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Chances are you would have heard about the infamous “Shoe Salesman in Africa” story during one of your sales or motivation talks. The moral of the story was to tell the importance of being “solutions focused” and not “problems focused”. In a nutshell, behind every crisis or problem, there’s a golden opportunity. Anyway, the story […]
... written on Jul 08 2016The relationship between economy and job-hunting is obvious. More people would get laid during recession or economic slowdown hence more people would be scrambling for jobs advertised. With more people looking for the same job means your chance of securing it would be lowered proportionately. But is there a relationship between a job and the […]
... written on Jun 28 2016European Union might lose United Kingdom. David Cameron might lose his job. Britain’s biggest selling newspaper – The Sun – has openly backed Brexit (Britain Exit). With days to go (June 23) before Britons voting to either remain or leave EU, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s flagship newspaper has run a headline – “BeLEAVE in Britain” […]
... written on Jun 15 2016Famed for making a cool billion US dollar by “breaking” the Bank of England in 1992, semi-retired George Soros had warned that we’re about to see something that hasn’t happened in “80 years”. He spoke about the financial apocalypse during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January this year. Soros made the […]
... written on Jun 10 2016Last year when the China’s State Administration of Civil Service announced they would revise Criminal Laws to include cheating in the country’s national servant exams, some laughed and thought the Chinese authorities were merely blowing hot air. The proposed laws would see cheaters sentenced to three-to-seven years in prison. Today, the Chinese government is making it […]
... written on Jun 08 2016Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. He was “The Greatest”. Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s greatest boxers, died on Friday, June 3, at the age of 74. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, Ali started boxing at age 12 after his new bicycle was stolen and he vowed to policeman, Joe […]
... written on Jun 06 2016Business needs branding and as a product or service becomes famous, a corporation requires a meaningful logo to represent the company’s identity. However, business changes with time hence the needs to change its logo. Naturally, logos would evolve in order to reflect such changes and we would sometimes laugh at a corporation’s past logos. Even […]
... written on May 31 2016Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman was beaten and whipped by her various masters as a child. But 194 years after she was born and tortured, Tubman (born Araminta Ross; 1822 – March 10, 1913) is to become first African-American on U.S. currency. And she’s going to replace former President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner. The […]
... written on Apr 21 2016If you see a snake and an Indian, kill the Indian first – goes the saying. This belief, or rather an insult or even a racist statement, is not only popular in Malaysia but also Thailand and even the America. Of course, in the U.S., they were referring to the Indian as in the Native […]
... written on Apr 20 2016After the explosive “Panama Papers” bombshell released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) over the weekend – the biggest leak in history – some world leaders could be brought down. Before we start bitching, here’s how massive this project was to the ICIJ and those involved during their 12 months of hard work. […]
... written on Apr 05 2016
