Handful of Leaves | Mindfulness & Buddhism in Everyday Life

Ep 2: Who are you beyond your profession? (Ft Amy Tong)


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1 in 3 Singaporeans work at least 10 hours a day. Because we spend most of our waking hours working, inevitably our identify is defined by our profession and career achievement. But is that all to life? Who are you beyond the work that you do? 

In this episode, we have our special guest, Sis Amy Tong! 

We discuss how we can humanise the corporate life, when to quit and when to stay always and exploring the 3 P+P framework to achieve corporate success.


ABOUT AMY TONG:

Amy has 14+ years of local and international working experience in a foreign investment bank. She has a diverse career background across Finance, Relationship Management as well as Strategy & Change. She currently leads the regional team in APAC with key focus on institutional priority clients and driving digital transformation for the corporate bank.

Apart from her professional work, she is also a strong advocate for charitable causes, diversity and inclusion, youth development, and is a regular volunteer with Singapore Buddhist Mission. Find out more about her efforts in bringing the Buddhist Community together to plant seeds of joy, wisdom & compassion.


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TIMESTAMP:

(1:59): Joy is more meaningful when shared 


(3:37): Balancing the strive for tangible success with the joy of giving


(7:37): The 3P framework for corporate promotion 


(13:36): Knowing when to strive and when to take rest


(14:49): Pivot not quit


(17:42): How to find the job you love 


(25:02): Knowing when to leave the organisation taking care of your mental health


(29:20): Prevent burnout


(37:33): Hustling culture: yay or nay?


(40:07): FOMO vs JOMO, and a healthy way of comparison


(46:22): Overcoming procrastination and precrastination


(53:19): How can we find our self-worth beyond work

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