Hands up if you've set new goals for yourself at the end of 2018 / start of 2019 🙋‍♀️?
What do they mean to you? How do you feel about your goals? Do they align with your values, what you love, and what matters to you?
More often than not, as Michelle Obama mentioned in her book "Becoming", we become a "box checker". We spend all our energy trying to tick off what society and others define as success - a successful
Who do you want to be in 2019? What do you want to be associated with? How do you want to be identified? What do you not want to be labelled as? What is the truth?
As we go through our journals and reflective period, we hear from Kate Solovieva as she shares with us a simple, proven way to challenge our beliefs and possible behavioral changes.
I am not a smoker.
I have never been a
Humans are creatures of habits. We tend to stick to what we know and how we do things, especially if that's what we've done all along.
That's just how we do it. That's just how I am.
There comes a point where we realise that doing things the same way day in and day out, and expecting change, is madness. And so, we make...resolutions! More me-time. Get lean. Complete a marathon. Book that retreat... But how do we stick
We often hear things like women who tries to voice out are viewed as alpha, aggressive; while women who don't voice out are asked to speak up. Having lived in UK, USA, India and now Singapore, The Busy Woman Project speaks to #girlboss Francesca Leighton, Senior Director of Sales - South East Asia & India at Nike, the leading athletic sports brand, with a male-dominated work environment.
What are some career tips when dealing with challenging situations? Do they differ
Actress. TV Host. Producer. This talented multi-hyphenate Elizabeth Lazan, a FLY Entertainment Artiste, comes from an Italian/Chinese background. Bilingual and trained in basic Shaolin Kung Fu & Muay Thai Boxing, you can currently find this fit, global personality working on stage and screen in Singapore. Elizabeth graduated from The William Esper Studio (NYC) and has been working between Asia and the US since.
I just finished filming a guest role for a new Toggle
With a passion for fresh food and conscious dining, the daughter of Indonesian businessman Peter Sondakh of the Rajawali Corporation, Claudia Sondakh is a powerhouse living on her own terms! The founder and owner of Plentyfull has created a dining concept in Singapore that presents healthy and flavourful dishes for the Asian palate.
Transiting from the Fashion industry to Food & Beverage (F&B), as well as stepping beyond her father's success, we speak to Claudia on courage and
Why are you stuck? What's holding you back? Do you have a tough problem to solve - in your career or at home? Is there a hurdle that you can't seem to overcome no matter how hard you try? Maybe it's making a presentation at work? Or maybe you're looking to date, but just can't seem to put yourself out there?
"Ask 'why' five times about every matter." - Taiichi Ohno, Former Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation
With
There she goes (solo) again. You've heard this before - the amazing, life-changing stories created when your fellow globe-trotter girlfriends travelled alone; how empowering and transformative it was...and, the freedom!
We got our #teambusywoman community member Peiling to share with us her experiences, as well as some tips on how to get over the fear factor and travel alone for the first time!
I have been travelling solo for many trips now. It’s one of the most liberating
Change. A seemingly easy task to accomplish.
Between days, weeks and months, we change many things in our lives, like our food cravings, clothes, or favorite pastime. These changes are simple – occurring without much contemplation. However, there is another, more difficult type of change that we all yearn for as human beings who strive towards betterment. It’s the type of change that we all desperately want, knowing that it would improve our lives & well-being - but are often
Do you tend to second guess yourself? Or perhaps, hold yourself back from amazing opportunities because of self-doubt and that inner demon telling you that "you're not good enough"?
Age. Fear of failure. Guilt. Shame. Societal & family pressures.
We are firm believers that we create our own destiny. Lady luck may favor you with chances and open up pathways for you; but if you never take that leap of faith (or that little step, really) and get one foot