The “When-Then” Game

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (2) · Monday, May 13th, 2013

Since relocating to Singapore I’ve been invited to play golf a few times.

Whilst I’d like to go and play, each time I’ve declined the invitations with a logical and sensible little story:

“I haven’t played for over 3 years. I’m not very good. I need to go to the golf range to practice and get back into it before I step onto a golf course.”

But the thing is, in all that time, I’ve never actually got around to visiting a golf range!

Fast forward to last Friday afternoon when one of my colleagues said “Sital, do you fancy going to over to Batam on Sunday to play some golf?”  (Batam is an Indonesian island that’s a 45 minute ferry ride across the water from Singapore).

Without thinking too much about it, I spontaneously said, “Yes, sure, let’s do it!”

So without golf clubs and without any practice I headed off to play golf with an attitude of just being average and having lots of goes.

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Categories : Change & Uncertainty, Mindset

Boston Marathon and Immortality

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (1) · Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

BostonMap“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life”

- Steve Jobs

Have you got a “one day list”..?

You know what I mean:

  • One day I’m going to go traveling around the world.
  • One day I’m going to start a business.
  • One day I’m going to do the work that I really enjoy.
  • One day I’m going to write a book.
  • One day I’ll work less and spend more time with the kids.

For many people, the “one day” list often remains a pipe dream. One they never get around go acting upon. They simply coast along with life on autopilot.

Until something dramatic happens to wake them up:

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Categories : Career Management

Lady Thatcher Had Balls

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (2) · Monday, April 8th, 2013

MargaretThatcherRegardless of your political persuasion, it is difficult to argue against the fact that the former British Prime Minister, Lady Margaret Thatcher, was a courageous and ballsy leader.

Not everyone agreed with her policies or her style – but she was never afraid to speak up, show strong leadership and make tough decisions.

Having passed away earlier today after suffering from a stroke, below are some quotes from the late Margaret Thatcher that I picked up from the film “The Iron Lady” along with how they may apply to you.

(I started writing an article having seen the film during a flight in January. But never got around to finishing and publishing it until today).

1. “Someone must force the point and say the unsayable”

Lady Thatcher was no stranger to speaking her mind. It’s what got her noticed and promoted through the ranks to become the first and only female prime minister in British history.

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Categories : Career Management, Change & Uncertainty, Leadership, Woman and the workplace

Message from the Mountain – It was a joke!!

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (0) · Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Yes – it was an April Fool’s Day Joke!

Thank you for the mountain of email replies and comments you’ve sent me since Monday’s blog post.

As most of you guessed, it was just a joke. But I’ve really enjoyed the emails and  subsequent exchanges this week!

So let me quickly clarify a few things:

  • Yes – It was a joke email to coincide with April Fool’s Day (sorry!)
  • No – I am NOT disappearing into the mountain to meditate and eat beans all day
  • Yes – I am going to Bali (but only for a weekend break in August)
  • No – I’m not changing my name to “Master Klutch” (what a ridiculous name!)
  • No – I don’t have a signed “Jackson 5″ box-set to sell (sorry Kobe!)
  • Yes – Blog posts will be back to normal starting with the next post. :)

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Categories : Blogging, Career Change, Change & Uncertainty, Mindset

My BIG Announcement

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (3) · Monday, April 1st, 2013

“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change” – Confucius

This is the last article you’ll see on this blog.

After much thinking and reflection, I’ve decided on a major career and lifestyle change.

Having become disillusioned with the noisy, cluttered and materialistic world we live in, I’ve decided to leave the ‘conventional’ world to assume a more spiritual path full of peace, love and no email.

I’ll be leaving the corporate world to hang out with my new sandal-wearing buddies on the island on Bali.

Yes, I know, this all sounds wacky and you may think I’m a bit of a fool.

But I am now ego-less (just like those healthy cakes) and so what others think of me doesn’t really bother me.

At a practical level, what this means is:

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Categories : Career Change, Career Goals & Planning

How To Turn “Ideas” Into Actions and Results

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (0) · Saturday, March 16th, 2013
  • Got new business ideas?
  • Got ideas on new careers to peruse?
  • Got Ideas for major lifestyle change?

Having great ideas is a good thing. Having great ideas and doing nothing with them is a complete waste.

But what do you do if you get multiple ideas? How do you decide which ones to go with and which ones to throw away?

Here are some suggestions:

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Categories : Career Change, Consulting / Contracting

5 Networking Myths

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (0) · Monday, February 18th, 2013

60-70% of job vacancies are filled via networks and referrals.

80% of all career changers find jobs in their new professions via a referral (and not through recruiters or job sites).

90% of freelancers and start-ups find their first client via their network of contacts.

100% of the above stats are hearsay and not scientifically proven. But we know they’re fairly accurate based on what I’ve seen in the market.

Yet most of the people reading this find networking uncomfortable and avoid it as much as they can.

Here are 5 networking myths that need to be dispelled in order for you to re-frame the whole concept of networking.

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Categories : Career Change, Consulting / Contracting, Job Searching, Networking

Phuket, Farangs and Russians

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (0) · Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
It’s the Chinese New Year holidays in this part of the world and I’ve just returned from a weekend break in Phuket (Thailand’s largest island). So 3 days of sailing, eating and enjoying the stunning weather.
Over the years, a Phuket’s great location, great weather and great beaches have made tourism it’s number 1 industry. And so, not surprisingly, it’s fairly commercialized.One of the interesting aspects of this commercialization is the number of “Farangs” (i.e. Europeans, Americans and Australians) who have settled in Phuket. And more recently, the huge influx of Russians in recent years.

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Categories : Change & Uncertainty, Changing Workplace, Personal Branding

Everyone’s A Freelancer (And Here’s What That Means)

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (5) · Monday, February 4th, 2013

Regardless of whether you have a “permanent” job or not – you, me and everyone else are now freelancers.

As the recession clearly showed, organizations are loyal to owners and shareholders – because that’s what they need to do to survive in the modern globalized business world.

There is no such thing as ‘loyalty’ as we knew it in the past.

As Dan Pink predicted is his 2002 book “Free Agent Nation‘ – we’ll all be working for ourselves in the future.
Well the future has arrived and what that means is:

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Categories : Consulting / Contracting, Networking, Personal Branding

Let Them Help You!

By Sital Ruparelia · Comments (0) · Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

 

“Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.”

- Ric Osasek

Many people resist accepting help from others.

They try to be a hero/heroine and deal with everything themselves. Maybe they think that accepting help is a sign of weakness. Or that if they accepted – they would “owe” the other person a favour back as if it were some kind of transaction.

But the reality is that helping someone who you like, trust and respect is a gift – not a chore.

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Categories : Career Goals & Planning, Networking
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Please note: All views and opinions expressed on this blog are Sital's personal views - and not those of any organisations he works with.

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