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Gratitude for these 2 Challenging Weeks

It has been a very challenging 2 weeks. Every challenge is an experience and some experience contributes to our learning curve. Eldest Daughter Hospitalized. Just over 2 weeks ago, my eldest daughter woke me up to tell me of her pain in her tummy area. It was about 1 am or so. I told her
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A Huge Wake Up Call by Covid-19

  I first heard of Covid-19 in December 2019, from a small exotic meat market in Wuhan, or so we’re told. A few months later, this virus has ravaged the global economy, forcing industries to be shut down. In March 2020, some of the measures began taking place in Singapore. Measures that hurts my business
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Can Wheat And Rice Cause Addiction?

Today, I would like to touch on the topic of health. Not that I am a fitness guru or uncertified dietician but I just want to share a little bit of my findings in the areas of health. And like it or not, diets and health are a part of personal and professional development. Do
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Workshop Learning Activities - Speed Dating

As a learner, there is a limit to what I can learn in a ‘sit and listen’ classroom environment. As a trainer, I personally feel that it is more exciting and fun to add variation of strategies to make learning fun. Speed Dating is something I use, for both ice-breakers and learning activity.  The steps
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Identify Your Time Waster Quiz

“It is Monday and work begins at 8am. Salesman Sam has just reached the office. He put his bag by his table, turned on his computer and opened the day’s newspaper. His desk was piled with papers, newspapers and notepads. He opened the paper and muttered “the economy is really bad”. The phone rang and
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My Personal Goal Getting Story

One of the most intriguing topic in the area of personal development is Goal Setting. A few years back, I found a story on the importance of proper goal setting and goal management. A well-known U.S. Decathlete and Olympic gold medalist, Bruce Jenner, was speaking to a roomful of Olympic hopefuls. He asked if they’ve
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Why You Need  To Be Successful

“I am just a technician. Being a success is really beyond me” “As a janitor (cleaner), there is no such thing as success” These are some of the more common comments I hear during those days when I was conducting Employability Skills training. Even my fellow trainers and my mentor, received their fair share of
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Using QR Code As Part Of Your Staff Training Activity

It was 1st April 2015 when I first created this video. At that time, I had another website advocating learner centered instruction but it was not well received. Nevertheless, the videos stayed online and I hope it can continue to be some form of resource on way or another. This activity is nothing high tech
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Using Whiteboard Videos As A Training Tool

Have you seen or heard about a whiteboard video? The one that shows a hand writing or doodling throughout the video? One of the first whiteboard videos that I came across was way back in 2010. It was titled “Where Good Ideas Come From” by Steven Johnson. I was intrigued by how this simple animation,
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