Struggle to Change Careers from Oil and Gas
I am coming to the realization that I may be in the oilfield until the day I die. Mostly everything else don’t pay anything worth…
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Pursuit of Meeting others’ Expectations
How can I be a better candidate? How can I be better for you? Such are questions so often questioned in both the career and…
September 2017 – Month 52 in Alberta
Outsmarting the banks hell-bent on stopping risk takers such as investors, volatile high-income employees, and entrepreneurs. Shielding the fruits of my labour from the government…
Summer and Year 5 In Alberta: Strategic Implications
A new piece of real estate every year. Ferrari by 30. My decision to pack my bags and drive here with only my belongings in…
Sour Memorairs of Vancouver
Despite doing much better these days in Alberta, the words echoed to me almost daily since I was a child still remind me of my…
Tears From Vancouver to Alberta
It has been almost 4.5 years since I threw all my stuff in my car and drove away from Vancouver to Alberta, not looking back.…
Defeatist Attitudes
“Getting a Ferrari is unrealistic though.” “Some peoples’ families are just rich.” “They’ve just had connections.” “They were just [academically] smart.” So common are quotes like the…
Stereotype of Asians and Money
“Most jump to the conclusion that if you are Asian and you look like you have money, your family must have money. I’m the odd…
Inability to Adapt to Change
“The historic belief that going to post-secondary for a degree is a guaranteed superior path to prosperity in today’s economy, is akin to the one…
The Achilles’ Heel to Success
Resistance to public scrutiny is often the achilles’ heel to success- from lifestyle choices to financially sound decisions. You can often tell a Asian person’s…