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Siew Yen
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This Monday on March 20th it will be the United Na This Monday on March 20th it will be the United Nations International Day of Happiness.
In this video, I would like to share what this year’s theme is and the 3 simple questions we can ask ourselves on a daily basis.
As happiness is a topic that is close to my heart, I would also like to share the 3 myths on happiness that I hope will be helpful for others. 
Happiness means different things to a lot of different people and we all experience different levels of happiness. 
Happiness is not the ultimate goal nor is it a state that everybody should always be in. 
I am no happiness guru but what I do know is that it is very meaningful for me to see others lead happier lives. 
The only thing that I can do to help is to share my own personal reflections. 
For those who haven’t been feeling happy in a long time, I would like to share this quote with you, “Happiness comes in waves. It will find you again.”
And to the rest, I would like to share this Chinese proverb, “If you want happiness for an hour - take a nap. If you want happiness for a day - go fishing. If you want happiness for a year - inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime - help someone else.” 
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Last week I created this animated butterfly for th Last week I created this animated butterfly for the first time and it reminded me of #change. 
After all, who isn’t afraid of change?
As humans, we gravitate towards certainty, predictability and our comfort zones. 
But we can always turn to nature on how we can deal with a change in our professional or personal lives that we might be afraid of. 
To become a butterfly, a caterpillar has to undergo a massive transformation, also known as – metamorphosis. 
During this entire process, the caterpillar stays in a dark cocoon, not exactly knowing what lies ahead. 
A quote by Mandy Hale goes: “A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that the next time you feel alone.”
Therefore, that season of darkness might sometimes be necessary for our growth before we can emerge as a butterfly with wings.
This transformation shows us that although change can be difficult and time-consuming in the beginning, it can lead to beautiful results. 
It teaches us the value of letting go of the old, in order to discover the new. 
“If change didn’t exist, there would be no butterflies.”
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What does it take to be an astronaut?⁣ ⁣ Or mo What does it take to be an astronaut?⁣
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Or more importantly, what can we learn from an astronaut?⁣
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Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station and is a celebrated space author and ambassador.⁣
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Some might think that he grew up as a star student but that was far from it.⁣
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He actually likes to tell students about his bad A-level results!⁣
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In an interview with Absolutely Education, he is very frank about his own circuitous journey into space. “Mine is a really encouraging story to tell”. And it is, because on paper he didn’t have the potential for such an elite field.⁣
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Well, Peake actually beat over 8,000 applicants for one of the 6 coveted spots in the astronaut training program. This was despite competing with people who had Phds and more stellar academic qualifications than him. It definitely shows that academic results is not the only factor for success in life.⁣
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He also believes it’s good for young people to know his wasn’t a smooth run-in to astronaut training school. “I think it’s important to try and relieve some of that burden that sometimes teenagers feel – that their entire future rests on some exams you do when you are 17 years old. I say to people, ‘look, I got a C, a D and an E at A levels. I left school at 18 and I went and joined the army’ – I think young people find it encouraging to hear that.”⁣
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Similarly, when we share our successes, it actually helps a lot when we also share our failures. It helps people to understand that not everybody succeeds at their first attempt.⁣
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I have met inspiring people who have told me that they failed at their exam entrance papers multiple times or in their jobs before they could get to the next stage. To me, it shows a very human side to their story and it also shows their perseverance.⁣
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What is a failure you could share in a personal conversation to others to encourage or motivate them?⁣
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You never know if that might lift somebody up!⁣
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Have you ever had a bad case of impostor syndrome? Have you ever had a bad case of impostor syndrome?
Imposter syndrome is loosely defined as doubting our own abilities and feeling like a fraud. 
Ke Huy Quan had stopped acting after 20 years because there weren’t many roles available for him. 
Fortunately he booked Everything, Everywhere All At Once. 
However, he didn’t even dare to tell his family because he was afraid he would get fired in the first week! He was so worried that the directors would think that they made a horrible mistake by hiring him!
But of course that proved to be unfounded in a very BIG way because he actually won an Oscar for best supporting actor. (His acceptance speech is probably one of the most heartfelt and inspiring speech I’ve seen!)
