Finding Purpose

Work

What if I choose wrong in the job hunt?

Many of us enter a state of limbo after graduation. Suddenly, there are no more instructions on what we have to do or where we have to be at a certain time. In the past, timetables could look like...

Faith

3 ways to remain faithful when life seems to be going nowhere

My heart trembled as I scanned through the email. My worst fear had come to pass. My application to join an international arts group wasn’t accepted. Coupled with a slew of other job rejections I...

Real Life, Real People

Burnt out within 4 years: The full-time ministry worker who is glad she “failed”

“I think I need a break,” I blurted out to my co-worker one day after a ministry meeting. Looking surprised, he replied: “Huh, but you’ve only been in full-time ministry for four years.”...

Do Good

“When we have a desire to give, we can trust God to provide”: How dogood.sg was birthed

What does doing good look like to you? Perhaps it feels like an intimidating task rather than something enjoyable? The founders of new social enterprise dogood.sg believe that many people have a...

Real Life, Real People

Embracing who I was created to be: Cara Chiang on the pursuit of real happiness

The year has been a big wake-up call, a memento mori (“remember you must die” in Latin) for Cara Chiang. Dubbed as the one who might take over the tailoring business that made shirts for...

Personalities

Renowned marathoner Mok Ying Ren on the greatest race of his life

I was a very athletic kid. In primary school, I was the fastest kid for 1.6km and I got the best results for fitness tests. Subsequently, I did cross country, triathlons and marathons. In university,...

Real Life, Real People

I started my own business at 24 so I could serve in missions 

“I brought my luggage to the exam hall, finished my paper, left early and cabbed down from NTU (Nanyang Technological University) to Changi Airport and flew out immediately. “People were...

Finding Purpose

How I found the courage to walk on waves

In April 2019, I felt God calling me to leave my job. I didn’t have clarity on what exactly He wanted me to do, but I sensed it was along the lines of ministry and missions. It was a call to...

How-tos & Handles

How to find the right job: Start at the end

Many graduates and mid-career switchers want to find the right job, but it is an elusive goal (and COVID’s not making things easier). What is a good place to begin? Writer-turned-career coach Yong...