Desperation is something no one would wish to fall into. But for some, it is the most important thing that happened in their life. There are many successful people who became what they are because in their desperation they did not lose hope and made one crucial step. Imagine yourself about to drown in the…

A lesson on doing a project or business, or confronting a challenge, can be learned from Peter Skillman’s Marshmallow Experiment. He gathered 4 groups of people. 1st group are business graduates, the 2nd group are lawyers, the 3rd group are CEO’s and lastly, a group of kindergartners. He provided each of the teams, 20 pieces…

Ask a group of 5-year-old kids who among them can draw and everybody will raise their hands. As the same kids grow older, I’m pretty sure and I’m sure you will agree––fewer and fewer hands will be raised. The sad thing is, as they learn more and more, they become less and less creative. Imagine…

Mental capacity is not the issue, mindset is. With a wrong mindset, our mental capacity diminishes. For example, if we believe in luck, our mind will refuse to grow in knowledge, and life becomes merely a series of events with unpredictable outcomes. We lose control and we become victims. I have met people who believe…

  When asked what he does, my painter friend, Sherwin Tan, would always say, he brings peace with his art. The answer seems to be far from what he does because the fact is, he is a painter. But then for him, painting is more than just canvas and paint. He pours himself into his…

It is sad when businesses start failing when they get bigger. When do failed businesses usually start their decline? That was the same question I had when I started consulting. Some statistics say that 80% of businesses do not make it beyond the 5th year. There might be lessons we can learn from that observation.…