …
I recently came across a poll conducted by Corporate Rebels. They asked what are you looking for most in your (new) dream job? About 300 folks answered: 10.8% (Higher Salary & Status)16.9% (Collaboration & Social interaction)44.3% (Freedom, Trust & Flexibility)28.0%…
Peace-of-mind investing
Recently we celebrated Earth Hour, the International Day of Forests and Singapore’s Green Plan 2030. One of Singapore’s key targets is to plant 1 million more trees in Singapore. Globally, each week, nearly 475,000 acres of forest are senselessly cleared,…
12 Reasons why Money isn’t a great Motivator for your work
Earning the money we need to live is presumably the main reason we work at all. But does money motivate us to continuously perform our best work? Let’s take a peek at what science and research have to say about…
My key points from the books I read in 2020 in less than 52 words each
Do you remember the last idea that you took from a book? Back in 2019, I set myself the goal to read a book per week and then read 52 books. For 2020 I told myself that quality trumps quantity and…
Regrets, or no regrets?
What is important for your important decisions Life is all about decisions – those thousands of decisions that we take every single day. And luck – lots of luck in a world of randomness and serendipity. A life-skill I have…