It can really make us stop and reflect that even someone as talented as Ke Huy Quan thought that he didn’t deserve to do something he so passionately loved and it goes to show that it is normal to have imposter syndrome. 
However, you should still give it a try because it is only then you can prove to yourself that you do deserve to be where you are and that you belong. 
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Have you ever found yourself drowning with negativ Have you ever found yourself drowning with negative thoughts and you don’t know what to do with it?
These thoughts could look like:
“I can’t do this”
“Why is everyone against me?”
“It’s always my fault”
“Why am I always having problems?”
Negative thoughts can come from many sources but more importantly, we should try to learn how to deal with them.
Do check out my video below on my sharing with regards to this topic!
If you find this useful, please feel free to share it!
Please also share any steps you have taken to address your own negative thoughts as well as it might help others!
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Celebrate a woman who’s influenced your career a Celebrate a woman who’s influenced your career and share how she’s helped you. #IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity⁣
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When I saw the prompt above from Linkedin, I knew that I couldn't just celebrate one woman who's influenced my career.⁣
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I would really need to celebrate all the women who had shared their support and kind words to me throughout my career regardless of how short our interactions had been.⁣
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Sometimes when we lack the confidence or if we felt like we aren't good enough, it's amazing how a simple word of encouragement can mean so much.⁣
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I still remember a moment when I was first starting my career, I was probably feeling at my most vulnerable with regards to my identity and where I stood in the world.⁣
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I can't even remember the exact words but my female colleague looked at me and said, "I know things might not be easy now, but you will grow and it will get better in the future."⁣
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She probably might not have remembered saying those words to me but I did and I want to thank her for it. In a particularly tough time, sometimes it is words like these that can help a fellow female persevere for another day.⁣
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It is also one of the reasons why I think it's so important to encourage others because we all harbour the same hopes, fears and dreams.⁣
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To all the women who have inspired and continue to encourage others, do remember that you're making such a positive impact.⁣
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Happy International Women's Day.⁣
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Have you ever wanted to write a book? Make a video Have you ever wanted to write a book? Make a video? Do a presentation? Or Learn to Dance?
Well, there may be many reasons why we don’t want to try new things, although deep down we want to and I will share more about it in my video below!
If you enjoyed the video, please feel free to share it!
Please also let me know when was the last time you tried something new and how you found the courage to do it!
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“What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever said?”
The horse replied, “Help.”
“Asking for help isn’t giving up, it’s refusing to give up.”
This is my second post on The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse which is an award winning illustrated children’s book and tells the story of an unlikely bond between four friends as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and hope. 
It’s quite insightful to know that asking for help doesn’t mean that we are not good enough or that we are giving up. 
I know some of us may find it hard to ask for help either because of our pride, we feel like we don’t want to trouble people or we don’t want to look like we are incompetent or weak. 
However, it could possibly be the bravest thing we could ever say to someone else. 
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” T “What do you want to be when you grow up?” 
The boy replied, “kind.”
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is an award winning illustrated children’s book and tells the story of an unlikely bond between four friends as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and hope. 
The values may seem so simple but if each of us could practice kindness, display courage and have hope daily in everything that we do, I think we could really make our lives a lot better. 
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“This life is not here to make you suffer.”
“This life is to make you understand what is your potential.”
Shi Heng Yi belongs to the 35th generation of Shaolin masters and is the headmaster of Shaolin Temple Europe located in Germany. 
In sharing his wisdom, he is reminding us that if we are suffering right now, it is not something that is cast in stone. 
We must continue to discover our true potential because it is only then we will find meaning and more importantly help others with it. 
“Discover your potential.”
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Not everyone is going to like us, respect us or be Not everyone is going to like us, respect us or believe in us. 
But regardless of that, we must always believe in ourselves. 
Because in reality, that alone will be enough for us to keep going forward. 
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What is the first thing that comes to your mind wh What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say the word brave?
Well I am quite a visual person so the first thing that comes to my mind is the red, flame-haired heroine Princess Merida of Pixar’s Brave cartoon. 
