Category: Personal Development

  • The 30-Day Writing Challenge: A Childhood Memory

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge: A Childhood Memory

    The 30-Day Writing Challenge#LivingWriters #Viettothon30daysWeek 1 – Day 1 – 21st Jan 2025Topic #4: A Childhood Memory I chose this topic because it felt like a coincidence—we had a similar workshop during our team meeting in the afternoon. Our facilitator, one of our teammates, turned off the lights, and we all sat in a circle…

  • The Rules of Management – Rule #39: Set the Standard & Rule #40: Enjoy Yourself

    The Rules of Management – Rule #39: Set the Standard & Rule #40: Enjoy Yourself

    🎄🎅 Merry Christmas, everyone 🎅🎄 If you haven’t already, you can check out my first post about this book, The Rules of Management. That’s where my journey with these reflections began. Today, I’d like to share my thoughts on two more rules from the book that stood out to me. Rule #39: Set the Standard“Everyone…

  • The Rules of Management – Rule #38 Work Hard

    The Rules of Management – Rule #38 Work Hard

    I bought this book at the airport when I was a new manager, navigating the challenges of balancing company benefits with my personal values. The book is divided into three parts: Back then, I focused solely on the first part, “Managing Your Team,” as it aligned with my responsibilities. However, my career path has since…

  • “Never Stop Learning!”

    “Never Stop Learning!”

    After almost two weeks of traveling, I have a Friday night to reflect and write. One thought that came to mind is about a short training session I was interested in. However, I need to gather at least eight participants with similar interests to start the training. So, I began asking around, and a colleague…

  • My Journey in Social Entrepreneurship and ED&I (to be continued)

    My Journey in Social Entrepreneurship and ED&I (to be continued)

    Over the next months, I will be joining the #Dela Programme to work with Ryan Gersava and Virtualahan Inc. to support them enhance their systems change strategies and scale their #impact. #Dela is a global accelerator programme co-created by @Ashoka and #IKEASocialEntrepreneurship https://bit.ly/3DxdMkN #systemschange #socialinnovation #Delaprogramme I will begin documenting my journey by capturing new…

  • Growing Together: Journey with Kids&Us

    Growing Together: Journey with Kids&Us

    I have always wanted to create a bilingual home for my son, but I realized I wasn’t managing it well, so Nasa prefers to speak English rather than Vietnamese. As a result, he also struggles to understand what his teachers are saying in his local preschool. I decided to make Vietnamese our primary language at…

  • QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

    QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop TalkingBy Susan Cain Susan Cain’s Quiet is an insightful exploration of the often-overlooked strengths of introverts in a world dominated by extroverted ideals. As I identify myself as an introvert, this book resonated deeply with me, taking me about a year to read due…