Tutu Ku

Everybody gets nervous. Especially me. Oh, I do get nervous all the time. But the thing about being nervous is, it also comes with this excitement inside. It’s almost like a mood accelerator, don’t you think? I remember the times when I was nervous. Though nerves were wrecked, it brought out this exhilarating feeling inside … Read more

The other day, a Consultant asked me, “Is it even possible for a consultant to hit a 6 months target in 4 months?” “Oh darling, of course it is. I was that consultant. And our targets were higher!” “How?” “Well, you just need to work really, really hard.” Then comes the question, can you have … Read more

I do take pride in servicing customers. And like most, I do have my fair share of hit-and-miss too. But when I did get a hit, the effects of the hit made me feel like I was on top of the world. Like the time I went on a regional call with the customer, all … Read more

Yesterday, a new found friend told me this, “Experience is better than knowledge with no application.” It reminded me this time when the team was pitching for a project that they had been following up for months. During the final stages of the pitching, my sales guy came to me and said, “Ling, their boss … Read more

I am always very busy. So whatever work I can delegate, I do. One of them is distributing company letters like incentive payouts & confirmation letters. I will sign the letters and get my HR folks to send the letter on behalf to my team members. Then there was this year, the company was generous … Read more

I was assigned to take over a branch which was having troubles. I had a long conversation with one of the managers in the branch & talked about how we could move forward. She told me she would stay to support me to turn the branch around. I trusted her. Then the following week, she … Read more

“Ku Sim Ling is a Bitch.” A friend told me a subordinate of mine posted that in Facebook. Oh, that subordinate of mine, she felt so proud of it. So proud of humiliating me in a public post in Facebook. I did not respond to the post. Actually, I did not even go look for … Read more

My friend today came to invite me to invest in a Luxury Car Rental company. My first question was, “Who is going to rent these cars?” He said, “So many.” “Like?” He then gave me real-life examples. A boyfriend rented an Alphard to bring the whole family to his girlfriend’s convocation. MLM executives rented Mercedes … Read more

Years ago, I read in a magazine’s article about getting in shape. It said go look at yourself naked in a full length mirror. Whatever it’s going to show, it’s going to motivate you to go workout. It’s true. I remember when I was a much bigger blob, being naked in front of the mirror. … Read more

Someone asked me recently, do I have a favourite motivational speaker? I never thought about it, but in recent years I did listened to Gary Vee quite a bit. And one of the few things he constantly talks about is “Regret is poison.” He also said, “You only regret the things you don’t do.” What … Read more