The film is the story of Princess Merida who defies an age-old custom to be married in her kingdom and chooses to rely on her bravery and archery skills instead to undo a beastly curse. 
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were all brave like Princess Merida?
In the movie, Princess Merida says that “Our fate lives in us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.” Along with that, she recognizes that she must forge a new path in order to feel fulfilled. This requires openness and readiness to change. 
On that note, being brave could also open us to more opportunities and bring us closer to our purpose. It will also enable ourselves to express our thoughts better and be heard. 
How many times have we stopped ourselves from saying or sharing something because we were too afraid?
How many times have we stopped ourselves from doing something because we thought it would never work?
Being brave is not something we can take for granted as it could make a big difference in how we achieve the results that we want. 
Watch my video below on how we can take simple steps to be brave.
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Have you watched Physical 100? Well, I’m not ex Have you watched Physical 100?
Well, I’m not exactly a very fit person as I still need a lot of help to run for a long period of time and it also takes a lot of discipline for me to exercise daily!
However, I was really fascinated by the latest Korean reality series Physical 100 which is not like Squid Game but it features a lot of punishing challenges to determine the best physique in Korea.
There were several lessons that I learnt from watching the series which can be applicable to our professional and personal lives which I share in my video below!
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For those who have to deal with difficult leaders, For those who have to deal with difficult leaders, difficult team members or difficult people in general, they can really teach us how to be more patient and how not to do something! Therefore, we will still learn from them. 
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Music can be a very empowering tool that we can us Music can be a very empowering tool that we can use to uplift and inspire people. 
The song “Scars to Your Beautiful” is sung by Alessia Cara and it  is an empowering self-love anthem
The song was inspired by a traumatic experience in Cara’s early teenage years. Cara grew up as a daughter of a hairdresser and unfortunately in her teenage years, she started losing her hair in chunks in the shower. 
Cara is quoted in Glamour magazine:
“It was one of the scariest things. It got to the point where it was visibly gone. I struggled with that a lot, especially going into high school. You have so many pressures - what people are going to think of you - and I was going into it losing all my hair. I had, like, nothing left. It was patches of missing hair that people would point out, because people are mean in high school.”
Cara had to learn to accept herself despite her upsetting experience. 
“I want ‘Scars to Your Beautiful’ to reach different types of women. The girl I am talking about, it’s me, it’s you - it’s every girl who has struggled with feeling not good enough.”
This song can apply to any person and of any age who is experiencing their own personal “scars.” Your “scars” actually reflect your personal stories of resilience. So, be proud to embrace them. 
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Steve Jobs is known as the founder of Apple but he Steve Jobs is known as the founder of Apple but he is most known for his leadership style of simplicity. 
According to an article from Smithsonian Magazine, Jobs’ love of simplicity in design was honed when he became a practitioner of Buddhism. After dropping out of college, he made a pilgrimage through India seeking enlightenment, but it was mainly the Japanese path of Zen Buddhism that stirred his sensibilities. 
He appreciated the zen approach of minimalism and intense focus. 
Jobs’ said: “The most sublime thing I’ve ever seen are the gardens around Kyoto.”
Jobs repeatedly emphasized that Apple’s mantra would be simplicity. “We will make them bright and pure and honest about being high-tech, rather than a heavy industrial look of black, black, black, black, like Sony,” he preached. “The way we’re running the company, the product design, the advertising, it all comes down to this: Let’s make it simple. Really simple.”
According to Jobs, complexity, whether in a product or a business plan, is a sign that someone took the easy route. Instead of letting your life be ruled by unnecessary complexity, take the time to pare down complexity into something simple and elegant.
So let Steve Jobs inspire us to embrace simplicity. 
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What is a career advice that you would give to you What is a career advice that you would give to your younger self?
I wanted to make a video about this question in the hopes that it might help other young people know that they are not alone in their career journey.
My career journey has honestly been one long and winding road with lots of ups and downs!
Along the way, I made a lot of mistakes, but in the process, I have also grown as a person and learnt to understand myself better.
If you have any career advice, please also share in the comments below!
Hope you enjoy watching this video on my personal career advice and please feel free to share it if you find it useful!
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