I recently caught up with Edwin Koh 许胜杰, the VP of Group Learning at Lazada, over a cup of hot chocolate. As he could not attend our #riseup conference, which we concluded recently, I decided to bring #riseup to him instead 🙂 While we have the convenience of catching...
At the recent RISEUP Conference, I spoke with my RISEUP keynote - 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗨𝗣. 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗨𝗣! It recounts my traumatic experience of the severe infection that left me handicapped without medical help and how I survived the first 365 days till the first solution...
Hi there! I am Joseph, the Founder of RISEUP! Here is a short story about me. In 2019, I came down with a severe infection beyond medical science's help. Overnight, the infection left me handicapped as I could not use both my hands. I lost everything I had built for...
I recently attended a prophetic art session where one task was to paint blindfolded. It was a superb exciting experience where you paint not by sight but by faith! And Isn’t it interesting that we all have to live our life by faith, not knowing how it would unfold? It...
I was once a Peace Keeper under the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Timor Leste. And there are many times we must trek through mountainous terrain to detect suspicious activities. This time, we stopped for a rest, and we passed a water bottle around, and it...
What should have taken at least the next 10 to 15 years to become a norm is happening now. Virtual conversation became a norm in less than one month. Online consumption became a norm in less than one month. Working from home became a norm in less than one month....
We've all been told that setting goals is the key to success in life and in our careers. And yes, having specific targets to work towards is certainly important - it gives us direction and allows us to measure our progress. But simply setting goals is not enough on...
1. First, Set Your Mind, Not Your Goal We cannot set a #goal without setting our #minds. If you set a goal without the mind, you will likely get to your destination with more effort than you think is required, including giving up. We heard the term setting yourself up...
What if you woke up today and the Sun did not appear? That was what happened to me in 2019. An infection took me by surprise overnight, and I was handicapped overnight. I cried to sleep every night because my whole body was in pain, and medical science had no idea...