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Next Project with a Neighbourhood School
By Growing your tree of prosperity  •  October 4, 2020
I do not like to talk about ongoing projects before I have everything confirmed,  but it's not easy to contain my excitement over this. Fresh after my talk in RI, a neighbourhood school has contacted me to see whether I can do a similar event for them. This is an important opportunity for the following reasons:
  • The school self-identifies as being in the lowest decile in academic performance, with Normal Academic students out-numbering express students.
  • 25% of students are recipients of financial assistance.
  • Some stories are quite difficult to swallow. These are not RI-level problems: A student dropped out to take on a role as a temperature checker to support the family. Another left school to cohabit with her boyfriend.
With a different demographic, so my slides have to be totally over-hauled.
There are a couple of ways to play this :
  • I was told that the students admire influencers and this may be a good starting point to pitch a presentation.
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By Growing your tree of prosperity
I have recently completed my Juris Doctor and I am waiting to be called by the Singapore Bar. For the past 15 years I was an IT manager and I have worked in multinationals, financial exchanges, trade unions and even a government agency. I started my career as an AS/400 administrator and moved on to manage IT projects and operations
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