Tag: self talk

When You Outgrow Your Environment But Still Fear Becoming Arrogant

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One uncomfortable realisation I had recently:I no longer work or learn the same way as many people around me. At first, I thought I was simply becoming impatient. But after reflecting deeper, I realised the feeling was more complicated than that. It was not:“I think I’m smarter than everyone.” In fact, I fear becoming that person. The real discomfort came from feeling: That contradiction created more emotional tension than I expected. The Trigger Started From Group Work The situation itself […]

Breaking out from our shell

Last week we have a year end dinner with colleagues and as usual, there was an award presentation for long service with the company. One of them is our top leader. In his acceptance speech, he said that he was quite laid back person until his wife decided to quite her work, to focus on their family. He added that his wife was having a good career, better than him. At that point of time. Her sacrifice made him able […]

My best trait is

If someone asked you that question what will be your answer? While you think about it, I’ll share mine. That question popped into my head this morning. (I think) I don’t have any special or best trait because I’m just average. Here are 2 examples why I think I’m average: As a primary school/junior high/senior high student, I didn’t belong to the bottom of the class but yet I didn’t belong to top student who usually actively participated in competition […]

Me and myself

A glimpse of time in the morning with myself. Why are you keep pushing me to somewhere else? No, I don’t Then, why you don’t want to be there anymore – where you have friends and family? I just don’t want to be troublesome for them, just it FYI, you’re not troublesome to your family and friends. Well, maybe sometimes, but it’s not bothering them. Yeah rite No no no, it’s true. Don’t you think you shut them down from […]