Slide 1

Slide 1 text

a Singaporean Perspective success 3 Beliefs Of

Slide 2

Slide 2 text

good grades Belief#1 knowledge is measured by

Slide 3

Slide 3 text

Singapore I’m from

Slide 4

Slide 4 text

we have world-class education

Slide 5

Slide 5 text

LIKE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD..... we are measured by grades mostly

Slide 6

Slide 6 text

polytechnic junior college or we choose either at tertiary level

Slide 7

Slide 7 text

gpa grading a levels grading system vs

Slide 8

Slide 8 text

pragmatic academic vs teaching approach (preparing for the workforce) (preparing for further education)

Slide 9

Slide 9 text

10%-15% 60%-80% university admission vs estimate* estimate* (with tons trying to get in)

Slide 10

Slide 10 text

academic academic = examination approach

Slide 11

Slide 11 text

NOT HOW WELL.. YOU DRAW YOU SPEAK YOU PROGRAM YOU WRITE YOU APPLY THEORY TO LIFE

Slide 12

Slide 12 text

but how well.. You Memorize & REGURGITATE

Slide 13

Slide 13 text

is this culture what we want?

Slide 14

Slide 14 text

45 percent showed no improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or written communication during their first two years in college. Source: Academically Adrift (based on u.s students)

Slide 15

Slide 15 text

what are we really GOING FOR?

Slide 16

Slide 16 text

what do i want to do Ask not..

Slide 17

Slide 17 text

what do i want to do WHO BE Ask...

Slide 18

Slide 18 text

good grades knowledge is measured by Wisdom

Slide 19

Slide 19 text

Belief#2 uniform everything is

Slide 20

Slide 20 text

we believe there is a fixed path for every career

Slide 21

Slide 21 text

“While everything changes, Everything remains the same.” -Aristotle

Slide 22

Slide 22 text

jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success the path to success: start end

Slide 23

Slide 23 text

there isn’t one jc/poly -> uni -> work -> success start end average great

Slide 24

Slide 24 text

you must get a degree! it’s the only way - The Bimbo Singaporean “ ”

Slide 25

Slide 25 text

when you look fOR A JOB

Slide 26

Slide 26 text

when you PURSUE higher education

Slide 27

Slide 27 text

grades appear to be a requisite

Slide 28

Slide 28 text

You need that piece of PAPER to prove your worth Do you really?

Slide 29

Slide 29 text

Don’t Kay Kiang study hard and find a job - The Bimbo Singaporean “ ” Kay Kiang: Hokkien phrase which translates as "acting smart". It is usually used to describe someone as biting off more than one can chew - to be acting smarter than one actually is.

Slide 30

Slide 30 text

stop them that didn’t oh wait

Slide 31

Slide 31 text

“The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” -Steve Jobs

Slide 32

Slide 32 text

LIfe’s too short to follow the status quo

Slide 33

Slide 33 text

path make your own

Slide 34

Slide 34 text

be disru while you’re at it ptive !

Slide 35

Slide 35 text

sub-par grades are not the end

Slide 36

Slide 36 text

"You can make more money on average if you go to college, but it's not true for everybody," Source: ABC Action News - Richard Freeman Harvard Economist

Slide 37

Slide 37 text

EMBRACE YOUR STRENGTHS

Slide 38

Slide 38 text

OF THE CROWD STAND OUT

Slide 39

Slide 39 text

“Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.” - David Frost

Slide 40

Slide 40 text

uniform everything is changing

Slide 41

Slide 41 text

Belief#3 determine your jobs your success

Slide 42

Slide 42 text

the dollar we forgo our passions

Slide 43

Slide 43 text

DOING THINGS WE DISLIKE

Slide 44

Slide 44 text

LEARNING THINGS WE NEVER USE

Slide 45

Slide 45 text

aim for an office job they are stable “ ” - The Bimbo Singaporean

Slide 46

Slide 46 text

SUCCESS STARING AT THIS EVERYDAY

Slide 47

Slide 47 text

but cubicles sure are stable

Slide 48

Slide 48 text

“It's not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between nine and five. It's whether or not our work fulfills us.” -Malcolm Gladwell

Slide 49

Slide 49 text

YOUR JOB DOES NOT DEFINE YOU

Slide 50

Slide 50 text

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.” - Steve Jobs

Slide 51

Slide 51 text

Belief#3 determine your jobs your success attitude

Slide 52

Slide 52 text

do yourself a favour

Slide 53

Slide 53 text

CHASE YOUR OWN DREAMS & Not Someone Else’s Ideals

Slide 54

Slide 54 text

YOU REALLY DESERVE IT

Slide 55

Slide 55 text

kNOWLEDGE IS MEASURED BY WISDOM in this age, EVERYTHING IS CHANGING ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR SUCCESS 1. REMEMBER THAT 2. BECAUSE 3. AND AS SUCH

Slide 56

Slide 56 text

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” - Marrianne Williamson

Slide 57

Slide 57 text

THANK YOU image cREDITS The Stock.Xchange Institute for the Study of Labor Wikimedia Commons info sources ABC Action News Academically Adrift

Slide 58

Slide 58 text

LET’S CONNECT EUGENE CHENG @itseugenec /in/itseugene itseugene.me /itseugenedesign gplus.to/itseugene