Recently quite a few of the coaching calls I have conducted revolved around people who were trying to figure out the next stage of their career. I think this is super important because we spend so much of our lives at work. Hence, I have always been incredibly passionate about helping people to live more […]

In (semi-lockdown) times like these, when the lines between work and rest are increasingly blurred, I find these two things essential in ensuring that our days remain productive. 1. Creating structure 2. Dealing with distractions The word ‘Indistractable’ comes from a book I recently read by Nir Eyal. He is also the author of another […]

This will be my very first original post on this site. All other articles before this was taken from my LinkedIn posts, written from 2017 to 2020. Going forward, I hope to use this platform to share longer-form content so that I can improve my writing and develop better content to share with everyone who […]

Sharing my 2 cents of the age old concept of the career ladder! Traditionally, we were “told” to pick a ladder and then climb to the top. I feel 1) that this puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on people to decide immediately upon graduation what we want to do. 2) It leads people to […]

I realised that people who are extraordinary in their field 1) fail a lot more than others and 2) fail on a more intense and massive scale. Each failure pushes them up the learning curve much faster since failure teaches a lot more than success does. But because the majority of us are brought up […]

Sharing learnings after spending time in 2 diff industries: consulting and start ups. A) No one cares about your development more than you. If you want to grow, you need to make it a priority and then communicate it because your manager has a million other things on their minds. B) Look for a manager […]

Great article by Jonathan Golden that’s packed with many insights and advice: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-survived-insane-hypergrowth-atairbnb-jonathan-golden/ Very relatable to what I have experienced so far at Style Theory. 1) Growing at a lighting speed definitely means that everything is always changing. What worked a year ago might not work now but the thrill is then figuring out how […]

Last weekend, we had the pleasure of inviting Ting Lim, Head of Singapore Capital Markets at JLL, to #NeverDrift. JLL is one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the world. Ting has led numerous high profile projects in the last 15 years in cross border transactions, join venture structuring and assisted in raising […]