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A SPIRITUAL REMINDER FOR 2020

1 Jan 2020 in Fátima, Portugal as a pilgrim on a pilgrimage to pray to Our Lady of Fatima was indeed a dream came true for me and my family who came too. Choosing this day to do wasn’t only meaningful but purposeful as well for this was the sacred place where Mother Mary appeared […]

THE REAL COACHING JOURNEY BEGINS NOW

Excerpt from Keynote Address by Dr Michael Heah at 14th Coach Convocation, Awards & Networking 2019 Thank you for your presence at this 14th Coach Convocation, Awards & Networking ceremony. This is one of our biggest gatherings, and still continues to be the only kind in the world where we formally pay homage, recognize and […]

A LATE SAS BLOOMER, WITH NO REGRETS

We all live in different life circumstances.  Some blossom early in their lives while others like me, took a longer time. In short, I was a mediocre student throughout my 10 years in St Anthony’s. I achieved no A, scored no sports medal and neither held any high position at all. But I have something […]

Character Flaws That Can ‘Kill’ a Coach

One day a coach-student tearfully confided in me that her introductory coaching session with a mentor coach was in shambles.  She said, “I went into the session feeling big and was really looking forward to meet my mentor coach, but I came out, feeling so small with every bit of my confidence destroyed”! What should […]

Avoid the Boring Way to Explain What Coaching is

Every sales item needs to be well-packaged for greater selling success. Jewelleries are displayed in nicely lighted display showcases; foods are photographed to look really appetizing, and the list goes on. This applies when explaining or selling Coaching to people. Many coaches describe Coaching in a dry, textbook way by explaining that “it is a […]

Don’t Tell People You are a Coach!

The word ‘coach’, or the verb in the sentence ‘I can coach you’ can be very intimidating words that can put people off or make them defensive. Why? People don’t like to know that they need the help of a coach. They don’t like to know they are a weakling, or they have a problem […]

What Makes A Good Coach

Although John and Sam are both coaches who have been in professional practice for a while, they have different measures of success. John is enjoying far more of it than Sam who is still struggling to make ends meet. 5 factors attribute to this disparity. The first is purpose. For John it is a calling. […]

A BOOK DEDICATED TO EVERYONE

An excerpt of my book launch speech at the 13th Coach Convocation, Awards & Networking (CAN) event held recently…. I stand here today feeling very fulfilled and proud that I have gone full circle to become a full-fledged coach-author with the launch of my fourth and latest coaching book ‘Dialogue with the Sales Coach‘. Technically, I […]

OF GRIT. PURPOSE. LOVE. FAITH.

Seldom  we see these 4 words being stringed together as one. But they are in this story that holds a very special meaning for us, parents and even much more so to the hero and heroine – our son, Kian Joo and his wife, Danielle.  Here’s their heroic story…… Most newly-weds would usually prefer a […]

THE POWER OF QUESTIONING

There is a saying that questioning and listening are like the fragrant coconut rice and the sambal in a nasi lemak dish. You cannot have one without the other! When you listen well, you automatically ask questions. Not just ordinary questions but powerful ones. What are powerful questions? How can people ask powerful questions? Why […]

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