Life Empowerment – Habit of Growth

5 AI Challenges We Can’t Afford to Ignore

AI is rapidly accelerating but our collective readiness is falling behind. Here are five challenges demanding urgent attention across our businesses, communities and governments. As leaders, it’s our role to get involved, raise awareness, drive solutions, and inspire those around us to actively shape change – not just adapt to it.

The New Career Paradigm: Mindset Shifts for an AI-Powered Future

Nearly 40% of today’s skills will become outdated within five years. As AI transforms our jobs, 60% of employees will need reskilling – yet not all are likely to get it, according to the World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, 40% of employers plan to reduce staff by 2030. Despite ambitious training programs, a massive ‘learning debt’ContinueContinue reading “The New Career Paradigm: Mindset Shifts for an AI-Powered Future”

6 Life Lessons Painting Taught Me

I grew up believing I couldn’t paint. My father – incredibly talented – often helped with my school assignments, creating some beautiful pieces while I struggled to draw a simple cat. But a couple of years ago, I witnessed an unforgettable sunset – streaks of purple, gold and pink woven masterfully across the sky. AsContinueContinue reading “6 Life Lessons Painting Taught Me”

AI and Humans: The Black Box Dilemma

Some AI models are often called ‘black boxes’. They analyze vast amounts of data, identify patterns, and generate results – yet their inner workings remain largely opaque, even to their creators. We see the outcomes, but the ‘why’ behind their reasoning is hidden within layers of complexity.Human behavior isn’t so different – and yet weContinueContinue reading “AI and Humans: The Black Box Dilemma”

Gift Anxiety: 8 Scenarios to Overcome This Holiday Season

Gift giving and receiving can often be a source of anxiety, a subtle yet powerful indicator that we need to heal some parts of ourselves. While gifting should come from a sense of expansion, sometimes it’s rooted in a sense of scarcity (I am not enough), a need for acceptance (I want to be seen)ContinueContinue reading “Gift Anxiety: 8 Scenarios to Overcome This Holiday Season”

The Truth Will Set You Free – Be You

You’re trying hard to move forward while carrying preconceptions, others’ expectations, the burden of perfectionism, the fear of failure and ridicule, self-doubt and the shame of being perceived as too much or not enough. You just want to be seen, heard, accepted and understood. You want to ensure that an error or a clumsy gestureContinueContinue reading “The Truth Will Set You Free – Be You”

5 Steps From Surviving to Thriving

You overcame challenges. You lost dreams, hopes and loved ones. Yet you survived. You paid with blood, sweat and tears to be where you are today and now you’d rather stay dormant. Because you only know two states: when you have no choice, you fight to survive; when you do have a choice, you becomeContinueContinue reading “5 Steps From Surviving to Thriving”

Prejudice and Discrimination: An Alarming Truth

The story of George Floyd comes as a painful reminder: we haven’t even tackled racial tolerance, when we should have tackled so much more already. Besides color, there are many other forms of discrimination that thrive like a fungus in the damp darkness of our indifference. Physical appearance, age, gender, professional status, sexual orientation, religiousContinueContinue reading “Prejudice and Discrimination: An Alarming Truth”

COVID-19: The One Thing To Remember

More than threatening our lungs, COVID-19 is targeting our mind, with its fear inducing campaign. The media’s in-depth coverage of severe cases has gone viral. While this serves as an effective warning urging us to maintain social distancing, there’s no doubt it’s also corroding our resilience. A plethora of studies have confirmed it long ago:ContinueContinue reading “COVID-19: The One Thing To Remember”