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𝐎𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬 — 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 Today was a good day at Mums@Work (Singapore) ™. We received two messages that reminded me why career gaps should never be a dealbreaker. 1️⃣ 𝐌𝐮𝐦 #1 had a 15-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒑 after moving overseas to support her husband’s job. She recently returned to Singapore — and today she secured a wonderful role in an MNC. (through a 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤-𝐭𝐨-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫) 2️⃣ 𝐌𝐮𝐦 #2 took a 7-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒑 to care for her two young kids, without any parental help or additional support. Today she accepted a part-time Comms Manager role with a very progressive SME. (through one of the 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢-𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥) Two different journeys, but one common thread: 👉 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 “𝐜𝐚𝐧-𝐝𝐨” 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 — and it showed clearly in their application letters. No overthinking. No apologising for the gap. Just a clear sense of: “𝐈’𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.” 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. So today, we celebrate these two mums for taking the first step and the employers who chose to look at their strengths, not the years away. #mumsatwork #backtowork #returntowork #returningtalent

"𝘏𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺." - In our lives, we are bound to have heard about people who got lucky breaks. But what is luck? I came across this simple diagram recently — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 — and it made me pause. Because it captures something I’ve quietly believed for years. Perhaps, 'Luck' isn’t as mystical as we often think. It’s the intersection of three things: 1. 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - The choices we make when no one is watching. - The small pivots we implement when we hit a roadblock. - The “𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑.” 2. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 - Getting back up after a setback — not blindly, but with hope - The grit to keep moving, even when progress seems slow/ invisible - The “𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓, 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈." 3. 𝐀 𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - The community around you: the people who stay, believe, and steady you. - The systems, structures, and opportunities that can either lift you up or quietly limit your chances. - The “𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆.” 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 “𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤” 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝. Curious how others see this — what has “luck” looked like in your own journey?

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 ‘𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲’ 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 ‘𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲’. At Saturday’s OCBC’s Price of Tomorrow festival, our Mums@Work (Singapore) ™ Career Corner reminded me why coaching is never just about “career advice.” It’s really about 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 — space for honesty, uncertainty, hope, and rediscovery. I watched women walk in feeling unsure… and walk out a little lighter. A little clearer. A little more “I can do this.” Our amazing coaches — Hwee Ling , Patty, Karen & Jolyn - came ready to guide, listen and critique résumés. But what struck me most their stories of how they felt equally impacted after the session. 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚, 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔. 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. These moments matter: ❤️A mum realising her skills still have value ❤️A mid-career professional gaining clarity about a long-delayed pivot ❤️Someone saying, “I haven’t talked about myself like this in years — thank you” We don’t often do public coaching sessions, which is why I’m especially grateful to Reginald and the wonderful team at The Financial Coconut for bringing us in and navigating the fit between career conversations & financial wellness. Saturday reminded me of something I’ve believed since the beginning of Mums@Work: 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. ✨

This Saturday, I’ll be at OCBC's 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰: 𝐀 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 — and I’m sharing something we almost never offer publicly. For the first time in a long while, Mums@Work (Singapore) ™ will be opening up a CAREER CORNER to the public, with 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 joining me for an afternoon of 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕. If you’ve been hoping for career clarity, confidence or direction — this is a rare chance. 🌟 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞) Our Career Coaches — Karen, Patty, Hwee Ling & Jolyn — will be onsite offering: ✅ 45-minute One-on-One Individualised Career Coaching [and possibly Personalised Resume Critiques (sent after your session)] 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯-𝘵𝘰-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 🔥 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 12 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬 Because each session is tailored, we can only take 12 participants. Our coaches are Reintegration Support Experts, trained through our patented JumpStart Reintegration Programme™ — and they usually work exclusively with corporate partners and specialised programmes. 👉 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭… 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggV99_5P 🎤 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈’𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨! I’ll also be speaking on a panel with Reginald Koh from The Financial Coconut — someone I’ve always admired for his ability to make financial topics relatable, engaging, and thought-provoking. Reggie has this uncanny way of asking the right questions — the kind that make you rethink your choices, your priorities, and in this case… your future. Our session: “Longevity: How Would You Spend the Extra 20 Years?” with Brandon Lee, Pui Wah Loh PPA on the panel. It’s a topic that speaks to how we live, not just how long we live — and I’m excited for the conversation. Some other pretty cool Panels too (Check out the event page) - P/S: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆-𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕. Hope to see you there!

⚠️ 𝗔 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗦𝗔 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗻 LinkedIn I’ve recently noticed a rising trend among some new followers — and it’s important to address this openly. Almost 2 out of every 7 new followers I observed daily (that request to follow), are profiles that list their location as 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲, yet their current job, career history, and even their daily posts show they are 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. And because this has happened so frequently over the last 4 weeks, it’s very clear this is not a mistake or a one-off oversight. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻. I understand that people may update their location because they 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 to work in Japan or Singapore. (or another country of their choice). And this is totally understandable. ⚖️ But we need to be honest: 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Location matters for visa processes, hiring timelines, salary structures, onboarding expectations, and overall transparency. It also says something about who you are. When it’s misrepresented, it affects everyone involved. 2 out of 7 profiles daily - that's very telling.... The accurate and professional way to show interest is: “Currently in Country M — open to opportunities in Country J.” 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. This is simply to maintain a trustworthy and credible network. 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. #linkedin

This recent business trip to Japan left me thinking a lot about 縁. Not the dramatic, romantic version of “fate,” but the quieter idea that comes from 因縁 'cause and effect/ condition'. The sense that things happen because the timing is right, the circumstances line up, and somehow you just…..land where you’re supposed to. And honestly, that’s exactly how the whole trip felt. I kept meeting entrepreneurs who told me they were "just" starting to look for regional partners. Some even joked that meeting me felt like 缘 — that perfect-timing kind of encounter that you can’t quite explain. And I found myself feeling the same way. The conversations flowed so easily, as if we were picking up a thread that had already been laid out long before we sat down together. Then there was the day I took the wrong train. I was frustrated for about ten minutes, until I ended up walking into a neighbourhood I’d never seen before. That’s where I found the perfect little gift for an old friend back home. If I hadn’t been on the wrong platform, at the wrong time — or maybe the right time — I never would have stumbled upon it. Even the dinners and small gatherings felt strangely aligned. I’d sit at a table with women I had never met, and within minutes we’d be deep in conversation about family, career breaks, identity, purpose. Their stories cracked something open in me — little reminders of why I do this work, and why women’s journeys always feel interconnected, no matter where we come from. Everything flowed with a kind of natural ease. No big dramatic signs. Just the subtle feeling that each interaction was exactly where it needed to be. Right place, right time, right people. Maybe that’s what 縁 really is. Not luck. Not coincidence. Just the gentle ways our paths cross when the conditions are ready. This trip — with all its unexpected detours and perfectly timed meetings — reminded me again that life doesn’t always follow a structured itinerary of activities we cross off with a marker. More often, it’s shaped by the moments we couldn’t have planned — the quiet intersections where our paths meet others’, where something unspoken just clicks into place. 縁：When we slow down enough to notice how beautifully life arranges itself。