Author Archives: Raymond Yung

Last Friday it was a rough day for me as it was one of those days that things were not working as “efficiently” as they should have been. Despite the fact that I still value efficiency and productivity, I decided to “retune my mind”, in particular, my concept of timeline. I reminded myself that different […]

I spoke to an instructor on presentation skills last night and she pointed out that it is very important for the speaker to believe that the subject you are presenting is INTERESTING to the audience. That mindset makes a huge difference on the effectiveness of conveying the message and its impact. It makes perfect sense […]

Yesterday my Pilates instructor came back after her surgery. During her absence, we had a substitute instructor for 6 weeks. I realized that the class went much more smoothly (not just for me) with the regular instructor who returned. It suddenly dawned on me that one key difference is the quality and volume of the […]

Sometimes we make causal comments (“careless whisper”) that can be destructive and discouraging to the listener unintentionally. For example, when I told a friend of mine that I had passed the interview to be a business mentor of a major UK charity, she casually said, “Ok, it is only just charity.” The response in itself […]

Last week I attended an interesting seminar on the topic of applying creativity in coaching and brainstorming. We did some hands-on workshops in the format of role-play. The results were astonishing. For example, for practice, I was asked to express my issue (role play) to my coach by my choice of a famous quote or […]

Today I attended an inspiring talk given by Kate Adie, one of the first female journalists in the U.K. known for her news coverage in countries in conflicts among many of her achievements. One excellent point she shared on the face of unfair treatment (she being the first high-profiled female journalist in a male-dominant field […]

In the coming year(s), I will be focusing more on my coaching work which is an extension of my keen interest in personal development. This very website will be enhanced with information on coaching and this blog will continue to be used for the sharing of my personal opinions on various topics (sometimes random – […]

The past 12 months of my book publication are filled with many surprises, wonders and miracles. I am very grateful and blessed with the people, in particular my friends and family, who stood by my side and helped me on this wonderful journey. To conclude, just some statistics (a geek is always a geek :>) […]

I am very pleased to announce that I am now a qualified life coach which is a natural next step of my keen interest in personal development. In the beginning of the year, I started a coaching certificate course offered by OCM. I passed the assessment with merit and obtained the coaching certificate 2 weeks […]

This is to get back to some people who also asked me about the Chinese version of the book. Well, I am in the process of finding an agent in Mainland China that would help me identify a publisher that will purchase the publishing right from me and also take care of the translation. Work […]