Editor's Pick Philosophy Psychology & Wellness Strategy The Truth Beneath Our Complexity February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked We are all guilty of it. When we are left to our own devices, we all, with rare exception, build incredibly complex and fictitious self-narratives, as a lens through which to interpret everything in our worlds. The reason we do this is simple: we have built the world around ego, against which we must now buttress our […]
Callum Connects Interviews Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked This article was originally published here: Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. Shirley Ong delights in enabling her wealthy clients make the right property purchases. What’s your story? Mixing with the HWNI daily….why… because I help HNWI to buy and sell properties. It is not just about buying and […]
Editor's Pick Science The Egg-Freezing Gold Rush January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Louise Brown, the world’s first IVF baby, was born in 1978, the culmination of decades of research by Cambridge Nobel scientist Sir Robert Edwards. Since then, an estimated eight million babies have been born globally following IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). While many different personal journeys have led to these births, there has […]
Callum Connects PIYASAK UKRITNUKUN, MD January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Abandoning his hopes of studying for an MBA, Piyasak Ukritnukun has turned a relatively small lending company into a billion dollar financial inclusion company. What’s your story? I was born in the US and came back to Thailand to study at Thammasat Business School in 1999. After college, I spent two years with Boston Consulting Group […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews ALEX NG, Founder and Director January 4, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Never one to be constrained by convention, Alex Ng has created Singapore’s first unstaffed store, powered by AI. What’s your story? Since I was young, I have had the habit of choosing less popular or niche decisions. For example, instead of playing computer games during my secondary school days, I found more enjoyment in selling […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews MINESH PORE, Co-Founder and CEO January 1, 2021December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Minesh Pore has used his global trade expertise to create a ‘dating’ agency where buyers can meet suppliers and BuyHive does the crucial bits in the middle. What’s your story? BuyHive wanted to solve the problem of trust and transparency in sourcing to improve buyers’ outcomes, especially with the assumptions that the growing segment of […]
Journal Psychology & Wellness Does Money Really Make You Happy? December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked It’s a cliché that “you can’t buy happiness”, but at the same time, financial security is among most people’s top career priorities. Moreover, when people are asked what would most improve the quality of their lives, the most common answer is more money. What’s going on here? Who is right? A lot of the research on […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews SCHWIN CHIARAVANONT, Founder & Managing Partner December 31, 2020December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked After being educated in the USA, Schwin returned to his native Thailand and began his career into asset management What’s your story? I grew up in Thailand and was sent to the US at the age of 12, where I studied for 10 years. I have a very entrepreneurial nature and am also very passionate […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews TRISTAN HAHNER, Co-founder December 30, 2020December 17, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A commitment to knowledge and truth was the basis of Tristan Hahner’s desire to enable patients to access an online resource of medical information. What’s your story? As a firm believer in education, I’m passionate about healthcare and trying to improve the quality of people’s lives. Through DoctorxDentist, people have access to free, expert knowledge […]
Callum Connects Entrepreneurship Interviews MAXWELL KIMBERLEY-THOMPSON, CEO December 29, 2020December 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked A far-sighted gift from his grandfather set Maxwell Kimberley-Thompson on a technological path which could not have been conceived of at the time. What’s your story? Ever since my grandfather handed me a pile of papers with HTML, how to build a website, I have been hooked on digital tech and marketing. Building websites gave […]
Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group This article was originally published here: Carol Gockel – Founder of The Wandel Group Low self-esteem almost destroyed Carol Gockel but with help she became sufficiently confident to help others improve their lives. What’s your story? I was brought up to believe my voice and views weren’t important, my worth as a person would be […] Written by Callum Laing February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. This article was originally published here: Shirley Ong – Vice President (Sale) of Mutual Benefits Realty Pte. Ltd. Shirley Ong delights in enabling her wealthy clients make the right property purchases. What’s your story? Mixing with the HWNI daily….why… because I help HNWI to buy and sell properties. It is not just about buying and […] Written by Callum Laing February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rule Of Truth: Fallacies & Pandemic Alongside COVID-19 as a viral pandemic, the World Health Organization was quick to declare COVID-19 an infodemic, a superabundance of online and offline information with the potential to undermine public health efforts. Here, Dr. Elinor Carmi, Dr. Myrto Aloumpi and Dr. Elena Musi discuss how philosophical fallacies can be instrumentalised in response to the COVID-19 infodemic and assist those […] Written by LSE Impact January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Problem With Maslow’s Pyramid Of Needs Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs implies a linearity, with self-actualization crowning our enlightenment, once the rest of the pyramid’s ‘baser needs’ are met. While powerful, it is a misguided notion. In reality, we need to start “at the top”. Here’s why. His was a brilliant piece of reflective — if intuitive — insight that gave […] Written by Anthony Fieldman January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Rise Of The “Useless Class” Today, there is no shortage of crises to fret over. Global politics are fanning the flames of rising extremism and terrorism. A climate crisis not only risks displacing 1.2 billion humans, but is also fueling the planet’s sixth mass extinction. We’ve already destroyed half the life on Earth; and over 100,000 additional species are following suit, right now. COVID-19 is menacing the entire planet, resulting in two million deaths and four hundred million job losses, […] Written by Anthony Fieldman January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
