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6 Things You Learned in School that Don’t Apply in the Real World

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If you’re a student, do you ever feel like what you’re learning in school isn’t relevant to the “real world”? Or if you’ve already completed your formal education, did you have to unlearn some things from school in order to adapt to life after school? I spend a lot of time working with students, parents and educators. I’ve observed that there’s a disconnect between what…

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Posted May 26 by | 43 Comments
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Have a Presentation Coming Up? 5 Things To Note for Your Next Presentation

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Most of us procrastinate. Be it for that big project deadline, impending examination, exercising or even… the dreaded taxes. We try to keep it off our mental enclaves for as long as we can until it dawns upon us that time suddenly becomes a precious commodity. At the eleventh hour, our productivity seems to peak dramatically as it is now negatively correlated with the time…

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Posted May 10 by | 8 Comments
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Procrastinating on Studying? 5 Ready Tips To Overcome Procrastination [Student Edition!]

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How would you answer this question: “When are you going to do your Social Studies assignment that’s due next week?” I’m pretty sure your answer isn’t “right now.” It’s more likely that your answer is “maybe tomorrow.” Why complete the assignment today when it’s only due next week, right? At some level, though, you know it’s a bad idea to procrastinate. When you wait until…

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Posted Apr 22 by | 27 Comments
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A Handy Spelling Guide: 20 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling Today

Spelling Bee Contest

Can you spell? How does your written word compare to your spoken English? Reading comments online, I have noticed that there are people who write flawlessly, while there are people who have spelling and grammar mistakes littered all over their writings. While there is no prize in life for the best speller, making empirical spelling mistakes in your writing can distract people from your core…

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Posted Apr 5 by | 32 Comments
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Your Ultimate Presentation Guide: 21 Ways to Deliver Interesting and Engaging Presentations

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“What if… what I’m saying is not interesting to my audience?” Of the many concerns I get from the clients I have coached, the fear of being uninteresting (or boring) is probably one of the most common ones. After all, you’re presenting a crowd of people whom you don’t know well. Yet, you have to take it upon yourself to present your content and vulnerability…

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Posted Apr 2 by | 5 Comments
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How To Overcome Distractions When It’s Time To Study

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Today, I’m very proud to introduce to you the fourth guest columnist to join the PE family: Daniel Wong, author of the book The Happy Student! By now, you guys are probably no stranger to Daniel. I had Daniel as the first guest of Celes.TV, with the episode being about how to be a top student. If you haven’t caught the interview yet, do so…

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Posted Mar 27 by | 35 Comments
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How To Score a GPA of 3.98/4.00 – Interview with Straight-A Student Daniel Wong [Video]

Interview with Daniel Wong, Author of "The Happy Student"

Today, I’m very excited to unveil the first episode of Celes TV, which is my new video channel to help us live our best life. (Yes, I’ve finally relaunched my video channel after months of talking about it!) Introducing: Daniel Wong, Straight-A Student with 3.98/4.00 GPA! My first interview is with Daniel Wong, all-time straight-A student, salutatorian (meaning top second student) at Victoria Junior College…

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Posted Mar 14 by | 2 Comments
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9 Essential Tips to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking

Overcome Fear of Public Speaking

Note from Celes: Hi everyone! Today I would like to introduce to you the second guest writer to join the PE family. He is Benjamin Loh, an Executive Speech Trainer and Coach based in Singapore. Ben and I met over four years ago in a personal development workshop. At that time, we had a very short exchange and didn’t get the chance to know each other. It…

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Posted Mar 4 by | 40 Comments
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What To Do When People Take Credit For Your Work: 7 Tips To Be the Better Person

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Lately I learned about this person X who tried to take credit for something I’ve accomplished. X tried to put me down behind my back, saying that I used to suck in thing B, then tried to claim credit for my expertise in it today. It didn’t feel good hearing about this from a third party, T, to whom X told this to. What X…

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Posted Feb 7 by | 22 Comments
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Ask Celes – How Can I Be More Street Smart?

Ask Celes

Hi Celes, may I know how I can be more street smart? And I guess in doing so, prevent others from backstabbing me at work or personal life? For example, recently, I felt helpless about this colleague who reported to my superior about things that I feel were not necessary, and he still said that he was helping me by doing that. Please advise. ~…

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Posted Dec 14 by | 6 Comments
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Ask Celes – What Books Would You Recommend?

Ask Celes

Hi Celes, I would like to know what is in your library. What kind of books do you read and how have they affected you so far? Thank you. ~ Bongani I’ve to be honest that I actually don’t read books. I prefer to learn through self-reflection and taking action. I also prefer to learn by directly interacting with people who have achieved the results…

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Posted Dec 11 by | 24 Comments
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