No One or Thing Can Intimidate You
“No one or thing can intimidate you. Only you can.”
My mentor once said.
With that, I went from:
Being reluctant to apply because the criteria for the award intimated me,
To:
Embracing growth mindset and applied for it anyway.
The result:
An awardee of the 2018 SkillsFuture Fellowship.
This award is presented by the President of Singapore which honors individuals as masters of skills and mentors of future talent.
This afternoon, I am privileged to be an invited guest for the 2019 SkillsFuture SG Fellowships and Employers Award.
I would not be here if not for the wise words of my mentor.
Three things I learnt from winning the award:
☀ Ask “why not?” whenever we feel intimidated
☀ Be audacious and yet patient. Courage allows you to dream bigger while having patience enables you to forge ahead.
☀ Ignore the naysayers. Seek those who motivates you with encouragement and practical suggestions
What are you intimated by?
#skillsfuture #growthmindset
We were at a department store recently and saw a T-Shirt that we like. We couldn’t find the right size on the rack and looked around for a sales assistant. No one in sight. So I approached the cashier.
“Hi miss, could you direct me to where I could find your colleague to look for a t-shirt size?”
“All the sizes are out on display”.
We checked the mannequin and the t-shirt was the right size. We finally found a sales assistant. He said he will check in the store room for the size first.
There was a size available.
For the cashier, it was the easy way out.
For the department store, it was a lost sale that was recovered by the customers’ determination and the service attitude of the second staff.
Insights gleaned:
🔹 All employees need to understand the impact that their actions have on the business. Their care-less attitude affects the profitability of the business which determines the status of their employment.
🔹 All employers need to consistently coach their employees on business building/ service and to recognize/ reward those who perform.
🔹 Refresher trainings and coaching is important as complacency and a jaded attitude may set in for long time employees. Advice from the supervisor when we chatted with him to compliment the second staff.