Relationshipsā¦
Freelancer Nation
The Enneagram is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions and build relationships. But how does that help us talk to people? Cindy Leong, Enneagram Personality Coach, weights in and does a quick Enneagram assessment on Sean and Yen Lyng. KEY TAKEAWAYS Intro What is Enneagram Academy? Enneagram Type 1: The Perfectionist Enneagram Type 2: The Helper Enneagram Type 3: The Achiever Enneagram Type 4: The Individualist Enneagram Type 5: The Observer Enneagram Type 6: The Loyalist Enneagram Type 7: The...
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The Hollywood schmooze
Freelancer Nation
Alex Ho moved from the US Army National Guard to The Walt Disney Companyās Incubator Executive Program. What exactly is an Executive in Hollywood? What exactly is the Hollywood schmooze? Do you really need it to get a start in the industry? Alex weights in on these matters. KEY TAKEAWAYS Intro Alex's Life & Career Journey Production Roles in TV Shows Cultural Differences of Communication Style in the US Life in LA and New York City The Meaning Behind "Hollywood Schmooze" Personal Growth in Los Angeles City Switching Between Military and Entertainment Industries Breaking...
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Pivot
Freelancer Nation
Jennifer Ong threw away a 6 figure salary and took a 50 percent pay cut to start an alternative career. She joins the show to share about how to talk to people so as to land a job that youāll wake up excited for. KEY TAKEAWAYS Intro Jennifer's Life & Career Journey The Mindset for Career Path Transitions What Does Success Mean to Jennifer? Challenges During Career Transitions Selling Oneself in Job Searching and Career Development Abundance vs Scarcity Mindset Taking a Pay Cut for Career Growth and Long-term Success Career Pivots and Translating Skills to New Industries ...
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Starting in an industry when thereās no industryā¦
Freelancer Nation
In July 1984, R Chandran came together with 2 other friends, to form Singaporeās first professional theatre company: ACT 3 Theatrics. At a time when professional English theatre was not yet a thingā¦ when actors were hard to come by and the idea of a childrenās theatre company unimaginable to most. Find out how he spoke to people and made things happenā¦ as the first mover in the scene. KEY TAKEAWAYS Intro Is it Harder to Talk to People Nowadays? Starting ACT 3 Theatrics Why Choosing Kids' Theatre? Being a First-Mover in the Theatre Industry Working with Individuals with...
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So this is my why
Freelancer Nation
Ling Yah, host and producer of the THIS IS MY WHY podcast left her legal career to do the podcast full-time How do you start a successful project from ground-up? She joins the show to tell us how and why. KEY TAKEAWAYS Intro Quitting Job as a Lawyer to Podcasting Finding Your "Why" Through STIMY Finding Guests While Launching STIMY Managing STIMY Interviews & Production Handling Interview Conversations Advice to Aspired Podcasters STIMY Guest Profiling Achieving Passion & Life Purpose through STIMY From Introvert to Extrovert What to Say to Your UNCOOL Self? Ling...
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Be Confident. Be Credible. Be Clear
Freelancer Nation
Glenn van Zutphen is a career international journalist, radio host, and Founder of VanMedia Group Pte Ltd, a worldwide media consultancy. He has coached over 2500 high-performing business leaders, journalists, government officials around the world to be confident, credible, and clear in their spoken & written communication across all platforms. Glenn is a recognized communications expert, keynote speaker, and meeting facilitator. He also hosts the āSaturday Morningsā radio show every week on MoneyFM 89.3, Singaporeās most trusted business news station....
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Unlock your most powerful self
Freelancer Nation
Jule Kim has experienced struggles around self-love, confidence, and imposter syndrome for much of her life, so she knows what itās like. Jule joins the show to tell us how to talk to people so that you portray your powerful self. KEY TAKEAWAYS 0:00 Intro 1:27 How Jule Started Coaching 4:49 Transitioning From Corporate Jobs to Life Coaching 7:37 Why Clients Find Jule for Life Coaching 13:00 Mid-roll Ad 13:51 Codeswitching During Communication 17:00 Dealing with Imposter Syndrome as a Creative 26:54 Burnout towards Social Media Management ...
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How To Talk To People to get stuff done
Freelancer Nation
In this season of Uncool, we explore the barriers to starting out projects, and how do you get started to take that first steps of action towards new beginningsā¦ From the struggles of mid-career changes, to just feeling uncertain of what to talk about with strangers, hosts Sean and Yen Lyng unravel the complexities of putting yourself out there - and how to talk to people. Timothy Go is a seasoned media personality, a veteran TV news anchor and a serial entrepreneur. He is currently a radio host at Singaporeās MoneyFM 89.3, co-founder of Go Anywhere Tour...
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Uncool: Things To Do This Month
Freelancer Nation
In this special episode of Uncool, we feature āWe Can Save The World!ā an upcoming out of this world comedy feature film that is currently crowdfunding on indiegogo. We speak with director Chai Hong to find out more about the project and why he went down this path of productionā¦ and how a hawker centre public toilet started this all. Find out more about the project or support the indiegogo at If youāre interested to have your upcoming event featured, drop us a DM and tell us about it, even if your event seems uncool because rememberā¦. Itās Cool, to...
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Decentralising education and the future of on-chain credentials
Freelancer Nation
We are now witnessing the decentralisation of education where people use Youtube and other online education platforms to educate themselves. Without a formal education system, how we can prove our credentials? Join our host James as he discusses with Yen-Lyng about the future of education. GUEST Loh Yen-Lyng is a project manager for CreativesAtWork and involved heavily with Freelancing101 platform. TAKEAWAYS 1) Decentralisation of education, - People use YouTube to educate themselves. There is no university course on how to be a blockchain developer - F101 are...
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